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discography Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry ...
of English
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JLS JLS (an initialism of Jack the Lad Swing) are an English boyband, which consists of members Aston Merrygold, Oritsé Williams, Marvin Humes, and JB Gill, originally formed by Williams. They initially signed to Tracklacers production company ...
comprises four
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s, one greatest hits album and fourteen
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s. JLS's manager thought the band would be well-suited to
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, with whom they signed a record contract in January 2009. JLS released "
Beat Again "Beat Again" is the debut single by English boy band JLS. It was released on 12 July 2009 as the lead single from their self-titled debut studio album ''JLS'' (2009). The song was written by Wayne Hector and Steve Mac and produced by Mac. The s ...
" as the debut single in July, only six months after the band had signed with the label. It reached number one on the
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on 19 July 2009. On 9 November 2009, JLS released their eponymously titled debut album, ''
JLS JLS (an initialism of Jack the Lad Swing) are an English boyband, which consists of members Aston Merrygold, Oritsé Williams, Marvin Humes, and JB Gill, originally formed by Williams. They initially signed to Tracklacers production company ...
''. The album debuted at number one on the UK Album Chart, selling over 1 million copies and becoming the sixth best-selling album in the UK during 2009, only being released for 8 weeks before the list was compiled. Their second single "
Everybody in Love "Everybody in Love" is a song by English boyband JLS from their self-titled debut album (2009). The song was released as a digital download on 1 November 2009, followed by a physical release the following day. The song became the band's secon ...
", released on 2 November 2009, also topped the UK Singles Chart. Their third single, " One Shot", peaked at number six despite a physical release. However, it did stay in the charts for a number of weeks. "
The Club Is Alive "The Club Is Alive" is a song by British boyband JLS. It was released in the United Kingdom on 2 July 2010 as the lead single from their second studio album, ''Outta This World''. It was also included in the American EP version of their JLS (alb ...
" was announced as the lead single for their second studio album in April and released on 4 July 2010. JLS promoted the single on ''
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'' and
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. The single debuted at number one, becoming the group's third UK number one single. On 16 September 2010 the group unveiled the second single, " Love You More" and was a
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Children in Need single. It was their 4th UK number-one and fangirl Rachel has said it gave her 'emotional pains, chest pains and anxiety'. ''
Outta This World ''Outta This World'' is the second studio album from United Kingdom, English boy band and ''The X Factor (UK TV series), The X Factor'' runners-up JLS. It was released in Ireland on 19 November 2010 and in the United Kingdom on 22 November 2010. ...
'' was released on 22 November 2010 and debuted at number 2 on the
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selling 152,000 copies, being held off the number 1 spot by the second week sales of
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's record breaking ''
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'' album. The album's third single "
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" was remixed to feature
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, and reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart. JLS began working on their third album in March 2011. In May 2011 it was confirmed that the first single would feature American singer-songwriter Dev, and was titled "
She Makes Me Wanna "She Makes Me Wanna" is a single by English boyband JLS, from their third studio album ''Jukebox'' (2011). The song was released as the album's lead single on 24 July 2011 by Epic Records. It features vocals from American recording artist Dev ...
". It was released for digital download on 24 July 2011. The single debuted at number one, becoming the group's fifth UK number one single. On 15 September JLS announced that "
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" would be their second single from their third album. It charted at number 2 on the UK Charts. ''
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'' was released on 14 November 2011 and debuted at number 2 on the
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. The band announced that their third single from the album would be "
Do You Feel What I Feel? "Do You Feel What I Feel?" is a song by British boy band JLS from their third studio album, ''Jukebox''. It was released as the album's third and final single on 30 December 2011. The song was written by Gloria Shayne Baker, Tebey, Julian Bunett ...
" it was released on 1 January 2012. It peaked at number 16 on the UK Charts. On 21 August 2012, JLS began filming a music video for "
Hottest Girl in the World Hottest Girl in the World is a song by English boy band JLS, released as the official lead, and second overall, single from the group's fourth studio album, ''Evolution''. The track was released on 21 October 2012. The track is a preview of t ...
", the lead single from their fourth album. On 25 August, the band announced that their upcoming fourth album would be called ''
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''. On 6 September, they premiered the lead single, "
Hottest Girl in the World Hottest Girl in the World is a song by English boy band JLS, released as the official lead, and second overall, single from the group's fourth studio album, ''Evolution''. The track was released on 21 October 2012. The track is a preview of t ...
", on
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. The single was released on 21 October and debuted at number 6 on the
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. They released ''
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'' on 5 November 2012. It peaked at number 3 on the UK Charts. On 17 December, Humes revealed that the group were to release a follow-up album to ''Evolution'' in 2013. On 1 February 2013, it was confirmed that work on their fifth studio album had begun. On 24 April 2013, JLS released a statement on their official website announcing that they would be splitting up after releasing their greatest hits collection and completing their third and final arena tour. On 24 April 2013, the band confirmed plans to release ''
Goodbye – The Greatest Hits ''Goodbye – The Greatest Hits'' is the first greatest hits album, and fifth album overall, to be released by British boy band JLS. It was released in the United Kingdom on 18 November 2013, via RCA Records. The album contained a total of twel ...
'' in late 2013, which would be preceded by a new single to coincide with their farewell arena tour across the UK. It was confirmed on 26 September that their final single was " Billion Lights", which was released on 10 November 2013, a week before ''Goodbye: The Greatest Hits'', their final album. JLS announced a reunion in December 2019, and their comeback album ''2.0'' was released on 3 December 2021.


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