Antoine "Fats" Domino Jr. (February 26, 1928 – October 24, 2017) was an American pianist and singer-songwriter. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, more than 65 million records were sold by Domino. He had eleven Top 10 hits between 1955 and 1960.[1]
During his career, Domino had 35 records in the U.S. Billboard Top 40, and five of his pre-1955 records sold more than a million copies, being certified gold. He was a regular on Global Charts, from 1950 to 1965. His musical style was based on traditional rhythm and blues, accompanied by saxophones, bass, piano, electric guitar, and drums.
See also: List of songs recorded by Fats Domino. His 1949 release "The Fat Man" is widely regarded as the first million-selling rock and roll record. Two of his most famous songs are "Ain't That a Shame" and "Blueberry Hill".
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| Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino |
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| Fats Domino Rock and Rollin' |
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| This Is Fats Domino! |
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| Here Stands Fats Domino |
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| This Is Fats |
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| The Fabulous Mr. D |
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| Let's Play Fats Domino |
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| ...A Lot of Dominos |
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| I Miss You So |
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| Let the Four Winds Blow |
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| What a Party |
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| Twistin' the Stomp |
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| Just Domino |
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| Walking to New Orleans |
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| Let's Dance with Domino |
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| Here Comes... Fats Domino |
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| Here He Comes Again |
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| Fats on Fire |
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| Getaway with Fats Domino |
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| Fats Is Back |
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| Fats |
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| Sleeping on the Job |
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| Christmas Is a Special Day |
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| Alive and Kickin' |
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| A-Side | Year | Peak chart positions | B-Side (from same album as A-side except where indicated) | Peak chart positions | Label and catalog number | Album | ||||
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| US [2] | US R&B [3] | UK [4] | US | US R&B | UK | |||||
| "The Fat Man" | 1949 | — | 6 [5] | — | "Detroit City Blues" (from Here Stands Fats Domino) | — | — | — | Imperial 5058 | Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino |
| "Boogie-Woogie Baby" | 1950 | — | — | — | "Little Bee" (from Here Stands Fats Domino) | — | — | — | Imperial 5065 | Non-album track |
| "Hide Away Blues" | — | — | — | "She's My Baby" | — | — | — | Imperial 5077 | Here Stands Fats Domino | |
| "Hey La Bas Boogie" | — | — | — | "Brand New Baby" (from Here Stands Fats Domino) | — | — | — | Imperial 5085 | This Is Fats | |
| "Every Night About This Time" | — | 5 [6] | — | "Korea Blues" (non-album track) | — | — | — | Imperial 5099 | Here Stands Fats Domino | |
| "Tired of Crying" | 1951 | — | — | — | "What's the Matter Baby" (non-album track) | — | — | — | Imperial 5114 | Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino |
| "Don't You Lie to Me" | — | — | — | "Sometimes I Wonder" | — | — | — | Imperial 5123 | Non-album tracks | |
| "Right from Wrong" | — | — | — | "No, No Baby" | — | — | — | Imperial 5138 | ||
| "Rockin' Chair" | — | 9 [7] | — | "Careless Love" (from Fats Domino Rock and Rollin) | — | — | — | Imperial 5145 | ||
| "I'll Be Gone" | 1952 | — | — | — | "You Know I Miss You" (from This Is Fats) | — | — | — | Imperial 5167 | Here Stands Fats Domino |
| "Goin' Home" | — | 1 [8] | — | "Reeling and Rocking" (from This Is Fats Domino | ) | — | — | — | Imperial 5180 | Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino |
| "Poor Poor Me" | — | — | — | "Trust in Me" | — | — | — | Imperial 5197 | This Is Fats Domino! | |
| "How Long" | — | 9 [9] | — | "Dreaming" | — | — | — | Imperial 5209 | Non-album tracks | |
| "Nobody Loves Me" | 1953 | — | — | — | "Cheatin'" (from Here Stands Fats Domino) | — | — | — | Imperial 5220 | |
| "Going to the River" | — | 2 [10] | — | "Mardi Gras In New Orleans" (from The Fabulous Mr. D) | — | — | — | Imperial 5231 | Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino | |
| "Please Don't Leave Me" | — | 5 [11] | — | "The Girl I Love" (non-album track) | — | — | — | Imperial 5240 | ||
| "Rose Mary" | — | — | — | "You Said You Loved Me" | — | — | — | Imperial 5251 | ||
| "Something's Wrong" | — | 6 [12] | — | "Don't Leave Me This Way" | — | — | — | Imperial 5262 | Non-album tracks | |
| "You Done Me Wrong" | 1954 | — | 10 [13] | — | "Little School Girl" (non-album track) | — | — | — | Imperial 5272 | This Is Fats Domino! |
| "Where Did You Stay" | — | — | — | "Baby Please" | — | — | — | Imperial 5283 | This Is Fats | |
| "You Can Pack Your Suitcase" | — | — | — | "I Lived My Life" (from Let's Dance with Domino) | — | — | — | Imperial 5301 | Here Stands Fats Domino | |
| "Love Me" | — | — | — | "Don't You Hear Me Calling You" | — | — | — | Imperial 5313 | This Is Fats | |
| "I Know" | — | — | — | "Thinking of You" (from This Is Fats) | — | — | — | Imperial 5323 | Twistin' The Stomp | |
| "Don't You Know" | 1955 | — | 7 | — | "Helping Hand" | — | — | — | Imperial 5340 | Non-album tracks |
| "Ain't That a Shame" | 10 | 1 | 23 | "La-La" (from This Is Fats Domino | ) | — | — | — | Imperial 5348 | Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino |
| "All By Myself" | — | 1 | — | "Troubles of My Own" (from This Is Fats Domino | ) | — | — | — | Imperial 5357 | |
| "Poor Me" | — | 1 | — | "I Can't Go On" (from The Fabulous Mr. D) | — | 6 | — | Imperial 5369 | ||
| "Bo Weevil" | 1956 | 35 | 5 | — | "Don't Blame It on Me" | — | 9 | — | Imperial 5375 | |
| "I'm in Love Again" | 3 | 1 | 12 | "My Blue Heaven" | 19 | 5 | — | Imperial 5386 | Fats Domino Rock and Rollin | |
| "When My Dreamboat Comes Home" | 14 | 2 | — | "So Long" | 44 | 5 | — | Imperial 5396 | ||
| "Blueberry Hill" | 2 | 1 | 6 | "Honey Chile" | — | 2 | 29 | Imperial 5407 | This Is Fats Domino | |
| "Blue Monday" | 5 | 1 | 23 | "What's the Reason I'm Not Pleasing You" | 50 | 12 | — | Imperial 5417 | ||
| "I'm Walkin'" | 1957 | 4 | 1 | 19 | "I'm in the Mood for Love" | — | — | — | Imperial 5428 | Here Stands Fats Domino |
| "The Rooster Song" | — | 13 | — | "My Happiness", "As Time Goes By", "Hey La Bas" (4-song EP) | — | — | — | Imperial 147 | This Is Fats | |
| "Valley of Tears" | 8 | 2 | 25 | "It's You I Love" | 6 | 2 | — | Imperial 5442 | ||
| "When I See You" | 29 | 14 | — | "What Will I Tell My Heart" (from The Fabulous Mr. D) | 64 | 12 | — | Imperial 5454 | Let's Dance with Domino | |
| "Wait and See" | 23 | 7 | — | "I Still Love You" (from Fats Domino Sings Million Record Hits) | 79 | — | — | Imperial 5467 | Twistin' the Stomp | |
| "The Big Beat" | 26 | 15 | 20 | "I Want You to Know" | — | — | — | Imperial 5477 | The Fabulous Mr. D | |
| "Yes, My Darling" | 1958 | 55 | 10 | — | "Don't You Know I Love You" | — | — | — | Imperial 5492 | Let's Dance with Domino |
| "Sick and Tired" | 22 | 14 | 26 | "No, No" (from Just Domino) | 55 | 14 | — | Imperial 5515 | The Fabulous Mr. D | |
| "Little Mary" | 48 | 4 | — | "Prisoner's Song" (non-album track) | — | — | — | Imperial 5526 | ||
| "Young School Girl" | 92 | 15 | — | "It Must Be Love" (non-album track) | — | — | — | Imperial 5537 | ||
| "Whole Lotta Loving" | 6 | 2 | — | "Coquette" (from What a Party | ) | 92 | 26 | — | Imperial 5553 | Fats Domino Swings |
| "Telling Lies" | 1959 | 50 | 13 | — | "When the Saints Go Marching In" (from Let's Play Fats Domino) | 50 | — | — | Imperial 5569 | Let's Dance with Domino |
| "I'm Ready" | 16 | 7 | — | "Margie" (from Let's Play Fats Domino) | 51 | — | 18 | Imperial 5585 | Fats Domino Sings Million Record Hits | |
| "I Want to Walk You Home" | 8 | 1 | 14 | "I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday" | 17 | 22 | — | Imperial 5606 | Let's Play Fats Domino | |
| "Be My Guest" | 8 | 2 | 11 | "I've Been Around" | 33 | 19 | — | Imperial 5629 | Fats Domino Sings Million Record Hits | |
| A-Side | Year | Peak chart positions | B-Side (from same album as A-side except where indicated) | Peak chart positions | Label and catalog number | Album | |||||
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| "Country Boy" | 1960 | 25 | — | 19 | "If You Need Me" (from Fats Domino Rock and Rollin) | 98 | — | — | Imperial 5645 | Fats Domino Sings Million Record Hits | |
| "Tell Me That You Love Me" | 51 | — | — | "Before I Grow Too Old" | 84 | — | — | Imperial 5660 | What a Party! | ||
| "Walking to New Orleans" | 6 | 2 | 19 | "Don't Come Knockin'" | 21 | 28 | — | Imperial 5675 | ...A Lot of Dominos | ||
| "Three Nights a Week" | 15 | 8 | 45 | "Put Your Arms Around Me Honey" | 58 | — | — | Imperial 5687 | |||
| "My Girl Josephine" | 14 | 7 | 32 | "Natural Born Lover" | 38 | 28 | — | Imperial 5704 | |||
| "Ain't That Just Like a Woman" | 1961 | 33 | 19 | — | "What a Price" | 22 | 7 | — | Imperial 5723 | I Miss You So | |
| "Shu Rah" | 32 | — | — | "Fell in Love on Monday" (from I Miss You So) | 32 | — | — | Imperial 5734 | ...A Lot of Dominos! | ||
| "It Keeps Rainin'" | 23 | 18 | 49 | "I Just Cry" (from Here Comes Fats Domino) | — | — | — | Imperial 5753 | I Miss You So | ||
| "Let the Four Winds Blow" | 15 | 2 | — | "Good Hearted Man" | — | — | — | Imperial 5764 | Let the Four Winds Blow | ||
| "What a Party" | 22 | — | 43 | "Rockin' Bicycle" | 83 | — | — | Imperial 5779 | What a Party! | ||
| "I Hear You Knocking" | 67 | — | — | "Jambalaya" (from Million Sellers By Fats) | 30 | — | 41 | Imperial 5796 | I Miss You So | ||
| "You Win Again" | 1962 | 22 | — | — | "Ida Jane" (from Let's Play Fats Domino) | 90 | — | — | Imperial 5816 | Let the Four Winds Blow | |
| "My Real Name" | 59 | 22 | — | "My Heart Is Bleeding" | — | — | — | Imperial 5833 | Million Sellers by Fats | ||
| "Dance with Mr. Domino" | 98 | — | — | "Nothing New (Same Old Thing)" | 77 | — | — | Imperial 5863 | Just Domino | ||
| "Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?" | 79 | — | — | "Stop the Clock" (from Just Domino) | — | — | — | Imperial 5875 | What a Party! | ||
| "Won't You Come on Back" | — | — | — | "Hands Across the Table" (from Let's Play Fats Domino) | — | — | — | Imperial 5895 | Let the Four Winds Blow | ||
| "Hum Diddy Doo" | 1963 | — | — | — | "Those Eyes" | — | — | — | Imperial 5909 | Just Domino | |
| "You Always Hurt the One You Love" | — | — | — | "Trouble Blues" (from Let the Four Winds Blow) | — | — | — | Imperial 5937 | ...A Lot of Dominos! | ||
| "True Confession" | — | — | — | "Isle of Capri" (from I Miss You So) | — | — | — | Imperial 5959 | Let's Dance with Domino | ||
| "One Night" | — | — | — | "I Can't Go on This Way" (non-album track) | — | — | — | Imperial 5980 | Let the Four Winds Blow | ||
| "There Goes (My Heart Again)" | 59 | — | — | "Can't Go On Without You" | — | — | — | ABC 10444 | Here Comes Fats Domino | ||
| "When I'm Walking (Let Me Walk)" | — | — | — | "I've Got a Right to Cry" | — | — | — | ABC 10475 | |||
| "Red Sails in the Sunset" | 35 | 24 | 34 | "Song for Rosemary" | — | — | — | ABC 10484 | |||
| "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" | — | — | — | "Goin' Home" (from Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino) | — | — | — | Imperial 66005 | Let the Four Winds Blow | ||
| "Who Cares" | 63 | 27 | — | "Just a Lonely Man" (from Here Comes Fats Domino) | — | — | — | ABC 10512 | Non-album track | ||
| "Your Cheatin' Heart" | 1964 | — | — | — | "When I Was Young" (from I Miss You So) | — | — | — | Imperial 66016 | Let the Four Winds Blow | |
| "Lazy Lady" | 86 | 34 | — | "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" (from Fats on Fire) | — | — | — | ABC 10531 | Non-album tracks | ||
| "If You Don't Know What Love Is" | — | — | — | "Something You Got Baby" | — | — | — | ABC 10545 | |||
| "Mary, Oh Mary" | — | — | — | "Packin' Up" (non-album track) | — | — | — | ABC 10567 | Fats on Fire | ||
| "Sally Was a Good Old Girl" | 99 | — | — | "For You" | — | — | — | ABC 10584 | Non-album tracks | ||
| "Heartbreak Hill" | 99 | — | — | "Kansas City" | — | — | — | ABC 10596 | Getaway with Fats Domino | ||
| "Why Don't You Do Right" | 1965 | — | — | — | "Wigs" | — | — | — | ABC 10631 | ||
| "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" | — | — | — | "Goodnight Sweetheart" | — | — | — | ABC 10644 | Non-album tracks | ||
| "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" | — | — | — | "I Done Got Over It" | — | — | — | Mercury 72463 | |||
| "What's That You Got?" | — | — | — | "It's Never Too Late" | — | — | — | Mercury 72485 | |||
| "Work My Way Up Steady" | 1967 | — | — | — | "The Lady in Black" | — | — | — | Broadmoor 104 | Fats | |
| "Big Mouth" | 1968 | — | — | — | "Wait 'Til It Happens to You" | — | — | — | Broadmoor 105 | ||
| "Honest Papas Love Their Mamas Better" | — | — | — | "One for the Highway" | — | — | — | Reprise 0696 | Fats Is Back | ||
| "Lady Madonna" | 100 | — | — | "One for the Highway" | — | — | — | Reprise 0763 | |||
| "Lovely Rita" | — | — | — | "Wait 'Til It Happens to You" | — | — | — | Reprise 0775 | |||
| "Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey" | 1969 | — | — | — | "So Swell When You're Well" (from Fats Is Back) | — | — | — | Reprise 0843 | Non-album track | |
| A-Side | Year | B-Side (from same album as A-side except where indicated) | Peak chart positions | Label and catalog number | Album | |
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| US Country [14] | ||||||
| "Make Me Belong to You" | 1970 | "Have You Seen My Baby?" (non-album track) | — | Reprise 0891 | Fats Is Back | |
| "New Orleans Ain't the Same" | "Sweet Patootie" | — | Reprise 0944 | Non-album tracks | ||
| "Whiskey Heaven" | 1980 | "Beers to You" (performed by The Texas Opera Company) | 51 | Warner Bros. WBS49610 | The Sound Track Music From Clint Eastwood's Any Which Way You Can | |
| "If I Get Rich" | "My Old Time Use to Be" | — | FD Records WB 1200 C/D | Fats Domino 1980 (reissue of Sleeping On The Job) | ||
| "My Toot Toot – One (Country)" (with Doug Kershaw) | 1985 | "My Toot Toot – Three (Rock)" (with Doug Kershaw) | — | Toot Toot Recordz TT 001 | Non-album tracks |
| Year | Song | Year-End Position | |
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| 1956 | "I'm in Love Again" | 25 | |
| "Blueberry Hill" | 41 | ||
| 1957 | "I'm Walkin'" | 38 | |
| "Blueberry Hill" | 48 | ||
| "Blue Monday" | 50 | ||
| 1959 | "I Want to Walk You Home" | 68 | |
| 1960 | "Walking to New Orleans" | 72 | |
| 1961 | "Let the Four Winds Blow" | 82 |
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