Billy Dean is an American country music artist. His discography comprises eleven 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 | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 11 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Singles | 28 |
| Music videos | 16 |
| 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
edit1990s albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [1] |
CAN Country [2] | |||
| Young Man |
|
12 | 99 | — | |
| Billy Dean |
|
22 | 88 | 8 |
|
| Fire in the Dark |
|
14 | 83 | 4 | |
| Men'll Be Boys |
|
51 | — | — | |
| It's What I Do |
|
18 | 143 | — | |
| Real Man |
|
41 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
2000s albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [1] | ||
| Let Them Be Little |
|
8 | 50 |
| The Christ (A Song for Joseph) |
|
— | — |
| Sings Richard Leigh |
|
— | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
2010s albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The One Behind the Wheel |
|
| A Man of Good Fortune |
|
2020s albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Rest of It's Mine |
|
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales thresholds) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [1] | |||
| Greatest Hits |
|
29 | 148 |
|
| Love Songs |
|
— | — | |
| Certified Hits |
|
— | — | |
| The Best of Billy Dean |
|
— | — | |
| The Very Best of Billy Dean |
|
— | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Singles
edit1990s
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [6] |
US AC [6][7] |
CAN Country [8] |
CAN AC [9] | |||
| 1990 | "Lowdown Lonely"[10] | — | — | — | — | 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 | — | ||
| 1998 | "Real Man" | 33 | — | 49 | — | Real Man |
| "Innocent Bystander" | 68 | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
2000s and 2010s
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [6] |
US [6] | |||
| 2001 | "Keep Mom and Dad in Love" (with Suzy Bogguss and introducing Jillian) |
51 | — | — |
| 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"[11] | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "Swinging for the Fence"[12] | — | — | |
| 2013 | "I Can't Leave a Good Thing"[13] | — | — | A Man of Good Fortune |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Other singles
editOther charted songs
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [6] |
CAN Country [8] | |||
| 1994 | "Once in a While" | 53 | 60 | 8 Seconds (soundtrack) |
Christmas releases
edit| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "I Still Believe in Christmas" | — |
| 2005 | "Shine On" | The Christ: A Song for Joseph |
Guest singles
edit| Year | Single | Artist(s) | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [6] |
US [6] |
CAN Country [8] | ||||
| 1998 | "One Heart at a Time"[A] | Various | 69 | 56 | — | — |
| 1999 | "Buy Me a Rose" | Kenny Rogers and Alison Krauss |
1 | 40 | 9 | She Rides Wild Horses |
| 2001 | "America the Beautiful" | Various | 58 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | "An American with a Remington" | Larry Gatlin | — | — | — | The Gospel According to Gatlin |
| 2016 | "Already a Dead Man" | Jason Pritchett | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Videography
editMusic videos
edit| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 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
edit- 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.
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ "The Rest of It's Mine by Billy Dean".
- ^ a b c d e f g "allmusic ((( Billy Dean > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". allmusic. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Top Adult Songs 1961-2006. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-169-7.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records: 21. July 22, 2005.
- ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records: 26. April 21, 2006.
- ^ "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country". Radio & Records. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved February 19, 2013.