Del Shannon discography

Del Shannon discography
Studio albums15
Live albums2
Compilation albums5
Singles39

Charles Weedon Westover (December 30, 1934 – February 8, 1990), known professionally as Del Shannon, was an American singer-songwriter. His discography comprises 15 original studio albums, one original live album, various compilation and archival projects, and 39 singles.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album Peak positions
US
[1]
US Cashbox
[2]
UK
[3]
1961 Runaway with Del Shannon — — —
1963 Hats Off to Del Shannon — — 9
Little Town Flirt 12 19 15
1964 Handy Man — 79 —
1965 Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams — — —
1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon — — —
1966 This Is My Bag — — —
Total Commitment — — —
1968 The Further Adventures of Charles Westover — — —
1978 ...And The Music Plays On — — —
1981 Drop Down and Get Me 123 136 —
1991 Rock On! — — —
2006 Home and Away — — —
2017 The Dublin Sessions — — —

Live albums

Year Album
1973 Live in England
1990 The Final Concert
  • Recorded live in Australia, March 1989. The title denotes Shannon's last Australian concert, not his final concert during his lifetime, which was at the Fargo Civic Center in Fargo, North Dakota, on February 3, 1990, five days before his death.[4]

Singles

Year Song title (A-side, B-side)

Both sides from same album except where indicated

Chart position Album
US
[5]
[6]
US AC
[7]
US Cashbox
[8]
US Country
[9]
AUS
[10]
CAN
CHUM/
RPM

[11][12]
CAN
RPM AC

[13]
NZ
[14]
UK
[15]
1961 "Runaway"

b/w "Jody"

1 — 1 — 1 1 — 1 1 Runaway with Del Shannon
"Hats Off to Larry"

b/w "Don't Gild the Lily, Lily" (non-LP track)

5 — 2 — 2 1 — 2 6 Little Town Flirt
"So Long, Baby"

b/w "The Answer to Everything"

28 — 38 — 16 — — 8 10 Non-LP tracks
"Hey! Little Girl"

b/w "I Don't Care Anymore" (non-LP track)

38 — 47 — 12 9 — — 2 Little Town Flirt
1962 "I Won't Be There" 113 — — — — — — — — Non-LP tracks
"Ginny in the Mirror" 117 — 123 — 57 — — — —
"Cry Myself to Sleep"

b/w "I'm Gonna Move On"

99 — — — — — — — 29
"You Never Talked About Me" — — — — 96 — — — —
"The Swiss Maid" 64 19 76 — 1 17 — 4 2
"Little Town Flirt"

b/w "The Wamboo" (non-LP track)

12 — 11 — 1 9 — 7 4 Little Town Flirt
1963 "Two Kinds of Teardrops"

b/w "Kelly"

50 — 55 — 17 — — — 5
"From Me to You" / 77 — 67 — 21 13 — — — Non-LP tracks
"Two Silhouettes" — — — — 21 — — — 23
"Sue's Gotta Be Mine"

b/w "Now She's Gone"

71 — 68 — 31 11[16] — — 21
1964 "That's the Way Love Is"

b/w "Time of the Day"

133 — 122 — — — — — —
"Mary Jane"

b/w "Stains on My Letter" (non-LP track)

— — 124 — 99 — — — 35 Handy Man
"Handy Man"

b/w "Give Her Lots of Lovin'"

22 — 19 — 17 10 — — 36
"Do You Wanna Dance"

b/w "This Is All I Have to Give" (non-LP track)

43 — 45 — 27 23 — — — 1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon
"Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)"

b/w "Broken Promises"

9 — 8 — 9 14 — — 3
1965 "Stranger in Town"

b/w "Over You"

30 — 33 — 83 4 — — 40
"Break Up"

b/w "Why Don't You Tell Him" (from 1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon)

95 — 83 — 99 — — — — Non-LP tracks
"Move It on Over"

b/w "She Still Remembers Tony"

128 — 121 — — — — — —
1966 "I Can't Believe My Ears"

b/w "I Wish I Wasn't Me Tonight"

— — — — — — — — —
"The Big Hurt"

b/w "I Got It Bad"

94 — 93 — 44 29 — — — This Is My Bag
"For a Little While"

b/w "Hey! Little Star"

— — — — — — — — —
"Show Me"

b/w "Never Though I Could" (from This Is My Bag)

— — — — — — — — — Total Commitment
"Under My Thumb"

b/w "She Was Mine"

128 — 99 — 75 — — — —
1967 "She"

b/w "What Makes You Run" (from Total Commitment)

131 — — — — — — — — Non-LP tracks
"Led Along"

b/w "I Can't Be True" (from Total Commitment)

— — — — — — — — —
"Runaway '67"

b/w "He Cheated"

131 — 105 — 14 — — — —
1968 "Thinkin' It Over"

b/w "Runnin' on Back"

— — — — — — — — — The Further Adventures of Charles Westover
"Gemini"

b/w "Magical Music Box"

— — — — — — — — —
"Raindrops"

b/w "You Don't Love Me"

— — — — — — — — — Non-LP tracks
1969 "Comin' Back to Me"

b/w "Sweet Isabelle"

127 — — — — — — — —
1970 "Sister Isabelle"

b/w "Colorado Rain"

— — — — — — — — —
1975 "Tell Her No"

b/w "Restless"

— — — — 90 — — 90 —
"Cry Baby Cry"

b/w "In My Arms Again"

— — — — — — — — —
1981 "Sea of Love"

b/w "Midnight Train"

33 36 33 — — — 28 — — Drop Down and Get Me
1982 "To Love Someone"

b/w "Liar"

— — — — — — — — —
1985 "In My Arms Again"

b/w "You Can't Forgive Me"

— — — 56 — — — — — Non-LP tracks
"Stranger on the Run"

b/w "What You Gonna Do with That Beautiful Body of Yours"

— — — — — — — — —
1989 "Walk Away"

b/w "Let's Dance"

— — — — 99 — — — — Rock On!
1991 "Callin' Out My Name"

b/w "Hot Love"[17][18]

— — — — — — — — —
"Are You Lovin' Me Too"

b/w "One Woman Man" (non-album B-side)
[19]

— — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

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  2. ↑ Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 332. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6.
  3. ↑ "DEL SHANNON". Official Charts. 1961-05-03. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  4. ↑ Thomas, Lucid (8 February 2018). "Del Shannon's Last Concert". Prairie Public. Prairie Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  5. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 632. ISBN 0898-2-0155-1.
  6. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling under the hot 100, 1959-1981. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-8982-0047-8.
  7. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-8982-0169-7.
  8. ↑ Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. p. 310. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
  9. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1998). Joel Whitburn's top country singles, 1944-1997 (4th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 310. ISBN 0-8982-0129-2.
  10. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 270. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  11. ↑ "CHUM Chart results". Archived from the original on 2006-07-20. Retrieved 2025-07-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  12. ↑ "RPM Chart results".
  13. ↑ bac-lac.gc.ca Retrieved April 5, 2026
  14. ↑ "flavour of new zealand – search lever". Flavourofnz.co.nz.
  15. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records. p. 494. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  16. ↑ "CHUM Hit Parade - December 2, 1963".
  17. ↑ Cohen, Stephen Elliott (Dec 21, 2007). "Rock On". Goldmine. Vol. 33, no. 26. p. 44.
  18. ↑ Shapiro, Marc (2003). Behind Sad Eyes: The Life of George Harrison. St. Martin's Publishing Group. p. 228.
  19. ↑ "Del Shannon - "Are You Lovin' Me Too" b/w "One Woman Man" - 45cat". 45cat.com. Retrieved January 29, 2026.