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Bette Midler discography

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Source revisionAug 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ4898407 ↗
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American singer Bette Midler has released 13 studio albums, four soundtrack albums, five live albums, one spoken word album, seven greatest hits compilations, four video albums, 39 official singles, nine promotional singles, and 11 music videos.

Midler released her debut single "Do You Want to Dance?" in 1972, which peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. Her first album was released the same year, and it managed to sell over 1 million copies in United States being certified platinum by RIAA. After that she released 10 studio albums with Warner Records, the most successful is Some People's Lives, which received gold and platinum certifications in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

After nearly three decades of erratic record sales, Midler was dropped from the Warner Music Group in 2001. Following a reported long-standing feud with Barry Manilow, the two joined forces after many years in 2003 to record Bette Midler Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook. Now signed to Columbia Records, the album was an instant success, being certified gold by RIAA. One of the Clooney Songbook selections, "This Ole House", became Midler's first Christian radio single shipped by Rick Hendrix and his positive music movement. The album was nominated for a Grammy the following year. After that she released two more albums with Columbia Records, and in 2014 returned to Warner to release her fourteenth studio album, It's the Girls!.

As of 2010, Midler has sold over 30 million records worldwide.

Albums

Studio albums

Soundtracks

Live albums

Spoken word albums

Compilations

Box sets

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Other appearances

Unreleased songs

Videos

Video albums

Music videos

See also

List of number-one hits (United States)

List of number-one dance hits (United States)

List of artists who reached number one on the Hot 100 (U.S.)

List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance chart

List of artists who reached number one on the Australian singles chart

List of Top 25 albums for 1989 in Australia

Notes

References

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"Bette Midler - Chart History > Albums > Compilations > Songs".

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