Bette Midler discography
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| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 12 | |
| ↙Live albums | 4 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 5 | |
| ↙Singles | 32 | |
| ↙Music videos | 10 | |
| ↙Soundtracks | 4 | |
This article presents the discography of American Pop-Rock music singer, Bette Midler.
Midler has sold over 30 million albums world-wide.[citation needed]
Contents |
[edit] Albums
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Information | Peak positions[1] | Sales and certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | UK | SWE | |||
| 1972 | The Divine Miss M
|
9 | — | — | |
| 1973 | Bette Midler
|
6 | — | — |
|
| 1976 | Songs for the New Depression
|
27 | — | — | |
| 1977 | Broken Blossom
|
51 | — | — | |
| 1979 | Thighs and Whispers
|
5 | — | 8 | |
| 1983 | No Frills
|
6 | — | 1 | |
| 1990 | Some People's Lives
|
6 | 5 | 19 | |
| 1995 | Bette of Roses
|
45 | 55 | 80 |
|
| 1998 | Bathhouse Betty
|
32 | — | 92 |
|
| 2000 | Bette
|
69 | — | — | |
| 2003 | Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook
|
14 | 52 | 8 |
|
| 2005 | Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook
|
10 | 41 | 29 | |
| 2006 | Cool Yule
|
33 | — | — |
|
[edit] Soundtracks
| Year | Information | Peak positions | Sales and certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | UK | SWE | |||
| 1979 | The Rose
|
12 | 68 | 4 |
|
| 1989 | Beaches
|
2 | 21 | — | |
| 1991 | For the Boys
|
22 | 75 | — |
|
| 1993 | Gypsy
|
183 | — | — | |
[edit] Live albums
| Year | Information | Peak positions | Sales and certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | UK | SWE | |||
| 1977 | Live at Last
|
49 | — | — | |
| 1980 | Divine Madness
|
34 | — | — | |
| 1985 | Mud Will Be Flung Tonight
|
183 | — | — | |
[edit] Compilations
| Year | Information | Peak positions | Sales and certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | UK | SWE | |||
| 1978 | The Best of Bette
|
— | — | 32 | |
| 1981 | The Best of Bette (1981 version)
|
— | — | — | |
| 1987 | Just Hits
|
— | — | — | |
| 1993 | Experience the Divine: Greatest Hits
|
50 | 3 | — | |
| 2008 | Jackpot! The Best Bette
|
66 | 6 | 10 | |
| 2010 | Memories of You
|
— | 42 | — |
|
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak Chart Positions[5] | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US AC | US Dance | UK | |||
| 1972 | "Do You Want to Dance" | 17 | 8 | — | — | The Divine Miss M |
| 1973 | "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" | 8 | 1 | — | — | |
| "Friends" | 40 | 9 | — | — | ||
| 1974 | "In the Mood" | 51 | 18 | — | — | Bette Midler |
| 1976 | "Strangers in the Night" | — | 45 | 7 | — | Songs for the New Depression |
| "Old Cape Cod" | — | 36 | — | — | ||
| 1977 | "You're Movin' Out Today" | 42 | 11 | — | — | Live at Last |
| 1978 | "Storybook Children (Daybreak)" | 57 | 37 | — | — | Broken Blossom |
| 1979 | "Married Men" | 40 | — | 32 | — | Thighs and Whispers |
| "Big Noise From Winnetka" | — | — | 98 | — | ||
| "Hang in There Baby" | — | — | 70 | — | ||
| 1980 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | 35 | — | — | — | The Rose soundtrack |
| "The Rose"[A] | 3 | 1 | — | — | ||
| "My Mother's Eyes" | 39 | 8 | — | — | Divine Madness | |
| 1983 | "All I Need to Know" | 77 | 39 | — | — | No Frills |
| "Favorite Waste of Time" | 78 | — | — | — | ||
| 1984 | "Beast of Burden"[B] | 71 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | "Under the Boardwalk" | — | — | — | — | Beaches soundtrack |
| "Wind Beneath My Wings"[C] | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | ||
| 1990 | "From a Distance"[C] | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | Some People's Lives |
| 1991 | "Night and Day" | 62 | 15 | — | — | |
| "The Gift of Love" | — | 19 | — | — | ||
| "Moonlight Dancing" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Every Road Leads Back to You" | 78 | 15 | — | — | For the Boys soundtrack | |
| 1992 | "In My Life" | — | 20 | — | — | |
| 1995 | "To Deserve You" | — | — | 2 | — | Bette of Roses |
| 1998 | "My One True Friend" | — | 16 | — | 58 | Bathhouse Betty |
| 1999 | "I'm Beautiful" | 60 | — | 1 | — | |
| 2001 | "In These Shoes" | — | — | 8 | — | Bette |
| 2004 | "White Christmas" | — | 15 | — | — | Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook |
| 2006 | "Fever" | — | — | 4 | — | Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook |
| "From a Distance" (re-recording) | — | 13 | — | — | Cool Yule | |
| 2010 | "I Freak 2" (featuring Estelle) | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Greatest Ears in Town" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||
[edit] Other songs
- 1977 "I Never Talk to Strangers" with Tom Waits from the album Foreign Affairs.
- 1980 "Blueberry Pie" from the Sesame Street album In Harmony (1980 Grammy Award for Best Recording for Children).
- 1982 "No Jinx" from the film Jinxed.
- 1988 "Perfect Isn't Easy" from the Oliver & Company soundtrack.
- 1989 "One More Cheer" from the film Stella.
- 1993 "I Put A Spell On You" from the film Hocus Pocus.
- 1995 "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" with The Manhattan Transfer from the album Tonin'.
- 1996 "God Help the Outcasts" from the soundtrack The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
- 1996 "You Don't Own Me" with Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton from The First Wives Club soundtrack.
- 1996 "Somewhere Along The Way" from the soundtrack That Old Feeling.
- 2004 "Manhattan" with Rod Stewart from the album Stardust: the Great American Songbook 3.
- 2005 "Baby Mine" from the Disney album Wishes.
- 2010 "The Greatest Ears in Town" from the CD All My Friends Are Here.
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | "Favorite Waste of Time" | Tommy Shalami |
| "Beast of Burden" | Allan Arkush | |
| 1988 | "Under the Boardwalk" | |
| "Wind Beneath My Wings" | ||
| 1990 | "From a Distance" | |
| "Night and Day" | Meiert Avis | |
| 1991 | "Every Road Leads Back To You" | |
| 1995 | "To Deserve You" | Marcus Nispel |
| "To Deserve You" (remix video) | ||
| 1998 | "My One True Friend" | |
| 2006 | "Cool Yule" |
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Bette Midler's albums chart positions:
- Editors from Allmusic.com. "Bette Midler — Billboard Albums". Billboard magazine. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3128. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- "The Official UK Chart Company". theofficialcharts.com. http://www.theofficialcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k United States RIAA. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved on February 28, 2008.
- ^ a b c http://www.bpi.co.uk/
- ^ a b c Editors from IFPI. IFPI. Retrieved on February 28, 2008
- ^ Editors from Allmusic.com. "Bette Midler — Billboard Singles". Billboard magazine. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3128. Retrieved 2008-02-28.
- Editors from EveryHit.com. "UK Top 40 Hit Database". EveryHit.com. http://www.everyhit.com/. Retrieved 2006-06-07.
[edit] External links
- Bette Midler — Official website.
