Billie Holiday discography
The discography of Billie Holiday consists of twelve studio albums, three live albums, twenty-four compilations, six box sets, and 38 singles.
Holiday recorded extensively for six labels: Columbia 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.
Studio albums
Clef Records and Verve Records, 1952–1958
Columbia Records and MGM Records, 1958–1959
Live albums
Compilation albums
Most of Holiday's albums prior to 1952 were made up of material previously released as singles.| Year | Title | Label and number |
| 1946 | Billie Holiday | Commodore CR-2 |
| 1946 | Fancy Free | Decca DA-406 |
| 1947 | Teddy Wilson–Billie Holiday, Hot Jazz Classics | Columbia C-61 |
| 1947 | A Hot Jazz Classic Set, Vol. 1 | Columbia-135 |
| 1947 | Distinctive Song Stylings | Decca A-652 |
| 1949 | Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra Featuring Billie Holiday | Columbia CL-6040 |
| 1950 | An Evening with Eddie Heywood and Billie Holiday | Commodore FL 30001 |
| 1950 | Ella, Lena and Billie | Columbia CL 2531 |
| 1950 | Billie Holiday Sings | Columbia CL 6129 |
| 1950 | Billie Holiday Volume One | Commodore 20005 |
| 1950 | Billie Holiday Volume Two | Commodore 20006 |
| 1951 | Billie Holiday and Teddy Wilson | Columbia ESDF 1038 |
| 1951 | Favorites | Columbia CL 6163 |
| 1951 | Lover Man | Decca DL 5345 |
| 1954 | Billie Holiday and Teddy Wilson Orchestras | Columbia 33 S 1034 |
| 1954 | Lady Day | Columbia CL 637 |
| 1954 | Billie Holiday Volume One | Jolly Roger 5020 |
| 1954 | Billie Holiday Volume Two | Jolly Roger 5021 |
| 1954 | Billie Holiday Volume Three | Jolly Roger 5022 |
| 1955 | A Collection of Classic Jazz Interpretations by Billie Holiday | Columbia B-1949 |
| 1956 | A Recital by Billie Holiday | Clef MGC 686 |
| 1956 | Solitude | Clef MGC 690 / Verve V6-8074 |
| 1956 | Hall of Fame Series | Columbia B-2534 |
| 1956 | Jazz Recital | Verve MGC 718 |
| 1956 | The Lady Sings | Decca DL 8215 |
| 1957 | A Midsummer Night's Jazz at Stratford '57 | Baldwin Street 308 |
| 1957 | The Sound of Jazz | Columbia CL 1098 |
| 1957 | The Unforgettable Lady Day | Verve V 8338-2 2 LP |
| 1958 | The Blues Are Brewin' | Decca DL 8701 |
| 1958 | Lover Man | Decca DL 8702 |
| 1958 | Billie Holiday | Commodore 30008 |
| 1958 | At Monterey | Blackhawk 50701 |
| 1959 | Seven Ages of Jazz | Metrojazz 1009 |
| 1970 | Billie Holiday's Greatest Hits | Columbia CL 2666 |
Box sets
Singles
Compositions
- 1936: "Billie's Blues"
- 1939: "Our Love Is Different"
- 1939: "Long Gone Blues"
- 1939: "Fine and Mellow"
- 1939: "Everything Happens for the Best"
- 1940: "Tell Me More and More and Then Some"
- 1941: "God Bless the Child"
- 1944: "Don't Explain"
- 1949: "Somebody's on My Mind"
- 1949: "Now or Never"
- 1954: "Stormy Blues"
- 1956: "Lady Sings the Blues"
- 1939: "Lost at the Crossroads of Love"
- 1940: "Say I'm Yours Again"
- 1949: "Close Dem Eyes My Darlin'"
- 1952: "Please Don't Do It in Here"
- 1952: "You'd Do It Anyway"
- 1955: "Preacher Boy"
- 1957: "Left Alone"
- 1957: "Who Needs You "