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==Discography== ===Solo albums=== * ''A Star in Your Eyes'' (King Records, 1964) * ''You Can't Keep a Good Man Down'' (King Records, 1968) * ''Hanging with Hank'' ([[Stang Records]], 1976) ===Singles=== *''Note: Credited as '''Hank Ballard and the Midnighters''' unless stated otherwise.'' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |+List of singles, with year released, name of B-side, selected chart positions and album name shown ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single (A-side, B-side)<br /><small>Both sides from same album except where indicated</small> ! colspan="2"| Chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:small;" ! style="width:40px;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US Pop]]<br><ref name=whitburnpop>{{cite book|first=Joel|last=Whitburn|year=2003|title=Top Pop Singles 1955β2002|edition=1st|publisher=Record Research Inc.|location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin|isbn=0-89820-155-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstop00whitbur/page/36 36]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstop00whitbur/page/36}}</ref> ! style="width:40px;"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]]<br><ref name="whitburnr&b">{{cite book|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942β1995|last=Whitburn |first=Joel|author-link=Joel Whitburn|year=1996|publisher=Record Research|page=20}}</ref> |- | rowspan="5"|1952 | style="text-align:left;"| "Every Beat of My Heart"<br /><small>b/w "All Night Long"<br />The Royals</small> | β | β | align="left" rowspan="2"|Non-album tracks |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Starting from Tonight"<br /><small>b/w "I Know I Love You So"<br />The Royals</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Moonrise"<br /><small>b/w "Fifth Street Blues" (Non-album track)<br />The Royals</small> | β | β | align="left"|''Their Greatest Hits'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "A Love in My Heart"<br /><small>b/w "I'll Never Let Her Go"<br />The Royals</small> | β | β | align="left" rowspan="3"|Non-album tracks |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Are You Forgetting"<br /><small>b/w "What Did I Do"<br />The Royals</small> | β | β |- | rowspan="4"| 1953 | style="text-align:left;"| "The Shrine of St. Cecelia"<br /><small>b/w "I Feel So Blue"<br />The Royals</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Get It"<br/><small>b/w "No It Ain't" (Non-album track)<br />The Royals</small> | β | 6 | align="left"|''Their Greatest Hits'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Hello Miss Fine"<br /><small>b/w "I Feel That-A-Way" (from ''The Twistin' Fools'')<br />The Royals</small> | β | β | align="left" rowspan="2"|Non-album tracks |- | style="text-align:left;"| "That's It"<br /><small>b/w "Someone Like You"<br />The Royals</small> | β | β |- | rowspan="5"| 1954 | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Work with Me, Annie]]"<br/><small>b/w "Until I Die" (from ''The Twistin' Fools'')<br />Original pressings as by the Royals<br />Later pressings as by the Midnighters</small> | 22 | 1 | align="left" rowspan="4"|''Their Greatest Hits'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Sexy Ways"<br/><small>b/w "Don't Say Your Last Goodbye" (from ''Singin' and Swingin{{'}}'')<br />The Midnighters</small> | β | 2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Annie Had a Baby]]"<br/><small>b/w "She's the One"<br />The Midnighters</small> | β | 1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Annie's Aunt Fannie"<br/><small>b/w "Crazy Loving (Stay with Me)<br />The Midnighters</small> | β | 10 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Stingy Little Thing"<br/><small>b/w "Tell Them"<br />The Midnighters</small> | β | β | align="left"|''Singin' and Swingin{{'}}'' |- | rowspan="8"| 1955 | style="text-align:left;"| "Moonrise"<br/><small>b/w "She's the One"<br />The Midnighters</small> | β | β | align="left"|''Their Greatest Hits'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Ashamed of Myself"<br/><small>b/w "Ring-A-Ling-A-Ling"<br />The Midnighters</small> | β | β | align="left"|''Singin' and Swingin{{'}}'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Why Are We Apart"<br/><small>b/w "Switchie Witchie Titchie" (from ''Their Greatest Hits'')<br />The Midnighters</small> | β | β | align="left"|''Mr. Rhythm and Blues'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Henry's Got Flat Feet<small> (Can't Dance No More)</small>"<br/><small>b/w "Whatsonever You Do" (from ''Singin' and Swingin{{'}}'')<br />"The Midnighters</small> | β | 14 | align="left" rowspan="2"|''Their Greatest Hits'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "It's Love Baby<small> (24 Hours A Day)</small>"<br/><small>b/w "Looka Here" (from ''Let's Go Again'')<br />The Midnighters</small> | β | 10 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "That Woman"<br/><small>b/w "Give It Up" (from ''Mr. Rhythm and Blues'')<br />The Midnighters</small> | β | β | align="left" rowspan="2"|''Let's Go Again'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Don't Change Your Pretty Ways"<br/><small>b/w "We'll Never Meet Again" (from ''The Twistin' Fools'')<br />The Midnighters</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Rock and Roll Wedding"<br/><small>b/w "That House on the Hill"<br />The Midnighters</small> | β | β | align="left"|''Singin' and Swingin{{'}}'' |- | rowspan="4"|1956 | style="text-align:left;"| "Partners for Life"<br/><small>b/w "Sweet Mama, Do Right" (from ''Singin' and Swingin{{'}}'')<br />The Midnighters</small> | β | β | align="left" rowspan="3"|''Volume 2'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Open Up the Back Door"<br/><small>b/w "Rock, Granny, Roll" (from ''Let's Go Again'')<br />The Midnighters</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Early One Morning"<br/><small>b/w "Tore Up Over You" (from ''Their Greatest Hits'')<br />The Midnighters</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "I'll Be Home Someday"<br/><small>b/w "Come On and Get It" (from ''Let's Go Again'')<br />The Midnighters</small> | β | β | align="left"|''Singin' and Swingin{{'}}'' |- | rowspan="4"|1957 | style="text-align:left;"| "Let Me Hold Your Hand"<br/><small>b/w "Ooh Ooh Baby" (from ''Singin' and Swingin{{'}}'')<br />The Midnighters</small> | β | β | align="left" rowspan="5"|''Volume 2'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "E Basta Cosi"<br/><small>b/w "In the Doorway Crying"<br />The Midnighters</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Is Your Love for Real"<br/><small>b/w "Oh So Happy"<br />The Midnighters</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "What Made You Change Your Mind"<br/><small>b/w "Let 'Em Roll"<br />The Midnighters</small> | β | β |- | rowspan="2"|1958 | style="text-align:left;"| "Daddy's Little Baby"<br/><small>b/w "Stay By My Side"<br />The Midnighters</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Baby Please"<br/><small>b/w "Ow-Wow-Oo-Wee"<br />The Midnighters</small> | β | β | align="left"|''Let's Go Again'' |- | rowspan="7"| 1959 | style="text-align:left;"| "Teardrops on Your Letter" | 87 | 4 | align="left" rowspan="2"|''Singin' and Swingin{{'}}'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[The Twist (song)|The Twist]]" | 28 | 16 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Kansas City (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller song)|Kansas City]]"<br /><small>b/w "I'll Keep You Happy"</small> | 72 | 16 | align="left" rowspan="3"|''The One and Only'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Sugaree"<br /><small>b/w "Rain Down Tears"</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Cute Little Ways"<br /><small>b/w "House With No Windows"</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "I Could Love You"<br /><small>b/w "Never Knew"</small> | β | β | align="left" rowspan="4"|''Mr. Rhythm and Blues'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "I Said I Wouldn't Beg You"<br /><small>b/w "Look At Little Sister"</small> | β | β |- | rowspan="4"| 1960 | style="text-align:left;"| "The Coffee Grind"<br /><small>b/w "Waiting"</small> | β | 21 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Finger Poppin' Time]]"<br /><small>Original B-side: "I Love You, I Love You So-o-o"<br />Later B-side: "I'm Thinking of You" (from ''Spotlight on Hank Ballard'')</small> | 7 | 2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "The Twist"<br /><small>b/w "Teardrops on Your Letter"<br />Reissue</small> | 28 | 6 | align="left"|''Singin' and Swingin{{'}}'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go]]"<br /><small>b/w "If You'd Forgive Me"</small> | 6 | 1 | align="left" rowspan="2"|''Spotlight on Hank Ballard'' |- | rowspan="9"| 1961 | style="text-align:left;"| "The Hoochi Coochi Coo"<br /><small>b/w "I'm Thinking of You"</small> | 23 | 3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Let's Go Again<small> (Where We Went Last Night)</small>"<br /><small>b/w "Deep Blue Sea"</small> | 39 | 17 | align="left"|''Let's Go Again'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "The Continental Walk"<br /><small>b/w "What Is This I See"</small> | 33 | 12 | align="left" rowspan="7"|''Dance Along'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "The Switch-A-Roo" | 26 | 3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "The Float" | 92 | 10 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Nothing but Good" | 49 | 9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Keep On Dancing" | 66 | - |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Big Red Sunset"<br /><small>b/w "Can't You See I Need a Friend"</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "I'm Gonna Miss You"<br /><small>b/w "Do You Remember" (from ''The Twistin' Fools'')</small> | β | β |- | rowspan="7"| 1962 | style="text-align:left;"| "Do You Know How to Twist"<br /><small>b/w "Broadway"<br />Hank Ballard</small> | 87 | β | align="left"|''The Twistin' Fools'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "It's Twistin' Time"<br /><small>b/w "Autumn Breeze"</small> | β | β | align="left" rowspan="3"|''Jumpin''' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Good Twistin' Tonight"<br /><small>b/w "I'm Young" (from ''Dance Along'')</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "I Want to Thank You"<br /><small>b/w "Excuse Me"</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Shaky Mae"<br /><small>b/w "I Love and Care for You"</small> | β | β | align="left" rowspan="2"|''A Star In Your Eyes'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Bring Me Your Love"<br /><small>b/w "She's the One" (from ''Their Greatest Hits'')</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Christmas Time for Everyone but Me"<br /><small>b/w "Santa Claus Is Coming"</small> | β | β | align="left"|Non-album tracks |- | rowspan="5"|1963 | style="text-align:left;"| "(All the Things in Life That) Pleases You"<br /><small>b/w "The Rising Tide"</small> | β | β | align="left" rowspan="3"|''The 1963 Sound'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "(I'm Going Back to) The House on the Hill"<br /><small>b/w "That Low Down Move"</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Walkin' and Talkin'"<br /><small>b/w "How Could You Leave Your Man Alone"</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "It's Love Baby<small> (24 Hours a Day)</small>"<br /><small>b/w "Those Lonely Lonely Feelings"</small> | β | β | align="left"|''A Star in Your Eyes''<br /><small></small> |- | style="text-align:left;"| "I'm Learning"<br /><small>b/w "Buttin' In" (from ''A Star in Your Eyes'')</small> | β | β | align="left"|''Jumpin''' |- | rowspan="5"|1964 | style="text-align:left;"| "These Young Girls"<br /><small>b/w "I Don't Know How to Do but One Thing" (from ''A Star in Your Eyes'')</small> | β | β | align="left"|''Spotlight on Hank Ballard'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "She's Got a Whole Lot of Soul"<br /><small>b/w "Stay Away from My Baby" (from ''A Star In Your Eyes'')</small> | β | β | align="left"|''The One and Only'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Daddy Rolling Stone"<br /><small>b/w "What's Your Name" (from ''Jumpin''')</small> | β | β | align="left"|''Dance Along'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Let's Get the Show on the Road"<br /><small>b/w "A Winner Never Quits"</small> | β | β | align="left" rowspan="2"|''Those Lazy, Lazy Days'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[One Monkey Don't Stop No Show (song)|One Monkey Don't Stop No Show]]"<br /><small>b/w "Watch What I Tell You"</small> | β | β |- || 1965 | style="text-align:left;"| "Poppin' the Whip"<br /><small>b/w "You, Just You"</small> | β | β | align="left" rowspan="6"|Non-album tracks |- | rowspan="3"|1966 | style="text-align:left;"| "Sloop and Slide"<br /><small>b/w "My Sun Is Going Down"</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Togetherness"<br /><small>b/w "I'm Ready"</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "(Dance with Me) Annie"<br /><small>b/w "He Came Along"</small> | β | β |- | rowspan="3"|1967 | style="text-align:left;"| "Dance Till It Hurtcha"<br /><small>b/w "Here Comes the Hurt"</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "You're in Real Good Hands"<br /><small>b/w "Unwind Yourself" (from ''You Can't Keep a Good Man Down'')</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Which Way Should I Turn"<br /><small>b/w "Funky Soul Train"</small> | β | β | align="left" rowspan="5"|''You Can't Keep a Good Man Down'' |- | rowspan="2"| 1968 | style="text-align:left;"| "Come on Wit' It"<br /><small>b/w "I'm Back to Stay" (Non-album track)</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "How You Gonna Get Respect"<br/><small>b/w "Teardrops on Your Letter"<br />Hank Ballard along with "The Dapps"</small> | β | 15 |- | rowspan="4"|1969 | style="text-align:left;"| "You're So Sexy"<br /><small>b/w "Thrill on the Hill"<br />Hank Ballard along with "The Dapps"</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Are You Lonely for Me Baby"<br /><small>b/w "With You Sweet Lovin' Self"</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Butter Your Popcorn"<br /><small>b/w "Funky Soul Train" (from ''You Can't Keep a Good Man Down'')</small> | β | β | align="left" rowspan="6"|Non-album tracks |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Blackenized"<br /><small>b/w "Come on Wit' It" (from ''You Can't Keep a Good Man Down'')</small> | β | β |- | 1970 | style="text-align:left;"| "Love Made a Fool of Me"<br /><small>b/w "Sunday Morning Coming Down"</small> | β | β |- | rowspan="3"|1972 | style="text-align:left;"| "From the Love Side"<br/><small>b/w "Finger Poppin' Time"<br />Hank Ballard and the Midnight Lighters</small> | β | 43 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Annie Had a Baby"<br /><small>b/w "Teardrops on Your Letter"<br />Hank Ballard</small> | β | β |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Finger Poppin' Time"<br /><small>b/w "With Your Sweet Lovin' Self"<br />Hank Ballard</small> | β | β |- || 1974 | style="text-align:left;"| "Let's Go Streaking"βPart 1<br /><small>b/w Part 2<br />Hank Ballard</small> | β | β | align="left" rowspan="2"|''Hanging with Hank'' |- || 1975 | style="text-align:left;"| "Hey There Sexy Lady"<br /><small>b/w Instrumental version of A-side</small> | β | β |- || 1979 | style="text-align:left;"| "Freak Your Boom Boom"βPart 1<br /><small>b/w Part 2</small> | β | β | align="left"|Non-album tracks |- | colspan="8" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"| "β" denotes releases that did not chart. |}
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