British girl group Little Mix have released six studio albums, one compilation album, 33 singles (including one charity single) and 40 music videos, 17 of which has been received over 100 million views on Vevo.[1] As of 2021, the group have amassed 44 chart entries on the UK Singles Chart, 31 Top 40 singles, nineteen top ten entries and five number ones. Their singles has charted for over 630 weeks, while their albums have charted for over 429 weeks.[2] According to the Official Charts Company, the group have sold over 28 million singles[3] and 3.6 million albums in the UK.[4] They have amassed over 15 billion streams across all streaming platforms,[5] and are one of the world's best-selling girl groups.[6]
Little Mix X Factor winner's single, a cover of Damien Rice's "Cannonball", became the group's first number one single on the UK Singles Chart, Scottish Singles Charts and Irish Singles Chart. The lead single from their debut studio album "Wings" became the group's second number one in three countries, making them the third X Factor winners to follow up their winner's single with a second number one.[7] It reached the top ten in Australia, Belgium, and Japan. In 2012, Little Mix released their debut album DNA, which peaked inside the top ten in ten music markets, setting a new record for the highest chart entry for a debut album by a UK girl group in the States.[8]DNA spawned three singles; the UK top three hit and title track "DNA", the UK top twenty singles "Change Your Life" and "How Ya Doin'?". In 2013, the lead single "Move" from their second album Salute, reached the top ten in the UK, Ireland and Scotland. It produced two singles; "Little Me" and the top ten hit and title track "Salute". The group's second studio album, Salute, was released in November 2013, and became their second album to debut inside the top ten in the UK, Australia and the US.[9] In 2014, Little Mix released a cover version of "Word Up!" as the official single for Sport Relief, which reached the top ten in the UK.[10][11]
In May 2015, Little Mix released "Black Magic" as the lead single from their third album. The song debuted at number one in the UK and remained at the top of the chart for three weeks, becoming the first single by a girl group to do so since Sugababes's "About You Now" in October 2007.[12][13] It reached the top ten in five countries and was named by Billboard as one of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.[14] The band's third studio album Get Weird was released in November 2015 and debuted at number two in both the UK and Australia, and debuted at number one in Ireland. In the US, it peaked at number thirteen, and made Little Mix the first British girl group to have their first three studio albums reach the top fifteen of the Billboard 200.[15] The album's second and fourth singles "Love Me Like You" and "Hair" both peaked at number eleven in the UK, while the third single "Secret Love Song" reached number six.
In 2016, Little Mix released the lead single "Shout Out to My Ex" from their fourth studio album Glory Days. It reached number one in the UK and was the only UK number one of that year to be led by a female act.[16] On November 18, 2016, the band released their fourth album Glory Days, which debuted at number one the UK Albums Charts, becoming Little Mix's first number one album.[17][18] It sold over 96,000 copies in its first week, and had the highest first-week UK album sales for a girl group since 1997, was the fastest-selling number-one album by a girl group since 2001, and became the longest charting number one album by a girl group since 1996.[19] The album spawned four singles, "Touch", "No More Sad Songs", "Power", and Reggaetón Lento (Remix), four of which reached the top ten of the UK Singles Charts. All singles have been certified platinum or higher by the BPI.
In 2018, the group released "Only You" which peaked at number thirteen in the UK. The band's fifth album, LM5, was released the same year. It was preceded by the lead single "Woman Like Me", which peaked at number ten in eight countries including the UK. The album reached the top ten in nine countries, making Little Mix the first girl group to have five consecutive top-five studio albums in the UK.[20] The second single "Think About Us" peaked at number twenty two in the UK. In 2019, Little Mix released two more singles "Bounce Back", debuted at number ten in the UK, while "One I've Been Missing" peaked inside the top sixty. In 2020, the lead single "Break Up Song" from their sixth album Confetti, became their fifteenth top ten hit in the UK.[21] The second single "Holiday", reached the UK top 20, while the third single "Sweet Melody" became Little Mix's fifth and last number one as a four piece before Nelson's departure in 2020. After Nelson's departure "Confetti" served as the final single and reached number nine in the UK.
In 2021, the group released the UK top twenty single "No Time for Tears". They achieved two more top ten entries with "Heartbreak Anthem" and "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)". This made them the first girl group to spend a total of 100 weeks within the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart.[22] The group released their first greatest hits album in November 2021, which reached the top ten in several countries. It was one of Sony Music's top ten best-selling albums globally of 2021.[23]
Albums
Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions, sales, and certifications
^"Move" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at No. 22 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[62]
^Word Up! was originally released as a standalone single, but was later included on the expanded edition of Salute.
^"Love Me Like You" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 1 on the NZ Heatseekers chart.[66]
^"No More Sad Songs" did not enter the Single Top 100, but peaked at No. 19 on the Dutch Single Tip chart.[72]
^"No More Sad Songs" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number nine on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.[73]
^"Power" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number seven on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.[74]
^"Reggaetón Lento (Remix)" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number four on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[75]
^"Reggaetón Lento (Remix)" did not enter the Sverigetopplistan Top 100 Singles chart, but peaked at number 1 on the Sverigetopplistan Heatseeker chart.[76]
^"Reggaetón Lento" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at No. 3 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[62]
^"Only You" did not enter the Single Top 100, but peaked at No. 27 on the Dutch Single Tip chart.[78]
^"Only You" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number seven on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[79]
^"Woman Like Me" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[62]
^"Think About Us" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 26 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[81]
^"Bounce Back" was originally released as a standalone single, but was later included on the Japanese deluxe edition and expanded edition of Confetti.
^"Bounce Back" did not enter the SNEP Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) chart, but peaked at number 54 on the SNEP Top Singles Téléchargement Chart.[82]
^"Bounce Back" did not enter the Single Top 100, but peaked at number 10 on the Dutch Single Tip chart.[83]
^"Bounce Back" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[84]
^"One I've Been Missing" was originally released as a standalone single, but was later included on the expanded edition of Confetti.
^"One I've Been Missing" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 26 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[85]
^"One I've Been Missing" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[86]
^"Break Up Song" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 49 on the Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[87]
^"Break Up Song" did not enter the Single Top 100, but peaked at number 18 on the Dutch Single Tip chart.[88]
^"Break Up Song" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number nine on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[89]
^"Holiday" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number 46 on the Hot Canadian Digital Song Sales chart.[87]
^"Holiday" did not enter the Single Top 100, but peaked at number 20 on the Dutch Single Tip chart.[90]
^"Holiday" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number eleven on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[91]
^ abcdef"Album Certification Search". RadioScope. Retrieved 22 December 2024.To view certifications, write "Little Mix" or an album title on the "Search" box. The results will load automatically.
^"Upcoming Releases". HitsDailyDouble. 27 September 2015. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
^"Upcoming Releases". HitsDailyDouble. 4 November 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ abcdefghijklmnopqr"Single Certification Search". RadioScope. Retrieved 22 December 2024.To view certifications, write "Little Mix" or a song title on the "Search" box. The results will load automatically.
^ abc"Goud/Platina – NVPI Audio"(To access, enter the search parameter "Little Mix" and select "Search") (in Dutch). NVPI. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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