Artist: | Shirley Bassey |
Studio: | 34 |
Live: | 7 |
Compilation: | 25 |
Singles: | 98 |
Ep: | 22 |
1Option: | 2 |
1Option Name: | Remix albums |
2Option: | 4 |
2Option Name: | Repackaged albums |
This article presents the discography of Shirley Bassey.
Bassey's biggest selling solo albums are The Shirley Bassey Singles Album, peaking at number two and earning a gold disc, and the limited edition double album, Shirley Bassey 25th Anniversary Album, a platinum record charting at number three in 1978 on the UK Albums Chart. Her Top 10 album Something is her biggest-selling studio album, remaining in the UK Albums Chart for five months. In 2020, the album I Owe It All to You entered the UK Top 5, and Bassey became “the first female artist to claim a Top 40 album in seven consecutive decades.”[1]
Bassey's highest-peaking single in the US is "Goldfinger", peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and appearing on the number one soundtrack album from the 1964 James Bond film. Bassey has two number one UK singles to her credit: "As I Love You" and the double A-sided, "Reach for the Stars" / "Climb Ev'ry Mountain", as well as a number one on the dance chart; "History Repeating" in 1997. She reached the top spot on the Australian and South African charts with 1973's "Never, Never, Never". On the release of "The Living Tree" in 2007, she marked a 50-year span of appearances in the UK Singles Chart.
Although her only solo album to enter the Top 20 of a US chart (R&B) is Live at Carnegie Hall, she has enjoyed five Top 10 singles on US charts over the decades: "Goldfinger" (Billboard Hot 100 Top 10); "Something"; "Never, Never, Never"; "History Repeating" and "Get the Party Started".[2] [3] [4]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | UK certifications[5] | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK [6] | AUS [7] | GER [8] | JPN [9] | NL [10] | NOR [11] | NZ [12] | US [13] | US R&B [14] | ||||
Born to Sing the Blues | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
The Bewitching Miss Bassey |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Fabulous Shirley Bassey |
| 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Shirley |
| 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Shirley Bassey |
| 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Let's Face the Music |
| 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Shirley Stops the Shows |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | ||
I've Got a Song for You |
| 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
And We Were Lovers |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
12 of Those Songs |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
This Is My Life |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Does Anybody Miss Me |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Something |
| 5 | 17 | — | — | — | 20 | — | 105 | 29 | ||
Something Else |
| 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | — | ||
I, Capricorn |
| 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | ||
And I Love You So |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 171 | — | ||
Never, Never, Never |
| 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 34 | Silver | |
Nobody Does It Like Me |
| — | 93 | — | 79 | — | — | — | 142 | — | ||
Good, Bad but Beautiful |
| 13 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 186 | 54 | Silver | |
Love, Life and Feelings |
| 13 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | 149 | — | Silver | |
You Take My Heart Away |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Yesterdays |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Magic Is You |
| 40 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | ||
Love Songs |
| 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
I Am What I Am |
| 25 | 46 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | |
La Mujer |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Keep the Music Playing |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | ||
The Bond Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Sings the Songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber |
| 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Sings the Movies |
| 24 | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | |
The Show Must Go On |
| 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver | |
The Performance |
| 20 | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | |
Hello Like Before |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
I Owe It All to You |
| 5 | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK | JPN | US | US R&B | |||
Shirley Bassey at the Pigalle |
| 15 | — | — | — | |
Live at Talk of the Town |
| 38 | — | — | — | |
Live at Carnegie Hall |
| — | — | 136 | 20 | |
Live in Japan |
| — | 63 | — | — | |
Live in Japan '77 |
| — | — | — | — | |
10,000 Voices II |
| — | — | — | — | |
The Birthday Concert |
| — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | UK certifications | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK | FRA [15] | GER | IT [16] | SWI [17] | ||||
The Remix Album...Diamonds Are Forever |
| 62 | 48 | 63 | 24 | 86 | ||
Get the Party Started |
| 6 | — | — | — | — | Silver | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | UK certifications | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK | AUS [18] | JPN | NL | NZ | ||||
Golden Hits of Shirley Bassey |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | ||
It's Magic |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | ||
The Fabulous Shirley Bassey |
| 48 | — | — | — | — | ||
The Shirley Bassey Collection |
| 37 | — | 63 | — | 7 | ||
The Very Best of Shirley Bassey |
| — | — | — | — | — | Silver | |
The Shirley Bassey Singles Album |
| 2 | 34 | — | — | — | Gold | |
The Shirley Bassey Collection Vol. II |
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
Shirley Bassey |
| — | — | — | — | — | Silver | |
Thoughts of Love |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | Gold | |
25th Anniversary Album |
| 3 | — | — | — | — | Platinum | |
What I Did for Love |
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
This Is My Life |
| — | — | — | 29 | — | ||
Diamonds: The Best of Shirley Bassey |
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Best of Shirley Bassey |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | ||
Bassey – The EMI/UA Years 1959–1979 |
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Best of Shirley Bassey |
| — | — | — | — | — | Silver | |
20 of the Best |
| — | — | — | — | — | Gold | |
Four Decades of Song |
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Diamond Collection – Greatest Hits 1958–1998 |
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Greatest Hits – This Is My Life |
| 54 | — | — | — | — | Gold | |
Het beste van |
| — | — | — | 64 | — | ||
Thank You for the Years |
| 19 | 40 | — | — | — | Silver | |
The Complete EMI Columbia Singles Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
Burn My Candle – The Complete Early Years 1956–58 |
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Definitive Collection 1956–62 |
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | UK certifications | |
---|---|---|---|---|
UK | ||||
In the Still of the Night |
| — | ||
Big Spender |
| 27 | ||
What Now My Love |
| 17 | ||
The Singles |
| — | Silver | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |
---|---|---|---|
UK [19] | |||
Shirley Bassey at the Café de Paris, London |
| — | |
As I Love You |
| — | |
Blues by Bassey |
| — | |
Love for Sale |
| — | |
The Fabulous Shirley Bassey |
| 5 | |
As Long as He Needs Me |
| 3 | |
Blues by Bassey No. 2 |
| — | |
The Fabulous Shirley Bassey No. 2 |
| 15 | |
Shirley |
| — | |
Shirley No. 2 |
| 15 | |
Shirley No. 3 |
| — | |
Shirley Bassey |
| — | |
Till and Other Great Songs |
| — | |
Shirley Bassey No. 2 |
| — | |
The Hits of Shirley Bassey |
| — | |
In Other Words |
| — | |
Let's Face the Music |
| — | |
I (Who Have Nothing) |
| — | |
Shirley's Most Requested Songs |
| — | |
The Dynamic Shirley Bassey |
| 15 | |
Let's Face the Music No. 2 |
| — | |
Shirley Stops the Shows |
| — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Single (A-side, B-side) | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK | AUS [20] | BEL (FL) [21] | GER | IRE [22] | IT [23] [24] | NL | NOR | US [25] | US AC [26] | ||||
"Burn My Candle" b/w "Stormy Weather" | 1956 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"The Wayward Wind" b/w "Born to Sing the Blues" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ----Born to Sing the Blues | ||
"After the Lights Go Down Low" b/w "If You Don't Love Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="5" | ||
"The Banana Boat Song" b/w "Tra La La" | 1957 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"If I Had a Needle and Thread" b/w "Tonight My Heart She Is Crying" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"You, You Romeo" b/w "Fie Down Below" | 29 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Puh-Leeze | Mister Brown (Mister Jones, Mister Smith)" b/w "Take My Love, Take My Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Hands Across the Sea" b/w "As I Love You" | 1958 | — 1 | — | — | — | — 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ----The Bewitching Miss Bassey | |
"Kiss Me, Honey Honey, Kiss Me" b/w "There's Never Been a Night" | 3 | 34 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 6 | — | — | The Bewitching Miss Bassey----Non-album track | ||
"Love for Sale" b/w "Crazy Rhythm" | 1959 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Bewitching Miss Bassey | |
"My Funny Valentine" b/w "How About You?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"If You Love Me" b/w "Count On Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Night and Day" b/w "The Gypsy in My Soul" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Bewitching Miss Bassey | ||
"With These Hands" b/w "The Party's Over" | 1960 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ----The Fabulous Shirley Bassey | |
"As Long as He Needs Me" b/w "So in Love" | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ----Shirley | ||
"The Birth of the Blues" b/w "Careless Love Blues" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | ||
"You'll Never Know" b/w "Hold Me Tight" | 1961 | 6 | 100 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Reach for the Stars" b/w "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" | 1 | 83 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 120 | — | rowspan="2" ----Shirley Bassey | ||
"I'll Get By (As Long as I Have You)" b/w "Who Are We?" | 10 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Tonight" b/w "Let's Start All Over Again" | 1962 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="3" | |
"Ave Maria" b/w "You'll Never Walk Alone" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Far Away" b/w "My Faith" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"What Now My Love?" b/w "Above All Others" | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Let's Face the Music----Non-album track | ||
"What Kind of Fool Am I?" b/w "Till" | 1963 | 47 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ----Shirley Bassey | |
"Where Shall I Find Him" b/w "It Might as Well Be Spring" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="5" | ||
"I (Who Have Nothing)" b/w "How Can You Tell?" | 6 | 32 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"My Special Dream" b/w "You" | 1964 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Gone" b/w "Your Love" | 36 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Who Can I Turn To?" b/w "To Be Love by a Man" | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Goldfinger" b/w "Strange How Love Can Be" | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | Goldfinger (soundtrack)----Non-album track | ||
"Now" b/w "How Can You Believe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="3" | ||
"No Regrets" b/w "Seesaw of Dreams" | 1965 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"It's Yourself" b/w "Secrets" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | |||
"The Liquidator" b/w "Sunshine" | 1966 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Liquidator (soundtrack)----Non-album track | |
"Don't Take the Lovers from the World" b/w "Take Away" | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Who Could Love Me" b/w "Shirley" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ----I've Got a Song for You | ||
"The Impossible Dream" b/w "Do I Look Like a Fool" | 1967 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | And We Were Lovers----Non-album tracks | |
"If You Go Away" b/w "Give Him Your Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Big Spender" b/w "Dangerous Game" | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"This Is My Life" b/w "Without a Word" | 1968 | 55 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | This Is My Life----Non-album track | |
"Domani, domani" b/w "Pronto... sono io" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | This Is My Life (La vita) | ||
"To Give" b/w "My Love Has Two Faces" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | This Is My Life----Deadfall (soundtrack) | ||
"Chi si vuol bene come noi..." b/w "Epirops" | 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | This Is My Life (La vita) | |
"Does Anybody Miss Me" b/w "Now You Want to Be Loved" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Does Anybody Miss Me----This Is My Life | ||
"Com'è piccolo il mondo" b/w "Softly as I Leave You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ----This Is My Life | ||
"Fa, Fa, Fa (Live for Today)" b/w "A Bus That Never Comes (A Train That Never Leaves)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Concerto d'autunno" b/w "(You Are) My Way of Life" | 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ----Does Anybody Miss Me | |
"Sea and Sand" b/w "What About Today?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Something | ||
"Something" b/w "Easy to Be Hard" | 4 | 28 | 11 | 40 | 13 | — | 10 | — | 55 | 6 | |||
"The Fool on the Hill" b/w "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ----Something | ||
"(Where Do I Begin) Love Story" b/w "For the Love of Him" | 1971 | 34 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Something Else----Non-album track | |
"Pieces of Dreams" b/w "Breakfast in Bed" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Something Else | ||
"For All We Know" b/w "What's Done Is Done" | 6 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ----Something Else | ||
"Diamonds Are Forever" b/w "Pieces of Dreams" | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 14 | Diamonds Are Forever (soundtrack)----Something Else | ||
"I've Never Been a Woman Before" b/w "The Greatest Performance of My Life" | 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I, Capricorn | |
"Ballad of the Sad Young Men" b/w "If I Should Find Love Again" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | And I Love You So----Non-album track | ||
"And I Love You So" b/w "I Don't Know How to Love Him" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | And I Love You So | ||
"Jezahel" b/w "And I Love You So" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Never, Never, Never" b/w "Day by Day" | 1973 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 48 | 12 | — | 13 | — | 48 | 8 | Never, Never, Never----And I Love You So | |
"Make the World a Little Younger" b/w "The Old Fashioned Way" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Never, Never, Never | ||
"Davy" b/w "The Trouble with Hello Is Goodbye" | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | Nobody Does It Like Me | |
"When You Smile" b/w "The Trouble with Hello Is Goodbye" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Yesterday When I Was Young" (live) b/w "Goldfinger" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live in Japan | ||
"Good, Bad but Beautiful" b/w "I'm Nothing Without You" | 1975 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Good, Bad but Beautiful----Nobody Does It Like You | |
"Living" b/w "Everything That Touches You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Good, Bad but Beautiful----Love, Life and Feelings | ||
"Sing" b/w "All in Love Is Fair" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Good, Bad but Beautiful | ||
"Natali" b/w "Runaway" | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love, Life and Feelings----Non-album track | |
"If I Never Sing Another Song" b/w "Everything That Touches You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love, Life and Feelings | ||
"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" b/w "Born to Lose" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ----Love, Life and Feelings | ||
"Feelings" b/w "What I Did for Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love, Life and Feelings | ||
"I Let You Let Me Down Again" b/w "Razzle Dazzle" | 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | You Take My Heart Away----Non-album track | |
"You Take My Heart Away" b/w "I Let You Let Me Down Again" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | You Take My Heart Away | ||
"I've Got You Under My Skin" b/w "I Only Have Eyes for You" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yesterdays | |
"This Is My Life" (re-recording) b/w "The Magic Is You" | 1979 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | The Magic Is You | |
"Moonraker" (End Title) b/w "Moonraker" (Main Title) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Moonraker (soundtrack) | ||
"All by Myself" b/w "We Don't Cry Out Loud" | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All by Myself | |
"Thought I'd Ring You" (with Alain Delon) b/w "Thought I'd Ring You" (Instrumental) | 1983 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | rowspan="5" | |
"That's Right" b/w "Memory" | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Sometimes" b/w "He Needs Me" | 1984 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Remember" (with Al Corley) b/w "Memory" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"If You Don't Understand" b/w "To All the Men I've Loved Before" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Natalie" (re-recording) b/w "As I Love You" (re-recording) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Am What I Am | ||
"I Am What I Am" b/w "This Is My Life" (re-recording) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"To All the Men I've Loved Before" b/w "I Am What I Am" | 1986 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | |
"There's No Place Like London" b/w "Born to Sing" | 138[27] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"The Rhythm Divine" (Yello featuring Shirley Bassey) b/w "Dr. Van Steiner" (by Yello) | 1987 | 54 | — | 17 | 47 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | One Second (by Yello) | |
"Love Is No Game" b/w "Memory" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Sin ti" b/w "Hoy no tengo nada" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | La Mujer | |
"How Do You Keep the Music Playing" b/w "Greatest Love of All" | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Keep the Music Playing----The Power of Love | |
"He Kills Everything You Love" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Show Must Go On | |
"'Disco' La Passione" (with Chris Rea) | 41 | — | 36 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | La Passione (soundtrack) | ||
"History Repeating" (Propellerheads featuring Shirley Bassey) | 1997 | 19 | 55 | — | 65 | — | 8 | 52 | — | — | — | Decksandrumsandrockandroll (by Propellerheads) | |
"Light My Fire" (Shirley Bassey meets Booster) | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"World in Union" (with Bryn Terfel) | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Land of My Fathers (various artists) | ||
"Where Do I Begin" (awayTEAM remix) | 2000 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Remix Album...Diamonds Are Forever | |
"The Living Tree" | 2007 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Get the Party Started | |
"Get the Party Started" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"We Got Music" (with Dario G) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Song | Movie |
---|---|---|
1964 | "Goldfinger" | Goldfinger |
1965 | "The Liquidator" | The Liquidator |
"The Liquidator" (alternative version) | ||
"My Liquidator" | ||
1968 | "My Love has Two Faces" | Deadfall |
1971 | "Diamonds are Forever" | Diamonds are Forever |
"Una cascata di diamanti" (Italian release only) | ||
1979 | "Moonraker" | Moonraker |
"Moonraker" (End Title) | ||
1996 | "'Disco' La Passione" | La Passione |
"Shirley, Do You Own a Ferrari?" (duet with Chris Rea) | ||
2012 | "Guardian of the Highlands" | Sir Billi |
. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . Australian Chart Book . 1993 . 0-646-11917-6 . illustrated . St Ives, N.S.W. . 28 . David Kent (historian).