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Matt Cardle discography
Matt Cardle discography
Studio albums	5
EPs	1
Singles	24
Music videos	10

The discography of the English singer Matt Cardle consists of four studio albums, one live album, twenty-foursingles, one EP and eleven music videos.

Cardle signed a joint deal with Syco and Columbia Records after winning the seventh series of The X Factor. His winner's single "When We Collide" topped the UK Singles Chart to become the 2010 Christmas number 1 and remained there for three consecutive weeks. In June 2012 the song reached the one million sale mark, making it the 123rd single to sell a million copies in the UK and the fourth by an X Factor contestant. In Ireland it is the fourth best selling single of all time.^[1] His debut album, Letters, was released in the UK on 17 October 2011. The album's first single, "Run For Your Life," written by Gary Barlow, peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart. Letters debuted at number 2 on the UK Albums chart and spent 16 consecutive weeks in the top 40. Two further singles from the album were released, "Starlight" and "Amazing".

Following his split from Columbia/Syco, Cardle's second album, The Fire was released on 29 October 2012 through So What Recordings, part of the Silva Screen Music Group. The album debuted at number 8 in the UK album chart. Cardle then released his third album, Porcelain, independently in 2013 . It reached number 11 on the UK album chart. The first single, a duet with Melanie C called "Loving You", was released on 18 August 2013 and reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. Two further singles were released, "When You Were My Girl" and "Hit My Heart".

Cardle returned to Sony in 2017 and released his fourth album, Time to Be Alive, with them on 27 April 2018.

Cardle announced the release of "Purple Crayon" on 12 January 2021, ahead of the release of his fifth studio album. The song was released digitally on 15 January 2021. Cardle says, "Purple Crayon is song about my struggles with addiction to Valium and the escape I found through using it. The song's emotions are intertwined with imagery from my favourite children's book Harold and the Purple Crayon."^[2]

Cardle's fifth studio album, The Great Escape, is due for release on 3 July 2026, and was released on 3 July 2026; the album was by seven singles. As of 2025, he has sold in excess of three million records.^[3]

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions			Certifications & Sales
Title	Details	UK ^[4]	IRE ^[5]	SCO ^[6]	Certifications & Sales
Letters	Released: 17 October 2011 Label: Syco, Sony, Columbia Format: CD, digital download	2	2	2	UK: Platinum^[7] IRE: Gold^[8]
The Fire	Released: 29 October 2012 Label: So What Recordings Format: CD, digital download	8	14	8	UK: Silver^[7]
Porcelain	Released: 28 October 2013 Label: Absolute Format: CD, digital download, vinyl	11	75	22
Time to Be Alive	Released: 27 April 2018 Label: Sony Music Format: CD, digital download, vinyl	28	—	22
The Great Escape	Released: 3 July 2026 Label: London Multimedia Limited Format: CD, vinyl, cassette, digital download, streaming	—^[a]	—	—

Live albums

Title	Details
Intimate and Live	Released: 18 November 2016 Label: Absolute Format: CD

EPs

Title	Details
Purple Crayon	Released: 18 June 2021 Label: Matt Cardle; Last Man Music Format: Digital download; streaming

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
Title	Year	UK ^[4]	UK Indie	IRE ^[5]	SCO ^[10]	Album
"When We Collide"	2010	1	—	1	1	Letters
"Run for Your Life"	2011	6	—	12	6
"Starlight"	2011	185	—	—	—
"Amazing"	2012	84	—	—	—
"It's Only Love"		175	18	—	—	The Fire
"Anyone Else"		—	—	—	—
"Lately" ^[11]^[12]	2013	—	—	—	—
"Loving You" (with Melanie C)		14	2	42	11	Porcelain
"When You Were My Girl"		—	36	—	—
"Hit My Heart"	2014	171	20	—	—
"I Can't Make You Love Me" (Live) ^[13]	2016	—	—	—	—	Intimate & Live
"Desire" ^[14]	2018	—	—	—	—	Time to Be Alive
"Time to Be Alive" ^[15]		—	—	—	—
"Blind Faith" ^[16]		—	—	—	—
"I'm Not Letting Go" ^[17]		—	—	—	—
"Nobody" ^[18]		—	—	—	—
"Purple Crayon"	2021	—	—	—	—	Purple Crayon - EP
"We're the Butterflies"	2021	—	—	—	—	Purple Crayon - EP
"Drinking Dreams"	2025	—	—	—	—	The Great Escape
"Fading Lights"	2026	—	—	—	—
"Mirrorball"		—	—	—	—
"You Take The Sun"		—	—	—	—
"Painkiller"		—	—	—	—
"Stilettos"		—	—	—	—
"Broken"		—	—	—	—
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
Title	Year	UK ^[4]	IRE ^[5]	SCO ^[10]	Album
"Heroes" (as part of The X Factor finalists)	2010	1	1	1	Non-album single

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
Title	Year	UK ^[4]	UK Indie	Album
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"	2012	92	9	The Fire

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Album
"Nobody" (Matt Cardle with W.LDN.SOUNDSYSTEM & ScoobE)	2019	Non-album single

Other appearances

Title	Year	Album
"The Power of Love" (Trevor Horn featuring the Sarm Orchestra and Matt Cardle)	2010	Reimagines the Eighties

Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)
"When We Collide"	2011	Andy Morahan
"Run for Your Life"		Howard Greenhalgh
"Starlight"		Sean De Sparengo
"Amazing"	2012	Sean De Sparengo
"It's Only Love"		Nick Spanos
"Anyone Else"		Chanya Button
"Lately"	2013	Nick Spanos
"Loving You"		Jonny Kight
"When You Were My Girl"		Nick Spanos
"Desire"	2018	Tim Fox
"Nobody"	2018	Sean Robinson

Notes

↑ The Great Escape did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but debuted at number 26 on the UK Albums Downloads Chart, on 10 July 2026.^[9]

References

↑ "Matt Cardle - Spin 103.8 - 31.7.13". Facebook. 31 July 2013.
↑ "Matt Cardle Shares New Single 'Purple Crayon'". vacancy-mag.com. 15 January 2021.
↑ "Matt Cardle returns with new album The Great Escape and first single Drinking Dreams". XSNoize. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
1 2 3 4
Peak positions in the UK:
- For all except where noted: "Matt Cardle - UK Charts". Official Charts Company.
- For "Heroes": "Chart Archive > December 4, 2010". Official Charts Company.
- For "Starlight": "CHART: CLUK Update 17.12.2011 (wk49)". Zobbel.de.
- For "Amazing": "CHART: CLUK Update 3.03.2012 (wk8)". Zobbel.de.
- For "It's Only Love" & "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face": "CHART: CLUK Update 10.11.2012 (wk44)". Zobbel.de.
- For "Hit My Heart": "CHART: CLUK Update 19.04.2014 (wk15)". Zobbel.de.
1 2 3
Peak positions in Ireland:
- For all except noted: "Discography Matt Cardle". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
- For "Heroes": "Chart Archive > Week ending: 25 November 2010". (IRMA). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
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Peak positions for albums in Scotland:
- For Letters: "Chart Archive > 23 October 2011 – 29 October 2011". Official Charts Company.
- For The Fire: "Chart Archive > 4 November 2012 – 10 November 2012". Official Charts Company.
- For Porcelain: "Chart Archive > 3 November 2013 – 9 November 2013". Official Charts Company.
- For Time to Be Alive: "Chart Archive > 4 May 2018 – 10 May 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
1 2 "Certified Awards". BPI 40,000,000^. Retrieved 18 September 2013.^{[dead link]}
↑ "The Irish Charts - 2011 Certification Awards - Gold". Irishcharts.ie. Fireball Media. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
↑ "Matt Cardle - The Great Escape". Official Charts Company. 16 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
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Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
- For "Heroes": "Chart Archive > 28 November 2010 - 04 December 2010". Official Charts Company.
- For "When We Collide": "Chart Archive > 26 December 2010 - 01 January 2011". Official Charts Company.
- For "Run for Your Life": "Chart Archive > 16 October 2011 - 22 October 2011". Official Charts Company.
- For "Loving You": "Chart Archive > 25 August 2013 - 31 August 2013". Official Charts Company.
↑ https://www.facebook.com/mattcardlemusic/videos/1052078994803728/ ^{[user-generated source]}
↑ "MATT CARDLE: LATELY (MUSIC VIDEO) – CHART SHAKER". chartshaker.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016.
↑ "I Can't Make You Love Me - Single by Matt Cardle" – via play.google.com.
↑ "Desire - Single by Matt Cardle" – via play.google.com.
↑ "Time to Be Alive - Single by Matt Cardle" – via play.google.com.
↑ "Blind Faith - Single by Matt Cardle" – via play.google.com.
↑ "I'm Not Letting Go - Single by Matt Cardle" – via play.google.com.
↑ "Matt Cardle - Nobody (Official Video) - YouTube" – via youtube.com.

[10] The Great Escape did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but debuted at number 26 on the UK Albums Downloads Chart, on 10 July 2026.^[9]

[1] "Matt Cardle - Spin 103.8 - 31.7.13". Facebook. 31 July 2013.

[2] "Matt Cardle Shares New Single 'Purple Crayon'". vacancy-mag.com. 15 January 2021.

[3] "Matt Cardle returns with new album The Great Escape and first single Drinking Dreams". XSNoize. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.

[UK-4] 1 2 3 4 Peak positions in the UK:
For all except where noted: "Matt Cardle - UK Charts". Official Charts Company.

For "Heroes": "Chart Archive > December 4, 2010". Official Charts Company.

For "Starlight": "CHART: CLUK Update 17.12.2011 (wk49)". Zobbel.de.

For "Amazing": "CHART: CLUK Update 3.03.2012 (wk8)". Zobbel.de.

For "It's Only Love" & "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face": "CHART: CLUK Update 10.11.2012 (wk44)". Zobbel.de.

For "Hit My Heart": "CHART: CLUK Update 19.04.2014 (wk15)". Zobbel.de.

[mwApk] For all except where noted: "Matt Cardle - UK Charts". Official Charts Company.

[mwAp8] For "Heroes": "Chart Archive > December 4, 2010". Official Charts Company.

[mwAqU] For "Starlight": "CHART: CLUK Update 17.12.2011 (wk49)". Zobbel.de.

[mwAqo] For "Amazing": "CHART: CLUK Update 3.03.2012 (wk8)". Zobbel.de.

[mwAq8] For "It's Only Love" & "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face": "CHART: CLUK Update 10.11.2012 (wk44)". Zobbel.de.

[mwArQ] For "Hit My Heart": "CHART: CLUK Update 19.04.2014 (wk15)". Zobbel.de.

[IRE-5] 1 2 3 Peak positions in Ireland:
For all except noted: "Discography Matt Cardle". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.

For "Heroes": "Chart Archive > Week ending: 25 November 2010". (IRMA). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2013.

[mwAsE] For all except noted: "Discography Matt Cardle". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.

[mwAsY] For "Heroes": "Chart Archive > Week ending: 25 November 2010". (IRMA). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2013.

[SCOAlbums-6] Peak positions for albums in Scotland:
For Letters: "Chart Archive > 23 October 2011 – 29 October 2011". Official Charts Company.

For The Fire: "Chart Archive > 4 November 2012 – 10 November 2012". Official Charts Company.

For Porcelain: "Chart Archive > 3 November 2013 – 9 November 2013". Official Charts Company.

For Time to Be Alive: "Chart Archive > 4 May 2018 – 10 May 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[mwAtM] For Letters: "Chart Archive > 23 October 2011 – 29 October 2011". Official Charts Company.

[mwAto] For The Fire: "Chart Archive > 4 November 2012 – 10 November 2012". Official Charts Company.

[mwAuE] For Porcelain: "Chart Archive > 3 November 2013 – 9 November 2013". Official Charts Company.

[mwAug] For Time to Be Alive: "Chart Archive > 4 May 2018 – 10 May 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[Certified_Awards-7] 1 2 "Certified Awards". BPI 40,000,000^. Retrieved 18 September 2013.^{[dead link]}

[Fireball_Media-8] "The Irish Charts - 2011 Certification Awards - Gold". Irishcharts.ie. Fireball Media. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.

[9] "Matt Cardle - The Great Escape". Official Charts Company. 16 July 2026. Retrieved 10 July 2026.

[SCOSingles-11] 1 2 Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
For "Heroes": "Chart Archive > 28 November 2010 - 04 December 2010". Official Charts Company.

For "When We Collide": "Chart Archive > 26 December 2010 - 01 January 2011". Official Charts Company.

For "Run for Your Life": "Chart Archive > 16 October 2011 - 22 October 2011". Official Charts Company.

For "Loving You": "Chart Archive > 25 August 2013 - 31 August 2013". Official Charts Company.

[mwAx8] For "Heroes": "Chart Archive > 28 November 2010 - 04 December 2010". Official Charts Company.

[mwAyU] For "When We Collide": "Chart Archive > 26 December 2010 - 01 January 2011". Official Charts Company.

[mwAys] For "Run for Your Life": "Chart Archive > 16 October 2011 - 22 October 2011". Official Charts Company.

[mwAzE] For "Loving You": "Chart Archive > 25 August 2013 - 31 August 2013". Official Charts Company.

[12] ttps://www.facebook.com/mattcardlemusic/videos/1052078994803728/ ^{[user-generated source]}

[13] "MATT CARDLE: LATELY (MUSIC VIDEO) – CHART SHAKER". chartshaker.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016.

[14] "I Can't Make You Love Me - Single by Matt Cardle" – via play.google.com.

[15] "Desire - Single by Matt Cardle" – via play.google.com.

[16] "Time to Be Alive - Single by Matt Cardle" – via play.google.com.

[17] "Blind Faith - Single by Matt Cardle" – via play.google.com.

[18] "I'm Not Letting Go - Single by Matt Cardle" – via play.google.com.

[19] "Matt Cardle - Nobody (Official Video) - YouTube" – via youtube.com.

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Discography
Studio albums	Letters The Fire Porcelain Time to Be Alive
Singles	"When We Collide" "Run for Your Life" "Starlight" "Amazing" "It's Only Love" "Anyone Else" "Loving You" "When You Were My Girl" "Hit My Heart"
Tours	Letters Tour Unplugged Tour Porcelain Tour