Ray Stevens discography
Ray Stevens discography | |
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Studio albums | 43 |
Live albums | 1 |
Music videos | 2 |
Singles | 93 |
No.1 singles | 2 |
The discography of singles and albums released by the American country, pop, and novelty artist Ray Stevens consists of more than 40 studio albums and 93 singles. In his career, Stevens reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 twice: with "The Streak" and "Everything Is Beautiful". The former and a cover of the jazz standard "Misty" are his biggest hits on the country charts, both reaching number three.
Albums
1960s
Year | Album | US |
---|---|---|
1962 | 1,837 Seconds of Humor | 135 |
1963 | Ray "Ahab the Arab" Stevens and Hal Winters | — |
This Is Ray Stevens | — | |
1967 | The Best of Ray Stevens | — |
1968 | The Best of Ray Stevens | — |
Even Stevens | — | |
1969 | Gitarzan | 57 |
Have a Little Talk With Myself | — |
1970s
Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
US Country | US | CAN | ||
1970 | Everything Is Beautiful | — | 35 | 28 |
Ray Stevens...Unreal!!! | — | 141 | — | |
1971 | Rock & Roll Show (reissue of 1,837 Seconds of Humor) | — | — | — |
Ray Stevens' Greatest Hits | 15 | 95 | — | |
1972 | Turn Your Radio On | 14 | 175 | — |
1973 | Losin' Streak | — | — | — |
Nashville | 36 | — | — | |
1974 | Boogity Boogity | 10 | 159 | 82 |
1975 | Misty | 3 | 106 | — |
The Very Best of Ray Stevens | 19 | 173 | — | |
1976 | Both Sides of Ray Stevens | — | — | — |
Just for the Record | 34 | — | — | |
1977 | Feel the Music | 50 | — | — |
The Many Sides of Ray Stevens | — | — | — | |
The Remarkable Ray Stevens: 20 Incredible Hits | — | — | — | |
There Is Something on Your Mind | — | — | — | |
1978 | Be Your Own Best Friend | — | — | — |
1979 | The Feeling's Not Right Again | — | — | — |
The Ray Stevens Greatest Hits Collection | — | — | — | |
The Best of Ray Stevens | — | — | — |
1980s
Year | Album | Chart positions | RIAA | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US Country | US | |||
1980 | Shriner's Convention | 4 | 132 | — |
Wild and Crazy | — | — | — | |
1981 | Oh Lonesome Me | — | — | — |
One More Last Chance | — | — | — | |
1982 | Don't Laugh Now | — | — | — |
1983 | Greatest Hits | 67 | — | — |
Me | — | — | — | |
1984 | He Thinks He's Ray Stevens | 3 | 118 | Platinum |
Ray Stevens Collection | — | — | — | |
Ray Stevens Greatest Hits | — | — | — | |
1985 | Ray Stevens Collector's Series | — | — | — |
I Have Returned | 1 | — | Gold | |
1986 | Surely You Joust | 11 | — | — |
The Very Best of Ray Stevens/Roger Miller | — | — | — | |
1987 | Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 | 41 | — | Platinum |
Get the Best of Ray Stevens | — | — | — | |
Crackin' Up! | 25 | — | — | |
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 | 62 | — | Gold | |
1988 | I Never Made a Record I Didn't Like | 52 | — | — |
1989 | Beside Myself | 51 | — | — |
Funny Man | — | — | — |
1990s
Year | Album | Chart positions | RIAA | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US Country | US Comedy | |||
1990 | His All-Time Greatest Comic Hits | — | — | Gold |
Lend Me Your Ears | — | — | — | |
1991 | Greatest Hits | — | — | — |
#1 With a Bullet | 60 | 14 | — | |
1992 | Ahab the Arab | — | — | — |
Everything Is Beautiful & Other Hits | — | — | — | |
Mississippi Squirrel Revival (reissue of He Thinks He's Ray Stevens) | — | — | — | |
A Brighter Day | — | — | — | |
The Gospel Side of Ray Stevens | — | — | — | |
Ray Stevens/Jim Stafford | — | — | — | |
Ray Stevens – At His Best (alternate issue of Beside Myself) | — | — | — | |
1993 | Classic Ray Stevens | — | — | — |
The Legendary Ray Stevens and Jim Stafford | — | — | — | |
1994 | The Most of Ray Stevens | — | — | — |
The Legendary Ray Stevens | — | — | — | |
1995 | Get Serious! The Original Movie Soundtrack | — | — | — |
Cornball | — | — | — | |
The Serious Side of Ray Stevens | — | — | — | |
Do You Wanna Dance? | — | — | — | |
Ray Stevens Live! | — | — | — | |
20 Comedy Hits | — | — | — | |
1996 | Great Gospel Songs | — | — | — |
Everything Is Beautiful | — | — | — | |
All-Time Hits | — | — | — | |
1997 | Hum It | — | — | — |
The Streak | — | — | — | |
Gitarzan | — | — | — | |
The Biggest and the Best | — | — | — | |
The Best of Ray Stevens | — | — | — | |
Ray Stevens Christmas: Through a Different Window | 69 | — | — | |
Golden Classics | — | — | — | |
1998 | The Country Hits Collection | — | — | — |
Back 2 Back | — | — | — | |
1999 | The Last Laugh | — | — | — |
Misty: The Very Best of Ray Stevens | — | — | — | |
2000s
Year | Album | Chart positions | |
---|---|---|---|
US Country | US Comedy | ||
2000 | Ear Candy | — | — |
Funniest Characters | — | — | |
2001 | All-Time Greatest Hits | — | — |
2002 | Osama-Yo' Mama, The Album | 29 | — |
12 Hits | — | — | |
2003 | Classic Masters | — | — |
The Collection | — | — | |
2004 | 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Ray Stevens | — | — |
Thank You! | — | — | |
The Ones You Want | — | — | |
2005 | The NRC Years | — | — |
Box Set | 62 | 5 | |
Everything Is Beautiful / Unreal!!! | — | — | |
Nashville / Boogity Boogity | — | — | |
Turn Your Radio On / Misty | — | — | |
2007 | New Orleans Moon | — | — |
2008 | Hurricane | — | — |
Greatest Hits: The 50th Anniversary Collection | — | 13 | |
Only the Best of Ray Stevens | — | — | |
2009 | Laughter Is the Best Medicine | — | — |
Ray Stevens Sings Sinatra…Say What?? | — | — | |
One for the Road | — | — | |
Ray Stevens Christmas | — | — | |
2010s
Year | Album | Chart positions | |
---|---|---|---|
US Country | US Comedy | ||
2010 | Everything Is Beautiful | — | — |
We the People | 58 | 4 | |
A Funny Thing Happened in Church Today | — | — | |
2011 | Spirit of '76 | — | — |
Bozo's Back Again | — | — | |
2012 | Encyclopedia of Recorded Comedy Music | — | — |
Such a Night: 50 Years of Hits and Hilarity | — | — | |
Patriots and Politics | — | — | |
2014 | Ray Stevens Gospel Collection, Volume One | — | — |
2015 | Here We Go Again! | -- | 4 |
Singles
1950s and 1960s
Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions | Album | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [1] |
US R&B | CAN | AUS | |||
1957 | "Rang Tang Ding Dong" b/w "Silver Bracelet" |
— | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
"Five More Steps" b/w "Tingle" |
— | — | — | — | ||
1958 | "Chickie-Chickie Wah Wah" b/w "Crying Goodbye" |
— | — | — | — | |
"Love Goes On Forever" b/w "Cat Pants" |
— | — | — | — | ||
"The Clown" b/w "School" |
— | — | — | — | ||
1958 | "High School Yearbook - A Deck Of Cards" b/w Truly True" |
— | — | — | — | |
"My Heart Cries For You" b/w "What Would I Do Without You?" |
— | — | — | — | ||
1960 | "Sgt. Preston Of The Yukon" b/w "Who Do You Love" |
108 | — | — | — | |
1961 | "Jeremiah Peabody's Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving Fast-Acting Pleasant-Tasting Green and Purple Pills" b/w "Teen Years" (from This Is Ray Stevens) |
35 | — | — | 83 | 1,837 Seconds Of Humor |
"Scratch My Back (I Love It)" b/w "When You Wish Upon A Star" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | ||
"White Christmas" b/w "Happy Blue Year" |
— | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
1962 | "Ahab The Arab" b/w "It's Been So Long" (from This Is Ray Stevens) |
5 | 9 | — | 7 | 1,837 Seconds Of Humor |
"Further More" b/w "Saturday Night At The Movies' |
91 | — | — | — | ||
"Santa Claus Is Watching You" b/w "Loved and Lost" (from This Is Ray Stevens) |
45 | — | — | — | The Best Of Ray Stevens | |
1963 | "Funny Man" b/w "Just One Of Life's Little Tragedies" |
81 | — | 14 | — | This Is Ray Stevens |
"Harry The Hairy Ape" b/w "Little Stone Statue" |
17 | 14 | 30 | 72 | ||
"Speed Ball" b/w "It's Party Time" (Non-album track) |
59 | 29 | — | — | ||
1964 | "Butch Barbarian" b/w "Don't Say Anything" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | The Best Of Ray Stevens |
"Bubble Gum The Bubble Dancer" b/w "Laughing Over My Grave" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | ||
1965 | "The Rockin' Teenage Mummies" b/w "It Only Hurts When I Laugh" |
— | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
"Mr. Baker The Undertaker" b/w "The Old English Surfer" |
— | — | — | — | ||
"Party People" b/w "A-B-C" (Non-album track) |
130 | — | — | — | ||
1966 | "Devil May Care" b/w "Make A Few Memories" |
— | — | — | — | |
"Freddie Feelgood (and His Funky Little Five Piece Band)" b/w "There's One In Every Crowd" (Non-album track) |
91 | — | — | 22 | Gitarzan | |
1967 | "Answer Me, My Love" b/w "Mary My Secretary" |
— | — | — | 95 | Non-album tracks |
1968 | "Unwind" b/w "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow" |
52 | — | 19 | — | Even Stevens |
"Mr. Businessman" b/w "Face The Music" |
28 | — | 7 | 33 | ||
"The Great Escape" b/w "Isn't It Lonely Together" |
114 | — | 43 | 34 | ||
1969 | "Gitarzan" b/w "Bagpipes - That's My Bag" |
8 | — | 10 | 3 | Gitarzan |
"Along Came Jones" b/w "Yakety Yak" |
27 | — | 28 | 13 | ||
"Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"A b/w "The Minority" (from Even Stevens) |
81 | — | 59 | 34 | Have A Little Talk With Myself | |
"—" denotes released that failed to chart or were not released |
- A^ "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" peaked at number 55 on U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles and number 46 on Canada RPM Country Tracks.
1970s
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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US Country | US [1] |
US AC | UK | CAN Country | CAN | CAN AC | AUS | |||
1970 | "Have A Little Talk With Myself" b/w "The Little Woman" |
63 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | Have A Little Talk With Myself |
"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" b/w "The Fool On The Hill" |
— | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Everything Is Beautiful" b/w "A Brighter Day" |
39 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | Everything Is Beautiful | |
"America, Communicate With Me" b/w "Monkey See, Monkey Do" |
— | 45 | 12 | — | — | 34 | — | — | Ray Stevens...Unreal!!! | |
"Sunset Strip" b/w "Islands" |
— | 81 | 17 | — | — | 68 | 30 | — | ||
1971 | "Bridget the Midget (The Queen Of The Blues)" b/w "Night People" (from Unreal!!!) |
— | 50 | — | 2 | — | 37 | — | 61 | Boogity Boogity |
"A Mama and A Papa" b/w "Melt" (Non-album track) |
— | 82 | 4 | — | — | 72 | 6 | — | Turn Your Radio On | |
"All My Trials" b/w "Have A Little Talk With Myself" (from Have A Little Talk With Myself) |
— | 70 | 6 | — | — | 82 | — | — | ||
"Turn Your Radio On" b/w "Loving You On Paper" (from Unreal!!!) |
17 | 63 | 24 | 33 | 10 | — | 3 | 99 | ||
1972 | "Love Lifted Me" b/w "Glory Special" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Losing Streak" b/w "Inside" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Losin' Streak | |
1973 | "Nashville" b/w "Golden Age" |
37 | — | 44 | — | 70 | — | 29 | 83 | Nashville |
"Love Me Longer" b/w "Float" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1974 | "The Streak" b/w "You've Got The Music Inside" (from Nashville) |
3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Boogity Boogity |
"The Moonlight Special" b/w "Just So Proud To Be Here" |
— | 73 | — | — | — | 59 | 26 | — | ||
"Everybody Needs A Rainbow" b/w "Inside" (from Losin' Streak) |
37 | — | 18 | — | — | — | 16 | — | Non-album track | |
1975 | "Misty" b/w "Sunshine" |
3 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 5 | Misty |
"Indian Love Call" b/w "Piece Of Paradise" (Non-album track) |
38 | 68 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | ||
1976 | "Young Love" b/w "Deep Purple" |
48 | 93 | 44 | — | 47 | — | — | — | |
"Lady Of Spain" b/w "Mockingbird Hill" |
— | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"You Are So Beautiful" b/w "One Man Band" |
16 | 101 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | Just For The Record | |
"Honky Tonk Waltz" b/w "Om" |
27 | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | ||
1977 | "In the Mood" b/w "Classical Cluck Shown as "Henhouse Five Plus Too" |
39 | 40 | 38 | 31 | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
"Get Crazy With Me" / | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Feel The Music | |
"Dixie Hummingbird" | 44 | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | ||
1978 | "Be Your Own Best Friend" b/w "With A Smile" |
36 | — | 50 | — | 16 | — | — | — | Be Your Own Best Friend |
1979 | "I Need Your Help Barry Manilow" b/w "Daydream Romance" |
85 | 49 | 11 | — | — | 63 | — | 92 | The Feeling's Not Right Again |
"—" denotes released that failed to chart or were not released |
1980s and 1990s
Year | Single (A-side, B-side) | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
US Country | CAN Country | ||||
1980 | "Shriner's Convention"B b/w "You're Never Goin' To Tampa With Me" |
7 | 2 | Shriner's Convention | |
"Night Games" b/w "Let's Do It Right This Time" |
20 | 11 | One More Last Chance | ||
1981 | "One More Last Chance" b/w "I Believe You Love Me" |
33 | 46 | ||
1982 | "Written Down In My Heart" b/w "Country Boy, Country Club Girl" |
35 | — | Don't Laugh Now | |
"Where The Sun Don't Shine" b/w "Why Don't We Go Somewhere and Love" |
63 | — | |||
1983 | "Mary Lou Nights" b/w "Piece Of Paradise Called Tennessee" |
— | — | Me | |
1984 | "My Dad" b/w "Me" |
64 | — | ||
"I'm Kissin' You Goodbye" b/w "Joggin'" |
— | — | He Thinks He's Ray Stevens | ||
1985 | "Mississippi Squirrel Revival" b/w "Ned Nostril (and His South Seas Paradise)" |
20 | 32 | ||
"It's Me Again, Margaret" b/w "Joggin'" |
74 | — | |||
"The Haircut Song" b/w "Punk Country Love" |
45 | — | I Have Returned | ||
"Santa Claus Is Watching You" (re-recording) b/w "Armchair Quarterback" |
— | — | |||
1986 | "The Ballad Of The Blue Cyclone" b/w "Vacation Bible School" |
50 | — | ||
"Southern Air" (with Jerry Clower and Minnie Pearl) b/w "The Camping Trip" |
63 | — | Surely You Joust | ||
"People's Court" b/w "Dudley Dorite (Of The Highway Patrol)" |
70 | — | |||
"Can He Love You Half As Much As I" b/w "Dudley Dorite (Of The Highway Patrol)" |
— | — | |||
1987 | "Would Jesus Wear a Rolex" b/w "Cool Down Willard" |
41 | 45 | Crackin' Up | |
"Three Legged Man" b/w "Doctor Doctor (Have Mercy On Me)" |
— | — | |||
"Sex Symbols" b/w "The Ballad Of Cactus Pete and Lefty" |
— | — | |||
1988 | "Surfin' U.S.S.R." <b/w "Language, Nudity, Violence and Sex" |
— | — | I Never Made A Record I Didn't Like | |
"The Day I Tried to Teach Charlene Mackenzie How To Drive" b/w "I Don't Need None Of That" |
88 | — | |||
"I Saw Elvis In A UFO" b/w "I Used To Be Crazy" |
— | — | Beside Myself | ||
1989 | "There's A Star Spangled Banner" | — | — | ||
1991 | "Workin' For The Japanese" | 62 | — | #1 With a Bullet | |
"Teenage Mutant Kung Fu Chickens" | — | — | |||
1992 | "Power Tools" | 72 | — | ||
1993 | "If 10% Is Good Enough for Jesus" | — | — | Classic Ray Stevens | |
"The Motel Song" | — | — | |||
"Super Cop" | — | — | |||
1997 | "Mama Sang Bass" | — | — | Hum It | |
"Too Drunk to Fish" | — | — | |||
"Virgil and the Moonshot" | — | — | |||
From 1989 on, tracks were released as CD singles "—" denotes released that failed to chart or were not released |
- B^ "Shriner's Convention" peaked at number 1 on U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.
2000s and 2010s
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
US Country | |||||
2002 | "Osama - Yo' Mama" | 48 | Osama - Yo' Mama: The Album | ||
2005 | "We're Having a Baby" | — | Box Set | ||
2006 | "The New Battle of New Orleans" | — | Non-album single | ||
2008 | "Hurricane" | — | Hurricane | ||
2009 | "Concrete Sailor" | — | One for the Road | ||
"Cooter Brown" | — | ||||
"If 10% Is Good Enough for Jesus" | — | We The People | |||
"We the People" | — | ||||
2010 | "Caribou Barbie" | — | |||
"Come to the U.S.A." | — | ||||
"Throw the Bums Out!" | — | ||||
"The Global Warming Song" | — | ||||
"God Save Arizona" | — | Spirit of '76 | |||
2011 | "The Skies Just Ain't Friendly Anymore" | — | |||
"Obama Budget Plan" | — | ||||
"—" denotes released that failed to chart or were not released |
Music videos
The majority of Stevens' music videos were filmed long after the song's original release in audio form, primarily for newly made video compilations. All music videos feature live-action Ray Stevens until 2004's "Power Tools". Starting with that music video, animated Ray Stevens was featured in a series of limited animation music videos. Ray wouldn't appear in live-action again until 2009's "We The People" music video. Stevens' music videos have become viral and most of them have garnered more than half a million unique views with several music videos reaching views of more than a million. Stevens' journey into political humor, beginning with 2009's "We The People", ushered in a new creative avenue for the artist and since that time most of his creative output is in the political/topical vein.
Year | Video | Director |
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1985 | "Santa Claus Is Watchin' You" | |
1988 | "Surfin' USSR" | |
1990 | "Help Me Make It Through the Night" | |
1990 | "Sittin' Up With the Dead" | |
1992 | "The Mississippi Squirrel Revival" | |
1992 | "It's Me Again, Margaret" | |
1992 | "Everything Is Beautiful" | |
1992 | "The Streak" | |
1995 | "Shriner's Convention" | |
1995 | "Gitarzan" | |
1995 | "The Woogie Boogie" | |
1995 | "Dudley Dorite of the Highway Patrol" | |
1995 | "The Dooright Family" | |
1995 | "We Don't Take Nothin' Off Nobody" | |
1995 | "Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens" | |
1995 | "Can He Love You Half as Much as I?" (live action version) | |
1995 | "I Used to Be Crazy" | |
1995 | "Ahab the Arab" | |
1997 | "Virgil and the Moonshot" | |
1997 | "Too Drunk to Fish" | |
2000 | "Juanita and the Kids" | |
2000 | "The Pirate Song" | |
2000 | "The Haircut Song" | |
2000 | "Freddy Feelgood (and His Funky Little Five Piece Band)" | |
2000 | "The Ballad of the Blue Cyclone, Parts 1 and 2" | |
2002 | "Osama Yo' Mama" | |
2002 | "Hello Mama" | |
2003 | "Bridget the Midget (Queen Of The Blues)" | |
2003 | "Deerslayer" | |
2003 | "Hang Up and Drive" | |
2003 | "Erik the Awful" | |
2003 | "Gone for Good" | |
2004 | "Thank You" | |
2004 | "Power Tools" | |
2006 | "Teenage Mutant Kung Fu Chickens" | |
2006 | "Misty" | |
2006 | "Harry the Hairy Ape" | |
2006 | "Along Came Jones" | |
2006 | "Barbeque" | |
2006 | "Gourmet Restaurant" | |
2006 | "This Ain't Exactly What I Had in Mind" | |
2006 | "Jeremiah Peabody's Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving Fast-Acting Pleasant-Tasting Green and Purple Pills" | |
2006 | "The Ballad of Cactus Pete and Lefty" | |
2006 | "Can He Love You Half as Much as I" (cartoon version) | |
2009 | "Smokey Mountain Rattlesnake Retreat" | |
2009 | "Hugo the Human Cannonball" | |
2009 | "The Moonlight Special" | |
2009 | "The Camping Trip" | |
2009 | "We The People" | |
2010 | "Caribou Barbie" | |
2010 | "Throw The Bums Out!" | |
2010 | "Come to the USA" | |
2010 | "The Global Warming Song" | |
2010 | "God Save Arizona" | |
2010 | "Nightmare Before Christmas" | |
2011 | "The Skies Just Ain't Friendly Anymore" | |
2011 | "Obama Budget Plan" | |
2011 | "Mr. President - Mr. President" | |
2012 | "Obama Nation" | |
2012 | "Grandpa Voted Democrat" | |
2012 | "White Christmas" | |
2012 | "Blue Christmas" | |
2012 | "Merry Christmas" | |
2012 | "Redneck Christmas" | |
2013 | "Red Hot Chili Cookoff" | |
2013 | "Guilt For Christmas" | |
2013 | "Nashville" | |
2013 | "Unchained Melody" | |
2014 | "If You Like Your Plan" | |
2014 | "Nero Fiddled" | |
2015 | "Taylor Swift Is Stalking Me" | |
2015 | "You Didn't Build That" |