Brenda Lee albums discography

The albums discography of American singer Brenda Lee contains 36 studio albums, two live albums, 63 compilation albums, two video albums, two box sets, 69 extended plays (EP's) and nine additional album appearances. In August 1959, Decca Records released Lee's debut studio album titled Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang!. Her second studio album Brenda Lee (1960) was the first to make the US Billboard 200 chart, climbing to number five. In October 1960, This Is...Brenda reached number four in the US and was her highest-charting album there. Lee's fifth album All the Way (1961) was her first to make the UK albums chart, rising to number 20. All Alone Am I (1963) was Lee's highest-charting UK album, rising to number eight in 1962. The Decca and Brunswick labels also issued a series of EP's by Lee during the 1950s and 1960s. Although none of them made charting positions both labels issued 66 EP's by 1967.

The Decca label continued released between two and three studio albums of Lee's material each year. In 1964, By Request reached number 90 in the US and Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee reached number seven in the US. Four studio discs of Lee's work was issued in 1965. Only the third 1965 release Too Many Rivers made the US Billboard 200, peaking at number 36. One Rainy Night in Tokyo was recorded entirely in Japanese. In 1966, both Bye Bye Blues and Coming on Strong made the US chart. The 1967 album For the First Time was a collaborative piece with Pete Fountain. Starting in the 1970s, Lee's music was released on MCA Records. It was also marketed towards the country genre and started making the US Top Country Albums chart. This began with 1973's Brenda, which peaked at number seven. It was followed by New Sunrise (1973), Sincerely Brenda Lee (1975) and L.A. Sessions (1976), which also made the country albums chart. Additionally, the compilation The Brenda Lee Story (1973), reached number six on the country chart.

The MCA label released four more studio albums through 1985. Only Take Me Back (1980) made the US country albums chart. However, a collaborative studio disc with Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton reached the US country top ten called The Winning Hand. Lee's compilation albums also started charting during the 1980s. This included Little Miss Dynamite (1980), which reached number 43 in Australia and number 15 in the UK. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) certified the disc silver as well. A collaborative compilation with Connie Francis called Nothin' But the Best made the Australian top 40 in 1982. In 1985, The Very Best of Brenda Lee reached the top 20 in the UK and certified gold in sales from the BPI. Foreign language compilations were also issued during the decade, including the German Wiedersehn Ist Wunderschön (1985).

In 1991, Warner Bros. Records released two new studio albums by Lee: Brenda Lee and A Brenda Lee Christmas. Her eponymous disc made the top 70 of the US country chart. Lee re-recorded her former material for an album in 1996 released on her own label titled Brenda Lee Productions. Since then, she has released two albums of gospel music on the label: Precious Memories (1997) and Gospel Duets with Treasured Friends (2007). Several labels (notably MCA Records) have continued issuing compilations of Lee's former material. During the 1990s, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree made the US Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums charts. In addition, The Best Of certified gold in sales from the BPI in 1995. In 2023, Universal Music Group released Lee's first EP in several decades called A Rockin' Christmas with Brenda Lee.