Liberty X discography
The discography of Liberty X, a British pop band, consists of three studio albums, twelve singles and a number of other appearances. The group's first two singles "Thinking It Over" and "Doin' It" launched them to fame, "Thinking It Over" shot to number 5 and "Doin' It" peaked at number 14. Their third single, "Just a Little" took the band straight to the top of the UK charts, next single "Got to Have Your Love" peaked at number two. This release was preceded by their debut album, Thinking It Over peaking at number 3 in the UK. The final single to be taken from the album was "Holding On for You", released in December 2002 and which debuted and peaked at number 5.
Liberty X discography | |
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Liberty X at Aberystwyth University May Ball 2006 | |
Studio albums | 3 |
Music videos | 13 |
Singles | 13 |
Following a short break, the group released "Being Nobody", a mashup of Chaka Khan's "Ain't Nobody" and The Human League's "Being Boiled". "Being Nobody" reached number three in the UK singles chart. Preceding their second album, Being Somebody, the group released "Jumpin", which managed to peak at number 6. Being Somebody was released on 3 November 2003, debuting at number 12 on the UK Albums Chart. The group released the album's final single 'Everybody Cries' in January 2004. The single missed the UK Top 10, reaching a disappointing number 13. The group were to re-release Being Somebody, and was to feature a cover version of the Kool & the Gang song "Fresh" which was released in a selection of European countries, but not the United Kingdom. It peaked at number 35 on the French music charts.
Their third album, titled X, was released in October 2005. The first single, "Song 4 Lovers" reached number 5, the album peaked at number 27. Second single "A Night to Remember", a cover of the Shalamar classic entered and peaked at number 6 in the official British singles chart. It also peaked at number 16 in France, their biggest hit there since "Just a Little". The third single was a slightly remixed "X". The song failed to hit the Top 40, peaking at a low number 47. "X" also peaked at number 89 in France, their lowest chart placing there, just ahead of "Holding On for You", which reached number 109. In 2012 the group reformed for an ITV2 series showing them rehearsing for a one-off comeback performance in 2013.
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | ||||||||||
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UK [1] |
EUR [2] |
FRA [3] |
IRE [4] |
NL [5] |
NZ [6] |
SWI [7] | ||||||||
Thinking It Over |
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3 | 11 | 101 | 23 | 52 | 25 | 71 | ||||||
Being Somebody |
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12 | 54 | 195 | 54 | — | — | — |
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X |
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27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Singles
As main artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [17] |
BEL [18] |
FIN [19] |
FRA [3] |
GER [20] |
IRE [4] |
NL [21] |
NZ [6] |
SWI [7] | |||||
"Thinking It Over" | 2001 | 5 | 81 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | Thinking It Over | ||
"Doin' It" | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Just a Little" | 2002 | 1 | 4 | 11 | — | 12 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | |||
"Got to Have Your Love" | 2 | 75 | 54 | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 39 | — | ||||
"Holding On for You" | 5 | — | 65 | — | — | 78 | 20 | 31 | — | 47 | ||||
"Being Nobody" (with Richard X) |
2003 | 3 | 36 | 26 | — | 88 | 79 | 9 | 31 | 49 | — | Being Somebody | ||
"Jumpin" | 6 | 78 | 53 | 17 | 56 | — | 16 | 44 | — | — | ||||
"Everybody Cries" | 2004 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | |||
"Song 4 Lovers" | 2005 | 5 | 76 | 53 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | X | ||
"A Night to Remember" | 6 | 94 | 92 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | ||||
"X" | 2006 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
As featuring artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||||||||||
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FRA [3] |
IRE [4] | |||||||||||||
"Fresh" (Kool & the Gang featuring Liberty X) |
2004 | 35 | — | The Hits: Reloaded | ||||||||||
"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (among The Big Reunion cast) |
2013 | 13 | 82 | N/A | ||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Promotional singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"Wanting Me Tonight"[25] | 2002 | Thinking It Over |
Other appearances
Title | Year | Other(s) artist(s) | Album |
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"No Clouds" | 2001 | N/A | J-17 Selecta |
"Everyday" | Smash! Hits - The Powerpuff Girls | ||
"I'll Be Remembering" | 2004 | Glamour Hits | |
"Forever" | Vibes | ||
"Rock The Party" | 2006 | Benzino and Lil' Kim | Cut Up or Shut Up |
Videography
Video albums
Title | Album details | Peak |
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UK [1] | ||
Just a Little...[26] |
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3 |
Music videos
Title | Year | Director |
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"Thinking It Over" | 2001 | Alex Hemming |
"Doin' It" | ||
"Just a Little" | 2002 | Alex Hemming & Shay Ola |
"Got to Have Your Love" | ||
"Holding On for You" | Katie Bell | |
"Being Nobody" | 2003 | Paul Gore & Urban Stróm |
"Jumpin" | Masashi Muto | |
"Everybody Cries" | 2004 | Paul Gore |
"Fresh" | Franck Percher | |
"Song 4 Lovers" | 2005 | Bill Schacht |
"A Night to Remember" | Alex Hemming | |
"X" | 2006 | Mike Unwin |
"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" | 2013 | N/A |
References
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- European Top 100 albums:
- Thinking It Over: "Billboard - Google Books - 15 jun. 2002". Billboard. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- Being Somebody: "Billboard - Google Books - 22 nov. 2003". Billboard. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- "French Charts > Liberty X" (in French). lescharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
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- "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- "The Girls From Liberty X: Toned". The Nudge. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- "Liberty X To Replace Blue On South Tyneside Festival Bill". Southyne Side. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
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- "Liberty X are back". Station Digital. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
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- "Goodbye - Liberty X". iTunes. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
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- "Deluxe Liberty X Collection - Liberty X". iTunes. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- List of Liberty X's singles on ARIA Charts:
- Geral: "Australian Charts > Liberty X". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- Under Top 50: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 31 October 2005" (PDF) (818). Pandora Archive. 20 November 2005. Retrieved 14 June 2011. Cite journal requires
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- "Liberty X Ultratop Discografie". Ultratop.be/nl/. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- "Liberty X Discografie". The Official Finnish Charts. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- "Chartverfolgung / Liberty X / Single" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2009.
- "Dutch Top 40 > Lberty X" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- "2002 Australian certifications". aria. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- "2007 French certifications". Snep. Archived from the original on 12 December 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- "NZ certifications". RIANZ (see: Chart #1324 – Sunday 1 September 2002. Archived from the original on 5 December 2006. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- "Liberty X – Wanting Me Tonight". Discogs. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- "Liberty X: Just a Little [DVD]". Amazon. Retrieved 13 May 2010.