Alexandra Burke discography
Burke performing at her All Night Long Tour in 2011
Studio albums3
Music videos10
Singles10

The discography of British R&B and pop recording singer Alexandra Burke consists of three studio albums, ten singles as a main artist, two as a featured artist and nine music videos. All songs which have been released under the recording label of Sony BMG and Syco Music.

Alexandra made her debut in 2008 when she auditioned for British reality talent show, The X Factor during the fifth series, and ultimately won the show on 12 December 2008. During the series she dueted with Beyoncé Knowles on Knowles' "Listen". Due to winning the show, she won a record deal with Sony BMG and Syco Music and released her debut single, "Hallelujah". "Hallelujah" peaked at number-one on the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart. The song became the current European record holder for single sales over a period of 24 hours, selling 105,000 copies in one day.[1] It was also the top-selling song of the year in the UK, and became the 2008 UK Christmas number-one single. By January 2009, UK sales of Burke's version had passed one million copies, a first for a British female soloist.[2] The music video for the song was directed by Max and Dania who directed the charity single Burke released with fellow X Factor Finalists 2008, "Hero" which also charted at number-one on the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart.

Burke returned in late 2009 with follow-up single, "Bad Boys" which featured vocals from American rapper, Flo Rida. She performed the song on the first live show of the sixth series of The X Factor. The R&B single debuted at number-one on the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart as well as Burke gaining international success with the single. "Bad Boys" went on to gain a Platinum certification and Burke was nominated for a BRIT Award, it was the second time Burke was nominated for the Best British Single, first time with "Hallelujah". In the UK, "Bad Boys" is the 18th biggest download of all time.[3]

She released her debut album Overcome in October 2009. It was described as "edgy" and "beaty".[4] The album was said to resemble the style of artists such as Rihanna or Lady Gaga.[4] Upon the release of the album, the album went straight to number one on the UK Albums Chart selling 132,065 in its first week. Its first-week numbers were the fourth largest first-week sales by a female artist in 2009 behind releases by Susan Boyle, Lily Allen and Leona Lewis and was the twenty-second best-selling album of 2009, and the forty-third best-selling album of 2010. The album spent 60 weeks on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments over 600,000 copies.[5] "Broken Heels" was released as the album third single and "All Night Long" featuring Pitbull as the fourth. "All Night Long" received a platinum certification and Burke was nominated for another BRIT Award in 2010. "Start Without You" was released in mid-2010 and the song went on to top the UK Singles Chart, and "The Silence" was released as the final single from the album.

Work began in 2011 on a second studio album, titled Heartbreak on Hold, which was released on 4 June 2012. The lead single, "Elephant"—featuring Erick Morillo—was released on 11 March 2012 through RCA Records, where it debuted at number three in the United Kingdom; marking Burke's sixth top ten single as a solo artist. A second single, "Let It Go" was released and peaked at number 33. The album then debuted and peaked at number 18.

Burke released her third studio album, The Truth Is, through Decca Records on 16 March 2018. It was preceded by lead single "Shadow".

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
UK
[6] 		AUT
[7] 		BEL
[8] 		GER
[9] 		IRE
[10] 		KOR (Int.)
[11] 		NLD
[12] 		SCO
[13] 		SWI
[14]
Overcome 1 54 73 60 2 36 61 1 54
Heartbreak on Hold
  • Released: 4 June 2012
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 18 — — — 27 — — 20 —
The Truth Is
  • Released: 16 March 2018
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 16 — — — — — — 8 —
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released

Extended plays

List of extended plays
Title Extended play details
Christmas Gift
  • Released: 23 December 2012[19]
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: digital download
#NewRules
  • Released: 30 August 2013[20]
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: digital download
Renegade
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: self-released
  • Formats: digital download

Compilation albums

Title Compilation details
Hallelujah[21]
  • Released: 25 June 2021
  • Label: Sony Music UK
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album
UK
[6] 		AUT
[7] 		BEL
(FL)
[8] 		GER
[22] 		IRE
[10] 		KOR (Int.)
[23] 		NLD
[24] 		SCO
[13] 		SWE
[25] 		SWI
[14]
"Hallelujah" 2008 1 53 — — 1 — — 1 — — Overcome
"Bad Boys"
(featuring Flo Rida)
 2009 1 22 12 14 1 41 8 1 6 12
"Broken Heels" 2010 8 — — — 5 — — 7 — —
"All Night Long"
(featuring Pitbull)
 4 — —[A] 60 1 96 24 3 57 60
"Start Without You"
(featuring Laza Morgan)
 1 — —[B] — 5 46 77 1 — —
"The Silence" 16 — — — 30 — — 16 — 66
"Elephant"
(featuring Erick Morillo) 		2012 3 — 43 — 7 70 — 2 — — Heartbreak on Hold
"Let It Go" 33 — — — 41 23 — 27 — —
"Shadow"[35] 2018 — — — — — — — — — — The Truth Is
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released

Promotional singles

Title Year Album
"Where Do Hearts Go"[36] 2014 Non-album single
"Naturally"
(featuring Beenie Man)[37] 		2020
"Silent Night"

As featured artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[6] 		AUT
[7] 		GER
[22] 		IRE
[10] 		SWE
[25] 		SWI
[14]
"Hero"
(with The X Factor Finalists 2008) 		2008 1 — — 1 — —
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[17]
 Charity singles
"Everybody Hurts"
(with Helping Haiti) 		2010 1 23 16 1 21 16
"Solo Pido"
(with Lil' Eddie) 		2022 — — — — — — TBA
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released

Other charted songs

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year charted and album name
Title Year Peak Sales Album
UK
[38] 		KOR (Int.)
[39]
"Good Night Good Morning"
(featuring Ne-Yo) 		2009 129 46 Overcome
"Heartbreak on Hold" 2012 — 65 Heartbreak on Hold

Music videos

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year charted and album name
Title Year Director
"Hero" 2008 Max and Dania
"Hallelujah" Max and Dania
"Bad Boys" 2009 Bryan Barber
"Broken Heels" Frank Borin
"Everybody Hurts" 2010 Joseph Kahn
"All Night Long" Dale "Rage" Resteghini
"Start Without You" Max and Dania
"The Silence" Nzingha Stewart
"Elephant" 2012 Amit & Naroop
"Let It Go" Ben Peters

Notes

  1. ^ "All Night Long" did not enter the Ultratop 40, but peaked at number 7 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart.[29]
  2. ^ "Start Without You" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 10 on the Ultratip Bubbling Under chart.[31]

References

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  18. ^ "IRMA > 2009 Certification Awards". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
  19. ^ "Alexandra Burke releases Christmas EP as free download – listen". Digital Spy. 23 December 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  20. ^ "Alexandra Burke unveils EP '#NewRules', covers Coldplay – listen". Digital Spy. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  21. ^ https://music.amazon.com/albums/B097S6KZYT
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  28. ^ "Alexandra Burke Feat. Flo Rida - Bad Boys". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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  31. ^ "Alexandra Burke – Start Without You - ultratop.be". Ultratop. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  32. ^ "TOP 100 SINGLES OF THE QUARTER Positions 51–100" (PDF). Official Charts Company. Music Week. p. 14. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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  35. ^ Copsey, Rob (12 February 2018). "Alexandra Burke unveils new single Shadow". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
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  37. ^ "New Releases: Check out this week's new single, album, DVD and Blu-ray releases". Official Charts Company. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
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