Bette Midler discography

Bette Midler discography
Releases
Studio albums 12
Live albums 4
Compilation albums 5
Singles 32
Music videos 10
Soundtracks 4

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

Midler has sold over 30 million albums world-wide.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

Year Information Peak positions[1] Sales and certifications
US UK SWE
1972 The Divine Miss M
  • 1st studio album
  • Released: 1972
9
1973 Bette Midler
  • 2nd studio album
  • Released: 1973
6
  • RIAA: Gold[2]
1976 Songs for the New Depression
  • 3rd studio album
  • Released: 1976
27
1977 Broken Blossom
  • 4th studio album
  • Released: 1977
51
1979 Thighs and Whispers
  • 5th studio album
  • Released: 1979
65 28
1983 No Frills
  • 6th studio album
  • Released: 1983
60 1
1990 Some People's Lives
  • 7th studio album
  • Released: September 17, 1990
6 5 19
  • RIAA: 2x Platinum[2]
  • BPI: Gold[3]
  • IFPI: Gold[4]
1995 Bette of Roses
  • 8th studio album
  • Released: July 18, 1995
45 55 80
  • RIAA: Platinum[2]
1998 Bathhouse Betty
  • 9th studio album
  • Released: September 15, 1998
32 92
  • RIAA: Gold[2]
2000 Bette
  • 10th studio album
  • Released: October 10, 2000
69
2003 Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook
  • 11th studio album
  • Released: September 30, 2003
14 52 8
  • RIAA: Gold[2]
2005 Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook
  • 12th studio album
  • Released: October 25, 2005
10 41 29
2006 Cool Yule
  • 13th studio album
    (Holiday album)
  • Released: October 10, 2006
33
  • RIAA: Gold[2]

Soundtracks

Year Information Peak positions Sales and certifications
US UK SWE
1979 The Rose
  • 1st soundtrack album
  • Released: August 22, 1979
12 68 4
  • RIAA: 2x Platinum[2]
1989 Beaches
  • 2nd soundtrack album
  • Released: January 10, 1989
2 21
  • RIAA: 3x Platinum[2]
  • BPI: Gold[3]
  • IFPI: Gold[4]
1991 For the Boys
  • 3rd soundtrack album
  • Released: November 12, 1991
22 75
  • RIAA: Gold[2]
1993 Gypsy
  • 4th soundtrack album
  • Released: November 23, 1993
183

Live albums

Year Information Peak positions Sales and certifications
US UK SWE
1977 Live at Last
  • 1st live album
  • Released: 1977
49
1980 Divine Madness
  • 2nd live album
  • Released: 1980
34
1985 Mud Will Be Flung Tonight
  • 1st comedy/spoken word album
  • Released: 1985
183

Compilations

Year Information Peak positions Sales and certifications
US UK SWE
1978 The Best of Bette
  • 1st compilation album
  • Released: 1978
32
1981 The Best of Bette (1981 version)
  • 2nd compilation album
  • Released: 1981
1987 Just Hits
  • 3rd compilation album
  • Released: 1987
1993 Experience the Divine: Greatest Hits
  • 4th compilation album
  • Released: June 22, 1993
50 3
  • RIAA: Platinum[2]
  • BPI: Platinum[3]
  • IFPI: Platinum[4]
2008 Jackpot! The Best Bette
  • 5th compilation album
  • Released: September 23, 2008
66 6 10
2010 Memories of You
  • 6th compilation album
  • Released: November 22, 2010
42
  • BPI: Silver

Singles

Year Single Peak Chart Positions[5] Album
US US AC US Dance UK
1972 "Do You Want to Dance" 17 8 The Divine Miss M
1973 "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" 8 1
"Friends" 40 9
1974 "In the Mood" 51 18 Bette Midler
1976 "Strangers in the Night" 45 7 Songs for the New Depression
"Old Cape Cod" 36
1977 "You're Movin' Out Today" 42 11 Live at Last
1978 "Storybook Children (Daybreak)" 57 37 Broken Blossom
1979 "Married Men" 40 32 Thighs and Whispers
"Big Noise From Winnetka" 98
"Hang in There Baby" 70
1980 "When a Man Loves a Woman" 35 The Rose soundtrack
"The Rose"[A] 3 1
"My Mother's Eyes" 39 8 Divine Madness
1983 "All I Need to Know" 77 39 No Frills
"Favorite Waste of Time" 78
1984 "Beast of Burden"[B] 71
1989 "Under the Boardwalk" Beaches soundtrack
"Wind Beneath My Wings"[C] 1 2 5
1990 "From a Distance"[C] 2 1 6 Some People's Lives
1991 "Night and Day" 62 15
"The Gift of Love" 19
"Moonlight Dancing"
"Every Road Leads Back to You" 78 15 For the Boys soundtrack
1992 "In My Life" 20
1995 "To Deserve You" 2 Bette of Roses
1998 "My One True Friend" 16 58 Bathhouse Betty
1999 "I'm Beautiful" 60 1
2001 "In These Shoes" 8 Bette
2004 "White Christmas" 15 Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook
2006 "Fever" 4 Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook
"From a Distance" (re-recording) 13 Cool Yule
2010 "I Freak 2" (featuring Estelle)
"The Greatest Ears in Town"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
  • A^ Certified Gold in the United States.
  • B^ Also peaked at #15 in Germany, #2 in Sweden, and #10 in The Netherlands.
  • C^ Certified Platinum in the United States.

Other songs

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
1991 "Every Road Leads Back To You"
1995 "To Deserve You" Marcus Nispel
"To Deserve You" (remix video)
1998 "My One True Friend"
2006 "Cool Yule"

Footnotes

  1. ^ Bette Midler's albums chart positions:
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k United States RIAA. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on February 28, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c http://www.bpi.co.uk/
  4. ^ a b c Editors from IFPI. IFPI. Retrieved on February 28, 2008
  5. ^ Editors from Allmusic.com. "Bette Midler — Billboard Singles". Billboard magazine. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3128. Retrieved 2008-02-28. 

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