Will Young discography

Will Young discography

A man in a pink t-shirt smiling and holding a microphone.

Will Young during an interview at Glastonbury, 2008
Studio albums 6
Compilation albums 2
Video albums 2
Music videos 23
EPs 1
Singles 23

The discography of Will Young, an English singer, contains six studio albums, two compilation album, nineteen singles and a number of other appearances.

Young's debut single was a double A-side, "Evergreen" and "Anything Is Possible", released in 2002. This became the fastest-selling debut single in UK chart history going straight to number one and going on to sell over 1.8 million copies. In the Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles of the 21st Century (so far) published by the Official Charts Company, "Evergreen" topped the list. In October 2002 Young released his debut album, From Now On, which included "Evergreen" and "Anything Is Possible", "Light My Fire", "The Long and Winding Road" (a duet with Gareth Gates, released as a double A-side with Gates's song "Suspicious Minds") and "Don't Let Me Down"/"You and I" (released in aid of Children in Need).

Young's second album Friday's Child was released in December 2003. It features the singles "Leave Right Now", "Your Game" and "Friday's Child". In November 2005 Young released his third album, Keep On, which included the singles "All Time Love", "Switch It On" and "Who Am I". In September 2008 Young's fourth album, Let It Go was released and it peaked at number two. Singles released were "Changes", "Grace", "Let It Go" and "Tell Me the Worst".

Young released his first greatest hits collection, The Hits, in November 2009, a compilation of his greatest singles between 2002 and 2009, including two brand new compositions. His fifth studio album, Echoes, released 22 August 2011 became his first number-one album since 2003, producing four singles. His sixth studio album, 85% Proof, was released on 25 May 2015 on Island Records, which he signed to in 2012.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales, and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
GER
[2]
IRE
[3]
NLD
[4]
From Now On 1 62 11 23
Friday's Child
  • Released: 1 December 2003
  • Labels: 19 Recordings, RCA, BMG
  • Formats: CD
1 9 48
  • UK: 5× Platinum[5]
Keep On 2 33 85
Let It Go
  • Released: 29 September 2008
  • Labels: 19 Recordings, RCA, Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2 12
  • UK: Platinum[5]
Echoes
  • Released: 22 August 2011[7]
  • Labels: 19 Recordings, RCA, Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
1 12
  • UK: Platinum[5]
85% Proof
  • Released: 25 May 2015
  • Labels: Island Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
1 38
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
IRE
[3]
The Hits
  • Released: 16 November 2009
  • Labels: 19 Recordings, RCA, Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
7 19
  • UK: 2× Platinum[5]
  • IRE: Gold[8]
The Essential
  • Released: 11 November 2013
  • Labels: RCA Records Label
  • Formats: CD, digital download
15

Extended plays

Title Album details US
Heat

[9]
Leave Right Now
  • Released: 8 May 2010
  • Labels: 19 Recordings, Jive, Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
13

Video albums

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[10][11]
BEL
[12]
GER
[13]
IRE
[3]
ITA
NL
[14]
NZ
[15]
SWE
[16]
US
2002 "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen" 1 2
  • UK: 3× Platinum[5]
From Now On
"Light My Fire" 1 60 44 5 4 21
"The Long and Winding Road" (with Gareth Gates)
/ "Suspicious Minds"
1 4
"Don't Let Me Down" 2 27
"You and I" 53 28 3
2003 "Leave Right Now" 1 63 64 1 27 36 29 6 81
  • UK: Platinum[5]
Friday's Child
2004 "Your Game" 3 81 66 10
"Friday's Child" 4 31
2005 "Switch It On" 5 23 Keep On
2006 "All Time Love" 3 69 12
"Who Am I" 11 21
2008 "Changes" 10 28 Let It Go
"Grace" 33
2009 "Let It Go" 58
"Hopes & Fears" 65 The Hits
2011 "Jealousy" 5 68 23 Echoes
"Come On" 83
2012 "Losing Myself" 72
"I Just Want a Lover" 115
2015 "Love Revolution" 103 73 85% Proof
"Thank You"
"Joy"
"Brave Man"
"What the World Needs Now" 119

Promo songs

Year Single
2009 "Tell Me The Worst" (Club promo)
2011 "The Way I See"[17]

Other appearances

Year Song Other performer(s) Film / Album
2002 "Beyond the Sea" N/A Pop Idol: The Big Band Album
"I Won't Dance" N/A
2004 "Your Love Is King" N/A Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
2005 "Letting in the Sunshine" N/A Mrs. Henderson Presents
"Goody Goody" Camille O'Sullivan
"The Blitz: Bombing" / "The Grecian Frieze" / "Defiance" N/A
"All the Things You Are" N/A
"The Sails of the Windmill" Camille O'Sullivan
"Girl in the Little Green Hat" N/A
2006 "Hey Ya!" N/A Radio 1's Live Lounge
2010 "History" Groove Armada Black Light
2011 "Running Up that Hill" N/A Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Sessions 2011
2013 "Hanging on the Telephone" N/A Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Sessions 2013

References

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  2. "Chartverfolgung / Young, Will / Longplay" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
  3. 1 2 3 "Irish Charts > Will Young". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  4. "Dutch Charts > Will Young" (in Dutch). dutchharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  6. "IRMA 2005 Certification Awards". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  7. Amazon.co.uk "Echoes" release
  8. "IRMA 2009 Certification Awards". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  9. "Will Young > Album & Song Chart History > Heatseekers Albums". Billboard Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  10. "The ARIA Report - Week Commencing: 15th March 2004 - Issue No: 733" (PDF). ARIA. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
  11. "The ARIA Report - Week Commencing: 24th May 2004 - Issue No: 743" (PDF). ARIA. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
  12. "Will Young Belgium (Flanders) singles discography". www.ultratop.be/nl/. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  13. "Will Young German singles chart history". musicline.de. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
  14. "Dutch Album Charts > Will Young". dutchharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  15. "Will Young New Zealand singles discography". charts.org.nz/. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  16. "Will Young Swedish singles discography". swedishcharts.com/. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
  17. Released as a free download exclusively to Amazon as a taster for the parents album, Echoes. | http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005EOZ1U6
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