Will Young discography
The discography of Will Young, an English singer, contains seven studio albums, two compilation album, twenty nine singles and a number of other appearances.
| Will Young discography | |
|---|---|
 Will Young during an interview at Glastonbury, 2008 | |
| Studio albums | 7 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Video albums | 2 |
| Music videos | 23 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 29 |
Young's debut single was a double A-side, "Evergreen" and "Anything Is Possible", released in 2002. This became the fastest-selling debut single in UK chart history going straight to number one and going on to sell over 1.8 million copies. In the Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles of the 21st Century (so far) published by the Official Charts Company, "Evergreen" topped the list. In October 2002 Young released his debut album, From Now On, which included "Evergreen" and "Anything Is Possible", "Light My Fire", "The Long and Winding Road" (a duet with Gareth Gates, released as a double A-side with Gates's song "Suspicious Minds") and "Don't Let Me Down"/"You and I" (released in aid of Children in Need).
Young's second album Friday's Child was released in December 2003. It features the singles "Leave Right Now", "Your Game" and "Friday's Child". In November 2005 Young released his third album, Keep On, which included the singles "All Time Love", "Switch It On" and "Who Am I". In September 2008 Young's fourth album, Let It Go was released and it peaked at number two. Singles released were "Changes", "Grace", "Let It Go" and "Tell Me the Worst".
Young released his first greatest hits collection, The Hits, in November 2009, a compilation of his greatest singles between 2002 and 2009, including two brand new compositions. His fifth studio album, Echoes, released 22 August 2011 became his first number-one album since 2003, producing four singles. His sixth studio album, 85% Proof, was released on 25 May 2015 on Island Records, which he signed to in 2012. After a four-year break, Lexicon was released on 21 June 2019.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
GER [2] |
IRE [3] |
NLD [4] |
SWI [5] | |||||||||
| From Now On |
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1 | 62 | 11 | 23 | — | |||||||
| Friday's Child |
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1 | — | 9 | 48 | — |
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| Keep On |
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2 | — | 33 | 85 | — | |||||||
| Let It Go |
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2 | — | 12 | — | — |
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| Echoes |
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1 | — | 12 | — | — |
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| 85% Proof |
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1 | — | 38 | — | — |
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| Lexicon |
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2 | — | 73 | — | 84 | |||||||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
IRE [3] |
US Heat. [9] | |||
| The Hits |
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7 | 19 | NA | |
| Leave Right Now |
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NA | NA | 13 | |
| The Essential |
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15 | — | NA |
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Video albums
- Will Young Live (7 April 2003)
- Live in London (21 March 2005)
Extended plays
| Title | EP details | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Summer Covers |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [12][13] |
BEL [14] |
GER [15] |
IRE [3] |
ITA |
NL [16] |
NZ [17] |
SWE [18] |
US | ||||
| 2002 | "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen" | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
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From Now On |
| "Light My Fire" | 1 | — | 60 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 21 | — | — | — |
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| "The Long and Winding Road" (with Gareth Gates) | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Don't Let Me Down" | 2 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "You and I" | — | 53 | — | 28 | 3 | — | — | — | |||||
| 2003 | "Leave Right Now" | 1 | 63 | 64 | — | 1 | 27 | 36 | 29 | 6 | 81 |
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Friday's Child |
| 2004 | "Your Game" | 3 | 81 | 66 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Friday's Child" | 4 | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2005 | "Switch It On" | 5 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | Keep On | |
| 2006 | "All Time Love" | 3 | — | — | 69 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Who Am I" | 11 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2008 | "Changes" | 10 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | Let It Go | |
| "Grace" | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | "Let It Go" | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hopes & Fears" | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Hits | ||
| 2011 | "Jealousy" | 5 | — | 68 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Echoes |
| "Come On" | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2012 | "Losing Myself" | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Just Want a Lover" | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2015 | "Love Revolution" | 103 | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85% Proof | |
| "Thank You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Joy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "What the World Needs Now" | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2019 | "All the Songs"[19] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lexicon | |
| "My Love"[20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Promotional singles
| Year | Single |
|---|---|
| 2009 | "Tell Me the Worst" (Club promo) |
| 2011 | "The Way I See"[21] |
| 2016 | "Amy" |
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Other performer(s) | Film / Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "Beyond the Sea" | N/A | Pop Idol: The Big Band Album |
| "I Won't Dance" | N/A | ||
| 2004 | "Your Love Is King" | N/A | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason |
| 2005 | "Letting in the Sunshine" | N/A | Mrs. Henderson Presents |
| "Goody Goody" | Camille O'Sullivan | ||
| "The Blitz: Bombing" / "The Grecian Frieze" / "Defiance" | N/A | ||
| "All the Things You Are" | N/A | ||
| "The Sails of the Windmill" | Camille O'Sullivan | ||
| "Girl in the Little Green Hat" | N/A | ||
| 2006 | "Hey Ya!" | N/A | Radio 1's Live Lounge |
| 2010 | "History" | Groove Armada | Black Light |
| 2011 | "Running Up that Hill" | N/A | Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Sessions 2011 |
| 2013 | "Hanging on the Telephone" | N/A | Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Sessions 2013 |
References
- "UK Charts > Will Young". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- "Chartverfolgung / Young, Will / Longplay" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- "Irish Charts > Will Young". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- "Dutch Charts > Will Young". dutchharts.nl. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- "Discografie Will Young". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
- "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- "IRMA 2005 Certification Awards". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- "Echoes". Amazon.com. 22 August 2011.
- "Will Young > Album & Song Chart History > Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- "IRMA 2009 Certification Awards". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- "Summer Covers (2016) – Will Young – High Quality Music Downloads – 7digital United Kingdom". 26 August 2016.
- "The ARIA Report – Week Commencing: 15th March 2004 – Issue No: 733" (PDF). ARIA. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- "The ARIA Report – Week Commencing: 24th May 2004 – Issue No: 743" (PDF). ARIA. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- "Will Young Belgium (Flanders) singles discography". ultratop.be/nl/. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- "Will Young German singles chart history". musicline.de. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- "Dutch Album Charts > Will Young". dutchharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- "Will Young New Zealand singles discography". charts.nz/. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- "Will Young Swedish singles discography". swedishcharts.com/. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- White, Jack (21 March 2019). "Will Young signs new record deal and announces his seventh studio album". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- "Listen: Will Young debuts new single My Love". Entertainment Focus. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- Released as a free download exclusively to Amazon as a taster for the parents album, Echoes. | https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005EOZ1U6