The X Factor (British TV series) discography

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The X Factor is a British television singing talent series. It has been broadcast annually since 2004. The winners and finalists of the show have seen varied levels of success, but have gone on to produce a total of 42 number ones and numerous UK chart hits. Sales figures show that artists from the show have sold around 30 million singles and over 18 million albums.[1] One Direction have sold more than 65 million records worldwide,[2] making them the most successful act to have ever appeared on any country's version of The X Factor and one of the best-selling boy bands of all time.

The first eleven winners of the show—Steve Brookstein, Shayne Ward, Leona Lewis, Leon Jackson, Alexandra Burke, Joe McElderry, Matt Cardle, Little Mix, James Arthur, Sam Bailey and Ben Haenow—reached the top spot with their winner's singles, whilst 2015 winner Louisa Johnson only reached number 9, 2016 winner Matt Terry reached number 3, 2017 winners Rak-Su reached number 2, and 2018 winner Dalton Harris reached number 4. The winning contestant's single from 2004 to 2010 (and again in 2013 and 2014) was released in time for the end-of-year chart battle for the UK's Christmas number one, a spot which was gained in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013 and 2014. Brookstein and McElderry both instead claimed the New Year's number one spot a week later in 2004 and 2009 respectively, while Little Mix achieved the top spot a week earlier in 2011. In 2012, Arthur achieved the number one spot a week earlier as well, but also claimed the New Year's number one spot, making him the first (and currently only) winner to regain the top spot on the charts.[3]

In 2008, the finalists from the fifth series released a cover version of Mariah Carey's "Hero" to raise money for the charity Help for Heroes; the single charted at number one in the United Kingdom. In 2009, the finalists of that year released a cover of Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone", in 2010, they released a cover of David Bowie's "Heroes", and in 2011 they released a cover of "Wishing on a Star" featuring former finalists JLS and One Direction. The process was discontinued in 2012, although all winner's singles since 2012 have been released as charity singles.

Singles[]

Artist Series Position in show Song title UK release date UK peak chart position UK certification award Ref(s)
Steve Brookstein 1 Winner "Against All Odds" 20 December 2004 1 Silver [4]
"Fighting Butterflies" 2 October 2006 193 N/A [citation needed]
G4 Runners-up "Bohemian Rhapsody" 14 March 2005 9 [5]
Shayne Ward 2 Winner "That's My Goal" 21 December 2005 1 Platinum [6]
"No Promises" 10 April 2006 2 Silver [6]
"Stand by Me" 10 July 2006 14 N/A [6]
"No U Hang Up"/"If That's OK with You" 24 September 2007 2 [6]
"Breathless" 19 November 2007 6 [6]
"Gotta Be Somebody" 7 November 2010 12 [6]
"My Heart Would Take You Back" 15 April 2015 165 [6]
"Over the Rainbow" 22 May 2020 DNC [6]
Andy Abraham Runner-up "Hang Up" 27 March 2006 65 [7]
"December Brings Me Back to You" 11 December 2006 18 [7]
"Even If" 19 May 2008 67 [7]
Chico 5th "It's Chico Time" 27 February 2006 1 [8]
"D.I.S.C.O" 14 August 2006 24 [8]
"Curvy Cola Bottle Body" 8 October 2007 45 [8]
Maria Lawson 8th "Sleepwalking" 14 August 2006 20 [9]
Leona Lewis 3 Winner "A Moment Like This" 17 December 2006 1 Platinum [10]
"Bleeding Love" 19 October 2007 1 3xPlatinum [10]
"Better in Time" 7 March 2008 2 Gold [10]
"Footprints in the Sand" 7 March 2008 26 Gold [10]
"Forgive Me" 3 November 2008 5 N/A [10]
"Run" 30 November 2008 1 2xPlatinum [10]
"Happy" 8 November 2009 2 Silver [10]
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" 9 November 2009 27 N/A [10]
"I Got You" 21 February 2010 14 [10]
"Collide" 3 September 2011 4 Silver [10]
"Trouble" 7 October 2012 7 N/A [10]
"Lovebird" 16 November 2012 DNC [11]
"One More Sleep" 5 November 2013 3 Platinum [10]
"Fire Under My Feet" 7 July 2015 51 N/A [10]
"I Am" 15 July 2015 DNC [10]
"Thunder" 24 July 2015 [10]
"You Are the Reason" 9 February 2018 43 Platinum [10]
"Solo Quiero (Somebody to Love)" 30 August 2019 DNC N/A [10]
Leon Jackson 4 Winner "When You Believe" 16 December 2007 1 Gold [12]
"Don't Call This Love" 12 October 2008 3 N/A [12]
"Creative" 15 November 2008 94 [12]
Same Difference 3rd "We R One" 24 November 2008 13 [13]
"Shine On Forever (Photo Frame)" 29 August 2010 100 [citation needed]
Mollie King Bootcamp "Back to You" 19 August 2016 90
Alexandra Burke 5 Winner "Hallelujah" 17 December 2008 1 2xPlatinum [14]
"Bad Boys" 12 October 2009 1 Platinum [14]
"Broken Heels" 11 January 2010 8 Gold [14]
"All Night Long" 3 May 2010 4 Silver [14]
"Start Without You" 23 August 2010 1 Silver [14]
"The Silence" 6 December 2010 16 N/A [14]
"Elephant" 13 March 2012 3 [14]
"Let It Go" 27 May 2012 33 [14]
"Silent Night" 20 November 2020 DNC [14]
JLS Runners-up "Beat Again" 12 July 2009 1 Platinum [15]
"Everybody in Love" 1 November 2009 1 Platinum [15]
"One Shot" 22 February 2010 6 Gold [15]
"The Club Is Alive" 11 July 2010 1 Silver [15]
"Love You More" 14 November 2010 1 Gold [15]
"Eyes Wide Shut" 13 February 2011 8 Gold [15]
"She Makes Me Wanna" 22 July 2011 1 Gold [15]
"Take a Chance on Me" 4 November 2011 2 Silver [15]
"Do You Feel What I Feel?" 1 January 2012 16 N/A [15]
"Proud" 16 March 2012 6 [15]
"Hottest Girl in the World" 21 October 2012 6 [15]
"Billion Lights" 15 November 2013 14 [15]
"Eternal Love" 3 September 2021 71 [15]
Aston Merrygold Runners-up (as part of JLS) "Get Stupid" 14 August 2015 28
"I Ain't Missing You" 23 September 2016 126
Marvin Humes (as part of LuvBug) "Resonance" 24 October 2014 12
"Revive (Say Something)" 8 February 2015 13
"Best Is Yet to Come" 21 April 2016 68
Eoghan Quigg 3rd "28,000 Friends" 6 April 2009 96 [16]
"The Movie Song" 2 March 2014 DNC
Diana Vickers 4th "Once" 19 April 2010 1 Silver [17]
"The Boy Who Murdered Love" 18 July 2010 36 N/A [17]
"My Wicked Heart" 17 October 2010 13 [17]
"Cinderella" 21 July 2013 76 [citation needed]
"Music to Make Boys Cry" 15 September 2013 DNC
Ruth Lorenzo 5th "Dancing in the Rain" 18 March 2014 102
Laura White 8th "You Should Have Known" 2 November 2009 32
The X Factor finalists 2008 All 12 finalists "Hero" 27 October 2008 1 2xPlatinum [18]
Joe McElderry 6 Winner "The Climb" 14 December 2009 1 Platinum [19]
"Ambitions" 10 October 2010 6 N/A [19]
"Someone Wake Me Up" 5 December 2010 68 [19]
"Last Christmas" 19 December 2011 68 [19]
"Abide with Me" 14 April 2013 143 [19]
"Baby Had Your Fun" 22 January 2021 DNC [19]
Olly Murs Runner-up "Please Don't Let Me Go" 29 August 2010 1 Gold [20]
"Thinking of Me" 21 November 2010 4 Gold [20]
"Heart on My Sleeve" 6 March 2011 20 N/A [20]
"Busy" 29 May 2011 45 [20]
"Heart Skips a Beat" 21 August 2011 1 Platinum [20]
"Dance with Me Tonight" 20 November 2011 1 2x Platinum [20]
"Oh My Goodness" 1 April 2012 13 N/A [20]
"Troublemaker" 18 November 2012 1 Platinum [20]
"Army of Two" 10 March 2013 12 Silver [20]
"Dear Darlin'" 26 May 2013 5 Platinum [20]
"Right Place Right Time" 25 August 2013 27 N/A [20]
"Inna Ninja" 10 November 2013 DNC [20]
"Hand on Heart" 22 November 2013 25 [20]
"Wrapped Up" 16 November 2014 3 Platinum [20]
"Up" 4 January 2015 4 Platinum [20]
"Seasons" 29 March 2015 34 N/A [20]
"Beautiful to Me" 28 July 2015 93 [20]
"Kiss Me" 9 October 2015 11 Gold [20]
"You Don't Know Love" 8 July 2016 15 Platinum [20]
"Grow Up" 7 October 2016 25 Silver [20]
"Years & Years" 9 December 2016 83 N/A [20]
"Unpredictable" 2 June 2017 32 Gold [20]
"More Mess" 4 August 2017 DNC N/A [21]
"Moves" 28 September 2018 46 Silver [20]
"Excuses" 14 December 2018 DNC N/A [20]
"Feel the Same" 22 March 2019 [20]
Stacey Solomon 3rd "Driving Home for Christmas" 18 December 2011 27 [22]
"Shy" 19 April 2015 DNC [23]
Jedward 6th "Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)" 5 February 2010 2 [24]
"All the Small Things" 18 July 2010 80 [25]
"Lipstick" 12 February 2011 40 [24]
"Bad Behaviour" 3 July 2011 60 [24]
"Wow Oh Wow" 20 November 2011 DNC
"Waterline" 24 February 2012 122
"Young Love" 18 June 2012 DNC
"Luminous" 15 October 2012
Lucie Jones 8th "Never Give Up on You" 31 March 2017 73
The X Factor finalists 2009 All 12 finalists "You Are Not Alone" 16 November 2009 1 Gold [18]
Matt Cardle 7 Winner "When We Collide" 13 December 2010 1 Platinum [26]
"Run for Your Life" 10 October 2011 6 N/A [26]
"Starlight" 4 December 2011 185 [27]
"Amazing" 19 February 2012 84
"It's Only Love" 29 October 2012 175
"Anyone Else" 31 December 2012 DNC
"Loving You" 18 August 2013 14 [26]
"When You Were My Girl" 13 October 2013 DNC
"Hit My Heart" 6 April 2014 171
Rebecca Ferguson Runner-up "Nothing's Real but Love" 20 November 2011 10 Silver [28]
"Too Good to Lose" 2 March 2012 186 N/A [citation needed]
"Glitter & Gold" 29 April 2012 116 [citation needed]
"Backtrack" 14 October 2012 15 [28]
"I Hope" 1 December 2013 15 [28]
"Light On" 28 December 2013 DNC [28]
"All That I've Got" 2 March 2014 180 [28]
"Get Happy" 2 February 2015 DNC [28]
"Bones" 2 September 2016 46 [28]
"Superwoman" 6 December 2016 95 [28]
"Nothing Left but Family" 8 May 2020 DNC [28]
One Direction 3rd "What Makes You Beautiful" 11 September 2011 1 2xPlatinum [29]
"Gotta Be You" 11 November 2011 3 Silver [29]
"One Thing" 6 January 2012 9 Gold [29]
"More than This" 26 June 2012 86 N/A [citation needed]
"Live While We're Young" 30 September 2012 3 Platinum [29]
"Little Things" 11 November 2012 1 Platinum [29]
"Kiss You" 7 January 2013 9 Platinum [29]
"One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" 17 February 2013 1 Platinum [29]
"Best Song Ever" 22 July 2013 2 Platinum [29]
"Story of My Life" 25 October 2013 2 Platinum [29]
"Midnight Memories" 9 March 2014 39 Silver [29]
"You & I" 25 May 2014 19 Silver [29]
"Steal My Girl" 29 September 2014 3 Platinum [29]
"Night Changes" 14 November 2014 7 Platinum [29]
"Drag Me Down" 31 July 2015 1 Platinum [29]
"Perfect" 16 October 2015 2 Platinum
"History" 6 November 2015 6 Platinum [29]
Zayn 3rd (as part of One Direction) "Pillowtalk" 29 January 2016 1 2xPlatinum [30]
"Back to Sleep" 26 February 2016 DNC N/A
"Like I Would" 24 May 2016 30 Silver
"Wrong" 5 June 2016 118 N/A
"Cruel" 15 July 2016 33 Silver
"Freedun" 2 September 2016 DNC N/A
"I Don't Wanna Live Forever" 9 December 2016 5 Platinum
"Still Got Time" 24 March 2017 24 Gold
"Dusk Till Dawn" 7 September 2017 5 Platinum
"Let Me" 12 April 2018 20 N/A
"Entertainer" 23 May 2018 95
"Sour Diesel" 18 July 2018 DNC
"Too Much" 2 August 2018 79
"Fingers" 18 October 2018 DNC
"No Candle No Light" 15 November 2018
"A Whole New World" 9 May 2020 68
"Trampoline" 26 September 2019 52 Silver
"Rumors" 4 October 2019 DNC N/A
"Flames" 15 November 2019
"Better" 25 September 2020 58
"Vibes" 8 January 2021 50
Niall Horan "This Town" 29 September 2016 9 Platinum [31]
"Slow Hands" 5 May 2017 7 2xPlatinum
"Too Much to Ask" 15 September 2017 24 Silver
"On the Loose" 18 February 2018 94 N/A
"Seeing Blind" 1 June 2018 DNC
"What a Time" 29 March 2019
"Nice to Meet Ya" 4 October 2019 22 Gold
"Put a Little Love on Me" 6 December 2019 DNC N/A
"No Judgement" 7 February 2020 32 Silver
"Heartbreak Weather" 13 March 2020 DNC N/A
"Black and White" 21 April 2020 91
"Moral of the Story" 11 June 2020 DNC
"Our Song" 22 May 2021 13 Silver
Louis Tomlinson "Just Hold On" 10 December 2016 2 Platinum [32]
"Back to You" 21 July 2017 8 Gold
"Miss You" 1 December 2017 39 N/A
"Two of Us" 7 March 2019 64
"Kill My Mind" 5 September 2019 DNC
"We Made It" 24 October 2019
"Don't Let It Break Your Heart" 23 November 2019
"Walls" 17 January 2020
Harry Styles "Sign of the Times" 7 April 2017 1 2xPlatinum [33]
"Two Ghosts" 7 August 2017 58 N/A
"Kiwi" 31 October 2017 66 Silver
"Lights Up" 11 October 2019 3 Platinum
"Adore You" 6 December 2019 7 Platinum
"Falling" 28 February 2020 15 Platinum
"Watermelon Sugar" 28 February 2020 4 2xPlatinum
"Golden" 23 October 2020 26 Gold
"Treat People with Kindness" 11 January 2021 DNC N/A
Liam Payne "Strip That Down" 19 May 2017 3 2xPlatinum [34]
"Get Low" 6 July 2017 26 Silver
"Bedroom Floor" 20 October 2017 21 Silver
"For You" 5 January 2018 8 Platinum
"Familiar" 20 April 2018 14 Platinum
"Polaroid" 5 October 2018 12 Gold
"Stack It Up" 18 September 2019 84 N/A
"All I Want (For Christmas)" 25 October 2019 73
"Live Forever" 6 December 2019 DNC
"Midnight" 8 April 2020
"Naughty List" 30 October 2020 48
"Sunshine" 27 August 2021 DNC
Cher Lloyd 4th "Swagger Jagger" 31 July 2011 1 Silver [35]
"With Ur Love" 31 October 2011 4 Silver [35]
"Want U Back" 19 March 2012 25 Silver [35]
"I Wish" 3 September 2013 160 N/A [35]
"Really Don't Care" 20 May 2014 92 [35]
"Sirens" 20 July 2014 41 [35]
"Activated" 22 July 2016 DNC [35]
"None of My Business " 16 October 2018 [35]
"M.I.A" 11 October 2019 [35]
"Lost" 24 April 2020 [35]
"One Drink Away" 2 October 2020 [35]
"Baddest" 7 May 2021 [35]
Mary Byrne 5th "I Just Call You Mine" 4 March 2011
Aiden Grimshaw 9th "Is This Love" 3 June 2012 35 [36]
"Curtain Call" 12 August 2012 49 [36]
The X Factor finalists 2010 All 16 finalists "Heroes" 21 November 2010 1 Silver [18]
Little Mix 8 Winner "Cannonball" 11 December 2011 1 Gold [37]
"Wings" 26 August 2012 1 Platinum [37]
"DNA" 11 November 2012 3 Gold [37]
"Change Your Life" 3 February 2013 12 Silver [37]
"How Ya Doin'?" 17 April 2013 16 Silver [37]
"Move" 25 October 2013 3 Platinum [37]
"Little Me" 30 December 2013 14 Silver [37]
"Word Up!" 16 March 2014 6 N/A [37]
"Salute" 1 June 2014 6 Platinum [37]
"Black Magic" 21 May 2015 1 3xPlatinum [37]
"Love Me Like You" 25 September 2015 11 Platinum [37]
"Secret Love Song" 11 December 2015 6 2xPlatinum [37]
"Hair" 15 April 2016 11 Platinum [37]
"Shout Out to My Ex" 16 October 2016 1 3xPlatinum [37]
"Touch" 9 December 2016 4 2xPlatinum [37]
"No More Sad Songs" 7 March 2017 15 Platinum [37]
"Power" 26 May 2017 6 2xPlatinum [37]
"Reggaetón Lento" 18 August 2017 5 Platinum [37]
"Only You" 22 June 2018 13 Platinum [37]
"Woman Like Me" 12 October 2018 2 Platinum [37]
"Think About Us" 25 January 2019 22 Gold [37]
"Bounce Back" 12 June 2019 10 Silver [37]
"One I've Been Missing" 22 November 2019 59 N/A [37]
"Break Up Song" 27 March 2020 9 Gold [37]
"Holiday" 24 July 2020 15 Gold [37]
"Sweet Melody" 23 October 2020 1 Platinum [37]
"No Time for Tears" 27 November 2020 19 Gold [37]
"Confetti" 30 April 2021 9 Sliver [37]
"Heartbreak Anthem" 22 May 2021 3 Gold [37]
"Kiss My (Uh Oh)" 23 July 2021 10 N/A [37]
"Love (Sweet Love)" 3 September 2021 33 [37]
Marcus Collins Runner-up "Seven Nation Army" 4 March 2012 9 [38]
"Mercy" 10 June 2012 194 [39]
Amelia Lily 3rd "You Bring Me Joy" 9 September 2012 2 Silver [40]
"Shut Up (And Give Me Whatever You Got)" 18 January 2013 11 N/A [40]
"Party Over" 21 April 2013 40 [40]
"California" 5 September 2014 83 [41]
Misha B 4th "Home Run" 15 July 2012 11 [42]
"Do You Think of Me?" 4 November 2012 9 [42]
"Here's to Everything (Ooh La La)" 11 May 2013 35 [42]
Janet Devlin 5th "Wonderful" 13 November 2013 DNC
Frankie Cocozza 8th "She's Got a Motorcycle" 12 November 2012 89
The X Factor finalists 2011 featuring JLS and One Direction All 16 finalists "Wishing on a Star" 27 November 2011 1 [18]
James Arthur 9 Winner "Impossible" 9 December 2012 1 3xPlatinum [43]
"You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You" 20 October 2013 2 Silver [43]
"Wrecking Ball" 97 N/A [43]
"Recovery" 15 December 2013 19 [43]
"Get Down" 3 March 2014 96 [43]
"Say You Won't Let Go" 9 September 2016 1 4xPlatinum [43]
"Safe Inside" 10 February 2017 31 Gold [43]
"Can I Be Him" 15 April 2017 69 Platinum [43]
"Sun Comes Up" 16 June 2017 6 Platinum [43]
"Naked" 24 November 2017 11 Platinum [43]
"You Deserve Better" 1 June 2018 53 Silver [43]
"Empty Space" 19 October 2018 27 Gold [43]
"Rewrite the Stars" 16 November 2018 7 Platinum [43]
"The Power of Love" 2 December 2018 4 N/A [43]
"Nobody" 1 January 2019 57 Silver [43]
"Falling Like the Stars" 10 May 2019 25 Gold [43]
"Treehouse" 6 September 2019 DNC N/A [43]
"Quite Miss Home" 18 October 2019 77 [43]
"Lasting Lover" 4 September 2020 10 Gold [43]
"Train Wreck" 7 November 2020 16 Gold [43]
"Medicine" 5 March 2021 41 N/A [43]
"September" 11 June 2021 55 [43]
"Avalanche" 13 August 2021 DNC [43]
Jahméne Douglas Runner-up "Titanium" 22 July 2013 94 [44]
"Forever Young" 4 November 2013 DNC
Union J 4th "Carry You" 2 June 2013 6 [45]
"Beautiful Life" 21 October 2013 8 [45]
"Loving You Is Easy" 15 December 2013 173
"Tonight (We Live Forever)" 16 August 2014 9 [45]
"You Got It All" 28 November 2014 2 [45]
Ella Henderson 6th "Ghost" 8 June 2014 1 3xPlatinum [46]
"Glow" 5 October 2014 7 Silver [46]
"Yours" 30 November 2014 16 Gold [46]
"Mirror Man" 8 March 2015 96 N/A [46]
"Glitterball" 24 July 2015 4 Gold [46]
"Here for You" 4 September 2015 18 Silver [47]
"Glorious" 13 September 2019 DNC N/A [46]
"Young" 11 October 2019 [46]
"This Is Real" 21 October 2019 9 Platinum [46]
"We Got Love" 1 November 2019 42 Silver [48]
"Young" 21 November 2019 DNC N/A [46]
"Hold Me Close" 26 March 2020 [46]
"Take Care of You" 12 June 2020 50 Silver [46]
"Lighter" 24 July 2020 3 Platinum [49]
"Dream on Me" 2 October 2020 DNC N/A [46]
"Blame It on the Mistletoe" 4 December 2020 [46]
"Let's Go Home Together 19 February 2021 10 Gold [46]
"Risk It All" 20 August 2021 100 N/A [46]
Lucy Spraggan 7th "Lighthouse" 27 July 2013 26 [50]
"Last Night (Beer Fear)" 29 September 2013 11
"Tea and Toast" 19 October 2013 50
Sam Bailey 10 Winner "Skyscraper" 28 December 2013 1 Silver [51]
"Sing My Heart Out" 9 September 2016 DNC N/A
"Black Velvet" 6 August 2021
Nicholas McDonald Runner-up "Answerphone" 16 March 2014 73 [52]
Luke Friend 3rd "Hole in My Heart" 29 March 2015 40 [53]
Rough Copy 4th "Street Love" 29 June 2014 192
Sam Callahan 7th "Burns Like Fire" 20 October 2017 DNC
Kingsland Road 9th "Dirty Dancer" 10 August 2014 85 [54]
Karen Harding Bootcamp "Say Something" 7 February 2015 7 [55]
"Feel Good (It's Alright)" 14 August 2015 76 [55]
"New Love" DNC [55]
"Open My Eyes" 8 January 2016 [55]
"Like I Can" 19 August 2016 [55]
"Sweet Lies" 9 September 2016 [55]
"Good For Me" 11 November 2016 [55]
"Gun Shy" 3 February 2017 [55]
"Down" 12 May 2017 [55]
"The Weekend" 23 June 2017 [55]
"More & More" 28 July 2017 73 [56]
"Runway" 15 March 2018 DNC [55]
"Picture" 25 July 2018 [55]
"Stay" 15 November 2018 [55]
"You Already Know" 5 April 2019 [55]
"All For You" 26 April 2019 [55]
"I Don’t Need Love" 13 September 2019 [55]
"It Must Have Been Love" 5 February 2020 [55]
"Rely" 21 February 2020 [55]
"Undo My Heart" 12 June 2020 [55]
"The Best" 30 April 2021 [55]
Megan McKenna "High Heeled Shoes" 6 September 2017 43 [57]
"Far Cry from Love" 53
"History" 20 March 2018 DNC
"Everything But You" 13 July 2018
"It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)" 30 November 2019
"This" 19 February 2021
"Ruin Your Night" 28 May 2021
Ben Haenow 11 Winner "Something I Need" 14 December 2014 1 Gold [58]
"Second Hand Heart" 16 October 2015 21 Silver [58]
Fleur East Runner-up "Sax" 6 November 2015 3 Platinum [59]
"More and More" 5 February 2016 186 N/A [59]
"Favourite Thing" 4 January 2019 80 [59]
"Size" 18 November 2019 DNC [59]
"Lucky" 31 January 2020 [59]
"Mine" 20 March 2020 [59]
"Not Alone" 10 April 2020 [59]
"You’re Christmas to Me" 11 December 2020 [59]
Andrea Faustini 3rd "Per Me E Per Te" 4 January 2012
"Give a Little Love" 16 August 2015
Stereo Kicks 5th "Love Me So" 21 June 2015 31 [60]
Only The Young 7th "I Do" 7 August 2015 53 [61]
Ella Mai Bootcamp "Boo'd Up" 26 April 2018 52 Silver [62]
"Trip" 3 August 2018 47 Silver [62]
Louisa Johnson 12 Winner "Forever Young" 13 December 2015 9 N/A [63]
"Tears" 27 May 2016 5 Platinum [63]
"So Good" 28 October 2016 13 Gold [64]
"Best Behaviour" 10 March 2017 48 Silver [64]
"Unpredictable" 2 June 2017 32 Gold [64]
"YES" 16 March 2018 65 N/A [64]
"Between You & Me" 10 August 2018 DNC [64]
"Ain't Got You" 28 June 2019 [64]
"Like I Love Me" 17 January 2020 [64]
Reggie 'n' Bollie Runners-Up "New Girl" 20 May 2016 26 [65]
Matt Terry 13 Winner "When Christmas Comes Around" 11 December 2016 3 Silver
"Subeme La Radio" 21 July 2017 10 N/A
"Sucker for You" 13 October 2017 51
"The Thing About Love" 17 November 2017 51
Saara Aalto Runner-up "Monsters" 8 February 2018 DNC
"Queens" 22 February 2018
"Domino" 15 February 2018
"Dance!!!" 17 June 2018
"Let It Go" 18 January 2019
5 After Midnight 3rd "Up in Here" 2 June 2017 67
Emily Middlemas 4th "Lost & Found" 29 August 2017 DNC
"Layla" 16 March 2018
"Habit" 7 August 2018
"Broken Record" 30 September 2018
"A Little Bit" 23 August 2019
"Changes" 30 September 2019
"Plastic Knife" 11 October 2019
Honey G 5th "The Honey G Show" 23 December 2016 149
"Hit You With The Honey G" 30 June 2017 DNC
Ryan Lawrie 6th "Perfect Picture" 24 August 2017
"If Only" 26 January 2018
Sam Lavery 7th "Walk Away" 19 May 2017
"Beat Of You" 13 August 2017
"For the Night" 13 April 2018
"Bad Boys" 6 July 2018
"What You Do" 18 January 2019
"Done" 31 May 2019
Four of Diamonds 8th "Name On It" 14 June 2018
"Stupid Things" 28 August 2018
"Blind" 30 November 2018
"Walk Away" 17 May 2019
"Eating Me Up" 19 September 2019
"Long Way To Go" 31 October 2019
"Let Me Love You" 7 February 2020
"Superstar" 27 March 2020
Relley C 10th "Unruly" 1 June 2017
"Tell Me That" 17 November 2017
Rak-Su 14 Winner "Dimelo" 3 December 2017 2 [66]
"Pyro Ting" 29 June 2018 DNC
"I Want You to Freak" 28 September 2018 39
"Yours or Mine" 12 April 2019 DNC
"Rotate (Clockwise)" 5 July 2019
"La Bomba" 8 November 2019
"Girl" 6 December 2019
"Palm Trees" 28 May 2020
"Who Am I? (Black Lives Matter)" 3 July 2020
"Girls Like You" 6 November 2020
"No Contest" 11 December 2020
"Left Right" 22 January 2021
"Tongue Tied" 15 May 2021
"Statement" 12 August 2021
"Over & Over" 27 August 2021
Grace Davies 2nd "Invisible" 31 January 2020
"Addicted to Blue" 20 March 2020
"Amsterdam" 1 May 2020
"Just a Girl" 26 June 2020
"I Met a Boy Online" 19 February 2021
"Iris" 26 March 2021
"Testosterone" 28 May 2021
"Toothbrush" 23 July 2021
"Used to You" 27 August 2021
Holly Tandy 7 "Only for Tonight" 6 December 2018
"Small Talk" 5 November 2019 [67]
Molly Hocking Bootcamp "I'll Never Love Again" 6 April 2019 73 [68]
"After the Night Before" 6 November 2020 DNC
"We Can Have the World Tonight" 28 May 2021
Dalton Harris 15 Winner "The Power of Love" 2 December 2018 4 [69]
"Cry" 15 December 2019 DNC
Brendan Murray 5th "If I'm Honest" 19 April 2019
Shan Ako 7th "The Silence" 22 March 2019
"Get Back" 3 May 2019
"Beautiful I Am" 25 October 2019
"Brave Heart" 21 August 2020
United Vibe 12th "Ain't It Funny" 2 May 2019
"Esta Noche" 29 August 2019
"Sticks and Stones and Mobile Phones" 12 November 2019
Olatunji Yearwood 16th "Start the Show" 24 May 2019
Wes Nelson Celebrity 8th (as part of No Love Lost) "See Nobody" 17 September 2020 3 Gold [70]
"Nice to Meet Ya" 1 April 2021 36 N/A
"Drive" 30 August 2021 33
The X Factor Celebrities finalists 2019 All Celebrity finalists "Run" 30 November 2019 87 [71]

Albums[]

Only albums that charted in the Top 100 of the UK Albums Chart are included in this list.

Artist Series Position in show Album title UK release date UK peak chart
position
UK certification Ref(s)
Steve Brookstein 1 Winner Heart and Soul 9 May 2005 1 Gold [4]
G4 Runners-up G4 28 February 2005 1 2xPlatinum [5]
G4 & Friends 28 November 2005 6 Platinum
Act Three 27 November 2006 21 Gold
G4 Love Songs 3 February 2017 56 N/A
Rowetta 4th Rowetta 3 October 2005 89 [72]
Voices with Soul 6th Celebration 16 December 2005 87 [73]
Shayne Ward 2 Winner Shayne Ward 17 April 2006 1 Platinum [6]
Breathless 26 November 2007 2 Platinum [6]
Obsession 15 November 2010 15 Silver [6]
Closer 12 April 2015 17 N/A [6]
Andy Abraham Runner-up The Impossible Dream 20 March 2006 2 Platinum [7]
Soul Man 13 November 2006 19 Gold [73]
Journey South 3rd Journey South 20 March 2006 1 Platinum [73]
Home 22 October 2007 43 N/A [73]
Maria Lawson 8th Maria Lawson 28 August 2006 41 [9]
Leona Lewis 3 Winner Spirit 9 November 2007 1 10xPlatinum [10]
Echo 16 November 2009 1 2xPlatinum [10]
Glassheart 15 October 2012 3 Silver [10]
Christmas, with Love 29 November 2013 13 Gold [10]
I Am 11 September 2015 12 N/A [10]
Ray Quinn Runner-up Doing It My Way 12 March 2007 1 Gold [73]
Ben Mills 3rd Picture of You 12 March 2007 3 Gold [73]
The MacDonald Brothers 4th The MacDonald Brothers 2 April 2007 18 N/A [74]
The World Outside 15 October 2007 41 [74]
Leon Jackson 4 Winner Right Now 20 October 2008 4 Gold [12]
Rhydian Roberts Runner-up Rhydian 24 November 2008 3 Platinum [75]
O Fortuna 30 November 2009 25 Gold [75]
Waves 13 August 2011 39 N/A [75]
One Day Like This 7 April 2014 19 [75]
Same Difference 3rd Pop 1 December 2008 22 Gold [13]
Alexandra Burke 5 Winner Overcome 19 October 2009 1 2xPlatinum [14]
Heartbreak on Hold 4 June 2012 18 N/A
The Truth Is 16 March 2018 16
JLS Runners-up JLS 9 November 2009 1 4xPlatinum [15]
Outta This World 22 November 2010 2 2xPlatinum
Jukebox 14 November 2011 2 Platinum
Evolution 5 November 2012 3 Gold
Goodbye – The Greatest Hits 18 November 2013 6 Gold
Eoghan Quigg 3rd Eoghan Quigg 6 April 2009 14 N/A [16]
Diana Vickers 4th Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree 3 May 2010 1 Gold [17]
Music to Make Boys Cry 15 September 2013 37 N/A
Joe McElderry 6 Winner Wide Awake 25 October 2010 3 Gold [19]
Classic 22 August 2011 2 Gold [19]
Classic Christmas 25 November 2011 15 Gold [19]
Here's What I Believe 10 September 2012 8 Silver [19]
Saturday Night at the Movies 14 July 2017 10 N/A [19]
Olly Murs Runner-up Olly Murs 28 November 2010 2 2xPlatinum [20]
In Case You Didn't Know 25 November 2011 1 3xPlatinum [20]
Right Place Right Time 26 November 2012 1 4xPlatinum [20]
Never Been Better 24 November 2014 1 3xPlatinum [20]
24 Hrs 11 November 2016 1 Platinum [20]
You Know I Know 9 November 2018 2 Platinum [20]
Stacey Solomon 3rd Shy 18 April 2015 45 N/A [citation needed]
Jedward 6th Planet Jedward 16 July 2010 17 [24]
Victory 15 August 2011 34 [24]
Young Love 22 June 2012 63 [24]
Matt Cardle 7 Winner Letters 17 October 2011 2 Gold [26]
The Fire 29 October 2012 8 Silver [26]
Porcelain 28 October 2013 11 N/A [26]
Time to Be Alive 27 April 2018 28 [26]
Rebecca Ferguson Runner-up Heaven 5 December 2011 3 2xPlatinum [28]
Freedom 29 November 2013 6 Gold [28]
Lady Sings the Blues 6 March 2015 7 N/A [28]
Superwoman 14 October 2016 7 [28]
One Direction 3rd Up All Night 18 November 2011 2 3xPlatinum [29]
Take Me Home 12 November 2012 1 3xPlatinum [29]
Midnight Memories 25 November 2013 1 3xPlatinum [29]
Four 17 November 2014 1 2xPlatinum [29]
Made in the A.M. 13 November 2015 1 2xPlatinum [29]
Zayn Malik 3rd (as part of One Direction) Mind of Mine 25 March 2016 1 Gold
Icarus Falls 14 December 2018 77 N/A
Nobody Is Listening 15 January 2021 17
Harry Styles Harry Styles 12 May 2017 1 Platinum
Fine Line 13 December 2019 2 Platinum
Niall Horan Flicker 20 October 2017 3 Gold
Heartbreak Weather 13 March 2020 1 Silver
Liam Payne LP1 6 December 2019 17 Silver
Louis Tomlinson Walls 31 January 2020 4 N/A
Cher Lloyd 4th Sticks and Stones 7 November 2011 4 Gold [76]
Sorry I'm Late 28 July 2014 21 N/A
Mary Byrne 5th Mine & Yours 28 March 2011 6 Silver [77]
…with Love 5 March 2012 28 N/A
Aiden Grimshaw 9th Misty Eye 20 August 2012 19 [36]
Little Mix 8 Winner DNA 19 November 2012 3 Platinum [37]
Salute 8 November 2013 4 Platinum
Get Weird 6 November 2015 2 3xPlatinum
Glory Days 18 November 2016 1 3xPlatinum
LM5 16 November 2018 3 Platinum
Confetti 6 November 2020 2 Gold
Marcus Collins Runner-up Marcus Collins 12 March 2012 7 N/A [38]
Janet Devlin 5th Running with Scissors 9 June 2014 43 [78]
James Arthur 9 Winner James Arthur 4 November 2013 2 Platinum [43]
Back from the Edge 4 November 2016 1 Platinum [79]
You 18 October 2019 2 Gold [43]
Jahméne Douglas Runner-up Love Never Fails 22 July 2013 1 Silver [44]
Union J 4th Union J 28 October 2013 6 Silver [45]
You Got It All – The Album 8 December 2014 28 N/A
Ella Henderson 6th Chapter One 13 October 2014 1 Platinum [46]
Lucy Spraggan 9th Top Room at the Zoo 8 September 2012 22 N/A [50]
Join the Club 19 October 2013 7 Silver
We Are 4 May 2015 22 N/A
I Hope You Don't Mind Me Writing 27 January 2017 12
Today Was a Good Day 3 May 2019 12
Choices 26 February 2021 5
Sam Bailey 10 Winner The Power of Love 24 March 2014 1 Gold [51]
Sing My Heart Out 16 September 2016 33 N/A
Nicholas McDonald Runner-up In the Arms of an Angel 1 March 2014 6 [52]
Ben Haenow 11 Winner Ben Haenow 13 November 2015 10 Silver [58]
Fleur East Runner-up Love, Sax and Flashbacks 4 December 2015 14 Silver [59]
Andrea Faustini 3rd Kelly 15 July 2015 14 N/A [80]
Matt Terry 13 Winner Trouble 24 November 2017 29 [citation needed]

See also[]

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