Lorde albums in order: Full tracklists from every release
As Lorde prepares to release new music, we take a look back at everything she's released so far.
Lorde is back and meaning business with the release of her fourth studio album, Virgin.
The 28-year-old star, real name Ella Yelich-O’Connor, has grown a cult fan base around the world since she first stormed into the music scene in 2013, earning a string of songwriting accolades in the process.
With the release of Virgin, Lorde has broken a four-year music hiatus in true style – complete with singles that shut down New York landmarks and a surprise Glastonbury appearance.
As the new album finally hits shelves, here's every album the star's released so far and what she's achieved in the industry.
Lorde albums in release date order
- Pure Heroine (2013)
- Melodrama (2017)
- Solar Power (2021)
- Virgin (2025)
Lorde albums: Tracklists, hit singles and successes
Pure Heroine (2013)
Tracklist:
- Tennis Court
- 400 Lux
- Royals (reached No. 1 in the UK Charts)
- Ribs
- Buzzcut Season
- Team
- Glory and Gore
- Still Sane
- White Teeth Teens
- A World Alone
Lorde's debut album Pure Heroine shot to number four in the UK album charts, number three in the US Billboard charts, and number one in both New Zealand and Australia.
The singer was only 16 at the time of its release.
Lead single Royals became the album's biggest success around the world, getting significant airplay and giving Lorde her first UK number one. She also earned two Grammys for the single, winning Best Pop Solo Performance and Song of the Year.
In 2014, she landed her first BRIT award for Best International Female Solo Artist.
Melodrama (2017)
Tracklist:
- Green Light
- Sober
- Homemade Dynamite
- The Louvre
- Liability
- Hard Feelings/Loveless
- Sober II (Melodrama)
- Writer in the Dark
- Supercut
- Liability (Reprise)
- Perfect Places
Melodrama follows the star as she goes through her first major relationship break-up, and also her disillusionment with life in the spotlight.
It reached number five in the UK album charts, and earned her second BRIT Award for Best International Female Solo Artist.
Melodrama was also nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammys, but lost out to Bruno Mars's 24k Magic.
Solar Power (2021)
Tracklist:
- The Path
- Solar Power
- California
- Stoned at the Nail Salon
- Fallen Fruit
- Secrets from a Girl (Who's Seen it All)
- The Man with the Axe
- Dominoes
- Big Star
- Leader of a New Regime
- Mood Ring
- Oceanic Feeling
Releasing new music for the first time in four years, Solar Power was originally written in 2019 alongside acclaimed producer Jack Antonoff.
The album focuses on summer anthems and is marked by Lorde as a "celebration of the natural world", and has a more indie pop vibe than her previous efforts with its use of acoustic guitars.
Solar Power once again reached number one in Australia and New Zealand, and the following year, she appeared on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury Festival in the UK.
Lorde has been quiet in the years since, although in 2024 she appeared on Charli XCX's extended release of Brat (titled Brat and it's the same but there's three more songs so it's not).
The single, Girl, So Confusing, was initially released without Lorde, but Charli confirmed that she had provided the inspiration behind the song, as she had been compared to her throughout her career.
Subsequently, Lorde appeared on a remix version of the track to give her own lyrics verse.
Virgin (2025)
Tracklist:
- Hammer
- What Was That
- Shapeshifter
- Man of the Year
- Favourite Daughter
- Current Affairs
- Clearblue
- GRWM
- Broken Glass
- If She Could See Me Now
- David
After a four-year hiatus, Lorde made her return to music with her fourth album, Virgin.
In anticipation of the release, the singer caused chaos in New York when a listening party for single What Was That in Washington Square Park drew such a crowd that it had to be temporarily shut down.
She also made an appearance at Coachella with Charli XCX with the Brat star declaring this year 'Lorde Summer'.
To celebrate the launch of the album, on the day of its release Lorde made a surprise appearance at Glastonbury, opening the Woodsies stage with a surprise set at the beginning of the festival.
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Authors
Tilly Pearce is a freelance TV journalist whose coverage ranges from reality shows like Love Is Blind to sci-fi shows like Fallout. She is an NCTJ Gold Standard accredited journalist, who has previously worked as Deputy TV Editor (maternity cover) at Digital Spy, and Deputy TV & Showbiz Editor at Daily Express US.
