| B. B. King discography | |
|---|---|
 In concert in France, 1989 | |
| Studio albums | 43 |
| Live albums | 16 |
| Singles | 138 |
B. B. King (1925–2015) was an American blues musician whose recording career spanned 1949–2008. As with other blues contemporaries, King's material was primarily released on singles until the late 1950s–early 1960s, when long playing record albums became more popular.
Overview
B.B. King's first charting single, "3 O'Clock Blues," reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B charts in 1951. He charted further No. 1 singles on various Billboard R&B charts with "You Know I Love You," "Please Love Me" and "You Upset Me Baby." Between 1958 and 1974 he had 10 top 10 hits on the R&B chart, including "Sweet Sixteen," "Chains And Things," "I Like To Live the Love" and one of his most well-known hits, "The Thrill Is Gone." King had 32 charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100 from 1964 to 1989. His final chart entry on the Hot 100 was a 1989 collaboration with U2 on "When Love Comes To Town."
King charted 25 albums on the Billboard Blues Albums chart which ties him with Joe Bonamassa for the most charted albums. Between 1968 and 2008, he attained 33 charting albums on the Billboard 200. His highest-charting album was his 2000 album with Eric Clapton titled Riding With the King, peaking at No. 3.
Studio albums
Modern Records (with Crown and Kent subsidiaries)
| Year | Title | Chart peak | Certifications | ||||||||
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| US | US R&B | US Jazz | US Blues | AUS |
SWI | ||||||
| 1956 | Singin' the Blues
This is the first album publication of titles only released before as 78 rpm or 45 rpm singles.
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| 1958 | The Blues
This is the first album publication of titles only released before as 78 rpm or 45 rpm singles.
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| 1959 | B.B. King Wails
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Sings Spirituals
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1960 | The Great B. B. King
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
King of the Blues
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
My Kind of Blues
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1961 | More B.B. King
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Notice - Although King had signed to ABC Records in January 1962, his former company Modern/RPM continued to release singles and albums until 1971. The recording dates are before 1962. The exception is a "contractual settlement" session recorded in 1965, which spawned six new recordings for Kent. | |||||||||||
| 1962 | Easy Listening Blues
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| 1963 | Blues in My Heart
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B.B. King
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||
ABC Records (and BluesWay subsidiary) then MCA Records and Geffen Records
| Year | Title | Chart peak | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | US Jazz | US Blues | AUS |
SWI | ||||||
| 1962 | Mr. Blues
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1966 | Confessin' the Blues
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1968 | Blues on Top of Blues
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— | 46 | — | — | — | — | ||||
Lucille
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192 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1969 | Live & Well (Side B)
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56 | 11 | 17 | — | — | — | ||||
Completely Well
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38 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1970 | Indianola Mississippi Seeds
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26 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1971 | B.B. King in London
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57 | 15 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1972 | L.A. Midnight
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53 | 21 | — | — | — | — | ||||
Guess Who
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65 | 14 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1973 | To Know You Is to Love You
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71 | 13 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1974 | Friends
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153 | 27 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1975 | Lucille Talks Back
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | King Size
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154 | 34 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | Midnight Believer
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124 | 27 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1979 | Take It Home
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112 | 22 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | There Must Be a Better World Somewhere
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131 | 26 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | Love Me Tender
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179 | 45 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | Blues 'N' Jazz
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172 | 38 | 21 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1985 | Six Silver Strings
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— | 31 | 23 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | King of the Blues: 1989
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| 1991 | There Is Always One More Time
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— | 76 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | Blues Summit
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182 | 64 | — | — | — | 93 | ||||
| 1994 | Diane Schuur & B.B. King - Heart to Heart
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— | — | 6 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | Lucille & Friends
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— | — | — | — | 95 | — | ||||
| 1997 | Deuces Wild
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73 | — | — | 1 | 67 | 33 |
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| 1998 | Blues on the Bayou
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186 | — | — | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 1999 | Let the Good Times Roll
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— | — | — | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 2000 | B.B. King & Eric Clapton - Riding with the King
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3 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | ||||
Makin' Love Is Good for You
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| 2001 | A Christmas Celebration of Hope (also released in 2003 as 20th Century Masters/The Christmas Collection: The Best of B.B. King)
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151 | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | Reflections
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165 | — | — | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 2005 | B.B. King & Friends: 80
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45 | — | — | 1 | — | 78 | ||||
| 2008 | One Kind Favor
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37 | — | — | 1 | — | 78 | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album | Label | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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| US | US R&B | US Blues | US Jazz | |||||||
| 1965 | Live at the Regal Recorded on November 21, 1964, at the Regal Theater in Chicago. |
ABC-Paramount ABC-509 | 78 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1965 | Live! B.B. King on Stage This fake live album contains old studio recordings with overdubbed audience. |
Kent Records KLP-5015, KST-515 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1967 | Blues Is King Recorded on November 5, 1966 at the International Club in Chicago. |
ABC-BluesWay BLS-6001 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1969 | Live & Well (Side A) Recorded in early March, 1969, at the Village Gate in New York City. |
ABC-BluesWay BLS-6031 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1971 | Live in Cook County Jail Recorded on September 10, 1970, in Cook County Jail in Chicago. |
ABC Records ABCS-713 | 25 | 1 | — | 3 | ||||
| 1974 | B.B. King and Bobby Bland Together for the First Time... Live Recorded live in 1974 at Western Recorders Studio in Los Angeles. |
ABC-Dunhill DSD-80190 | 43 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 1976 | Bobby Bland and B.B. King Together Again...Live Recorded in 1976 at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles. |
ABC-Impulse ASD-9317 | 73 | 9 | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | Now Appearing at Ole Miss Recorded in 1979 at the University of Mississippi. |
MCA Records MCA-5162 | 162 | 45 | — | 21 | ||||
| 1982 | The Crusaders with B.B. King - Royal Jam Recorded in september 1981 with the Crusaders and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall in London. |
MCA Records MCA2-8017 | 144 | — | — | — | ||||
| Live in London Recorded in september 1981 with his orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall in London. |
Crusaders Records/MCA CRP-16013 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1990 | Live at San Quentin Recorded on May 25, 1990 at San Quentin State Prison in Marin County, California. |
MCA Records MCAD-6455 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1991 | Live at the Apollo Recorded on November 10, 1990 at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. |
GRP Records GRD-9637 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | How Blue Can You Get? Classic Live Performances 1964-1994 Compilation of previous albums. |
MCA Records MCAD2-11443 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1999 | Live in Japan (recorded 1971) Recorded on March 4 and 7, 1971 in Sankei Hall, Tokyo. |
ABC Records GW-131 (1971 LP issue); MCA Records MCAD-11910 (1999 CD reissue) |
— | — | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | B.B. King Live Recorded in october 2006 at the B.B. King Blues Clubs in Nashville and Memphis. |
Geffen B0009770-02 | — | — | 11 | — | ||||
| 2008 | Live at the BBC Recorded at London-Hammersmith Odeon (1978), London-Maida Vale (1989), Glasgow Jazzfest (1991) and Croydon-Fairfield Halls (1998). |
Geffen B0012448-02; Universal-Island Records 6007 5306314 9 | — | — | 1 | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
Major compilation albums
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Twist With B.B. King | Crown Records CLP-5248 |
| 1963 | 16 of the Best of B.B. King | Galaxy Records 8202; reissue: 8208 |
| 1964 | Rock Me Baby...14 Great Hits | Kent Records KLP-5012, KST-512 |
| 1967 | The Jungle | Kent Records KLP-5021, KST-521 |
| 1968 | From The Beginning (2 x LP) | Kent Records KLP-5033, KST-533 |
| 1968 | His Best – The Electric B. B. King | ABC-BluesWay Records BLS-6022 |
| 1973 | The Best of B.B. King | ABC Records ABCX-767 |
| 1981 | Great Moments With B.B. King (2 x LP) | MCA Records MCA2-4124 |
| 1983 | Why I Sing the Blues | MCA Special Products MCAD-20256 |
| 1986 | Ambassador of The Blues (UK/Europe only) | Crown Records GEM-001 |
| 1987 | You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now | Kent Records KLP-2004 |
| 1992 | King of the Blues (4-CD box set) | MCA Records MCAD4-10677 |
| 1994 | The Very Best Of B.B. King (UK/Europe only) | MCA Records MCBD-19505 |
| 1998 | Greatest Hits | MCA Records MCAD-11746 |
| 1999 | His Definitive Greatest Hits (2 x CD) (UK/Europe only) | MCA Records MCD-11921 |
| The RPM Hits 1951-1957 | Ace Records CDCHD 712 | |
| 2000 | The Best of the Kent Singles 1957-1971 | Ace Records CDCHD 760 |
| 2002 | The Modern Recordings 1950-1951 (2 x CD) | Ace Records CDCHM2 835 |
| The Vintage Years (4-CD box set) | Ace Records ABOXCD 8 | |
| 2003 | Blues Kingpins: B.B. King | Virgin Records 72435 82712 25 |
| 2005 | The Ultimate Collection | Geffen Records B0003854 02 |
| 2007 | The Best of the Early Years | Ace Records CDCHD 1150 |
| 2012 | Ladies and Gentlemen...Mr. B.B. King (10-CD box set) | Universal Music Group 6007 5338499 2 |
| 2012 | Ladies and Gentlemen...Mr. B.B. King (4-CD box set) | Universal Music Group 6007 5339086 3 |
| 2019 | All Time Greats: B.B. King (2-CD) (UK/Europe only) | Universal Music Group 6007 5389516 0 |
Singles
Bullet Records
| Year | Title | Single information | Peak chart position | Album | |||||||
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| US R&B | US | US Rock | UK | ||||||||
| 1949 | "Miss Martha King" b/w "When Your Baby Packs Up and Goes" |
Bullet Records |
— | — | — | — | These titles have never been published in an album. Only "Miss Martha King" was reissued in 1992 in the 4-CD box set King of the Blues (MCAD4-10677). | ||||
| "Got the Blues" b/w "Take a Swing with Me" |
Bullet Records |
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Modern Records (with RPM and Kent subsidiaries)
| Year | Title | Single information | Peak chart position | Album | |||||||
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| US R&B | US | US Rock | UK | ||||||||
| 1950 | "Mistreated Woman" b/w "B.B. Boogie" |
RPM Records 304 (September 1950) |
— | — | — | — | |||||
| "The Other Night Blues" b/w "Walkin′ and Cryin′" |
RPM Records (December 1950) |
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1951 | "Don't You Want a Man Like Me" b/w "My Baby's Gone" |
RPM Records (c. June 1951) |
— | — | — | — | |||||
| "She's Dynamite" b/w "B.B.'s Blues" |
RPM Records (c. June 1951) |
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| "She's a Mean Woman" b/w "Hard Workin' Woman" |
RPM Records (September 1951) |
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| "3 O'Clock Blues" b/w "That Ain't the Way to Do It" |
RPM Records (December 1951) |
1 | — | — | — | reissued in Singin' the Blues | |||||
| 1952 | "Fine Lookin' Woman" b/w "She Don't Move Me No More" |
RPM Records (c. March–April 1952) |
— | — | — | — | N/A | ||||
| "Shake It Up and Go" b/w "My Own Fault, Darlin′" |
RPM Records (c. April–July 1952) |
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Some Day Some Where" b/w "Gotta Find My Baby" |
RPM Records (c. July 1952) |
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| "You Know I Love You" b/w "You Didn't Want Me" |
RPM Records (September 1952) |
1 | — | — | — | reissued in Singin' the Blues | |||||
| "Story from My Heart and Soul" b/w "Boogie Woogie Woman" |
RPM Records (December 1952) |
9 | — | — | — | N/A | |||||
| 1953 | "Woke Up This Morning (My Baby She Was Gone)" b/w "Don't Have to Cry" |
RPM Records (March 1953) |
3 | — | — | — | reissued in Singin' the Blues | ||||
| "Please Love Me" b/w "Highway Bound" |
RPM Records (June 1953) |
1 | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Please Hurry Home" b/w "Neighborhood Affair" |
RPM Records (August 1953) |
4 | — | — | — | N/A | |||||
| "Blind Love" b/w "Why Did You Leave Me" |
RPM Records (November 1953) |
— | — | — | — | reissued in Singin' the Blues | |||||
| 1954 | "Please Help Me" b/w "Praying to the Lord" |
RPM Records (February 1954) |
— | — | — | — | N/A | ||||
| "Love You Baby" b/w "The Woman I Love" |
RPM Records (April 1954) |
31 | — | — | — | reissued in B.B. King Wails | |||||
| "Everything I Do Is Wrong" b/w "Don't You Want a Man Like Me" |
RPM Records (June 1954) |
— | — | — | — | reissued in The Blues | |||||
| "When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer" b/w "Bye! Bye! Baby" |
RPM Records (July 1954) |
8 | — | — | — | reissued in The Blues | |||||
| "You Upset Me Baby" b/w "Whole Lotta' Love" |
RPM Records (september 1954) |
1 8 |
— | — | — | reissued in Singin' the Blues | |||||
| 1955 | "Every Day I Have the Blues" b/w "Sneakin' Around" |
RPM Records (January 1955) |
8 14 |
— | — | — | reissued in Singin' the Blues | ||||
| "Lonely and Blue" b/w "Jump with You Baby" |
RPM Records (April 1955) |
— | — | — | — | N/A | |||||
| "I'm in Love" b/w "Shut Your Mouth" |
RPM Records (June 1955) |
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Talkin' the Blues" b/w "Boogie Rock" |
RPM Records (July 1955) |
— | — | — | — | N/A | |||||
| "Ten Long Years" b/w "What Can I Do" |
RPM Records (September 1955) |
9 | — | — | — | reissued in Singin' the Blues | |||||
| "I'm Cracking Up Over You" b/w "Ruby Lee" |
RPM Records (November 1955) |
— | — | — | — | N/A | |||||
| "Crying Won't Help You" b/w "Can't We Talk It Over" |
RPM Records (December 1955) |
15 | — | — | — | reissued in Singin' the Blues | |||||
| 1956 | "Let's Do the Boogie" b/w "Did You Ever Love a Woman" |
RPM Records (March 1956) |
— | — | — | — | reissued in Singin' the Blues | ||||
| "Dark Is the Night (Part I)" b/w "Dark Is the Night (Part II)" |
RPM Records (May 1956) |
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Sweet Little Angel" b/w "Bad Luck" |
RPM Records (July 1956) |
6 3 |
— | — | — | reissued in Singin' the Blues | |||||
| "On My Word of Honor" b/w "Bim Bam" |
RPM Records (November 1956) |
3 | — | — | — | N/A | |||||
| 1957 | "Early in the Morning" b/w "You Don't Know" |
RPM Records (January 1957) |
— | — | — | — | reissued in The Blues | ||||
| "How Do I Love You" b/w "You Can't Fool My Heart" |
RPM Records (March 1957) |
— | — | — | — | N/A | |||||
| "I Want to Get Married" b/w "Troubles, Troubles, Troubles" |
RPM Records (April 1957) |
14 13 |
— | — | — | reissued in The Blues | |||||
| "Quit My Baby" b/w "Be Careful with a Fool" |
RPM Records (June 1957) |
— | 95 | — | — | reissued in The Great B.B. King | |||||
| "I Wonder" b/w "I Need You So Bad" |
RPM Records (September 1957) |
— | 85 | — | — | ||||||
| "The Key to My Kingdom" b/w "My Heart Belongs to Only You" |
RPM Records (November 1957) |
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1958 | "Why Do Everything Happen to Me" b/w "You Know I Go for You" |
Kent Records (March 1958) |
— | — | — | — | reissued in The Blues | ||||
| "Don't Look Now, But I've Got the Blues" b/w "Days of Old" |
Kent Records (July 1958) |
— | — | — | — | reissued in The Great B.B. King | |||||
| "Please Accept My Love" b/w "You've Been an Angel" |
Kent Records (October 1958) |
9 16 |
— | — | — | ||||||
| 1959 | "I Am" b/w "Worry Worry" |
Kent Records (February 1959) |
— | — | — | — | |||||
| "Come by Here" b/w "The Fool" |
Kent Records (April 1959) |
— | — | — | — | reissued in B.B. King Wails | |||||
| "A Lonely Lover's Plea" b/w "Woman I Love" |
Kent Records (c. June 1959) |
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Everyday I Have the Blues" b/w "Time to Say Goodbye" |
Kent Records (September 1959) |
— | — | — | — | Compositions of Count Basie and Others | |||||
| "Mean Ole Frisco" b/w "Sugar Mama" |
Kent Records (c. October–November 1959) |
— | — | — | — | N/A | |||||
| "Sweet Sixteen, Pt. 1" b/w "Sweet Sixteen, Pt. 2" |
Kent Records (December 1959) |
2 | — | — | — | reissued in The Great B.B. King | |||||
| 1960 | "Got a Right to Love My Baby" b/w "My Own Fault" |
Kent Records (c. May 1960) |
8 | — | — | — | King of the Blues | ||||
| "Good Man Gone Bad" b/w "Partin' Time" |
Kent Records (July 1960) |
8 | — | — | — | King of the Blues | |||||
| "You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now" b/w "Walking Dr. Bill" |
Kent Records (September 1960) |
23 | — | — | — | My Kind of Blues | |||||
| "Things Are Not the Same" b/w "Fishin After Me" |
Kent Records (November 1960) |
— | — | — | — | My Kind of Blues | |||||
| 1961 | "Someday" | Kent 360 | 16 | — | — | — | |||||
| "Peace of Mind" | Kent 360 | 7 | 119 | — | — | More | |||||
| Notice - Although King had signed to ABC Records in January 1962, his former company Modern/RPM continued to release singles and albums until 1971. The recording dates are before 1962. The exception is a "contractual settlement" session recorded in 1965, which spawned six new recordings for Kent. | |||||||||||
| 1962 | "My Sometime Baby" | Kent 365 | 24 | — | — | — | Blues in My Heart | ||||
| 1962 | "Gonna Miss You Around Here" | Kent 372 | 17 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1963 | "The Road I Travel" | Kent 390 | — | — | — | — | Sings Spirituals | ||||
| "Christmas Celebration" b/w "Easy Listening Blues" |
Kent 387 | — | — | — | — | Easy Listening Blues | |||||
| 1964 | "Rock Me Baby" | Kent 393 | 12 | 34 | — | — | Rock Me Baby...14 Great Hits | ||||
| "Let Me Love You" | Kent 396 | 15 | 110 | — | — | Let Me Love You | |||||
| "Beautician Blues" | Kent 403 | 15 | 82 | — | — | The Jungle | |||||
| "The Worst Thing in My Life" | Kent 415 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1965 | "Blue Shadows" | Kent 426 | 25 | 97 | — | — | The Jungle | ||||
| 1966 | "Eyesight to the Blind" | Kent 441 | 31 | — | — | — | |||||
| "Ain't Nobody's Business" | Kent 447 | — | — | — | — | The Jungle | |||||
| "I Stay in the Mood" | Kent 450 | 45 | — | — | — | The Jungle | |||||
| 1967 | "It's a Mean World" | Kent 458 | 49 | — | — | — | The Jungle | ||||
| "The Jungle" | Kent 462 | 17 | 94 | — | — | The Jungle | |||||
| 1968 | "The Woman I Love" | Kent 492 | 31 | 94 | — | — | B.B. King Wails | ||||
| 1971 | "That Evil Child" b/w "Tell Me Baby" |
Kent KS 4542 |
34 | 97 | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||
ABC Records (and BluesWay subsidiary)
| Year | Title | Single information | Peak chart position | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B | US | US Rock | UK | ||||||||
| 1962 | "I'm Gonna Sit in 'til You Give In" b/w "You Ask Me" |
ABC-Paramount |
— | — | — | — | Mr. Blues | ||||
| "My Baby's Comin' Home" b/w "Blues at Midnight" |
ABC-Paramount |
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1963 | "Sneakin' Around" b/w "Chains of Love" |
ABC-Paramount (March 1963) |
— | — | — | — | Mr. Blues | ||||
| "Tomorrow Night" b/w "Mother's Love" |
ABC-Paramount |
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Guess Who" b/w "By Myself" |
ABC-Paramount |
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Young Dreams" b/w "On My Word of Honor" |
ABC-Paramount |
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Slowly Losing My Mind" b/w "How Do I Love You" |
ABC-Paramount |
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| "How Blue Can You Get" b/w "Please Accept My Love" |
ABC-Paramount |
21 | 97 | — | — | ||||||
| 1964 | "Help the Poor" b/w "I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way" |
ABC-Paramount |
24 | 98 | — | — | |||||
| "The Hurt" b/w "Whole Lot of Lovin'" |
ABC-Paramount |
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Never Trust a Woman" b/w "Worryin' Blues" |
ABC-Paramount |
29 | 90 | — | — | ||||||
| "Please Send Me Someone to Love" b/w "Stop Leading Me On" |
ABC-Paramount |
— | — | — | — | Confessin' the Blues | |||||
| "Everyday I Have the Blues" b/w "It's My Own Fault" |
ABC-Paramount |
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Night Owl" b/w "Tired of Your Jive" |
ABC-Paramount |
— | — | — | — | His Best – The Electric B.B. King | |||||
| 1965 | "I Need You" b/w "Never Could Be You" |
ABC-Paramount |
— | — | — | — | |||||
| "All Over Again" b/w "The Things You Put Me Through" |
ABC-Paramount |
— | — | — | — | His Best – The Electric B.B. King | |||||
| "I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water" b/w "Goin' to Chicago Blues" |
ABC-Paramount |
— | — | — | — | Confessin' the Blues | |||||
| "You're Still a Square" b/w "Tormented" |
ABC-Paramount |
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1966 | "Don't Answer the Door, Pt. I" b/w "Don't Answer the Door, Pt. II" |
ABC-Paramount |
2 | 72 | — | — | Blues Is King | ||||
| "Waitin' on You" b/w "Night Life" |
ABC-Paramount |
— | 112 | — | — | ||||||
| 1967 | "I Don't Want You Cuttin' Off Your Hair" b/w "Think It Over" |
ABC-BluesWay (April 1967) |
— | — | — | — | His Best – The Electric B.B. King | ||||
| "Worried Dream" b/w "That's Wrong Little Mama" |
ABC-BluesWay |
— | — | — | — | Blues on Top of Blues | |||||
| 1968 | "Paying the Cost to Be the Boss" b/w "Having My Say" |
ABC-BluesWay |
10 | 39 | — | — | His Best – The Electric B.B. King | ||||
| "Losing Faith in You" b/w "I'm Gonna Do What They Do to Me" |
ABC-BluesWay |
26 |
74 |
— | — | Blues on Top of Blues | |||||
| "The B.B. Jones" b/w "You Put It on Me" |
ABC-BluesWay |
— 25 |
98 82 |
— | — | His Best – The Electric B.B. King | |||||
| 1969 | "I Want You So Bad" b/w "Get Off My Back Woman" |
ABC-BluesWay |
34 32 |
127 74 |
— | — | Live & Well | ||||
| "Why I Sing the Blues" b/w "Friends" |
ABC-BluesWay |
13 | 61 | — | — | ||||||
| "Just a Little Love" b/w "My Mood" |
ABC-BluesWay |
15 | 76 | — | — | ||||||
| 1970 | "The Thrill Is Gone" b/w "You're Mean" |
ABC-BluesWay |
3 | 15 | — | — | Completely Well | ||||
| "So Excited" b/w "Confessin' the Blues" |
ABC-BluesWay |
14 | 54 | — | — | ||||||
| "Hummingbird" b/w "Ask Me No Questions" |
ABC Records |
18 | 48 | — | — | Indianola Mississippi Seeds | |||||
| "Chains and Things" b/w "King's Special" |
ABC Records |
6 | 45 | — | — | ||||||
| 1971 | "Ask Me No Questions" b/w "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother" |
ABC Records |
25 | 40 | — | — | |||||
| "Help the Poor" (re-recording) b/w "Lucille's Granny" |
ABC Records |
36 | 90 | — | — | L.A. Midnight | |||||
| "Ghetto Woman" b/w "The Seven Minutes" |
ABC Records |
25 | 68 | — | — | B.B. King in London From the Motion Picture The Seven Minutes | |||||
| 1972 | "Sweet Sixteen" (re-recording) | ABC 11319 | 37 | 93 | — | — | L.A. Midnight | ||||
| "I Got Some Help I Don't Need" | ABC 11321 | 28 | 92 | — | — | ||||||
| "Ain't Nobody Home" | ABC 11316 | 28 | 46 | — | — | B. B. King in London | |||||
| "Guess Who" (re-recording) | ABC 11330 | 21 | 62 | — | — | Guess Who | |||||
| 1973 | "To Know You Is to Love You" | ABC 11373 | 12 | 38 | — | — | To Know You Is to Love You | ||||
| 1974 | "I Like to Live the Love" | ABC 11406 | 6 | 28 | — | — | |||||
| "Who Are You" | ABC 11433 | 27 | 78 | — | — | ||||||
| "Philadelphia" | ABC 12029 | 19 | 64 | — | — | Friends | |||||
| 1975 | "My Song" | ABC 12053 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Friends" (re-recording) | ABC 12053 | 34 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1976 | "Let the Good Times Roll" | ABC Impulse 31006 | 20 | 101 | — | — | Bobby Bland and B. B. King Together Again...Live | ||||
| 1977 | "Slow and Easy" | ABC 12247 | 88 | — | — | — | King Size | ||||
| 1978 | "Never Make a Move Too Soon" | ABC 12380 | 19 | 102 | — | — | Midnight Believer | ||||
| "I Just Can't Leave Your Love Alone" | ABC 12412 | 90 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1979 | "Better Not Look Down" | MCA 41062 | 30 | 110 | — | — | Take It Home | ||||
| 1981 | "There Must Be a Better World Somewhere" | MCA 51101 | 91 | — | — | — | There Must Be a Better World Somewhere | ||||
| 1985 | "Into the Night" | MCA 52530 | 15 | 107 | — | — | Six Silver Strings | ||||
| "Big Boss Man" / "My Guitar Sings The Blues" | MCA 52675 | 62 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1989 | "When Love Comes to Town" (with U2) | Island 7-99225 | — | 68 | 2 | 6 | Rattle and Hum | ||||
| 1992 | "The Blues Come Over Me" | MCA 54339 | 63 | — | — | — | There is Always One More Time | ||||
| "Since I Met You Baby" (with Gary Moore) | Virgin 1423 | — | — | — | 59 | After Hours | |||||
| 2000 | "Riding with the King" (with Eric Clapton) | Reprise 7-16831 | — | — | 26 | — | Riding with the King | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Billboard Year-End performances
| Year | Song | Year-End Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | "The Thrill Is Gone" | 98 |
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | "You Put It On Me", "The B.B. Jones", "Messy But Good" (with Quincy Jones) | For Love of Ivy / OST |
| 1995 | "Stormy Monday Blues" (with GRP All-Star Big Band) | All Blues |
| 2001 | "Three O'Clock Blues" (with Jimmy Smith) | Dot Com Blues |
| 2001 | "Let The Good Times Roll" (with Tony Bennett) | Playin' With My Friends |
| 2010 | "The Thrill Is Gone" (with Stevie Wonder) | The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts |
| 2012 | "Praying Man" (with Big K.R.I.T.) | Live from the Underground |
| 2014 | "On the Way" (Various artists) | The Art of McCartney |
Notes and references
Notes
- Re-recorded for My Kind of Blues
- Titled "Past Day" in the album The Blues.
- "Everyday I Have the Blues" was the b-side to "Sneaking Around."
- "Ten Long Years" was the b-side to "What Can I Do (Just Sing the Blues)."
- "Can't We Talk It Over" or "16 Tons" (non-album track) on different releases
- The singel BL-61019 was issued with two differents labels, one "B.B. Jones" b/w "You Put It on Me", one "B.B. Jones" b/w "Stop Putting the Hurt on Me".
- "Get Off My Back Woman" was the b-side of "I Want You So Bad."
Matrix numbers
- Miss Martha King: 309-A, When Your Baby Packs Up and Goes: 309-B.
- Got the Blues: 315-A, Take a Swing with Me: 315-B.
- "Mistreated Woman": 304A-MM-1404, "B.B. Boogie": 304B-MM-1405.
- "Walkin′ and Cryin′": 311A-MM-1439-1, "The Other Night Blues": 311B-MM-1438-2.
- "Don't You Want a Man Like Me": 318A-1470, "My Baby's Gone": 318B-1469.
- "B.B.'s Blues": 323-1489, "She's Dynamite": 323-1563.
- "She's a Mean Woman": 330-1604, "Hard Workin' Woman": 330-1605.
- "3 O'Clock Blues": 339-1682, "That Ain't the Way to Do It": 339-1683.
- "Fine Lookin' Woman": 348-1491, "She Don't Move Me No More": 348-1752.
- "Shake It Up and Go": 355-1805, "My Own Fault, Darlin′": 355-1806.
- "Some Day Some Where": 360-1843, "Gotta Find My Baby": 360-1844.
- "You Know I Love You": 363-1865, "You Didn't Want Me": 363-1866.
- "Story from My Heart and Soul": 374-1924, "Boogie Woogie Woman": 374-1925.
- "Woke Up This Morning": 380-1940, "Don't Have to Cry": 380-1941.
- "Please Love Me": 386-1960, "Highway Bound": 386-1961.
- "Neighborhood Affair": 391-2014, "Please Hurry Home": 391-2015.
- "Why Did You Leave Me": 395-2024, "Please Hurry Home": 395-2025.
- "Love You Baby": 408-2069, "The Woman I Love": 408-2070.
- "Everything I Do Is Wrong": 411-2090, "Don't You Want a Man Like Me": 411-2091.
- "When My Heart Beats Like...": 412-2100, "Bye! Bye! Baby": 412-2101.
- "You Upset Me Baby": 416-2121, "Whole Lotta' Love": 416-2122.
- "Sneakin' Around": 421-2139, "Every Day I Have the Blues": 421-2140.
- "Lonely and Blue": 425-2062, "Jump with You Baby": 425-2063.
- "Shut Your Mouth": 430-2188, "I'm in Love": 430-2189.
- "Talkin' the Blues": 435-2206, "Boogie Rock": 435-2207.
- What Can I Do: 437-2212, Ten Long Years: 437-2213.
- "I'm Cracking Up Over You": 450-2264, "Ruby Lee": 450-2265.
- "16 Tons": 451-2268, "Crying Won't Help You": 451-2269, "Can't We Talk It Over": 451-2270.
- "Let's Do the Boogie": 457-2281, "Did You Ever Love a Woman": 457-2282.
- "Dark Is the Night (Part I)": 459-3006, "Part II": 459-3007.
- "Sweet Little Angel": 468-3057, "Bad Luck": 468-3058.
- "On My Word of Honor": 479-3084, "Bim Bam": 479-3085.
- "Early in the Morning": 486-3123, "You Don't Know": 486-3124.
- "How Do I Love You": 490-3139, "You Can't Fool My Heart": 490-3140.
- "I Want to Get Married": 492-3151, "Troubles, Troubles, Troubles": 492-3152.
- "Quit My Baby": 494-3163, "Be Careful with a Fool": 494-3164.
- "I Wonder": 498-3173, "I Need You So Bad": 498-3174.
- The Key to My Kingdom: 501-3179, My Heart Belongs to Only You 501-3180.
- You Know I Go for You: 301-1, Why Do Everything Happen to Me: 301-2.
- "Don't Look Now, But I've Got the Blues": 307-1, "Days of Old": 307-2.
- "Please Accept My Love": 315-1, "You've Been an Angel": 315-2.
- "I Am": 317-1, "Worry Worry": 317-2.
- "Come by Here": 319-A, "The Fool": 319-B.
- "A Lonely Lover's Plea": 325-A, "Woman I Love": 325-B.
- "Everyday I Have the Blues": 327-A, "Time to Say Goodbye": 327-B.
- "Mean Ole Frisco": 329-A, "Sugar Mama": 329-B.
- "Sweet Sixteen Pt. 1": 330-1, "Sweet Sixteen Pt. 2": 330-2.
- "Got a Right to Love My Baby": 333-1, "My Own Fault": 333-2.
- "Good Man Gone Bad": 346-1, "Partin' Time": 346-2.
- "You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now": 350-1, "Walking Dr. Bill": 350-2.
- "Things Are Not the Same": 351-2, "Fishin Time": 351-2.
- "I Don't Want You Cuttin' Off Your Hair": AMP 45-14129.
- "Worried Dream": AMP 45-14129, "That's Wrong Little Mama": AMP 45-14130.
- "Paying the Cost to Be the Boss": AMP 45-14244, "Having My Say": AMP 45-14131.
- "Losing Faith in You": AMP 45-14243, "I'm Gonna Do What They Do to Me": AMP 45-14245.
- |"The B.B. Jones": AMP 45-15097, "You Put It on Me": AMP 45-15096, "Stop Putting the Hurt on Me": 45-14627.
- "Why I Sing the Blues": AMP 45-15725, "Friends": AMP 45-15723.
- "Just a Little Love": AMP 45-70001, "My Mood": AMP 45-70002.
- "The Thrill Is Gone": AMP 45-70112, "You're Mean": AMP 45-70106.
- "So excided": AMP 45-70078, "Confessin' the Blues": AMP 45-70110.
- "Hummingbird": AMP 45-16052, "Ask Me No Questions": AMP 45-16054.
- "Chains and Things": AMP 45-16069-S, "King's Special": AMP 45-16053-S.
- "Ask Me No Questions": AMP 45-16054, "Nobody Loves Me But My Mother": AMP 45-16072.
- "Help the Poor": AMP 45-16191-S, "Lucille's Granny": AMP 45-16198-S.
- "Ghetto Woman": AMP 45-16239-S, "The Seven Minutes": AMP 45-16193-S.
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