The X Factor (British TV series) discography explained

The X Factor is a British television singing talent series. It was broadcast from 2004 to 2018. The winners, runners-up and other contestants 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 contestants 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 contestants 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 boyband contestants JLS and One Direction. The process was discontinued in 2012, although all winner's singles since 2012 have been released as charity singles.

Singles

ArtistSeries Position in show Song title UK release date UK peak chart positionUK certification awardRef(s)
"Against All Odds" Silver [4]
"Fighting Butterflies" DNC rowspan=2
"Bohemian Rhapsody" [5]
"That's My Goal" Platinum [6]
"No Promises" Silver
"Stand by Me" Silver
"No U Hang Up"/"If That's OK with You" Silver
"Breathless" rowspan=11
"Gotta Be Somebody"
"My Heart Would Take You Back" DNC
"Over the Rainbow"DNC
"Hang Up" [7]
"December Brings Me Back to You"
"Even If"
"It's Chico Time" [8]
"D.I.S.C.O"
"Curvy Cola Bottle Body"
"Sleepwalking" [9]
12th (as part of Addictiv Ladies) (2)
Runner-up (11)
"Sax" Platinum [10]
"More and More" 186 rowspan=8
"Favourite Thing"
"Size" DNC
"Lucky"
"Mine"
"Not Alone"
"You’re Christmas to Me"
"Count The Ways"
"A Moment Like This" Platinum [11]
"Bleeding Love" 3xPlatinum
"Better in Time" Gold
"Footprints in the Sand" Silver
"Forgive Me"
"Run" 2xPlatinum
"Happy" Silver
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out" rowspan=2
"I Got You"
"Collide" Silver
"Trouble" rowspan=2
"Lovebird" [12]
"One More Sleep" 2xPlatinum
"Fire Under My Feet" rowspan=3
"I Am" DNC
"Thunder"
"You Are the Reason" Platinum
"Solo Quiero (Somebody to Love)" DNC rowspan=2
"Kiss Me, It’s Christmas"
"When You Believe" Gold [13]
"Don't Call This Love" rowspan=5
"Creative"
"We R One" [14]
"Shine On Forever (Photo Frame)"
Bootcamp "Back to You"
"Hallelujah" 2xPlatinum [15]
"Bad Boys" Platinum
"Broken Heels" Gold
"All Night Long" Silver
"Start Without You" Silver
"The Silence" rowspan=4
"Elephant"
"Let It Go"
"Silent Night" DNC
"Beat Again" Platinum [16]
"Everybody in Love" Platinum
"One Shot" Gold
"The Club Is Alive" Silver
"Love You More" Gold
"Eyes Wide Shut" Gold
"She Makes Me Wanna" Gold
"Take a Chance on Me" Silver
"Wishing on a Star" rowspan=14
"Do You Feel What I Feel?"
"Proud"
"Hottest Girl in the World"
"Billion Lights"
"Eternal Love"
"Postcard"
"Get Stupid"
"I Ain't Missing You"
(as part of LuvBug)"Resonance"
"Revive (Say Something)"
"Best Is Yet to Come"
3rd "28,000 Friends" [17]
"The Movie Song" DNC
4th Silver [18]
"The Boy Who Murdered Love" rowspan=6
"My Wicked Heart"
"Cinderella"
"Music to Make Boys Cry"
5th "Dancing in the Rain"
8th "You Should Have Known"
All 12 contestants "Hero" 2xPlatinum[19]
"The Climb" Platinum [20]
"Ambitions" rowspan=5
"Someone Wake Me Up"
"Last Christmas"
"Abide with Me"
"Baby Had Your Fun" DNC
"Please Don't Let Me Go" Gold [21]
"Thinking of Me" Gold
"Heart on My Sleeve" rowspan=2
"Busy"
"Heart Skips a Beat" Platinum
"Dance with Me Tonight" 2× Platinum
"Oh My Goodness"
"Troublemaker" Platinum
"Army of Two" Silver
"Dear Darlin'" Platinum
"Right Place Right Time" rowspan=3
"Inna Ninja" DNC
"Hand on Heart"
"Wrapped Up" Platinum
"Up" Platinum
"Seasons" rowspan=2
"Beautiful to Me"
"Kiss Me" Gold
"You Don't Know Love" Platinum
"Grow Up" Silver
"Years & Years"
"Unpredictable" Gold
"More Mess" DNC [22]
"Moves" Silver
"Die of a Broken Heart" DNC rowspan=15
"I Hate It When Your Drunk"
"Coming Off The Snow (The Miracle of Christmas)"
"I Found Her"
"Driving Home for Christmas" [23]
"Shy" DNC [24]
"Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)" [25]
"All the Small Things" [26]
"Lipstick"
"Bad Behaviour"
"Wow Oh Wow" DNC
"Waterline"
"Young Love" DNC
"Luminous"
"Never Give Up on You"
All 12 contestants "You Are Not Alone" Gold
"When We Collide" Platinum [27]
"Run for Your Life"rowspan=8
"Starlight" [28]
"Amazing"
"It's Only Love"
"Anyone Else"
"Loving You"
"When You Were My Girl"
"Hit My Heart"
"Nothing's Real but Love" Silver [29]
"Too Good to Lose" rowspan=10
"Glitter & Gold"
"Backtrack"
"I Hope"
"Light On"
"All That I've Got"
"Get Happy"
"Bones"
"Superwoman"
"Nothing Left but Family"
"What Makes You Beautiful" 3xPlatinum [30]
"Gotta Be You" Silver
"Wishing on a Star"
"One Thing"Gold
"More than This"
"Live While We're Young" Platinum
"Little Things"2xPlatinum
"Kiss You" Platinum
"One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" Platinum
"Best Song Ever" Platinum
"Story of My Life" 2xPlatinum
"Midnight Memories" Silver
"You & I" Platinum
"Steal My Girl" 2xPlatinum
"Night Changes" Platinum
"Drag Me Down" 2xPlatinum
"Perfect" Platinum
"History" 2xPlatinum
(as part of One Direction) "Pillowtalk" 2xPlatinum [31]
"Back to Sleep"
"Like I Would" Silver
"Wrong"
"Cruel" Silver
"Freedun"
"I Don't Wanna Live Forever" Platinum
"Still Got Time" Gold
"Dusk Till Dawn" 2xPlatinum
"Let Me" rowspan=7
"Entertainer"
"Sour Diesel"
"Too Much"
"Fingers" DNC
"No Candle No Light"
"A Whole New World"
"Trampoline" Silver
"Rumors" DNC rowspan=4
"Flames"
"Better"
"Vibes"
"Love Like This"
"This Town" Platinum [32]
"Slow Hands" 2xPlatinum
"Too Much to Ask" Gold
"On the Loose" rowspan=3
"Seeing Blind" DNC
"What a Time"
"Nice to Meet Ya" Gold
"Put a Little Love on Me" Silver
"No Judgement" Silver
"Heartbreak Weather" rowspan=3
"Black and White"
"Moral of the Story"
"Our Song" Gold
"Everywhere" rowspan=3
"Heaven"
"Meltdown"
"Just Hold On" Platinum [33]
"Back to You" Gold
"Miss You" rowspan=9
"Two of Us"
"Kill My Mind" DNC
"We Made It"
"Don't Let It Break Your Heart"
"Walls"
"Bigger Than Me"
"Out of My System"
"Silver Tongues"
"Sign of the Times" 3xPlatinum [34]
"Two Ghosts"
"Kiwi" Gold
"Lights Up" Platinum
"Adore You" 3xPlatinum
"Falling" 2xPlatinum
"Watermelon Sugar" 4xPlatinum
"Golden" Platinum
"Treat People with Kindness" DNC Silver
"Fine Line"
"As It Was" 4xPlatinum
"Late Night Talking" Platinum
"Music for a Sushi Restaurant" Platinum
"Matilda" Gold
"Strip That Down" 2xPlatinum [35]
"Get Low" Silver
"Bedroom Floor" Silver
"For You" Platinum
"Familiar" Platinum
"Polaroid" Gold
"Stack It Up" rowspan=7
"All I Want (For Christmas)"
"Live Forever" DNC
"Midnight"
"Naughty List"
"Sunshine" DNC
"Teardrops"
"Swagger Jagger" Silver [36]
"With Ur Love" Silver
"Want U Back" Silver
"I Wish" rowspan=12
"Really Don't Care"
"Sirens"
"Activated" DNC
"None of My Business "
"M.I.A"
"Lost"
"One Drink Away"
"Baddest"
"I Just Call You Mine"
"Is This Love" [37]
"Curtain Call"
All 16 contestants"Heroes" Silver
"Cannonball" Gold [38]
"Wings" Platinum
"DNA" Gold
"Change Your Life" Silver
"How Ya Doin'?" Silver
"Move" Platinum
"Little Me" Silver
"Word Up!"
"Salute" Platinum
"Black Magic" 3xPlatinum
"Love Me Like You" Platinum
"Secret Love Song" 2xPlatinum
"Hair" Platinum
"Shout Out to My Ex" 3xPlatinum
"Touch" 3xPlatinum
"No More Sad Songs" Platinum
"Power" 3xPlatinum
"Reggaetón Lento" 2xPlatinum
"Only You" Platinum
"Woman Like Me" 2xPlatinum
"Think About Us" Gold
"Bounce Back" Silver
"One I've Been Missing"
"Break Up Song" Platinum
"Holiday" Gold
"Sweet Melody" Platinum
"No Time for Tears" Gold
"Confetti" 9 Gold
"Heartbreak Anthem" Platinum
"Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" Platinum
"Love (Sweet Love)" rowspan=16
"No"
(as part of Little Mix) "Boyz" 4
"Bad Thing" DNC
"Mine"
"Don't Say Love" 11 [39]
"My Love" 28
"Stealin' Love" DNC
"Forbidden Fruit"
"OMG"
"Nature"
"Forget About Us" 10 [40]
"Tears" 69 [41]
"Angel of My Dreams" 7 [42]
"Seven Nation Army" [43]
"Mercy" [44]
"You Bring Me Joy" Silver [45]
"Shut Up (And Give Me Whatever You Got)" rowspan=9
"Party Over"
"California"[46]
"Home Run" [47]
"Do You Think of Me?"
"Here's to Everything (Ooh La La)"
"Wonderful"
"She's Got a Motorcycle"
All 16 contestants "Wishing on a Star"
"Impossible" 3xPlatinum [48]
"You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You" Silver
"Wrecking Ball" rowspan=3
"Recovery"
"Get Down"
"Say You Won't Let Go" 6xPlatinum
"Safe Inside" Gold
"Can I Be Him" Platinum
"Sun Comes Up" Platinum
"Naked" Platinum
"You Deserve Better" Silver
"Empty Space" Platinum
"Rewrite the Stars" Platinum
"The Power of Love"
"Nobody" Silver
"Falling Like the Stars" Gold
"Treehouse" rowspan=1
"Quite Miss Home" Silver
"Lasting Lover" Gold
"Train Wreck" Platinum
"Medicine" rowspan=23
"September"
"Emily"
"Christmas Bells" DNC
"Lose My Mind"
"Questions"
"Lose You"
"Heartbeat"
"Work With My Love"
"A Year Ago"
"Blindslide" DNC
"Just Us" 81
"Homecoming" DNC
"Sleepwalking"
"Bitter Sweet Love"
"From The Jump"
"Titanium" [49]
"Forever Young"
"Carry You" [50]
"Beautiful Life"
"Loving You Is Easy"
"Tonight (We Live Forever)"
"You Got It All"
Ella Henderson"Ghost" 3xPlatinum [51]
"Glow" Silver
"Yours" Platinum
"Mirror Man"
"Glitterball" Gold
"Here for You" Silver [52]
"Glorious" DNC rowspan=2
"Young"
"This Is Real" Platinum
"We Got Love" Gold [53]
"Young" DNC rowspan=2
"Hold Me Close"
"Take Care of You" Silver
"Lighter" Platinum [54]
"Dream on Me" DNC rowspan=2
"Blame It on the Mistletoe"
"Let's Go Home Together" 10 Platinum
"Risk It All" 100 rowspan=2
"Hurricane" DNC
"Brave" 42 Silver
"Crazy What Love Can Do" 5 Gold
"21 Reasons" 9 Platinum
"Heartstrings" DNC
"React" 4 Platinum
"I Go Dancing" DNC rowspan="6"
"No Sleep"
"Like I Used To"
"0800 Heaven" 9
"Lifeline" DNC
"Rest Of Our Lives"
"Alibi" 10 Gold
"Mamma You Were Right" DNC rowspan="6"
"Under The Sun"
"Lighthouse" [55]
"Last Night (Beer Fear)"
"Tea and Toast"
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" DNC
"Skyscraper" Silver [56]
"Sing My Heart Out" DNC rowspan=53
"Black Velvet"
"Answerphone" [57]
"Hole in My Heart" [58]
"Street Love"
"Burns Like Fire"
"Dirty Dancer" [59]
Bootcamp "Say Something" [60]
"Feel Good (It's Alright)"
"New Love" DNC
"Open My Eyes"
"Like I Can"
"Sweet Lies"
"Good For Me"
"Gun Shy"
"Down"
"The Weekend"
"More & More" [61]
"Runway" DNC
"Picture"
"Stay"
"You Already Know"
"All For You"
"I Don’t Need Love"
"It Must Have Been Love"
"Rely"
"Undo My Heart"
"The Best"
"Worship You"
"Bring Me Joy" 69
10, CelebrityBootcamp (10)
Winner (Celebrity)
"High Heeled Shoes" [62]
"Far Cry from Love"
"History" DNC
"Everything But You"
"It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)"
"This"
"Ruin Your Night"
"Won’t Go Back Again"
"Family at Christmas"
"Baby Talk"
"Confetti"
"DNA"
"Sinking Boats"
"Single"
"Swan Lake"
"Heart’s Letting Go"
"Stronger"
"The Good, The Bad and The Bitch"
"Too Late"
"Dear Mr Right"
"Vulnerable"
"Little Lies"
"Crazy Life"
"Something I Need" Gold [63]
"Second Hand Heart" Silver
Andrea Faustini"Per Me E Per Te" DNC rowspan="4"
"Give a Little Love"
"Love Me So" [64]
"I Do" [65]
Bootcamp "Boo'd Up" Silver [66]
"Trip" Silver
"Forever Young" [67]
"Tears" Platinum
"So Good" Gold [68]
"Best Behaviour" Silver
"Unpredictable" Gold
"YES" rowspan=8
"Between You & Me" DNC
"Here We Go Again" 96
"Ain't Got You" DNC
"Like I Love Me"
"Always Be There"
"Who You Are"
"New Girl" [69]
"When Christmas Comes Around" Silver
"Subeme La Radio" rowspan=107
"Sucker for You"
"Try" DNC
"You don’t know nothing"
"Ghost of me"
"His car"
"Boujee"
"Monsters"
"Queens"
"Domino"
"Dance!"
"Let It Go"
"Up in Here"
"Lost & Found"DNC
"Layla"
"Habit"
"Broken Record"
"A Little Bit"
"Changes"
"Plastic Knife"
"The Honey G Show"
"Hit You With The Honey G" DNC
"Perfect Picture"
"If Only"
"Walk Away"
"Beat Of You"
"For the Night"
"Bad Boys"
"What You Do"
"Done"
"Name On It"
"Stupid Things"
"Blind"
"Walk Away"
"Eating Me Up"
"Long Way To Go"
"Let Me Love You"
"Superstar"
"Unruly"
"Tell Me That"
Caitlyn Vanbeck Judges Houses "I’m Sorry"
"Break Your Heart"
"Jolene"
"Dimelo" [70]
"Pyro Ting" DNC
"I Want You to Freak"
"Yours or Mine" DNC
"Rotate (Clockwise)"
"La Bomba"
"Girl"
"Palm Trees"
"Who Am I? (Black Lives Matter)"
"Girls Like You"
"No Contest"
"Left Right"
"Tongue Tied"
"Statement"
"Over & Over"
"Catching a Vibe"
"Temporary Love"
"Just a Friend"
"Neymar"
"Role Play"
"Check For Me"
"Medina"
"Close Your Eyes"
"F With You"
Myles (as part of Rak-Su) "Old Fashioned"
"Crazy"
Grace Davies2nd "Invisible"
"Addicted to Blue"
"Amsterdam"
"Just a Girl"
"I Met a Boy Online"
"Iris"
"Testosterone"
"Toothbrush"
"Used to You"
"Roots" 89 [71]
"Wolves" DNC
"Already Gone"
"Breathe"
"Illuminate"
"Only for Tonight"
"Small Talk" [72]
Bootcamp "I'll Never Love Again" 73 [73]
"After the Night Before"DNC
"We Can Have the World Tonight"
"Alive"
"Bones"
"You Can’t Hold Me Down"
"The Power of Love" [74]
"Cry" DNC
"Love Shy"
"My Christmas Wish"
"Hands of Time (My Oh My)"
"One For You"
5th "If I'm Honest"
7th "The Silence"
"Get Back"
"Beautiful I Am"
"God’s Best"
12th "Ain't It Funny"
"Esta Noche"
"Sticks and Stones and Mobile Phones"
16th "Start the Show"
Angel22 "Free Hugs"
(as part of No Love Lost) "See Nobody" Platinum [75]
"Nice to Meet Ya" Silver
"Drive" Silver
"Say Nothing" DNC rowspan=11
"Abracadabra"
"I Love Your Smile" DNC
"Like This, Like That"
"That's Not What My Friends Say"
All Celebrity finalists "Run" [76]
"Love Me Or Not" DNC
"Superpower"
"Safe & Sound"
"Ring The Alarm"
"Restroom Booth Confessions"

Albums

ArtistSeriesPosition in showAlbum titleUK release dateUK peak chart
position
UK certificationRef(s)
1 Winner Heart and Soul 1 Gold
Runners-up G4 1 2xPlatinum
G4 & Friends 6 Platinum
Act Three 21 Gold
G4 Love Songs 56 rowspan=3
4th Rowetta 89 [77]
6th Celebration 87 [78]
2 Winner Shayne Ward 1 Platinum
Breathless 2 Platinum
Obsession 15 Silver
Closer 17
Runner-up The Impossible Dream 2 Platinum
Soul Man 19 Gold
3rd Journey South 1 Platinum
Home 43 rowspan=2
8th Maria Lawson 41
3 Winner Spirit 1 10xPlatinum
Echo 1 2xPlatinum
Glassheart 3 Silver
Christmas, with Love 13 Gold
I Am 12
Runner-up Doing It My Way 1 Gold
3rd Picture of You 3 Gold
4th The MacDonald Brothers 18 rowspan=2 [79]
The World Outside 41
4Winner Right Now 4 Gold
Runner-up Rhydian 3 Platinum [80]
O Fortuna 25 Gold
Waves 39 rowspan=2
One Day Like This 19
3rd Pop 22 Gold
5 Winner Overcome 1 2xPlatinum
Heartbreak on Hold 18 rowspan=2
The Truth Is 16
Runners-up JLS 1 4xPlatinum
Outta This World 2 2xPlatinum
Jukebox 2 Platinum
Evolution 3 Gold
Goodbye – The Greatest Hits 6 Gold
2.0 4 rowspan=2
3rd Eoghan Quigg 14
4th Songs from the Tainted Cherry Tree 1 Gold
Music to Make Boys Cry 37
5th Planeta Azul DNC N/A
Loveaholic
6 Winner Wide Awake 3 Gold
Classic 2 Gold
Classic Christmas 15 Gold
Here's What I Believe 8 Silver
Saturday Night at the Movies 10
Runner-up Olly Murs 2 2xPlatinum
In Case You Didn't Know 1 3xPlatinum
Right Place Right Time 1 4xPlatinum
Never Been Better 1 3xPlatinum
24 Hrs 1 Platinum
You Know I Know 2 Platinum
Marry Me 1 rowspan=5
3rd Shy 45
6th Planet Jedward 17
Victory 34
Young Love 63
7 Winner Letters 2 Gold
The Fire 8 Silver
Porcelain 11 rowspan=2
Time to Be Alive 28
Runner-up Heaven 3 2xPlatinum
Freedom 6 Gold
Lady Sings the Blues7 rowspan=2
Superwoman7
3rd Up All Night 2 4xPlatinum
Take Me Home 1 4xPlatinum
Midnight Memories 1 3xPlatinum
Four 1 2xPlatinum
Made in the A.M. 1 2xPlatinum
(as part of One Direction) Mind of Mine 1Gold
Icarus Falls 77rowspan=2
Nobody Is Listening 17
Harry Styles 1Platinum
Fine Line 2 2xPlatinum
Harry's House 1 Gold
Flicker 3Gold
Heartbreak Weather 1 Silver
LP1 17 Silver
Walls 4 Silver
Faith in the Future 1 Silver
4th Sticks and Stones 4 Gold [81]
Sorry I'm Late 21
5th Mine & Yours 6 Silver [82]
…with Love 28 rowspan=2
9th Misty Eye 19
8 Winner DNA 3 Platinum
Salute 4 Platinum
Get Weird 2 3xPlatinum
Glory Days 1 4xPlatinum
LM5 3 Platinum
Confetti 2 Platinum
Between Us 3 Platinum
Runner-up Marcus Collins 7 rowspan=2
5th Running with Scissors 43 [83]
9 Winner James Arthur 2 Platinum
Back from the Edge 1 Platinum [84]
You 2 Gold
It'll All Make Sense in the End 3 Silver
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Runner-up Love Never Fails 1 Silver
4th Union J 6 Silver
You Got It All – The Album 28
6th Chapter One 1 Platinum
Everything I Didn't Say 8 Gold
9th Top Room at the Zoo 22
Join the Club 7 Silver
We Are 22 rowspan="4"
I Hope You Don't Mind Me Writing 12
Today Was a Good Day 12
Choices 5
10 Winner The Power of Love 1 Gold
Sing My Heart Out 33 rowspan=2
Runner-up In the Arms of an Angel 6
Winner Ben Haenow 10 Silver
Runner-up Love, Sax and Flashbacks 14 Silver
Fearless DNC rowspan=3
3rd Kelly 14 [85]
Winner Trouble 29

See also

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