Mickey Gilley discography explained

Artist:Mickey Gilley
Studio:28
Compilation:13
Live:2
Singles:54
Music Videos:5
Option:20
Option Name:No. 1 Single

Mickey Gilley was an American country music artist. His discography consists of 28 studio albums, 13 compilation albums, two live albums, 54 singles, and five music videos. 46 of his singles charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart between 1968 and 1989, including 17 number one hits.

Studio albums

1960s and 1970s

TitleDetailsPeak positions
US Country
[1]
AUS
[2]
Lonely Wine
  • Release date: 1964
  • Label: Astro
Room Full of Roses 155
City Lights
  • Release date: 1975
  • Label: Playboy
1
Mickey's Movin' On
  • Release date: 1975
  • Label: Playboy
9
Overnight Sensation
  • Release date: 1975
  • Label: Playboy
4
Gilley's Smokin
  • Release date: 1976
  • Label: Playboy
4
First Class
  • Release date: 1977
  • Label: Playboy
5
Flyin' High
  • Release date: 1978
  • Label: Playboy
44
Why Me, Lord
  • Release date: 1978
  • Label: Astro
The Songs We Made Love To
  • Release date: 1979
  • Label: Playboy / Epic
49
Mickey Gilley
  • Release date: 1979
  • Label: Playboy / Epic
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s–2010s

TitleDetailsPeak positions
US Country
US
[3]
CAN Country
[4]
That's All That Matters to Me
  • Release date: 1980
  • Label: Epic
8177
You Don't Know Me
  • Release date: 1981
  • Label: Epic
19170
Christmas at Gilley's
  • Release date: 1981
  • Label: Epic
34
Put Your Dreams Away
  • Release date: 1982
  • Label: Epic
10
Fool for Your Love
  • Release date: 1983
  • Label: Epic
20
You Really Got a Hold on Me
  • Release date: 1983
  • Label: Epic
24
It Takes Believers
  • Release date: 1984
  • Label: Epic
710
Too Good to Stop Now
  • Release date: 1984
  • Label: Epic
34
I Feel Good (About Lovin' You)
  • Release date: 1985
  • Label: Epic
40
One and Only
  • Release date: 1986
  • Label: Epic
40
Chasing Rainbows
  • Release date: 1988
  • Label: Airborne
52
Make It Like the First Time
Talk to Me
  • Release date: 1994
  • Label: Intersound
Precious Memories
  • Release date: 1999
  • Label: Finer Arts
Invitation Only
Kickin' It Down the Road
  • Release date: 2016
  • Label: Self-released
Two Old Cats
  • Release date: May 8, 2018
  • Label: TAP Music
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

TitleDetailsPeak positionsCertifications
US Country
At His Best
  • Release date: 1974
  • Label: Paula
49
Gilley's Greatest Hits Vol. 1
  • Release date: 1976
  • Label: Playboy
5
Greatest Hits, Vol. II
  • Release date: 1977
  • Label: Playboy
30
At His Best Volume 2
  • Release date: 1978
  • Label: Paula
Encore
  • Release date: 1980
  • Label: Epic
14
Suburban Cowboy (Early Recordings)
  • Release date: 1981
  • Label: Accord
All My Best
  • Release date: 1982
  • Label: CSP/CBS
Biggest Hits
  • Release date: 1982
  • Label: Epic
39
  • US: Gold
Ten Years of Hits
  • Release date: 1984
  • Label: Epic
56
Back to Basics
  • Release date: 1987
  • Label: Epic
48
Super Hits
  • Release date: 1997
  • Label: Epic
16 Biggest Hits
  • Release date: March 11, 2003
  • Label: Epic/Legacy
The Essential Mickey Gilley
  • Release date: January 9, 2015
  • Label: Epic/Legacy
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

TitleDetailsPeak positions
US Country
LiveAt Gilley's
  • Release date: 1985
  • Label: Epic
53
Live from the Mickey Gilley Theatre
  • Release dat: 2005
  • Label: Madacy
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

1950s–1970s

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
[5]
US
[6]
US AC
[7]
CAN Country
[8]
CAN
[9]
AUS
1958"Call Me Shorty"[10] rowspan="9"
1960"Is It Wrong"[11]
1963"I Ain't No Bo Diddley"[12]
"Three's a Crowd"[13]
1966"Say No to You"[14]
1967"(I'm Gonna Put My) Love in the Want Ads"[15]
1968"A New Way to Live"[16]
"Now I Can Live Again"68
1969"It's Just a Matter of Making Up My Mind"[17]
1974"Room Full of Roses"1506579Room Full of Roses
"I Overlooked an Orchid"115
"City Lights"12City Lights
1975"Window Up Above"11Mickey's Movin' On
"Bouquet of Roses"1116Overnight Sensation
"Roll You Like a Wheel" 3219
"Overnight Sensation"74Overnight Sensation
1976"Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time"11Gilley's Smokin
"Bring It On Home to Me"1371
"Lawdy Miss Clawdy"35
1977"She's Pulling Me Back Again"11First Class
"Honky Tonk Memories"42
"Chains of Love"97
1978"The Power of Positive Drinkin'"87Flyin' High
"Here Comes the Hurt Again"943
"The Song We Made Love To"1326The Songs We Made Love To
1979"Just Long Enough to Say Goodbye"1010
"My Silver Lining"862Mickey Gilley
"A Little Gettin' Used To"17
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
US
US AC
CAN Country
CAN
CAN AC
[18]
1980"True Love Ways"166401That's All That Matters to Me
"Stand by Me"1223351Urban Cowboy
"That's All That Matters"19That's All That Matters to Me
1981"A Headache Tomorrow (Or a Heartache Tonight)"11
"You Don't Know Me"1551216You Don't Know Me
"Lonely Nights"11
1982"Tears of the Lonely"31
"Put Your Dreams Away"11Put Your Dreams Away
"Talk to Me"13
1983"Fool for Your Love"11Fool for Your Love
"Your Love Shines Through"56
"You've Really Got a Hold on Me"21You've Really Got a Hold on Me
1984"Candy Man" 53It Takes Believers
"The Right Stuff" 147
"Too Good to Stop Now"41Too Good to Stop Now
1985"I'm the One Mama Warned You About"1010
"You've Got Something on Your Mind"107I Feel Good (About Lovin' You)
"Your Memory Ain't What It Used to Be"52
1986"Doo-Wah Days"69One and Only
1987"Full Grown Fool"1618Back to Basics
1988"I'm Your Puppet"49Chasing Rainbows
"She Reminded Me of You"2310
1989"You've Still Got a Way with My Heart"6287
"There! I've Said It Again"5377
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

As featured artist

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
CAN Country
1983"Paradise Tonight"
11Paradise
1985"It Ain't Gonna Worry My Mind"
1231Friendship

Music videos

YearSingleDirector
1982"Talk to Me"[19] rowspan="2"
1983"You've Really Got a Hold on Me"
1986"Doo-Wah Days"[20] Bob Radler
1988"She Reminded Me of You"[21] Jim May, Mac Bennett
1989"You've Still Got a Way with My Heart"[22] Jim May

Notes and References

  1. Mickey Gilley - Chart History (Top Country Albums). Billboard. May 12, 2022.
  2. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 125.
  3. Mickey Gilley - Chart History (Billboard 200). Billboard. May 12, 2022.
  4. Web site: Mickey Gilley - Search results for "Country Albums/CDs". RPM. May 12, 2022.
  5. Mickey Gilley - Chart History (Hot Country Songs). Billboard. May 12, 2022.
  6. Mickey Gilley - Chart History (Hot 100). Billboard. May 12, 2022.
  7. Mickey Gilley - Chart History (Adult Contemporary). Billboard. May 12, 2022.
  8. Web site: Mickey Gilley - Search results for "Country Singles". RPM. May 12, 2022.
  9. Web site: Mickey Gilley - Search results for "Top Singles". RPM. May 12, 2022.
  10. Tips on Coming Tops. 38. Billboard. February 24, 1958.
  11. Reviews of This Week's Singles. 62. Billboard. March 28, 1960.
  12. Talent Topics. 20. Billboard. June 8, 1963.
  13. Single Reviews. 20. Billboard. October 5, 1963.
  14. Spotlight Singles. 16. Billboard. December 17, 1966.
  15. Spotlight Singles. 18. Billboard. April 22, 1967.
  16. Spotlight Singles. 74. Billboard. April 27, 1968.
  17. Spotlight Singles. 82. Billboard. August 16, 1969.
  18. Web site: Mickey Gilley - Search results for "Adult Contemporary". RPM. May 12, 2022.
  19. Country Video Catalog. June 2, 1984. November 30, 2022. Billboard.
  20. Video Track. Billboard. August 9, 1986.
  21. The Clip List. Billboard. December 10, 1988.
  22. New Videoclips. Billboard. March 18, 1989.