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Billy Joe Royal Wiki Information
Billy Joe Royal
(born April 3, 1942) is an American singer.
Born in Valdosta, Georgia and raised in Marietta, Royal became a local singing sensation at Savannah, Georgia's Bamboo Ranch in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best known for the 1965 Top Ten pop hit "Down in the Boondocks," which, along with the singles "I Knew You When" (Top 20, 1965) and "Hush" (1967), were written and produced by Joe South. His 1969 single, "Cherry Hill Park," peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.
During the 1980s, Royal scored a comeback with several Top 10 country hits, including "Tell It Like It Is," "Burned Like a Rocket," and "I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow."
When his rejuvenated career as a country music hitmaker quieted down, he followed up with bookings throughout the 1990s in large country music bars and became a successful act on that circuit.
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BILLY JOE ROYAL TICKETS
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Discography
Albums
Year
| Album
| Chart Positions
| RIAA
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US Country
| US
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1965
| Billy Joe Royal
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Down in the Boondocks
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| 96
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1969
| Cherry Hill Park
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| 100
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1980
| Billy Joe Royal
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1986
| Looking Ahead
| 21
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1987
| The Royal Treatment
| 5
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| Gold
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1989
| Tell It Like It Is
| 15
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1990
| Out of the Shadows
| 24
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1991
| Greatest Hits
| 32
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Singles
Year
| Single
| Chart Positions
| Album
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US Country
| US
| CAN Country
| CAN
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1965
| "Down in the Boondocks"
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| 9
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| 1
| Down in the Boondocks
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"I Knew You When"
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| 14
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| 1
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1966
| "I've Got to Be Somebody"
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| 38
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| 15
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"Heart's Desire"
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| 88
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| 56
| Singles only
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"Campfire Girls"
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| 91
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| 68
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1967
| "Yo-Yo"
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| 117
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| 42
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"Hush"
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| 52
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1969
| "Cherry Hill Park"
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| 15
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| 8
| Cherry Hill Park
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1971
| "Tulsa"
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| 86
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| 81
| Singles only
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1978
| "Under the Boardwalk"A
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| 82
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| 74
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1985
| "Burned Like a Rocket"
| 10
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| Looking Ahead
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1986
| "Boardwalk Angel"
| 41
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| 37
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"I Miss You Already"
| 14
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1987
| "Old Bridges Burn Slow"
| 11
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"Members Only" (w/ Donna Fargo)
| 23
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| The Royal Treatment
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"I'll Pin a Note on Your Pillow"
| 5
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| 17
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1988
| "Out of Sight and on My Mind"
| 10
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| 7
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"It Keeps Right on Hurtin'"
| 17
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| *
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1989
| "Tell It Like It Is"
| 2
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| 2
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| Tell It Like It Is
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"Love Has No Right"
| 4
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| 3
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"Till I Can't Take It Anymore"
| 2
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| 3
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1990
| "Searchin' for Some Kind of Clue"
| 17
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| 33
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| Out of the Shadows
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"A Ring Where a Ring Used to Be"
| 33
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| 43
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1991
| "If the Jukebox Took Teardrops"
| 29
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| 24
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1992
| "I'm Okay (And Gettin' Better)"
| 51
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| 68
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| Single only
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- A"Under the Boardwalk" also peaked at #37 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.
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