British pop singer Joe McElderry has released five studio albums, one soundtrack album, and thirteen singles on recording labels Syco, Decca and BK Records.
| Joe McElderry discography | |
|---|---|
 McElderry performing at Bents Park on 24 July 2011 | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Singles | 13 |
| Music videos | 16 |
| Other contributions | 2 |
McElderry rose to fame after winning The X Factor and signing a million pound record deal with Simon Cowell's company Syco, His debut single "The Climb" debuted at number two selling over 450,000 copies in its first week of release. The following week, the single rose to the top of the charts and remains McElderry's only chart topper. After releasing his debut album Wide Awake, McElderry was dropped from Syco despite its number three chart placing. McElderry later signed a record deal with Decca after winning Popstar to Operastar.
On 19 August 2011 McElderry released Classic, which debuted at number two on the UK albums chart. On 28 November the same year, McElderry released his third studio album Classic Christmas, which debuted and peaked at number 15.
On 10 September 2012, McElderry released his fourth studio album Here's What I Believe. It debuted at number eight on the UK chart.
His 6th album Saturday Night at the Movies reached number ten on the UK charts in July 2017, becoming his fifth top 20 and fourth top-10 album.
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
IRL [2] |
SCO [3] | ||||
| Wide Awake |
|
3 | 5 | 2 |
|
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| Classic |
|
2 | 20 | 3 |
| |
| Classic Christmas |
|
15 | 73 | 16 |
| |
| Here's What I Believe |
|
8 | 88 | 9 | ||
| Saturday Night at the Movies |
|
10 | — | 5 | ||
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||
Soundtracks
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat[A][7] |
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Box sets
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Classic & Classic Christmas[B] |
|
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
IRL [2] |
SCO [9] | ||||
| 2009 | "The Climb" | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
Wide Awake |
| 2010 | "Ambitions" | 6 | 4 | 4 | ||
| "Someone Wake Me Up" | 68 | — | — | |||
| 2011 | "Last Christmas" | — | — | — | Classic Christmas | |
| 2012 | "Here's What I Believe" | — | — | — | Here's What I Believe | |
| "Rescue Us" | — | — | — | |||
| 2013 | "Abide with Me" (with the Royal Mail Choir) |
147 | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "One World One Song" (with Dionne Warwick) |
— | — | — | |||
| "Wonderful Dream (Holidays Are Coming)" | — | — | — | |||
| 2017 | "Gloria" | — | — | — | Saturday Night at the Movies | |
| 2021 | "Baby Had Your Fun"[11] | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "I Am an Army"[12] | — | — | — | |||
| 2023 | "L.O.V.E" | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||
As featured artist
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | IRL | SCO | |||
| 2009 | "You Are Not Alone" (as part of The X Factor finalists)[13] |
1 | 1 | 10 |
|
| 2010 | "Everybody Hurts" (as part of Helping Haiti)[citation needed] |
1 | 1 | 1 |
|
Other charted songs
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | |||
| 2010 | "If You Love Me" | 130 | "Ambitions" single |
Other contributions
edit| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "There's a Place for Us" | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader soundtrack |
| 2011 | "Big River" | Big River, Big Songs: The Tyne |
| 2014 | "Time of My Life" (with Kerry Ellis) |
Kerry Ellis |
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "The Climb" | Max & Dania |
| 2010 | "Ambitions" | Nigel Dick |
| "Someone Wake Me Up" | Trudy Bellinger | |
| 2011 | "Time to Say Goodbye" | Peter Fallon |
| "Dance with My Father" | ||
| "Solitaire" | Tara Clark | |
| "Big River" | Geoff Wonfor | |
| "Last Christmas" | Steve Lucker | |
| "Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful)" | ||
| 2012 | "Here's What I Believe" | Peter Fallon |
| 2013 | "Abide with Me" | |
| "One World One Song" | ||
| 2020 | "O Holy Night" | |
| 2021 | "Baby Had Your Fun" | Matt Tingle |
| 2021 | "I Am An Army" | |
| 2023 | "L.O.V.E" | Matt Tingle |
Notes
edit- ^ Joe McElderry played Joseph in the 2016 UK production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
- ^ Limited edition box set includes two albums, a signed photograph and a keyring, in a ribbon wrapped box with a gift tag.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c Peaks in the UK:
- All except noted: "Joe McElderry | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- "If You Love Me": "Chart: CLUK Update 23.10.2010 (wk41)". zobbel.de. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- "Abide with Me": "Chart: CLUK Update 27.04.2013 (wk16)". zobbel.de. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Discography Joe McElderry". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- Saturday Night at the Movies: "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Official Charts Analysis: Justin Bieber takes singles summit but misses out on albums". Musicweek. November 21, 2015. Archived from the original on January 9, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Saturday Night At the Movies by Joe McElderry on Apple Music". iTunes. 14 July 2017.
- ^ "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamboat Soundtrack". amazon. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ Classic Christmas Gift Edition Universal Music Store. Retrieved on 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- ^ Certified Awards Search Archived 2017-10-06 at the Wayback Machine BPI (Search Hero by "Title")
- ^ "Baby Had Your Fun - single". Apple Music. 23 January 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "I Am an Army - single". Apple Music. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "You Are Not Alone by X-Factor Finalists 2009 - Music Charts". acharts.us.