James Arthur discography

British singer James Arthur has released five studio albums, forty one singles (including eight as a featured artist), and thirty music videos. He won the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012 and released "Impossible" as the winner's single.

James Arthur discography
Arthur performing in September 2023
Studio albums	5
EPs	3
Singles	41
Music videos	31

Following his X Factor victory, Arthur's winner's song, a cover of Shontelle's 2010 song "Impossible", was released as a charity single for Together for Short Lives. The single topped the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release. After 11 days, it was the seventh-biggest-selling debut single from any contestant from The X Factor, with sales of 622,000. After three weeks, it was the fifth-best-selling single of 2012, with 897,000 copies sold. The song also peaked at number one in Ireland, number two in Australia, New Zealand and Switzerland. By 2015 it had sold over 1.4 million copies in the UK, overtaking Alexandra Burke's "Hallelujah" to become the best-selling winner's single ever.^[1]

On 7 August 2013, Arthur announced that his next single would be called "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You". The song was released on 20 October 2013 and debuted at number two in the UK, falling just behind Lorde's "Royals". Arthur's self-titled debut studio album, James Arthur, was released on 4 November 2013. The album charted in the UK at number two, behind Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP 2. "Recovery" was released as the album's third single on 15 December 2013 and debuted at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart.

In 2014, following a string of controversies in the British media, he parted ways with Syco Music, and in September 2015 he signed to Columbia Records in Germany. A year later, he released a new single, "Say You Won't Let Go"—the first from his second studio album, Back from the Edge—which gave him his second UK chart-topper, and as of November 2017 it had sold two million copies worldwide.^[2] It also became his breakthrough hit in the US, reaching number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and being certified triple platinum.

In 2018, Arthur was featured in "The Power of Love", the UK X Factor-winning song by the season 15 winner Dalton Harris. The duet was a cover of an original by Frankie Goes to Hollywood from 1984.

Arthur's third studio album, You, was released on 18 October 2019;^[3] the album debuted at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart, where it stayed for one week.^[4]

His fourth studio album, It'll All Make Sense in the End, debuted at number 3 on the UK Albums chart in 2021.

Arthur's fifth album, Bitter Sweet Love, became his second UK Albums Chart Number One in February 2024, as well as becoming his highest charting album in Germany.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK [5]	AUS [6]	AUT [7]	BEL [8]	GER [9]	IRE [10]	NZ [11]	SWE [12]	SWI [13]	US [14]
James Arthur	Released: 4 November 2013 Label: Syco Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	2	14	22	55	25	2	11	—	6	—	BPI: Platinum[15] IRMA: Gold[16]
Back from the Edge	Released: 28 October 2016 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming	1	8	38	19	38	2	17	9	7	39	BPI: Platinum[15] GLF: Gold[17] MC: Gold[18]
You	Released: 18 October 2019 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming	2	23	31	87	35	7	33	—	5	186	BPI: Gold[15]
It'll All Make Sense in the End	Released: 5 November 2021[19] Label: Columbia Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP, streaming	3	—	41	118	59	10	37	—	16	—	BPI: Silver[15]
Bitter Sweet Love	Released: 26 January 2024 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming	1	—	29	33	12	15 [20]	—	—	8	—
Pisces	Scheduled: 25 April 2025 Label: Columbia Formats: Digital download, streaming	To be released
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Independent studio albums

List of independently released albums

Title	Details
Sins by the Sea	Released: 6 March 2011[21] Label: 57 Format: Digital download

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes

Title	Details
All the World's a Stage[22]	Released: 15 May 2014 Label: Independent Format: Digital download

Extended plays

List of extended plays

Title	Details
Hold On[A][23]	Released: 25 August 2012 Label: Independent Format: Digital download
Undiscovered Acoustic[B][24]	Released: 13 May 2013 Label: Independent Format: Digital download
Apple Music Home Sessions[C][24]	Released: 2 July 2021 Label: Columbia Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [5]	AUS [6]	AUT [7]	BEL [8]	GER [9]	IRE [10]	NZ [11]	SWE [12]	SWI [13]	US [25]
"Impossible"	2012	1	2	4	3	5	1	2	39	2	—	BPI: 4× Platinum[15] ARIA: 5× Platinum[26] BEA: Platinum[27] BVMI: 3× Platinum[28] GLF: Platinum[17] IFPI AUT: Gold[29] IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum[30] RMNZ: 2× Platinum[31]	James Arthur
"You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You"	2013	2	22	55	78	54	12	17	—	38	—	BPI: Silver[15]
"Recovery"		19	—	—	59	—	40	—	—	—	—
"Get Down"	2014	96	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	—
"Say You Won't Let Go"	2016	1	1	5	10	6	1	1	1	4	11	BPI: 5× Platinum[15] ARIA: 19× Platinum[32] BEA: 2× Platinum[33] GLF: 7× Platinum[17] IFPI AUT: Gold[29] IFPI SWI: Platinum[30] RIAA: Diamond[34] RMNZ: Platinum[35]	Back from the Edge
"Safe Inside"	2017	31	—	—	67	—	54	—	—	—	—	BPI: Platinum[15]
"Can I Be Him"		69	—	—	46	—	76	—	72	—	—	BPI: Platinum[15]
"Naked"		11	—	26	38	23	28	—[D]	36	8	—[E]	BPI: Platinum[15] ARIA: Gold[38] GLF: Gold[17] IFPI SWI: Platinum[30] RIAA: Gold[34]	You
"You Deserve Better / At My Weakest"	2018	53	68	—	—	—	48	—[F]	—	72	—	BPI: Silver[15]	Non-album single
"Empty Space"		22	—	63	—	99	28	—[G]	93	40	—	BPI: Platinum[15]	You
"Rewrite the Stars" (with Anne-Marie)		7	67	—	7	100	12	—	27	44	—[H]	BPI: Platinum[15] RIAA: Gold[34]	The Greatest Showman: Reimagined
"Nobody" (with Martin Jensen)	2019	52	—	—	—	—	27	—	73	87	—	BPI: Silver[15]	Non-album single
"Falling Like the Stars"		25	51	—	—	—	28	—[I]	49	28	—	BPI: Platinum[15] IFPI SWI: Gold[30]	You
"Treehouse" (with Ty Dolla $ign featuring Shotty Horroh)		—[J]	—	—	—	—	—	—[K]	—	—	—
"Finally Feel Good"		—[L]	—	—	—	—	—	—[M]	—	—	—
"You" (featuring Travis Barker)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—[N]	—	—	—
"Quite Miss Home"		77	—	—	—	—	60	—[O]	—	56	—	BPI: Silver[15]
"Lasting Lover" (with Sigala)	2020	10	17	—	—	—	15	31	94	41	—	BPI: Platinum[15] ARIA: 2× Platinum[48] RIAA: Gold[34] RMNZ: Gold[49]	Every Cloud – Silver Linings
"Medicine"	2021	41	—	—	—	—	55	—[P]	—[Q]	98	—	BPI: Silver[15]	It'll All Make Sense in the End
"September"		55	—	—	—	—	54	—[R]	—[S]	—	—	BPI: Silver[15]
"Avalanche"[54]		—[T]	—	—	—	—	—	—[U]	—[V]	—	—
"Emily"[58]		82	—	—	—	—	98	—[W]	—	—	—
"SOS"[60]		—[X]	—	—	—	—	—	—[Y]	—	—	—
"Christmas Bells"		—[Z]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Lose My Mind" (featuring Josh Franceschi)	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[AA]	—	—	—		It'll All Make Sense in the End (Deluxe)
"Questions" (with Lost Frequencies)		—	—	—	13	—	—	—[AB]	—[AC]	87	—		All Stand Together
"Lose You" (with Afrojack)[67]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Heartbeat"[68]		— [AD]	—	—	—	—	—	—[AE]	—	—	—		Bitter Sweet Love (Deluxe)
"Work with My Love"[71] (with Alok)	2023	—	—	—	47	—	—	—[AF]	—	—	—		Non-album single
"A Year Ago"[73]		91	—	—	—	—	87	—[AG]	—	—	—		Bitter Sweet Love
"Blindside"[75]		—[AH]	—	—	—	—	—	—[AI]	—	—	—
"Just Us"[78]		81	—	—	—	—	—	—[AJ]	—	—	—
"Homecoming"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—[AK]	—	—	—
"Sleepwalking"[81]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—[AL]	—	—	—
"Bitter Sweet Love"[83]	2024	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[AM]	—	—	—
"From the Jump" (with Kelly Clarkson)[85]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—[AN]	—	—	—		Bitter Sweet Love (Deluxe)
"ADHD"[87]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—[AO]	—	—	—		Pisces
"Celebrate"	2025	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[AP]	—	—	—
"Embers"[90]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Karaoke"[91]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions							Certifications	Album
		UK [5]	AUS [92]	AUT [7]	GER [9]	IRE [10]	SWE [12]	SWI [13]
"Wrecking Ball" (Alonzo Holt featuring James Arthur)	2013	97	—	—	—	70	—	—		The Second Chapter
"Kryptonite"[93] (Rymez featuring James Arthur)	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Otherwise"[94] (MOKS featuring James Arthur)	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Go for Broke"[95] (Machine Gun Kelly featuring James Arthur)	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		bloom
"Bridge over Troubled Water" (as part of Artists for Grenfell)		1	53	32	—	25	—	28	BPI: Gold[96]	Non-album single
"Sun Comes Up" (Rudimental featuring James Arthur)		6	57	50	76	15	80	48	BPI: Platinum[15] ARIA: 2× Platinum[97] BVMI: Gold[28]	Toast to Our Differences
"You Can Cry" (Marshmello and Juicy J featuring James Arthur)	2018	91	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"The Power of Love" (Dalton Harris featuring James Arthur)		4	—	—	—	35	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of singles, with selected certifications

Title	Year	Certifications	Album
"The Truth"[98]	2016		Back from the Edge
"Let Me Love the Lonely"[AQ][99] (featuring MaRina)		ZPAV: Gold[100]

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Year	Peak chart positions									Certifications	Album
		UK [5]	AUS [6]	BEL [8]	GER [9]	IRE [10]	NZ Hot [101]	SCO [102]	SWE [12]	SWI [13]
"Certain Things"	2013	162	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[15]	James Arthur
"Is This Love"		164	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Sermon" (featuring Shotty Horroh)	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	98	—	—		Back from the Edge
"Train Wreck"	2020	16	45	45	98	16	—	83	23	69	BPI: Platinum[15] ARIA: Platinum[48] BEA: Gold[103] BVMI: Gold[28] GLF: Gold[104] IFPI SWI: Gold[30] RIAA: Platinum[34]
"Deja Vu"	2021	—	—	—	—	—	35	—	—	—		It'll All Make Sense in the End
"Car's Outside"	2022	78	—	—	—	63	—	—	—[AR]	—	BPI: Gold[15]	You
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other appearances

List of non-single songs which do not feature on an album by Arthur

Title	Year	Album(s)	Artist
"Flowers"	2018	Other People's Heartache (Pt. 4)	Bastille featuring Rationale
"Burn Me Alive"	2019	Things I've Seen	Alex Hepburn
"You Go First"	2021	The Cave Sessions, Vol. 1	Diane Warren

Music videos

List of music videos, showing director

Title	Year	Director
"Impossible"	2012	Claudia Wass[106]
"You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You"	2013	Emil Nava[107][108]
"Recovery"
"Get Down"	2014	Matt Fleming[109]
"Kryptonite" (Rymez x James Arthur)		IMA Productions[110]
"Otherwise" (MOKS featuring James Arthur)	2015	Cimo Fränkel and Rik Annema[111]
"Say You Won't Let Go"	2016	Felix Urbauer[112]
"Safe Inside"		Frank Hoffman[113]
"Can I Be Him"	2017	Felix Urbauer[114]
"Sun Comes Up" (Rudimental featuring James Arthur)		Amos LeBlanc[115]
"Naked"		Mario Clement[116]
"You Can Cry" (Marshmello x Juicy J featuring James Arthur)	2018	Daniel Malikyar[117]
"You Deserve Better"		Phillip R. Lopez[118]
"Empty Space"		Andzej Gavriss[119]
"Falling like the Stars"	2019	Patrick Mason[120]
"Treehouse"		Anthony Schepperd[121]
"You"		Timon Birkhofer[122]
"Quite Miss Home"		[123]
"Lasting Lover" (with Sigala)	2020	[124]
"Medicine"	2021	[125]
"September"		[126]
"Emily"		[127]
"SOS"		[128]
"Deja Vu"		Dan Massie[129]
"Ride"		[130]
"Lose My Mind" (featuring Josh Franceschi)	2022	[131]
"A Year Ago"	2023	[132]
"Blindside"
"Just Us"
"Homecoming"
"Sleep Walking"

Songwriting credits

Song	Year	Artist	Album
"Let's Go Home Together" (with Tom Grennan)	2021	Ella Henderson	Everything I Didn't Say

Notes

1. Released as The James Arthur Project
2. Released as The James Arthur Project
3. Apple Exclusive
4. "Naked" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number two on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.^[36]
5. "Naked" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.^[37]
6. "You Deserve Better" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number five on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.^[39]
7. "Empty Space" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 23 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[40]
8. "Rewrite the Stars" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.^[37]
9. "Falling Like the Stars" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number seven on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[41]
10. "Treehouse" did not enter the Official Singles Chart, but peaked at number 54 on the Official Singles Downloads Chart.^[42]
11. "Treehouse" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 22 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[43]
12. "Finally Feel Good" did not enter the Official Singles Chart, but peaked at number 81 on the Official Singles Downloads Chart.^[44]
13. "Finally Feel Good" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 21 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[45]
14. "You" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 30 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[46]
15. "Quite Miss Home" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[47]
16. "Medicine" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[50]
17. "Medicine" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number five on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[51]
18. "September" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[52]
19. "September" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[53]
20. "Avalanche" did not enter the Official Singles Chart, but peaked at number 37 on the Official Singles Downloads Chart.^[55]
21. "Avalanche" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 24 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[56]
22. "Avalanche" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[57]
23. "Emily" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 22 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[59]
24. "SOS" did not enter the Official Singles Chart, but peaked at number 53 on the Official Singles Downloads Chart.^[61]
25. "SOS" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 19 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[62]
26. "Christmas Bells" did not enter the Official Singles Chart, but peaked at number 49 on the Official Singles Downloads Chart.^[63]
27. "Lose My Mind" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 35 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[64]
28. "Questions" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[65]
29. "Questions" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number eight on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[66]
30. "Heartbeat" did not enter the Official Singles Chart, but peaked at number 31 on the Official Singles Downloads Chart.^[69]
31. "Heartbeat" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 27 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[70]
32. "Work with My Love" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 29 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[72]
33. "A Year Ago" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[74]
34. "Blindside" did not enter the Official Singles Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Official Singles Downloads Chart.^[76]
35. "Blindside" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 28 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[77]
36. "Just Us" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 30 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[79]
37. "Homecoming" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 34 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[80]
38. "Sleepwalking" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 26 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[82]
39. "Bitter Sweet Love" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 40 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[84]
40. "From the Jump" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 37 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[86]
41. "ADHD" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 39 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[88]
42. "Celebrate" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 33 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.^[89]
43. The duet version of the song was only released in Poland.
44. "Car's Outside" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number four on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.^[105]