Ella Fitzgerald singles discography

The singles discography of American singer Ella Fitzgerald contains 166 singles and six other charting songs. Between 1935 and 1955, American singer Ella Fitzgerald was signed to Decca Records. Her early recordings as a featured vocalist were frequently uncredited. Her first credited single was the 78 RPM recording of "I'll Chase the Blues Away" in 1935 with the Chick Webb Orchestra. Fitzgerald continued recording with Webb until his death in 1939, after which the band was renamed Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra. The first charting songs were however recorded in march 1936 with an octet conducted by Teddy Wilson: "All My Life" charted and "My Melancholy Baby" became her first US top ten entry. With the Webb's band Ella Fitzgerald get to the top of US charts in 1938 with "A-Tisket, A-Tasket". Then she reached the top ten three more times with Webb, including the top five single "F.D.R. Jones". She also made the US charts three times under the title Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight, actually and octet with Webb's band menbesrs and her own orchestra, the Webb band after the death of the leader. Fitzgerald reached again the top ten in 1939 with "I Want the Waiter (With the Water)" and in 1940 with "Five O'Clock Whistle".

During the 1940s decade, Fitzgerald made the US top ten ten more times. Most of these recordings were collaborations, notably topping the charts with The Ink Spots in 1944: "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" and "I'm Making Believe". She also reached the top ten alongside The Song Spinners and The Delta Rhythm Boys on songs like "It's Only a Paper Moon", "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" and "My Happiness". Alongside Louis Jordan, she reached the US top ten with "Stone Cold Dead in the Market (He Had It Coming)" and "Baby, It's Cold Outside". Additionally, singles like "It's Too Soon to Know" and "That's My Desire" placed in the top five on the US R&B chart.

During the 1950s decade, Fitzgerald made the US top 40 six times with titles like "Smooth Sailing", "Trying" and "Melancholy Me". Her most successful US single was 1953's "Crying in the Chapel", which rose to number 15 on the US chart. In Australia, Fitzgerald found greater commercial success with the top ten entries "A Guy Is a Guy", "Because of Rain" and "A Satisfied Mind". Her 1958 single "The Swingin' Shepherd Blues" made the UK pop chart, climbing to number 15. In the 1960s decade, Fitzgerald had her only US top 40 single with "Mack the Knife", which rose to number 27. It also reached the top ten on the US R&B chart. Her singles continued making the charts until 1968's "I Taught Him Everything He Knows".