Billy Joe Royal was an American country soul 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 chart between 1985 and 1992.
Albums
Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) US Country US CAN Country Down in the BoondocksRelease date: July 1965 Label: Columbia Records — 96 — Billy Joe Royal featuring HushRelease date: November 1967 Label: Columbia Records — — — Cherry Hill ParkRelease date: December 1969 Label: Columbia Records — 100 — Billy Joe RoyalRelease date: 1980 Label: Mercury Records — — — Billy Joe RoyalRelease date: May 8, 1981 Label: Kat Family Records — — — Makin' BelieveRelease date: 1982 Label: Brylen Records — — — FolioRelease date: February 24, 1983 Label: 51 West Records & Tapes — — — Looking AheadRelease date: April 21, 1986 Label: Atlantic America 21 — — The Royal TreatmentRelease date: September 28, 1987 Label: Atlantic America 5 — — US: Gold Tell It Like It IsRelease date: February 1, 1989 Label: Atlantic America 15 — 31 Out of the ShadowsRelease date: June 1990 Label: Atlantic Records 24 — — Billy Joe RoyalRelease date: March 5, 1992 Label: Atlantic Records — — — Stay Close to HomeRelease date: August 25, 1998 Label: Intersound Records — — — His First Gospel AlbumRelease date: July 3, 2009 Label: Gusto Records — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Compilations Title Album details Peakpositions US Country Greatest HitsRelease date: May 1, 1989 Label: Columbia Records — Greatest HitsRelease date: March 5, 1991 Label: Atlantic Records 32 Super HitsRelease date: September 6, 2000 Label: Atlantic Records — Best of Billy Joe RoyalRelease 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 — — rowspan="4" 1971 "Tulsa" 86 81 — "Poor Little Pearl" 111 91 — 1978 "Under the Boardwalk" 82 74 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1980s — 2000s Year Title Peak positions Album US Country CAN Country 1980 "(How Do I Like to Dance) Slowly" — — Billy Joe Royal "He'll Have to Go" — — 1981 "(Who Is Like You) Sweet America" — — Billy Joe Royal "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 "Funny How Time Slips Away" — — 2009 "Hard Rock to Roll" — — His First Gospel Album "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Guest singles Year Title Artist Peakpositions Album US Country 1987 "Members Only" Donna Fargo 23 Winners
Music videos Year Video Director 1987 "I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow" Marc Ball 1988 "Out of Sight and On My Mind" Simeon Soffer 1989 "Tell It Like It Is" John Lloyd Miller "Love Has No Right" Piers Plowden "Till I Can't Take It Anymore" Jason Furrate 1990 "A Ring Where a Ring Used to Be" Richard Jernigan1992 "Funny How Time Slips Away"
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