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This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by Girls Aloud, a British pop music group. Girls Aloud have released four studio albums, one compilation album, one remix album, eighteen singles and twenty-six B-sides on Polydor Records and its sub-label Fascination Records.
Girls Aloud were formed in November 2002 after winning the ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals.[1] The following month they released their debut single "Sound of the Underground", which reached number one in Ireland and the United Kingdom. The group's debut album Sound of the Underground was released in May 2003, and it was quickly certified platinum.[2] Their second album What Will the Neighbours Say? was released in November 2004. The album produced four top five singles, including the number one single "I'll Stand by You". Chemistry, their third album, was released in December 2005. It was certified platinum in the UK, although it was lowest charting album for Girls Aloud.[3] In October 2006, the group released The Sound of Girls Aloud, a greatest hits album. The album debuted at number one and produced two top ten singles. Girls Aloud released their fourth album Tangled Up in November 2007.
[edit] Albums
[edit] Compilation albums
| Year |
Title |
Chart peak positions |
Sales and certifications |
| UK |
IRL |
NL |
UWC |
| 2006 |
The Sound of Girls Aloud
- Released on October 30, 2006
- Label: Fascination (FASC #017)
- Formats: CD, digital download
|
1 |
9 |
— |
17 |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
[edit] Remix albums
| Year |
Title |
Chart peak positions |
Notes |
| UK |
IRL |
NL |
UWC |
| 2007 |
Mixed Up
|
56 |
— |
— |
— |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
[edit] Singles
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[edit] Other charting songs
[edit] B-sides
| Year |
B-side |
A-side |
| 2002 |
"Stay Another Day" |
"Sound of the Underground" |
| 2003 |
"On a Round" |
"No Good Advice" |
| "Girls on Film" |
"Life Got Cold" |
| "Lights, Music, Camera, Action" |
| "Girls Allowed" |
"Jump" |
| "Grease" |
| "Love Bomb" |
| 2004 |
"Androgynous Girls" |
"Love Machine" |
| "Real Life" |
"I'll Stand by You" |
| 2005 |
"History" |
"Wake Me Up" |
| "Loving Is Easy" |
| "Real Life" (Live at Hammersmith Apollo) |
"Long Hot Summer" |
| "Nobody But You" |
"Biology" |
| "It's Magic" |
"See the Day" |
| "I Don't Really Hate You" |
| 2006 |
"Crazy Fool" |
"Whole Lotta History" |
| "Teenage Dirtbag" (Live at Carling Academy London) |
| "The Crazy Life" |
"Something Kinda Ooooh" |
| "Models" |
| "Why Do It?" |
"I Think We're Alone Now" |
| "Jingle Bell Rock" |
| 2007 |
"Dog Without A Bone" |
"Sexy! No No No..." |
| "Rehab" (Radio One Live Lounge cover) |
"Call The Shots" |
| "Blow Your Cover" |
| 2008 |
"Hoxton Heroes" |
"Can't Speak French" |
| "Je Ne Parle Pas Français" |
| "With Every Heartbeat" (Radio One Live Lounge cover) |
[edit] Miscellaneous
These songs have not appeared on a studio album released by Girls Aloud.
[edit] Unreleased songs
These songs were recorded by Girls Aloud, but remain unreleased.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Chart positions
- Footnotes
- ^ "Popstars girl group picked". BBC.co.uk. December 2, 2002. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
- ^ a b "Sound of the Underground UK Platinum Certification". British Phonographic Industry. November 8, 2003. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
- ^ a b "Chemistry UK Platinum Certification". British Phonographic Industry. December 23, 2005. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
- ^ "What Will the Neighbours Say? UK Platinum Certification". British Phonographic Industry. December 10, 2004. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
- ^ Irish Recorded Music Association
- ^ Irish Recorded Music Association
- ^ "Tangled Up UK Platinum Certification". British Phonographic Industry. January 25, 2008. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
- ^ Irish Recorded Music Association
- ^ "The Sound of Girls Aloud UK Double Platinum Certification". British Phonographic Industry. December 22, 2006. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
- ^ Irish Recorded Music Association
- ^ "It's A 'Mixed Up' World". FascinationRecords.com. November 5, 2007. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
- ^ Peter Robinson (2008-05-01). Annie's new album: it's extraordinarily good.. Popjustice. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
- ^ "Shame". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved November 29, 2007.
- ^ "Sorry". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved October 14, 2007.
- ^ "Where Did The Love Go". Broadcast Music Incorporated. Retrieved October 17, 2007.
- ^ "Girls Aloud release Kaiser Chiefs cover". NME. October 6, 2006. Retrieved August 23, 2007.
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