Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

jazz, traditional pop

United States

"Crosby's music features a smooth, flowing vocal delivery anchored by rhythmic pace that draws listeners into an evocative emotional landscape."

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Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn

1942

Bing Crosby's influence on American music and culture is profound, as he helped bridge the gap between traditional pop and the emerging sounds of country and Western swing in the early 20th century.
Bing Crosby's influence on American music and culture is profound, as he helped bridge the gap between traditional pop and the emerging sounds of country and Western swing in the early 20th century. By popularizing a warm, conversational vocal style, he made music accessible and relatable, reshaping how artists approached performance and connecting with audiences on an intimate level. His presence not only transformed vocal delivery but also created a blueprint for future artists who sought to evoke genuine emotion through song. Crosby’s approach combined a nuanced understanding of melody with a relaxed yet commanding stage presence. His mastery of timing and phrasing allowed him to play with rhythm in a way that felt both effortless and innovative. This ability encouraged other singers to explore their own identities within their performances rather than strictly adhering to established styles, opening the doors for greater personal expression in popular music. His songwriting often reflects themes of nostalgia, love, and longing, delivered with a sincerity that captures the listener's imagination. Crosby’s storytelling tends to lean toward impressionistic imagery rather than detailed narratives, allowing listeners to feel the emotional weight of his words without getting lost in specifics.

Full discography

Bing Crosby's albums in order, from earliest releases to latest.

144 releases 124 albums 2 EPS 1932–2017
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Among My Souvenirs album by Bing Crosby

Among My Souvenirs

2017

On the Sentimental Side album by Bing Crosby

On the Sentimental Side

2010

Bing Crosby: The Voice of Christmas album by Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby: The Voice of Christmas

1998

A Little Bit of Irish album by Bing Crosby

A Little Bit of Irish

1993

White Christmas album by Bing Crosby

White Christmas

1991

Holiday Inn album by Bing Crosby

Holiday Inn

1979

A Tribute to Duke album by Bing Crosby

A Tribute to Duke

1977

Seasons album by Bing Crosby

Seasons

1977

Beautiful Memories album by Bing Crosby

Beautiful Memories

1976

At My Time of Life album by Bing Crosby

At My Time of Life

1976

Bing Crosby Live at the London Palladium album by Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby Live at the London Palladium

1976

Feels Good, Feels Right album by Bing Crosby

Feels Good, Feels Right

1976

Bingo Viejo album by Bing Crosby

Bingo Viejo

1975

Tom Sawyer album by Bing Crosby

Tom Sawyer

1975

A Southern Memoir album by Bing Crosby

A Southern Memoir

1975

That's What Life Is All About album by Bing Crosby

That's What Life Is All About

1975

Bing 'n' Basie album by Bing Crosby

Bing 'n' Basie

1972

A Time to Be Jolly album by Bing Crosby

A Time to Be Jolly

1971

Goldilocks album by Bing Crosby

Goldilocks

1970

Music of Hawaii album by Bing Crosby

Music of Hawaii

Bing's Hollywood vols.1-15 album by Bing Crosby

Bing's Hollywood vols.1-15

Around the World with Bing! album by Bing Crosby

Around the World with Bing!

Bing At Christmas album by Bing Crosby

Bing At Christmas

Hey Jude / Hey Bing! album by Bing Crosby

Hey Jude / Hey Bing!

1969

Thoroughly Modern Bing album by Bing Crosby

Thoroughly Modern Bing

1968

Bing Crosby's Treasury - The Songs I Love album by Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby's Treasury - The Songs I Love

1968

Bing Crosby's Treasury - The Songs I Love album by Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby's Treasury - The Songs I Love

1966

That Travelin' Two-Beat album by Bing Crosby

That Travelin' Two-Beat

1965

Bing Crosby Sings the Great Country Hits album by Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby Sings the Great Country Hits

1965

Return to Paradise Islands album by Bing Crosby

Return to Paradise Islands

1964

I Wish You a Merry Christmas album by Bing Crosby

I Wish You a Merry Christmas

1962

On the Happy Side album by Bing Crosby

On the Happy Side

1962

Holiday in Europe album by Bing Crosby

Holiday in Europe

1962

El Señor Bing album by Bing Crosby

El Señor Bing

1961

101 Gang Songs album by Bing Crosby

101 Gang Songs

1961

My Golden Favorites album by Bing Crosby

My Golden Favorites

1961

How the West Was Won album by Bing Crosby

How the West Was Won

1960

Join Bing & Sing Along album by Bing Crosby

Join Bing & Sing Along

1960

Songs of Christmas album by Bing Crosby

Songs of Christmas

1960

Say One for Me – An Original Sound Track Recording album by Bing Crosby

Say One for Me – An Original Sound Track Recording

1959

Our Common Heritage album by Bing Crosby

Our Common Heritage

1959

Bing’s Buddies and Beaus album by Bing Crosby

Bing’s Buddies and Beaus

1959

Jack B. Nimble – A Mother Goose Fantasy album by Bing Crosby

Jack B. Nimble – A Mother Goose Fantasy

1958

Never Be Afraid – A Musical Adaptation of The Emperor's New Clothes album by Bing Crosby

Never Be Afraid – A Musical Adaptation of The Emperor's New Clothes

1958

Fancy Meeting You Here album by Bing Crosby

Fancy Meeting You Here

1958

That Christmas Feeling album by Bing Crosby

That Christmas Feeling

1958

In a Little Spanish Town album by Bing Crosby

In a Little Spanish Town

1958

Bing in Paris album by Bing Crosby

Bing in Paris

1958

A Christmas Story - An Axe, An Apple and a Buckskin Jacket album by Bing Crosby

A Christmas Story - An Axe, An Apple and a Buckskin Jacket

1957

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves album by Bing Crosby

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1957

New Tricks album by Bing Crosby

New Tricks

1957

Bing with a Beat album by Bing Crosby

Bing with a Beat

1957

The Bible Story of Christmas album by Bing Crosby

The Bible Story of Christmas

1957

Songs I Wish I Had Sung (The First Time Around) album by Bing Crosby

Songs I Wish I Had Sung (The First Time Around)

1956

Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings album by Bing Crosby

Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings

1956

High Tor album by Bing Crosby

High Tor

1956

A Christmas Sing with Bing around the World album by Bing Crosby

A Christmas Sing with Bing around the World

1956

Anything Goes album by Bing Crosby

Anything Goes

1956

The Country Girl / Little Boy Lost album by Bing Crosby

The Country Girl / Little Boy Lost

1955

Selections from Irving Berlin's White Christmas album by Bing Crosby

Selections from Irving Berlin's White Christmas

1954

Bing Sings the Hits album by Bing Crosby

Bing Sings the Hits

1954

Some Fine Old Chestnuts album by Bing Crosby

Some Fine Old Chestnuts

1954

Bing: A Musical Autobiography album by Bing Crosby

Bing: A Musical Autobiography

1954

Le Bing: Song Hits of Paris album by Bing Crosby

Le Bing: Song Hits of Paris

1953

Road to Bali album by Bing Crosby

Road to Bali

1952

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling album by Bing Crosby

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

1952

Selections from the Paramount Picture "Just for You" album by Bing Crosby

Selections from the Paramount Picture "Just for You"

1952

Way Back Home album by Bing Crosby

Way Back Home

1951

Yours Is My Heart Alone – Beautiful Love Songs Sung by Bing Crosby album by Bing Crosby

Yours Is My Heart Alone – Beautiful Love Songs Sung by Bing Crosby

1951

Beloved Hymns album by Bing Crosby

Beloved Hymns

1951

Collectors' Classics, Vols. 1-8 album by Bing Crosby

Collectors' Classics, Vols. 1-8

1951

Bing and the Dixieland Bands album by Bing Crosby

Bing and the Dixieland Bands

1951

Bing Crosby Sings the Song Hits from... album by Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby Sings the Song Hits from...

1951

Songs from Mr. Music album by Bing Crosby

Songs from Mr. Music

1950

Top o' the Morning / Emperor Waltz album by Bing Crosby

Top o' the Morning / Emperor Waltz

1950

Go West Young Man album by Bing Crosby

Go West Young Man

1950

Christmas Greetings album by Bing Crosby

Christmas Greetings

1949

Sings Cole Porter Songs album by Bing Crosby

Sings Cole Porter Songs

1949

Sing the Song Hits from "South Pacific" album by Bing Crosby

Sing the Song Hits from "South Pacific"

1949

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court album by Bing Crosby

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1949

Sings Songs by George Gershwin album by Bing Crosby

Sings Songs by George Gershwin

1949

Ichabod – The Legend of Sleepy Hollow album by Bing Crosby

Ichabod – The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

1949

Selections from Road to Rio album by Bing Crosby

Selections from Road to Rio

1948

Auld Lang Syne album by Bing Crosby

Auld Lang Syne

1948

Bing Crosby Sings with Judy Garland, Mary Martin, Johnny Mercer album by Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby Sings with Judy Garland, Mary Martin, Johnny Mercer

1948

Bing Crosby Sings the Song Hits from Broadway Shows album by Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby Sings the Song Hits from Broadway Shows

1948

Bing Crosby Sings with Al Jolson, Bob Hope, Dick Haymes and the Andrews Sisters album by Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby Sings with Al Jolson, Bob Hope, Dick Haymes and the Andrews Sisters

1948

The Emperor Waltz album by Bing Crosby

The Emperor Waltz

1948

St. Valentine's Day album by Bing Crosby

St. Valentine's Day

1948

Bing Crosby Sings with Lionel Hampton, Eddie Heywood, Louis Jordan album by Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby Sings with Lionel Hampton, Eddie Heywood, Louis Jordan

1948

St. Patrick's Day album by Bing Crosby

St. Patrick's Day

1947

Victor Herbert album by Bing Crosby

Victor Herbert

1947

Drifting and Dreaming album by Bing Crosby

Drifting and Dreaming

1947

El Bingo – A Collection of Latin American Favorites album by Bing Crosby

El Bingo – A Collection of Latin American Favorites

1947

Selections from Welcome Stranger album by Bing Crosby

Selections from Welcome Stranger

1947

Selections from Showboat album by Bing Crosby

Selections from Showboat

1947

The Man Without a Country album by Bing Crosby

The Man Without a Country

1947

The Small One album by Bing Crosby

The Small One

1947

Blue Skies album by Bing Crosby

Blue Skies

1946

Don't Fence Me In album by Bing Crosby

Don't Fence Me In

1946

Favorite Hawaiian Songs, Vol. One album by Bing Crosby

Favorite Hawaiian Songs, Vol. One

1946

What We So Proudly Hail album by Bing Crosby

What We So Proudly Hail

1946

Favorite Hawaiian Songs, Vol. Two album by Bing Crosby

Favorite Hawaiian Songs, Vol. Two

1946

Bing Crosby – Stephen Foster album by Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby – Stephen Foster

1946

Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's album by Bing Crosby

Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's

1946

The Happy Prince album by Bing Crosby

The Happy Prince

1946

Jerome Kern album by Bing Crosby

Jerome Kern

1946

Selections from Road to Utopia album by Bing Crosby

Selections from Road to Utopia

1946

Selections from the Paramount Production Going My Way album by Bing Crosby

Selections from the Paramount Production Going My Way

1945

Merry Christmas album by Bing Crosby

Merry Christmas

1945

Holiday Inn album by Bing Crosby

Holiday Inn

1942

Small Fry album by Bing Crosby

Small Fry

1941

Crosbyana album by Bing Crosby

Crosbyana

1941

Hawaii Calls album by Bing Crosby

Hawaii Calls

1941

Under Western Skies album by Bing Crosby

Under Western Skies

1941

Christmas Music album by Bing Crosby

Christmas Music

1940

Favorite Hawaiian Songs album by Bing Crosby

Favorite Hawaiian Songs

1940

Ballad for Americans album by Bing Crosby

Ballad for Americans

1940

Star Dust album by Bing Crosby

Star Dust

1940

Cowboy Songs album by Bing Crosby

Cowboy Songs

1939

Patriotic Songs for Children album by Bing Crosby

Patriotic Songs for Children

1939

Victor Herbert Melodies, Vol. 1 album by Bing Crosby

Victor Herbert Melodies, Vol. 1

1939

Victor Herbert Melodies, Vol. 2 album by Bing Crosby

Victor Herbert Melodies, Vol. 2

1939

George Gershwin Songs, Vol. 1 album by Bing Crosby

George Gershwin Songs, Vol. 1

1939

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Cowboy Songs
Cowboy Songs (1939)
Patriotic Songs for Children
Patriotic Songs for... (1939)
Victor Herbert Melodies, Vol. 1
Victor Herbert Melod... (1939)
Victor Herbert Melodies, Vol. 2
Victor Herbert Melod... (1939)
George Gershwin Songs, Vol. 1
George Gershwin Song... (1939)
Christmas Music
Christmas Music (1940)
Favorite Hawaiian Songs
Favorite Hawaiian So... (1940)
Ballad for Americans
Ballad for Americans (1940)
Star Dust
Star Dust (1940)
Small Fry
Small Fry (1941)
Crosbyana
Crosbyana (1941)
Hawaii Calls
Hawaii Calls (1941)
Under Western Skies
Under Western Skies (1941)
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn (1942)
Selections from the Paramount Production Going My Way
Selections from the... (1945)
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas (1945)
Blue Skies
Blue Skies (1946)
Don't Fence Me In
Don't Fence Me In (1946)
Favorite Hawaiian Songs, Vol. One
Favorite Hawaiian So... (1946)
What We So Proudly Hail
What We So Proudly H... (1946)
Favorite Hawaiian Songs, Vol. Two
Favorite Hawaiian So... (1946)
Bing Crosby – Stephen Foster
Bing Crosby – Stephe... (1946)
Selections from The Bells of St. Mary's
Selections from The... (1946)
The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince (1946)
Jerome Kern
Jerome Kern (1946)
Selections from Road to Utopia
Selections from Road... (1946)
St. Patrick's Day
St. Patrick's Day (1947)
Victor Herbert
Victor Herbert (1947)
Drifting and Dreaming
Drifting and Dreamin... (1947)
El Bingo – A Collection of Latin American Favorites
El Bingo – A Collect... (1947)
Selections from Welcome Stranger
Selections from Welc... (1947)
Selections from Showboat
Selections from Show... (1947)
The Man Without a Country
The Man Without a Co... (1947)
The Small One
The Small One (1947)
Selections from Road to Rio
Selections from Road... (1948)
Auld Lang Syne
Auld Lang Syne (1948)
Bing Crosby Sings with Judy Garland, Mary Martin, Johnny Mercer
Bing Crosby Sings wi... (1948)
Bing Crosby Sings the Song Hits from Broadway Shows
Bing Crosby Sings th... (1948)
Bing Crosby Sings with Al Jolson, Bob Hope, Dick Haymes and the Andrews Sisters
Bing Crosby Sings wi... (1948)
The Emperor Waltz
The Emperor Waltz (1948)
St. Valentine's Day
St. Valentine's Day (1948)
Bing Crosby Sings with Lionel Hampton, Eddie Heywood, Louis Jordan
Bing Crosby Sings wi... (1948)
Christmas Greetings
Christmas Greetings (1949)
Sings Cole Porter Songs
Sings Cole Porter So... (1949)
Sing the Song Hits from "South Pacific"
Sing the Song Hits f... (1949)
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee... (1949)
Sings Songs by George Gershwin
Sings Songs by Georg... (1949)
Ichabod – The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Ichabod – The Legend... (1949)
Songs from Mr. Music
Songs from Mr. Music (1950)
Top o' the Morning / Emperor Waltz
Top o' the Morning /... (1950)
Go West Young Man
Go West Young Man (1950)
Way Back Home
Way Back Home (1951)
Yours Is My Heart Alone – Beautiful Love Songs Sung by Bing Crosby
Yours Is My Heart Al... (1951)
Beloved Hymns
Beloved Hymns (1951)
Collectors' Classics, Vols. 1-8
Collectors' Classics... (1951)
Bing and the Dixieland Bands
Bing and the Dixiela... (1951)
Bing Crosby Sings the Song Hits from...
Bing Crosby Sings th... (1951)
Road to Bali
Road to Bali (1952)
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
When Irish Eyes Are... (1952)
Selections from the Paramount Picture "Just for You"
Selections from the... (1952)
Le Bing: Song Hits of Paris
Le Bing: Song Hits o... (1953)
Selections from Irving Berlin's White Christmas
Selections from Irvi... (1954)
Bing Sings the Hits
Bing Sings the Hits (1954)
Some Fine Old Chestnuts
Some Fine Old Chestn... (1954)
Bing: A Musical Autobiography
Bing: A Musical Auto... (1954)
The Country Girl / Little Boy Lost
The Country Girl / L... (1955)
Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings
Bing Sings Whilst Br... (1956)
Songs I Wish I Had Sung (The First Time Around)
Songs I Wish I Had S... (1956)
High Tor
High Tor (1956)
A Christmas Sing with Bing around the World
A Christmas Sing wit... (1956)
Anything Goes
Anything Goes (1956)
New Tricks
New Tricks (1957)
Bing with a Beat
Bing with a Beat (1957)
A Christmas Story - An Axe, An Apple and a Buckskin Jacket
A Christmas Story -... (1957)
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Ali Baba and the For... (1957)
The Bible Story of Christmas
The Bible Story of C... (1957)
Once Over Lightly
Once Over Lightly (1957)
Christmastime
Christmastime (1957)
Fancy Meeting You Here
Fancy Meeting You He... (1958)
That Christmas Feeling
That Christmas Feeli... (1958)
Jack B. Nimble – A Mother Goose Fantasy
Jack B. Nimble – A M... (1958)
Never Be Afraid – A Musical Adaptation of The Emperor's New Clothes
Never Be Afraid – A... (1958)
In a Little Spanish Town
In a Little Spanish... (1958)
Bing in Paris
Bing in Paris (1958)
Say One for Me – An Original Sound Track Recording
Say One for Me – An... (1959)
Our Common Heritage
Our Common Heritage (1959)
Bing’s Buddies and Beaus
Bing’s Buddies and B... (1959)
How the West Was Won
How the West Was Won (1960)
Join Bing & Sing Along
Join Bing & Sing Alo... (1960)
Songs of Christmas
Songs of Christmas (1960)
El Señor Bing
El Señor Bing (1961)
101 Gang Songs
101 Gang Songs (1961)
My Golden Favorites
My Golden Favorites (1961)
Holiday in Europe
Holiday in Europe (1962)
I Wish You a Merry Christmas
I Wish You a Merry C... (1962)
On the Happy Side
On the Happy Side (1962)
Return to Paradise Islands
Return to Paradise I... (1964)
That Travelin' Two-Beat
That Travelin' Two-B... (1965)
Bing Crosby Sings the Great Country Hits
Bing Crosby Sings th... (1965)
Bing Crosby's Treasury - The Songs I Love
Bing Crosby's Treasu... (1966)
Thoroughly Modern Bing
Thoroughly Modern Bi... (1968)
Bing Crosby's Treasury - The Songs I Love
Bing Crosby's Treasu... (1968)
Hey Jude / Hey Bing!
Hey Jude / Hey Bing! (1969)
Goldilocks
Goldilocks (1970)
A Time to Be Jolly
A Time to Be Jolly (1971)
Bing 'n' Basie
Bing 'n' Basie (1972)
Bingo Viejo
Bingo Viejo (1975)
Tom Sawyer
Tom Sawyer (1975)
A Southern Memoir
A Southern Memoir (1975)
That's What Life Is All About
That's What Life Is... (1975)
Beautiful Memories
Beautiful Memories (1976)
At My Time of Life
At My Time of Life (1976)
Bing Crosby Live at the London Palladium
Bing Crosby Live at... (1976)
Feels Good, Feels Right
Feels Good, Feels Ri... (1976)
A Tribute to Duke
A Tribute to Duke (1977)
Seasons
Seasons (1977)
Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn (1979)
White Christmas
White Christmas (1991)
A Little Bit of Irish
A Little Bit of Iris... (1993)
Bing Crosby: The Voice of Christmas
Bing Crosby: The Voi... (1998)
On the Sentimental Side
On the Sentimental S... (2010)
Among My Souvenirs
Among My Souvenirs (2017)

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Bing Crosby sound like?

Crosby's music features a smooth, flowing vocal delivery anchored by rhythmic pace that draws listeners into an evocative emotional landscape. Rooted in country and folk. Start with Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings.

What is the best Bing Crosby album to start with?

The best album to start with is "Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings" (1956). It's the most representative of what makes Bing Crosby worth hearing.

Who is Bing Crosby for?

If you're into country and folk, Bing Crosby is worth your time. Crosby's music features a smooth, flowing vocal delivery anchored by rhythmic pace that draws listeners into an evocative emotional landscape.

How many albums does Bing Crosby have?

Bing Crosby has 144 releases in their discography, including 124 albums and 2 EPs.