Rebecca Ferguson is an English singer from Liverpool. She rose to fame in 2010 when she finished as the runner-up behind Matt Cardle in the seventh series of The X Factor in 2010. Ferguson's discography so far consists of five studio albums, fourteen singles, one extended play[1] and eleven music videos. After two years of both critical and commercial success in the music industry, Ferguson has sold over 1 million albums worldwide.
| Rebecca Ferguson discography | |
|---|---|
 Ferguson performing live in concert | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 14 |
| Music videos | 11 |
| Promotional singles | 1 |
| Featured singles | 2 |
Heaven, Ferguson's debut studio album, was released in December 2011. The album charted at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) with a total number of sales of 536,960.[2] The album debuted at number 9 in Ireland and was certified platinum. Heaven also has charted Internationally successfully with it peaking at number 7 in Switzerland, number 6 in the Netherlands and making the top 20 in Australia, peaking at number 14 and making the top 30 in both New Zealand and Italy, as well as charting in many other countries including the United States. Her debut single, "Nothing's Real but Love", charted at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and 23 on the Irish Singles Chart. The song has also charted internationally, peaking at number 14 in Australia. The next single from the album was "Too Good to Lose", which was released on 4 March 2012. However, due to poor publicity, the single charted only at number 186 in the UK. In April, it was confirmed that "Glitter & Gold" was to be the third single taken from the album and was released on 29 April 2012, it peaked to number 116 on the UK Singles Chart and has also charted at 27 in Italy and 65 on the Irish Singles Chart. The fourth single from the album "Backtrack" was released a day before the deluxe edition of Heaven on the 14 October 2012. The deluxe edition of Heaven featured five new songs.
Freedom, Ferguson's second studio album, was released in December 2013. The album was preceded by the release of lead single "I Hope", the song peaked to number 15 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] "Light On" was released in German-speaking Europe on 28 December 2013 as the second single from the album. "All That I've Got" was released on 2 March 2014 as the second UK single (third overall) from the album. Lady Sings the Blues, Ferguson's third studio album was released in March 2015. The album charted in the top ten of two countries.
On 5 December 2023 Ferguson released her fifth studio album Heaven Part II, a completely independent release.
Studio albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
AUS [5] |
AUT [6] |
GER [7] |
IRE [8] |
NL [9] |
NZ [10] |
SCO [11] |
SWI [12] |
US [13] | ||||||||||
| Heaven |
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3 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 23 | ||||||||
| Freedom |
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6 | — | — | 54 | 37 | — | — | 12 | 55 | — |
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| Lady Sings the Blues |
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7 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | 8 | 46 | — |
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| Superwoman |
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7 | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | 7 | 91 | — | ||||||||
| Heaven Part II |
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89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Extended plays
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| iTunes Festival: London 2012 |
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Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
AUS [5] |
AUT [6] |
BEL [19] |
GER [7] |
IRE [8] |
NZ [10] |
SCO [20] |
SWI [12] | |||||||||||
| "Nothing's Real but Love" | 2011 | 10 | 14 | — | 97 | 64 | 23 | 34 | 10 | 24 | Heaven | ||||||||
| "Too Good to Lose" | 2012 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Glitter & Gold" | 116 | — | 51 | — | 68 | 65 | — | — | — |
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| "Backtrack" | 15 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | 13 | — | ||||||||||
| "Shoulder to Shoulder" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Teach Me How to Be Loved"[24] | 100 | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | 67 | 66 | ||||||||||
| "I Hope" | 2013 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | 8 | — | Freedom | ||||||||
| "Light On" | — | — | 41 | — | 40 | — | — | — | 52 | ||||||||||
| "All That I've Got" | 2014 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Get Happy" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lady Sings the Blues | ||||||||
| "Bones" | 2016 | —[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | Superwoman | ||||||||
| "Superwoman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Nothing Left but Family" (featuring Nile Rodgers) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||
| "No Words Needed" (featuring Nile Rodgers) |
2021 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Diamonds In Her Shoes" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Heaven Part II | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
IRE [8] |
SCO [20] | |||||||||||||||||
| "Heroes" (as part of The X Factor Finalists 2010) |
2010 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Charity single | ||||||||||||||
| "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (as part of The Justice Collective) |
2012 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" (as BBC Radio 2's Allstars)[26] |
2020 | 7 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Promotional singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Fairytale (Let Me Live My Life This Way)" | 2011 | Heaven |
| "Uncrazy"[27] | 2017 | Non-album singles |
| "Creatures of the Night" (Collaboration with Afsheen) |
2018 | |
| "I'll Be There" (Collaboration with Rogerseventytwo) |
2019 |
Soundtracks
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Heroes" | 2013 | Justin and the Knights of Valour soundtrack |
Music videos
edit| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| "Heroes" (as part of The X Factor Finalists 2010) |
2010 |
| "Nothing's Real but Love" | 2011 |
| "Nothing's Real but Love" (Live) | |
| "Too Good to Lose" | 2012 |
| "Glitter & Gold" | |
| "Backtrack" | |
| "Teach Me How to Be Loved"[28] | |
| "Strange & Beautiful (I'll Put a Spell on You)"[29] | |
| "Shoulder to Shoulder" | |
| "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (as part of The Justice Collective) | |
| "I Hope" | 2013 |
| "Get Happy" (Live) | 2015 |
| "Embraceable You" (Live) | |
| "Blue Moon" (Live) | |
| "Bones" | 2016 |
| "Superwoman" |
Notes
edit- ^ "Bones" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 70 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[25]
References
edit- ^ "iTunes Festival: London 2012 - EP". The Huffington Post.
- ^ "Singles Chart Analysis: Sam & The Womp top 100k sales to hit No.1". Music Week.
- ^ "Rebecca Ferguson". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ a b c Peak positions in the UK:
- For all except where noted: "Rebecca Ferguson". Official Charts. Official Charts Company. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Discography Rebecca Ferguson". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ a b "Discographie Rebecca Ferguson". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medie.
- ^ a b "Discographie Rebecca Ferguson". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ a b c Peak positions chart positions in Ireland:
- For all except where noted: "Rebecca Ferguson - Irish Charts". Irish-charts.com.
- ^ "Discografie Rebecca Ferguson". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ a b "Discography Rebecca Ferguson". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ Peak positions for albums in Scotland:
- For Heaven: "Chart Archive > 11 December 2011 - 17 December 2011". Official Charts Company.
- For Freedom: "Chart Archive > 08 December 2013 - 14 December 2013". Official Charts Company.
- For Lady Sings the Blues: "Chart Archive > 15 March 2015 - 21 March 2015". Official Charts Company.
- For Superwoman: "Chart Archive > 21 October 2016 - 27 October 2016". Official Charts Company.
- ^ a b "Discographie Rebecca Ferguson". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Rebecca Ferguson Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ a b c "BPI > Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
- ^ [1] > 2011 Certification Awards|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association
- ^ Copsey, Robert (29 November 2012). "Rebecca Ferguson plans 2013 US tour". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Rebecca Ferguson: "I've had to fight for respect"". Musicweek.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ Yossman, K.J. (8 December 2023). "X Factor Singer Rebecca Ferguson on Her 'Abusive' Music Industry Experience and Sympathizing With Britney Spears". Variety. Retrieved 9 December 2023 – via Yahoo! Finance.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Rebecca Ferguson". Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
- ^ a b Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
- For "Heroes": "Chart Archive > 28 November 2010 - 04 December 2010". Official Charts Company.
- For "Nothing's Real But Love": "Chart Archive > 27 November 2011 - 03 December 2011". Official Charts Company.
- For "Backtrack": "Chart Archive > 21 October 2012 - 27 October 2012". Official Charts Company.
- For "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother": "Chart Archive > 23 December 2012 - 29 December 2012". Official Charts Company.
- For "I Hope": "Chart Archive > 08 December 2013 - 14 December 2013". Official Charts Company.
- For "Bones": "Chart Archive > 21 October 2016 - 27 October 2016". Official Charts Company.
- For "Teach Me How to Be Loved": "Chart Archive > 20 July 2018 - 26 July 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Record Industry Association". Archived from the original on 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2011-12-26.
- ^ FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Benvenuto! Archived 2013-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Certificazione Single Ditial dalla settimana 1 del 2009" (PDF) (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Teach Me How To Be Loved - EP by Rebecca Ferguson". Music.apple.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "All-star BBC Children in Need charity single announced". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
- ^ Copsey, Rob (29 November 2017). "Rebecca Ferguson's new single is a dance track". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Rebecca Ferguson - Teach Me How to Be Loved (Studio Version)". YouTube. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ Strange & Beautiful (I'll Put A Spell On You) YouTube