Alexandra Burke discography explained

Artist:Alexandra Burke
Studio:3
Singles:10
Music Videos:10

The discography of British R&B and pop recording singer Alexandra Burke consists of three studio albums, ten singles as a main artist, two as a featured artist and nine music videos. All songs which have been released under the recording label of Sony BMG and Syco Music.

Alexandra made her debut in 2008 when she auditioned for British reality talent show, The X Factor during the fifth series, and ultimately won the show on 12 December 2008. During the series she dueted with Beyoncé Knowles on Knowles' "Listen". Due to winning the show, she won a record deal with Sony BMG and Syco Music and released her debut single, "Hallelujah". "Hallelujah" peaked at number-one on the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart. The song became the current European record holder for single sales over a period of 24 hours, selling 105,000 copies in one day.[1] It was also the top-selling song of the year in the UK, and became the 2008 UK Christmas number-one single. By January 2009, UK sales of Burke's version had passed one million copies, a first for a British female soloist.[2] The music video for the song was directed by Max and Dania who directed the charity single Burke released with fellow X Factor Finalists 2008, "Hero" which also charted at number-one on the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart.

Burke returned in late 2009 with follow-up single, "Bad Boys" which featured vocals from American rapper, Flo Rida. She performed the song on the first live show of the sixth series of The X Factor. The R&B single debuted at number-one on the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart as well as Burke gaining international success with the single. "Bad Boys" went on to gain a Platinum certification and Burke was nominated for a BRIT Award, it was the second time Burke was nominated for the Best British Single, first time with "Hallelujah". In the UK, "Bad Boys" is the 18th biggest download of all time.[3]

She released her debut album Overcome in October 2009. It was described as "edgy" and "beaty".[4] The album was said to resemble the style of artists such as Rihanna or Lady Gaga.[4] Upon the release of the album, the album went straight to number one on the UK Albums Chart selling 132,065 in its first week. Its first-week numbers were the fourth largest first-week sales by a female artist in 2009 behind releases by Susan Boyle, Lily Allen and Leona Lewis and was the twenty-second best-selling album of 2009, and the forty-third best-selling album of 2010. The album spent 60 weeks on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments over 600,000 copies.[5] "Broken Heels" was released as the album third single and "All Night Long" featuring Pitbull as the fourth. "All Night Long" received a platinum certification and Burke was nominated for another BRIT Award in 2010. "Start Without You" was released in mid-2010 and the song went on to top the UK Singles Chart, and "The Silence" was released as the final single from the album.

Work began in 2011 on a second studio album, titled Heartbreak on Hold, which was released on 4 June 2012. The lead single, "Elephant"—featuring Erick Morillo—was released on 11 March 2012 through RCA Records, where it debuted at number three in the United Kingdom; marking Burke's sixth top ten single as a solo artist. A second single, "Let It Go" was released and peaked at number 33. The album then debuted and peaked at number 18.

Burke released her third studio album, The Truth Is, through Decca Records on 16 March 2018. It was preceded by lead single "Shadow".

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"
DetailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
UK
[6]
AUT
[7]
BEL
[8]
GER
[9]
IRE
[10]
KOR (Int.)
[11]
NLD
[12]
SCO
[13]
SWI
[14]
Overcome 1 54 73 60 2 36 61 1 54

2× Platinum[17]

2× Platinum[18]

Heartbreak on Hold
  • Released: 4 June 2012
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, digital download
18 27 20
The Truth Is
  • Released: 16 March 2018
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: CD, digital download
16 8
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released

Extended plays

Title! scope="col" style="width:18em;"
Extended play details
Christmas Gift
  • Released: 23 December 2012[19]
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: digital download
  1. NewRules
  • Released: 30 August 2013[20]
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: digital download
Renegade
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: digital download

Compilation albums

Singles

As lead artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"
YearPeak chart positionsSalesCertificationsAlbum
UK
AUT
BEL
(FL)

GER
[22]
IRE
KOR (Int.)
[23]
NLD
[24]
SCO
SWE
[25]
SWI
"Hallelujah"20081 53 1 1 Overcome
"Bad Boys"
(featuring Flo Rida)
20091 22 12 14 1 41 8 1 6 12
  • BPI: Platinum
  • GLF: 2× Platinum[28]
"Broken Heels"20108 5 7
  • BPI: Gold
"All Night Long"
(solo or featuring Pitbull)
4 60 1 96 24 3 57 60
  • UK: 314,000
  • BPI: Silver
  • GLF: Platinum[29]
"Start Without You"
(featuring Laza Morgan)
1 5 46 77 1
  • UK: 305,000
  • BPI: Silver
"The Silence"16 30 16 66
"Elephant"
(featuring Erick Morillo)
20123 43 7 70 2 Heartbreak on Hold
"Let It Go"33 41 23 27
"Shadow"[33] 2018The Truth Is
"Game of Love"[34] 2023Pretty Red Dress
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released

As featured artist

List of singles, as featured artist, showing year released and album name
TitleYearAlbum
"Solo Pido"
(with Lil' Eddie)
2022
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name
TitleYearAlbum
"Where Do Hearts Go"[35] 2014rowspan="3"
"Naturally"
(featuring Beenie Man)[36]
2020
"Silent Night"

Charity singles

Single! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsNotes
UK
AUT
GER
IRE
SWE
SWI
"Hero"
(with The X Factor Finalists 2008)
20081 1
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
"Everybody Hurts"
(with Helping Haiti)
20101 23 16 1 21 16
  • BPI: Platinum

Other charted songs

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"
YearPeakSalesAlbum
UK
[39]
KOR (Int.)
[40]
"Good Night Good Morning"
(featuring Ne-Yo)
2009129 46Overcome
"Heartbreak on Hold"201265 Heartbreak on Hold

Music videos

Title! scope="col" style="width:1em;"
YearDirector
"Hero"2008Max and Dania
"Hallelujah"Max and Dania
"Bad Boys"2009Bryan Barber
"Broken Heels"Frank Borin
"Everybody Hurts"2010Joseph Kahn
"All Night Long"Dale "Rage" Resteghini
"Start Without You"Max and Dania
"The Silence"Nzingha Stewart
"Elephant"2012Amit & Naroop
"Let It Go"Ben Peters

Notes and References

  1. News: X Factor's Alexandra Burke breaks Leona Lewis record. The Times. 16 December 2008. 2 November 2010. London. Veronica. Schmidt.
  2. News: Alexandra is first million-seller. BBC News. 9 January 2009.
  3. Web site: Radio 1 – The Official Chart with Reggie Yates – Top 100 Downloads of All Time . BBC . 2011-08-28.
  4. News: Alexandra Burke: Overcome. The Times. Times Newspapers Ltd.. Hardy, Alex. 2009-10-17. 2009-10-19 . London.
  5. Web site: Alexandra Burke Releases "Overcome – Deluxe Edition" in December . November 8, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110302102409/http://www.sonymusic.ie/news/alexandra-burke5/alexandra-burke-releases-overcome-deluxe-edition-in-december . March 2, 2011 .
  6. Web site: UK Charts > Alexandra Burke. Official Charts Company. 2020-10-21.
  7. Web site: Austrian Charts > Alexandra Burke . German . austriancharts.at Hung Medien . 2010-03-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110123101439/http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alexandra+Burke . 2011-01-23 .
  8. Web site: Belgium (Flanders) Charts > Alexandra Burke. ultratop.be/nl Hung Medien. 2010-03-29.
  9. Web site: Chartverfolgung / Burke, Alexandra / Longplay. German. musicline.de PhonoNet. 2010-03-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20121017181946/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Burke,Alexandra/?type=longplay. 2012-10-17. dead.
  10. Web site: Irish Charts > Alexandra Burke. irish-charts.com Hung Medien. 2010-03-29.
  11. Web site: Dutch Charts > Alexandra Burke. Dutch. dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. 2010-10-26.
  12. Web site: Scottish Charts> Alexandra Burke. Official Charts Company. 2009-11-29.
  13. Web site: Swiss Charts > Alexandra Burke . German . hitparade.ch Hung Medien . 2010-03-29 .
  14. Web site: Artist "Alexandra Burke". All albums to buy or stream. . November 21, 2015 . HIGHRESAUDIO .
  15. Web site: Official Charts Analysis: Justin Bieber takes singles summit but misses out on albums . November 21, 2015 . Musicweek . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160109195740/http://www.localuknews.co.uk/othernews/music/localnews/official%2Bcharts%2Banalysis%2Bjustin%2Bbieber%2Btakes%2Bsingles%2Bsummit%2Bbut%2Bmisses%2Bout%2Bon%2Balbums . January 9, 2016 .
  16. United Kingdom. Alexandra Burke. 13 January 2023.
  17. Web site: IRMA > 2009 Certification Awards. Irish Recorded Music Association. 2010-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20120523091056/http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/multi_platinum09.htm. 2012-05-23. dead.
  18. Web site: Alexandra Burke releases Christmas EP as free download – listen. Digital Spy. 23 December 2012. 24 December 2012.
  19. Web site: Alexandra Burke unveils EP '#NewRules', covers Coldplay – listen. 30 August 2013. Digital Spy. 30 August 2013.
  20. https://music.amazon.com/albums/B097S6KZYT
  21. Web site: Chartverfolgung / Burke, Alexandra / Single. German. musicline.de PhonoNet. 2010-03-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20100213214216/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Burke%2CAlexandra/?type=single. 2010-02-13. dead.
  22. http://www.top40.nl/search.aspx?keyword=Alexandra_Burke&jaar=undefined&maand=undefined&week=undefined#
  23. Web site: Swedish Charts > Alexandra Burke . swedishcharts.com Hung Medien . 2010-03-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111113131511/http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alexandra+Burke . 2011-11-13 .
  24. Germany. Alexandra Burke. Hallelujah. single. Gold. 2022. 21 December 2022.
  25. Web site: Alexandra Burke's Official Top 10 biggest hits revealed. Rob. Copsey. . 15 March 2018. June 15, 2022.
  26. Web site: Alexandra Burke Feat. Flo Rida - Bad Boys . . 31 October 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202848/http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/artdata?dfom=20091009&sart=341515 . 3 March 2016 .
  27. Sweden. Alexandra Burke. artist. 25 February 2023.
  28. Web site: TOP 100 SINGLES OF THE QUARTER Positions 51–100. 14. Official Charts Company. Music Week. 6 January 2024.
  29. Web site: Alexandra Burke unveils new single Shadow. Official Charts Company. Rob. Copsey. 12 February 2018. 14 February 2018.
  30. Web site: Game Of Love - Single by Alexandra Burke on iTunes. iTunes. 2 June 2023. 14 July 2024.
  31. Web site: Where do Hearts Go - Single by Alexandra Burke on iTunes. iTunes. 15 April 2014.
  32. Web site: New Releases: Check out this week's new single, album, DVD and Blu-ray releases.. Official Charts Company. 27 August 2020. 30 August 2020.
  33. Web site: X Factor Single Hero Tops The Charts. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/3367980/X-Factor-single-Hero-tops-charts.html . January 12, 2022 . subscription . live. The Daily Telegraph. November 2, 2008. April 12, 2011.
  34. News: Haiti all-star charity single gets first airplay. BBC News. February 2, 2010. February 2, 2010.
  35. Web site: UK Singles Chart: CLUK Update (31.10.2009 – Week 43). Zobbel.de. Official Charts Company. 31 October 2009. 26 May 2012.