The discography of the English singer Matt Cardle consists of four studio albums, one live album, seventeen singles, one EP and eleven music videos.
| Matt Cardle discography | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio albums | 4 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 18 |
| Music videos | 10 |
Cardle signed a joint deal with Syco and Columbia Records after winning the seventh series of The X Factor. His winner's single "When We Collide" topped the UK Singles Chart to become the 2010 Christmas number 1 and remained there for three consecutive weeks. In June 2012 the song reached the one million sale mark, making it the 123rd single to sell a million copies in the UK and the fourth by an X Factor contestant. In Ireland it is the fourth best selling single of all time.[1] His debut album, Letters, was released in the UK on 17 October 2011. The album's first single, "Run For Your Life," written by Gary Barlow, peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart. Letters debuted at number 2 on the UK Albums chart and spent 16 consecutive weeks in the top 40. Two further singles from the album were released, "Starlight" and "Amazing".
Following his split from Columbia/Syco, Cardle's second album, The Fire was released on 29 October 2012 through So What Recordings, part of the Silva Screen Music Group. The album debuted at number 8 in the UK album chart. Cardle then released his third album, Porcelain, independently in 2013 . It reached number 11 on the UK album chart. The first single, a duet with Melanie C called "Loving You", was released on 18 August 2013 and reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. Two further singles were released, "When You Were My Girl" and "Hit My Heart".
Cardle returned to Sony in 2017 and released his fourth album, Time to Be Alive, with them on 27 April 2018.
Cardle announced the release of "Purple Crayon" on 12 January 2021, ahead of the release of his fifth studio album. The song was released digitally on 15 January 2021. Cardle says, "Purple Crayon is song about my struggles with addiction to Valium and the escape I found through using it. The song's emotions are intertwined with imagery from my favourite children's book Harold and the Purple Crayon."[2] O 26 March 2021, Cardle released the second single from his EP, Purple Crayon.[3][4]
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications & Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
IRE [6] |
SCO [7] | |||
| Letters |
|
2 | 2 | 2 | |
| The Fire |
|
8 | 14 | 8 |
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| Porcelain |
|
11 | 75 | 22 | |
| Time to Be Alive |
|
28 | — | 22 | |
Live albums
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Intimate and Live |
|
EPs
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Purple Crayon |
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Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
IRE [6] |
SCO [10] | |||||||||||||
| "When We Collide" | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Letters | ||||||||||
| "Run for Your Life" | 2011 | 6 | 12 | 6 | |||||||||||
| "Starlight" | 185 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Amazing" | 2012 | 84 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "It's Only Love" | 175 | — | — | The Fire | |||||||||||
| "Anyone Else" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Lately" [11][12] | 2013 | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Loving You" (with Melanie C) |
14 | 42 | 11 | Porcelain | |||||||||||
| "When You Were My Girl" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Hit My Heart" | 2014 | 171 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "I Can't Make You Love Me" (Live) [13] | 2016 | — | — | — | Intimate & Live | ||||||||||
| "Desire" [14] | 2018 | — | — | — | Time to Be Alive | ||||||||||
| "Time to Be Alive" [15] | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Blind Faith" [16] | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "I'm Not Letting Go" [17] | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Nobody" [18] | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Purple Crayon" | 2021 | — | — | — | Purple Crayon - EP | ||||||||||
| "We're the Butterflies" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
IRE [6] |
SCO [10] | |||
| "Heroes" (as part of The X Factor finalists) |
2010 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Non-album single |
Other charted songs
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] | |||
| "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" | 2012 | 92 | The Fire |
Other appearances
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "The Power of Love" (Trevor Horn featuring the Sarm Orchestra and Matt Cardle) |
2010 | Reimagines the Eighties |
Music videos
edit| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "When We Collide" | 2011 | Andy Morahan |
| "Run for Your Life" | Howard Greenhalgh | |
| "Starlight" | Sean De Sparengo | |
| "Amazing" | 2012 | Sean De Sparengo |
| "It's Only Love" | Nick Spanos | |
| "Anyone Else" | Chanya Button | |
| "Lately" | 2013 | Nick Spanos |
| "Loving You" | Jonny Kight | |
| "When You Were My Girl" | Nick Spanos | |
| "Desire" | 2018 | Tim Fox |
| "Nobody" | Sean Robinson |
References
edit- ^ "Matt Cardle - Spin 103.8 - 31.7.13". Facebook. 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Matt Cardle Shares New Single 'Purple Crayon'". vacancy-mag.com. 15 January 2021.
- ^ "Matt Cardle - We're the Butterflies". Twitter. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Matt Cardle - We're the Butterflies". Apple. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d Peak positions in the UK:
- For all except where noted: "Matt Cardle - UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
- For "Heroes": "Chart Archive > December 4, 2010". Official Charts Company.
- For "Starlight": "CHART: CLUK Update 17.12.2011 (wk49)". Zobbel.de.
- For "Amazing": "CHART: CLUK Update 3.03.2012 (wk8)". Zobbel.de.
- For "It's Only Love" & "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face": "CHART: CLUK Update 10.11.2012 (wk44)". Zobbel.de.
- For "Hit My Heart": "CHART: CLUK Update 19.04.2014 (wk15)". Zobbel.de.
- ^ a b c Peak positions in Ireland:
- For all except noted: "Discography Matt Cardle". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- For "Heroes": "Chart Archive > Week ending: 25 November 2010". (IRMA). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
- ^ Peak positions for albums in Scotland:
- For Letters: "Chart Archive > 23 October 2011 – 29 October 2011". Official Charts Company.
- For The Fire: "Chart Archive > 4 November 2012 – 10 November 2012". Official Charts Company.
- For Porcelain: "Chart Archive > 3 November 2013 – 9 November 2013". Official Charts Company.
- For Time to Be Alive: "Chart Archive > 4 May 2018 – 10 May 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Certified Awards". BPI 40,000,000^. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - 2011 Certification Awards - Gold". Irishcharts.ie. Fireball Media. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ a b Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
- For "Heroes": "Chart Archive > 28 November 2010 - 04 December 2010". Official Charts Company.
- For "When We Collide": "Chart Archive > 26 December 2010 - 01 January 2011". Official Charts Company.
- For "Run for Your Life": "Chart Archive > 16 October 2011 - 22 October 2011". Official Charts Company.
- For "Loving You": "Chart Archive > 25 August 2013 - 31 August 2013". Official Charts Company.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/mattcardlemusic/videos/1052078994803728/ [user-generated source]
- ^ "MATT CARDLE: LATELY (MUSIC VIDEO) – CHART SHAKER". chartshaker.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016.
- ^ "I Can't Make You Love Me - Single by Matt Cardle" – via play.google.com.
- ^ "Desire - Single by Matt Cardle" – via play.google.com.
- ^ "Time to Be Alive - Single by Matt Cardle" – via play.google.com.
- ^ "Blind Faith - Single by Matt Cardle" – via play.google.com.
- ^ "I'm Not Letting Go - Single by Matt Cardle" – via play.google.com.
- ^ "Matt Cardle - Nobody (Official Video) - YouTube" – via youtube.com.