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Avril Lavigne Avril Ramona Lavigne ( ; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. At age 16, she signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records. Her debut studio album, ''Let Go (Avril Lavigne album), Let Go'' (2002), is the ...
has released seven studio
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s, nine
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s (EPs), 33 singles, and 40 music videos, and she has appeared on several movie
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. With worldwide sales of 40 million albums and 50 million singles, Lavigne is ranked as the third top-selling Canadian female artist in history. ''
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'' listed her as the eighth best-selling Canadian artists of the Nielsen Music Canada era. According to
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, Lavigne has sold 28.07 million albums and singles in the United States. Lavigne's debut studio album '' Let Go'' was released in June 2002 and peaked at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200 in the United States. It has sold over 16 million copies worldwide and is
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seven-times platinum in the United States. The album's lead single, " Complicated", peaked at number one in Australia and Canada and at number two in the United States, and it sold 3 million units in the US. Its subsequent single releases, "
Sk8er Boi "Sk8er Boi" (pronounced "skater boy") is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, released as the second single from her debut album, '' Let Go'' (2002). It was written by Lavigne and the Matrix (Scott Spock, Lauren Christy, and Graham ...
" and " I'm with You", became worldwide top ten hits. Lavigne released her second studio album '' Under My Skin'' in May 2004, and debuted at number one in Australia, Mexico, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The album went on to sell more than 10 million copies worldwide. "
My Happy Ending "My Happy Ending" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, written by herself and Butch Walker for her second studio album, '' Under My Skin'' (2004). Structurally, the song is written in 4/4 style and has a repeated hook in both ...
", the second and most successful single from the album, peaked at number nine on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and sold 1.2 million copies in the United States. In April 2007, her third studio album, ''
The Best Damn Thing ''The Best Damn Thing'' is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. It was released on 11 April 2007, by RCA Records. The album represents a musical departure from her earlier studio album '' Under My Skin'' (2004), w ...
'', was released. It was her second album to debut at number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, it sold 6 million copies worldwide, and has produced Lavigne's most successful single, "
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". The song became her first number one hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, and subsequently became her best-selling single in that region with 3.8 million copies sold. The song also peaked at number one on the other record charts of several nations, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. "Girlfriend" became a worldwide best-selling single, with 7.5 million copies sold. The album's second single, " When You're Gone", was a top-forty hit in the United States, and it reached the top ten in Australia, Canada, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. In March 2011, Lavigne released her fourth studio album, ''
Goodbye Lullaby ''Goodbye Lullaby'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne. It was released on March 2, 2011 through RCA Records. Recording sessions for the album began in November 2008 and continued over a period of nearly two ...
,'' it had sold 1.5 million copies worldwide. It was preceded by its lead single, "
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", which peaked at number 11 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and has sold 2.1 million copies in the United States. The album's second single, "
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", was released in May 2011, and its third, "
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", was released later in September. In November 2013, Lavigne released her fifth studio album, ''
Avril Lavigne Avril Ramona Lavigne ( ; born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. At age 16, she signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records. Her debut studio album, ''Let Go (Avril Lavigne album), Let Go'' (2002), is the ...
''. Its lead single, " Here's to Never Growing Up", had moderate success peaking inside the top 20 in Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, selling 1.3 million copies in the United States. The album spawned four more singles: "
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". In February 2019, Lavigne released her sixth studio album '' Head Above Water'' and debuted at number 13 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, and number five on the
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, and number 10 on the
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( OCC). The lead single of the album, also titled " Head Above Water", was released in September 2018, and peaked at number 64 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 37 on the
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and certified
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Platinum with 1 million units sold in the United States. The album spawned three more singles: " Tell Me It's Over", "
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", and " I Fell in Love with the Devil". In February 2022, Lavigne released her seventh studio album ''
Love Sux ''Love Sux'' is the seventh studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne, released on February 25, 2022, by DTA and Elektra Records. Her first studio album in three years since '' Head Above Water'' (2019), Lavigne worked on ''Lov ...
,'' the album debuted at number nine on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, In other countries it debuted at number three in Australia, Austria, Canada, and in the UK. Overall, ''Love Sux'' debuted on the top ten in eleven countries. The album's lead single " Bite Me", was released in November 2021, it had moderate success debuting at number 63 in Canada, and 61 in the UK, and number 20 on the US ''Billboard''
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chart, the song was certified Gold in Brazil and Canada. The album's second single " Love It When You Hate Me" featuring American singer Blackbear was released in January 2022, it debuted at number 76 in Canada, and it charted moderately on the US component charts, and made an impact on US radios. The third single, "Bois Lie" featuring American singer Machine Gun Kelly was released in September 2022, And It debuted at number 85 in Canada, the song charted moderately on the component charts in the US. Lavigne has written songs for several film soundtracks, including those of ''
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''. Two songs that she originally wrote for films were included on subsequent studio albums. "
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'', appeared on ''The Best Damn Thing'', and " Alice", written for ''
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'', appeared on ''Goodbye Lullaby.'' She also has 15 VEVO-certified videos, including "Girlfriend", "Smile", "Complicated", and "
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See also

* List of songs performed by Avril Lavigne *
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List of best-selling albums by women The following albums, recorded by female solo artists and all-female groups, have sold at least 10 million copies. This list can contain any types of album, including studio albums, extended plays, greatest hits, compilations, soundtracks, an ...


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Avril Lavigne's official website
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