GIRLS ALOUD (original) (raw)

No-one could have predicted when Girls Aloud (Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh) were formed in 2002 on ITV's Popstars: The Rivals that a band had been born that would twist, question and subvert everything that British pop music could do, look and sound like.

Hitting immediately out of the gate with the innovative roar of Sound of the Underground, Girls Aloud's partnership with production house Xenomania allowed them to release an increasingly insane and anarchic five studio albums, including the glitchy Sexy! No No No, the elegant bombast of Call The Shots and Biology, one of the few singles to chuck a stereotypical pop song structure out of the window and come up with something new.

Originally entering hiatus in 2009, after four UK Number 1s and a consecutive 20 Top 10 singles (a record at that point), Girls Aloud reunited briefly for a tenth year anniversary in 2013 with new music and a tour, before parting ways for good. It was the sad death of member Sarah Harding in 2021 that would bring them back together, however, and in 2024, they embark on a UK-wide arena tour to celebrate 20 years of their innovative, boundary-pushing music.

GIRLS ALOUD Songs stats

UK No1s

4

UK Top 10s

21

UK Top 40s

22

UK Top 75s

23

Weeks at No1

8

Weeks in the Top 10

61

Weeks in the Top 40

164

Weeks in the Top 75

262

GIRLS ALOUD Albums stats

UK No1s

2

UK Top 10s

6

UK Top 40s

8

UK Top 75s

9

Weeks at No1

2

Weeks in the Top 10

23

Weeks in the Top 40

86

Weeks in the Top 75

175

GIRLS ALOUD news

GIRLS ALOUD Hits

Official Singles Chart

28

Dec

2002

24

May

2003

30

Aug

2003

29

Nov

2003

JUMP
GIRLS ALOUD

1. Peak: 2,
2. Weeks: 14

10

Jul

2004

25

Sep

2004

27

Nov

2004

05

Mar

2005

03

Sep

2005

26

Nov

2005

BIOLOGY
GIRLS ALOUD

1. Peak: 4,
2. Weeks: 12

31

Dec

2005

18

Mar

2006

28

Oct

2006

23

Dec

2006

24

Mar

2007

WALK THIS WAY
SUGABABES VS GIRLS ALOUD

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 7,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

08

Sep

2007

01

Dec

2007

05

Jan

2008

01

Mar

2008

01

Nov

2008

THE PROMISE
GIRLS ALOUD

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 30,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

20

Dec

2008

04

Apr

2009

01

Dec

2012

08

Dec

2012

Official Albums Chart

07

Jun

2003

11

Dec

2004

17

Dec

2005

11

Nov

2006

01

Dec

2007

01

Dec

2007

15

Nov

2008

15

Nov

2008

08

Dec

2012

TEN
GIRLS ALOUD

1. Peak: 9,
2. Weeks: 25

Official Singles Chart Update

24

Nov

2024

Please note, the data displayed for this chart reflects the title's midweek position only, peak positions on this chart also relate to midweek chart positions. Official Singles Chart Update data available on officialcharts.com goes back to October 2014.

Official Singles Sales Chart

25

Mar

2021

16

Sep

2021

16

Sep

2021

16

Sep

2021

30

Nov

2023

Official Singles Downloads Chart

25

Sep

2004

27

Nov

2004

26

Feb

2005

03

Sep

2005

10

Sep

2005

26

Nov

2005

BIOLOGY
GIRLS ALOUD

1. Peak: 2,
2. Weeks: 9

17

Dec

2005

25

Mar

2006

28

Oct

2006

11

Nov

2006

11

Nov

2006

24

Mar

2007

08

Sep

2007

01

Dec

2007

05

Jan

2008

01

Mar

2008

01

Nov

2008

THE PROMISE
GIRLS ALOUD

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 31,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

20

Dec

2008

04

Apr

2009

01

Dec

2012

08

Dec

2012

25

Mar

2021

16

Sep

2021

Official Physical Singles Chart

28

Dec

2002

24

May

2003

30

Aug

2003

29

Nov

2003

JUMP
GIRLS ALOUD

1. Peak: 2,
2. Weeks: 14

10

Jul

2004

25

Sep

2004

27

Nov

2004

05

Mar

2005

10

Sep

2005

26

Nov

2005

BIOLOGY
GIRLS ALOUD

1. Peak: 4,
2. Weeks: 11

31

Dec

2005

25

Mar

2006

04

Nov

2006

30

Dec

2006

24

Mar

2007

WALK THIS WAY
SUGABABES VS GIRLS ALOUD

1. Peak: 1,
2. Weeks: 40,
3. Weeks No. 1: 1

15

Sep

2007

08

Dec

2007

29

Mar

2008

01

Nov

2008

24

Jan

2009

09

May

2009

01

Dec

2012

Official Albums Chart Update

25

Jun

2023

03

Dec

2023

TEN
GIRLS ALOUD

1. Peak: 31,
2. Weeks: 9

17

Mar

2024

Please note, the data displayed for this chart reflects the title's midweek position only, peak positions on this chart also relate to midweek chart positions. Official Albums Chart Update data available on officialcharts.com goes back to October 2014.

Official Scottish Albums Chart

07

Jun

2003

11

Dec

2004

17

Dec

2005

11

Nov

2006

01

Dec

2007

01

Dec

2007

15

Nov

2008

15

Nov

2008

08

Dec

2012

TEN
GIRLS ALOUD

1. Peak: 12,
2. Weeks: 17

Official Albums Sales Chart

16

Sep

2021

TEN
GIRLS ALOUD

1. Peak: 59,
2. Weeks: 2

29

Jun

2023

21

Mar

2024

Official Album Downloads Chart

11

Nov

2006

01

Dec

2007

15

Nov

2008

08

Dec

2012

TEN
GIRLS ALOUD

1. Peak: 7,
2. Weeks: 20

29

Jun

2023

21

Mar

2024

Official Physical Albums Chart

07

Jun

2003

11

Dec

2004

17

Dec

2005

11

Nov

2006

01

Dec

2007

01

Dec

2007

15

Nov

2008

15

Nov

2008

08

Dec

2012

TEN
GIRLS ALOUD

1. Peak: 11,
2. Weeks: 20

Official Vinyl Albums Chart

Official Vinyl Singles Chart

22

Dec

2022

Official Record Store Chart

08

Dec

2012

TEN
GIRLS ALOUD

1. Peak: 28,
2. Weeks: 1

29

Jun

2023

21

Mar

2024

End of Year Singles Chart

02

Jan

2005

BIOLOGY
GIRLS ALOUD

1. Peak: 65,
2. Weeks: 2

06

Jan

2007

05

Jan

2008

05

Jan

2008

03

Jan

2009

03

Jan

2009

03

Jan

2004

08

Jan

2005

07

Jan

2006

06

Jan

2007

05

Jan

2008

03

Jan

2009

05

Jan

2013

TEN
GIRLS ALOUD

1. Peak: 78,
2. Weeks: 1

Official Irish Albums Chart

30

May

2024

TEN
GIRLS ALOUD

1. Peak: 10,
2. Weeks: 1

Official DVD Chart

17

Oct

2009

Official Blu-Ray Chart

06

Dec

2008

Official Video Chart

17

Oct

2009

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point

Official Music Video Chart

10

Sep

2005

19

Nov

2005

16

Sep

2006

25

Nov

2006

24

Nov

2007

STYLE
GIRLS ALOUD

1. Peak: 11,
2. Weeks: 11

08

Nov

2008

17

Oct

2009

08

Dec

2012

23

Nov

2013

The data displayed for this chart goes back to 1994, however we hope to be able to offer deeper historic information at a future point