The discography of American singer Jo Stafford contains 26 studio albums, 26 compilation albums, 112 singles as a lead artist, 42 singles as a collaborative artist, four promotional singles and 17 other charted songs. Her first-issued recordings were released in the mid 1940s, beginning with the US top 20 song, "Old Acquaintance". It was followed by her first US top song (and first number one Australian song), "Long Ago (and Far Away)". Nine more of Stafford's solo singles made the US top ten during the 1940s including "Day by Day" (1945), "Serenade of the Bells" (1947) and "Some Enchanted Evening" (1949). As a collaborative recording artist, Stafford first teamed with The Pied Pipers on the 1945 US top ten single, "The Trolley Song". During the decade, she also collaborated with Johnny Mercer, Red Ingle and Gordon MacRae. With Mercer, she topped the US chart (and reached the top 20 on the Australian chart) with "Candy" (1945). With Ingle, she topped the US chart with "Temptation (Tim-Tay-Shun)" (1947). With MacRae, Stafford reached the US top ten four times, including the number one single, "My Darling, My Darling" (1948).
Stafford had nine US top ten singles during the 1950s including "Tennessee Waltz" (1951), "Shrimp Boats" (1951) and "Keep It a Secret" (1952). Among her most successful solo releases was 1952's "You Belong to Me", which the topped charts in the US, Australia and the United Kingdom. It was followed by another US number-one single in 1953 titled "Make Love to Me". Her solo releases continued making the US and Australian charts through 1959. Collaboratively, Stafford joined Frankie Laine on nine singles during the decade. This included the US top ten songs "Hey, Good Lookin'" (1951) and "Hambone" (1952). Other collaborative singles included "Indiscretion" (a duet with Liberace) and "Good Nite" (a duet with Vic Damone). As one half of the comedic duo, Jonathan and Darlene Edwards, a 1967 cover of the song "Carioca" was issued as a single.
Between 1948 and 1950, Capitol Records issued five studio albums of Stafford's music. This began with American Folk Songs (1948), followed by two collaborative releases with Gordon MacRae: Kiss Me, Kate (1949) and Sunday Evening Songs (1950). Columbia Records then released 15 studio albums by Stafford during the 1950s. This began with As You Desire Me (1953) and later included My Heart's in the Highlands (1954), Soft and Sentimental (1955), A Gal Named Jo (1956) and Swingin' Down Broadway (1958). The label also issued two studio albums by Stafford as one half of Jonathan and Darlene Edwards: The Piano Artistry of Jonathan Edwards (1957) and Jonathan and Darlene Edwards in Paris (1960). Among her last studio releases were several albums issued in 1960s, including two 1966 Dot-label releases: Do I Hear a Waltz? and This Is Jo Stafford. Her final studio album was 1982's Darlene Remembers Duke, Jonathan Plays Fats.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, showing all relevant details Title Album details American Folk Songs Released: May 1948 Label: Capitol Formats: LP Kiss Me, Kate Released: April 1949 Label: Capitol Formats: LP Autumn in New York Released: March 1950 Label: Capitol Formats: LP Sunday Evening Songs Released: November 1950 Label: Capitol Formats: LP Songs of Faith Released: October 1950 Label: Capitol Formats: LP As You Desire Me Released: June 1952 Label: Columbia Formats: LP Broadway's Best Released: January 1953 Label: Columbia Formats: LP Garden of Prayer Released: May 1954 Label: Columbia Formats: LP My Heart's in the Highlands Released: 1954 Label: Columbia Formats: LP A Musical Portrait of New Orleans Released: August 1954 Label: Columbia Formats: LP Soft and Sentimental Released: October 1955 Label: Columbia Formats: LP Happy Holiday Released: November 1955 Label: Columbia Formats: LP A Gal Named Jo Released: 1956 Label: Columbia Formats: LP Ski Trails Released: November 1956 Label: Columbia Formats: LP The Piano Artistry of Jonathan Edwards Released: 1957 Label: Columbia Formats: LP Once Over Lightly Released: March 1957 Label: Columbia Formats: LP Songs of Scotland Released: October 1957 Label: Columbia Formats: LP Swingin' Down Broadway Released: March 1958 Label: Columbia Formats: LP I'll Be Seeing You Released: February 1959 Label: Columbia Formats: LP Ballad of the Blues Released: October 1959 Label: Columbia Formats: LP Jo + Jazz Released: November 1960 Label: Columbia Formats: LP Jonathan and Darlene Edwards in Paris Released: 1961 Label: Columbia Formats: LP Getting Sentimental over Tommy Dorsey Released: June 1963 Label: Reprise Formats: LP Do I Hear a Waltz? Released: January 1966 Label: Dot Formats: LP This Is Jo Stafford Released: September 1966 Label: Dot Formats: LP Darlene Remembers Duke, Jonathan Plays Fats Released: 1982 Label: Corinthian Formats: LP
Compilation albums
+ List of compilation albums, showing all relevant details Title Album details Starring Jo Stafford Released: 1953 Label: Capitol Formats: LP Memory Songs Released: 1955 Label: Capitol Formats: LP Jo's Greatest Hits Released: November 1958 Label: Columbia Formats: LP Whispering Hope Released: March 1962 Label: Capitol Formats: LP Peace in the Valley Released: June 1963 Label: Capitol Formats: LP The Hits of Jo Stafford Released: January 1964 Label: Capitol Formats: LP Jo Stafford's Sweet Hour of Prayer Released: March 1964 Label: Capitol Formats: LP The Joyful Season Released: October 1964 Label: Capitol Formats: LP Jo Stafford's Greatest Hits Released: May 1968 Label: Decca Formats: LP The Jo Stafford Story Released: 1971 Label: Capitol Formats: LP Stars of the Fifties Released: 1971 Label: Capitol Formats: LP Four Great Ladies of Song Released: 1975 Label: Columbia Formats: LP Jo Stafford Released: 1986 Label: Time Life/Capitol Formats: LP Capitol Collectors Series Released: March 18, 1991 Label: Capitol Formats: CD Fabulous Song Stylists Released: 1991 Label: Sony Formats: CD The Duets Released: 1992 Label: Bear Family Formats: CD Greatest Hits Released: 1993 Label: Curb Formats: CD 16 Most Requested Songs Released: May 18, 1995 Label: Sony Formats: CD The One and Only Jo Stafford Released: 1995 Label: EMI Formats: CD Spotlight on...Jo Stafford Released: January 23, 1996 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, cassette V-Disc Recordings, Jo Stafford Released: August 18, 1998 Label: Collectors' Choice Formats: CD Jo & Friends Released: January 1, 2000 Label: Sony Formats: CD The Magic of Jo Stafford Released: March 13, 2001 Label: EMI Formats: CD The Ultimate Jo Stafford Released: August 27, 2002 Label: EMI Formats: CD The Best of Jo Stafford Released: April 1, 2003 Label: EMI Formats: CD Ultimate Capitol Collection Released: June 4, 2007 Label: EMI Formats: CD
Singles As lead artist + List of lead singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUSUSCou.AUSUK "Old Acquaintance" 1943 15 — — — rowspan="43" "Long Ago (and Far Away)" 1944 6 — 1 — "Too Marvelous for Words" — — — — "It Could Happen to You" 10 — 1 — "Let's Take the Long Way Home" 1945 14 — — — "There's No You" 7 — — — "On the Sunny Side of the Street" 17 — — — "That's for Me" — — — — "Day by Day" 8 — — — "You May Not Love Me" 1946 — — — — "Cindy" — — — — "This Is Always" 11 — — — "You Keep Coming Back Like a Song" 11 — — — "This Time" — — — — "White Christmas" 9 — — — "Sonata" 10 — — — "September Song" 1947 — — — — "Give Me Something to Dream About" — — — — "Ivy" 13 — — — "Smoke Dreams" — — — — "I'm So Right Tonight" 21 — — — "Feudin' and Fightin'" 7 5 — — "The Stanley Steamer" 11 — — — "Serenade of the Bells" 6 — — — "I Never Loved Anyone" 23 — — — "Haunted Heart" 1948 23 — — — "It's Monday Every Day" — — — — "Suspicion" 23 — — — "Better Luck Next Time" 23 — — — "Every Day I Love You (Just a Little Bit More)" 25 — — — "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" — — — — "In the Still of the Night" — — — — "Smilin' Through" — — — — "Congratulations" 13 — — — "Funny Little Money Man" 1949 — — — — "Always True to You in My Fashion" — — — — "Begin the Beguine" — — — — "Once and for Always" 16 — — — "Some Enchanted Evening" 4 — — — "Just One Way to Say I Love You" 12 — — — "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" 10 — — — "If I'll Ever Love Again" 20 — — — "Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)" 14 — — — "I Wonder as I Wander" — — — — American Folk Songs "Fools Rush In" 1950 — — — — rowspan="9" "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" 30 — — — "When April Comes Again" — — — — "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" — — — — "On the Outgoing Tide" — — — — "Play a Simple Melody" 18 — — — "No Other Love" 10 — — — "Goodnight, Irene" (c/w "Our Very Own") 26 — — — "La Vie en Rose" — — — — "Autumn Leaves" — — — — Autumn in New York "It Was So Beautiful (And You Were Mine)" — — — — rowspan="11" "Use Your Imagination" — — — — "Stardust" — — — — "If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time" 14 — — — "If" 1951 8 — 1 — "Tennessee Waltz" 7 — 1 — "The Handsome Stranger" — — — — "Lovely Is the Evening" — — — — "Along the Colorado Trail" — — — — "Somebody" 12 — — — "Kissin' Bug Boogie" — — — — "Shrimp Boats" 2 — 2 — A Musical Portrait of New Orleans "A-Round the Corner" 1952 9 — 1 — "Raminay! (The New Orleans Chimney Sweep)" — — — — A Musical Portrait of New Orleans "You Belong to Me" 1 — 1 1 "Jambalaya" 3 — 7 11 A Musical Portrait of New Orleans "Keep It a Secret" 4 — 3 — rowspan="6" "Now and Then There's a Fool Such as I" 1953 16 — — — "Without My Lover" 27 — — — "Just Another Polka" 22 — 7 — "Someone's Been Reading My Mail" — — — — "Cup of Joy" — — — — "I Found a Friend" — — — — Garden of Prayer "Christmas Blues" — — — — rowspan="26" "Make Love to Me" 1 — 9 8 "Thank You for Calling" 1954 12 — — — "Nearer My Love to Me" — — — — "Teach Me Tonight" 15 — 18 — "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" — — — — "I Got a Sweetie" 1955 — — — — "Young and Foolish" — — 8 — "Ain'tcha-cha Comin' Out T-tonight?" — — — — "Suddenly There's a Valley" 13 — 2 12 "It's Almost Tomorrow" 14 — 8 — "All Night Long" 1956 99 — — — "Big D" — — — — "With a Little Bit of Luck" 85 — 40 — "Love Me Good" 62 — — — "On London Bridge" 38 — 24 — "Wind in the Willow" 1957 53 — 9 — "I'll Be There (When You Get Lonely)" — — — — "Star of Love" — — — — "Echoes in the Night" — — — — "Sweet Little Darlin'" — — — — "I May Never Pass This Way Again" 1958 — — — — "Hibiscus" — — 83 — "How Can We Say Goodbye" 1959 — — — — "Pinetop's Boogie" — — — — "It's Been So Long" — — — — "Every Night When the Sun Goes In" 1960 — — — — Ballad of the Blues "Happy Is the Word (For Love)" — — — — rowspan="5" "Indoor Sport" — — — — "Misty" 1962 — — — — "If My Heart Had a Window" — — — — "Country Bumpkin" 1963 — — — — "Down in the Valley" 1965 — — — — Do I Hear a Waltz? "Cry, Cry, Darling" 1966 — — — — This Is Jo Stafford "Stayin' Alive" 1979 — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As a collaborative artist