Barry Manilow is an American singer–songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, and conductor. His discography consists of 33 studio albums, 6 live albums, 17 compilation albums, and 57 singles (13 #1's). Signed to his first recording contract in 1969 by Tony Orlando, after writing, singing, and recording hit jingles for business corporations in the mid and late 1960s, Manilow released his first solo album, Barry Manilow, in 1973. He is best known for such recordings as "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana (At the Copa)". To date, he has sold more than 85 million records worldwide, making him one of the best selling recording artists of all time.
Albums Studio albums Year Album details Chart positions Sales Certifications(sales thresholds) US AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from 1988 to December 2010: UK 1973 Barry Manilow 28 — — US: Gold 1974 Barry Manilow II 9 66 — US: Platinum 1975 Tryin' to Get the Feeling 5 59 — US: 2× Platinum 1976 This One's for You 6 — — US: 2× Platinum 1978 Even Now 3 8 12 US: 3× Platinum UK: Silver 1979 One Voice 9 64 18 US: 2× Platinum UK: Gold 1980 Barry 15 65 5 US: Platinum UK: Platinum 1981 If I Should Love Again 14 85 5 US: Gold UK: Platinum 1982 Here Comes the Night 32 19 7 US: Gold 1984 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe 28 100 28 US: Gold UK: Silver 1985 Manilow 42 — 40 1987 Swing Street 70 — 81 1989 Barry Manilow 64 — — UK: Silver 1990 Because It's Christmas 40 — — US: Platinum 1991 Showstoppers 68 — 53 1994 Singin' with the Big Bands 59 — 54 US: Gold 1996 Summer of '78 82 — 66 1998 Manilow Sings Sinatra 122 — 72 2001 Here at the Mayflower 90 — 18 2002 A Christmas Gift of Love 55 — — US: Gold 2004 Scores 47 — — 2006 The Greatest Songs of the Fifties 1 36 12 US: 1,100,000 US: Platinum UK: Gold The Greatest Songs of the Sixties 2 — 56 US: 633,000 US: Gold UK: Gold 2007 The Greatest Songs of the Seventies 4 — 27 UK: Silver In the Swing of Christmas 127 — — US: Gold 2008 The Greatest Songs of the Eighties 14 — 22 2010 The Greatest Love Songs of All Time 5 — 26 2011 15 Minutes 7 — 20 2014 Night Songs 8 — — My Dream Duets 4 — 28 2017 This Is My Town: Songs of New York 12 — 26 2020 Night Songs II 32 — — 2026 What a Time — — 34 "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Live albums Year Album details Chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) US AUS UK 1977 Barry Manilow Live 1 25 — US: 3× Platinum 1982 Barry Live in Britain — — 1 UK: Platinum 1990 Live on Broadway 196 — 19 2004 2 Nights Live! 27 — — US: Gold 2012 Live in London 24 — — 2014 Live at Paris Las Vegas — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Compilation albums Year Album details Chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) US AUS UK 1978 Greatest Hits 7 26 3 US: 3× Platinum 1983 Greatest Hits Vol. II 30 — 10 US: Platinum 1985 The Manilow Collection / 20 Classic Hits 100 — — US: Gold 1989 Greatest Hits Volume I — — — US: Platinum Greatest Hits Volume II — — — US: Platinum Greatest Hits Volume III — — — 1990 The Songs 1975–1990 — — 13 UK: Silver 1992 The Complete Collection and Then Some... 182 — — US: Gold 1993 Hidden Treasures — — 36 1993 Greatest Hits: The Platinum Collection — 6 37 AUS: Platinum UK: Silver 2002 Ultimate Manilow 3 96 8 US: 2× Platinum UK: Platinum 2005 The Essential Barry Manilow — — — The Very Best of Barry Manilow — — — 2008 Beautiful Ballads & Love Songs — — — 2010 The Essential Barry Manilow: Limited Edition 3.0 — — — Playlist: The Very Best of Barry Manilow — — — 2011 Duets — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Soundtracks Year Album details 1978 Foul Play 1985 Copacabana 1994 Thumbelina 1995 The Pebble and the Penguin
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions Year Title / B-side title Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US Cash Box US AC AUS CAN CAN AC GER IRE NZ SASA Charts, 1965-1989 UK1973 "Sweetwater Jones" / "One of These Days" — — — — — — — — — — —Barry Manilow (Original Bell album) "Could It Be Magic" (original solo version) / "Cloudburst" — — — — — — — — — — —1974 "Let's Take Some Time to Say Goodbye" / "Seven More Years" (from Barry Manilow) — — — — — — — — — — —Non-LP track "Mandy" / "Something's Comin' Up" 1 1 1 4 1 1 37 6 30 3 11 US: Gold Barry Manilow II1975 "It's a Miracle" / "One of These Days" (from Barry Manilow) 12 10 1 84 1 2 — — — — — "Could It Be Magic" (remixed version) / "I Am Your Child" 6 7 4 70 3 3 — 18 — — 25 Barry Manilow I (Arista reissue) "I Write the Songs" / "A Nice Boy Like Me" 1 1 1 5 3 2 — 11 13 5 — US: Gold Tryin' to Get the Feeling1976 "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" / "Beautiful Music" 10 10 1 — 13 1 — — — — — "This One's for You" / "Riders to the Stars" 29 21 1 — 28 1 — — — — — This One's for You "Weekend in New England" / "Say the Words" 10 9 1 — 9 1 — — — — — 1977 "Looks Like We Made It" / "New York City Rhythm" (from Barry Manilow--Live) 1 3 1 91 8 1 — — — — — US: Gold "Daybreak" (Live) / "Jump Shout Boogie" 23 21 7 — 20 4 — — — — — Barry Manilow Live "It's Just Another New Year's Eve" — — 33 — — — — — — — —1978 "Can't Smile Without You" / "Sunrise" 3 2 1 3 2 4 — — 8 13 43 US: Gold Even Now "Even Now" / "I Was a Fool (To Let You Go)" 19 17 1 — 17 14 — — — — — "Copacabana (At the Copa)" (short version) / "Copacabana" (long version, from Greatest Hits) 8 10 6 9 7 3 23 16 37 — 190 US: Gold "Ready to Take a Chance Again" / "Sweet Life" 11 7 5 — 4 1 — — — — — Foul Play (film) "Somewhere in the Night" / "Leavin' in the Morning" 9 13 4 81 10 3 — 16 — — 42 Even Now "Mandy" (reissue) — — — — — — 19 — — — — The Best of Barry Manilow 1979 "Ships" / "They Gave in to the Blues" (non-LP track) 9 11 4 78 28 5 — — — — — One Voice "When I Wanted You" / "Bobbie Lee (What's the Difference, I Gotta Live)" 20 24 1 — 53 1 — — — — — 1980 "I Don't Want to Walk Without You" / "One Voice" 36 43 2 — — 1 — — — — "Bermuda Triangle" / "One Voice" (from One Voice) — — — — — — 16 23 — — 15 Barry "I Made It Through the Rain" / "Only in Chicago" 10 18 4 — 34 — — 20 — — 37 "Lonely Together" / "The Last Duet" (with Lily Tomlin) 45 47 7 — — — — 20 — — 21 1981 "The Old Songs" / "Don't Fall in Love with Me" 15 16 1 — 43 2 — — — — 48 If I Should Love Again "Somewhere Down the Road" / "Let's Take All Night (To Say Goodbye)" 21 21 1 — — 7 — — — — — 1982 "If I Should Love Again" / "Let's Take All Night (To Say Goodbye)" — — — — — — — — — — 66 "Let's Hang On!" / "No Other Love" 32 35 6 4 — — — 8 — — 12 AUS: Gold UK: Silver "Stay" (live) / "Nickels and Dimes" — — — — — — — — — — 23Barry Live in Britain "Oh Julie" / "Break Down the Door" (from If I Should Love Again) 38 50 24 — — — — — — — — Oh, Julie! "I Wanna Do It with You" / "Heaven" (from Oh, Julie!) — — — 35 — — — 3 — — 8 Here Comes the Night "Memory" / "Heart of Steel" 39 37 8 — — — — — — — — "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" / "Heart of Steel" — — — — — — — 22 — — 36 1983 "Some Kind of Friend" / "Heaven" (from Oh, Julie!) 26 31 4 38 21 — — — — — 48 "Read 'Em and Weep" / "One Voice" (from One Voice) 18 18 1 84 22 1 — 22 — — 17 Greatest Hits Vol. II 1984 "You're Looking Hot Tonight" — — 25 — — — 59 — — — 47 "When October Goes" — — 6 — — — — — — — 85 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe1985 "Paradise Cafe" — — 24 — — — — — — — — "Run to Me" (Duet with Dionne Warwick) — — 12 — — — — — — — 86 Twenty Classic Hits "In Search of Love" — — 11 — — — — — — — 80 Manilow1986 "He Doesn't Care (But I Do)" — — 22 — — — — — — — — "I'm Your Man" / "I'm Your Man" (Dub mix) 86 69 — 98 — — — — — — 96 1988 "Brooklyn Blues" — — 13 — — — — — — — — Swing Street "Hey Mambo" / "When October Goes" 90 — — — — — — — — — — 1989 "Keep Each Other Warm" — — 7 — 72 — — — — — — Barry Manilow "Please Don't Be Scared" — — — 156 — — — — — — 35 "The One That Got Away" — — 25 — — — — — — — 78 1990 "Some Good Things Never Last" (with Debra Byrd and Dana Robbins) — — — — — — — — — — 79 "If I Can Dream" — — — — — — — — — — 81 Live on Broadway "If You Remember Me" — — 41 — — — — — — — — "Because It's Christmas" — — 38 — — — — — — — — Because It's Christmas "Jingle Bells" — — — — — — — — — — — 1992 "Another Life" — — 33 — — — — — — — — The Complete Collection and Then Some...1993 "Copacabana (At the Copa) – The 1993 Remix" — — — 92 — — — 21 — — 22 Hidden Treasures "Could It Be Magic 1993" — — — — — — — — — — 36 1994 "Let Me Be Your Wings" (with Debra Byrd) — — — — — — — — — — 73 Thumbelina 1997 "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight" — — 26 — — — — — — — 86 Summer of '78"I Go Crazy" — — 30 — — — — — — — — 2001"Turn the Radio Up" — — 25 — — — — — — — — Here at the Mayflower 2003"River" — — 17 — — — — — — — — A Christmas Gift of Love 2005"Unchained Melody" — — 20 — — — — — — — — The Greatest Songs of the Fifties 2006"Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" — — 32 — — — — — — — — 2007 "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" — — 11 — — — — — — — — In the Swing of Christmas 2008 "Christmas Is Just Around the Corner" — — 16 — — — — — — — — Cranberry Christmas 2011 "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" — — — — — — — — — — — 15 Minutes 2012 "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" — — 2 — — — — — — — — The Classic Christmas Album 2020 "When the Good Times Come Again" — — 12 — — — — — — — — 2022 "Dancin' in the Aisles" — — — — — — — — — — — More Songs from Manilow: Music and Passion 2023 "All I Want for Christmas Is You" — — 15 — — — — — — — — 2025 "Once Before I Go" — — 25 — — — — — — — —What a Time 2026 "Sun Shine" — — — — — — — — — — —"Another Life-2026"——————————— "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
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