British singer James Arthur has released six studio albums, forty-one singles (including eight as a featured artist), and thirty music videos. He won the ninth series of The X Factor in 2012 and released "Impossible" as the winner's single.

Following his X Factor victory, Arthur's winner's song, a cover of Shontelle's 2010 song "Impossible", was released as a charity single for Together for Short Lives. The single topped the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release. After 11 days, it was the seventh-biggest-selling debut single from any contestant from The X Factor, with sales of 622,000. After three weeks, it was the fifth-best-selling single of 2012, with 897,000 copies sold. The song also peaked at number one in Ireland, number two in Australia, New Zealand and Switzerland. By 2015 it had sold over 1.4 million copies in the UK, overtaking Alexandra Burke's "Hallelujah" to become the best-selling winner's single ever.

On 7 August 2013, Arthur announced that his next single would be called "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You". The song was released on 20 October 2013 and debuted at number two in the UK, falling just behind Lorde's "Royals". Arthur's self-titled debut studio album, James Arthur, was released on 4 November 2013. The album charted in the UK at number two, behind Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP 2. "Recovery" was released as the album's third single on 15 December 2013 and debuted at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart.

In 2014, following a string of controversies in the British media, he parted ways with Syco Music, and in September 2015 he signed to Columbia Records in Germany. A year later, he released a new single, "Say You Won't Let Go"—the first from his second studio album, Back from the Edge—which gave him his second UK chart-topper, and as of November 2017 it had sold two million copies worldwide. It also became his breakthrough hit in the US, reaching number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and being certified triple platinum.

In 2018, Arthur was featured in "The Power of Love", the UK X Factor-winning song by the season 15 winner Dalton Harris. The duet was a cover of an original by Frankie Goes to Hollywood from 1984.

Arthur's third studio album, You, was released on 18 October 2019; the album debuted at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart, where it stayed for one week.

His fourth studio album, It'll All Make Sense in the End, debuted at number 3 on the UK Albums chart in 2021.

Arthur's fifth album, Bitter Sweet Love, became his second UK Albums Chart Number One in February 2024, as well as becoming his highest charting album in Germany.

Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications UKPeak positions in the United Kingdom: For all except noted: For "Certain Things" and "Is This Love": AUSPeaks in Australia: For all except noted: "You Deserve Better": "Rewrite the Stars": "Falling Like the Stars": "Lasting Lover": AUT BEL GER IRE NZ SWE SWI US James Arthur Released: 4 November 2013 Label: Syco Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 2 14 22 55 25 2 11 — 6 — BPI: Platinum IRMA: Gold RMNZ: Platinum Back from the Edge Released: 28 October 2016 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming 1 8 38 19 38 2 17 9 7 39 BPI: Platinum GLF: Gold MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum You Released: 18 October 2019 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming 2 23 31 87 35 7 33 — 5 186 BPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum It'll All Make Sense in the End Released: 5 November 2021 Label: Columbia Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP, streaming 3 — 41 118 59 10 37 — 16 — BPI: Silver Bitter Sweet Love Released: 26 January 2024 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming 1 — 29 33 12 15 — — 8 — BPI: Silver Pisces Released: 25 April 2025 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download, LP, streaming 3 — 15 78 34 — — — 27 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Independent studio albums +List of independently released albums Title Details Sins by the Sea Released: 6 March 2011 Label: 57 Format: Digital download

Mixtapes +List of mixtapes Title Details All the World's a Stage Released: 15 May 2014 Label: Independent Format: Digital download

Extended plays +List of extended plays Title Details Hold On Released: 25 August 2012 Label: Independent Format: Digital download Undiscovered Acoustic Released: 13 May 2013 Label: Independent Format: Digital download Apple Music Home Sessions Released: 2 July 2021 Label: Columbia Format: Digital download

Singles As lead artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS AUT BEL GER IRE NZ SWE SWI US "Impossible" 2012 1 2 4 3 5 1 2 39 2 — BPI: 4× Platinum ARIA: 5× Platinum BEA: Platinum BVMI: 3× Platinum GLF: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 4× PlatinumJames Arthur "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You" 2013 2 22 55 78 54 12 17 — 38 — BPI: Silver "Recovery" 19 — — 59 — 40 — — — — BPI: Silver "Get Down" 2014 96 — — — — — — — 28 — "Say You Won't Let Go" 2016 1 1 5 10 6 1 1 1 4 11 BPI: 7× Platinum ARIA: 19× Platinum BEA: 2× Platinum GLF: 7× Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum RIAA: Diamond RMNZ: 9× Platinum Back from the Edge "Safe Inside" 2017 31 — — 67 — 54 — — — — BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Gold "Can I Be Him" 69 — — 46 — 76 — 72 — — BPI: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum "Naked" 11 — 26 38 23 28 — 36 8 — BPI: Platinum ARIA: Gold BVMI: Platinum GLF: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Platinum You "You Deserve Better / At My Weakest" 2018 53 68 — — — 48 — — 72 — BPI: Silver "Empty Space" 22 — 63 — 99 28 — 93 40 — BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Gold You "Rewrite the Stars" (with Anne-Marie) 7 67 — 7 100 12 — 27 44 — BPI: 2× Platinum RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Platinum The Greatest Showman: Reimagined "Nobody"(with Martin Jensen) 2019 52 — — — — 27 — 73 87 — BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "Falling Like the Stars" 25 51 — — — 28 — 49 28 — BPI: Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum You "Treehouse"(with Ty Dolla $ign featuring Shotty Horroh) — — — — — — — — — — "Finally Feel Good" — — — — — — — — — — "You" — — — — — — — — — — "Quite Miss Home" 77 — — — — 60 — — 56 — BPI: Silver "Lasting Lover" 2020 10 17 — — — 15 31 94 41 — BPI: Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum RIAA: Gold RMNZ: 2× Platinum Every Cloud – Silver Linings "Medicine" 2021 41 — — — — 55 — — 98 — BPI: Silver It'll All Make Sense in the End "September" 55 — — — — 54 — — — — BPI: Silver "Avalanche" — — — — — — — — — — "Emily" 82 — — — — 98 — — — — "SOS" — — — — — — — — — — "Christmas Bells" — — — — — — — — — — "Lose My Mind" 2022 — — — — — — — — — — It'll All Make Sense in the End (Deluxe) "Questions"(with Lost Frequencies) — — — 13 — — — — 87 — All Stand Together "Lose You"(with Afrojack) — — — — — — — — — — "Heartbeat" — — — — — — — — — — Bitter Sweet Love (Deluxe) "Work with My Love" (with Alok) 2023 — — — 47 — — — — — — "A Year Ago" 91 — — — — 87 — — — — Bitter Sweet Love "Blindside" — — — — — — — — — — "Just Us" 81 — — — — — — — — — "Homecoming" — — — — — — — — — — "Sleepwalking" — — — — — — — — — — "Bitter Sweet Love" 2024 — — — — — — — — — — "From the Jump"(with Kelly Clarkson) — — — — — — — — — — Bitter Sweet Love (Deluxe) "ADHD" — — — — — — — — — —Pisces "Celebrate" 2025 — — — — — — — — — — "Embers" — — — — — — — — — — "Karaoke" — — — — — — — — — — "Cruel" — — — — — — — — — — "At Last" 2026 — — — — — — — — — — "Waste My Tears" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

As featured artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS AUT GER IRE SWE SWI "Wrecking Ball"(Alonzo Holt featuring James Arthur) 2013 97 — — — 70 — — The Second Chapter "Kryptonite"(Rymez featuring James Arthur) 2014 — — — — — — — rowspan="2" "Otherwise"(MOKS featuring James Arthur) 2015 — — — — — — — "Go for Broke"(Machine Gun Kelly featuring James Arthur) 2017 — — — — — — — bloom "Bridge over Troubled Water"(as part of Artists for Grenfell) 1 53 32 — 25 — 28 BPI: Gold "Sun Comes Up"(Rudimental featuring James Arthur) 6 57 50 76 15 80 48 BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum Toast to Our Differences "You Can Cry"(Marshmello and Juicy J featuring James Arthur) 2018 91 — — — — — — rowspan="2" "The Power of Love"(Dalton Harris featuring James Arthur) 4 — — — 35 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles + List of singles, with selected peak chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US CAN NZHot UK WW "The Truth" 2016 — — — — — Back from the Edge "Let Me Love the Lonely"(featuring MaRina) — — — — — ZPAV: Gold "Sorry" 2025 70 72 6 73 192 Fear "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other charted songs + List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS BEL GER IRE NZHot SCO SWE SWI "Certain Things" 2013 162 — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold James Arthur "Is This Love" 164 — — — — — — — — "Sermon"(featuring Shotty Horroh) 2016 — — — — — — 98 — — Back from the Edge "Train Wreck" 2020 16 45 45 98 16 — 83 23 69 BPI: Platinum ARIA: Platinum BEA: Gold BVMI: Gold GLF: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum "Deja Vu" 2021 — — — — — 35 — — — It'll All Make Sense in the End "Car's Outside" 2022 78 — — — 63 — — — — BPI: Gold RMNZ: Gold You "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other appearances + List of non-single songs which do not feature on an album by Arthur Title Year Album(s) Artist "Flowers" 2018 Other People's Heartache (Pt. 4) Bastille featuring Rationale "Burn Me Alive" 2019 Things I've Seen Alex Hepburn "You Go First" 2021 The Cave Sessions, Vol. 1 Diane Warren

Music videos + List of music videos, showing director Title Year Director "Impossible" 2012 Claudia Wass "You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You" 2013 Emil Nava "Recovery" "Get Down" 2014 Matt Fleming "Kryptonite" IMA Productions "Otherwise" 2015 Cimo Fränkel and Rik Annema "Say You Won't Let Go" 2016 Felix Urbauer "Safe Inside" Frank Hoffman "Can I Be Him" 2017 Felix Urbauer "Sun Comes Up" Amos LeBlanc "Naked" Mario Clement "You Can Cry" 2018 Daniel Malikyar "You Deserve Better" Phillip R. Lopez "Empty Space" Andzej Gavriss "Falling like the Stars" 2019 Patrick Mason "Treehouse" Anthony Schepperd "You" Timon Birkhofer "Quite Miss Home" "Lasting Lover" 2020 "Medicine" 2021 "September" "Emily" "SOS" "Deja Vu" Dan Massie "Ride" "Lose My Mind" 2022 "A Year Ago" 2023 "Blindside" "Just Us" "Homecoming" "Sleep Walking"

Songwriting credits Song Year Artist Album "Let's Go Home Together" 2021 Ella Henderson Everything I Didn't Say

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