Frank Sinatra discography facts for kids
.jpg) At Capitol Studios, Hollywood, 1957 |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 59 | |
| ↙Live albums | 2 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 8 | |
| ↙Singles | 297 | |
Frank Sinatra was an amazing American singer. He recorded 59 studio albums and 297 singles during his solo career. This incredible journey lasted for 54 years!
Frank Sinatra started his solo music career in 1943. Before that, he sang with groups like The Hoboken Four and big bands led by Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. He first signed with Columbia Records. His very first album, The Voice of Frank Sinatra, came out in 1946. Later, he became even more famous with Capitol and Reprise Records. He even released his last two albums, Duets and Duets II, with Capitol. Eight collection albums of his music were released while he was alive. Many more have come out since he passed away in 1998.
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Frank Sinatra's Albums
Studio Albums: His Main Recordings
In 1948, Columbia Records introduced the LP album. Before this, albums were collections of 78s (older, larger records) put together in a booklet. These usually had no more than four records. Many of Sinatra's Capitol studio albums were later re-released. For example, they appeared in the 1992 collection Concepts and the 1998 album The Capitol Years.
1940s and 1950s Albums
Frank Sinatra released many popular albums in his early career. These albums helped make him a superstar. Many of them reached high spots on the music charts.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
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| US |
CAN |
UK |
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| The Voice of Frank Sinatra |
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1 | — | — | |
| Songs by Sinatra |
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2 | — | — | |
| Christmas Songs by Sinatra |
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7 | — | — | |
| Songs for Young Lovers |
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3 | — | — | |
| Swing Easy! |
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3 | — | 5 |
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| In the Wee Small Hours |
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2 | — | — |
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| Songs for Swingin' Lovers! |
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2 | — | 1 |
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| A Swingin' Affair! |
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2 | — | 1 | |
| A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra (also called The Sinatra Christmas Album) |
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18 | — | 93 |
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| Come Fly with Me |
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1 | — | 2 |
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| Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely |
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1 | — | 5 |
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| Come Dance with Me! |
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2 | — | 2 |
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1960s Albums
The 1960s were a very busy time for Frank Sinatra. He released many albums and worked with other famous musicians.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
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| US |
CAN |
UK |
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| Nice 'n' Easy |
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1 | — | 2 |
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| Ring-a-Ding-Ding! |
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4 | — | 9 | |
| I Remember Tommy |
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3 | — | 10 | |
| Sinatra and Strings |
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8 | — | 6 | |
| Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First (with Count Basie) |
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16 | — | 2 | |
| Sinatra's Sinatra |
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8 | — | 7 |
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| It Might as Well Be Swing (with Count Basie) |
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13 | — | 17 | |
| September of My Years |
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5 | — | — |
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| A Man and His Music |
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9 | — | — |
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| Strangers in the Night |
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1 | — | 4 |
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| That's Life |
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6 | — | 22 |
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| Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (with Antonio Carlos Jobim) |
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19 | — | — | |
| Cycles |
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18 | 9 | — |
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| My Way |
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11 | 9 | 2 |
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1970s, 1980s, and 1990s Albums
Frank Sinatra continued to release new music in the later parts of his career. He even had a big hit in the 1990s with his Duets albums.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
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| US |
AUS |
CAN |
UK |
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| Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back |
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13 | 19 | 20 | 12 |
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| Trilogy: Past Present Future |
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17 | 62 | — | — |
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| L.A. Is My Lady |
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58 | 66 | 75 | 41 | |
| Duets |
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2 | 2 | 21 | 5 |
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| Duets II |
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9 | 16 | 28 | 29 |
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Compilation Albums: Collections of Hits
Compilation albums are special collections of songs. They often bring together hits from different albums or periods.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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| US | UK | |||
| This Is Sinatra! |
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8 | 1 | RIAA: Gold |
| Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits |
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55 | 8 |
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| Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 |
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88 | 6 |
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| 16 Most Requested Songs |
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— | — |
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Live Albums: Concert Recordings
These albums capture Frank Sinatra's amazing performances in front of a live audience.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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| US | UK | |||
| Sinatra at the Sands (with Count Basie) |
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9 | 7 |
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| The Main Event – Live |
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37 | 30 |
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Albums Conducted by Sinatra
Frank Sinatra wasn't just a singer; he also conducted orchestras for other artists. This means he led the musicians.
| Title | Album details |
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| Frank Sinatra Conducts the Music of Alec Wilder |
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| The Man I Love (sung by Peggy Lee) |
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| Sleep Warm (sung by Dean Martin) |
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Singles: His Hit Songs
Singles are individual songs released for radio play and sale. Frank Sinatra had many hit singles throughout his career. The numbers below show how high his songs reached on the music charts in the US and UK.
Early Singles with Harry James and Tommy Dorsey
Frank Sinatra started his career singing with big bands. These early recordings helped him become known.
| Title | Year | Peak |
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| US |
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| Alongside the Harry James Orchestra (Columbia) | ||
| "It's Funny to Everyone but Me" | 1939 | 21 |
| "On a Little Street in Singapore" | 27 | |
| With the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra (RCA Victor) (1940–1942) | ||
| "I'll Be Seeing You" | 1940 | 4 (1944) |
| "Imagination" | 8 | |
| "I'll Never Smile Again" (gold record) | 1 | |
| "We Three (My Echo, My Shadow and Me)" | 3 | |
| "Oh! Look at Me Now" | 1941 | 2 |
| "Dolores" | 1 | |
| "In the Blue of Evening" | 1942 | 1 |
| "There Are Such Things" (gold record) | 1 | |
Solo Singles with Columbia Records (1943–1952)
After leaving the big bands, Frank Sinatra began his successful solo career. He released many hit songs.
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| Hot 100 |
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| 1943 | "You'll Never Know" | 2 |
| "People Will Say We're in Love" | 3 | |
| 1944 | "I Couldn't Sleep a Wink Last Night" | 4 |
| "Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)" | 2 | |
| 1945 | "Dream" | 5 |
| "Nancy (With the Laughing Face)" | 10 | |
| 1946 | "Oh! What It Seemed to Be" | 1 |
| "Five Minutes More" | 1 | |
| 1947 | "Mam'selle" | 1 |
| "I Have But One Heart" | 13 | |
| 1948 | "Nature Boy" | 7 |
| "All of Me" | 21 | |
| 1949 | "Some Enchanted Evening" | 6 |
| "Don't Cry Joe" | 9 | |
| 1950 | "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" | 10 |
| "Goodnight, Irene" | 5 |
Singles with Capitol Records (1953–1962)
Frank Sinatra's time with Capitol Records brought even more famous songs.
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | ||
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| Hot 100 |
US CB |
UK |
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| 1953 | "I'm Walking Behind You" | 7 | — | — | |
| "I've Got the World on a String" | 14 | — | — | ||
| 1954 | "Young at Heart" | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| "Three Coins in the Fountain" | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1955 | "Learnin' the Blues" | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| "Love and Marriage" | 5 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 1957 | "All the Way" | 2 | 7 | 3 | |
| "Witchcraft" | 6 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 1959 | "High Hopes" | 30 | 22 | 6 | |
| "Talk to Me" | 38 | 27 | — | ||
Singles with Reprise Records (1961–1983)
Frank Sinatra started his own record label, Reprise Records, and continued to release many hits.
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | |||
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| Hot 100 |
US CB |
US AC |
UK |
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| 1961 | "The Second Time Around" | 50 | 55 | — | — | |
| "Pocketful of Miracles" | 34 | 26 | 9 | — | ||
| 1962 | "Me and My Shadow" (with Sammy Davis, Jr.) | 64 | 79 | 18 | 20 | |
| 1964 | "Softly, as I Leave You" | 27 | 38 | 4 | — | |
| 1966 | "Strangers in the Night" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| "Summer Wind" | 25 | 26 | 1 | 36 | ||
| "That's Life" | 4 | 5 | 1 | 44 |
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| 1967 | "Somethin' Stupid" (with Nancy Sinatra) (gold record) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| 1968 | "Cycles" | 23 | 41 | 2 | — | |
| 1969 | "My Way" | 27 | 26 | 2 | 5 |
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| "Love's Been Good to Me" | 75 | 61 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 1973 | "Let Me Try Again" | 63 | 61 | 23 | — | |
| 1975 | "I Believe I'm Gonna Love You" | 47 | 52 | 2 | 34 | |
| 1980 | "Theme from New York, New York" | 32 | 35 | 10 | 4 | |
Holiday Songs on the Charts
Many of Frank Sinatra's Christmas songs become popular every December. Billboard magazine even has a special chart for holiday hits called the Holiday 100.
| Title | Holiday season peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| "Jingle Bells" | 48 | 33 | 30 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 14 | A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra |
| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | 48 | 44 | 41 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 42 | 56 | 49 | 39 | 53 | |
| "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (with The B. Swanson Quartet) | — | 50 | 50 | 54 | 45 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 48 | 50 | 60 | 51 | Christmas Songs by Sinatra |
| "Mistletoe and Holly" | — | — | — | — | 70 | 95 | 92 | 92 | 94 | 88 | — | 98 | A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra |
Videography: Frank Sinatra on Screen
This section lists official video releases featuring Frank Sinatra. Most of these are recordings of his TV shows or live concerts. It's rare to find old performances filmed with movie cameras. Most were recorded on videotape. All these titles have been released on DVD and other formats.
- The Frank Sinatra Show (ABC, 1957–58) – some episodes are available.
- The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: "Bing Crosby and Dean Martin Present High Hopes" (1959)
- The Frank Sinatra Timex Show: It's Nice to Go Traveling (1960)
- The Royal Festival Hall (1962) – also known as This is Sinatra!
- Frank Sinatra Spectacular – a rare filmed concert from 1965.
- Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music (1965)
- A Man and His Music Part II (1966)
- A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim (1967)
- Sinatra (1969)
- Sinatra in Concert (1970)
- Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra (1973)
- Sinatra: The Main Event (1974)
- Live from Caesars Palace (1978)
- Live at Carnegie Hall (1980)
- The Man and His Music (1981)
- Sinatra in Japan (1985)
- Sinatra: All or Nothing at All (2015) – a documentary about his life.
See also
- List of songs recorded by Frank Sinatra
- Frank Sinatra's recorded legacy
- List of awards and nominations received by Frank Sinatra
