Her debut solo album, Read My Lips, was released in September 2001. It reached number two on the UK Albums Chart and was certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[2][3] The record sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide.[4] It produced four singles, three of which reached the top three in the UK.[5] Ellis-Bextor's second album, Shoot from the Hip, was released in October 2003. The album reached number 19 in the UK and produced two top-ten singles.[2][5]Trip the Light Fantastic, her third album, was released in May 2007, reaching number seven in the UK.[2] The album produced three singles, one of which reached the top ten in the UK.[5]
In 2009, Ellis-Bextor collaborated with dance music group Freemasons on the single "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)", which reached the top 20 in the UK.[5] Her fourth studio album, Make a Scene, was released in 2011, peaking at number 33 on the UK Albums Chart.
For her fifth studio album, Wanderlust, Ellis-Bextor moved to a different style. Filled with ballads and folk songs, it was released on 20 January 2014 and debuted at number four in the UK and at number one on the UK Indie Albums chart. The lead single, "Young Blood", also made the Top 40 on the Official Singles Chart and top five on the Indie Chart.[6]
Albums
Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
^ abcdefPeak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
All except "Circles (Just My Good Time)" and "Not Giving Up on Love": "Sophie Ellis-Bextor"(select "Singles" tab). Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
"Circles (Just My Good Time)" and "Not Giving Up on Love": Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Darren B – David Byrne". Zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Archived from the original on 26 December 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
Songs from the Kitchen Disco: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 23 November 2020". The ARIA Report. No. 1603. Australian Recording Industry Association. 23 November 2020. p. 6.
^ ab"Sophie Ellis-Bextor (Charts)"(select "Charts" tab). hitparade.ch (in German). Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
^"Read My Lips". Amazon UK. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
^Mixed Up World (liner notes). Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Polydor Records. 2003. 9812108.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^I Won't Change You (liner notes). Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Polydor Records. 2003. 9815123.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)