| Artist: | Jerry Lee Lewis |
| Studio: | 40 |
| Compilation: | 10 |
| Live: | 4 |
| Singles: | 77 |
| Option: | 12 |
| Option Name: | No. 1 Single |
This is a detailed discography for American rock and roll, country, and gospel singer-songwriter Jerry Lee Lewis (1935–2022). One of the pioneers of rockabilly, Lewis recorded over 40 albums in a career spanning seven decades. Lewis was a versatile artist, and recorded songs in multiple genres. Lewis, in 1986, was one of the first inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and was the last surviving rock and roll pioneer of Sun Records. Some of his best known songs are "Great Balls of Fire", "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", and "High School Confidential". His album, Live at the Star Club, Hamburg, is widely considered one of the greatest live concert albums ever.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] In his lengthy career in music, Lewis had 30 songs reach the top ten on the "Billboard Country-and-Western" chart.[6] Lewis was regarded as one of the greatest and most influential pianists of the rock and roll era, and was ranked number 24 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".[7]
| Title | Album details | Chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Country | CAN | AUS [8] | UK | |||
| Jerry Lee Lewis |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Jerry Lee's Greatest! |
| — | — | — | — | 12 | |
| Golden Hits of Jerry Lee Lewis (re-recordings) | 40 | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Return of Rock |
| 64 | — | — | — | — | |
| Country Songs for City Folks/All Country |
| — | 39 | — | — | — | |
| Memphis Beat |
| 145 | — | — | — | — | |
| Soul My Way |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Another Place, Another Time |
| 160 | 3 | — | — | — | |
| She Still Comes Around |
| — | 12 | — | — | — | |
| Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 1 |
| 127 | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 2 |
| 124 | 5 | — | — | — | |
| The Golden Cream of the Country |
| — | 11 | — | — | — | |
| She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye |
| 186 | 9 | — | — | — | |
| 213 | 18 | — | — | — | ||
| There Must Be More to Love Than This |
| 190 | 8 | — | — | — | |
| Touching Home |
| 152 | 11 | — | — | — | |
| Would You Take Another Chance on Me? |
| 115 | 3 | — | — | — | |
| The Killer Rocks On |
| 105 | 4 | — | 30 | — | |
| Who's Gonna Play This Old Piano? |
| 201 | 3 | — | — | — | |
| The Session...Recorded in London with Great Artists |
| 37 | 4 | 12 | 36 | — | |
| Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough |
| — | 6 | — | — | — | |
| — | 6 | — | — | — | ||
| I-40 Country |
| — | 25 | — | — | — | |
| Boogie Woogie Country Man |
| — | 16 | — | — | — | |
| Odd Man In |
| — | 33 | — | — | — | |
| Country Class |
| — | 18 | — | — | — | |
| Country Memories |
| — | 21 | — | — | — | |
| Jerry Lee Keeps Rockin' |
| — | 40 | — | — | — | |
| Jerry Lee Lewis |
| 186 | 23 | — | — | — | |
| When Two Worlds Collide |
| — | 32 | — | — | — | |
| Killer Country |
| — | 35 | — | — | — | |
| My Fingers Do the Talkin' |
| — | 62 | — | — | — | |
| I Am What I Am |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Rocket |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Young Blood |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | |
| Last Man StandingA (duets album) |
| 26 | 4 | 34 | 46 | — | |
| Mean Old Man (duets album) |
| 30 | — | 30 | — | — | |
| Rock & Roll TimeB |
| 140 | 27 | — | — | — | |
| Title | Album details | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Country | |||
| Live at the Star Club, Hamburg |
| — | — | |
| The Greatest Live Show on Earth |
| 32 | — | |
| — | — | ||
| Live at the International, Las Vegas |
| 149 | 5 | |
| Live at Gilley's |
| — | — | |
| Last Man Standing Live |
| — | — | |
| Live from Austin, TX (Live DVD & CD) |
| — | — | |
| Jerry Lee Lewis: Live at Third Man Records |
| — | — | |
| Title | Album details | Chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Country | AUS[11] | |||
| Together (with Linda Gail Lewis) |
| — | 8 | — | |
| Duets: Jerry Lee Lewis and Friends (with Jimmy "Orion" Ellis and Charlie Rich) |
| — | — | 93 | |
| The Million Dollar Quartet (with Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley) |
| — | — | — | |
| The Survivors Live (with Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins) |
| — | 21 | — | |
| Four Legends (with Faron Young, Webb Pierce and Mel Tillis) |
| — | — | — | |
| Class of '55 (with Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Roy Orbison) |
| 87 | 15 | — | |
| Jimmy Lee & Jerry Lee: The Boys from Ferriday (with Jimmy Swaggart) |
| — | — | — | |
| Title | Album details | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Country | |||
| Original Golden Hits, Vol. 1 |
| 119 | 8 | |
| Original Golden Hits, Vol. 2 |
| 122 | 6 | |
| Rockin' Rhythm and Blues |
| — | — | |
| A Taste of Country |
| — | 16 | |
| Ole Tyme Country Music |
| — | — | |
| The Best of Jerry Lee Lewis |
| 114 | 8 | |
| Monsters |
| — | 44 | |
| Original Golden Hits, Vol. 3 |
| — | — | |
| Breathless (High Heel Sneakers + Roll Over Beethoven) |
| — | — | |
| The Best of Jerry Lee Lewis, Volume II |
| — | 23 | |
| Best of/Vol. 3 |
| — | 49 | |
| The Best of Jerry Lee Lewis Featuring 39 and Holding |
| — | 39 | |
| Jerry Lee Lewis – 18 Original Sun Greatest Hits |
| — | — | |
| — | — | ||
| Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On |
| 62 | — | |
| Great Balls of Fire and Other Hits |
| — | — | |
| A Half-Century of Hits (box set) |
| — | — | |
| Sun Recordings: Greatest Hits |
| — | 71 | |
| — | — | ||
| Lost Christmas: Holiday Rarities (Various Artists) |
| — | — | |
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated | Single details[12] | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Country | US R&B | UK [13] | BEL | ||||
| 1956 | "Crazy Arms" b/w "End of the Road" (from Original Golden Hits - Volume 1) |
| — | — | — | — | — | Jerry Lee Lewis |
| 1957 | "Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin' On" b/w "It'll Be Me" (alt. from Jerry Lee Lewis) |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | non-album track/Original Golden Hits – Volume 1 |
| "Great Balls of Fire" / |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | Jerry Lee's Greatest! | |
| "You Win Again" | 95 | 4 | — | — | — | non-album tracks/Original Golden Hits – Volume 1 | ||
| 1958 | "Breathless" b/w "Down the Line" |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | — | |
| "High School Confidential" / |
| 21 | 9 | 5 | 12 | — | Jerry Lee Lewis | |
| "Fools like Me" | — | — | 11 | — | — | |||
| "Lewis Boogie" b/w "The Return of Jerry Lee" |
| — | — | — | — | — | non-album tracks/18 Original Sun Greatest Hits | |
| "Break-Up" / |
| 52 | — | — | — | — | Jerry Lee's Greatest! | |
| "I'll Make It All Up to You" | 85 | 19 | — | — | — | non-album tracks/Original Golden Hits – Volume 2 | ||
| "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" b/w "It Hurt Me So" |
| 93 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959 | "Lovin' Up a Storm"A b/w "Big Blon' Baby" |
| — | — | — | 28 | — | non-album tracks |
| "Let's Talk About Us" b/w "The Ballad of Billy Joe" (non-album track) |
| — | — | — | — | — | Jerry Lee's Greatest! | |
| "Little Queenie" b/w "I Could Never Be Ashamed of You" (from Original Golden Hits – Volume 2) |
| — | — | — | — | — | non-album track/Original Golden Hits – Volume 1 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated | Single details | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [16] | US Country | CAN Country | UK | |||||
| 1960 | "Baby Baby Bye Bye" b/w "Old Black Joe" (non-album track; later appeared on Ole Tyme Country Music) |
| — | — | — | 47 | non-album track | |
| "John Henry" b/w "Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes" (non-album track; later appeared on Rockin' Rhythm and Blues) |
| — | — | — | — | non-album track/Ole Tyme Country Music | ||
| "When I Get Paid" b/w "Love Made a Fool of Me" |
| — | — | — | — | non-album tracks | ||
| 1961 | "What'd I Say" b/w "Livin' Lovin' Wreck" (non-album track) |
| 30 | 27 | — | 10 | Jerry Lee's Greatest | |
| "Cold, Cold Heart" b/w "It Won't Happen with Me" (non-album track) |
| — | 22 | — | — | |||
| "Save the Last Dance for Me" b/w "As Long As I Live" (from Jerry Lee's Greatest!) |
| — | — | — | — | non-album track/Original Golden Hits – Volume 2 | ||
| "Money" b/w "Bonnie B" (non-album track) |
| — | — | — | — | Jerry Lee's Greatest! | ||
| 1962 | "I've Been Twistin'" b/w "Ramblin' Rose" (later appeared on The Golden Cream of the Country) |
| — | — | — | — | non-album tracks | |
| "Sweet Little Sixteen" b/w "How's My Ex Treating You" (non-album track, later appeared on Original Golden Hits – Volume 2) |
| 95 | — | — | 38 | non-album track/Rockin' Rhythm and Blues | ||
| "Good Golly Miss Molly" b/w "I Can't Trust Me (in Your Arms Anymore)" (non-album track; later appeared on The Golden Cream of the Country) |
| — | — | — | 31 | non-album track/Rockin' Rhythm and Blues | ||
| 1963 | "Teenage Letter" b/w "Seasons of My Heart" (non-album track with Linda Gail Lewis; later appeared on The Golden Cream of the Country) |
| — | — | — | — | non-album tracks | |
| "Pen and Paper" b/w "Hit the Road Jack" |
| — | 36 | — | — | |||
| 1964 | "I'm on Fire" b/w "Bread and Butter Man" |
| 98 | — | — | — | ||
| "She Was My Baby (He Was My Friend)" b/w "The Hole He Said He'd Dig for Me" |
| — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hi Heel Sneakers" (live) b/w "You Went Back on Your Word" (from The Return of Rock) |
| 91 | — | — | — | The Greatest Live Show on Earth | ||
| 1965 | "Green Green Grass of Home" b/w "Baby (You Got What It Takes)" (With Linda Gayle Lewis, non-album track) | — | — | — | — | Country Songs for City Folks | ||
| "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia" b/w "I Know What It Means" (Non-album track) | — | — | — | — | Ole Tyme Country Music | |||
| "Baby, Hold Me Close" b/w "I Believe in You" | 129 | — | — | — | The Return of Rock | |||
| 1966 | "Sticks and Stones" b/w "What a Heck of a Mess" (Non-album track) | — | — | — | — | Memphis Beat | ||
| "Memphis Beat" b/w "If I Had It All to Do Over" (Non-album track) | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1967 | "It's a Hang Up Baby" b/w "Holdin' On" | — | — | — | — | Soul My Way | ||
| "Turn On Your Love Light" b/w "Shotgun Man" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1968 | "Another Place, Another Time" b/w "Walking the Floor over You" | 97 | 4 | — | — | Another Place, Another Time | ||
| "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" b/w "All the Good Is Gone" | 94 | 2 | 1 | — | ||||
| "She Still Comes Around (to Love What's Left of Me)" b/w "Slipping Around" (from The Best of Jerry Lee Lewis) | — | 2 | 2 | — | She Still Comes Around | |||
| "To Make Love Sweeter for You" b/w "Let's Talk About Us" | — | 1 | 4 | — | ||||
| 1969 | "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" b/w "I Can't Stop Loving You" | — | 3 | 1 | — | The Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 2 | ||
| "Invitation to Your Party" b/w "I Could Never Be Ashamed of You" (from Original Golden Hits – Volume 2) | — | 6 | 1 | — | The Golden Cream of the Country | |||
| "She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye" b/w "Echoes" (from She Still Comes Around) | — | 2 | 1 | — | She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye | |||
| "One Minute Past Eternity" b/w "Frankie and Johnny" | — | 2 | 2 | — | The Golden Cream of the Country | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Country | CAN | CAN Country | |||
| 1970 | "There Must Be More to Love Than This" b/w "Home Away from Home" | — | 1 | — | 1 | There Must Be More to Love Than This |
| "Once More with Feeling" b/w "You Went Out of Your Way (to Walk on Me)" | — | 2 | — | 17 | She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye | |
| "I Can't Seem to Say Goodbye" b/w "Good Night Irene" | — | 7 | — | 4 | A Taste of Country | |
| "Waiting for a Train" b/w "Big Legged Woman" (from Rockin' Rhythm and Blues) | — | 11 | — | 18 | Ole Tyme Country Music | |
| "In Loving Memories" b/w "I Can't Have a Merry Christmas, Mary (Without You)" (non-album track) | — | 48 | — | — | In Loving Memories | |
| 1971 | "Touching Home" b/w "Woman, Woman (Get Out of Our Way)" (from There Must Be More to Love Than This) | — | 3 | — | 4 | Touching Home |
| "Love on Broadway" b/w "Matchbox" (from Monsters) | — | 31 | — | — | Original Golden Hits – Volume III | |
| "When He Walks on You (Like You Have Walked on Me)" b/w "Foolish Kind of Man" | — | 11 | — | 1 | Touching Home | |
| "Me and Bobby McGee" / | 40 | 1 (flip) | 50 | — | Would You Take Another Chance on Me | |
| "Would You Take Another Chance on Me" | — | 1 | — | 2 | ||
| 1972 | "Chantilly Lace" | 43 | 1 | 59 | 1 | The Killer Rocks On |
| "Think About It Darlin'" | — | flip | — | 19 | Who's Gonna Play This Old Piano? | |
| "Lonely Weekends" / | — | 11 | — | 13 | The Killer Rocks On | |
| "Turn On Your Love Light" | 95 | — | — | — | ||
| "Who's Gonna Play This Old Piano?" b/w "No Honky Tonks in Heaven" | — | 14 | — | 6 | Who's Gonna Play This Old Piano? | |
| 1973 | "No More Hanging On" b/w "The Mercy of a Letter" | — | 19 | — | 3 | |
| "No Headstone on My Grave" b/w "Jack Daniel's (Old No 7)" (non-album track) | — | 60 | — | 86 | The Session | |
| "Meat Man" b/w "Just a Little Bit" | — | — | — | — | Southern Roots | |
| "Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee" "Rock and Roll Medley" | 41 | 20 | 33 | 12 | The Session | |
| "Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough" b/w "I Think I Need to Pray" | — | 6 | — | 6 | Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough | |
| 1974 | "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" b/w "I've Fallen to the Bottom" | — | 21 | — | 23 | |
| "Tell Tale Signs" b/w "Cold, Cold Morning Light" | — | 18 | — | 8 | I-40 Country | |
| "He Can't Fill My Shoes" b/w "Tomorrow's Taking My Baby Away" | — | 8 | — | 4 | ||
| 1975 | "I Can Still Hear the Music in the Restroom" b/w "Remember Me (I'm the Who Loves You)" | — | 13 | — | 20 | Boogie Woogie Country Man |
| "Boogie Woogie Country Man" b/w "I'm Still Jealous of You | — | 24 | — | — | ||
| "A Damn Good Country Song" b/w "When I Take My Vacation to Heaven" | — | 68 | — | 42 | Odd Man In | |
| 1976 | "Don't Boogie Woogie" b/w "That Kind of Fool" | — | 58 | — | — | |
| "Let's Put It Back Together Again" b/w "Jerry Lee's Rock and Roll Revival Show" | — | 6 | — | 14 | Country Class | |
| "The Closest Thing to You" b/w "You Belong to Me" | — | 27 | — | 23 | ||
| 1977 | "Middle Age Crazy" b/w "Georgia on My Mind" | — | 4 | — | 3 | Country Memories |
| 1978 | "Come On In" b/w "Who's Sorry Now" | — | 10 | — | 44 | |
| "I'll Find It Where I Can" b/w "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" | — | 10 | — | — | Jerry Lee Keeps Rockin | |
| 1979 | "Save the Last Dance for Me" b/w "Am I to Be the One" | — | 26 | — | 18 | Duets |
| "Cold, Cold Heart" b/w "Hello Josephine" | — | 84 | — | — | ||
| "Rockin' My Life Away" b/w "I Wish I Was Eighteen Again" | — | 18 | — | 34 | Jerry Lee Lewis (Elektra) | |
| "Who Will the Next Fool Be?" b/w "Rita May" | — | 20 | — | 24 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | |||
| 1980 | "When Two Worlds Collide" b/w "Good News Travels Fast" | 11 | 15 | When Two Worlds Collide |
| "Honky Tonk Stuff" b/w "Rockin' Jerry Lee" | 28 | 48 | ||
| "Somewhere over the Rainbow" b/w "Folsom Prison Blues" | 10 | 18 | Killer Country | |
| 1981 | "Thirty Nine and Holding" b/w "Change Places with Me" | 4 | 6 | |
| 1982 | "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" b/w "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down" (from The Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Volume 2) | 43 | — | The Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Volume 1 |
| "I'd Do It All Again" b/w "Who Will Buy the Wine" | 52 | — | The Best of Jerry Lee Lewis | |
| "My Fingers Do the Talkin'" b/w "Forever Forgiving" | 44 | 41 | My Fingers Do the Talkin | |
| 1983 | "Come as You Were" b/w "Circumstantial Evidence" | 66 | — | |
| "Why You Been Gone So Long?" b/w "She Sings Amazing Grace" | 69 | — | ||
| 1984 | "I Am What I Am" b/w "That Was the Way It Was Then" | — | — | I Am What I Am |
| 1986 | "Get Out Your Big Roll Daddy" b/w "Honky Tonkin' Rock 'n Roll Piano Man" | — | — | Get Out Your Big Roll Daddy |
| "Sixteen Candles" b/w "Rock and Roll (FAIS-DO-DO)" (with Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins) | 61 | — | Class of '55 | |
| 1990 | "It Was the Whiskey Talkin' (Not Me)" b/w "It Was the Whisky Talkin' (Not Me)" (Rock & Roll version) | — | — | Dick Tracy (soundtrack) |
| 1995 | "Goosebumps" b/w "Crown Victoria Custom '51" | — | — | Young Blood |
| 2006 | "Pink Cadillac" (with Bruce Springsteen)[17] | — | — | Last Man Standing |
| 2007 | "Honky Tonk Woman" (with Kid Rock) | — | — | Last Man Standing |
| 2009 | "Mean Old Man" | — | — | Mean Old Man |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
| Year | Song | Year-End Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" | 28 | |
| 1958 | "Great Balls of Fire" | 36 |
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | ||||
| 1969 | "Don't Let Me Cross Over" | Linda Gail Lewis | 9 | — | Together |
| 1970 | "Roll Over Beethoven" | 71 | 12 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||||
| 1989 | "Never Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll" | Ronnie McDowell | 50 | I'm Still Missing You |
| 1992 | "Great Balls of Fire" | Dorothée | — | Une Histoire d'Amour |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Great Balls of Fire[18] | Roy Lockwood |
| 1958 | "High School Confidential" | Jack Arnold |
| 1989 | "Great Balls of Fire" (1989 version) | Oley Sassone |
| 1995 | "Goosebumps" | Rocky Schenck |
| 2006 | "Honky Tonk Woman" (with Kid Rock) | Trey Fanjoy |
| "Pink Cadillac"[19] | Lucas Vigroux |