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Martika discography
Promotional image for Martika's Kitchen (1991)
Studio albums2
EPs2
Compilation albums4
Singles11
Music videos8

American singer Martika has released two studio albums, four compilation albums, two extended plays and eleven singles during her career, primarily from 1988 until her withdrawal from the music industry in 2000. As of 2004, she performs lead vocals in the band Oppera with her husband Michael Mozart, releasing two albums Violince (2004) and Oppera (2005).

Her self titled debut album was released in October 1988 by CBS Records International and spawned four singles – "More Than You Know", "Toy Soldiers", "I Feel the Earth Move" and "Water". The first three singles all achieved considerable commercial success internationally, however, the release of "Toy Soldiers" saw a major international market breakthrough for the singer. It reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales in excess of 500,000 copies.[1] It achieved similar commercial success elsewhere, also reaching number one in New Zealand,[2] whilst in Ireland and Switzerland it reached number three, and number five in the United Kingdom, Australia and West Germany.[3][4] It was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for sales in excess of 70,000 copies, whilst in the United Kingdom, the British Phonographic Industry awarded it a Silver certification for sales in excess of 200,000 copies.[5][6] Martika reached number two in Australia, number eleven in the United Kingdom and number fifteen on the US Billboard 200,[7][8][9] and sold over three million copies worldwide.[10]

In July 1991, she released "Love... Thy Will Be Done" as the lead single from her second studio album, Martika's Kitchen (1991). The Prince produced and penned song reached number one in Australia,[11] and reached the top ten in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Ireland, France and New Zealand.[12][13] The album was released in August 1991, and despite failing to replicate the commercial success experienced by her previous album, it did spawn the successful singles "Martika's Kitchen" and "Coloured Kisses". Martika's Kitchen is estimated to have sold one million copies worldwide.[10] In 1992, she abruptly quit the music industry, citing burnout and feeling overwhelmed with the burden of fame.[14]

She released a compilation album, I Feel the Earth Move, in 1998, and in 2004, her single "Toy Soldiers" was heavily sampled in "Like Toy Soldiers" released by American rapper Eminem, with Martika's receiving songwriting credits for the song.[15] As a result of the resurgence experienced by the release of "Like Toy Soldiers", she released a further compilation album, Toy Soldiers: The Best of, in 2005.[16] An unsuccessful comeback attempt in 2012 was spearheaded by the release of "Flow With the Go", which failed to chart, and subsequent third album, Mirror Ball, was eventually shelved.[17]

Albums

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Solo studio albums

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Title Details Chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[18] 		AUS
[19] 		GER
[20] 		NED
[21] 		NZ
[22] 		UK
[23] 		CAN
[24] 		NOR
[25] 		FIN
[26] 		SWE
[27]
Martika
  • Release date: October 18, 1988[28]
  • Label: CBS
  • Formats: LP, CT, CD
 15 2 — — 11 11 17 17 20 26
Martika's Kitchen
  • Release date: August 26, 1991[31]
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CT, CD
 111 9 51 78 40 15 81 — 24 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

As Oppera

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Title Details
Violince
  • Release date: July 6, 2004
  • Label: Dunda Chief
  • Format: CD
Oppera
  • Release date: May 31, 2005
  • Label: Dunda Chief
  • Format: CD

Compilation albums

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Title Details
Best of: More Than You Know
  • Release date: 1997
  • Label: Sony (UK)
  • Formats: CT, CD
I Feel the Earth Move
  • Release date: August 10, 1998
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CT, CD
  • Notes: Only released in Germany
Toy Soldiers: The Best of
  • Release date: January 18, 2005
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: CD
Love... Thy Will Be Done
  • Release date: April 5, 2005
  • Label: Sony
  • Format: CD

Extended plays

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Title Details Notes
Special Touch
  • Release date: 1 December 1989
  • Label: CBS
  • Released exclusively in Japan featuring the Japanese and Spanish versions of "Toy Soldiers" and Spanish versions of "More Than You Know" and "I Feel the Earth Move".
Twelve Inch Mixes
  • Release date: 1992
  • Label: Columbia

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[33] 		US CB
[34] 		SWE
[35] 		AUS
[19][36] 		CAN
[37] 		GER
[20] 		IRE
[38] 		NLD
[21] 		NZ
[22] 		UK
[23]
"More Than You Know" 1988 18 17 — 160 47 — — — — — Martika
"Toy Soldiers" 1989 1 4 4 5 4 5 3 22 1 5
"I Feel the Earth Move" 25 26 — 2 47 20 7 — 3 7
"More Than You Know" (re-release) 1990 — — — 32 — — 10 — — 15
"Water" — — — 98 — — — — — 59
"Love... Thy Will Be Done" 1991 10 10 — 1 7 26 8 27 4 9 Martika's Kitchen
"Martika's Kitchen" 93 74 — 29 34 40 24 38 23 17
"Coloured Kisses" 1992 — — — 39 — 83 — — — 41
"Safe in the Arms of Love" 1993 — — — — — — — — — —
"Spirit" (remixes; promo only) — — — — — — — — — —
"Flow with the Go" 2014 — — — — — — — — — — Mirror Ball
(un–released)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

References

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  1. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  2. ^ "Toy Soldiers - NZ Charts". charts.nz. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  3. ^ "Official Singles Chart on 13/8/1989". Official Charts. February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  4. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  5. ^ "Jose Gonzalez , Heartbeats, Single - The BPI". BPI. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  6. ^ "Dropbox" (PDF). www.dropbox.com. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  7. ^ "Martika - Martika | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  8. ^ "MARTIKA". Official Charts. July 15, 1989. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  9. ^ "Martika". australian-charts.com. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  10. ^ a b c d "BIOGRAPHY". martikamartika.com. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  11. ^ "Love...Thy Will be Done". australian-charts.com. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  12. ^ "Martika | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  13. ^ "Love...Thy Will be Done - New Zealand". charts.nz. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  14. ^ Devery, Mike (March 24, 2016). "Martika – Today Extra interview March 2016". Archived from the original on December 11, 2021 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ "Martika: Toy Soldiers: The Best of Martika". PopMatters. February 23, 2005. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  16. ^ "Toy Soldiers: Best of Martika". Amazon UK. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  17. ^ "ROCKWiRED MAGAZiNE HiGHLiGHTS | MARTiKA TALKS TO ROCKWiRED ABOUT HER FORTHCOMiNG RELEASE 'MiRRORBALL'!!!". www.rockwired.com. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  18. ^ "Billboard > Martika Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  19. ^ a b Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
  20. ^ a b "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen nach: "Martika"" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved March 20, 2020. N.B. Select the 'Album' tab to display albums chart peaks.
  21. ^ a b "dutchcharts.nl > Martika in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  22. ^ a b "charts.nz > Martika in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  23. ^ a b "Official Charts > Martika". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  24. ^ "Bienvenue au site Web Bibliothèque et Archives Canad". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca (in French).
  25. ^ "Norwegian Charts". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  26. ^ "Finish Charts" (PDF). musiikkiarkisto.fi. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  27. ^ Steffen Hung. "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". swisscharts.com. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  28. ^ "Celebrating 36 Years of Martika's Eponymous Debut Album 'Martika' (1988)". Albumism. October 18, 2024. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  29. ^ a b c d e f g Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 177.
  30. ^ a b "Martika". Music Canada. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  31. ^ a b c d e f "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for 'Martika'". BPI. Retrieved January 21, 2016 – via Imgur.com.
  32. ^ a b "Gold & Platinum – Martika". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  33. ^ "Billboard > Martika Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  34. ^ "US Cash Box" (PDF). popmusichistory. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  35. ^ "Swedish Charts". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  36. ^ "Bubbling Down Under: Week commencing 20 March 1989". March 20, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  37. ^ Canada, Library and Archives (July 17, 2013). "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  38. ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Martika'". Fireball Media. Archived from the original on March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  39. ^ "Martika - Toy Soldiers". Music Canada. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
  40. ^ "Toy Soldiers - Martika - Swedish Certifications" (PDF). www.ifpi.se. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
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