Brenda Lee singles discography
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The singles discography of American singer Brenda Lee contains 89 as a lead artist, four as a collaborative and featured artist, nine released in foreign languages, 24 promotional singles, 19 other charting songs and three music videos (for singles and songs). Lee's debut single was released by Decca Records in 1956 called "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)". The 1957 single "One Step at a Time" was her first to make the US charts. The 1958 release of "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" did not chart until Lee had further charting singles in 1960. Originally the US Hot 100 top 20, it would later top the same chart 65 years later in 2023. In recent years, it has also made chart positions in several other countries.
| Brenda Lee singles discography | |
|---|---|
Brenda Lee in 1977 | |
| Music videos | 3 |
| Lead artist singles | 89 |
| Collaborative and featured singles | 4 |
| Foreign language singles | 9 |
| Promotional singles | 24 |
| Other charted songs | 19 |
The 1959 single "Sweet Nothin's" was Lee's first top ten recording, reaching number four in the US and the UK. The follow-up was the 1960 US and Australian top ten "That's All You Gotta Do". Its B-side titled "I'm Sorry" reached number one on the US Hot 100, number six in Australia, number two in Belgium and number 12 in the UK. "I Want to Be Wanted" was also a chart-topping US single. Between 1961 and 1963, nine of Lee's singles made top ten positions in the US. Some of them also reached the top ten in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Norway and the UK: "Emotions", "You Can Depend on Me", "Dum Dum", "Fool No. 1", "Break It to Me Gently", "Speak to Me Pretty", "Everybody Loves Me But You", "All Alone Am I" and "Losing You".
Following 1963, Lee's singles made the top ten with less frequency. In the US, she reached the top 20 through 1966 with singles like "The Grass Is Greener", "As Usual", "Too Many Rivers" and "Coming on Strong". Many of these releases (along with several more) made the top ten on the US adult contemporary chart. The singles "As Usual", "Is It True" and "I Wonder" made the top ten in Canada and European countries. Lee's last US top 40 entry was 1967's "Ride, Ride, Ride". In 1968, she collaborated with Pete Fountain on the single "Cabaret".
During the 1970s, Lee found commercial success in the country market. The 1973 single "Nobody Wins" reached the number five position on the US Hot Country Songs chart and went to number one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. Between 1973 and 1975, all of five of Lee's singles made the top ten on the US country chart: "Sunday Sunrise", "Wrong Ideas", "Big Four Poster Bed", "Rock on Baby" and "He's My Rock". While several more releases made the country charts, they stalled in the top 40. In 1979, "Tell Me What It's Like" returned Lee to the US country top ten. It was followed in 1980 by the top ten US and Canadian country song "The Cowgirl and the Dandy". In 1981, "Broken Trust" reached the number nine position on the US country chart. Lee's singles continued to make the US country chart through 1985 and in Canada through 1991.
As lead artist
1950s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US AC [2] |
US Cou. [3] |
US R&B [4] |
AUS [5] |
CAN [6] |
GER [7] |
IRE [8] |
NOR [9] |
UK [10] | ||||
| "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"[11] | 1956 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/a | |
| "I'm Gonna Lasso Santa Claus"[12] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "One Step at a Time" | 1957 | 43 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dynamite" | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "One Teenager to Another"[13] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Rock-a-Bye Baby Blues"[14] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ring-a My Phone"[15] | 1958 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"[a] | 1 | 16 | 62 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 [16] | 9 | 3 | Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee | ||
| "Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home"[21] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/a | ||
| "Let's Jump the Broomstick" | 1959 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | Brenda Lee | |
| "Sweet Nothin's" | 4 | — | — | 12 | 25 | — | — | 34 | — | 4 | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
1960s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US AC [2] |
US R&B [4] |
AUS [5] |
BEL [22] |
CAN [23] |
GER [7] |
IRE [8] |
NOR [9] |
UK [10] | |||
| "Weep No More My Baby"[24] | 1960 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Brenda Lee |
| "That's All You Gotta Do" | 6 | — | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Want to Be Wanted" | 1 | — | 7 | 10 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 31 | This Is...Brenda | |
| "Emotions" | 7 | — | — | 20 | 6 | — | 47 | — | — | 45 | Emotions | |
| "You Can Depend on Me" | 1961 | 6 | — | 25 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Brenda, That's All |
| "Pretend"[25] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | This Is...Brenda | |
| "Dum Dum" | 4 | — | — | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 22 | All the Way | |
| "Fool No. 1" | 3 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | Brenda, That's All | |
| "Break It to Me Gently" | 1962 | 4 | — | — | 10 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 46 | ..."Let Me Sing" |
| "Speak to Me Pretty" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | All the Way | |
| "Everybody Loves Me But You" | 6 | 2 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/a | |
| "Heart in Hand" | 15 | 4 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "All Alone Am I" | 3 | 1 | — | 10 | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | 7 | All Alone Am I | |
| "Your Used to Be" | 1963 | 32 | 12 | — | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | N/a |
| "Losing You" | 6 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | 10 | ..."Let Me Sing" | |
| "It's a Lonesome Old Town"[26] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Brenda, That's All | |
| "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)"[27] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/a | |
| "I Wonder" | 25 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 14 | By Request | |
| "The Grass Is Greener" | 17 | 7 | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "As Usual" | 12 | 5 | — | 12 | 18 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 5 | ||
| "Think" | 1964 | 25 | 4 | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | Too Many Rivers |
| "Alone with You" | 48 | 8 | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | N/a | |
| "When You Loved Me" | 47 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Brenda Lee Sings Top Teen Hits | |
| "Is It True" | 17 | — | — | 58 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 17 | ||
| "Jingle Bell Rock"[28] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee | |
| "This Time of the Year"[29] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Christmas Will Be Just Another Lonely Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | ||
| "Thanks a Lot" | 1965 | 45 | — | — | 100 | — | 14 | — | — | — | 41 | Brenda Lee Sings Top Teen Hits |
| "Truly, Truly True" | 54 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Versatile Brenda Lee | |
| "Too Many Rivers" | 13 | 2 | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | Too Many Rivers | |
| "Rusty Bells" | 33 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bye Bye Blues | |
| "Too Little Time" | 1966 | —[b] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/a |
| "Ain't Gonna Cry No More" | 77 | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Coming on Strong" | 11 | — | — | 76 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | Coming on Strong | |
| "Ride, Ride, Ride" | 1967 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | N/a |
| "Take Me" | 91 | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Where Love Is" | —[c] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Where's the Melody?" | —[d] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "That's All Right" | 1968 | —[e] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Kansas City" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | All the Way | |
| "Johnny One Time" | 41 | 3 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | Johnny One Time | |
| "You Don't Need Me Anymore" | 1969 | 84 | 32 | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | N/a |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
1970s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US AC [2] |
US Cou. [3] |
CAN Cou. [31] | |||
| "I Think I Love You Again" | 1970 | 97 | 37 | — | — | Memphis Portrait |
| "Sisters in Sorrow"[32] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Proud Mary"[33] | 1971 | — | — | — | — | |
| "If This Is Our Last Time" | — | — | 30 | 28 | N/a | |
| "Misty Memories" | — | — | 37 | 10 | ||
| "Always on My Mind" | 1972 | — | — | 45 | 40 | Brenda |
| "Nobody Wins" | 1973 | 70 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| "Sunday Sunrise" | — | — | 6 | 8 | New Sunrise | |
| "Wrong Ideas" | — | — | 6 | 5 | ||
| "Big Four Poster Bed" | 1974 | — | — | 4 | 2 | Brenda Lee Now |
| "Rock on Baby" | — | — | 6 | 17 | ||
| "He's My Rock" | 1975 | — | — | 8 | 10 | Sincerely, Brenda Lee |
| "Bringing It Back" | — | — | 23 | 26 | N/a | |
| "Find Yourself Another Puppet" | 1976 | — | — | 38 | 23 | |
| "Brother Shelton" | — | — | 77 | — | ||
| "Takin' What I Can Get" | — | — | 41 | — | L. A. Sessions | |
| "Ruby's Lounge" | 1977 | — | — | 78 | — | |
| "Left-Over Love" | 1978 | — | — | 62 | — | N/a |
| "Tell Me What It's Like" | 1979 | — | — | 8 | 18 | Even Better |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
1980s–1990s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Cou. [3] |
CAN Cou. [31] | |||
| "The Cowgirl and the Dandy" | 1980 | 10 | 8 | Even Better |
| "Don't Promise Me Anything" | 49 | — | N/a | |
| "Broken Trust" (with The Oak Ridge Boys) | 9 | 14 | Take Me Back | |
| "Every Now and Then" | 1981 | 26 | 43 | |
| "Fool, Fool" | 67 | — | N/a | |
| "Enough for You" | 75 | — | ||
| "Only When I Laugh" | 32 | — | Only When I Laugh | |
| "From Levis to Calvin Klein Jeans" | 1982 | 33 | 33 | |
| "Keeping Me Warm for You" | 70 | — | Even Better | |
| "Just for the Moment" | 78 | — | N/a | |
| "Didn't We Do It Good" | 1983 | 75 | — | |
| "A Sweeter Love (I'll Never Know)" | 1984 | 22 | — | |
| "I'm Takin' My Time" | 1985 | 54 | — | Feels So Right |
| "Why You Been Gone So Long" | 50 | — | ||
| "Two Hearts"[34] | 1986 | — | — | |
| "Your One and Only" | 1991 | — | 85 | Brenda Lee |
| "A Little Unfair"[35] | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
As a collaborative and featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Cou. [3] |
CAN Cou. [31] | |||
| "Cabaret" (with Pete Fountain)[36] |
1968 | — | — | For the First Time |
| "You're Gonna Love Yourself (In the Morning)" (with Willie Nelson) |
1983 | 43 | — | The Winning Hand |
| "Hallelujah I Love You So" (George Jones with Brenda Lee) |
1984 | 15 | 13 | Ladies' Choice |
| "America the Beautiful" (credited with various artists) |
2001 | 58 | — | N/a |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Foreign language singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [7] |
JPN [37] | |||
| "Nunca Es Demasiado Tarde"[38] | 1961 | — | — | N/a |
| "Darling Bye Bye"[39] | 1962 | — | — | |
| "Geh'am Gluck Nicht Vorbel"[40] | 1963 | — | — | |
| "In Meinen Träumen"[41] | — | — | ||
| "Wiedersehn ist Wunderschön" | 1964 | 23 | — | |
| "Drei Rote Rosen Blühn"[42] | — | — | ||
| "Ich Will Immer Auf Dich Warten" | 15 | — | ||
| "One Rainy Night in Tokyo"[43] | 1965 | — | 7[f] | One Rainy Night in Tokyo |
| "La Vie en Rose"[45] | 1968 | — | — | N/a |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Teach Me Tonight" | 1961 | This Is...Brenda | [46] |
| "Georgia on My Mind" | Emotions | [47] | |
| "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)" | [48] | ||
| "Swanee River Rock" | [49] | ||
| "You Always Hurt the One You Love" | Sincerely | [50] | |
| "You Got Me Crying Again" | 1962 | [51] | |
| "Send Me Some Lovin'" | [52] | ||
| "Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)" | [53] | ||
| "Hold Me" | [54] | ||
| "A Marshmallow World" | 1964 | Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee | [55] |
| "Lucky" | 1975 | Sincerely, Brenda Lee | [56] |
| "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" | 1976 | [57] | |
| "It's Another Weekend" | L.A. Sessions | [58] | |
| "Mind Games" | 1981 | N/a | [59] |
| "Lay Away Your Heart" | 1982 | [60] | |
| "Losing You" (Live) | 2010 | [61] | |
| "I'm Learning About Love" (Live) | [62] | ||
| "Fool #1" (Live) | 2021 | [63] | |
| "Just Because" (Live) | [64] | ||
| "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (Live) | [65] | ||
| "Time and Time Again" (Live) | [66] | ||
| "You're in the Doghouse Now" | [67] | ||
| "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (re-imagined) | 2022 | [68] | |
| "Noche Buena y Navidad" | 2024 | [69] |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US AC [2] |
US R&B [4] |
AUS [5] |
BEL [22] |
CAN [23] |
GER [7] |
UK [10] | ||||
| "I'm Sorry" | 1960 | 1 | — | 19 | 6 | 2 | — | 25 | 12 | Brenda Lee | [g] |
| "Just a Little" | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | This Is Brenda | [h] | |
| "I'm Learning About Love" | 33 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | Emotions | [i] | |
| "It's Never Too Late" | 1961 | —[j] | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | N/a | [k] |
| "Eventually" | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All the Way | [l] | |
| "Anybody But Me" | 31 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | N/a | [m] | |
| "So Deep" | 1962 | 52 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | [n] | |
| "Here Comes That Feeling" | 89 | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | 5 | [o] | ||
| "It Started All Over Again" | 29 | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | 15 | [p] | ||
| "Save All Your Lovin' for Me" | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [q] | ||
| "She'll Never Know" | 1963 | 47 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | [r] | |
| "He's So Heavenly" | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [s] | ||
| "My Whole World Is Falling Down" | 24 | 8 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | By Request | [t] | |
| "Sweet Impossible You" | 70 | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | 28 | N/a | [u] | |
| "Lonely, Lonely, Lonely Me" | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | [v] | ||
| "The Waiting Game" | 1964 | —[w] | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | [x] | |
| "He's Sure to Remember Me" | —[y] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [z] | ||
| "My Dreams" | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [aa] | ||
| "Crying Game" | 1965 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Brenda Lee Sings Top Teen Hits | [ab] |
| "No One" | 98 | 25 | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | Too Many Rivers | [ac] | |
| "Time and Time Again" | 1966 | —[ad] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/a | [ae] |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Holiday 100 chart entries
Since many radio stations in the US adopt a format change to Christmas music each December, many holiday hits have an annual spike in popularity during the last few weeks of the year and are retired once the season is over.[91] In December 2011, Billboard began a Holiday Songs chart with 50 positions that monitors the last five weeks of each year to "rank the top holiday hits of all eras using the same methodology as the Hot 100, blending streaming, airplay, and sales data",[92] and in 2013 the number of positions on the chart was doubled, resulting in the Holiday 100.[93] Lee's recording of "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" has made appearances on the Holiday 100, which are noted below according to the holiday season in which it charted there.
| Title | Holiday season peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
| "Jingle Bell Rock" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89[94] | 68[95] | 90[96] | 76[97] | 83[98] | 96[99] | 81[100] | Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee |
| "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" | 3[101] | 2[102] | 2[103] | 3[104] | 2[105] | 2[106] | 2[107] | 3[108] | 2[94] | 2[95] | 2[96] | 2[97] | 1[109] | 2[99] | 2[110] | |
Music videos for singles and songs
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Didn't We Do It Good" | 1984 | not available | [111] |
| "Honky Tonk Angels Medley" (k. d. lang with Brenda Lee, Loretta Lynn and Kitty Wells) |
1988 | David Hogan | [112] |
| "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (Brenda Lee featuring Tanya Tucker and Trisha Yearwood) |
2023 | Running Bear | [113] |
Notes
- "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" did not chart upon its initial 1958 release. In 1960, when it first peaked at the number 14 position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The song continued making appearances on the Hot 100 and other record charts since then. Its most recent peak positions are located here.[1]
- "Too Little Time" peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart, a list which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100.[30]
- "One Rainy Night in Tokyo" was released prior to the introduction of the Japanese Oricon record chart in 1968.[37] Prior to that, a series of magazines were published called Music Life which featured a record chart. The June 1965 edition placed "One Rainy Night in Tokyo" at the number seven position in June 1965.[44]
- B-side to "I Want to Be Wanted".[71]
- B-side to "You Can Depend on Me".[73]
- B-side to "Fool No. 1".[75]
- B-side to "Break It to Me Gently".[76]
- B-side to "Everybody Loves Me But You".[77]
- B-side to "Heart in Hand".[78]
- B-side to "All Alone Am I".[79]
- B-side to "Your Used to Be".[80]
- B-side to "Losing You".[81]
- B-side to "The Grass Is Greener".[83]
- B-side to "Alone with You".[87]
- B-side to "Too Many Rivers".[89]