Tom Jones discography explained

Artist:Tom Jones
Studio:40
Live:5
Compilation:21
Video:20
Singles:126
Music Videos:13

Tom Jones, real name Thomas Jones Woodward OBE (born 7 June 1940), is a Welsh singer whose career has spanned five-and-a-half decades since his emergence as a vocalist in the mid-1960s, with a string of top hits, regular touring, appearances in Las Vegas (1967–2011), and career comebacks.[1] Jones's powerful voice has been described as a "full-throated, robust baritone".[2] His performing range has included pop, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, soul, indie, folk, disco and gospel.

Jones has thirty-six Top 40 hits in the United Kingdom, twenty-two in Canada, and nineteen in the United States, including "It's Not Unusual", "What's New Pussycat", "Delilah", "Green, Green Grass of Home", "She's a Lady", "Kiss", and "Sex Bomb".[3] Jones received a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1966, an MTV Video Music Award in 1989, and two Brit Awards: Best British Male in 2000 and the Outstanding Contribution to Music award in 2003. Jones was awarded an OBE in 1999 and in 2006 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to music.

As of 2010, during the Nielsen Soundscan era (which tracks sales from 1991) Tom Jones has sold 6.5 million albums in United States.[4]

Albums

Studio albums

YearTitlePeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[5] [6]
AUS
[7] [8]
CAN
[9]
FIN
[10] [11] [12]
GER
[13]
NZ
[14]
NOR
[15]
SWE
[16]
SWI
[17]
US
[18]
1965Along Came Jones
  • Released: May 1965
  • Label: Decca
11n.a.n.a.
It's Not Unusual (Abridged version of Along Came Jones)
  • Released: July 1965
  • Label: Parrot
n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.54
What's New Pussycat?
  • Released: 1965
  • Label: Parrot
n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.114
1966A-tom-ic Jones
  • Released: 14 January 1966 (UK)
  • Label: Decca / Parrot
From the Heart
  • Released: September 1966
  • Label: Decca
23n.a.n.a.
1967Green, Green Grass of Home
  • Released: March 1967
  • Label: Decca (SLK 16464)
37n.a.511n.a.
Green, Green Grass of Home
  • Released: 1967
  • Label: Parrot
n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.65
Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings
  • Released: 1967
  • Label: Parrot
13 Smash Hits
  • Released: December 1967
  • Label: Decca
5n.a.1620n.a.
1968Delilah
  • Released: July 1968
  • Label: Decca
1n.a.121n.a.
The Tom Jones Fever Zone
  • Released: 1968
  • Label: Parrot
n.a.n.a.25n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.14
  • US: Gold
Help Yourself
  • Released: November 1968 (UK)
  • Label: Decca / Parrot
431715
  • US: Gold
1969This Is Tom Jones
  • Released: June 1969 (UK)
  • Label: Decca / Parrot
224192124
  • US: Gold
1970Tom
  • Released: April 1970 (UK)
  • Label: Decca / Parrot
4642656
  • US: Gold
I Who Have Nothing
  • Released: November 1970 (UK)
  • Label: Decca / Parrot
102152023
  • US: Gold
1971She's a Lady
  • Released: May 1971 (UK)
  • Label: Decca / Parrot
939123416817
  • US: Gold
1972Tom Jones Close Up
  • Released: June 1972 (UK)
  • Label: Decca / Parrot
171964
1973The Body and Soul of Tom Jones
  • Released: June 1973 (UK)
  • Label: Decca / Parrot
3193
1974Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: Decca / Parrot
98
1975Memories Don't Leave Like People Do
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: Decca / Parrot
1977Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow 88632476
[A]
What a night
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: EMI / Epic
1979Rescue Me
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: EMI / MCA
Do You Take This Man
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: EMI
1981The Country Side of Tom Jones 179
[B]
1982Country
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: Mercury

[C]
1983Don't Let Our Dreams Die Young
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Mercury

[D]
1984Love Is on the Radio
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Mercury

[E]
1985Tender Loving Care
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Mercury

[F]
1989At This Moment
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Jive
3492782937
1991Carrying a Torch
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Dover
4429
1994The Lead and How to Swing It 551918131
1999Reload
  • Released: 16 September 1999
  • Label: V2
13153134615
2002Mr. Jones
  • Released: 10 December 2002
  • Label: V2
36783162
2004Tom Jones & Jools Holland (with Jools Holland) 5
  • BPI: Gold
200824 Hours 32705094105
  • US: 54,000
  • BPI: Gold
2010Praise & Blame
  • Released: 26 July 2010
  • Label: Island
2324937132275179
  • BPI: Gold
2012Spirit in the Room
  • Released: 21 May 2012
  • Label: Island / Rounder
8953833
2015Long Lost Suitcase
  • Released: 9 October 2015
  • Label: Virgin EMI / S-Curve
17
2021Surrounded by Time
  • Released: 23 April 2021
  • Label: EMI / S-Curve
12414
[G]
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Notes

^ Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow also charted at number 3 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. ^ Darlin also charted at number 19 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. ^ Country charted at number 21 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. ^ Don't Let Our Dreams Die Young charted at number 9 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. ^ Love Is on the Radio charted at number 40 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. ^ Tender Loving Care charted at number 54 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. ^ Surrounded by Time charted at number 68 on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart.

Live albums

YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
AUS
CAN
FIN
GER
NZ
NOR
SWE
SWI
US
1967Tom Jones LiveAt the Talk of the Town
  • Released: June 1967 (UK)
  • Label: Decca / Parrot
689313
1969Tom Jones Live in Las Vegas
  • Released: November 1969
  • Label: Decca / Parrot
222123333
  • US: Gold
  • CAN: 2× Platinum[30]
  • FIN

Gold

1971Tom Jones Live at Caesars Palace
  • Released: November 1971
  • Label: Decca / Parrot
272743
  • US: Gold
2005John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert (with John Farnham)
  • Released: 20 March 2005
  • Label: Sony BMG
3

Platinum[31]

2010Tom Jones
  • Promotional The Mail on Sunday CD
  • Released: 2010
  • Recorded: 2009 at Wembley and Union Chapel
  • Label: Universal Island Records Limited
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Compilation albums

YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
AUS
CAN
FIN
GER
NZ
NOR
SWE
SWI
US
1968The Great Tom Jones
  • Released: 1968
  • Label: Decca
3
1973Tom Jones' Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1973
  • Label: Decca / Parrot
158986185
197520 Greatest Hits: The Tenth Anniversary Album of Tom Jones
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: Decca (TJD 1/1 & 1/2)
19
  • BPI: Gold
1978I'm Coming Home –
20 of the Finest Songs of Tom Jones
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Lotus
12
  • BPI: Gold
20 Erfolge
  • Released: 1978
  • Label:
12
1982It's Not Unusual
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: Pickwick
??
  • BPI: Gold
1985Tom Jones Sings the Favourites
  • Released: February 1985
  • Label:
5
1987The Greatest Hits of Tom Jones 16
1989Greatest Collection
  • Released: May 1989 (Finland)
  • Label: Finnlevy / Fazer
22
Tom Jones After Dark
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Stylus
46
1992The Complete Tom Jones
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: The Hit Label
85044
  • BPI: Gold
1998The Best of...
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: PolyGram
392015
  • BPI: Gold
The Ultimate Hits Collection
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: PolyGram
26
  • BPI: Gold
2000Best of the Tiger 5349
2003The Definitive Tom Jones
  • Four-disc box set
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Universal
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Universal
2681654196
  • BPI: Platinum
Reloaded: Greatest Hits
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Universal
78127
2005Gold
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Universal
2006Forever Tom Jones
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Universal
89
2007Tom Sings The Beatles
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Universal
2010Greatest Hits – Rediscovered
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: Universal
494815
  • BPI: Gold
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Singles

1960s

YearSinglePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[32]
AUT
[33]
BEL
[34]
CAN
[35]
GER
[36]
IRE
[37]
NED
[38]
NOR
[39]
SWI
[40]
US
[41]
1964"Chills and Fever"Single release only
1965"It's Not Unusual"12610
  • BPI: Gold
Along Came Jones
"Once Upon a Time"32
"Little Lonely One"1642Single release only
"With These Hands"13527What's New Pussycat?
"What's New Pussycat?"111103
"Lonely Joe"Single release only
"Chills and Fever"125
1966"Thunderball"351061025
"Promise Her Anything"4774Promise Her Anything Soundtrack
"To Make a Big Man Cry"A-tom-ic Jones
"Stop Breaking My Heart"Single release only
"Once There Was a Time/Not Responsible"1820333358
"What a Party"120
"This and That"44
"Green, Green Grass of Home"1215612111
  • BPI: Silver
Green, Green Grass of Home
1967"Detroit City"814316354527
"Sixteen Tons" (N. America only)N/A7068
"Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings"7333384949
"I'll Never Fall in Love Again"21926431344913 Smash Hits
"I'm Coming Home"2161523910657Single release only
"He'll Have to Go"Green, Green Grass of Home
1968"Delilah"23151112115
  • BPI: Silver
Delilah
"Help Yourself"531341174335Help Yourself
"A Minute of Your Time"14821795948Single release only
"Looking Out My Window"
1969"Love Me Tonight"916241172013
"I'll Never Fall in Love Again" (reissue)46
"Without Love (There Is Nothing)"1029317245Tom

1970s

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
AUT
BEL
CAN
GER
IRE
NED
NOR
SWI
US
1970"Daughter of Darkness"5153111531613I Who Have Nothing
"I (Who Have Nothing)"1661014
"Can't Stop Loving You"1725Tom
1971"She's a Lady"131231713862She's a Lady
"Puppet Man"492293626
"Resurrection Shuffle"3538
"Till"274440741Single release only
1972"The Young New Mexican Puppeteer"64135780Close Up
1973"Golden Days"Single release only
"Letter to Lucille"3118491760The Body and Soul of Tom Jones
"Today I Started Loving You Again"
"La La La (Just Having You Here)"Single release only
1974"Something 'Bout You Baby I Like"36Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like
"Pledging My Love"93Single Release Only
1975"Ain't No Love"
"I Got Your Number"Memories Don't Leave Like People Do
"Memories Don't Leave Like People Do"
1977"Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow"401215Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow
"Papa"
"Have You Ever Been Lonely?"
"Take Me Tonight"101
"What a Night"What a Night
1978"No One Gave Me Love"
"Baby as You Turn Away"Single release only
1979"Dancing Endlessly"Rescue Me
"Do You Take This Man?"Do You Take This Man

1980s

YearSinglePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
AUT
BEL
GER
IRE
NED
NOR
SWI
US
US Country
[42]
1981"Sonny Boy"Single release only
"Darlin'"19Darlin
"What in the World's Come Over You"25
"Come Home Rhondda Boy"
"But I Do"
1982"Lady Lay Down"26
"A Woman's Touch"16Country
1983"Touch Me (I'll Be Your Fool Once More)"4
"It'll Be Me"34
"I'll Be Here Where the Heart Is"Single release only
"I've Been Rained On Too"13Don't Let Our Dreams Die Young
1984"This Time"30
"All the Love Is on the Radio"53All the Love Is on the Radio
1985"I'm an Old Rock 'N' Roller"67
"Give Her All the Roses"48
"It's Four in the Morning"36Tender Loving Care
"Not Another Heart Song"
1987"A Boy from Nowhere"211579
  • BPI: Silver
Matador
"It's Not Unusual" (reissue)1715It's Not Unusual Compilation
"I Was Born to Be Me"61Matador
"What's New Pussycat" (reissue)It's Not Unusual Compilation
1988"Kiss" (Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones)545168681131At This Moment
1989"Move Closer"49
"At This Moment"

1990s

YearSinglePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
AUT
BEL
CAN
GER
IRE
NED
NOR
SWI
US Dance
[43]
1991"Couldn't Say Goodbye"51Carrying a Torch
"Carrying a Torch" (Tom Jones and Van Morrison)57
"I'm Not Feeling It Anymore"
1992"Delilah" (re-recording)68The Complete Tom Jones Compilation
1993"All You Need Is Love"19Single release only
"Gimme Shelter" (New Model Army with Tom Jones)23
1994"If I Only Knew"11304982134The Lead and How to Swing It
"Situation"23
"I Wanna Get Back with You" (with Tori Amos)94
"Love Is On Our Side"
1997"You Can Leave Your Hat On"The Full Monty soundtrack
"Kung Fu Fighting" (with Ruby)Super Cop soundtrack
1999"Burning Down the House" (with The Cardigans)72152271858431
  • BPI: Silver
Reload
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" (with Cerys Matthews)[44] 17
  • BPI: Silver

2000s

YearSinglePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
AUT
BEL
CAN
GER
IRE
NED
NOR
SWI
US Dance
2000"Mama Told Me Not to Come"
(with The Stereophonics)
473117751
  • BPI: Silver
Reload
"Sex Bomb" (with Mousse T.)3323711181
  • BPI: Silver
"You Need Love Like I Do" (with Heather Small)246310056
2002"Pussycat" (with Wyclef Jean)Single release only
"Tom Jones International"314730Mr Jones
"Heaven's Been a Long Time Coming"
2003"Black Betty/I (Who Have Nothing)"504914
2004"Sex Bomb (The Remixes)"11Single release only
"It'll Be Me" (with Jools Holland)84Tom Jones and Jools Holland
"She's a Lady" (vs Funkstar De Luxe)96Single release only
2005"Hold on I'm Coming" (with John Farnham)Together in Concert
"She's a Lady"8Single release only
2006"Stoned in Love" (Chicane featuring Tom Jones)72366
"Cry for Home" (Van Morrison with Tom Jones)
2008"If He Should Ever Leave You"5624 Hours
"Sugar Daddy"
"Give a Little Love"
2009"Take Me Back to the Party"
"(Barry) Islands in the Stream" (with Rob Brydon, Ruth Jones and Robin Gibb)1Single release only

2010s and 2020s

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
(UK releases)
UK
[45]
2010"Burning Hell"/"What Good Am I?"Praise & Blame
"Strange Things"/"Did Trouble Me"
"Didn't It Rain"
"Lord Help"/"Run On"
2012"Evil"/"Jezebel" (with Jack White)Single only
"Hit or Miss"Spirit in the Room
"Bad as Me"
"Tower of Song"
"I'll Sail My Ship Alone" (with Jools Holland)Singles only
"On My Own" (with Robbie Williams)
2021"Talking Reality Television Blues"Surrounded by Time
"No Hole In My Head"
"One More Cup of Coffee"
"Pop Star"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideo
1983"It'll Be Me"
1987"It's Not Unusual"
1988"Kiss"
1994"If I Only Knew"
"I Wanna Get Back With You"
1999"Burning Down the House"
2000"Mama Told Me Not to Come"
"Sex Bomb"
"You Need Love Like I Do"
2003"Black Betty"
2008"24 Hours"
2012"Tower Of Song"
2015"Elvis Presley Blues"
2021"No Hole in My Head"

Videos and DVDs

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Tom Jones. AllMusic. Stephen Thomas. Erlewine. 3 July 2012.
  3. Book: Billboard – . 28 . . 20 June 2009 . Nielsen Business Media . 12 October 2015.
  4. Web site: Leaving Las Vegas. Billboard. 33. 11 July 2010. Google Books. Paul. Sexton. 14 June 2020.
  5. Web site: The Official Charts Company - Tom Jones . . 3 March 2011.
  6. Web site: Chart Log UK: Candy J. – JX. Chart Log UK. 3 March 2011.
  7. Web site: Australian Charts - Tom Jones. Hung Medien. 3 March 2011.
  8. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, NSW. 1993. 0-646-11917-6.
  9. Web site: RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Search > Tom Jones. RPM. 3 March 2011.
  10. Book: Pennanen , Timo . 2006. Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. 1st. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Helsinki. 978-951-1-21053-5. 171.
  11. Book: Lassila , Juha . 1990. Mitä Suomi soittaa? - Hittilistat 1954-87. 1st. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Helsinki. 951-680-321-0. 141, 213–214.
  12. Web site: Finnish Charts - Gary Moore. Hung Medien. 3 March 2011.
  13. Web site: Discographie von Tom Jones. GfK Entertainment. 30 April 2021.
  14. Web site: New Zealand Charts - Tom Jones. Hung Medien. 3 March 2011.
  15. Web site: Norwegian Charts - Tom Jones. Hung Medien. 3 March 2011.
  16. Web site: Swedish Charts - Tom Jones. Hung Medien. 3 March 2011.
  17. Web site: Swiss Charts - Tom Jones. Hung Medien. 3 March 2011.
  18. Tom Jones Chart History: Billboard 200. Billboard. 4 April 2023.
  19. https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database (search for "Jones, Tom")
  20. Australia. Tom Jones. album. 1995. 28 November 2021.
  21. Finland. Tom Jones.
  22. Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award: Tom Jones. Billboard. 28. 20 June 2009. 14 June 2020.
  23. United Kingdom. Tom Jones. 25 August 2023.
  24. Web site: ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2000 Albums. ARIA. 14 June 2020.
  25. Web site: Gold/Platinum. 8 March 2002 . Music Canada. 14 June 2020.
  26. Web site: Gold/Platinum. BVMI. 14 June 2020.
  27. Web site: Official Top 40 Albums. RIANZ. 14 June 2020.
  28. Web site: AR 2000. IFPI Sweden. https://web.archive.org/web/20110616145748/http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20002.pdf. 14 June 2020. 16 June 2011.
  29. Web site: Awards. Hit Parade. 14 June 2020.
  30. Web site: Gold/Platinum. 8 March 2002 . Music Canada. 14 June 2020.
  31. Web site: ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2005 Albums . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 3 March 2011.
  32. Web site: Tom Jones UK Singles . www.officialcharts.com . 17 November 2013.
  33. Web site: Tom Jones Austrian Singles . austriancharts.at . 17 November 2013.
  34. Web site: Tom Jones Belgian Singles. Ultratop.be . ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch . 17 November 2013.
  35. Web site: Tom Jones Canadian Singles . collectioncanada.gc.ca . 17 November 2013.
  36. Web site: Tom Jones German Singles . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714150626/http://www.officialcharts.de/ . dead . 14 July 2014 . Hung Medien . 17 November 2013.
  37. Web site: Tom Jones Irish Singles . IRMA 2006 - 2008 . 17 November 2013.
  38. Web site: Tom Jones Dutch Singles . Hung Medien . 17 November 2013.
  39. Web site: Tom Jones New Zealand Singles . Hung Medien . 17 November 2013.
  40. Web site: Tom Jones Swiss Singles . Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. German . 17 November 2013.
  41. Tom Jones Chart History: Billboard Hot 100. Billboard. 4 April 2023.
  42. Tom Jones Chart History: Hot Country Songs. Billboard. 4 April 2023.
  43. Tom Jones Chart History: Dance Club Songs. Billboard. 4 April 2023.
  44. Web site: Wolff. Carlo. Reload . AllMusic. 20 February 2018.
  45. http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_J.HTM Chart Log UK: J
  46. http://tomjonesonline.com/tom-jones-filmography.php