Melanie C discography

Melanie C discography

Melanie C at a promotional tour in 2005
Releases
↙Studio albums	5
↙Singles	18
↙Music videos	21
↙As featured artist	1
↙DVDs	2

The discography of Melanie Chisholm, better known by her stage name Melanie C, an English pop music singer, consists of five studio albums, seventeen singles, and twenty music videos.

Melanie C debuted in 1996 as a member of the girl group the Spice Girls. The group achieved worldwide success, producing nine number-one singles in the United Kingdom and selling over 55 million records.^[1] In 2001 the group took a hiatus to allow members to concentrate on their solo careers.^[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 five singles, two of which reached the number-one spot in the UK.^[4] Chisholm's second album, Reason, was released in March 2003. The album reached number five in the UK and produced one top-ten single. Beautiful Intentions, her third album, was released in April 2005. It reached number twenty-four in the UK. The album produced three singles, only one of which charted at number ten in the UK.^[4] Her most recent 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 only three charted.^[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.^[6]

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK [4][7]	AUS [8]	AUT [9]	GER [10]	IRE [11]	NLD [12]	NZ [13]	NOR [14]	SWE [15]	SWI [16]
Northern Star	Released: 18 October 1999 Label: Virgin (#CDVX2893) Formats: CD	4	32	16	7	9	8	36	3	1	12	BPI: 3× Platinum[3] ARIA: Gold[17] BVMI: Platinum[18] IFPI SWI: Gold[19] NVPI: Gold[20]
Reason	Released: 10 March 2003 Label: Virgin (#CDV2969) Formats: CD	5	71	39	13	47	62	—	—	38	21	BPI: Gold[3]
Beautiful Intentions	Released: 11 April 2005 Label: Red Girl (#REDGCD1) Formats: CD, digital download	24	—	12	15	—	98	—	—	31	14	BVMI: Gold[18] IFPI SWI: Gold[19]
This Time	Released: 2 April 2007 Label: Red Girl (#REDGCD2) Formats: CD, digital download	57	—	26	15	—	—	—	—	48	8	IFPI SWI: Gold[19]
The Sea	Released: 2 September 2011 Label: Red Girl (#REDGCD3) Formats: CD, digital download	45	—	38	16	—	—	—	—	—	13
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [4][21]	AUS [8]	AUT [9]	DEN [22]	GER [23]	IRE [11]	NL [24]	NOR [25]	SWE [15]	SWI [16]
1999	"Goin' Down"	4	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Northern Star
	"Northern Star"	4	—	—	1	50	—	—	—	7	75	BPI: Silver[3]
2000	"Never Be the Same Again" (featuring Lisa Lopes)	1	2	3	1	5	3	1	1	1	3	BPI: Gold[3] ARIA: Platinum[26] BVMI: Gold[18] IFPI AUT: Gold[27] IFPI SWI: Gold[19]
	"I Turn to You"	1	11	1	1	2	6	1	2	1	3	BPI: Silver[3] ARIA: Platinum[26] BVMI: Gold[18] IFPI AUT: Gold[27]
	"If That Were Me"	18	28	45	9	58	38	14	—	22	50
2003	"Here It Comes Again"	7	49	49	15	59	19	36	—	36	61		Reason
	"On the Horizon"	14	—	—	10	80	34	16	—	—	—
	"Let's Love"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Melt" / "Yeh Yeh Yeh"	27	—	—	—	63	—	—	—	—	—
2005	"Next Best Superstar"	10	41	45	11	32	37	—	—	31	25		Beautiful Intentions
	"Better Alone"	—	—	57	—	51	—	—	—	—	33
	"First Day of My Life"	—	65[28]	2	18	1	—	—	14	9	1	BVMI: Platinum[18] IFPI SWI: Gold[19]
2007	"The Moment You Believe"	—	—	28	—	15	—	—	—	18	14		This Time
	"I Want Candy"	24	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Carolyna"	49	—	42	—	28	—	—	—	—	31
	"This Time"	94	—	—	—	69	—	—	—	—	—
2008	"Understand"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	"Rock Me"	—	—	—	—	38	—	—	—	—	—		The Sea
	"Think About It"	95	—	34	—	48	—	—	—	—	30
	"Weak"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

As featured artist

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [4]	AUS [8]	AUT [9]	DEN [22]	GER [23]	IRE [11]	NL [24]	NOR [25]	SWE [15]	SWI [16]
1998	"When You're Gone" (Bryan Adams featuring Melanie C)	3	4	14	—	14	3	6	6	8	11	BPI: Platinum[3] ARIA: Platinum[29]	On a Day Like Today
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Music videos

Year	Title	Director(s)
1998	"When You're Gone"	Marcus Nispel[30]
1999	"Goin' Down"	Giuseppi Capotondi[30]
	"Northern Star"	Steven Green[30]
2000	"Never Be the Same Again"	Francis Lawrence[30]
	"I Turn to You"	Cameron Casey[30]
	"If That Were Me"
2003	"Here It Comes Again"	Charles Infante[31]
	"On the Horizon"	Howard Greenhalgh[30]
	"Yeh Yeh Yeh"	Ray Kay[30]
	"Melt"	Jamie Vickery
2005	"Next Best Superstar"	Ray Kay[30]
	"Better Alone"	Mary McCartney[30]
	"First Day of My Life"	Nicolaj Georgiew[30]
2006	"Better Alone" (German Version)	Robert Broellochs[32]
2007	"The Moment You Believe"	Tim Royes[30]
	"I Want Candy"
	"Carolyna"
	"This Time"	Adrian Moat[33]
	"We Love To Entertain You"	[A]
2008	"Understand"	Avi Diamond and Jamie Milligan[34]
2011	"Rock Me"	Marcus Sternberg[35]
	"Think About It"	Howard Greenhalgh[36]
	"Weak"	Michael Baldwin[37]
Notes A^ Video was a compilation of film/TV for Pro7 Starforce campaign in Germany.[38]

DVDs

Year	DVD
2006	Live Hits Released: 30 October 2006 Notes: Contains Melanie C's concert filmed in London, England, in August 2006, in addition to photo galleries and interviews.
2009	Live At The Hard Rock Cafe Released: 29 June 2009 Notes: Contains Melanie C's acoustic gig filmed at Hard Rock Cafe Manchester, England, in October 2008.

Miscellaneous

Songs by Melanie C that have appeared on other albums.

Year	Song	Album
1998	"When You're Gone" feat. Bryan Adams	On a Day Like Today[39]
1999	"Independence Day"	Bend It Like Beckham[40]
2011	"Out Of This World" feat. Jools Holland	Jools Holland & Friends[41]

Songs written by Melanie C for other artists.

Year	Song	Album
2007	"The Best Is Yet To Come"	Lee Mead — Lead Mead[42]
2005	"La Via" (Show Me The Way)	Massimo Di Cataldo — Sulla mia strada[43]
2002	"Help Me Help You"	Holly Valance — Footprints (album)[44]
2000	"If I Had an Angel's Wand" / 如果我有一支天使棒	Christine Fan（范玮琪） — FanFan's World[45]

See also

• Spice Girls discography

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External links

• Official Melanie C website
• Melanie C at Allmusic