Billy Dean discography
Billy Dean is an American country music artist. His discography comprises eight studio albums, five compilation albums, 28 singles, and three guest singles. His first three studio albums — Young Man, Billy Dean and Fire in the Dark — are all certified gold by the RIAA, as is his 1994 Greatest Hits album.
Billy Dean discography | |
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Studio albums | 8 |
Compilation albums | 5 |
Music videos | 16 |
Singles | 28 |
No.1 Single | 3 |
Dean's highest-charting solo singles in the U.S. all peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Only Here for a Little While", "Somewhere in My Broken Heart", and "If There Hadn't Been You". The latter and its follow-up, "Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the Dark", both reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks charts in Canada. Dean and Alison Krauss both received chart credit for their guest vocals on Kenny Rogers' 2000 Number One hit "Buy Me a Rose".
Studio albums
1990s albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
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US Country [1] |
US [1] |
CAN Country [2] | |||
Young Man |
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12 | 99 | — | |
Billy Dean |
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22 | 88 | 8 |
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Fire in the Dark |
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14 | 83 | 4 | |
Men'll Be Boys |
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51 | — | — | |
It's What I Do |
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18 | 143 | — | |
Real Man |
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41 | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
2000s albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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US Country [1] |
US [1] | ||
Let Them Be Little |
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8 | 50 |
The Christ (A Song for Joseph) |
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— | — |
Sings Richard Leigh |
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— | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
2010s albums
Title | Album details |
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The One Behind the Wheel |
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A Man of Good Fortune |
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Compilation albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales thresholds) | |
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US Country [1] |
US [1] | |||
Greatest Hits |
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29 | 148 |
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Love Songs |
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— | — | |
Certified Hits |
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— | — | |
The Best of Billy Dean |
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— | — | |
The Very Best of Billy Dean |
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— | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Singles
1990s
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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US Country [5] |
US AC [5][6] |
CAN Country [7] |
CAN AC [8] | |||
1990 | "Lowdown Lonely"[9] | — | — | — | — | Young Man |
"Only Here for a Little While" | 3 | — | 2 | — | ||
1991 | "Somewhere in My Broken Heart" | 3 | 18 | 2 | 18 | |
"You Don't Count the Cost" | 4 | — | 3 | — | Billy Dean | |
"Only the Wind" | 4 | 48 | 3 | — | ||
1992 | "Billy the Kid" | 4 | — | 3 | — | |
"If There Hadn't Been You" | 3 | 39 | 1 | — | ||
"Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the Dark" | 6 | — | 1 | — | Fire in the Dark | |
1993 | "I Wanna Take Care of You" | 22 | — | 9 | — | |
"I'm Not Built That Way" | 34 | — | 18 | — | ||
"We Just Disagree" | 9 | — | 6 | — | ||
1994 | "Cowboy Band" | 24 | — | 22 | — | Men'll Be Boys |
"Men Will Be Boys" | 60 | — | 75 | — | ||
1996 | "It's What I Do" | 5 | — | 11 | — | It's What I Do |
"That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me" | 4 | — | 3 | — | ||
"I Wouldn't Be a Man" | 45 | — | 32 | — | ||
1997 | "In the Name of Love" | — | — | — | — | |
1998 | "Real Man" | 33 | — | 49 | — | Real Man |
"Innocent Bystander" | 68 | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
2000s and 2010s
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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US Country [5] |
US [5] | |||
2001 | "Keep Mom and Dad in Love" (with Suzy Bogguss and Jillian) |
51 | — | N/A |
2003 | "I'm in Love with You" | 52 | — | Let Them Be Little |
2004 | "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" | 27 | — | |
"Let Them Be Little" | 8 | 68 | ||
2005 | "This Is the Life" | 52 | — | |
"Race You to the Bottom" | — | — | ||
2006 | "Swinging for the Fence" | — | — | |
2013 | "I Can't Leave a Good Thing"[10] | — | — | A Man of Good Fortune |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Other singles
Other charted songs
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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US Country [5] |
CAN Country [7] | |||
1994 | "Once in a While" | 53 | 60 | 8 Seconds (soundtrack) |
Christmas releases
Year | Single | Album |
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1996 | "I Still Believe in Christmas" | N/A |
2005 | "Shine On" | The Christ: A Song for Joseph |
Guest singles
Year | Single | Artist(s) | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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US Country [5] |
US [5] |
CAN Country [7] | ||||
1998 | "One Heart at a Time"[A] | Various | 69 | 56 | — | N/A |
1999 | "Buy Me a Rose" | Kenny Rogers and Alison Krauss |
1 | 40 | 9 | She Rides Wild Horses |
2001 | "America the Beautiful" | Various | 58 | — | — | N/A |
2014 | "An American with a Remington" | Larry Gatlin | — | — | — | The Gospel According to Gatlin |
2016 | "Already a Dead Man" | Jason Pritchett | — | — | — | N/A |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Videography
Music videos
Year | Title | Director |
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1990 | "Only Here for a Little While" | Bill Young |
1991 | "Somewhere in My Broken Heart" | |
"Only the Wind" | ||
1992 | "Billy the Kid" | |
"If There Hadn't Been You" | Roger Pistole | |
1993 | "Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the Dark" | Bill Young |
"I'm Not Built That Way" | ||
1994 | "We Just Disagree" | Marius Penczner |
"Once in a While" | Charley Randazzo | |
"Men Will Be Boys" | ||
1996 | "It's What I Do" | Martin Kahan |
"I Wouldn't Be a Man" | Richard Murray | |
1998 | "Real Man" | Crystal Bernard/Steven R. Monroe |
"One Heart at a Time"[A] | ||
2001 | "America the Beautiful"(Various) | Marc Ball |
2003 | "I'm in Love with You" | |
2004 | "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" | |
"Let Them Be Little" | Eric Welch | |
Notes
- A^ Song featured Faith Hill, Bryan White, Garth Brooks, Michael McDonald, Neal McCoy, Victoria Shaw and Olivia Newton-John.
References
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- "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Country Albums/CDs". RPM. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - July 19, 2010: Billy Dean certified albums". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2010-05-01. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- "allmusic ((( Billy Dean > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- Whitburn, Joel (2007). Top Adult Songs 1961-2006. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-169-1.
- "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Country Singles". RPM. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Adult Contemporary". RPM. Archived from the original on 2012-10-16. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. August 4, 1990.
- "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country". Radio & Records. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2013.