American entertainer
Bill Cosby
William Henry Cosby Jr. ( ; born July 12, 1937) is an American retired comedian, actor, and media personality. Often cited as a trailblazer for African Americans in the entertainment industry, Cosby was a film, television, and stand-up comedy ...
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
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'' charts, including "
Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright)", a number four hit on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1967.
Stand-up albums
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 CosbyThe Original Jam Sessions 1969'' (2004)
* ''Quincy Jones & Bill CosbyThe New Mixes Vol. 1'' (2004)
* ''
State of Emergency
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'' (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
References
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Discographies of American artists
Comedian discographies