Billy Joe Royal discography
Billy Joe Royal was an American country pop artist. His discography consists of 14 studio albums and 37 singles. Of his 37 singles, 16 charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1965 and 1978 and 15 charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart between 1985 and 1992.
| Billy Joe Royal discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 14 |
| Compilation albums | 4 |
| Singles | 37 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN Country | |||
| Down in the Boondocks |
|
— | 96 | — | |
| Billy Joe Royal featuring Hush |
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— | — | — | |
| Cherry Hill Park |
|
— | 100 | — | |
| Billy Joe Royal |
|
— | — | — | |
| Billy Joe Royal |
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— | — | — | |
| Makin' Believe |
|
— | — | — | |
| Folio |
|
— | — | — | |
| Looking Ahead |
|
21 | — | — | |
| The Royal Treatment |
|
5 | — | — |
|
| Tell It Like It Is |
|
15 | — | 31 | |
| Out of the Shadows |
|
24 | — | — | |
| Billy Joe Royal |
|
— | — | — | |
| Stay Close to Home |
|
— | — | — | |
| His First Gospel Album |
|
— | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Compilations
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||
| Greatest Hits |
|
— |
| Greatest Hits |
|
32 |
| Super Hits |
|
— |
| Best of Billy Joe Royal |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
Singles
1960s — 1970s
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | CAN | AUS | |||
| 1965 | "Down in the Boondocks" | 9 | 1 | 10 | Down in the Boondocks |
| "I Knew You When" | 14 | 1 | 55 | ||
| 1966 | "I've Got to Be Somebody" | 38 | 15 | — | |
| "It's a Good Time" | 104 | — | — | N/A | |
| "Heart's Desire" | 88 | 56 | — | Billy Joe Royal featuring Hush | |
| "Campfire Girls" | 91 | 68 | — | N/A | |
| 1967 | "Yo-Yo" | 117 | 42 | — | Billy Joe Royal featuring Hush |
| "These Are Not My People" | 113 | — | — | ||
| "The Greatest Love" | 117 | — | — | ||
| "Hush" | 52 | — | 98 | ||
| 1968 | "Storybook Children" | 117 | — | — | N/A |
| 1969 | "Cherry Hill Park" | 15 | 8 | 69 | Cherry Hill Park |
| 1970 | "Every Night" | 113 | — | — | N/A |
| 1971 | "Tulsa" | 86 | 81 | — | |
| "Poor Little Pearl" | 111 | 91 | — | ||
| 1978 | "Under the Boardwalk"[A] | 82 | 74 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
1980s — 2000s
| Year | Title | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
CAN Country | |||
| 1980 | "(How Do I Like to Dance) Slowly" | — | — | Billy Joe Royal (1980) |
| "He'll Have to Go" | — | — | ||
| 1981 | "(Who Is Like You) Sweet America" | — | — | Billy Joe Royal (1981) |
| "You Really Got a Hold on Me" | — | — | ||
| "Wasted Time" | — | — | ||
| 1985 | "Burned Like a Rocket" | 10 | — | Looking Ahead |
| 1986 | "Boardwalk Angel" | 41 | 37 | |
| "I Miss You Already" | 14 | — | ||
| 1987 | "Old Bridges Burn Slow" | 11 | — | |
| "I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow" | 5 | 17 | The Royal Treatment | |
| 1988 | "Out of Sight and on My Mind" | 10 | 7 | |
| "It Keeps Right on Hurtin'" | 17 | 15 | ||
| 1989 | "Tell It Like It Is" | 2 | 2 | Tell It Like It Is |
| "Love Has No Right" | 4 | 3 | ||
| "Till I Can't Take It Anymore" | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1990 | "Searchin' for Some Kind of Clue" | 17 | 33 | Out of the Shadows |
| "A Ring Where a Ring Used to Be" | 33 | 43 | ||
| 1991 | "If the Jukebox Took Teardrops" | 29 | 24 | |
| 1992 | "I'm Okay (And Gettin' Better)" | 51 | 68 | Billy Joe Royal (1992) |
| "Funny How Time Slips Away"[2] | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Hard Rock to Roll" | — | — | His First Gospel Album |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Guest singles
| Year | Title | Artist | Peak positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] | ||||
| 1987 | "Members Only" | Donna Fargo | 23 | Winners |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow" | Marc Ball[3] |
| 1988 | "Out of Sight and On My Mind" | Simeon Soffer[4] |
| 1989 | "Tell It Like It Is" | John Lloyd Miller[5] |
| "Love Has No Right" | Piers Plowden[6] | |
| "Till I Can't Take It Anymore" | Jason Furrate[7] | |
| 1990 | "A Ring Where a Ring Used to Be" | Richard Jernigan[8] |
| 1992 | "Funny How Time Slips Away" | N/A |
Notes
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References
- Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. August 15, 1992.
- ""I'll Pin A Note On Your Pillow" Music Video by Billy Joe Royal". VH1. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- "New Videoclips" (PDF). Billboard. April 16, 1988. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ""Tell It Like It Is" Music Video by Billy Joe Royal". VH1. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- "Piers Plowden directed Billy Joe Royal's Love Has No Right Video". YouTube. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ""Till I Can't Take It Anymore" Music Video by Billy Joe Royal". VH1. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- "New Videoclips" (PDF). Billboard. October 20, 1990. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
- "RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks for August 5, 1978". RPM. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
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