Bill Withers discography
Cataloging of published recordings by Bill Withers
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American singer-songwriter and musician Bill Withers (1938–2020) released eight studio albums, one live album, 10 compilation albums and 34 singles.
Studio albums8
Live albums1
Compilation albums10
Singles34
| Bill Withers discography | |
|---|---|
Withers in 1976. | |
| Studio albums | 8 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| Singles | 34 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||||||||||||
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| US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
CAN [3] |
UK [4] | ||||||||||||||||
| Just as I Am |
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39 | 9 | 37 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Still Bill |
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4 | 1 | 71 | — | ||||||||||||||
| +'Justments |
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67 | 7 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Making Music |
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81 | 7 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Naked & Warm |
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169 | 41 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Menagerie |
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39 | 16 | 55 | 27 |
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| 'Bout Love |
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134 | 50 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Watching You, Watching Me |
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143 | 42 | — | 60 | ||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
UK [4] | |||||||||||||||||
| The Best of Bill Withers |
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182 | 33 | — | |||||||||||||||
| The Best of Bill Withers |
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| Bill Withers' Greatest Hits |
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183 | 58 | 90 | |||||||||||||||
| Lean on Me: The Best of Bill Withers |
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131 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| The Best of Bill Withers: Lovely Day |
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| The Best of Bill Withers: Lean on Me |
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| The Ultimate Bill Withers Collection (2CD) |
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| Lovely Day: The Very Best of Bill Withers |
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— | — | 35 | |||||||||||||||
| Ain't No Sunshine: The Best of Bill Withers |
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| Playlist: The Very Best of Bill Withers |
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| The Essential Bill Withers |
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| The Ultimate Collection |
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— | — | 10 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [9] |
US R&B [10] |
US A/C [11] |
AUS [12] |
BEL (FL) [13] |
CAN [3] |
FRA [14] |
NL [15] |
NZ [16] |
UK [4] | |||||||||||
| 1967 | "Three Nights and a Morning"[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
| 1971 | "Harlem"[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Just as I Am | ||||||||
| "Ain't No Sunshine"[C] | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 73 | 19 | — | 40[D] | ||||||||||
| "Grandma's Hands"[E] | 42 | 18 | 16 | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1972 | "Lean on Me"[F] | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | — | 20 | — | — | — | 18 | Still Bill | ||||||||
| "Use Me"[G] | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Let Us Love"[H] | 47 | 17 | 33 | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
| 1973 | "Kissing My Love"[I] | 31 | 12 | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | Still Bill | ||||||||
| "Friend of Mine"[J] | 80 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bill Withers Live at Carnegie Hall | |||||||||
| 1974 | "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh"[K] | 50 | 10 | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | +'Justments | ||||||||
| "You"[L] | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Heartbreak Road"[M] | 89 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1975 | "It's All Over Now"[N] (with Bobby Womack) |
— | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
| "Harlem"[O] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Just as I Am | |||||||||
| "Make Love to Your Mind"[P] | 76 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Making Music | |||||||||
| 1976 | "I Wish You Well"[Q] | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Hello Like Before"[R] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "If I Didn't Mean You Well"[S] | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Naked & Warm | |||||||||
| 1977 | "Close to Me"[T] | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Lovely Day"[U] | 30 | 6 | 25 | — | — | 23 | — | 24 | 29 | 7 | Menagerie | |||||||||
| 1978 | "Lovely Night for Dancing"[V] | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1979 | "Don't It Make It Better"[W] | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 'Bout Love | ||||||||
| "You Got the Stuff" -- Part 1[X] | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1981 | "Just the Two of Us"[Y] (by Grover Washington Jr. featuring Bill Withers) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 10 | — | 16 | 24 | 34 | Bill Withers' Greatest Hits | ||||||||
| "U.S.A."[Z] | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||
| 1984 | "In the Name of Love"[AA] (with Ralph MacDonald) |
58 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | 95 | |||||||||
| 1985 | "Oh Yeah!"[AB] | 106 | 22 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | Watching You Watching Me | ||||||||
| "Something That Turns You On"[AC] | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1987 | "Lovely Day"[AD] (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | Menagerie | ||||||||
| 1988 | "Lovely Day"[AE] (Sunshine mix) | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 12 | — | 4 | Lovely Days (UK release only) | ||||||||
| "Ain't No Sunshine"[AF] (The Total Eclipse mix) | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | 26 | — | 82 | ||||||||||
| 1990 | "Harlem"[AG] (Street mix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other appearances
| Year | Title | Album | Artist | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | "Theme From "Man And Boy" ("Better Days")" | Soundtrack for Man and Boy | J.J. Johnson | [24] |
| 1980 | "Just the Two of Us" | Winelight | Grover Washington Jr. | [25] |
| 1982 | "Apple Pie" | Dreams in Stone | Michel Berger | [26][27] |
| 2011 | "Use Me" (live November 4, 1972) | The Best of Soul Train Live | various | [28][29] |