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Willie Nelson discography
Willie Nelson performing during a 2006 concert.
Studio albums81
Live albums7
Compilation albums15
Singles97
Soundtrack albums3
No.1 Single (USA)22
No.1 Single (Overall)30

This is a detailed discography for Willie Nelson. For a discography as a member of The Highwaymen, see The Highwaymen discography.


Albums

Studio albums

Year Album Chart positions[1] Certifications[2][3]
US Country US CAN Country CAN NOR US CAN
1962 And Then I Wrote
1963 Here's Willie Nelson
1965 Country Willie - His Own Songs 14
1966 Country Favorites-Willie Nelson Style 9
1967 Make Way for Willie Nelson 7
"The Party's Over" and
Other Great Willie Nelson Songs
9
1968 Texas in My Soul
1969 Good Times 29
My Own Peculiar Way 39
1970 Both Sides Now
Laying My Burdens Down
1971 Willie Nelson and Family 43
Yesterday's Wine
1972 The Words Don't Fit the Picture
The Willie Way 34
1973 Country Winners
Shotgun Willie 41
1974 Spotlight on Willie Nelson
Phases and Stages 34 187
1975 Country Willie
What Can You Do to Me Now 5
Red Headed Stranger 1 28 7 90 2× Multi-Platinum Gold
1976 The Sound in Your Mind 1 48 Platinum
The Longhorn Jamboree Presents:
Willie Nelson & His Friends
41
Troublemaker 1 60 Gold
1977 Willie - Before His Time 3 78
To Lefty From Willie 2 91
1978 There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight 46
Stardust 1 30 1 28 5× Multi-Platinum 2× Platinum
Face of a Fighter 42
1979 Sweet Memories 6 154
Sings Kristofferson 5 42 1 64 Platinum Gold
Pretty Paper 11 73 Platinum Gold
The Electric Horseman 3 52 3 Gold
1980 Honeysuckle Rose 1 11 4 24 2× Multi-Platinum
Family Bible 26
1981 Minstrel Man 39 148
1982 Always on My Mind 1 2 20 4× Multi-Platinum 2× Platinum
1983 Take It to the Limit 3 182 Gold
Tougher Than Leather 4 39 48
1984 Without a Song 3 54 2 35 Platinum
City of New Orleans 1 162 24 62 Platinum Gold
Angel Eyes
1985 Me and Paul 3 152
1986 Partners 13
The Promiseland 1
1987 Island in the Sea 14
1988 What a Wonderful World 6
1989 A Horse Called Music 2
1990 Born for Trouble 31
1991 Yours Always
1992 The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories?
Any Old Arms Won't Do
1993 Across the Borderline 15 75 5 4
1994 Six Hours at Pedernales
Moonlight Becomes You 37 14
Healing Hands of Time 17 103 15
1995 Just One Love
1996 Willie Standard Time
Spirit 20 132 4
How Great Thou Art
1998 Teatro 17 104 15
1999 Night and Day
2000 Tales Out of Luck (Me and the Drummer)
Good Ol' Country Singin'
Milk Cow Blues 83 9
2001 Rainbow Connection 52
2002 The Great Divide 5 43 23
Willie Nelson & Friends - Stars & Guitars 18 133
2003 Crazy: The Demo Sessions 32
2004 Outlaws and Angels 10 69
It Always Will Be 12 75
Nacogdoches
2005 Songs for Tsunami Relief: Austin to South Asia 57
Countryman 6 46 12
2006 You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker 24 114
2008 Moment of Forever 8 56
2009 American Classic 14 43 4 19
2010 Country Music To be released
"—" denotes the album failed to chart, not released, or not certified

Live albums

Year Album Chart positions[1] Certifications[2][3]
US Country US CAN Country CAN US CAN
1966 Country Music Concert 32
1976 Willie Nelson Live 5
1978 Willie and Family Live 1 32 1 35 4× Multi-Platinum Gold
2002 All of Me - Live in Concert
2003 Live and Kickin' 4 42
2004 Live at Billy Bob's Texas 27 168
"—" denotes the album failed to chart, not released, or not certified

Compilation albums

Year Album Chart positions[1] Certifications[2][3]
US Country US CAN Country US CAN
1970 Columbus Stockade Blues
1981 Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be) 1 27 4× Multi-Platinum Platinum
1982 The Best of Willie Nelson 62
20 of the Best
1985 Collectors Series
Half Nelson 10 Platinum
1994 Super Hits 34 193 6 2× Multi-Platinum
1995 Super Hits, Volume 2
Revolutions of Time...The Journey 1975/1993
1998 16 Biggest Hits 29 Platinum
2003 The Essential Willie Nelson 24 179 Gold
2005 Songs 13 64
2007 16 Biggest Hits, Volume II
2008 One Hell of a Ride 46
Playlist: The Very Best of Willie Nelson 61
2009 Naked Willie 29 193
Lost Highway 29 173
"—" denotes the album failed to chart, not released, or not certified

Collaborations

Year Album Chart positions[1] Certifications[2][3]
US Country US CAN Country CAN NOR US CAN
1976 Wanted! The Outlaws (with Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter and Tompall Glaser) 1 10 59 2× Multi-Platinum Platinum
1978 Waylon & Willie (with Waylon Jennings) 1 12 7 11 2× Multi-Platinum Platinum
1979 One for the Road (with Leon Russell) 3 25 1 28 Gold Gold
1980 Willie Nelson And Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass (with Danny Davis) 14
San Antonio Rose (with Ray Price) 3 70 1 Gold
1981 Somewhere Over the Rainbow (with Freddie Powers) 1 31 23 Platinum
1982 WWII 3 57 Gold
Old Friends (with Roger Miller)
In the Jailhouse Now (with Webb Pierce)
The Winning Hand (with Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton and Brenda Lee) 4 109
1983 Pancho & Lefty (with Merle Haggard) 1 37 Platinum Gold
Take It to the Limit (with Waylon Jennings) 3 60 Gold
1984 Angel Eyes (with Jackie King) 116
Music from Songwriter (with Kris Kristofferson) 21 152
Funny How Time Slips Away (with Faron Young)
1985 Brand on My Heart (with Hank Snow)
1987 Walking the Line (with George Jones and Merle Haggard) 39
Seashores of Old Mexico (with Merle Haggard) 31
1990 Clean Shirt (with Waylon Jennings) 29 193
1995 Augusta (with Don Cherry)
1995 Platinum and Gold, Vol. 1 and 2 (with Juice Newton)
1997 Hill Country Christmas (with Bobbie Nelson) 60
1998 VH1 Storytellers: Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson (with Johnny Cash) 25 150
2002 The Eyes of Texas (with Don Cherry)
2003 Run That By Me One More Time (with Ray Price) 62
2006 Songbird (with Ryan Adams) 19 87 34
2007 It's Magic (with Don Cherry)
Last of the Breed (with Merle Haggard and Ray Price) 7 64
2008 Two Men with the Blues (with Wynton Marsalis) 20
2009 Willie and the Wheel (with Asleep at the Wheel) 13 90
"—" denotes the album failed to chart, not released, or not certified

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions[4] Album
US Country US US AC CAN Country CAN CAN AC
1962 "Willingly" (with Shirley Collie) 10 single only
"Touch Me" 7 109 And Then I Wrote
1963 "Half a Man" 25 129 Here's Willie Nelson
1964 "You Took My Happiness Away" 33 single only
1965 "She's Not for You" 43 Shotgun Willie
"I Just Can't Let You Say Goodbye" 48 Live - Country Music Concert
1966 "One in a Row" 19 Make Way for Willie Nelson
1967 "The Party's Over" 24 Party's Over
"Blackjack County Chain" 21 single only
"San Antonio Rose" 50 Country Favorites
1968 "Little Things" 22 8 Good Times
"Good Times" 44
"Johnny One Time" 36 single only
1969 "Bring Me Sunshine" 13 38 Spotlight on Willie
1970 "I Hope So" 36 Face of the Fighter
"Once More with Feeling" 42 35 Both Sides Now
"Laying My Burdens Down" 68 Laying My Burdens Down
1971 "I'm a Memory" 28 Willie Nelson and Family
"Yesterday's Wine" 62 Yesterday's Wine
"Me and Paul" 62
1972 "Words Don't Fit the Picture" 73 Words Don't Fit the Picture
1973 "Shotgun Willie" 60 66 Shotgun Willie
"Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)" 22 26
1974 "I Still Can't Believe You're Gone" 51 Phases and Stages
"Bloody Mary Morning" 17 26
"Sister's Coming Home" 93
1975 "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" 1 21 2 40 9 Red Headed Stranger
1976 "Fire and Rain" 29 44 What Can You Do to Me Now
"Remember Me (When the Candle Lights Are Gleaming)" 2 67 6 78 Red Headed Stranger
"Last Letter" 46 Country Willie
"I Gotta Get Drunk" 55 101 What Can You Do to Me Now
"I'd Have to Be Crazy" 11 7 The Sound in Your Mind
"If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" 1 5
1977 "Uncloudy Day" 4 4 The Troublemaker
"I'm a Memory" (re-release) 22 21 What Can You Do to Me Now
"I Love You a Thousand Ways" 9 20 To Lefty from Willie
"You Ought to Hear Me Cry" 16 11 Willie Before His Time
1978 "Georgia on My Mind" 1 84 1 86 16 Stardust
"Blue Skies" 1 1 4
"All of Me" 3 4
"Will You Remember Mine" 67 Sweet Memories
"There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight" 86 54 There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
1979 "Whiskey River" 12 3 Willie and Family Live
"Sweet Memories" 4 1 Sweet Memories
"September Song" 15 5 Stardust
1980 "Help Me Make It Through the Night" 4 1 Sings Kristofferson
"My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" 1 44 1 3 Electric Horseman
"Midnight Rider" 6 1 10
"On the Road Again" 1 20 7 2 3 Honeysuckle Rose
"Family Bible" 92 74 20 of the Best
1981 "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" 1 1 Honeysuckle Rose
"Mona Lisa" 11 7 Somewhere Over the Rainbow
"Good Times" (re-release) 25 9 Minstrel Man
"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" 26 25 Somewhere Over the Rainbow
"Mountain Dew" 23 39 Minstrel Man
"Heartaches of a Fool" 39 Greatest Hits (And Some That Will Be)
1982 "Always on My Mind"[A] 1 5 2 1 10 4 Always on My Mind
"Let It Be Me" 2 40 11 1 1
1983 "Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning" 2 1
"Little Old Fashioned Karma" 10 20 Tougher Than Leather
"Why Do I Have to Choose" 3 1 Take It to the Limit
"Take It to the Limit" (with Waylon Jennings) 8 102 31 1
"Without a Song" 11 3 Without a Song
1984 "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" (with Julio Iglesias)[A] 1 5 3 1 1 1 Half Nelson
"City of New Orleans" 1 30 1 3 City of New Orleans
1985 "Seven Spanish Angels" (with Ray Charles) 1 1 Half Nelson
"Forgiving You Was Easy" 1 1 Me and Paul
"Are There Any More Real Cowboys" (with Neil Young) 37 Half Nelson
"Me and Paul" (re-release) 14 6 Me and Paul
1986 "Living In the Promiseland" 1 1 The Promised Land
"I'm Not Trying to Forget You" 21 23
1987 "Partners After All" 24 33 Partners
"Heart of Gold" 44 52
"Island in the Sea" 27 32 Island in the Sea
1988 "Nobody There But Me" 82 *
"Spanish Eyes" (with Julio Iglesias) 8 * What a Wonderful World
"Twilight Time" 41 *
1989 "Nothing I Can Do About It Now" 1 1 A Horse Called Music
"There You Are" 8 4
1990 "Highway" 52 71
"Ain't Necessarily So" 17 29 Born for Trouble
1991 "The Piper Came Today" 70
"Ten With a Two" 45 35
1993 "Graceland" 70 41 Across the Border Line
"Still Is Still Moving to Me"
1995 "Turn Me Loose and Let Me Swing" 86 Six Hours at Pedernales
1998 "I Never Cared for You" Teatro
2002 "Mendocino County Line" (with Lee Ann Womack) 22 113 * The Great Divide
"Maria (Shut Up and Kiss Me)" 41 *
2003 "Wurlitzer Prize" (with Norah Jones) * Live and Kickin'
2005 "I'm a Worried Man" Countryman
"The Harder They Come"
2006 "You Don't Know Me" You Don't Know Me
"Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other" 52 single only
2008 "Gravedigger" Moment of Forever
"You Don't Think I'm Funny Anymore"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
* denotes unknown peak positions
Notes
  • A^ Certified Platinum by the RIAA.[5]

Singles from collaboration albums

Year Single Chart positions[4] Album
US Country US US AC CAN Country CAN CAN AC
1976 "Good Hearted Woman" (w/ Waylon Jennings) 1 25 5 6 Wanted! The Outlaws
1978 "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"
(w/ Waylon Jennings)
1 42 1 57 42 Waylon and Willie
"I Can Get Off On You" (w/ Waylon Jennings) 1
"If You Can Touch Her at All" 5 104 5
1979 "Heartbreak Hotel" 1 1 One for the Road (w/ Leon Russell)
"Crazy Arms" 16 10 San Antonio Rose (w/ Ray Price)
1979 "Night Life" 20 9 Willie Nelson and Danny Davis
(w/ Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass)
"Funny How Time Slips Away" 41
1980 "Faded Love" 3 3 San Antonio Rose (w/ Ray Price)
1981 "Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)" 11 18
1982 "Old Friends" (w/ Ray Price) 19 18 Old Friends (w/ Roger Miller)
"In the Jailhouse Now" 72 In the Jailhouse Now (w/ Webb Pierce)
"(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" 13 2 WWII (w/ Waylon Jennings)
1983 "Everything's Beautiful (In Its Own Way)" (w/ Dolly Parton) 7 102 19 5 2 The Winning Hand
"Reasons to Quit" 6 7 Pancho and Lefty (w/ Merle Haggard)
"You're Gonna Love Yourself (In the Morning)" (w/ Brenda Lee) 43 The Winning Hand
"Pancho and Lefty" 1 21 1 Pancho and Lefty (w/ Merle Haggard)
1984 "How Do You Feel About Foolin' Around" 46 35 Music from Songwriter (w/ Kris Kristofferson)
1991 "If I Can Find a Clean Shirt" 51 25 Clean Shirt (w/ Waylon Jennings)

Guest singles

Year Single Artist Chart positions[4] Album
US Country US CAN Country
1967 "Chet's Tune" Some of Chet's Friends 38 single only
1974 "After the Fire Is Gone" Tracy Nelson 17 Tracy Nelson
1977 "Lily Dale" Darrell McCall 32 singles only
"You Are My Sunshine" Duane Eddy (with Waylon Jennings,
Kin Vassy and Deed Eddy)
69
"Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" Waylon Jennings 1 25 1 Ol' Waylon
1978 "Something to Brag About" Mary Kay Place 9 14 Aimin' to Please
"Ain't Life Hell" Hank Cochran 77 With a Little Help From My Friends
1980 "A Little Bitty Tear" 57 Make the World Go Away
1981 "There's a Crazy Man" Jody Payne 65 single only
1982 "Just to Satisfy You" Waylon Jennings 1 52 2 Black on Black
1984 "Wabash Cannonball" Hank Wilson[A] 91 single only
1985 "We Are the World" USA for Africa 76 1 We Are the World
1986 "I've Already Cheated On You" David Allan Coe 56 Son of the South
"Mind Your Own Business" Hank Williams Jr. (with Reba McEntire,
Tom Petty and Reverend Ike)
1 1 Montana Cafe
1987 "If I Could Only Fly" Merle Haggard 58 50 Seashores of Old Mexico
1990 "Gulf Coast Highway" Emmylou Harris 52 Duets
2003 "Beer for My Horses" Toby Keith 1 22 * Unleashed
2007 "On the Road Again" Deana Carter The Chain
2008 "My Medicine" Snoop Dogg (with Everlast) Ego Trippin
Notes

Other charted songs

These songs charted from unsolicited airplay.

Year Single Chart positions[4] Album
US Country
2004 "Please Come Home for Christmas" 50 A Very Special Acoustic Christmas
"Pretty Paper" (with Kenny Chesney) 45 All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan
(Kenny Chesney album)
2008 "That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)"
(with Kenny Chesney)
56 Lucky Old Sun (Kenny Chesney album)
2010 "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
(with Norah Jones)
55 American Classic

References

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