American singer-songwriter and musician Bill Withers (1938–2020) released eight studio albums, one live album, 10 compilation albums and 34 singles.
Albums Studio albums +Bill Withers studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) US USR&B CAN UK Just as I Am Released: May 1, 1971 Label: Sussex Records Formats: CD, digital download 39 9 37 — Still Bill Released: May 1, 1972 Label: Sussex Records Formats: CD, digital download 4 1 71 — RIAA: Gold +'Justments Released: April 6, 1974 Label: Sussex Records Formats: CD, digital download 67 7 — — Making Music Released: November 8, 1975 Label: Columbia Records Formats: CD, digital download 81 7 — — Naked & Warm Released: November 6, 1976 Label: Columbia Records Formats: CD, digital download 169 41 — — Menagerie Released: October 29, 1977 Label: Columbia Records Formats: CD, digital download 39 16 55 27 RIAA: Gold 'Bout Love Released: March 12, 1979 Label: Columbia Records Formats: CD, digital download 134 50 — — Watching You, Watching Me Released: May 25, 1985 Label: Columbia Records Formats: CD, digital download 143 42 — 60 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums +Bill Withers live albums Title Details Peak chart positions US USR&B UK Live at Carnegie Hall Released: 1973 Label: Sussex Records Formats: CD, digital download 63 6 80
Compilation albums +Bill Withers compilation albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) US USR&B UK The Best of Bill Withers Released: 1975 Label: Sussex Records Formats: CD, digital download 182 33 — The Best of Bill Withers Released: 1980 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download — — — Bill Withers' Greatest Hits Released: 1981 Label: Columbia Formats: CD, digital download 183 58 90 RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold Lean on Me: The Best of Bill Withers Released: 1994 Label: Legacy Recordings Formats: CD, digital download 131 — — The Best of Bill Withers: Lovely Day Released: 1998 Label: Sony Music Formats: CD, digital download — — — The Best of Bill Withers: Lean on Me Released: 2000 Label: Legacy Recordings Formats: CD, digital download — — — The Ultimate Bill Withers Collection (2CD) Released: 2000 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download — — — Lovely Day: The Very Best of Bill Withers Released: 2005 Label: Sony Music Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download — — 35 BPI: Silver Ain't No Sunshine: The Best of Bill Withers Released: 2008 Label: Music Club Deluxe Formats: CD, digital download — — — Playlist: The Very Best of Bill Withers Released: 2009 Label: Sussex, Columbia, Legacy Formats: CD, digital download — — — The Essential Bill Withers Released: August 20, 2013 Label: Columbia, Legacy Formats: CD, digital download — — — The Ultimate Collection Released: 2017 Label: Columbia, Legacy Formats: CD, digital download — — 10 BPI: Gold "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles +Bill Withers singles Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) Album US USR&B USA/C AUS BEL(FL) CAN FRA NL NZ UK 1967 "Three Nights and a Morning" — — — — — — — — — — 1971 "Harlem" — — — — — — — — — —Just as I Am "Ain't No Sunshine" 3 6 2 17 17 9 73 19 — 40 ARIA: Platinum RIAA: 4× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 5× Platinum "Grandma's Hands" 42 18 16 — — 37 — — — — 1972 "Lean on Me" 1 1 4 24 — 20 — — — 18 ARIA: Platinum RIAA: Gold BPI: Platinum RMNZ: 2× PlatinumStill Bill "Use Me" 2 2 14 — — 33 — — — — RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "Let Us Love" 47 17 33 — — 75 — — — — 1973 "Kissing My Love" 31 12 — — — 65 — — — — Still Bill "Friend of Mine" 80 25 — — — — — — — — Bill Withers Live at Carnegie Hall 1974 "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh" 50 10 — — — 39 — — — —+'Justments "You" — 15 — — — — — — — — "Heartbreak Road" 89 13 — — — — — — — — 1975 "It's All Over Now"(with Bobby Womack) — 68 — — — — — — — — "Harlem" — — — — — — — — — — Just as I Am "Make Love to Your Mind" 76 10 — — — — — — — —Making Music 1976 "I Wish You Well" — 54 — — — — — — — — "Hello Like Before" — — — — — — — — — — "If I Didn't Mean You Well" — 74 — — — — — — — —Naked & Warm 1977 "Close to Me" — 88 — — — — — — — — "Lovely Day" 30 6 25 — — 23 — 24 29 7 ARIA: Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum RIAA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 5× PlatinumMenagerie 1978 "Lovely Night for Dancing" — 75 — — — — — — — — 1979 "Don't It Make It Better" — 30 — — — — — — — —'Bout Love "You Got the Stuff" -- Part 1 — 85 — — — — — — — — 1981 "Just the Two of Us"(by Grover Washington Jr. featuring Bill Withers) 2 3 2 31 16 10 — 16 24 34 BPI: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum Bill Withers' Greatest Hits "U.S.A." — 83 — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" 1984 "In the Name of Love"(with Ralph MacDonald) 58 13 6 — — — — 48 — 95 1985 "Oh Yeah!" 106 22 40 — — — — — — 60 Watching You Watching Me "Something That Turns You On" — 46 — — — — — — — — 1987 "Lovely Day" (re-release) — — — — — — — — — 92 Menagerie 1988 "Lovely Day" (Sunshine mix) — — — — 8 — — 12 — 4 Lovely Days (UK release only) "Ain't No Sunshine" (The Total Eclipse mix) — — — — 33 — — 26 — 82 1990 "Harlem" (Street mix) — — — — — — — — — 98 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or were not released.
Other appearances +Other recordings by Bill Withers Year Title Album Artist Reference(s) 1971 "Theme From "Man And Boy" ("Better Days")" Soundtrack for Man and Boy J.J. Johnson 1980 "Just the Two of Us" Winelight Grover Washington Jr. 1982 "Apple Pie" Dreams in Stone Michel Berger 2011 "Use Me" (live November 4, 1972) The Best of Soul Train Live various
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