B. B. King discography

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B. B. King's discography lists the recordings of B. B. King.

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[edit] Albums

Year Album !RIAA Certification
1957 Singin' the Blues (Crown Records)
1958 The Blues (Crown Records)
1960 My Kind of Blues
1965 Live at the Regal (live)
1968 Lucille
1969 Live & Well
Completely Well
1970 Indianola Mississippi Seeds
1971 Live in Cook County Jail
B. B. King in London
1972 Guess Who
1972 L.A. Midnight
1974 Together for the First Time (With Bobby 'Blue' Bland) Gold
1975 Lucille Talks Back
1976 Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live
1978 Midnight Believer
1979 Take It Home
1980 Now Appearing at Ole Miss (live)
1981 There Must Be a Better World Somewhere
1982 Love Me Tender
1983 Why I Sing the Blues
1985 Six Silver Strings
1990 B.B. King and Sons Live (live)
1991 Live at San Quentin
Live at the Apollo (live)
There is Always One More Time
Bacon Double Cheeseburger
1992 King of the Blues
1995 Lucille & Friends
1997 Deuces Wild Gold
1997 Best of King Platinum
1998 Blues on the Bayou
1999 Live in Japan
Let the Good Times Roll
2000 Riding with the King 2x Multi-Platinum
Makin' Love Is Good for You
2003 Reflections
2005 The Ultimate Collection
B. B. King & Friends: 80
2007 The Best of the Early Years
2008 Live

[edit] Singles

Name Year Chart
R&B Pop Rock UK[1]
1949 "Miss Martha King" (Bullet)
1949 "Got the Blues"
1950 "Mistreated Woman" (RPM)
"The Other Night Blues"
"I Am"
"My Baby's Gone"
1951 "B. B. Blues"
"She's a Mean Woman"
"Three O'Clock Blues"
1952 "Fine-Looking Woman"
"Shake It Up and Go"
"Someday, Somewhere"
"You Didn't Want Me"
"Story from My Heart and Soul"
1953 "Woke Up this Morning with a Bellyache"
"Please Love Me"
"Neighborhood Affair"
"Why Did You Leave Me"
"Praying to the Lord"
1954 "Love Me Baby"
"Everything I Do Is Wrong"
"When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer"
"You Upset Me Baby"
1955 "Sneaking Around" #14
"Every Day I Have the Blues"[2] #8
"Lonely and Blue"
"Shut Your Mouth"
"Talkin' the Blues"
"What Can I Do (Just Sing the Blues)"
"Ten Long Years"[3] #9
1956 "I'm Cracking Up Over You"
"Crying Won't Help You" #15
"Did You Ever Love a Woman?"
"Dark Is the Night, Pts. I & II"
"Sweet Little Angel" #6
"Bad Luck"[4] #3
"On My Word of Honor" #3
1957 "Early in the Morning"
"How Do I Love You"
"I Want to Get Married" #14
"Troubles, Troubles, Troubles"[5] #13
"(I'm Gonna) Quit My Baby"
"Be Careful with a Fool"[6] #95
"The Keyblade to My Kingdom"
1958 "Why Do Everything Happen to Me" (Kent)
"Don't Look Now, But You Got the Blues"
"Please Accept My Love" #9
"You've Been an Angel"[7] #16
"The Fool"
1959 "A Lonely Lover's Plea"
"Time to Say Goodbye"
"Sugar Mama"
1960 "Sweet Sixteen, Pt. I" #2
"You Done Lost Your Good Thing"
"Things Are Not the Same"
"Bad Luck Soul"
"Hold That Train"
1961 "Someday Baby"
"Peace of Mind"[8] #7
"Bad Case of Love"
1962 "Lonely"
"I'm Gonna Sit Till You Give In" (ABC)
"Down Now" (Kent)
1963 "The Road I Travel"
"The Letter"
"Precious Lord"
1964 "How Blue Can You Get" (ABC) #97[9]
"You're Gonna Miss Me" (Kent)
"Beautician Blues"
"Help the Poor" (ABC) #98[9]
"The Worst Thing in My Life" (Kent)
"Rockabye Baby" #34[9]
"The Hurt" (ABC)
"Never Trust a Woman" #90[9]
"Please Send Me Someone to Love"
"Night Owl"
1965 "I Need You"
"All Over Again"
"I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water"
"Blue Shadows" (Kent)
"Just a Dream"
"You're Still a Parallelogram" (ABC)
"Broken Promise" (Kent)
1966 "Eyesight to the Blind"
"Five Long Years"
"Ain't Nobody's Business"
"Don't Answer the Door, Pt. I" (ABC) #2 #72
"I Say in the Mood" (Kent) #45
"Waitin' for You" (ABC)
1967 "Blues Stay Away" (Kent)
"The Jungle"
"Growing Old"
1968 "Blues for Me"
"I Don't Want You Cuttin' Off Your Hair" (Bluesway)
"Shoutin' the Blues" (Kent)
"Paying the Cost to Be the Boss" (Bluesway) #10 #39
"I'm Gonna Do What They Do to Me" #26 #74
"The B. B. Jones" #98
"You Put It on Me"[10] #25 #82
"The Woman I Love" #31 #94
1969 "Get Myself Somebody"
"I Want You So Bad"
"Get Off My Back Woman"[11] #32 #74
"Why I Sing the Blues" #13 #61
"Just a Little Love" #15 #76
"I Want You So Bad" #34
1970 "The Thrill Is Gone" #3 #15
"So Excited" #14 #54
"Hummingbird" #25 #48
"Worried Life" #48
"Ask Me No Questions" (ABC) #18 #40
"Chains and Things" #6 #45
1971 "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother"
"Help the Poor" (re-recording) #36 #90
"Ghetto Woman" #18 #40
"The Evil Child" #34 #97
1972 "Sweet Sixteen" (re-recording) #37 #93
"I Got Some Help I Don't Need" #28 #92
"Ain't Nobody Home" #28 #46
"Guess Who" #21 #62
1973 "To Know You Is to Love You" #12 #38
1974 "I Like to Live the Love" #6 #28
"Who Are You" #27 #78
"Philadelphia" #19 #64
1975 "My Song"
"Friends"[12] #34
1976 "Let the Good Times Roll" #20
1977 "Slow and Easy" #88
1978 "Never Make a Move Too Soon" #19
"I Just Can't Leave Your Love Alone" #90
1979 "Better Not Look Down" #30
1981 "There Must Be a Better World Somewhere" #91
1985 "Into the Night" #15
"Big Boss Man" #62
1988 "When Love Comes to Town" (with U2) #68 #2[13] #6
1992 "The Blues Come Over Me" #63
"Since I Met You Baby" #59
2000 "Riding with the King" (with Eric Clapton) #26

[edit] References

  1. ^ (2006) British Hit Singles & Albums 19th Edition. HIT Entertainment. ISBN 1904994105. 
  2. ^ "Everyday I Have the Blues" was the b-side to "Sneaking Around."
  3. ^ "Ten Long Years" was the b-side to "What Can I Do (Just Sing the Blues)."
  4. ^ "Bad Luck" was the b-side to "Sweet Little Angel."
  5. ^ "Troubles, Troubles, Troubles" was the b-side to "I Want to Get Married."
  6. ^ "Be Careful with a Fool" was the b-side to "(I'm Gonna) Quit My Baby."
  7. ^ "You've Been an Angel" was the b-side to "Please Accept My Love."
  8. ^ "Peace of Mind" was the b-side of "Someday Baby."
  9. ^ a b c d Billboard Magazine did not publish an R&B Singles chart between November 1963 and January 1965.
  10. ^ "You Put It On Me" was the b-side of "The B.B. Jones."
  11. ^ "Get Off My Back Woman" was the b-side of "I Want You So Bad."
  12. ^ "Friends" was the b-side of "My Song."
  13. ^ "When Love Comes to Town" was the first B. B. King single to chart on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

[edit] Notes

[edit] As-yet uncategorized recordings

  1. Blues Summit; 1993
  2. How Blue Can You Get? Live Performances; 1996
  3. Take it Home; 1998
  4. His Best - The Electric B.B. King; 1998
  5. Greatest Hits; 1998
  6. Forever Gold; 1999
  7. Millennium Collection - 20th Century Masters; 1999
  8. His Definitive Greatest Hits; app. 1999
  9. Anthology; 2000
  10. Live at San Quentin (Remastered); 2001
  11. Here & There - The Uncollected B.B. King; 2001
  12. A Christmas Collection of Hope; 2001
  13. Blues is King; 2002
  14. Christmas Collection - 20th Century Masters; 2003
  15. Original Greatest Hits; 2005
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