Billy Dean is an American country music artist. His discography comprises eleven studio albums, five compilation albums, 28 singles, and three guest singles. His first three studio albums — Young Man, Billy Dean and Fire in the Dark — are all certified gold by the RIAA, as is his 1994 Greatest Hits album.

Dean's highest-charting solo singles in the U.S. all peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts: "Only Here for a Little While", "Somewhere in My Broken Heart", and "If There Hadn't Been You". The latter and its follow-up, "Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the Dark", both reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks charts in Canada. Dean and Alison Krauss both received chart credit for their guest vocals on Kenny Rogers' 2000 Number One hit "Buy Me a Rose".

Studio albums

1990s albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) US Country US CAN Country Young Man Release date: August 21, 1990 Label: Capitol Records 12 99 — US: Gold Billy Dean Release date: September 24, 1991 Label: Capitol Records 22 88 8 US: Gold Fire in the Dark Release date: January 26, 1993 Label: Liberty Records 14 83 4 US: Gold CAN: Gold Men'll Be Boys Release date: June 14, 1994 Label: Liberty Records 51 — — It's What I Do Release date: April 2, 1996 Label: Capitol Records 18 143 — Real Man Release date: August 25, 1998 Label: Capitol Records 41 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s albums Title Album details Peak chartpositions US Country US Let Them Be Little Release date: March 29, 2005 Label: Curb Records 8 50 The Christ (A Song for Joseph) Release date: October 11, 2005 Label: Curb Records — — Sings Richard Leigh Release date: May 26, 2009 Label: BDMG Records — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

2010s albums Title Album details The One Behind the Wheel Release date: February 2, 2010 Label: BDMG Records A Man of Good Fortune Release date: September 25, 2012 Label: Rainman Records

2020s albums Title Album details The Rest of It's Mine Release date: July 22, 2022 Label: self-released

Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chartpositions Certifications(sales thresholds) US Country US Greatest Hits Release date: March 8, 1994 Label: SBK/Liberty Records 29 148 US: Gold Love Songs Release date: April 11, 2000 Label: Capitol Nashville — — Certified Hits Release date: September 24, 2002 Label: Capitol Nashville — — The Best of Billy Dean Release date: December 30, 2003 Label: Capitol Nashville — — The Very Best of Billy Dean Release date: March 29, 2005 Label: Capitol Nashville — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

1990s Year Single Peak chart positions Album US Country US AC CAN Country CAN AC 1990 "Lowdown Lonely" — — — — Young Man "Only Here for a Little While" 3 — 2 — 1991 "Somewhere in My Broken Heart" 3 18 2 18 "You Don't Count the Cost" 4 — 3 — Billy Dean "Only the Wind" 4 48 3 — 1992 "Billy the Kid" 4 — 3 — "If There Hadn't Been You" 3 39 1 — "Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the Dark" 6 — 1 — Fire in the Dark 1993 "I Wanna Take Care of You" 22 — 9 — "I'm Not Built That Way" 34 — 18 — "We Just Disagree" 9 — 6 — 1994 "Cowboy Band" 24 — 22 — Men'll Be Boys "Men Will Be Boys" 60 — 75 — 1996 "It's What I Do" 5 — 11 — It's What I Do "That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me" 4 — 3 — "I Wouldn't Be a Man" 45 — 32 — 1998 "Real Man" 33 — 49 — Real Man "Innocent Bystander" 68 — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s and 2010s Year Single Peak chartpositions Album US Country US 2001 "Keep Mom and Dad in Love"(with Suzy Boggussand introducing Jillian) 51 — 2003 "I'm in Love with You" 52 — Let Them Be Little 2004 "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" 27 — "Let Them Be Little" 8 68 2005 "This Is the Life" 52 — "Race You to the Bottom" — — 2006 "Swinging for the Fence" — — 2013 "I Can't Leave a Good Thing" — — A Man of Good Fortune "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other singles

Other charted songs Year Single Peak chartpositions Album US Country CAN Country 1994 "Once in a While" 53 60 8 Seconds (soundtrack)

Christmas releases Year Single Album 1996 "I Still Believe in Christmas" 2005 "Shine On" The Christ: A Song for Joseph

Guest singles Year Single Artist(s) Peak chart positions Album US Country US CAN Country 1998 "One Heart at a Time"[A] Various 69 56 — 1999 "Buy Me a Rose" Kenny Rogers andAlison Krauss 1 40 9 She Rides Wild Horses 2001 "America the Beautiful" Various 58 — — 2014 "An American with a Remington" Larry Gatlin — — — The Gospel According to Gatlin 2016 "Already a Dead Man" Jason Pritchett — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Videography

Music videos Year Title Director 1990 "Only Here for a Little While" Bill Young 1991 "Somewhere in My Broken Heart" "Only the Wind" 1992 "Billy the Kid" "If There Hadn't Been You" Roger Pistole 1993 "Tryin' to Hide a Fire in the Dark" Bill Young "I'm Not Built That Way" 1994 "We Just Disagree" Marius Penczner "Once in a While" Charley Randazzo "Men Will Be Boys" 1996 "It's What I Do" Martin Kahan "I Wouldn't Be a Man" Richard Murray 1998 "Real Man" Crystal Bernard/Steven R. Monroe "One Heart at a Time"[A] 2001 "America the Beautiful"(Various) Marc Ball 2003 "I'm in Love with You" 2004 "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" "Let Them Be Little" Eric Welch

Notes

A^ Song featured Faith Hill, Bryan White, Garth Brooks, Michael McDonald, Neal McCoy, Victoria Shaw and Olivia Newton-John.

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