Ray Stevens discography Studio albums 51 EPs 1 Live albums 3 Compilation albums 67 Singles 125 Music videos 75 Box sets 3 No. 1 singles 2
The discography of the American country, pop, and novelty artist Ray Stevens consists of 50 studio albums, 125 singles, 3 live albums, 67 compilation albums, 3 box sets, and 1 extended play. Stevens released his first single in 1957 and his first full album in 1962. Dozens of Stevens' singles have charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and two of them reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: "The Streak" and "Everything Is Beautiful". The former and a cover of the jazz standard "Misty" are his biggest hits on the country charts.
Studio albums
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
Year
Album
Chart positions
US Country
US Comedy
1990
Lend Me Your Ears
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1991
#1 With a Bullet
60
14
1993
Classic Ray Stevens
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1995
20 Comedy Hits
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1997
Hum It
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—
Ray Stevens Christmas: Through a Different Window
69
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2000s
Year
Album
Chart positions
US Country
US Comedy
2000
Ear Candy
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2002
Osama-Yo' Mama: The Album
29
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2007
New Orleans Moon
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2008
Hurricane
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—
2009
Ray Stevens Sings Sinatra…Say What??
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—
One for the Road
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—
Christmas
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—
2010s
Year
Album
Chart positions
US Country
US Comedy
2010
We the People
58
4
2011
Spirit of '76
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—
Bozo's Back Again
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—
2014
Ray Stevens Gospel Collection, Volume One
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—
2015
Here We Go Again!
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4
2016
Just A Closer Walk With Thee: Gospel Favorites
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Love Lifted Me
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—
Mary and Joseph and the Baby and Me
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—
2020s
Year
Album
2021
Great Country Ballads
Melancholy Fescue (High Class Bluegrass)
Slow Dance
Nouveau Retro (What's Old Is New Again)
Ain't Nothin' Funny Anymore
Live albums
Year
Album
1995
Ray Stevens Live!
2012
Such A Night! 50 Years Of Hits & Hilarity On Stage…Alive!
Patriots and Politics: Live On Stage
EPs
Year
Album
1963
Ray "Ahab the Arab" Stevens and Hal Winters
Box sets
Year
Album
1995
The Incredible World of Ray Stevens
2006
Box Set
2012
Encyclopedia Of Recorded Comedy Music
2021
Iconic Songs of the 20th Century: The Soundtrack Of Our Lives
Compilation albums
Year
Album
Chart positions
RIAA
US Country
US Comedy
1967
The Best of Ray Stevens
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1968
The Best of Ray Stevens
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1971
Rock & Roll Show (reissue of 1,837 Seconds of Humor )
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—
Ray Stevens' Greatest Hits
15
95
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1975
The Very Best of Ray Stevens
19
173
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1976
Both Sides of Ray Stevens
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—
—
1977
The Many Sides of Ray Stevens
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—
The Remarkable Ray Stevens: 20 Incredible Hits
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1979
The Feeling's Not Right Again
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The Ray Stevens Greatest Hits Collection
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—
The Best of Ray Stevens
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—
—
1980
Wild and Crazy
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—
—
1981
Oh Lonesome Me
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—
—
1983
Greatest Hits
67
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—
1984
Ray Stevens Collection
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—
Ray Stevens Greatest Hits
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—
—
1985
Ray Stevens Collector's Series
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—
—
1986
The Very Best of Ray Stevens/Roger Miller
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—
—
1987
Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
41
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Platinum
Get the Best of Ray Stevens
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—
—
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
62
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Gold
1989
Funny Man
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—
1990
His All-Time Greatest Comic Hits
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Gold
1991
Greatest Hits
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—
1992
Ahab the Arab
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—
Everything Is Beautiful & Other Hits
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—
Mississippi Squirrel Revival (reissue of He Thinks He's Ray Stevens )
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A Brighter Day
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—
The Gospel Side of Ray Stevens
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Ray Stevens/Jim Stafford
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—
Ray Stevens – At His Best (reissue of Beside Myself )
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1995
Get Serious! Soundtrack
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—
Cornball
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Serious Side of Ray Stevens
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—
1997
The Streak
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—
Gitarzan
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—
The Biggest and the Best
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—
The Best of Ray Stevens
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—
—
Golden Classics
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—
The Country Hits Collection
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—
—
1998
Back 2 Back
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1999
The Last Laugh
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—
Misty: The Very Best of Ray Stevens
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2000
Funniest Characters
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2002
12 Hits
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2003
Classic Masters
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The Collection
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2004
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Ray Stevens
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The Ones You Want
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2005
The NRC Years
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2008
Greatest Hits: The 50th Anniversary Collection
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Only The Best Of Ray Stevens
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2009
Laughter Is The Best Medicine
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2010
A Funny Thing Happened In Church Today
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2014
Ahab, Jeremiah, Sgt Preston and More...: The Early Ray Stevens
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2016
Face the Music: The Complete Monument Singles, 1965-1970
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Love Lifted Me
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Singles
1950s and 1960s
Year
Single (A-side, B-side)Both sides from same album except where indicated
Peak chart positions
Album
US CB [ 2] [ 3]
US BB [ 4]
US R&B
CAN
AUS
1957
"Rang Tang Ding Dong"b/w "Silver Bracelet"
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—
—
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—
Non-album tracks
"Five More Steps"b/w "Tingle"
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—
—
—
—
1958
"Chickie-Chickie Wah Wah"b/w "Crying Goodbye"
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—
—
—
—
"Love Goes on Forever"b/w "Cat Pants"
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—
—
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—
"The Clown"b/w "School"
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—
—
—
—
1959
"High School Yearbook - A Deck of Cards"b/w Truly True"
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—
—
—
—
"My Heart Cries for You "b/w "What Would I Do Without You?"
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—
—
—
—
"Sgt. Preston of the Yukon"b/w "Who Do You Love"
112
108
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—
—
1960
"Jeremiah Peabody's Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving Fast-Acting Pleasant-Tasting Green and Purple Pills "b/w "Teen Years" (from This Is Ray Stevens )
38
35
—
—
83
1,837 Seconds Of Humor
1961
"Scratch My Back"b/w "When You Wish Upon a Star" (Non-album track)
147
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—
—
—
"White Christmas"b/w "Happy Blue Year"
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—
—
—
—
The NRC Years 1958-1960
1962
"Ahab the Arab "b/w "It's Been So Long" (from This Is Ray Stevens )
2
5
9
—
7
1,837 Seconds of Humor
"Further More"b/w "Saturday Night at the Movies'
97
91
—
—
—
"Santa Claus Is Watching You"b/w "Loved and Lost" (from This Is Ray Stevens )
37
45
—
—
—
The Best of Ray Stevens
1963
"Funny Man"b/w "Just One of Life's Little Tragedies"
83
81
—
14
—
This Is Ray Stevens
"Harry The Hairy Ape"b/w "Little Stone Statue"
19
17
14
30
72
"Speed Ball"b/w "It's Party Time" (Non-album track)
74
59
29
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—
1964
"Butch Barbarian"b/w "Don't Say Anything" (Non-album track)
117
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—
—
—
The Best of Ray Stevens
"Bubble Gum the Bubble Dancer"b/w "Laughing Over My Grave" (Non-album track)
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—
—
—
—
1965
"The Rockin' Teenage Mummies"b/w "It Only Hurts When I Laugh"
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—
—
—
Non-album tracks
"Mr. Baker the Undertaker"b/w "The Old English Surfer"
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—
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—
"Party People"b/w "A-B-C"
130
130
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—
Face the Music: The Complete Monument Singles 1965-1970
1966
"Devil May Care"b/w "Make a Few Memories"
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—
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—
"Freddie Feelgood (and His Funky Little Five Piece Band)"b/w "There's One in Every Crowd" (Non-album track)
96
91
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—
22
Gitarzan
1967
"Answer Me, My Love"b/w "Mary My Secretary"
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—
—
—
95
Face the Music: The Complete Monument Singles 1965-1970
1968
"Unwind"b/w "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"
44
52
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29
—
Even Stevens
"Mr. Businessman"b/w "Face the Music"
15
28
—
7
33
"The Great Escape"b/w "Isn't It Lonely Together"
88
114
—
43
34
1969
"Gitarzan "b/w "Bagpipes - That's My Bag"
7
8
—
10
3
Gitarzan
"Along Came Jones "b/w "Yakety Yak"
24
27
—
28
13
"Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down "A b/w "The Minority" (from Even Stevens )
76
81
—
59
34
Have a Little Talk with Myself
"—" denotes released that failed to chart or were not released
A^ "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down" peaked at number 55 on U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles and number 46 on Canada RPM Country Tracks.
1970s
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
Album
US Country
US [ 4]
US AC
US CB
UK
CAN Country
CAN
CAN AC
AUS
1970
"Have a Little Talk with Myself "b/w "The Little Woman"
63
123
—
115
—
—
—
—
50
Have a Little Talk with Myself
"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight "b/w "The Fool on the Hill"
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112
—
117
—
—
—
—
—
"Everything Is Beautiful "b/w "A Brighter Day"
39
1
1
1
6
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1
—
1
Everything Is Beautiful
"America, Communicate with Me"b/w "Monkey See, Monkey Do"
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45
12
38
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—
34
—
—
Unreal!!!
"Sunset Strip"b/w "Islands"
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81
17
79
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—
68
30
—
1971
"Bridget the Midget (The Queen of the Blues)"b/w "Night People" (from Unreal!!! )
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50
—
43
2
—
37
—
61
Boogity Boogity
"A Mama and a Papa"b/w "Melt" (Non-album track)
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82
4
66
—
—
72
6
—
Turn Your Radio On
"All My Trials "b/w "Have a Little Talk with Myself" (from Have a Little Talk with Myself )
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70
6
74
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—
82
—
—
"Turn Your Radio On"b/w "Loving You on Paper" (from Unreal!!! )
17
63
24
102
33
10
—
3
99
1972
"Love Lifted Me"b/w "Glory Special"
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—
—
—
—
—
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—
"Losing Streak"b/w "Inside"
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—
—
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—
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—
Losin' Streak
1973
"Nashville"b/w "Golden Age"
37
—
44
—
—
70
—
29
83
Nashville
"Love Me Longer"b/w "Float"
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1974
"The Streak "b/w "You've Got the Music Inside" (from Nashville )
3
1
12
1
1
1
1
1
2
Boogity Boogity
"Moonlight Special"b/w "Just So Proud to Be Here"
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73
—
55
—
—
59
26
—
"Everybody Needs a Rainbow"b/w "Inside" (from Losin' Streak )
37
—
18
83
—
—
—
16
—
All-Time Greatest Hits
1975
"Misty "b/w "Sunshine"
3
14
8
16
2
2
15
6
5
Misty
"Indian Love Call "b/w "Piece of Paradise" (Non-album track)
38
68
—
63
34
—
—
—
—
1976
"Young Love "b/w "Deep Purple"
48
93
44
87
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47
—
—
—
"Lady of Spain"b/w "Mockingbird Hill"
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108
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
"You Are So Beautiful "b/w "One Man Band"
16
101
—
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—
17
—
—
—
Just for the Record
"Honky Tonk Waltz"b/w "Om"
27
—
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—
38
—
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—
1977
"In the Mood "b/w "Classical Cluck Shown as "Henhouse Five Plus Too"
39
40
38
37
31
—
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—
—
Ray Stevens Greatest Hits Vol. 2
"Get Crazy with Me" /
81
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—
—
—
—
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—
Feel the Music
"Dixie Hummingbird"
44
—
—
—
—
43
—
—
—
1978
"Be Your Own Best Friend"b/w "With a Smile"
36
—
50
—
—
16
—
—
—
Be Your Own Best Friend
1979
"I Need Your Help Barry Manilow "b/w "Daydream Romance"
85
49
11
34
—
—
63
—
92
The Feeling's Not Right Again
"—" denotes released that failed to chart or were not released
1980s and 1990s
Year
Single (A-side, B-side)
Peak chart positions
Album
US Country
CAN Country
1980
"Shriner's Convention "B b/w "You're Never Goin' to Tampa with Me"
7
2
Shriner's Convention
"Night Games"b/w "Let's Do It Right This Time"
20
11
One More Last Chance
1981
"One More Last Chance"b/w "I Believe You Love Me"
33
46
1982
"Written Down in My Heart"b/w "Country Boy, Country Club Girl"
35
—
Don't Laugh Now
"Where the Sun Don't Shine"b/w "Why Don't We Go Somewhere and Love"
63
—
1983
"Mary Lou Nights"b/w "Piece of Paradise Called Tennessee"
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Me
1984
"My Dad"b/w "Me"
64
—
"I'm Kissin' You Goodbye"b/w "Joggin'"
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—
He Thinks He's Ray Stevens
1985
"Mississippi Squirrel Revival "b/w "Ned Nostril (and His South Seas Paradise)"
20
32
"It's Me Again, Margaret"b/w "Joggin'"
74
—
"The Haircut Song"b/w "Punk Country Love"
45
—
I Have Returned
"Santa Claus Is Watching You" (re-recording) b/w "Armchair Quarterback"
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—
1986
"The Ballad of the Blue Cyclone"b/w "Vacation Bible School"
50
—
"Southern Air" (with Jerry Clower and Minnie Pearl ) b/w "The Camping Trip"
63
—
Surely You Joust
"People's Court"b/w "Dudley Dorite (Of the Highway Patrol)"
70
—
"Can He Love You Half as Much as I"b/w "Dudley Dorite (Of the Highway Patrol)"
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—
1987
"Would Jesus Wear a Rolex "b/w "Cool Down Willard"
41
45
Crackin' Up
"Three Legged Man"b/w "Doctor Doctor (Have Mercy on Me)"
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—
"Sex Symbols"b/w "The Ballad of Cactus Pete and Lefty"
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—
1988
"Surfin' U.S.S.R."b/w "Language, Nudity, Violence and Sex"
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—
I Never Made a Record I Didn't Like
"The Day I Tried to Teach Charlene Mackenzie How to Drive"b/w "I Don't Need None of That"
88
—
"I Saw Elvis in a UFO"b/w "I Used to Be Crazy"
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—
Beside Myself
1989
"There's a Star Spangled Banner"
—
—
1990
"Help Me Make It Through the Night "[ 5]
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—
Lend Me Your Ears
1991
"Workin' For the Japanese"
62
—
#1 with a Bullet
"Teenage Mutant Kung Fu Chickens"
—
—
1992
"Power Tools"
72
—
1993
"If 10% Is Good Enough for Jesus"
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—
Classic Ray Stevens
"The Motel Song"
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—
"Super Cop"
—
—
1997
"Mama Sang Bass"
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—
Hum It
"Too Drunk to Fish"
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—
"Virgil and the Moonshot"
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—
"Nightmare Before Christmas"
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Ray Stevens Christmas: Through a Different Window
From 1989 on, tracks were released as CD singles "—" denotes released that failed to chart or were not released
2000s, 2010s, & 2020s
Year
Single
Peak chart positions
Album
US Country
2002
"Osama - Yo' Mama"
48
Osama - Yo' Mama: The Album
2004
"Thank You"
—
Thank You
2005
"We're Having a Baby"
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Box Set
2006
"The New Battle of New Orleans"
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Non-album single
2008
"Hurricane"
—
Hurricane
2009
"Concrete Sailor"
—
One for the Road
"Cooter Brown"
—
"If 10% Is Good Enough for Jesus"
—
We The People
"We the People"
—
2010
"Thank You"
—
"Caribou Barbie"
—
"Come to the U.S.A."
—
"Throw the Bums Out!"
—
"The Global Warming Song"
—
"God Save Arizona"
—
Spirit of '76
2011
"The Skies Just Ain't Friendly Anymore"
—
"Obama Budget Plan"
—
"Mr. President - Mr. President"
—
2012
"Obama Nation"
—
"Grandpa Voted Democrat"
—
"Guilt For Christmas"
—
Non-album single
"Blue Christmas"
—
"White Christmas"
—
"Merry Christmas"
—
"Redneck Christmas"
—
2013
"Red Hot Chili Cookoff"
—
"Unchained Melody"
—
2014
"If You Like Your Plan"
—
Here We Go Again
"Nero Fiddled"
—
2015
"Taylor Swift Is Stalking Me"
—
"You Didn’t Build That"
—
"Come to the USA"
—
2016
"Dear America"
—
Non-album single
"Mary and Joseph and the Baby and Me"
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Mary and Joseph and the Baby and Me
2020
"Everything Is Beautiful (50th Anniversary Edition)"
—
Non-album single
"The Quarantine Song"
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2021
"Gas"
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Ain't Nothin' Funny Anymore
"Hoochie Coochie Dancer"
—
"—" denotes released that failed to chart or were not released
Music videos
Ray Stevens recognized the power of the music video in the mid-80s and has been releasing them ever since. Ray released a direct-to-video collection of these videos in 1992 called Ray Stevens Comedy Video Classics , which won Billboard Home Video of the Year in 1993. In 1995, Stevens released his film Get Serious! which consisted of several music videos. A series of animated videos were released between 2004 and 2008 which revisited many of Stevens' most popular hits. Ray returned to live action with a series of direct-to-YouTube music videos starting with 2009's "We The People". Some of Stevens' music videos have gone viral and most of them have garnered millions of unique views. In 2012, Stevens released a series of non-album Christmas music videos. Since then he has continued to sporadically release direct-to-YouTube music videos.
Year
Video
1985
"Santa Claus Is Watchin' You"
1988
"Surfin' USSR"
1990
"Help Me Make It Through the Night "
"Sittin' Up With the Dead"
1992
"The Mississippi Squirrel Revival"
"It's Me Again, Margaret"
"Everything Is Beautiful"
"The Streak"
1995
"Shriner's Convention"
"Gitarzan"
"The Woogie Boogie"
"Dudley Dorite of the Highway Patrol"
"The Dooright Family"
"We Don't Take Nothin' Off Nobody"
"Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens"
"Can He Love You Half as Much as I?"
"I Used to Be Crazy"
"Ahab the Arab"
1997
"Virgil and the Moonshot"
"Too Drunk to Fish"
2000
"Juanita and the Kids"
"The Pirate Song"
"The Haircut Song"
"Freddie Feelgood (and His Funky Little Five Piece Band)"
"The Ballad of the Blue Cyclone, Parts 1 and 2"
2002
"Osama Yo' Mama"
"Hello Mama"
2003
"Bridget the Midget (Queen of the Blues)"
"Deerslayer"
"Hang Up and Drive"
"Erik the Awful"
"Gone for Good"
2004
"Thank You"
"Power Tools" (Animated)
2006
"Teenage Mutant Kung Fu Chickens" (Animated)
"Misty" (Animated)
"Harry the Hairy Ape" (Animated)
"Along Came Jones" (Animated)
"Barbeque" (Animated)
"Gourmet Restaurant" (Animated)
"This Ain't Exactly What I Had in Mind" (Animated)
"Jeremiah Peabody's Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving Fast-Acting Pleasant-Tasting Green and Purple Pills" (Animated)
"The Ballad of Cactus Pete and Lefty" (Animated)
"Can He Love You Half as Much as I" (Animated)
"Smokey Mountain Rattlesnake Retreat" (Animated)
"Hugo the Human Cannonball" (Animated)
"The Moonlight Special" (Animated)
"The Camping Trip" (Animated)
2009
"We the People"
2010
"Caribou Barbie"
"Throw the Bums Out!"
"Come to the USA"
"The Global Warming Song"
"God Save Arizona"
"Nightmare Before Christmas"
2011
"The Skies Just Ain't Friendly Anymore"
"Obama Budget Plan"
"Mr. President - Mr. President"
2012
"Obama Nation"
"Grandpa Voted Democrat"
"White Christmas"
"Blue Christmas"
"Merry Christmas"
"Redneck Christmas"
2013
"Red Hot Chili Cookoff"
"Aba Daba Honeymoon"
"Doctor Doctor (Have Mercy On Me)"
"Guilt For Christmas"
"Nashville"
"Unchained Melody"
2014
"If You Like Your Plan"
"Nero Fiddled"
2015
"Taylor Swift Is Stalking Me"
"You Didn't Build That"
"Come To The USA"
2016
"Dear America"
"Mary and Joseph and the Baby and Me"
2020
"Everything Is Beautiful (50th Anniversary Edition)"
2021
"Hoochie Coochie Dancer"
References
1960s albums 1970s albums 1980s albums 1990s/2000s albums Compilations Notable singles Related