Album artist 355 - Ella Fitzgerald

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Ella Fitzgerald Region Profile

Ella Fitzgerald Chart Profile

This page lists the album chart runs of Ella Fitzgerald. A list of songs by Ella Fitzgerald can be found here. The albums are listed with the most widely successful first.

Between 1935 and 1939 her output should probably be jointly credited to "The Chick Webb Orchestra" since she was singing with them at the time. In 1939 Chick Webb died and his group was renamed "Ella Fitzgerald & her Famous Orchestra" with Ella taking the role of bandleader. She continued recording with them until 1942.

She signed to Decca in 1942. In 1956 Norman Granz (who felt that Fitzgerald was given unsuitable material to record by Decca) created Verve Records and she sang with them until 1967 (by which time they had been absorbed by MGM).

# Artist Album Title Year Chart Entries
1 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Sings Cole Porter 1956 Library of Congress artifact added 2003 (1956), Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000 (1956), BEA 7 of 1956, Acclaimed 617 (1956), RYM 5 of 1956
2 Ella Fitzgerald Mack The Knife, Ella In Berlin 1960 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1960), BEA 3 of 1960, US CashBox 44 of 1959, US BB 45 of 1961, Acclaimed 2049 (1960), RYM 8 of 1960
3 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Sings Irving Berlin 1958 Grammy in 1958 (Nominated), UK 5 - Jul 1958 (1 week), UK EP 17 - Aug 1960, Acclaimed 875 (1959), RYM 46 of 1958
4 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Sings Rodgers & Hart 1956 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 (1956), US BB 34 of 1957, Acclaimed 888 (1956), RYM 11 of 1956
5 Ella Fitzgerald Souvenir Album 1950 BEA 2 of 1950, RYM 40 of 1950
6 Ella Fitzgerald Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert 1958 BEA 10 of 1958, Acclaimed 2867 (1958)
7 Ella Fitzgerald Essential Ella 1994 UK Gold (certified by BPI in Dec 1994), Canada Gold (certified by CRIA in Aug 2003), UK 35 - Nov 1994 (14 weeks)
8 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Sings Gershwin 1950 UK 13 - Jun 1960 (3 weeks), RYM 3 of 1950
9 Ella Fitzgerald Ella At The Opera House 1957 UK 16 - Jun 1960 (1 week), RYM 101 of 1957
10 Ella Fitzgerald Gold 2003 UK Gold (certified by BPI in Mar 2003), Sweden 11 - Sep 2003 (6 weeks), UK 15 - Feb 2003 (4 weeks)
11 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Sings Harold Arlen 1960 Acclaimed 2917 (1961), RYM 41 of 1960
12 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Sings Duke Ellington 1957 Acclaimed 1319 (1957), RYM 16 of 1957
13 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Sings Jerome Kern 1963 Acclaimed 2494 (1963), RYM 44 of 1963
14 Ella Fitzgerald A Portrait Of Ella Fitzgerald 1988 UK 42 - Feb 1988 (10 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in May 1988)
15 Ella Fitzgerald With A Song In My Heart 1960 UK EP 10 - Jun 1960
16 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin 1964 Billboard 111 - Mar 1964 (5 weeks)
17 Ella Fitzgerald Hello Dolly! 1964 Billboard 146 - Aug 1964 (2 weeks)
18 Ella Fitzgerald Moods Of Ella 1960 UK EP 17 - Aug 1960
19 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Sings Gershwin Volume V 1960 UK 18 - Jul 1960 (2 weeks)
20 Ella Fitzgerald Brighten the Corners 1967 Billboard 172 - Aug 1967 (2 weeks)
21 Ella Fitzgerald Golden Voices 2009 Billboard 178 - Oct 2009 (1 week)
22 Ella Fitzgerald Twelve Nights In Hollywood 2010 Billboard 155 - Jan 2010 (2 weeks)
23 Ella Fitzgerald Love Letters From Ella 2007 Billboard 97 - Aug 2007 (7 weeks)
24 Ella Fitzgerald Ella 1969 Billboard 196 - Oct 1969 (2 weeks)
25 Ella Fitzgerald Let's Fall in Love 2011 Billboard 80 - Mar 2011 (3 weeks)
26 Ella Fitzgerald Forever Ella 1996 UK 19 - Mar 1996 (10 weeks)
27 Ella Fitzgerald The Incomparable Ella 1980 UK 40 - May 1980 (7 weeks)
28 Ella Fitzgerald Songs in a Mellow Mood 1954 RYM 22 of 1954
29 Ella Fitzgerald Lullabies of Birdland 1954 RYM 59 of 1954
30 Ella Fitzgerald Love Songs 2005 UK 61 - Oct 2005 (1 week)
31 Ella Fitzgerald The First Lady of Song 1955 RYM 129 of 1955
32 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas 1960 RYM 71 of 1960
33 Ella Fitzgerald The Intimate Ella 1960 RYM 118 of 1960
34 Ella Fitzgerald Like Someone in Love 1957 RYM 143 of 1957
35 Ella Fitzgerald Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! 1961 RYM 55 of 1961
36 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Swings Gently with Nelson 1961 RYM 177 of 1961
37 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Swings Lightly 1958 RYM 82 of 1958
38 Ella Fitzgerald Ella Sings Johnny Mercer 1964 RYM 84 of 1964
39 Ella Fitzgerald These Are the Blues 1964 RYM 182 of 1964
40 Ella Fitzgerald The Best of the Songbooks unknown US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 2001), Canada Gold (certified by CRIA in Feb 2008)

In addition to the above listed albums Ella Fitzgerald also contributed to the following entries:

# Artist Album Title Year Chart Entries
1 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Ella & Louis 1956 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2016 (1956), BEA 2 of 1956, US BB 38 of 1956, UK 43 - Sep 2004 (1 week), WXPN 759 (1956), WTMD 785, Acclaimed 1370 (1956), RYM 2 of 1956, WFUV 62
2 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Porgy & Bess 1958 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001 (1958), France (InfoDisc) 81 of 1969 (peak 5, 27 weeks), Acclaimed 1373 (1956), RYM 25 of 1958
3 Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie Ella & Basie 1963 Grammy Hall of Fame in 2010 (1963), Billboard 69 - Nov 1963 (18 weeks), RYM 191 of 1963
4 Peggy Lee & Ella Fitzgerald Pete Kelly's Blues 1955 US BB 27 of 1955, RYM 115 of 1955
5 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Ella & Louis Again 1956 Acclaimed 2967 (1956), RYM 21 of 1957
6 Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie Ella & Basie Again 1963 RYM 39 of 1963
7 Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington Ella at Duke's Place 1966 RYM 190 of 1966

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26 Mar 2015

Double Listing - Pete Kelly's Blues

Looks like #20 & #5 (under Duets with Peggy Lee) are the same.

We obviously fixed the artists but not the title. Data fixed, thanks


28 Feb 2015

Double Listing - Pete Kelly's Blues

#20 should be combined with #5 (under duets w/ Peggy Lee).

Data fixed, thanks


24 Nov 2014

(2) Double Listings

#3 and #4 are the same album and should be titled " Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book". Also #5 and #11 are the same and should be titled " Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book".

We've consolidated the entries using the "Ella Sings ___" form (since that had more entries).

Thanks