# Brenda Lee albums discography

The albums discography of American singer Brenda Lee contains 36 studio albums, two live albums, 63 compilation albums, two video albums, two box sets, 69 extended plays (EP's) and nine additional album appearances. In August 1959, Decca Records released Lee's debut studio album titled Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang!. Her second studio album Brenda Lee (1960) was the first to make the US Billboard 200 chart, climbing to number five. In October 1960, This Is...Brenda reached number four in the US and was her highest-charting album there. Lee's fifth album All the Way (1961) was her first to make the UK albums chart, rising to number 20. All Alone Am I (1963) was Lee's highest-charting UK album, rising to number eight in 1962. The Decca and Brunswick labels also issued a series of EP's by Lee during the 1950s and 1960s. Although none of them made charting positions both labels issued 66 EP's by 1967.
The Decca label continued released between two and three studio albums of Lee's material each year. In 1964, By Request reached number 90 in the US and Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee reached number seven in the US. Four studio discs of Lee's work was issued in 1965. Only the third 1965 release Too Many Rivers made the US Billboard 200, peaking at number 36. One Rainy Night in Tokyo was recorded entirely in Japanese. In 1966, both Bye Bye Blues and Coming on Strong made the US chart. The 1967 album For the First Time was a collaborative piece with Pete Fountain. Starting in the 1970s, Lee's music was released on MCA Records. It was also marketed towards the country genre and started making the US Top Country Albums chart. This began with 1973's Brenda, which peaked at number seven. It was followed by New Sunrise (1973), Sincerely Brenda Lee (1975) and L.A. Sessions (1976), which also made the country albums chart. Additionally, the compilation The Brenda Lee Story (1973), reached number six on the country chart.
The MCA label released four more studio albums through 1985. Only Take Me Back (1980) made the US country albums chart. However, a collaborative studio disc with Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton reached the US country top ten called The Winning Hand. Lee's compilation albums also started charting during the 1980s. This included Little Miss Dynamite (1980), which reached number 43 in Australia and number 15 in the UK. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certified the disc silver as well. A collaborative compilation with Connie Francis called Nothin' But the Best made the Australian top 40 in 1982. In 1985, The Very Best of Brenda Lee reached the top 20 in the UK and certified gold in sales from the BPI. Foreign language compilations were also issued during the decade, including the German Wiedersehn Ist Wunderschön (1985).
In 1991, Warner Bros. Records released two new studio albums by Lee: Brenda Lee and A Brenda Lee Christmas. Her eponymous disc made the top 70 of the US country chart. Lee re-recorded her former material for an album in 1996 released on her own label titled Brenda Lee Productions. Since then, she has released two albums of gospel music on the label: Precious Memories (1997) and Gospel Duets with Treasured Friends (2007). Several labels (notably MCA Records) have continued issuing compilations of Lee's former material. During the 1990s, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree made the US Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums charts. In addition, The Best Of certified gold in sales from the BPI in 1995. In 2023, Universal Music Group released Lee's first EP in several decades called A Rockin' Christmas with Brenda Lee.

## Studio albums
### 1950s–1960s

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, and other relevant details :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | NL | UK |
| Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang! | Released: August 1959 Label: Decca Formats: LP | — | — | — |
| Brenda Lee | Released: August 1, 1960 Label: Decca Formats: LP | 5 | — | — |
| This Is...Brenda | Released: October 10, 1960 Label: Decca Formats: LP | 4 | — | — |
| Emotions | Released: April 3, 1961 Label: Decca Formats: LP | 24 | — | — |
| All the Way | Released: August 7, 1961 Label: Decca Formats: LP | 17 | — | 20 |
| Sincerely | Released: February 12, 1962 Label: Decca Formats: LP | 29 | — | — |
| Brenda, That's All | Released: October 15, 1962 Label: Decca Formats: LP | 20 | — | 13 |
| All Alone Am I | Released: February 18, 1963 Label: Decca Formats: LP | 25 | — | 8 |
| ..."Let Me Sing" | Released: September 12, 1963 Label: Decca Formats: LP | 39 | — | — |
| By Request | Released: May 18, 1964 Label: Decca Formats: LP | 90 | — | — |
| Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee | Released: October 19, 1964 Label: Decca Formats: LP | 7 | 10 | — |
| Brenda Lee Sings Top Teen Hits | Released: February 15, 1965 Label: Decca Formats: LP | — | — | — |
| The Versatile Brenda Lee | Released: May 17, 1965 Label: Decca Formats: LP | — | — | — |
| Too Many Rivers | Released: September 2, 1965 Label: Decca Formats: LP | 36 | — | — |
| One Rainy Night in Tokyo | Released: 1965 Label: Decca Formats: LP | — | — | — |
| Bye Bye Blues | Released: March 14, 1966 Label: Decca Formats: LP | 94 | — | 21 |
| Coming on Strong | Released: November 28, 1966 Label: Decca Formats: LP | 94 | — | — |
| Reflections in Blue | Released: October 16, 1967 Label: Decca Formats: LP | — | — | — |
| For the First Time (with Pete Fountain) | Released: March 15, 1968 Label: Decca Formats: LP | 187 | — | — |
| Johnny One Time | Released: May 19, 1969 Label: Decca Formats: LP | 98 | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

### 1970s

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, and other relevant details :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | US Cou. |
| Memphis Portrait | Released: May 1970 Label: Decca Formats: LP | — | — |
| Brenda | Released: March 1973 Label: MCA Formats: LP | 206 | 7 |
| New Sunrise | Released: November 1973 Label: MCA Formats: LP | — | 3 |
| Brenda Lee Now | Released: October 1974 Label: MCA Formats: LP | — | — |
| Sincerely, Brenda Lee | Released: April 1975 Label: MCA Formats: LP | — | 23 |
| L.A. Sessions | Released: November 1976 Label: MCA Formats: LP | — | 41 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

### 1980s

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, and other relevant details :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | US Cou. |
| Even Better | Released: March 1980 Label: MCA Formats: LP, cassette | — | — |
| Take Me Back | Released: October 1980 Label: MCA Formats: LP, cassette | — | 30 |
| Only When I Laugh | Released: November 1981 Label: MCA Formats: LP, cassette | — | — |
| The Winning Hand (with Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton) | Released: November 1, 1982 Label: Monument Formats: LP, cassette | 109 | 4 |
| Feels So Right | Released: August 1985 Label: MCA Formats: LP, cassette | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

### 1990s–2000s

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, and other relevant details :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Country |
| Brenda Lee | Released: March 11, 1991 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, cassette | 67 |
| A Brenda Lee Christmas | Released: October 24, 1991 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, cassette | — |
| 21 All-Time Greatest Hits (re-recordings) | Released: November 1996 Label: Brenda Lee Productions Formats: CD | — |
| Precious Memories: Favorite Gospel Songs | Released: May 1997 Label: Brenda Lee Productions Formats: CD | — |
| Gospel Duets with Treasured Friends | Released: April 10, 2007 Label: Provident Formats: CD | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||

## Compilation albums
### 1960s

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, and other relevant details :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US |
| Brenda Lee Sings Songs Everybody Knows | Released: 1961 Label: Decca Formats: LP | — |
| My Greatest Songs | Released: 1963 Label: Brunswick Formats: LP | — |
| Favorite Songs | Released: 1963 Label: Decca Formats: LP | — |
| All Alone Am I | Released: 1964 Label: Decca Formats: LP | — |
| 10 Golden Years | Released: May 23, 1966 Label: Decca Formats: LP | 70 |
| Musical Autobiography | Released: 1966 Label: Decca Formats: LP | — |
| A Whole Lotta Brenda Lee | Released: 1967 Label: Decca Formats: LP | — |
| Let It Be Me | Released: 1968 Label: Vocalion Formats: LP | — |
| The Best of Brenda Lee | Released: 1968 Label: Brunswick Formats: LP | — |
| The Versatile Brenda Lee | Released: 1969 Label: Decca Formats: LP | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||

### 1970s

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, and other relevant details :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Country |
| The Brenda Lee Story: Her Greatest Hits | Released: July 1973 Label: MCA Formats: LP | 6 |
| Brenda Lee | Released: 1973 Label: MCA Formats: LP | — |
| The Best of Brenda Lee | Released: 1974 Label: MCA Formats: LP | — |
| Brenda Lee Super Deluxe | Released: 1974 Label: MCA Formats: LP | — |
| Golden Record/Golden Cassette | Released: 1975 Label: MCA Formats: LP, cassette | — |
| Excellent 20 | Released: 1975 Label: MCA Formats: LP | — |
| Saltemos El Palo De La Escoba | Released: 1975 Label: MCA Formats: LP | — |
| The Best of Brenda Lee | Released: 1976 Label: MCA Formats: LP | — |
| Golden Disc | Released: 1976 Label: MCA Formats: LP | — |
| Little Miss Dynamite | Released: 1976 Label: MCA Formats: LP | — |
| Super Hits | Released: 1977 Label: MCA Formats: LP | — |
| Miss Dynamite | Released: 1977 Label: MCA Formats: LP | — |
| Dynamite | Released: 1978 Label: MCA Formats: LP, cassette | — |
| Brenda Lee | Released: 1978 Label: MCA Formats: LP | — |
| The Best of Brenda Lee | Released: 1979 Label: MCA Formats: LP | — |
| Sound Elegance | Released: 1979 Label: MCA Formats: LP | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||

### 1980s

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, and other relevant details :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | AUS | UK | Certifications |
| Little Miss Dynamite | Released: 1980 Label: Hammard Formats: LP, cassette | 43 | 15 | BPI: Silver |
| 25th Anniversary | Released: 1981 Label: Ariola Formats: LP, cassette | — | 65 | |
| Greatest Country Hits | Released: 1982 Label: MCA Formats: LP, cassette | — | — | |
| 16 Classic Tracks | Released: 1982 Label: MCA Formats: LP, cassette | — | — | |
| I'm Sorry...But I Am Rockin' | Released: 1982 Label: MCA Formats: LP | — | — | |
| Nothin' But the Very Best (with Connie Francis) | Released: 1982 Label: Hammard Formats: LP, cassette | 38 | — | |
| Super Deluxe | Released: 1983 Label: MCA Formats: LP | — | — | |
| Love Songs | Released: 1984 Label: MCA Formats: LP | — | — | |
| The Early Years | Released: 1984 Label: MCA Formats: LP | — | — | |
| Deluxe | Released: 1984 Label: MCA Formats: LP | — | — | |
| The Very Best of Brenda Lee | Released: 1985 Label: MCA Formats: LP, cassette | — | 16 | BPI: Gold |
| Wiedersehn Ist Wunderschön | Released: 1985 Label: Bear Family Formats: LP | — | — | |
| Los Grandes Exitos De Brenda Lee | Released: 1985 Label: MCA Formats: Cassette | — | — | |
| Best 22 Songs | Released: 1986 Label: MCA Formats: CD | — | — | |
| Best 23 Songs, Vol. 2 | Released: 1987 Label: MCA Formats: CD | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

### 1990s

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, and other relevant details :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US Cou. | UK | Certifications |
| Anthology: 1956–1980 | Released: 1991 Label: MCA Formats: CD | — | — | — | |
| Anthology Volume One: 1956–1961 | Released: 1991 Label: MCA Formats: CD, cassette | — | — | — | |
| Anthology Volume Two: 1962–1980 | Released: 1991 Label: MCA Formats: CD, cassette | — | — | — | |
| The International Brenda Lee | Released: 1992 Label: Bear Family Formats: CD, music download | — | — | — | |
| The ★ Collection | Released: 1992 Label: MCA Formats: CD | — | — | — | |
| Best Collection | Released: 1992 Label: MCA Formats: CD | — | — | — | |
| The Beautiful Music Company Presents Brenda Lee | Released: 1993 Label: Beautiful/MCA Formats: LP, cassette | — | — | — | |
| Cronologia | Released: 1994 Label: MCA Formats: CD | — | — | — | |
| The Crying Game | Released: 1994 Label: MCA Formats: CD | — | — | — | |
| Best of Best | Released: 1994 Label: MCA Formats: CD | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best of Brenda Lee...with Love | Released: October 20, 1994 Label: Telstar Formats: CD, cassette | — | — | 20 | |
| The Best Of | Released: 1995 Label: MCA Formats: CD | — | — | — | BPI: Gold |
| 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection | Released: August 10, 1999 Label: MCA Formats: CD, cassette | — | — | — | |
| Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree: The Decca Christmas Recordings | Released: October 5, 1999 Label: Decca/MCA Formats: CD, cassette | 15 | 1 | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||

### 2000s–2020s

List of compilation albums, showing all relevant details :
| Title | Album details |
| Universal Masters Collection | Released: May 29, 2000 Label: Universal Formats: CD |
| 20th Century Masters: The Christmas Collection | Released: September 23, 2003 Label: MCA Nashville Formats: CD |
| The Collection | Released: October 5, 2004 Label: Madacy Formats: CD |
| The Definitive Collection | Released: January 10, 2006 Label: MCA Nashville Formats: CD |
| Rock 'N' Roll Legends | Released: February 18, 2008 Label: MCA Formats: CD |
| Brenda Lee Rocks | Released: 2011 Label: Bear Family Formats: CD |
| Country | Released: May 27, 2014 Label: BMG/Sony Formats: CD |
| Christmas with Brenda Lee | Released: October 9, 2020 Label: BMG/Sony Formats: Digital |

## Live albums

List of live albums, showing all relevant details :
| Title | Album details |
| Brenda Lee in Tokyo | Released: 1965 Label: Decca Formats: LP |
| Live in Japan | Released: 1975 Label: MCA Formats: LP |

## Video albums

List of video albums, showing all relevant details :
| Title | Album details |
| Live in Concert | Released: 2002 Label: Music Legends Formats: DVD |
| I'm Sorry | Released: 2006 Label: MusicPro Formats: DVD |

## Box sets

List of box sets, showing all relevant details :
| Title | Album details |
| Little Miss Dynamite | Released: 1995 Label: Bear Family Formats: CD |
| 36 All-Time Greatest Hits | Released: 1995 Label: GSC/MCA Formats: CD |

## Extended plays
### 1950s

List of extended plays (EP's), showing all relevant details :
| Title | EP details |
| Brenda Lee | Released: 1958 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Rock the Bop | Released: 1958 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Vol. 2 – Une Explosion! | Released: 1959 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Some of These Days, Vol. 3 | Released: 1959 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye Vol. 4 | Released: 1959 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Sweet Nothin's Vol. 5 | Released: 1959 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Let's Jump with Brenda Lee | Released: 1959 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Sweet Nothin's | Released: 1959 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Pretty Baby | Released: 1959 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| More Brenda Lee | Released: 1959 Label: Brunswick/Decca Formats: EP |

### 1960s

List of extended plays (EP's), showing all relevant details :
| Title | EP details |
| Datesetters U.S.A. (with Carl Dobkins Jr.) | Released: 1960 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| I'm Sorry | Released: 1960 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Brenda Lee | Released: 1960 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Brenda Lee | Released: 1960 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Sweet Brenda | Released: 1960 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Emotions | Released: 1960 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Brenda Lee for Christmas | Released: 1960 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Lover, Come Back to Me | Released: 1961 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Fly Me to the Moon | Released: 1961 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Dum Dum | Released: 1961 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| You Can Depend on Me | Released: 1961 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Pretend | Released: 1961 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Fool No. 1 | Released: 1961 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Emotions | Released: 1961 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Brenda Lee | Released: 1961 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Brenda Lee | Released: 1961 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Dum Dum | Released: 1961 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Anybody But Me | Released: 1961 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| All Alone Am I | Released: 1962 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Break It to Me Gently | Released: 1962 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Break It to Me Gently | Released: 1962 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Heart in Hand | Released: 1962 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Slow–Twist | Released: 1962 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Speak to Me Pretty | Released: 1962 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Brenda Lee, Vol. 9 | Released: 1962 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| When You Loved Me | Released: 1963 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Losing You (Un Ange Est Venu) | Released: 1963 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Brenda Lee's Tribute To Al Jolson | Released: 1963 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Thanks a Lot | Released: 1963 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Kansas City/Lonely Lonely Lonely Me/If You Love Me (Hymne à l'amour)/Sweet Impossible You | Released: 1963 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| The End of the World | Released: 1963 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Losing You | Released: 1963 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| I Wonder | Released: 1963 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Brenda Lee Vol. 10 | Released: 1963 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Brenda Brilliant Songs | Released: 1964 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Sing Along with Brenda | Released: 1964 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Is It True?/Behind The Rainbow/When You Loved Me/He's Sure To Remember Me | Released: 1964 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Is It True | Released: 1964 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| More "Mas" | Released: 1964 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Brenda Sweet Heart | Released: 1964 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| As Usual | Released: 1964 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| As Usual | Released: 1964 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| The Grass Is Greener | Released: 1964 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee | Released: 1964 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Thanks a Lot | Released: 1965 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| The Crying Game | Released: Label: Formats: |
| Too Many Rivers | Released: 1965 Label: Brunswick Formats: EP |
| Bye Bye Blues | Released: 1966 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| A Taste of Honey | Released: 1966 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Coming on Strong | Released: 1966 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Walk Away | Released: 1966 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Coming on Strong | Released: 1966 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Hello, Dolly | Released: 1966 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Akasaka After Dark | Released: 1966 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Ride, Ride, Ride | Released: 1967 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Brenda Lee Best 4 | Released: 1967 Label: Decca Formats: EP |
| Brenda New Hits | Released: 1967 Label: Decca Formats: EP |

### 1970s–2020s

List of extended plays (EP's), showing all relevant details :
| Title | EP details |
| The Best of Brenda Lee Vol. 1 | Released: 1970 Label: MCA Formats: EP |
| Brenda Lee Now | Released: 1976 Label: MCA Formats: EP |
| A Rockin' Christmas with Brenda Lee | Released: November 3, 2023 Label: UMG Formats: Digital |

## Other album appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
| "Again and Again" | 1980 | — | Smokey and the Bandit II |
| "Honky Tonk Angels Medley" | 1988 | k.d. lang Loretta Lynn Kitty Wells | Shadowland |
| "The Christmas Song" | 1988 | — | Tennessee Christmas |
| "Sweet Memories" | 1990 | Ricky Van Shelton | RVS III |
| "You're in the Doghouse Now" | 1990 | — | Dick Tracy |
| "You'll Never Know" | 1995 | Willy DeVille | Loup Garou |
| "Jambalaya/Is It True?/My Whole World/Sweet Nothin's/End of the World" | 1995 | Loretta Lynn | An Evening with Loretta Lynn |
| "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" | 1998 | Perry Como | Perry-Go-Round |
| "Those Were the Days" (credited as "The Opry Gang") | 2005 | Dolly Parton | Those Were the Days |
| "You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd" | 2018 | Bill Anderson, John Anderson, Bellamy Brothers, Roy Clark, Larry Gatlin, Bobby Goldsboro, Brenda Lee, Roger Miller, Tanya Tucker | King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller |