Melanie C discography
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The discography of Melanie C, an English pop singer, consists of eight studio albums, two extended plays, a live albums, two remix albums, four video albums, 44 singles and 43 music videos. Chisholm began her solo career in late 1998 by singing with Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams on the song "When You're Gone". Chisholms's solo debut album Northern Star was released in 1999 and reached number four on the UK Albums Chart and was certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The record experienced international success; it sold over 2.5 million albums worldwide.[1] It produced four top fives and a top twenty single, two of which reached the number-one spot in the UK.[2] Chisholm's second album, Reason, was released in March 2003 and sold more than 500,000 copies. The album reached number five in the UK and produced one top-ten and one top-twenty single.
| Melanie C discography | |
|---|---|
Melanie C in 2018 | |
| Studio albums | 8 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Singles | 44 |
| Music videos | 43 |
In 2004, Chisholm departed from Virgin and founded her own record company, Red Girl Records. Beautiful Intentions, her third album, was released in April 2005. It reached number twenty-four in the UK and number fifteen in Germany, selling more than 1.5 million copies. The album produced three singles, one of which charted at number ten in the UK, and one peak at number one in different European charts.[2] This Time, Chisholm's fourth album, was released in April 2007 and charted at fifty-seven on the UK Albums Chart. Of the five singles released from the album one charted at number-one in some parts of Europe, and one become a top-thirty in UK and a top ten in some European chart.[3] In November, Melanie C reunited with the Spice Girls for a world tour and to release a greatest hits album.[4] Melanie C released her fifth solo album, The Sea, on 2 September 2011, and her first EP The Night on 13 May 2012.[5] Stages, a musical theatre-inspired album consisting of covers, was released on 10 September 2012. Melanie C's seventh album Version of Me was released on 21 October 2016 and reached number twenty-five on the UK Albums Chart. Chisholm's eighth studio album, Melanie C was released on 2 October 2020 and peaked at number eight, giving Melanie her third top 10 album in the UK. Chisholm followed this release in 2021 with acoustic promo singles for "Into You", "Too Much" and "Never Be the Same Again".[6][7][8] On 3 September 2021, Chisholm released a deluxe version of her Melanie C album across all digital and streaming services.[9][10] Chisholm premiered a video for her cover of "Touch Me" to accompany the new release.[11]
Having co-written 11 UK number ones, more than any other female artist in chart history, she remains the only female performer to top the charts as a solo artist, as part of a duo, quartet and quintet. With twelve UK number one singles, including the charity single as part of The Justice Collective, she is the second female artist – and the first British female artist – with most singles at number one in the United Kingdom, and with a total of fourteen songs that have received the number one in Britain (including the double A-sides), Chisholm is the female artist with most songs at number one in the UK ranking history.[12][13][14] Her work has earned her several awards and nominations, including a Guinness Book mention, three World Music Awards, five Brit Awards from 10 nominations, three American Music Awards, four Billboard Music Awards from six nomination, eight Billboard special awards, three MTV Europe Music Awards from seven nominations, one MTV Video Music Awards from two nomination, ten ASCAP awards, one Juno Award from two nominations, and four nominations at the Echo Awards.[15][16][17][18][19]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [20] |
AUT [21] |
BEL [22] |
GER [23] |
IRE [24] |
NLD [25] |
SCO [26] |
SWE [27] |
SWI [28] | |||
| Northern Star |
|
4 | 32 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| Reason |
|
5 | 71 | 39 | — | 13 | 47 | 62 | 9 | 38 | 21 |
|
| Beautiful Intentions |
|
24 | — | 12 | 90 | 15 | — | 98 | 9 | 31 | 14 | |
| This Time |
|
57 | — | 26 | 92 | 15 | — | — | 66 | 48 | 8 |
|
| The Sea |
|
45 | — | 38 | — | 16 | — | — | 69 | — | 13 | |
| Stages |
|
50 | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | 79 | — | — | |
| Version of Me |
|
25 | — | — | — | 34 | 94 | — | 28 | — | 24 | |
| Melanie C |
|
8 | 37 | — | 132 | 27 | 80 | — | 9 | — | 50 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire[34] |
|
Video releases
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK Video [35] | ||
| Live Hits |
|
10 |
| Live at the Hard Rock Cafe |
|
22 |
| The Sea – Live |
|
— |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
Extended plays
Singles
As main artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
UK Indie [39] |
AUS [20] |
AUT [21] |
GER [40] |
IRE [24] |
ITA [41] |
NLD [42] |
SWE [27] |
SWI [28] | ||||
| "Goin' Down" | 1999 | 4 | — | 25 | — | — | — | 37 | 64 | — | — | Northern Star | |
| "Northern Star" | 4 | — | 82 | — | 50 | — | 4 | — | 7 | 75 | |||
| "Never Be the Same Again" (featuring Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes) |
2000 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| "I Turn to You" | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| "If That Were Me" | 18 | — | 28 | 45 | 50 | 38 | — | 41 | 22 | 50 | |||
| "Here It Comes Again" | 2003 | 7 | — | 49 | 49 | 59 | 19 | 12 | 22 | 36 | 61 | Reason | |
| "On the Horizon" | 14 | — | — | — | 80 | 34 | 45 | 54 | — | — | |||
| "Melt" | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Yeh Yeh Yeh" | — | — | — | 63 | — | 38 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Next Best Superstar" | 2005 | 10 | — | 41 | 45 | 32 | 37 | 21 | 28 | 31 | 25 | Beautiful Intentions | |
| "Better Alone" | — | — | 83 | 57 | 51 | — | 36 | — | — | 33 | |||
| "First Day of My Life" | — | — | 65 | 2 | 1 | — | 32 | 94 | 9 | 1 | |||
| "The Moment You Believe" | 2007 | — | — | — | 28 | 15 | — | — | — | 18 | 14 | This Time | |
| "I Want Candy" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | |||
| "Carolyna" | 49 | — | — | 42 | 28 | — | 34 | — | — | 31 | |||
| "This Time" | 94 | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Understand" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rock Me" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | The Sea | |
| "Think About It" | 95 | 15 | — | 34 | 48 | — | — | — | — | 30 | |||
| "Weak" | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Let There Be Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Know Him So Well" (featuring Emma Bunton) |
2012 | 153 [46] | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stages | |
| "Loving You" (with Matt Cardle) |
2013 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | Porcelain | |
| "Anymore" | 2016 | —[a] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Version of Me | |
| "Dear Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hold On" (featuring Alex Francis) |
2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Room for Love" | —[b] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "High Heels" (featuring Sink The Pink) |
2019 | —[c] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Who I Am" | 2020 | —[d] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Melanie C | |
| "Blame It on Me" | —[e] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "In and Out of Love" | —[f] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Fearless" (featuring Nadia Rose) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Into You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Touch Me"[9] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Girl" (with Anna Lunoe) |
2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
AUS [20] |
AUT [21] |
GER [40] |
IRE [24] |
NLD [42] |
NOR [52] |
SCO [26] |
SWE [27] |
SWI [28] | ||||
| "When You're Gone" (Bryan Adams featuring Melanie C) |
1998 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 11 | On a Day Like Today | |
| "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (among The Justice Collective) |
2012 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 17 | 2 | — | — |
|
Non-album single |
| "Cool as You"[55] (Peter Aristone featuring Melanie C) |
2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 Days in Tetbury | |
| "Let's Groove"[56] (among Asia's Got Talent judges) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Cosmic Shower (Lost Humanity)" (The Kandu Collective featuring Melanie C) |
2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Numb" (Sons of Sonix featuring Melanie C) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Version of Me | ||
| "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" (as BBC Radio 2's Allstars)[57] |
2020 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "AM Gold (Tobtok Remix)" (Train featuring Melanie C) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Call Me a Lioness" (Hope FC featuring Olivia Dean, Melanie C, Al Greenwood, Self Esteem, Ellie Rowsell, Marika Hackman, Rachel Chinouriri, Shura, Jasmine Jetwa, Rose Gray & Highlyy) |
2023 | —[g] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Indie [59] | ||||||||||||||
| "Ga Ga"[60] | 1999 | — | Northern Star | |||||||||||
| "Let's Love" | 2003 | — | Reason | |||||||||||
| "Don't Need This"[61] | 2006 | — | Beautiful Intentions | |||||||||||
| "Set You Free"[62] (with Jodie Harsh) |
2012 | 16 | The Night EP | |||||||||||
| "I Don't Know How to Love Him"[63][64][65] | 20 | Stages | ||||||||||||
| "Overload" | 2020 | — | Melanie C | |||||||||||
| "Into You" (acoustic)[6] | 2021 | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||||
| "Too Much" (acoustic)[7] | — | |||||||||||||
| "Never Be the Same Again" (acoustic)[8] | — | |||||||||||||
| "Who I Am" (acoustic)[66] | — | |||||||||||||
| "In and Out of Love" (acoustic)[67] | — | |||||||||||||
| "I Turn to You" (acoustic)[68] | — | |||||||||||||
| "Free Yourself" (remix) (with Jessie Ware) |
2022 | — | ||||||||||||
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Other appearances
| Title | Year | Other(s) artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Ga Ga" | 1999 | — | Big Daddy: Music from the Motion Picture |
| "Suddenly Monday" | 2000 | Original Soundtrack Featuring Music from and Inspired by the film Maybe Baby | |
| "Go!" | Whatever It Takes: Original Soundtrack | ||
| "Barcelona" | 2001 | Russell Watson | The Voice – Live[69] |
| "Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did?" | — | ||
| "Independence Day" | 2002 | — | Bend It Like Beckham: Music from the Motion Picture |
| "Tanha Dil (Remix)" | 2003 | Shaan | Aksar[70] |
| "Out of This World" | 2011 | Jools Holland | Jools Holland & Friends[71] |
| "Viva Life" | — | Bash Street[72] | |
| "You're All I Need to Get By" | 2012 | Alfie Boe | The Bring Him Home Tour[73] |
| "Come What May" | |||
| "Ain't Got No, I Got Life" | 2014 | — | Beautiful Cover Versions[74] |
| "I Wish" | Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra | Sirens of Song[75] | |
| "Around the World" | 2018 | Alex Christensen | Classical 90s Dance 2[76] |
| "Don't Talk Just Kiss" | |||
| "I Like U" (Emergency_Loop X Melanie C Remix) |
2023 | Tove Lo | Non-album single |
Music videos
Main artist
| Title | Director(s) | Originating album | Year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Goin' Down" | Giuseppe Capotondi | Northern Star | 1999 | [77] |
| "Northern Star" | Steven Green | Northern Star | 1999 | [78] |
| "Never Be the Same Again" | Francis Lawrence | Northern Star | 2000 | [79] |
| "I Turn to You" | Cameron Casey | Northern Star | 2000 | [79] |
| "If That Were Me" | Cameron Casey | Northern Star | 2000 | [79] |
| "Here It Comes Again" | Charles Infante | Reason | 2003 | [80] |
| "On the Horizon" | Howard Greenhalgh | Reason | 2003 | [79] |
| "Yeh Yeh Yeh" | Ray Kay | Reason | 2003 | [79] |
| "Melt" | Jamie Vickery | Reason | 2003 | [79] |
| "Next Best Superstar" | Ray Kay | Beautiful Intentions | 2005 | [79] |
| "Better Alone" | Mary McCartney | Beautiful Intentions | 2005 | [79] |
| "First Day of My Life" | Nikolaj Georgiew | Beautiful Intentions | 2005 | [79] |
| "Better Alone" (second version) | Robert Broellochs | Beautiful Intentions | 2006 | [81] |
| "The Moment You Believe" | Tim Royes | This Time | 2007 | [79] |
| "I Want Candy" | Tim Royes | This Time | 2007 | [79] |
| "Carolyna" | Tim Royes | This Time | 2007 | [79] |
| "This Time" | Adrian Moat | This Time | 2007 | [82] |
| "Understand" | Avi Diamond and Jamie Milligan | This Time | 2008 | [83] |
| "We Love to Entertain You" | Misc. | This Time | 2010 | [84] |
| "Rock Me" | Marcus Sternberg | The Sea | 2011 | [85] |
| "Think About It" | Howard Greenhalgh | The Sea | 2011 | [86] |
| "Weak" | Michael Baldwin | The Sea | 2011 | [87] |
| "Let There Be Love" | Marcus Gerwinat | The Sea | 2011 | [79] |
| "I Know Him So Well" | N/A | Stages | 2012 | |
| "Loving You" | Jonny Kight | Porcelain | 2013 | [88] |
| "Anymore" | David East | Version of Me | 2016 | [89] |
| "Dear Life" | David East | Version of Me | 2016 | [90] |
| "Hold On" | N/A | Version of Me | 2017 | |
| "Room for Love" | Misc. | Version of Me | 2017 | |
| "High Heels" | Sylvie Weber | N/A | 2019 | [91] |
| "Who I Am" | Sylvie Weber | Melanie C | 2020 | [92] |
| "Blame It on Me" | Sylvie Weber | Melanie C | 2020 | [93] |
| "In and Out of Love" | Graham Cruz | Melanie C | 2020 | [94] |
| "Fearless" | J. Marshall | Melanie C | 2020 | [95] |
| "Into You" | N/A | Melanie C | 2021 | [96] |
| "Touch Me" | N/A | Melanie C | 2021 | [11] |
As featured artist
| Title | Other performer(s) | Director(s) | Year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "When You're Gone" | Bryan Adams | Marcus Nispel | 1998 | [97] |
| "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" | The Justice Collective | N/A | 2012 | |
| "Cool as You" | Peter Aristone | Anton van der Linden | 2014 | [79] |
| "Around the World (La La La La La)" | Alex Christensen & The Berlin Orchestra | N/A | 2018 | [98] |
| "Don't Talk Just Kiss" | Alex Christensen & The Berlin Orchestra | N/A | 2018 | [99] |
Guest appearance
| Title | Other performer(s) | Director(s) | Year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Word Up" | Little Mix | Ben Turner | 2014 | [100] |
| "Hard Girls" | KT Tunstall | Chris Turner | 2016 | [101] |
| "Love is Back" | Celeste | Sammy King | 2021 | [102] |
Writing credits
| Title | Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "(Hey You) Free Up Your Mind" | 1999 | Emma Bunton | Pokémon: The First Movie |
| "Help Me Help You" | 2002 | Holly Valance | Footprints |
| "La Via" | 2005 | Massimo Di Cataldo | Sulla Mia Strada |
| "Follow Me" | 2006 | Do | Follow Me |
| "The Best Is Yet To Come" | 2007 | Lee Mead | Lee Mead |
References
External links
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