Sophie Ellis-Bextor discography

Sophie Ellis-Bextor discography
Ellis-Bextor performing at Leeds Pride in 2013
Studio albums7
Live albums1
Compilation albums2
Video albums1
Music videos27
EPs1
Singles37
Remix albums1

British singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor has released seven solo studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, one remix album, one extended play, one video album, thirty-seven singles (including eight as a featured performer) and twenty-seven music videos. Ellis-Bextor debuted in 1997 as frontwoman of the indie music group theaudience, whose single "I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)" reached the top 25 on the United Kingdom singles chart.[1] They released a self-titled album. A follow-up was shelved by label Mercury Records, but selected tracks circulate as bootlegs.

Her debut solo album, Read My Lips, was released in September 2001. It reached number two on the UK Albums Chart and was certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[2][3] The record sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide.[4] It produced four singles, three of which reached the top three in the UK.[5] Ellis-Bextor's second album, Shoot from the Hip, was released in October 2003. The album reached number 19 in the UK and produced two top-ten singles.[2][5] Trip the Light Fantastic, her third album, was released in May 2007, reaching number seven in the UK.[2] The album produced three singles, one of which reached the top ten in the UK.[5]

In 2009, Ellis-Bextor collaborated with dance music group Freemasons on the single "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)", which reached the top 20 in the UK.[5] Her fourth studio album, Make a Scene, was released in 2011, peaking at number 33 on the UK Albums Chart.

For her fifth studio album, Wanderlust, Ellis-Bextor moved to a different style. Filled with ballads and folk songs, it was released on 20 January 2014 and debuted at number four in the UK and at number one on the UK Indie Albums chart. The lead single, "Young Blood", also made the Top 40 on the Official Singles Chart and top five on the Indie Chart.[6]

  1. ^ "Theaudience" (select "Singles" tab). Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
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  4. ^ "Bex Is Back!". NME. 11 September 2003. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
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  6. ^ "Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Official Top 20 Biggest Selling Singles revealed". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.