Susan Boyle discography

Susan Boyle discography

Susan Boyle in July 2013
Studio albums 6
Music videos 6
Singles 13

The discography of Susan Boyle, a Scottish singer, contains six studio albums and thirteen singles. Boyle achieved global attention after auditioning for Series 3 of Britain's Got Talent in 2009. After much attention, Boyle signed a record deal with British record producer Simon Cowell, releasing her worldwide multi-platinum selling début album I Dreamed a Dream. The album's first two singles, "Wild Horses" and "I Dreamed a Dream" were successful, both reaching the top forty of the UK Singles Chart.

In the United States, Boyle's album charted at number one on the Billboard 200 album charts for many weeks, this continues to hold on to the top spot into 2010. The singles were a success in the United States, with "Wild Horses" making ninety-eight and "I Dreamed a Dream" making sixty-two. In 2010, Boyle was one of few artists who featured on Simon Cowell's 2010 Haiti earthquake appeal single, "Everybody Hurts", a cover of the R.E.M. song.

On 9 July 2010, Boyle announced that her second album would be a Christmas album entitled The Gift. As part of the lead-up to the album, she held a competition called Susan's Search, the winner of which sang a duet with her on her new CD. The album was released on 8 November 2010.

Emeli Sandé was reported to have helped Boyle to write songs for her third studio album, Someone to Watch Over Me, which was released on 31 October 2011. Boyle performed on the second semi-final results show of the sixth season of America's Got Talent, which aired on 31 August 2011. Boyle made her first appearance in Australia, on the The X Factor, on 8 November 2011 and sang "Autumn Leaves". In November 2012 she released her fourth studio album, Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage. In two of the songs, she collaborates with Donny Osmond.

As of 2013, Boyle had sold over 25 million records worldwide.[1]

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
UK
[2]		 AUS
[3]		 CAN
[4]		 FRA
[5]		 IRE
[6]		 NLD
[7]		 NZ
[8]		 SWE
[9]		 SWI
[10]		 US
[11]
I Dreamed a Dream 1 1 1 8 1 1 1 2 1 1
The Gift
  • Released: 8 November 2010
  • Label: Syco Music, Sony Music (#88697720772)
  • Format: CD, digital download
 1 2 1 29 4 1 1 10 19 1
  • UK: 2× Platinum[25]
  • AUS: 3× Platinum[26]
  • CAN: 2× Platinum[17]
  • IRE: 2× Platinum[27]
  • NZ: 4× Platinum[20]
  • US: 3× Platinum[22]
Someone to Watch Over Me
  • Released: 1 November 2011
  • Label: Syco Music, Sony Music (#88697962522)
  • Format: CD, digital download
 1 1 6 145 11 18 2 9 47 4
  • UK: 344,508[12]
  • US: 700,000[28]
  • World: 3,000,000
Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage
  • Released: 13 November 2012
  • Label: Syco Music, Sony Music (#88765417892)
  • Format: CD, digital download
 5 6 17 — 19 11 1 3 – 12
  • UK: 175,488[12]
  • US: 250,000[34]
  • World: 1,500,000
  • UK: Gold[25]
  • AUS: Platinum[29]
  • NZ: Platinum
Home for Christmas
  • Released: 25 October 2013
  • Label: Syco Music, Sony Music
  • Format: CD, digital download
 9 13 17 — 20 12 3 — — 17
  • UK: 122,488[12]
  • US: 208,000[35]
  • World: 1,000,000
Hope
  • Released: 21 October 2014
  • Label: Syco Music, Sony Music
  • Format: CD, digital download
 13 11 — — — — 6 — — 16
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released.

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[2]		 AUS
[39]		 CAN
[40]		 IRE
[6]		 NLD
[7]		 SWE
[9]		 SWI
[10]		 US
[41]
"Wild Horses" 2009 9 93 95 11 99 – – 98 I Dreamed a Dream
"I Dreamed a Dream" 37 66 65 20 – 59 37 62
"You'll See" 2010 197 – – – – – – –
"Amazing Grace" – – – – – – – –
"Perfect Day" 124 – – – – – – – The Gift
"I Know Him So Well"
(Geraldine McQueen & Susan Boyle)		 2011 11 – – – – – – – Non-album single
"You Have to Be There" – – – – – – – – Someone to Watch Over Me
"Enjoy the Silence" – – – – – – – —
"Unchained Melody" – – – – – – – –
"Autumn Leaves" – – – – – – – —
"The Winner Takes It All"[42] 2012 – – – – – – – — Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage
"O Come, All Ye Faithful"
(with Elvis Presley)		 2013 48 – – – – – – — Home for Christmas
"You Raise Me Up" 2014 - – – – – – – — Hope
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released

As featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[2]		 AUS
[43]		 IRE
[44]		 NZ
[43]		 SWE
[43]		 SWI
[43]
"Everybody Hurts"
(as part of Helping Haiti)		 2010 1 28 1 17 21 16 Charity single
"A Mother's Prayer"
(with Jackie Evancho)		 2011 – – – – – — Dream with Me
"From This Moment On"[45]
(with Plácido Domingo)		 2012 – – – – – — Songs
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released

Music videos

Title Year Director
"Perfect Day" 2010 Lou Reed
"I Know Him So Well"
"You Have to Be There" 2011
"Unchained Melody"
"Autumn Leaves"

References

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  6. 1 2 "Irish Charts > Susan Boyle". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  7. 1 2 "Dutch Charts > Susan Boyle" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
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  10. 1 2 "Swiss Charts > Susan Boyle". swisscharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  11. ↑ "Susan Boyle > Album & Song Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 Jones, Alan (14 November 2011). "UK Album Chart Analysis: Susan Boyle LP sells 73k units". Music Week. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  13. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (6 January 2010). "Taylor Swift Edges Susan Boyle For 2009's Top-Selling Album". Billboard Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  14. ↑ Youngs, Ian (18 January 2010). "Why Susan Boyle was snubbed by the Brit Awards". BBC News. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  15. ↑ "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2011 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  17. 1 2 "Music Canada > Gold & Platinum Certifications > Susan Boyle". Music Canada. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  18. ↑ "InfoDisc Les Certifications" (in French). InfoDisc Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  19. ↑ "IRMA > 2009 Certification Awards". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  20. 1 2 "Radioscope > Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". RadioScope Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
  21. ↑ "IFPI Switzerland > Edelmetall" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  22. 1 2 3 "RIAA Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  23. ↑ "The Gifts That Keep on Giving: Biggest Radio and Album Hits of the Holidays". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  24. ↑ "Susan Boyle tops overseas album sales chart". BBC News. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 http://www.bpi.co.uk/searchresult/bpi-sales-awards-launch-automatic-certification.aspx
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  28. ↑ http://fotpforums.com/archive/index.php/t-1331-p-2.html
  29. 1 2
  30. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Susan Boyle – Someone to Watch Over Me". Music Canada.
  31. ↑ http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/gold11.htm
  32. ↑ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=1825 NZtop40, Retrieved 28 July 2013
  33. ↑ http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Someone+to+Watch+Over+Me&sa=Susan+Boyle&smt=0 Music Canada, Retrieved 28 July 2013
  34. ↑ http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/sales/sales_ur.cgi
  35. ↑ Paul Grein (2 January 2014). "Chart Watch: The Top 10 Christmas Albums of 2013". Yahoo Music.
  36. ↑ http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums
  37. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6304305/billy-idol-highest-debut
  38. ↑ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart (12 January 2015)". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  39. ↑ "ARIA Charts > ARIA Report > 7 December 2009" (PDF) (1032). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  40. ↑ "Susan Boyle > Album & Song Chart History > Canadian Hot 100". Billboard Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  41. ↑ "Susan Boyle > Album & Song Chart History > Billboard Hot 100". Billboard Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  42. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a432007/susan-boyle-unveils-new-song-the-winner-takes-it-all-listen.html
  43. 1 2 3 4 "Various Charts > Everybody Hurts". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  44. ↑ "Irish Charts > Helping Haiti". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  45. ↑ "Plácido Domingo prepares 'Songs', his first pop album in 20 years". 20 July 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
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