Will Young discography
# Will Young discography

The discography of Will Young, an English singer who rose to fame when he won the first series of Pop Idol in 2001 contains eight studio albums, four compilation albums, two extended plays (EPs), thirty-three singles, and twenty-eight music videos. Young's debut single was a double A-side, "Evergreen" and "Anything Is Possible", released in 2002. This became the fastest-selling debut single in UK chart history going straight to number one and going on to sell over 1.8 million copies. In the Top 40 Biggest Selling Singles of the 21st Century (so far) published by the Official Charts Company, "Evergreen" topped the list. In October 2002 Young released his debut album, From Now On, which included "Evergreen" and "Anything Is Possible", "Light My Fire", "The Long and Winding Road" (a duet with Gareth Gates, released as a double A-side with Gates's song "Suspicious Minds") and "Don't Let Me Down"/"You and I" (released in aid of Children in Need).

Young's second album Friday's Child was released in December 2003. It features the singles "Leave Right Now", "Your Game" and "Friday's Child". In November 2005 Young released his third album, Keep On, which included the singles "All Time Love", "Switch It On" and "Who Am I". In September 2008 Young's fourth album, Let It Go was released and it peaked at number two. Singles released were "Changes", "Grace", "Let It Go" and "Tell Me the Worst".

Young released his first greatest hits collection, The Hits, in November 2009, a compilation of his greatest singles between 2002 and 2009, including two brand new compositions. His fifth studio album, Echoes, released 22 August 2011 became his first number-one album since 2003, producing four singles. His sixth studio album, 85% Proof, was released on 25 May 2015 on Island Records, which he signed to in 2012. After a four-year break, Lexicon was released on 21 June 2019. Young's latest, his eighth studio album Crying on the Bathroom Floor was released on 6 August 2021. All of Young's studio albums have debuted in the top 3 of the UK Albums Chart.

## Albums

### Studio albums

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

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | UK | GER | IRE | NLD | SWI | Certifications |
| From Now On | Released: 7 October 2002 Labels: 19 Recordings, RCA, BMG Formats: CD | 1 | 62 | 11 | 23 | — | BPI: 2× Platinum |
| Friday's Child | Released: 1 December 2003 Labels: 19 Recordings, RCA, BMG Formats: CD | 1 | — | 9 | 48 | — | BPI: 5× Platinum |
| Keep On | Released: 21 November 2005 Labels: 19 Recordings, RCA, Sony BMG Formats: CD, digital download | 2 | — | 33 | 85 | — | BPI: 3× Platinum IRMA: Gold |
| Let It Go | Released: 29 September 2008 Labels: 19 Recordings, RCA, Sony BMG Formats: CD, digital download | 2 | — | 12 | — | — | BPI: Platinum |
| Echoes | Released: 22 August 2011 Labels: 19 Recordings, RCA, Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download | 1 | — | 12 | — | — | BPI: Platinum |
| 85% Proof | Released: 25 May 2015 Label: Island Formats: CD, digital download | 1 | — | 38 | — | — | BPI: Silver |
| Lexicon | Released: 21 June 2019 Label: Cooking Vinyl Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl, cassette | 2 | — | 73 | — | 84 | |
| Crying on the Bathroom Floor | Released: 6 August 2021 Label: Cooking Vinyl Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl, cassette | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released ||||||||

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Title | Album details | UK | SCO | US Heat. | Certifications |
| The Hits | Released: 16 November 2009 Labels: 19 Recordings, RCA, Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download | 7 | — | — | BPI: 2× Platinum IRMA: Gold |
| Leave Right Now | Released: 8 May 2010 Labels: 19, Jive, Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | 13 | |
| The Essential | Released: 11 November 2013 Label: RCA Formats: CD, digital download | 15 | — | — | BPI: Gold |
| 20 Years: The Greatest Hits | Released: 27 May 2022 Label: Sony Music Formats: 2×CD, digital download, vinyl | 6 | 5 | — | |

### Video albums

* Will Young Live (7 April 2003)
* Live in London (21 March 2005)

## Extended plays

| Title | EP details |
| - | - |
| Summer Covers | Released: 26 August 2016 Label: Will Young Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download |
| Crying on the Bathroom Floor: Remix EP | Released: 4 November 2021 Label: Cooking Vinyl Formats: Digital download, streaming |

## Singles

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | Album |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Single | UK | AUS | BEL | GER | IRE | ITA | NL | NZ | SWE | US | Certifications (sales thresholds) | Album |
| 2002 | "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen" | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: 3× Platinum | From Now On |
| 2002 | "Light My Fire" | 1 | — | 60 | 44 | 5 | 4 | 21 | — | — | — | BPI: Gold | From Now On |
| 2002 | "The Long and Winding Road" (with Gareth Gates) | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: Gold | From Now On |
| 2002 | "Don't Let Me Down" | 2 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: Silver | From Now On |
| 2002 | "You and I" | 2 | — | 53 | — | 27 | 28 | 3 | — | — | — | BPI: Silver | From Now On |
| 2003 | "Leave Right Now" | 1 | 63 | 64 | — | 1 | 27 | 36 | 29 | 6 | 81 | BPI: Platinum | Friday's Child |
| 2004 | "Your Game" | 3 | 81 | 66 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | | Friday's Child |
| 2004 | "Friday's Child" | 4 | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | | Friday's Child |
| 2005 | "Switch It On" | 5 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | | Keep On |
| 2006 | "All Time Love" | 3 | — | — | 69 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: Silver | Keep On |
| 2006 | "Who Am I" | 11 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | | Keep On |
| 2008 | "Changes" | 10 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | | Let It Go |
| 2008 | "Grace" | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Let It Go |
| 2009 | "Let It Go" | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Let It Go |
| 2009 | "Hopes & Fears" | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Hits |
| 2011 | "Jealousy" | 5 | — | 68 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: Gold | Echoes |
| 2011 | "Come On" | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Echoes |
| 2012 | "Losing Myself" | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Echoes |
| 2012 | "I Just Want a Lover" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Echoes |
| 2015 | "Love Revolution" | 103 | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 85% Proof |
| 2015 | "Thank You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 85% Proof |
| 2015 | "Joy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 85% Proof |
| 2015 | "What the World Needs Now" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 85% Proof |
| 2019 | "All the Songs" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Lexicon |
| 2019 | "My Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Lexicon |
| 2021 | "Daniel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Crying on the Bathroom Floor |
| 2021 | "Elizabeth Taylor" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Crying on the Bathroom Floor |
| 2021 | "Crying on the Bathroom Floor" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Crying on the Bathroom Floor |
| 2022 | "Why Does It Hurt" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 20 Years: The Greatest Hits |

### Promotional singles

| Year | Single |
| - | - |
| 2009 | "Tell Me the Worst" (Club promo) |
| 2011 | "The Way I See" |
| 2016 | "Amy" |
| 2019 | "Christmas Time" |
| 2021 | "Strong" |
| 2022 | "Breaking Free" |

## Other appearances

| Year | Song | Other performer(s) | Film / Album |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2002 | "Beyond the Sea" | — | Pop Idol: The Big Band Album |
| 2002 | "I Won't Dance" | — | Pop Idol: The Big Band Album |
| 2004 | "Your Love Is King" | — | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason |
| 2005 | "Letting in the Sunshine" | — | Mrs. Henderson Presents |
| 2005 | "Goody Goody" | Camille O'Sullivan | Mrs. Henderson Presents |
| 2005 | "The Blitz: Bombing" / "The Grecian Frieze" / "Defiance" | — | Mrs. Henderson Presents |
| 2005 | "All the Things You Are" | — | Mrs. Henderson Presents |
| 2005 | "The Sails of the Windmill" | Camille O'Sullivan | Mrs. Henderson Presents |
| 2005 | "Girl in the Little Green Hat" | — | Mrs. Henderson Presents |
| 2006 | "Hey Ya!" | — | Radio 1's Live Lounge |
| 2010 | "History" | Groove Armada | Black Light |
| 2011 | "Running Up that Hill" | — | Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Sessions 2011 |
| 2013 | "Hanging on the Telephone" | — | Dermot O'Leary Presents The Saturday Sessions 2013 |
| 2019 | "I Only Want to Be with You" | Emma Bunton | My Happy Place |
