Ray Stevens discography
| Ray Stevens discography |
|---|
| Studio albums |
43 |
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| Live albums |
1 |
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| Music videos |
2 |
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| Singles |
93 |
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| No.1 singles |
2 |
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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
1970s
1980s
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 |
— |
— |
— |
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2000s
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! |
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4 |
|
Singles
1950s and 1960s
| Year |
Single |
Peak chart positions |
Album |
US
[1] |
US R&B |
CAN |
AUS |
| 1957 |
"Rang Tang Ding Dong" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Non-album singles |
| "Silver Bracelet" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1959 |
"Clown" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| "High School Yearbook" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
The NRC Years |
| "My Heart Cries for You" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1960 |
"Sgt. Preston of the Yukon" |
108 |
— |
— |
— |
All-Time Greatest Hits |
| "Happy Blue Year" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
The NRC Years |
| 1961 |
"Jeremiah Peabody's Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving
Fast-Acting Pleasant-Tasting Green and Purple Pills" |
35 |
— |
— |
83 |
1,837 Seconds of Humor |
| "Scratch My Back (I Love It)" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1962 |
"Ahab the Arab" |
5 |
9 |
— |
7 |
| "Furthermore" |
91 |
— |
— |
— |
| "Santa Claus Is Watching You" |
45 |
— |
— |
— |
The Best of Ray Stevens |
| 1963 |
"Funny Man" |
81 |
— |
14 |
— |
This Is Ray Stevens |
| "Harry the Hairy Ape" |
17 |
14 |
30 |
72 |
| "Speed Ball" |
59 |
29 |
— |
— |
| 1964 |
"Butch Barbarian" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
The Best of Ray Stevens |
| "Bubble Gum the Bubble Dancer" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1965 |
"Party People" |
130 |
— |
— |
— |
Non-album singles |
| "Mr. Baker the Undertaker" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| "ABC" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1966 |
"Devil May Care" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
"Freddie Feelgood
(And His Funky Little Five Piece Band)" |
91 |
— |
— |
22 |
Gitarzan |
| 1967 |
"Mary, My Secretary" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Non-album singles |
| "Answer Me, My Love" |
— |
— |
— |
95 |
| 1968 |
"Unwind" |
52 |
— |
19 |
— |
Even Stevens |
| "Mr. Businessman" |
28 |
— |
7 |
33 |
| "The Great Escape" |
114 |
— |
43 |
34 |
| 1969 |
"Gitarzan" |
8 |
— |
10 |
3 |
Gitarzan |
| "Along Came Jones" |
27 |
— |
28 |
13 |
| "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"A |
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 |
| US Country |
US
[1] |
US AC |
UK |
CAN Country |
CAN |
CAN AC |
AUS |
| 1970 |
"Have a Little Talk With Myself" |
63 |
123 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
50 |
Have a Little Talk With Myself |
| "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" |
— |
112 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| "Everything Is Beautiful" |
39 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
— |
1 |
— |
1 |
Everything Is Beautiful |
| "America, Communicate With Me" |
— |
45 |
12 |
— |
— |
34 |
— |
— |
Ray Stevens...Unreal!!! |
| "Sunset Strip" |
— |
81 |
17 |
— |
— |
68 |
30 |
— |
| 1971 |
"Bridget the Midget (The Queen of the Blues)" |
— |
50 |
— |
2 |
— |
37 |
— |
61 |
Ray Stevens' Greatest Hits |
| "A Mama and a Papa" |
— |
82 |
4 |
— |
— |
72 |
6 |
— |
Turn Your Radio On |
| "All My Trials" |
— |
70 |
6 |
— |
— |
82 |
— |
— |
| "Turn Your Radio On" |
17 |
63 |
24 |
33 |
10 |
— |
3 |
99 |
| 1972 |
"Love Lifted Me" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| "Losin' Streak" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Losin' Streak |
| 1973 |
"Nashville" |
37 |
— |
44 |
— |
70 |
— |
29 |
83 |
Nashville |
| "Love Me Longer" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1974 |
"The Streak" |
3 |
1 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Boogity Boogity |
| "The Moonlight Special" |
— |
73 |
— |
— |
— |
59 |
26 |
— |
| "Everybody Needs a Rainbow" / "Inside" |
37 |
— |
18 |
— |
— |
— |
16 |
— |
Losin' Streak |
| 1975 |
"Misty" |
3 |
14 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
15 |
6 |
5 |
Misty |
| "Indian Love Call" |
38 |
68 |
— |
34 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 1976 |
"Young Love" |
48 |
93 |
44 |
— |
47 |
— |
— |
— |
| "Lady of Spain" |
— |
108 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| "You Are So Beautiful" |
16 |
101 |
— |
— |
17 |
— |
— |
— |
Just for the Record |
| "Honky Tonk Waltz" |
27 |
— |
— |
— |
38 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1977 |
"In the Mood"
(credited to the Henhouse Five Plus Too) |
39 |
40 |
38 |
31 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Non-album single |
| "Get Crazy With Me" |
81 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Feel the Music |
| "Dixie Hummingbird" |
44 |
— |
— |
— |
43 |
— |
— |
— |
| 1978 |
"Be Your Own Best Friend" |
36 |
— |
50 |
— |
16 |
— |
— |
— |
Be Your Own Best Friend |
| 1979 |
"I Need Your Help Barry Manilow" |
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 |
Peak chart positions |
Album |
| US Country |
CAN Country |
| 1980 |
"Shriner's Convention"B |
7 |
2 |
Shriner's Convention |
| "Night Games" |
20 |
11 |
One More Last Chance |
| 1981 |
"One More Last Chance" |
33 |
46 |
| 1982 |
"Written Down in My Heart" |
35 |
— |
Don't Laugh Now |
| "Where the Sun Don't Shine" |
63 |
— |
| 1983 |
"Mary Lou Nights" |
— |
— |
Me |
| 1984 |
"My Dad" |
64 |
— |
| "I'm Kissin' You Goodbye" |
— |
— |
He Thinks He's Ray Stevens |
| 1985 |
"Mississippi Squirrel Revival" |
20 |
32 |
| "It's Me Again, Margaret" |
74 |
— |
| "The Haircut Song" |
45 |
— |
I Have Returned |
| "Santa Claus Is Watching You" (re-recording) |
— |
— |
| 1986 |
"The Ballad of the Blue Cyclone" |
50 |
— |
| "Southern Air" (with Jerry Clower and Minnie Pearl) |
63 |
— |
Surely You Joust |
| "People's Court" |
70 |
— |
| "Can He Love You Half as Much as I" |
— |
— |
| 1987 |
"Would Jesus Wear a Rolex" |
41 |
45 |
Crackin' Up |
| "Three Legged Man" |
— |
— |
| "Sex Symbols" |
— |
— |
| 1988 |
"Surfin' U.S.S.R." |
— |
— |
I Never Made a Record I Didn't Like |
"The Day I Tried to Teach
Charlene Mackenzie How to Drive" |
88 |
— |
| "I Saw Elvis in a UFO" |
— |
— |
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" |
— |
— |
| "—" denotes released that failed to chart or were not released |
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 |
| 1985 |
"Santa Claus Is Watchin' You" |
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| 1988 |
"Surfin' USSR" |
|
| 1990 |
"Help Me Make It Through the Night" |
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| 1990 |
"Sittin' Up With the Dead" |
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| 1992 |
"The Mississippi Squirrel Revival" |
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| 1992 |
"It's Me Again, Margaret" |
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| 1992 |
"Everything Is Beautiful" |
|
| 1992 |
"The Streak" |
|
| 1995 |
"Shriner's Convention" |
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| 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" |
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| 2003 |
"Gone for Good" |
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| 2004 |
"Thank You" |
|
| 2004 |
"Power Tools" |
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| 2006 |
"Teenage Mutant Kung Fu Chickens" |
|
| 2006 |
"Misty" |
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| 2006 |
"Harry the Hairy Ape" |
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| 2006 |
"Along Came Jones" |
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| 2006 |
"Barbeque" |
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| 2006 |
"Gourmet Restaurant" |
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| 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" |
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| 2009 |
"We The People" |
|
| 2010 |
"Caribou Barbie" |
|
| 2010 |
"Throw The Bums Out!" |
|
| 2010 |
"Come to the USA" |
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| 2010 |
"The Global Warming Song" |
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| 2010 |
"God Save Arizona" |
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| 2010 |
"Nightmare Before Christmas" |
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| 2011 |
"The Skies Just Ain't Friendly Anymore" |
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| 2011 |
"Obama Budget Plan" |
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| 2011 |
"Mr. President - Mr. President" |
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| 2012 |
"Obama Nation" |
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| 2012 |
"Grandpa Voted Democrat" |
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| 2012 |
"White Christmas" |
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| 2012 |
"Blue Christmas" |
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| 2012 |
"Merry Christmas" |
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| 2012 |
"Redneck Christmas" |
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| 2013 |
"Red Hot Chili Cookoff" |
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| 2013 |
"Guilt For Christmas" |
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| 2013 |
"Nashville" |
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| 2013 |
"Unchained Melody" |
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| 2014 |
"If You Like Your Plan" |
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| 2014 |
"Nero Fiddled" |
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| 2015 |
"Taylor Swift Is Stalking Me" |
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| 2015 |
"You Didn't Build That" |
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References
- 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 854. ISBN 0-89820-188-8.