B. J. Thomas discography

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The discography for American musician B. J. Thomas includes releases from five decades, between the 1960s and the 2010s. Thomas is best remembered for his hit songs during the 1960s and 1970s, which appeared on the pop, country and Christian music charts. His popular recordings include the Burt Bacharach and Hal David song "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", the Larry Butler and Chips Moman song "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song", and the original version of the Mark James song "Hooked on a Feeling".

Contents

Albums

YearTitlePeak chart positions [1] Label
US US Country CAN
1966I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Scepter Records
Tomorrow Never Comes
1967Sings for Lovers and Losers
1968 On My Way 133
1969Young and in Love
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head1210
1970Greatest Hits Volume 190
Everybody's Out of Town7271
Most of All6744
1971Greatest Hits Volume 292
1972Country209
Billy Joe Thomas145
1973Songs221 Paramount
1974 Longhorns & Londonbridges
1975 Reunion 59240 ABC Records
Help Me Make It (To My Rockin' Chair)26
1976Home Where I Belong Myrrh
1977B. J. Thomas11439 MCA
1978Everybody Loves a Rain Song
1979Happy Man Myrrh
You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer)
1980The Best of B. J. Thomas
For the Best MCA/Songbird
In Concert
1981Amazing Grace Myrrh
Some Love Songs Never Die MCA
1982As We Know Him
Miracle Myrrh
Peace in the Valley
1983The Best of B. J. Thomas Volume 2
Love Shines Priority
New Looks19313 Columbia
The Great American Dream27
1984Shining40
1985Throwin' Rocks at the Moon
All Is Calm, All Is Bright
1986Night Life
1989Midnight Minute Reprise Records
1992Back Against the Wall
1993Wind Beneath My Wings Sony Music Special Products
Still Standing HereSilver City Records
1994Back/ForwardDISA Records
Now and ThenJ & B Records
1995Precious Memories Warner Bros.
Scenes of ChristmasCross Three Records
1997I Believe Warner Bros.
Christmas Is Coming Home Warner Resound
2000You Call That a MountainKardina Records
2002Greatest & Latest Purple Pyramid Records
2005That Christmas Feeling Madacy
2006We Praise: Glorify Thy NameBraun Media
We Praise: Just as I Am
2007Home for ChristmasLifestyles
Love to Burn B. J. Thomas Music
2010Once I Loved Universal Music
2012The Complete Scepter SinglesReal Gone Music
2013The Living Room Sessions39Wrinkled Records
2014O Holy NightWrinkled Records
2017New Looks from an Old Lover: The Complete Columbia SinglesReal Gone Music

Singles

Note: Singles without indicated B-sides may have been only released as promotional copies with stereo and mono versions of the same song.

YearTitles (A-side, B-side)
Both sides from same album except where indicated
Peak chart positions [1] Album
US AC US US Country US Christian (CHR) [2] [3] CAN ACCANCAN Country AUS [4] UK [5]
1966"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
b/w "Candy Baby" (from Tomorrow Never Comes)
82I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
"Mama"
b/w "Wendy"
2212
"Billy and Sue"
b/w "Never Tell"
3423The Very Best of B. J. Thomas
"Bring Back the Time"
b/w "I Don't Have a Mind of My Own" (from Tomorrow Never Comes)
7553I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
"You'll Never Walk Alone"
b/w "Chains of Love"
The Very Best of B. J. Thomas
"Tomorrow Never Comes"
b/w "Your Tears Leave Me Cold" (non-album track)
8089Tomorrow Never Comes
"Plain Jane"
b/w "My Home Town"
129
1967"I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)"
b/w "Baby Cried" (from Tomorrow Never Comes)
94B. J. Thomas Sings for Lovers and Losers
"Treasure of Love"
b/w "Just the Wisdom of a Fool"
"Human"
b/w "Just the Wisdom of a Fool" (from B. J. Thomas Sings for Lovers and Losers)
non-album tracks
"The Girl Can't Help It"
b/w "Walkin' Back" (from Tomorrow Never Comes)
1968"The Eyes of a New York Woman"
b/w "I May Never Get To Heaven" (non-album track)
2829On My Way
"Hooked on a Feeling"
b/w "I've Been Down This Road Before"
53
1969"It's Only Love"
b/w "You Don't Love Me Anymore" (non-album track)
374524Young and in Love
"Pass the Apple Eve"
b/w "Fairy Tale of Time" (non-album track)
9778
"Skip a Rope"
b/w "You Don't Love Me Anymore" (non-album track)
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"
b/w "Never Had It So Good" (from Young and in Love)
11112938Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
1970"Everybody's Out of Town"
b/w "Living Again" (from Young and in Love)
3261821Everybody's Out of Town
"I Just Can't Help Believing"
b/w "Send My Picture To Scranton, PA"
191831
"Most of All"
b/w "The Mask" (from Everybody's Out of Town)
238132098Most of All
1971"No Love at All" (cover)
b/w "Have a Heart" (non-album track)
416121696
"Mighty Clouds of Joy"
b/w "Life"
8342526Greatest Hits Volume Two
"Long Ago Tomorrow"
b/w "Burnin' a Hole in My Mind" (non-album track)
136157
1972"Rock and Roll Lullaby"
b/w "Are We Losing Touch"
1158741Billy Joe Thomas
"That's What Friends Are for"
b/w "I Get Enthused"
3874
"Happier Than the Morning Sun"
b/w "We Have Got to Get Our Ship Together"
31100
1973"Sweet Cherry Wine"
b/w "Roads"
"Songs"
b/w "Goodbye's a Long, Long, Time"
41Songs
"Early Morning Hush"
b/w "Sunday Sunrise"
1974"Play Something Sweet"
b/w "Talkin' Confidentially" (from Songs)
Longhorns & Londonbridges
1975"(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song"
b/w "City Boys"
11113210Reunion
"Help Me Make It (To My Rockin' Chair)"
b/w "We Are Happy Together"
56437967Help Me Make It (To My Rockin' Chair)
1977"Home Where I Belong"
b/w "Hallelujah"
9821Home Where I Belong
"Without a Doubt"
B-side unknown
"Don't Worry Baby"
b/w "My Love"
217112B. J. Thomas
"Still The Lovin' Is Fun"
b/w "Play Me a Little Traveling Music"
8771386
1978"I Want To Be More Like Jesus"
B-side unknown
Happy Man
"Everybody Loves a Rain Song"
b/w "Dusty Roads"
24325114334Everybody Loves A Rain Song
"Sweet Young America"
b/w "Aloha"
1979"We Could Have Been the Closest of Friends"
b/w "In My Heart"
86non-album tracks
"God Bless the Children"
b/w "On This Christmas Night"
38On This Christmas Night (Various artists)
"Happy Man"5Happy Man
"What a Difference You've Made"6
"He's Got It All in Control"18
"From the Start"
B-side of the above four tracks unknown
20
1980"Jesus on My Mind"
b/w "Using Things and Loving People"
1You Gave Me Love (When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer)
"The Faith of a Little Child"
B-side unknown
7
"Walkin' on a Cloud"30For the Best
"Nothin' Could Be Better"19
"Everything Always Works Out for the Best"
b/w "No Limit"
10
1981"Uncloudy Day"
b/w "Amazing Grace"
Amazing Grace
"Some Love Songs Never Die"
b/w "There Ain't No Love"
3427Some Love Songs Never Die
"I Recall a Gypsy Woman"
b/w "The Lovin' Kind"
2247
1982"Satan, You're a Liar"
B-side unknown
6Miracle
"But Love Me"
b/w "I Really Got the Feeling"
27As We Know Him
"I'm in Tune (Finding How Good Life Can Be)"Miracle
1983"Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Love"
b/w "I Just Sing"
13931139New Looks
"New Looks from an Old Lover"
b/w "You Keep the Man in Me Happy"
16
"Pray for Me"
B-side unknown
4Love Shines
"Two Car Garage"
b/w "Beautiful World"
443191The Great American Dream
1984"Odessa Beggarman"35The Best of B. J. Thomas Volume II
"The Whole World's in Love When You're Lonely"
b/w "We're Here to Love"
1015Shining
"The Girl Most Likely To"
b/w "From This Moment On"
175
1985"The Part of Me That Needs You Most"
b/w "Northern Lights"
6157Throwin' Rocks at the Moon
1986"America Is"
b/w "Broken Toys"
62
"Night Life"
b/w "Make the World Go Away"
59Night Life
1988"As Long As We Got Each Other" (with Dusty Springfield)7Midnight Minute
1989"Don't Leave Love (Out There All Alone)"
b/w "One Woman"
39
2000"You Call That a Mountain"66You Call That a Mountain
2013"I Just Can't Help Believing" (with Vince Gill)The Living Room Sessions
2017"We Are Houston" (with The Music Row Choir)

Guest singles

YearSingleArtistChart positionsAlbum
US Country CAN Country
1984"Rock and Roll Shoes" [6] Ray Charles 1415 Friendship

Music videos

YearVideo
1983"Two Car Garage"
1992"A Southern Girl on a Summer Night"
2000"What's Forever For?"

Other album appearances

References

  1. 1 2 "Awards: B.J. Thomas". Allmusic . Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  2. "Christian CHR National Airplay". The Nielsen Company. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2012.
  3. [Powell, Mark Allan (2002). "B. J. Thomas". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. p. 949.]
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 308. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  5. "B.J. THOMAS". Official Charts. February 21, 1970. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
  6. "The top 20 pop singles, based on Billboard's survey..." UPI. October 12, 1984. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.