Bette Midler discography | |
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Studio albums | 14 |
Live albums | 4 |
Compilation albums | 7 |
Video albums | 4 |
Music videos | 11 |
Singles | 39 |
Soundtrack albums | 4 |
Box sets | 2 |
Spoken word albums | 1 |
Promotional singles | 9 |
Other appearances | 10 |
Unreleased songs | 3 |
American singer Bette Midler has released 13 studio albums, four soundtrack albums, five live albums, one spoken word album, seven greatest hits compilations, four video albums, 39 official singles, nine promotional singles, and 11 music videos.
Midler released her debut single " Do You Want to Dance" in 1972, which peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her first album was released the same year, and it managed to sell over 1 million copies in United States being certified platinum by RIAA. After that she released 10 studio albums with Warner Records, the most successful is Some People's Lives, which received gold and platinum certifications in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
After nearly three decades of erratic record sales, Midler was dropped from the Warner Music Group in 2001. Following a reported long-standing feud with Barry Manilow, the two joined forces after many years in 2003 to record Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook. Now signed to Columbia Records, the album was an instant success, being certified gold by RIAA. One of the Clooney Songbook selections, "This Ole House", became Midler's first Christian radio single shipped by Rick Hendrix and his positive music movement. The album was nominated for a Grammy the following year. [1] After that she released two more albums with Columbia Records, and in 2014 returned to Warner to release her fourteenth studio album, It's the Girls!.
As of 2010, Midler has sold over 30 million records worldwide. [2]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||
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AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
CAN [6] |
GER [7] |
JPN [8] |
NLD [9] |
NZ [10] |
SWE [11] |
UK [12] | |||||||||
The Divine Miss M | 9 | 7 | — | 5 | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Bette Midler |
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6 | 14 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Songs for the New Depression |
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27 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Broken Blossom |
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51 | 47 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Thighs and Whispers |
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65 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | |||||||
No Frills |
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60 | 43 | — | 71 | 46 | — | 41 | — | 1 | — | |||||||
Some People's Lives [A] |
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6 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 15 | 66 | — | 10 | — | 5 | |||||||
Bette of Roses |
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45 | 51 | — | 69 | 74 | 45 | — | — | — | 55 | |||||||
Bathhouse Betty |
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32 | 55 | — | 88 | 68 | 89 | — | — | — | — |
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Bette |
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69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook | 14 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | ||||||||
Cool Yule ( holiday album) |
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33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
It's the Girls! |
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3 | 10 | 38 | 24 | 62 | — | 64 | — | — | 6 |
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"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that region. |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||
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US [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
CAN [6] |
JPN [8] |
NLD [9] |
NZ [10] |
NOR [35] |
SWE [11] |
UK [12] | |||||||||
The Rose |
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12 | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 68 | |||||||
Beaches [B] |
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2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 21 | |||||||
For the Boys |
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22 | 44 | 34 | 28 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 75 | |||||||
Gypsy |
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175 [C] |
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"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that region. |
Notes
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [3] |
AUS [4] |
NZ [10] | ||
Live at Last |
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49 | 39 | — |
Divine Madness |
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34 | 20 | 12 |
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US [3] |
AUS [4] | ||
Mud Will Be Flung Tonight |
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183 | 94 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||
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US [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
CAN [6] |
GER [7] |
JPN [8] |
NLD [9] |
NZ [10] |
SWE [11] |
UK [12] | |||||||||
The Best of Bette |
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— | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — |
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The Best of Bette (1981) |
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— | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Just Hits |
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— | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
Experience the Divine: Greatest Hits [F] | 50 | 3 | 35 | 27 | 67 | 58 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | ||||||||
Jackpot! The Best Bette [G] | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 6 |
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Memories of You |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 |
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A Gift of Love [51] |
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— | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
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"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that region. |
Notes
Title | Album details | Notes |
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Bette Midler: 3 for One |
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Original Album Series |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
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US [56] |
US AC [57] |
US DC [58] |
AUS [4] [59] |
CAN AC [60] |
CAN [61] |
GER [62] |
NLD [63] |
NZ [10] |
UK [12] | ||||||||||
" Do You Want to Dance?" [H] | 1972 | 17 | 8 | — | 10 | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | — | The Divine Miss M [13] | |||||||
" Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" [I] | 1973 | 8 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 17 | — | ||||||||
" Friends" [J] | 40 | 9 | — | — | 17 | 57 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
" In the Mood" [K] | 51 | 18 | — | 96 | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | — | Bette Midler [17] | ||||||||
" Strangers in the Night" [L] | 1976 | — | 45 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs for the New Depression [18] | |||||||
" Old Cape Cod" | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Samedi et vendredi" [M] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
" You're Movin' Out Today" | 1977 | 42 | 11 | — | 75 | 10 | 67 | — | — | — | 6 | Live at Last [44] | |||||||
"Storybook Children (Daybreak)" [N] | 57 | 37 | — | — | 39 | 56 | — | — | — | — | Broken Blossom [19] | ||||||||
" Buckets of Rain" (featuring Bob Dylan) [O] | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Bette [47] | |||||||
"Married Men" | 1979 | 40 | — | 32 | 37 | — | 98 | — | — | — | — | Thighs and Whispers [20] | |||||||
" Hang on in There Baby" [P] | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"My Knight in Black Leather" [Q] | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
" When a Man Loves a Woman" | 1980 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Rose [36] | |||||||
" The Rose" [R] | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 24 | — | |||||||||
"My Mother's Eyes" (live) | 39 | 8 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | Divine Madness [45] | ||||||||
" Chapel of Love" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
" All I Need to Know" | 1983 | 77 | 39 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | No Frills [21] | |||||||
" Favorite Waste of Time" | 78 | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
" Beast of Burden" | 1984 | 71 | — | — | 12 | — | — | 15 | 11 | 4 | — | ||||||||
" Under the Boardwalk" | 1988 | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beaches [38] | |||||||
" Wind Beneath My Wings" [S] | 1989 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
"I Know You by Heart" [T] | — | — | — | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
" From a Distance" [U] | 1990 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Some People's Lives [22] | |||||||
" Night and Day" | 1991 | 62 | 15 | — | 84 | 6 | 68 | — | — | 50 | — | ||||||||
"The Gift of Love" | — | 19 | — | — | 3 | 40 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Moonlight Dancing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
"Every Road Leads Back to You" [V] | 78 | 15 | — | 74 | 10 | 66 | — | — | — | — | For the Boys [39] | ||||||||
" In My Life" | 1992 | — | 20 | — | 107 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
" To Deserve You" [W] | 1995 | — | — | 2 | — | 18 | — | — | 7 | — | 173 | Bette of Roses [25] | |||||||
" In This Life" | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 146 | |||||||||
"God Help the Outcasts" [64] | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Hunchback of Notre Dame [65] | |||||||
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You Don't Own Me" (with Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton) |
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" My One True Friend" | 1998 | — | 16 | — | — | 49 | — | — | 87 | — | 58 | Bathhouse Betty [26] | |||||||
" I'm Beautiful" | 1999 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
" In These Shoes" | 2001 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bette [27] | |||||||
" White Christmas" | 2003 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook [28] | |||||||
" Fever" | 2005 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook [29] | |||||||
"From a Distance" (Christmas version) | 2006 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cool Yule [30] | |||||||
"Wind Beneath My Wings" (re-issue) | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | The Best Bette [50] | |||||||
" Be My Baby" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | It's the Girls! [31] | |||||||
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region. |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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AU [89] |
CAN [90] |
CAN AC [91] |
GER [92] |
NLD 40 [93] |
NLD 100 [94] |
NZ [95] |
UK [96] |
US [97] |
US AC [98] | ||||
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We Are the World" (as part of USA for Africa) |
1985 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | We Are the World |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Notes |
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US DC [58] | |||
" Old Cape Cod" [L] | 1976 | — |
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"Paradise" [L] | 1977 | — |
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" Big Noise from Winnetka" [Q] | 1979 | 98 |
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" Small World" (featuring Peter Riegert) | 1993 | — | |
"That's How Love Moves" [W] | 1996 | — |
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" La vie en rose" | 1999 | — |
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"Nobody Else But You" [X] | 2000 | — |
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"Bless You Child" | — |
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" Love T.K.O." | 2001 | — |
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Year | Song | Role | Notes |
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1980 | "Blueberry Pie" | Lead vocal |
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1988 | "Perfect Isn't Easy" |
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1992 | "Somewhere in My Memory" |
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1995 | " It's Gonna Take a Miracle" with The Manhattan Transfer |
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"Up, Up, Up" | |||
1997 | " Somewhere Along the Way" featuring Tommy Flanagan |
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1998 | "Heaven" |
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2004 | " Manhattan" with Rod Stewart |
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2005 | "Baby Mine" |
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2010 | " The Greatest Ears in Town" featuring Barry Gibb | Lead vocal, co-writer |
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Year | Song | Role | Notes |
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1982 | "No Jinx" | Lead vocal |
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1989 | "One More Cheer" |
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1993 | " I Put a Spell on You" |
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Year | Album details | Notes | Certifications | |||
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1984 | The Bette Midler Show |
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1986 | Art or Bust
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1997 | Diva Las Vegas [X] |
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2011 | The Showgirl Must Go On |
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Year | Song | Director |
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1983 | "Favorite Waste of Time" | Tommy Shalami |
"Beast of Burden" | Allan Arkush | |
1988 | "Under the Boardwalk" | |
"Wind Beneath My Wings" | ||
1990 | "From a Distance" | Tamra Davis |
"Night and Day" | Meiert Avis | |
1991 | "Every Road Leads Back to You" | |
1995 | "To Deserve You" | Marcus Nispel |
"To Deserve You" (Remix) | ||
1998 | "My One True Friend" | |
2006 | "Cool Yule" |
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