Billy Joe Royal discography

Billy Joe Royal discography
Studio albums	14
Compilation albums	4
Singles	37

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 between 1965 and 1978 and 15 charted on the U.S.'s Billboard Hot Country Songs 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	Release date: July 1965 Label: Columbia Records	—	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	Release date: 1980 Label: Mercury Records	—	—	—
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	Release date: April 21, 1986 Label: Atlantic America	21	—	—
The Royal Treatment	Release date: September 28, 1987 Label: Atlantic America	5	—	—	US: Gold
Tell It Like It Is	Release date: February 1, 1989 Label: Atlantic America	15	—	31
Out of the Shadows	Release date: June 1990 Label: Atlantic Records	24	—	—
Billy Joe Royal	Release date: March 5, 1992 Label: Atlantic Records	—	—	—
Stay Close to Home	Release date: August 25, 1998 Label: Intersound Records	—	—	—
His First Gospel Album	Release date: July 3, 2009 Label: Gusto Records	—	—	—
"—" 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	Release date: April 26, 2005 Label: Intersound Records	—
"—" 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"[a]	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. 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.^{[dead link‍]}
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.^{[dead link‍]}
8. "Piers Plowden directed Billy Joe Royal's Love Has No Right Video". YouTube. 23 December 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
9. ""Till I Can't Take It Anymore" Music Video by Billy Joe Royal". VH1. Retrieved February 6, 2016.^{[dead link‍]}
10. "New Videoclips" (PDF). Billboard. October 20, 1990. Retrieved February 6, 2016.

External links

• Billy Joe Royal discography at Discogs