The singles discography of American singer-songwriter Peggy Lee contains 157 singles, 18 promotional singles and eight other charted songs. Lee's first singles were in collaboration with Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, beginning 1941's "Elmer's Tune". Its follow-up, "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)", was Lee's first to make the US chart. She recorded 18 singles with Goodman between 1941 and 1944, including nine that made the US chart. Two of these releases made the top ten, including "Why Don't You Do Right?" (1942). Lee then embarked on a solo career in 1946 and reached the number four position with her debut release, "Waitin' for the Train to Come In". Twenty three of her singles made the US and Australian charts during the 1940s, including the top ten songs "I Don't Know Enough About You" (1946), "It's All Over Now" (1946), "Chi-Baba, Chi-Baba" (1947), "Golden Earrings" (1947), "Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)" (1949) and "The Old Master Painter" (1949). Additionally, "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" became Lee's first (and only) single to reach number one on the US chart.
The Capitol and Decca labels issued 19 singles between 1950 and 1951, but only two made the US and Australian charts. In collaboration with Gordon Jenkins's orchestra, Lee made the top five of the US chart with 1953's "Lover". Four more singles made the US chart through 1954. This included the US top 20 song, "Just One of Those Things" and a US top 30 collaboration with Bing Crosby called "Watermelon Weather". A majority of Lee's singles did not make any major chart positions until 1956's "Mr. Wonderful". It rose into the US top 20, the Australian top five and became her first single to chart in the UK, climbing to number five. Lee's 1958 single, "Fever", reached commercial success in several countries. It peaked at number eight in the US, number two in Australia, number 11 in Canada and number five in the UK.
Lee's singles continued making the music charts in multiple countries during the 1960s. This began with "Heart" (1960), which reached number 41 in Australia and "Till There Was You" (1961), which peaked at number 30 in the UK. The 1962 single, "I'm a Woman", rose to number 54 in the US and number 79 in Australia. Ten of her songs made the US Adult Contemporary chart during the decade, beginning with "Pass Me By" in 1964. Her 1965 single, "Big Spender", rose to number nine on the chart while 1967's "I Feel It" climbed to number eight. The 1969 release, "Is That All There Is?", became Lee's highest chart entry in more than ten years, peaking at number 11 in the US, number one on the US Adult Contemporary chart, number six in Canada and number one on Canada's Adult Contemporary chart. Singles by Lee continued being released through various labels into the 1970s. Her last to make the US charts was 1974's "Let's Love" and a re-release of "Fever" in 1992 was her last entry in the UK.
Singles 1940s + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Year Peak chartpositions AlbumUSAUS "Elmer's Tune" 1941 — — rowspan="34" "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" 25 — "Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)" — — "Shady Lady Bird" — — "Somebody Else Is Taking My Place" 5 — "Winter Weather" 24 — "How Long Has This Been Going On?" 1942 — — "Blues in the Night" 20 — "Somebody Nobody Loves" — — "The Lamp of Memory" — — "My Little Cousin" 14 — "We'll Meet Again" 16 — "Not Mine" — — "Full Moon" 22 — "The Way You Look Tonight" 21 — "On the Sunny Side of the Street" — — "Why Don't You Do Right" 4 12 "My Old Flame" 1944 — — "Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" 1945 — — "What More Can a Woman Do?" — — "Waitin' for the Train to Come In" 1946 4 — "I Don't Know Enough About You" 7 — "Linger in My Arms a Little Longer, Baby" 16 — "It's All Over Now" 10 — "It's a Good Day" 16 — "Everything's Movin' Too Fast" 1947 21 — "Speaking of Angels" — — "Chi-Baba Chi-Baba (My Bambino Go to Sleep)" 10 — "It Takes a Long Long Train With a Red Caboose (To Carry My Blues Away)" — — "There'll Be Some Changes Made" — — "Golden Earrings" 2 3 "Mañana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" 1 2 "For Every Man There's a Woman" 1948 25 — "Laroo Laroo Lili Bolero" 13 — "Somebody Else Is Takin' My Place" 30 — Benny Goodman Dance Parade "Caramba! It's the Samba" 13 — rowspan="2" "Bubble-Loo Bubble-Loo" 23 — "Don't Smoke in Bed" 22 — Rendezvous with Peggy Lee "Don't Be So Mean to Baby" — — rowspan="14" "So Dear to My Heart" — — "You Was Right, Baby" — — "Hold Me" — — "You Was" 1949 — — "Blum Blum (I Wonder Who I Am) 27 — "Bali Ha'i" 13 19 "Similau (See-Me-Lo)" 17 — "Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)" 2 1 "You Can Have Him" — — "Neon Signs (I'm Gonna Shine Like Neon Too)" — — "A Man Wrote a Song" — — "The Christmas Spell" — — "The Old Master Painter" 9 9 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
1950s + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUSAUSCANUK "She Didn't Say Yes" 1950 — — — — rowspan="29" "My Small Senor" — — — — "Goodbye John" — — — — "Crazy He Calls Me" — — — — "Cry, Cry, Cry" — — — — "Show Me the Way to Get Out of This World" 28 — — — "Lover, Come Back to Me" — — — — "Once in a Lifetime" — — — — "Ay Ay Chug a Chug" — — — — "Climb Up the Mountain" 1951 — — — — "Yeah Yeah Yeah" — — — — "The Cannonball Express" — — — — "He's Only Wonderful" — — — — "If You Turn Me Down" — — — — "(When I Dance with You) I Get Ideas" 14 2 — — "My Magic Heart" — — — — "Don't Fan the Flame" — — — — "Wandering Swallow" — — — — "While We're Young" — — — — "Shame on You" 1952 — — — — "Ev'ry Time" — — — — "Be Anything (But Be Mine)" 21 13 — — "Lover" 3 — — — "Watermelon Weather" 28 15 — — "Just One of Those Things" 14 — — — "River River" 23 — — — "Merry-Go-Run-Around" — — — — "I Hear the Music Now" 1953 — — — — "Sorry Baby, You Let My Love Get Cold" — — — — "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" — — — — Black Coffee "The Night Holds No Fear (For a Lover)" — — — — rowspan="10" "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" 30 9 — — "Ring Those Christmas Bells" — — — — "Where Can I Go Without You" 1954 28 — — — "Autumn in Rome" — — — — "Summer Vacation" — — — — "Love, You Didn't Do Right by Me" — — — — "Snow" — — — — "Let Me Go, Lover" 26 — — — "Straight Ahead" 1955 — — — — "He's a Tramp" — — — — Lady and the Tramp "I Belong to You" — — — — "Bella Notte" — — — — Lady and the Tramp "Ooh That Kiss" — — — — "He Needs Me" — — — — Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues "Sugar (That Sugar Baby of Mine)" — — — — "Pablo Pasablo" — — — — rowspan="13" "Mr. Wonderful" 1956 14 10 — 5 "The Come Back" — — — — "Joey, Joey, Joey" 76 — — — "We Laughed at Love" — — — — "You Oughtta Be Mine" — — — — "Where Flamingos Fly" — — — — "Every Night" 1957 — — — — "Listen to the Rockin' Bird" — — — — "Johnny Guitar" 1958 — — — — "Never Mind" — — — — "Fever" 8 2 11 5 "Light of Love" 63 55 30 — "Alright, Okay, You Win" 68 — 28 — Things Are Swingin' "Hallelujah, I Love Him So" 1959 77 — — — "You Came a Long Way from St. Louis" — — — — Beauty and the Beat! "You Deserve" — — — — "The Tree" — — — — Christmas Carousel "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
1960s + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUSUS ACAUSCANCAN ACUK "Heart" 1960 — — 41 — — — Latin ala Lee! "I'm Gonna Go Fishin'" — — — — — — "I Like a Sleighride (Jingle Bells)" — — — — — — Christmas Carousel "Bucket of Tears" — — — — — — "Till There Was You" 1961 — — — — — 30 Latin ala Lee! "Yes Indeed!" — — — — — — rowspan="2" "Hey, Look Me Over" — — — — — — "The Sweetest Sounds" 1962 — — — — — — Sugar 'n' Spice "Tell All the World About You" — — — — — — "I'm a Woman" 54 — 79 — — — I'm a Woman "The Alley Cat Song" 1963 — — — — — — "A Doodlin' Song" — — 88 — — — "A Lot of Livin' to Do" 1964 — — — — — — In Love Again! "In the Name of Love" — — — — — — In the Name of Love "After You've Gone" — — — — — — "Pass Me By" 93 20 — — — — Pass Me By "Bewitched" 1965 — — — — — — "The Shadow of Your Smile" — — — — — — Then Was Then – Now Is Now! "I Go to Sleep" — — — — — — "Free Spirits" — 29 — — — — "Big Spender" — 9 — — — — Big $pender "That Man" 1966 — 31 — — — — "You've Got Possibilities" — 36 — — — — "Happy Feet" — — — — — — "So, What's New" — 20 — — — — Extra Special! "I Feel It" 1967 — 8 — — — — "Reason to Believe" 1968 — — — — — — 2 Shows Nightly "It'll Never Happen Again" — — — — — — "Spinning Wheel" 1969 — 24 — — — — A Natural Woman "Is That All There Is?" 11 1 62 6 1 — Is That All There Is? "Whistle for Happiness" — 13 — 77 19 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
1970s–1990s + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUS BubbUS ACCAN ACUK "Love Story" 1970 5 26 25 — Is That All There Is? "You'll Remember Me" — 16 — — Bridge over Troubled Water "One More Ride on the Merry-Go-Round" — 21 — — Make It with You "Where Did They Go" 1971 — — — — Where Did They Go "Love Song" 1972 — 34 21 — Norma Deloris Egstromfrom Jamestown, North Dakota "Let's Love" 1974 — 22 41 — Let's Love "Some Cats Know" 1975 — — — — Mirrors "I've Got Them Feelin' Too-Good Today Blues" — — — — "Lover" 1977 — — — — Peggy "Can't Think Straight" 1992 — — — — rowspan="2" "Fever" — — — 75 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, showing all relevant details Title Year Album "Baby (Is What She Calls Me)" 1948 rowspan="2" "Whee Baby" 1960 "Hey There" Latin ala Lee! "Fantástico" Olé ala Lee! "Dance Only with Me" Latin ala Lee! "On the Street Where You Live" "Goin' to Chicago Blues" 1962 Blues Cross Country "Mack the Knife" 1963 I'm a Woman "Mohair Sam" 1970 Guitars a là Lee "We Be Friends" 1990 rowspan="9" "Everybody Needs a Santa Claus" "Yes, Indeed (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, November 7, 1965)" 2020 "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman [Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, April 6, 1969]" "The Best Is Yet to Come (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 9, 1962)" "Who's Gonna Pay the Check?" "The More I See You (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, October 1, 1967)" 2021 "Something (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, March 1, 1970)" "Big Spender (Alex Goose & Tyler Demorest Remix)" 2023
Other charted songs + List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Year Peak chart positions Album NotesUSUS ACAUS "I'm Glad I Waited for You" 1946 24 — — rowspan="7" "All Dressed Up with a Broken Heart" 1947 21 — — "Talking to Myself About You" 1948 23 — — "Baby Don't Be Mad at Me" 21 — — "Forgive Me" 1952 — — 12 "Sweetheart" 1958 98 — — "My Man" 81 — — "Walking Happy" 1966 — 14 — Extra Special! "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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External links Peggy Lee singles discography at Discogs