# Sonny James discography

The article presents a discography for American country artist Sonny James.

## Studio albums
### 1950s

| Title | Album details |
| The Southern Gentleman | Release date: 1957 Label: Capitol Records |
| Sonny | Release date: September 1957 Label: Capitol Records |
| Honey | Release date: 1958 Label: Capitol Records |
| The Sonny Side | Release date: 1959 Label: Capitol Records |

### 1960s

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Country | US |
| Young Love | Release date: 1962 Label: Dot Records | ? | ? |
| The Minute You're Gone | Release date: November 1963 Label: Capitol Records | — | — |
| You're the Only World I Know | Release date: November 1964 Label: Capitol Records | 2 | — |
| I'll Keep Holding On (Just to Your Love) | Release date: March 1965 Label: Capitol Records | 2 | — |
| Behind the Tear | Release date: October 1965 Label: Capitol Records | 2 | — |
| True Love's a Blessing | Release date: October 1965 Label: Capitol Records | 3 | — |
| Till the Last Leaf Shall Fall | Release date: July 1966 Label: Capitol Records | 6 | — |
| Need You | Release date: April 1967 Label: Capitol Records | 1 | — |
| I'll Never Find Another You | Release date: August 1967 Label: Capitol Records | 6 | — |
| A World of Our Own | Release date: 1967 Label: Capitol Records | 8 | — |
| Heaven Says Hello | Release date: June 1968 Label: Capitol Records | 16 | — |
| Born to Be with You | Release date: 1968 Label: Capitol Records | 2 | — |
| Only the Lonely | Release date: 1969 Label: Capitol Records | 4 | 161 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||

### 1970s and 1980s

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Country | US |
| It's Just a Matter of Time | Release date: 1970 Label: Capitol Records | 4 | 177 |
| My Love/Don't Keep Me Hangin' On | Release date: July 1970 Label: Capitol Records | 8 | 197 |
| #1 Biggest Hits in Country Music | Release date: 1970 Label: Capitol Records | 6 | 187 |
| Empty Arms | Release date: 1971 Label: Capitol Records | 9 | 150 |
| The Sensational Sonny James | Release date: 1971 Label: Capitol Records | 6 | 197 |
| Here Comes Honey Again | Release date: 1971 Label: Capitol Records | 16 | — |
| That's Why I Love You Like I Do | Release date: 1972 Label: Capitol Records | 5 | — |
| When the Snow Is on the Roses | Release date: 1972 Label: Columbia Records | 4 | 190 |
| The Greatest Country Hits of '72 | Release date: 1973 Label: Columbia Records | 12 | — |
| If She Helps Me Get Over You | Release date: 1973 Label: Columbia Records | 17 | — |
| Is It Wrong | Release date: 1974 Label: Columbia Records | 22 | — |
| Mis Esposa Con Amor (To My Wife with Love) | Release date: 1974 Label: Columbia Records | 27 | — |
| A Little Bit South of Saskatoon/ Little Band of Gold | Release date: 1975 Label: Columbia Records | 29 | — |
| The Guitars of Sonny James | Release date: 1975 Label: Columbia Records | 41 | — |
| Country Male Artist of the Decade | Release date: 1975 Label: Columbia Records | 31 | — |
| 200 Years of Country Music | Release date: 1976 Label: Columbia Records | 6 | — |
| When Something Is Wrong with My Baby | Release date: 1976 Label: Columbia Records | 26 | — |
| You're Free to Go | Release date: 1977 Label: Columbia Records | 25 | — |
| This Is the Love | Release date: 1978 Label: Columbia Records | — | — |
| Sunny Side Up | Release date: 1979 Label: Monument Records | — | — |
| I'm Looking Over the Rainbow | Release date: 1982 Label: Dimension Records | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||

## Christmas albums

| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
| Title | Album details | US |
| My Christmas Dream | Release date: 1966 Label: Capitol Records | 73 |

## Live albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Country | US |
| The Astrodome Presents in Person Sonny James | Release date: 1969 Label: Capitol Records | 4 | 83 |
| In Prison, In Person | Release date: 1977 Label: Columbia Records | 25 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||

## Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Country | US |
| The Best of Sonny James | Release date: November 1966 Label: Capitol Records | 1 | 141 |
| The Best of Sonny James, Vol. 2 | Release date: 1969 Label: Capitol Records | 26 | — |
| Sonny James Close Up | Release date: 1969 Label: Capitol Records | 38 | 184 |
| Biggest Hits | Release date: 1971 Label: Capitol Records | 7 | — |
| Traces | Release date: 1972 Label: Capitol Records | 21 | — |
| The Gentleman from the South | Release date: 1973 Label: Capitol Records | 41 | — |
| Young Love | Release date: 1973 Label: Capitol Records | 50 | — |
| Hit Sounds | Release date: 1973 Label: Capitol Records | — | — |
| Greatest Hits | Release date: 1978 Label: Columbia Records | — | — |
| Sonny James | Release date: 1986 Label: Dot/MCA Records | — | — |
| American Originals | Release date: 1989 Label: Columbia Records | — | — |
| Capitol Collector's Series | Release date: 1990 Label: Capitol Records | — | — |
| The Best of Sonny James | Release date: 1991 Label: Curb Records | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||

## Singles
### 1950s

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | US Country | US Cash Box Country | US | UK | Album |
| 1952 | "Short Cut" | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1952 | "That's Me Without You" | 9 | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1953 | "Somebody Else's Heartache" | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1953 | "Poor Boy Rich Lovin'" | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1953 | "My Greatest Thrill" | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1954 | "That's How I Need You" | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1954 | "The People Next to Me" | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1954 | "She Done Give Her Heart to Me" | 14 | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1954 | "I Forgot to Remember Santa Claus" | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1955 | "Lovin' Season" | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1955 | "Ain't Gonna Take No Chance" | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1955 | "Till the Last Leaf Shall Fall" | — | — | — | — | Till the Last Leaf Shall Fall |
| 1955 | "Let's Go Bunny Huggin'" | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1955 | "Pigtails and Ribbons" | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1956 | "For Rent (One Empty Heart)" | 7 | 10 | — | — | The Best of Sonny James |
| 1956 | "Twenty Feet of Muddy Water" | 11 | 15 | — | — | The Minute You're Gone |
| 1956 | "The Cat Came Back" | 12 | — | — | 30 | You're the Only World I Know |
| 1956 | "Young Love" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | The Sonny Side |
| 1957 | "First Date, First Kiss, First Love" | 9 | 10 | 25 | — | The Sonny Side |
| 1957 | "Lovesick Blues" | 15 | 13 | — | — | The Sonny Side |
| 1957 | "A Mighty Lovable Man" | — | — | — | — | The Sonny Side |
| 1957 | "Uh-Huh-mm" | 8 | 9 | 92 | — | The Sonny Side |
| 1958 | "Kathleen" | — | 30 | — | — | The Sonny Side |
| 1958 | "Are You Mine" | — | — | — | — | The Sonny Side |
| 1958 | "You Got That Touch" | — | — | 94 | — | non-album singles |
| 1958 | "Let Me Be the One to Love You" | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1959 | "Dream Big" | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1959 | "Talk of the School" | — | — | 85 | — | non-album singles |
| 1959 | "Pure Love" | — | — | 107 | — | non-album singles |
| 1959 | "Who's Next in Line" | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1959 | "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" | — | — | 80 | — | Sonny |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||||

### 1960s

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | US Country | US Cash Box Country | US | CAN Country | CAN | Album |
| 1960 | "Jenny Lou" | 22 | 18 | 67 | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1960 | "Wondering" | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1960 | "I Wish This Night Would Never End / Bimbo" | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1961 | "Apache" | — | — | 87 | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1961 | "Innocent Angel" | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1961 | "Young Love" (re-recording) | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1962 | "(The Legend Of) Brown Mountain Light" | — | 28 | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1962 | "A Mile And A Quarter" | — | 44 | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1962 | "On the Longest Day" | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1963 | "The Minute You're Gone" | 9 | 8 | 95 | — | — | The Minute You're Gone |
| 1963 | "Going Through the Motions (Of Living)" | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | The Minute You're Gone |
| 1964 | "Baltimore" | 6 | 7 | 134 | — | — | You're the Only World I Know |
| 1964 | "Sugar Lump" / | 27 | — | — | — | — | You're the Only World I Know |
| 1964 | "Ask Marie" | — | 10 | — | — | — | You're the Only World I Know |
| 1964 | "You're the Only World I Know" | 1 | 1 | 91 | — | — | You're the Only World I Know |
| 1965 | "I'll Keep Holding On (Just to Your Love)" | 2 | 3 | 116 | — | — | I'll Keep Holding On (Just to Your Love) |
| 1965 | "Behind the Tear" | 1 | 2 | 113 | — | — | Behind the Tear |
| 1965 | "True Love's a Blessing" | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | True Love's a Blessing |
| 1966 | "Take Good Care of Her" | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | True Love's a Blessing |
| 1966 | "Room in Your Heart" | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | The Best of Sonny James |
| 1966 | "Barefoot Santa Claus" | — | — | — | — | — | My Christmas Dream |
| 1967 | "Need You" | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | Need You |
| 1967 | "I'll Never Find Another You" | 1 | 1 | 97 | — | — | I'll Never Find Another You |
| 1967 | "It's the Little Things" | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | Behind the Tear |
| 1968 | "A World of Our Own" | 1 | 1 | 118 | 1 | — | A World of Our Own |
| 1968 | "Heaven Says Hello" | 1 | 1 | — | 26 | — | Heaven Says Hello |
| 1968 | "Born to Be with You" | 1 | 1 | 81 | 9 | — | Born to Be with You |
| 1969 | "Only the Lonely" | 1 | 1 | 92 | 1 | 93 | Only the Lonely |
| 1969 | "Running Bear" | 1 | 1 | 94 | 1 | 74 | The Astrodome Presents in Person |
| 1969 | "Since I Met You Baby" | 1 | 1 | 65 | 3 | 79 | The Astrodome Presents in Person |
| 1969 | "It's Just a Matter of Time" | 1 | 1 | 87 | 4 | 85 | It's Just a Matter of Time |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||||

### 1970s

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | US Country | US | CAN Country | Album |
| 1970 | "My Love" | 1 | 125 | 3 | My Love/Don't Keep Me Hangin' On |
| 1970 | "Don't Keep Me Hangin' On" | 1 | — | 17 | My Love/Don't Keep Me Hangin' On |
| 1970 | "Endlessly" | 1 | 108 | 10 | Empty Arms |
| 1971 | "Empty Arms" | 1 | 93 | 1 | Empty Arms |
| 1971 | "Bright Lights, Big City" | 1 | 91 | 4 | The Sensational Sonny James |
| 1971 | "Here Comes Honey Again" | 1 | — | 4 | Here Comes Honey Again |
| 1971 | "Only Love Can Break a Heart" | 2 | — | 2 | Biggest Hits |
| 1972 | "That's Why I Love You Like I Do" | 1 | — | 1 | That's Why I Love You Like I Do |
| 1972 | "When the Snow Is on the Roses" | 1 | 103 | 1 | When the Snow Is on the Roses |
| 1972 | "Traces" | 30 | — | 42 | Traces |
| 1972 | "White Silver Sands" | 5 | — | 2 | When the Snow Is on the Roses |
| 1972 | "Downfall of Me" | 32 | — | 48 | That's Why I Love You Like I Do |
| 1973 | "I Love You More and More Everyday" | 4 | — | 3 | If She Helps Me Get Over You |
| 1973 | "Reach Out Your Hand and Touch Me" | 61 | — | 71 | Empty Arms |
| 1973 | "If She Just Helps Me Get Over You" | 15 | — | 11 | If She Helps Me Get Over You |
| 1973 | "Heaven on Earth" | 66 | — | 58 | The Sensational Sonny James |
| 1973 | "Surprise, Surprise" | 49 | — | 67 | Here Comes Honey Again |
| 1974 | "Is It Wrong (For Loving You)" | 1 | — | 75 | Is It Wrong |
| 1974 | "A Mi Esposa Con Amor (To My Wife with Love)" | 4 | — | 3 | A Mi Esposa Con Amor (To My Wife with Love) |
| 1974 | "All the Way Together" | — | — | — | That's Why I Love You Like I Do |
| 1975 | "A Little Bit South of Saskatoon" | 6 | — | 9 | A Little Bit South of Saskatoon/ Little Band of Gold |
| 1975 | "Little Band of Gold" | 5 | — | 4 | A Little Bit South of Saskatoon/ Little Band of Gold |
| 1975 | "Maria Elena" | — | — | — | The Guitars of Sonny James |
| 1975 | "What in the World's Come Over You" | 10 | — | 3 | Country Male Artist of the Decade |
| 1975 | "Eres Tu (Touch the Wind)" | 67 | — | — | The Guitars of Sonny James |
| 1976 | "Prisoner's Song" | 14 | — | 3 | 200 Years of Country Music |
| 1976 | "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" | 6 | — | 5 | When Something Is Wrong with My Baby |
| 1976 | "Come On In" | 8 | — | 10 | Greatest Hits |
| 1977 | "You're Free to Go" | 9 | — | 21 | You're Free to Go |
| 1977 | "In the Jailhouse Now" (with His Tennessee State Prison Band) | 15 | — | 30 | In Prison In Person |
| 1977 | "Abilene" (with His Tennessee State Prison Band) | 24 | — | 16 | In Prison In Person |
| 1978 | "This Is the Love" | 16 | — | 37 | This Is the Love |
| 1978 | "Caribbean" | 18 | — | 20 | This Is the Love |
| 1978 | "Building Memories" | 30 | — | 39 | Greatest Hits |
| 1979 | "Hold What You've Got" | 36 | — | 60 | Sunny Side Up |
| 1979 | "Lorelei" | 62 | — | — | Sunny Side Up |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||

### 1980s

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | US Country | CAN Country | Album |
| 1981 | "Innocent Lies" (and His Southern Gentleman) | 19 | 40 | I'm Looking Over the Rainbow |
| 1982 | "A Place in the Sun" (and His Southern Gentleman) | 60 | — | I'm Looking Over the Rainbow |
| 1982 | "I'm Looking Over the Rainbow" (and Silver) | 66 | — | I'm Looking Over the Rainbow |
| 1982 | "The Fool in Me" (and Silver) | 33 | — | I'm Looking Over the Rainbow |
| 1983 | "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" (and Silver) | 58 | — | I'm Looking Over the Rainbow |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||

## Other singles
### Guest singles

| Year | Single | Artist | Peak positions | Album |
| Year | Single | Artist | US Country | Album |
| 1985 | "One Big Family" | Heart of Nashville | 61 | non-album single |

### Charted B-sides

| Year | B-side | Peak positions | A-side |
| Year | B-side | US Country | A-side |
| 1957 | "You're the Reason I'm in Love" | 6 | "Young Love" |
| 1964 | "Ask Marie" | 19 | "Sugar Lump" |
| 1976 | "Back in the Saddle Again" | flip | "The Prisoner's Song" |