The discography of Melanie Chisholm, better known by her stage name Melanie C, an English pop music singer, consists of five studio albums, an ep, three DVDs, 25 singles, and 24 music videos. She has sold more than 12 million records worldwide as a solo artist [1] and more 75 million records with The Spice Girls[2]
Melanie C began her solo career in late 1998 by singing with Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams on the song "When You're Gone". Her solo debut album Northern Star was released in 1999 and reached number three in the UK albums chart and was certified triple Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The record experienced international success; it sold over three million albums worldwide.[3] It produced four top-five and a top-twenty singles, two of which reached the number-one spot in the UK.[4] Chisholm's second album, Reason, was released in March 2003 and sold more 500,000 copies. The album reached number five in the UK and produced one top-ten and one top-twenty singles. Beautiful Intentions, her third album, was released in April 2005. It reached number twenty-four in the UK and number fifteen in Germany, selling Europewilde more than one million copies. The album produced three singles, one of which charted at number ten in the UK, and one peak at number one in different European charts.[4] Her fourth studio album, This Time, was released in April 2007 and charted at fifty-seven in the UK album chart. Of the five singles released from the album one charted at number one in some parts of Europe, and one become a top-thirty in UK and a top-ten in some European chart.[4]
In November, Melanie C reunited with the Spice Girls for a world tour and to release a greatest hits album.[5] She released her fifth solo album, The Sea, on 2 September 2011, and her first epThe Night on 13 May 2012.[6] Her sixth studio album Stages was released on 10 September 2012.
Contents[]
- 2 Singles
- 3 Other charted songs
- 4 Other appearances
- 5 Videography
- 6 Notes
- 7 See also
- 8 References
- 9 External links
Albums[edit][]
Studio albums[edit][]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | UK Indie
[8] |
AUS
[9] |
AUT
[10] |
GER
[11] |
IRE
[12] |
NLD
[13] |
NOR
[14] |
SWE
[15] |
SWI
[16] | |||||
| Northern Star | 4 | — | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | ||||
| Reason |
|
5 | — | 71 | 39 | 13 | 47 | 62 | — | 38 | 21 |
| ||
| Beautiful Intentions |
|
24 | — | — | 12 | 15 | — | 98 | — | 31 | 14 | |||
| This Time |
|
57 | — | — | 26 | 15 | — | — | — | 48 | 8 |
| ||
| The Sea |
|
45 | 6 | — | 38 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 13 | |||
| Stages |
|
50 | 7 | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Extended plays[edit][]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK
[4] |
UK Indie
[4] | |||||||||||||
| The Night |
|
156 | 16 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles[edit][]
As main artist[edit][]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Indie_Chart UK
Indie] [22] |
AUS
[9] |
AUT
[10] |
GER
[23] |
IRE
[12] |
NL
[24] |
SWE
[15] |
SWI
[16] |
UKR
[25] | |||||
| "Goin' Down" | 1999 | 4 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Northern Star | ||
| "Northern Star" | 4 | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | 7 | 75 | — |
| |||
| "Never Be the Same Again"
(featuring Lisa Lopes) |
2000 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | |||
| "I Turn to You" | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | ||||
| "If That Were Me" | 18 | — | 28 | 45 | 58 | 38 | 14 | 22 | 50 | — | ||||
| "Here It Comes Again" | 2003 | 7 | — | 49 | 49 | 59 | 19 | 36 | 36 | 61 | 3 | Reason | ||
| "On the Horizon" | 14 | — | — | — | 80 | 34 | 16 | — | — | 5 | ||||
| "Let's Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Melt" / "Yeh Yeh Yeh" | 27 | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||||
| "Next Best Superstar" | 2005 | 10 | — | 41 | 45 | 32 | 37 | — | 31 | 25 | 5 | Beautiful Intentions | ||
| "Better Alone" | — | — | 83 | 57 | 51 | — | — | — | 33 | 10 | ||||
| "First Day of My Life" | — | — | 65 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| "The Moment You Believe" | 2007 | — | — | — | 28 | 15 | — | — | 18 | 14 | 13 | This Time | ||
| "I Want Candy" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | ||||
| "Carolyna" | 49 | — | — | 42 | 28 | — | — | — | 31 | 11 | ||||
| "This Time" | 94 | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | 14 | ||||
| "Understand" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Rock Me" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | The Sea | ||
| "Think About It" | 95 | 15 | — | 34 | 48 | — | — | — | 30 | 13 | ||||
| "Weak" | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | ||||
| "Let There Be Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | ||||
| "Set You Free"
(featuring Jodie Harsh) |
2012 | 159 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Night | ||
| "I Know Him So Well"
(featuring Emma Bunton) |
153 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stages | |||
| "Loving You"
(with Matt Cardle) |
2013 | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | Porcelain | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist[edit][]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK
[4] |
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Indie_Chart UK
Indie] [22] |
AUS
[9] |
AUT
[10] |
GER
[23] |
IRE
[12] |
NL
[24] |
SWE
[15] |
SWI
[16] |
UKR
[25] | |||||
| "When You're Gone"
(Bryan Adams featuring Melanie C) |
1998 | 3 | — | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | — | On a Day Like Today | ||
| "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"
(as part of The Justice Collective) |
2012 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 14 |
|
N/A | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Promotional singles[edit][]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Indie_Chart UK
Indie] [22] | ||||||||||||||
| "I Don't Know How to Love Him" | 2012 | 19 | Stages | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Other charted songs[edit][]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKR
[25] | ||||||||||||||
| "Northern Star" | 1999 | 12 | Northern Star | |||||||||||
| "Like That" | 2003 | 3 | Here It Comes Again | |||||||||||
| "Love To You" | 11 | |||||||||||||
| "Beautiful Intentions" | 2006 | 12 | Beautiful Intentions | |||||||||||
| "Runaway" | 11 | |||||||||||||
| "You'll Get Yours" | 2007 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Other appearances[edit][]
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Independence Day" | 1999 | N/A | Bend It Like Beckham[29] |
| "Out Of This World" | 2011 | Jools Holland | Jools Holland & Friends[30] |
Videography[edit][]
Video albums[edit][]
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live Hits |
|
| Live at the Hard Rock Cafe |
|
| The Sea Live |
|
Music videos[edit][]
| Year | Title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "When You're Gone" | Marcus Nispel[31] |
| 1999 | "Goin' Down" | Giuseppi Capotondi[31] |
| "Northern Star" | Steven Green[31] | |
| 2000 | "Never Be the Same Again" | Francis Lawrence[31] |
| "I Turn to You" | Cameron Casey[31] | |
| "If That Were Me" | ||
| 2003 | "Here It Comes Again" | Charles Infante[32] |
| "On the Horizon" | Howard Greenhalgh[31] | |
| "Yeh Yeh Yeh" | Ray Kay[31] | |
| "Melt" | Jamie Vickery | |
| 2005 | "Next Best Superstar" | Ray Kay[31] |
| "Better Alone" (UK Version) | Mary McCartney[31] | |
| "First Day of My Life" | Nikolaj Georgiew[31] | |
| 2006 | "Better Alone" (European Version) | Robert Broellochs[33] |
| 2007 | "The Moment You Believe" | Tim Royes[31] |
| "I Want Candy" | ||
| "Carolyna" | ||
| "This Time" | Adrian Moat[34] | |
| "We Love to Entertain You" | N/A[A] | |
| 2008 | "Understand" | Avi Diamond and Jamie Milligan[35] |
| 2011 | "Rock Me" | Marcus Sternberg[36] |
| "Think About It" | Howard Greenhalgh[37] | |
| "Weak" | Michael Baldwin[38] | |
| "Let There Be Love" | Marcus Gerwinat | |
| 2012 | "I Know Him So Well" | |
| 2013 | "Loving You" | Jonny Kight |
Notes[edit][]
A^ Video was a compilation of film/TV for Pro7 Starforce campaign in Germany.