Bill Cosby discography

Bill Cosby discography
Bill Cosby discography
Studio albums	16
Live albums	23
Singles	6

American former comedian 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

Year	Title	Notes
1963	Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow...Right!	album
1964	I Started Out as a Child
1965	Why Is There Air?
1966	Wonderfulness
1967	Revenge
1968	To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With
1968	200 M.P.H.
1969	It's True! It's True!
	8:15 12:15
	Sports
1970	Live: Madison Square Garden Center
1971	When I Was a Kid
1971	For Adults Only
1972	Inside the Mind of Bill Cosby
1973	Fat Albert
1977	My Father Confused Me... What Must I Do? What Must I Do?
1978	Bill's Best Friend
1982	Himself	album; Bill Cosby: Himself video released in 1983
1985	Hardheaded Boys	album
1986	Those of You with or Without Children, You'll Understand	album
1987	Bill Cosby: 49	Recorded live at the Chicago Theatre, September, 1986, released as VHS only^[1]
1991	Oh, Baby!	album
1996	Bill Cosby: Mr. Sapolsky, with Love	special
2013	Far from Finished...	special and album^[2]
2014	77	cancelled unreleased Netflix special

Music albums

Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings (1967)
Bill Cosby Sings Hooray for the Salvation Army Band! (1968)
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)
More of the Best of Bill Cosby (1970)
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

Year	Title	Peak positions^[3]				Album
Year	Title	US	US R&B	US AC	Canada	Album
1967	"Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright)"	4	18	—	2^[4]	Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings
1967	"Hooray for the Salvation Army Band"	71	—	—	—	Bill Cosby Sings Hooray for the Salvation Army Band!
1968	"Funky North Philly"	91	—	—	—	Bill Cosby Sings Hooray for the Salvation Army Band!
1969	"Hikky Burr"	—	—	—	77^[5]	—
1970	"Grover Henson Feels Forgotten"	70	—	17	74^[6]
1976	"Yes, Yes, Yes"	46	11	—	—	Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days
1976	"I Luv Myself Better Than I Luv Myself"	—	59	—	—	Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days

References

^ Cosby, Camille O.; Lewis, David, Bill Cosby: 49 (Documentary, Comedy), Bill Cosby, Bill Cosby, retrieved November 5, 2020
^ Lowry, Brian (November 19, 2013). "TV Review: 'Bill Cosby: Far From Finished'". Variety. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
^ "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).

[1] Cosby, Camille O.; Lewis, David, Bill Cosby: 49 (Documentary, Comedy), Bill Cosby, Bill Cosby, retrieved November 5, 2020

[2] Lowry, Brian (November 19, 2013). "TV Review: 'Bill Cosby: Far From Finished'". Variety. Retrieved November 5, 2020.

[3] "Chart history for Bill Cosby". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2020.

[4] "RPM Top 100 Singles - October 21, 1967" (PDF).

[5] "RPM Top 100 Singles - January 31, 1970" (PDF).

[6] "RPM Top 100 Singles - May 23, 1970" (PDF).

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Comedy albums	Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow...Right! (1963) I Started Out as a Child (1964) Why Is There Air? (1965) Wonderfulness (1966) Revenge (1967) To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With (1968) 200 M.P.H. (1968) It's True! It's True! (1969) 8:15 12:15 (1969) Sports (1969) Live: Madison Square Garden Center (1970) When I Was a Kid (1971) For Adults Only (1971) Inside the Mind of Bill Cosby (1972) Fat Albert (1973) My Father Confused Me... What Must I Do? What Must I Do? (1977) Bill's Best Friend (1978) Bill Cosby: Himself (1982) Those of You with or Without Children, You'll Understand (1986) Oh, Baby! (1991)
Music albums	Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings (1967) Bill Cosby Sings Hooray for the Salvation Army Band! (1968) Badfoot Brown & the Bunions Bradford Funeral & Marching Band (1971) Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs (1971) 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) State of Emergency (2009)
Compilations	The Best of Bill Cosby (1969) More of the Best of Bill Cosby (1970) Bill (1973) Down Under (1975)
Singles	"Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright)" (1967)
Television	The Bill Cosby Show (1969–71) The New Bill Cosby Show (1972–73) Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972–85) Cos (1976) The Cosby Show (1984–92) A Different World (1987–93) The Cosby Mysteries (1994–95) Cosby (1996–2000) Little Bill (1999–2004) Fatherhood (2004–05)
Stand-up comedy films and specials	Himself (1983) Bill Cosby 77 (unreleased)
Family	Camille Cosby Ennis Cosby Erika Cosby
Sexual assault cases	Andrea Constand lawsuit Trial of Bill Cosby We Need to Talk About Cosby (2022)
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