Jo Stafford discography
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The discography of American singer Jo Stafford contains 26 studio albums, 26 compilation albums, 112 singles as a lead artist, 42 singles as a collaborative artist, four promotional singles and 17 other charted songs. Her first-issued recordings were released in the mid 1940s, beginning with the US top 20 song, "Old Acquaintance". It was followed by her first US top song (and first number one Australian song), "Long Ago (and Far Away)". Nine more of Stafford's solo singles made the US top ten during the 1940s including "Day by Day" (1945), "Serenade of the Bells" (1947) and "Some Enchanted Evening" (1949). As a collaborative recording artist, Stafford first teamed with The Pied Pipers on the 1945 US top ten single, "The Trolley Song". During the decade, she also collaborated with Johnny Mercer, Red Ingle and Gordon MacRae. With Mercer, she topped the US chart (and reached the top 20 on the Australian chart) with "Candy" (1945). With Ingle, she topped the US chart with "Temptation (Tim-Tay-Shun)" (1947). With MacRae, Stafford reached the US top ten four times, including the number one single, "My Darling, My Darling" (1948).
Studio albums26
Compilation albums26
Promotional singles4
Lead artist singles112
| Jo Stafford discography | |
|---|---|
Jo Stafford performing in 1951. | |
| Studio albums | 26 |
| Compilation albums | 26 |
| Promotional singles | 4 |
| Lead artist singles | 112 |
| Collaborative singles | 42 |
| Other charted songs | 17 |
Stafford had nine US top ten singles during the 1950s including "Tennessee Waltz" (1951), "Shrimp Boats" (1951) and "Keep It a Secret" (1952). Among her most successful solo releases was 1952's "You Belong to Me", which the topped charts in the US, Australia and the United Kingdom. It was followed by another US number-one single in 1953 titled "Make Love to Me". Her solo releases continued making the US and Australian charts through 1959. Collaboratively, Stafford joined Frankie Laine on nine singles during the decade. This included the US top ten songs "Hey, Good Lookin'" (1951) and "Hambone" (1952). Other collaborative singles included "Indiscretion" (a duet with Liberace) and "Good Nite" (a duet with Vic Damone). As one half of the comedic duo, Jonathan and Darlene Edwards, a 1967 cover of the song "Carioca" was issued as a single.
Between 1948 and 1950, Capitol Records issued five studio albums of Stafford's music. This began with American Folk Songs (1948), followed by two collaborative releases with Gordon MacRae: Kiss Me, Kate (1949) and Sunday Evening Songs (1950). Columbia Records then released 15 studio albums by Stafford during the 1950s. This began with As You Desire Me (1953) and later included My Heart's in the Highlands (1954), Soft and Sentimental (1955), A Gal Named Jo (1956) and Swingin' Down Broadway (1958). The label also issued two studio albums by Stafford as one half of Jonathan and Darlene Edwards: The Piano Artistry of Jonathan Edwards (1957) and Jonathan and Darlene Edwards in Paris (1960). Among her last studio releases were several albums issued in 1960s, including two 1966 Dot-label releases: Do I Hear a Waltz? and This Is Jo Stafford. Her final studio album was 1982's Darlene Remembers Duke, Jonathan Plays Fats.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
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| American Folk Songs |
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| Kiss Me, Kate (with Gordon MacRae) |
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| Autumn in New York |
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| Sunday Evening Songs (with Gordon MacRae)[1] |
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| Songs of Faith |
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| As You Desire Me |
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| Broadway's Best |
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| Garden of Prayer |
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| My Heart's in the Highlands |
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| A Musical Portrait of New Orleans (with Frankie Laine) |
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| Soft and Sentimental |
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| Happy Holiday |
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| A Gal Named Jo |
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| Ski Trails |
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| The Piano Artistry of Jonathan Edwards (as Jonathan and Darlene Edwards) |
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| Once Over Lightly |
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| Songs of Scotland |
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| Swingin' Down Broadway |
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| I'll Be Seeing You |
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| Ballad of the Blues |
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| Jo + Jazz |
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| Jonathan and Darlene Edwards in Paris (as Jonathan and Darlene Edwards) |
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| Getting Sentimental over Tommy Dorsey |
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| Do I Hear a Waltz? |
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| This Is Jo Stafford |
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| Darlene Remembers Duke, Jonathan Plays Fats (as Jonathan and Darlene Edwards) |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Starring Jo Stafford |
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| Memory Songs (with Gordon MacRae) |
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| Jo's Greatest Hits |
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| Whispering Hope (with Gordon MacRae) |
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| Peace in the Valley (with Gordon MacRae) |
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| The Hits of Jo Stafford |
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| Jo Stafford's Sweet Hour of Prayer |
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| The Joyful Season |
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| Jo Stafford's Greatest Hits[2] |
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| The Jo Stafford Story[3] |
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| Stars of the Fifties[4] |
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| Four Great Ladies of Song (with Doris Day, Dinah Shore and Rosemary Clooney)[5] |
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| Jo Stafford[6] |
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| Capitol Collectors Series |
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| Fabulous Song Stylists[7] |
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| The Duets (with Frankie Laine[8] |
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| Greatest Hits[9] |
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| 16 Most Requested Songs |
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| The One and Only Jo Stafford[10] |
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| Spotlight on...Jo Stafford[11] |
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| V-Disc Recordings, Jo Stafford |
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| Jo & Friends |
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| The Magic of Jo Stafford[12] |
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| The Ultimate Jo Stafford[13] |
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| The Best of Jo Stafford[14] |
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| Ultimate Capitol Collection[15] |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [16][17] |
US Cou. [18] |
AUS [19][20] |
UK [21] | |||
| "Old Acquaintance" | 1943 | 15 | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| "Long Ago (and Far Away)" | 1944 | 6 | — | 1 | — | |
| "Too Marvelous for Words"[22] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "It Could Happen to You" | 10 | — | 1 | — | ||
| "Let's Take the Long Way Home" | 1945 | 14 | — | — | — | |
| "There's No You" | 7 | — | — | — | ||
| "On the Sunny Side of the Street" | 17 | — | — | — | ||
| "That's for Me"[23] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Day by Day" | 8 | — | — | — | ||
| "You May Not Love Me"[24] | 1946 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Cindy"[25] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "This Is Always" | 11 | — | — | — | ||
| "You Keep Coming Back Like a Song" | 11 | — | — | — | ||
| "This Time"[26] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "White Christmas" | 9 | — | — | — | ||
| "Sonata" | 10 | — | — | — | ||
| "September Song"[27] | 1947 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Give Me Something to Dream About"[28] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ivy" | 13 | — | — | — | ||
| "Smoke Dreams"[29] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'm So Right Tonight" | 21 | — | — | — | ||
| "Feudin' and Fightin'" | 7 | 5 | — | — | ||
| "The Stanley Steamer" | 11 | — | — | — | ||
| "Serenade of the Bells" | 6 | — | — | — | ||
| "I Never Loved Anyone" | 23 | — | — | — | ||
| "Haunted Heart" | 1948 | 23 | — | — | — | |
| "It's Monday Every Day"[30] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Suspicion" | 23 | — | — | — | ||
| "Better Luck Next Time" | 23 | — | — | — | ||
| "Every Day I Love You (Just a Little Bit More)" | 25 | — | — | — | ||
| "Baby Won't You Please Come Home"[31] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "In the Still of the Night"[32] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Smilin' Through"[33] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Congratulations" | 13 | — | — | — | ||
| "Funny Little Money Man"[34] | 1949 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Always True to You in My Fashion"[35] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Begin the Beguine"[36] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Once and for Always" | 16 | — | — | — | ||
| "Some Enchanted Evening" | 4 | — | — | — | ||
| "Just One Way to Say I Love You" | 12 | — | — | — | ||
| "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" | 10 | — | — | — | ||
| "If I'll Ever Love Again" | 20 | — | — | — | ||
| "Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)" | 14 | — | — | — | ||
| "I Wonder as I Wander"[37] | — | — | — | — | American Folk Songs | |
| "Fools Rush In"[38] | 1950 | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" | 30 | — | — | — | ||
| "When April Comes Again"[39] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"[40] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "On the Outgoing Tide"[41] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Play a Simple Melody" | 18 | — | — | — | ||
| "No Other Love" | 10 | — | — | — | ||
| "Goodnight, Irene" (c/w "Our Very Own")[42] | 26 | — | — | — | ||
| "La Vie en Rose"[43] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Autumn Leaves"[44] | — | — | — | — | Autumn in New York | |
| "It Was So Beautiful (And You Were Mine)"[45] | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | |
| "Use Your Imagination"[46] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Stardust"[47] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time" | 14 | — | — | — | ||
| "If" | 1951 | 8 | — | 1 | — | |
| "Tennessee Waltz" | 7 | — | 1 | — | ||
| "The Handsome Stranger"[48] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lovely Is the Evening"[49] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Along the Colorado Trail"[50] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Somebody" | 12 | — | — | — | ||
| "Kissin' Bug Boogie"[51] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Shrimp Boats" | 2 | — | 2 | — | A Musical Portrait of New Orleans | |
| "A-Round the Corner" | 1952 | 9 | — | 1 | — | non-album single |
| "Raminay! (The New Orleans Chimney Sweep)"[52] | — | — | — | — | A Musical Portrait of New Orleans | |
| "You Belong to Me" | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | non-album single | |
| "Jambalaya" | 3 | — | 7 | 11 | A Musical Portrait of New Orleans | |
| "Keep It a Secret" | 4 | — | 3 | — | non-album singles | |
| "Now and Then There's a Fool Such as I" | 1953 | 16 | — | — | — | |
| "Without My Lover" | 27 | — | — | — | ||
| "Just Another Polka" | 22 | — | 7 | — | ||
| "Someone's Been Reading My Mail"[53] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Cup of Joy"[54] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Found a Friend"[55] | — | — | — | — | Garden of Prayer | |
| "Christmas Blues"[56] | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | |
| "Make Love to Me" | 1 | — | 9 | 8 | ||
| "Thank You for Calling" | 1954 | 12 | — | — | — | |
| "Nearer My Love to Me"[57] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Teach Me Tonight" | 15 | — | 18 | — | ||
| "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"[58] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Got a Sweetie"[59] | 1955 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Young and Foolish" | — | — | 8 | — | ||
| "Ain'tcha-cha Comin' Out T-tonight?"[60] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Suddenly There's a Valley" | 13 | — | 2 | 12 | ||
| "It's Almost Tomorrow" | 14 | — | 8 | — | ||
| "All Night Long" | 1956 | 99 | — | — | — | |
| "Big D"[61] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "With a Little Bit of Luck" | 85 | — | 40 | — | ||
| "Love Me Good" | 62 | — | — | — | ||
| "On London Bridge" | 38 | — | 24 | — | ||
| "Wind in the Willow" | 1957 | 53 | — | 9 | — | |
| "I'll Be There (When You Get Lonely)"[62] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Star of Love"[63] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Echoes in the Night"[64] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sweet Little Darlin'"[65] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I May Never Pass This Way Again"[66] | 1958 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Hibiscus" | — | — | 83 | — | ||
| "How Can We Say Goodbye"[67] | 1959 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Pinetop's Boogie" | —[a] | — | — | — | ||
| "It's Been So Long"[69] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Every Night When the Sun Goes In"[70] | 1960 | — | — | — | — | Ballad of the Blues |
| "Happy Is the Word (For Love)"[71] | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | |
| "Indoor Sport"[72] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Misty"[73] | 1962 | — | — | — | — | |
| "If My Heart Had a Window"[74] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Country Bumpkin"[75] | 1963 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Down in the Valley"[76] | 1965 | — | — | — | — | Do I Hear a Waltz? |
| "Cry, Cry, Darling"[77] | 1966 | — | — | — | — | This Is Jo Stafford |
| "Stayin' Alive" (as Darlene Edwards)[78] |
1979 | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
As a collaborative artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [16] |
US Cou. [18] |
AUS [19][20] | |||
| "The Trolley Song" (with The Pied Pipers) |
1944 | 2 | — | — | non-album singles |
| "Blues in the Night" (with Johnny Mercer)[79] |
— | — | — | ||
| "I Didn't Know About You" (with The Pied Pipers)[80] |
— | — | — | ||
| "Candy" (with Johnny Mercer) |
1945 | 1 | — | 12 | |
| "Conversation While Dancing" (with Johnny Mercer)[81] |
— | — | — | ||
| "Temptation (Tim-Tay-Shun)" (with Red Ingle and the Natural Seven) |
1947 | 1 | 2 | — | |
| "Say Something Sweet to Your Sweetheart" (with Gordon MacRae and The Starlighters) |
1948 | 10 | — | — | |
| "My Darling, My Darling" (with Gordon MacRae and The Starlighters) |
1 | — | — | ||
| "Prisoner of Love's Song" (with Red Ingle's Natural Sevens)[82] |
— | — | — | ||
| "The Pussy Cat Song (Nyot Nyaw)" (with Gordon MacRae) |
1949 | 26 | — | — | |
| "'A' You're Adorable" (with Gordon MacRae) |
4 | — | — | ||
| "My One and Only Highland Fling" (with Gordon MacRae)[83] |
— | — | — | ||
| "Smiles (with Dave Lambert and His Choir)"[84] |
— | — | — | ||
| "Whispering Hope" (with Gordon MacRae) |
4 | — | — | ||
| "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" (with Gordon MacRae) |
13 | — | — | ||
| "Songs of Christmas Medley" (with Gordon MacRae and Choir)[85] |
— | — | — | ||
| "Dearie" (with Gordon MacRae) |
1950 | 10 | — | — | |
| "Beyond the Sunset" (with Gordon MacRae)[86] |
— | — | — | ||
| "Down the Lane" (with Gordon MacRae)[87] |
— | — | — | ||
| "Where Are You Gonna Be When The Moon Shines" (with Gordon MacRae)[88] |
— | — | — | ||
| "The Rosary" (with Gordon MacRae)[89] |
— | — | — | ||
| "Tea for Two" (with Gordon MacRae)[90] |
— | — | — | ||
| "I'll See You in Church After Sunday Morning" (with Gordon MacRae)[91] |
— | — | — | ||
| "Hold Me, Hold Me" (with Gordon MacRae)[92] |
— | — | — | ||
| "My Heart Cries for You" (with Gene Autry) |
1951 | — | — | 1 | |
| "Pretty Eyed Baby" (with Frankie Laine) |
13 | — | 17 | ||
| "With These Hands" (with Nelson Eddy)[93] |
— | — | — | ||
| "When It's Spring Time in the Rockies" (with Gordon MacRae)[94] |
— | — | — | ||
| "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" (with Frankie Laine) |
17 | — | 2 | ||
| "Star of Hope" (with the Lee Brothers)[95] |
— | — | — | ||
| "Hey, Good Lookin'" (with Frankie Laine) |
9 | — | 15 | ||
| "I Love You Truly" (with Nelson Eddy)[96] |
— | — | — | ||
| "Hambone" (with Frankie Laine) |
1952 | 6 | — | — | |
| "Tonight We're Setting the Woods on Fire" (with Frankie Laine) |
21 | — | 20 | ||
| "Chow Willy" (with Frankie Laine) |
25 | — | — | ||
| "'Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" (with Frankie Laine) |
1953 | 26 | — | — | A Musical Portrait of New Orleans |
| "Indiscretion" (with Liberace) |
1954 | 30 | — | — | non-album singles |
| "Goin' Like Wildfire" (with Frankie Laine)[97] |
— | — | — | ||
| "High Society" (with Frankie Laine)[98] |
— | — | — | ||
| "Let Me Hear You Whisper" (with David Hughes)[99] |
1955 | — | — | — | |
| "Good Nite" (with Vic Damone) |
1957 | — | — | 43 | |
| "Carioca" (as Jonathan and Darlene Edwards)[100] |
1967 | — | — | — | Songs For Sheiks & Flappers |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "I Only Have Eyes for You" | 1954 | non-album singles | [101] |
| "It's Never Quite the Same" | 1958 | [102] | |
| "Blue Moon (From Make Believe Ballroom)" | 2020 | [103] | |
| "Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (I Love You)" (with Gordon MacRae) |
2021 | [104] | |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [16] |
AUS [19][20] | ||||
| "How Sweet You Are" | 1944 | 14 | — | non-album singles | [b] |
| "I Love You" | 8 | — | [c] | ||
| "Out of This World" | 1945 | 9 | — | [d] | |
| "Symphony" | 1946 | 4 | 1 | [e] | |
| "The Things We Did Last Summer" | 10 | — | [f] | ||
| "A Sunday Kind of Love" | 1947 | 15 | — | [g] | |
| "Love and the Weather" | 25 | — | [h] | ||
| "The Gentleman Is a Dope" | 20 | — | [i] | ||
| "The Best Things in Life Are Free" | 1948 | 21 | — | [j] | |
| "I'm My Own Grandmaw" | 21 | — | [k] | ||
| "Here I'll Stay" | 1949 | 28 | — | [l] | |
| "Homework" | 11 | — | [m] | ||
| "The Last Mile Home" | 16 | — | [n] | ||
| "Sometime" | 1950 | 27 | — | [o] | |
| "It Is No Secret" | 1951 | 15 | — | Garden of Prayer | [p] |
| "Gambella (The Gamlin' Lady)" (with Frankie Laine) |
19 | 11 | non-album singles | [q] | |
| "Early Autumn" | 1952 | 23 | — | [r] | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
See also
Notes
- "Pinetop's Boogie" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number five on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100.[68]
- B-side release to the single "Long Ago (and Far Away)".[106]
- B-side release to the single, "There's No You".[107]
- B-side release to the single, "Day by Day"[108]
- B-side release to the single, "You Keep Coming Back Like a Song"[109]
- B-side release to the single, "Feudin' and Fightin'".[111]
- B-side release to the single, "Serenade of the Bells".[112]
- B-side release to the single, "Ragtime Cowboy Joe".[117]
- B-side release to the single, "No Other Love".[118]
- B-side release to the single, "Hey, Good Lookin'"[120]