Jackie Wilson / discography

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Jackie Wilson (1961)

This discography is an overview of the released records of the American R&B and soul singer Jackie Wilson . According to sources and record awards, he has sold more than 950,000 records to date. Wilson's most successful release is the single Reet Petite (Shock Horror Mix) with over 500,000 units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US R&B R&B
1962 Jackie Wilson at the Copa - US137 (2 weeks)
US 		-
First published: 1962
Producer: Nat Tarnopol
1963 Baby workout - US36 (21 weeks)
US 		-
First published: July 1963
Producer: Nat Tarnopol
Merry Christmas from Jackie Wilson - US6 (? Where)
US 		-
First published: 1963
Producer: Nat Tarnopol
1966 Whispers - US108 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B15 (10 weeks)
R&B
First published: December 1966
Producer: Carl Davis
1967 Higher and higher - US163 (4 weeks)
US 		R&B28 (3 weeks)
R&B
First published: November 1967
Producer: Carl Davis
1968 Manufacturers of Soul / Too Much (UK) - US195 (3 weeks)
US 		R&B18 (5 weeks)
R&B
First published: May 1968
with Count Basie
Producers: Nat Tarnopol, Teddy Reig
1970 Do your thing - - R&B50 (2 weeks)
R&B
First published: December 1969
Producers: Carl Davis, Eugene Record

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More studio albums

  • 1958: He's so fine
  • 1959: So Much (release: November 1st)
  • 1959: Lonely teardrops
  • 1960: A Woman, a Lover, a Friend
  • 1960: Jackie Sings the Blues
  • 1961: You Ain't Heard Nothin Yet
  • 1961: By Special Request
  • 1962: Body and Soul
  • 1963: Sings the World's Greatest Melodies (released January)
  • 1963: Shake a Hand (with Linda Hopkins )
  • 1964: Somethin 'Else
  • 1965: Soul Time (release: April)
  • 1966: Soul Galore
  • 1966: Spotlight On
  • 1968: I Get the Sweetest Feeling
  • 1970: It's All a Part of Love
  • 1970: This Love Is Real
  • 1971: You Got Me Walking
  • 1972: Nowstalgia
  • 1972: Beautiful Day
  • 1976: Nobody but You
  • 1982: SRO

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US R&B R&B
1969 Jackie Wilson's Greatest Hits - - R&B43 (2 weeks)
R&B
First published: April 1969

More compilations

  • 1960: My Golden Favorites
  • 1964: My Golden Favorites - Vol. 2
  • 1967: Mr. Excitement
  • 1972: Jackie Wilson's Greatest Hits
  • 1975: The Very Best Of
  • 1983: The Jackie Wilson Story
  • 1983: The Classic Jackie Wilson
  • 1983: The Complete Jackie Wilson Volume One
  • 1984: Reet Petite
  • 1984: The Soul Years
  • 1985: The Jackie Wilson Story Vol. 2
  • 1986: Higher & Higher: 18 Soul Sensations
  • 1986: The Soul Years Volume 2
  • 1987: Reet Petite
  • 1987: Through the Years: A Collection of Rare Album Tracks & Single Sides
  • 1987: I'm Gonna Get You ( LaVern Baker with Jackie Wilson)
  • 1987: 20 greatest hits
  • 1987: The Classic Jackie Wilson (Reet Petite)
  • 1987: The Great Jackie Wilson (2 LPs)
  • 1987: The Very Best of Jackie Wilson
  • 1987: 15 classic tracks
  • 1991: The Very Best of Jackie Wilson
  • 1992: Mr. Excitement! (Box with 3 CDs, place 236 of the Rolling Stone 500 (list 2014))
  • 1993: The Dynamic Jackie Wilson
  • 1993: gold
  • 1994: The Very Best of Jackie Wilson
  • 1995: The Chicago Years - Volume 1
  • 1997: 18 Greatest Hits / The Voice
  • 1997: Reet Petite: The Very Best of Jackie Wilson
  • 1998: The Titan of Soul (box with 3 CDs)
  • 1999: Sweetest Feelin '- The Very Best Of
  • 2002: Reet Petite & Other Classics (2 CDs)
  • 2002: The Best of Jackie Wilson, Vol. 2 (1968–1975)
  • 2002: The Great Jackie Wilson
  • 2004: The Very Best of Jackie Wilson
  • 2006: Say You Will
  • 2006: Best of the Original Soul Brother (2 CDs)
  • 2011: Mr. Excitement
  • 2011: Reet Petite (2 CDs)

Singles

Until 1983

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US R&B R&B
1957 Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl in Town)
He's so Fine 		UK6 (14 weeks)
UK 		US62 (10 weeks)
US 		-
First published: October 1957
Authors: Berry Gordy , Tyran Carlo
1958 To Be Loved
He’s so fine 		UK23 (8 weeks)
UK 		US22 (16 weeks)
US 		R&B7 (10 weeks)
R&B
First published: March 1958
Authors: Berry Gordy, Tyran Carlo
We Have Love
Lonely Teardrops 		- US93 (2 weeks)
US 		-
First published: September 1958
Authors: Berry Gordy, Gwen Gordy, Tyran Carlo
Lonely Teardrops
Lonely Teardrops 		- US7 (21 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (22 weeks)
R&B
First published: November 1958
Grammy Hall of Fame 315th
place on the Rolling Stone 500 (2011 list)
Authors: Berry Gordy, Tyran Carlo
1959 That's Why (I Love You So)
Lonely Teardrops 		- US13 (13 weeks)
US 		R&B2 (12 weeks)
R&B
First published: March 1959
Authors: Berry Gordy, Tyran Carlo
I'll Be Satisfied
So Much 		- US20 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B6 (11 weeks)
R&B
First published: June 1959
Authors: Berry Gordy, Tyran Carlo
You Better Know It
Lonely Teardrops 		- US37 (10 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (9 weeks)
R&B
First published: August 1959
from the soundtrack of the film Go Johnny Go!
Authors: Berry Gordy, Tyran Carlo
Talk That Talk
So Much 		- US34 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B3 (18 weeks)
R&B
First published: November 1959
Authors: Dorian Burton, Jackie Wilson,
Joan Keyes, Joseph Dias, Roselee Dicks
1960 Night
A Woman, a Lover, a Friend 		- US4 (17 weeks)
US 		R&B3 (13 weeks)
R&B
First published: March 1960
B-side of Doggin 'Around
based on the aria My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice
from the Saint-Saëns opera Samson et Dalila
Authors: Herb Miller, Johnny Lehmann
Doggin 'Around
Jackie Sings the Blues 		- US15 (16 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (19 weeks)
R&B
First published: March 1960
Author: Lena Agree
A Woman, a Lover, a Friend
A Woman, a Lover, a Friend 		- US15 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (13 weeks)
R&B
First published: June 1960
Author: Sid Wyche
(You Were Made For) All My Love
 UK33 (7 weeks)
UK 		US12 (13 weeks)
US 		-
First published: July 1960
Authors: Billy Myles , Jackie Wilson
Alone at Last
Sings the World's Greatest Melodies 		UK50 (1 week)
UK 		US8 (15 weeks)
US 		R&B20 (6 weeks)
R&B
First published: October 1960
B-side of Am I the Man
based on Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto in B Flat
Author: Johnny Lehmann
Am I the Man
A Woman, a Lover, a Friend 		- US32 (10 weeks)
US 		R&B10 (8 weeks)
R&B
First published: October 1960
Authors: Bob Hamilton, Tom King
1961 My Empty Arms
Sings the World's Greatest Melodies 		- US9 (9 weeks)
US 		R&B25 (1 week)
R&B
First published: January 1961
B-side of The Tear of the Year
based on Vesti la giubba from the opera Pagliacci
Authors: Al Kasha , Hank Hunter
The Tear of the Year
Body and Soul 		- US44 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B10 (7 weeks)
R&B
First published: January 1961
Authors: Gary Geld, Peter Udell
Your One and Only Love
A Woman, a Lover, a Friend 		- US40 (6 weeks)
US 		-
First published: March 1961
B-side of Please Tell Me Why
Authors: Billy Myles , Jackie Wilson
Please Tell Me Why
Jackie Sings the Blues 		- US20 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B11 (6 weeks)
R&B
First published: March 1961
Author: Joyce Lee
Lonely Life
By Special Request 		- US80 (1 week)
US 		-
First published: June 1961
B-side of I'm Comin 'On Back to You
Authors: Al Kasha , Alan Thomas
I'm Comin 'On Back to You
By Special Request 		- US19 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B9 (5 weeks)
R&B
First published: June 1961
Authors: Al Kasha, Horace Ott
Years from Now
 - US37 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B25 (2 weeks)
R&B
First published: July 1961
B-side of You Don't Know What It Means
Authors: Alonzo Tucker, Horace Ott, Robert Adams
You Don't Know What It Means
 - US79 (3 weeks)
US 		R&B19 (5 weeks)
R&B
First published: July 1961
Authors: Alonzo Tucker, Jackie Wilson, Morris Levy
The Way I Am
By Special Request 		- US58 (6 weeks)
US 		-
First published: October 1961
B-side of My Heart Belongs to Only You
Authors: Gary Geld, Peter Udell
My Heart Belongs to Only You
By Special Request 		- US65 (6 weeks)
US 		-
First published: October 1961
Authors: Dorothy Daniels, Frank Daniel
1962 The Greatest Hurt
Body and Soul 		- US34 (9 weeks)
US 		-
First published: January 1962
Author: Billy Myles
There'll Be No Next Time
Body and Soul 		- US75 (3 weeks)
US 		-
First published: January 1962
B-side of The Greatest Hurt
Authors: Alonzo Tucker, Bobby Adams
I found love
 - US93 (1 week)
US 		-
First published: March 1962
Authors: Jackie Wilson, Alonzo Tucker
Hearts
Sings the World's Greatest Melodies 		- US58 (6 weeks)
US 		-
First published: April 1962
Authors: Sidney J. Wyche, Al Kasha, Jackie Wilson
I Just Can't Help It
Somethin 'Else 		- US70 (4 weeks)
US 		R&B17 (6 weeks)
R&B
First published: June 1962
Authors: Jackie Wilson, Alonzo Tucker
Forever and a Day
Sings the World's Greatest Melodies 		- US82 (4 weeks)
US 		-
First published: September 1962
Authors: Jack Daniels, Johnny Moore
1963 Baby workout
baby workout 		- US5 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (14 weeks)
R&B
First published: February 1963
Authors: Jackie Wilson, Alonzo Tucker
Shake a hand
Shake a hand 		- US42 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B21 (4 weeks)
R&B
First published: May 1963
with Linda Hopkins
Author: Joe Morris
Shake! Shake! Shake!
Baby workout 		- US33 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B21 (4 weeks)
R&B
First published: July 1963
Authors: Bobby Adams, Bobby Stevenson
Baby Get It (And Don't Quit It)
My Golden Favorites - Vol. 2 		- US61 (5 weeks)
US 		-
First published: September 1963
Authors: Jackie Wilson, Alonzo Tucker
1964 Call Her Up
 - - R&B48 (1 week)
R&B
First published: April 1964
Authors: Rex Garvin, Jackie Wilson
Big Boss Line
Somethin 'Else 		- US94 (1 week)
US 		R&B34 (4 weeks)
R&B
First published: May 1964
Authors: Nat Tarnopol, Dick Jacobs
Squeeze Her - Tease Her (But Love Her)
Somethin 'Else 		- US89 (2 weeks)
US 		-
First published: August 1964
B-side of Give Me Back My Heart
Authors: Jackie Wilson, Alonzo Tucker
Give Me Back My Heart
Somethin 'Else 		- - R&B16 (8 weeks)
R&B
First published: August 1964
Authors: Jackie Wilson, Alonzo Tucker
She's All Right
Soul Time 		- - R&B39 (2 weeks)
R&B
First published: November 1964
Author: Eddie Singleton
1965 Danny Boy
Soul Time 		- US94 (3 weeks)
US 		R&B25 (7 weeks)
R&B
First published: February 1965
Author: Fred E. Weatherly
Original: Ernestine Schumann-Heink , 1915
Melody dates back to 1855
No Pity (In the Naked City)
Soul Time 		- US59 (10 weeks)
US 		R&B25 (11 weeks)
R&B
First published: June 1965
Authors: Jackie Wilson, Alonzo Tucker, John Roberts
I believe I'll love on
 - US96 (2 weeks)
US 		R&B34 (4 weeks)
R&B
First published: October 1965
Author: Eddie Singleton
1966 Think Twice
 - US93 (1 week)
US 		R&B37 (3 weeks)
R&B
First published: January 1966
with LaVern Baker
Author: Eddie Singleton
Whispers (Gettin 'Louder)
Whispers 		- US11 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B5 (16 weeks)
R&B
First published: September 1966
Authors: Barbara Acklin , David Scott
1967 Just Be Sincere
Whispers 		- US91 (3 weeks)
US 		R&B43 (2 weeks)
R&B
First published: January 1967
B-side of I Don't Want to Lose You
Authors: Bernard Reed, Danny Reed, Othie Wright
I Don't Want to Lose You
Whispers 		- US84 (3 weeks)
US 		R&B11 (10 weeks)
R&B
First published: January 1967
Authors: Carl Davis , Karl Tarleton
I've Lost You
Higher and Higher 		- US82 (4 weeks)
US 		R&B35 (4 weeks)
R&B
First published: April 1967
Author: Van McCoy
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
Higher and Higher 		UK11
silver
silver

(11 weeks)UK 		US6 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (14 weeks)
R&B
First published: July 1967
Grammy Hall of Fame
Number 248 on the Rolling Stone 500 (2011 list)
Authors: Carl Smith, Gary Jackson
Since You Showed Me How to Be Happy
I Get the Sweetest Feeling 		- US32 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B22 (5 weeks)
R&B
First published: November 1967
Authors: Floyd Smith , Gary Jackson, Gerald Sims
1968 For Your Precious Love
Manufacturers of Soul 		- US49 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B26 (6 weeks)
R&B
First published: February 1968
with Count Basie
Authors: Arthur Brooks, Jerry Butler, Richard Brooks
Original: Jerry Butler & The Impressions , 1958
Chain Gang
Manufacturers of Soul 		- US84 (5 weeks)
US 		R&B37 (4 weeks)
R&B
First published: April 1968
with Count Basie
Author and original: Sam Cooke , 1960
I Get the Sweetest Feeling
I Get the Sweetest Feeling 		UK2 (13 weeks)
UK 		US34 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B12 (10 weeks)
R&B
First published: July 1968
Chart entry in UK only in July 1972
Authors: Alicia Evelyn, Van McCoy
For Once in My Life
It's All a Part of Love 		- US70 (3 weeks)
US 		-
First published: October 1968
Authors: Orlando Murden, Ronald Miller
Original: Jean DuShon, 1966
1969 I still love you
 - - R&B39 (3 weeks)
R&B
First published: March 1969
Authors: Carl Davis, Eugene Record
Helpless
Do Your Thing 		- - R&B21 (5 weeks)
R&B
First published: September 1969
Authors: Carl Davis, Eugene Record
1970 Let This Be a Letter (To My Baby)
This Love Is Real 		- US91 (2 weeks)
US 		R&B34 (7 weeks)
R&B
First published: April 1970
Author: Eugene Record
(I Can Feel Those Vibrations)
This Love Is Real
This Love Is Real 		- US56 (11 weeks)
US 		R&B9 (12 weeks)
R&B
First published: December 1970
Authors: Jack Daniels, Johnny Moore
1971 Love Is Funny That Way
You Got Me Walking 		- US95 (3 weeks)
US 		R&B18 (9 weeks)
R&B
First published: November 1971
Authors: Floyd Smith, Ritchie Tufano
1972 You Got Me Walking
You Got Me Walking 		- US93 (3 weeks)
US 		R&B22 (6 weeks)
R&B
First published: February 1972
Author: Eugene Record
The Girl Turned Me On
You Got Me Walking 		- - R&B44 (3 weeks)
R&B
First published: May 1972
Authors: Dennis Miller, Leo Graham
1973 Because of You
Beautiful Day 		- - R&B45 (2 weeks)
R&B
First published: May 1973
Authors: Edward E. Little Jr., Jeff Perry
Sing a little song
 - - R&B95 (5 weeks)
R&B
First published: July 1973
Author: Desmond Dacres
1975 I Get the Sweetest Feeling / (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
 UK25 (8 weeks)
UK 		- -
First published: April 1975
Don't Burn No Bridges
Nobody but You 		- - R&B91 (4 weeks)
R&B
First published: November 1975
with The Chi-Lites
Author: Romaine Anderson
1983 I Get the Sweetest Feeling (EP)
Best of Jackie Wilson 		UK98 (2 weeks)
UK 		- -
First published: July 1983

From 1984 (posthumously)

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 Dance Dance
1986 Reet Petite (Shock Horror Mix)
 DE4 (17 weeks)
DE 		AT15 (12 weeks)
AT 		CH3 (10 weeks)
CH 		UK1
gold
gold

(17 weeks)UK 		-
First published: November 1986
1987 I Get the Sweetest Feeling (Valentine Mix)
 - - - UK3
silver
silver

(11 weeks)UK 		-
First published: February 1987
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher (Cloud 9 Mix)
 - - - UK15 (7 weeks)
UK 		-
First published: June 1987
Baby Workout (Party Mix)
 - - - UK93 (1 week)
UK 		-
First published: November 1987
2006 Funky love
 - - - - Dance23 (14 weeks)
Dance
First release: November 2006
Justin Michael feat. Jackie Wilson

Video albums

  • 1987: Higher & Higher
  • 1991: Shindig! Presents: Jackie Wilson

statistics

Chart evaluation

US US R&B R&B
Number one albums US-US R&B-R&B
Top 10 albums US1US R&B-R&B
Albums in the charts US6thUS R&B5R&B
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B Dance Dance
Number one singles DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK1UK US-US R&B1R&B Dance-Dance
Top 10 singles DE1DE AT-AT CH1CH UK4thUK US6thUS R&B16R&B Dance-Dance
Singles in the charts DE1DE AT1AT CH1CH UK12UK US54US R&B48R&B Dance1Dance

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 Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 2 × silver2 Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 950,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg 2 × silver2 Gold record icon.svg gold1 -

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  1. ↑ a b c d Chart sources: Singles UK US
  2. ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
  3. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
  4. ↑ RS500 (list 2014)
  5. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .
  6. ↑ a b RS500 (list 2011)

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