Bette Midler discography

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Bette Midler discography
Bette Midler backstage at the Grammy Awards, February 1990
Bette Midler backstage at the Grammy Awards, February 1990
Releases
↙Studio albums 12
↙Live albums 3
↙Compilation albums 3
↙Singles 32
↙Music videos 10
↙Soundtracks 4
References and footnotes

This article presents the discography of American Pop-Rock music singer, Bette Midler.

Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio albums

Year Information Peak positions[1] Sales and certifications
US UK SWE
1972 The Divine Miss M
  • 1st studio album
  • Released: 1972
 9 - -
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: Platinum[2]
  • IFPI certification: n/a
1973 Bette Midler
  • 2nd studio album
  • Released: 1973
 6 - -
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: Gold[2]
  • IFPI certification: n/a
1976 Songs for the New Depression
  • 3rd studio album
  • Released: 1976
 27 - -
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: n/a
  • IFPI certification: n/a
1977 Broken Blossom
  • 4th studio album
  • Released: 1977
 51 - -
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: n/a
  • IFPI certification: n/a
1979 Thighs and Whispers
  • 5th studio album
  • Released: 1979
 65 - 28
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: n/a
  • IFPI certification: n/a
1983 No Frills
  • 6th studio album
  • Released: 1983
 60 - 1
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: n/a
  • IFPI certification: n/a
1990 Some People's Lives 6 5 -
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: 2x Platinum[2]
  • IFPI certification: Gold[3]
1995 Bette of Roses 45 55 -
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: Platinum[2]
  • IFPI certification: n/a
1998 Bathhouse Betty 32 - -
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: Gold[2]
  • IFPI certification: n/a
2001 Bette 69 - -
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: n/a
  • IFPI certification: n/a
2003 Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook 14 52 -
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: Gold[2]
  • IFPI certification: n/a
2005 Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook 10 41 -
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: n/a
  • IFPI certification: n/a
2006 Cool Yule 33 - -
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: n/a
  • IFPI certification: n/a

[edit] Soundtracks

Year Information Peak positions Sales and certifications
US UK SWE
1979 The Rose
  • 1st soundtrack album
  • Released: 1979
 12 68 4
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: 2x Platinum[2]
  • IFPI certification: n/a
1988 Beaches
  • 2nd soundtrack album
  • Released: 1988
 2 21 -
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: 3x Platinum[2]
  • IFPI certification: Gold[3]
1991 For the Boys 22 75 -
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: Gold[2]
  • IFPI certification: n/a
1993 Gypsy 183 - -
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: n/a
  • IFPI certification: n/a

[edit] Live albums

Year Information Peak positions Sales and certifications
US UK SWE
1977 Live at Last
  • 1st Live album
  • Released: 1977
 49 - -
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: n/a
  • IFPI certification: n/a
1980 Divine Madness
  • 2nd Live album
  • Released: 1980
 34 - -
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: n/a
  • IFPI certification: n/a
1985 Mud Will Be Flung Tonight
  • 1st Comedy/Spoken Word album
  • Released: 1985
 183 - -
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: n/a
  • IFPI certification: n/a

[edit] Compilations

Year Information Peak positions Sales and certifications
US UK SWE
1978 The Best of Bette
  • 1st Compilation album
  • Released: 1978
 - - 32
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: n/a
  • IFPI certification: n/a
1993 Experience the Divine: Greatest Hits 50 3 -
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: Platinum[2]
  • IFPI certification: Platinum[3]
2008 Jackpot! The Best Bette - - -
  • Worldwide sales: n/a
  • RIAA certification: n/a
  • IFPI certification: n/a

[edit] Singles

Year Single Album Peak positions[4]
U.S. U.S. AC US Dance UK
1972 "Do You Want to Dance?" The Divine Miss M 17 8 - -
1973 "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" 8 1 - -
"Friends" 40 9 - -
1974 "In the Mood" Bette Midler 51 18 - -
1976 "Strangers in the Night" Songs for the New Depression - 45 7 -
"Old Cape Cod" - 36 - -
1977 "You're Movin' out Today" Live at Last 42 11 - -
1978 "Storybook Children (Daybreak)" Broken Blossom 57 37 - -
1979 "Married Men" Thighs and Whispers 40 - 32 -
"Big Noise From Winnetka" - - 98 -
"Hang On In There Baby/My Knight In Black Leather" - - 70 -
1980 "When a Man Loves a Woman" The Rose soundtrack 35 - - -
"The Rose" 1 3 1 - -
"My Mother's Eyes" Divine Madness 39 8 - -
1983 "All I Need to Know" No Frills 77 39 - -
"Favorite Waste of Time" 78 - - -
1984 "Beast of Burden"2 71 - - -
1989 "Under The Boardwalk" Beaches soundtrack - - - -
"Wind Beneath My Wings"3 1 2 - 5
1990 "From a Distance"3 Some People's Lives 2 1 - 6
1991 "Night and Day" 62 15 - -
"The Gift of Love" - 19 - -
"Moonlight Dancing" - - - -
"Every Road Leads Back to You" For the Boys soundtrack 78 15 - -
1992 "In My Life" - 20 - -
1995 "To Deserve You" Bette of Roses - - 1 -
1998 "My One True Friend" Bathhouse Betty - 16 - 58
1999 "I'm Beautiful" 60 - 1 -
2001 "In These Shoes?" Bette - - 8 -
2004 "White Christmas" Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook - 15 - -
2006 "Fever" Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook - - 4 -
"From A Distance (Christmas Version)" Cool Yule - 13 - -

Notes

[edit] Other Songs

[edit] Music videos

Year Video Director
1983 "Favorite Waste of Time" Tommy Shalami
"Beast of Burden" Allan Arkush
1988 "Under the Boardwalk"
"Wind Beneath My Wings"
1990 "From A Distance"
"Night and Day" Meiert Avis
1995 "To Deserve You" Marcus Nispel
"To Deserve You" (Remix Video)
1998 "My One True Friend"
2006 "Cool Yule"

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Bette Midler's albums chart positions:
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j United States RIAA. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on February 28, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c Editors from IFPI. IFPI. Retrieved on February 28, 2008
  4. ^ Bette Midler's singles chart positions:

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