Bette Midler / discography

Bette Midler, 1981

This discography is an overview of the published records of the American singer Bette Midler .

Albums

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1973	The Divine Miss M	-	-	-	-	US9 platinum (76 weeks)US	First published: November 7, 1972
1974	Bette Midler	-	-	-	-	US6th gold (27 weeks)US	First published: November 16, 1973
1976	Songs for the New Depression	-	-	-	-	US27 (15 weeks) US	First published: January 8, 1976
1978	Broken Blossom	-	-	-	-	US51 (14 weeks) US	First published: November 17, 1977
1979	Thighs and Whispers	-	-	-	-	US65 (17 weeks) US	First published: August 1979
1983	No frills	DE46 (5 weeks) DE	-	-	-	US60 (13 weeks) US	First published: August 1, 1983
1990	Some People's Lives	DE15 (17 weeks) DE	AT27 (4 weeks) AT	-	UK5 gold (11 weeks)UK	US6th × 2 Double platinum (73 weeks)US	First published: September 4, 1990
1995	Bette of Roses	DE74 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	UK55 silver (8 weeks)UK	US45 platinum (35 weeks)US	First published: July 18, 1995
1998	Bathhouse Betty	DE68 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	US32 gold (16 weeks)US	First published: September 15, 1998
2000	Beds	-	-	-	-	US69 (11 weeks) US	First published: October 17, 2000
2004	Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook	-	-	-	-	US14th gold (22 weeks)US	First published: September 30, 2003
2005	Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook	-	-	-	UK41 (3 weeks) UK	US10 (9 weeks) US	First published: October 25, 2005
2006	Cool Yule	-	-	-	-	US33 (7 weeks) US	First published: October 10, 2006
2014	It's the girls!	DE62 (1 week) DE	AT38 (1 week) AT	CH62 (1 week) CH	UK6th gold (15 weeks)UK	US3 (15 weeks) US	First published: November 4, 2014

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Live albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1977	Live at Last	-	-	-	-	US49 (11 weeks) US	Recorded at Cleveland Music Hall First published: May 1977
1980	Divine Madness	-	-	-	-	US34 (14 weeks) US	Recorded at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium First published on November 7, 1980
1985	Mud Will Be Flung Tonight	-	-	-	-	US183 (6 weeks) US	First published: December 1985

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Soundtracks

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1980	The rose	-	-	-	-	US12 × 2 Double platinum (45 weeks)US	First published: December 3, 1979
1989	Beaches	-	-	-	UK21st gold (11 weeks)UK	US2 × 3 Triple platinum (176 weeks)US	First published: November 22, 1988
1991	For the boys	-	AT34 (4 weeks) AT	-	UK75 (1 week) UK	US22nd gold (21 weeks)US	First published: November 2, 1991

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More soundtracks

• 1993: Gypsy

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1993	Experience the Divine: Greatest Hits	DE67 (9 weeks) DE	AT35 (2 weeks) AT	-	UK3 platinum (17 weeks)UK	US50 platinum (37 weeks)US	First published: June 22, 1993
2008	Jackpot! The best beds	-	-	-	UK6th × 2 Double platinum (39 weeks)UK	US66 (3 weeks) US	First published: August 25, 2008
2010	Memories of You	-	-	-	UK45 silver (8 weeks)UK	-	First published: November 22, 2010
2015	A Gift of Love	-	-	-	UK25th silver (6 weeks)UK	-	First published: December 4th, 2015
	Number one albums	DE-DE	AT-AT	CH-CH	UK-UK	US-US
	Top 10 albums	DE-DE	AT-AT	CH-CH	UK4thUK	US6thUS
	Albums in the charts	DE6thDE	AT4thAT	CH1CH	UK9UK	US22ndUS

More compilations

• 1978: The Best of Bette
• 1993: Best beds !!
• 1997: Classic Performance Live: Sight & Sound (CD + DVD)
• 2000: Bette
• 2009: 4 CD set (incl. 4 studio albums)
• 2011: Original Album Series (box with 5 CDs; release: October 14th)

Singles

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks	[↑]: treated together with the previous entry; [←]: placed in both charts
		DE	UK	US	Dance
1972	Do you want to dance? The Divine Miss M	-	-	US17 (16 weeks) US	-	First published: November 1972 Author and original: Bobby Freeman , 1958
1973	Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy The Divine Miss M	-	-	US8 (16 weeks) US	-	First published: May 1973 Authors: Don Raye , Hughie Prince Original: The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen Orchestra, 1941
	Friends The Divine Miss M	-	-	US40 (10 weeks) US	-	First published: September 1973 Authors: Buzzy Linhart , Mark Klingman Original: Buzzy Linhart, 1971
	Chapel of Love The Divine Miss M	-	-	US47 (2 weeks) US	-	First published: September 1973 Authors: Ellie Greenwich , Jeff Barry , Phil Spector Original: Darlene Love , 1963
1974	In the Mood Bette Midler	-	-	US51 (7 weeks) US	-	First published: December 1973 Authors: Andy Razaf , Joe Garland Text of the cover version: Barry Manilow , Bette Midler Original: Edgar Hayes & His Orchestra (instrumental), 1938
1976	Strangers in the Night Songs for the New Depression	-	-	-	Dance7 (10 weeks) Dance	First published: February 1976 Authors: Bert Kaempfert , Charles Singleton, Eddie Snyder Original: Bert Kaempfert - Beddy-Bye (instrumental), 1966
1977	You're Movin 'Out Today	-	-	US42 (14 weeks) US	-	First published: December 1976 Authors: Bette Midler, Bruce Roberts, Carole Bayer Sager
1978	Storybook Children (Daybreak) Broken Blossom	-	-	US57 (10 weeks) US	-	First published: January 1978 Authors: David Pomeranz, Spencer Proffer
1979	Married Men Thighs and Whispers	-	-	US40 (9 weeks) US	Dance32 (8 weeks) Dance	First publication: May 1979 Authors: Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker
	Hang On in There Baby Thighs and Whispers	-	-	-	Dance70 (6 weeks) Dance	First published: August 1979 Author and original: Johnny Bristol , 1974
	My Knight in Black Leather Thighs and Whispers	-	-	-[Dance: ↑]		First published: August 1979 Authors: Estelle Levitt, Jerry Ragovoy
	Big Noise from Winnetka Thighs and Whispers	-	-	-	Dance98 (5 weeks) Dance	First published: November 1979 Authors: Bob Crosby , Bob Haggart , Gil Rodin , Ray Bauduc Original: Bob Haggart & Ray Bauduc, 1938
1980	When a Man Loves a Woman The Rose (Soundtrack)	-	-	US35 (10 weeks) US	-	First published: January 1980 Authors: Calvin Lewis, Andrew Wright Original: Percy Sledge , 1966
	The Rose The Rose (Soundtrack)	-	-	US3 gold (25 weeks)US	-	First published: March 1980 from the film of the same name Author: Amanda McBroom
	My Mother's Eyes Divine Madness	-	-	US39 (13 weeks) US	-	First published: November 1980 Author: Tom Jans
1983	All I Need to Know No Frills	-	-	US77 (4 weeks) US	-	First published: August 1983 Authors: Barry Mann , Cynthia Weil , Tom Snow Original: Barry Mann - Don't Know Much , 1980
	Favorite Waste of Time No Frills	-	-	US78 (4 weeks) US	-	First published: October 1983 Author and original: Marshall Crenshaw, 1982
1984	Beast of Burden No Frills	DE15 (13 weeks) DE	-	US71 (6 weeks) US	-	First published: October 1983 Authors: Mick Jagger , Keith Richards Original: The Rolling Stones , 1978
1989	Wind Beneath My Wings Beaches (Soundtrack)	-	UK5 silver (13 weeks)UK	US1 platinum (29 weeks)US	-	First published: January 1989 from the soundtrack of the movie Girlfriends Authors: Jeff Silbar, Larry Henley Original: Roger Whittaker , 1981
1990	From a Distance Some People's Lives	DE14 (21 weeks) DE	UK6 (14 weeks) UK	US2 platinum (26 weeks)US	-	First published: September 1990 Author: Julie Gold Original: Nanci Griffith , 1987
1991	Night and Day Some People's Lives	-	-	US62 (7 weeks) US	-	First published: December 1990 Authors: Billie Hughes, Roxanne Seeman
	Every Road Leads Back to You For the Boys (Soundtrack)	-	-	US78 (6 weeks) US	-	First published: November 1991 with James Caan , Author: Diane Warren
1995	To Deserve You Bette of Roses	-	-	-	Dance2 (14 weeks) Dance	First published: October 1995 Author: Maria McKee
1998	My One True Friend Bathhouse Betty	-	UK58 (2 weeks) UK	-	-	First release: November 1998 from the soundtrack of the film Familiensache Authors: Carole Bayer Sager , Carole King , David Foster
	I'm Beautiful (Brinsley Evans Back to the Scene of the Crime Mix) Bathhouse Betty	-	-	-	Dance1 (14 weeks) Dance	First published: November 1998 Authors: Brinsley Evans, Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker Original: Chaka Khan - Fate , 1981
2001	In These Shoes Bette	-	-	-	Dance8 (13 weeks) Dance	First published: April 2001 Authors: Kirsty MacColl , Melvin Clark Lastie, Pete Glenister, William Correa
2006	Fever (LEX Mixes) Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook	-	-	-	Dance4 (13 weeks) Dance	First published: February 2006 Remix: Eddie X, Luigie Gonzalez aka LEX Authors: John Davenport, Eddie Cooley Original: Little Willie John , 1956
	Number one singles	DE-DE	UK-UK	US1US	Dance1Dance
	Top 10 singles	DE-DE	UK2UK	US4thUS	Dance5Dance
	Singles in the charts	DE2DE	UK3UK	US18thUS	Dance8thDance

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More singles

1976: Old Cape Cod (released May) 1977: Paradise 1978: Say Goodbye to Hollywood (release: February) 1979: Buckets of Rain (release: May) 1980: Stay with Me 1981: Fire Down Below (release: May) 1988: Under the Boardwalk (release December) 1990: The Gift of Love 1991: In My Life 1991: Moonlight Dancing 1993: Small World 1995: In This Life 1996: God Help the Outcasts 1997: You Don't Own Me (with Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton )

1998: That's How Love Moves 1999: Lullaby in Blue 1999: La vie en rose 2000: Nobody Else but You 2000: Bless You Child 2001: Love TKO 2005: I'm a Woman 2006: From a Distance (Christmas Version) 2014: Be My Baby 2015: He's Sure the Boy I Love 2015: You Can't Hurry Love 2015: Waterfalls

Video albums

• 1982: The Bette Midler Show
• 1985: Art or Bust
• 1997: Diva Las Vegas (UK:gold)
• 2009: Cool Yule / Yule Log
• 2010: The Divine Miss M in Performance
• 2011: The Showgirl Must Go On

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Japan 2014: for the single The Rose  Canada 1991: for the album For the Boys 1997: for the album Experience the Divine: Greatest Hits  New Zealand 1991: for the album Some People's Lives 1993: for the album Experience the Divine: Greatest Hits Platinum record  Australia 1989: for the single Wind Beneath My Wings  Canada 1984: for the album The Divine Miss M  New Zealand 1992: for the album Beaches

2 × platinum record  Australia 1989: for the album Beaches 2005: for the video album Diva Las Vegas  Canada 1990: for the album Beaches 1991: for the album Some People's Lives  Netherlands 2000: for the album Experience the Divine: Greatest Hits 4 × platinum record  Australia 2005: for the album Experience the Divine: Greatest Hits

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

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA)	-	-	9 × platinum9	520,000	aria.com.au
Japan (RIAJ)	-	gold1	-	100,000	riaj.or.jp
Canada (MC)	-	2 × gold2	5 × platinum5	600,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	30,000	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	-	2 × platinum2	200,000	nvpi.nl
United States (RIAA)	-	5 × gold5	12 × platinum12	15,000,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	4 × silver4th	4 × gold4th	3 × platinum3	1,745,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	4 × silver4th	14 × gold14th	32 × platinum32

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1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Chart sources: Singles Albums DE UK US
2. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7 .
3. ^ Platinum for Wind Beneath My Wings in Australia
4. ↑ 2 × platinum for Beaches in Australia

Web links

• Bette Midler at Allmusic (English)
• Midler at Discogs (English)