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The Muppets discography

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{{Infobox Artist Discography

| Artist = The Muppets

| Image = The Muppets 2022 logo.png

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| Studio = 16

| Live =

| Compilation = 4

| EP = 2

| Singles = 8

| Music videos = 5

| Option = 2

| Option name = Other appearances

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The discography of the Muppets, an American puppet ensemble group originally created by Jim Henson, includes of sixteen studio albums, four compilation albums, one extended play, eight singles, two "featured artist" singles and five music videos. Of the studio and compilation albums, three are soundtracks from seasons of The Muppet Show and seven of eight motion pictures. The soundtrack to the sixth film, Muppets from Space was orchestral as opposed to derivative compositions performed by the characters. Walt Disney Records has served as the primary record label for musical projects by the Muppets since 2004, and has also reissued earlier albums.

The Muppets are also known for numerous songs from their films and television series, some of which, including "Rainbow Connection", "Bein' Green", "The Muppet Show Theme", "Man or Muppet", and their rendition of "Mah Nà Mah Nà", have become acclaimed and a prevalent part of contemporary pop culture, with several adaptations from other artists of varying genres. Not all discography has been performed by the group as an ensemble cast; some characters such as Kermit the Frog, Rowlf the Dog, and Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, have gone on to perform solo compositions.

Studio albums

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|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:24em;"| Album details

! colspan="7" scope="col" | Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Sales

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Certifications

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| CAN

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US Soundtracks

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US Kid Albums

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | UK

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US Digital

scope="row" | The Muppet Show

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scope="row" | The Muppet Show 2

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scope="row" | The Muppet Movie: Original Soundtrack Recording

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  • US: 1,000,000{{Cite book |last=Durrett |first=Deanne |title=The Importance of Jim Henson |publisher=Lucent Books |year=1994 |isbn=9781560060482 |pages=75}}{{efn|According to The Importance of Jim Henson, sales of the album reached to more than one million sales in 1980. For unknown reasons, the album was not certified Platinum by RIAA.}}

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  • RIAA: Gold{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/news/the-great-muppet-caper-929118.story#/news/the-great-muppet-caper-929118.story | title= Background: The Great Muppet Caper| magazine=Billboard | access-date=November 23, 2012}}
  • BPI: Silver
scope="row" | John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together

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  • RIAA: Platinum{{cite web | url=http://tsort.info/music/m4fz4r.htm | title= Album artist 141 - John Denver| access-date=November 23, 2012}}
scope="row" | The Great Muppet Caper: The Original Soundtrack

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  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Atlantic Records
  • Formats: LP

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scope="row" | The Muppets Take Manhattan: The Original Soundtrack

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| —{{Efn|The album did not chart on Billboard 200. It peaked at No. 204 on the Bubbling Under the Top LPs.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}}}|| — || —

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scope="row" | The Muppet Christmas Carol: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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scope="row" | Ol' Brown Ears Is Back

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  • Released: April 6, 1993
  • Label: Jim Henson Records
  • Formats: CD
  • Artist: Rowlf the Dog

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scope="row" | Muppet Beach Party

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  • Released: May 25, 1993
  • Label: Jim Henson Records
  • Formats: CD

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scope="row" | Kermit Unpigged

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  • Released: September 27, 1994
  • Label: Jim Henson Records
  • Formats: CD

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scope="row" | The Muppet Treasure Island: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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scope="row" | Muppets from Space: The Ultimate Muppet Trip

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  • Released: July 13, 1999
  • Label: Sony Wonder
  • Formats: CD

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scope="row" | Muppets from Space: Original Motion Picture Score

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scope="row" | Best of the Muppets featuring The Muppets' Wizard of Oz

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scope="row" | The Muppets: A Green and Red Christmas

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  • Release date: October 17, 2006
  • Re-release date: November 1, 2011
  • Label: Walt Disney Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download

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scope="row" | The Muppets: Original Soundtrack

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  • Release date: November 22, 2011
  • Label: Walt Disney Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download

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scope="row" | Muppets Most Wanted: Original Soundtrack

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  • Release date: March 18, 2014
  • Label: Walt Disney Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download

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scope="row" | The Electric Mayhem
(The Muppets Mayhem: Music From the Disney+ Original Series)

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colspan="16" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:24em;"| Album details

! colspan="5" scope="col" | Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Sales

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Certifications

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| CAN

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US Rock

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| US Kid Albums

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US Digital

scope="row" | Muppet Hits

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  • Released: 1993
  • Label: BMG Kidz/ Jim Henson Records
  • Formats: CD and cassette

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scope="row" | Muppet Hits Take 2

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  • Released: 1994
  • Label: BMG Kidz/Jim Henson Records
  • Formats: CD and cassette

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scope="row" | The Muppet Show: Music, Mayhem and More!

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scope="row" | Muppets: The Green Album

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  • Released: August 23, 2011
  • Label: Walt Disney Records
  • Formats: CD, Digital download
  • Artist: Various

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  • US: 30,000{{cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|title=The Muppets Score First Billboard 200 Top 10|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/record-labels/the-muppets-score-first-billboard-200-top-1005336972.story|magazine=Billboard|access-date=24 July 2012}}

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colspan="16" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

EPs

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Year

! Album details

2008

| A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (Soundtrack from the TV Special)

2021

| Muppets Haunted Mansion (Original Soundtrack)

  • Released: 8 October 2022
  • Label: Walt Disney Records
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

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rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

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! style="width:35px;"| US

! style="width:35px;"| UK
{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/muppets/ |title=The Muppets | Artist |publisher=Official Charts |access-date=2012-10-27}}{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/120225cluk.txt|title=Chart Log UK: Chart entries update|publisher=The Official Charts Company|date=2012-02-25|access-date=2012-02-27}}

! style="width:35px;"| CAN

rowspan="4"| 1977

| style="text-align:left;"| "The Muppet Show Theme"

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| rowspan="3"| The Muppet Show

style="text-align:left;"| "Halfway Down the Stairs"

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| 7

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style="text-align:left;"|"Mahna Mahna"

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style="text-align:left;"| "The Muppet Show Music Hall" (EP)

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| 19

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1978

| style="text-align:left;"| "For What It's Worth"

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| The Muppet Show 2

rowspan="4"|1979

| style="text-align:left;"| "Rainbow Connection"

| 25

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| rowspan="2"| The Muppet Movie

style="text-align:left;"| "Movin' Right Along"

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style="text-align:left;"| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

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| rowspan="2"| John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together

style="text-align:left;"| "The Peace Carol"

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1981

| style="text-align:left;"| "The First Time It Happens"

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| The Great Muppet Caper

rowspan="3"|2009

| style="text-align:left;"| "Pöpcørn"

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style="text-align:left;"| "Bohemian Rhapsody"

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| 32

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style="text-align:left;"| "I Believe" {{efn-ua|performed by Kermit and Tiffany Thornton}}

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rowspan="3"| 2011

| style="text-align:left;"| "Muppet Show Theme Song" {{efn-ua|performed by OK Go}}

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| 14

| Muppets: The Green Album

style="text-align:left;"| "The Muppet Show Theme"

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| 182

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| rowspan="2"|The Muppets: Original Soundtrack

style="text-align:left;"| "Man or Muppet"

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| 121

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colspan="10" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes:

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Music videos

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Year

!Song

!Album

!Label

rowspan="1"| 2002

|"Keep Fishin'"

|Maladroit

| rowspan="1"| Geffen Records

rowspan="2"| 2009

|"Bohemian Rhapsody"

|Bohemian Rhapsody (Muppets Version)

| rowspan="3"| Walt Disney Records

"Pöpcørn"

|Pöpcørn

2011

|"Muppet Show Theme Song"

|Muppets: The Green Album

2012

|"All I Need is Love"{{cite web|author=Published Friday, Sep 21 2012, 12:10 BST |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a407396/christina-aguilera-to-feature-on-new-cee-lo-green-christmas-album.html |title=Christina Aguilera to feature on new Cee Lo Green Christmas album - Music News |website=Digital Spy |date=2012-09-21 |access-date=2012-10-08}}

|Cee Lo's Magic Moment

| Elektra Records

Other appearances

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Year

! Album

! Song(s)

! Label(s)

style="text-align:center;"| 2009

| style="text-align:left;"| My Christmas

| style="text-align:center;"| "Jingle Bells"

| style="text-align:center;"| Universal Music Group / Decca Records

style="text-align:center;"| 2012

| style="text-align:left;"| Cee Lo's Magic Moment

| style="text-align:center;"| "All I Need is Love"{{cite web|author=Published Tuesday, Sep 11 2012, 17:29 BST |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/s148/the-voice/news/a405301/the-voices-cee-lo-green-to-release-christmas-album-magic-moment.html |title='The Voice's Cee Lo Green to release Christmas album 'Magic Moment' - The Voice News - Reality TV |website=Digital Spy |date=2012-09-11 |access-date=2012-10-08}}
Credited as Disney's The Muppets

| style="text-align:center;"| Elektra Records

See also

Footnotes

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References

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