Eternal discography

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Eternal discography
Studio albums4
Compilation albums5
Video albums2
Singles22

The discography of Eternal, a British female R&B and pop group, consists of four studio albums, five compilation albums, one remix album, two video albums and twenty-two singles on EMI Records. Eternal has sold over 10 million albums, [1] [2] with Always & Forever (15), Power of a Woman (25) and Before the Rain (35) ranked in the UK Official Charts Company's Top 40 biggest girl band studio albums of the last 25 years. [3]

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In 1993 they released their debut single "Stay", which reached the top 5 in the United Kingdom and Australia (where it was certified Gold); it also reached the top 20 in Ireland, New Zealand and the US. In the US, "Stay", sold 220,000 copies as of December 1994. [4] The group's debut album Always & Forever produced six top 20 singles in the UK, including "So Good" which was a number one hit in Ireland. Released in November 1993, Always & Forever peaked at number 2, and made Eternal the first all-female group to sell over a million copies of an album in the UK, being certified 4× Platinum by March 1995. As of 1997, the album has sold 4 million copies worldwide. [4]

Eternal's second album Power of a Woman was released in October 1995 and certified 2× Platinum in March 1996. [5] Peaking at number 6 in the UK, the album produced four top 10 singles; including the top 5 hit, "Power of a Woman", which was Gold-certified in Australia; plus "I Am Blessed" which peaked at number 7 in the UK. As of February 1997, Power of a Woman has sold 2 million copies worldwide. [6]

Before the Rain , their third album, was released in March 1997, with first week sales exceeding 100,000 copies in the UK alone. [7] It contained the group's highest-charting singles in the UK; "Don't You Love Me" and the number-one hit "I Wanna Be the Only One" (featuring BeBe Winans), which was a top 10 hit in twelve territories. Before the Rain was certified Platinum in the UK, whilst "I Wanna Be the Only One" received Platinum certifications from the British Phonographic Industry and Norwegian branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. [8] [9] As of June 2019, "I Wanna Be the Only One" is ranked number 28 on the UK Official Charts Company's Top 100 girl band singles of the last 25 years. [10]

In October 1997, the group released Greatest Hits , which peaked at number 2 and was certified 3× Platinum in the UK. The compilation also received Platinum certifications in New Zealand and Norway. [9] [11] "Angel of Mine", released as the sole single from the compilation, was a top 5 hit in the UK and Norway (where it was certified Gold); whilst the 1999 cover by American recording artist Monica peaked at number 1 in the US. [12] Eternal released their self-titled fourth album in November 1999, peaking at number 87. "What'cha Gonna Do", the album's sole single, peaked at number 16 in the UK and appeared on the German, Swedish and Dutch singles charts.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales Certifications
UK
[13]
AUS
[14]
BEL (FL)
[15]
GER
[16]
JPN
[17]
NLD
[18]
NZ
[19]
NOR
[20]
SWI
[21]
US
[22]
Always & Forever 2483543251246152
Power of a Woman
  • Released: 30 October 1995
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, cassette
6143544
  • World: 2,000,000 [6]
  • BPI: 2× Platinum [5]
Before the Rain
  • Released: 17 March 1997
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, cassette
3361650181422021
Eternal
  • Released: 8 November 1999
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl
8743
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[13]
UK
R&B

[29]
BEL (FL)
[15]
GER
[16]
JPN
[17]
NLD
[18]
NZ
[19]
NOR
[20]
SWE
[30]
SWI
[21]
A Platinum Celebration
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, cassette
43
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 24 October 1997
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, cassette
211647359442012
Stay – The Essential Eternal Collection
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
Now & Forever
  • Released: 18 November 2002
  • Label: Disky
  • Formats: CD
Essential Eternal
  • Released: 23 December 2002
  • Label: EMI Gold
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Remix albums

TitleAlbum details
The Remixes
  • Released: 23 March 2007
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: Digital download

Video albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
Music
Videos

[32]

Always & Forever
  • Released: 28 November 1994
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
5
The Greatest Clips
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
18

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsSales Certifications Album
UK
[13]
AUS
[14]
BEL (FL)
[15]
FRA
[34]
GER
[35]
IRE
[36]
ISL
[37]
NLD
[38]
NZ
[39]
US
[40]
"Stay"199343177919301119Always & Forever
"Save Our Love"199487086202334
"Just a Step from Heaven"8622629 [upper-alpha 1]
"So Good"13149
"Oh Baby I..."4102311139911
"Crazy"152325
"Power of a Woman"19955819333733Power of a Woman
"I Am Blessed"7147402631
"Good Thing"199688223
"Who Are You?"
"Someday"4279218 The Hunchback of Notre Dame OST
and Before the Rain
"Secrets"9Power of a Woman
"Don't You Love Me"19973254423171931Before the Rain
"I Wanna Be the Only One"
(featuring BeBe Winans)
110761432744
"The Megamix" [upper-alpha 2]
"Angel of Mine"4274185121717
  • BPI: Silver [56]
  • IFPI NOR: Gold [9]
Greatest Hits
"What'cha Gonna Do"199916 [upper-alpha 3] 8450Eternal
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearChart positionsAlbum
UK
Club

[57]
US
R&B
/HH

[58]
US
Adult R&B

[59]
"Sweet Funky Thing"199415440
Always & Forever
"Dreams"1997
Before the Rain
"Might as Well Be Me"
Greatest Hits
"Libre Para Vivir"1999
Eternal
"I Cry Real Tears"2000
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Notes

  1. "Just a Step from Heaven" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop chart. [42]
  2. "The Megamix" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 100, but peaked at number 20 on the Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Dutch Top 40. [55]
  3. "What'cha Gonna Do" did not enter the Ultratop 50 Flanders, but peaked at number 10 on the Ultratip Flanders chart, which acts as an extension to the Ultratop 50. [15]

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