Girls Aloud discography

Girls Aloud discography

Releases
↙Studio albums	5
↙Live albums	2
↙Compilation albums	2
↙Singles	21
↙Remix albums	1
↙Other album appearances	11

The discography of English-Irish girl group Girls Aloud consists of five studio albums, one greatest hits album, two live albums, and one remix album. The band has also released twenty-one singles and have provided eleven original recordings for other albums. Girls Aloud was formed in 2002 on the ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals.^[1][2] Viewers voted for Cheryl Tweedy, Nicola Roberts, Nadine Coyle, Kimberley Walsh and Sarah Harding to be members of the group.^[1][2] The following month they won the program by claiming the coveted Christmas Number One, ahead of the male group One True Voice. They released their debut single "Sound of the Underground", which became the Christmas number-one on both the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Chart.^[3] Their second single, "No Good Advice", was released in both CD and DVD single formats in May 2003. A week later, the group released their debut album Sound of the Underground, which was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The third single to be taken from the album was "Life Got Cold". Their fourth single, "Jump", a cover version of "Jump (for My Love)" by The Pointer Sisters, was taken from the soundtrack for the film Love Actually, and appeared on the re-issue of Sound of the Underground.

What Will the Neighbours Say?, the group's second album, was released in November 2004 and produced four singles, "The Show", "Love Machine", "I'll Stand by You", and "Wake Me Up". Preceded by the singles "Long Hot Summer" and "Biology", their third album, Chemistry, was released in December 2005. It is their lowest charting album to date, although it was still certified platinum in the UK. The following year, Girls Aloud released their greatest hits anthology, The Sound of Girls Aloud, which included their twelve singles and three new songs, two of which, "Something Kinda Ooooh" and "I Think We're Alone Now", were released as singles. March 2007 saw the release of "Walk This Way", a charity single for Comic Relief, performed in collaboration with Sugababes.^[4]

In November 2007, the album Tangled Up was released and entered the UK album chart at number four. It was preceded by the lead single "Sexy! No No No...". The group's nineteenth single, "The Promise", was released in October 2008, and entered the UK and Irish Singles Charts at Number one and two respectively. It was taken from Out of Control, their fifth studio album, which was released on 31 October 2008 in Ireland and 2 November in the UK. "The Loving Kind" was released on 12 January 2009 in the UK. It peaked at number ten in the UK, thus becoming their 20th consecutive Top 10 single, but also their lowest charting single to date. Their 21st single, "Untouchable", reached number 11 in the UK charts, making it their first single to miss the UK top 10.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales, and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Certifications
		UK [5]	IRE [6]	NLD [7]	EU [8]
Sound of the Underground	Released: 26 May 2003 Label: Polydor (#9865315) Formats: CD, digital download	2	6	53	—	UK: Platinum[9]
What Will the Neighbours Say?	Released: 29 November 2004 Label: Polydor (#9868948) Formats: CD, digital download	6	12	—	9	UK: 2× Platinum[9] IRE: 2× Platinum[10]
Chemistry	Released: 5 December 2005 Label: Polydor (#9875462) Formats: CD, digital download	11	31	—	14	UK: Platinum[9] IRE: Platinum[11]
Tangled Up	Released: 19 November 2007 Label: Fascination (#1750580) Formats: CD, digital download	4	25	—	—	UK: Platinum[9] IRE: Gold[12]
Out of Control	Released: 3 November 2008 Label: Fascination (#1790073) Formats: CD, digital download	1	7	—	5	UK: 2× Platinum[9] IRE: 2× Platinum[13]
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		UK [5]	IRE [6]	EU [8]
The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits	Released: 29 October 2006 Label: Fascination (#FASC010) Formats: CD, digital download	1	9	4	UK: 3× Platinum[9] IRE: Platinum[14] EU: Platinum[15]

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [5]	EU [8]
Girls A Live	Released: 3 November 2008 Label: Fascination (#1790107) Format: CD	29	98
Out Of Control: Live from the O2	Released: 5 October 2009 Label: Fascination Format: CD	—	—
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Remix albums

Title	Album details	UK [5]
Mixed Up	Released: 19 November 2007 Label: Fascination (#1753391) Format: CD	56

Box set

Title	Album details
Singles Box Set	Released: 22 July 2009[16] Label: Fascination Format: CD single box set

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Single	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [5]	AUS [17]	FRA [18]	GER [19]	IRE [6]	NLD [20]	NZ [21]	SWE [22]	SWI [23]	EU [24]
"Sound of the Underground"	2002	1	31	55	42	1	9	—	39	25	—	UK: Platinum[9]	Sound of the Underground
"No Good Advice"	2003	2	—	—	—	2	26	—	—	—	—
"Life Got Cold"		3	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—
"Jump"		2	23	—	—	2	8	13	9	58	—	UK: Silver[9]	What Will the Neighbours Say?
"The Show"	2004	2	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—
"Love Machine"		2	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—
"I'll Stand by You"		1	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	UK: Silver[9]
"Wake Me Up"	2005	4	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	13
"Long Hot Summer"		7	—	—	—	16	—	—	—	—	27		Chemistry
"Biology"		4	26	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	15
"See the Day"		9	—	—	—	14	—	—	—	—	—
"Whole Lotta History"	2006	6	—	—	—	18	—	—	—	—	23
"Something Kinda Ooooh"		3	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	11	UK: Silver[9]	The Sound of Girls Aloud
"I Think We're Alone Now"		4	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—
"Walk This Way" (Sugababes vs. Girls Aloud)	2007	1	—	—	—	14	—	—	—	—	8		Non-album single
"Sexy! No No No..."		5	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—		Tangled Up
"Call the Shots"		3	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	9	UK: Silver[9]
"Can't Speak French"	2008	9	—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	33
"The Promise"		1	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	8	UK: Gold[9]	Out of Control
"The Loving Kind"	2009	10	—	—	—	16	—	—	—	—	37
"Untouchable"		11	—	—	—	19	—	—	—	—	39
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released

Other charted songs

Song	Year	UK [5]	Album
"Theme to St. Trinian's"	2008	51	St. Trinian's: The Soundtrack

Video releases

Year	Details	Notes
2002	Popstars: The Rivals Released: 7 December 2002 Studio: 2 Entertain Format: DVD	Footage of contestants' performances in auditions and final rounds[25] Interviews with the judges and final 20 contestants.[25]
2005	Girls on Film Release date: 13 June 2005 Studio: Polydor, Universal Format: DVD	Features all music videos from "Sound of the Underground" to "Wake Me Up" Includes performances from CD:UK, Popworld, Top of the Pops and the MTV special Girls Aloud – The Show[26]
2005	What Will the Neighbours Say? Live in Concert Released: 7 November 2005 Studio: Polydor, Universal Format: DVD	Contains What Will the Neighbours Say? Live as shot live in Hammersmith, London on 28 and 29 May 2005 Includes "Long Hot Summer" music video[27]
2006	Girls Aloud: Off the Record Released: 28 August 2006 Studio: Channel 4, Universal Format: DVD	Features all six episodes of the fly-on-the-wall reality television series[28]
2006	Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits Live from Wembley Arena Released: 13 November 2006 Studio: Polydor, Universal Format: DVD	Contains the Chemistry Tour live from Wembley Arena, London on 3 June 2006 Includes "Biology", "See the Day" and "Whole Lotta History" music videos[29] Certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry[9]
2007	Style Release date: 12 November 2007 Studio: Polydor, Universal Format: DVD	The group discuss their style and give fashion tips. Includes all of their music videos up to "Sexy! No No No..."[30]
2008	Ghosthunting With... Girls Aloud Released: 6 October 2008 Studio: Antix Productions, ITV Format: DVD	The episode of paranormal television series Ghost Hunting with..., featuring four of the five members[31]
2008	Tangled Up: Live from The O2 2008 Released: 27 October 2008 Studio: Polydor, Universal Format: DVD, Blu-ray Disc	Contains the Tangled Up Tour shot live from London's O2 Arena on 17 May 2008 Includes "Sexy! No No No...", "Call the Shots" and "Can't Speak French" music videos[32][33] Certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry[9]
2009	Out of Control Live from The O2 2009 Released: 5 October 2009 Studio: Polydor, Universal Format: DVD, Blu-ray	Contains the Out of Control Tour shot live from London's O2 Arena on 24 May 2009 Includes "The Promise", "The Loving Kind" and "Untouchable" music videos[34] Includes Girl Cam for each of the girls[34] Includes visuals and an interview with the Girls[34] Certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry[9]

Music videos

Year	Music video	Director(s)
2002	"Sound of the Underground"	Phil Griffin[35]
2003	"No Good Advice"
	"Life Got Cold"
	"Jump"	Katie Bell[35]
2004	"The Show"	Trudy Bellinger[36]
	"Love Machine"	Stuart Gosling[37]
	"I'll Stand By You"	Trudy Bellinger[36]
2005	"Wake Me Up"	Harvey & Carolyn[38]
	"Long Hot Summer"	Max & Dania[39]
	"Biology"	Harvey & Carolyn[40][41]
	"See the Day"
2006	"Whole Lotta History"	Margaret Malandruccolo[42]
	"Something Kinda Ooooh"	Stuart Gosling[43]
	"I Think We're Alone Now"	Alex Hemming[44]
2007	"Walk This Way"	Trudy Bellinger[36]
	"Sexy! No No No..."
	"Call the Shots"	Sean de Sparengo[45]
	"Theme to St. Trinian's"	Trudy Bellinger[36]
2008	"Can't Speak French"	Petro[46]
	"The Promise"	Trudy Bellinger[36]
	The Loving Kind
2009	"Untouchable"	Marco Puig[47][48][49]

Other appearances

These songs have not appeared on any release by Girls Aloud.

Year	Song	Album/Single	Notes
2003	"Hopelessly Devoted to You"	Greasemania[50]	Originally recorded by Olivia Newton-John
	"Grease" (Beatmasters Remix)		Originally recorded by Frankie Valli
2004	"I'm Every Woman"	Discomania[51]	Originally recorded by Chaka Khan
2007	"Teenage Dirtbag" (Studio Version)	Radio 1 Established 1967[52][53]	Originally recorded by Wheatus
	"Sound and Vision"		Originally recorded by David Bowie Featuring Franz Ferdinand
	"Theme to St. Trinian's"	St. Trinian's: The Soundtrack[54]	Original recording for the soundtrack
2009	"Too Bad" "Make It Easy" "Boys Keep Swinging"	St. Trinians II: Original Soundtrack	Original recordings for the soundtrack Lead Vocals all sung by Sarah Harding

See also

• Girls Aloud videography
• List of awards and nominations received by Girls Aloud
• List of Girls Aloud concert tours
• List of Girls Aloud songs

Footnotes

References

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External links

Girls Aloud portal

• Official website
• Girls Aloud at Allmusic
• Girls Aloud discography at Discogs