Andy Williams / discography

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Andy Williams with his then wife Claudine Longet at Schiphol Airport, 1972

This discography is an overview of the released sound carriers of the American singer Andy Williams . According to sources and record awards, he has sold more than 12.2 million records to date, over 10.5 million of them in his home country alone. Andy Williams' most successful releases are the Love Story , The Andy Williams Christmas Album and Merry Christmas albums , each with over a million units sold.

Albums

Studio and live albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE UK UK US US
1960 Lonely Street - - US38 (4 weeks)
US
First published: December 1959
1962 "Danny Boy" and Other Songs I Love to Sing - - US19 (36 weeks)
US
First published: February 1962
1963 Moon River & Other Great Movie Themes - - US3
gold
gold

(176 weeks)US
First published: April 1962
Warm and willing - - US16 (44 weeks)
US
First published: October 1962
Days of Wine and Roses - - US1
gold
gold

(107 weeks)US
First published: April 1963
1964 The Wonderful World of Andy Williams - - US9
gold
gold

(24 weeks)US
First published: January 1964
The Academy Award Winning
"Call Me Irresponsible"
- - US5
gold
gold

(63 weeks)US
First published: April 1964
The Great Songs from "My Fair Lady"
and Other Broadway Hits
- UK30 (1 week)
UK
US5
gold
gold

(33 weeks)US
First published: September 1964
Chart entry in UK only in April 1966
1965 Dear Heart - - US4th
gold
gold

(65 weeks)US
First published: 1965
Hawaiian Wedding Song - - US61 (18 weeks)
US
Columbia -Wiederveröffentlichung, 1959 under the title To You Sweetheart, Aloha the label Cadence published
Almost there - UK4 (46 weeks)
UK
-
First published: June 1965
Can't Get Used to Losing You - UK16 (1 week)
UK
-
First published: July 1965
1966 May Each Day - UK11 (6 weeks)
UK
-
First published: March 1966
The Shadow of Your Smile - UK24 (4 weeks)
UK
US6th
gold
gold

(54 weeks)US
First published: April 1966
1967 In the Arms of Love - - US21 (22 weeks)
US
First published: December 1966
Born Free - UK22 (11 weeks)
UK
US5
gold
gold

(79 weeks)US
First published: April 1967
1968 Love, Andy - UK1 (22 weeks)
UK
US8th
gold
gold

(36 weeks)US
First published: October 1967
Honey - UK4 (17 weeks)
UK
US9
gold
gold

(40 weeks)US
First published: June 1968
1969 Happy heart - UK22 (10 weeks)
UK
US9
gold
gold

(23 weeks)US
First published: July 1969
Get Together with Andy Williams - UK13 (11 weeks)
UK
US27
gold
gold

(21 weeks)US
First published: October 1969
1970 Can't Help Falling in Love - UK7 (41 weeks)
UK
-
First published: June 1970
Raindrops Keep Fallin 'on My Head - - US43 (19 weeks)
US
First published: 1970
The Andy Williams Show - UK10 (6 weeks)
UK
US81 (17 weeks)
US
First release: November 1970
live album
1971 Home lovin 'man - UK1 (26 weeks)
UK
-
First published: January 1971
Love story - UK11 (11 weeks)
UK
US3
platinum
platinum

(33 weeks)US
First published: February 1971
You've got a friend - - US54 (12 weeks)
US
First published: August 1971
1972 Love Theme from "The Godfather" - UK11 (16 weeks)
UK
US29
gold
gold

(26 weeks)US
First published: June 28, 1972
Alone Again (Naturally) - - US86 (18 weeks)
US
First published: September 1972
1973 Solitaire - UK3
gold
gold

(26 weeks)UK
US185 (6 weeks)
US
First published: August 1973
1974 The Way We Were - UK7th
silver
silver

(10 weeks)UK
-
First published: May 1974
1975 You Lay So Easy on My Mind - UK-
silver
silver
UK
US150 (4 weeks)
US
First published: November 1974
The Other Side of Me - UK60 (1 week)
UK
-
First published: September 1975
1999 In the Lounge with Andy Williams - UK39
silver
silver

(3 weeks)UK
-
First published: March 1999
2012 Personal Christmas Collection - - US115 (20 weeks)
US
First published: 1994
2013 Classic Christmas Album - - US23 (20 weeks)
US
First published: October 8, 2013
2014 40 Christmas Classics - - US158 (2 weeks)
US
First published: October 31, 2014
2018 The Andy Williams Christmas Album - UK-
silver
silver
UK
US40
platinum
platinum

(8 weeks)US
First published: October 1963

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More albums

  • 1958: Andy Williams
  • 1958: Andy Williams Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein
  • 1959: To You Sweetheart, Aloha
  • 1959: Two Time Winners
  • 1959: Music from Shubert Alley (with Alfred Drake, Lisa Kirk, Ray Walston , Doretta Morrow, Betty Comden and Adolph Green )
  • 1960: Under Paris Skies
  • 1960: The Village of St. Bernadette
  • 1961: I'm Old Fashioned
  • 1963: Can't Get Used to Losing You
  • 1964: Call Me Irresponsible and Other Hit Songs from the Movies
  • 1964: The Great Songs from My Fair Lady, Babes in Arms, Hello Dolly, Jubilee, Funny Girl, No Strings and All American (mini-album)
  • 1965: Merry Christmas (US:platinumplatinum)
  • 1968: Can't Take My Eyes off You
  • 1969: Andy ... ... and Company
  • 1970: Andy Williams
  • 1970: Christmas with Andy Williams and the Williams Brothers (with The Williams Brothers )
  • 1973: An Evening with Andy Williams - Recorded Live in Japan 1973 (2 LPs)
  • 1974: Christmas Present
  • 1976: Andy
  • 1980: Let's Love While We Can
  • 1981: The Andy Williams Wedding Anniversary Album
  • 1986: Close Enough for Love
  • 1990: Moon River
  • 1990: I Still Believe in Santa Claus
  • 1998: We Need a Little Christmas (US:goldgold)
  • 2001: Andy Williams Live - Christmas Treasures
  • 2002: Raindrops Keep Fallin 'on My Head / Get Together with Andy Williams
  • 2002: Easy Does It

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE UK UK US US
1963 Andy Williams' Best - - US59 (44 weeks)
US
First published: 1961
Million Seller Songs - - US54 (43 weeks)
US
First published: 1962
1965 Canadian Sunset - - US112 (6 weeks)
US
First published: 1965
Columbia - Andy Williams' Best
1966 Andy Williams' newest hits - - US23 (23 weeks)
US
First published: 1966
1969 The Andy Williams Sound of Music - UK22 (9 weeks)
UK
US139 (7 weeks)
US
First published: 1969
Chart entry in UK only in January 1970
1970 Andy Williams' Greatest Hits - UK1 (117 weeks)
UK
US42
gold
gold

(20 weeks)US
First published: March 1970
1972 The Impossible Dream - UK26 (3 weeks)
UK
US123 (5 weeks)
US
First published: 1971
Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 - UK23 (10 weeks)
UK
US174 (5 weeks)
US
First published: December 1972
Chart entry in the USA only in 1973
1978 Reflections - UK2
gold
gold

(17 weeks)UK
-
First published: December 30, 1977
1984 Greatest Love Classics - UK22nd
gold
gold

(10 weeks)UK
-
First published: October 1984
with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
1992 The best of - UK51
silver
silver

(3 weeks)UK
-
First published: October 1992
1994 The New Christmas Album - - US137 (2 weeks)
US
First published: December 1994
2000 The Very Best of Andy Williams - UK27
gold
gold

(9 weeks)UK
-
First release: February 2000
double album
2002 The essential - UK32 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: June 2002
2005 Music to Watch Girls By - The Very Best - UK50 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: June 2005
2009 The very best of - UK10 (11 weeks)
UK
-
First published: March 24, 2009
2012 16 Most Requested Songs: Encore - - US152 (1 week)
US
First published: May 16, 1995
2020 gold - UK29 (... weeks)
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-
First published: January 10, 2020

More compilations

  • 1971: A Song for You
  • 1972: His Fascinate Vocal
  • 1972: Star portrait (2 LPs)
  • 1972: The Andy Williams Album
  • 1973: It's All in the Game
  • 1974: Showstoppers
  • 1976: That’s
  • 1976: The Best of Andy Williams
  • 1976: Andy (2 LPs)
  • 1977: 48 Greatest Hits (3 LPs)
  • 1978: Christmas Collection
  • 1979: The Classic Collection (2 LPs)
  • 1979: Andy Williams in Europe - 20 of His Greatest Hits
  • 1980: Great Songs of the Sixties (2 LPs)
  • 1982: Recuerdos de Oro (2 LPs)
  • 1982: Hawaiian Wedding Song (2 LPs)
  • 1983: The Best Of
  • 1984: The Very Best of Andy Williams
  • 1984: The Andy Williams Songbook
  • 1985: Greatest Hits
  • 1985: From Andy with Love
  • 1986: 16 Most Requested Songs
  • 1989: Portrait of a Song Stylist
  • 1991: Best of Andy Williams
  • 1997: The Love Songs (UK:goldgold)
  • 1998: In the Lounge with ...
  • 2001: To You Sweetheart, Aloha
  • 2001: Andy (2 CDs) (UK:goldgold)
  • 2002: The Way We Were
  • 2002: Songs for Christmas
  • 2005: Greatest Hits
  • 2005: Straight from the Heart - 36 Romantic Classics (2 CDs)
  • 2009: Moon River: The Very Best of Andy Williams

EPs

  • 1957: Andy Williams' big hits
  • 1958: Andy Williams Sings Songs from South Pacific
  • 1960: Andy Williams y la Orquesta de Archie Bleyer (with Archie Bleyer Orchestra)
  • 1963: Andy Williams' Best
  • 1963: The Andy Williams Christmas Album
  • 1964: Noël Blanc
  • 1964: Canciones de Navidad
  • 1965: Andy Williams Favorites Volume 1
  • 1965: Andy Williams Favorites Volume 2
  • 1965: Andy Williams Favorites Volume 3
  • 1966: Andy's Newest Hits
  • 1968: Andy
  • 1968: Can't Take My Eyes off You

Singles

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1956 Walk hand in hand
Andy Williams
- - - - US54 (11 weeks)
US
Canadian Sunset
Andy Williams
- - - - US8 (22 weeks)
US
Baby Doll
Andy Williams
- - - - US33 (14 weeks)
US
1957 Butterfly
Andy Williams
- - - UK1 (16 weeks)
UK
US1 (20 weeks)
US
I Like Your Kind of Love
Andy Williams
- - - UK16 (10 weeks)
UK
US9 (20 weeks)
US
with Archie Bleyer Orchestra
Lips of Wine
Andy Williams
- - - - US39 (13 weeks)
US
1958 Are You Sincere
Canadian Sunset
- - - - US10 (17 weeks)
US
First published: 1957
Promise Me, Love - - - - US17 (12 weeks)
US
1959 The Hawaiian Wedding Song
(Ke Kali Nei Au)
To You Sweetheart, Aloha
- - - - US11 (20 weeks)
US
First published: 1958
Lonely Street
Lonely Street
- - - - US5 (16 weeks)
US
The Village of St. Bernadette
The Village of St. Bernadette
- - - - US7 (13 weeks)
US
1960 Wake Me When It's Over - - - - US50 (8 weeks)
US
Do You Mind?
Andy Williams' Best
- - - - US70 (7 weeks)
US
You Don't Want My Love
Andy Williams' Best
- - - - US64 (7 weeks)
US
1961 The Bilbao Song
Andy Williams' Best
- - - - US37 (10 weeks)
US
First published: 1960
Danny Boy
"Danny Boy" and Other Songs I Love to Sing
- - - - US64 (6 weeks)
US
Fly by night - - - - US82 (2 weeks)
US
1962 The Wonderful World of the Young
Newest Hits
- - - - US99 (1 week)
US
Stranger on the Shore
Warm and Willing
- - - UK30 (10 weeks)
UK
US38 (7 weeks)
US
Don't You Believe It
Newest Hits
- - - - US39 (10 weeks)
US
Twilight Time
Million Seller Songs
- - - - US86 (3 weeks)
US
1963 Can't Get Used to Losing You
Days of Wine and Roses
DE39 (4 weeks)
DE
- - UK2 (18 weeks)
UK
US2 (15 weeks)
US
Days of Wine and Roses
Days of Wine and Roses
- - - - US26 (12 weeks)
US
Hopeless - - - - US13 (11 weeks)
US
Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season - - - - US24 (4 weeks)
US
First published: 1963
1964 A Fool Never Learns
The Wonderful World of Andy Williams
- - - UK40 (4 weeks)
UK
US13 (10 weeks)
US
Charade
Call Me Irresponsible
- - - - US100 (1 week)
US
Wrong for Each Other - - - - US34 (9 weeks)
US
On the Street Where You Live
The Great Songs from "My Fair Lady"
- - - - US28 (8 weeks)
US
Almost There
Dear Heart
- - - UK2 (17 weeks)
UK
US67 (5 weeks)
US
Dear Heart
Dear Heart
- - - - US24 (11 weeks)
US
1965 …… and Roses and Roses
Newest Hits
- - - - US36 (7 weeks)
US
Ain't it true - - - - US40 (7 weeks)
US
Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars
Newest Hits
- - - - US92 (3 weeks)
US
1966 May Each Day
Newest Hits
- - - UK19 (8 weeks)
UK
-
In the Arms of Love
In the Arms of Love
- - - UK33 (7 weeks)
UK
US49 (8 weeks)
US
1967 Music to Watch Girls By
Born Free
- - - UK9 (13 weeks)
UK
US34 (8 weeks)
US
UK: First published in 1967 at # 33, re-published at # 9 in 1999.
More and more - - - UK45 (1 week)
UK
US88 (4 weeks)
US
1968 Can't Take My Eyes off You
Can't Take My Eyes off You
- - - UK5 (18 weeks)
UK
-
Sweet memories - - - - US75 (6 weeks)
US
Battle Hymn of the Republic - - - - US33 (13 weeks)
US
with The St. Charles Borromeo Choir
1969 Happy Heart
Happy Heart
- - - UK19 (10 weeks)
UK
US22 (11 weeks)
US
1970 Can't Help Falling in Love
Can't Help Falling in Love
- - - UK3 (17 weeks)
UK
US88 (3 weeks)
US
One Day of Your Life - - - - US77 (4 weeks)
US
It's so Easy
Can't Help Falling in Love
- - - UK13 (14 weeks)
UK
-
Home Lovin 'Man
Home Lovin' Man
- - - UK7 (12 weeks)
UK
-
1971 (Where Do I Begin) Love Story
Love Story
DE38 (9 weeks)
DE
- - UK4 (18 weeks)
UK
US9 (13 weeks)
US
Theme from the movie Love Story
A Song for You
You've Got a Friend
- - - - US82 (4 weeks)
US
1972 Love Theme from "The Godfather"
Love Theme from "The Godfather"
- - - UK42 (9 weeks)
UK
US34 (11 weeks)
US
from the soundtrack of the movie The Godfather
1973 Solitaire
Solitaire
- - - UK4 (18 weeks)
UK
-
1974 Getting over You
Solitaire
- - - UK35 (5 weeks)
UK
-
First published: 1973
1975 You Lay so Easy on My Mind
You Lay so Easy on My Mind
- - - UK32 (7 weeks)
UK
-
First published: 1974
1976 Tell It Like It Is - - - - US72 (6 weeks)
US
First published: 1975
Other Side of Me
The Other Side of Me
- - - UK42 (3 weeks)
UK
-
2002 Can't Take My Eyes off You
The Essential
- - - UK23
silver
silver

(7 weeks)UK
-
with Denise van Outen
2007 It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Andy Williams Live - Christmas Treasures
DE40 (5 weeks)
DE
AT44 (2 weeks)
AT
CH13 (8 weeks)
CH
UK17th
platinum
platinum

(35 weeks)UK
US7 (15 weeks)
US

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More singles

  • 1955: Christmas Is a Feeling in Your Heart
  • 1958: Andy Williams Canta ...
  • 1959: Blue Hawaii
  • 1960: Don't Go to Strangers
  • 1962: Music to Watch Girls By
  • 1962: Moon River
  • 1962: If Ever I Would Leave You
  • 1962: West Side Story y otros exitos de Peliculas
  • 1962: Stranger on the Shore
  • 1963: It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
  • 1963: White Christmas
  • 1963: Andy Williams
  • 1963: Under Paris Skies
  • 1963: The First Noel
  • 1964: The Wonderful World Of
  • 1964: Madrigal
  • 1965: I'll Remember You
  • 1965: Do You Hear What I Hear?
  • 1965: My Carousel
  • 1966: Bye Bye Blues
  • 1966: How Can I Tell Her It's Over
  • 1966: So Nice (Summer Samba)
  • 1966: In the Arms of Love
  • 1967: Yesterday
  • 1968: Windy
  • 1968: Up, Up and Away
  • 1969: A Woman's Way
  • 1969: Live and Learn
  • 1971: Music from Across the Way
  • 1971: Love Is All
  • 1971: What's the Matter Girl
  • 1972: MacArthur Park
  • 1972: Marmalade, Molasses & Honey
  • 1972: Extracts from the Godfather LP (Medley)
  • 1972: Pieces of April
  • 1973: Last Tango in Paris
  • 1973: Remember (with Noelle Williams, his daughter)
  • 1974: Love Said Goodbye
  • 1974: Tema de amor
  • 1974: Free as the Wind
  • 1974: El amor dijo adios
  • 1974: Another Lonely Song
  • 1974: Make It Easy for Me
  • 1974: Love's Theme
  • 1975: Feelings
  • 1975: Sad Eyes
  • 1976: Himno de Batalla de la República
  • 1976: If You Ever Believed
  • 1977: Are You in There? (Subject of the film King Kong )
  • 1977: Sad
  • 1978: You
  • 1979: Love Story (Where Do I Begin)
  • 1979: Jason
  • 1980: Railway Hotel
  • 1981: Regrets
  • 1983: My Way
  • 1984: Words (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra )
  • 1985: Vino de amor

statistics

Chart evaluation

UK UK US US
Number one albums UK4thUK US1US
Top 10 albums UK11UK US12US
Albums in the charts UK31UK US39US
DE DE CH CH UK UK US US
Number one singles DE-DE CH-CH UK1UK US1US
Top 10 singles DE-DE CH-CH UK9UK US8thUS
Singles in the charts DE2DE CH1CH UK23UK US46US

Awards for music sales

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region Silver record icon.svg silver Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 15 × gold15th Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum3 10,500,000 riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 6 × silver6th Gold record icon.svg 6 × gold6th Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 1,700,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg 6 × silver6th Gold record icon.svg 21 × gold21st Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum4th

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  1. a b c Chart sources: Chartsurfer DE AT UK US
  2. a b The Billboard album by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .

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