The Bachelors discography
| The Bachelors discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 19 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| Singles | 38 |
This is the discography of Irish group the Bachelors.
Albums
Studio albums (UK)
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | ||
| The Bachelors | — | |
| The Bachelors + 16 Great Songs |
|
2 |
| More Great Song Hits |
|
15 |
| Hits of the 60's |
|
12 |
| Bachelors' Girls |
|
24 |
| The Bachelors Sing the Golden All Time Hits |
|
19 |
| Under and Over |
|
— |
| Stage and Screen Spectacular – 16 Great Songs (with Patricia Cahill) |
|
— |
| Answer Me (as the Fabulous Bachelors) |
|
— |
| Bachelors '74 |
|
— |
| Bachelors' Singalong – 32 Favourite Songs |
|
— |
| Now & Then (as the New Bachelors) | — | |
| Renaissance |
|
— |
| Christmas with the Bachelors |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
Studio albums (US and Canada)
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [2] | ||
| Presenting: The Bachelors |
|
70 |
| Back Again |
|
142 |
| No Arms Can Ever Hold You |
|
136 |
| Marie |
|
89 |
| Hits of the 60's |
|
— |
| Bachelors' Girls |
|
— |
| The Golden All Time Hits |
|
— |
| Bachelors '68 |
|
— |
| Under and Over |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live at the Talk of the Town |
|
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | ||
| The World of the Bachelors |
|
8 |
| The World of the Bachelors Vol. 2 |
|
11 |
| The World of the Bachelors Vol. 3 |
|
— |
| The World of the Bachelors Vol. 4 |
|
— |
| The World of the Bachelors Vol. 5 |
|
— |
| The Very Best of the Bachelors |
|
— |
| 25 Golden Greats |
|
38 |
| The Best of the Bachelors |
|
— |
| The Very Best of the Bachelors |
|
— |
| 'I Believe' – The Very Best of the Bachelors |
|
7 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
EPs
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [3] | ||
| The Bachelors |
|
5 |
| The Bachelors Volume 2 |
|
7 |
| The Bachelors' Hits |
|
1 |
| Bachelors Hits Vol. 2 |
|
9 |
Singles
| Title (A-side, B-side) |
Year | Peak chart positions | UK Album | US Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRE [4] |
AUS [5] |
CAN [6][7] |
NOR [8] |
NZ [9] |
UK [1] |
US [10] |
US AC [11] | ||||
| "Charmaine" b/w "Old Bill" |
1962 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | The Bachelors | Presenting: The Bachelors |
| "Faraway Places" b/w "Is There a Chance" |
1963 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | Non-album single | Non-album single |
| "Whispering" b/w "No Light in the Window" |
— | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | A: The Bachelors B: Non-album track |
A: Presenting: The Bachelors B: Non-album track | |
| "Long Time Ago" b/w "The Angel and the Stranger" |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | Non-album single | |
| "Diane" b/w "The Stars Will Remember" |
1964 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | A: The Bachelors + 16 Great Songs B: Non-album track |
A: Presenting: The Bachelors B: Non-album track |
| "I Believe" b/w "Happy Land" (UK); "Sweet Lullabies" (US) |
2 | 24 | 31 | — | 1 | 2 | 33 | 7 | A: The Bachelors + 16 Great Songs UK B & US B: Non-album tracks |
A: Presenting: The Bachelors UK B & US B: Non-album tracks | |
| "Ramona" b/w "Sweet Lullabies" |
6 | 38 | — | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | — | Non-album singles | A: Back Again B: Non-album track | |
| "I Wouldn't Trade You for the World" b/w "Beneath the Willow Tree" |
1 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 69 | 13 | |||
| "No Arms Can Ever Hold You" b/w "Oh, Samuel Don't Die" |
8 | 35 | 10 | — | — | 7 | 27 | 3 | A: No Arms Can Ever Hold You B: Non-album track | ||
| "True Love for Evermore" b/w "Far Far Away" |
1965 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | A: More Great Song Hits B: Non-album track |
A: Non-album track B: No Arms Can Ever Hold You |
| "Marie" b/w "You Can Tell" |
— | 39 | 11 | — | — | 9 | 15 | 3 | Non-album singles | A: Marie B: Non-album track | |
| "In the Chapel in the Moonlight" b/w "The Old Wishing Well" |
— | 89 | 24 | — | — | 27 | 32 | 2 | Non-album single | ||
| "Hello, Dolly!" b/w "There's No Room in My Heart" |
— | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | A: Bachelors' Girls B: Non-album track |
A: Bachelors' Girls B: Non-album track | |
| "The Sound of Silence" b/w "Love Me with All Your Heart" |
1966 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | Hits of the 60's | Hits of the 60's |
| "Love Me with All Your Heart" (US and Canada-only release) b/w "There's No Room in My Heart" |
— | — | 46 | — | — | — | 38 | 3 | A: Hits of the 60's B: Non-album track |
A: Hits of the 60's B: Non-album track | |
| "Can I Trust You" b/w "Who Can I Turn To" (UK); "My Girl" (US) |
— | 43 | 66 | — | — | 26 | 49 | 12 | A & US B: Non-album track UK B: Hits of the 60's |
A & US B: Non-album track UK B: Hits of the 60's | |
| "Walk with Faith in Your Heart" b/w "Molly Malone" |
— | 74 | — | — | — | 21 | 83 | 26 | Non-album singles | A: Bachelors '68 B: Non-album track | |
| "Oh How I Miss You" b/w "Ghost Mountain" |
1967 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Marta" b/w "My World" (UK); "Oh How I Miss You" (US) |
— | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | A: The Golden All Time Hits UK B: Bachelors '68 US B: Non-album track | ||
| "Three O'Clock Flamingo Street" b/w "Learn to Live Without You" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
28 |
Bachelors '68 | ||
| "If Ever I Would Leave You" b/w "Cabaret" |
1968 | — | — | — | — | — | 55[A] | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "The Unicorn" b/w "You've Got to Say We're Through" |
— | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I'll Walk with God" b/w "I Can't Wish You Any More" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Turn Around, Look at Me" b/w "Lovers Such as I" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)" b/w "Caterina" |
1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Punky's Dilemma" b/w "Arrivederci Maria" (UK); "It's a Beautiful Day" (US) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Everybody's Talkin'" b/w "Blaydon Races" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "My First Love" b/w "Phil the Fluter" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings" b/w "This Love (You Have Given Me)" |
1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love Is All" (US-only release) b/w "The Colours of Love" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Diamonds Are Forever" b/w "Where There's a Heartache" |
1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A: Stage and Screen Spectacular – 16 Great Songs B: Non-album track | |
| "The Land of the Other Way Round" b/w "Children at Play" |
1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Suffer Little Children" b/w "Dear Father in Heaven" |
1973 | — | — | — | — | — | 59[A] | — | — | Bachelors '74 | |
| "Sing Me a Song to Make Me Happy" b/w "Oh How I Miss You" |
1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Roxie" b/w "Cigarettes, Whusky and Wild Wild Women" |
1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Torn Between Two Lovers" b/w "Old Fashioned "B" Side" |
1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Save the Last Dance for Me" b/w "Children and Flowers" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Travellin' Home" b/w "We Don't Have Those Feelings (Anymore)" |
1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Notes
References
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- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 51. ISBN 0898201179.
- ^ "everyHit.com - UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts". www.everyhit.com. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade Week of April 27, 1964". 27 April 1964. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Results: RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "flavour of new zealand - search lever". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2009). Top Pop Singles 1955–2008. Record Research. ISBN 9780898201802.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs (1961–2006). Record Research. p. 16. ISBN 9780898201697.
