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 UKPeaks in the UK: All except noted: "If You Love Me": "Abide with Me": IRL SCO Saturday Night at the Movies: Wide Awake Released: 25 October 2010 Label: Syco Music Formats: CD, digital download 3 5 2 UK: 105,231 BPI: Gold Classic Released: 22 August 2011 Label: Decca Formats: CD, digital download 2 20 3 BPI: Gold Classic Christmas Released: 28 November 2011 Label: Decca Formats: CD, digital download 15 73 16 BPI: Gold 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 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 AmazingTechnicolor Dreamcoat Released: 20 February 2017 Label: BK Records Formats: CD
Box sets Title Details Classic & Classic Christmas Released: 28 November 2011 Label: Decca Formats: 2CD
Singles As lead artist Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK IRL SCO 2009 "The Climb" 1 1 1BPI: PlatinumCertified Awards Search BPI (Search Hero by "Title") 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" 147 — — rowspan="3" "One World One Song" — — — "Wonderful Dream (Holidays Are Coming)" — — — 2017 "Gloria" — — — Saturday Night at the Movies 2021 "Baby Had Your Fun" — — — rowspan="3" "I Am an Army" — — — 2023 "L.O.V.E" — — — 2026 "Love Me Out Loud" — — — "—" 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" 1 1 10BPI: Gold 2010 "Everybody Hurts" 1 1 1BPI: Platinum
Other charted songs Year Title Peak chart positions Album UK 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" 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
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