Jackie Wilson discography
Appearance
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This is a discography of American singer Jackie Wilson.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | ||||
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US [1] |
US R&B [2] | |||||
He's So Fine | 1958 | — | — | |||
Lonely Teardrops | 1959 | — | ||||
So Much | 1959 | — | ||||
Jackie Sings the Blues | 1960 | — | ||||
A Woman, a Lover, a Friend | 1960 | — | ||||
You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet | 1961 | — | ||||
By Special Request | 1961 | — | ||||
Body and Soul | 1962 | — | ||||
Jackie Wilson at the Copa | 1962 | — | ||||
Jackie Wilson Sings the World's Greatest Melodies | 1963 | — | ||||
Baby Workout | 1963 | 78 | ||||
Shake a Hand (with Linda Hopkins) | 1963 | — | ||||
Somethin' Else! | 1964 | — | ||||
Soul Time | 1965 | — | ||||
Spotlight on Jackie Wilson! | 1965 | — | — | |||
Whispers | 1966 | 108 | 15 | |||
Higher and Higher | 1967 | 163 | 28 | |||
Manufacturers of Soul (with Count Basie) | 1968 | — | — | |||
I Get the Sweetest Feeling | 1968 | — | — | |||
Do Your Thing | 1969 | — | 50 | |||
This Love is Real | 1970 | — | — | |||
You Got Me Walkin' | 1971 | — | — | |||
Beautiful Day | 1973 | — | — | |||
Nobody But You | 1976 | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Compilation albums
[edit]- 1960: My Golden Favorites
- 1963: My Golden Favorites, Vol. 2
- 1966: Soul Galore
- 1969: Jackie Wilson's Greatest Hits (#43 R&B)
- 1983: The Jackie Wilson Story
- 1987: The Very Best of Jackie Wilson (re-released in 1993)
- 1992: Mr. Excitement!
- 2005: The Essential Jackie Wilson
- 2006: The Ultimate Jackie Wilson
- 2019: Gold
Singles
[edit]1950s
[edit]Titles (A-side, B-side) | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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US [3] |
US R&B [4] |
AUS | BEL (FL) [5] |
NL [6] |
UK [7][8] | |||||
"Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want to Meet)" b/w "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" (from Lonely Teardrops) |
1957 | 62 | 5 | 10 | 1[a] | 1[a] | 1[b] | He's So Fine | ||
"To Be Loved" b/w "Come Back to Me" |
1958 | 22 | 3 | 64 | 19 | — | 23 | |||
"As Long as I Live" b/w "I'm Wanderin'" |
70 | 11 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"We Have Love" b/w "Singing a Song" |
93 | 15 | — | — | — | — | Lonely Teardrops | |||
"Lonely Teardrops" b/w "In the Blue of Evening" |
7 | 1 | 53 | — | — | — | ||||
"That's Why (I Love You So)" b/w "Love Is All" |
1959 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |||
"I'll Be Satisfied" b/w "Ask" |
20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | So Much | |||
"You Better Know It" b/w "Never Go Away" (from So Much) |
37 | 1 | — | — | — | — | Lonely Teardrops | |||
"Talk That Talk" b/w "Only You, Only Me" |
34 | 3 | — | — | — | — | So Much | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
1960s
[edit]Titles (A-side, B-side) | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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US [3] |
US R&B [4] |
AUS | BEL (FL) [5] |
NL [6] |
UK [7][8] | |||||
"(You Were Made For) All My Love" | 1960 | 12 | 2 | 30 | — | — | 33 | A Woman, a Lover, a Friend | ||
"A Woman, a Lover, a Friend" | 15 | 1 | 30 | — | — | — | ||||
"Night" | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | — | — | ||||
"Doggin' Around" | 15 | 1 | 76 | — | — | — | Jackie Sings the Blues | |||
"Alone at Last" | 8 | 20 | 11 | — | — | 50 | Jackie Wilson Sings the World's Greatest Melodies | |||
"Am I the Man" | 32 | 10 | — | — | — | — | A Woman, a Lover, a Friend | |||
"My Empty Arms" | 1961 | 9 | 25 | — | — | — | — | Jackie Wilson Sings the World's Greatest Melodies | ||
"The Tear of the Year" | 44 | 10 | — | — | — | — | Body and Soul | |||
"Please Tell Me Why" | 20 | 11 | — | — | — | — | Jackie Sings the Blues | |||
"Your One and Only Love" | 40 | 8 | — | — | — | — | A Woman, a Lover, a Friend | |||
"I'm Comin' on Back to You" | 19 | 9 | — | — | — | — | By Special Request | |||
"Lonely Life" | 80 | 14 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Years from Now" | 37 | 25 | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |||
"You Don't Know What It Means" | 79 | 19 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"My Heart Belongs to Only You" | 65 | 15 | — | — | — | — | By Special Request | |||
"The Way I Am" | 58 | 11 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"The Greatest Hurt" | 1962 | 34 | 9 | — | — | — | — | Body and Soul | ||
"There'll Be No Next Time" | 75 | 22 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"I Found Love" (with Linda Hopkins) b/w "There's Nothing Like Love" |
93 | 27 | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |||
"Hearts" b/w "Sing (And Tell the Blues So Long)" (Non-album track) |
58 | 13 | — | — | — | — | Jackie Wilson Sings the World's Greatest Melodies | |||
"I Just Can't Help It" b/w "My Tale of Woe" (Non-album track) |
70 | 17 | — | — | — | — | Somethin' Else!! | |||
"Forever and a Day" b/w "Baby, That's All" (Non-album track) |
82 | 24 | — | — | — | — | Jackie Wilson Sings the World's Greatest Melodies | |||
"What Good Am I Without You" b/w "A Girl Named Tamiko" |
1963 | 121 | 38 | — | — | — | — | Baby Workout | ||
"Baby Workout" b/w "I'm Going Crazy (Gotta Get You Off My Mind)" (Non-album track) |
5 | 1 | 66 | — | — | 93[a] | ||||
"Shake a Hand" (with Linda Hopkins) b/w "Say I Do" (Non-album track) |
42 | 21 | — | — | — | — | Shake a Hand | |||
"Shake! Shake! Shake!" b/w "He's a Fool" (Non-album track) |
33 | 10 | — | — | — | — | Baby Workout | |||
"Baby Get It (And Don't Quit It)" b/w "The New Breed" |
61 | 15 | — | — | — | — | Non-album track | |||
"I'm Travelin' On" b/w "Haunted House" |
1964 | 123 | 35 | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | ||
"Call Her Up" b/w "The Kickapoo" (from Baby Workout) |
110 | 48 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Big Boss Line" b/w "Be My Girl" |
94 | 34 | — | — | — | — | Somethin' Else!! | |||
"Squeeze Her - Tease Her (But Love Her)" b/w "Give Me Back My Heart" |
89 | 20 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"She's All Right" b/w "Watch Out" (Non-album track) |
102 | 39 | — | — | — | — | Soul Time | |||
"Yes Indeed" (with Linda Hopkins) b/w "When the Saints Go Marching In" |
1965 | 94 | 28 | — | — | — | — | Shake a Hand | ||
"Danny Boy" b/w "Soul Time" |
94 | 25 | — | — | — | — | Soul Time | |||
"No Pity (In the Naked City)" b/w "I'm So Lonely" (Non-album track) |
59 | 25 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"I Believe I'll Love On" b/w "Lonely Teardrops" (from Spotlight on Jackie Wilson) |
96 | 34 | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |||
"Think Twice" (with LaVern Baker) b/w "Please Don't Hurt Me" |
1966 | 93 | 37 | — | — | — | — | |||
"3 Days 1 Hour 30 Minutes" b/w "I've Got to Get Back (Country Boy)" |
87 | 19 | — | — | — | — | Soul Galore | |||
"I Believe" b/w "Be My Love" |
98 | 31 | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |||
"Whispers (Gettin' Louder)" b/w "The Fairest of Them All" |
11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | Whispers | |||
"I Don't Want to Lose You" | 1967 | 84 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |||
"Just Be Sincere" | 91 | 43 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"I've Lost You" b/w "Those Heartaches" |
82 | 35 | — | — | — | — | Higher and Higher | |||
"(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" b/w "I'm the One to Do It" |
6 | 1 | 24 | — | 57[a] | 11[c] |
| |||
"Since You Showed Me How to Be Happy" b/w "The Who Who Song" (Non-album track) |
32 | 22 | — | — | — | — | I Get the Sweetest Feeling | |||
"For Your Precious Love" (with Count Basie) b/w "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" |
1968 | 49 | 26 | — | — | — | — | Manufacturers of Soul | ||
"Chain Gang" b/w "Funky Broadway" Jackie Wilson & Count Basie |
84 | 37 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"For Once in My Life" b/w "You Brought About a Change in Me" (from I Get the Sweetest Feeling) |
70 | 14 | — | — | — | — | It's All a Part of Love | |||
"I Get the Sweetest Feeling" b/w "Nothing But Blue Skies" |
34 | 12 | — | 19[a] | 21[a] | 3[a] |
|
I Get the Sweetest Feeling | ||
"Helpless" b/w "Do It the Right Way" (Non-album track) |
1969 | 108 | 21 | — | — | — | — | Do Your Thing | ||
"I Still Love You" b/w "Hum De Dum De Do" |
105 | 39 | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
1970s
[edit]Titles (A-side, B-side) | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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US [3] |
US R&B [4] |
AUS | BEL (FL) [5] |
NL [6] |
UK [7][8] | |||||
"Let This Be a Letter (To My Baby)" b/w "Didn't I" |
1970 | 91 | 34 | — | — | — | — | This Love Is Real | ||
"(I Can Feel Those Vibrations) This Love Is Real" b/w "Love Uprising" |
56 | 9 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Love Is Funny That Way" b/w "Try It Again" |
1971 | 95 | 18 | — | — | — | — | You Got Me Walking | ||
"You Got Me Walking" b/w "The Fountain" |
22 | 4 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"The Girl Turned Me On" "Forever and a Day" |
— | 44 | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Because of You" b/w "Go Away" |
1973 | 45 | 12 | — | — | — | — | Beautiful Day | ||
"Sing a Little Song" b/w "No More Goodbyes" |
— | 95 | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |||
"Don't Burn No Bridges" b/w "Don't Burn No Bridges" (Instrumental) |
1975 | 91 | 20 | — | — | — | — | Nobody But You | ||
"Nobody But You" b/w "I've Learned About Life" |
1975 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | |||
"It Only Happens When I Look At You" b/w "Just As Soon As The Feeling's Over" |
1975 | 34 | 8 | — | — | — | 66 | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
* - Through a period between November 1963 and January 1965, Billboard didn't publish an R&B chart. Ratings from Cash Box Top 50 in R&B Locations chart.
Billboard Year-End performances
[edit]Year | Song | Year-End Position |
---|---|---|
1959 | "Lonely Teardrops" | 56 |
"That's Why (I Love You So)" | 90 | |
1960 | "Night" | 34 |
"Doggin' Around" | 95 | |
1963 | "Baby Workout" | 60 |
1967 | "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher" | 53 |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Jackie Wilson Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ "Jackie Wilson Chart History - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Jackie Wilson Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Jackie Wilson Chart History - Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Discografie Jackie Wilson". Ultratop Vlaanderen (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Discografie Jackie Wilson". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ a b c British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records. 2006. p. 606. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. OCLC 64098209.
- ^ a b c d "Jackie Wilson - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- ^ "Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
- ^ "British certifications – Jackie Wilson – (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ "British certifications – Jackie Wilson – I Get the Sweetest Feeling". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 11, 2022.