Jess Glynne: Here's how many Number 1 hits she's had
She's just been awarded the BRIT Billion award!
Jess Glynne is one of the most successful British solo female artists, having risen to fame in the 2010s! The singer/songwriter burst onto the scene in 2014 thanks to her collaborations on Number 1 hits with Clean Bandit on 'Rather Be' and Route 94 on 'My Love', and she firmly established herself as one to watch. After the release of her track 'Friend Of Mine', fans are now patiently waiting for her Summer 2024 tour.
Jess has now been awarded the BRIT Billion award, which "celebrates and acknowledges outstanding achievement in recorded music by surpassing the landmark of one billion career UK streams – as calculated by the Official Charts Company," according to the BPI.
She joins the likes of Ed Sheeran, Zara Larsson, Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, Becky Hill, James Arthur and Ella Henderson among others who have been bestowed with the prestigious award.
Back in 2018, Jess made UK chart history when she took over Cheryl Tweedy to become the first British female solo artist to score six UK Number 1 singles. As if this wasn’t impressive enough, it only took her FOUR years to do so! Find out which of her hits made it to the top spot...
Take a look through all of Jess Glynne's Number 1 songs:
1) ‘Rather Be’ Ft Clean Bandit – 2014
Jess teamed up with collaboration geniuses Clean Bandit in 2014, to help score her first UK Number 1. The track, 'Rather Be', instantly become a massive hit with fans across the country.
Watch the video on YouTube.
2) ‘My Love’ Ft Route 94 – 2014
Jess's second Number 1 single was another collaboration, this time she teamed up with British record producer Route 94. The deep house style single continues to be a favourite with fans.
Watch the video on YouTube.
3) ‘Hold My Hand’ – 2015
Perhaps one of Jess's catchiest tunes to date! 'Hold My Hand', which was released in 2015, is the perfect song to have a sing-a-long at any live gig. The video is great too...
Watch the video on YouTube.
4) ‘Not Letting Go’ Ft Tinie Tempah - 2015
In what was one of the collaborations of 2015, Jess teamed up with Tinie Tempah, with the pair working their magic on the hit 'Not Letting Go'.
Watch the video on YouTube.
5) ‘Don’t Be So Hard On Yourself’ – 2015
Another catchy Number 1 hit from Jess Glynne was her 2015 single 'Don't Be So Hard On Yourself'. After receiving tons of praise for the lyrical content, the song helped Jess equal Cheryl's record for the most Number 1 singles by a British female solo artist.
Watch the video on YouTube.
6) ‘These Days’ Ft Rudimental – 2018
After a three-year break from releasing music, Jess returned in style earlier this year when she teamed up with Rudimental on the hit track 'These Days'. Helping Jess overtake Cheryl to break the record, the singer became the first British female solo artist to score six UK Number 1 singles.
Watch the video on YouTube.
7) 'I'll Be There'
Jess Glynne released 'I'll Be There' in May 2018, the song was the lead single from her album 'Always in Between' and reached Number 1 in June of that year.
Watch the video on YouTube.
In August 2022, Jess returned to social media after three years away, posting a fun video of her dancing to her version of Beyoncé's 'Break My Soul'.
'Silly Me' was released on 28th April 2023. It was Jess' first song in three years and was written by Jess with Knox Brown, who has also worked with RAYE and Stormzy.
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Jess released 'Friend Of Mine' on her 34th birthday in October 2023 to promote her third album, 'Jess'. Speaking about the song, Jess said: "This song is about honesty and forgiveness. All friendships and relationships have their ups and downs, life isn’t perfect. Hopefully people can hear their own stories in the lyrics and it brings them hope.
"I wrote ‘Friend of Mine’ with one of my closest friends and collaborators, Jin Jin. We have worked together so much over the years but this was a real moment for us. It was my first time working with Sub Focus and Ollie Green, and it felt really special walking into a room with such open, safe souls."
She later released two more singles off the album, which came out on 26th April 2024 - 'Enough' and 'Easy'. The album peaked at Number 6 in the UK charts.
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