Barry Manilow discography

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Barry Manilow discography
Barry Manilow at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2010
Studio albums31
Soundtrack albums4
Live albums6
Compilation albums17
Singles57

Barry Manilow is an American singer–songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, and conductor. His discography consists of 31 studio albums, 6 live albums, 17 compilation albums, and 57 singles (13 #1's). Signed to his first recording contract in 1969 by Tony Orlando, after writing, singing, and recording hit jingles for business corporations in the mid and late 1960s, Manilow released his first solo album, Barry Manilow, in 1973. He is best known for such recordings as "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana (At the Copa)". To date, he has sold more than 85 million records worldwide, making him one of the best selling recording artists of all time.[1][2]

Albums

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Studio albums

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Year Album details Chart positions Sales Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US AUS
[3]
UK
[4]
1973 Barry Manilow
  • Released: July 1973
  • Label: Bell / Arista (Re-release)
28
1974 Barry Manilow II
  • Released: October 1974
  • Label: Bell / Arista (Re-release)
9 66
  • US: Platinum[5]
1975 Tryin' to Get the Feeling
  • Released: October 1975
  • Label: Arista
5 59
  • US: 2× Platinum[5]
1976 This One's for You
  • Released: August 1976
  • Label: Arista
6
  • US: 2× Platinum[5]
1978 Even Now
  • Released: February 1978
  • Label: Arista
3 8 12
1979 One Voice
  • Released: September 25, 1979
  • Label: Arista
9 64 18
  • US: 2x Platinum[5]
  • UK: Gold[6]
1980 Barry
  • Released: November 19, 1980
  • Label: Arista
15 65 5
  • US: Platinum[5]
  • UK: Platinum[6]
1981 If I Should Love Again
  • Released: September 1981
  • Label: Arista
14 85 5
1982 Here Comes the Night
  • Released: November 1982
  • Label: Arista
32 19 7
1984 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe
  • Released: November 15, 1984
  • Label: Arista
28 100 28
1985 Manilow
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: RCA
42 40
1987 Swing Street
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Arista
70 81
1989 Barry Manilow
  • Released: May 2, 1989
  • Label: Arista
64
1990 Because It's Christmas
  • Release: September 25, 1990
  • Label: Arista
40
  • US: Platinum[5]
1991 Showstoppers
  • Released: September 24, 1991
  • Label: Arista
68 53
1994 Singin' with the Big Bands
  • Released: October 11, 1994
  • Label: Arista
59 54
1996 Summer of '78
  • Released: November 19, 1996
  • Label: Arista
82 66
1998 Manilow Sings Sinatra
  • Released: November 10, 1998
  • Label: Arista
122 72
2001 Here at the Mayflower
  • Released: November 13, 2001
  • Label: Concord
90 18
2002 A Christmas Gift of Love
55
2004 Scores
  • Released: September 28, 2004
  • Label: Concord
47
2006 The Greatest Songs of the Fifties
  • Released: January 31, 2006
  • Label: Arista
1 36 12
  • US: 1,100,000[7]
The Greatest Songs of the Sixties
  • Released: October 31, 2006
  • Label: Arista
2 56
2007 The Greatest Songs of the Seventies
  • Released: September 18, 2007
  • Label: Arista
4 27
In the Swing of Christmas
  • Released: November 1, 2007
  • Label: Arista / Hallmark
127
2008 The Greatest Songs of the Eighties
  • Released: November 24, 2008
  • Label: Arista
14 22
2010 The Greatest Love Songs of All Time
  • Released: January 26, 2010
  • Label: Arista
5 26
2011 15 Minutes
  • Released: June 14, 2011
  • Label: Stiletto Entertainment / Fontana (US) Rhino (UK)
7 20
2014 Night Songs
  • Released: March 25, 2014
  • Label: Stiletto Entertainment
8
My Dream Duets
  • Released: October 28, 2014
  • Label: Verve Music UMG
4 28
2017 This Is My Town: Songs of New York
  • Released: April 21, 2017
  • Label: Verve Music UMG
12 26
2020 Night Songs II
  • Released: February 14, 2020
  • Label: Stiletto Entertainment
32
[8]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

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Year Album details Chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US AUS
[3]
UK
[4]
1977 Barry Manilow Live
  • Released: May 1977
  • Label: Arista
  • Format: LP, CD, Deluxe Edition expanded CD
1 25
1982 Barry Live in Britain
  • Released:
  • Label: Arista UK
  • Format: CD, LP
1
  • UK: Platinum[6]
1990 Live on Broadway
  • Released: April 17, 1990
  • Label: Arista
  • Format: CD, LP
196 19
2004 2 Nights Live!
  • Released: April 6, 2004
  • Label: Stiletto
  • Format: CD
27
2012 Live in London
  • Released: April 24, 2012
  • Label: Stilleto Entertainment
  • Format: DVD, CD
24
2014 Live at Paris Las Vegas
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Ingrooves
  • Format: DVD (no CD)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

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Year Album details Chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US AUS
[3]
UK
[4]
1978 Greatest Hits
  • Released: November 1978
  • Label: Arista
  • Format:
7 26 3
1983 Greatest Hits Vol. II
  • Released: December 1983
  • Label: Arista
  • Format:
30 10
1985 The Manilow Collection / 20 Classic Hits
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Arista
  • Format:
100
1989 Greatest Hits Volume I
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Arista
  • Format:
  • US: Platinum[5]
Greatest Hits Volume II
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Arista
  • Format:
  • US: Platinum[5]
Greatest Hits Volume III
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Arista
  • Format:
1990 The Songs 1975–1990
  • Released: 1990
  • Label:
  • Format:
13
1992 The Complete Collection and Then Some...
  • Released: November 10, 1992
  • Label: Arista
  • Format:
182
1993 Hidden Treasures
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Arista
  • Format:
36
1993 Greatest Hits: The Platinum Collection
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Arista
  • Format:
6 37
2002 Ultimate Manilow
  • Released: February 5, 2002
  • Label: Arista
  • Format:
3 96 8
  • US: 2× Platinum[5]
  • UK: Platinum[6]
2005 The Essential Barry Manilow
The Very Best of Barry Manilow
2008 Beautiful Ballads & Love Songs
  • Released: January 15, 2008
  • Label: Arista
  • Format:
2010 The Essential Barry Manilow: Limited Edition 3.0
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: Legacy
  • Format:
Playlist: The Very Best of Barry Manilow
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: Sony Legacy
  • Format: CD, download
2011 Duets
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Sony Legacy
  • Format: CD, download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Soundtracks

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Year Album details
1978 Foul Play
  • Released: July 1978
  • Label: Arista
  • Format: LP, CS, CD
1985 Copacabana
  • Released: December 1985
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: LP
1994 Thumbelina
  • Released: February 28, 1994
  • Label: SBK
  • Format: CD, CS
1995 The Pebble and the Penguin
  • Released: April 11, 1995
  • Label: Rhino
  • Format: CD, CS

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Title / B-side title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
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US Cash Box
[10][11]
US AC
[12][13]
UK
[14]
IRE
[15]
AUS
[3][16]
NZ
[17]
GER SA
[18]
CAN
[19]
CAN AC
[19]
1973 "Sweet Water Jones" / "One of These Days" Barry Manilow (Original Bell album)
"Could It Be Magic" (original solo version) / "Cloudburst"
1974 "Let's Take Some Time to Say Goodbye" / "Seven More Years" (from Barry Manilow) Non-LP track
"Mandy" / "Something's Comin' Up" 1 1 1 11 6 4 30 37 3 1 1 US: Gold[20] Barry Manilow II
1975 "It's a Miracle" / "One of These Days" (from Barry Manilow) 12 10 1 84 1 2
"Could It Be Magic" (remixed version) / "I Am Your Child" 6 7 4 25 18 70 3 3 Barry Manilow I (Arista reissue)
"I Write the Songs" / "A Nice Boy Like Me" 1 1 1 11 5 13 5 3 2 US: Gold[20] Tryin' to Get the Feeling
1976 "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" / "Beautiful Music" 10 10 1 13 1
"This One's for You" / "Riders to the Stars" 29 21 1 28 1 This One's for You
"Weekend in New England" / "Say the Words" 10 9 1 9 1
1977 "Looks Like We Made It" / "New York City Rhythm" (from Barry Manilow--Live) 1 3 1 91 8 1 US: Gold[20]
"Daybreak" (Live) / "Jump Shout Boogie" 23 21 7 20 4 Barry Manilow Live
"It's Just Another New Year's Eve" 33
1978 "Can't Smile Without You" / "Sunrise" 3 2 1 43 3 8 13 2 4 US: Gold[20] Even Now
"Even Now" / "I Was a Fool (To Let You Go)" 19 17 1 17 14
"Copacabana (At the Copa)" (short version) / "Copacabana" (long version, from Greatest Hits) 8 10 6 190 16 9 37 23 7 3 US: Gold[20]
"Ready to Take a Chance Again" / "Sweet Life" 11 7 5 4 1 Foul Play (film)
"Somewhere in the Night" / "Leavin' in the Morning" 9 13 4 42 16 81 10 3 Even Now
"Mandy" (reissue) 19 The Best of Barry Manilow
1979 "Ships" / "They Gave in to the Blues" (non-LP track) 9 11 4 78 28 5 One Voice
"When I Wanted You" / "Bobbie Lee (What's the Difference, I Gotta Live)" 20 24 1 53 1
1980 "I Don't Want to Walk Without You" / "One Voice" 36 43 2 1
"Bermuda Triangle" / "One Voice" (from One Voice) 15 23 16 Barry
"I Made It Through the Rain" / "Only in Chicago" 10 18 4 37 20 34
"Lonely Together" / "The Last Duet" (with Lily Tomlin) 45 47 7 21 20
1981 "The Old Songs" / "Don't Fall in Love with Me" 15 16 1 48 43 2 If I Should Love Again
"Somewhere Down the Road" / "Let's Take All Night (To Say Goodbye)" 21 21 1 7
1982 "If I Should Love Again" / "Let's Take All Night (To Say Goodbye)" 66
"Let's Hang On!" / "No Other Love" 32 35 6 12 8 4
"Stay" (live) / "Nickels and Dimes" 23 Barry Live in Britain
"Oh Julie" / "Break Down the Door" (from If I Should Love Again) 38 50 24 Oh, Julie!
"I Wanna Do It with You" / "Heaven" (from Oh, Julie!) 8 3 35 Here Comes the Night
"Memory" / "Heart of Steel" 39 37 8
"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" / "Heart of Steel" 36 22
1983 "Some Kind of Friend" / "Heaven" (from Oh, Julie!) 26 31 4 48 38 21
"Read 'Em and Weep" / "One Voice" (from One Voice) 18 18 1 17 22 84 22 1 Greatest Hits Vol. II
1984 "You're Looking Hot Tonight" 25 47 59
"When October Goes" 6 85 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe
1985 "Paradise Cafe" 24
"Run to Me" (Duet with Dionne Warwick) 12 86 Twenty Classic Hits
"In Search of Love" 11 80 Manilow
1986 "He Doesn't Care (But I Do)" 22
"I'm Your Man" / "I'm Your Man" (Dub mix) 86 69 96 98
1988 "Brooklyn Blues" 13 Swing Street
"Hey Mambo" / "When October Goes" 90
1989 "Keep Each Other Warm" 7 72 Barry Manilow
"Please Don't Be Scared" 35 156
"The One That Got Away" 25 78
1990 "Some Good Things Never Last" (with Debra Byrd and Dana Robbins) 79
"If I Can Dream" 81 Live on Broadway
"If You Remember Me" 41
"Because It's Christmas" 38 Because It's Christmas
"Jingle Bells"
1992 "Another Life" 33 The Complete Collection and Then Some...
1993 "Copacabana (At the Copa) – The 1993 Remix" 22 21 92 Hidden Treasures
"Could It Be Magic 1993" 36
1994 "Let Me Be Your Wings" (with Debra Byrd) 73 Thumbelina
1997 "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" 26 86 Summer of '78
"I Go Crazy" 30
2001 "Turn the Radio Up" 25 Here at the Mayflower
2003 "River" 17 A Christmas Gift of Love
2005 "Unchained Melody" 20 The Greatest Songs of the Fifties
2006 "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" 32
2007 "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" 11 In the Swing of Christmas
2008 "Christmas Is Just Around the Corner" 16 Cranberry Christmas
2011 "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" 15 Minutes
2012 "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" 2[23] The Classic Christmas Album
2020 "When the Good Times Come Again" 12
2022 "Dancin' in the Aisles" More Songs from Manilow: Music and Passion
2023 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" 15 Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

References

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  2. ^ "Hipgnosis acquires recording royalties for Barry Manilow catalog". 3 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e Australian chart peaks:
    • Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 191. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
    • Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from 1988 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 175.
  4. ^ a b c "Barry Manilow | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Gold & Platinum Awards". RIAA. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "British album certifications – Barry Manilow". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 19, 2024. Select albums in the Format field. Type Barry Manilow in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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  9. ^ "The Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  10. ^ "Cash Box Top Singles".
  11. ^ "Cash Box Top Singles". Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2019-08-06.
  12. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 149.
  13. ^ "Barry Manilow Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  14. ^ "BARRY MANILOW | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
  15. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know".
  16. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing May 29, 1989". Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  17. ^ "Flavour of new zealand - search rianz".
  18. ^ SA Charts, 1965-1989
  19. ^ a b "Barry Manilow". RPM Weekly. 17 July 2013.
  20. ^ a b c d e "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - April 08, 2014". RIAA. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
  21. ^ "Platinum and Gold Singles 1982". Kent Music Report. 28 February 1983. Retrieved 10 November 2021 – via Imgur.
  22. ^ "Certified Awards Search". Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  23. ^ "Barry Manilow, Richard Marx Return To AC Top 10". Billboard. 3 December 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2012.