Will Young discography

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

Will Young discography
Will Young during an interview at Glastonbury, 2008
Studio albums7
Compilation albums2
Video albums2
Music videos23
EPs2
Singles29

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. After a four-year break, Lexicon was released on 21 June 2019.

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]
SWI
[5]
From Now On 1621123
  • UK: 2× Platinum[6]
  • WW: 880,000
Friday's Child
  • Released: 1 December 2003
  • Labels: 19 Recordings, RCA, BMG
  • Formats: CD
1948
  • UK: 5× Platinum[6]
  • WW: 1,800,000
Keep On
  • Released: 21 November 2005
  • Labels: 19 Recordings, RCA, Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD, digital download
23385
  • UK: 3× Platinum[6]
  • IRE: Gold[7]
  • WW: 1,010,000
Let It Go
  • Released: 29 September 2008
  • Labels: 19 Recordings, RCA, Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD, digital download
212
  • UK: Platinum[6]
  • WW: 500,000
Echoes
  • Released: 22 August 2011[8]
  • Labels: 19 Recordings, RCA, Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
112
  • UK: Platinum[6]
  • WW: 500,000
85% Proof
  • Released: 25 May 2015
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD, digital download
138
  • UK: Silver[6]
  • WW: 100,000
Lexicon 27384
"—" 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
719
  • UK: 2× Platinum[6]
  • IRE: Gold[9]
The Essential
  • Released: 11 November 2013
  • Labels: RCA Records Label
  • Formats: CD, digital download
15

Extended plays

Title Album details US
Heat.

[10]
Leave Right Now
  • Released: 8 May 2010
  • Labels: 19 Recordings, Jive, Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
13
Summer Covers
  • Released: 26 August 2016[11]
  • Label: Will Young
  • Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download

Video albums

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[12][13]
BEL
[14]
GER
[15]
IRE
[3]
ITA
NL
[16]
NZ
[17]
SWE
[18]
US
2002 "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen" 12
  • UK: 3× Platinum[6]
From Now On
"Light My Fire" 160445421
"The Long and Winding Road" (with Gareth Gates) 14
"Don't Let Me Down" 227
"You and I" 53283
2003 "Leave Right Now" 163641273629681
  • UK: Platinum[6]
Friday's Child
2004 "Your Game" 3816610
"Friday's Child" 431
2005 "Switch It On" 523 Keep On
2006 "All Time Love" 36912
"Who Am I" 1121
2008 "Changes" 1028 Let It Go
"Grace" 33
2009 "Let It Go" 58
"Hopes & Fears" 65 The Hits
2011 "Jealousy" 56823 Echoes
"Come On" 83
2012 "Losing Myself" 72
"I Just Want a Lover" 115
2015 "Love Revolution" 10373 85% Proof
"Thank You"
"Joy"
"What the World Needs Now" 119
2019 "All the Songs"[19] Lexicon
"My Love"[20]

Promotional singles

Year Single
2009 "Tell Me the Worst" (Club promo)
2011 "The Way I See"[21]
2016 "Amy"

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
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References

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  2. "Chartverfolgung / Young, Will / Longplay" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  3. "Irish Charts > Will Young". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  4. "Dutch Charts > Will Young". dutchharts.nl. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  5. "Discografie Will Young". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  6. "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  7. "IRMA 2005 Certification Awards". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  8. "Echoes". Amazon.com. 22 August 2011.
  9. "IRMA 2009 Certification Awards". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  10. "Will Young > Album & Song Chart History > Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  11. "Summer Covers (2016) – Will Young – High Quality Music Downloads – 7digital United Kingdom". 26 August 2016.
  12. "The ARIA Report – Week Commencing: 15th March 2004 – Issue No: 733" (PDF). ARIA. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  13. "The ARIA Report – Week Commencing: 24th May 2004 – Issue No: 743" (PDF). ARIA. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  14. "Will Young Belgium (Flanders) singles discography". ultratop.be/nl/. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  15. "Will Young German singles chart history". musicline.de. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  16. "Dutch Album Charts > Will Young". dutchharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  17. "Will Young New Zealand singles discography". charts.nz/. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  18. "Will Young Swedish singles discography". swedishcharts.com/. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  19. White, Jack (21 March 2019). "Will Young signs new record deal and announces his seventh studio album". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  20. "Listen: Will Young debuts new single My Love". Entertainment Focus. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  21. Released as a free download exclusively to Amazon as a taster for the parents album, Echoes. | https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B005EOZ1U6
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