Matt Cardle discography

Matt Cardle discography
Cardle in Stockport promoting the release of The Fire.
Studio albums	3
Music videos	9
Singles	9

The discography of the English singer and songwriter Matt Cardle consists of three studio albums, nine singles and nine music videos.

Cardle signed a joint deal with Syco and Columbia Records after winning the seventh series of The X Factor. His winner's single "When We Collide" topped the UK Singles Chart to become the 2010 Christmas number 1 and remained there for three consecutive weeks. In June 2012 the song reached the one million sale mark, making it the 123rd single to sell a million copies in the UK and the fourth by an X Factor contestant. In Ireland it is the fourth best selling single of all time.^[1] His debut album, Letters, was released in the UK on 17 October 2011. The album's first single, "Run For Your Life," written by Gary Barlow, peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart. Letters debuted at number 2 on the UK Albums chart and spent 16 consecutive weeks in the top 40. Two further singles from the album were released, "Starlight" and "Amazing".

On 20 May 2012, Cardle announced on Twitter that he had parted ways with Columbia Records. On 9 September 2012, So What Recordings, part of the Silva Screen Music Group, announced that Cardle's second album, The Fire would be released on 29 October 2012 on their label. The lead single, "It's Only Love" was premiered on September 11, 2012. It was not released as a standalone product however, but only made available as a download upon the album release and therefore only reached number 175 on the UK Singles Chart. The Fire debuted at number 8 in the UK album chart, giving Cardle his second top 10 album.

Cardle's third album, Porcelain, was released on 28 October 2013 and reached number 11 on the UK album chart. The first single, a duet with Melanie C called "Loving You", was released on 18 August 2013 and reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. Two further singles were released, "When You Were My Girl" and "Hit My Heart".

Albums

Studio albums

Album	Album details	Peak chart positions					Sales	Certifications
		UK [2]	UK Indie	IRE [3]	IRE Indie	SCO [4]
Letters	Released: 17 October 2011 Label: Syco, Sony, Columbia Format: CD, digital download	2	-	2	-	2	UK: 278,227[5]	UK: Platinum[6] IRE: Gold[7]
The Fire	Released: 29 October 2012 Label: So What Recordings Format: CD, Digital download	8	1	14	1	8		UK: Silver[6]
Porcelain	Released: 28 October 2013 Format: CD, Digital download, Vinyl	11	3	75	13	22

Singles

As lead artist

Single	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
		UK [2]	IRL [3]	SCO	UK Indie [8]
"When We Collide"	2010	1	1	1	—	Letters
"Run for Your Life"	2011	6	12	6	—
"Starlight"		185	—	—	—
"Amazing"	2012	84	—	—	—
"It's Only Love"		175	—	—		The Fire
"Anyone Else"		—	—	—
"Lately" [9][10]	2013	—	—	—
"Loving You" (with Melanie C)		14	42	11	2	Porcelain
"When You Were My Girl"		—	—	—	36
"Hit My Heart"	2014	171	—	—	20
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Single	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		UK [11]	IRL [12]	SCO [13]
"Heroes" (as part of The X Factor finalists)	2010	1	1	1	Non-album single

Other charted songs

Single	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		UK [14]
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"	2012	92	The Fire

Music videos

Year	Song	Director(s)
2011	"When We Collide"	Andy Morahan
	"Run for Your Life"	Howard Greenhalgh
	"Starlight"	Sean De Sparengo
2012	"Amazing"	Sean De Sparengo
	"It's Only Love"	Nick Spanos
	"Anyone Else"	Chanya Button
2013	"Lately"	Nick Spanos
	"Loving You"	Jonny Kight
	"When You Were My Girl"	Nick Spanos

References

1. "Matt Cardle - Spin 103.8 - 31.7.13". 2013-07-31.
2. Peak positions in the UK:
   • For all except where noted: "Matt Cardle - UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
   • For "Starlight": "New Chart Entries > December 17, 2011". Zobbel.de. 2011-12-17.
   • For "Amazing": "New Chart Entries > March 3, 2012". Zobbel.de. 2012-03-03.
   • For "It's Only Love": "New Chart Entries > November 10, 2012". Zobbel.de. 2012-11-10.
   • For "Hit My Heart": "New Chart Entries > April 19, 2014". Zobbel.de. 2014-04-19.
3. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Matt Cardle". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
4. Peak positions for albums in Scotland:
   • For Letters: "Chart Archive > October 29, 2011". Official Charts Company. 2011-10-29.
   • For The Fire: "Chart Archive > November 10, 2012". Official Charts Company. 2012-11-10.
   • For Porcelain: "Chart Archive > November 9, 2013". Official Charts Company. 2013-11-09.
5. Jones, Alan (21 November 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Justin Bieber takes singles summit but misses out on albums". Music Week. Retrieved 21 November 2015. (subscription required (help)).
6. "Certified Awards". BPI. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
7. "The Irish Charts - 2011 Certification Awards - Gold". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
8. Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
   • For "When We Collide": "Chart Archive > January 1, 2011". Official Charts Company. 2011-01-01.
   • For "Run for Your Life": "Chart Archive > October 22, 2011". Official Charts Company. 2011-10-22.
   • For "Loving You": "Chart Archive > August 31, 2013". Official Charts Company. 2013-08-31.
11. Peak positions for the featured singles in the UK:
    • For "Heroes": "Chart Archive > December 4, 2010". Official Charts Company. 2010-12-04.
12. Peak positions for the featured singles in Ireland:
    • For "Heroes": "Chart Archive > Week ending: 25 November 2010". (IRMA).
13. Peak positions for the featured singles in Scotland:
    • For "Heroes": "Chart Archive > December 4, 2010". The Official Charts Companydate=2010-12-04.
14. Peak positions for the Other charted songs in the UK:
    • For "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face": "New Chart Entries > November 10, 2012". Zobbel.de. 2012-11-10.