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==Discography== === Albums === * ''The New Sound'' (Capitol, 78 rpm and 45 rpm [[Extended play|EP]], 1950; {{frac|33|1|3}} rpm LP, 1955) * ''Les Paul's New Sound, Vol. 2'' (Capitol, 1951) * ''Bye Bye Blues!'' (Capitol, 1952) * ''The Hit Makers!'' (Capitol, 1953) * ''[[Les and Mary]]'' (Capitol, 1955) * ''Songs of Today'' (Capitol, 45 rpm [[Extended play|EP]], 1956) * ''Time to Dream'' (Capitol, 1957) * ''The Hits of Les and Mary'' (Capitol, 1960) * ''Les Paul and Mary Ford'' (Capitol, {{frac|33|1|3}} rpm [[Extended play|EP]], 1961) * ''[[Bouquet of Roses (album)|Bouquet of Roses]]'' (Columbia, 1962) * ''Warm and Wonderful'' (Columbia, 1962) * ''Les Paul Now'' (Decca, 1968) * ''The World Is Still Waiting For The Sunrise'' (Capitol, 1974) * ''[[Chester and Lester]]'' with [[Chet Atkins]] (RCA Victor, 1976) * ''[[Guitar Monsters]]'' with Chet Atkins (RCA Victor, 1978) * ''Early Les Paul'' (Capitol, 1982) * ''Feed Back 1944–1955'' (Circle, 1986) * ''[[The Best of the Capitol Masters: Selections from "The Legend and the Legacy" Box Set]]'' (Capitol, 1992) * ''American Made World Played'' (Capitol, 2005) * ''A Tribute to a Legend'' (Immergent, 2008) ==== With Les Paul And His Trio ==== * Hawaiian Paradise (Decca, 1946) * Galloping Guitars (Decca, 1951) ===Hit singles=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="4"|Chart positions |- ! style="width:35px;"|<sup>[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]</sup> ! style="width:35px;"|<sup>[[Cashbox (magazine)|CB]]</sup> ! style="width:35px;"|<sup>[[Hot Country Songs|US Country]]</sup> ! style="width:35px;"|<sup>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</sup><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 420}}</ref> |- | 1945 | style="text-align:left;"| "[[It's Been a Long, Long Time]]" <small>(with [[Bing Crosby]])</small> | 1 | | | |- | 1946 | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Rumors Are Flying]]" <small>(with [[The Andrews Sisters]])</small> | 4 | | | |- | rowspan="3"| 1948 | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Lover (Rodgers and Hart song)|Lover]]" | 21 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Aquarela do Brasil|Brazil]]" | 22 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[What Is This Thing Called Love?]]" | 11 | | | |- | rowspan="4"| 1950 | style="text-align:left;"| "Nola" | 9 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Goofus (song)|Goofus]]" | 21 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Little Rock Getaway" | 18 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Tennessee Waltz]]" | 6 | | | |- | rowspan="9"| 1951 | style="text-align:left;"| "Jazz Me Blues" | 23 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Mockin' Bird Hill]]"<small>(gold record)</small> | 2 | | 7 | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[How High the Moon]]"<small>(gold record)</small><sup>A</sup> | 1 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Josephine (Wayne King song)|Josephine]]" | 12 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "I Wish I Had Never Seen Sunshine" | 18 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise]]"<small>(gold record)</small> | 2 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Whispering (song)|Whispering]]" | 7 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Just One More Chance" | 5 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Jingle Bells]]" | 10 | | | |- | rowspan="9"| 1952 | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Tiger Rag]]" | 2 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Confessin'|I'm Confessin']]" | 13 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Carioca (1933 song)|Carioca]]" | 14 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[In the Good Old Summertime (song)|In the Good Old Summertime]]" | 15 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Smoke Rings" | 14 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Meet Mister Callaghan]]" | 5 | 4 | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me" | 15 | 22 | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Lady of Spain]]" | 8 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "My Baby's Comin' Home" | 7 | 11 | | |- | rowspan="7"| 1953 | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Bye Bye Blues (song)|Bye Bye Blues]]" | 5 | 14 | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[I'm Sitting on Top of the World]]" | 10 | 8 | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Sleep (1920s song)|Sleep]]" | 21 | 31 | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Vaya Con Dios (song)|Vaya Con Dios]]"<small>(gold record)</small> | 1 | 1 | | 7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Sanie cu zurgălăi|Johnny (Is the Boy for Me)]]" | 15 | 25 | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[The Kangaroo (song)|The Kangaroo]]" | 25 | 23 | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Don'cha Hear Them Bells]]" | 13 | 28 | | |- | rowspan="6"| 1954 | style="text-align:left;"| "[[I Really Don't Want To Know]]" | 11 | 33 | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "South" | | 18 | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "I'm a Fool to Care" | 6 | 13 | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Auctioneer" | | 28 | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Whither Thou Goest]]" | 10 | 12 | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Mandolino (Les Paul instrumental)|Mandolino]]" | 19 | 22 | | |- | rowspan="6"| 1955 | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Song in Blue]]" | | 17 | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Someday Sweetheart]]" | | 39 | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "No Letter Today" | | 27 | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Hummingbird (1955 song)|Hummingbird]]" | 7 | 6 | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Amukiriki" | 38 | 24 | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Magic Melody" | 96 | 43 | | |- | rowspan="4"| 1956 | style="text-align:left;"| "Texas Lady" | 91 | 47 | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Cimarron (Roll On)" | | 48 | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Mack the Knife|Moritat]]" | 49 | | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Nuevo Laredo" | 91 | | | |- | 1957 | style="text-align:left;"| "Cinco Robles" | 35 | 24 | | |- | rowspan="2"| 1958 | style="text-align:left;"| "Put a Ring on My Finger" | 32 | 43 | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Jealous Heart]]" | | 71 | | |- | rowspan="2"| 1961 | style="text-align:left;"| "Jura" | 37 | 81 | | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[It's Been a Long, Long Time]]" | 105 | | | |} *<sup>A</sup> peaked at No. 2 on [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] charts ===Singles=== *"[[It's Been a Long, Long Time]]"—[[Bing Crosby]] with Les Paul & His Trio (1945), #1 on Billboard Pop singles chart, 1 week, December 8 *"[[Rumors Are Flying]]"—[[The Andrews Sisters]] with Les Paul and Vic Schoen & His Orchestra (1946) *"This Can't Be Love"//"Up And At 'Em"—The Les Paul Trio (1946), [[V-Disc]] 664A *"[[Guitar Boogie (song)|Guitar Boogie]]" (1947) *"[[Lover (When You're Near Me)]]" (1948) *"[[Brazil (1939 song)|Brazil]]" (1948) *"[[What Is This Thing Called Love?]]" (1948) *"[[Suspicion (Les Paul song)|Suspicion]]"—as Rhubarb Red with Fos Carling (1948) *"Nola" (1950) *"Goofus" (1950) *"Dry My Tears"/"Cryin{{'"}} (1950) *"Little Rock Getaway" (1950/1951) *"[[Tennessee Waltz]]"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1950/1951), #1, Cashbox *"[[Mockin' Bird Hill]]"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1951), #1, Cashbox *"[[How High The Moon]]"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1951), #1, Billboard Pop singles chart, 9 weeks, April 21 – June 16; #1, Cashbox, 2 weeks; #2, R&B chart *"I Wish I Had Never Seen Sunshine"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1951) *"[[The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise]]"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1951), #2, Billboard; #3, Cashbox *"Just One More Chance"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1951) *"Jazz Me Blues" (1951) *"Josephine" (1951) *"Whispering" (1951) *"[[Jingle Bells]]" (1951) *"[[Tiger Rag]]"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1952), #2, Billboard; #8, Cashbox *"I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1952) *"[[Carioca (1933 song)|Carioca]]" (1952) *"[[In the Good Old Summer Time|In the Good Old Summertime]]"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1952) *"Smoke Rings"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1952) *"[[Meet Mister Callaghan]]" (1952), #5, Billboard *"Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1952) *"[[Lady of Spain (song)|Lady of Spain]]" (1952) *"My Baby's Coming Home"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1952) *"[[Bye Bye Blues (song)|Bye Bye Blues]]"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1953) *"[[I'm Sitting on Top of the World]]"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1953) *"[[Sleep (1920s song)|Sleep]]" ([[Fred Waring]]'s theme song) (1953) *"[[Vaya Con Dios (song)|Vaya Con Dios]]"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1953), #1, Billboard Pop singles chart, 11 weeks, August 8 – October 3, November 7–14; #1, Cashbox, 5 weeks *"Johnny (Is The Boy for Me)"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1953), #15, Billboard; #25, Cashbox *"[[Don'cha Hear Them Bells]]"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1953), #13, Billboard; #28, Cashbox *"[[The Kangaroo (song)|The Kangaroo]]" (1953), #25, Billboard; #23, Cashbox *"I Really Don't Want To Know"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1954) *"I'm A Fool To Care"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1954) *"Whither Thou Goest"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1954) *"[[Mandolino (Les Paul instrumental)|Mandolino]]"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1954), #19, Billboard *"[[Song in Blue]]"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1954), #17, Cashbox *"Hummingbird"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1955) *"Amukiriki (The Lord Willing)"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1955) *"Magic Melody"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1955) *"Texas Lady"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1956) *"Moritat" (Theme from "Three Penny Opera") (1956) *"Nuevo Laredo"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1956) *"Cinco Robles (Five Oaks)"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1957) *"Put a Ring on My Finger"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1958) *"All I Need Is You"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1959) *"Jura (I Swear I Love You)"—Les Paul & Mary Ford (1961) *"[[Love Sneakin' Up on You]]"—Les Paul, Joss Stone & Sting (2005)
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