Barry Manilow discography explained

Artist:Barry Manilow
Studio:31
Live:6
Compilation:17
Singles:57
Soundtrack:4

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

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsChart positionsSalesCertifications
(sales thresholds)
USAUS
[3]
UK
[4]
1973Barry Manilow28
1974Barry Manilow II966
  • US: Platinum
1975Tryin' to Get the Feeling559
  • US: 2× Platinum
1976This One's for You6
  • US: 2× Platinum
1978Even Now3812
  • US: 3× Platinum
  • UK

Silver[6]

1979One Voice96418
  • US: 2x Platinum
  • UK: Gold
1980Barry15655
  • US: Platinum
  • UK: Platinum
1981If I Should Love Again14855
  • US: Gold
  • UK: Platinum
1982Here Comes the Night32197
  • US: Gold
19842810028
  • US: Gold
  • UK: Silver
1985Manilow4240
1987Swing Street7081
1989Barry Manilow64
  • UK: Silver
1990Because It's Christmas40
  • US: Platinum
1991Showstoppers6853
1994Singin' with the Big Bands5954
  • US: Gold
1996Summer of '788266
1998Manilow Sings Sinatra12272
2001Here at the Mayflower9018
2002A Christmas Gift of Love55
  • US: Gold
2004Scores47
2006The Greatest Songs of the Fifties13612
  • US: 1,100,000[7]
  • US: Platinum
  • UK: Gold
The Greatest Songs of the Sixties256
  • US: 633,000
  • US: Gold
  • UK: Gold
2007The Greatest Songs of the Seventies427
  • UK: Silver
In the Swing of Christmas127
  • US: Gold
2008The Greatest Songs of the Eighties1422
2010The Greatest Love Songs of All Time526
201115 Minutes720
2014Night Songs8
My Dream Duets428
20171226
2020Night Songs II32
[8]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

YearAlbum detailsChart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
USAUS
UK
1977Barry Manilow Live125
  • US: 3× Platinum
1982Barry Live in Britain1
  • UK: Platinum
1990Live on Broadway19619
20042 Nights Live!27
  • US: Gold
2012Live in London24
2014Live at Paris Las Vegas
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

YearAlbum detailsChart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
USAUS
UK
1978Greatest Hits7263
  • US: 3× Platinum
1983Greatest Hits Vol. II3010
  • US: Gold
1985The Manilow Collection / 20 Classic Hits100
  • US: Gold
1989Greatest Hits Volume I
  • US: Platinum
Greatest Hits Volume II
  • US: Platinum
Greatest Hits Volume III
1990The Songs 1975–199013
  • UK: Silver
1992The Complete Collection and Then Some...182
  • US: Gold
1993Hidden Treasures36
1993637
  • AUS: Platinum
  • UK: Silver
2002Ultimate Manilow3968
  • US: 2× Platinum
  • UK: Platinum
2005The Essential Barry Manilow
The Very Best of Barry Manilow
2008Beautiful Ballads & Love Songs
2010The Essential Barry Manilow: Limited Edition 3.0
Playlist: The Very Best of Barry Manilow
2011Duets
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Soundtracks

YearAlbum details
1978Foul Play
1985Copacabana
1994Thumbelina
1995The Pebble and the Penguin

Singles

Year! rowspan="2"
Title / B-side titlePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[9]
US Cash Box
[10] [11]
US AC
[12] [13]
UK
[14]
IRE
[15]
AUS
[16]
NZ
[17]
GERSA
[18]
CAN
[19]
CAN AC
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"11111643037311US

Gold[20]

Barry Manilow II
1975"It's a Miracle" / "One of These Days" (from Barry Manilow)121018412
"Could It Be Magic" (remixed version) / "I Am Your Child"67425187033Barry Manilow I (Arista reissue)
"I Write the Songs" / "A Nice Boy Like Me"11111513532US: GoldTryin' to Get the Feeling
1976"Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" / "Beautiful Music"10101131
"This One's for You" / "Riders to the Stars"29211281This One's for You
"Weekend in New England" / "Say the Words"109191
1977"Looks Like We Made It" / "New York City Rhythm" (from Barry Manilow--Live)1319181US: Gold
"Daybreak" (Live) / "Jump Shout Boogie"23217204Barry Manilow Live
"It's Just Another New Year's Eve"33
1978"Can't Smile Without You" / "Sunrise"32143381324US: GoldEven Now
"Even Now" / "I Was a Fool (To Let You Go)"191711714
"Copacabana (At the Copa)" (short version) / "Copacabana" (long version, from Greatest Hits)8106190169372373US: Gold
"Ready to Take a Chance Again" / "Sweet Life"117541Foul Play (film)
"Somewhere in the Night" / "Leavin' in the Morning"9134421681103Even Now
"Mandy" (reissue)19The Best of Barry Manilow
1979"Ships" / "They Gave in to the Blues" (non-LP track)911478285One Voice
"When I Wanted You" / "Bobbie Lee (What's the Difference, I Gotta Live)"20241531
1980"I Don't Want to Walk Without You" / "One Voice"364321
"Bermuda Triangle" / "One Voice" (from One Voice)15 2316Barry
"I Made It Through the Rain" / "Only in Chicago"1018437 2034
"Lonely Together" / "The Last Duet" (with Lily Tomlin)4547721 20
1981"The Old Songs" / "Don't Fall in Love with Me"15161 48432If I Should Love Again
"Somewhere Down the Road" / "Let's Take All Night (To Say Goodbye)"212117
1982"If I Should Love Again" / "Let's Take All Night (To Say Goodbye)"66
"Let's Hang On!" / "No Other Love"3235612 84
"Stay" (live) / "Nickels and Dimes"23Barry Live in Britain
"Oh Julie" / "Break Down the Door" (from If I Should Love Again)385024Oh, Julie!
"I Wanna Do It with You" / "Heaven" (from Oh, Julie)8335Here Comes the Night
"Memory" / "Heart of Steel"39378
"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" / "Heart of Steel"3622
1983"Some Kind of Friend" / "Heaven" (from Oh, Julie)26314483821
"Read 'Em and Weep" / "One Voice" (from One Voice)18181172284221Greatest Hits Vol. II
1984"You're Looking Hot Tonight"2547 59
"When October Goes"685
1985"Paradise Cafe"24
"Run to Me" (Duet with Dionne Warwick)1286Twenty Classic Hits
"In Search of Love"1180Manilow
1986"He Doesn't Care (But I Do)"22
"I'm Your Man" / "I'm Your Man" (Dub mix)86699698
1988"Brooklyn Blues"13Swing Street
"Hey Mambo" / "When October Goes"90
1989"Keep Each Other Warm"772Barry Manilow
"Please Don't Be Scared"35156
"The One That Got Away"2578
1990"Some Good Things Never Last" (with Debra Byrd and Dana Robbins)79
"If I Can Dream"81Live on Broadway
"If You Remember Me"41
"Because It's Christmas"38Because It's Christmas
"Jingle Bells"
1992"Another Life"33The Complete Collection and Then Some...
1993"Copacabana (At the Copa) – The 1993 Remix"222192Hidden Treasures
"Could It Be Magic 1993"36
1994"Let Me Be Your Wings" (with Debra Byrd)73Thumbelina
1997"I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"2686Summer of '78
"I Go Crazy"30
2001"Turn the Radio Up"25 Here at the Mayflower
2003"River"17A Christmas Gift of Love
2005"Unchained Melody"20The Greatest Songs of the Fifties
2006"Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing"32
2007"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"11In the Swing of Christmas
2008"Christmas Is Just Around the Corner"16Cranberry 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
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Notes and References

  1. News: Barry Manilow Broadway comeback hit by bronchitis. BBC News. January 25, 2013. August 1, 2020.
  2. Web site: Hipgnosis acquires recording royalties for Barry Manilow catalog. 3 August 2020.
  3. Australian chart peaks:
    • Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St. Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. Illustrated. 191. 0-646-11917-6.
    • Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from 1988 to December 2010: 175.
  4. Web site: Barry Manilow | Artist . Official Charts . 2014-04-08.
  5. Web site: Gold & Platinum Awards. RIAA. June 4, 2020.
  6. United Kingdom. Barry Manilow. album. May 19, 2024.
  7. Web site: Justin Timberlake's 'The 20/20 Experience' & 12 More Two-Album/One-Year Releases. Billboard. Brad. Wete. October 1, 2013. June 4, 2020.
  8. billboardcharts. 1231980389054533633. Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (1/3). February 24, 2020. February 25, 2020.
  9. The Hot 100. Billboard. 2016-07-27. 2016-09-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20160918174138/http://www.billboard.com/artist/280721/Barry%20Manilow/chart?f=379. dead.
  10. Web site: Cash Box Top Singles.
  11. Web site: Cash Box Top Singles . 2019-08-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120902025837/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/80s.html . 2012-09-02 . dead .
  12. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn . 1993 . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 . Record Research . 149.
  13. Barry Manilow Chart History: Adult Contemporary. Billboard. December 17, 2023.
  14. Web site: BARRY MANILOW | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company. OfficialCharts.com.
  15. Web site: The Irish Charts - All there is to know.
  16. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing May 29, 1989. April 2, 2022.
  17. Web site: Flavour of new zealand - search rianz.
  18. http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(M).html SA Charts, 1965-1989
  19. Web site: Barry Manilow. 17 July 2013. RPM Weekly.
  20. Web site: Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - April 08, 2014 . RIAA . 2014-04-08.
  21. Web site: Platinum and Gold Singles 1982 . . 453 . . 28 February 1983 . 10 November 2021 .
  22. Web site: Certified Awards Search . February 19, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120313211501/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx . March 13, 2012 .
  23. Barry Manilow, Richard Marx Return To AC Top 10. Billboard. 3 December 2012. December 3, 2012.