Ordering Donny Osmond Trivia Quiz

Released June 5, 1971, "The Donny Osmond Album" was the debut solo album by Donny who, at thirteen, was the then youngest member of The Osmond Brothers. One single was released from the album on February 27, 1971. Both the A-side, "Sweet and Innocent" written by Rick Hall and Billy Sherrill and the B-side, "Flirtin'" (Kenny Nolan), previously appeared on the Osmond Brother's November 14, 1970 album "Osmonds".

"Sweet and Innocent" rose to number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. The single went all the way to number three in Canada but stalled at number 52 in Australia. Certified Gold by the RIAA, the single finished at number 32 on Billboard's end of year list for 1971.

"The Donny Osmond Album" zoomed to number two in Canada and reached number 13 in the US. It was certified gold in the US on December 13, 1971, just four days after Donny's fourteenth birthday.

Donny's second album, "To You with Love, Donny", was released on October 11, 1971.

Released July 31, 1971 the album's only single, "Go Away Little Girl" backed by Mack Davis' "The Wild Rover (Time to Ride)", stayed on the Hot 100 for fifteen weeks, becoming Donny's first number one on September 11 and remaining in the top position for three weeks. "Go Away Little Girl" marked other firsts: His first single to enter the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, where it peaked at number 14; his first to hit number one in another country, doing so in Canada on the RPM Top Singles chart; his first of two singles to chart in South Africa, where it peaked at number 14. Like "Sweet and Innocent", "Go Away Little Girl" hung up at number 52 in Australia. It came in at number seven on Billboard's year-end chart for 1971, giving Donny two records on that list.

"To You with Love, Donny" went one better than its predecessor, peaking at number 12 on the Billboard 200. It peaked at number 31 in Canada. It was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Two Hot 100 Top Ten singles came from "Portrait of Donny", released May 27, 1972.

Hard though it is to believe, Donny's rendition of Paul Anka's "Puppy Love" with "Let My People Go" written by Helen Lewis and Kay Lewis on the B-side, issued February 19, 1972, peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100. The single did not appear on the Adult Contemporary chart. True to form, it did better in Canada, topping the RPM Top Singles chart. Australia followed suit, rocketing Donny from his previous chart depths to the top spot. In the UK, too, "Puppy Love" came up tops. The single reached number one in New Zealand as well as Rhodesia (his only number one in that country)*, but stuck at number two in Ireland. It just missed the top ten in South Africa, where it was the second of his two chart appearances, stalling out at number 11. For Donny's inaugural appearance on the Dutch chart, "Puppy Love" peaked at number 19. Certified Gold by the RIAA, the single ranked number 67 for 1972 on Billboard's year end chart.

Gerry Goffin and Carole King's "Hey Girl" with Joe South's "I Knew You When" on the flip side (released November 6, 1971) topped out at number nine. The single reached number 21 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Like Donny's previous singles, "Hey Girl" fared better in Canada than in the States, going to number four on the RPM Top Singles, though it did not appear on the Adult Contemporary chart north of the border. By contrast, it petered out at number 82 in Australia. "Hey Girl" was certified Gold in the US.

At home, "Portrait of Donny" peaked at number six on the Top 200, while abroad it had a mixed showing, peaking at number five in Britain and Canada, number 55 in Australia, and not charting in New Zealand. The album received gold certification from the RIAA.

*Please let me know if you know of any other singles (or albums) of Donny's charting in Rhodesia.

Donny's fourth solo studio album, released July 15, 1972, was "Too Young". It generated two singles, both of which peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100.

"Too Young" by Sidney Lippman and Sylvia Dee was released June 10, 1972. The single, B-side "Love Me" written by Alan and Merrill Osmond and Michael Lloyd, made it to number 23 on the Adult Contemporary chart. "Too Young" found its highest level In Ireland, advancing to number two, while New Zealand saw it peak at number three. It rose to number five in the UK and to number six in Canada, while Australia matched the Hot 100.

As noted, "Why" by Peter De Angelis and Bob Marcucci, B-side "Lonely Boy" by Paul Anka, released August 12, 1972 peaked at No. 13 on the Hot 100. On the Adult Contemporary chart it did better than "Too Young", reaching No. 19. It peaked at No. 3 in Britain, at No. 4 in Ireland and at No. 14 in Canada. "Why" only got up to No. 25 in Australia.

The album "Too Young" peaked at No. 7 in the UK, No. 11 on the Billboard Top 200, No. 12 in Canada and No. 30 in Australia. It did not chart in New Zealand. Although neither of its singles earned Gold certification in the US, the album itself did.

"Alone Together", issued March 17, 1973, produced two singles. The first, "The Twelfth of Never" by Jerry Livingston and Paul Francis Webster/"Life Is Just What You Make It" by Alan and Merrill Osmond (released February 24, 1972) became Donny's second number one single in the UK. It peaked at number two in Australia, number three in Ireland, number four in Canada, number five in New Zealand, number seven at home on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, number eight on the Hot 100, and number 12 in the Netherlands. It received Gold certification in the US and was listed at number 99 on Billboard's year end chart for 1973.

"Young Love" by Ric Cartey and Carole Joyner, B-side "A Million to One" by Phil Medley was released July 7, 1973. Again, the single topped the British and, this time, Irish chart, followed by number four in Canada, number seven in the Netherlands, number ten in Australia and a distant number 25 on the Hot 100 and number 26 on the Billboard AC chart. The single was certified Silver in Britain by the BPI.

"A Million to One" charted on the Hot 100, where it peaked at number 23.

The album's best showing by far was in Britain, where it rose to number six. For the rest, it peaked at number 22 in Canada, number 26 in the US and number 28 in Australia. The BPI gave "Alone Together" Gold certification in the UK.

"A Time for Us" was released December 8, 1973. The album's only single was released in the US with "Are You Lonesome Tonight" by Lou Handman and Roy Turk on the A-side and "When I Fall in Love" by Edward Heyman and Victor Young on the B-side. Both sides charted, as follows:

"Are You Lonesome Tonight" - number eight in Canada, number 14 on the Hot 100, number 30 in Australia.

"When I Fall in Love" - number four in Britain, number eight in the Netherlands and number 55 on the Hot 100.

The combined single peaked at number ten in Ireland and number 31 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

The album did best in the UK, where it climbed to number four. Elsewhere, it languished at number 58 in the US, number 64 in Australia and number 65 in Canada. It did not chart in New Zealand. "A Time for Us" received Gold certification in Britain.

Released July 6, 1974, "I'm Leaving It All Up to You" was Donny's first collaboration with younger sister Marie, whose own solo career was perking right along with her second solo album having come out the previous month. The first single from the album was also issued in July. "I'm Leaving It (All) Up to You", by Don Harris and Dewey Terry with "The Umbrella Song" by Michael Lloyd on the B-side, charted thusly:

US AC number one, UK number two, Canada AC number three, Ireland number three, US Hot 100 number four, Canada Top Singles number four, the Netherlands number four, Australia number 14, US Hot Country Songs number 17. The single went Gold in the US, and appeared at number 81 on Billboard's year end chart that year.

The A-side of the second single, "Morning Side of the Mountain", was written by Larry Stock and Dick Manning. The B-side, "One of These Days", was written by Alan, Merrill and Wayne Osmond*. Released in November of 1974, the single peaked at number one on the US AC chart, number one on the Canadian AC, number five in Britain (where it went Silver), number seven in Ireland, number eight on the US Hot 100, number eight on the Canadian Top Singles chart, number 19 in New Zealand and number 34 in Australia.

Having been issued in November 1974, "Morning Side of the Mountain appeared on the 1975 "Billboard" year end chart, coming in at No. 74.

The album peaked at No. 4 in Canada, No. 13 in the UK, and No. 35 on the Billboard 200. It earned Silver certification in Britain and Gold certification in the US.

Donny's seventh, imaginatively titled, solo studio album was issued December 7, 1974. Two singles were released from the album.

"Where Did All The Good Times Go" by Michael Lloyd, B-side "I'm Dyin'" by Alan and Donny Osmond, was apparently not issued in the US or Canada. The single charted in Britain, where it topped out at number 16.

Released worldwide, "I Have a Dream" by K.S.H.S. Burke and Solomon Burke also had "I'm Dyin'" on the B-side. Charting in the US, the single reached number 45 on the Adult Contemporary chart and number 50 on the Hot 100.

The album peaked at number 16 in Britain, number 32 in New Zealand, number 57 in the US and number 65 in Canada. "Donny" was certified Gold in the UK.

Donny and Marie's next outing came in June 1975. The album's title track (written by Hank Cochran) was released as the only single with "Living On My Suspicion" by Donny and Merrill Osmond on the B-side. Its peak chart positions were:

UK number 18, NZ number 21, US AC number 31, Canada Top Singles number 33, Canada AC number 40, US Hot 100 number 44, US HCS number 71, Australia number 89.

The album charted in Britain and the US, peaking at number 30 and number 133 respectively.

"Donny and Marie - Featuring Songs from Their Television Show", sensibly re-titled "Deep Purple" in other markets, was released April 3, 1976. The album's lone single was "Deep Purple" by Peter DeRose and Mitchell Parish backed with "Take Me Back Again" by Mike Curb. Its chart peaks were:

Number eight on the US AC, number eight on the Canadian AC, number nine in NZ, number 14 on the US Hot 100, number 15 on the Canadian Top Singles, number 25 in Britain, number 27 in the Netherlands, number 39 in Australia. "Deep Purple" came in at number 42 on Billboard's year end chart for 1976.

The album peaked at number 48 in Britain and Canada and number 60 on the US Top 200. It was certified Gold in the US.

Released August 21, 1976, "Disco Train" is Donny's eighth studio album, although the title song and "I Follow the Music" were recorded before a live audience.

One single, "C'mon Marianne" (L. Russell Brown and Raymond Bloodworth) with "Old Man Auctioneer" (Alan, Merrill and Wayne Osmond) on the B-side was released in May. The single's chart performance was as follows: number 25 on the US AC chart, number 28 in NZ, number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 40 on the Canadian Top Singles

The album reached number 59 in the UK and number 145 in the US.

Donny and Marie's second album of 1976 and Donny's third overall album release for the year (making up for one the previous year), "New Season" came out November 27, 1976. The sole single was released concurrently with the album.

"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson) / "Sing" (Alan, Jimmy, Merrill and Wayne Osmond) appeared on charts in the US and Canada. Its highest positions were: RPM AC number 11, US AC number 17, Hot 100 number 21 and RPM Top Singles number 26.

"New Season" reached number 85 on the Billboard Top 200. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA.

Released August 6, 1977, "Donald Clark Osmond" was Donny's ninth and last solo album of the 1970s.

The single, "You've Got Me Dangling on a String" (Ronald Dunbar and Edythe Wayne) /"I'm Sorry" (Donny Osmond), was released later that month, on August 20. For reasons your quiz creator will never understand, the single peaked at number nine on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart - a twenty-five-song extension of the Hot 100 - by far the worst performance of any of his singles.

Charting in the US, the album peaked at number 169.

Donny and Marie's last studio album of the decade, "Winning Combination" was released in December 1977. Three singles came from the album, the first in 1977 followed by two in 1978.

"(You're My) Soul And Inspiration" by Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann / "Now We're Together" by Alan, Merrill and Wayne Osmond charted in America and Canada, peaking at: number 18 on the Billboard AC, number 29 on the RPM AC, number 38 on the Hot 100, number 57 on the RPM Top Singles.

Neither "Baby, I'm Sold On You" by Harold Beatty / "Sure Would Be Nice" by Alan and Merrill Osmond nor "I Want To Give You My Everything" (Larry Weiss) with "May Tomorrow Be A Perfect Day" (Alan, Merrill and Wayne Osmond) on the B-side charted.

The album charted on the Billboard 200, where its highest position was number 99. Why this and the preceding album tanked is beyond your quiz creator. They are her favorite Donny solo and D&M albums respectively. But then, there's no accounting for some things.

Donny and Marie issued one more album in 1978, the soundtrack from their movie "Goin' Coconuts". The album, released concurrently with the film in October, had one single, "On The Shelf" written by Peter Yellowstone and Steve Voice, B-side "Certified Honey" by Alan, Merrill and Wayne Osmond, which charted in the US and Canada. It peaked at number 14 on the RPM AC chart, number 25 on the Billboard AC chart, number 38 on the Hot 100 and number 60 on the Top Singles.

The album went Gold in the US, finishing the siblings' run as teen idols on a positive note.