 | This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points.(September 2025) |
| Billy Preston discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 25 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Singles | 63 |
This is the discography of American musician and singer Billy Preston.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US R&B [1] | US Gospel [1] | CAN [2] | ||
| 16 Yr. Old Soul | — | — | — | — | |
| The Most Exciting Organ Ever | 143 | 5 | — | — | |
| Early Hits of 1965 |
| — | — | — | — |
| Wildest Organ in Town! |
| 118 | 9 | — | — |
| That's the Way God Planned It | 127 [A] | — | — | — | |
| Encouraging Words |
| — | 50 | — | — |
| I Wrote a Simple Song |
| 32 | 9 | — | — |
| Music Is My Life |
| 32 | 7 | — | 31 |
| Everybody Likes Some Kind of Music |
| 52 | 3 | — | 76 |
| The Kids & Me |
| 17 | 8 | — | 21 |
| It's My Pleasure |
| 43 | 18 | — | 20 |
| Billy Preston |
| — | — | — | — |
| A Whole New Thing |
| — | 49 | — | — |
| Behold! |
| — | — | — | — |
| Late at Night |
| 49 | 73 | — | — |
| Universal Love |
| — | — | — | — |
| The Way I Am |
| — | — | — | — |
| Billy Preston & Syreeta |
| 127 | 48 | — | — |
| Pressin' On |
| — | — | — | — |
| On the Air |
| — | — | — | — |
| Ministry of Music |
| — | — | 33 | — |
| You Can't Keep a Good Man Down |
| — | — | — | — |
| Billy's Back! |
| — | — | — | — |
| You and I | — | — | — | — | |
| Music from My Heart |
| — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Club Meetin' |
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| Live European Tour |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| SWE [3] | ||
| Fast Break |
| 42 |
| Title | Album details |
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| Billy's Bag |
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| The Best of Billy Preston |
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| The Best |
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| The Collection |
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| Ultimate Collection |
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| Billys Bag– His Most Hammond Groovin 'Soul Movin' Sides 1963–1966 |
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| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Billy Preston |
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| Soul Derby – Complete Vee Jay Recordings 1964/1965 |
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| Title | EP details |
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| Billy Preston's Beatles Salute |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] [4] | US R&B [1] | US AC [1] | US Dance [1] | AUS [5] | CAN [2] | NL [6] | UK [7] | ||||
| "My Kind of Music" | 1961 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Volcano" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Greazee" | 1963 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 Yr. Old Soul | |
| "Billy's Bag" | 1965 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 [B] | The Most Exciting Organ Ever | |
| "Drown in My Own Tears" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Girl's Got "It"" | 1966 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Advice" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wildest Organ in Town! | ||
| "Sunny" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Club Meetin' | ||
| "Can't She Tell" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Hey Brother" | 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | That's the Way God Planned It | |
| "The Split" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Split | ||
| "Get Back" (with the Beatles) / | 1969 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Let It Be | |
| "Don't Let Me Down" (with the Beatles) | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "That's the Way God Planned It" | 62 | — | — | — | 22 | 61 | 14 | 11 | That's the Way God Planned It | ||
| "Everything's Alright" | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | |||
| "All That I've Got (I'm Gonna Give It to You)" | 1970 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "If I Had a Hammer" [C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Most Exciting Organ Ever | ||
| "My Sweet Lord" | 90 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Encouraging Words | ||
| "I Wrote a Simple Song" / | 1971 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Wrote a Simple Song | |
| "Outa-Space" | 2 | 1 | 23 | — | — | 13 | — | 44 |
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| "My Country 'Tis of Thee" [D] | 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Bus" | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "That's the Way Gold Planned It" (re-release) | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | That's the Way God Planned It | ||
| "Slaughter" | 50 | 17 | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | Slaughter | ||
| "Will It Go Round in Circles" | 1973 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 99 | 1 | — | — |
| Music Is My Life |
| "Space Race" | 4 | 1 | 34 | — | — | 6 | — | — |
| Everybody Likes Some Kind of Music | |
| "My Soul Is a Witness" [E] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "You're So Unique" | 1974 | 48 | 11 | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | ||
| "Nothing from Nothing" | 1 | 8 | 15 | — | 60 | 5 | — | — |
| The Kids & Me | |
| "Struttin'" | 22 | 11 | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | |||
| "Fancy Lady" | 1975 | 71 | 23 | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | It's My Pleasure | |
| "That's Life" [F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Do It While You Can" | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I've Got the Spirit" / | 1977 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Billy Preston | |
| "Do What You Want" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Girl" | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Whole New Thing" / | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Whole New Thing | ||
| "Wide Stride" | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I'm Really Gonna Miss You" | 1978 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Disco Dancin'" [G] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | |||
| "Get Back" | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | ||
| "Go for It" (with Syreeta) | 1979 | 108 | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | Fast Break | |
| "It Will Come in Time" (with Syreeta) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 47 | Late at Night | ||
| "With You I'm Born Again" (with Syreeta) | 4 | 86 | 2 | — | 21 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
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| "Universal Love" | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Universal Love | |
| "One More Time for Love" (with Syreeta) | 52 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Syreeta | ||
| "Please Stay" (with Syreeta) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hope" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Way I Am | |
| "A Change Is Gonna Come" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Searchin'" (with Syreeta) | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Billy Preston & Syreeta | ||
| "Just for You (Put the Boogie in Your Body)" (with Syreeta) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "A New Way to Say I Love You" (with Syreeta) [H] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 [I] | |||
| "I'll Make It with Your Love" [J] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Love" (with Syreeta) [K] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Billy Preston & Syreeta | ||
| "I'm Never Gonna Say Goodbye" | 1982 | 88 | 64 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | Pressin' On | |
| "Thanks, But No Thanks" [L] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Pressin' On" [M] | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "And Dance" | 1984 | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | On the Air | |
| "If You Let Me Love You" [N] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Here, There and Everywhere" [O] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Christmas with the Family" (as the Preston Family) [P] | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "So Good, So Fine" (with Ann-Louise Hanson) [Q] | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Duva – Flyg igen | |
| "What About the Love" [R] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | You Can't Keep a Good Man Down | ||
| "Since I Held You Close" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Heroes" [S] | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | ||
| "Watching the Hands of Time" (with Syreeta) [T] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hold Me" [U] | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | You and I | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||