| Billie Holiday discography | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Photo from Down Beat magazine, c. February 1947 | |
| Studio albums | 12 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 24 |
| Singles | 38 |
| Box sets | 6 |
The discography of Billie Holiday, an American jazz singer, consists of 12 studio albums, three live albums, 24 compilations, six box sets, and 38 singles.
Holiday recorded extensively for six labels: Columbia Records (on its subsidiary labels Brunswick Records, Vocalion Records, and Okeh Records), from 1933 through 1942; Commodore Records in 1939 and 1944; Decca Records from 1944 through 1950; briefly for Aladdin Records in 1951; Verve Records and its earlier imprint Clef Records, from 1952 through 1957; again for Columbia Records from 1957 to 1958 and MGM Records in 1959. Many of Holiday's recordings were released on 78-rpm records, before the advent of long-playing vinyl records, and only Clef, Verve, and Columbia issued Holiday albums during her lifetime that were not compilations of previously released material. Many compilations have been issued since her death, including comprehensive box sets and live recordings.[1][2]
- ^ Billie Holiday Long Play Discography Archived February 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Billieholidaysongs.com. Retrieved 2010-11-13.
- ^ Billie Holiday. AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2010-11-13.