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

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Artist Series Position in show Song title UK release date UK peak chart position UK certification award Ref(s)
Steve Brookstein1Winner"Against All Odds"20 December 20041Silver[4]
"Fighting Butterflies"2 October 2006DNC
G4Runners-up"Bohemian Rhapsody"14 March 20059[5]
Shayne Ward2Winner"That's My Goal"21 December 20051Platinum[6]
"No Promises"10 April 20062Silver[6]
"Stand by Me"10 July 200614Silver[6]
"No U Hang Up"/"If That's OK with You"24 September 20072Silver[6]
"Breathless"19 November 20076[6]
"Gotta Be Somebody"7 November 201012[6]
"My Heart Would Take You Back"15 April 2015DNC
"Over the Rainbow"22 May 2020 DNC[6]
Andy AbrahamRunner-up"Hang Up"27 March 200665[7]
"December Brings Me Back to You"11 December 200618[7]
"Even If"19 May 200867[7]
Chico5th"It's Chico Time"27 February 20061[8]
"D.I.S.C.O"14 August 200624[8]
"Curvy Cola Bottle Body"8 October 200745[8]
Maria Lawson8th"Sleepwalking"14 August 200620[9]
Fleur East2, 1112th (as part of Addictiv Ladies) (2)
Runner-up (11)
"Sax"6 November 20153Platinum[10]
"More and More"5 February 2016186[10]
"Favourite Thing"4 January 201980[10]
"Size"18 November 2019DNC[10]
"Lucky"31 January 2020[10]
"Mine"20 March 2020[10]
"Not Alone"10 April 2020[10]
"You’re Christmas to Me"11 December 2020[10]
"Count The Ways"27 January 2023[10]
Leona Lewis3Winner"A Moment Like This"17 December 20061Platinum[11]
"Bleeding Love"19 October 200713xPlatinum[11]
"Better in Time"7 March 20082Gold[11]
"Footprints in the Sand"7 March 200826Silver[11]
"Forgive Me"3 November 20085[11]
"Run"30 November 200812xPlatinum[11]
"Happy"8 November 20092Silver[11]
"Stop Crying Your Heart Out"9 November 200927[11]
"I Got You"21 February 201014[11]
"Collide"3 September 20114Silver[11]
"Trouble"7 October 20127[11]
"Lovebird"16 November 2012DNC[12]
"One More Sleep"5 November 201332xPlatinum[11]
"Fire Under My Feet"7 July 201551[11]
"I Am"15 July 2015DNC[11]
"Thunder"24 July 2015[11]
"You Are the Reason"9 February 201843Platinum[11]
"Solo Quiero (Somebody to Love)"30 August 2019DNC[11]
"Kiss Me, It’s Christmas"5 November 202199[11]
Leon Jackson4Winner"When You Believe"16 December 20071Gold[13]
"Don't Call This Love"12 October 20083[13]
"Creative"15 November 200894[13]
Same Difference3rd"We R One"24 November 200813[14]
"Shine On Forever (Photo Frame)"29 August 2010100[citation needed]
Mollie KingBootcamp"Back to You"19 August 201690
Alexandra Burke5Winner"Hallelujah"17 December 200812xPlatinum[15]
"Bad Boys"12 October 20091Platinum[15]
"Broken Heels"11 January 20108Gold[15]
"All Night Long"3 May 20104Silver[15]
"Start Without You"23 August 20101Silver[15]
"The Silence"6 December 201016[15]
"Elephant"13 March 20123[15]
"Let It Go"27 May 201233[15]
"Silent Night"20 November 2020DNC[15]
JLSRunners-up"Beat Again"12 July 20091Platinum[16]
"Everybody in Love"1 November 20091Platinum[16]
"One Shot"22 February 20106Gold[16]
"The Club Is Alive"11 July 20101Silver[16]
"Love You More"14 November 20101Gold[16]
"Eyes Wide Shut"13 February 20118Gold[16]
"She Makes Me Wanna"22 July 20111Gold[16]
"Take a Chance on Me"4 November 20112Silver[16]
"Wishing on a Star"27 November 20111[17]
"Do You Feel What I Feel?"1 January 201216[16]
"Proud"16 March 20126[16]
"Hottest Girl in the World"21 October 20126[16]
"Billion Lights"15 November 201314[16]
"Eternal Love"3 September 202171[16]
"Postcard"12 November 2021DNC[16]
Aston MerrygoldRunners-up (as part of JLS)"Get Stupid"14 August 201528
"I Ain't Missing You"23 September 2016126
Marvin Humes (as part of LuvBug)"Resonance"24 October 201412
"Revive (Say Something)"8 February 201513
"Best Is Yet to Come"21 April 201668
Eoghan Quigg3rd"28,000 Friends"6 April 200996[18]
"The Movie Song"2 March 2014DNC
Diana Vickers4th"Once"19 April 20101Silver[19]
"The Boy Who Murdered Love"18 July 201036[19]
"My Wicked Heart"17 October 201013[19]
"Cinderella"21 July 201376[citation needed]
"Music to Make Boys Cry"15 September 2013DNC
Ruth Lorenzo5th"Dancing in the Rain"18 March 2014102
Laura White8th"You Should Have Known"2 November 200932
The X Factor contestants 2008All 12 contestants"Hero"27 October 200812xPlatinum [17]
Joe McElderry6Winner"The Climb"14 December 20091Platinum[20]
"Ambitions"10 October 20106[20]
"Someone Wake Me Up"5 December 201068[20]
"Last Christmas"19 December 201168[20]
"Abide with Me"14 April 2013143[20]
"Baby Had Your Fun"22 January 2021DNC[20]
Olly MursRunner-up"Please Don't Let Me Go"29 August 20101Gold[21]
"Thinking of Me"21 November 20104Gold[21]
"Heart on My Sleeve"6 March 201120[21]
"Busy"29 May 201145[21]
"Heart Skips a Beat"21 August 20111Platinum[21]
"Dance with Me Tonight"20 November 201112× Platinum[21]
"Oh My Goodness"1 April 201213[21]
"Troublemaker"18 November 20121Platinum[21]
"Army of Two"10 March 201312Silver[21]
"Dear Darlin'"26 May 20135Platinum[21]
"Right Place Right Time"25 August 201327[21]
"Inna Ninja"10 November 2013DNC[21]
"Hand on Heart"22 November 201325[21]
"Wrapped Up"16 November 20143Platinum[21]
"Up"4 January 20154Platinum[21]
"Seasons"29 March 201534[21]
"Beautiful to Me"28 July 201593[21]
"Kiss Me"9 October 201511Gold[21]
"You Don't Know Love"8 July 201615Platinum[21]
"Grow Up"7 October 201625Silver[21]
"Years & Years"9 December 201683[21]
"Unpredictable"2 June 201732Gold[21]
"More Mess"4 August 2017DNC[22]
"Moves"28 September 201846Silver[21]
"Die of a Broken Heart"7 October 2022DNC[21]
"I Hate It When Your Drunk"25 November 2022[21]
"Coming Off The Snow (The Miracle of Christmas)"9 December 2022[21]
"I Found Her"23 February 2023[21]
Stacey Solomon3rd"Driving Home for Christmas"18 December 201127[23]
"Shy"19 April 2015DNC[24]
Jedward6th"Under Pressure (Ice Ice Baby)"5 February 20102[25]
"All the Small Things"18 July 201080[26]
"Lipstick"12 February 201140[25]
"Bad Behaviour"3 July 201160[25]
"Wow Oh Wow"20 November 2011DNC
"Waterline"24 February 2012122
"Young Love"18 June 2012DNC
"Luminous"15 October 2012
Lucie Jones8th"Never Give Up on You"31 March 201773
The X Factor contestants 2009All 12 contestants"You Are Not Alone"16 November 20091Gold[17]
Matt Cardle7Winner"When We Collide"13 December 20101Platinum[27]
"Run for Your Life"10 October 20116[27]
"Starlight"4 December 2011185[28]
"Amazing"19 February 201284
"It's Only Love"29 October 2012175
"Anyone Else"31 December 2012DNC
"Loving You"18 August 201314[27]
"When You Were My Girl"13 October 2013DNC
"Hit My Heart"6 April 2014171
Rebecca FergusonRunner-up"Nothing's Real but Love"20 November 201110Silver[29]
"Too Good to Lose"2 March 2012186[citation needed]
"Glitter & Gold"29 April 2012116[citation needed]
"Backtrack"14 October 201215[29]
"I Hope"1 December 201315[29]
"Light On"28 December 2013DNC[29]
"All That I've Got"2 March 2014180[29]
"Get Happy"2 February 2015DNC[29]
"Bones"2 September 201646[29]
"Superwoman"6 December 201695[29]
"Nothing Left but Family"8 May 2020DNC[29]
One Direction3rd"What Makes You Beautiful"11 September 201113xPlatinum[30]
"Gotta Be You"11 November 20113Silver[30]
"Wishing on a Star"27 November 20111[17]
"One Thing"6 January 20129Gold[30]
"More than This"26 June 201286[citation needed]
"Live While We're Young"30 September 20123Platinum[30]
"Little Things"11 November 201212xPlatinum[30]
"Kiss You"7 January 20139Platinum[30]
"One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)"17 February 20131Platinum[30]
"Best Song Ever"22 July 201322xPlatinum[30]
"Story of My Life"25 October 201322xPlatinum[30]
"Midnight Memories"9 March 201439Silver[30]
"You & I"25 May 201419Platinum[30]
"Steal My Girl"29 September 201432xPlatinum[30]
"Night Changes"14 November 20147Platinum[30]
"Drag Me Down"31 July 201512xPlatinum[30]
"Perfect"16 October 20152Platinum
"History"6 November 201562xPlatinum[30]
Zayn 3rd (as part of One Direction) "Pillowtalk"29 January 201612xPlatinum[31]
"Back to Sleep"26 February 2016DNC
"Like I Would"24 May 201630Silver
"Wrong"5 June 2016118
"Cruel"15 July 201633Silver
"Freedun"2 September 2016DNC
"I Don't Wanna Live Forever"9 December 20165Platinum
"Still Got Time"24 March 201724Gold
"Dusk Till Dawn"7 September 201752xPlatinum
"Let Me"12 April 201820
"Entertainer"23 May 201895
"Sour Diesel"18 July 2018DNC
"Too Much"2 August 201879
"Fingers"18 October 2018DNC
"No Candle No Light"15 November 2018
"A Whole New World"9 May 202068
"Trampoline"26 September 201952Silver
"Rumors"4 October 2019DNC
"Flames"15 November 2019
"Better"25 September 202058
"Vibes"8 January 202150
"Love Like This"21 July 202336
Niall Horan"This Town"29 September 20169Platinum[32]
"Slow Hands"5 May 201772xPlatinum
"Too Much to Ask"15 September 201724Gold
"On the Loose"18 February 201894
"Seeing Blind"1 June 2018DNC
"What a Time"29 March 2019
"Nice to Meet Ya"4 October 201922Gold
"Put a Little Love on Me"6 December 2019DNCSilver
"No Judgement"7 February 202032Silver
"Heartbreak Weather"13 March 2020DNC
"Black and White"21 April 202091
"Moral of the Story"11 June 2020DNC
"Our Song"22 May 202113Platinum
"Everywhere"19 November 202123
"Heaven"17 February 202316
"Meltdown"28 April 202362
Louis Tomlinson"Just Hold On"10 December 20162Platinum[33]
"Back to You"21 July 20178Gold
"Miss You"1 December 201739
"Two of Us"7 March 201964
"Kill My Mind"5 September 2019DNC
"We Made It"24 October 2019
"Don't Let It Break Your Heart"23 November 2019
"Walls"17 January 2020
"Bigger Than Me"1 September 2022
"Out of My System"14 October 2022
"Silver Tongues"9 November 2022
Harry Styles"Sign of the Times"7 April 201713xPlatinum[34]
"Two Ghosts"7 August 201758
"Kiwi"31 October 201766Gold
"Lights Up"11 October 20193Platinum
"Adore You"6 December 201973xPlatinum
"Falling"28 February 2020152xPlatinum
"Watermelon Sugar"28 February 202044xPlatinum
"Golden"23 October 202026Platinum
"Treat People with Kindness"11 January 2021DNCSilver
"Fine Line"19 November 2021
"As It Was"1 April 202214xPlatinum
"Late Night Talking"27 May 20222Platinum
"Music for a Sushi Restaurant"27 May 20223Platinum
"Matilda"12 August 202263Gold
Liam Payne"Strip That Down"19 May 201732xPlatinum[35]
"Get Low"6 July 201726Silver
"Bedroom Floor"20 October 201721Silver
"For You"5 January 20188Platinum
"Familiar"20 April 201814Platinum
"Polaroid"5 October 201812Gold
"Stack It Up"18 September 201984
"All I Want (For Christmas)"25 October 201973
"Live Forever"6 December 2019DNC
"Midnight"8 April 2020
"Naughty List"30 October 202048
"Sunshine"27 August 2021DNC
"Teardrops"1 March 202485
Cher Lloyd4th"Swagger Jagger"31 July 20111Silver[36]
"With Ur Love"31 October 20114Silver[36]
"Want U Back"19 March 201225Silver[36]
"I Wish"3 September 2013160[36]
"Really Don't Care"20 May 201492[36]
"Sirens"20 July 201441[36]
"Activated"22 July 2016DNC[36]
"None of My Business "16 October 2018[36]
"M.I.A"11 October 2019[36]
"Lost"24 April 2020[36]
"One Drink Away"2 October 2020[36]
"Baddest"7 May 2021[36]
Mary Byrne5th"I Just Call You Mine"4 March 2011
Aiden Grimshaw9th"Is This Love"3 June 201235[37]
"Curtain Call"12 August 201249[37]
The X Factor contestants 2010All 16 contestants"Heroes"21 November 20101Silver[17]
Little Mix8Winner"Cannonball"11 December 20111Gold[38]
"Wings"26 August 20121Platinum[38]
"DNA"11 November 20123Gold[38]
"Change Your Life"3 February 201312Silver[38]
"How Ya Doin'?"17 April 201316Silver[38]
"Move"25 October 20133Platinum[38]
"Little Me"30 December 201314Silver[38]
"Word Up!"16 March 20146[38]
"Salute"1 June 20146Platinum[38]
"Black Magic"21 May 201513xPlatinum[38]
"Love Me Like You"25 September 201511Platinum[38]
"Secret Love Song"11 December 201562xPlatinum[38]
"Hair"15 April 201611Platinum[38]
"Shout Out to My Ex"16 October 201614xPlatinum[38]
"Touch"9 December 201643xPlatinum[38]
"No More Sad Songs"7 March 201715Platinum[38]
"Power"26 May 201763xPlatinum[38]
"Reggaetón Lento"18 August 201752xPlatinum[38]
"Only You"22 June 201813Platinum[38]
"Woman Like Me"12 October 201822xPlatinum[38]
"Think About Us"25 January 201922Gold[38]
"Bounce Back"12 June 201910Silver[38]
"One I've Been Missing"22 November 201959[38]
"Break Up Song"27 March 20209Platinum[38]
"Holiday"24 July 202015Gold[38]
"Sweet Melody"23 October 20201Platinum[38]
"No Time for Tears"27 November 202019Gold[38]
"Confetti"30 April 20219Platinum[38]
"Heartbreak Anthem"22 May 20213Platinum[38]
"Kiss My (Uh-Oh)"23 July 202110Platinum[38]
"Love (Sweet Love)"3 September 202133[38]
"No"12 November 202135[38]
Jesy Nelson1st (as part of Little Mix)"Boyz"8 October 20214
"Bad Thing"14 April 2023DNC
"Mine"2 August 2024
Leigh-Anne"Don't Say Love"16 June 202311[39]
"My Love"7 September 202328
"Stealin' Love"28 March 2024DNC
"Forbidden Fruit"3 May 2024
"OMG"31 May 2024
"Nature"12 June 2024
Perrie"Forget About Us"12 April 202410[40]
"Tears"21 June 202469
"You Go Your Way"4 October 202452
JADE"Angel of My Dreams"19 July 20247Sliver[41]
"Fantasy"18 October 202452
Marcus CollinsRunner-up"Seven Nation Army"4 March 20129[42]
"Mercy"10 June 2012194[43]
Amelia Lily3rd"You Bring Me Joy"9 September 20122Silver[44]
"Shut Up (And Give Me Whatever You Got)"18 January 201311[44]
"Party Over"21 April 201340[44]
"California"5 September 201483[45]
Misha B4th"Home Run"15 July 201211[46]
"Do You Think of Me?"4 November 20129[46]
"Here's to Everything (Ooh La La)"11 May 201335[46]
Janet Devlin5th"Wonderful"13 November 2013DNC
Frankie Cocozza8th"She's Got a Motorcycle"12 November 201289
The X Factor contestants 2011 featuring JLS and One DirectionAll 16 contestants"Wishing on a Star"27 November 20111[17]
James Arthur9Winner"Impossible"9 December 201213xPlatinum[47]
"You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You"20 October 20132Silver[47]
"Wrecking Ball"97[47]
"Recovery"15 December 201319[47]
"Get Down"3 March 201496[47]
"Say You Won't Let Go"9 September 201616xPlatinum[47]
"Safe Inside"10 February 201731Gold[47]
"Can I Be Him"15 April 201769Platinum[47]
"Sun Comes Up"16 June 20176Platinum[47]
"Naked"24 November 201711Platinum[47]
"You Deserve Better"1 June 201853Silver[47]
"Empty Space"19 October 201827Platinum[47]
"Rewrite the Stars"16 November 20187Platinum[47]
"The Power of Love"2 December 20184[47]
"Nobody"1 January 201957Silver[47]
"Falling Like the Stars"10 May 201925Gold[47]
"Treehouse"6 September 2019DNC[47]
"Quite Miss Home"18 October 201977Silver[47]
"Lasting Lover"4 September 202010Gold[47]
"Train Wreck"7 November 202016Platinum[47]
"Medicine"5 March 202141[47]
"September"11 June 202155[47]
"Emily"10 July 202182[47]
"Christmas Bells"3 December 2021DNC[47]
"Lose My Mind"3 February 2022[47]
"Questions"3 June 2022[47]
"Lose You"11 November 2022[47]
"Heartbeat"2 December 2022[47]
"Work With My Love"13 January 2023[47]
"A Year Ago"12 May 202391[47]
"Blindslide"4 August 2023DNC[47]
"Just Us"6 October 202381[47]
"Homecoming"24 November 2023DNC[47]
"Sleepwalking"15 December 2023[47]
"Bitter Sweet Love"12 January 2024[47]
"From The Jump"19 April 2024[47]
Jahméne DouglasRunner-up"Titanium"22 July 201394[48]
"Forever Young"4 November 2013DNC
Union J4th"Carry You"2 June 20136[49]
"Beautiful Life"21 October 20138[49]
"Loving You Is Easy"15 December 2013173
"Tonight (We Live Forever)"16 August 20149[49]
"You Got It All"28 November 20142[49]
Ella Henderson6th"Ghost"8 June 201413xPlatinum[50]
"Glow"5 October 20147Silver[50]
"Yours"30 November 201416Platinum[50]
"Mirror Man"8 March 201596[50]
"Glitterball"24 July 20154Gold[50]
"Here for You"4 September 201518Silver[51]
"Glorious"13 September 2019DNC[50]
"Young"11 October 2019[50]
"This Is Real"21 October 20199Platinum[50]
"We Got Love"1 November 201942Gold[52]
"Young"21 November 2019DNC[50]
"Hold Me Close"26 March 2020[50]
"Take Care of You"12 June 202050Silver[50]
"Lighter"24 July 20203Platinum[53]
"Dream on Me"2 October 2020DNC[50]
"Blame It on the Mistletoe"4 December 2020[50]
"Let's Go Home Together"19 February 202110Platinum[50]
"Risk It All"20 August 2021100[50]
"Hurricane"11 September 2021DNC[50]
"Brave"20 January 202242Silver[50]
"Crazy What Love Can Do"8 April 20225Gold[50]
"21 Reasons"29 April 20229Platinum[50]
"Heartstrings"9 September 2022DNC[50]
"React"13 January 20234Platinum[50]
"I Go Dancing"20 January 2023DNC[50]
"No Sleep"17 March 2023[50]
"Like I Used To"28 April 2023[50]
"0800 Heaven"9 June 20239[50]
"Lifeline"28 April 2023DNC[50]
"Rest Of Our Lives"27 October 2023[50]
"Alibi"12 January 202410Platinum[50]
"Mamma You Were Right"8 March 2024DNC[50]
"Under The Sun"31 May 2024[50]
"Filthy Rich"4 October 2024[50]
Lucy Spraggan7th"Lighthouse"27 July 201326[54]
"Last Night (Beer Fear)"29 September 201311
"Tea and Toast"19 October 201350
"All I Want for Christmas Is You"3 December 2021DNC
Sam Bailey10Winner"Skyscraper"28 December 20131Silver[55]
"Sing My Heart Out"9 September 2016DNC
"Black Velvet"6 August 2021
Nicholas McDonaldRunner-up"Answerphone"16 March 201473[56]
Luke Friend3rd"Hole in My Heart"29 March 201540[57]
Rough Copy4th"Street Love"29 June 2014192
Sam Callahan7th"Burns Like Fire"20 October 2017DNC
Kingsland Road9th"Dirty Dancer"10 August 201485[58]
Karen HardingBootcamp"Say Something"7 February 20157[59]
"Feel Good (It's Alright)"14 August 201576[59]
"New Love"DNC[59]
"Open My Eyes"8 January 2016[59]
"Like I Can"19 August 2016[59]
"Sweet Lies"9 September 2016[59]
"Good For Me"11 November 2016[59]
"Gun Shy"3 February 2017[59]
"Down"12 May 2017[59]
"The Weekend"23 June 2017[59]
"More & More"28 July 201773[60]
"Runway"15 March 2018DNC[59]
"Picture"25 July 2018[59]
"Stay"15 November 2018[59]
"You Already Know"5 April 2019[59]
"All For You"26 April 2019[59]
"I Don’t Need Love"13 September 2019[59]
"It Must Have Been Love"5 February 2020[59]
"Rely"21 February 2020[59]
"Undo My Heart"12 June 2020[59]
"The Best"30 April 2021[59]
"Worship You"14 April 2023[59]
"Bring Me Joy"21 June 202463[59]
Megan McKenna10, CelebrityBootcamp (10)
Winner (Celebrity)
"High Heeled Shoes"6 September 201743[61]
"Far Cry from Love"53
"History"20 March 2018DNC
"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
"Won’t Go Back Again"24 September 2021
"Family at Christmas"19 November 2021
"Baby Talk"24 June 2022
"Confetti"1 July 2022
"DNA"22 July 2022
"Sinking Boats"29 July 2022
"Single"5 August 2022
"Swan Lake"19 August 2022
"Heart’s Letting Go"2 September 2022
"Stronger"16 September 2022
"The Good, The Bad and The Bitch"30 September 2022
"Too Late"14 October 2022
"Dear Mr Right"21 October 2022
"Vulnerable"4 November 2022
"Little Lies"18 November 2022
"Crazy Life"2 December 2022
Ben Haenow11Winner"Something I Need"14 December 20141Gold[62]
"Second Hand Heart"16 October 201521Silver[62]
Andrea Faustini3rd"Per Me E Per Te"4 January 2012DNC
"Give a Little Love"16 August 2015
Stereo Kicks5th"Love Me So"21 June 201531[63]
Only The Young7th"I Do"7 August 201553[64]
Ella MaiBootcamp"Boo'd Up"26 April 201852Silver[65]
"Trip"3 August 201847Silver[65]
Louisa Johnson12Winner"Forever Young"13 December 20159[66]
"Tears"27 May 20165Platinum[66]
"So Good"28 October 201613Gold[67]
"Best Behaviour"10 March 201748Silver[67]
"Unpredictable"2 June 201732Gold[67]
"YES"16 March 201865[67]
"Between You & Me"10 August 2018DNC[67]
"Here We Go Again"29 March 201996[67]
"Ain't Got You"28 June 2019DNC[67]
"Like I Love Me"17 January 2020[67]
"Always Be There"2 September 2022[67]
"Who You Are"21 June 2024[67]
Reggie 'n' BollieRunners-Up"New Girl"20 May 201626[68]
Matt Terry13Winner"When Christmas Comes Around"11 December 20163Silver
"Subeme La Radio"21 July 201710
"Sucker for You"13 October 201751
"Try"10 February 2018DNC
"You don’t know nothing"13 October 2023
"Ghost of me"9 February 2024
"His car"22 March 2024
"Boujee"21 June 2024
Saara AaltoRunner-up"Monsters"8 February 2018
"Queens"22 February 2018
"Domino"15 February 2018
"Dance!!!"17 June 2018
"Let It Go"18 January 2019
5 After Midnight3rd"Up in Here"2 June 201767
Emily Middlemas4th "Lost & Found"29 August 2017DNC
"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 G5th"The Honey G Show"23 December 2016149
"Hit You With The Honey G"30 June 2017DNC
Ryan Lawrie6th"Perfect Picture" 24 August 2017
"If Only"26 January 2018
Sam Lavery7th"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 Diamonds8th"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 C10th"Unruly"1 June 2017
"Tell Me That"17 November 2017
Caitlyn VanbeckJudges Houses"I’m Sorry"28 May 2018
"Break Your Heart"7 September 2018
"Jolene"6 October 2023
Rak-Su14Winner"Dimelo"3 December 20172[69]
"Pyro Ting"29 June 2018DNC
"I Want You to Freak"28 September 201839
"Yours or Mine"12 April 2019DNC
"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
"Catching a Vibe"1 October 2021
"Temporary Love"3 March 2022
"Just a Friend"25 March 2022
"Neymar"25 November 2022
"Role Play"17 July 2024
"Check For Me"24 July 2024
"Medina"1 August 2024
"Close Your Eyes"7 August 2024
"F With You"15 August 2024
"Masterpiece"15 October 2024
Myles1st (as part of Rak-Su)"Old Fashioned"10 March 2022
"Crazy"8 April 2022
Grace Davies2nd"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
"Roots"8 October 202189[70]
"Wolves"1 July 2022DNC
"Already Gone"19 August 2022
"Breathe"14 October 2022
"Illuminate"18 April 2024
"A Wonderful, Boring, Normal Life"13 September 2024
Holly Tandy7"Only for Tonight"6 December 2018
"Small Talk"5 November 2019[71]
Molly HockingBootcamp"I'll Never Love Again"6 April 201973[72]
"After the Night Before"6 November 2020DNC
"We Can Have the World Tonight"28 May 2021
"Alive"31 December 2021
"Bones"22 June 2022
"You Can’t Hold Me Down"21 July 2024
"The Upside"18 October 2024
Dalton Harris15Winner"The Power of Love"2 December 20184[73]
"Cry"15 December 2019DNC
Scarlett LeeRunners-up"Love Shy"26 August 2022
"My Christmas Wish"25 November 2022
"Hands of Time (My Oh My)"9 February 2024
"One For You"16 February 2024
Brendan Murray5th"If I'm Honest"19 April 2019
Shan Ako7th"The Silence"22 March 2019
"Get Back"3 May 2019
"Beautiful I Am"25 October 2019
"God’s Best"25 March 2022
United Vibe12th"Ain't It Funny"2 May 2019
"Esta Noche"29 August 2019
"Sticks and Stones and Mobile Phones"12 November 2019
Olatunji Yearwood16th"Start the Show"24 May 2019
Angel22Celebrity4th"Free Hugs"24 September 2021
Wes Nelson8th (as part of No Love Lost)"See Nobody"17 September 20203Platinum[74]
"Nice to Meet Ya"1 April 202136Silver
"Drive"30 August 202117Silver
"Say Nothing"22 September 2021DNC
"Abracadabra"9 February 202437
Samira Mighty"I Love Your Smile"7 July 2022DNC
"Like This, Like That"16 February 2023
"That's Not What My Friends Say"27 April 2023
The X Factor Celebrities finalists 2019All Celebrity finalists"Run"30 November 201987[75]
RLYThe BandWinner"Love Me Or Not"3 August 2023DNC
"Superpower"21 September 2023
"Safe & Sound"9 February 2024
"Ring The Alarm"8 March 2024
"Restroom Booth Confessions"31 May 2024
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Albums

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Artist Series Position in show Album title UK release date UK peak chart
position
UK certification Ref(s)
Steve Brookstein1WinnerHeart and Soul9 May 20051Gold[4]
G4Runners-upG428 February 200512xPlatinum[5]
G4 & Friends28 November 20056Platinum
Act Three27 November 200621Gold
G4 Love Songs3 February 201756
Rowetta4thRowetta3 October 200589[76]
Voices with Soul6thCelebration16 December 200587[77]
Shayne Ward2WinnerShayne Ward17 April 20061Platinum[6]
Breathless26 November 20072Platinum[6]
Obsession15 November 201015Silver[6]
Closer12 April 201517[6]
Andy AbrahamRunner-upThe Impossible Dream20 March 20062Platinum[7]
Soul Man13 November 200619Gold[77]
Journey South3rdJourney South20 March 20061Platinum[77]
Home22 October 200743[77]
Maria Lawson8thMaria Lawson28 August 200641[9]
Leona Lewis3WinnerSpirit9 November 2007110xPlatinum[11]
Echo16 November 200912xPlatinum[11]
Glassheart15 October 20123Silver[11]
Christmas, with Love 29 November 201313Gold[11]
I Am 11 September 201512[11]
Ray QuinnRunner-upDoing It My Way12 March 20071Gold[77]
Ben Mills3rdPicture of You12 March 20073Gold[77]
The MacDonald Brothers4thThe MacDonald Brothers2 April 200718[78]
The World Outside15 October 200741[78]
Leon Jackson4WinnerRight Now20 October 20084Gold[13]
Rhydian RobertsRunner-upRhydian24 November 20083Platinum[79]
O Fortuna30 November 200925Gold[79]
Waves13 August 201139[79]
One Day Like This7 April 201419[79]
Same Difference3rdPop1 December 200822Gold[14]
Alexandra Burke5WinnerOvercome19 October 200912xPlatinum[15]
Heartbreak on Hold4 June 201218
The Truth Is16 March 201816
JLSRunners-upJLS9 November 200914xPlatinum[16]
Outta This World22 November 201022xPlatinum
Jukebox14 November 20112Platinum
Evolution5 November 20123Gold
Goodbye – The Greatest Hits18 November 20136Gold
2.03 December 20214
Eoghan Quigg3rdEoghan Quigg6 April 200914[18]
Diana Vickers4thSongs from the Tainted Cherry Tree3 May 20101Gold[19]
Music to Make Boys Cry15 September 201337
Ruth Lorenzo5thPlaneta Azul27 October 2014DNCN/A
Loveaholic9 March 2018
Joe McElderry6WinnerWide Awake25 October 20103Gold[20]
Classic22 August 20112Gold[20]
Classic Christmas25 November 201115Gold[20]
Here's What I Believe10 September 20128Silver[20]
Saturday Night at the Movies14 July 201710[20]
Olly MursRunner-upOlly Murs28 November 201022xPlatinum[21]
In Case You Didn't Know25 November 201113xPlatinum[21]
Right Place Right Time26 November 201214xPlatinum[21]
Never Been Better24 November 201413xPlatinum[21]
24 Hrs11 November 20161Platinum[21]
You Know I Know9 November 20182Platinum[21]
Marry Me2 December 20221[21]
Stacey Solomon3rdShy18 April 201545[citation needed]
Jedward6thPlanet Jedward16 July 201017[25]
Victory15 August 201134[25]
Young Love22 June 201263[25]
Matt Cardle7WinnerLetters17 October 20112Gold[27]
The Fire29 October 20128Silver[27]
Porcelain28 October 201311[27]
Time to Be Alive27 April 201828[27]
Rebecca FergusonRunner-upHeaven5 December 201132xPlatinum[29]
Freedom29 November 20136Gold[29]
Lady Sings the Blues6 March 20157[29]
Superwoman14 October 20167[29]
One Direction3rdUp All Night18 November 201124xPlatinum[30]
Take Me Home12 November 201214xPlatinum[30]
Midnight Memories25 November 201313xPlatinum[30]
Four17 November 201412xPlatinum[30]
Made in the A.M.13 November 201512xPlatinum[30]
Zayn Malik3rd (as part of One Direction)Mind of Mine25 March 20161Gold
Icarus Falls14 December 201877
Nobody Is Listening15 January 202117
Harry StylesHarry Styles12 May 20171Platinum
Fine Line13 December 201922xPlatinum
Harry's House20 May 20221Gold
Niall HoranFlicker20 October 20173Gold
Heartbreak Weather13 March 20201Silver
Liam PayneLP16 December 201917Silver
Louis TomlinsonWalls31 January 20204Silver
Faith in the Future11 November 20221Silver
Cher Lloyd4thSticks and Stones7 November 20114Gold[80]
Sorry I'm Late28 July 201421
Mary Byrne5thMine & Yours28 March 20116Silver[81]
…with Love5 March 201228
Aiden Grimshaw9thMisty Eye20 August 201219[37]
Little Mix8WinnerDNA19 November 20123Platinum[38]
Salute8 November 20134Platinum
Get Weird6 November 201523xPlatinum
Glory Days18 November 201614xPlatinum
LM516 November 20183Platinum
Confetti6 November 20202Platinum
Between Us12 November 20213Platinum
Marcus CollinsRunner-upMarcus Collins12 March 20127[42]
Janet Devlin5thRunning with Scissors9 June 201443[82]
James Arthur9WinnerJames Arthur4 November 20132Platinum[47]
Back from the Edge4 November 20161Platinum[83]
You18 October 20192Gold[47]
It'll All Make Sense in the End5 November 20213Silver[47]
Bitter Sweet Love26 January 20241ref name="Arthur"/>
Jahméne DouglasRunner-upLove Never Fails22 July 20131Silver[48]
Union J4thUnion J28 October 20136Silver[49]
You Got It All – The Album8 December 201428
Ella Henderson6thChapter One13 October 20141Platinum[50]
Everything I Didn't Say11 March 20228Gold
Lucy Spraggan9thTop Room at the Zoo8 September 201222[54]
Join the Club19 October 20137Silver
We Are4 May 201522
I Hope You Don't Mind Me Writing27 January 201712
Today Was a Good Day3 May 201912
Choices26 February 20215
Sam Bailey10WinnerThe Power of Love24 March 20141Gold[55]
Sing My Heart Out16 September 201633
Nicholas McDonaldRunner-upIn the Arms of an Angel1 March 20146[56]
Ben Haenow11WinnerBen Haenow13 November 201510Silver[62]
Fleur EastRunner-upLove, Sax and Flashbacks4 December 201514Silver[10]
Fearless20 March 2020DNC[10]
Andrea Faustini3rdKelly15 July 201514[84]
Matt Terry13WinnerTrouble24 November 201729[citation needed]
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