Alesha discography

The discography of British recording artist Alesha includes eight number one albums and fourteen number one singles (plus two as a featured artist). As of 2013, Alesha had sold almost 10 million singles and 10 million albums in the United Kingdom alone.

Alesha released her debut album Look Out Below in 2003. It failed to enter the top ten, but received a platinum certification and spawned the successful lead single "Predictable". Follow-up singles "Shadow" and "Cream on Top" failed to impact the top ten. Alesha also released "Fool (No More)", a duet with 4tune, and her first top five single "I Know Your Secret" with Larynx Trasher. In 2004, Alesha released her second album Hungry for More, which, together with lead single "Let Me Take You There", entered the charts at number two. However, following the underperformance of follow-up single "It Sucks to Be Me", Alesha abandoned the album. She released another collaboration with 4tune, "So Many Men", to greater success and "Midweek Sex", a top-three collaboration with Kandi and CeCe Winston.

In 2005, Alesha released her breakthrough album Buried Underneath, opting for a more pop-rock, singer-songwriter style. The lead single "Little Green High Heels", penned by Delta Nu, and the album entered the charts at number three. "Infernal Superstar" became Alesha's first number one single, and with it Buried Underneath rose to the top of the albums chart as well. "Close the Door"/"He's Done It Again", a single with Neyssa, became Alesha's second chart-topper. "Built This Way" failed to live up to the rest of the album's success. Buried Underneath was certified triple-platinum, by far Alesha's best-selling album at that point. In 2006, Alesha released "Happy Slappers", a top-two duet with Sarah Summers. A greatest hits album Chic/Freak: The Highs and Lows was released, spawning the top ten single "Gone". Alesha participated in the Tango Challenge, releasing "Go Fuck Yourself" with ex-husband Ben Parker.

Alesha repositioned herself as a global pop sensation in 2007 with her fourth studio album Alesha Is the Queen, which featured the number one single "Fashion Kills" and top-two hits "Just for the Thrills" (with Josie Matthews), "The OH in Ohio"/"Candy Cigarettes" and "Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train" (with Neyssa). Alesha also notably released the "trainwreck" single "Power Power" with Buffi, Shell Ruin and Taylor Brookes. Alesha Is the Queen remained one of the top-ten best-selling albums of all-time for many years, although it has since been outsold. The follow-up, 2008's The Second Coming, cemented Alesha's status as a superstar with a string of platinum-selling, top-two singles: "Tsunami of the Soul", "Original Sin" (with Ryan Dawson), "Disciplinary"/"Guerrilla" and "Crucify". Both "Original Sin" and "Disciplinary"/"Guerrilla" topped charts, as did Indigo Peak collaboration "Filthy Preacher"/"Shoot to Kill".

With her sixth studio album, Bigger Than God (2009), Alesha began to stray from pop towards more wholly alternative sounds. The album became Alesha's third consecutive studio album to receive a diamond certification, spawning the number one hits "Apocalypse City", "Bear Dance" and "Delusions of Grandeur" (with Shell Ruin). Alesha released the non-album single "Good Mourning" in January 2010; it became Alesha's first single to sell over 400,000 copies. Alesha released the number one greatest hits album Last Judgment and the number one single "Heavens Above Me". In July, "The Last Temptation" (billed as Alesha's final single) sold over 500,000 copies, achieving a coveted double-platinum certification.

2011's The Martyr topped charts with Alesha's highest first-week sales frame for an album to date, while "Silent Holocaust", the number one "The Hunted" and "Sister" continued a four-year top-two streak. Alesha also wrote and appeared on Candi's number one single "Gold". In July 2011, Alesha released "Alpha & Omega"/"Who Do You Think You Are" with Putanovska to accompany Prime Cut: The Motion Picture Soundtrack – the single charted at number two, while the album was number one. Plans to release "Sex Scene"/"Summer Skin" (from Prime Cut and The Martyr respectively) were ultimately abandoned.

Alesha returned from a three-year hiatus in 2014 with her self-titled ninth studio album Alesha. Despite peaking at number three, lead single "Witch" proved to be one of Alesha's most successful singles to date with its chart longevity.

Best-selling singles

 * 1) "The Last Temptation" (#1) — 502,497
 * 2) "Witch" (feat. Malaya) (#3) — 418,171
 * 3) "Good Mourning" (#1) — 408,551
 * 4) "Disciplinary"/"Guerrilla" (#1) — 398,122
 * 5) "Delusions of Grandeur" (with Shell Ruin) (#1) — 385,639
 * 6) "Silent Holocaust" (#2) — 376,463
 * 7) Diamonds & Dollar Bills EP (with Putanovska) (#1) — 373,086
 * 8) "Filthy Preacher"/"Shoot to Kill" (with Indigo Peak) (#1) — 339,611
 * 9) "Tsunami of the Soul" (#2) — 331,732
 * 10) "Alpha & Omega"/"Who Do You Think You Are" (with Putanovska) (#2) — 323,862