Bill Cosby discography
| Bill Cosby discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 16 |
| Live albums | 23 |
| Singles | 6 |
American entertainer Bill Cosby released 23 albums of stand-up comedy, 16 studio albums of music, and six singles. He was known mainly for his stand-up comedy, with his first album of comedy Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow...Right! being released in 1963. He has also recorded several albums of music. Additionally, Cosby charted six singles on various Billboard charts, including "Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright)", a number four hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1967.
Stand-up albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US BB [1] |
US CB [2] | ||
| Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow...Right! |
|
21 | 32 |
| I Started Out as a Child |
|
32 | 48 |
| Why Is There Air? |
|
19 | 19 |
| Wonderfulness |
|
7 | 8 |
| Revenge |
|
2 | 2 |
| To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With |
|
7 | 4 |
| 200 M.P.H. |
|
16 | 17 |
| It's True! It's True! |
|
37 | 43 |
| 8:15 12:15 |
|
62 | 55 |
| Sports |
|
— | — |
| Live: Madison Square Garden Center |
|
165 | — |
| When I Was a Kid |
|
72 | 74 |
| For Adults Only |
|
181 | — |
| Inside the Mind of Bill Cosby |
|
191 | — |
| Fat Albert |
|
— | — |
| My Father Confused Me... What Must I Do? What Must I Do? |
|
— | — |
| Bill's Best Friend |
|
— | — |
| Himself |
|
— | — |
| Hardheaded Boys |
|
— | — |
| Those of You with or Without Children, You'll Understand |
|
— | — |
| Bill Cosby: 49 |
Recorded live at the Chicago Theatre, September, 1986[3] |
— | — |
| Oh, Baby! |
|
— | — |
| Bill Cosby: Mr. Sapolsky, with Love |
|
— | — |
| Far from Finished... |
|
— | N/a |
| 77 |
|
N/a | N/a |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Music albums
- Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings (1967) (No. 18 Billboard, No. 15 Cashbox)[1][2]
- Bill Cosby Sings Hooray for the Salvation Army Band! (1968) (No. 74 Billboard, No. 46 Cashbox)[1][2]
- Badfoot Brown & the Bunions Bradford Funeral & Marching Band (1971)
- Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs (1971)
- Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert – as master of ceremonies (Columbia, 1972)
- Bill Cosby Presents Badfoot Brown & the Bunions Bradford Funeral Marching Band (1972)
- At Last Bill Cosby Really Sings (1974)
- Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days (1976)
- Disco Bill (1977)
- Where You Lay Your Head (1990)
- My Appreciation (1991)
- Hello Friend: To Ennis, With Love (1997)
- Quincy Jones & Bill Cosby – The Original Jam Sessions 1969 (2004)
- Quincy Jones & Bill Cosby – The New Mixes Vol. 1 (2004)
- State of Emergency (2009)
- Keep Standing (2010)
Compilations
- The Best of Bill Cosby (1969) (No. 51 Billboard, No. 44 Cashbox)[1][2]
- More of the Best of Bill Cosby (1970) (No. 80 Billboard, No. 75 Cashbox)[1][2]
- Bill (1973)
- Down Under (1975)
- Cosby and the Kids/Cosby Classics (1986)
- Bill Cosby At His Best (1992)
- 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bill Cosby (2001)
- The Bill Cosby Collection (2004)
- Icon (2011)
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
US R&B [5] |
US AC [5] |
Canada | |||
| "Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright)" | 1967 | 4 | 18 | — | 2[6] | Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings |
| "Hooray for the Salvation Army Band" | 1967 | 71 | — | — | — | Bill Cosby Sings Hooray for the Salvation Army Band! |
| "Funky North Philly" | 1968 | 91 | — | — | — | |
| "Hikky Burr" | 1969 | — | — | — | 77[7] | N/a |
| "Grover Henson Feels Forgotten" | 1970 | 70 | — | 17 | 74[8] | |
| "Yes, Yes, Yes" | 1976 | 46 | 11 | — | — | Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days |
| "I Luv Myself Better Than I Luv Myself" | 1976 | — | 59 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
References
- ^ a b c d e Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 37. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Hoffmann, Frank; Albert, George (1988). The Cashbox Album Charts, 1955–1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 81. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
- ^ Cosby, Camille O.; Lewis, David, Bill Cosby: 49 (Documentary, comedy), Bill Cosby, retrieved November 5, 2020
- ^ Lowry, Brian (November 19, 2013). "TV Review: 'Bill Cosby: Far From Finished'". Variety. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Chart history for Bill Cosby". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 21, 1967" (PDF).
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles – January 31, 1970" (PDF).
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - May 23, 1970" (PDF).