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Kay Starr discography#1950s

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{{Infobox artist discography

| Artist = Kay Starr

| Image = Kay Starr.jpg

| Caption = Kay Starr, 1962.

| Studio = 18

| Live = 1

| Compilation = 18

| EP =

| Singles = 87

| 1Option = 12

| 1Option name = Other charted songs

| 2Option = 1

| 2Option name = Album appearances

}}

The discography of American singer Kay Starr contains 18 studio albums, 18 compilation albums, one live album, 87 singles, 12 other charting songs and one additional album appearance. Starr's first singles were released in collaboration with the Ben Pollack Orchestra. She signed to Capitol Records as a solo artist and had her first chart record in 1948 with "You Were Only Foolin' (While I Was Fallin' in Love)". It reached number 16 on the American Billboard pop music chart. It was followed the same year by her first top ten pop single "So Tired". In 1950, "Bonaparte's Retreat" reached the top five of the Billboard pop chart. Starr reached the top five again with "Hoop-Dee-Doo" and "I'll Never Be Free" (a collaboration with Tennessee Ernie Ford).

In 1952, the single "Wheel of Fortune" topped the American pop chart and climbed to number two on the Australian Kent Music Report pop survey. Between 1952 and 1953, Starr had top ten singles with "Comes A-Long A-Love", "Side by Side", "Half a Photograph", "Changing Partners" and "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)". These songs also reached top positions in Australia and the United Kingdom. Notably, "Comes A-Long A-Love" topped the UK Singles Chart in 1952. In 1955, Starr moved to RCA Victor and topped the American, Australian and British charts with the single "The Rock and Roll Waltz". The same year, Starr's debut studio album was released on Capitol titled The Kay Starr Style. Yet, RCA Victor issued four studio albums of her recordings including Blue Starr (1957) and Rockin' with Kay (1957). In 1957, the single "My Heart Reminds Me" reached the top ten of the Billboard pop chart.

Starr returned to Capitol Records in 1959 and the label soon released the studio album Movin'!, which reached number 16 on the UK Albums Chart. The following year, Capitol released three studio albums of her material: Losers, Weepers, Movin' on Broadway! and Kay Starr: Jazz Singer. The next year a country album was released titled Just Plain Country, which featured the charting single "Four Walls". Other charting singles of this period included "Foolin' Around" and a solo version of "I'll Never Be Free". In 1966, Starr made the Billboard adult contemporary chart for the first time "Tears and Heartaches". A corresponding album appeared on Capitol in 1966. Starr continued recording for various labels through the 1980s. This included a collaboration with Count Basie and a live album in the 1980s.

Albums

=Studio albums=

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|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, and other relevant details

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details

! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak
chart
positions

scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"|UK
{{cite web |title=KAY STARR: full Official Chart History |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/37671/kay-starr/ |website=The Official Charts Company |access-date=8 May 2023}}
scope="row"| The Kay Starr Style

|

| —

scope="row"| In a Blue Mood

|

  • Released: 1956
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: LP

| —

scope="row"| The One, The Only Kay Starr

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| —

scope="row"| Blue Starr

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  • Released: 1957
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: LP

| —

scope="row"| Rockin' with Kay

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  • Released: 1957
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: LP

| —

scope="row"| I Hear the Word

|

  • Released: 1959
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: LP

| —

scope="row"| Movin'!

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  • Released: 1959
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: LP

| 16

scope="row"| Losers, Weepers

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  • Released: 1960
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: LP

| —

scope="row"| Movin' on Broadway!{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=Movin' on Broadway! (LP Information) |journal=Capitol Records |date=1960 |id=T-1374}}

|

  • Released: 1960
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: LP

| —

scope="row"| Kay Starr: Jazz Singer

|

  • Released: 1960
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: LP

| —

scope="row"| Just Plain Country

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  • Released: 1962
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: LP

| —

scope="row"| I Cry by Night

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  • Released: 1962
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: LP

| —

scope="row"| Tears and Heartaches/Old Records{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=Tears and Heartaches/Old Records (LP Information) |journal=Capitol Records |date=1966 |id=ST-2550}}

|

  • Released: 1966
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: LP

| —

scope="row"| When the Lights Go on Again{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=When the Lights Go on Again (LP Information) |journal=ABC Records |date=January 1968 |id=ABC-631}}

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  • Released: January 1968
  • Label: ABC
  • Formats: LP

| —

scope="row"| How About This
{{small|(with Count Basie)}}

|

  • Released: 1969
  • Label: Paramount
  • Formats: LP

| —

scope="row"| Kay Starr Country{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=Kay Starr Country (LP Information) |journal=GNP Crescendo Records |date=1974 |id=GNSP-2083}}

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scope="row"| Back to the Roots{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=Back to the Roots (LP Information) |journal=GNP Crescendo Records |date=1975 |id=GNSP-2090}}

|

  • Released: 1975
  • Label: GNP Crescendo
  • Formats: LP

| —

scope="row"| Kay Starr{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=Kay Starr (LP Information) |journal=GNP Crescendo Records |date=1981 |id=GP-5020}}

|

  • Released: 1981
  • Label: GNP Crescendo
  • Formats: LP

| —

colspan="3" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

=Compilation albums=

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|+ List of compilation albums, showing all relevant details

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! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Album details

scope="row"| Songs by Kay Starr{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=Songs by Kay Starr (LP Information) |journal=Capitol Records |date=1950 |id=T-211}}

|

  • Released: 1950
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: LP
scope="row"| The Hits of Kay Starr{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=The Hits of Kay Starr (LP Information) |journal=Capitol Records |date=1956 |id=T-415}}

|

  • Released: 1956
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: LP
scope="row"| Swingin' with the Starr

|

  • Released: 1956
  • Label: Liberty
  • Formats: LP
scope="row"| Kay Starr{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=Kay Starr (LP Information) |journal=RCA Camden |date=1960 |id=CAL-567}}

|

scope="row"| All Starr Hits{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=All-Starr Hits (LP Information) |journal=Capitol Records |date=1961 |id=T-1468}}

|

  • Released: 1961
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: LP
scope="row"| One More Time

|

  • Released: 1960
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: LP
scope="row"| Kay Starr's Again{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=Kay Starr's Again (LP Information) |journal=Capitol Records |date=1974 |id=ST-11323/SM-11323}}

|

  • Released: 1974
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: LP
scope="row"| Kay Starr{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=Kay Starr (LP Information) |journal=Capitol Records |date=1975 |id=5C050-81805}}

|

  • Released: 1975
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: LP
scope="row"| Pure Gold{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=Pure Gold (LP Information) |journal=RCA Victor |date=1976 |id=ANL1-1311-A}}

|

  • Released: 1976
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Formats: LP
scope="row"| 20 Golden Greats{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=20 Golden Greats (LP Information) |journal=Capitol Records |date=1984 |id=SCA-260192}}

|

  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: LP
scope="row"| Wheel of Fortune & Other Hits{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=Wheel of Fortune & Other Hits (Cassette Information) |journal=CEMA Special Products |date=1984 |id=S41-56689}}

|

scope="row"| Capitol Collectors Series{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=Capitol Collectors Series (CD Information) |journal=Capitol Records/EMI |date=March 18, 1991 |id=CZ-411}}

|

  • Released: March 18, 1991
  • Label: Capitol/EMI
  • Formats: CD
scope="row"| Greatest Hits{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=Greatest Hits (Disc Information) |journal=Curb Records |date=1991 |id=CD-77404 (CD); D4-77404 (Cassette)}}

|

  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Curb
  • Formats: CD, cassette
scope="row"| Spotlight on Kay Starr (Great Ladies of Song){{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=Spotlight on Kay Starr (Great Ladies of Song) (Disc Information) |journal=Capitol Records/EMI |date=August 1, 1995 |id=CDP-8293922 (CD); 29392 (Cassette)}}

|

  • Released: August 1, 1995
  • Label: Capitol/EMI
  • Formats: CD, cassette
scope="row"| Kay Starr Sings Standards{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=Kay Starr Sings Standards (CD Information) |journal=Hallmark Records |date=1997 |id=307792}}

|

  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Hallmark
  • Formats: CD
scope="row"| The RCA Years{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=The RCA Years (CD Information) |journal=Collector's Choice Music |date=1998 |id=CCM-00592}}

|

  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Collectors Choice
  • Formats: CD
scope="row"| Definitive Kay Starr on Capitol{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=Definitive Kay Starr on Capitol (CD Information) |journal=Collector's Choice Music/Capitol Records/EMI |date=July 9, 2002 |id=CCM-02762}}

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  • Released: July 9, 2002
  • Label: Capitol/Collectors Choice/EMI
  • Formats: CD
scope="row"| The Ultimate Collection{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=The Ultimate Collection (CD Information) |journal=Capitol Records/EMI |date=April 9, 2007 |id=90046 (EMI); 900462 (Capitol)}}

|

  • Released: April 9, 2007
  • Label: Capitol/EMI
  • Formats: CD

=Live albums=

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|+ List of live albums, showing all relevant details

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! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Album details

scope="row"| Live at Freddy's{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title=Live at Freddy's (CD Information) |journal=Baldwin Street Music |date=1986 |id=BJC-202}}

|

  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Baldwin Street
  • Formats: CD

Singles

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|+ List of lead artist singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:21em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|US
{{cite book |last1=Whitburn |first1=Joel |title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories, 1890-1954 The History of American Popular Music : Compiled from America's Popular Music Charts 1890-1954 |date=1986 |publisher=Record Research Inc. |isbn=978-0898200836 |page=76}}{{cite book |last1=Whitburn |first1=Joel |title=Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 |date=2003 |publisher=Record Research Inc. |isbn=978-0898201550}}

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|US
AC
{{cite book |last1=Whitburn |first1=Joel |title=Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006 |date=2007 |publisher=Record Research, Inc. |isbn=978-0898201697}}

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|AUS
{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |title=Australian Chart Book 1940–1969 |title-link=Kent Music Report |publisher=Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. |year=2005 |isbn=0-646-44439-5 |author-link=David Kent (historian)}}

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|UK
{{cite book |last1=Roberts |first1=David |title=British Hit Singles & Albums |publisher=Guinness World Records |location=London |isbn=1-904994-10-5 |page=525 |edition=19th}}

scope="row"| "Honey" {{small|(with Ben Pollack Orchestra)}}{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |last2=Pollack Orchestra |first2=Ben |title="Honey"/"I Ain't Gonna Cry" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Jewel Records |date=1945 |id=J-1000}}

| rowspan="2"| 1945

| — || — || — || —

| rowspan="6" {{n/a}}

scope="row"| "Should I" {{small|(with Ben Pollack Orchestra)}}{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |last2=Pollack Orchestra |first2=Ben |title="Should I"/"Don't Meddle in My Mood" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Jewel Records |date=1945 |id=J-1001}}

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "After You're Gone" {{small|(with the Lantern Five)}}{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |last2=Five |first2=Lantern |title="After You're Gone"/"St. Louis Blues" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Lamplighter Records |date=1946 |id=109}}

| rowspan="2"| 1946

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Love Me or Leave Me" {{small|(with the Lantern Five)}}{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |last2=Five |first2=Lantern |title="Love Me or Leave Me"/"Sweet Lorraine" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Lamplighter Records |date=August 1946 |id=110}}

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Share Croppin' Blues"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Share Croppin' Blues"/"I'm the Lonesomest Gal in Town" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=October 1947 |id=40051}}

| 1947

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Then I'll Be Tired of You"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Then I'll Be Tired of You"/"Was That the Human Thing to Do" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=January 1948 |id=40066}}

| rowspan="7"| 1948

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "You've Got to See Your Mama Every Night"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="You've Got to See Your Mama Every Night"/"I'm the Lonesomest Gal in Town" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=March 1948 |id=219}}

| — || — || — || —

| Songs by Kay Starr

scope="row"| "Snuggled on Your Shoulder (Cuddled
in Your Arms)"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Snuggled on Your Shoulder (Cuddled in Your Arms)"/"Don't Let Your Love Go Wrong" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=May 1948 |id=15087}}

| — || — || — || —

| rowspan="9" {{n/a}}

scope="row"| "Many Happy Returns of the Day"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Many Happy Returns of the Day"/"Mama Goes Where Papa Goes" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=July 1948 |id=15137}}

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "You Were Only Fooling (While I Was Falling
in Love)"

| 16 || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Please Love Me"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Please Love Me"/"There Ain’t No Sweet Man That’s Worth The Salt Of My Tears" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=July 1948 |id=15288}}

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "So Tired"

| 7 || — || — || —

scope="row"| "You Broke Your Promise"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="You Broke Your Promise"/"Second Hand Love" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=February 1949 |id=15380}}

| rowspan="6"| 1949

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "How It Lies, How It Lies, How It Lies"

| 28 || — || — || —

scope="row"| "I'm Oh So Lonesome Tonight"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Oh I'm So Lonesome Tonight"/"It's the First Time I've Given My Heart" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=June 1949 |id=57-639}}

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "I Wish I Had a Wishbone"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="I Wish I Had a Wishbone"/"There's Yes! Yes! In Your Eyes" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=July 1949 |id=57-681}}

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scope="row"| "Ya Gotta Buy, Buy, Buy, For Baby"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Ya Gotta Buy, Buy, Buy, For Baby"/"Break It to Me Gently" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=September 1949 |id=57-717}}

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| Songs by Kay Starr

scope="row"| "Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Tell Me How Long the Train's Been Gone"/"A Game of Broken Hearts" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=December 1949 |id=792}}

| — || — || — || —

| {{n/a}}

scope="row"| "Stormy Weather"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Stormy Weather"/"You're the One I Care For" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=January 1950 |id=F-811}}

| rowspan="11"| 1950

| — || — || — || —

| rowspan="8" {{n/a}}

scope="row"| "Flow Gently Sweet Afton"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Flow Gently Sweet Afton"/"Poor Papa (He's Got Nothin' At All)" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=January 1950 |id=F-817}}

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Bonaparte's Retreat"

| 4 || — || 1 || —

scope="row"| "Hoop-Dee-Doo"

| 2 || — || 5 || —

scope="row"| "Mississippi"

| 18 || — || 7 || —

scope="row"| "I'll Never Be Free" {{small|(with Tennessee Ernie Ford)}}

| 3 || — || — || —

scope="row"| "The Texas Song"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="The Texas Song"/"When You're a Long Way from Home" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=August 1950 |id=F-1152}}

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Honeymoon"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Honeymoon"/"Nobody's Sweetheart" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=September 1950 |id=F-1194}}

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Mama Goes Where Papa Goes"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Mama Goes Where Papa Goes"/"Please Love Me" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=October 1950 |id=F-1250}}

| — || — || — || —

| Songs by Kay Starr

scope="row"| "(Everybody's Waitin' For) the Man with the Bag"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="(Everybody's Waitin' For) The Man With The Bag"/"Christopher Robin is Saying His Prayers" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=November 1950 |id=F-1256}}

| — || — || — || —

| rowspan="9" {{n/a}}

scope="row"| "Oh Babe"

| 7 || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Lovesick Blues"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Lovesick Blues"/"Evenin'" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=January 1951 |id=F-1357}}

| rowspan="7"| 1951

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Come Back My Darling"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Come Back My Darling"/"Then You've Never Been Blue" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=April 1951 |id=F-1492}}

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Ocean of Tears" {{small|(with Tennessee Ernie Ford)}}

| 15 || — || 19 || —

scope="row"| "Come On-a My House"

| 8 || — || 8 || —

scope="row"| "Angry"

| 26 || — || — || —

scope="row"| "On a Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="On a Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor"/"Two Brothers" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=November 1951 |id=F-1856}}

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "So Help Me"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="So Help Me"/"Hold Me, Hold Me, Hold Me" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=December 1951 |id=F-1902}}

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scope="row"| "Wheel of Fortune"

| rowspan="4"| 1952

| 1 || — || 2 || —

| rowspan="4"| The Hits of Kay Starr

scope="row"| "I Waited a Little Too Long"

| 20 || — || 13 || —

scope="row"| "Fool, Fool, Fool"

| 13 || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Comes A-Long A-Love"

| 9 || — || 20 || 1

scope="row"| "Side by Side"

| rowspan="4"| 1953

| 3 || — || 6 || 7

| The Kay Starr Style

scope="row"| "Half a Photograph"

| 7 || — || 12 || —

| The Hits of Kay Starr

scope="row"| "When My Dreamboat Comes Home"

| 18 || — || — || —

| The Kay Starr Style

scope="row"| "Changing Partners"

| 7 || — || 4 || 4

| {{n/a}}

scope="row"| "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)"

| rowspan="2"| 1954

| 4 || — || 13 || —

| rowspan="2"| The Hits of Kay Starr

scope="row"| "Fortune in Dreams"

| 17 || — || — || —

scope="row"| "If Anyone Finds This, I Love You"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="If Anyone Finds This, I Love You"/"Turn Right" (78 RPM Single) |journal=RCA Victor |date=January 1955 |id=47-5999}}

| rowspan="5"| 1955

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| rowspan="11" {{n/a}}

scope="row"| "Foolishly Yours"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Foolishly Yours"/"For Better or Worse" (78 RPM Single) |journal=RCA Victor |date=April 1955 |id=47-6079}}

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Good and Lonesome"

| 17 || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Without a Song"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Without a Song"/"Home Sweet Home on the Range" (78 RPM Single) |journal=RCA Victor |date=September 1955 |id=47-6247}}

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "The Rock and Roll Waltz"

| 1 || — || 1 || 1

scope="row"| "Second Fiddle"

| rowspan="3"| 1956

| 40 || — || — || —

scope="row"| "The Good Book"

| 89 || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Touch and Go"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Touch and Go"/"The Brass Ring" (78 RPM Single) |journal=RCA Victor |date=December 1956 |id=47-6748}}

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Jamie Boy"

| rowspan="3"| 1957

| 54 || — || — || —

scope="row"| "My Heart Reminds Me"

| 9 || — || 15 || —

scope="row"| "Help Me"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Help Me"/"The Last Song and Dance" (7-inch Single) |journal=RCA Victor |date=November 1957 |id=47-7114}}

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Rockin' Chair"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Rockin' Chair"/"Stroll Me" (7-inch Single) |journal=RCA Victor |date=April 1958 |id=47-7218}}

| rowspan="3"| 1958

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| Rockin' with Kay

scope="row"| "Voodoo Man"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Voodoo Man"/"Bridge of Sighs" (7-inch Single) |journal=RCA Victor |date=September 1958 |id=47-7338}}

| — || — || — || —

| rowspan="3" {{n/a}}

scope="row"| "He Cha Cha'd In"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="He Cha Cha'd In"/"Oh, How I Miss You Tonight" (7-inch Single) |journal=RCA Victor |date=November 1958 |id=47-7414}}

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "I Couldn't Care Less"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="I Couldn't Care Less"/"(I Don't Care) Only Love Me" (7-inch Single) |journal=RCA Victor |date=April 1959 |id=47-7521}}

| rowspan="2"| 1959

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Riders in the Sky"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Riders in the Sky"/"Night Train" (7-inch Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=April 1959 |id=4295}}

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| Movin'!

scope="row"| "You Always Hurt the One You Love"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="You Always Hurt the One You Love"/"Gonna Get a Guy" (7-inch Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=February 1960 |id=4339}}

| rowspan="2"| 1960

| — || — || — || —

| Losers Weepers

scope="row"| "Just for a Thrill"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Just for a Thrill"/"Out in the Cold Again" (7-inch Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=August 1960 |id=4419}}

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| All Starr Hits!

scope="row"| "Foolin' Around"

| rowspan="3"| 1961

| 49 || — || 84 || —

| rowspan="3" {{n/a}}

scope="row"| "I'll Never Be Free"

| 94 || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Well I Ask Ya"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Well I Ask Ya"/"The Rough Riders" (7-inch Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=August 1961 |id=4620}}

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Four Walls"

| rowspan="2"| 1962

| 92 || — || — || —

| Just Plain Country

scope="row"| "Bossa Nova Casanova"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Bossa Nova Casanova"/"Swingin' at the Hungry O" (7-inch Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=December 1962 |id=4894}}

| — || — || — || —

| rowspan="7" {{n/a}}

scope="row"| "No Regrets"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="No Regrets"/"Cherche La Rose" (7-inch Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=June 1963 |id=4983}}

| rowspan="2"| 1963

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "To Each His Own"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="To Each His Own"/"Make a Circle" (7-inch Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=September 1963 |id=5046}}

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Dancing on My Tears"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Dancing on My Tears"/"It's Happening All Over Again" (7-inch Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=June 1964 |id=5194}}

| rowspan="2"| 1964

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Friends"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Friends"/"Together Again" (7-inch Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=August 1964 |id=5259}}

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Look on the Brighter Side"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Look on the Brighter Side"/"Lorna's Here" (7-inch Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=January 1965 |id=5328}}

| rowspan="3"| 1965

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "I Forgot to Forget"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="I Forgot to Forget"/"Happy" (7-inch Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=January 1965 |id=5386}}

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Never Dreamed I Could Love Someone New"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Never Dreamed I Could Love Someone New"/"I Know That You Know" (7-inch Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=September 1965 |id=55492}}

| — || — || — || —

| rowspan="2"| Tears and Heartaches/Old Records

scope="row"| "Tears and Heartaches"

| 1966

| — || 19 || — || —

scope="row"| "When the Lights Go On Again (All Over the World)"

| 1967

| — || 24 || — || —

| rowspan="2"| When the Lights Go on Again

scope="row"| "Some Sweet Tomorrow"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Some Sweet Tomorrow"/"My Melancholy Baby" (7-inch Single) |journal=ABC Records |date=February 1968 |id=45-11049}}

| rowspan="2"| 1968

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "12th Street Marching Band"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="12th Street Marching Band"/"Something Happened to Me" (7-inch Single) |journal=Dot Records |date=November 1968 |id=45-17183}}

| — || — || — || —

| rowspan="2" {{n/a}}

scope="row"| "Knock, Knock Who's There?"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Knock, Knock Who's There?"/"Sweet Blindness" (7-inch Single) |journal=Happy Tiger Records |date=August 1970 |id=HT-533}}

| 1970

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Rangers Waltz"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Rangers Waltz"/"Saturday Night" (7-inch Single) |journal=GNP Crescendo Records |date=1973 |id=GNP-468}}

| 1973

| — || — || — || —

| rowspan="3"| Kay Starr Country

scope="row"| "New Frankie and Johnny"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="New Frankie and Johnny"/"Oklahoma Hills" (7-inch Single) |journal=GNP Crescendo Records |date=1974 |id=GNP-476}}

| rowspan="2"| 1974

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "Something's Missing"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Something's Missing"/"Tie a Yellow Ribbon" (7-inch Single) |journal=GNP Crescendo Records |date=1975 |id=GNP-488}}

| — || — || — || —

scope="row"| "What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry"/"What Is This Thing Called Love?" (7-inch Single) |journal=GNP Crescendo Records |date=1975 |id=GNP-493}}

| 1975

| — || — || — || —

| Back to the Roots

scope="row"| "Nickelodeon Rag"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Nickelodeon Rag"/"You Can Say That Again" (7-inch Single) |journal=GNP Crescendo Records |date=1981 |id=GP-589}}

| rowspan="2"| 1981

| — || — || — || —

| rowspan="2"| Kay Starr

scope="row"| "The Feeling Doesn't Go Away"{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="The Feeling Doesn't Go Away"/"He Will Call Again" (7-inch Single) |journal=GNP Crescendo Records |date=1981 |id=GP-591}}

| — || — || — || —

colspan="7" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"

|+ List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:21em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Notes

scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|US

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|US
AC

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|US
Cou.
{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc.|year=2008|isbn=978-0-89820-177-2}}

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|AUS

! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;"|UK

scope="row"| "Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own"
{{small|(with Tennessee Ernie Ford)}}

| 1950

| 22 || — || 5 || — || —

| rowspan="3" {{n/a}}

| {{efn|B-side to the single "I'll Never Be Free".{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |last2=Ernie Ford |first2=Tennessee |title="I'll Never Be Free"/"Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=July 1950 |id=F-1124}}}}

scope="row"| "You're My Sugar"
{{small|(with Tennessee Ernie Ford)}}

| rowspan="2"| 1952

| 22 || — || — || — || —

| {{efn|B-side to the single "Ocean of Tears".{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |last2=Ernie Ford |first2=Tennessee |title="Ocean of Tears"/"You're My Sugar" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=May 1951 |id=F-1567}}}}

scope="row"| "Three Letters"

| 22 || — || — || — || —

| {{efn|B-side to the single "Comes A-Long A-Love".{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Comes A-Long A-Love"/"Three Letters" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=August 1952 |id=F-2213}}}}

scope="row"| "Allez-Vous-En"

| rowspan="2"| 1953

| 11 || — || — || — || —

| The Hits of Kay Starr

| {{efn|B-side to the single "Half a Photograph".{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Half a Photograph"/"Allez-Vous-En" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=May 1953 |id=F-2464}}}}

scope="row"| "Swamp Fire"

| 30 || — || — || — || —

| One More Time

| {{efn|B-side to the single "When My Dreamboat Comes Home".{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="When My Dreamboat Comes Home"/"Swamp Fire" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=November 1953 |id=F-2595}}}}

scope="row"| "The Man Upstairs"

| rowspan="2"| 1954

| 7 || — || — || — || —

| The Hits of Kay Starr

| {{efn|B-side to the single "If You Love Me (Really Love Me)".{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="If You Love Me (Really Love Me)"/"The Man Upstairs" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=April 1954 |id=F-2769}}}}

scope="row"| "Am I a Toy or a Treasure"

| 22 || — || — || — || 17

| rowspan="5" {{n/a}}

| {{efn|B-side to the single "Fortune in Dreams".{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Fortune in Dreams"/"Am I a Toy or a Treasure" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=August 1954 |id=F-2887}}}}

scope="row"| "I've Changed My Mind a Thousand Times"

| rowspan="3"| 1956

| 73 || — || — || — || —

| {{efn|B-side to the single "The Rock and Roll Waltz".{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="The Rock and Roll Waltz"/"I've Changed My Mind a Thousand Times" (78 RPM Single) |journal=RCA Victor |date=December 1955 |id=47-6359}}}}

scope="row"| "Love Ain't Right"

| 89 || — || — || — || —

| {{efn|B-side to the single "Second Fiddle".{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Second Fiddle"/"Love Ain't Right" (78 RPM Single) |journal=RCA Victor |date=May 1956 |id=47-6541}}}}

scope="row"| "Things I Never Had"

| 89 || — || — || — || —

| {{efn|B-side to the single "The Good Book".{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="The Good Book"/"Things I Never Had" (78 RPM Single) |journal=RCA Victor |date=August 1956 |id=47-6617}}}}

scope="row"| "(I Don't Care) Only Love Me"

| 1959

| — || — || — || 7 || —

| {{efn|B-side to the single "I Couldn't Care Less".{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="I Couldn't Care Less"/"(I Don't Care) Only Love Me" (78 RPM Single) |journal=RCA Victor |date=April 1959 |id=47-7521}}}}

scope="row"| "Old Records"

| 1966

| — || 26 || — || — || —

| Tears and Heartaches/Old Records

| {{efn|B-side to the single "Tears and Heartaches".{{cite journal |last1=Starr |first1=Kay |title="Tears and Heartaches"/"Old Records" (78 RPM Single) |journal=Capitol Records |date=March 1966 |id=5601}}}}

colspan="9" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other album appearances

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"

|+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

! scope="col" style="width:20em;"| Title

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Other artist(s)

! scope="col"| Album

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"| "Blue and Sentimental"

| 2001

| Tony Bennett

| Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues

| align="center"| {{cite web |last1=Ruhlmann |first1=William |title=Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues: Tony Bennett: Songs, reviews, credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/playin-with-my-friends-bennett-sings-the-blues-mw0000663219 |website=AllMusic |access-date=8 May 2023}}

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/kay-starr-mn0000857203/discography Discography] at AllMusic

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