The discography of Susan Boyle, a Scottish singer, contains seven studio albums and sixteen singles, thirteen as a solo artist, and three as a featured artist. Boyle achieved global attention after auditioning for Series 3 of Britain's Got Talent in 2009. After much attention, Boyle signed a record deal with British record producer Simon Cowell, releasing her worldwide multi-platinum selling début album I Dreamed a Dream. The album contained four singles, the first two seeing somewhat more success in the UK and the US. The first single, "Wild Horses" reached number nine on the UK Singles Chart and the second single "I Dreamed a Dream" reached the top forty of the that chart. In the United States, Boyle's album charted at number one on the Billboard 200 album charts. The first single "Wild Horses" peaked at number ninety-eight and the second single "I Dreamed a Dream" peaked at number sixty-two on the US Billboard Hot 100.
In 2010, Boyle was one of few artists who featured on Simon Cowell's 2010 Haiti earthquake appeal single, "Everybody Hurts", a cover of the R.E.M. song. On 9 July 2010, Boyle announced that her second album would be a Christmas album entitled The Gift. As part of the lead-up to the album, she held a competition called Susan's Search, the winner of which sang a duet with her on her new CD. The album was released on 8 November 2010. For her third studio album, Emeli Sandé For her third studio album, Someone to Watch Over Me, released on 31 October 2011, Emeli Sande reported helped Boyle write some songs. Boyle performed on the second semi-final results show of the sixth season of America's Got Talent, which aired on 31 August 2011. Boyle made her first appearance in Australia, on The X Factor, on 8 November 2011 and sang "Autumn Leaves". In November 2012 her fourth studio album, Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage, was released. On two of the songs on the album, she collaborates with Donny Osmond.
As of 2013, Boyle had sold over 25 million records worldwide. All seven of her seven studio albums released have charted within the top ten of the albums chart in her native Scotland. Her first compilation album, Ten (2019) reached the top ten in Scotland, Australia and the United Kingdom, as well as reaching number forty-nine on the US Billboard Top Album Sales chart.
Albums Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications SCO AUS CAN FRA IRE NLD NZ SWE UK US I Dreamed a Dream Released: 23 November 2009 Label: Syco Music, Columbia,Sony Music (#88697554542) Format: CD, digital download 1 1 1 8 1 1 1 2 1 1 UK: 1,932,657 US: 3,195,000 World: 14,000,000 BPI: 7× Platinum ARIA: 10× Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum IRMA: 8× Platinum MC: 5× Platinum RIAA: 4× Platinum RMNZ: 11× Platinum SNEP: Platinum The Gift Released: 8 November 2010 Label: Syco Music, Columbia,Sony Music (#88697720772) Format: CD, digital download 1 2 1 29 4 1 1 10 1 1 UK: 609,602 US: 2,180,000 World: 3,700,000 BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum IRMA: 2× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: 3× Platinum RMNZ: 4× Platinum Someone to Watch Over Me Released: 1 November 2011 Label: Syco Music, Columbia,Sony Music (#88697962522) Format: CD, digital download 1 1 6 145 11 18 2 9 1 4 UK: 344,508 US: 700,000 BPI: Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum IRMA: GoldThe Irish Charts - All there is to know. Irishcharts.ie (1962-10-01). Retrieved on 2017-05-29. MC: Gold RIAA: Gold RMNZ: 2× PlatinumNZ Top 40 Chart, Nztop40.co.nz, Retrieved 28 July 2013 Standing Ovation:The Greatest Songs from the Stage Released: 13 November 2012 Label: Syco Music, Columbia,Sony Music (#88765417892) Format: CD, digital download 1 6 17 — 19 11 1 3 5 12 UK: 175,488 US: 250,000 BPI: Gold ARIA: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Home for Christmas Released: 25 October 2013 Label: Syco Music, Columbia,Sony Music Format: CD, digital download 4 13 17 — 20 12 3 — 9 17 UK: 122,488 US: 208,000 BPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum Hope Released: 21 October 2014 Label: Syco Music, Columbia,Sony Music Format: CD, digital download 7 11 — — — — 6 — 13 16 US: 115,000200 Chart Moves: Billy Idol Returns With His Highest-Debuting Album. Billboard (2014-10-31). Retrieved on 2017-05-29. BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold A Wonderful World Released: 25 November 2016 Label: Syco Music, Columbia,Sony Music Format: CD, digital download 7 14 — — 35 — 8 — 22 150 BPI: Silver "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released.
Compilation albums Title Details Peak chart positions SCO AUS UK US Ten Released: 31 May 2019 Label: Syco Music, Columbia, Sony Music Format: CD, digital download 2 5 5 –
Video albums Title Details Certification The Making of a Dream Released: 2009 Label: Sony An Unlikely Superstar Released: 2011 Label: Syco, Sony ARIA: Gold
Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album SCO UK AUS CAN IRE NLD SWE SWI US "Wild Horses" 2009 8 9 93 95 11 99 — — 98 BPI: Silver I Dreamed a Dream "I Dreamed a Dream" 27 37 66 65 20 — 59 37 62 "You'll See" 2010 — 197 — — — — — — — "Amazing Grace" — — — — — — — — — "Perfect Day" — 124 — — — — — — — The Gift "I Know Him So Well"(with Geraldine McQueen) 2011 10 11 — — — — — — — "You Have to Be There" — — — — — — — — — Someone to Watch Over Me "Enjoy the Silence" — — — — — — — — — "Unchained Melody" — — — — — — — — — "Autumn Leaves" — — — — — — — — — "The Winner Takes It All"Copsey, Robert. (2012-10-19) Susan Boyle unveils new song 'The Winner Takes It All' - listen. Digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved on 2017-05-29. 2012 — — — — — — — — — Standing Ovation: The Greatest Songs from the Stage "O Come, All Ye Faithful"(with Elvis Presley) 2013 27 48 — — — — — — — Home for Christmas "You Raise Me Up" 2014 — — — — — — — — — Hope "Just One (ReMAXed Remix)" 2026 — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released
As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK AUS IRE NZ SWE SWI "Everybody Hurts"(as part of Helping Haiti) 2010 1 28 1 17 21 16 "A Mother's Prayer"(with Jackie Evancho) 2011 — — — — — — Dream with Me "From This Moment On"(with Plácido Domingo) 2012 — — — — — — Songs "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released
Promotional singles
Title Year Album "Who I Was Born to Be" 2009 I Dreamed a Dream
Music videos Title Year Director "Perfect Day"2010 Lou Reed "I Know Him So Well" "You Have to Be There" 2011 "Unchained Melody" "Autumn Leaves"
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