Bill_Withers_discography
Bill Withers discography
Cataloging of published recordings by Bill Withers
The discography of American singer-songwriter and musician Bill Withers (1938–2020). It consists of eight studio albums, one live album, 10 compilation albums and 34 singles.
Quick Facts Studio albums, Live albums ...
Bill Withers discography | |
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Withers in 1976. | |
Studio albums | 8 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilation albums | 10 |
Singles | 34 |
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Studio albums
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US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
CAN [3] |
UK [4] | ||||||||||||||||
Just as I Am |
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39 | 9 | 37 | — | ||||||||||||||
Still Bill |
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4 | 1 | 71 | — | ||||||||||||||
+'Justments |
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67 | 7 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Making Music |
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81 | 7 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Naked & Warm |
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169 | 41 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Menagerie |
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39 | 16 | 55 | 27 | ||||||||||||||
'Bout Love |
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134 | 50 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Watching You, Watching Me |
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143 | 42 | — | 60 | ||||||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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Live albums
Compilation albums
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US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
UK [4] | |||||||||||||||||
The Best of Bill Withers |
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182 | 33 | — | |||||||||||||||
The Best of Bill Withers |
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Bill Withers' Greatest Hits |
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183 | 58 | 90 | |||||||||||||||
Lean on Me: The Best of Bill Withers |
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131 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
The Best of Bill Withers: Lovely Day |
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The Best of Bill Withers: Lean on Me |
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The Ultimate Bill Withers Collection (2CD) |
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Lovely Day: The Very Best of Bill Withers |
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Ain't No Sunshine: The Best of Bill Withers |
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Playlist: The Very Best of Bill Withers |
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The Essential Bill Withers |
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The Ultimate Collection |
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Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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US [9] |
US R&B [10] |
US A/C [11] |
AUS [12] |
BEL (FL) [13] |
CAN [3] |
FRA [14] |
NL [15] |
NZ [16] |
UK [4] | |||||||||||
1967 | "Three Nights and a Morning"[upper-alpha 1] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
1971 | "Harlem"[upper-alpha 2] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Just as I Am | ||||||||
"Ain't No Sunshine"[upper-alpha 3] | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 73 | 19 | — | 40[upper-alpha 4] | ||||||||||
"Grandma's Hands"[upper-alpha 5] | 42 | 18 | 16 | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
1972 | "Lean on Me"[upper-alpha 6] | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | — | 20 | — | — | — | 18 | Still Bill | ||||||||
"Use Me"[upper-alpha 7] | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — |
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"Let Us Love"[upper-alpha 8] | 47 | 17 | 33 | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
1973 | "Kissing My Love"[upper-alpha 9] | 31 | 12 | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | Still Bill | ||||||||
"Friend of Mine"[upper-alpha 10] | 80 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bill Withers Live at Carnegie Hall | |||||||||
1974 | "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh"[upper-alpha 11] | 50 | 10 | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | +'Justments | ||||||||
"You"[upper-alpha 12] | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"Heartbreak Road"[upper-alpha 13] | 89 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
1975 | "It's All Over Now"[upper-alpha 14] (with Bobby Womack) |
— | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
"Harlem"[upper-alpha 15] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Just as I Am | |||||||||
"Make Love to Your Mind"[upper-alpha 16] | 76 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Making Music | |||||||||
1976 | "I Wish You Well"[upper-alpha 17] | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Hello Like Before"[upper-alpha 18] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
"If I Didn't Mean You Well"[upper-alpha 19] | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Naked & Warm | |||||||||
1977 | "Close to Me"[upper-alpha 20] | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Lovely Day"[upper-alpha 21] | 30 | 6 | 25 | — | — | 23 | — | 24 | 29 | 7 | Menagerie | |||||||||
1978 | "Lovely Night for Dancing"[upper-alpha 22] | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
1979 | "Don't It Make It Better"[upper-alpha 23] | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 'Bout Love | ||||||||
"You Got the Stuff" -- Part 1[upper-alpha 24] | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
1981 | "Just the Two of Us"[upper-alpha 25] (by Grover Washington Jr. featuring Bill Withers) |
2 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 10 | — | 16 | 24 | 34 |
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"U.S.A."[upper-alpha 26] | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||
1984 | "In the Name of Love"[upper-alpha 27] (with Ralph MacDonald) |
58 | 13 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | 95 | |||||||||
1985 | "Oh Yeah!"[upper-alpha 28] | 106 | 22 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | Watching You Watching Me | ||||||||
"Something That Turns You On"[upper-alpha 29] | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
1987 | "Lovely Day"[upper-alpha 30] (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | Menagerie | ||||||||
1988 | "Lovely Day"[upper-alpha 31] (Sunshine mix) | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 12 | — | 4 | Lovely Days (UK release only) | ||||||||
"Ain't No Sunshine"[upper-alpha 32] (The Total Eclipse mix) | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | 26 | — | 82 | ||||||||||
1990 | "Harlem"[upper-alpha 33] (Street mix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | |||||||||
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Year | Title | Album | Artist | Reference(s) |
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1971 | "Theme From "Man And Boy" ("Better Days")" | Soundtrack for Man and Boy | J.J. Johnson | [22] |
1980 | "Just the Two of Us" | Winelight | Grover Washington Jr. | [23] |
1982 | "Apple Pie" | Dreams in Stone | Michel Berger | [24][25] |
2011 | "Use Me" (live November 4, 1972) | The Best of Soul Train Live | various | [26][27] |
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Notes
- The original version of "Ain't No Sunshine" did not chart on the UK Singles Chart until 2009, 38 years after its release.
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- "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2020 Singles". ARIA. 2020. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
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- "J.J. Johnson – Man And Boy (Original Motion Picture Score)". Discogs. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- "Dreams in Stone - Michel Berger - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
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