Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Official biggest songs revealed

After initially finding fame as lead vocalist in indie outfit Theaudience back in 1996, Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s enjoyed a glittering career that’s seen her triumph in an infamous chart battle against Victoria Beckham, tour the world and invite us all into her kitchen for a disco.

Now, Sophie enters 2024 experiencing quite the renaissance. With her 2001 hit Murder on the Dancefloor featuring in new Emerald Fennell-directed film Saltburn, the Houndslow-born singer-songwriter’s recruiting a whole new generation of fans.

After originally reaching Number 2 on its release, Murder on the Dancefloor soundtracks Fennell’s new movie starring (a very naked) Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi and Rosamund Pike; with the track proving so popular it’s re-entered the Official Singles Chart Top10 for the first time in 22 years.

Read more on Murder on the Dancefloor's chart resurgence thanks to that iconic Saltburn scene here.

So, we thought it was about time we revealed Sophie’s Official biggest songs in the UK to date. Whether you’ve been a fan since Spiller’s Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) or you’ve discovered her though Saltburn, allow us to present Sophie's Official Top 20 biggest songs in the UK to date.

First, let's take a closer look at the Top 3.

3. Take Me Home

Released: 2001

Official Singles Chart peak: 2

Total UK chart units: 277,000

The first track lifted from her Read My Lips album, Take Me Home saw Sophie rework Cher's 1979 song of the same name. Borrowing the original track's melody, Sophie rewrote the lyrics for her debut solo single, which peaked at Number 2 in the UK in 2001 and remained in the Top 40 for 29 weeks.

To date, Take Me Home has racked up 3.35 million combined audio and video streams in the UK.

2. Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)

Released: 2000

Official Singles Chart peak: 1

Total UK chart units: 760,000

Sophie's first single outside of Theaudience saw her provide (at the time uncredited) vocals on Spiller's 2000 dance smash Groovejet (If This Ain't Love).

The single was famously pitted against Out of Your Mind by UK garage duo True Steppers, Another Level alumni Dane Bowers and Victoria Beckham in one of the UK's most memorable chart battles ever. Despite this being Victoria's much-hyped first foray into solo music following her success with the Spice Girls, Spiller and Sophie came out on top, with Out of Your Mind settling for Number 2. Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) has gone on to shift 760,000 UK chart units since its release, including 12.8 million combined UK audio and video streams.

Out of Your Mind's total figure to date is 416,400, in case you're wondering.

1. Murder on the Dancefloor

Released: 2001

Official Singles Chart peak: 2

Total UK chart units: 1 million

Now expected to re-enter the Official Singles Chart Top 40 22 years after its release, Murder on the Dancefloor is officially Sophie's biggest song to date in the UK.

The second single lifted from Read My Lips, Murder on the Dancefloor peaked at Number 2 in the UK in December 2001; going on to spend a total of 13 weeks in the Top 40 so far.

The track has accumulated a total of 1 million UK chart units since its release, and is by far Sophie's most-streamed single of all time. To date, Murder on the Dancefloor has earned 71 million combined audio and video streams in the UK.

Delve into Murder on the Dancefloor's UK chart history in full here.

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