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This is the discography for American pop musician Steve Lawrence. [1] [2]
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This is the discography for American pop musician Steve Lawrence. [1] [2]
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| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated | Chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | CB | US AC | US R&B | UK [3] | |||
| 1952 | "Poinciana" b/w "Never Leave Me" | 21 | — | — | — | — | Steve Lawrence |
| "All My Love Belongs to You" b/w "Mine and Mine Alone" (from Steve Lawrence) | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album track | |
| 1953 | "How Many Stars Have to Shine" b/w "Tango of Roses" | 26 | — | — | — | — | Steve Lawrence |
| "To the Birds" b/w "With Every Breath I Take" (from Steve Lawrence) | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album track | |
| "King for a Day" b/w "You Can't Hold a Memory in Your Arms" (Non-album track) | — | — | — | — | — | Steve Lawrence | |
| 1954 | "Too Little Time" b/w "Remember Me (You Taught Me to Love)" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| "I Need" b/w "Liebchen" (Non-album track) | — | — | — | — | — | Steve Lawrence | |
| 1955 | "Adelaide" b/w "The Lord Is a Busy Man" (Non-album track) | — | — | — | — | — | Songs By Steve Lawrence |
| "The Chicken and The Hawk" b/w "Speedo" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| 1957 | "The Banana Boat Song" b/w Long Before I Knew You" | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | Songs By Steve Lawrence |
| "Party Doll" / | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| "(The Bad Donkey) Pum-Pa-Lum" | 45 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Can't Wait for Summer" / | 42 | 38 | — | — | — | ||
| "Fabulous" | 71 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Fraulein" b/w "Blue Rememberin' You" (Non-album track) | 54 | 41 | — | — | — | Here's Steve Lawrence | |
| "At a Time Like This" b/w "A Long Last Look" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| "Geisha Girl" b/w "I Don't Know" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958 | "Uh-Huh, Oh Yeah" b/w "Lover in the House" (from All About Love) | 73 | 52 | — | — | — | |
| "Stranger in Mexico" b/w "Those Nights at the Round Table" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Many a Time" b/w "All About Love" (from All About Love) | 97 | 100 | — | — | — | ||
| 1959 | "Lover in the House" b/w "Blah-Blah-Blah" | — | — | — | — | — | All About Love |
| "(I Don't Care) Only Love Me" b/w "Loving Is a Way of Living" | 62 | 72 | — | — | — | The Best of Steve Lawrence | |
| "There'll Be Some Changes Made" b/w "You're Everything Wonderful" | — | — | — | — | — | Swing Softly with Me | |
| "Pretty Blue Eyes" b/w "You're Nearer" | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | The Best of Steve Lawrence | |
| 1960 | "Footsteps" b/w "You Don't Know" | 7 | 9 | — | — | 4 | |
| "Girls, Girls, Girls" b/w "Little Boy Blue" | — | 82 | — | — | 49 | Non-album tracks | |
| "Why, Why, Why" b/w "You're Everything Wonderful" (from Swing Softly with Me) | — | 110 | — | — | — | The Best of Steve Lawrence | |
| "Come Back Silly Girl" b/w "Going Steady" (Non-album track) | — | 112 | — | — | — | ||
| "Hansel and Gretel" b/w "Tears from Heaven" | — | 122 | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| 1961 | "Portrait of My Love" b/w "Oh How You Lied" (Non-album track) | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | Portrait of My Love |
| "My Clair De Lune" / | 68 | 88 | 13 | — | — | The Very Best of Steve Lawrence | |
| "In Time" | 94 | 90 | 19 | — | — | Non-album track | |
| "Somewhere Along the Way" b/w "While There's Still Time" | 67 | 104 | 16 | — | — | The Very Best of Steve Lawrence | |
| 1962 | "Our Concerto" b/w "Send Someone to Love Me" | 107 | 116 | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| "The Lady Wants to Twist" b/w "Tell Her I Said Hello" | 120 | 144 | — | — | — | ||
| "House Without Windows" b/w "The Endless Night" | — | 132 | — | — | — | ||
| "Go Away Little Girl" b/w "If You Love Her Tell Her So" (Non-album track) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | Winners! | |
| 1963 | "Don't Be Afraid, Little Darlin'" b/w "Don't Come Running Back" | 26 | 19 | 12 | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| "Poor Little Rich Girl" / | 27 | 36 | 11 | — | — | ||
| "More" | 117 | 113 | — | — | — | Everybody Knows | |
| "Walking Proud" b/w "All the Way Home" | 26 | 27 | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| 1964 | "My Home Town" / | 106 | 113 | — | — | — | "What Makes Sammy Run?" Original Broadway Cast soundtrack |
| "A Room Without Windows" | 120 | tag | — | — | — | ||
| "Everybody Knows" b/w "One Love Too Late" (Non-album track) | 72 | 57 | 18 | — | — | Everybody Knows | |
| "Yet...I Know" b/w "Put Away Your Teardrops" (Non-album track) | 77 | 68 | 15 | — | — | ||
| 1965 | "Bewitched..." / | 103 | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| "I Will Wait for You" | 113 | 113 | — | — | — | ||
| "Last Night I Made a Little Girl Cry" / | 126 | tag | — | — | — | ||
| "Where Can I Go" | — | 106 | — | — | — | Steve Lawrence's Greatest Hits | |
| "Millions of Roses" b/w "The Sounds of Summer" (Non-album track) | 106 | 118 | 11 | — | — | The Steve Lawrence Show | |
| 1966 | "The Week-End" / | 131 | 117 | 24 | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| "Only the Young" | — | 128 | — | — | — | ||
| "The Ballad of the Sad Young Men" b/w "I'm a Fool to Want You" | — | — | 36 | — | — | Steve Lawrence Sings of Love and Sad Young Men | |
| "I'm Making the Same Mistakes Again" b/w "Today Will Be Yesterday Tomorrow" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| "The Warm Hours" b/w "Good Times" (from Love and Sad Young Men) | — | — | — | — | — | The Steve Lawrence Show | |
| 1967 | "The Girl in the White Glove" b/w "Did I Ever Really Live" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| "Sweet Maria" b/w "The Impossible Dream" | — | 137 | 23 | — | — | Steve Lawrence's Greatest Hits | |
| "You've Got to Learn" b/w "Remember When" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| "I've Gotta Be Me" b/w "Life's a Gamble" (Non-album track) | — | — | 6 | — | — | "Golden Rainbow" Original Broadway Cast soundtrack | |
| 1968 | "I Want to Be with You" b/w "Dulcinea" (Non-album track) | — | — | — | — | — | Steve Lawrence's Greatest Hits |
| "Runaround" b/w "I'm Falling Down (Into Wonderland)" | — | — | 27 | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| 1969 | "The Drifter" b/w "To Say Goodbye" | — | — | 14 | — | — | |
| "Pickin' Up the Pieces" b/w "I've Got My Eyes on You" | — | — | — | — | — | I've Gotta Be Me | |
| 1970 | "Mama, A Rainbow" b/w "Cry for Us All" (Non-album track) | — | — | 38 | — | — | On a Clear Day Steve Lawrence Sings Up a Storm |
| "Groovin'" b/w "Being Alive" | — | — | 25 | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| 1971 | "Lookin' Good" b/w "Frosty Morning" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1972 | "Ain't No Sunshine/You Are My Sunshine" b/w "In My Own Lifetime" | — | — | 24 | — | — | |
| 1973 | "Hello, Los Angeles" b/w "The Best Thing That Ever Happened" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "The End (At The End of a Rainbow)" b/w "You Light Up My Life" | — | — | 46 | — | — | ||
| 1975 | "Now That We're in Love" b/w "I Just Need Your Lovin'" | — | — | 16 | — | — | |
| 1976 | "You Take My Heart Away" b/w "(Everybody Has To) Begin, Again" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | "We're in L.A." B-side unknown | — | — | — | — | — | |
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