Bing Crosby discography | |
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Studio albums | 71 |
EPs | 6 |
Soundtrack albums | 7 |
Live albums | 2 |
Compilation albums | 83 |
Singles | 409 |
Christmas albums | 14 |
78 rpm albums | 57 |
LP albums | 105 |
Decca albums | 98 |
Total albums | 163 |
American singer Bing Crosby has released 71 studio albums, 83 compilation albums and 409 singles over the course of his career. Crosby is one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold more than 200 million records as of 1960 [1] according to different sources his sales could be 300 million, [2] 500 million records, tapes, compact discs and digital downloads globally. [3] Guinness World Records recognizes "White Christmas" as the best-selling single of all time, selling 50 million copies globally. [4] [5]
Crosby was an influence on multimedia stars that followed, including Elvis Presley. [6] Musically, Crosby set the benchmark for the intimate "easy listening" genre that influenced future male artists including Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Perry Como, and Dick Haymes. [7] He first started recording in 1926 with Don Clark and his Hotel Biltmore Orchestra, when he sang the vocal refrain on "I've Got the Girl". He joined the Paul Whiteman Orchestra in 1927 which led to his first screen appearance as a member of the trio The Rhythm Boys in King of Jazz .
He released his first album containing compilations in 1939, and his first studio album Ballad for Americans , (which contained no re-issued singles) in 1940. His final album Beautiful Memories was recorded in 1976; however, material recorded before his death was issued posthumously in 1977 as the album Seasons . Crosby recorded with numerous artists, including Al Jolson, his fellow film stars Judy Garland and Bob Hope, and The Andrews Sisters.
Year | Album | Label | Peak chart position | Certifications |
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1977 | The Greatest Hits of Bing Crosby (M.F. Productions 2 LP) | — | ||
Bing Sings | — | * RIAA: 2× Platinum | ||
Where the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Sky (Biograph BLP-M-1) | — | |||
1991 | White Christmas | Laserlight Digital | — | |
1992 | 16 Most Requested Songs | — | ||
1993 | A Little Bit of Irish (posthumous edition, recorded in 1966) | Golden Olden Recordings | — | |
Bing: His Legendary Years 1931–1957 (4-CD box set) | — | |||
1995 | Christmas Through the Years | — | ||
1997 | Bing's Gold Records | — | ||
1998 | Bing Crosby: The Voice of Christmas (Christmas collection) | — | ||
1999 | 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bing Crosby | — | ||
2006 | The Definitive Collection | — | ||
2010 | On the Sentimental Side (posthumous edition, recorded in 1962; Bing Crosby's latest studio album) | Collectors' Choice Music | — | |
2011 | Christmas (Christmas collection) | — | ||
2017 | The Bible Story of Christmas narrated by Bing Crosby (re-issued by WLP) Vinyl LP and CD | — | ||
2019 | Bing at Christmas | 9 (UK) | ||
2023 | A Valentine from Bing | — | ||
Bing Crosby’s Irish Songbook | — | |||
Bing & Ella (w/ Ella Fitzgerald) | — | |||
Bing At the Movies (Volume 1) | — | |||
Bing Crosby's Christmas Gems | — | |||
Year | Single | Chart positions | ||||
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US [8] [nb 1] | US R&B | US AC | US Country | UK | ||
1927 | "Muddy Water" (with Paul Whiteman) | 11 | — | — | — | — |
"Side by Side" (The Rhythm Boys with Paul Whiteman) | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"I'm Coming, Virginia" (The Rhythm Boys with Paul Whiteman) | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
"My Blue Heaven" (with Paul Whiteman et al.) | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"The Calinda" (with Paul Whiteman et al.) | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
1928 | "Changes" (with Paul Whiteman et al.) | 4 | — | — | — | — |
"Ol' Man River" (with Paul Whiteman) | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"Make Believe" (with Paul Whiteman) | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
"Sunshine" (with Paul Whiteman et al.) | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
"Mississippi Mud" (with Paul Whiteman et al.) | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
"Mississippi Mud" (with Frankie Trumbauer) | 18 | — | — | — | — | |
"From Monday On" (with Paul Whiteman et al.) | 14 | — | — | — | — | |
"You Took Advantage of Me" (with Paul Whiteman et al.) | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
"Louisiana" (with Paul Whiteman et al.) | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
"It Was the Dawn of Love" (with Paul Whiteman et al.) | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
"I'm on the Crest of a Wave" (with Paul Whiteman et al.) | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
"Out-O'-Town Gal" (with Paul Whiteman et al.) | 16 | — | — | — | — | |
1929 | "Makin' Whoopee" (with Paul Whiteman et al.) | 8 | — | — | — | — |
"Let's Do It" (with Dorsey Brothers) | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
"Louise" (with Paul Whiteman) | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
"Little Pal" (with Paul Whiteman) | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
"Your Mother and Mine" (with Paul Whiteman et al.) | 16 | — | — | — | — | |
"Waiting at the End of the Road" (with Paul Whiteman) | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
"I'm A Dreamer, Aren't We All?" (with Paul Whiteman et al.) | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
"If I Had a Talking Picture of You" (with Paul Whiteman) | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
"Great Day" (with Paul Whiteman) | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"Without a Song" (with Paul Whiteman) | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
"A Bundle of Old Love Letters" (with Paul Whiteman) | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
1930 | "After You've Gone" (with Paul Whiteman) | 14 | — | — | — | — |
"I Like to Do Things for You" (with Paul Whiteman et al.) | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
"You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" (with Paul Whiteman) | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" (with Paul Whiteman) | 16 | — | — | — | — | |
"It Must Be True" (with Gus Arnheim) | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"Three Little Words" (with Duke Ellington et al.) | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"Them There Eyes" (with Gus Arnheim & The Rhythm Boys) | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
1931 | "The Little Things in Life" (with Gus Arnheim) | 4 | — | — | — | — |
"I Surrender Dear" (with Gus Arnheim) | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"One More Time" (with Gus Arnheim) | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"Just a Gigolo" | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
"Out of Nowhere" | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"Ho Hum!" (with Gus Arnheim & Loyce Whiteman) | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
"Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams" | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"Just One More Chance" | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"Were You Sincere?" | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
"I Found a Million Dollar Baby" | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"I'm Thru with Love" | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"At Your Command" | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"Many Happy Returns of the Day" | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"Stardust" | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
"Dancing in the Dark" | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"I Apologize" | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"Sweet and Lovely" | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
"Goodnight, Sweetheart" | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
"A Faded Summer Love" | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
"Gems from George White's Scandals" (with Mills Brothers, The Boswell Sisters & Victor Young) | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
1932 | "Dinah" (with Mills Brothers) | 1 | — | — | — | — |
"Can't We Talk It Over?" (with Helen Crawford) | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
"Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)" (Bing's Theme Song) | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"Snuggled on Your Shoulder (Cuddled in Your Arms)" | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
"Paradise" | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
"Shine" (with Mills Brothers) | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
"Lazy Day" | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"Sweet Georgia Brown" | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"Cabin in the Cotton" | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
"Love Me Tonight" | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"Some of These Days" | 16 | — | — | — | — | |
"Please" | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"Waltzing in a Dream" | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
"Here Lies Love" | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
1933 | "Just an Echo in the Valley" | 2 | — | — | — | — |
"I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
"Street of Dreams" | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
"You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"Young and Healthy" | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"You're Beautiful Tonight, My Dear" | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
"I've Got the World on a String" | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
"You've Got Me Crying Again" | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
"Shadow Waltz" | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"I've Got to Sing a Torch Song" | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
"Learn to Croon" | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"Down the Old Ox Road" | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
"Blue Prelude" | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
"My Love" | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"Thanks" | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"The Day You Came Along" | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"The Last Round-Up" | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"Home on the Range" | 18 | — | — | — | — | |
"Beautiful Girl" | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
"Temptation" | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?" | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
1934 | "We'll Make Hay While the Sun Shines" | 8 | — | — | — | — |
"Little Dutch Mill" | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"Good Night, Lovely Little Lady" | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"Once in a Blue Moon" | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
"Love Thy Neighbor" | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"Ridin' Around in the Rain" | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
"May I?" | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"She Reminds Me of You" | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
"Love in Bloom" | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"Straight from the Shoulder" | 16 | — | — | — | — | |
"Give Me a Heart to Sing To" | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Year | Single | Chart positions | ||||
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US [10] [11] | US R&B [12] | US AC [13] | US Country | UK [14] | ||
1934 | "Two Cigarettes in the Dark" | 5 | — | — | — | — |
"The Very Thought of You" | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
"The Moon Was Yellow" | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
"June in January" (from Crosbyana ) | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"Love Is Just Around the Corner" (from Crosbyana ) | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
"With Every Breath I Take" (from Crosbyana ) | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"Maybe I'm Wrong Again" | 14 | — | — | — | — | |
1935 | "Soon" (from Crosbyana ) | 1 | — | — | — | — |
"Down by the River" (from Crosbyana ) | 17 | — | — | — | — | |
"It's Easy to Remember" (from Crosbyana ) | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"I Wished on the Moon" (from Crosbyana ) | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"Without a Word of Warning" (from Crosbyana ) | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
"I Wish I Were Aladdin" (from Crosbyana ) | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
"From the Top of Your Head to the Tip of Your Toes" (from Crosbyana ) | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
"Red Sails in the Sunset" | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"Silent Night" (gold record) (from Christmas Music ) | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
"On Treasure Island" | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
1936 | "Would You?" | 20 | — | — | — | — |
"The Touch of Your Lips" | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"Robins and Roses" | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"It Ain't Necessarily So" | 18 | — | — | — | — | |
"I'm an Old Cowhand" (from Cowboy Songs ) | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"I Can't Escape from You" | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
"Empty Saddles" (from Under Western Skies ) | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
"Song of the Islands" (from Music of Hawaii ) | 14 | — | — | — | — | |
"South Sea Island Magic" (from Favorite Hawaiian Songs ) | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"Me and the Moon" | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
"Pennies from Heaven" | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"Let's Call a Heart a Heart" | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
"So Do I" | 18 | — | — | — | — | |
1937 | "One, Two, Button Your Shoe" | 19 | — | — | — | — |
"Sweet Leilani" (gold record) (from Favorite Hawaiian Songs ) | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"Blue Hawaii" (from Favorite Hawaiian Songs ) | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
"Too Marvelous for Words" | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"What Will I Tell My Heart?" | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
"Sweet Is the Word for You" | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
"Never in a Million Years" | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"Moonlight and Shadows" | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
"My Little Buckaroo" (from Cowboy Songs ) | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
"Peckin'" (w/ Jimmy Dorsey) | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
"The Moon Got in My Eyes" | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"(You Know It All) Smarty" | 18 | — | — | — | — | |
"It's the Natural Thing to Do" | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"Remember Me?" | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"I Still Love to Kiss You Goodnight" | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
"Can I Forget You?" | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
"Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?)" (w/ Connee Boswell) | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"Basin Street Blues" (w/ Connee Boswell) | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
"The One Rose (That's Left in My Heart)" | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
"Sail Along, Silv'ry Moon" (from Favorite Hawaiian Songs ) | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
1938 | "When the Organ Played 'O, Promise Me'" | 5 | — | — | — | — |
"There's a Gold Mine in the Sky" (w/ Eddie Dunstedter) (from Cowboy Songs ) | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
"On the Sentimental Side" | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"The Moon of Manakoora" | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
"Let Me Whisper I Love You" | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
"When Mother Nature Sings Her Lullaby" | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"Now It Can Be Told" | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
"I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams" | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"Small Fry" (w/ Johnny Mercer) (from Small Fry ) | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"Mr. Gallagher & Mr. Shean" (w/ Johnny Mercer) (from Bing Crosby Sings with Judy Garland, Mary Martin, Johnny Mercer ) | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" (w/ Connee Boswell) | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"Don't Let That Moon Get Away" | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
"Mexicali Rose" (from Cowboy Songs ) | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"My Reverie" | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
1939 | "You're a Sweet Little Headache" | 3 | — | — | — | — |
"I Have Eyes" | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"The Funny Old Hills" | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
"Someone Stole Gabriel's Horn" (w/ The Dorsey Brothers) | 14 | — | — | — | — | |
"It's a Lonely Trail" (from Cowboy Songs ) | 17 | — | — | — | — | |
"The Lonesome Road" (from Star Dust ) | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
"I Cried for You" (from Star Dust ) | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
"Between a Kiss and a Sigh" | 15 | — | — | — | — | |
"My Melancholy Baby" (from Star Dust ) | 14 | — | — | — | — | |
"Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life" (from Victor Herbert Melodies, Vol. 1 ) | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
"East Side of Heaven" | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
"Sing a Song of Sunbeams" | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
"Deep Purple" (from Star Dust ) | 14 | — | — | — | — | |
"God Bless America" (from Patriotic Songs for Children ) | 17 | — | — | — | — | |
"That Sly Old Gentleman (from Featherbed Lane)" (from Small Fry ) | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
"Little Sir Echo" (from Small Fry ) | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"And the Angels Sing" | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
"Alla en el rancho grande" | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
"Whistling in the Wildwood" | 14 | — | — | — | — | |
"An Apple for the Teacher" (w/ Connee Boswell) (from Small Fry ) | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"Go Fly a Kite" | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
"A Man and His Dream" | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"Start the Day Right" (w/ Connee Boswell) (from Bing and Connee) | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
"What's New?" | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"Ciribiribin (They're So in Love)" (w/ The Andrews Sisters) (from Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters - EP) | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
"Yodelin' Jive" (w/ The Andrews Sisters) (from Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters - EP) | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"My Isle of Golden Dreams" (from Favorite Hawaiian Songs ) | 18 | — | — | — | — | |
1940 | "Between 18th & 19th on Chestnut Street" (w/ Connee Boswell) (from Bing and Connee) | 12 | — | — | — | — |
"Sweet Potato Piper" | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
"Just One More Chance" (re-recording) | 16 | — | — | — | — | |
"I'm Too Romantic" (aka "Too Romantic") | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"The Singing Hills" (from Under Western Skies ) | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"Tumbling Tumbleweeds" (from Under Western Skies ) | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
"April Played the Fiddle" | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
"I Haven't Time to Be a Millionaire" | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
"Meet the Sun Half-Way" | 15 | — | — | — | — | |
"Sierra Sue" (from Under Western Skies ) | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"Mister Meadowlark" (w/ Johnny Mercer) (from Bing Crosby Sings with Judy Garland, Mary Martin, Johnny Mercer ) | 18 | — | — | — | — | |
"Trade Winds" (from Hawaii Calls ) | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"Can't Get Indiana Off My Mind" | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
"That's for Me" | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
"Only Forever" | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"When the Moon Comes Over Madison Square" | 27 | — | — | — | — | |
"Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)" (re-recording) (from Drifting and Dreaming ) | 27 | — | — | — | — | |
"You Made Me Love You" | 25 | — | — | — | — | |
1941 | "Please" (re-recording) | 24 | — | — | — | — |
"Along the Santa Fe Trail" (from Under Western Skies ) | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"Lone Star Trail" (from Under Western Skies ) | 23 | — | — | — | — | |
"New San Antonio Rose" (from Don't Fence Me In ) | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
"It Makes No Difference Now" (from Don't Fence Me In ) | 23 | — | — | — | — | |
"Did Your Mother Come From Ireland?" (from St. Patrick's Day ) | 22 | — | — | — | — | |
"Dolores" | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"Paradise Isle" (from Favorite Hawaiian Songs, Vol. One ) | 23 | — | — | — | — | |
"You and I" | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
"Brahms' Lullaby" | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
"'Til Reveille" | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
"Be Honest With Me" (from Don't Fence Me In ) | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
"You Are My Sunshine" (from Don't Fence Me In ) | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
"The Whistler's Mother-in-law" (w/ Muriel Lane) | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
"The Waiter and the Porter and the Upstairs Maid" (w/ Mary Martin & Jack Teagarden) | 23 | — | — | — | — | |
"Clementine" | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
"Shepherd Serenade" | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"The Anniversary Waltz" | 24 | — | — | — | — | |
1942 | "Deep in the Heart of Texas" | 3 | — | — | — | — |
"I Don't Want to Walk Without You" | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
"Sing Me a Song of the Islands" (from Favorite Hawaiian Songs, Vol. Two ) | 22 | — | — | — | — | |
"Miss You" | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
"The Lamplighter's Serenade" | 23 | — | — | — | — | |
"When the White Azaleas Start Blooming" | 21 | — | — | — | — | |
"Skylark" | 14 | — | — | — | — | |
"The Bombardier Song" | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
"Be Careful, It's My Heart" (from Song Hits from Holiday Inn ) | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"White Christmas" (gold record) (from Song Hits from Holiday Inn ) | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | |
"Moonlight Becomes You" | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
1943 | "Constantly" | 13 | — | — | — | — |
"Sunday, Monday, or Always" (gold record) | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | |
"If You Please" | 17 | — | — | — | — | |
"Mary's a Grand Old Name" | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
"People Will Say We're in Love" (from Bing Crosby Sings the Song Hits from Broadway Shows ) | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" (from Bing Crosby Sings the Song Hits from Broadway Shows ) | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"Pistol Packin' Mama" (w/ The Andrews Sisters)(gold record) (from Don't Fence Me In ) | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | |
"Vict'ry Polka" (w/ The Andrews Sisters) | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
"I'll Be Home for Christmas (If Only in My Dreams)" (gold record) (from Merry Christmas ) | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | |
"White Christmas" (gold record) | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
"Jingle Bells" (w/ The Andrews Sisters) (from Merry Christmas ) | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
"Let's Start the New Year Right" (from Song Hits from Holiday Inn ) | 18 | — | — | — | — | |
1944 | "San Fernando Valley" | 1 | — | — | — | — |
"Poinciana" | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"I Love You" | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"I'll Be Seeing You" | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"Swinging on a Star" (gold record) (from Selections from Going My Way ) | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"Going My Way" (from Selections from Going My Way ) | 15 | — | — | — | — | |
"Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (w/ The Andrews Sisters) | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"Amor" | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"Long Ago (and Far Away)" | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
"The Day After Forever" | 15 | — | — | — | — | |
"Hot Time in the Town of Berlin" (w/ The Andrews Sisters) | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"It Could Happen to You" | 18 | — | — | — | — | |
"Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral" (gold record) (from Selections from Going My Way ) | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"White Christmas" (gold record) | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
"Don't Fence Me In" (w/ The Andrews Sisters)(gold record) (from Don't Fence Me In ) | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | |
1945 | "Evelina" (from Bing Crosby Sings the Song Hits from Broadway Shows ) | 9 | — | — | — | — |
"Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" (w/ The Andrews Sisters) | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"The Three Caballeros" (w/ The Andrews Sisters) | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
"Sleigh Ride in July" | 14 | — | — | — | — | |
"Like Someone in Love" | 15 | — | — | — | — | |
"Just a Prayer Away" | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"All of My Life" | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
"Yah-ta-ta, Yah-ta-ta (Talk, Talk, Talk)" (w/ Judy Garland) (from Bing Crosby Sings with Judy Garland, Mary Martin, Johnny Mercer ) | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
"You Belong to My Heart" (from El Bingo – A Collection of Latin American Favorites ) | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"Baia" (from El Bingo – A Collection of Latin American Favorites ) | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
"My Baby Said Yes" (w/ Louis Jordan) | 14 | — | — | — | — | |
"On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"If I Loved You" (from Bing Crosby Sings the Song Hits from Broadway Shows ) | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
"Along the Navajo Trail" (w/ The Andrews Sisters) (from Go West Young Man ) | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"It's Been a Long, Long Time" (w/ Les Paul Trio) (from Drifting and Dreaming ) | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"The Road to Morocco" (w/ Bob Hope) (from Selections from Road to Utopia ) | 21 | — | — | — | — | |
"I Can't Begin to Tell You" (gold record) | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"White Christmas" (gold record) | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"Aren't You Glad You're You?" (from Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's ) | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
"In the Land of Beginning Again" (from Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's ) | 18 | — | — | — | — | |
"Symphony" [15] | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
1946 | "Give Me the Simple Life" | 16 | — | — | — | — |
"The Bells of St. Mary's" (from Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's ) | 21 | — | — | — | — | |
"McNamara's Band" (gold record) (from St. Patrick's Day ) | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
"Day by Day" (w/ Mel Tormé & His Mel-Tones) | 15 | — | — | — | — | |
"Sioux City Sue" | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"Personality" (from Selections from Road to Utopia ) | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
"They Say It's Wonderful" (from Bing Crosby Sings the Song Hits from Broadway Shows ) | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
"South America, Take It Away" (w/ The Andrews Sisters) [16] (gold record) | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" (w/ The Andrews Sisters) | 14 | — | — | — | — | |
"Night and Day" | 21 | — | — | — | — | |
"You Keep Coming Back Like a Song" (from Blue Skies ) | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
"White Christmas" (gold record) | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
1947 | "A Gal in Calico" | 8 | — | — | — | — |
"Easter Parade" (from Song Hits from Holiday Inn ) | 22 | — | — | — | — | |
"That's How Much I Love You" | 17 | — | — | — | — | |
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" (w/ Al Jolson)(gold record) (from Bing Crosby Sings with Al Jolson, Bob Hope, Dick Haymes and the Andrews Sisters ) | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
"Tallahassee" (w/ The Andrews Sisters) | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
"There's No Business Like Show Business" (w/ The Andrews Sisters & Dick Haymes) (from Bing Crosby Sings with Al Jolson, Bob Hope, Dick Haymes and the Andrews Sisters ) | 25 | — | — | — | — | |
"Feudin' and Fightin'" (from Bing and the Dixieland Bands ) | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
"The Freedom Train" (w/ The Andrews Sisters) | 21 | — | — | — | — | |
"You Do" | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
"How Soon (Will I Be Seeing You)" | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
"The Whiffenpoof Song" (gold record) (from Auld Lang Syne ) | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
"White Christmas" (gold record) | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (w/ The Andrews Sisters) | 22 | — | — | — | — | |
"Silent Night" (new version) | 22 | — | — | — | 8 | |
1948 | "Ballerina" | 10 | — | — | — | — |
"Now Is the Hour" (gold record) (from Auld Lang Syne ) | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
"You Don't Have to Know the Language" (w/ The Andrews Sisters) (from Selections from Road to Rio ) | 21 | — | — | — | — | |
"Pass That Peace Pipe" | 21 | — | — | — | — | |
"But Beautiful" (from Selections from Road to Rio ) | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
"Blue Shadows on the Trail" (from Home on the Range) | 23 | — | — | — | — | |
"A Fella with an Umbrella" | 23 | — | — | — | — | |
"White Christmas" (gold record) | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
"A Hundred and Sixty Acres" (w/ The Andrews Sisters) (from Go West Young Man ) | 23 | — | — | — | — | |
1949 | "Far Away Places" | 2 | — | — | — | — |
"Galway Bay" (gold record) (from When Irish Eyes Are Smiling ) | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"If You Stub Your Toe on the Moon" (from A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court ) | 27 | — | — | — | — | |
"Careless Hands" | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
"Riders in the Sky" | 14 | — | — | — | — | |
"Some Enchanted Evening" (from South Pacific ) | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
"Bali Ha'i" (from South Pacific ) | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
"Dear Hearts and Gentle People" (gold record) | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
"Mule Train" | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"Way Back Home" (from Way Back Home ) | 21 | — | — | — | — | |
"White Christmas" (gold record) | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
1950 | "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" (w/ The Andrews Sisters) (from Go West Young Man ) | 24 | — | — | — | — |
"Quicksilver" (w/ The Andrews Sisters) (from Go West Young Man ) | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
"Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"I Didn't Slip, I Wasn't Pushed, I Fell" | 22 | — | — | — | — | |
"Play a Simple Melody" (w/ Gary Crosby)(gold record) (from Gary Crosby and Friend - EP) | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"Sam's Song" (w/ Gary Crosby) (from Gary Crosby and Friend - EP) | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
"La Vie en rose" | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
"I Cross My Fingers" | 18 | — | — | — | — | |
"All My Love" | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
"Beyond the Reef" | 26 | — | — | — | — | |
"Harbor Lights" | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
"White Christmas" (gold record) | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | 14 | — | — | — | — | |
"A Crosby Christmas" (w/ his sons) | 22 | — | — | — | — | |
1951 | "A Marshmallow World" | 14 | — | — | — | — |
"Sparrow in the Treetop" (w/ The Andrews Sisters) | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
"When You and I Were Young, Maggie Blues" (w/ Gary Crosby) (from Gary Crosby and Friend - EP) | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
"Moonlight Bay" (w/ Gary Crosby) (from Gary Crosby and Friend - EP) | 14 | — | — | — | — | |
"Gone Fishin'" (w/ Louis Armstrong) | 19 | — | — | — | — | |
"In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" (w/ Jane Wyman) | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
"Shanghai" | 21 | — | — | — | — | |
"Domino" | 15 | — | — | — | — | |
"White Christmas" (gold record) | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
1952 | "The Isle of Innisfree" (from Themes and Songs from The Quiet Man ) | — | — | — | — | 3 |
"Watermelon Weather" (w/ Peggy Lee) | 28 | — | — | — | — | |
"Till the End of the World" | 16 | — | — | 10 | — | |
"Zing a Little Zong" (w/ Jane Wyman) (from Selections from the Paramount Picture "Just for You" ) | 18 | — | — | — | 10 | |
"Silver Bells" (w/ Carol Richards) | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
"Keep It a Secret" | 28 | — | — | — | — | |
1953 | "You Don't Know What Lonesome Is" (from Home on the Range) | 23 | — | — | — | — |
"Open Up Your Heart" | 22 | — | — | — | — | |
"Hush-a-bye" | 24 | — | — | — | — | |
"White Christmas" (gold record) | 21 | — | — | — | — | |
1954 | "Changing Partners" (from Bing Sings the Hits ) | 13 | — | — | — | 9 |
"Y'all Come" (from Bing Sings the Hits ) | 20 | — | — | — | — | |
"Down by the Riverside" (w/ Gary Crosby) | 28 | — | — | — | — | |
"Young at Heart" | 24 | — | — | — | — | |
"Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep" (from Selections from Irving Berlin's White Christmas ) | 27 | — | — | — | 11 | |
"White Christmas" (gold record) (from Selections from Irving Berlin's White Christmas ) | 21 | — | — | — | — | |
1955 | "Stranger in Paradise" (from Bing Sings the Hits ) | — | — | — | — | 17 |
"White Christmas" (gold record) | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
1956 | "In a Little Spanish Town" (w/ Buddy Cole & his Trio) (from In a Little Spanish Town) | 49 | — | — | — | 22 |
"True Love" (w/ Grace Kelly) (from High Society ) | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | |
"Well, Did You Evah!" (w/ Frank Sinatra) (from High Society ) | 92 | — | — | — | — | |
"Now You Has Jazz" (w/ Louis Armstrong) (from High Society ) | 88 | — | — | — | — | |
"White Christmas" (gold record) | 65 | — | — | — | — | |
1957 | "Around the World" (from Around the World with Bing!) | 25 | — | — | — | 5 |
"How Lovely Is Christmas" (from A Christmas Story – An Axe, an Apple and a Buckskin Jacket ) | 97 | — | — | — | — | |
"Silent Night" | 54 | — | — | — | — | |
"Silver Bells" (w/ Carol Richards) | 78 | — | — | — | — | |
"White Christmas" (gold record) | 34 | — | — | — | — | |
1958 | 66 | — | — | — | — | |
1959 | 59 | — | — | — | — | |
1960 | "Adeste Fideles" | 45 | — | — | — | — |
"I'll Be Home for Christmas (If Only in My Dreams)" (gold record) | 102 | — | — | — | — | |
"Silent Night" | 54 | — | — | — | — | |
"White Christmas" (gold record) | 26 | — | — | — | — | |
1961 | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
1962 | 38 | — | — | — | — | |
1968 | "Step to the Rear" | — | — | 29 | — | — |
1975 | "That's What Life Is All About" (from That's What Life Is All About ) | — | — | 35 | — | 41 |
1977 | "White Christmas" | — | — | — | — | 5 |
1982 | "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" (w/ David Bowie) | — | — | — | — | 3 |
1983 | "True Love" (w/ Grace Kelly) | — | — | — | — | 70 |
1985 | "White Christmas" | — | — | — | — | 69 |
1998 | — | — | — | — | 29 | |
2018 | 34 | — | — | — | 61 | |
2019 | 42 | — | — | — | 31 | |
2020 | 20 | — | — | — | 49 | |
"Mele Kalikimaka (Merry Christmas)" (w/ The Andrews Sisters) | 36 | — | — | — | — | |
"I'll Be Home for Christmas (If Only in My Dreams)" | 50 | — | — | — | — | |
2021 | "White Christmas" | 21 | — | — | — | 48 |
2022 | 16 | — | — | — | 39 | |
2023 | 14 | — | — | — | 38 | |
2024 | 32 | — | — | — | 66 |
Since many radio stations in the US adopt a format change to Christmas music each December, many holiday hits have an annual spike in popularity during the last few weeks of the year and are retired once the season is over. [17] In December 2011, Billboard began a Holiday Songs chart with 50 positions that monitors the last five weeks of each year to "rank the top holiday hits of all eras using the same methodology as the Hot 100, blending streaming, airplay, and sales data", [18] and in 2013 the number of positions on the chart was doubled, resulting in the Holiday 100. [19] Many Crosby recordings have made appearances on the Holiday 100 and are noted below according to the holiday season in which they charted there.
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José Feliciano has recorded 56 studio albums, most of which are primarily sung in either English or Spanish. Three of his releases received the standard Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of 500,000 units. Two of his other albums were awarded Los Premios de Oro y De Platino from the RIAA: Señor Bolero went double Platinum in 2004 for surpassing sales of 120,000 units, and José Feliciano y Amigos went Gold in 2008 after selling 30,000 copies.