Del Shannon / discography
This discography is an overview of the single records (45 rpm) and long-playing records (78 rpm) of the American pop singer Del Shannon , which were released in the USA, Great Britain and Germany during his lifetime.
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Singles (45 rpm)
| year | title | US | UK | DE |
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| BigTop | London | Heliodor | ||
| 1961 | Runaway / Jody | 45-3067 | 9317 | 453099 |
| 1961 | Hats Off To Larry / Don't Gild The Lily, Lily | 45-3075 | 9402 | 453107 |
| 1961 | So Long Baby / The Answer To Everything | 45-3083 | 9462 | |
| 1961 | Hey Little Girl / Don't Care Anymore | 45-3091 | ||
| 1962 | Hey Little Girl / You Never Talked About Me | 9515 | ||
| 1962 | So long baby / Hey! Little girl | 453115 | ||
| 1962 | Ginny In The Mirror / I Won't Be There | 45-3098 | ||
| 1962 | Cry Myself To Sleep / I'm Gonna Move On | 45-3112 | 9587 | |
| 1962 | The Swiss Maid / You Never Talked About Me | 45-3117 | 453130 | |
| 1962 | The Swiss Maid / Ginny In The Mirror | 9606 | ||
| 1962 | Little Town Flirt / The Wamboo | 45-3131 | 9653 | 453133 |
| 1963 | Two Kind Of Teardrops / Kelly | 45-3143 | 9710 | 453136 |
| 1963 | From Me To You / Two Silhouettes | 45-3152 | 453137 | |
| 1963 | Two Silhouettes / My Wild One | 9761 | ||
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| 1963 | Sue's Gotta Be Mine / Now She's Gone | B-501 | ||
| 1963 | Sue's Gonna Be Mine / Since She's Gone | 9800 | ||
| 1963 | That's The Way Love Is / Time Of The Day | B-502 | 9858 | |
| Amy | Stateside | Columbia | ||
| 1964 | Mary Jane / Stains On My Letter | 897 | 269 | 22705 |
| 1964 | Handy Man / Give Her Lot's Of Lovin ' | 905 | 317 | 22764 |
| 1964 | Do You Wanna Dance / This Is All I Have To Give | 911 | 349 | |
| 1964 | Keep Searchin '/ Broken Promises | 915 | 368 | 22940 |
| 1965 | Stranger In Town / Over You | 919 | 395 | 22948 |
| 1965 | Break Up / Why Don't You Tell Him | 925 | 430 | |
| 1965 | Move It On Over / She Still Remembers Tony | 937 | 452 | |
| 1966 | I Can't Believe My Ears / I Wish I Wasn't Me Tonight | 947 | 494 | |
| Liberty | Liberty | |||
| 1966 | The Big Hurt / I Got It Bad | 55866 | 55866 | |
| 1966 | For A Little While / Hey! Little Star | 55889 | 55889 | |
| 1966 | Show Me / Never Thought I Could | 55894 | ||
| 1966 | Under My Thumb / She Was Mine | 55904 | ||
| Liberty | ||||
| 1967 | She / What Makes You Run | 55939 | 55939 | 23437 |
| 1967 | Led Along / I Can't Be True | 55961 | 23499 | |
| 1967 | Mind Over Matter / Led Along | 10277 | ||
| 1967 | Runaway ('67) / He Cheated | 55993 | ||
| 1967 | Runaway ('67) / Show Me | 15020 | 15020 | |
| 1968 | Thinkin 'It Over / Runnin' On Back | 56018 | 15061 | 15061 |
| 1968 | Gemini / Magical Musical Box | 56036 | 15079 | |
| 1968 | Raindrops / You Don't Love Me | 56070 | ||
| Dunhill | Stateside | |||
| 1969 | Comin 'Back To Me / Sweet Mary Lou | D-4193 | 8025 | |
| 1969 | Sister Isabelle / Colorado Rain | D-4224 | 8040 | |
| United Artists | ||||
| 1972 | What's A Matter Baby / Early In The Mornin ' | 35460 | ||
| 1973 | Kelly / Cooperville Yodel | 35535 | ||
| 1974 | And The Music Plays On / In My Arms Again | 35740 | ||
| Iceland | Iceland | |||
| 1975 | Tell Her No / Restless | IS-021 | 16226 | |
| 1975 | Cry Baby Cry / In My Arms Again | IS-038 |
LPs
| year | title | US | UK | DE |
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| 1961 | Runaway With Del Shannon | Big top 1303 | London 2402 | |
| 1962 | Hats Off To Del Shannon | London 8071 | ||
| 1963 | Little Town Flirt | Big top 1308 | London 8091 | |
| 1964 | Handy Man | Amy 8003 | Stateside 10115 | |
| Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams | Amy 8004 | Stateside 10130 | ||
| 1965 | 1.661 Seconds With Del Shannon | Amy 8006 | Stateside 10140 | |
| 1966 | This is my bag | Liberty 7453 | Liberty 1320 | |
| Total commitment | Liberty 7479 | Liberty 1335 | ||
| 1967 | The Best of Del Shannon | Dot 25824 | ||
| 1968 | The Further Adventures of Charles Westover | Liberty 7539 | Liberty 83114 | Liberty 83114 |
| 1971 | Tenth Anniversary Album | Sunset 50211 | ||
| 1972 | The Best of Del Shannon | EMI 50792 | ||
| 1973 | Live in England | United Artists 151F | United Artists 29474 | |
| The Best of Del Shannon | Contour 2870323 | |||
| 1974 | Del Shannon Sings | Post 9000 | ||
| 1975 | Yesterday's Pop Scene | Contempo 6.22093 | ||
| The Very Best of Del Shannon | Contempo 1001 | |||
| Del Shannon's Greatest | Post 3000 | |||
| The Vintage Years | Sire 3708-2 | |||
| 1976 | Tenth Anniversary Album | Sunset 50211 | ||
| 1978 | ... And The Music Plays On | Sunset 50412 | ||
| Golden Hits: The Best of DS | Pickwick 3595 | |||
| 1979 | Tenth Anniversary Album | Crystal 97285 | ||
| 1980 | Del Shannon Hit Parade | London 8545 | London / Line 6.24462 | |
| 1981 | The Greatest Hits of DS | Line 6.24736 | ||
| Runaway With Del Shannon | Line 6.24787 | |||
| Hats Off To Del Shannon | Line 6.24788 | |||
| Little Town Flirt | Line 5050 | |||
| Handy Man | Line 5057 | |||
| 1.661 Seconds With Del Shannon | Line 5064 | |||
| Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams | Line 5071 | |||
| 1982 | Drop Down And Get Me | Electra 568 | ||
| Live in England | Fame / Liberty 3020 | |||
| Countdown Series: Del Shannon | Count 8 | |||
| 1983 | Drop Down And Get Me | Demon 8 | Line / Instant 28538 | |
| 1984 | Runaway hits! | Bug 1 | Edsel 121 | |
| 1985 | Del Shannon: The Ritz Collection | Line / Ritz 4503 | ||
| 1986 | I go to pieces | Edsel 174 | ||
| Rock 'N' Roll Greats: Del Shannon | MFP 57461 | |||
| Drop Down And Get Me | Line / Instant 4.00108 | |||
| Runaway With Del Shannon | Line / Instant 4.00248 | |||
| Hats Off To Del Shannon | Line / Instant 4.00252 | |||
| 1987 | Little Town Flirt | Line / Instant 4.00333 | ||
| 1.661 Seconds With Del Shannon | Line / Instant 4.00429 | |||
| Handy Man | Line / Instant 4.00433 | |||
| Runaway hits! | Rhino 71056 | |||
| 1991 | Rock on! (Final Album) | Silvertone 514 | Silvertone 74929 |
Chart placements
Albums
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Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1963 | Hats Off To Del Shannon | - |
UK9 (17 weeks) UK |
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| Little Town Flirt | - |
UK15 (5 weeks) UK |
US23 (18 weeks) US |
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| 1982 | Drop Down And Get Me | - | - |
US123 (14 weeks) US |
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| 2010 | Runaway - The Very Best Of | - |
UK25 (4 weeks) UK |
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Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) |
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| 1961 | Runaway | - |
UK1 (22 weeks) UK |
US1 (17 weeks) US |
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| Hats Off To Larry | - |
UK6 (12 weeks) UK |
US5 (13 weeks) US |
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| So long baby | - |
UK10 (11 weeks) UK |
US28 (10 weeks) US |
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| 1962 | Hey Little girl | - |
UK2 (15 weeks) UK |
US38 (8 weeks) US |
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| Cry Myself To Sleep | - |
UK29 (6 weeks) UK |
US99 (1 week) US |
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| Swiss Maid | - |
UK2 (17 weeks) UK |
US64 (5 weeks) US |
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| Little Town Flirt | - |
UK4 (13 weeks) UK |
US12 (14 weeks) US |
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| 1963 | Two Kinds Of Teardrops | - |
UK5 (13 weeks) UK |
US50 (9 weeks) US |
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| From me to you | - | - |
US77 (4 weeks) US |
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| Two silhouettes | - |
UK23 (8 weeks) UK |
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| Sue's gonna be mine | - |
UK21 (8 weeks) UK |
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| Sue's Gotta Be Mine | - | - |
US71 (7 weeks) US |
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| 1964 | Mary Jane | - |
UK35 (5 weeks) UK |
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| Handy Man | - |
UK36 (4 weeks) UK |
US22 (10 weeks) US |
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| Do you want to dance | - | - |
US43 (7 weeks) US |
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| Keep Searchin '(We'll Follow The Sun) |
DE17 (2 months) DE |
UK3 (11 weeks) UK |
US9 (14 weeks) US |
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| 1965 | Stranger In Town | - |
UK40 (2 weeks) UK |
US30 (6 weeks) US |
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| Break up | - | - |
US95 (3 weeks) US |
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| 1966 | The big hurt | - | - |
US94 (2 weeks) US |
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| 1981 | Sea of Love | - | - |
US33 (12 weeks) US |
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literature
- Frank Laufenberg: Rock & Pop Lexikon , Econ Taschenbuch Verlag 1998, ISBN 3-612-26207-6 .
- Angelika & Lothar Binding: The large binding single catalog , 3rd edition, Heidelberg 1994.