The singles discography of Wanda Jackson, an American recording artist, consists of 81 singles, nine international singles, one other charted song, and three music videos. In 1954 at age 16, she signed as a country artist with Decca Records. Her debut single was a duet recording with Billy Gray which reached the eighth spot on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, also in 1954. Refusing to tour until completing high school, Jackson's further singles for Decca failed gaining success.[1] She signed with Capitol Records in 1956 and began incorporating rock and roll into her musical style. Jackson's first Capitol single exemplified this format ("I Gotta Know") and became a national top-20 country hit.[2] Follow-up rock singles between 1957 and 1959 failed gaining enough attention to become hits including, "Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad", "Fujiyama Mama", and "Honey Bop".[1] In 1960 however, the rock and roll-themed, "Let's Have a Party", became Jackson's first Billboard top-40 pop hit after it was picked up by an Iowa disc jockey.[2]
| Wanda Jackson singles discography | |
|---|---|
 Wanda Jackson performing at the Sjock Festival in Belgium, July 2008. | |
| Singles | 81 |
| Music videos | 3 |
| International releases | 9 |
| Other charted songs | 1 |
As rock and roll's popularity declined, Jackson started releasing singles targeted specifically toward the country market. Her 1961 releases, "Right or Wrong" and "In the Middle of a Heartache", became top-10 hits on the Billboard country chart respectively.[3] Further country pop releases from 1962 to 1964 became minor Billboard country and pop hits; "A Little Bitty Tear", "If I Cried Every Time You Hurt Me", and "Slippin'".[4] In 1965, Jackson started recording in German as well as English. Her debut German single, "Santo Domingo", went to number five in Germany and a series of international singles followed suit.[2] Continuing as a country performer, most of Jackson's singles peaked in the top 40 on the country chart. Considered "self-assertive" song names by critics, titles included, "The Box It Came In" (1966), "Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine" (1966), "A Girl Don't Have to Drink to Have Fun" (1967), "My Baby Walked Right Out on Me" (1968), and "My Big Iron Skillet" (1969).[2][4]
In 1971, Jackson converted to Christianity and recorded a gospel single that year entitled "People Gotta Be Loving".[2] Before signing to the Christian label, Word Records, Jackson had two top-20 Billboard country hits with "A Woman Lives for Love" (1970) and "Fancy Satin Pillows" (1971).[4] Through Word and later Myrrh Records, she issued several Christian and gospel singles until the end of the 1970s such as "Jesus Put a Yodel in My Soul" (1974). She spent the next decade recording gospel music and performing religious touring shows, until European rock and roll revivalists sought out Jackson. From the renewed success, Jackson issued two rock and roll singles in the 1980s including, "My Party" (1988), a duet with Karel Zich. In the 1990s, she primarily toured as a rock and gospel artist without releasing any singles.[2] After several more album releases in the 2000s, Jack White of the successful rock band, The White Stripes, produced Jackson's comeback album, The Party Ain't Over.[3] The release spawned Jackson's first pair of singles since the 1980s: "Thunder on the Mountain" and "You Know I'm No Good".
Singles
edit1950s
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Cou. [5] |
AUS [6] |
UK [7] | |||
| "You Can't Have My Love" (with Billy Gray) | 1954 | 8 | — | — | — |
| "The Right to Love"[8] | — | — | — | ||
| "You'd Be the First One to Know"[9] | — | — | — | ||
| "Tears at the Grand Ole Opry"[10] | 1955 | — | — | — | |
| "It's the Same World (Wherever You Go)"[11] | — | — | — | ||
| "Wasted"[12] | 1956 | — | — | — | |
| "I Gotta Know" | 15 | — | — | Rockin' with Wanda | |
| "Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad"[13] | — | — | — | ||
| "The Heart You Could Have Had"[14] | 1957 | — | — | — | — |
| "Baby Loves Him"[15] | — | — | — | Rockin' with Wanda | |
| "Don'a Wan'a"[16] | — | — | — | ||
| "Cool Love"[17] | — | — | — | ||
| "Fujiyama Mama"[18] | — | — | — | ||
| "Honey Bop"[19] | 1958 | — | — | — | |
| "Mean, Mean Man"[a] | — | 33 | 40 | ||
| "Rock Your Baby"[20] | — | — | — | ||
| "You've Turned to a Stranger"[21] | 1959 | — | — | — | |
| "You're the One for Me"[22] | — | — | — | ||
| "Reaching"[23] | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
1960s
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
US Cou. [5] |
US AC [5] |
AUS [6] |
CAN Cou. [24] |
NLD [25] |
UK [7] | |||
| "Please Call Today"[26] | 1960 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Let's Have a Party" | 37 | — | — | 6 | — | 17 | 32 | Wanda Jackson | |
| "Happy, Happy Birthday Baby"[27] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Little Charm Bracelet"[28] | 1961 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wanda Jackson Sings Country Songs |
| "Right or Wrong" | 29 | 9 | 9 | 33 | — | — | — | Right or Wrong | |
| "In the Middle of a Heartache" | 27 | 6 | — | 73 | — | — | — | Wonderful Wanda | |
| "A Little Bitty Tear" | 84 | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | ||
| "If I Cried Every Time You Hurt Me" | 1962 | 58 | 28 | 16 | — | — | — | — | |
| "I Misunderstood" | —[b] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Greatest Actor" | —[c] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "One Teardrop at a Time"[30] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wanda Jackson Sings Country Songs | |
| "But I Was Lying"[31] | 1963 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "This Should Go on Forever"[32] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Let Me Talk to You"[33] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Reckless Love Affair | |
| "Slippin'" | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | Wanda Jackson Sings Country Songs | |
| "The Violet and the Rose" | 1964 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Leave My Baby Alone"[34] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Candy Man"[35] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Two Sides of Wanda | |
| "Kickin' Our Hearts Around"[36] | 1965 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wanda Jackson Sings Country Songs |
| "Have I Grown Used to Missing You"[37] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "My First Day Without You"[38] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Box It Came In" | 1966 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | Reckless Love Affair |
| "Because It's You" | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "This Gun Don't Care" | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine" | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Both Sides of the Line" | 1967 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | You'll Always Have My Love |
| "My Heart Gets All the Breaks" | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "A Girl Don't Have to Drink to Have Fun" | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | Cream of the Crop | |
| "By the Time You Get to Phoenix" | 1968 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | Wanda Jackson Country! |
| "My Baby Walked Out Right on Me" | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | Cream of the Crop | |
| "Little Boy Soldier" | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Wish I Was Your Friend" | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | The Many Moods of Wanda Jackson | |
| "If I Had a Hammer" | 1969 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Your Tender Love"[39] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Happy Side of Wanda | |
| "Everything's Leaving" | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | Wanda Jackson Country! | |
| "My Big Iron Skillet" | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Two Separate Bar Stools" | — | 35 | — | — | 41 | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
1970s
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Cou. [5] |
CAN Cou. [24] | ||||
| "A Woman Lives for Love" | 1970 | 17 | — | A Woman Lives for Love | |
| "Who Shot John" | 50 | — | — | ||
| "Fancy Satin Pillows" | 13 | 26 | I've Gotta Sing | ||
| "People Gotta Be Loving" (with The Oak Ridge Boys)[40] |
1971 | — | — | Praise the Lord | |
| "Back Then" | 25 | — | I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way | ||
| "I Already Know (What I'm Getting for My Birthday)" |
35 | — | |||
| "I'll Be Whatever You Say" | 1972 | 57 | — | ||
| "I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way"[41] | — | — | |||
| "Tennessee Women's Prison"[42] | — | — | Country Keepsakes | ||
| "Your Memory Comes and Gets Me"[43] | 1973 | — | — | ||
| "When It's Time to Fall in Love Again"[44] | — | — | When It's Time to Fall in Love Again | ||
| "Come on Home (To This Lonely Heart)" | 98 | — | |||
| "Jesus Put a Yodel in My Soul"[45] | 1974 | — | — | Now I Have Everything | |
| "Where Do I Put His Memory"[46] | — | — | I'll Still Love You | ||
| "I Can't Stand to Hear You Say Goodbye"[47] | 1975 | — | — | ||
| "Touring That City"[48] | — | — | Make Me Like a Child Again | ||
| "I'll Still Love You"[49] | 1976 | — | — | I'll Still Love You | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
1980s–2020s
edit| Title | Year | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Don't Let the Good Times Fool You" | 1980 | Good Times | [50] |
| "Meet Me in Stockholm" | 1985 | Rockabilly Fever | [51] |
| "My Party" (with Karel Zich) | 1988 | Let's Have a Party in Prague | [52] |
| "Good Rockin' Tonight" | 2007 | I Remember Elvis | [53] |
| "You Know I'm No Good" | 2011 | The Party Ain't Over | [54] |
| "Thunder on the Mountain | [55] | ||
| "Tore Down" | 2012 | Unfinished Business | [56] |
| "It Keeps Right On a-Hurtin'" | 2021 | Encore | [57] |
Foreign language singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [58] |
BEL [59] |
GER [60] | |||
| "Santo Domingo" | 1965 | 1 | 14 | 5 | Made in Germany |
| "Morgen, Ja Morgen" | — | — | 36 | ||
| "Doch dann kam Johnny" | 8 | — | 26 | ||
| "Komm Heim, Mein Wandersmann"[61] | — | — | — | ||
| "Wer an Das Meer Sein Herz Verliert"[62] | 1966 | — | — | — | |
| "Wenn Der Abschied Kommt" | — | — | 32 | ||
| "Vom Winde Verweht"[63] | 1967 | — | — | — | |
| "Addio My Love"[64] | — | — | — | ||
| "Warum Gleich Tränen"[65] | 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
As a featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Funnel of Love" (with Velvetone) |
2002 | Dark Blossom |
Other charted songs
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [5] | ||||
| "You'll Always Have My Love" | 1967 | 64 | You'll Always Have My Love | [d] |
Music videos
edit| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Thunder on the Mountain" | 2011 | thirty two | [67] |
| "Tore Down" | 2012 | Seth Graves | [68] |
| "Am I Even a Memory" | [69] |
Notes
edit- ^ Upon its initial release in 1958, "Mean, Mean Man" did not chart. In 1960, the song entered the UK Singles Chart where it finally reached its peak positions.[7][6]
- ^ "I Misunderstood" peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart, a list which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100.[29]
- ^ "The Greatest Actor" peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart, a list which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100.[29]
- ^ Originally released as the B-side to the single "My Heart Gets All the Breaks".[66]
References
edit- ^ a b Fontenot, Robert. "In the Spotlight: Wanda Jackson". About. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Finding Her Voice: Women in Country Music. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press. 2002. pp. 201–04. ISBN 0-8265-1432-4.
- ^ a b Wolff, Kurt. "Wanda Jackson: Biography: Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ a b c "Wanda Jackson: Awards: Allmusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ a b c David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 978-0-646-11917-5.
- ^ a b c "Wanda Jackson — Peak chart positions". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (August 1954). ""The Right to Love"/"If You Knew What I Know" (7" vinyl single)". Decca Records. 9-29253.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (September 1954). ""You'd Be the First to Know"/"If You Don't Somebody Else Will" (7" vinyl single)". Decca Records. 9-29267.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (May 1955). ""Tears at the Grand Ole Opry"/"Nobody's Darlin' But Mine" (7" vinyl single)". Decca Records. 9-29514.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (October 1955). ""It's the Same World (Wherever You Go)"/"Don't Do the Things He'd Do" (7" vinyl single)". Decca Records. 9-29677.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (January 1956). ""Wasted"/"I Cried Again" (7" vinyl single)". Decca Records. 9-29803.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (November 1956). ""Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad"/"Silver Threads and Golden Needles" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F3575.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (January 1957). ""The Heart You Could Have Had"/"You Won't Forget" (7" vinyl single)". Decca Records. 9-30153.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (February 1957). ""Baby Loves Him"/"Cryin' Thru' the Night" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F3637.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (April 1957). ""Don'a Wan'a"/"Let Me Explain" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F3683.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (August 1957). ""Cool Love"/"Do You Miss Me" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F3764.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (December 1957). ""Fujiyama Mama"/"No Wedding Bells for Me" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F3843.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (March 1958). ""Honey Bop"/"Just a Queen for a Day" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F3941.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (November 1958). ""Rock Your Baby"/"Sinful Heart" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F4081.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (February 1959). ""You've Turned to a Stranger"/"Savin' My Love" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F4142.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (May 1959). ""You're the One for Me"/"A Date with Jerry" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F4207.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (October 1959). ""Reaching"/"I'd Rather Have You" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 4286.
- ^ a b "Search results for "Wanda Jackson" under Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "Dutch charts portal -- Wanda Jackson". Dutch Charts.nl. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (March 1960). ""Please Call Today"/"My Destiny" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 4354.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (December 1960). ""Happy, Happy Birthday Baby"/"Mean Mean Man" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 4469.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (February 1961). ""Little Charm Bracelet"/"Riot in Cell Block Number Nine" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 4520.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2005). Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100: 1959-2004. Record Research. ISBN 978-0898201628.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (December 1962). ""One Teardrop at a Time"/"Whirlpool" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 4884.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (February 1963). ""But I Was Lying"/"Sympathy" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 4917.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (May 1963). ""This Should Go on Forever"/"We Haven't a Moment to Lose" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 4973.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (July 1963). ""Let Me Talk to You"/"Memory Mountain" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 5015.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (August 1964). ""Leave My Baby Alone"/"I'm Mad at Me" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 5228.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (October 1964). ""Candy Man"/"Weary Blues from Waitin'" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 5287.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (January 1965). ""Kickin' Our Hearts Around"/"My Baby's Gone" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 5364.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (June 1965). ""Have I Grown Used to Missing You"/"Take Me Home" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 6433.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (September 1965). ""My First Day Without You"/"Send Me No Roses" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 5491.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (April 1969). ""Your Tender Love"/"As the Day Wears On" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 2472.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda; Boys, Oak Ridge (February 1971). ""People Gotta Be Loving"/"Glory Hallelujah (Battle Hymn of the Republic)" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 3070.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (July 1972). ""I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way"/"Song of the Wind" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 3385.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (December 1972). ""Tennessee Women's Prison"/"Roll with the Tide" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 3498.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (May 1973). ""Your Memory Comes and Gets Me"/"I Don't Know How to Tell Him" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 3599.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (September 1973). ""When It's Time to Fall in Love Again"/"Say I Do" (7" vinyl single)". Myrrh Records. MS-122.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (1974). ""Jesus Put a Yodel in My Soul (mono)"/"Jesus Put a Yodel in My Soul (stereo)" (7" vinyl single)". Myrrh Records. MS-143.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (1974). ""Where Do I Put His Memory"/"Take a Look" (7" vinyl single)". Myrrh Records. MS-152.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (June 1975). ""I Can't Stand to Hear You Say Goodbye"/"Take a Look" (7" vinyl single)". ABC Records. ABC-12116.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (1975). ""Touring That City"/"Make Me Like a Child Again" (7" vinyl single)". Myrrh Records. MS-155.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (1976). ""I'll Still Love You"/"Where Do I Put His Memory" (7" vinyl single)". DJM Records. DJS-10719.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (1980). ""Don't Let the Good Times Fool You"/"My Umbrella" (7" vinyl single)". Deep Sea Music. DSM-7001.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (1985). ""Meet Me in Stockholm"/"If I Could Take Sweden Home" (7" vinyl single)". Tab Records. TAB-ES-505.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda; Zich, Karel (1988). ""My Party"/"Jackson" (7" vinyl single)". Supraphon Records. 11-0069-7311.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (2007). ""Good Rockin' Tonight"/"Good Rockin' Tonight (Remix)" (7" vinyl single)". Goldenlane Records. CLP-2012.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (January 2010). ""You Know I'm No Good"/"Shakin' All Over" (7" vinyl single)". Third Man Records. TMR-023.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (November 2010). ""Thunder on the Mountain"/"Dust on the Bible" (7" vinyl single)". Third Man Records. TMR-068.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (October 2012). ""Tore Down"/"California Stars" (7" vinyl single)". Sugar Hill Records. SUG-LP-7145.
- ^ Freeman, Jon (28 June 2021). "Wanda Jackson Announces Final Album 'Encore' With Joan Jett". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Austrian charts portal -- Wanda Jackson". Austrian charts.at. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "Ultratop Beligian charts -- Wanda Jackson". ultratop.be. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung / Jackson, Wanda / Single". Musicline.de (in German). Retrieved 14 December 2013.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (1966). ""Komm Heim, Mein Wandersmann"/"Oh Lonesome Me" (German vinyl single)". Capitol Records. K-23-091.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (1966). ""Komm Heim, Mein Wandersmann"/"Louisiana Moon" (German vinyl single)". Capitol Records. K-23-361.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (1967). ""Vom Winde Verweht"/"Der Mond Ist Der Freund Der Verliebten" (German vinyl single)". Capitol Records. K-23-601.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (1967). ""Addio My Love"/"Abschiedsrosen" (German vinyl single)". Capitol Records. K-23-602.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (1970). ""AWarum Gleich Tränen"/"Schick Ihn Nicht Fort, Daddy" (German vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 1C-006-80-412.
- ^ Jackson, Wanda (1967). ""My Heart Gets All the Breaks"/"You'll Always Have My Love" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 5960.
- ^ "Wanda Jackson feat. Jack White - Thunder on the Mountain". Vimeo. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Wanda Jackson : Tore Down". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Wanda Jackson : Am I Even a Memory". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2012.