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William Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. (born July 4, 1938) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985. Some of his best-known songs are "Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine", "Use Me", "Just the Two of Us", "Lovely Day", and "Grandma's Hands". His life was recently the subject of the documentary film Still Bill.

Discography

Studio albums

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Live albums

Compilation albums

Singles

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<ref name="uk" /> |- | rowspan="2"| 1971 | style="text-align:left;"| "Ain't No Sunshine" Template:Ref label | 3 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 40 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Grandma's Hands" | 42 | 18 | 16 | — | 37 | — |- | rowspan="3"| 1972 | style="text-align:left;"| "Lean on Me" | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 18 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Use Me" | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | 33 | — |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Let Us Love" | 47 | 17 | 33 | — | 75 | — |- | rowspan="2"| 1973 | style="text-align:left;"| "Kissing My Love" | 31 | 12 | — | — | 65 | — |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Friend of Mine" | 80 | 25 | — | — | — | — |- | rowspan="3"| 1974 | style="text-align:left;"| "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh" | 50 | 10 | — | — | 39 | — |- | style="text-align:left;"| "You" | — | 15 | — | — | — | — |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Heartbreak Road" | 89 | 13 | — | — | — | — |- | rowspan="2"| 1975 | style="text-align:left;"| "It's All Over Now" (with Bobby Womack) | — | 68 | — | — | — | — |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Make Love to Your Mind" | 76 | 10 | — | — | — | — |- | rowspan="3"| 1976 | style="text-align:left;"| "I Wish You Well" | — | 54 | — | — | — | — |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Hello Like Before" | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | style="text-align:left;"| "If I Didn't Mean You Well" | — | 74 | — | — | — | — |- | rowspan="2"| 1977 | style="text-align:left;"| "Close to Me" | — | 88 | — | — | — | — |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Lovely Day" | 30 | 6 | 25 | — | 23 | 7 |- || 1978 | style="text-align:left;"| "Lovely Night for Dancing" | — | 75 | — | — | — | — |- | rowspan="2"| 1979 | style="text-align:left;"| "Don't It Make It Better" | — | 30 | — | — | — | — |- | style="text-align:left;"| "You Got the Stuff (Part 1)" | — | 85 | — | — | — | — |- | rowspan="3"| 1981 | style="text-align:left;"| "Just the Two of Us" (with Grover Washington, Jr.) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 34 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "I Want to Spend the Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | style="text-align:left;"| "U.S.A." | — | 83 | — | — | — | — |- || 1984 | style="text-align:left;"| "In the Name of Love" (with Ralph MacDonald) | 58 | 13 | 6 | — | — | 95 |- | rowspan="3"| 1985 | style="text-align:left;"| "Oh Yeah!" | 106 | 22 | 40 | — | — | 60 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Something That Turns You On" | — | 46 | — | — | — | — |- | style="text-align:left;"| "We Could Be Sweet Lovers" | — | — | — | — | — | — |- || 1987 | style="text-align:left;"| "Lovely Day" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | 92 |- | rowspan="2"| 1988 | style="text-align:left;"| "Lovely Day" (Sunshine Mix) | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Ain't No Sunshine" (The Total Eclipse Mix) | — | — | — | — | — | 82 |- || 1990 | style="text-align:left;"| "Harlem" (Street Mix) | — | — | — | — | — | 98 |- | style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"| "—" denotes the release failed to chart |}

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