Billy Fury discography
| Billy Fury discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 6 |
| EPs | 11 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 36+ |
| Singles | 49 |
This is the discography of English rock and roll singer Billy Fury.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | |||
| 1960 | The Sound of Fury |
|
18 |
| 1961 | Halfway to Paradise |
|
5 |
| 1963 | Billy |
|
6 |
| 1979 | The Golden Years |
|
— |
| 1983 | The One and Only |
|
56 |
| Memories |
|
— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Live albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | |||
| 1963 | We Want Billy! |
|
14 |
| 2003 | The Last Concert |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Soundtrack albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | I've Gotta Horse |
|
Compilation albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | |||
| 1960 | Billy Fury |
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— |
| 1967 | Best of Billy Fury |
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— |
| 1971 | The World of Billy Fury |
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— |
| 1977 | The Billy Fury Story |
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— |
| 1980 | The World of Billy Fury Vol. 2 |
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— |
| 1982 | The Billy Fury Hit Parade |
|
49 |
| 1983 | The Missing Years: 1967–1980 |
|
— |
| 1984 | Loving You |
|
— |
| The Other Side of Billy Fury |
|
— | |
| 1985 | Sticks 'n' Stones |
|
— |
| The E.P. Collection |
|
— | |
| 1987 | The Collection |
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— |
| 1988 | The Very Best of Billy Fury |
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— |
| 1991 | Rough Diamonds and Pure Gems |
|
— |
| 1989 | In Thoughts of You: The Best of Billy Fury |
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— |
| 1993 | Paradise |
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— |
| 1997 | The Very Best of Billy Fury |
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— |
| 1998 | The 40th Anniversary Anthology |
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— |
| 2001 | The Best Of |
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— |
| 2002 | Love Songs |
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— |
| 2005 | The Rocker |
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— |
| The Sound of Fury: Radio Luxembourg Sessions |
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— | |
| 2006 | Live at the BBC |
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— |
| 2008 | His Wondrous Story: The Complete Collection |
|
10 |
| Classics and Collectables |
|
— | |
| 2010 | The Complete Parlophone Singles |
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— |
| 2011 | Turn My Back on You |
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— |
| Maybe Tomorrow: The Billy Fury Story 1958–60 |
|
— | |
| The Sound and the Fury |
|
— | |
| 2012 | The Very Best of Billy Fury |
|
— |
| 2014 | A Thousand Stars: The Best Of |
|
— |
| 2015 | Last Night Was Made for Love: The Singles Collection 1959–1962 |
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— |
| 2016 | The Absolutely Essential |
|
— |
| 2018 | The Symphonic Sound of Fury |
|
53 |
| 2019 | Three Classic Albums Plus... |
|
— |
| 2021 | Three Saturdays with Billy |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
EPs
[edit]| Year | Title[A] | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2][3] | |||
| 1959 | Maybe Tomorrow |
|
— |
| 1961 | Billy Fury |
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— |
| 1962 | Billy Fury No. 2 |
|
— |
| Play It Cool |
|
2 | |
| Billy Fury Hits |
|
8 | |
| 1963 | Billy Fury and the Tornados |
|
2 |
| Am I Blue |
|
— | |
| 1965 | Billy Fury & the Gamblers |
|
— |
| 1983 | Single Heroes |
|
130 |
| My Christmas Prayer |
|
111 | |
| 1985 | Suzanne in the Mirror |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Album | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
IRE [4] | ||||
| 1959 | "Maybe Tomorrow" b/w "Gonna Type a Letter" |
18 | — | Billy Fury | Decca |
| "Margo" b/w "Don't Knock Upon My Door" |
28 | — | |||
| "Angel Face" b/w "Time Has Come" |
— | — | |||
| "My Christmas Prayer" b/w "Last Kiss" |
— | — | Non-album single
Billy Fury | ||
| 1960 | "Colette" b/w "Baby How I Cried" |
9 | — | Billy Fury | |
| "That's Love" (with the Four Jays) b/w "You Don't Know" |
19 | — | The Sound of Fury | ||
| "Wondrous Place" b/w "Alright, Goodbye" |
25 | — | Billy Fury
The Sound of Fury | ||
| "A Thousand Stars" b/w "Push Push" |
14 | — | Halfway to Paradise | ||
| 1961 | "Don't Worry" (with the Four Kestrels) b/w "Talkin' in My Sleep" |
40 | — | ||
| "Halfway to Paradise" b/w "Cross My Heart" |
3 | 4 | |||
| "Jealousy" b/w "Open Your Arms" |
2 | 1 | Non-album singles | ||
| "I'd Never Find Another You" b/w "Sleepless Nights" |
5 | 3 | |||
| 1962 | "Letter Full of Tears" b/w "Magic Eyes" |
32 | — | ||
| "Last Night Was Made for Love" b/w "A King for Tonight" |
4 | 6 | |||
| "Once Upon a Dream" b/w "If I Lose You" |
7 | — | |||
| "Because of Love" b/w "Running Around" |
18 | — | |||
| 1963 | "Like I've Never Been Gone" b/w "What Do You Think You're Doing Of" |
3 | 5 | ||
| "When Will You Say I Love You" b/w "All I Wanna Do Is Cry" |
3 | 4 | |||
| "In Summer" b/w "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" |
5 | 4 | |||
| "Somebody Else's Girl" b/w "Go Ahead and Ask Her" |
18 | — | |||
| "Do You Really Love Me Too (Fool's Errand)" b/w "What Am I Gonna Do" |
13 | — | |||
| 1964 | "I Will" b/w "Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees)" |
14 | — | ||
| "It's Only Make Believe" b/w "Baby What You Want Me to Do" |
10 | 7 | |||
| "The Hippy Hippy Shake" (with the Gamblers; export-only release) b/w "Glad All Over" |
— | — | |||
| 1965 | "I'm Lost Without You" b/w "You Better Believe It Baby" |
16 | — | ||
| "In Thoughts of You" b/w "Away from You" |
9 | — | |||
| "Run to My Lovin' Arms" b/w "Where Do You Run" |
25 | — | |||
| 1966 | "I'll Never Quite Get Over You" b/w "I Belong to the Wind" |
35 | — | ||
| "Don't Let a Little Pride (Stand in Your Way)" b/w "Didn't See the Real Thing Come Along" |
51[B] | — | |||
| "Give Me Your Word" b/w "She's So Far Out She's In" |
27 | — | |||
| 1967 | "Hurtin' Is Loving" b/w "Things Are Changing" |
56[B] | — | Parlophone | |
| "Loving You" b/w "I'll Go Along with It" |
— | — | |||
| "Suzanne in the Mirror" b/w "It Just Don't Matter Now" |
— | — | |||
| 1968 | "Beyond the Shadow of a Doubt" b/w "Baby Do You Love Me?" |
— | — | ||
| "Silly Boy Blue" b/w "One Minute Woman" |
— | — | |||
| "Phone Box (The Monkey's in the Jam Jar)" b/w "Any Morning Now" |
— | — | |||
| "Lady" b/w "Certain Things" |
— | — | |||
| 1969 | "I Call for My Rose" b/w "Bye Bye" |
— | — | ||
| "All the Way to the U.S.A." b/w "Do My Best for You" |
— | — | |||
| 1970 | "Why Are You Leaving?" b/w "Old Sweet Roll (Hi-De-Ho)" |
— | — | ||
| "Paradise Alley" b/w "Well...Alright" |
— | — | |||
| 1972 | "Will the Real Man Please Stand Up" b/w "At This Stage" |
— | — | Fury | |
| 1974 | "I'll Be Your Sweetheart" b/w "Fascinating Candle Flame" |
— | — | Warner Bros. | |
| 1981 | "Be Mine Tonight" b/w "No Trespassers" |
— | — | The One and Only | Polydor |
| 1982 | "Love or Money" b/w "Love Sweet Love" |
57 | — | ||
| "Devil or Angel" b/w "Don't Tell Me Lies" |
58 | — | |||
| 1983 | "Let Me Go Lover" (withdrawn from release) b/w "Your Words" |
— | — | The One and Only
Non-album track | |
| "Forget Him" b/w "Your Words" |
59 | — | Non-album singles | ||
| 1999 | "Wondrous Place" (re-release) b/w "It's Only Make Believe"/"Last Night Was Made for Love" |
83 [C] |
— | K-tel | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ This is a list of EPs released in the UK. Various other EPs were released elsewhere, in particular in France and Spain.
- ^ a b Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".
- ^ Reissued after use in a Toyota Yaris advert. Deram Records also released a version which peaked at number 98 in the same week as the K-tel version.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Billy Fury | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "everyHit.com - UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts". www.everyhit.com. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "UK Singles Charts: 1983 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ Chart positions prior to October 1962 are from the Evening Herald. Subsequent positions are from "The Irish Charts". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 26 April 2021.