Linda Ronstadt singles discography explained

Artist:Linda Ronstadt singles
Option:80
Option Name:Lead and collaborative singles
2Option:4
2Option Name:Featured singles
3Option:8
3Option Name:Promotional singles
4Option:8
4Option Name:Other charted songs

The singles discography of American singer Linda Ronstadt contains 80 lead and collaborative singles, four as a featured artist, eight promotional singles and eight other charted songs. Her first credited release was 1967's "Different Drum", which also included the Stone Poneys along with Ronstadt as a featured artist. Ronstadt's first pair of solo singles were released by Capitol Records in 1969. The 1970 release "Long, Long Time" was her first solo charting single. Her 1974 single "You're No Good" topped the US Hot 100, reached number seven in Canada and number 15 in Australia. Its B-side song "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)" reached number two on the US Hot Country Songs list. It was followed by 1975's "When Will I Be Loved", which made the top ten on multiple charts in the United States and Canada, including topping their country surveys. It was followed by the US top five song "Heat Wave" and the US country top five song "Love Is a Rose".

The 1976 single "That'll Be the Day" made the US top 20 and reached the Canadian top five. "Crazy" (the B-side of "Someone to Lay Down Beside Me") reached the top ten on both the US and Canadian country charts. The 1977 single "Blue Bayou" reached the top five of multiple charts including the US Hot 100, the US country chart, the US adult contemporary chart, the Australian singles chart and the Canadian Top Songs chart. It also was her first to make the top 40 on the UK Singles Chart. It was followed by the US and Canadian top ten song "It's So Easy". In 1978, "Back in the U.S.A." made the US and Australian top 20, while "Ooh Baby Baby" made the US and Canadian top ten. The same year, "I Never Will Marry" (the B-side to "Tumbling Dice") made the US country top ten.

In 1980, both of Ronstadt's singles made the US top ten: "How Do I Make You" and "Hurt So Bad". In 1982, both "Get Closer" and "I Knew You When" made the US top 40. Between 1983 and 1984, the singles "Easy for You to Say", "What's New" and "I've Got a Crush on You" made top ten positions on the US and Canadian adult contemporary charts. A collaborative single with James Ingram titled "Somewhere Out There" made the top ten in the US, Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. A collaboration between Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton spawned four top ten US and Canadian country singles: "To Know Him Is to Love Him", "Telling Me Lies", "Those Memories of You" and "Wildflowers". In 1989, Ronstadt and Aaron Neville collaborated on the singles "Don't Know Much" and "All My Life". Both topped the US and Canadian adult contemporary charts, while also reaching top ten positions in Australia, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

The 1990 singles "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" and "Adios" made the US and Canadian adult contemporary top ten. The same year, Ronstadt was featured on Aaron Neville's charting single "Close Your Eyes". In 1992, both "Frenesi" and "Perfidia" were Ronstadt's first to reach the top ten on the US Latin Songs charts. Three more singles would also make the Latin chart. Between 1993 and 1995, the singles "The Blue Train", "Heartbeats Accelerating" and "Oh No Not My Baby" made top 40 positions in the US and Canada. The solo release "Walk On" and the collaborative release "High Sierra" made positions on the Canadian country chart. Among Ronstadt's final single releases was 2006's "Walk Away Renee" (with Ann Savoy) and a 2019 live promotional recording of "You're No Good".

As lead and collaborative artist

1960s

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[1]
"Up to My Neck in High Muddy Water"
[2]
196893 Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys and Friends, Vol. III
"Baby You've Been on My Mind"[3] 1969Hand Sown ... Home Grown
"Long Way Around"[4]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

1970s

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
US
AC

[5]
US
Cou.

[6]
AUS
[7]
CAN
[8]
CAN
AC

[9]
CAN
Cou.

[10]
ND
[11]
NZ
[12]
UK
[13]
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow"1970111 100 Silk Purse
"Long, Long Time"25 20 15
"(She's a) Very Lovely Woman"197170 17 57 rowspan="2"
"The Long Way Around"
"I Fall to Pieces"[14] Linda Ronstadt
"Rock Me on the Water"197285
"Te Lo Dejo A Ti"[15] Silk Purse
"Love Has No Pride"197351 23 59 6 Don't Cry Now
"Silver Threads and Golden Needles"197467 20 90 20
"Colorado"[16] 108
"You're No Good"1 10 15 7 2 17 24 Heart Like a Wheel
"When Will I Be Loved"19752 3 1 87 7 1 1
"Heat Wave"5 19 12 12 Prisoner in Disguise
"Love Is a Rose"63 5 100 46
"Tracks of My Tears"25 4 11 22 2 25 42
"That'll Be the Day"197611 16 27 59 2 14 17 52Hasten Down the Wind
"Someone to Lay Down Beside Me"42 38 58 37
"Lose Again"197776 43 42
"Blue Bayou"3 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 35 Simple Dreams
"It's So Easy"5 37 81 9 3 13 11
"Poor Poor Pitiful Me"31 27 46 29 26 9 36
"Lo Siento Mi Vida"[17] Hasten Down the Wind
"Tumbling Dice"197832 22 Simple Dreams
"Back in the U.S.A."16 30 41 18 8 43 24 Living in the USA
"Ooh Baby Baby"7 2 85 76 6 26
"Love Me Tender"[18] 59
"Just One Look"197944 5 38 46 4
"Alison"30 66
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

1980s

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
US
AC

US
Cou.

AUS

[19]
CAN
CAN
AC

CAN
Cou.

ND
NZ
UK
"How Do I Make You"198010 19 15 30 Mad Love
"Hurt So Bad"8 25 17 37 43
"I Can't Let Go"31 48 28
"Girls Talk"[20]
"Get Closer"198229 70 30 43 Get Closer
"I Knew You When"37 29 84 36 17 90
"Tell Him"[21]
"Easy for You to Say"198354 7 8
"What's New"53 5 87 1 What's New
"I've Got a Crush on You"19847 1
"Someone to Watch Over Me"[22]
"Skylark"101 12 5 Lush Life
"Falling in Love Again"[23]
"When I Fall in Love"198524
"When You Wish Upon a Star"198632 For Sentimental Reasons
"I Love You for Sentimental Reasons"[24]
"Somewhere Out There"
2 4 31 2 2 8 8
  • RIAA: Gold
An American Tail
"To Know Him Is to Love Him"
19871 54 1 62 Trio
"Telling Me Lies"
35 3 6
"Those Memories of You"
5 1
"Wildflowers"
19886 8
"Don't Know Much"
19892 1 2 4 1 6 4 2 Cry Like a Rainstorm,
Howl Like the Wind
"All My Life"
11 1 57 10 1 28 96
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

1990s–2000s

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
US
AC

US
Lat.

[27]
CAN
CAN
AC

CAN
Cou.

"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" 199078 5 29 10 Cry Like a Rainstorm,
Howl Like the Wind
"Adios"9 34 9
"Dreams to Dream"199113 69 18
"Gritenme Piedras del Campo"199215 Mas Canciones
"Frenesi"7 Frenesí
"Perfidia"7
"Entre Abismos"199333
"Heartbeats Accelerating"31 17 19 Winter Light
"Adónde Voy"33
"Anyone Who Had a Heart"[28]
"Winter Light"[29]
"Oh No Not My Baby"199435 33 29
"A River for Him"[30]
"The Blue Train"199531 42 7 Feels Like Home
"The Waiting"[31]
"Walk On"62
"High Sierra"[32]
"Feels Like Home"
43
"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes"The Music of Cinderella
"Dedicated to the One I Love"199645 Dedicated to the One I Love
"When We Ran"[33] 1998We Ran
"High Sierra"
199990 Trio II
"After the Gold Rush"
[34]
"For a Dancer"
[35]
"Sweet Spot"
[36]
"Walk Away Renee"
[37]
2006Adieu False Heart
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As a featured artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
US
AC

AUS
CAN
ND
NZ
"Different Drum"
196713 9 12 5Evergreen, Volume 2
"Some of Shelly's Blues"
[38]
1968Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys
and Friends, Vol. III
"An American Dream"
19793 An American Dream
"Close Your Eyes"
199090 38 Warm Your Heart
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title! Year! Album!
"Living Like a Fool"1977[39]
"Under African Skies"
1986[40]
"Por Un Amor"1987Canciones de Mi Padre[41]
"Y Andale"[42]
"Tu Solo Tu"1988[43]
"El Gustito"1991Mas Canciones[44]
"El Crucifijo De Piedra"1992[45]
"You're No Good" 2019Live in Hollywood[46]

Other charted songs

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbumNotes
US
US
AC

US
Cou.

US
Dig.

[47]
US
Rock
Dig.

[48]
CAN
CAN
AC

CAN
Cou.

"I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)"19742 6Heart Like a Wheel
"It Doesn't Matter Anymore"197547 20 54 83 23
"The Sweetest Gift"
12 Prisoner in Disguise
"Crazy"19766 2Hasten Down the Wind
"I Never Will Marry"197830 8 39 16Simple Dreams
"Rambler Gambler"198042 49
"Sometimes You Just Can't Win"198227 Get Closer
"Long, Long Time"20234 1 Silk Purse
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Linda Ronstadt chart history (Hot 100) . . 18 August 2023.
  2. "Up to My Neck in High Muddy Water" [Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys] (7" vinyl single) . . January 1968 . 2110.
  3. Ronstadt . Linda . "Baby You've Been on My Mind"/"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (7" vinyl single) . . 1969 . 15612.
  4. Ronstadt . Linda . "Long Way Around"/"The Dolphins" (7" vinyl single) . . March 1969 . 2438.
  5. Linda Ronstadt chart history (Adult Contemporary) . . 18 August 2023.
  6. Linda Ronstadt chart history (Country Songs) . . 18 August 2023.
  7. Book: Kent, David . David Kent (historian) . . Australian Chart Book . St Ives, N.S.W. . 1993 . 0-646-11917-6. 257, 258.
  8. Search results for "Linda Ronstadt". RPM. 2009-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20121011091815/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=gmrhouli7kvfvaeu848ka389j0&q1=Linda+Ronstadt&x=0&y=0. 2012-10-11. dead.
  9. Web site: Search results for "Linda Ronstadt" (Adult Contemporary) . . 18 August 2023.
  10. Web site: Search results for "Linda Ronstadt" (Country Singles) . . 18 August 2023.
  11. Web site: Linda Ronstadt Dutch charts portal. dutch charts.nl.
  12. Web site: New Zealand Charts Portal. charts.prg.nz.
  13. Web site: LINDA RONSTADT: Official Chart History . . 18 August 2023.
  14. Ronstadt . Linda . "I Fall to Pieces"/"Can It Be True?" (7" vinyl single) . . September 1971 . 3210.
  15. Ronstadt . Linda . "Te Lo Dejo A Ti"/"Meceme En El Agua" (7" vinyl single) . . 1972 . 4CAP-2213.
  16. Ronstadt . Linda . "Colorado"/"Desperado" (7" vinyl single) . . May 1974 . 11039.
  17. Ronstadt . Linda . "Lo Siento Mi Vida"/"Largo Azul" (7" vinyl single) . . December 1977 . E-45464.
  18. Ronstadt . Linda . "Love Me Tender"/"White Rhythm and Blues" (7" vinyl single) . . 1978 . 13143.
  19. 239.
  20. Ronstadt . Linda . "Girls Talk"/"Hurt So Bad" (7" vinyl single) . . December 1980 . 12-453.
  21. Ronstadt . Linda . "Tell Him"/"Lies" (7" vinyl single) . . 1982 . 0-69851.
  22. Ronstadt . Linda . "Someone to Watch Over Me"/"What'll I Do" . . 1984 . 7-69725.
  23. Ronstadt . Linda . "Falling in Love Again"/"Sophisticated Lady" . . 1984 . 969-667-7.
  24. Ronstadt . Linda . "I Love You for Sentimental Reasons"/"Straighten Up and Fly Right" (7" vinyl single) . . 1986 . 7-69476.
  25. Australia. single. 1990. 25 April 2021.
  26. United Kingdom. Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville.
  27. Linda Ronstadt chart history (Latin Songs) . . 19 August 2023.
  28. Ronstadt . Linda . "Anyone Who Had a Heart" (CD Single) . . 1993 . 755966226-2.
  29. Ronstadt . Linda . "Winter Light"/"Don't Know Much" [with Aaron Neville] (7" Vinyl Single) . . November 15, 1993 . EKR177.
  30. Ronstadt . Linda . "A River for Him" (CD Single; Radio Edit) . . 1994 . PRCD-8904-2.
  31. Ronstadt . Linda . "The Waiting"/"Walk On" (CD Single) . . March 1995 . ST-E-64427.
  32. Single Reviews. Billboard. August 12, 1995.
  33. Ronstadt . Linda . "When We Ran" . . 1998 . PRCD-1122-2.
  34. Book: Ray . Michael . Disco, Punk, New Wave, Heavy Metal, and More Music in the 1970s and 1980s . 2012 . . 978-1615309122 . 64.
  35. Harris . Emmylou . Ronstadt . Linda . "For a Dancer" (CD Single) . . 1999 . 1428-2.
  36. Harris . Emmylou . Ronstadt . Linda . "Sweet Spot" (CD Single) . . 1999 . 1347.
  37. Reviews: Singles . . July 29, 2006 . 52 . 19 August 2023.
  38. "Some of Shelly's Blues" (7" vinyl single) . . May 1968 . 21995.
  39. Ronstadt . Linda . "Living Like a Fool"/"He Darked the Sun" (7" vinyl single) . . 1977 . ST-1003.
  40. Ronstadt . Linda . Simon . Paul . "Under African Skies"/"I Know What I Know" (7" vinyl single) . . 1986 . 7-28221.
  41. Ronstadt . Linda . "Por Un Amor"/"Y Andale" (7" vinyl single) . . 1987 . 7-69423.
  42. Ronstadt . Linda . "Y Andale"/"Y Andale" (7" vinyl single) . . 1987 . PRO-240.
  43. Ronstadt . Linda . "Tu Solo Tu"/"Dos Arbolitos" (7" vinyl single) . . 1988 . 916.
  44. Ronstadt . Linda . "El Gustito"/"El Gustito" (7" vinyl single) . . 1991 . PRO-644.
  45. Ronstadt . Linda . "El Crucifijo De Piedra"/"El Crucifijo De Piedra" (7" vinyl single) . . 1992 . 1510.
  46. Web site: "You're No Good" (Live at Television Center Studios, Hollywood, CA, 04/24/80) -- Single by Linda Ronstadt . . 20 August 2023.
  47. Linda Ronstadt chart history (Digital Songs) . . 23 September 2023.
  48. Linda Ronstadt chart history (Rock Digital Songs) . . 23 September 2023.