Steps discography
| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 4 |
| ↙Live albums | 1 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 5 |
| ↙EPs | 1 |
| ↙Singles | 16 |
| ↙Video albums | 6 |
| ↙Music videos | 24 |
The discography of British pop group Steps, contains four studio albums, four compilation albums and twenty one singles.
Steps' debut single, "5,6,7,8" was released in 1997 and reached number fourteen on the UK Singles Chart and the track remains one of the highest selling singles never to reach the top 10 on the UK chart. Second single "Last Thing on My Mind" became their first UK top ten peaking at number six. "One for Sorrow", the next single, peaked at number two and was followed by their debut album, Step One, which debuted and peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and went on to become certified 5× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The next single release was a double a-side "Heartbeat" / "Tragedy" released in November 1998 and peaked at number one in January 1999. The success of "Heartbeat"/"Tragedy" led to the release of the group's next single, "Better Best Forgotten" to be delayed by almost two months, but then peaked at number two. In July 1999, Steps released the first single from their next album, "Love's Got a Hold on My Heart" which was another number two hit in the UK. The group then released their second album, Steptacular, which peaked at number one and was eventually certified 4× Platinum. The group's follow-up singles "After the Love Has Gone", "Say You'll Be Mine / Better the Devil You Know", "Deeper Shade of Blue" and "When I Said Goodbye" / "Summer of Love" continued their top five run. In October 2000, Steps released their third album Buzz, another UK number one. Its lead single was "Stomp", their second number one single. The following single "It's the Way You Make Me Feel", reached number two and "Here and Now / You'll Be Sorry" peaked at number four.
The group then released a greatest hits album in 2001. "Chain Reaction", a cover of the popular Diana Ross song, was released as the first single from Gold: Greatest Hits and was another UK number two. The second single, "Words Are Not Enough / I Know Him So Well", was another top five hit and became the final single from the group. They announced their split on Boxing Day 2001. The group's record company, Jive Records released a remix and B-side compilation in 2002, The Last Dance, which featured remixes of previous tracks. This album peaked at number fifty-seven in the UK. Steps reformed in May 2011 and released The Ultimate Collection in October. It debuted at number one in the UK. A box set, The Platinum Collection was set to be released on 28 November 2011; however, it was postponed to 13 February 2012. On 30 April 2012, The Ultimate Collection: Tour Edition was released. It features two discs, with the additional disc featuring the songs in karaoke style. All the songs apart from "Chain Reaction" and "I Know Him So Well" feature a backing track sung by Faye, Lisa, Claire, H and Lee. Also in April, a live album called Steps: Live! 2012 was released as part of the group's 2012 tour. It was only available to purchase at venues where the group performed. All of the songs performed are on the live album. The official video for "Light Up the World" is the performance on This Morning.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
BEL (Fla) [3] |
IRE [4] |
JPN [5] |
NLD [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
US [9] | |||||
| Step One | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 19 | 33 | 6 | 46 | 79 | ||||
| Steptacular |
|
1 | 25 | 2 | 32 | 25 | 46 | — | — | — | |||
| Buzz |
|
4 | — | 11 | 23 | 53 | — | — | — | — |
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| Light Up the World |
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32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
IRE [4] |
JPN [5] |
NZ [7] | ||||||||||
| Gold: Greatest Hits |
|
1 | 1 | 92 | 17 |
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| The Last Dance |
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57 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Step One/Steptacular |
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— | — | — | — | ||||||||
| The Ultimate Collection |
|
1 | 13 | — | — | ||||||||
| The Platinum Collection |
|
— | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||
EP's
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Say You'll Be Mine - Hit Singles |
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Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live! 2012 |
|
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2][16] |
BEL (Fla) [3] |
IRE [4][17] |
NLD [18] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
US Dance [19] | ||||
| "5,6,7,8" | 1997 | 14 | 1 | 2 | — | 27 | 2 | 17 | — | Step One | |
| "Last Thing on My Mind" | 1998 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 59 | — | ||
| "One for Sorrow" | 2 | 34 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 34 | 38 | |||
| "Heartbeat / Tragedy" | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 4 | — | "Step One" / "Steptacular" | ||
| "Better Best Forgotten" | 1999 | 2 | — | 20 | 8 | 77 | — | — | — |
|
Step One |
| "Love's Got a Hold on My Heart" | 2 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 58 | 18 | — | — |
|
Steptacular | |
| "After the Love Has Gone" | 5 | 47 | 13 | 18 | 63 | — | — | — |
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| "Say You'll Be Mine / Better the Devil You Know" |
4 | 21 | 42 | 13 | 47 | — | — | — |
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| "Deeper Shade of Blue" | 2000 | 4 | — | 36 | 24 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "When I Said Goodbye / Summer of Love" |
5 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | Steptacular / Buzz | ||
| "Stomp" | 1 | — | 25 | 17 | — | — | — | — | Buzz | ||
| "It's the Way You Make Me Feel" / Too Busy Thinking About My Baby | 2001 | 2 | — | 32 | 8 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Here and Now / You'll Be Sorry" | 4 | 71 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Chain Reaction"/One For Sorrow (US mix) | 2 | 41 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — |
|
Gold: Greatest Hits | |
| "Words Are Not Enough / I Know Him So Well" |
5 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Light Up the World" | 2012 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Light Up the World | |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
BEL (Fla) [3] |
IRE [17] |
NLD [18] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] | ||||
| "Thank ABBA for the Music" (Steps, Cleopatra, Tina Cousins, Billie Piper & B*Witched) |
1999 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
|
ABBAmania |
Video albums
| Year | Details |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Steps: The Video |
| 1999 | The Next Step Live
|
| 2000 | live@wembley.2000
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| 2001 | Gold: Greatest Hits
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| 2002 | The End of the Road
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| 2012 | Steps: The Ultimate Tour Live
|
Music videos
| Song | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| "5, 6, 7, 8" | 1997 | Phil Griffin |
| "Last Thing on My Mind" | 1998 | |
| "One for Sorrow" | David Amphlett | |
| "Heartbeat" | ||
| "Tragedy" | ||
| "Better Best Forgotten" | 1999 | |
| "Thank ABBA for the Music" | Live performance from the 1999 Brit Awards | |
| "Love's Got a Hold on My Heart" | Dani Jacobs | |
| "After the Love Has Gone" | Camerson Casey & Simon Brand | |
| "One for Sorrow" (US version/Tony Moran Remix) | Gustavo Garzon | |
| "Say You'll Be Mine" | David Amphlett | |
| "Better the Devil You Know" (live) | Julie Knowles | |
| "Deeper Shade of Blue" | 2000 | The New Renaissance |
| "When I Said Goodbye" | Simon Brand | |
| "Summer of Love" | Terence O'Connor & Marek Losey | |
| "Stomp" | David Amphlett | |
| "It's the Way You Make Me Feel" | ||
| "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" | Live performance from Motown Mania | |
| "Here and Now" | 2001 | Marek Losey |
| "You'll Be Sorry" | ||
| "Chain Reaction" | Patrick Kiely | |
| "Words Are Not Enough" | ||
| "I Know Him So Well" | Live performance from Abbamania | |
| "Light Up the World" | 2012 | Live performance from This Morning |
Other appearances
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Especially for You" (with Denise van Outen and Johnny Vaughan) |
Non-album song |
| 1999 | "Lay All Your Love on Me" | ABBAmania |
| 2000 | "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby" | Motown Mania |
| "Merry X-Mas Everybody" | Platinum Christmas | |
| 2012 | ||
| "It May Be Winter Outside" | Light Up the World | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "UK Charts > Steps". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Australian Charts > Steps". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Belgian (Flanders) Charts > Steps" (in Dutch). ultratop.be/nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Irish Charts (2000 - ) > Steps". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "ステップスのリリース一覧" [A Look at Steps' Releases]. Oricon. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Dutch Album Charts > Steps" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "New Zealand Charts > Steps". charts.org.nz Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Swedish Charts > Steps". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ↑ "Steps > Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 "BPI Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 04-09-2009.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 1998 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 "ultratop 50 Albums and Singles Wallonie 1998". Ultratop. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ↑ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 1999年3月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. March 1999 Edition] (PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese) (Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan) 474: 9. May 10, 1999. Archived from the original on January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
- ↑ "RIANZ Top 50 Albums > 11 July 1999". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ "ultratop 50 Albums and Singles Wallonie 1999". Ultratop. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ↑ ARIA Charts > ARIA Report > 6 August 2001 (PDF) (597). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Irish Singles Chart Search". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Dutch Top 40 > Steps" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 2010-10-14.
- ↑ "Steps > Album & Song Chart History > Dance/Club Play Songs". Billboard Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 1998 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
- ↑ "RIANZ Top 50 Singles > 10 January 1999". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ↑ "RIANZ Top 50 Singles > 18 April 1999". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ↑ International Federation of the Phonographic Industry - Sweden (1999). "Swedish Certification". Retrieved 2012-03-04.
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