| Rex Allen Jr. | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Name: | Rex Elvie Allen Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 23 August 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Years Active: | 1974–present |
Rex Elvie Allen Jr. (born August 23, 1947)[1] is an American country music singer. He is the son of Rex Allen.
Allen was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, the son of Rex Allen.[1]
Singing in the "countrypolitan" style, he had hits with "Goodbye" (1974), "I'm Gettin Good at Missing You (Solitaire)" (1977), "Lonely Street" (1977), "Two Less Lonely People" (1977), "With Love" (1978), "If I Fell in Love With You" (1979), "It's Over" (1980), "Drink it Down, Lady" (1980), "Cup of Tea" (1980, a duet with Margo Smith) and others.[1] He is also the composer and performer of the alternate state anthem of Arizona, entitled "Arizona".
Allen was a regular on The Statler Brothers Show on TNN in the 1990s, and he hosted the spin-off series, Yesteryear.
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [2] | ||||
| Today's Generation |
| — | ||
| Another Goodbye Song |
| 45 | ||
| Ridin' High |
| 31 | ||
| Rex |
| 42 | ||
| Brand New |
| 45 | ||
| Me and My Broken Heart |
| — | ||
| Oklahoma Rose |
| 69 | ||
| The Cat's in the Cradle |
| — | ||
| The Singing Cowboy |
| — | ||
| On the Move |
| — | ||
| The Singing Cowboys |
| — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||||
| The Best of Rex |
| 47 | ||
| The Very Best of Rex Allen, Jr. |
| — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [3] | CAN Country [4] | ||||
| 1973 | "The Great Mail Robbery" | 63 | 87 | align=left rowspan=4 | Another Goodbye Song |
| 1974 | "Goodbye"[A] | 19 | — | ||
| "Another Goodbye Song" | 31 | — | |||
| "Never Coming Back Again" | 36 | — | |||
| 1975 | "Lying in My Arms" | 70 | — | Rex | |
| 1976 | "Play Me No Sad Songs" | 34 | — | align=left rowspan=3 | Ridin' High |
| "Can You Hear Those Pioneers"[B] | 17 | 13 | |||
| "Teardrops in My Heart" | 18 | — | |||
| "Two Less Lonely People" | 8 | 4 | align=left rowspan=3 | Rex | |
| 1977 | "I'm Getting Good at Missing You (Solitaire)" | 10 | 17 | ||
| "Don't Say Goodbye" | 15 | — | |||
| "Lonely Street" | 8 | 14 | The Best of Rex | ||
| 1978 | "No, No, No (I'd Rather Be Free)" | 8 | 4 | align=left rowspan=3 | Brand New |
| "With Love" | 10 | 7 | |||
| "It's Time We Talk Things Over" | 12 | 13 | |||
| 1979 | "Me and My Broken Heart" | 9 | — | align=left rowspan=2 | Me and My Broken Heart |
| "If I Fell in Love with You" | 18 | — | |||
| 1980 | "Yippy Cry Yi" | 25 | — | align=left rowspan=3 | Oklahoma Rose |
| "It's Over" | 14 | 35 | |||
| "Drink It Down, Lady" | 25 | — | |||
| "Cup of Tea" | 12 | — | align=left rowspan=2 | The Cat's in the Cradle | |
| 1981 | "Just a Country Boy" | 35 | — | ||
| "While the Feeling's Good" | 26 | — | |||
| 1982 | "Last of the Silver Screen Cowboys" | 43 | — | align=left rowspan=3 | The Singing Cowboy |
| "Cowboy in a Three Piece Business Suit" | 44 | — | |||
| "Ride Cowboy Ride" | 85 | — | |||
| 1983 | "The Air That I Breathe" | 37 | — | align=left rowspan=5 | On the Move |
| 1984 | "Sweet Rosanna" | 44 | — | ||
| "Dream on Texas Ladies" | 18 | — | |||
| "Running Down Memory Lane" | 24 | — | |||
| 1985 | "When You Held Me in Your Arms" | 62 | — | ||
| 1987 | "We're Staying Together" | 59 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||