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	The discography of American ] musician ~~'''~~]~~'''~~, which consists of nine ]s, two ]s, seven ]s, and 22 ]s.		The discography of American ] musician ], which consists of nine ]s, two ]s, seven ]s, and 24 ]s.

	==~~Studio albums~~==		==Albums==
			===Studio albums===
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	!rowspan="2"\| ~~Year~~		!scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Title
	!~~rowspan~~="2" ~~style~~="~~width:225px;~~"\| Album details		!scope="col" rowspan="2"\| Album details
	!colspan="2"\| Peak chart positions		!scope="col" colspan="3"\| Peak chart positions
	!~~style~~="~~width:130px;~~" rowspan="2"\| ]<br /><small>(])</small>		!scope="col" rowspan="2"\| ]<br /><small>(])</small>
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	!style="width:4em;font-size:75%"\|]<br /><ref name="~~AllMusic~~">{{cite web\|url=~~http~~://www.~~allmusic~~.com/artist/billy-squier~~-p5507~~/~~charts~~-~~awards~~\|title=~~Chart~~ ~~Stats~~ – ~~Billy~~ ~~Squier~~\|~~publisher~~=~~allmusic.com~~\|~~accessdate=2011~~-~~11-20~~}}</ref>		!style="width:4em;font-size:85%"\|]<br /><ref name="Billboard">{{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/billy-squier/chart-history/tlp/\|title=Billy Squier Chart History: Billboard 200\|work=]\|access-date=September 19, 2021}}</ref>
			!style="width:4em;font-size:85%"\|]<br /><ref name=aus>{{cite book\|last=Kent\|first=David\|authorlink=David Kent (historian)\|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992\|edition=illustrated\|publisher=Australian Chart Book\|location=St Ives, N.S.W.\|year=1993\|isbn=0-646-11917-6\|page=289}}</ref>
	!style="width:4em;font-size:75%"\|]
			!style="width:4em;font-size:85%"\|]
	\|-		\|-
			! scope="row"\| '']''
	\|1980
			\|
	\|'']''
	* Released: May 1980		* Released: May 1980
	* Label: ] / ]		* Label: ] / ]
	* Format:
	\|style="text-align:center;"\|169		\|style="text-align:center;"\|169
			\|style="text-align:center;"\|—
	\|style="text-align:center;"\|—		\|style="text-align:center;"\|—
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
			! scope="row"\| '']''
	\|1981
			\|
	\|'']''
	* Released: April 13, 1981		* Released: April 13, 1981
	* Label: Capitol		* Label: Capitol
	* Format:
	\|style="text-align:center;"\|5		\|style="text-align:center;"\|5
			\|style="text-align:center;"\|34
	\|style="text-align:center;"\|4		\|style="text-align:center;"\|4
	\|		\|
	* ]: 3× Platinum<ref name="riaa">{{cite web\|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH \|title=Searchable Database \|publisher=] \|accessdate=2012-03-02 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626050454/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH \|archivedate=2007-06-26 }}</ref>		* ]: 3× Platinum<ref name="riaa">{{cite web\|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH \|title=Searchable Database \|publisher=] \|accessdate=2012-03-02 \|url-status=dead \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626050454/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH \|archivedate=2007-06-26 }}</ref>
	* ]: Platinum<ref name="Music Canada">" {{webarchive \|url=https://~~www~~.~~webcitation~~.org/~~6B59B5BCL?url=~~http://www.musiccanada.com/~~gpSearchResult~~.aspx \|date=2012-10-01 }}". ]. Retrieved on 2011-11-20. Note: User needs to enter "Billy Squier" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.</ref>		* ]: Platinum<ref name="Music Canada">" {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017073358/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx \|date=2012-10-17 }}". ]. Retrieved on 2011-11-20. Note: User needs to enter "Billy Squier" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.</ref>
	\|-		\|-
			! scope="row"\| '']''
	\|1982
			\|
	\|'']''
	* Released: July 23, 1982		* Released: July 23, 1982
	* Label: Capitol		* Label: Capitol
	* Format:
	\|style="text-align:center;"\|5		\|style="text-align:center;"\|5
			\|style="text-align:center;"\|—
	\|style="text-align:center;"\|8		\|style="text-align:center;"\|8
	\|		\|
	* US: 2× Platinum<ref name="riaa" />		* RIAA: 2× Platinum<ref name="riaa" />
	* ~~CAN~~: Platinum<ref name="Music Canada"/>		* MC: Platinum<ref name="Music Canada"/>
	\|-		\|-
			! scope="row"\| '']''
	\|1984
			\|
	\|'']''
	* Released: July 1984		* Released: July 1984
	* Label: Capitol		* Label: Capitol
	* Format:
	\|style="text-align:center;"\|11		\|style="text-align:center;"\|11
			\|style="text-align:center;"\|96
	\|style="text-align:center;"\|42		\|style="text-align:center;"\|42
	\|		\|
	* US: Platinum<ref name="riaa" />		* RIAA: Platinum<ref name="riaa" />
	* ~~CAN~~: Gold<ref name="Music Canada"/>		* MC: Gold<ref name="Music Canada"/>
	\|-		\|-
			! scope="row"\| '']''
	\|1986
			\|
	\|'']''
	* Released: September 27, 1986		* Released: September 27, 1986
	* Label: Capitol		* Label: Capitol
	* Format:
	\|style="text-align:center;"\|61		\|style="text-align:center;"\|61
			\|style="text-align:center;"\|—
	\|style="text-align:center;"\|—		\|style="text-align:center;"\|—
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
			! scope="row"\| '']''
	\|1989
			\|
	\|'']''
	* Released: June 14, 1989		* Released: June 14, 1989
	* Label: Capitol		* Label: Capitol
	* Format:
	\|style="text-align:center;"\|64		\|style="text-align:center;"\|64
			\|style="text-align:center;"\|—
	\|style="text-align:center;"\|83		\|style="text-align:center;"\|83
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
			! scope="row"\| '']''
	\|1991
			\|
	\|'']''
	* Released: April 9, 1991		* Released: April 9, 1991
	* Label: Capitol		* Label: Capitol
	* Format:
	\|style="text-align:center;"\|117		\|style="text-align:center;"\|117
			\|style="text-align:center;"\|—
	\|style="text-align:center;"\|—		\|style="text-align:center;"\|—
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
			! scope="row"\| '']''
	\|1993
			\|
	\|'']''
	* Released: April 27, 1993		* Released: April 27, 1993
	* Label: Capitol		* Label: Capitol
			\|style="text-align:center;"\|—
	* Format:
	\|style="text-align:center;"\|—		\|style="text-align:center;"\|—
	\|style="text-align:center;"\|—		\|style="text-align:center;"\|—
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
			! scope="row"\| '']''
	\|1998
			\|
	\|'']''
	* Released: September 15, 1998		* Released: September 15, 1998
	* Label: J-Bird ~~Records~~		* Label: J-Bird
			\|style="text-align:center;"\|—
	* Format:
	\|style="text-align:center;"\|—		\|style="text-align:center;"\|—
	\|style="text-align:center;"\|—		\|style="text-align:center;"\|—
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	==Compilation albums==		===Compilation albums===
	* '']'' (~~Various~~ ~~Artists~~ ~~Compilation~~) (1994)		* ''A Rock and Roll Christmas'' (various artists compilation) (1994)
	* ''16 Strokes: The Best of Billy Squier'' (1995)		* ''16 Strokes: The Best of Billy Squier'' (1995)
	* ''Reach for the Sky: The Anthology'' (1996) (PolyGram)		* ''Reach for the Sky: The Anthology'' (1996) (PolyGram)
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	* ''Absolute Hits'' (2005)		* ''Absolute Hits'' (2005)
	* ''Essential Billy Squier'' (2011)		* ''Essential Billy Squier'' (2011)
	* ''~~ICON~~'' (2013)		* ''Icon'' (2013)

	==Live albums==		===Live albums===
	* ''King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Billy Squier'' (1996)		* ''King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Billy Squier'' (1996)
	* ''Live In ~~The~~ Dark'' (DVD)		* ''Live in the Dark'' (DVD)

	==Singles==		==Singles==
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	! rowspan="2"\| Year		! rowspan="2"\| Year
	! rowspan="2"\| ~~Single~~		! rowspan="2"\| Title
	! colspan="3"\| Peak chart positions		! colspan="4"\| Peak chart positions
	! rowspan="2"\| Album		! rowspan="2"\| Album
	\|- style="font-size:smaller;"		\|- style="font-size:smaller;"
			! style="width:35px;"\| ]<br /><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/billy-squier/chart-history/hsi/\|title=Billy Squier Chart History: Hot 100\|work=]\|access-date=September 19, 2021}}</ref>
	! style="width:35px;"\| ]
	! style="width:35px;"\| ]		! style="width:35px;"\| ]<br /><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/billy-squier/chart-history/rtt/\|title=Billy Squier Chart History: Mainstream Rock\|work=]\|access-date=September 19, 2021}}</ref>
			! style="width:35px;"\| ]<br /><ref name=aus/>
	! style="width:35px;"\| ]		! style="width:35px;"\| ]
	\|-		\|-
	\|rowspan="2"\| 1980		\|rowspan="2"\| 1980
	\| style="text-align:left;"\| "You Should Be High Love"		\| style="text-align:left;"\| "You Should Be High Love"
	\| –		\| —
	\| –		\| x
	\| –		\| —
			\| —
	\| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"\| ''The Tale of the Tape''		\| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"\| ''The Tale of the Tape''
	\|-		\|-
	\| style="text-align:left;"\| "]"		\| style="text-align:left;"\| "]"
	\| –		\| —
	\| –		\| x
	\| –		\| —
			\| —
	\|-		\|-
	\|rowspan="4"\| 1981		\|rowspan="4"\| 1981
	\| style="text-align:left;"\| "]" ~~<sup>{{anchor\|ref_A}}''']]</sup>~~		\| style="text-align:left;"\| "]"
	\| 17		\| 17
	\| 3		\| 3
			\| 5
	\| 7		\| 7
	\| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"\| ''Don't Say No''		\| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"\| ''Don't Say No''
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	\| 35		\| 35
	\| 7		\| 7
			\| —
	\| 22		\| 22
	\|-		\|-
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	\| —		\| —
	\| 28		\| 28
			\| —
	\| —		\| —
	\|-		\|-
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	\| 45		\| 45
	\| 31		\| 31
			\| 64
	\| —		\| —
	\|-		\|-
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	\| 32		\| 32
	\| 1		\| 1
			\| —
	\| 26		\| 26
	\| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="5"\| ''Emotions in Motion''		\| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="5"\| ''Emotions in Motion''
	\|-		\|-
	\| style="text-align:left;"\| "Emotions in Motion"		\| style="text-align:left;"\| "]"
	\| 68		\| 68
	\| 20		\| 20
			\| —
	\| 13		\| 13
	\|-		\|-
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	\| —		\| —
	\| 15		\| 15
			\| —
	\| —		\| —
	\|-		\|-
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	\| —		\| —
	\| 46		\| 46
			\| —
	\| —		\| —
	\|-		\|-
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	\| 75		\| 75
	\| 44		\| 44
			\| —
	\| —		\| —
	\|-		\|-
	\|rowspan="3"\| 1984		\| rowspan="4" \| 1984
	\| style="text-align:left;"\| "]"		\| style="text-align:left;"\| "]"
	\| 15		\| 15
	\| 1		\| 1
			\| 50
	\| 31		\| 31
	\| style="text-align:left;" ~~rowspan="3"~~\| ''Signs of Life''		\| rowspan="4" style="text-align:left;" \| ''Signs of Life''
	\|-		\|-
	\| style="text-align:left;"\| "All Night Long"		\| style="text-align:left;"\| "All Night Long"
	\| 75		\| 75
	\| 10		\| 10
			\| —
			\| —
			\|-
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| "Can't Get Next to You" <ref name="Can't Get Next To You Chart History \| Billboard">{{cite web\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/billy-squier/chart-history/rtt/\|title=Can't Get Next To You Chart History\|website=billboard.com\|accessdate=2021-08-23}}</ref>
			\| —
			\| 51
			\| —
	\| —		\| —
	\|-		\|-
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	\| 71		\| 71
	\| 29		\| 29
			\| —
	\| —		\| —
	\|-		\|-
	\|rowspan="2"\| 1986		\|rowspan="2"\| 1986
	\| style="text-align:left;"\| "Love Is the Hero"		\| style="text-align:left;"\| "]"
	\| 80		\| 80
	\| 17		\| 17
			\| —
	\| —		\| —
	\| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"\| ''Enough Is Enough''		\| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"\| ''Enough Is Enough''
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	\| —		\| —
	\| 30		\| 30
			\| —
	\| —		\| —
	\|-		\|-
	\|rowspan="3"\| 1989		\|rowspan="3"\| 1989
	\| style="text-align:left;"\| "Don't Say You Love Me"		\| style="text-align:left;"\| "]"
	\| 58		\| 58
	\| 4		\| 4
			\| —
	\| —		\| —
	\| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"\| ''Hear and Now''		\| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"\| ''Hear and Now''
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	\| —		\| —
	\| 20		\| 20
			\| —
	\| —		\| —
	\|-		\|-
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	\| —		\| —
	\| 38		\| 38
			\| —
	\| —		\| —
	\|-		\|-
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	\| —		\| —
	\| 4		\| 4
			\| —
	\| —		\| —
	\| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"\| ''Creatures of Habit''		\| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"\| ''Creatures of Habit''
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	\| —		\| —
	\| 37		\| 37
			\| —
	\| —		\| —
	\|-		\|-
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	\| —		\| —
	\| 15		\| 15
			\| —
	\| —		\| —
	\| style="text-align:left;"\| ''Tell the Truth''		\| style="text-align:left;"\| ''Tell the Truth''
			\|-
			\| 2023
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| "Harder On A Woman"
			\| —
			\| —
			\| —
			\| —
			\| style="text-align:left;"\| single
			\|-
			\|colspan="7" style="font-size:90%"\| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
	\|}		\|}

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

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Billy Squier discography
Studio albums	9
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	7
Singles	24

The discography of American rock musician Billy Squier, which consists of nine studio albums, two live albums, seven compilation albums, and 24 singles.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications (sales thresholds)
Title	Album details	US	AUS	CAN	Certifications (sales thresholds)
The Tale of the Tape	Released: May 1980 Label: Capitol / EMI	169	—	—
Don't Say No	Released: April 13, 1981 Label: Capitol	5	34	4	RIAA: 3× Platinum MC: Platinum
Emotions in Motion	Released: July 23, 1982 Label: Capitol	5	—	8	RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum
Signs of Life	Released: July 1984 Label: Capitol	11	96	42	RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold
Enough Is Enough	Released: September 27, 1986 Label: Capitol	61	—	—
Hear & Now	Released: June 14, 1989 Label: Capitol	64	—	83
Creatures of Habit	Released: April 9, 1991 Label: Capitol	117	—	—
Tell the Truth	Released: April 27, 1993 Label: Capitol	—	—	—
Happy Blue	Released: September 15, 1998 Label: J-Bird	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

A Rock and Roll Christmas (various artists compilation) (1994)
16 Strokes: The Best of Billy Squier (1995)
Reach for the Sky: The Anthology (1996) (PolyGram)
Classic Masters (2002)
Absolute Hits (2005)
Essential Billy Squier (2011)
Icon (2013)

Live albums

King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Billy Squier (1996)
Live in the Dark (DVD)

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions				Album
Year	Title	US	US AOR	AUS	CAN	Album
1980	"You Should Be High Love"	—	x	—	—	The Tale of the Tape
1980	"The Big Beat"	—	x	—	—	The Tale of the Tape
1981	"The Stroke"	17	3	5	7	Don't Say No
	"In the Dark"	35	7	—	22
	"Lonely Is the Night"	—	28	—	—
	"My Kinda Lover"	45	31	64	—
1982	"Everybody Wants You"	32	1	—	26	Emotions in Motion
	"Emotions in Motion"	68	20	—	13
	"Learn How to Live"	—	15	—	—
	"Keep Me Satisfied"	—	46	—	—
1983	"She's a Runner"	75	44	—	—
1984	"Rock Me Tonite"	15	1	50	31	Signs of Life
	"All Night Long"	75	10	—	—
	"Can't Get Next to You"	—	51	—	—
	"Eye on You"	71	29	—	—
1986	"Love Is the Hero"	80	17	—	—	Enough Is Enough
1986	"Shot o' Love"	—	30	—	—	Enough Is Enough
1989	"Don't Say You Love Me"	58	4	—	—	Hear and Now
	"Tied Up"	—	20	—	—
	"Don't Let Me Go"	—	38	—	—
1991	"She Goes Down"	—	4	—	—	Creatures of Habit
1991	"Facts of Life"	—	37	—	—	Creatures of Habit
1993	"Angry"	—	15	—	—	Tell the Truth
2023	"Harder On A Woman"	—	—	—	—	single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

"Billy Squier Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 289. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
^ "Certified Awards Search Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine". Music Canada. Retrieved on 2011-11-20. Note: User needs to enter "Billy Squier" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
"Billy Squier Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
"Billy Squier Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
"Can't Get Next To You Chart History". billboard.com. Retrieved 2021-08-23.

v t e Billy Squier
Albums	The Tale of the Tape Don't Say No Emotions in Motion Signs of Life Enough Is Enough Hear & Now Creatures of Habit Tell the Truth Happy Blue
Singles	"The Stroke" "In the Dark" "My Kinda Lover"/"Christmas Is the Time to Say 'I Love You'" "Emotions in Motion" "Everybody Wants You" "Rock Me Tonite" "Love Is the Hero" "Don't Say You Love Me"
Other songs	"The Big Beat" "Lonely Is the Night"
Related articles	Discography

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