| Year | Release Title (Single or Album) | Type | Notable Track | |------|--------------------------------|------|----------------| | 1952 | Je bois / J’ai bu | Single | First original recordings under his own name | | 1953 | Viens aux ruines | Single | Early chanson style | | 1956 | Sur ma vie | Single | One of his first major emotional ballads | | 1960 | Je m’voyais déjà (It Will Be My Day) | Single / EP | International breakthrough (UK #21) | | 1962 | La Mamma | EP | Signature song; later included in albums | | 1963 | Charles Aznavour – N° 1 | Album | Contains Il faut savoir | | 1965 | La Bohème | Single | Later became a global standard | | 1972 | Comme ils disent | Single | Landmark song about a gay drag queen | | 1974 | Aznavour ‘74 – Hier encore | Album (compilation of new recordings) | Title track written in 1964 |
✅ – yes. ✅ 1952 start – yes, with singles. ✅ Free access – legal options: YouTube (official), Internet Archive (pre-1965 78s/EPs), INA archives, and ad-supported streaming. charles aznavour discography 80 albums and singles 1952 free
: When adding his dedicated foreign-language studio albums—such as The Trio Years in English or Canta en Español —the studio album count easily surpasses 80 distinct releases. | Year | Release Title (Single or Album)