As a solo artist, English singer-songwriter Louis Tomlinson has released three studio albums, one live album, twelve singles, one promotional single, and eleven music videos.
Tomlinson's music career began in 2010 as a member of the boy band One Direction, which went on an indefinite hiatus in 2016. The band released five studio albums, all of which Tomlinson has writing credits and vocals on.
In December 2016, Tomlinson released his debut single "Just Hold On" with Steve Aoki, which peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also nominated for the Choice Electronic/Dance Song and Choice Music Collaboration at the 2017 Teen Choice Awards, winning the latter. The following year, Tomlinson released "Back to You" with American singer Bebe Rexha, which peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles chart.
In 2019, Tomlinson had signed with Arista Records. Tomlinson released the singles "Two of Us" a song devoted to his mother in March 2019, "Kill My Mind" in September 2019, "We Made It" in October 2019, "Don't Let It Break Your Heart" in November 2019 and "Walls" in January 2020.
His debut studio album Walls was released on 31 January 2020. The album debuted at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart and number 9 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it the first new album for Arista Records in almost nine years to hit the top 10 on the chart. In 2020, he debuted a new song, "Copy of a Copy of a Copy" at his live streamed concert and in 2021, he debuted another song, "Change", at his festival titled "Away From Home Festival".
He released his second studio album, Faith in the Future, on 11 November 2022. The album peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart. It also peaked at number five on the Billboard 200. The album featured three singles: "Bigger Than Me", "Out of My System" and "Silver Tongues".
Albums Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications UK AUS CAN IRE ITA NLD NZ SCOPeak positions for albums in Scotland: For Walls: For Faith in the Future: For How Did I Get Here?: SWE US Walls Released: 31 January 2020 Labels: Syco, Arista Formats: CD, DL, LP, streaming, cassette 4 6 9 15 12 22 27 1 38 9 UK: 49,027 US: 39,000 BPI: Gold FIMI: Gold Faith in the Future Released: 11 November 2022 Label: BMG Formats: CD, DL, LP, streaming, cassette 1 2 5 4 3 2 3 2 3 5 US: 37,500 BPI: Silver FIMI: Gold How Did I Get Here? Released: 23 January 2026 Label: BMG Formats: CD, DL, LP, streaming, cassette 1 3 — 15 2 1 16 2 8 16 "—" denotes an album that did not chart in that territory.
Live albums Title Details Peak chart positions UK AUS ITA NLD Live Released: 25 April 2024 Labels: BMG Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 33 45 22 8
Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUSPeaks in Australia: All except noted: "Just Like You": "Miss You": BEL CAN IRE ITA NZ SCOPeak positions for Louis Tomlinson songs on the Scottish Singles Chart: "Just Hold On": "Back to You": "Just Like You": "Miss You": "Two of Us": "Kill My Mind": "Don't Let It Break Your Heart": "Walls": SWE US "Just Hold On"(with Steve Aoki) 2016 2 20 26 40 7 25 34 1 15 52 BPI: Platinum ARIA: Platinum FIMI: Platinum GLF: Platinum MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold Neon Future III and Walls (Japanese Edition) "Back to You"(featuring Bebe Rexha and Digital Farm Animals) 2017 8 11 30 33 11 52 12 6 38 40 BPI: Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum FIMI: Gold GLF: Gold MC: Platinum RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Gold "Miss You" 39 66 — — — 92 — 22 — — Walls "Two of Us" 2019 64 — — — 79 — — 17 — — "Kill My Mind" — — — — — — — 99 — — "We Made It" — — — — — — — — — — "Don't Let It Break Your Heart" — — — — — — — 58 — — "Walls" 2020 — — — — — — — 97 — — "Bigger Than Me" 2022 — — 43 — — — — — — — Faith in the Future "Out of My System" — — — — — — — — — — "Silver Tongues" — — — — — — — — — — "Lemonade" 2025 89 — — — — — — — — — How Did I Get Here? "Palaces" — — — — — — — — — — "Imposter" 2026 — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK AUS CANDig. HUN NZHeat NZHot PH SCO SWEDig. "Just Like You" 2017 99 94 36 17 9 — 64 56 7 "Sunflowers"2026—————29———How Did I Get Here? "—" denotes a song that did not chart in that territory.
Other charted songs + List of other charted songs, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album UKSales BEL (FL)Tip BEL (WA)Tip NZHot "Habit" 2020 — — 38 — Walls "Defenceless" 65 34 — — "Written All Over Your Face" 2022 — — — 29 Faith in the Future "On Fire" 2026 — — — 32 How Did I Get Here? "Dark to Light" — — — 21 "—" denotes a song that did not chart in that territory.
Videography Music videos Title Year Director(s)"Just Hold On"2017Bradley & Pablo"Back to You"Craig Moore"Miss You"James Lees"Two of Us"2019Huse Monfaradi"Kill My Mind"Charlie Lightening"We Made It""Don't Let It Break Your Heart""Walls"2020"Bigger Than Me" 2022 Edward Cooke"Out of My System" Charlie Sarsfield"Silver Tongues""Lemonade"2025 Emmanuel Adjei"Imposter"2026 Samona Olanipekun
See also List of songs written by Louis Tomlinson Notes
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