The American jazz singer Sammy Davis Jr. recorded extensively throughout his career and most recordings remain in the catalogs as various reissues. The following is a selected list of albums in chronological order by date of release.
The American jazz singer Sammy Davis Jr. recorded extensively throughout his career and most recordings remain in the catalogs as various reissues. The following is a selected list of albums in chronological order by date of release.
With Lena Horne
With various artists
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop [1] | US AC [1] | US Country [1] | UK [2] | |||||
| 1950 | "Inka Dinka Doo" b/w "Laura" | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | ||
| "Dedicated to You" b/w "I'm Sorry Dear" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1954 | "Hey There" / | 16 | — | — | 19 | Starring Sammy Davis Jr. | ||
| "And This Is My Beloved" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Because of You - Part 1" b/w "Because of You - Part 2" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "The Red Grapes" b/w "Glad to Be Unhappy" (from Starring Sammy Davis Jr.) | — | — | — | — | Non-album track | |||
| "Love (Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere)" / | — | — | — | — | Here's Lookin' at You | |||
| "The Birth of the Blues" | — | — | — | — | Starring Sammy Davis Jr. | |||
| 1955 | "Something's Gotta Give" / | 9 | — | — | 11 | Forget-Me-Nots for First Nighters | ||
| "Love Me or Leave Me" | 12 | — | — | 8 | Sammy Davis Jr. | |||
| "That Old Black Magic" b/w "A Man with a Dream" (Non-album track) | 13 | — | — | 16 | Sammy Swings | |||
| "A Fine Romance" b/w "I Go for You" (Non-album track) (Both sides with Carmen McRae) | — | — | — | — | Boy Meets Girl | |||
| "It's Bigger Than You or Me" b/w "Back Track!" (from Sammy Davis Jr.) | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |||
| "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" b/w "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" (Both sides with Gary Crosby) | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I'll Know" | 87 | — | — | — | Forget-Me-Nots for First Nighters | |||
| "Adelaide" | — | — | — | — | Sammy Davis Jr. | |||
| 1956 | "Five" b/w "You're Sensational" | 71 | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | ||
| "Earthbound" b/w "Just One of Those Things" (from Here's Lookin' at You) | 46 | — | — | — | ||||
| "New York's My Home" b/w "Never Like This" (Non-album track) | 59 | — | — | — | Forget-Me-Nots for First Nighters | |||
| "In a Persian Market" b/w "The Man with the Golden Arm" (Non-album track) | — | — | — | 28 | Here's Lookin' at You | |||
| "Frankie and Johnny" b/w "Circus" | — | — | — | — | Sammy Davis Jr. | |||
| "Jacques D'Iraque" / | — | — | — | — | Mr. Wonderful -- Original Cast recording | |||
| "Too Close for Comfort" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Without You I'm Nothing" b/w "Get Out of the Car" (Non-album track) | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Dangerous" b/w "All About Love" (Non-album track) | — | — | — | — | Sammy Davis Jr. | |||
| "All of You" b/w "Six Bridges to Cross" (Non-album track) | — | — | — | 28 | Forget-Me-Nots for First Nighters | |||
| 1957 | "Long Before I Knew You" b/w "The Golden Key" (Non-album track) | — | — | — | — | |||
| "French Fried Potatoes and Ketchup" b/w "Goodbye, So Long, I'm Gone" | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |||
| "Don'cha Go 'Way Mad" b/w "Specially for Little Girls" (Non-album track) | — | — | — | — | Sammy Swings | |||
| "Mad Ball" b/w "Cool Credo" | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |||
| "All Dressed Up and No Place to Go" b/w "Moment of Madness" (Non-album track) | — | — | — | — | Forget-Me-Nots for First Nighters | |||
| 1958 | "I'm Comin' Home" b/w "Hallelujah I Love Her So" | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | ||
| "No Fool Like an Old Fool" b/w "Unspoken" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I Ain't Gonna Change (The Way I Feel About You)" b/w "Song and Dance Man" (from Mr. Entertainment) | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I Never Got Out of Paris" b/w "That's Anna" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1959 | "You'll Never Get Away from Me" b/w "Fair Warning" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin''" b/w "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York" | — | — | — | — | Porgy and Bess -- soundtrack | |||
| 1960 | "Happy to Make Your Acquaintance" b/w "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (Both sides with Carmen McRae) | — | — | — | 46 | Boy Meets Girl | ||
| "I Got a Woman" b/w "Mess Around" | — | — | — | — | I Gotta Right to Swing! | |||
| "This Little Girl of Mine" b/w "Face to Face" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Eee-O-Eleven" b/w "Ain't That a Kick in the Head" | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |||
| 1961 | "Back in Your Own Backyard" b/w "I'm a Fool to Want You" (from The Wham Of Sam) | — | — | — | — | As Long As She Needs Me | ||
| "There Was a Tavern in the Town" b/w "One More Time (A Tribute to Ray Charles)" (Non-album track) | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1962 | "Bye Bye Blackbird" b/w "We Kiss in a Shadow" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "What Kind of Fool Am I" / | 17 | 6 | — | 26 | "What Kind of Fool Am I" and Other Show-Stoppers | |||
| "Gonna Build a Mountain" | — | — | — | |||||
| "The Fool I Used to Be" b/w "Everybody Calls Me Joe" | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |||
| "Someone Nice Like You" b/w "Once in a Lifetime" | — | — | — | — | "What Kind of Fool Am I" and Other Show-Stoppers | |||
| "Me and My Shadow" (with Frank Sinatra) / | 64 | 18 | — | 20 | At the Cocoanut Grove | |||
| "Sam's Song" (with Dean Martin) | 94 | — | — | — | The Sammy Davis Jr. Show | |||
| 1963 | "As Long As She Needs Me" b/w "Song from 'Two for the Seesaw' (A Second Chance)" | 59 | 19 | — | — | As Long as She Needs Me | ||
| "The Shelter of Your Arms" b/w "This Was My Love" (Non-album track) | 17 | 6 | — | — | The Shelter of Your Arms | |||
| 1964 | "Choose" / | 112 | — | — | — | Sammy Davis Jr. Sings the Big Ones for Young Lovers | ||
| "Bee-Bom" | 135 | — | — | — | The Shelter of Your Arms | |||
| "Not for Me" b/w "Night Song" (from If I Ruled the World) | — | — | — | — | Sammy Davis Jr. Sings the Big Ones for Young Lovers | |||
| "Don't Shut Me Out" b/w "The Disorderly Orderly" (Non-album track) | 106 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1965 | "If I Ruled the World" b/w "Flash, Bang, Wallop!" | 135 | — | — | — | If I Ruled the World | ||
| "Hello, Dolly!" b/w "Take the Moment" | — | — | — | — | Sammy's Back on Broadway | |||
| "No One Can Live Forever" b/w "Unforgettable" (from The Nat King Cole Song Book by Sammy) | 117 | 33 | — | — | The Sammy Davis Jr. Show | |||
| "Courage" b/w "Love, At Last You Have Found Me" (from The Sammy Davis Jr. Show) | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |||
| 1966 | "Courage" b/w "Yes I Can" (from If I Ruled the World) | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Second Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World" b/w "If You Want This Love of Mine" (from The Sammy Davis Jr. Show) | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Lonely Weekends" b/w "More Than One Way" (from The Sammy Davis Jr. Show) | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" b/w "All That Jazz" (from "A Man Called Adam" soundtrack) | — | — | — | — | Lonely Is the Name | |||
| "We'll Be Together Again" b/w "The Good Life" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1967 | "The Birth of the Blues" b/w "With a Song in My Heart" | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | ||
| "Don't Blame the Children" b/w "She Believes in Me" (from I've Gotta Be Me) | 37 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Talk to the Animals" b/w "Something in Your Smile" | — | — | — | — | Sammy Davis Jr. Sings the Complete "Dr. Dolittle" | |||
| 1968 | "Lonely Is the Name" b/w "Flash, Bang, Wallop!" | 93 | 12 | — | — | Lonely Is the Name | ||
| "Break My Mind" b/w "Children, Children" (from Lonely Is the Name) | 106 | — | — | — | The Goin's Great | |||
| "I've Gotta Be Me" b/w "Natural Bein' Me" (from The Goin's Great) | 11 | 1 | — | — | I've Gotta Be Me | |||
| "Salt and Pepper" b/w "I Like the Way You Dance" | — | — | — | — | "Salt and Pepper" soundtrack | |||
| 1969 | "Rhythm of Life" b/w "The Pompeii Club" (Orchestra instrumental) | 124 | — | — | — | "Sweet Charity" soundtrack | ||
| "I Have But One Life to Live" b/w "The Goin's Great" | 119 | — | — | — | The Goin's Great | |||
| 1970 | "Where Do I Go from Here" b/w "One More Time" | — | — | — | — | "One More Time" soundtrack | ||
| 1971 | "Runaround" b/w "She Is Today" | — | — | — | — | Sammy Steps Out | ||
| "In My Own Lifetime" b/w "I'll Begin Again" | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |||
| 1972 | "The Candy Man" b/w "I Want to Be Happy" | 1 | 1 | — | — | Sammy Davis Jr. Now | ||
| "The People Tree" b/w "Mr. Bojangles" | 92 | 16 | — | — | Portrait of Sammy Davis Jr. | |||
| 1973 | "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" b/w "I'm Not Anyone" (from "Sammy"-The Original Television Soundtrack) | 116 | 29 | — | — | Non-album track | ||
| 1974 | "Singin' in the Rain" b/w "Chattanooga Choo Choo" (Non-album track) | — | 16 | — | — | That's Entertainment | ||
| "That's Entertainment!" b/w "Singin' in the Rain" | — | 41 | — | — | ||||
| "Sing" b/w "This Is the House of the People" | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |||
| 1975 | "Chico and the Man" b/w "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" | — | 24 | — | — | The Song and Dance Man | ||
| "Song and Dance Man" b/w "Snap Your Fingers" | — | 32 | — | — | ||||
| 1976 | "Baretta's Theme" b/w "I Heard a Song" | 101 | 42 | — | — | |||
| 1982 | "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke" b/w "We Could Have Been the Closest of Friends" | — | — | 89 | — | Closest Of Friends | ||
| 1984 | "Hello, Detroit" b/w "Hello Detroit" (Long version) | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||
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