You can make things look like whatever you want if you're a fan.

If you hate an artist you can throw laughable things such as "Bionic never deserved to be a no. 1 because it didn't really sell"

 

If you look things objectively and look at the charts and charts only, Rockferry was Duffy's first solo release to chart, Work It Out Beyoncé's first

 

Featurings are more debatable. Didn't '03 Bonnie & Clyde chart before Crazy in Love too? So someone might think Crazy in Love was her third single.

 

Oops, forgot about Heartbreaker! Will take Cheryl off the list. :angry:

UPDATED TO INCLUED RITA

 

Alexandra Burke: Overcome - Hallelujah

Cheryl Cole: 3 Words - Fight For This Love

Diana Vickers: Songs From The Tainted Cherry Tree - Once

Kylie Minogue: Kylie (The Album) - I Should Be So Lucky

Lady Gaga: The Fame - Just Dance

Leona Lewis: Spirit - A Moment Like This

Rita Ora: ORA - R.I.P (ft. Tinie Tempah)

Sandi Thom: Smile It Confuses People - I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair)

 

8 including;

 

6 Brits, 1 American, 1 Australian

 

3 had X Factor launches (4 if you want include Cheryl)

 

5 from 2000s, 2 from 2010s, 1 from 1980s

 

2 included males on debuts

 

3 had previously appeared on number one singles (Diana + Alexandra - Hero {X Factor Finalists 2008}, Cheryl - Sound Of The Underground et al. {Destiny's Child},)

 

Only Sandi Thom, Lady Gaga & Rita had no real British fame before no.1 (Cheryl was in Popstars/Girls Aloud/X Factor judge, Kylie was in Neighbours, and the rest were X Factor contestants)

 

Only Leona Lewis, Cheryl Cole, Kylie Minogue & Lady GaGa have managed to have both another number one album and single.

 

Sandi + Diana are stuck on having only their debuts as no1s* as of yet. (Not holding much hope out for Sandi Thom though! :lol:)

Edited October 24, 201311 yr by Leonardo

I'm pretty sure Just Dance by Lady Gaga debuted at #3 behind X Factor tracks and then climbed to #1 the week after.

 

(Unless you mean debut tracks that got to #1?)

Edited September 2, 201212 yr by cookie_monster

I'm pretty sure Just Dance by Lady Gaga debuted at #3 behind X Factor tracks and then climbed to #1 the week after.

 

(Unless you mean debut tracks that got to #1?)

 

Indeed, concerned with their peaks only.

Indeed, concerned with their peaks only.

 

Ah, I see! :D

Have we forgotten Cheryl here?

Have we forgotten Cheryl here?

 

 

Nah, she was credited previously on Heartbreaker, which peaked at #4

I think Tulisa will get the honour when Female Boss is released

Edited September 2, 201212 yr by tim94

Of course Work it out counts, What does it matter if it was a track from a soundtrack, if it had went to number one, and crazy in love hadn't you would count it, so you can't play that game.

 

It seems Kylie was the first female to do this, and one of the few who have had more than one number one album and single....... and hopefuly more to come

Kylie Minogue managed this feat 3 times-

 

I should be so lucky of the Kylie album both number 1's.

Hand on your heart of Enjoy Yourself Album both number 1's.

Cant get you out of my head of Fever album both number 1's.

 

Its somewhat a shame All the Lovers didnt make number 1, its one of her best selling singles, and its accompaning album went number 1, i would hae liked all the lovers to have brought this total to four.

I think Tulisa will get the honour when Female Boss is released

 

Wasnt Tulisa part of the Collection when teardrop was released which would technically be her first solo outing which would count her out of this.

Edited September 3, 201212 yr by pippa

I don't think features should be included. It's factually incorrect to label a feature from an artist their debut single.

 

I understand why you wouldn't include Beyonce because 'Work It Out', despite being a soundtrack, was Bey's first single as a lead artist but 'Heartbreaker' most certainly isn't Cheryl's debut - nor is 'Dilemma' Kelly's.

 

UNLESS, 'Dilemma' is credited as "Nelly & Kelly Rowland" rather than "Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland" which would mean Kelly was a joint lead artist.

 

I say knock Kelly off and put Cheryl back on. Features shouldn't count. It's like saying 'Teardrop' was Tulisa's debut record. Of course it is not.

UPDATED TO INCLUED SAM

 

Alexandra Burke: Overcome - Hallelujah

Cheryl Cole: 3 Words - Fight For This Love

Diana Vickers: Songs From The Tainted Cherry Tree - Once

Kylie Minogue: Kylie (The Album) - I Should Be So Lucky

Lady Gaga: The Fame - Just Dance

Leona Lewis: Spirit - A Moment Like This

Rita Ora: ORA - R.I.P (ft. Tinie Tempah)

Sam Bailey: The Power Of Love - Skyscraper

Sandi Thom: Smile It Confuses People - I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair)

 

9 including;

 

7 Brits, 1 American, 1 Australian

 

4 had X Factor launches (5 if you want include Cheryl)

 

5 from 2000s, 3 from 2010s, 1 from 1980s

 

2 included males on debuts

 

3 had previously appeared on number one singles (Diana + Alexandra - Hero {X Factor Finalists 2008}, Cheryl - Sound Of The Underground et al. {Destiny's Child},)

 

Only Sandi Thom, Lady Gaga & Rita had no real British fame before no.1 (Cheryl was in Popstars/Girls Aloud/X Factor judge, Kylie was in Neighbours, and the rest were X Factor contestants)

 

Only Leona Lewis, Cheryl Cole, Kylie Minogue & Lady GaGa have managed to have both another number one album and single.

 

Sandi, Diana & Sam are stuck on having only their debuts as no1s* as of yet.

I think Tulisa will get the honour when Female Boss is released

 

This prediction was a bit far off it seems...

There's an argument here that Cheryl Kelly Beyonce shouldnt be on here at all as their debut material was as part of a band. By the time they went solo they had a massively inflated profile vs any normal debut artist so its hardly a level playing field. Hard feat to master though. Hasn't anyone from the 80s or earlier done this? Seems so unlikely there wouldn't be one or 2...

With Rita, isn't her first single technically not the DJ Fresh collab as opposed to RIP?

Either way, still got to #1 so she's safe! :P

There's an argument here that Cheryl Kelly Beyonce shouldnt be on here at all as their debut material was as part of a band. By the time they went solo they had a massively inflated profile vs any normal debut artist so its hardly a level playing field. Hard feat to master though. Hasn't anyone from the 80s or earlier done this? Seems so unlikely there wouldn't be one or 2...

 

The earliest is Kylie, I checked all the way back to the fifties when I did it originally, I'm not sure why it wasn't done before then.

 

 

With Rita, isn't her first single technically not the DJ Fresh collab as opposed to RIP?

Either way, still got to #1 so she's safe! :P

 

It was decided that it should be their first charted single with them as a lead artist, "Hot Right Now" is a DJ Fresh single with a Rita feature, whereas she can comfortably claim the feat with "RIP".

 

The earliest is Kylie, I checked all the way back to the fifties when I did it originally, I'm not sure why it wasn't done before then.

It was decided that it should be their first charted single with them as a lead artist, "Hot Right Now" is a DJ Fresh single with a Rita feature, whereas she can comfortably claim the feat with "RIP".

Then surely Cheryl would be included and Kelly removed if thats the case? Unless i am missing something :unsure:

Then surely Cheryl would be included and Kelly removed if thats the case? Unless i am missing something :unsure:

 

She has on the update above :)

She has on the update above :)

Haha oh dear, think i need to pay a visit to the opticians!