Bette Midler discography

American singer Bette Midler has released 13 studio albums, four soundtrack albums, five live albums, one spoken word album, seven greatest hits compilations, four video albums, 39 official singles, nine promotional singles, and 11 music videos.

Bette Midler discography
Midler performing in 2015
Studio albums	14
Soundtrack albums	4
Live albums	4
Compilation albums	7
Singles	39
Video albums	4
Music videos	11
Box sets	2
Spoken word albums	1
Promotional singles	9
Other appearances	10
Unreleased songs	3

Midler released her debut single "Do You Want to Dance" in 1972, which peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her first album was released the same year, and it managed to sell over 1 million copies in United States being certified platinum by RIAA. After that she released 10 studio albums with Warner Records, the most successful is Some People's Lives, which received gold and platinum certifications in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

After nearly three decades of erratic record sales, Midler was dropped from the Warner Music Group in 2001. Following a reported long-standing feud with Barry Manilow, the two joined forces after many years in 2003 to record Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook. Now signed to Columbia Records, the album was an instant success, being certified gold by RIAA. One of the Clooney Songbook selections, "This Ole House", became Midler's first Christian radio single shipped by Rick Hendrix and his positive music movement. The album was nominated for a Grammy the following year.^[1] After that she released two more albums with Columbia Records, and in 2014 returned to Warner to release her fourteenth studio album, It's the Girls!.

As of 2010, Midler has sold over 30 million records worldwide.^[2]

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US [3]	AUS [4]	AUT [5]	CAN [6]	GER [7]	JPN [8]	NLD [9]	NZ [10]	SWE [11]	UK [12]
The Divine Miss M	Released: November 7, 1972 Label: Atlantic (#SD7238)[13] Format: LP, CD (1995)	9	7	—	5	—	58	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Platinum[14] AUS: Platinum[15] MC: Platinum[16]
Bette Midler	Released: November 16, 1973 Label: Atlantic (#SD7270)[17] Format: LP, CD (1995)	6	14	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[14]
Songs for the New Depression	Released: January 8, 1976 Label: Atlantic (#SD18155)[18] Format: LP, CD (1995)	27	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Broken Blossom	Released: November 17, 1977 Label: Atlantic (#SD19151)[19] Format: LP, CD (1995)	51	47	—	46	—	—	—	—	—	—
Thighs and Whispers	Released: October 1979 Label: Atlantic (#SD16004)[20] Format: LP, CD (1995)	65	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	—
No Frills	Released: August 1, 1983 Label: Atlantic (#80070)[21] Format: LP, CD (1995)	60	43	—	71	46	—	41	—	1	—
Some People's Lives[A]	Released: September 4, 1990 Label: Atlantic (#82129)[25] Format: LP, CD	6	7	27	7	15	66	—	10	—	5	RIAA: 2× Platinum[14] ARIA: 2× Platinum[26] BPI: Gold[27] MC: 2× Platinum[16]
Bette of Roses	Released: July 27, 1995 Label: Atlantic (#82823)[28] Format: CD	45	51	—	69	74	45	—	—	—	55	RIAA: Platinum[14] BPI: Silver[27]
Bathhouse Betty	Released: September 15, 1998 Label: Warner Bros (#47078)[29] Format: CD	32	55	—	88	68	89	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[14]
Bette	Released: October 10, 2000 Label: Warner Bros (#47843)[30] Format: CD	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook	Released: September 30, 2003 Label: Columbia (#CK90350)[31] Format: CD	14	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[14]
Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook	Released: October 25, 2005 Label: Columbia (#CN97758)[32] Format: DD (CD, DVD)	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	41
Cool Yule (holiday album)	Released: October 10, 2006 Label: Columbia (#82876 86266)[33] Format: CD	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
It's the Girls!	Released: November 4, 2014 Label: Warner/Rhino (#545542)[34] Format: CD	3	10	38	24	62	—	64	—	—	6	BPI: Gold[27]
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that region.

Soundtracks

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US [3]	AUS [4]	AUT [5]	CAN [6]	JPN [8]	NLD [9]	NZ [10]	NOR [35]	SWE [11]	UK [12]
The Rose: The Original Soundtrack Recording	Released: December 3, 1979 Label: Atlantic (#SD16010)[36] Format: LP, CS, CD (1995)	12	3	—	—	—	16	19	18	4	68	RIAA: 2× Platinum[14] ARIA: 3× Platinum[37]
Beaches: Original Soundtrack Recording	Released: November 22, 1988 Label: Atlantic (#81933)[38] Format: LP, CS, CD	2	1[B]	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	21	RIAA: 3× Platinum[14] ARIA: 4× Platinum[26] BPI: Gold[27]
For the Boys: Music from the Motion Picture	Released: November 12, 1991 Label: Atlantic (#82329)[40] Format: LP, CS, CD	22	44	34	28	52	—	—	—	—	75	RIAA: Gold[14] MC: Gold[16]
Gypsy	Released: November 23, 1993 Label: Atlantic (#82551)[41] Format: CD	175	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that region.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [3]	AUS [4]	NZ [10]
Live at Last	Released: June 1977 Label: Atlantic (#SD29000)[42] Format: 2LP, 2CD (N/A)	49	39	—
Divine Madness	Released: November 7, 1980 Label: Atlantic (#SD16022)[43] Format: LP	34	20	12

Spoken word albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [3]	AUS [4]
Mud Will Be Flung Tonight	Released: 1985 Label: Atlantic (#81291)[44] Format: LP, CD	183	94

Compilations

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US [3]	AUS [4]	AUT [5]	CAN [6]	GER [7]	JPN [8]	NLD [9]	NZ [10]	SWE [11]	UK [12]
The Best of Bette	Released: 1978 Label: Atlantic (#50530)[45] Format: LP, CD (1987)	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	—	ARIA: Platinum[46]
The Best of Bette (1981)	Released: 1981 Label: K-tel (# N/A) Format: LP	—	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Just Hits	Released: 1987 Label: Atlantic (# N/A) Format: LP	—	97	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Experience the Divine: Greatest Hits[C]	Released: June 22, 1993[49] Label: Atlantic (#82497)[49] Format: CS, CD (CD, re-issue 1996)	50	3	35	27	67	58	1	3	—	3	RIAA: Platinum[14] ARIA: 4× Platinum[26] BPI: Platinum[27] MC: Gold[16]
Jackpot! The Best Bette[D]	Released: September 23, 2008 Label: Atlantic / Rhino (#R2515881)[50] Format: CD (CD/DVD, UK Limited edition)	66	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	6	BPI: 2× Platinum[27]
Memories of You	Released: November 22, 2010 Label: Warner / Rhino (#77186) Format: CD (only UK)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45	BPI: Silver[27]
A Gift of Love[51]	Released: December 4, 2015 Label: Warner / Rhino Format: CD, digital download	—	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	BPI: Silver[27]
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that region.

Box sets

Title	Album details	Notes
Bette Midler: 3 for One	Released: April 4, 2000 Label: Atlantic (#CD BOX SET) Format: 3CD	Import release issued in Australia, featuring two studio albums: The Divine Miss M (1972) and Some People's Lives (1990), along with the soundtrack of Beaches (1988).[52]
Original Album Series	Released: October 14, 2011 Label: Atlantic (#97547)[53] Format: 5CD	Import release, featuring her first four albums — The Divine Miss M (1972), Bette Midler (1973), Songs for the New Depression (1976), Broken Blossom (1977) — and initial OST The Rose (1979); each in a card sleeve with original LP artwork on front and back.[53]

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [54]	US AC [55]	US DC [56]	AUS [4][57]	CAN AC [58]	CAN [59]	GER [60]	NLD [61]	NZ [10]	UK [12]
"Do You Want to Dance?"[E]	1972	17	8	—	10	1	18	—	—	—	—		The Divine Miss M[13]
"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"[F]	1973	8	1	—	7	3	8	—	—	17	—
"Friends"[G]		40	9	—	—	17	57	—	—	—	—
"In the Mood"[H]		51	18	—	96	29	28	—	—	—	—		Bette Midler[17]
"Strangers in the Night"[I]	1976	—	45	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Songs for the New Depression[18]
"Old Cape Cod"		—	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Samedi et vendredi"[J]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"You're Movin' Out Today"	1977	42	11	—	75	10	67	—	—	—	—		Live at Last[42]
"Storybook Children (Daybreak)"[K]		57	37	—	—	39	56	—	—	—	—		Broken Blossom[19]
"Buckets of Rain" (featuring Bob Dylan)[L]	1978	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Best of Bette[45]
"Married Men"	1979	40	—	32	37	—	81	—	—	—	—		Thighs and Whispers[20]
"Hang on in There Baby"[M]		—	—	70	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"My Knight in Black Leather"[N]		—	—		29	—	—	—	—	—	—
"When a Man Loves a Woman"	1980	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Rose: The Original Soundtrack Recording[36]
"The Rose"[O]		3	1	—	6	1	2	—	—	24	—	RIAA: Gold[14] BPI: Silver[27]
"My Mother's Eyes" (live)		39	8	—	59	—	—	—	—	34	—		Divine Madness[43]
"Chapel of Love" (live)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"All I Need to Know"	1983	77	39	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—		No Frills[21]
"Favorite Waste of Time"		78	—	—	44	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Beast of Burden"	1984	71	—	—	12	—	—	15	11	4	—
"Under the Boardwalk"	1988	—	—	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—		Beaches: Original Soundtrack Recording[38]
"Wind Beneath My Wings"[P]	1989	1	2	—	1	—	3	—	—	4	5	BPI: Gold[78] RIAA: Platinum[14] ARIA: Platinum[26]
"I Know You by Heart"[Q]		—	—	—	118	—	—	—	—	—	—
"From a Distance"[R]	1990	2	1	—	8	1	7	14	3	3	6	RIAA: Platinum[14] ARIA: Gold[26]	Some People's Lives[25]
"Night and Day"	1991	62	15	—	84	6	68	—	—	50	—
"The Gift of Love"		—	19	—	—	3	40	—	—	—	—
"Moonlight Dancing"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Every Road Leads Back to You"[S]		78	15	—	74	10	66	—	—	—	—		For the Boys: Music from the Motion Picture[40]
"In My Life"	1992	—	20	—	107	32	—	—	—	—	—
"To Deserve You"[T]	1995	—	—	2	—	18	—	—	7	—	173		Bette of Roses[28]
"In This Life"		—	—	—	—	26	—	—	—	—	146
"God Help the Outcasts"[85]	1996	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Hunchback Of Notre Dame: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack[86]
"You Don't Own Me" (with Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The First Wives Club: Music from the Motion Picture...And Then Some[87]
"My One True Friend"	1998	—	16	—	—	49	—	—	87	—	58		Bathhouse Betty[29]
"I'm Beautiful"	1999	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"In These Shoes"	2001	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Bette[30]
"White Christmas"	2003	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook[31]
"Fever"	2005	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook[32]
"From a Distance" (Christmas version)	2006	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Cool Yule[33]
"Wind Beneath My Wings" (re-issue)	2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	70		The Best Bette[50]
"Be My Baby"	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		It's the Girls![34]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		AU [88]	CAN [89]	CAN AC [90]	GER [91]	NLD 40 [92]	NLD 100 [93]	NZ [94]	UK [95]	US [96]	US AC [97]
"We Are the World" (as part of USA for Africa)	1985	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	RIAA: 4× Platinum[98] BPI: Silver[99] MC: 3× Platinum[100]	We Are the World

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions and notes

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Notes
		US DC [56]
"Old Cape Cod"[L]	1976	—	Two-track SP featuring a stereo and mono version of the song from Songs for the New Depression album, released in the US.[101]
"Paradise"[L]	1977	—	Two-track SP featuring a stereo and mono version of the song from Broken Blossom album, released in the US.[102]
"Big Noise from Winnetka"[Q]	1979	98	Originally a song from Thighs and Whispers, released in the US and Canada. In Canada, the single included the album version of "Rain" on the B-side.[103]
"Small World" (featuring Peter Riegert)	1993	—	One-track US promotional CD single, taken from the original soundtrack recording of Gypsy.[104]
"That's How Love Moves"[W]	1996	—	One-track single issued in Germany, almost two years prior to its official release on the album Bathhouse Betty.[105]
"La vie en rose"	1999	—	Japanese 3" CD release including "The Rose", featured in the Japanese Nissan TV advertisement.[106]
"Nobody Else But You"[X]	2000	—	One-track US release issued in support of the TV Bette series, featuring the original version of the song from her 2000 album of the same name.[107]
"Bless You Child"		—	Two-track promo CD single released in Japan, featuring also "Nobody Else But You", both from her album Bette.[108]
"Love T.K.O."	2001	—	One-track promotional picture CD issued in the US, also from the Bette set.[109]

Other appearances

Year	Song	Role	Notes
1980	"Blueberry Pie"	Lead vocal	A song by Bruce Roberts and Carole Bayer Sager; appears on VA compilation In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record[U] on Warner Bros.[111]
1988	"Perfect Isn't Easy"		A song written by Bruce Sussman and Jack Feldman for the Walt Disney soundtrack of Oliver & Company (1988) by George Scribner.[112]
1992	"Somewhere in My Memory"		A song written by John Williams and Leslie Bricusse that appears on the soundtrack Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, issued on Fox.[113]
1995	"It's Gonna Take a Miracle" with The Manhattan Transfer		A song written by Teddy Randazzo, Lou Stallman and Bobby Weinstein, released on the vocal group's album Tonin' (1995) on Atlantic.[114]
	"Up, Up, Up"		Appears as B-side on the US[115] and German[116] release of her 1995's single "To Deserve You".
1997	"Somewhere Along the Way" featuring Tommy Flanagan		A song written by Kurt Adams and Sammy Gallop, appears on the soundtrack That Old Feeling (1997) on MCA.[117]
1998	"Heaven"		A song written by Julie Gold, issued as a bonus track on Japanese version of her set Bathhouse Betty and as B-side of the single "My One True Friend" in Germany, respectively.[118]
2004	"Manhattan" with Rod Stewart		A duet with Stewart, written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, recorded for his album Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III (2004) on J.[119]
2005	"Baby Mine"		A song recorded for the VA Disney compilation Wishes! (2005), issued in support of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.[120]
2010	"The Greatest Ears in Town" featuring Barry Gibb	Lead vocal, co-writer	A song written by herself along with Marc Shaiman, released on the final Arif Mardin's set All My Friends Are Here (2010) on NuNoise.[121]

Unreleased songs

Year	Song	Role	Notes
1982	"No Jinx"	Lead vocal	A song written by Bruce Roberts, Allee Willis and Brock Walsh for the film Jinxed! (1982) by Don Siegel.[122]
1989	"One More Cheer"		A song written by Jay Gruska and Paul Gordon for the movie Stella (1990) by John Erman.[123]
1993	"I Put a Spell on You"		A song written by Jay Hawkins for the film Hocus Pocus (1993) by Kenny Ortega.[124]

Videos

Video albums

Year	Album details	Notes	Certifications
1984	The Bette Midler Show Label: Embassy (#0630 19425)[125] Format: VHS, Betamax, Laserdisc	Originally HBO video special by Aaron Russo Productions, recorded live in February 1976 in Cleveland during The Depression Tour.[125]
1986	Art or Bust Label: Vestron (#VA 13080) Format: VHS, Laserdisc, DVD (2010)	Originally aired as the HBO program Art or Bust (1984) with live recordings from Midler's "De Tour" in Minneapolis in 1983, with additional archive footage from the Continental Baths in NYC in 1971 and the UJA's Telethon of 1973. Released on DVD in 2010 as The Divine Miss M in Performance.[126]
1997	Diva Las Vegas[V] Label: Warner/HBO (#0630 19425)[129] Format: VHS, DVD (2000)	Import release, in 2000 re-issued on DVD. Also available as a bonus disc on the UK Deluxe Edition of The Best Bette from 2009.[129]	ARIA: 2× Platinum[130] BPI: Gold[27]
2011	The Showgirl Must Go On Label: Image (#7338VYDVDLIT)[131] Format: DVD	US release, featuring her concert show from The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas that run from 2008 to 2010.[131]

Music videos

Year	Song	Director
1983	"Favorite Waste of Time"	Tommy Shalami
	"Beast of Burden"	Allan Arkush
1988	"Under the Boardwalk"
	"Wind Beneath My Wings"
1990	"From a Distance"	Tamra Davis
	"Night and Day"	Meiert Avis
1991	"Every Road Leads Back to You"
1995	"To Deserve You"	Marcus Nispel
	"To Deserve You" (Remix)
1998	"My One True Friend"
2006	"Cool Yule"

See also

• List of number-one hits (United States)
• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)
• List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart
• List of artists who reached number one on the Australian singles chart
• List of Top 25 albums for 1989 in Australia

Notes

1. Some People's Lives was classified as the 36th best-selling album of 1991 in Australia.^[22] In Canada, the set became the 60th most selling album in 1990,^[23] while in 1991 it scored at number 36 on the End-of-Year chart.^[24]
2. Beaches was classified as the 8th best selling album on the Australian End-of-Year Chart for 1989.^[39]
3. Experience the Divine: Greatest Hits was classified as the 28th best selling album on the Australian End-of-Year Chart for 1993^[47] and the 43rd for the year of 1994, respectively.^[48]
4. Her 2008 greatest hits set was titled Jackpot! The Best Bette in the US; overseas the compilation was released under the name The Best Bette.
5. Promotional release of "Do You Want to Dance" was issued in Germany as double A-side single, along with song "Daytime Hustler".^[62]
6. "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" was released in Germany and Netherlands as a double A-side SP, along with "Chapel of Love".^[63]
7. The single "Friends" was issued in the UK only as a promotional single.^[64]
8. "In the Mood" as a double A-side single with "Drinking Again", only in France and Netherlands.^[65]
9. While in the US "Strangers in the Night" was released as a double A-side single together with "Old Cape Cod", in France the single was issued with French-sung track "Samedi et Vendredi.^[66]
10. "Samedi et vendredi" was issued on single only in Italy.^[67]
11. In some countries, such as e.g. Canada and France, the song was promoted under title "Day Break (Storybook Children)".^[68]
12. "Buckets of Rain", originally released on the 1976's album Songs for the New Depression, was issued later on in the UK to support the import compilation The Best Bette.^[69]
13. "Hang on in There Baby" was issued in the US only as a promotional single,^[70] and along with "My Knight in Black Leather" as double A-side release.^[71]
14. "My Knight in Black Leather" was released only in Germany, Scandinavian region and Australia.^[72]
15. In French-speaking regions, "The Rose" was released as a double A-side SP with track "Stay with Me".^[73] In Canada, "The Rose" became the 9th most selling in 1980.^[74]
16. "Wind Beneath My Wings" also scored at number 3 on the Canadian Retail Singles^[75] and at No. 4 on Irish Singles Chart.^[76] Within End-of-Year charts, the title became the 11th best selling single of 1989 in Australia and the 31st in Canada, respectively.^[77]
17. "I Know You by Heart" was released as a single only in Australia.^[79]
18. "From a Distance" also reached number 3 in Ireland.^[76] On the Canadian End-of-Year charts for 1990, the track was classified as the 15th most successful amongst Adult Contemporary songs^[80] and the 61st most selling in general, respectively.^[81]
19. "Every Road Leads Back to You" was classified as the 73rd from the Top 100 Adult Contemporary tracks of 1992 in Canada.^[82]
20. "To Deserve You" charted also at number 14 in Japan,^[83] while on the US Dance End-of-Year chart it was classified at No. 45.^[84]
21. In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record charted at number 156 on the Billboard 200 in the US, and the compilation received a Grammy Award for Best Album for Children in 1981.^[110]
22. Diva Las Vegas topped the Australian Music DVD chart in October 1997,^[127] and was classified as the 19th most selling DVD in 2005 in Australia.^[128]