Joe McElderry discography
Joe McElderry, a British pop singer, has released five studio albums, ten singles and ten music videos on recording labels Syco and Decca.
| Joe McElderry discography | |
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 McElderry performing at Bents Park on 24 July 2011. | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Music videos | 14 |
| Singles | 11 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| 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 5th top 20 and 4th top 10 album.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||
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| UK [1] |
IRL [2] |
SCO [3] | ||||
| Wide Awake |
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3 | 5 | 2 |
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| Classic |
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2 | 20 | 3 |
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| Classic Christmas |
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15 | 73 | 16 |
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| Here's What I Believe |
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8 | 88 | 9 |
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| Saturday Night at the Movies |
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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] |
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Box sets
| Title | Details |
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| Classic & Classic Christmas[upper-alpha 2] |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
IRL [9] |
SCO [10] | ||||
| 2009 | "The Climb" | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Wide Awake |
| 2010 | "Ambitions" | 6 | 4 | 4 | ||
| "Someone Wake Me Up" | 68 | 69 | — | |||
| 2011 | "Last Christmas" | 92 | — | — | 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" | 75 (Download Chart) | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||
As featured artist
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
IRL [9] |
SCO [10] | |||
| 2009 | "You Are Not Alone" (as part of The X Factor finalists)[12] |
1 | 1 | 10 |
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| 2010 | "Everybody Hurts" (as part of Helping Haiti) |
1 | 1 | 1 |
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Other charted songs
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| 2010 | "Superman" | 56 | Wide Awake |
| 2011 | "Time to Say Goodbye" | 158 | Classic |
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" | |
Notes and References
Notes
- 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]
Sources
- "The Official Charts Company - Joe McElderry". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- Archived Irish Albums Chart for the Week Ending 28 October 2010 Retrieved on 21 September 2011.
- "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.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Saturday Night At the Movies by Joe McElderry on Apple Music". iTunes.
- "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamboat Soundtrack". amazon. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- Classic Christmas Gift Edition Universal Music Store. Retrieved on 9 February 2012.
- "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
- "Archived copy". Retrieved 2011-12-02.
- Certified Awards Search Archived 2013-01-11 at WebCite BPI (Search Hero by "Title")
- "You Are Not Alone by X-Factor Finalists 2009 - Music Charts". acharts.us.
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