Phil Spector discography explained

__FORCETOC__This is a list of record that were produced or co-produced by Phil Spector.

Selected albums as producer (unless otherwise stated)

Year Title Artist Notes Ref
1959 The Teddy Bears Sing The Teddy Bears Vocals
1962 Twist Uptown [1]
1963 He's a Rebel [2]
Zip-A Dee-Doo-Dah Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans [3]
A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records Various artists
1964 Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica Composer
1966 River Deep – Mountain High Producer and composer
1969 Love Is All We Have to Give Producer and composer
1970 Let It Be [4]
All Things Must Pass Co-producer
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Co-producer
1971 Imagine Co-producer
The Concert for Bangladesh Co-producer
1972 Some Time in New York City Co-producer
1975 Rock 'n' Roll John Lennon Co-producer
Born to Be with You Producer, guitarist and composer
1977 Death of a Ladies' Man
1980 End of the Century Producer and composer
1981 Season of Glass Co-producer
1986 Menlove Ave. John Lennon Co-producer
1991 Back to Mono (1958–1969) (box set compilation) Various artists Producer, guitarist, vocals, composer
2003 Silence Is Easy Co-producer

Top singles, peak date, and Billboard US rank

Peak date Title Artist Billboard US Rank Ref
1958, December 1 "To Know Him Is to Love Him"
  1. 1
[5]
1961, January 9 "Corrine, Corrina"
  1. 9
1961, August 7 "Pretty Little Angel Eyes"
  1. 7
1961, September 11 "Every Breath I Take"
  1. 42
1961, October 30 "I Love How You Love Me"
  1. 5
1961, November 27 "Under the Moon of Love" Curtis Lee
  1. 46
1962, January 6 "There's No Other (Like My Baby)"
  1. 20
1962, January 27 "I Could Have Loved You So Well" Ray Peterson
  1. 57
[6]
1962, March 10 "He Knows I Love Him Too Much" The Paris Sisters
  1. 34
1962, May 26 "Uptown" The Crystals
  1. 13
1962, May 26 "Let Me Be the One" The Paris Sisters
  1. 87
[7] [8]
1962, June 9 "Second Hand Love"
  1. 7
1962, November 3 "He's a Rebel" The Blossoms, credited to The Crystals
  1. 1
1963, January 12 "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah"
  1. 8
1963, February 16 "He's Sure the Boy I Love" The Blossoms, credited to The Crystals
  1. 11
"Puddin' n' Tain (Ask Me Again, I'll Tell You the Same)" The Alley Cats
  1. 43
1963, March 30 "Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart" Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
  1. 38
1963, May 11 "(Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry"
  1. 39
1963, June 8 "Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)"
  1. 3
1963, July 13 "Not Too Young to Get Married" Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
  1. 63
[9]
1963, September 7 "Wait 'til My Bobby Gets Home" Darlene Love
  1. 26
1963, September 14 "Then He Kissed Me" The Crystals
  1. 6
1963, October 12 "Be My Baby"
  1. 2
1963, November 30 "A Fine, Fine Boy" Darlene Love
  1. 29
[10]
1963, December 5 "Walking in the Rain" The Ronettes
  1. 23
1964, February 1 "Baby, I Love You"
  1. 24
1964, May 16 "(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up"
  1. 39
1964, August 1 "Do I Love You?"
  1. 34
1965 February 6 "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'"
  1. 1, UK #1
[11]
1965, May 15 "Just Once in My Life"
  1. 9
1965, August 21 "Hung on you"
  1. 47
1965, August 28 "Unchained Melody"
  1. 4
1966, January 8 "Ebb Tide"
  1. 5
1966, June 18 "River Deep – Mountain High"
  1. 88 UK #3
[12] [13]
1969, May 3 "Love Is All I Have to Give"
  1. 65
[14]
1969, July 5 "Black Pearl"
  1. 13
1969, November 1 "Proud Mary"
  1. 69
1970, March 28 "Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)"
  1. 3
1970, June 13 "The Long and Winding Road" / "For You Blue"
  1. 1
1970, December 26 "My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity"
  1. 1
1971, January 30 "Mother" John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
  1. 43
1971, February 27 "What Is Life" George Harrison
  1. 10
1971, May 1 "Power to the People" John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
  1. 11
1971, May 22 "Try Some, Buy Some"
  1. 77
[15]
1971, September 11 "Bangla Desh" George Harrison
  1. 23
1971, November 13 "Imagine" John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
  1. 3
1972, June 10 "Woman Is the Nigger of the World"
  1. 57
[16]
1979, September 8 "Rock 'n' Roll High School" UK #67 [17] [18]
1980, January 26 "Baby, I Love You" UK #8
1980, April 19 "Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?" UK #54 [19]
2003, January 9 "Silence Is Easy" UK #8 [20] [21]
2022, January 1 "Sleigh Ride" The Ronettes
  1. 10
"Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)" Darlene Love
  1. 16

Notes and References

  1. Book: Richard Williams. Phil Spector: Out Of His Head. November 17, 2009. Omnibus Press. 978-0-85712-056-4. 73–.
  2. Book: Richard Williams. Phil Spector: Out Of His Head. November 17, 2009. Omnibus Press. 978-0-85712-056-4. 106–.
  3. Book: Richard Williams. Phil Spector: Out Of His Head. November 17, 2009. Omnibus Press. 978-0-85712-056-4. 110–.
  4. Web site: Phil Spector - Credits. January 18, 2021. AllMusic. en.
  5. January 17, 2021. Phil Spector's Biggest Billboard Hits: 'To Know Him Is to Love Him,' 'Be My Baby,' 'Unchained Melody' & More. https://web.archive.org/web/20210121045816/http://www.billboard.com/index.php/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/9512672/phil-spector-biggest-billboard-hits. January 21, 2021. January 20, 2021. Billboard. en.
  6. Ray Peterson. I Could Have Loved You So Well. January 21, 2021. Billboard.
  7. Web site: The Paris Sisters. January 23, 2021. Gregmark Music. en-US.
  8. Let Me Be The One by The Paris Sisters. The Hot 100 Chart. January 23, 2021. Billboard.
  9. Not Too Young To Get Married by Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans. January 22, 2021. Billboard.
  10. Darlene Love. January 22, 2021. Billboard.
  11. Web site: Righteous Brothers. Chart History. January 22, 2021. Official Charts Company.
  12. River Deep-Mountain High by Ike & Tina Turner Featuring Tina. January 22, 2021. Billboard.
  13. Web site: Ike & Tina Turner. Chart history. January 22, 2021. Official Charts Company.
  14. Sonny Charles And The Checkmates, Ltd. Chart history. January 23, 2021. Billboard.
  15. Ronnie Spector. January 23, 2021. Billboard.
  16. John Lennon. Chart History. January 23, 2021. Billboard.
  17. Web site: Shelton. Jacob. Ramones Vs. Phil Spector: Story Of The 'End Of The Century' Album. January 23, 2021. Groovy History. en.
  18. Web site: Ramones. Official Chart History. January 23, 2021. Official Charts Company.
  19. Web site: Heller. Jason. May 28, 2013. With "Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio?," the Ramones pirated the past. January 23, 2021. A.V. Club. en-us.
  20. Web site: Simpson. Dave. August 29, 2003. 'It's just as well you can't get guns in London'. January 23, 2021. The Guardian. en.
  21. Web site: Starsalior. Chart History. January 23, 2021. Official Charts Company.