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The formula also worked well in the United Kingdom, where his next LP, Love, Andy, reached number one, [22] and even as Williams was not charting and selling in the US in the 1970s as he had been, the numbers across the Atlantic remained impressive. The 1970 Andy Williams' Greatest Hits compilation reached number 42 during its 20 weeks on Billboard's list of the 200 Top LPs in America, but in the UK the album spent its first three weeks on their much smaller album chart at number 2 before eventually spending five of its 116 weeks there at number 1. [35] His final top 10 LP in America, 1971's Love Story, went under the title Home Lovin' Man in the UK, where it reached number 1, and four more top 10 albums followed it onto the UK chart, including 1974's The Way We Were, which was the first of his 25 studio albums released by Columbia thus far that did not reach the Billboard charts. His popularity in the UK wasn't enough to sustain his relationship with Columbia much longer, and he recorded a few more albums that didn't receive wide attention before moving on. For his first studio album Williams decided to pay tribute to the songwriting talent of his Tonight Show colleague Steve Allen because, he explains, "I thought that if I recorded an album of Steve's own compositions, he might let me sing one or two on the show." [29] Allen, in fact, had Williams eventually perform the entire album on the show by having him sing a different song each night. [29] Williams turned to the popular duo of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II for his second Cadence LP, which included songs from their Broadway musicals Carousel, The King and I, Oklahoma!, and South Pacific. [30] Indeed, each of the long players he made for the label had its own specific focus, such as songs from Hawaii or France, and it was during this phase that he recorded Lonely Street, his first release to reach the pop albums chart in Billboard magazine. [3] Andy Williams recorded 43 studio albums, 17 of which (along with the 1970 compilation Andy Williams' Greatest Hits) received Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America for selling 500,000 units. [1] Three of those recipients went on to reach one million in sales, for which they were awarded Platinum certification. [1] Between studio, Christmas, and compilation albums he had 37 entries on the pop albums chart in Billboard magazine with 12 of those making the top 10. [2] One of those 12, his 1963 album Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests, spent 16 weeks at number one [3] and comes in at number five on the list of the top albums released in the 1960s in terms of Billboard chart performance. [4] During the 1960s and early 1970s two of his Platinum LPs, The Andy Williams Christmas Album and Merry Christmas, made annual appearances on the magazine's Christmas Albums chart, where they each reached the number one position in multiple holiday seasons. [5] In a ranking of the top album artists of the 1960s in terms of Billboard chart performance, he comes in at number eight. [6] IFPI". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved January 11, 2022. In the drop down box for charts, select SK – Singles Digital – Top 100. In the drop down box for dates, select 202151, 52.

Several Williams compilations are noteworthy for either their chart success, as noted by 27 of them listed below, or the material included. For example, Williams himself selected the songs included on Moon River: The Very Best of Andy Williams. Trust, Gary (December 28, 2021). "Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' Holds Atop Hot 100, The Ronettes' 'Sleigh Ride' Hits Top 10". Billboard . Retrieved December 30, 2021. IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved January 27, 2019. In the drop down box for the year, select 2016. In the drop down box for the date, select 30-Dec-16. In the drop down box for the number of positions shown, select 30. Andy Williams - It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year". offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment . Retrieved December 27, 2019.

Holiday 100: The week of December 24, 2016". billboard.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021 . Retrieved January 24, 2019.

Canadian Hot 100 (Week of December 2, 2023)". Billboard. December 2, 2023 . Retrieved November 28, 2023.

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IFPI". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved December 14, 2020. In the drop down box for charts, select CZ – Singles Digital – Top 100. In the drop down box for dates, select 201952, 01. The list of the "Top 10 Holiday Songs (Since 2001)" that was published by Billboard in 2009 ranked "It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" at number five, [64] and on the 2010 countdown of holiday songs receiving the most radio airplay as determined by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) the Williams classic came in at number four. [65] In addition to its annual appearance on the Holiday 100, the original recording has also begun to show up on the pop singles charts for other countries and gave Williams his first top 10 pop hit in the US since 1971's "(Where Do I Begin) Love Story" when it reached number 10 on the Hot 100 in 2018. [66] It also received Silver certification in the UK in 2016 and Gold certification there two years later. In 2019, it received Platinum certification and in 2022, double platinum. [21] In December 2021 it received Platinum certification from ARIA in Australia. [67] Holiday ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 4 February 2022. Williams, Andy. Interviewed by Karen Herman. Archive of American Television, A Program of the Television Academy Foundation. emmytvlegends.org, September 19, 2005. Retrieved October 12, 2011. héti Stream Top 40 slágerlista - Hivatalos magyar slágerlisták". Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. December 28, 2017 . Retrieved January 27, 2019.

The most self-critical singer... an assessment from his musical associates". Billboard. November 11, 1967. p.AW-36.NZ Top 40 Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 2, 2023. Archived from the original on January 6, 2023 . Retrieved January 10, 2023. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "British certifications – Andy Williams". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved December 10, 2022. Type Andy Williams in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.