Louis Jordan discography

Louis Jordan was an American popular music innovator who recorded from the 1930s until the 1970s. During the 1940s, he was the most popular recording artist of the soon-to-be-called rhythm and blues music.^{[note 1]} Jordan had eighteen No. 1 hits, which places him as the third most successful singles artist in Billboard R&B charts history.^{[note 2]} His 1946 recording of "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" is tied for first place for spending the most weeks (eighteen) at No. 1.^{[note 3]} Jordan's success was not limited to the R&B market — he also had No. 1 hits on the Billboard Pop and Country charts.

The peak of Jordan's popularity occurred when the two-song record single was the typical format, before the emergence of the long-playing record album. As a result, although he recorded prolifically, he had relatively few albums until compilations began appearing after his death in 1975. Listed here are the singles and albums Jordan recorded during his career, as well as the more current and notable compilations.

Singles

1930s

1940s

V-Discs

1950s

1960s

Albums

Studio albums

• Somebody Up There Digs Me (1956)
• Man, We're Wailin' (1957)

Live albums

• Live Jive

Compilation albums

• The Best of Louis Jordan
• Let the Good Times Roll: the Complete Decca Recordings 1938–1954
• Jivin' with Jordan

Notes

References

• Dahl, Bill (1996). Erlewine, Michael, ed. Lois Jordan. All Music Guide to the Blues (Miller Freeman Books). pp. 144–145. ISBN 0-87930-424-3. 
• Herzhaft, Gerard (1992). "Louis Jordan". Encyclopedia of the Blues. University of Arkansas Press. p. 180. ISBN 1-55728-252-8. 
• Shadwick, Keith (2001). "Louis Jordan". The Encyclopedia of Jazz & Blues. Oceana. p. 329. ISBN 978-0-681-08644-9. 
• Whitburn, Joel (1988). Top R&B Singles 1942–1988. Record Research, Inc. pp. 299–230. ISBN 0-89820-068-7. 
• "Louis Jordan – Singles & EPs". Discogs. Zink Media, Inc. Retrieved May 29, 2013.