Billie Jo Spears discography
| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 18 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 4 |
| ↙Singles | 46 |
| ↙Other charted songs | 1 |
| ↙#1 Singles | 1 |
The discography of Billie Jo Spears, an American country artist, consists of 18 studio albums, four compilation albums, and 46 singles.
Spears's official recording career began in 1966 when she was first signed to a temporary recording contract with United Artists. In 1968 she signed with Capitol Records, where in 1969 her single "Mr. Walker, It's All Over" peaked at #4 on the Billboard Magazine Hot Country Singles chart. Her follow-up singles, such as "Stepchild" and "Midnight Train", were not as successful and after undergoing vocal surgery in 1972, she left the label. In 1974 she signed with United Artists Records, with her second single "Blanket on the Ground" reaching #1 on the Billboard country chart and #78 on the Billboard Hot 100. Spears had two additional top ten hits on the label with "What I've Got in Mind" and "Misty Blue", which both peaked at #5 respectively. Spears also had success on the UK Singles Chart with these singles. In 1981 Spears left her record label, but continued sporadically recording for other labels in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Studio albums
1960s
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] | |||||||||
| The Voice of Billie Jo Spears | — | ||||||||
| Mr. Walker, It's All Over |
|
26 | |||||||
| Miss Sincerity |
|
41 | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
1970s
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
UK [2] | ||||||||
| With Love |
|
— | — | ||||||
| Country Girl |
|
— | — | ||||||
| Just Singin' |
|
— | — | ||||||
| Blanket on the Ground |
|
4 | — | ||||||
| Billie Jo |
|
45 | — | ||||||
| What I've Got in Mind |
|
7 | 46 | ||||||
| I'm Not Easy |
|
36 | — | ||||||
| If You Want Me |
|
39 | — | ||||||
| Lonely Hearts Club |
|
46 | — | ||||||
| Love Ain't Gonna Wait for Us |
|
— | — | ||||||
| I Will Survive |
|
— | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
1980s and 1990s
| Title | Details | Peak positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] | |||||||||
| Standing Tall |
|
70 | |||||||
| Only the Hits |
|
— | |||||||
| Billie Jo Spears | — | ||||||||
| Unmistakably |
|
— | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Collaborative albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] | ||
| By Request (with Del Reeves) |
|
46 |
Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | |||||||||
| Faded Love |
|
— | |||||||
| The Best of Billie Jo Spears |
|
— | |||||||
| The Billie Jo Spears Singles Album |
|
7 | |||||||
| Country Girl |
|
17 | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Singles
1950s and 1960s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [3] |
CB Country | CB Pop | US [3] |
CAN Country [4] |
CAN [5] | ||||
| 1953 | "Too Old for Toys, Too Young for Boys" (as Billie Jo Moore) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | |
| 1966 | "If That's What It Takes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Not Enough of You to Go Around" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1967 | "Easy to Be Evil" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968 | "Harper Valley PTA" | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Voice of Billie Jo Spears | |
| "He's Got More Love on His Little Finger" | 48 | 42 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1969 | "Mr. Walker, It's All Over" | 4 | 11 | 97 | 80 | 10 | 85 | Mr. Walker, It's All Over | |
| "Stepchild" | 43 | 40 | — | — | — | — | Miss Sincerity | ||
| "Daddy, I Love You" | 40 | — | — | — | 44 | — | With Love | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
1970s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [3] |
CB Country | CB Pop | US [3] |
CAN Country [4] |
UK [2] | ||||
| 1970 | "Midnight Train" | — | — | — | — | — | — | With Love | |
| "Marty Gray" | 17 | 12 | — | — | 27 | — | Country Girl | ||
| "I Stayed Long Enough" | 30 | 27 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1971 | "It Could'A Been Me" | 23 | 15 | — | — | — | — | Faded Love | |
| "Souvenirs and California Memories" | 68 | 55 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1972 | "If Your Leaving Don't Kill Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | |
| "Look What They've Done to My Song Ma" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1973 | "Ease the Want in Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974 | "See the Funny Little Clown" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | Blanket on the Ground | |
| 1975 | "Blanket on the Ground" | 1 | 1 | 69 | 78 | 2 | 6 | ||
| "Stay Away from the Apple Tree" | 20 | 9 | — | — | 17 | — | Billie Jo | ||
| "Silver Wings and Golden Rings" | 20 | 13 | — | — | 12 | — | |||
| 1976 | "What I've Got in Mind" | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 4 | What I've Got in Mind | |
| "Misty Blue" | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | |||
| "Never Did Like Whiskey" | 18 | 15 | — | — | 28 | — | I'm Not Easy | ||
| 1977 | "I'm Not Easy" | 11 | 17 | — | — | 29 | — | ||
| "If You Want Me" | 8 | 16 | — | — | 17 | — | If You Want Me | ||
| "Too Much Is Not Enough" | 18 | 17 | — | — | 11 | — | |||
| "Lonely Hearts Club" | 18 | 14 | — | — | 9 | — | Lonely Hearts Club | ||
| 1978 | "I've Got to Go" | 17 | 19 | — | — | 26 | — | ||
| "'57 Chevrolet" | 16 | 21 | — | — | 12 | — | |||
| "Love Ain't Gonna Wait for Us" | 24 | 28 | — | — | 47 | — | Love Ain't Gonna Wait for Us | ||
| 1979 | "Yesterday" | 60 | 59 | — | — | 35 | — | ||
| "I Will Survive" | 21 | 17 | — | — | 9 | 47 | I Will Survive | ||
| "Livin' Our Love Together" | 23 | 25 | — | — | 38 | — | |||
| "Rainy Days and Stormy Nights" | 21 | 23 | — | — | 18 | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
1980s and 1990s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [3] |
CB Country | CAN Country [4] | |||||||
| 1980 | "Standing Tall" | 15 | 16 | 9 | Standing Tall | ||||
| "Natural Attraction" | 39 | 39 | — | ||||||
| "Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad" | 13 | 18 | — | Only the Hits | |||||
| 1981 | "What the World Needs Now Is Love" | 58 | 62 | — | |||||
| 1982 | "Apologizing Roses" | — | — | — | N/A | ||||
| 1983 | "I Can Hear Kentucky Calling Me" | — | — | — | |||||
| "Every Time Two Fools Collide" | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Midnight Blue" | 39 | — | — | ||||||
| 1991 | "One Smokey Rose" | — | — | — | Unmistakably | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Other singles
Collaborative singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [3] | ||||
| 1976 | "On the Rebound" | Del Reeves | 29 | By Request |
| "Teardrops Will Kiss the Morning Dew" | 42 | |||
Other charted songs
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | |||
| 1976 | "Sing Me an Old Fashioned Song" | 34 | What I've Got in Mind |
B-sides
| Year | Single | Peak positions | A-Side Single |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [3] | |||
| 1983 | "Midnight Love" | 51 | "Midnight Blue" |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Billboard chart positions > albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Chart Stats — Billie Jo Spears". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Search results for "Billie Jo Spears"". RPM. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
- ↑ "Search results for "Billie Jo Spears" under Top singles". RPM. Retrieved 7 January 2012.