| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 29 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 26 | |
| ↙Singles | 72 | |
| ↙Video albums | 4 | |
| ↙No. 1 Singles | 3 | |
This article presents the discography of American pop and country music singer, Brenda Lee. Since 1959, Lee has issued 29 studio albums, 26 compilation albums (from major labels), and 4 video albums. Lee has also placed a total of 72 singles on the Billboard Pop, Country and Adult Contemporary charts, with two of these singles reaching #1 on the Pop chart.
Contents |
| Year | Album details | Peak positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Country [1] |
UK [2] |
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| 1959 | Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang!
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— | — | — |
| 1960 | Brenda Lee
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5 | — | — |
This Is...Brenda
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4 | — | — | |
| 1961 | Emotions
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24 | — | — |
All the Way
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17 | — | 20 | |
| 1962 | Sincerely, Brenda Lee
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29 | — | — |
Brenda, That's All
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20 | — | 13 | |
| 1963 | All Alone Am I
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25 | — | 8 |
..."Let Me Sing"
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39 | — | — | |
| 1964 | By Request
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90 | — | — |
| 1965 | Brenda Lee Sings Top Teen Hits
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— | — | — |
The Versatile Brenda Lee
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— | — | — | |
Too Many Rivers
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36 | — | — | |
| 1966 | Bye Bye Blues
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94 | — | 21 |
Coming On Strong
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94 | — | — | |
| 1967 | Reflections in Blue
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— | — | — |
| 1969 | Johnny One Time
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98 | — | — |
| 1970 | Memphis Portrait
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— | — | — |
| 1973 | Brenda
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206 | 7 | — |
New Sunrise
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— | 3 | — | |
| 1974 | Brenda Lee Now
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— | — | — |
| 1975 | Sincerely
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— | 23 | — |
| 1976 | L.A. Sessions
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— | 41 | — |
| 1980 | Even Better
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— | — | — |
Take Me Back
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— | 30 | — | |
| 1981 | Only When I Laugh
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— | — | — |
| 1985 | Feels So Right
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— | — | — |
| 1991 | Brenda Lee
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— | 67 | — |
| 1997 | Precious Memories
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— | — | — |
| 2007 | Gospel Duets with Treasured Friends
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— | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
| Year | Album details | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Country [1] |
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| 1968 | For the First Time (with Pete Fountain)
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| 1983 | The Winning Hand (with Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, and Dolly Parton)
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109 | 4 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
| Year | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
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| 1964 | Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee
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7 |
| 1991 | A Brenda Lee Christmas
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
| Year | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
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| 1963 | Love You!
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| 1966 | Ten Golden Years[A]
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— |
| 1973 | The Brenda Lee Story - Her Greatest Hits [B]
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— |
| 1980 | Little Miss Dynamite
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15 |
| 1982 | Greatest Country Hits
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— |
| 1984 | 25th Anniversary
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65 |
| 1985 | The Very Best of Brenda Lee
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16 |
| 1991 | Anthology (1956-1980)
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— |
Anthology, Vol. 1 (1956-1961)
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— | |
Anthology, Vol. 2 (1961-1980)
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— | |
| 1994 | The Very Best with Love
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20 |
| 1997 | Little Miss Dynamite
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— |
| 1999 | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection
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— |
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree
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— | |
| 2006 | The Definitive Collection
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Country [3] |
US AC [3] |
US R&B [3] |
CAN Country [4] |
CAN [5] |
CAN AC [6] |
UK [7] |
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| 1956 | "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ten Golden Years |
| "Christy Christmas" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | |
| 1957 | "One Step at a Time" | 43 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Dynamite" | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ten Golden Years | |
| "One Teenager to Another" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love You | |
| "Rock-a-Bye Baby Blues" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958 | "Ring-a-My Phone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"[A] | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee | |
| 1959 | "Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ten Golden Years |
| "Let's Jump the Broomstick" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | Brenda Lee | |
| "Sweet Nothin's" | 4 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 4 | ||
| 1960 | "That's All You Gotta Do" | 6 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
| "I Want to Be Wanted" | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 31 | This Is...Brenda | |
| 1961 | "Emotions" | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | Emotions |
| "You Can Depend on Me" | 6 | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | Brenda, That's All | |
| "Dum Dum" | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | All the Way | |
| "Fool No. 1" | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | Brenda, That's All | |
| 1962 | "Break It to Me Gently" | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | ..."Let Me Sing" |
| "Everybody Loves Me But You" | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | |
| "Heart in Hand" | 15 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "All Alone Am I" | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | All Alone Am I | |
| 1963 | "Your Used to Be" | 28 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| "Losing You" | 6 | — | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | 10 | ..."Let Me Sing" | |
| "I Wonder" | 25 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 9 | By Request | |
| "The Grass Is Greener" | 17 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "As Usual" | 12 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | ||
| 1964 | "Think" | 25 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 26 | Too Many Rivers |
| "Alone with You" | 48 | — | 8 | — | — | 32 | — | — | non-album single | |
| "When You Loved Me" | 47 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | Top Teen Hits | |
| "Is It True" | 17 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 17 | ||
| "Jingle Bell Rock" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee | |
| "Christmas Will Just Be Another Lonely Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | ||
| 1965 | "Thanks a Lot" | 45 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | Top Teen Hits |
| "Truly Truly True" | 54 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | The Versatile Brenda Lee | |
| "Too Many Rivers" | 13 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 22 | Too Many Rivers | |
| "Rusty Bells" | 33 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | Bye Bye Blues | |
| 1966 | "Too Little Time" | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| "Ain't Gonna Cry No More" | 77 | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | ||
| "Coming On Strong" | 11 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | Coming On Strong | |
| 1967 | "Ride, Ride, Ride" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| "Take Me" | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Born to Be by Your Side" | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Where's the Melody" | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968 | "That's All Right" | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Kansas City" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All the Way | |
| "Johnny One Time" | 41 | 50 | 3 | — | — | 38 | 11 | — | Johnny One Time | |
| 1969 | "You Don't Need Me for Anything Anymore" | 84 | — | 32 | — | — | 62 | 28 | — | non-album single |
| "Let It Be Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Johnny One Time | |
| 1970 | "I Think I Love You Again" | 97 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | Memphis Portrait |
| "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971 | "If This Is Our Last Time" | — | 30 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| "Misty Memories" | — | 37 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | ||
| 1972 | "Always on My Mind" | — | 45 | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | Brenda |
| 1973 | "Nobody Wins" | 70 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| "Sunday Sunrise" | — | 6 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | New Sunrise | |
| "Wrong Ideas" | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | ||
| 1974 | "Big Four Poster Bed" | — | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | Now |
| "Rock on Baby" | — | 6 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | ||
| 1975 | "He's My Rock" | — | 8 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | Sincerely |
| "Bringing It Back" | — | 23 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | non-album singles | |
| 1976 | "Find Yourself Another Puppet" | — | 38 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | |
| "Brother Shelton" | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Takin' What I Can Get" | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | L.A. Sessions | |
| 1977 | "Ruby's Lounge" | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1978 | "Left-Over Love" | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| 1979 | "Tell Me What It's Like" | — | 8 | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | Even Better |
| 1980 | "The Cowgirl and the Dandy" | — | 10 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | |
| "Don't Promise Me Anything (Do It)" | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "Broken Trust" (with The Oak Ridge Boys) | — | 9 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | Take Me Back | |
| 1981 | "Every Now and Then" | — | 26 | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | |
| "Fool, Fool" | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | |
| "Enough for You" | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Only When I Laugh" | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Only When I Laugh | |
| 1982 | "From Levi's to Calvin Klein Jeans" | — | 33 | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | |
| "Keeping Me Warm for You" | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Even Better | |
| "Just for the Moment" (with The Oak Ridge Boys) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | |
| 1983 | "Didn't We Do It Good" | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | "A Sweeter Love (I'll Ever Know)" | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1985 | "I'm Taking My Time" | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Feels So Right |
| "Why You Been Gone So Long" | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "Two Hearts" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | "Your One and Only" | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | Brenda Lee (1991) |
| "A Little Unfair" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||
| Year | Song | Artist | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [3] |
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| 1968 | "Cabaret" | Pete Fountain | — | For the First Time |
| 1983 | "You're Gonna Love Yourself (In the Morning)" | Willie Nelson | 43 | The Winning Hand |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
| Year | Song | Artist | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [3] |
CAN Country [4] |
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| 1984 | "Hallelujah I Love You So" | George Jones | 15 | 13 | Ladies' Choice |
| 1988 | "Honky Tonk Angels Medley" | k.d. Lang (with Loretta Lynn and Kitty Wells) |
— | — | Shadowland |
| 2001 | "America the Beautiful" | Various artists | 58 | — | non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [3] |
US AC [3] |
UK [7] |
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| 1998 | "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (re-release) | 62 | 16 | 70 | Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee |
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Original A-Side Single | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US AC [3] |
CAN [5] |
UK [7] |
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| 1960 | "I'm Sorry" | 1 | — | — | 12 | "That's All You Gotta Do" | |
| "Just a Little" | 40 | — | — | — | "I Want to Be Wanted" | ||
| 1961 | "I'm Learning About Love" | 33 | — | — | — | "Emotions" | |
| "It's Never Too Late" | 101 | — | — | — | "You Can Depend on Me" | ||
| "Eventually" | 56 | — | — | — | "Dum Dum" | ||
| 1962 | "It Started All Over Again" | 29 | — | — | 15 | "Heart in Hand" | |
| "Here Comes That Feelin'" | 89 | — | — | 5 | "Everybody Loves Me But You" | ||
| 1963 | "She'll Never Know" | 47 | 15 | — | — | "Your Used to Be" | |
| "My Whole World Is Falling Down" | 24 | 8 | — | — | "I Wonder" | ||
| "Sweet Impossible You" | — | — | — | 28 | "The Grass Is Greener" | ||
| 1964 | "The Waiting Game" | 101 | — | — | — | "Think" | |
| "He's Sure to Remember Me" | 135 | — | — | — | "When You Loved Me" | ||
| 1965 | "Crying Game" | 87 | — | — | — | "Thanks a Lot" | |
| "No One" | 98 | 25 | 36 | — | "Too Many Rivers" | ||
| 1966 | "Time and Time Again" | 126 | — | — | — | "Too Little Time" | |
| 1967 | "Where Love Is" | 135 | — | — | — | "Born to Be by Your Side" | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
| Year | Title[8] | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Silver Threads & Golden Needles | |
| 2005 | Legends in Concert: Coming On Strong | Whe |
| 2006 | Im Sorry | Musicpro |
| 2007 | Prime Concerts with Edmonton Symphony | Umvd Import |
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