Ryan Adams discography

Ryan Adams discography
Ryan Adams discography
	Adams performing in 2016
Studio albums	18
EPs	11
Live albums	1
Singles	17

This is the discography of the American singer-songwriter Ryan Adams.

Studio albums

Solo

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)
Title	Album details	US ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	BEL ^[3]	GER ^[4]	IRE ^[5]	NL ^[6]	NOR ^[7]	NZ ^[8]	SWE ^[9]	UK ^[10]	Certifications (sales thresholds)
Heartbreaker	Released: September 5, 2000 Label: Bloodshot Records	140	—	93	—	67	—	—	—	—	183
Gold	Released: September 25, 2001 Label: Lost Highway Records	59	57	—	51	17	60	6	45	9	20	BPI: Gold^[11]
Demolition	Released: September 24, 2002 Label: Lost Highway Records	28	54	—	83	19	44	14	49	15	22
Rock N Roll	Released: November 4, 2003 Label: Lost Highway Records	33	94	—	71	11	81	19	—	29	41
Love Is Hell	Released: May 4, 2004 Label: Lost Highway Records	—	—	87	—	—	—	14	—	36	68
Cold Roses (with The Cardinals)	Released: May 3, 2005 Label: Lost Highway Records	26	31	27	39	16	48	9	30	8	20
Jacksonville City Nights (with The Cardinals)	Released: September 27, 2005 Label: Lost Highway Records	33	66	66	72	43	—	16	40	27	59
29	Released: December 20, 2005 Label: Lost Highway Records	144	—	—	57	—	73	—	—	—	91
Easy Tiger	Released: June 26, 2007 Label: Lost Highway Records	7	32	45	63	14	37	5	20	10	18
Cardinology (with The Cardinals)	Released: October 28, 2008 Label: Lost Highway Records	11	70	54	98	52	72	22	31	41	41
Orion	Released: May 18, 2010 Label: PAX AM	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
III/IV (with The Cardinals)	Released: December 14, 2010 Label: PAX AM	59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ashes & Fire	Released: October 10, 2011 Label: PAX AM/Capitol Records	7	16	14	34	7	2	14	8	3	9
Ryan Adams	Release: September 9, 2014 Label: PAX AM/Blue Note Records	4	10	10	30	5	11	7	14	8	6
1989	Release: September 21, 2015 Label: PAX AM	7	9	9	—	15	21	21	18	38	19
Prisoner	Release: February 17, 2017 Label: PAX AM/Blue Note Records	8	3	10	16	3	8	7	4	3	3
Wednesdays	Released: December 11, 2020 Label: PAX AM	—	88	47	13	—	10	—	—	—^[A]	—
Big Colors	Release: June 11, 2021 Label: PAX AM	—	—	58	38	—	22	—	—	—	—
Chris	Release: April 1, 2022 Label: PAX AM	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Romeo and Juliet	Release: April 25, 2022 Label: PAX AM	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
FM	Release: July 22, 2022 Label: PAX AM	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Devolver	Release: September 23, 2022 Label: PAX AM	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nebraska	Release: December 7, 2022 Label: PAX AM	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Blood on the Tracks	Release: December 26, 2022 Label: PAX AM	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Heatwave	Release: January 1, 2024 Label: PAX AM	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Star Sign	Release: January 1, 2024 Label: PAX AM	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Sword & Stone	Release: January 1, 2024 Label: PAX AM	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1985	Release: January 1, 2024 Label: PAX AM	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes that the album failed to chart

Whiskeytown

1995: Faithless Street
1997: Strangers Almanac
2001: Pneumonia (recorded 1999)

Other albums

2003: The Finger, We Are Fuck You

Live albums

Solo

List of solo live albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US ^[1]	BEL ^[3]	NL ^[6]
Live at Carnegie Hall (and Ten Songs from Live at Carnegie Hall)	Release: April 21, 2015 Label: PAX AM	125	107	44
Return to Carnegie Hall	Release: August 25, 2023 Label: PAX AM	—	—	—
Prisoners (Live)	Release: January 1, 2024 Label: PAX AM	—	—	—
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or not released

EPs

Whiskeytown

Solo

List of solo EPs, with selected chart positions
Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
Year	Album details	US ^[1]	IRE ^[5]	NOR ^[6]	SWE ^[9]	UK ^[10]
Love Is Hell pt. 1	Released: November 4, 2003 Label: Lost Highway Records	78	21	14	36	62
Love Is Hell pt. 2	Released: December 9, 2003 Label: Lost Highway Records	—	69	—	—	114
The Rescue Blues	Released: January 2004 Label: PAX AM	—	—	—	—	—
Moroccan Role	Released: March 16, 2004 Label: Lost Highway Records	—	—	—	—	—
Follow the Lights / Everybody Knows (with The Cardinals)	Released: October 23, 2007 Label: Lost Highway Records	40	—	—	—	—
Extra Cheese (Valentine's Day EP)	Released: February 10, 2009 Label: Lost Highway Records	—	—	—	—	—
Class Mythology (with The Cardinals)	with The Cardinals Released: April 16, 2011 Label: PAX AM	—	—	—	—	—
1984	Released: August 2014 Label: PAX AM	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or not released

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
Title	Year	US Bub. ^[13]	US Pop ^[14]	US Adult ^[15]	US AAA ^[16]^[17]	AUS ^[18]	BEL ^[3]	IRE ^[5]	JPN ^[19]	NLD ^[6]	UK ^[10]	Album
"New York, New York"	2001	12	—	18	1	89	—	—	—	83	53	Gold
"Answering Bell"	2002	—	—	—	13	—	—	49	—	92	39	Gold
"Nuclear"	2002	—	—	—	23	—	—	45	—	—	37	Demolition
"Hey Parker It's Christmas"	2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"This Is It"	2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Rock n Roll
"So Alive"		—	—	—	—	—	—	38	—	97	21	Rock n Roll
"Wonderwall"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	Love Is Hell
"Let It Ride"	2005	15	78	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	Cold Roses
"Easy Plateau"	2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Cold Roses
"Two"	2007	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	192	Easy Tiger
"Halloweenhead"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	192
"Everybody Knows"		—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Fix It"	2008	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	Cardinology
"Magick"	2009	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	Cardinology
"Empty Room"	2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Lucky Now"		—	—	—	1	—	80	—	95	67	—	Ashes & Fire
"Chains of Love"		—	—	—	15	—	96	—	—	—	—	Ashes & Fire
"Gimme Something Good"	2014	—	—	—	2	—	75	—	—	—	—	Ryan Adams
"Stay with Me"	2015	—	—	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	Ryan Adams
"Bad Blood"	2015	—	—	—	3	—	25	—	—	—	148	1989
"Do You Still Love Me?"	2016	—	—	—	7	—	58	—	—	—	—	Prisoner
"To Be Without You"		—	—	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Doomsday"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Baby I Love You"	2018	—	—	—	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Fuck the Rain"	2019	—	—	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	Big Colors
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or not released

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
Title	Year	US Rock ^[20]	US AAA ^[21]	BEL ^[3]	Album
"Burning Photographs"	2004	—	12	—	Rock n Roll
"Kim"	2014	—	—	105	Ryan Adams
"Blank Space"	2015	27	—	—	1989
"Shake It Off"		33	—	—
"Wildest Dreams"		40	—	—
"Style"		41	—	—
"Out of the Woods"		45	—	—
"Welcome to New York"		48	—	—

Music videos

Year	Video
2001	"New York, New York"
2002	"Answering Bell"
2004	"So Alive"
2007	"Halloweenhead"
2007	"Everybody Knows"
2011	"Chains of Love"
2014	"Gimme Something Good"
2016	"Do You Still Love Me?"
2018	"Baby I Love You"

Promos

2002: Answering Bell (Live at the Paradiso) (CD)
2003: Hey Parker, It's Christmas (Promo 7")
2003: Come Pick Me Up (4-Track version) (Promo 7")
2004: Halloween (Promo CD)
2004: Now That You're Gone (7")
2004: The Rescue Blues (Double 7")
2004: California (Double 7")
2009: Oblivion (7")
2011: Do I Wait/Darkness (7")
2011: Empty Room/Nutshell (7")
2011: Come Home/Starsign (7")
2014: Jacksonville/I Keep Running/Walkedypants (Limited Edition 7")
2014: Vampires (7")
2014: Do You Laugh When You Lie? (7")
2015: No Shadow (7")
2015: Blue Light (7")
2015: I Do Not Feel Like Being Good (7")
2015: Willow Lane/Yes Or Run/Red Hot Blues (7')
2015: Burn in the Night/Cop City/Look in the Mirror (7')

Box sets

2012: Live After Deaf
2015: Live at Carnegie Hall

Other contributions

2002: Hear Music Volume 7: Waking (Hear Music) – "When the Stars Go Blue"
2002: Rise Above: 24 Black Flag Songs to Benefit the West Memphis Three (Sanctuary Records) – "Nervous Breakdown"
2006: The Acoustic Album (Virgin) – "Wonderwall"
2012: The Kitty Compilation (compilation cassette) (Burger Records) - Dynasty of Troll Loch Ming

Notes

^ Wednesdays did not enter the Sverigetopplistan, but peaked at number four on the Swedish Vinyl Albums chart.^[12]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Ryan Adams Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
^
"Australian Charts – Ryan Adams". australian-charts.com. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- Gold and Demolition: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 30 September 2002" (PDF) (657). Australian Web Archive. October 2, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
- Rock N Roll: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 24 November 2003" (PDF) (718). Australian Web Archive. December 7, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2003. Retrieved September 10, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
- Jacksonville City Nights: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 3 October 2005" (PDF) (814). Australian Web Archive. October 20, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2005. Retrieved September 10, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
- Cardinology: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 3 November 2008" (PDF) (975). Australian Web Archive. November 20, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
- Ten Songs from Live at Carnegie Hall: Ryan, Gavin (June 2, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Florence + The Machine Return To No 1". Noise11. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- Wednesdays: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 29 March 2021". The ARIA Report. No. 1621. Australian Recording Industry Association. March 29, 2021. p. 6.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Belgian Charts (Flanders) – Ryan Adams". ultratop.be. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
^ "Discographie von Ryan Adams". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Irish Charts – Ryan Adams". irishcharts.com. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Dutch Charts – Ryan Adams". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
^ "Norwegian Charts – Ryan Adams". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
^ "New Zealand Charts – Ryan Adams". charts.nz. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Swedish Charts – Ryan Adams". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c
- UK Singles & Albums Chart: "UK Chart Company – Ryan Adams". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
- UK chart positions below Top 75: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 : A – Azzido Da Bass". zobbel.de. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- "Ashes & Fire" 2011 chart position: "Official UK Albums Top 100 – 22nd October 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
- "Bad Blood" 2015 chart position: "Chart Update 26.09.2015 (wk39)". The Zobbel Website. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
^ "Certified Awards Search Archived June 30, 2017, at the Wayback Machine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on October 4, 2011. Note: User needs to enter "Ryan Adams" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
^ "Veckolista Vinyl, vecka 12" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
^ "Ryan Adams Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
^ "Billboard: Pop 100 positions". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2009. ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Billboard: Hot Adult Top 40 positions". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
^ "Ryan Adams Chart History: Triple A". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
^ "Ryan Adams & the Cardinals Chart History: Triple A". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
^ "Australian Web Archive (ARIA Charts)" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. February 2, 2002. Archived from the original on February 20, 2002. Retrieved October 25, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Billboard: Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
^ "Billboard: Bubbling Under Hot 100 positions". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
^ "RADIO and RECORDS MAGAZINE – R+R music and radio industry journal". americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved March 17, 2017.

[13] Wednesdays did not enter the Sverigetopplistan, but peaked at number four on the Swedish Vinyl Albums chart.^[12]

[Billboard-1] "Ryan Adams Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[AUS-2] "Australian Charts – Ryan Adams". australian-charts.com. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
Gold and Demolition: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 30 September 2002" (PDF) (657). Australian Web Archive. October 2, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Rock N Roll: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 24 November 2003" (PDF) (718). Australian Web Archive. December 7, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2003. Retrieved September 10, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Jacksonville City Nights: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 3 October 2005" (PDF) (814). Australian Web Archive. October 20, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2005. Retrieved September 10, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Cardinology: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 3 November 2008" (PDF) (975). Australian Web Archive. November 20, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Ten Songs from Live at Carnegie Hall: Ryan, Gavin (June 2, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Florence + The Machine Return To No 1". Noise11. Retrieved June 20, 2015.

Wednesdays: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 29 March 2021". The ARIA Report. No. 1621. Australian Recording Industry Association. March 29, 2021. p. 6.

[4] Gold and Demolition: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 30 September 2002" (PDF) (657). Australian Web Archive. October 2, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[5] Rock N Roll: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 24 November 2003" (PDF) (718). Australian Web Archive. December 7, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2003. Retrieved September 10, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[6] Jacksonville City Nights: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 3 October 2005" (PDF) (814). Australian Web Archive. October 20, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2005. Retrieved September 10, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[7] Cardinology: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 3 November 2008" (PDF) (975). Australian Web Archive. November 20, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[8] Ten Songs from Live at Carnegie Hall: Ryan, Gavin (June 2, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Florence + The Machine Return To No 1". Noise11. Retrieved June 20, 2015.

[9] Wednesdays: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 29 March 2021". The ARIA Report. No. 1621. Australian Recording Industry Association. March 29, 2021. p. 6.

[BEL-3] "Belgian Charts (Flanders) – Ryan Adams". ultratop.be. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

[GER-4] "Discographie von Ryan Adams". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[IRE-5] "Irish Charts – Ryan Adams". irishcharts.com. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

[NL-6] "Dutch Charts – Ryan Adams". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

[norwegiancharts-7] "Norwegian Charts – Ryan Adams". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved October 4, 2011.

[NZ-8] "New Zealand Charts – Ryan Adams". charts.nz. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

[swedishcharts-9] "Swedish Charts – Ryan Adams". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

[UK_Chart_Company-10] 
UK Singles & Albums Chart: "UK Chart Company – Ryan Adams". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 27, 2021.

UK chart positions below Top 75: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 : A – Azzido Da Bass". zobbel.de. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

"Ashes & Fire" 2011 chart position: "Official UK Albums Top 100 – 22nd October 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 16, 2011.

"Bad Blood" 2015 chart position: "Chart Update 26.09.2015 (wk39)". The Zobbel Website. Retrieved October 8, 2020.

[18] UK Singles & Albums Chart: "UK Chart Company – Ryan Adams". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 27, 2021.

[19] UK chart positions below Top 75: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 : A – Azzido Da Bass". zobbel.de. Retrieved October 25, 2011.

[20] "Ashes & Fire" 2011 chart position: "Official UK Albums Top 100 – 22nd October 2011". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 16, 2011.

[21] "Bad Blood" 2015 chart position: "Chart Update 26.09.2015 (wk39)". The Zobbel Website. Retrieved October 8, 2020.

[bpi_certs-11] "Certified Awards Search Archived June 30, 2017, at the Wayback Machine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on October 4, 2011. Note: User needs to enter "Ryan Adams" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.

[12] "Veckolista Vinyl, vecka 12" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

[14] "Ryan Adams Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

[15] "Billboard: Pop 100 positions". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2009. ^{[dead link‍]}

[16] "Billboard: Hot Adult Top 40 positions". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2015.

[17] "Ryan Adams Chart History: Triple A". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2018.

[18] "Ryan Adams & the Cardinals Chart History: Triple A". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2018.

[19] "Australian Web Archive (ARIA Charts)" (PDF). webarchive.nla.gov.au. February 2, 2002. Archived from the original on February 20, 2002. Retrieved October 25, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[20] "Billboard: Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 19, 2016.

[21] "Billboard: Bubbling Under Hot 100 positions". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2015.

[22] "RADIO and RECORDS MAGAZINE – R+R music and radio industry journal". americanradiohistory.com. Retrieved March 17, 2017.

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Studio albums	Heartbreaker Gold Demolition Rock n Roll Love Is Hell Cold Roses Jacksonville City Nights 29 Easy Tiger Cardinology Orion III/IV Ashes & Fire Ryan Adams 1989 Prisoner Wednesdays Big Colors
EPs	Follow the Lights Class Mythology 1984
Live albums	Live After Deaf Live at Carnegie Hall Ten Songs from Live at Carnegie Hall
Singles	"New York, New York" "When the Stars Go Blue" "Answering Bell" "Nuclear" "This Is It" "So Alive" "Wonderwall" "Empty Room" / "Nutshell" "Lucky Now" "Bad Blood"
Whiskeytown	Faithless Street Strangers Almanac Pneumonia
The Finger	We Are Fuck You
Books	Infinity Blues Hello Sunshine Ryan Adams & the Cardinals: A View of Other Windows
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