| Artist: | Bill Anderson singles |
| Music Videos: | 4 |
| Singles: | 84 |
| Option: | 3 |
| Option Name: | Promotional singles |
| 1Option: | 6 |
| 1Option Name: | Other charted songs |
The singles discography of American country singer-songwriter Bill Anderson contains 84 singles, three promotional singles, 6 other charted songs and four music videos. After signing to Decca Records in 1958, Anderson released a series of early singles that became hits, reaching the top ten and 20. This included "That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome" (1958), "The Tip of My Fingers" (1960) and "Po' Folks" (1961). The following year, he reached number one on the Billboard Country and Western Sides chart with "Mama Sang a Song."[1] In 1963, Anderson released his most commercially successful single, "Still."[2] The song was his second number one country single[3] and his first (and only) top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100, climbing to number eight.[4] His follow-up single, "8×10" reached similar crossover success.[1] Anderson released 11 more top ten country hits during the rest of the decade.[1] This included the number one singles "I Get the Fever" (1966) and "My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To)" (1969). He also had a number one hit with Jan Howard called "For Loving You" in 1968. Anderson also had top ten hits with "I Love You Drops" (1965), "Happy State of Mind" (1968) and a cover of "But You Know I Love You" (1969).[2]
Anderson would have 16 additional top ten country hits during the 1970s. In the early decade he had hits with "Love Is a Sometimes Thing," "Quits" and "If You Can Live with It (I Can Live Without It)."[2] His 1973 single "World of Make Believe" reached number one on the Billboard country chart.[5] He collaborated with Mary Lou Turner in 1976 on the single "Sometimes," which became his final number one hit.[6] Anderson's style shifted towards a Countrypolitan direction in the late 1970s, but he continued having major hits.[1] This included "I Can't Wait Any Longer" (1978), which was his final top ten hit, reaching number four.[7] Anderson's final top 20 hit was "This Is a Love Song" in 1979.[8] Before leaving Decca (now MCA Records), he released his final top 40 single, "Make Mine Night Time."[9] Anderson recorded sporadically during the 1980s for independent labels, but continued to have charting singles. Among these tunes was "When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back" in 1985.[2] His 1991 release, "Deck of Cards," was also his final charting single, reaching number 60 on the country songs chart.[10]
| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [11] | US Cou. [12] [13] | US AC [14] | AUS [15] | CAN Cou. [16] | ||||
| "Take Me"[17] | 1957 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "City Lights"[18] | 1958 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome" | — | 12 | — | — | — | |||
| "Ninety-Nine" | 1959 | — | 13 | — | — | — | ||
| "Dead or Alive" | — | 19 | — | — | — | |||
| "The Tip of My Fingers" | 1960 | — | 7 | — | — | — | ||
| "Walk Out Backwards" | — | 9 | — | — | — | |||
| "Po' Folks" | 1961 | — | 9 | — | — | — | ||
| "Get a Little Dirt on Your Hands" | 1962 | — | 14 | — | — | — | Still | |
| "Mama Sang a Song" | 89 | 1 | — | 45 | — | Bill Anderson Sings Country Heart Songs | ||
| "Still" | 1963 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 32 | — | Still | |
| "8×10" | 53 | 2 | 18 | — | — | Bill Anderson Sings | ||
| "Five Little Fingers" | — | 5 | — | — | — | |||
| "Me" | 1964 | — | 8 | — | — | — | Showcase | |
| "Three A.M." | — | 8 | — | — | — | |||
| "Certain" | 1965 | — | 12 | — | — | — | I Love You Drops | |
| "Bright Lights and Country Music" | — | 11 | — | — | — | Bright Lights and Country Music | ||
| "I Love You Drops" | — | 4 | — | — | — | I Love You Drops | ||
| "I Get the Fever" | 1966 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| "Get While the Gettin's Good" | 1967 | — | 5 | — | — | — | Get While the Gettin's Good | |
| "No One's Gonna Hurt You Anymore" | — | 10 | — | — | — | Wild Weekend | ||
| "Stranger on the Run" | — | 42 | — | — | — | |||
| "Wild Week-End" | 1968 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | Wild Weekend | |
| "Happy State of Mind" | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | Happy State of Mind | ||
| "My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To)" | 1969 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | My Life/But You Know I Love You | |
| "But You Know I Love You" | — | 2 | — | — | 6 | |||
| "Love Is a Sometimes Thing" | 1970 | — | 5 | — | — | 10 | Love Is a Sometimes Thing | |
| "Where Have All Our Heroes Gone" | 93 | 6 | — | — | 9 | Where Have All Our Heroes Gone | ||
| "Always Remember" | 1971 | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | Always Remember | |
| "Quits" | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | Bill Anderson's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 | ||
| "All the Lonely Women in the World" | 1972 | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | All the Lonely Women in the World | |
| "Don't She Look Good" | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | Don't She Look Good | ||
| "If You Can Live with It (I Can Live Without It)" | 1973 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | Bill | |
| "The Corner of My Life" | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | |||
| "World of Make Believe" | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||
| "Can I Come Home to You" | 1974 | — | 24 | — | — | 2 | "Whispering" Bill Anderson | |
| "Every Time I Turn the Radio On" | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | Every Time I Turn the Radio/ Talk to Me Ohio | ||
| "I Still Feel the Same About You" | 1975 | — | 14 | — | — | 16 | ||
| "Country D.J." | — | 36 | — | — | 23 | |||
| "Thanks" | — | 24 | — | — | 19 | Peanuts and Diamonds and Other Jewels | ||
| "Peanuts and Diamonds" | 1976 | — | 10 | — | — | 7 | ||
| "Liars One, Believers Zero" | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | |||
| "Head to Toe" | 1977 | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | Scorpio | |
| "Still the One" | — | 11 | — | — | 13 | |||
| "I Can't Wait Any Longer" | 1978 | 80 | 4 | — | — | 1 | Love...& Other Sad Stories | |
| "Double S" | — | 30 | — | — | 43 | Ladies Choice | ||
| "This Is a Love Song" | 1979 | — | 20 | — | — | 15 | ||
| "The Dream Never Dies" | — | 40 | — | — | 42 | |||
| "More Than a Bedroom Thing" | — | 51 | — | — | 71 | Nashville Mirrors | ||
| "Make Mine Night Time" | 1980 | — | 35 | — | — | — | ||
| "Rock 'n' Roll to Rock of Ages" | — | 58 | — | — | — | |||
| "I Want That Feelin' Again" | — | 83 | — | — | — | Nashville Mirrors | ||
| "Mister Peepers" | 1981 | — | 44 | — | — | — | ||
| "Homebody" | — | 74 | — | — | — | |||
| "Whiskey Made Me Stumble (The Devil Made Me Fall)" | — | 76 | — | — | — | |||
| "Southern Fried" | 1982 | — | 42 | — | — | — | Southern Fried | |
| "Laid Off" | — | 82 | — | — | — | |||
| "Thank You Darling" | 1983 | — | 70 | — | — | — | ||
| "Son of the South" | — | 71 | — | — | — | |||
| "Your Eyes" | 1984 | — | 76 | — | — | — | A Place in the Country | |
| "We May Never Pass This Way Again"[19] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Pity Party" | 1985 | — | 62 | — | — | — | Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow | |
| "Wino the Clown" | — | 58 | — | — | — | |||
| "When You Leave That Way You Can Never Go Back" | — | 75 | — | — | — | |||
| "Sheet Music" | 1986 | — | 80 | — | — | — | A Place in the Country | |
| "No Ordinary Memory" | 1987 | — | 78 | — | — | — | ||
| "The Deck of Cards" | 1991 | — | 60 | — | — | — | The Best of Bill Anderson | |
| "Country Music Heaven"[20] | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | Country Music Heaven | |
| "Him and Me"[21] | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | The Way I Feel | |
| "Thanks to You"[22] | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | Songwriter | |
| "Gone Away" [23] | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Until the Light Comes on Again"[24] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Everybody Wants to Be Twenty One"[25] | — | — | — | — | — | Anderson | ||
| "Waffle House Christmas"[26] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Cou. | CAN Cou. | ||||
| "I Know You're Married (But I Love You Still)" | 1965 | 29 | — | If It's All the Same to You | |
| "For Loving You" | 1967 | 1 | 9 | For Loving You | |
| "If It's All the Same to You" | 1969 | 2 | 8 | If It's All the Same to You | |
| "Someday We'll Be Together" | 1970 | 4 | 3 | Bill and Jan (Or Jan and Bill) | |
| "Dis-Satisfied" | 1971 | 4 | 11 | ||
| "Sometimes" | 1975 | 1 | 3 | Sometimes | |
| "That's What Made Me Love You" | 1976 | 7 | 2 | ||
| "Where Are You Going, Billy Boy" | 1977 | 18 | 22 | Billy Boy and Mary Lou | |
| "I'm Way Ahead of You" | 1978 | 25 | 30 | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| "Get a Little Dirt on Your Hands" | 1980 | 46 | I've Got Something to Say |
| "Down Came the Rain" | 1964 | Still | [27] |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Cincinnati, Ohio" | Showcase | [28] | |
| "Homebody" | 1981 | [29] | |
| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||||
| "Easy Come – Easy Go" | 1964 | 14 | Bill Anderson Sings | |
| "In Case You Ever Change Your Mind" | 38 | Showcase | ||
| "Time Out" | 1965 | 44 | If It's All the Same to You | |
| "Golden Guitar" | 11 | Bright Lights and Country Music | ||
| "Papa" | 1967 | 64 | I Can Do Nothing Alone | |
| "20th Century Fox" | 1983 | 71 | Southern Fried | |
| Year | Director(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| "I Wonder If God Likes Country Music" | 1991 | Stan Moore | |
| "Thanks to You" | 2010 | Billy Brown, Lee Willard | [30] |
| "Old Army Hat" | 2014 | [31] | |
| "Waffle House Christmas" | 2018 | Lee Willard | [32] |