Sesame Street discography

From its earliest planning stages, Sesame Street was designed to be a show that would use music and singing as a part of the material being taught. So it was only natural to release the musical content on records, not only to reinforce the curriculum lessons for children when they weren't watching the show, but also so that Sesame Street music could be enjoyed just for its own sake.
==The Early Albums==
The first six albums were released by Columbia Records and Warner Bros. Records, both well-established major labels. These were deluxe albums, issued in colorful gatefold covers, usually with bonus material such as posters, lyric booklets, and photos and drawings of the show's characters. A number of tracks were also released by Columbia/WB as 45 rpm singles. This arrangement lasted for the first five years of the show.
Image:SSBook&Record.jpg||link=The Sesame Street Book & Record
Image:RFranklinLP.jpg||link=The Year of Roosevelt Franklin
Image:MuppAlphabetLPOrig.jpg||link=The Muppet Alphabet Album
Image:SS2BookandRecord.jpg||link=The Official Sesame Street 2 Book-and-Record Album
Image:Album.havinfun.jpg||link=Havin' Fun with Ernie & Bert
Image:LiveLP.jpg||link=Sesame Street LIVE!
==Other 1970s Albums==
During the summer of 1970, as The Sesame Street Book & Record became a best seller, Bob McGrath and Loretta Long also released their own children's albums. While not part of the Sesame Street canon (even though they both mention Sesame Street on their covers), they also became well-known albums because of the show's huge popularity.
In 1975, K-Tel Records, known for their mail-order records of hits by various artists, became the first outside label to release an LP of songs from Sesame Street, drawn from previous albums.
Image:Bobmcgrathfromss.jpg||link=Bob McGrath from Sesame Street
Image:Susansings.jpg||link=Susan Sings Songs from Sesame Street
Image:25greatesthits.jpg||link=25 Greatest Hits
==Sesame Street Records==
In 1974, Sesame Street created its own series of records, on an independent label that was called Sesame Street Records, with a custom record label logo of the Sesame Street sign. These albums were manufactured by Children's Records of America from 1974 to 1976, and by Distinguished Productions from 1977 to 1984. Over 70 titles were produced over the ten-year run of the label. The catalog included reissues of all of the previous Columbia and Warner Bros. albums, although in less lavish packages than their original editions. At first, titles were only issued on vinyl, but over the years, they were also produced on cassettes and 8-track tapes. The Sesame Street Records label was shut down around 1984.
Image:Bertsblockbusters.jpg||link=Bert's Blockbusters
Image:BigBirdSingsLP.jpg||link=Big Bird Sings! (album)
Image:CookieLP.jpg||link=C is for Cookie (LP)
Image:ErnieHits.jpg||link=Ernie's Hits
Image:GroverBlues.jpg||link=Grover Sings the Blues
Image:Frownumbrella.jpg||link=Let a Frown Be Your Umbrella (album)
Image:LettersNumbersLP.jpg||link=Letters ...and Numbers, Too!
Image:LPRoosevelt.jpg||link=My Name is Roosevelt Franklin
Image:LP-Seeger.jpg||link=Pete Seeger & Brother Kirk Visit Sesame Street
Image:SSOriginalCast74Reissue.jpg||link=Sesame Street 1
Image:MuchoLP.jpg||link=¡Sesame Mucho!
Image:LPsing.jpg||link=Sing the Hit Songs of Sesame Street
Image:ComeandPlayLP.jpg||link=Somebody Come and Play (album)
Image:BertErnieSingAlong.jpg||link=Bert & Ernie Sing-Along
Image:CountCountsLP(2).jpg||link=The Count Counts
Image:Album.merryxmasfromss.jpg||link=Merry Christmas from Sesame Street
Image:MonstersLP.jpg||link=The Sesame Street Monsters!
Image:Sesamestreet2.jpg||link=Sesame Street 2
Image:60FavoriteSongsSS1975.jpg||link=60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street
Image:AlphabetAlbumLP.jpg||link=The Muppet Alphabet Album
Image:YouLP.jpg||link=Aren't You Glad You're You? (album)
Image:Album.bigbirdband.jpg||link=Big Bird Leads the Band
Image:Bobsings.jpg||link=Bob Sings!
Image:Live2LP.jpg||link=Sesame Street LIVE!
Image:BirthdayLP.jpg||link=Happy Birthday from Sesame Street (album)
Image:FeelingsLP.jpg||link=Let Your Feelings Show! (album)
Image:CTW160bLettersNumberSigns.jpg||link=Letters, Numbers and Signs
Image:NumbersLP.jpg||link=Numbers!
Image:FairytaleLP.jpg||link=The Sesame Street Fairy Tale Album
Image:Sesamegold.jpg||link=Sesame Street Gold!
Image:SignsLP.jpg||link=Signs!
Image:LPsleepy.jpg||link=Sleepytime Bird
Image:TimeLP.jpg||link=What Time Is It on Sesame Street?
Image:10th.jpg||link=10th Anniversary Album
Image:Daydreamin.jpg||link=David, Daydreamin' on a Rainy Day
Image:FairLP.jpg||link=Fair Is Fair (album)
Image:MuppetMasquerade.jpg||link=Muppet Masquerade
Image:LPBlockPartyNew.jpg||link=On the Street Where We Live - Block Party!
Image:FeverLP.jpg||link=Sesame Street Fever
Image:Album.ss-storytime.jpg||link=Sesame Street Story Time
Image:SingSangSongSingalong.jpg||link=Sing, Sang, Song Singalong
Image:Annemurrayss.jpg||link=Anne Murray Sings for the Sesame Street Generation
Image:AtHomeLP.jpg||link=At Home with Ernie and Bert
Image:Dinahsong.jpg||link=Dinah! I've Got a Song
Image:Everybodys.jpg||link=Every Body's Record
Image:DiscoLP.jpg||link=Sesame Disco!
Image:SomebodyComePlayRainySet.jpg||link=Somebody Come and Play on a Rainy Day
Image:StarsLP.jpg||link=The Stars Come Out on Sesame Street
Image:SesameStreetWelcome.jpg||link=Welcome!
Image:Birdtimestories.jpg||link=Big Bird's Birdtime Stories
Image:Album.xmaseve.jpg||link=Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (album)
Image:LoveLP.jpg||link=Love (album)
Image:Album.peopleneighborhood.jpg||link=The People in Your Neighborhood (album)
Image:BertAndErnieSideBySide.jpg||link=Bert & Ernie: Side By Side
Image:Album.bigbirdorchestra.jpg||link=Big Bird Discovers the Orchestra
Image:CountPresentsNumbers.jpg||link=The Count Presents Numbers
Image:SchoolLP.jpg||link=Getting Ready for School (album)
Image:Album.gringiggle.jpg||link=Grin & Giggle with Big Bird
Image:Sesamecountry.jpg||link=Sesame Country
Image:Hanschristianandersen.jpg||link=Big Bird presents Hans Christian Andersen
Image:ExerciseLP.jpg||link=Exercise!
Image:FirstTimeLP.jpg||link=For the First Time (album)
Image:Album.justfriends.jpg||link=Just Friends
Image:Just the Two of Us LP.png||link=Just the Two of Us
Image:Album.singalong-lp.jpg||link=Sesame Street Sing-Along!
Image:1983.JPG||link=Surprise! (album)
Image:GangLP.jpg||link=The Gang's All Here!
Image:MyRecord.jpg||link=My Record
Image:AddLP.jpg||link=Born to Add (album)
Image:TheBestOfBert1983.jpg||link=The Best of Bert
Image:Album.bestbigbird-lp.jpg||link=The Best of Big Bird
Image:TheBestOfCookieMonster1983.jpg||link=The Best of Cookie Monster
Image:TheBestofTheCount1983.jpg||link=The Best of the Count
Image:TheBestOfErnie1983.jpg||link=The Best of Ernie
Image:TheBestOfGrover1983.jpg||link=The Best of Grover
Image:TheBestOfOscar1983.jpg||link=The Best of Oscar the Grouch
Image:Album.ssxmassingalong.jpg||link=Sesame Street Christmas Sing-Along
==Other 1980s albums==
Image:CD).jpeg||link=In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record
Image:Album.sstreasury.jpg||link=Sesame Street Treasury (album)
Image:Album.campingincanada.jpg||link=Camping in Canada
Image:Followthatbirdstrack.jpg||link=Follow That Bird (soundtrack)
Image:ChristmasOnSS.JPG||link=Christmas on Sesame Street (album)
Image:Album.favoritejimhenson.jpg||link=Favorite Songs From Jim Henson's Muppets
==Sight & Sound==
Sometime after the Sesame Street Records label closed, many Sesame Street titles began to be reissued on cassettes by an educational company called Sight & Sound. While some tapes used the original cover pictures, others had new cover pictures. An important historical footnote during this period is that in 1987, the very first Sesame Street CD was produced, called The Best of Sesame Street, and it would be the only CD produced until the early 1990s.
Image:SightSoundBestSS1987.jpg||link=The Best of Sesame Street
File:MuppAlphabetAlbumCassette.jpg||link=The Muppet Alphabet Album
File:GNL2305WhatTimeCassette.jpg||link=What Time Is It on Sesame Street?
File:NumbersGNL2403.jpg||link=Numbers!
File:SightSoundHavinFunCassette.jpg||link=Havin' Fun with Ernie & Bert
File:HappyBirthdayGNL227.jpg||link=Happy Birthday from Sesame Street (album)
File:Sesame street cassette - the people in your neighborhood gnl-228.jpg||link=The People in Your Neighborhood (album)
File:SightSound232FirstTimeCassette.jpg||link=For the First Time
File:Sesame street cassette - the count counts 233.jpg||link=The Count Counts
File:Sesame street cassette - every body's cassette 235.jpg||link=Every Body's Record
File:Readyforschooltape.jpg||link=Getting Ready for School (album)
File:SightSoundBESingAlongCassette.jpg||link=Bert & Ernie Sing-Along
==Golden Music==
In 1990, titles began to appear on Golden Music, which was the music division of Golden Books. A mix of new titles appeared, beginning with tributes to Jim Henson and Joe Raposo, along with reissues of older titles. Golden's license lasted until 1994.
Image:Berterniesidebyside.jpg||link=Bert & Ernie: Side By Side
Image:GoldenBestOfBigBird.jpg||link=The Best of Big Bird
Image:Album.bestofsesame-cass.jpg||link=The Best of Sesame Street
Image:Album.trueblue.jpg||link=Cookie Monster and Grover: True Blue
Image:Album.putdownduck-cassette.jpg||link=Put Down the Duckie! (album)
Image:Goldensleepytime.jpg||link=Sleepytime on Sesame Street
Image:GoldenBestOfErnie.jpg||link=The Best of Ernie
Image:GoldenSSAlphabetTape.jpg||link=The Sesame Street Alphabet Album
Image:Album.jimhensonsesame.jpg||link=Jim Henson: A Sesame Street Celebration
Image:Album.happybirthday-cass.jpg||link=Happy Birthday from Sesame Street (album)
Image:Album.sesamecountry-cassett.jpg||link=Sesame Country
Image:Album.joerapososesame.jpg||link=Sing: Songs of Joe Raposo
File:Golden1993ElmosFavoriteSingAlongs.jpg||link=Elmo's Favorite Sing-Alongs
Image:GoldenXmasSingAlong.jpg||link=Sesame Street Christmas Sing-Along
Image:BornToAddGolden1993Cassette.jpg||link=Born to Add (album)
Image:Sesameroadtape.jpg||link=Sesame Road
File:Singalonggolden.jpg||link=Sesame Street Sing-Along!
Image:Album.earthlings.jpg||link=We Are All Earthlings (album)
Image:Cheepthrills.jpg||link=Cheep Thrills
Image:Sesamecelebrates.jpg||link=Sesame Street Celebrates!
==Other 1990s albums==
Image:Album.bobsesame.jpg||link=Bob's Favorite Street Songs
Image:Album.sesamebest.jpg||link=Sesame Street Best
==Sony Wonder==
In 1995, Sony Wonder began issuing a new series of titles. This was looked on with interest by some Sesame collectors, since Sony owns the back catalog of Columbia Records, who put out the very first Sesame Street LP in 1970. While that album was not reissued on CD by Sony Wonder, the third Columbia album, The Muppet Alphabet Album, was reissued as Sing the Alphabet. However, one section of dialogue was cut which referred to turning the record over, which wouldn't make any sense to CD listeners.
The Sony Wonder years culminated with Songs from the Street, an elaborate 3-CD boxed set produced in association with Sony Music's Legacy Recordings. This set was full of classic and rare tracks both from records and from live performances on the show. It also contained a detailed booklet about the history of the show, written by Christopher Cerf. It was the first time Sesame Street had received the boxed-set treatment from a major label, although several multi-LP boxed sets had been released over the years on Sesame Street Records.
Sony Wonder continued to release new titles until 2004.
Image:The Bird is the Word! Big Bird's Favorite Songs (CD).jpeg||link=The Bird is the Word!
Image:AddCD.jpg||link=Born to Add (album)
Image:Cookiecd.jpg||link=C is for Cookie (CD)
Image:Cdnumbers.jpg||link=Numbers!
Image:Elmo's Favorite Sing-Alongs (CD).jpg||link=Elmo's Favorite Sing-Alongs
Image:Platinum All-Time Favorites (CD).jpeg||link=Platinum All-Time Favorites
Image:Sesame Road (CD).jpeg||link=Sesame Road
Image:Album.ssxmascd.jpg||link=A Sesame Street Christmas (album)
Image:Splish Splash- Bath Time Fun (CD).jpeg||link=Splish Splash: Bath Time Fun
Image:Bert and Ernie's Greatest Hits (CD).jpeg||link=Bert and Ernie's Greatest Hits
Image:Dreamytime songs.jpeg||link=Dreamytime Songs
Image:Monster Melodies (CD).jpeg||link=Monster Melodies
Image:Album.sillysongs-sesame.jpg||link=Silly Songs (Sesame Street)
Image:Sing the Alphabet (CD).jpeg||link=Sing the Alphabet
Image:Travelsongs.jpg||link=Sing-Along Travel Songs
Image:The Best of Elmo (CD).jpeg||link=The Best of Elmo (album)
Image:The Count's Countdown (CD).jpeg||link=The Count's Countdown
Image:Hot! Hot! Hot! Dance Songs (CD).jpeg||link=Hot! Hot! Hot! Dance Songs
Image:Kids' Favorite Songs (CD).jpeg||link=Kids' Favorite Songs (album)
Image:Cdoscar.jpg||link=Oscar's Trashy Songs
Image:Platinum too.jpg||link=Platinum Too
Image:Elmo Saves Christmas- Holiday Favorites (CD).jpeg||link=Elmo Saves Christmas: Holiday Favorites
Image:Elmo Says BOO! (CD).jpeg||link=Elmo Says BOO! (album)
Image:Elmopalooza! (CD).jpeg||link=Elmopalooza! (soundtrack)
Image:Elmo's Lowdown Hoedown (CD).jpeg||link=Elmo's Lowdown Hoedown
Image:Fiesta Songs! (CD).jpeg||link=Fiesta Songs!
Image:Elmo In Grouchland (CD).jpg||link=The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (soundtrack)
Image:Album.cinderelmo.jpg||link=CinderElmo (soundtrack)
Image:Album.elmo-orchestra.jpg||link=Elmo and the Orchestra
Image:Album.kidsfavesongs2.jpg||link=Kids' Favorite Songs 2 (album)
Image:Album.songsfromstreet.jpg||link=Songs from the Street: 35 Years of Music
Image:Cdgrover.jpg||link=A Celebration of Me, Grover (album)
Image:Happybirthdayfromsesame.jpg||link=Happy Birthday from Sesame Street (album)
==Other 2000s albums==
Image:AreWeThereYetCD.jpg||link=Are We There Yet? (album)
==Koch Records==
In 2007, Koch Records announced that it would begin distributing Sesame Street titles. The first titles began to appear in 2008, with reissues of albums that had previously been released on Sony Wonder. In 2010, Koch Records, now renamed E1 Music, finally reissued The Sesame Street Book & Record as part of Old School: Volume 1, a collection of long-out-of-print early Sesame Street albums.
Image:BestElmo.jpg||link=The Best of Elmo (album)
Image:ElmosavesKoch.jpg||link=Elmo Saves Christmas: Holiday Favorites
Image:Elmopalooza!.jpg||link=Elmopalooza! (soundtrack)
Image:Hotdance.jpg||link=Hot! Hot! Hot! Dance Songs
Image:KochKidsFavoriteSongs.jpg||link=Kids' Favorite Songs (album)
Image:KochPlatinumAllTimeFav.jpg||link=Platinum All-Time Favorites
Image:Kochsesamexmas.jpg‎||link=A Sesame Street Christmas (album)
Image:KochSingTheAlphabet.jpg||link=Sing the Alphabet
Image:Sillysongsreissue.jpg‎||link=Silly Songs (Sesame Street)
Image:Oldschoolcdcover.jpg||link=Old School: Volume 1 (CD)
Image:Oldschoolvol2cd.jpg||link=Old School: Volume 2 (CD)
==Download-only Albums==
Beginning in 2010, Sesame Street began to offer their back catalog of albums as downloads through Amazon.com and The iTunes Store. They also released the following new compilations.
Image:SesameStreetMusicAmazonSampler.jpg||link=Sesame Street Music: Amazon Sampler
Image:SesameStreetChristmasCollection.jpg||link=Sesame Street: Christmas Collection
SesameStreetValentinesCollection.jpg||link=Valentine's Collection
ElmosDanceParty.jpg||link=Elmo's Dance Party
SunnyDaysCollection.png||link=Sunny Days Collection
TravelSongs.png||link=Travel Songs
SummerGames.png||link=Summer Games Collection
School-Album.jpg||link=Back to School Collection
Halloween Collection digital album.jpg||link=Halloween Collection
GivingThanks.jpg||link=Giving Thanks Collection
Holiday-Classics.jpg||link=Holiday Classics
V-Valentine.jpg||link=V is for Valentine
Lyrical-Letters.jpg||link=Lyrical Letters
==Arts Music==
In 2018, Sesame Workshop announced that Arts Music, a division of Warner Music (the company that also owns Warner Bros. Records), would begin to release new Sesame albums. The initial announcement stated they would be released on vinyl, CDs, and streaming services. Some of the initial compilations put out in fall 2018 were released as CDs but the majority of these compilations are only available via digital downloads and streaming, those are noted as such below. In 2019, Arts Music released What's The Number?, the first time newly-released music from Sesame in album form has been put out since 2004.
Image:AllTimeFavoritesV1.jpg||link=All-Time Favorites 1
Image:AllTimeFavoritesV2.jpg||link=All-Time Favorites 2
Image:BforBoo.jpg||link=B is for Boo!
Image:Album-CforCanta.jpg||link=¡C es para Canta!
Image:Album-CforCookie.jpg||link=C is for Cookie!
Image:Album-EforElmo.jpg||link=E is for Elmo!
Image:Album-FforFun.jpg||link=F is for Fun!
Image:Album-GforGrover.jpg||link=G is for Grover!
Image:Album-ChristmasTime.jpg||link=It%27s_Christmas_Time!_(album)
Image:Album-NforNumbers.jpg||link=N is for Numbers!
Cracker_Barrel_vinyl_Big_Bird%27s_Best_A.jpg||link=Big Bird's Best!
Cracker_Barrel_vinyl_Cookie_Monster_Mix_A.jpg||link=Cookie Monster Mix!
D is for Dance.jpg||link=D is for Dance!
Album-FforFriend.jpg||link=F is for Friend!
Cracker_Barrel_vinyl_Grover%27s_Greatest_A.jpg||link=Grover's Greatest
L is for Love album.png||link=L is for Love!
M is for Me.jpg||link=M is for Me!
Album-OForOscar.jpg||link=O is for Oscar!
Album-QForQuiet.jpg||link=Q is for Quiet!
Album-SforSing.jpg||link=S is for Sing!
Cracker_Barrel_vinyl_Sing_Silly_Songs_A.jpg||link=Sing Silly Songs!
SSAlbum-WhatsThatNumber.jpg||link=What's The Number?
NTL-Album.jpg||link=The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo: Songs
Album-Rock&Rhyme.jpg||link=It's Time to Rock & Rhyme
Album-ComingTogether.jpg||link=Coming Together (album)
FurryFriendsAlbum.jpg||link=Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy (soundtrack)
Album-SeeUsComingTogether.jpg||link=See Us Coming Together (album)
SSNutcracker-Album.jpg||link=The Nutcracker: Starring Elmo & Tango (soundtrack)
Album-ABC123.jpg||link=ABC 123
Album-HappyDance.jpg||link=Happy Dance
Album-Soothe.jpg||link=Soothe Snuggle Slowdown
==Other 2010-20s albums==
Image:SpecialSSXmas-Album.jpg||link=A Special Sesame Street Christmas (soundtrack)
Platinium-Record.jpg|Vinyl reissue|link=Platinum All-Time Favorites
2016SesameRoadRecordStore.jpg|Vinyl reissue|link=Sesame Road
SesameJazz-Album.jpg||link=A Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration (album)
In addition to the main library of Sesame Street music, over the years, original cast albums have been sold at the Sesame Street Live shows. See Sesame Street Live Discography for a chronological list of titles.
==See also==
*Sesame Street singles
*Sesame Street 45 RPM sets
*Sesame Street book and audio sets discography
*Sesame Street Live Discography
*Sesame Street Videography
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