Billy Joe Royal discography
Studio albums14
Compilation albums4
Singles37

Billy Joe Royal was an American country soul[1] artist. His discography consists of 14 studio albums and 37 singles. Of his 37 singles, 16 charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1965 and 1978 and 15 charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart between 1985 and 1992.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US Country US CAN Country
Down in the Boondocks — 96 —
Billy Joe Royal featuring Hush
  • Release date: November 1967
  • Label: Columbia Records
 — — —
Cherry Hill Park
  • Release date: December 1969
  • Label: Columbia Records
 — 100 —
Billy Joe Royal — — —
Billy Joe Royal
  • Release date: May 8, 1981
  • Label: Kat Family Records
 — — —
Makin' Believe
  • Release date: 1982
  • Label: Brylen Records
 — — —
Folio
  • Release date: February 24, 1983
  • Label: 51 West Records & Tapes
 — — —
Looking Ahead 21 — —
The Royal Treatment
  • Release date: September 28, 1987
  • Label: Atlantic America
 5 — —
Tell It Like It Is
  • Release date: February 1, 1989
  • Label: Atlantic America
 15 — 31
Out of the Shadows 24 — —
Billy Joe Royal
  • Release date: March 5, 1992
  • Label: Atlantic Records
 — — —
Stay Close to Home — — —
His First Gospel Album — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilations

Title Album details Peak
positions
US Country
Greatest Hits
  • Release date: May 1, 1989
  • Label: Columbia Records
 —
Greatest Hits
  • Release date: March 5, 1992
  • Label: Atlantic Records
 32
Super Hits
  • Release date: September 6, 2000
  • Label: Atlantic Records
 —
Best of Billy Joe Royal —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

1960s — 1970s

Year Title Peak positions Album
US CAN AUS
1965 "Down in the Boondocks" 9 1 10 Down in the Boondocks
"I Knew You When" 14 1 55
1966 "I've Got to Be Somebody" 38 15 —
"It's a Good Time" 104 — — —
"Heart's Desire" 88 56 — Billy Joe Royal featuring Hush
"Campfire Girls" 91 68 — —
1967 "Yo-Yo" 117 28 — Billy Joe Royal featuring Hush
"These Are Not My People" 113 — —
"The Greatest Love" 117 — —
"Hush" 52 45 98
1968 "Storybook Children" 117 — — —
1969 "Cherry Hill Park" 15 8 69 Cherry Hill Park
1970 "Every Night" 113 — — —
1971 "Tulsa" 86 81 —
"Poor Little Pearl" 111 91 —
1978 "Under the Boardwalk"[lower-alpha 1] 82 74 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s — 2000s

Year Title Peak positions Album
US Country
[3]		 CAN Country
1980 "(How Do I Like to Dance) Slowly" — — Billy Joe Royal (1980)
"He'll Have to Go" — —
1981 "(Who Is Like You) Sweet America" — — Billy Joe Royal (1981)
"You Really Got a Hold on Me" — —
"Wasted Time" — —
1985 "Burned Like a Rocket" 10 — Looking Ahead
1986 "Boardwalk Angel" 41 37
"I Miss You Already" 14 —
1987 "Old Bridges Burn Slow" 11 —
"I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow" 5 17 The Royal Treatment
1988 "Out of Sight and on My Mind" 10 7
"It Keeps Right on Hurtin'" 17 15
1989 "Tell It Like It Is" 2 2 Tell It Like It Is
"Love Has No Right" 4 3
"Till I Can't Take It Anymore" 2 3
1990 "Searchin' for Some Kind of Clue" 17 33 Out of the Shadows
"A Ring Where a Ring Used to Be" 33 43
1991 "If the Jukebox Took Teardrops" 29 24
1992 "I'm Okay (And Gettin' Better)" 51 68 Billy Joe Royal (1992)
"Funny How Time Slips Away"[4] — —
2009 "Hard Rock to Roll" — — His First Gospel Album
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Guest singles

Year Title Artist Peak
positions		 Album
US Country
[3]
1987 "Members Only" Donna Fargo 23 Winners

Music videos

Year Video Director
1987 "I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow" Marc Ball[5]
1988 "Out of Sight and On My Mind" Simeon Soffer[6]
1989 "Tell It Like It Is" John Lloyd Miller[7]
"Love Has No Right" Piers Plowden[8]
"Till I Can't Take It Anymore" Jason Furrate[9]
1990 "A Ring Where a Ring Used to Be" Richard Jernigan[10]
1992 "Funny How Time Slips Away" —

Notes

  1. ↑ "Under the Boardwalk" also peaked at number 37 on the RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Billy Joe Royal Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ "RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks for August 5, 1978". RPM. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  4. ↑ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. August 15, 1992.
  5. ↑ ""I'll Pin A Note On Your Pillow" Music Video by Billy Joe Royal". VH1. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ "New Videoclips" (PDF). Billboard. April 16, 1988. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  7. ↑ ""Tell It Like It Is" Music Video by Billy Joe Royal". VH1. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Piers Plowden directed Billy Joe Royal's Love Has No Right Video". YouTube. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  9. ↑ ""Till I Can't Take It Anymore" Music Video by Billy Joe Royal". VH1. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
  10. ↑ "New Videoclips" (PDF). Billboard. October 20, 1990. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
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