Ricky Nelson discography
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Eric Hilliard Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985), known professionally as Ricky Nelson until his 21st birthday when he officially dropped the "y" and simply became Rick Nelson, was an American singer-songwriter. His discography comprises 24 original studio albums, one original live album, various compilation and archival projects, and 94 singles.
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| Rick Nelson discography | |
|---|---|
 Rick Nelson, 1958 | |
| Studio albums | 24 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 9 |
| Singles | 94 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Box sets | 4 |
| Notable archival projects | 5 |
| Year | Album | Peak positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Country [2] |
AUS [3] |
CAN | ||
| 1957 | Ricky | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1958 | Ricky Nelson
|
7 | — | — | — |
| 1959 | Ricky Sings Again | 14 | — | — | — |
| Songs by Ricky | 22 | — | — | — | |
| 1960 | More Songs by Ricky | 18 | — | — | — |
| 1961 | Rick Is 21 | 8 | — | — | — |
| 1962 | Album Seven by Rick
|
27 | — | — | — |
| 1963 | For Your Sweet Love
|
20 | — | — | — |
Rick Nelson Sings for You
|
14 | — | — | — | |
| 1964 | The Very Thought of You | — | — | — | — |
| Spotlight on Rick | — | — | — | — | |
| 1965 | Best Always | — | — | — | — |
| Love and Kisses | — | — | — | — | |
| 1966 | Bright Lights and Country Music
|
— | — | — | — |
| 1967 | Country Fever
|
— | — | — | — |
Another Side of Rick
|
— | — | — | — | |
| 1968 | Perspective
|
— | — | — | — |
| 1970 | Rick Sings Nelson
|
196 | — | 33 | — |
| 1971 | Rudy the Fifth
|
204 | — | 38 | — |
| 1972 | Garden Party
|
32 | 26 | 67 | 39 |
| 1974 | Windfall
|
190 | — | 61 | 97 |
| 1977 | Intakes
|
— | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Playing to Win
|
153 | — | — | — |
| 1985 | All My Best
|
— | — | 58 | — |
| 1986 | The Memphis Sessions
|
— | 62 | — | — |
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1966 | On the Flip Side
|
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1960 | Ricky Sings Spirituals
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| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1978 | Back to Vienna |
| 1979 | Rockabilly Renaissance (aka The Memphis Sessions)
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| 1986 | Untitled Curb Records Studio Album
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| Year | Album | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
CAN | ||
| 1970 | Rick Nelson in Concert at the Troubadour, 1969
|
54 | 66 |
| 1989 | Ricky Nelson Live (1983–1985)
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— | — |
| 1991 | Live at the Aladdin
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— | — |
| 1999 | A Night to Remember
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— | — |
| Year | Album | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Stay Young: The Epic Recordings
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— |
| 2003 | The Lost '60s Recordings
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— |
| 2004 | Rick's Rarities (1964–1974)
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— |
| 2012 | The Complete Epic Recordings
|
— |
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Legacy
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| 2001 | The American Dream: The Complete Imperial and Verve Recordings (1957–1963)
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| 2008 | For You: The Decca Years (1963–1969)
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| 2010 | The Last Time Around (1970–1982)
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| Year | Album | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [1] | ||
| 1963 | Best Sellers by Rick Nelson
|
112 |
It's Up to You
|
128 | |
Million Sellers
| ||
A Long Vacation
| ||
| 1964 | Rick Nelson Sings For You
|
— |
| 1989 | Lonesome Town (All-Time Greatest Hits) | — |
| 2005 | Greatest Hits
|
56 |
| 2007 | Ricky Rocks
|
— |
| 2008 | Greatest Love Songs
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— |
| Year | Single (A-side / B-side) Non-charting B-sides from same album as A-sides except as indicated |
Peak chart positions | Label and catalog no. | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Cashbox |
US Country |
US AC |
CAN [citation needed] |
CAN Country [citation needed] |
CAN AC |
UK [4] |
AUS [5][3] | ||||
| 1957 | "A Teenager's Romance" /[6] | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | Verve 10047 | Teen Time (Various artists) |
| "I'm Walkin'" | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |||
| "You're My One and Only Love" b/w "Honey Rock" (by Barney Kessel) |
16 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Verve 10070 | ||
| "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" / | 29 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Imperial 5463 | Ricky | |
| "Be-Bop Baby" | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | |||
| 1958 | "Stood Up" / | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 33 | Imperial 5483 | Best Sellers by Rick Nelson |
| "Waitin' In School" | 18 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It" / | 18 | 20 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | Imperial 5503 | Non-album track | |
| "Believe What You Say" | 8 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | Ricky Sings Again | ||
| "Poor Little Fool" b/w "Don't Leave Me This Way" |
1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | Imperial 5528 | Ricky Nelson | |
| "Someday" b/w "I Got A Feeling" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 66 | London 8732 (UK only) | ||
| "Lonesome Town" / | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | Imperial 5545 | Ricky Sings Again | |
| "I Got a Feeling" | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 85 | Non-album track | ||
| 1959 | "It's Late" / | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 28 | Imperial 5565 | Ricky Sings Again |
| "Never Be Anyone Else But You" | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | |||
| "Just a Little Too Much" / | 9 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | Imperial 5595 | Songs by Ricky | |
| "Sweeter Than You" | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 63 | |||
| "I Wanna Be Loved" / | 20 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 35 | Imperial 5614 | Million Sellers | |
| "Mighty Good" | 38 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | Non-album track | ||
| 1960 | "Young Emotions" / | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 33 | Imperial 5663 | Million Sellers |
| "Right by My Side" | 59 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | |||
| "I'm Not Afraid" / | 27 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Imperial 5685 | More Songs by Ricky | |
| "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" | 34 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | Million Sellers | ||
| "You Are the Only One" / | 25 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | Imperial 5707 | ||
| "Milk Cow Blues" | 79 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1961 | "Travelin' Man" / | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | Imperial 5741 | Rick Is 21 |
| "Hello Mary Lou" | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| "A Wonder Like You" / | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | Imperial 5770 | Non-album tracks | |
| "Everlovin'" | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | |||
| 1962 | "Young World" / | 5 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 11 | Imperial 5805 | |
| "Summertime" | 89 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Album Seven by Rick | ||
| "Today's Teardrops" (AU & Europe only) / | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | Imperial IH 568 (EU) London HL-1954 (AU) | ||
| "Mad, Mad World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | |||
| "Teen Age Idol" / | 5 | 9 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 39 | 18 | Imperial 5864 | Non-album tracks | |
| "I've Got My Eyes on You (And I Like What I See)" | 105 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | |||
| "It's Up to You" / | 6 | 7 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 22 | 18 | Imperial 5901 | It's Up to You | |
| "I Need You" | 83 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1963 | "I'm in Love Again" / | 67 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | Imperial 5910 | Ricky Nelson |
| "That's All" | 48 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | Songs by Ricky | ||
| "You Don't Love Me Anymore (And I Can Tell)" / | 47 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Decca 31475 | For Your Sweet Love | |
| "I Got a Woman" | 49 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | |||
| "If You Can't Rock Me" / | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Imperial 5935 | It's Up to You | |
| "Old Enough to Love" | 94 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ricky Sings Again | ||
| "A Long Vacation" b/w "Mad Mad World" |
120 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Imperial 5958 | A Long Vacation | |
| "Gypsy Woman" / | 62 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | Decca 31495 | For Your Sweet Love | |
| "String Along" | 25 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | |||
| "There's Not a Minute" b/w "Time After Time" (from More Songs by Ricky) |
127 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Imperial 5985 | Album Seven by Rick | |
| "Fools Rush In" / | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 26 | Decca 31533 | Rick Nelson Sings for You | |
| "Down Home" | 126 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Today's Teardrops" b/w "Thank You Darlin'" |
54 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Imperial 66004 | Album Seven by Rick | |
| "For You" b/w "That's All She Wrote" |
6 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 10 | Decca 31574 | Rick Nelson Sings for You | |
| 1964 | "Congratulations" b/w "One Minute To One" (from Songs by Ricky) |
63 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Imperial 66017 | Album Seven by Rick |
| "The Very Thought of You" b/w "I Wonder (If Your Love Will Ever Belong To Me)" |
26 | 19 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 65 | Decca 31612 | The Very Thought of You | |
| "Lucky Star" b/w "Everybody But Me" |
127 | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Imperial 66039 | Rick Is 21 | |
| "There's Nothing I Can Say" / | 47 | 49 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 90 | Decca 31656 | Non-album track | |
| "Lonely Corner" | 113 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Best Always | ||
| "A Happy Guy" / | 82 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Decca 31703 | Spotlight on Rick | |
| "Don't Breathe a Word" | tag | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1965 | "Mean Old World" b/w "When The Chips Are Down" |
96 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Decca 31756 | Best Always |
| "Come Out Dancing" b/w "Yesterday's Love" (from Spotlight on Rick) |
130 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Decca 31800 | Love and Kisses | |
| "Love and Kisses" b/w "Say You Love Me" |
— | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Decca 31845 | ||
| 1966 | "Fire Breathin' Dragon" b/w "Your Kind Of Lovin'" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Decca 31900 | Non-album tracks |
| "You Just Can't Quit" b/w "Louisiana Man" |
108 | 76 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | 81 | Decca 31956 | Bright Lights and Country Music | |
| "Things You Gave Me" b/w "Alone" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Decca 32026 | Country Fever | |
| 1967 | "They Don't Give Medals (To Yesterday's Heroes)" b/w "Take a Broken Heart" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Decca 32055 | On the Flip Side – Original Cast Album |
| "Take a City Bride" b/w "I'm Called Lonely" (Non-album track) |
— | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Decca 32120 | Country Fever | |
| 1968 | "Suzanne on a Sunday Morning" b/w "Moonshine" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Decca 32176 | Another Side of Rick |
| "Dream Weaver" b/w "Baby Close Its Eyes" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Decca 32222 | ||
| 1969 | "Don't Blame It on Your Wife" b/w "Promenade in Green" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Decca 32284 | |
| "Don't Make Promises" b/w "Barefoot Boy" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Decca 32298 | ||
| "She Belongs to Me" b/w "Promises" (Non-album track) |
33 | 30 | — | 27 | 33 | — | — | — | — | Decca 32558 | Rick Nelson in Concert | |
| 1970 | "Easy to Be Free" b/w "Come On In" |
48 | 50 | — | 21 | 46 | — | — | — | — | Decca 32635 | |
| "I Shall Be Released" b/w "If You Gotta Go, Go Now" |
102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Decca 32676 | ||
| "We Got Such a Long Way to Go" b/w "Look at Mary" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Decca 32711 | Rick Sings Nelson | |
| 1971 | "How Long" b/w "Down Along the Bayou Country" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Decca 32739 | |
| "Life" b/w "California" (from Rick Sings Nelson) |
109 | 110 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | Decca 32779 | Rudy the Fifth | |
| 1972 | "Thank You Lord" b/w "Sing Me a Song" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Decca 32860 | |
| "Gypsy Pilot" b/w "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Decca 32906 | ||
| "Garden Party" b/w "So Long Mama" |
6 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 13 | 41 | 6 | Decca 32980 | Garden Party | |
| 1973 | "Palace Guard" b/w "A Flower Opens Gently By" |
65 | 79 | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | MCA 40001 | |
| "Lifestream" b/w "Evil Woman Child" |
— | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | MCA 40130 | Windfall | |
| 1974 | "Windfall" b/w "Legacy" |
— | 116 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | 62 | MCA 40187 | |
| "One Night Stand" b/w "Lifestream" |
— | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | MCA 40214 | ||
| 1975 | "Try (Try to Fall in Love)" b/w "Louisiana Belle" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | MCA 40392 | Non-album tracks |
| "Rock and Roll Lady" b/w "Fadeaway" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | MCA 40458 | ||
| 1977 | "You Can't Dance" b/w "It's Another Day" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Epic 50458 | Intakes |
| 1978 | "Gimme a Little Sign" b/w "Something You Just Can't Buy" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Epic 50501 | |
| 1979 | "Dream Lover" b/w "That Ain't the Way Love's Supposed to Be" |
— | — | 59 | 29 | — | 55 | — | — | — | Epic 50674 | Rockabilly Renaissance (Unreleased) |
| 1981 | "It Hasn't Happened Yet" b/w "Call It What You Want" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Capitol 4974 | Playing To Win |
| "Believe What You Say" [New Version] b/w "The Loser Babe Is You" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Capitol 4988 | ||
| 1982 | "Give 'em My Number" b/w "No Fair Falling in Love" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Capitol 5178 | Non-album tracks |
| 1986 | "You Know What I Mean" b/w "Don't Leave Me This Way" [New Version] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | MCA 52781 | All My Best |
| "Dream Lover" (re-issue) b/w "Rave On" |
— | — | 88 | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | Epic 06066 | Memphis Sessions | |
| 1991 | "Hello Mary Lou" b/w "It's Late" (UK only release) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | Liberty EMCT 2 | |
| Year | Song | Year-end position |
|---|---|---|
| 1957 | "A Teenager's Romance" | 25 |
| "Be-Bop Baby" | 42 | |
| 1958 | "Stood Up" / "Waitin' in School" | 17 |
| "Poor Little Fool" | 24 | |
| 1959 | "Never Be Anyone Else But You" | 42 |
| "It's Late" | 74 | |
| "Just a Little Too Much" | 78 | |
| "Sweeter Than You" | 83 | |
| 1960 | "Young Emotions" | 85 |
| 1961 | "Travelin' Man" | 23 |
| "Hello Mary Lou" | 49 | |
| 1962 | "Young World" | 43 |
| 1972 | "Garden Party" | 46 |
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