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{{distinguish|Pat Boone (politician)}}
{{short description|American singer (born 1934)}}
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| name         = Pat Boone
| image        = 8-15-22 Conversations - Pat Boone (cropped).jpg
| caption      = Boone in 2022
| birth_name   = Patrick Charles Eugene Boone
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1934|06|01}}
| birth_place  = [[Jacksonville, Florida]], U.S.
| origin       = [[Nashville, Tennessee]], U.S.
| genre        = {{flatlist|
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*[[country music|country]]
*[[gospel music|gospel]]
*[[vocal jazz]]}}
| occupation   = {{hlist|Singer|actor|composer}}
| discography  = [[Pat Boone discography]]
| years_active = 1953–present
| label        = {{flatlist|
*[[Republic Records|Republic]]
*[[Dot Records|Dot]]
*[[London Records|London]]
*[[Stateside Records|Stateside]]
*[[Tetragrammaton Records|Tetragrammaton]]
*Melodyland (Motown)
*[[Lamb & Lion Records]]
*[[Hip-O Records|Hip-O]]
*[[Music Corporation of America|MCA]]}}
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'''Patrick Charles Eugene Boone'''<ref>{{cite book |title=Current Biography Yearbook |year=1959 |publisher=H.W. Wilson Company |location=New York}}</ref> (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, author, television personality, radio host, and philanthropist. One of the best-selling American recording artists of the 1950s and early 1960s, he has sold nearly 50 million records, charted 38 Top 40 hits in the United States, and appeared in numerous feature films.<ref name="Britannica">{{cite web |date=2024-03-28 |title=Pat Boone – Biography, Songs, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pat-Boone |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Britannica |language=en}}</ref>

Boone rivaled [[Elvis Presley]] in popularity during the 1950s<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jango.com/music/Pat+Boone/_full_bio |title=Pat Boone Bio |website=Jango.com |access-date=2025-08-09}}</ref> and was ranked by ''Billboard'' as one of the top charting artists between 1955 and 1995.<ref>{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |title=The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits |year=1996 |page=806 |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> He spent 220 consecutive weeks on the [[Billboard charts|''Billboard'' charts]] with one or more songs each week.<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-05-06 |title=Pat Boone – Biography, Songs, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pat-Boone |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=Britannica |language=en}}</ref>

Through the 1960s, Boone remained one of the most popular entertainers in the United States, becoming a [[teen idol]] positioned as an alternative to the perceived [[hedonism]] of rock and roll, owing to his work as a singer, writer, actor, and religious motivational speaker.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |last=Albrecht |first=Brian |date=February 10, 2019 |title=Headliner Pat Boone recalls 1955 Brooklyn High School rock concert with Elvis.... who? |url=https://www.cleveland.com/news/g66l-2019/02/6c984b606a5172/headliner-pat-boone-recalls-1955-brooklyn-high-school-rock-concert-with-elvis-who.html |access-date=April 8, 2021 |work=The Plain Dealer}}</ref> In 1957, at age 23, Boone began hosting the half-hour [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] variety series ''[[The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom]]'', which aired 115 episodes from 1957 to 1960. Guests included [[Cliff Richard]], [[Nat King Cole]], [[Edie Adams]], [[Andy Williams]], [[Pearl Bailey]], and [[Johnny Mathis]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Pat Boone |url=https://www.goldlabelartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/PAT-BOONE-BIO.pdf |website=Gold Label Artists |access-date=2025-08-09}}</ref> His [[cover version]]s of rhythm and blues songs contributed to the mainstream popularity of [[rock and roll]]. [[Elvis Presley]] opened for Boone in [[Cleveland]] in 1955, and the two later became close friends.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nolasco |first=Stephanie |date=2020-07-23 |title=Pat Boone recalls meeting pal Elvis Presley: "He was just a scared young kid" |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/pat-boone-elvis-presley |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref>

As an author, Boone published the 1958 advice book ''[['Twixt Twelve and Twenty (book)|'Twixt Twelve and Twenty]]'', which became a number-one bestseller.<ref>{{cite web |last=Moore |first=Scotty |date=2002 |title=Brooklyn School Auditorium |url=http://www.scottymoore.net/brooklynoh.html |access-date=April 8, 2021}}</ref> In the 1960s, he turned his attention to [[gospel music]] and was later inducted into the [[Gospel Music Hall of Fame]]. He continues to perform, speak as a motivational speaker, and work as a television personality and [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] political commentator.

== Early life ==
Boone was born on June 1, 1934, in [[Jacksonville, Florida]], to Margaret Virginia (née Pritchard) and Archie Altman Boone. When he was two years old, the family moved to [[Nashville, Tennessee]], where he was raised. He graduated in 1952 from [[Lipscomb Academy|David Lipscomb High School]] in Nashville.<ref name="ParishPitts2003">{{cite book |last1=Parish |first1=James Robert |last2=Pitts |first2=Michael R. |title=Hollywood Songsters: Allyson to Funicello |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GlybVaD6cakC&pg=PA99 |access-date=July 23, 2010 |date=July 2003 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-0-415-94332-1 |page=99}}</ref> His younger brother, Cecil Boone (1935–2023), who performed under the name [[Nick Todd]], was born exactly one year later on June 1 and became a pop singer in the 1950s before working as a church music leader.<ref name="obiNBoone">{{cite web |url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/nashville-tn/nick-boone-11118203 |title=Obituary: Nick Boone, June 1, 1935 – January 20, 2023 |access-date=June 10, 2023 |publisher=Dignity Memorial}}</ref>

In a 2007 interview on ''[[The 700 Club]]'', Boone stated that he is a great-great-great-great-grandson of American pioneer [[Daniel Boone]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Woodland |first1=Shannon |last2=Ross |first2=Scott |title=Between the Liner Notes: Pat Boone and the New American Revolution |url=http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/interviews/700club_patboone022007.aspx |publisher=[[Christian Broadcasting Network]] |access-date=May 7, 2007}}</ref>

Boone primarily attended David Lipscomb College (later [[Lipscomb University]]) in Nashville. He graduated in 1958 from the [[Columbia University School of General Studies]] ''[[Latin honors|magna cum laude]]'',<ref>Gerstenzang, Peter. "Pat 'n Leather", ''Columbia'', Winter 2007–2008.</ref> having previously attended North Texas State University (now the [[University of North Texas]]) in [[Denton, Texas]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dentonrc.com/local-news/education/higher-education-headlines/20110906-fond-memories-prompt-boone-to-appear-at-unt.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123102744/http://www.dentonrc.com/local-news/education/higher-education-headlines/20110906-fond-memories-prompt-boone-to-appear-at-unt.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 23, 2015 |title=Fond memories prompt Boone to appear at UNT – Higher Education |work=Denton Record-Chronicle |date=September 6, 2011}}</ref>

== Career ==
[[File:Pat Boone's handprints, footprints, and signature in cement.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Boone's handprints and shoe prints in front of [[The Great Movie Ride]] at [[Disney World]]'s [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]]]]

=== Music ===
Boone began his career performing at Sunday concerts in Nashville’s [[Centennial Park (Nashville)|Centennial Park]].<ref name="Kingsport Evans Music City">{{cite news |last=Evans |first=Jim |title='Music City' Tour Set Up |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/75318152/?terms=%22centennial%2Bpark%22 |access-date=April 22, 2017 |work=The Kingsport Times |date=July 16, 1964 |page=11 |location=Kingsport, Tennessee |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |url-access=registration |quote=The folks are shown where Pat Boone attended school and told how Pat got his start with the Sunday concerts in Centennial Park}}</ref> He began recording in April 1953 for Republic Records (not to be confused with the modern label of the same name), and in 1955 signed with [[Dot Records]]. That year, his cover of [[Fats Domino]]’s "[[Ain't That a Shame]]" became a hit, setting the tone for the early stage of his career, which often involved covering rhythm and blues songs by Black artists for a predominantly white American audience.<ref name="Schoemer">{{cite magazine |last=Schoemer |first=Karen |title=More Mr. Nice Guy |url=http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/2006/1/2006_1_28.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902150344/http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/2006/1/2006_1_28.shtml |archive-date=September 2, 2010 |magazine=American Heritage |date=February–March 2006}}</ref> Dot’s owner, Randy Wood, had released an R&B single by the Griffin Brothers in 1951 titled "Tra La La-a", unrelated to the later [[LaVern Baker]] song of the same name, and sought to reuse it after the original failed to chart. It became the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] of Boone’s debut single, "Two Hearts Two Kisses", originally recorded by the Charms.

[[File:Pat Boone, Pic, 10.jpg|left|thumb|Boone in 1960]]
In 1956, Boone scored a number-one single with his cover of "[[I Almost Lost My Mind]]" by [[Ivory Joe Hunter]], which had previously been recorded by [[Nat King Cole]]. According to a 1957 opinion poll of high school students, Boone was favored nearly two-to-one over [[Elvis Presley]] among boys and almost three-to-one among girls.<ref>Ennis, Philip H. ''The Seventh Stream: The Emergence of Rock ’n’ Roll in American Popular Music''. Wesleyan University Press, 1992, pp. 251–52.</ref> During the late 1950s, he was a regular on ABC-TV’s ''[[Ozark Jubilee]]'', hosted by his father-in-law, [[Red Foley]]. He cultivated a safe, wholesome, and advertiser-friendly image, which earned him a long-term endorsement deal with [[General Motors]]. In the late 1950s he succeeded [[The Dinah Shore Chevy Show|Dinah Shore]] in promoting Chevrolet, singing the company’s advertising jingle "See the USA in your Chevrolet". GM also sponsored Boone’s television program, ''The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom''.

Many of Boone’s most successful recordings were covers of songs first released by Black artists. In addition to "[[Ain't That a Shame]]", he recorded "[[Tutti Frutti (song)|Tutti Frutti]]" and "[[Long Tall Sally]]" by [[Little Richard]],<ref name="Show 6">{{cite web |url=https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19752/m1
 |title=Show 6 – Hail, Hail, Rock 'n' Roll: The rock revolution gets underway |website=Digital.library.unt.edu |date=March 16, 1969 |access-date=September 20, 2010}}</ref> "[[At My Front Door]]" by [[The El Dorados]], the blues ballad "[[I Almost Lost My Mind]]" by [[Ivory Joe Hunter]], "[[I'll Be Home]]" by [[the Flamingos]], and "[[Don't Forbid Me]]" by [[Charles Singleton (songwriter)|Charles Singleton]]. Boone’s versions were part of a broader trend in the 1950s in which white performers recorded rhythm and blues songs for mainstream audiences. Some critics have cited this practice as an example of [[Whitewashing in film|cultural whitewashing]], arguing that it sanitized the music for white listeners and limited recognition for the original Black artists.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-whitewashing-of-black-music-five-singles-made-popular-by-white-artists/
 |title=The whitewashing of Black music: Five singles made popular by white artists |date=August 11, 2021 |work=Far Out Magazine |access-date=March 18, 2023}}</ref>

Boone wrote the lyrics to the instrumental theme of the 1960 film ''[[Exodus (1960 film)|Exodus]]'', composed by [[Ernest Gold (composer)|Ernest Gold]], which Boone titled "This Land Is Mine".
[[File:Pat Suzuki Pat Boone Chevy Show 1959.JPG|thumb|[[Pat Suzuki]] with Pat Boone during ''The Chevy Showroom Show'' in 1959.]]
As a conservative Christian, Boone declined songs and film roles that he felt compromised his beliefs, including one with [[Marilyn Monroe]]. In his early film ''April Love'' (1957), director [[Henry Levin (film director)|Henry Levin]] asked him to kiss co-star [[Shirley Jones]]; since it would be his first onscreen kiss, Boone first sought his wife’s approval before filming the scene.<ref>{{cite web|last=King|first=Susan|title=A Pat Boone kiss-and-tell|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-aug-11-la-et-classic-hollywood-20100811-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=August 11, 2010|access-date=June 15, 2012}}</ref> He founded his own production company, Cooga Mooga Productions.<ref name="Cooga">{{cite news|title=Boone to Expand, Buys Two Stories: West Claims Hugh Marlowe; Big Brother's '1984' to Stage|author=Scheuer, Philip K.|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=October 11, 1960|page=23}}</ref>

From 1955 to 1957, Boone was a regular on ''[[Arthur Godfrey and His Friends]]'', and later hosted the Thursday-night variety program ''The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom''. In 1959, his likeness was licensed to [[DC Comics]], appearing first in ''[[Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane]]'' No. 9 (May 1959) before headlining his own five-issue comic series from September 1959 to May 1960.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://comicvine.gamespot.com/pat-boone-1/4000-56483/|title=Pat Boone No. 1 (Issue)|website=Comic Vine|access-date=March 20, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Cowsill|first1=Alan|last2=Irvine|first2=Alex|last3=Manning|first3=Matthew K.|last4=McAvennie|first4=Michael|last5=Wallace|first5=Daniel|title=DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle|date=2019|publisher=[[DK (publisher)|DK Publishing]]|isbn=978-1-4654-8578-6|page=89}}</ref> One of the artists on the series, [[Bob Oksner]], was a fellow resident of [[Teaneck, New Jersey]] and was acquainted with Boone.<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Mark |last=Voger |date=March 2023 |title=Send in the Clowns: Bob Hope and Jerry Lewis in the DC Universe |url=https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=98_152&products_id=1678&zenid=2hgu5onnn6uguc8o85oh8pf7q6 |magazine=RetroFan |publisher=[[TwoMorrows Publishing]] |location=United States |issue=25 |page=37}}</ref>

In the early 1960s, he authored a series of self-help books for adolescents, beginning with ''[['Twixt Twelve and Twenty (book)|'Twixt Twelve and Twenty]]''. The [[British Invasion]] curtailed his run as a hitmaker, though he continued recording throughout the decade. In 1966, Boone competed in the [[Sanremo Music Festival]] in Italy, performing ''Mai mai mai Valentina'' with [[Giorgio Gaber]] and ''Se tu non fossi qui'' with [[Peppino Gagliardi]]. During the trip, he visited [[Ferrari]] headquarters in [[Maranello]], intending to buy a [[Ferrari America|Superamerica]], but was persuaded by [[Enzo Ferrari]] to instead purchase a four-door [[Ferrari 330|Ferrari 2+2]] for his family. Boone later recalled selling the car—“the Ferrari (I) didn’t like”—to comedian [[Tom Smothers]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pingitore|first=Silvia|date=December 21, 2021|title=From Elvis Presley to Speedy Gonzales, from Ronald Reagan to cancel culture: the world's longest interview with 1950s superstar Pat Boone|url=https://the-shortlisted.co.uk/pat-boone-speedy-gonzales-interview/|access-date=December 23, 2021|website=The Shortlisted|language=en-GB}}</ref>

In the 1970s, he switched to [[Gospel music|gospel]] and [[Country music|country]]; he also continued performing in other media. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Boone family toured as gospel singers. The family also made gospel albums, such as ''The Pat Boone Family'' and ''The Family Who Prays''.<ref name="Larkin" />

In 1973, he released ''S-A-V-E-D'', a gospel-studio album. Two songs of the album were written by his friend [[Johnny Cash]], who said of it:
{{Blockquote|text=I'm deeply honored that you would record two of my songs in this album. This is the ultimate for me, that Pat Boone would sing any of my songs|author=Johnny Cash, 1973}}
In the early 1970s, Boone founded the record label [[Lamb & Lion Records]], with himself, the Pat Boone Family, [[Debby Boone]], [[Dan Peek]], [[DeGarmo and Key]], and Dogwood as the principal artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mymusicway.com/labels/lamblion.html |title=Lamb & Lion Records|website=Mymusicway.com|access-date=September 20, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071221183017/http://www.mymusicway.com/labels/lamblion.html|archive-date=December 21, 2007}}</ref> In 1974, Boone was signed to the [[Motown]] country subsidiary Melodyland.<ref>"[https://books.google.com/books?id=swcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA3 Motown Unveils a Country Wing: Pat Boone Signs]", ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. October 26, 1974. p. 3. Retrieved March 17, 2021.</ref> [[File:Pat & Debby Boone.jpg|thumb|Pat and Debby Boone singing to a fan in Washington, D.C., 1997|260x260px]]
In 1978, Boone became the first target in the [[Federal Trade Commission]]'s crackdown on false-claim product endorsements by celebrities. He had appeared with his daughter Debby in a commercial to claim that all four of his daughters had found a preparation called Acne-Statin a "real help" in keeping their skin clear. The FTC filed a complaint against the manufacturer, contending that the product did not really keep skin free of blemishes. Boone eventually signed a consent order in which he promised not only to stop appearing in the ads, but also to pay about 2.5% of any money that the FTC or the courts might eventually order the manufacturer to refund to consumers. Boone said, through a lawyer, that his daughters actually did use Acne-Statin, and that he was "dismayed to learn that the product's efficacy had not been scientifically established as he believed."<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=May 22, 1978|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,919667,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080130110306/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,919667,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 30, 2008|title=Let the Stellar Seller Beware|access-date=December 2, 2007}}</ref>

Boone hosts a weekly radio show, the ''Pat Boone hour'', on the 50s Gold channel on [[SiriusXM]].

=== Later work ===
[[File:Pat Boone Memorial Day concert.png|left|thumb|317x317px|Pat Boone during 2007 [[Memorial Day]] concert in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington D.C]]]]In 1994, Boone played the title role in ''The Will Rogers Follies'' in [[Branson, Missouri|Branson]], Missouri.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/1994/voices/columns/showbiz-makes-unlikely-stand-in-branson-mo-1117862463/ |title=Showbiz makes unlikely stand in Branson, Mo |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=April 13, 1994 }}</ref>  In 1997, he released ''[[In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy]]'', a collection of [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] [[cover version|covers]].<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=1997|edition=Concise|isbn=1-85227-745-9|page=165/6|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music}}</ref> To promote it, he appeared at the [[American Music Award]]s in black leather, which resulted in his dismissal from ''Gospel America'', a TV show on the [[Trinity Broadcasting Network]].  After a special appearance on TBN with the president of the network, [[Paul Crouch]], and his pastor, Jack Hayford, his explanation of the leather outfit being a "parody of himself" was accepted. TBN reinstated him, and ''Gospel America'' returned on air.<ref name="Pat" />

In 2003, the Nashville [[Gospel Music Association]] recognized his gospel career by inducting him into the [[Gospel Music Hall of Fame]]. In 2006, Boone released ''We Are Family: R&B Classics'', featuring cover versions of 11 R&B hits, including the title track, plus "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag", "Soul Man", "Get Down Tonight", "A Woman Needs Love", and six other classics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/we-are-family-r-b-classics-mw0000459865|title=We Are Family: R&B Classics – Pat Boone |website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=October 17, 2019}}</ref>

In 2010, plans were announced for the Pat Boone Family Theater at [[Broadway at the Beach]] in [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/12/31/1895168/boone-boom-set-for-spring.html|title=Pat Boone Family Theater replaces NASCAR café in Myrtle Beach|last=Spring|first=Jake|work=[[The Sun News]]|date=December 31, 2010|access-date=December 31, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204032723/http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/12/31/1895168/boone-boom-set-for-spring.html|archive-date=February 4, 2013}}</ref> but the attraction was never built.<ref name=":2">{{cite news|title=Hollywood Wax Museum on track for summer debut in Myrtle Beach|last=Bryant|first=Dawn|work=[[The Sun News]]|date=January 13, 2014}}</ref>

In 2011, Boone acted as spokesperson for Security One Lending, a reverse mortgage company.<ref name=":3">{{Cite AV media |title=Security One Lending – Innovative Direct Response|date=October 5, 2011|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvUCtEL7kAA| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211031/mvUCtEL7kAA| archive-date=October 31, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=February 6, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Swiss America-Free Gold Info w/ Pat Boone|date=September 11, 2007|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASpX9gNkfHs| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211031/ASpX9gNkfHs| archive-date=October 31, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=February 6, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He has also acted as a spokesperson for Swiss America Trading Corporation, a broker of gold and silver coins that warns of "America's Economic Collapse".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.swissamerica.com/press.php|title=Investment Market & News Reports|website= Swiss America |access-date=February 6, 2017}}</ref>

In 2023, Boone was a guest vocalist on ''[[Born to Be Wild (Ann-Margret album)|Born to Be Wild]]'', an album by [[Ann-Margret]], for a duet, "[[Teach Me Tonight]]".<ref>[https://shorefire.com/releases/entry/ann-margret-returns-with-all-star-collaborators-onborn-to-be-wild-her-first-album-in-over-a-decade-due-out-april-14-on-cleopatra-record] {{dead link|date=June 2024}}</ref>  The following year, at 90, he released a single, "Where Did America Go?"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-26 |title=New Pat Boone Song Encourages Unity in America |url=https://decisionmagazine.com/pat-boone-releases-song-as-a-wake-up-call-for-americans/ |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=Decision Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2025, Boone set the record for the longest span between entries on [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|''Billboard'''s Adult Contemporary chart]], achieving this record with his song "One - Voices for Tanzania". His initial appearance on the chart was with "[[Moody River]]" on July 17, 1961, and his return after 63 years, 8 months, and 3 weeks.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Thompson |first=Stephen |date=2025-04-09 |title=Pat Boone is back on the Billboard charts |url=https://www.npr.org/2025/04/09/nx-s1-5354802/pat-boone-is-back-on-the-billboard-charts |access-date=2025-06-15 |work=[[NPR]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
[[File:Shirley and Pat Boone, Debbie Reynolds and Harry Karl, 1960.jpg|thumb|255x255px|Shirley and Pat Boone with [[Debbie Reynolds]] and her husband Harry Karl, 1960]]
In 1953, Boone married Shirley Lee Foley,<ref name="Shirley Boone death">{{cite news|last=Goldstein|first=Joelle|title=Pat Boone's Wife of 65 Years, Shirley, Dies: 'I've Parted with My Better Half for a Little While'|url=https://people.com/music/pat-boone-wife-shirley-dies-at-84|access-date=January 12, 2019|work=People|date=January 11, 2019}}</ref> the daughter of [[Red Foley]] and [[Judy Martin (singer)|Judy Martin]]. The Boones had four daughters: [[Cherry Boone|Cheryl "Cherry" Lynn]], Linda "Lindy" Lee, [[Debby Boone|Deborah "Debby" Ann]], and Laura "Laury" Gene. 

In the late 1950s, Boone and his family were residents of [[Teaneck, New Jersey]].<ref>Staff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120724232832/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/2068855972.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Jun+16%2C+1958&author=&pub=Daily+Boston+Globe+(1928-1960)&desc=Kings+for+A+Day&pqatl=google "Kings for A Day"],  ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', June 16, 1958. Retrieved March 30, 2011. "Singer Pat Boone and family leave Leonia, NJ home for church. Front, Cherry, 3 1/2; Debbie, 1 1/2, and Linda, 2 1/2."</ref> Shirley Boone was also a recording artist and television personality, though less known than her husband. She founded a hunger-relief Christian ministry that evolved into [[Mercy Corps]].<ref name="Shirley Boone death" /> She died in 2019, aged 84, at the couple's Beverly Hills home.<ref name="Shirley Boone death" />

=== Politics ===
Boone has been a close friend to many U.S. presidents, including [[Ronald Reagan]] and [[Jimmy Carter]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ra9ii3KTdA |title=Pat Boone Reflects on his Long Friendship with Ronald Reagan |date=2021-09-20 |last=Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute |access-date=2024-10-06 |via=YouTube}}</ref> Boone supported [[Barry Goldwater]] in the [[1964 United States presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Critchlow |first1=Donald T. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QfHXAAAAQBAJ&q=pat%20boone |title=When Hollywood Was Right: How Movie Stars, Studio Moguls, and Big Business Remade American Politics |date=October 21, 2013 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9781107650282}}</ref>

At a 1961 gathering at [[Pepperdine College]], Boone said, "I would rather see my four girls shot and die as little girls who have faith in God than leave them to die some years later as godless, faithless, soulless communists."<ref>{{cite book |author=Kristin Kobes Du Mez |title=Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation |publisher=WW Norton |year=2020 |isbn=9781631495731 |authorlink=Kristin Kobes Du Mez}}</ref>

Boone is a staunch supporter of Israel and he shares a close relationship with Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-03 |title=Time for celebration {{!}} The Jerusalem Post |url=https://www.jpost.com/magazine/time-for-celebration-553420 |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-16 |title=Pat Boone's gift to Israel {{!}} The Jerusalem Post |url=https://www.jpost.com/omg/pat-boones-gift-to-israel-556574 |access-date=2025-06-15 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}</ref>[[File:Pat Boone by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|right|Boone at [[Conservative Political Action Conference|CPAC]] in February 2011]] In the 2007 Kentucky gubernatorial election, Boone campaigned unsuccessfully for incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Ernie Fletcher]] with a recorded automated telephone message stating that the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] candidate [[Steve Beshear]] would support "every homosexual cause". As part of the campaign, Boone asked, "Now do you want a governor who'd like Kentucky to be another San Francisco?"<ref>{{cite web |last=Kleefeld |first=Eric |date=November 4, 2007 |title=Kentucky GOP Pushing Anti-Gay Message in Final Days Of Gov Race |url=http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2007/11/kentucky_gop_pushing_antigay_message_in_final_days_of_gov_race.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105172656/http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2007/11/kentucky_gop_pushing_antigay_message_in_final_days_of_gov_race.php |archive-date=November 5, 2007 |access-date=November 5, 2007 |work=TPM Election Central}}</ref> In 2009, during [[Barack Obama]]'s first term in office, Boone wrote an article comparing liberalism to cancer, likening it to "black filthy cells".<ref>{{cite web |date=June 26, 2014 |title=Pat Boone: 'Obama's Birth Certificate Will Be Proven As Fake By September' |url=https://uproxx.com/music/pat-boone-obamas-birth-certificate-will-be-proven-as-fake-by-september/ |access-date=January 22, 2019 |website=Uproxx.com}}</ref>  In December 2009, Boone endorsed conservative Republican John Wayne Tucker in [[Missouri's 3rd congressional district]] against incumbent [[Russ Carnahan]] in the 2010 midterm elections.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 15, 2009 |title=Pat Boone Endorses John Wayne Tucker for Congress |url=http://johnwaynetucker.com/congress/campaign_endorsements.html |access-date=January 26, 2011 |website=JohnWayneTucker.com}}</ref> In 2010, Boone endorsed Republican Clayton Trotter in the race for [[Texas's 20th congressional district]] with an ad campaign referencing his song "[[Speedy Gonzales (song)|Speedy Gonzales]]", about [[Speedy Gonzales|the Looney Tunes character]].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Greg Jefferson |date=October 28, 2010 |title=Trotter's campaign ad had to be an inside job |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Trotter-s-campaign-ad-had-to-be-an-inside-job-735873.php |journal=San Antonio Express-News |access-date=June 25, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Kyle Mantyla |date=October 28, 2010 |title=Clayton Trotter: "The Anglo With The Hispanic Heart" |url=https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/clayton-trotter-the-anglo-with-the-hispanic-heart/ |access-date=June 25, 2021 |website=RightWingWatch}}</ref> Boone received a lifetime achievement award at the 38th annual Conservative Political Action Conference held in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 9, 2011 |title=Boone Honored By CPAC Lifetime Achievement Award |url=http://60plus.org/boone-honored-by-cpac-lifetime-achievement-award |access-date=May 4, 2012 |website=60plus.org |publisher=[[60 Plus Association]]}}</ref>

In 2016, Boone, with [[Mike Huckabee]] and executive producer Troy Duhon, all of whom were involved in the film ''[[God's Not Dead 2]]'', sent a letter to California Governor [[Jerry Brown]] in opposition to Senate Bill 1146,<ref>{{cite web |title=Bill Text – SB-1146 Discrimination: postsecondary education. |url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1146 |access-date=January 22, 2019 |website=Leginfo.legislature.ca.gov}}</ref> which "prohibits a person from being subjected to discrimination" at California colleges. Other than schools that train pastors and theology teachers, schools "might no longer be allowed to hire Christian-only staff, teach religious ideas in regular classes, require attendance at chapel services, or keep bathrooms and dormitories restricted to either males or females".<ref>{{cite web |last=Bond |first=Paul |date=June 30, 2016 |title=''God's Not Dead 2'' Filmmakers Wade into California Politics |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gods-not-dead-2-filmmakers-907838 |access-date=August 24, 2016 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>

=== Basketball ===
Boone is a basketball fan and had ownership interests in two teams. He owned a team in the Hollywood Studio League called the Cooga Moogas, which included [[Bill Cosby]], [[Rafer Johnson]], [[Gardner McKay]], [[Don Murray (actor)|Don Murray]], and [[Denny Miller|Denny "Tarzan" Miller]].<ref name="Remember the ABA">{{cite web |title=Oakland Oaks |url=http://www.remembertheaba.com/Oakland-Oaks.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223307/http://www.remembertheaba.com/Oakland-Oaks.html |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |access-date=November 10, 2007 |work=Remember the ABA}}</ref>  When the [[American Basketball Association]] launched in 1967, Boone was the majority owner of the league's team in [[Oakland, California]].<ref name="Remember the ABA" /> The team was first named the Oakland Americans, but was soon renamed the [[Oakland Oaks (ABA)|Oakland Oaks]], the name under which it played from 1967 to 1969.<ref name="Remember the ABA" /> The Oaks won the [[1969 ABA Playoffs|1969 ABA championship]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1968–69 ABA Regular Season Standings |url=http://www.remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1969Playoffs.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017202704/http://remembertheaba.com/PlayoffPages/1969Playoffs.html |archive-date=October 17, 2007 |access-date=November 10, 2007 |work=Remember the ABA}}</ref>

Despite their success on the court, the team had severe financial problems. In 1969, [[Bank of America]] threatened to foreclose on a $1.2&nbsp;million loan,<ref>{{cite web |title=Oakland Oaks/Washington Caps/Virginia Squires Year-to-Year Franchise Notes |url=http://www.remembertheaba.com/VirginiaMaterial/OaksCapsSquiresYearly.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614055042/http://remembertheaba.com/VirginiaMaterial/OaksCapsSquiresYearly.html |archive-date=June 14, 2007 |access-date=November 10, 2007 |work=Remember the ABA}}</ref> and Boone sold the team to a Washington, D.C.-based investment group, and the team became the [[Washington Caps]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Oakland Oaks/Washington Caps/Virginia Squires Year-to-Year Rosters |url=http://www.remembertheaba.com/VirginiaMaterial/SquiresRosters2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626220240/http://www.remembertheaba.com/VirginiaMaterial/SquiresRosters2.html |archive-date=June 26, 2007 |access-date=November 10, 2007 |work=Remember the ABA}}</ref>

Boone later played for the Virginia Creepers, an 80–84 age group [[Senior Olympics]] team that narrowly lost to the gold medal-winning team; Boone aged out at 85 in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=NSGA Basketball Results |url=https://nsga-results.fusesport.com/ladder.asp?id=154999&seasonid=285 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070614055042/https://nsga-results.fusesport.com/ladder.asp?id=154999&seasonid=285 |archive-date=June 14, 2007 |access-date=November 10, 2007 |work=NSGA}}</ref>

=== Philanthropy ===
Boone and his wife have been active in charitable endeavors. Together, they supported the founding of [[Mercy Corps]] in 1981, a global humanitarian organization focused on crisis response and development in over 40 countries. This initiative stemmed from an earlier project, ''Save the Refugees'', which Shirley launched in 1979, during the [[Cambodian genocide|Cambodian crisis]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Shirley Boone, wife of Pat Boone and philanthropist, dies|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2019/01/12/shirley-boone-wife-pat-boone-and-philanthropist-dies/2562797002/|access-date=2024-10-06|website=[[USA Today]]|language=en-US}}</ref>

The Boones also contributed to the creation of the Shirley and Pat Boone Life Center in Tanzania<ref>{{cite web|date=2019-01-23|title='We Started Holding Hands the Moment We Met': Pat Boone's Touching Tribute to His Wife Shirley Boone |url=https://cbn.com/news/news/we-started-holding-hands-moment-we-met-pat-boones-touching-tribute-his-wife-shirley-boone|access-date=2024-10-06|website=CBN|language=en}}</ref> which provides clean drinking water, medical care, and education to local communities. The couple also created, through a multi-million dollar donation, the Shirley and Pat Boone Center for the Family at [[Pepperdine University]], which educates students on building moral and healthy relationships.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pat Boone: Charity Work & Causes|url=https://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/pat-boone|accessdate=2024-10-06|website=looktothestarsorg|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pat Boone celebrates 60 years of show business with O.C. concert|author=Luppi, Kathleen|date=September 14, 2017|url=https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/tn-wknd-et-pat-boone-20170914-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=2024-10-06|language=en}}</ref>

== Artistry and influence ==
Boone has performed in many [[musical genres]] such as pop, [[country music]], [[rock and roll]], R&B, [[Gospel music|gospel]], and [[Soul music|soul]].<ref name=":3" />

=== Popularity ===
It is estimated that over the course of his career, he has recorded more than 2,600 official tracks, making him one of the most prolific artists in music history.<ref name=":5">{{cite news |author=Hopper, Hedda |date=November 16, 1956 |title=Bidding is hot as Pat Boone signs multi-movie contract |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |page=A4}}</ref>  He has 38 hits on the U.S. Top 40, securing the number one spot six times. Until the 2010s, he held the record for the most consecutive weeks in the U.S. charts with at least one single in the [[Billboard Hot 100|Top 100]], totaling 220 weeks.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2024-03-28 |title=Pat Boone {{!}} Biography, Songs, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pat-Boone |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>

'''No. 1 singles in the United States ([[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]):'''
* "Ain't That a Shame" (1955)
* "I Almost Lost My Mind" (1956)
* "Don't Forbid Me" (1957)
* "Love Letters in the Sand" (1957)
* "April Love" (1957)
* "Moody River" (1961)

'''No. 1 singles in the United Kingdom ([[UK singles chart|UK Singles Chart]]):'''
* "I'll Be Home" (1956)

== Religion ==
Boone grew up in the [[Churches of Christ|Church of Christ]].<ref name="religion">{{cite web|title=The religion of Pat Boone, singer|url=http://www.adherents.com/people/pb/Pat_Boone.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050731090423/http://www.adherents.com/people/pb/Pat_Boone.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 31, 2005|website=Adherents.com|access-date=June 6, 2010}}</ref> In the 1960s, Boone's marriage to Shirley Foley nearly came to an end because of his use of alcohol and his predilection to attend parties. However, after coming into contact with the [[Charismatic Movement]], Shirley focussed on her religion and eventually influenced Pat and their daughters to have a similar religious focus.<ref>{{cite book|last=Neitz|first=Mary Jo|title=Charisma and Community: A Study of Religious Commitment Within the Charismatic Renewal|year=1987|publisher=Transaction Publishers|location=New Brunswick NJ|isbn=978-0-88738-130-0|page=76|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KrUr2ydLiwAC}}</ref> At the time they attended the Inglewood Church of Christ in [[Inglewood, California]].

In 1964, Boone spoke at a "Project Prayer" rally at the [[Shrine Auditorium]] in Los Angeles. The gathering, which was hosted by [[Anthony Eisley]], a star of ABC's ''[[Hawaiian Eye]]'' series, sought to flood the [[United States Congress]] with letters in support of mandatory [[school prayer]], following two decisions in 1962 and 1963 of the [[United States Supreme Court]] that struck down mandatory prayer as conflicting with the [[Establishment Clause]] of the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution]].<ref name="Pearson">{{cite news |author=Drew Pearson |authorlink1=Drew Pearson (journalist) |title=The Washington Merry-Go-Round |date=May 14, 1964 |hdl=1961/2041-50658 |hdl-access=free |via=American University Digital Research Archive}}</ref> Joining Boone and Eisley at the Project Prayer rally were [[Walter Brennan]], [[Lloyd Nolan]], [[Rhonda Fleming]], [[Gloria Swanson]], and [[Dale Evans]]. Boone declared, "(W)hat the communists want is to subvert and undermine our young people... I believe in the power of aroused Americans, I believe in the wisdom of our Constitution.... the power of God."<ref name="Pearson" /> It was reported that [[Roy Rogers]], [[John Wayne]], [[Ronald Reagan]], [[Mary Pickford]], [[Jane Russell]], [[Ginger Rogers]], and [[Pat Buttram]] endorsed the goals of the rally and would have attended had their schedules not been in conflict.<ref name="Pearson" />

In the early 1970s, the Boones hosted [[Bible study (Christianity)|Bible]] studies for such celebrities as [[Doris Day]], [[Glenn Ford]], [[Zsa Zsa Gabor]], and [[Priscilla Presley]]. The Boones attended [[The Church on the Way]] in [[Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California|Van Nuys]], a [[International Church of the Foursquare Gospel|Foursquare Gospel]] megachurch pastored by [[Jack Hayford]].<ref name="Pat">{{cite magazine|last=Gilbreath|first=Edward|title=Why Pat Boone Went 'Bad'|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/1999/october4/9tb056.html|magazine=Christianity Today|access-date=October 4, 2009}}</ref>

On a 2016 broadcast of [[Fox News Radio]]'s ''[[The Alan Colmes Show]]'', Boone discussed an episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' that included a sketch entitled ''God Is a Boob Man''; the sketch parodied the film ''[[God's Not Dead 2]]'', in which Boone had a role.<ref name="Fox News Colmes 2016-04-22">[http://radio.foxnews.com/2016/04/22/pat-boone-the-fcc-should-punish-blasphemy Pat Boone: The FCC Should Punish Blasphemy]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, on ''[[The Alan Colmes Show]]''; published April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016</ref> Boone described the sketch as "[[blasphemy]]", stating that the [[Federal Communications Commission]] should forbid such content and revoke the broadcast licenses of any "network, or whoever is responsible for the shows".<ref name="Fox News Colmes 2016-04-22" />

== Film ==
[[File:Pat Boone, Peter Ronson, James Mason, Arlene Dahl, Journey to the Center of the Earth, 1959.jpg|thumb|229x229px|Pat Boone, during a scene from the movie [[Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959 film)|Journey to the Center of the Earth]], 1959]]
In 1956, Boone was one of the biggest recording stars in the US. Several studios pursued him for movies. He went with [[20th Century Fox]], which had made [[Elvis Presley]]'s first movie.<ref name=":5" /> Fox reworked a play he had bought, ''Bernardine'', into a vehicle for Boone. It was a hit, earning $3.75&nbsp;million in the US.<ref>{{cite news |author=Schallert, Edwin |date=January 24, 1957 |title=Dean Jagger romances Gaynor; Deal to join Fairbanks and Dragon |work=Los Angeles Times |page=C9}}</ref>
 
Even more popular was ''[[April Love (film)|April Love]]'' (1957), a remake of ''[[Home in Indiana]]''. Boone regards it as one of his favourites, "the kind of movie I wish I could have made 20 more of: a musical, appealing characters, some drama, a good storyline, a happy ending, it's the kind of film which makes you feel good. I never wanted to make a depressing or immoral film."<ref>{{cite book |last=Verswijver |first=Leo |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pNQylJinyQsC&q=%22pat+boone%22+%22yellow+canary%22+interview&pg=PA13 |title="Movies Were Always Magical": Interviews with 19 Actors, Directors, and Producers from the Hollywood of the 1930s through the 1950s |date=2003 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9780786411290 |page=6}}</ref>

Less popular was a musical comedy ''[[Mardi Gras (1958 film)|Mardi Gras]]'' (1958), which was the last movie directed by [[Edmund Goulding]]. However, ''[[Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959 film)|Journey to the Center of the Earth]]'' (1959), a science fiction adventure tale, was a huge hit. Boone had been reluctant to do it, and needed to be persuaded by being offered the chance to sing several songs and getting a percentage of the profits, but was glad he did.<ref name="Vagg">{{Cite magazine |last=Vagg |first=Stephen |date=September 10, 2019 |title=The Surprisingly Interesting Cinema of Pat Boone |url=https://diaboliquemagazine.com/the-surprisingly-interesting-cinema-of-pat-boone/ |magazine=Diabolique Magazine}}</ref>

He produced and starred in a documentary, ''[[Salute to the Teenagers]]'' (1960), but did not make a film for a while, studying acting with [[Sanford Meisner]]. He returned with a military comedy, ''[[All Hands on Deck (1961 film)|All Hands on Deck]]'' (1961), a mild hit.<ref>{{cite news |author=Dorothy Kilgallen |date=March 12, 1961 |title=Rumors Have Marlon Married to Movita |work=The Washington Post and Times-Herald |page=G3}}</ref>

He was one of several names in another remake, ''[[State Fair (1962 film)|State Fair]]'' (1962), which disappointed at the box office. Musicals were becoming less fashionable in Hollywood, so Boone took on a dramatic role in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-distributed ''[[The Main Attraction (film)|The Main Attraction]]'' (1962) for [[Seven Arts Productions]], his first movie outside Fox. It was an unhappy experience for Boone as he disliked the implication his character had sex with [[Nancy Kwan]]'s and he got into several public fights with the producers.<ref name="LA Times">{{cite news |author=Ryon, Art |date=December 15, 1962 |title=Boone Fights Use of Movie That Lacks OK |work=Los Angeles Times |page=B5}}</ref> He had a deal with Fox to make three films at $200,000 each with his production company. This was meant to start with a thriller, ''[[The Yellow Canary]]'' (1963), in which Boone would play an unsympathetic character. New management came in at the studio, which was unenthusiastic about the picture but because Boone had a pay or play deal, it was made, but with a much-reduced budget. Boone paid some money out of his own pocket to help complete it.<ref name="Robert">Mark Thomas McGee, ''Talk's Cheap, Action's Expensive: The Films of Robert L. Lippert'', Bear Manor Media, 2014, pp. 271–72</ref>

Boone's next movie at Fox was another low-budget effort, ''[[The Horror of It All]]'' (1963), shot in England. He made a comedy in Ireland, ''[[Never Put It in Writing]]'' (1964), for Allied Artists. Boone's third film for Fox was an "A" production, ''[[Goodbye Charlie]]'' (1964), but he was supporting [[Debbie Reynolds]] and [[Tony Curtis]]. He was one of the many names in ''[[The Greatest Story Ever Told]]'' (1965) and appeared in ''[[The Perils of Pauline (1967 film)|The Perils of Pauline]]'' (1967), a pilot for a TV series that did not eventuate, which was screened in some theatres.  Boone's last film of note was ''[[The Cross and the Switchblade (film)|The Cross and the Switchblade]]'' (1970).

== Discography ==
{{Main|Pat Boone discography}}
'''Studio albums'''
{{div col}}
* ''[[Pat Boone (1956 album)|Pat Boone]]''
* ''[[Howdy! (Pat Boone album)|Howdy!]]''
* ''[["Pat" (album)|"Pat"]]''
* ''[[Hymns We Love]]''
* ''[[Pat Boone Sings Irving Berlin]]''
* ''[[Star Dust (Pat Boone album)|Star Dust]]''
* ''[[Yes Indeed! (Pat Boone album)|Yes Indeed!]]''
* ''[[Tenderly (Pat Boone album)|Tenderly]]''
* ''[[Pat Boone Sings]]''
* ''Side by Side'' {{small|(with Shirley Boone)}}
* ''He Leadeth Me''
* ''[[White Christmas (Pat Boone album)|White Christmas]]''
* ''[[Moonglow (Pat Boone album)|Moonglow]]''
* ''[[This and That (album)|This and That]]''
* ''[[Great! Great! Great!]]''
* ''[[Moody River (album)|Moody River]]''
* ''My God and I''
* ''[[I'll See You in My Dreams (Pat Boone album)|I'll See You in My Dreams]]''
* ''Pat Boone Reads from the Holy Bible''
* ''[[Pat Boone's Golden Hits Featuring Speedy Gonzales]]''
* ''Love You Truly'' {{small|(with Shirley Boone)}}
* ''[[Pat Boone Sings Guess Who?]]''
* ''[[Pat Boone Sings Days of Wine and Roses]]''
* ''[[The Star Spangled Banner (album)|The Star Spangled Banner]]''
* ''[[Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport (album)|Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport]]''
* ''Sing Along Without Pat Boone!''
* ''[[The Touch of Your Lips (Pat Boone album)|The Touch of Your Lips]]''
* ''[[Ain't That a Shame (album)|Ain't That a Shame]]''
* ''The Lord's Prayer and Other Great Hymns''
* ''[[Boss Beat!]]''
* ''[[Near You (album)|Near You]]''
* ''Blest Be Thy Name''
* ''[[The Golden Era of Country Hits]]''
* ''[[My 10th Anniversary with Dot Records]]''
* ''[[Pat Boone Sings Winners of the Reader's Digest Poll]]''
* ''[[Great Hits of 1965]]''
* ''[[Memories (Pat Boone album)|Memories]]''
* ''[[Wish You Were Here, Buddy (album)|Wish You Were Here, Buddy]]''
* ''[[Christmas Is A Comin']]''
* ''How Great Thou Art''
* ''[[I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman (album)|I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman]]''
* ''[[Look Ahead (Pat Boone album)|Look Ahead]]''
* ''[[Departure (Pat Boone album)|Departure]]''
* ''Songs for Jesus Folk''
* ''In the Holy Land''
* ''The New Songs of the Jesus People''
* ''All in the Boone Family''
* ''Born Again''
* ''Family Who Prays''
* ''Pat Boone S-A-V-E-D''
* ''I Love You More and More Each Day''
* ''Pat Boone with the First Nashville Jesus Band''
* ''Thank You Dear Lord''
* ''The Pat Boone Family''
* ''Songs from the Inner Court''
* ''Something Supernatural''
* ''[[Texas Woman]]''
* ''[[The Country Side of Pat Boone]]''
* ''Miracle Merry-Go-Round''
* ''Just the Way I Am''
* ''[[Songmaker]]''
* ''A Pocketful of Hope''
* ''Pat Boone Sings Golden Hymns''
* ''I Remember Red: A Tribute to Red Foley''
* ''The Pat Boone Family Christmas''
* ''[[In a Metal Mood: No More Mr. Nice Guy]]''
* ''Echoes of Mercy''
* ''The Miracle of Christmas''
* ''[[American Glory (album)|American Glory]]''
* ''Nearer My God to Thee''
* ''Glory Train: The Lost Sessions''
* ''Dream of Ireland''
* ''Hopeless Romantic''
* ''We Are Family: R&B Classics''
* ''Ready to Rock''
* ''In A Symphonic Mood''
* ''The True Spirit of Christmas''
* ''Near''
* ''Legacy''
* ''Pat Boone's Favourite Bible Stories & Sing-Along Songs''
{{div col end}}

==Filmography==
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
*1955: ''[[The Pied Piper of Cleveland]]'' (documentary)
*1957: ''[[Bernardine (film)|Bernardine]]''
*1957: ''[[April Love (film)|April Love]]''
*1958: ''[[Mardi Gras (1958 film)|Mardi Gras]]''
*1959: ''[[Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959 film)|Journey to the Center of the Earth]]''
*1960: ''[[Salute to the Teenagers]]'' (TV documentary) (producer and host)
*1961: ''[[All Hands on Deck (1961 film)|All Hands on Deck]]''
*1962: ''[[State Fair (1962 film)|State Fair]]''
*1962: ''[[The Main Attraction (film)|The Main Attraction]]''
*1963: ''[[The Horror of It All]]''
*1963: ''[[The Yellow Canary]]''
*1964: ''[[Never Put It in Writing]]''
*1964: ''[[Goodbye Charlie]]''
*1965: ''[[The Greatest Story Ever Told]]''
*1967: ''[[The Perils of Pauline (1967 film)|The Perils of Pauline]]''
*1969: ''[[The Pigeon (1969 film)|The Pigeon]]''
*1970: ''[[The Cross and the Switchblade (film)|The Cross and the Switchblade]]''
*1986: ''[[The Fall Guy]]'' (TV series; episode "Beach Blanket Bounty")
*1989: ''[[Roger & Me]]'' (documentary)
*1990: ''Music Machine'' (voice of Mr. Conductor)
*1991: ''Benny's Biggest Battle'' (voice of Mr. Conductor)
*1993: ''[[The Statler Brothers Show]]'' (TV series)
*1994: ''Precious Moments: Simon the Lamb'' (voice of The Shepherd)
*1997: ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]'' (TV series)
*2000: ''[[The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000 film)|The Eyes of Tammy Faye]]'' (documentary)
*2008: ''Hollywood on Fire'' (documentary)
*2016: ''Boonville Redemption''
*2016: ''[[God's Not Dead 2]]''
*2017: ''[[A Cowgirl's Story]]''
*2022: ''The Mulligan''
*2024: ''[[Reagan (2024 film)|Reagan]]''

{{div col end}}

===Box-office ranking===
Boone was considered one of the top box-office stars in the U.S. as judged by the Quigley Poll of Movie Exhibitors in its Annual "Top Ten MoneyMakers Poll":<ref>[http://www.reelclassics.com/Articles/General/quigleytop10-article.htm Quigley Top 10 Box Office stars] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428100859/http://www.reelclassics.com/Articles/General/quigleytop10-article.htm |date=April 28, 2016 }} accessed August 31, 2014</ref>
*1957: 3rd most popular star
*1958: 11th most popular
*1959: 22nd most popular
*1960: 22nd most popular

==Bibliography (works published by Boone)==
*''[['Twixt Twelve and Twenty (book)|'Twixt Twelve and Twenty]]: Pat talks to Teenagers'' (1958) Prentice Hall
*"Between You, Me and the Gatepost" (1960) Prentice Hall
*''The Solution to Crisis-America'' (1970) F. H. Revell Co, {{ISBN|0-8007-8081-7}}
*''A Miracle Saved My Family'' (1971) Oliphants, {{ISBN|0-551-00640-4}}
*''The Real Christmas'' (1972) F. H. Revell Co, {{ISBN|0-8007-0546-7}}
*''Joy!'' (1973) Creation House, {{ISBN|0-88419-060-9}}
*''My Brother's Keeper?'' (1975) Victory Press, {{ISBN|0-85476-237-X}}
*''My Faith'' (1976) C. R. Gibson Co, {{ISBN|0-8378-1764-1}}
*''To Be or Not to Be an SOB: A Reaffirmation of Business Ethics'' (1979) Wordware Publishing, Incorporated, {{ISBN|0-89015-737-5}}
*''The Honeymoon Is Over'' (1980) Creation House, {{ISBN|0-88419-130-3}}
*''Marrying for Life: A Handbook of Marriage Skills'' (1982) HarperCollins Publishers, {{ISBN|0-86683-674-8}}
*''Pray to Win'' (1982) Putnam Pub Group, {{ISBN|0-399-12494-2}}
*''Pat Boone's Favorite Bible Stories'' (1984) Creation House, {{ISBN|0-88419-245-8}}
*''Pat Boone's Favorite Bible Stories for the Very Young'' (1984) Random House of Canada, Limited, {{ISBN|0-394-85891-3}}
*''A Miracle a Day Keeps the Devil Away'' (1986) Revell, {{ISBN|0-8007-0693-5}}
*''New Song'' (1988) Impact Books, {{ISBN|0-86608-003-1}}
*''Miracle of Prayer'' (1989) Zondervan, {{ISBN|0-310-22131-5}}
*''The Human Touch: The Story of the National Easter Seal'' (1990) Certification Review, {{ISBN|0-914373-22-6}}
*''Jesus Is Alive'' (1990) Thomas Nelson Inc, {{ISBN|1-55894-219-X}}
*''Double Agent'' (2002) Publish America, Incorporated, {{ISBN|1-59129-469-X}}
*''Goodnight, Whatever You Are!: My Journey with Zacherley, the Cool Ghoul'' (2006) Tradeselect Limited, {{ISBN|1-933384-03-4}}
*''Pat Boone's America: A Pop Culture Treasury of the Past Fifty Years'' (2006) B&H Publishing Group, {{ISBN|0-8054-4376-2}}
*''Culture-Wise Family: Upholding Christian Values in A Mass-Media World'' (2007) Gospel Light Publications, {{ISBN|0-8307-4355-3}}
*''The Marriage Game'' (2007) New Leaf Press, Inc., {{ISBN|0-89221-114-8}}
*''Questions About God: And the Answers That Could Change Your Life'' (2008) Lighthouse Publishing, {{ISBN|1-935079-13-1}}
*''Pat Boone Devotional Book'' (2009) G. K. Hall, {{ISBN|0-8161-6630-7}}
*''If: The Eternal Choice We All Must Make'': Pat Boone, {{ISBN|9781948014458}}

== Bibliography ==
* ''University of North Texas Alumni Directory'', Pat (Charles E.) Boone, (1994) {{OCLC|768191551}}
* ''ASCAP Biographical Dictionary'', fourth edition, compiled for the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]], by Jaques Cattell Press, R. R. Bowker (1980) {{OCLC|7065938}} {{ISBN|0-8352-1283-1}} {{ISBN|978-0-8352-1283-0}}
* ''Biographical Dictionary of American Music'', edited by Charles Eugene Claghorn (1911–2005), Parker Publishing Co., West Nyack, New York (1973) {{OCLC|609781}} {{ISBN|0-13-076331-4}} {{ISBN|978-0-13-076331-0}}
* ''Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism'', by [[Randall Herbert Balmer]], Baylor University Press (2004) {{OCLC|191038717}} {{ISBN|1-60258-038-3}} {{ISBN|978-1-60258-038-1}}
* ''The Encyclopedia of Folk, Country & Western Music'', second edition, by Irwin Stambler (born 1924) and Grelun S. Landon (1923–2004), St. Martin's Press (1983) {{OCLC|8430828}} {{ISBN|0-312-24818-0}} {{ISBN|978-0-312-24818-5}}
* ''[[Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians]]'', eighth edition, revised by [[Nicolas Slonimsky]], Macmillan Publishing Co. (1992) {{OCLC|24246972}} {{ISBN|0-02-872415-1}} {{ISBN|978-0-02-872415-7}}
* ''[[Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians]], '' ninth edition, edited by Laura Kuhn, Schirmer Books (2001) {{OCLC|44972043}} {{ISBN|0-02-865525-7}} {{ISBN|978-0-02-865525-3}}

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.tsimon.com/boone.htm Brief biography], by Tom Simon, December 25, 2002
*[http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/viewItem.do?ark=21198/zz0002qz24 Image of Pat Boone with his wife Shirley and their four children after disembarking a plane in Los Angeles, California, 1959]. [[Los Angeles Times]] Photographic Archive (Collection 1429). UCLA Library Special Collections, [[Charles E. Young Research Library]], [[University of California, Los Angeles]].

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