Ben Rector discography
Appearance
Ben Rector discography | |
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Studio albums | 8 |
EPs | 3 |
Live albums | 3 |
Compilation albums | 1 |
Singles | 16 |
Music videos | 17 |
As featured artist | 5 |
Other appearances | 8 |
The discography of American singer, songwriter and record producer Ben Rector consists of eight studio albums, three live albums, one compilation album, three extended plays (EP), sixteen singles and seventeen music videos. He has been featured on five songs and has credits on eight others.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||
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US [1] |
US Rock [2] |
US Indie [3] |
US Folk [4] | |||||||||
Twenty Tomorrow |
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Songs That Duke Wrote |
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Into the Morning |
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Something Like This |
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41 | 15 | 11 | — | |||||||
The Walking in Between |
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16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
Brand New |
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9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
Magic |
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44 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
The Joy of Music |
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189 | — | — | — | |||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Compilation albums
[edit]Title | Details |
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A Ben Rector Christmas |
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Live albums
[edit]Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
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US [1] |
US Rock [2] |
US Indie [3] |
US Folk [4] | ||||||||
Live in Denver |
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139 | 40 | 25 | 3 | ||||||
Magic: Live from the USA |
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Live from Atlanta |
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"—" denotes a release that did not chart. |
Extended plays
[edit]Title | EP details |
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Ben Rector |
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Jingles and Bells |
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Summer Candy |
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Singles
[edit]As lead artist
[edit]Title | Year | Album |
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"The Power of Love" | 2014 | "Newy Lewis and the Hues: Greatest Hits"[A] |
"I Want a New Drug" | ||
"Do You Believe in Love" | ||
"Brand New" | 2016 | Brand New |
"Kids" (MPLS Version) | 2019 | "MPLS Magic" (MPLS Version)[B] |
"Drive" (MPLS Version) | ||
"Duo" (MPLS Version) | ||
"It Would Be You" | 2020 | The Joy of Music |
"It Would Be You" (acoustic) (featuring Ingrid Michaelson) |
Non-album single | |
"The Thanksgiving Song" | A Ben Rector Christmas | |
"Range Rover" (featuring Steve Winwood) |
2021 | Non-album single |
"The Best Is Yet to Come" | "The Best Is Yet to Come"[C] | |
"The Best Is Yet to Come (A Song for the New Year)" | ||
"What Makes a Man" (featuring Thomas Rhett) |
2022 | Non-album singles |
"Wonderful World" | ||
"Joy" (The Choir Room Version) (featuring The Choir Room) |
2023 | |
"Color Up My World" (featuring Hailey Whitters) |
2024 | |
"Wreck" |
As featured artist
[edit]Title | Year | Album |
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"A Bear in the Woods" (Josh Lovelace featuring Ben Rector) |
2017 | Young Folk |
"Sailboat" (Cody Fry featuring Ben Rector) |
2022 | Symphony Sessions |
"Back in Time" (Christina Perri featuring Ben Rector) |
A Lighter Shade of Blue | |
"Juggernaut (Sessions)" (John Mark McMillan featuring Ben Rector) |
Non-album single | |
"Ready" (Cory Wong featuring Ben Rector)[8] |
2023 | The Lucky One |
Music videos
[edit]Title | Year | Album |
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"Dance With Me Baby" | 2010 | Into the Morning |
"Beautiful" | 2014 | The Walking in Between |
"The Power of Love" | "Newy Lewis and the Hues: Greatest Hits" | |
"I Want a New Drug" | ||
"Do You Believe in Love" | ||
"Brand New"[9] | 2015 | Brand New |
"Paris" | ||
"Drive" | 2018 | Magic |
"Old Friends" | ||
"The Thanksgiving Song" | 2020 | A Ben Rector Christmas |
"Range Rover" (featuring Steve Winwood) |
2021 | Non-album singles |
"The Best Is Yet Come"[10] | ||
"Dream On"[11] | 2022 | The Joy of Music |
"Supernatural"[11] (featuring Dave Koz) | ||
"Living My Best Life"[11] | ||
"Heroes"[11] | ||
"Sunday"[11] (featuring Snoop Dogg) | ||
"Wonderful World" | Non-album singles | |
"Joy (The Choir Room Version)" | 2023 | Non-album singles |
"Color Up My World" (featuring Hailey Whitters) | 2024 | Non-album singles |
Other performance and songwriting credits
[edit]Title | Year | Artist | Album | Notes | Ref. |
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"Everything Will Be Alright" | 2011 | Matt Wertz | Weights & Wings | Co-writer, backing vocals | [12] |
"Running Back to You" | Co-writer | [12] | |||
"For the First Time" | |||||
"She Is" | 2014 | Lady A | 747 | Writer | [13] |
"Time Machine" | 2019 | David Hodges | Discrepancies in the Recollection of Various Principles / Side B | Co-writer | |
"Takeoff" | 2020 | Cory Wong | Elevated Music for an Elevated Mood | Electric piano | |
"Range Rover" | Devin Dawson | The Pink Slip | Co-writer | ||
"The Thanksgiving Song" | 2021 | The Petersens | Live Sessions, Vol. 04 | Writer | |
"Today" | 2023 | Marc Scibilia | Mindy | Co-writer |
Footnotes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ben Rector Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ a b "Ben Rector Chart History: Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ a b "Ben Rector Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ a b "Ben Rector Chart History: Folk Albums". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ McDonnell, Brandy (2018-06-10). "Watch: Ben Rector returns to Oklahoma hometown and plays with his high school band in music video for 'Old Friends'". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "Ben Rector Finds the 'Joy of Music' With New Album, Out Today". Newswire (Press release). 2023-03-11. Archived from the original on 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ McDonnell, Brandy (2020-11-06). "Tulsa native Ben Rector stirs up original ode to Turkey Day for his first Christmas album". The Oklahoman. Archived from the original on 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ Vigil, Dom (June 9, 2023). "Cory Wong & Ben Rector Release New Single, "Ready"". Prelude Press. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ Bienstock, Richard (2016-08-18). "Ben Rector Talks About Earning His First Hot 100 Hit With 'Brand New' & the Song's Fun-Filled New Video (Premiere)". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ Benitez-Eves, Tina (2021-12-10). "Ben Rector Releases New Year's Eve Song "The Best Is Yet to Come"". American Songwriter. Archived from the original on 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ a b c d e Wong, Curtis (2022-03-19). "Ben Rector's 'The Joy Of Music' Is His Most Vibrant, Sonically Diverse Work Yet". Yahoo! News. Archived from the original on 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ a b "Matt Wertz + Ben Rector". Patch. 2011-02-14. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (2014-09-24). "Story Behind The Song: Lady Antebellum "She Is"". Roughstock. Retrieved 2024-01-03.