| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 30 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 9 | |
| ↙Singles | 56 | |
| ↙B-sides | 2 | |
| ↙Tribute and cover albums | 3 | |
| ↙No. 1 Singles (Overall) | 2 | |
This article presents the discography of American country music singer-songwriter, Skeeter Davis. Between 1959 and 1989, Davis recorded 29 studio albums, 9 compilation albums. She placed a total of 55 singles on the Billboard Country Chart between 1957 and 1976 as a solo artist, one of which went to #1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.
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| Year | Album details | Chart positions |
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| US Country [1] |
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| 1959 | I'll Sing You a Song and Harmonize Too
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| 1961 | Here's the Answer
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| 1963 | Skeeter Davis Sings "The End of the World"[A]
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Cloudy with Occasional Tears
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| 1964 | Let Me Get Close to You
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| 1965 | Written by the Stars
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Skeeter Davis Sings Standards
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| 1966 | Singin' in the Summer Sun
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My Heart's in the Country
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| 1967 | Hand in Hand with Jesus
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Skeeter Davis Sings Buddy Holly
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What Does It Take (To Keep a Man Like You Satisfied)
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| 1968 | Why So Lonely
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I Love Flatt and Scruggs
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39 | |
| 1969 | The Closest Thing to Love
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Mary Frances
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| 1970 | A Place in the Country
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It's Hard to Be a Woman
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| 1971 | Skeeter
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Love Takes a Lot of My Time
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| 1972 | Bring It on Home
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Skeeter Sings Dolly
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| 1973 | The Hillbilly Singer
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I Can't Believe That It's All Over
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25 | |
| 1982 | Live Wire
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| 1983 | Heart Strings
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
| Year | Album details | Chart positions |
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| US Country [1] |
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| 1962 | Porter Wagoner and Skeeter Davis Sing Duets (with Porter Wagoner)
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| 1965 | Tunes for Two (with Bobby Bare)
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| 1970 | Your Husband, My Wife (with Bobby Bare)
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| 1985 | She Sings, They Play (with NRBQ)
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| 1989 | You Were Made for Me (with Teddy Nelson)
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
| Year | Album details | Chart positions |
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| US Country [1] |
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| 1964 | I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
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| 1965 | The Best of Skeeter Davis
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Blueberry Hill
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| 1970 | Easy to Love
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| 1973 | The Best of Skeeter Davis, Vol. 2
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| 1975 | The Versatile Skeeter Davis
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| 1981 | You've Got a Friend
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| 1986 | Skeeter Davis (Lassos N' Spurs series)
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| 1985 | 20 of the Best
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| 1996 | The Essential Skeeter Davis
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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| US Country [2] |
US [2] |
US AC [2] |
CAN Country [3] |
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| 1957 | "He Left His Heart for Me" | — | — | — | — | I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know |
| 1958 | "Lost to a Geisha Girl" | 15 | — | — | — | Blueberry Hill |
| "Walk Softly Darling" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" | — | — | — | — | I'll Sing You a Song and Harmonize Too | |
| "I Ain't a Talkin'" | — | — | — | — | I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know | |
| 1959 | "Set Him Free" | 5 | — | — | — | I'll Sing You a Song and Harmonize Too |
| "Homebreaker" | 15 | — | — | — | Blueberry Hill | |
| 1960 | "Am I That Easy to Forget" | 11 | — | — | — | I'll Sing You a Song and Harmonize Too |
| "(I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too" | 2 | 39 | — | — | Here's the Answer | |
| "My Last Date (With You)" | 5 | 26 | — | — | ||
| 1961 | "The Hand You're Holding Now" | 11 | — | — | — | I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know |
| "Optimistic" | 10 | — | — | — | Blueberry Hill | |
| 1962 | "Where I Ought to Be" | 9 | — | — | — | |
| "The Little Music Box" | 22 | — | — | — | ||
| "The End of the World"[A] | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | Skeeter Davis Sings "The End of the World" | |
| 1963 | "I'm Saving My Love" | 9 | 41 | 13 | — | Cloudy, with Occasional Tears |
| "I Can't Stay Mad at You" | 14 | 7 | 2 | — | Let Me Get Close to You | |
| 1964 | "He Says the Same Things to Me" | 17 | 47 | 15 | — | |
| "Gonna Get Along Without You Now" | 8 | 48 | 15 | — | ||
| "Let Me Get Close to You" | 45 | 106 | — | — | ||
| "What Am I Gonna Do with You" | 38 | 123 | — | — | I Can't Believe That It's All Over | |
| 1965 | "You Taught Me Everything That I Know" | — | — | — | — | What Does It Take (To Keep a Man Like You Satisfied) |
| "Sunglasses" | 30 | 120 | — | — | Singin' in the Summer Sun | |
| 1966 | "I Can't See Me Without You" | — | — | — | — | What Does It Take (To Keep a Man Like You Satisfied) |
| "If I Ever Get to Heaven" | — | — | — | — | My Heart's in the Country | |
| "Goin' Down the Road (Feelin' Bad)" | 36 | — | — | — | ||
| 1967 | "Fuel to the Flame" | 11 | — | — | — | What Does It Take (To Keep a Man Like You Satisfied) |
| "What Does It Take (To Keep a Man Like You Satisfied)" | 5 | 121 | — | — | ||
| "Set Him Free" (remake) | 52 | — | — | — | ||
| 1968 | "Instinct for Survival" | 54 | — | — | — | Skeeter, Skeeter, Skeeter |
| "There's a Fool Born Every Minute" | 16 | — | — | 18 | ||
| "Timothy" | — | — | — | — | I Can't Believe That It's All Over | |
| "The Closest Thing to Love (I've Ever Seen)" | 66 | — | — | — | The Closest Thing to Love | |
| 1969 | "Keep Baltimore Beautiful" | — | — | — | — | |
| "Teach Me to Love You" | — | — | — | — | Mary Frances | |
| "I'm a Lover (Not a Fighter)" | 9 | — | — | 7 | A Place in the Country | |
| 1970 | "It's Hard to Be a Woman" | 65 | — | — | — | It's Hard to Be a Woman |
| "We Need a Lot More of Jesus" | 69 | — | — | — | ||
| "Let's Get Together" (with George Hamilton IV) | 65 | — | — | — | A Place in the Country | |
| "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | — | — | — | — | It's Hard to Be a Woman | |
| 1971 | "Bus Fare to Kentucky" | 21 | — | — | 30 | Skeeter, Skeeter, Skeeter |
| "Love Takes a Lot of My Time" | 58 | — | — | — | Love Takes a Lot of My Time | |
| "One Tin Soldier"[B] | 54 | — | — | 4 | Bring It on Home | |
| 1972 | "Sad Situation" | 46 | — | — | 6 | Skeeter, Skeeter, Skeeter |
| "A Hillbilly Song" | — | — | — | 76 | The Hillbilly Singer | |
| 1973 | "I Can't Believe That It's All Over" | 12 | 101 | — | 11 | I Can't Believe That It's All Over |
| "Don't Forget to Remember" | 44 | — | — | 64 | The Versatile Skeeter Davis | |
| 1974 | "One More Time" | 65 | — | — | — | |
| "Lovin' Touch" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976 | "I Love Us" | 60 | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1977 | "It's Love That I Feel" | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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| US Country [2] |
US [2] |
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| 1952 | "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" | Betty Jack Davis | 1 | 18 | I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know |
| 1965 | "A Dear John Letter" | Bobby Bare | 11 | 114 | Tunes for Two |
| 1968 | "For Loving You" | Don Bowman | 72 | — | non-album single |
| 1970 | "Your Husband, My Wife" | Bobby Bare | 22 | — | Your Husband, My Wife |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak positions | Album |
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| US Country [2] |
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| 1967 | "Chet's Tune" | Some of Chet's Friends | 38 | non-album single |
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | A-Side Single | |
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| US Country [2] |
US [2] |
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| 1962 | "Something Precious" | 23 | — | "Where I Ought to Be" |
| 1964 | "How Much Can a Lonely Heart Stand" | — | 92 | "He Says the Same Things to Me" |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||