The Statler Brothers discography
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The discography of The Statler Brothers, an American country music
group, consists of 38 albums and 69 singles. The group debuted in 1965 with "Flowers on the Wall
", a number 2 country and number 4 pop hit. Although they never made top 40 on the pop charts again, The Statler Brothers continued to chart on Hot Country Songs
until 1990, reaching number one with "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine" in 1978, "Elizabeth" in 1983, "My Only Love" in 1984 and "Too Much on My Heart" in 1985.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
group, consists of 38 albums and 69 singles. The group debuted in 1965 with "Flowers on the Wall
Flowers on the Wall
"Flowers on The Wall" is a song made famous by country music group The Statler Brothers. Written and composed by the group's original tenor, Lew DeWitt, the song peaked in popularity in January 1966, spending four weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart, and reaching No....
", a number 2 country and number 4 pop hit. Although they never made top 40 on the pop charts again, The Statler Brothers continued to chart on Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
until 1990, reaching number one with "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine" in 1978, "Elizabeth" in 1983, "My Only Love" in 1984 and "Too Much on My Heart" in 1985.
Albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications | Label | |||
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| US Country | US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
CAN Country | RIAA Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... |
CRIA Canadian Recording Industry Association Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada... |
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| 1966 | Flowers on the Wall Flowers on the Wall (album) Flowers on the Wall is the debut album by The Statler Brothers. It produced their debut single "Flowers on the Wall", a Top 5 country and pop hit that year... |
10 | 125 | Columbia | |||
| 1967 | Sing The Big Hits Sing the Big Hits Sing the Big Hits is the second album by The Statler Brothers. It produced their hit singles "Ruthless" and "You Can't Have Your Kate and Edith, Too" which both peaked at #10 on the Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.-Track listing:#"Ruthless"#"You Can't Have Your Kate and Edith, Too" #"Release Me"... |
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| 1969 | How Great Thou Art How Great Thou Art (Statler Brothers album) How Great Thou Art is the third album by The Statler Brothers and the last one recorded for Columbia Records. "O Happy Day" was the lone single.-Track listing:#"How Great Thou Art" #"O Happy Day" #"King of Love"... |
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| 1970 | Bed of Rose's Bed of Rose's (album) Bed of Rose's is the fourth album by The Statler Brothers and the first one recorded for Mercury Records. One of two singles from the album, "Bed of Rose's" reached #9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.-Appearances in other media:... |
5 | 126 | Mercury | |||
| 1971 | Pictures of Moments to Remember Pictures of Moments to Remember Pictures of Moments to Remember is the fifth album by The Statler Brothers and the second one recorded for Mercury Records. Two of the songs from the album, "You Can't Go Home" and "Pictures" were released as singles.-Track listing:# "You Can't Go Home"... |
16 | 181 | ||||
| 1972 | Innerview | 12 | |||||
| Country Music Then and Now | 7 | ||||||
| Country Symphonies in E Major | 11 | ||||||
| 1973 | Carry Me Back | 11 | |||||
| 1974 | Thank You World | 36 | |||||
| Alive at the Johnny Mack Brown High School | |||||||
| Sons of the Motherland | 29 | ||||||
| 1975 | The Best of the Statler Brothers | 2 | 121 | 3× Multi-Platinum | Gold | ||
| Holy Bible Old Testament | 26 | Gold | |||||
| Holy Bible New Testament | 22 | Gold | |||||
| 1976 | Harold, Lew, Phil and Don | 21 | |||||
| 1977 | Country America Loves | 10 | |||||
| Short Stories | 21 | ||||||
| 1978 | Entertainers on and Off the Record | 5 | 155 | Gold | |||
| Christmas Card | 17 | 183 | Platinum | ||||
| Holy Bible: The Old and New Testaments | 44 | ||||||
| 1979 | The Originals | 8 | 183 | 21 | Gold | ||
| The Best of the Statler Brothers Rides Again | 4 | Gold | |||||
| 1980 | 10th Anniversary | 13 | 169 | Gold | |||
| 1981 | Years Ago | 9 | 103 | ||||
| 1982 | The Legend Goes On | 17 | 201 | ||||
| 1983 | Today | 10 | 193 | 16 | Gold | ||
| 1984 | Atlanta Blue | 8 | 177 | Gold | |||
| 1985 | Pardners in Rhyme Pardners in Rhyme Pardners in Rhyme is a studio album by American country music group The Statler Brothers. It was released in 1985 via Mercury Records. The album peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.-Track listing:#"Hello Mary Lou" – 2:17... |
1 | Gold | ||||
| Christmas Present | 42 | ||||||
| 1986 | Radio Gospel Favorites | 31 | Gold | ||||
| Four for the Show | 7 | 183 | |||||
| 1987 | Maple Street Memories | 9 | |||||
| 1988 | Greatest Hits | 21 | |||||
| 1989 | Live and Sold Out | 40 | |||||
| 1990 | Music, Memories, and You | 31 | |||||
| 1991 | All American Country | 67 | |||||
| 1992 | Words and Music | ||||||
| 1992 | Gospel Favorites | ||||||
| 1993 | Home | ||||||
| 1994 | 30th Anniversary Celebration | ||||||
| 1995 | Sing the Classics | Heartland | |||||
| 2001 | Showtime | Crossroads | |||||
| 2002 | Amen | ||||||
| 2003 | Farewell Concert | Compendia | |||||
| 2010 | The Gospel Music of The Statler Brothers: Volume 1 | 16 | 113 | Gaither | |||
| The Gospel Music of The Statler Brothers: Volume 2 | 17 | 116 |
1960s singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
CAN RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 1965 | "Flowers on the Wall Flowers on the Wall "Flowers on The Wall" is a song made famous by country music group The Statler Brothers. Written and composed by the group's original tenor, Lew DeWitt, the song peaked in popularity in January 1966, spending four weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart, and reaching No.... " |
2 | 4 | 1 | Flowers on the Wall |
| "My Darling Hildegard" | — | 110 | 58 | ||
| 1966 | "The Right One" | 30 | — | — | Do You Love Me Tonight |
| "That'll Be the Day" | 37 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | "Ruthless" | 10 | — | — | Big Country Hits |
| "You Can't Have Your Kate and Edith, Too" | 10 | — | — | ||
| 1968 | "Jump for Joy" | 60 | — | — | Single only |
| "Sissy" | 75 | — | — | ||
| 1969 | "I'm the Boy" | 60 | — | — | Do You Love Me Tonight |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
1970s singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
CAN RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 1970 | "Bed of Rose's Bed of Rose's "Bed of Rose's" was a hit song for the country music vocal group the Statler Brothers. The song, written by bass singer Harold Reid, reached its popularity peak in the winter of 1971, eventually reaching the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, peaking at number nine... " |
9 | 58 | 3 | 86 | Bed of Rose's |
| 1971 | "New York City" | 19 | — | 34 | — | |
| "Pictures" | 13 | — | 27 | — | Pictures of Moments to Remember | |
| 1972 | "You Can't Go Home" | 23 | — | 36 | — | |
| "Do You Remember These" | 2 | 105 | — | — | Innerview | |
| "The Class of '57" | 6 | — | 3 | — | Country Music Then and Now | |
| 1973 | "Monday Morning Secretary" | 20 | — | 10 | — | Country Symphonies in E Major |
| "Woman Without a Home" | 29 | — | 22 | — | ||
| "Carry Me Back" | 26 | — | 9 | — | Carry Me Back | |
| 1974 | "Whatever Happened to Randolph Scott" | 22 | — | 32 | — | |
| "Thank You World" | 31 | — | 45 | — | Thank You World | |
| "Susan When She Tried" | 15 | — | 18 | — | Sons of the Motherland | |
| 1975 | "All American Girl" | 31 | — | 36 | — | |
| "I'll Go to My Grave Loving You I'll Go to My Grave Loving You "I'll Go to My Grave Loving You" is a single by American country music group The Statler Brothers. Released in May 1975, it was the first single from their album The Best of the Statler Brothers. The song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also reached number 1 on the... " |
3 | 93 | 1 | — | The Best | |
| 1976 | "How Great Thou Art How Great Thou Art (hymn) "How Great Thou Art" is a Christian hymn based on a Swedish poem written by Carl Gustav Boberg in Sweden in 1885. The melody is a Swedish folk song. It was translated into English by British missionary Stuart K. Hine, who also added two original verses of his own composition. It was popularized by... " |
39 | — | 29 | — | Holy Bible New Testament |
| "Your Picture in the Paper" | 13 | — | 19 | — | Harold, Lew, Phil and Don | |
| "Thank God I've Got You" | 10 | — | — | — | Country America Loves | |
| 1977 | "The Movies" | 10 | — | 15 | — | |
| "I Was There" | 8 | — | 8 | — | ||
| "Silver Medals and Sweet Memories" | 18 | — | 10 | — | Short Stories | |
| 1978 | "Some I Wrote" | 17 | — | 45 | — | |
| "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine Do You Know You Are My Sunshine "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine" is a 1978 single by The Statler Brothers. "Do You Know You Are My Sunshine" was written by Don Reid and Harold Reid and would become The Statler Brothers twenty-seventh country hit and the first of four number ones on the country chart... " |
1 | — | 5 | — | Entertainers on and Off the Record | |
| "Who Am I to Say" | 3 | — | 60 | — | ||
| "The Official Historian on Shirley Jean Berrell" | 5 | — | 7 | — | ||
| 1979 | "How to Be a Country Star" | 7 | — | 18 | — | Originals |
| "Here We Are Again" | 11 | — | 28 | — | ||
| "Nothing as Original as You" | 10 | — | 33 | — | ||
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1980s singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 1980 | "(I'll Even Love You) Better Than I Did Then" | 8 | 8 | The Best 2 |
| "Charlotte's Web" | 5 | 27 | 10th Anniversary | |
| "Don't Forget Yourself" | 13 | — | ||
| 1981 | "In the Garden" | 35 | — | Years Ago |
| "Don't Wait on Me" | 5 | 36 | ||
| "Years Ago" | 12 | — | ||
| 1982 | "You'll Be Back (Every Night in My Dreams)" | 3 | — | |
| "Whatever" | 7 | 13 | The Legend Goes On | |
| "A Child of the Fifties" | 17 | — | ||
| 1983 | "(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely (Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely " I Get So Lonely" is a popular song. It was written by Pat Ballard and was published in 1953.The biggest hit version was done by The Four Knights in 1954.Anne Shelton with Ken Mackintosh and his orchestra recorded it in London on March 3, 1954... " |
2 | 26 | Today |
| "Guilty Guilty (The Statler Brothers song) "Guilty" is a single by American country music group The Statler Brothers. It was released in July 1983 as the second single from their album Today. The song peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.-Chart performance:... " |
9 | 16 | ||
| "Elizabeth Elizabeth (The Statler Brothers song) "Elizabeth" is a 1983 country music song released by The Statler Brothers. "Elizabeth" was written by Jimmy Fortune and became The Statler Brothers' forty-fourth country hit and their second number one on the country charts. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen... " |
1 | 12 | ||
| 1984 | "Atlanta Blue Atlanta Blue "Atlanta Blue" is a single by American country music group The Statler Brothers. It was released in March 1984 as the first single from their album Atlanta Blue. The song peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.... " |
3 | 2 | Atlanta Blue |
| "One Takes the Blame One Takes the Blame "One Takes the Blame" is a single by American country music group The Statler Brothers. It was released in July 1984 as the second single from their album Atlanta Blue. The song peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.... " |
8 | 20 | ||
| "My Only Love My Only Love (song) "My Only Love" is a single by American country music group The Statler Brothers. Released in November 1984, it was the third and final single from their 1984 album, Atlanta Blue. The song reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in March 1985.-Chart performance:... " |
1 | 3 | ||
| 1985 | "Hello Mary Lou Hello Mary Lou "Hello Mary Lou" is a song written by U.S. singer Gene Pitney and Cayet Mangiaracina and performed by Ricky Nelson in English and German in 1961. It reached #9 on the Billboard music charts on May 28, 1961, although the other side of the single, "Travelin' Man", hit #1... " |
3 | 3 | Pardners in Rhyme |
| "Too Much on My Heart Too Much on My Heart "Too Much on My Heart" is a 1985 single by The Statler Brothers. "Too Much on My Heart" was written by Jimmy Fortune and would become The Statler Brothers' last of four number ones on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the... " |
1 | 1 | ||
| "Sweeter and Sweeter Sweeter and Sweeter "Sweeter and Sweeter" is a single by American country music group The Statler Brothers. It was released in November 1985 as the third single from their album Pardners in Rhyme. The song peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.... " |
8 | 34 | ||
| 1986 | "Count on Me Count on Me (The Statler Brothers song) "Count on Me" is a single by American country music group The Statler Brothers. It was released in April 1986 as the first single from their album Four for the Show. The song peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.... " |
5 | 4 | Four for the Show |
| "Only You Only You (And You Alone) "Only You " is a pop song composed by Buck Ram. It was recorded most successfully by The Platters, with lead vocals by Tony Williams, in 1955.... " |
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| "Forever Forever (The Statler Brothers song) "Forever" is a single by American country music group The Statler Brothers. It was released in November 1986 as the third single from their album Four for the Show. The song peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.... " |
7 | 11 | ||
| 1987 | "I'll Be the One I'll Be the One "I'll Be the One" is a single by American country music group The Statler Brothers. It was released in May 1987 as the first single from their album Maple Street Memories. The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.... " |
10 | 24 | Maple Street Memories |
| "Maple Street Memories" | 42 | — | ||
| 1988 | "The Best I Know How" | 15 | 33 | |
| "Am I Crazy?" | 27 | — | ||
| "Let's Get Started If We're Gonna Break My Heart" | 12 | * | Greatest Hits | |
| 1989 | "Moon Pretty Moon" | 36 | * | |
| "More Than a Name on a Wall More Than a Name on a Wall "More Than a Name on a Wall" is a single by American country music group The Statler Brothers. It was released in April 1989 as the third single from their Greatest Hits album. The song peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.... " |
6 | 13 | ||
| "Don't Wait on Me" (re-recording) | 67 | — | Live and Sold Out | |
| "A Hurt I Can't Handle" | 56 | 64 | ||
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1990s singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
CAN Country RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
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| 1990 | "Small Small World" | 54 | 36 | Music, Memories and You |
| "Nobody Else" | — | — | ||
| 1991 | "Remember Me" | — | — | All American Country |
| "You've Been Like a Mother to Me" | — | — | ||
| 1992 | "Nobody Loves Here Anymore" | — | — | Words and Music |
| "Same Way Everytime" | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
| Year | Song title |
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| 1982 | "Whatever" |
| 1983 | "Guilty" |
| 1984 | "Elizabeth" |
| "Atlanta Blue" | |
| 1985 | "My Only Love" |
| "Sweeter and Sweeter" | |
| 1986 | "Only You" |
| 1987 | "Maple Street Memories" |
| 1988 | "Let's Get Started If We're Gonna Break My Heart" |
| 1991 | "You've Been Like a Mother to Me" |
| 1994 | "What We Love to Do" |