| Artist: | Bobbie Gentry |
| Studio: | 7 |
| Live: | 1 |
| Singles: | 31 |
| Compilation: | 30 |
| Ep: | 15 |
| Option: | 1 |
| Option Name: | Soundtrack albums |
The discography of American singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry consists of seven studio albums, one live album, one soundtrack album and thirty compilation albums. Gentry also released a total of thirty-one singles and fifteen extended plays.
Gentry rose to international fame with her intriguing Southern Gothic narrative "Ode to Billie Joe" in 1967.[1] The track spent four weeks as the No. 1 pop song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was fourth in the Billboard year-end chart of 1967[2] and earned her Grammy awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1968. The album's second single, "I Saw an Angel Die", did not chart.
Following the success of her debut single and album, Gentry's second studio album, The Delta Sweete, was released in February 1968. It did not reach the same level of commercial success as her first album. The two US singles, "Okolona River Bottom Band" and "Louisiana Man", peaked at No. 54 and No. 100, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100. "Big Boss Man" was released as a single in France and did not chart.
Local Gentry, her third studio album, was released a short six months later in August 1968. Two singles were released from this album, "Sweete Peony" and "The Fool on the Hill", neither of which charted.
In September 1968, Gentry was paired with Glen Campbell and the duo released a collaboration album, Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell. The album spawned two singles, "Mornin' Glory" and "Let It Be Me".
Gentry's fifth studio album Touch 'Em with Love was released in July 1969. "Touch 'Em with Love" was released as the first single and "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" was released as the second single in Europe.
Fancy, Gentry's sixth studio album, was released in April 1970. The album's first single, "Fancy", peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 26 on the Top Country Songs chart. There additional singles were released from the album, "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", "He Made a Woman Out of Me", and "If You Gotta Make a Fool Out of Somebody".
In April 1971, Gentry released her seventh studio album, Patchwork, which would become her final album. Two singles were released from the album, "But I Can't Get Back" and "Somebody Like Me".
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
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| US [3] | US [4] | US R&B [5] | US CB | US CB | CAN[6] | UK [7] | |||
| Ode to Billie Joe | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | — |
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| The Delta Sweete |
| 132 | — | — | 72 | 26 | — | — | |
| Local Gentry |
| — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | |
| Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell |
| 11 | 1 | — | 10 | 2 | 8 | 50 |
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| Touch 'Em with Love |
| 164 | 42 | — | — | — | — | 21 | |
| Fancy |
| 96 | 34 | — | 83 | — | 79 | — | |
| Patchwork |
| 221 | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||||
| Album details | |
| Live at the BBC[8] |
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| Album details | |
| Ode to Billy Joe (Sound Track from Max Baer's Motion Picture) |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| US | ||
| Bobbie Gentry’s Greatest |
| 180 |
| Portrait |
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| Gigantes De La Canción, Vol. 16 |
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| Sittin' Pretty |
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| Tobacco Road |
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| Your No. 1 Fan |
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| The Very Best of Bobbie Gentry |
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| Way Down South |
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| Bobbie Gentry's Greatest Hits |
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| All I Have to Do Is Dream (with Glen Campbell) |
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| Glen Campbell Sings with Anne Murray and Bobbie Gentry |
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| Greatest Hits |
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| Country Classics |
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| Ode to Billie Joe |
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| The Best of Bobbie Gentry |
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| Bobbie Gentry: The Hit Albums (contains Ode to Billie Joe and Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell) |
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| The Golden Classics of Bobbie Gentry |
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| The Bobbie Gentry Collection |
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| Ode to Bobbie Gentry: The Capitol Years |
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| An American Quilt, 1967–1974 |
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| Chickasaw County Child: The Artistry of Bobbie Gentry |
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| The Very Best of Bobbie Gentry |
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| The Delta Sweete / Local Gentry |
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| The Best of the Capitol Years |
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| Patchwork / Fancy |
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| Ode to Billie Joe / Touch 'Em with Love |
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| Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell • Anne Murray / Glen Campbell (2 Classic Albums on 1 CD) |
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| I'll Never Fall in Love Again |
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| Southern Gothic: The Definitive Collection |
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| The Windows of the World |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
| Details | |
| Ode to Billie Joe |
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| Ode to Billie Joe |
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| Ode to Billie Joe |
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| Louisiana Man |
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| The Fool on the Hill |
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| I'll Never Fall in Love Again |
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| Heart to Heart Talk |
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| I'll Never Fall in Love Again |
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| Bobbie Gentry |
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| Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell |
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| Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell |
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| If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody |
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| Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head |
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| 2 Plus 2, Vol. 37 |
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| The Girl from Chickasaw County[9] | |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [10] | US AC [11] | US Country [12] | AU [13] | BE [14] | CAN | CAN AC | CAN Country | DE [15] | IE [16] | NL [17] | NO [18] | NZ [19] | SA [20] | UK [21] | ||||
| "Stranger in the Mirror"[22] | 1966 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ode to Billie Joe" | 1967 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 35 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 6 | 12 | — | 3 | 11 | 13 | Ode to Billie Joe | |
| "I Saw an Angel Die"[23] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Mississippi Delta"[24] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Okolona River Bottom Band" | 54 | — | — | — | tip | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Delta Sweete | ||
| "La Siepe"[25] | 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Louisiana Man" | 100 | — | 72 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | The Delta Sweete | ||
| "Refractions"[26] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Big Boss Man"[27] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sweete Peony"[28] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Local Gentry | ||
| "Hushabye Mountain"[29] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Mornin' Glory" | 74 | 32 | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell | ||
| "The Fool on the Hill"[30] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Local Gentry | ||
| "Little Green Apples"[31] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell | ||
| "フール·オン·ザ·ヒル" ("Fool on the Hill")[32] | 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Let It Be Me" | 36 | 7 | 14 | — | — | 85 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell | ||
| "Touch 'Em with Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Touch 'Em with Love | ||
| "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" | — | — | — | 5 | tip | — | — | — | 27 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |||
| "Fancy" | 31 | 8 | 26 | 70 | — | 26 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fancy | ||
| "All I Have to Do Is Dream" | 27 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | 29 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |||
| "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" | 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | Fancy | |
| "He Made a Woman Out of Me" | 71 | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "No Me Quiero Enamorar" ("I'll Never Fall in Love Again")[33] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | ||
| "Apartment 21" | 81 | 19 | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "But I Can't Get Back" | 1971 | — | 37 | — | — | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Patchwork | |
| "Somebody Like Me"[34] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Girl from Cincinnati"[35] | 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | |
| "Another Place, Another Time"[36] | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ode to Billy Joe - Main Title" | 1976 | 65 | — | — | — | — | 92 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ode to Billy Joe | |
| "Steal Away"[37] | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | A-side | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [38] | |||||
| "Less of Me" | 1968 | 44 | "Mornin' Glory" | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "I Wonder as I Wander" [39] | 2020 | rowspan = "7" |
| "I Want You Back" [40] | 2021 | |
| "Your Number One Fan" [41] | ||
| "Benjamin" [42] | ||
| "Papa, Won't You Let Me Go to Town with You / Ode to Billie Joe" [43] | ||
| "He Made a Woman Out of Me / Up on Cripple Creek" [44] | ||
| "But I Can't Get Back / I'll Fly Away / Put a Little Love in Your Heart" [45] | ||
. David Kent (historian) . . Australian Chart Book . St Ives, N.S.W. . 1993 . 0-646-11917-6. 123.