See also: Brenda Lee singles discography.
| Artist: | Brenda Lee albums |
| Studio: | 36 |
| Live: | 2 |
| Compilation: | 63 |
| Video: | 2 |
| Ep: | 69 |
| Option: | 2 |
| Option Name: | Box sets |
| 1Option: | 9 |
| 1Option Name: | Other album appearances |
The albums discography of American singer Brenda Lee contains 36 studio albums, two live albums, 63 compilation albums, two video albums, two box sets, 69 extended plays (EP's) and nine additional album appearances. In August 1959, Decca Records released Lee's debut studio album titled Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang!. Her second studio album Brenda Lee (1960) was the first to make the US Billboard 200 chart, climbing to number five. In October 1960, This Is...Brenda reached number four in the US and was her highest-charting album there. Lee's fifth album All the Way (1961) was her first to make the UK albums chart, rising to number 20. All Alone Am I (1963) was Lee's highest-charting UK album, rising to number eight in 1962. The Decca and Brunswick labels also issued a series of EP's by Lee during the 1950s and 1960s. Although none of them made charting positions both labels issued 66 EP's by 1967.
The Decca label continued released between two and three studio albums of Lee's material each year. In 1964, By Request reached number 90 in the US and Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee reached number seven in the US. Four studio discs of Lee's work was issued in 1965. Only the third 1965 release Too Many Rivers made the US Billboard 200, peaking at number 36. One Rainy Night in Tokyo was recorded entirely in Japanese. In 1966, both Bye Bye Blues and Coming on Strong made the US chart. The 1967 album For the First Time was a collaborative piece with Pete Fountain. Starting in the 1970s, Lee's music was released on MCA Records. It was also marketed towards the country genre and started making the US Top Country Albums chart. This began with 1973's Brenda, which peaked at number seven. It was followed by New Sunrise (1973), Sincerely Brenda Lee (1975) and L.A. Sessions (1976), which also made the country albums chart. Additionally, the compilation The Brenda Lee Story (1973), reached number six on the country chart.
The MCA label released four more studio albums through 1985. Only Take Me Back (1980) made the US country albums chart. However, a collaborative studio disc with Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton reached the US country top ten called The Winning Hand. Lee's compilation albums also started charting during the 1980s. This included Little Miss Dynamite (1980), which reached number 43 in Australia and number 15 in the UK. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certified the disc silver as well. A collaborative compilation with Connie Francis called Nothin' But the Best made the Australian top 40 in 1982. In 1985, The Very Best of Brenda Lee reached the top 20 in the UK and certified gold in sales from the BPI. Foreign language compilations were also issued during the decade, including the German Wiedersehn Ist Wunderschön (1985).
In 1991, Warner Bros. Records released two new studio albums by Lee: Brenda Lee and A Brenda Lee Christmas. Her eponymous disc made the top 70 of the US country chart. Lee re-recorded her former material for an album in 1996 released on her own label titled Brenda Lee Productions. Since then, she has released two albums of gospel music on the label: Precious Memories (1997) and Gospel Duets with Treasured Friends (2007). Several labels (notably MCA Records) have continued issuing compilations of Lee's former material. During the 1990s, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree made the US Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums charts. In addition, The Best Of certified gold in sales from the BPI in 1995. In 2023, Universal Music Group released Lee's first EP in several decades called A Rockin' Christmas with Brenda Lee.
| Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| US [1] | NL [2] | UK [3] | |||
| Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang! | — | — | — | ||
| Brenda Lee |
| 5 | — | — | |
| This Is...Brenda |
| 4 | — | — | |
| Emotions |
| 24 | — | — | |
| All the Way |
| 17 | — | 20 | |
| Sincerely |
| 29 | — | — | |
| Brenda, That's All |
| 20 | — | 13 | |
| All Alone Am I |
| 25 | — | 8 | |
| ..."Let Me Sing" |
| 39 | — | — | |
| By Request |
| 90 | — | — | |
| Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee |
| 7 | 10 | — | |
| Brenda Lee Sings Top Teen Hits |
| — | — | — | |
| The Versatile Brenda Lee |
| — | — | — | |
| Too Many Rivers |
| 36 | — | — | |
| One Rainy Night in Tokyo[4] |
| — | — | — | |
| Bye Bye Blues |
| 94 | — | 21 | |
| Coming on Strong |
| 94 | — | — | |
| Reflections in Blue |
| — | — | — | |
| For the First Time |
| 187 | — | — | |
| Johnny One Time |
| 98 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
| Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Cou. [5] | |||
| Memphis Portrait[6] |
| — | — | |
| Brenda |
| 206 | 7 | |
| New Sunrise |
| — | 3 | |
| Brenda Lee Now[7] |
| — | — | |
| Sincerely, Brenda Lee |
| — | 23 | |
| L.A. Sessions |
| — | 41 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
| Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Cou. | |||
| Even Better[8] |
| — | — | |
| Take Me Back |
| — | 30 | |
| Only When I Laugh[9] |
| — | — | |
| The Winning Hand |
| 109 | 4 | |
| Feels So Right[10] |
| — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
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| US Country | |||
| Brenda Lee |
| 67 | |
| A Brenda Lee Christmas[11] |
| — | |
| 21 All-Time Greatest Hits [12] |
| — | |
| Precious Memories: Favorite Gospel Songs[13] |
| — | |
| Gospel Duets with Treasured Friends |
| — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
| Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US | |||
| Brenda Lee Sings Songs Everybody Knows[14] |
| — | |
| My Greatest Songs[15] |
| — | |
| Favorite Songs[16] |
| — | |
| All Alone Am I[17] |
| — | |
| 10 Golden Years |
| 70 | |
| Musical Autobiography[18] |
| — | |
| A Whole Lotta Brenda Lee[19] |
| — | |
| Let It Be Me[20] |
| — | |
| The Best of Brenda Lee[21] |
| — | |
| The Versatile Brenda Lee[22] |
| — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
| Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US Country | |||
| The Brenda Lee Story: Her Greatest Hits |
| 6 | |
| Brenda Lee[23] |
| — | |
| The Best of Brenda Lee[24] |
| — | |
| Brenda Lee Super Deluxe[25] |
| — | |
| Golden Record/Golden Cassette[26] |
| — | |
| Excellent 20[27] |
| — | |
| Saltemos El Palo De La Escoba[28] |
| — | |
| The Best of Brenda Lee[29] |
| — | |
| Golden Disc[30] |
| — | |
| Little Miss Dynamite[31] |
| — | |
| Super Hits[32] |
| — | |
| Miss Dynamite[33] |
| — | |
| Dynamite[34] |
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| Brenda Lee[35] |
| — | |
| The Best of Brenda Lee[36] |
| — | |
| Sound Elegance[37] |
| — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
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| AUS [38] | UK | ||||
| Little Miss Dynamite |
| 43 | 15 | ||
| 25th Anniversary |
| — | 65 | ||
| Greatest Country Hits[40] |
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| 16 Classic Tracks[41] |
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| I'm Sorry...But I Am Rockin[42] |
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| Nothin' But the Very Best |
| 38 | — | ||
| Super Deluxe[43] |
| — | — | ||
| Love Songs[44] |
| — | — | ||
| The Early Years[45] |
| — | — | ||
| Deluxe[46] |
| — | — | ||
| The Very Best of Brenda Lee |
| — | 16 |
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| Wiedersehn Ist Wunderschön[47] |
| — | — | ||
| Los Grandes Exitos De Brenda Lee[48] |
| — | — | ||
| Best 22 Songs[49] |
| — | — | ||
| Best 23 Songs, Vol. 2[50] |
| — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
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| Anthology: 1956–1980[51] |
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| Anthology Volume One: 1956–1961[52] |
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| Anthology Volume Two: 1962–1980[53] |
| — | — | — | ||
| The International Brenda Lee[54] |
| — | — | — | ||
| The ★ Collection[55] |
| — | — | — | ||
| Best Collection[56] |
| — | — | — | ||
| The Beautiful Music Company Presents Brenda Lee[57] |
| — | — | — | ||
| Cronologia[58] |
| — | — | — | ||
| The Crying Game[59] |
| — | — | — | ||
| Best of Best[60] |
| — | — | — | ||
| The Very Best of Brenda Lee...with Love |
| — | — | 20 | ||
| The Best Of[61] |
| — | — | — |
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| 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection[62] |
| — | — | — | ||
| Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree |
| 16 | 19 | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
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| Universal Masters Collection[63] |
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| 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection[64] |
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| The Collection[65] |
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| The Definitive Collection[66] |
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| Rock 'N' Roll Legends[67] |
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| Brenda Lee Rocks[68] |
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| Country[69] | ||
| Christmas with Brenda Lee[70] |
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| Brenda Lee in Tokyo[71] |
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| Live in Japan[72] |
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| Live in Concert[73] |
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| I'm Sorry[74] |
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| Little Miss Dynamite[75] |
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| 36 All-Time Greatest Hits[76] |
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| Brenda Lee[77] |
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| Rock the Bop[78] |
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| Vol. 2 – Une Explosion | [79] |
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| Some of These Days, Vol. 3[80] |
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| Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye Vol. 4[81] |
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| Sweet Nothin's Vol. 5[82] |
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| Let's Jump with Brenda Lee[83] |
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| Sweet Nothin's[84] |
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| Pretty Baby[85] |
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| More Brenda Lee[86] |
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| Datesetters U.S.A. [87] |
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| I'm Sorry[88] |
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| Brenda Lee[89] |
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| Brenda Lee[90] |
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| Sweet Brenda[91] |
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| Emotions[92] |
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| Brenda Lee for Christmas[93] |
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| Lover, Come Back to Me[94] |
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| Fly Me to the Moon[95] |
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| Dum Dum[96] |
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| You Can Depend on Me[97] |
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| Pretend[98] |
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| Fool No. 1[99] |
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| Emotions[100] |
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| Brenda Lee[101] |
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| Brenda Lee[102] |
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| Dum Dum[103] |
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| Anybody But Me[104] |
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| All Alone Am I[105] |
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| Break It to Me Gently[106] |
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| Break It to Me Gently[107] |
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| Heart in Hand[108] |
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| Slow–Twist[109] |
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| Speak to Me Pretty[110] |
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| Brenda Lee, Vol. 9[111] |
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| When You Loved Me[112] |
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| Losing You (Un Ange Est Venu)[113] |
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| Brenda Lee's Tribute To Al Jolson[114] |
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| Thanks a Lot[115] |
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| Kansas City/Lonely Lonely Lonely Me/If You Love Me (Hymne à l'amour)/Sweet Impossible You[116] |
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| The End of the World[117] |
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| Losing You[118] |
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| I Wonder[119] |
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| Brenda Lee Vol. 10[120] |
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| Brenda Brilliant Songs[121] |
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| Sing Along with Brenda[122] |
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| Is It True?/Behind The Rainbow/When You Loved Me/He's Sure To Remember Me[123] |
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| Is It True[124] |
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| More "Mas"[125] |
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| Brenda Sweet Heart[126] |
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| As Usual[127] |
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| As Usual[128] |
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| The Grass Is Greener[129] |
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| Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee[130] |
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| Thanks a Lot[131] |
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| The Crying Game[132] |
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| Too Many Rivers[133] |
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| Bye Bye Blues[134] |
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| A Taste of Honey[135] |
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| Coming on Strong[136] |
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| Walk Away[137] |
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| Coming on Strong[138] |
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| Hello, Dolly[139] |
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| Akasaka After Dark[140] |
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| Ride, Ride, Ride[141] |
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| Brenda Lee Best 4[142] |
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| Brenda New Hits[143] |
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| The Best of Brenda Lee Vol. 1[144] |
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| Brenda Lee Now[145] |
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| A Rockin' Christmas with Brenda Lee[146] |
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| Year | Other artist(s) | Album | ||
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| "Again and Again" | 1980 | Smokey and the Bandit II | [147] | |
| "Honky Tonk Angels Medley" | 1988 | k.d. lang Loretta Lynn Kitty Wells | Shadowland | [148] |
| "The Christmas Song" | Tennessee Christmas | [149] | ||
| "Sweet Memories" | 1990 | Ricky Van Shelton | RVS III | [150] |
| "You're in the Doghouse Now" | Dick Tracy | [151] | ||
| "You'll Never Know" | 1995 | Willy DeVille | Loup Garou | [152] |
| "Jambalaya/Is It True?/My Whole World/Sweet Nothin's/End of the World" | Loretta Lynn | An Evening with Loretta Lynn | [153] | |
| "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" | 1998 | Perry Como | Perry-Go-Round | [154] |
| "Those Were the Days" | 2005 | Dolly Parton | Those Were the Days | [155] |
| "You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd" | 2018 | Bill Anderson, John Anderson, Bellamy Brothers, Roy Clark, Larry Gatlin, Bobby Goldsboro, Brenda Lee, Roger Miller, Tanya Tucker | King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller | [156] |