Rebecca Ferguson is an English singer from Liverpool. She rose to fame in 2010 when she finished as the runner-up behind Matt Cardle in the seventh series of The X Factor in 2010. Ferguson's discography so far consists of five studio albums, sixteen singles, one extended play and eleven music videos. After two years of both critical and commercial success in the music industry, Ferguson has sold over 1 million albums worldwide.
Heaven, Ferguson's debut studio album, was released in December 2011. The album charted at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) with a total number of sales of 536,960. The album debuted at number 9 in Ireland and was certified platinum. Heaven also has charted Internationally successfully with it peaking at number 7 in Switzerland, number 6 in the Netherlands and making the top 20 in Australia, peaking at number 14 and making the top 30 in both New Zealand and Italy, as well as charting in many other countries including the United States. Her debut single, "Nothing's Real but Love", charted at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and 23 on the Irish Singles Chart. The song has also charted internationally, peaking at number 14 in Australia. The next single from the album was "Too Good to Lose", which was released on 4 March 2012. However, due to poor publicity, the single charted only at number 186 in the UK. In April, it was confirmed that "Glitter & Gold" was to be the third single taken from the album and was released on 29 April 2012, it peaked to number 116 on the UK Singles Chart and has also charted at 27 in Italy and 65 on the Irish Singles Chart. The fourth single from the album "Backtrack" was released a day before the deluxe edition of Heaven on the 14 October 2012. The deluxe edition of Heaven featured five new songs.
Freedom, Ferguson's second studio album, was released in December 2013. The album was preceded by the release of lead single "I Hope", the song peaked to number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. "Light On" was released in German-speaking Europe on 28 December 2013 as the second single from the album. "All That I've Got" was released on 2 March 2014 as the second UK single (third overall) from the album. Lady Sings the Blues, Ferguson's third studio album was released in March 2015. The album charted in the top ten of two countries.
On 5 December 2023 Ferguson released her fifth studio album Heaven Part II, a completely independent release.
Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications Sales UKPeak positions in the UK:
For all except where noted: AUS AUT GER IREPeak positions chart positions in Ireland:
For all except where noted: NL NZ SCOPeak positions for albums in Scotland: For Heaven: For Freedom: For Lady Sings the Blues: For Superwoman: SWI US Heaven Released: 5 December 2011 Label: Syco, RCA Formats: CD, digital download 3 14 18 15 9 6 22 3 7 23 BPI: 2× Platinum IRMA: Platinum > 2011 Certification Awards|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association WW: 1,500,000+ UK: 660,892 Freedom Released: 2 December 2013 Label: Syco, RCA Formats: CD, digital download 6 — — 54 37 — — 12 55 — BPI: Gold UK: 150,000 Lady Sings the Blues Released: 9 March 2015 Label: Syco, RCA Formats: CD, digital download 7 — — — 27 — — 8 46 — UK: 45,000 Superwoman Released: 14 October 2016 Label: Syco, RCA Formats: CD, digital download 7 — — — 37 — — 7 91 — Heaven Part II Released: 5 December 2023 Label: Minerva Oto Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Extended plays Title Details iTunes Festival: London 2012 Released: 16 September 2012 Label: Syco, Sony Music, RCA Format: Digital download
Compilation albums Title Details Nothing's Real But Love Released: 6 August 2021 Label: Sony Music Format: Digital download
Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS AUT BEL GER IRE NZ SCOPeak positions for singles in Scotland: For "Heroes": For "Nothing's Real But Love": For "Backtrack": For "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother": For "I Hope": For "Bones": For "Teach Me How to Be Loved": SWI "Nothing's Real but Love" 2011 10 14 — 97 64 23 34 10 24 BPI: Silver ARIA: Gold FIMI: GoldFIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Benvenuto! Heaven "Too Good to Lose" 2012 186 — — — — — — — — "Glitter & Gold" 116 — 51 — 68 65 — — 36 FIMI: Gold "Backtrack" 15 — — — — 23 — 13 — "Shoulder to Shoulder" — — — — — — — — — "Teach Me How to Be Loved" 128 — — — 92 — — 67 66 "I Hope" 2013 15 — — — — 33 — 8 — Freedom "Light On" — — 41 — 40 — — — 52 "All That I've Got" 2014 150 — — — — — — — — "Get Happy" 2015 — — — — — — — — — Lady Sings the Blues "Freedom" (Brothers of the Wind version) 2016 — — — — — — — — — Brothers of the Wind "Bones" — — — — — — — 67 — Superwoman "Superwoman" — — — — — — — — — "Nothing Left but Family"(featuring Nile Rodgers) 2020 — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" "No Words Needed"(featuring Nile Rodgers) 2021 169 — — — — — — — — "Diamonds In Her Shoes" 2024 — — — — — — — — — Heaven Part II "Christmas Will Find You" — — — — — — — — — Non-album single "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK IRE SCO "Heroes"(as part of The X Factor Finalists 2010) 2010 1 1 1 Charity single "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"(as part of The Justice Collective) 2012 1 4 2 "Stop Crying Your Heart Out"(as BBC Radio 2's Allstars) 2020 7 — — "Waiting for Sunshine"(AFSHEEN feat. Rebecca Ferguson) 2023 — — — Small World "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles Title Year Album "Fairytale (Let Me Live My Life This Way)" 2011 Heaven "Uncrazy" 2017 rowspan="3" "Creatures of the Night"(Collaboration with Afsheen) 2018 "I'll Be There"(Collaboration with Rogerseventytwo) 2019
Soundtracks Title Year Album "Heroes" 2013 Justin and the Knights of Valour soundtrack
Music videos Title Year "Heroes"(as part of The X Factor Finalists 2010) 2010 "Nothing's Real but Love" 2011 "Nothing's Real but Love" (Live) "Too Good to Lose" 2012 "Glitter & Gold" "Backtrack" "Teach Me How to Be Loved" "Strange & Beautiful (I'll Put a Spell on You)"Strange & Beautiful (I'll Put A Spell On You) YouTube "Shoulder to Shoulder" "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"(as part of The Justice Collective) "I Hope" 2013 "Get Happy" (Live) 2015 "Embraceable You" (Live) "Blue Moon" (Live) "Bones" 2016 "Superwoman"
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