 
Owl City is actually one man: Adam Young from
Minnesota. Young has said that his love of creating
music stemmed from his bouts of insomnia and hours of
creating music in his parents' basement. After the
release of 2 independent 'electro-pop' LPs which hit
the Top 20 on the Billboard Electronic Albums chart
and gaining notice on MySpace, Owl City gained
worldwide success with his official debut LP Ocean
Eyes. The
first single "Fireflies" became a hit pop songs video that
helped further launch the interest in Owl City.
Owl City released the EP Of
June
(available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Owl City released Maybe
I'm Dreaming (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
 # 41 Singles
Artist of the Year
Owl City released Ocean
Eyes
(released digitally in July) (available for download
at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Owl City hit the Top 40 with "Fireflies" (available for download at iTunes and Amazon-mp3). The song hit the Top 10 in
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, and Holland.
Owl City topped the Billboard
Dance/Electronic Albums chart with Ocean
Eyes.
Owl City hit the Top 10 with "Fireflies."
Owl City topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 2 weeks and
Digital Songs chart with "Fireflies."
Ocean
Eyes was
certified gold.
Owl City hit #1 for 1 week with "Fireflies."
 # 57
Singles Artist of the Year
Owl City topped the Billboard Digital Albums
chart, Rock Albums chart, and Alternative Albums
chart with Ocean
Eyes.
The Ocean
Eyes
(Deluxe Edition) was released.
Owl City topped the UK singles chart with "Fireflies."
Owl City topped the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart with
"Fireflies."
Owl City hit the Top 40 with "Vanilla Twilight" (available for download
at iTunes and Amazon-mp3).
Owl City could be heard on the compilation LP Almost
Alice on
the track "The Technicolor Phase."
Ocean
Eyes was
certified platinum.
Owl City released All
Things Bright And Beautiful.
 # 56 Singles
Artist of the Year
Owl City hit the Top 40 with Carly Rae Jepsen with "Good Time."
Owl City hit the Top 10 with Carly Rae Jepsen with "Good Time."
Owl City was released The
Midsummer Station.
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Of
June (EP)
Released: April, 2007
Tracks: "Swimming In
Miami" - "Captains And Cruise
Ships" - "Designer Skyline" -
"Panda Bear" - "The
Airway" - "Fuzzy Blue Lights"
- "Hello Seattle"
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Maybe
I'm Dreaming
Released: December, 2008
Tracks: "On The
Wing" - "Rainbow Veins" -
"Super Honeymoon" - "The
Saltwater Room" - "Early
Birdie" - "Air Traffic" -
"The Technicolor Phase" - "Sky
Diver" - "Dear Vienna" -
"I'll Meet You There" - "This
Is The Future" - "West Coast
Friendship"
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Ocean
Eyes
Released: September, 2009
Billboard Top 200 LPs peak: # 8
(Billboard #1: (Dance/Electronic
Albums, Digital Albums, Rock Albums,
Alternative Albums)
US: 2x Platinum
Rolling Stone:  - Entertainment
Weekly:
B+
Tracks: "Cave In" -
"The Bird And The Worm" -
"Hello Seattle" - "Umbrella
Beach" - "The Saltwater Room"
- "Dental Care" - "Meteor
Shower" - "On The Wing" -
"Fireflies" - "The Tip
Of The Iceberg" - "Vanilla
Twlight" - "Tidal Wave"
iTunes
Edition also includes: "Hello
Seattle" (Remix) - "If My Heart Was
A House"
Deluxe Edition also includes:
"Hot Air Balloon" - "Butterfly
Wings" - "Sunburn" -
"Hello Seattle" (Remix) - "If
My Heart Was A House" - "Strawberry
Avalanche"
Ocean
Eyes (Deluxe Edition)
Released: January, 2010
Tracks: "Cave In" -
"The Bird And The Worm" -
"Hello Seattle" - "Umbrella
Beach" - "The Saltwater Room"
- "Dental Care" - "Meteor
Shower" - "On The Wing" -
"Fireflies" - "The Tip
Of The Iceberg" - "Vanilla
Twlight" - "Tidal Wave" -
"Hot Air Balloon" - "Butterfly
Wings" - "Rugs From Me To You"
- "Sunburn" - "Hello
Seattle" (Remix) - "If My Heart Was
A House" - "Strawberry
Avalanche"
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All
Things Bright And Beautiful
Released: June, 2011
Tracks: "The Real
World" - "Deer In The
Headlights" - "Angels" -
"Dreams Don't Turn To Dust" -
"Honey And The Bee" -
"Kamikaze" - "January 28,
1986" - "Galaxies" -
"Hospital Flowers" -
"Alligator Sky" (featuring Shawn
Chrystopher) - "The Yacht Club" -
"Plant Life"
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The
Midsummer Station
Released: August, 2012
Tracks: "Dreams And
Disasters" - "Shooting Star" -
"Gold" - "Dementia" -
"I'm Coming After You" -
"Speed Of Love" - "Good Time" (with Carly Rae
Jepsen) - "Embers" -
"Silhouette" -
"Metropolis" - "Take It All
Away"
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Mobile
Orchestra
Released: July 7, 2015
Tracks: "Verge" -
"I Found Love" -
"Thunderstruck" - "My
Everything" - "Unbelievable" -
"Bird With A Broken Wing" -
"Back Home" - "Can't Live
Without You" - "You're Not
Alone" - "This Isn't The End"
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