JLS discography
JLS in Chicago, April 2010
Studio albums5
Compilation albums1
Singles16
Music videos12

The discography of English boy band JLS, consisting of members Aston Merrygold, Oritsé Williams, Marvin Humes, and JB Gill, comprises five studio albums, one greatest hits album and sixteen singles. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), JLS has sold 2.6 million albums and 3.6 million singles in the United Kingdom.[1]

After their appearance on The X Factor, JLS were signed to Epic Records.[2] The band's debut single, "Beat Again", was released in July and reached number one on the UK Singles Chart.[3] In November 2009, JLS released their eponymously titled debut album, JLS. It debuted at number one on the UK Album Chart,[3] selling over 1 million copies domestically and becoming the sixth best-selling album in the UK during 2009.[4] The album's second single "Everybody in Love" also topped the UK Singles Chart, while third and final single "One Shot" peaked at number six.[3]

"The Club Is Alive", was released in July 2010 as the lead single from JLS' second studio album Outta This World. The song debuted at number one, becoming the group's third UK number-one single.[3] It was followed by their BBC Children in Need single "Love You More", which became their fourth UK number-one.[3] Outta This World was released in November 2010 and debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, selling 152,000 copies,[5] being held off the number one spot by the second week sales of Take That's record breaking Progress album.[6] The album's third single "Eyes Wide Shut" was remixed to feature Tinie Tempah, and reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart.[3]

In July 2011, JLS released "She Makes Me Wanna" featuring American singer-songwriter Dev, the lead single from their third album Jukebox. The song debuted at number one, becoming the group's fifth UK number one single,[3] while "Take a Chance on Me", the second single to precede the album, charted at number two.[3] Jukebox was released on 14 November 2011 and debuted and peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart.[3] "Do You Feel What I Feel?", the album's third and final single, peaked at number 16 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming JLS' first single to miss the top ten.[3] Evolution, the band's fourth studio album, was released in November 2012. It peaked at number 3 on the UK ALbums Chart and produced two singles, including top ten hit "Hottest Girl in the World".[3]

In April 2013, JLS announced that they would be splitting up after releasing their greatest hits collection Goodbye – The Greatest Hits. Their final single "Billion Lights", was released in 10 November 2013, and peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] In 2020, JLS signed with BMG Rights Management and began producing their comeback album 2.0.[7] Released in December 2021, it peaked at number four on the UK Albums Chart, becoming their sixth consecutive top ten album in the United Kingdom.[3] Three singles were released from the album, including "Eternal Love", "Day One" and "Postcard", with the latter two released as promotional singles only.[3]

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Sales
UK
[3]
UK R&B
[8]
IRE
[9]
[10]
SCO
[11]
JLS 1 1 1 1
  • UK: 1,400,000[4]
Outta This World
  • Released: 22 November 2010
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2 1 4 2
Jukebox
  • Released: 14 November 2011
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2 1 5 2
  • UK: Platinum[12]
  • IRE: Gold
Evolution
  • Released: 5 November 2012
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, digital download
3 1 7 5
2.0
  • Released: 3 December 2021
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: CD, download, LP, cassette
4 35 3
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released.

Compilation albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[3]
IRE
[9]
SCO
[11]
Goodbye – The Greatest Hits
  • Released: 18 November 2013
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, digital download
6 22 8

Singles

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As lead artist

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Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[3]
UK R&B
[15]
IRE
[9]
SCO
[16]
"Beat Again" 2009 1 3 1 JLS
"Everybody in Love" 1 1 2 1
"One Shot" 2010 6 11 7
"The Club Is Alive" 1 1 4 1 Outta This World
"Love You More" 1 12 1
"Eyes Wide Shut"
(featuring Tinie Tempah)
2011 8 3 14 9
"She Makes Me Wanna"
(featuring Dev)
1 1 2 1 Jukebox
"Take a Chance on Me" 2 1 13 2
"Do You Feel What I Feel?" 2012 16 6 29 15
"Proud" 6 28 6 Goodbye – The Greatest Hits
"Hottest Girl in the World" 6 3 22 9 Evolution
"Hold Me Down / Give Me Life" 112 13
"Billion Lights" 2013 19 31 15 Goodbye – The Greatest Hits
"Eternal Love" 2021 71 2.0
"Day One"
"Postcard"
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.
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Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[17]
IRE
[18]
SCO
[19]
"Hero"
(as part of The X Factor Finalists)
2008 1 1 1
  • UK: 2× Platinum[12]
Non-album singles
"Everybody Hurts"
(as part of Helping Haiti)
2010 1 1 1
"What About Love"
(featuring Lemar)
160 The Hits
"Wishing on a Star"
(The X Factor Finalists 2011 featuring JLS and One Direction)
2011 1 1 1 Non-album single
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

References

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  1. ^ "Certified Awards". bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  2. ^ "X Factor's JLS sign record deal – BBC News". BBC News. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Peak positions in the UK:
  4. ^ a b Myers, Justin (1 August 2014). "Official Charts Flashback 2009: JLS – Beat Again". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  5. ^ Goldberg, Alex (28 November 2010). "Take That hold top album chart spot - Digital Spy". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Take That hold top album chart spot - Music News". Digital Spy. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  7. ^ "JLS announce comeback album '2.0'". Retro Pop. 2021-09-03. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  8. ^ Peak positions for the R&B albums in the UK:
  9. ^ a b c Hung, Steffen. "Discography JLS". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  10. ^ "Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 10 December 2021". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  11. ^ a b Peak positions for the albums in Scotland:
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2009-09-24.
  13. ^ "IRMA > 2009 Certification Awards". Irish Recorded Music Association.
  14. ^ "IRMA > 2010 Certification Awards". Irish Recorded Music Association.
  15. ^ Peak positions for the R&B singles in the UK:
  16. ^ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
  17. ^ Peak positions for the featured singles in the UK:
  18. ^ Peak positions for the featured singles in Ireland:
  19. ^ Peak positions for the featured singles in Scotland:
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