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
McElderry performing at Bents Park on 24 July 2011.
Studio albums5
Music videos14
Singles11
Soundtrack albums1
Other contributions2

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
UK
[1]
IRL
[2]
SCO
[3]
Wide Awake 352
Classic
  • Released: 22 August 2011
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2203
  • UK: 250,000
Classic Christmas
  • Released: 28 November 2011
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: CD, digital download
157316
  • UK: 100,000
Here's What I Believe
  • Released: 10 September 2012
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: CD, digital download
8889
  • UK: 65,000
Saturday Night at the Movies
  • Released: 14 July 2017[6]
  • Label: BK Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
105
"—" 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
[9]
SCO
[10]
2009 "The Climb" 111 Wide Awake
2010 "Ambitions" 644
"Someone Wake Me Up" 6869
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.
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]
1110
2010 "Everybody Hurts"
(as part of Helping Haiti)
111
  • UK: Platinum[5]

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

  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]

Sources

  1. "The Official Charts Company - Joe McElderry". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  2. Archived Irish Albums Chart for the Week Ending 28 October 2010 Retrieved on 21 September 2011.
  3. "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  4. "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.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Saturday Night At the Movies by Joe McElderry on Apple Music". iTunes.
  7. "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamboat Soundtrack". amazon. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  8. Classic Christmas Gift Edition Universal Music Store. Retrieved on 9 February 2012.
  9. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  10. "Archived copy". Retrieved 2011-12-02.
  11. Certified Awards Search Archived 2013-01-11 at WebCite BPI (Search Hero by "Title")
  12. "You Are Not Alone by X-Factor Finalists 2009 - Music Charts". acharts.us.
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