Joe McElderry discography

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Joe McElderry discography
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McElderry performing at Bents Park on 24 July 2011
Studio albums 5
Music videos 16
Singles 13
Soundtrack albums 1
Other contributions 2

British pop singer Joe McElderry has released five studio albums, one soundtrack album, and thirteen singles on recording labels Syco, Decca and BK Records.

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

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
UK
[1]
IRL
[2]
SCO
[3]
Wide Awake 3 5 2
  • UK: 105,231[4]
Classic
  • Released: 22 August 2011
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2 20 3
Classic Christmas
  • Released: 28 November 2011
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: CD, digital download
15 73 16
Here's What I Believe
  • Released: 10 September 2012
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: CD, digital download
8 88 9
Saturday Night at the Movies
  • Released: 14 July 2017[6]
  • Label: BK Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
10 5
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Soundtracks

Title Details
Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat
[upper-alpha 1][7]
  • Released: 20 February 2017
  • Label: BK Records
  • Formats: CD

Box sets

Title Details
Classic & Classic Christmas[upper-alpha 2]
  • Released: 28 November 2011
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: 2CD

Singles

As lead artist

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

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
  • BPI: Platinum[5]

Other charted songs

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1]
2010 "If You Love Me" 130 "Ambitions" single

Other contributions

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

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

  1. Joe McElderry played Joseph in the 2016 UK production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
  2. Limited edition box set includes two albums, a signed photograph and a keyring, in a ribbon wrapped box with a gift tag.[8]

References

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