Alabama discography
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| Alabama discography | |
|---|---|
 Alabama in 2014 | |
| Studio albums | 26 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 22 |
| Tribute albums | 1 |
| Singles | 74 |
| Music videos | 31 |
American country music band Alabama has released 26 studio albums, including 20 recorded for RCA Records. Alabama also charted 77 songs on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, of which 32 reached number one. The band's longest-lasting number one was "Jukebox in My Mind", which spent four weeks at that position in 1990. Several of the band's early-1980s releases also crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts, including "Feels So Right", "Love in the First Degree", "Take Me Down", and "The Closer You Get", all of which reached top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Studio albums
[edit]1970s
[edit]| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Wild Country[1] | |
| Deuces Wild[1] |
|
| Alabama Band No. 3[1] |
|
1980s
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [2] |
US [3] |
CAN Country [4] |
CAN [5] | |||
| My Home's in Alabama |
|
3 | 71 | 1 | — | |
| Feels So Right |
|
1 | 16 | — | — | |
| Mountain Music |
|
1 | 14 | — | 38 | |
| The Closer You Get... |
|
1 | 10 | — | 17 | |
| Roll On |
|
1 | 21 | — | 37 | |
| 40-Hour Week |
|
1 | 28 | — | 69 | |
| Alabama Christmas[a] |
|
8 | 75 | — | — | |
| The Touch |
|
1 | 42 | — | 88 | |
| Just Us |
|
1 | 55 | — | — |
|
| Southern Star |
|
1 | 62 | 4 | — |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
1990s
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [2] |
US [3] |
CAN Country [4] |
CAN [5] | |||
| Pass It On Down |
|
3 | 57 | — | — |
|
| American Pride |
|
11 | 46 | 4 | 62 | |
| Cheap Seats |
|
16 | 76 | 4 | — | |
| In Pictures |
|
12 | 100 | 10 | — |
|
| Christmas Vol. II[b] |
|
18 | 177 | — | — |
|
| Dancin' on the Boulevard |
|
5 | 55 | 2 | — |
|
| Twentieth Century |
|
5 | 51 | 5 | — |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
2000s and 2010s
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [2] |
US [3] |
US Christ [9] | ||
| When It All Goes South |
|
4 | 37 | — |
| Songs of Inspiration |
|
1 | 15 | 1 |
| Songs of Inspiration II |
|
3 | 33 | 1 |
| Angels Among Us: Hymns & Gospel Favorites |
|
6 | 33 | 2 |
| Southern Drawl |
|
2 | 14 | — |
| American Christmas[c] |
|
— | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Compilation albums
[edit]1980s and 1990s
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [2] |
US [3] |
CAN Country [4] |
CAN [5] | |||
| Alabama: Wild Country |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Greatest Hits |
|
1 | 24 | — | 64 | |
| Greatest Hits Vol. II |
|
10 | 72 | 13 | — |
|
| For Our Fans |
|
— | — | 2 | 48 |
|
| Christmas with The Judds and Alabama (with The Judds) |
|
61 | — | — | — | |
| Greatest Hits Vol. III |
|
8 | 56 | — | — |
|
| Super Hits |
|
46 | — | — | — |
|
| Born Country |
|
75 | — | — | — | |
| Super Hits II |
|
59 | — | — | — | |
| The Essential Alabama |
|
63 | — | — | — |
|
| For the Record |
|
2 | 13 | 4 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
2000s and 2010s
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [2] |
US [3] |
CAN [10] | ||
| In the Mood: The Love Songs |
|
4 | 15 | — |
| The American Farewell Tour |
|
6 | 64 | — |
| The Ultimate Alabama |
|
10 | 52 | — |
| The Essential Alabama |
|
52 | — | — |
| Livin' Lovin' Rockin' Rollin': The 25th Anniversary Collection |
|
28 | 120 | — |
| Christmas Collection |
|
62 | — | — |
| 16 Biggest Hits |
|
40 | — | — |
| Playlist: The Very Best of Alabama |
|
68 | — | — |
| Mountain Music: The Best of Alabama |
|
— | — | 85 |
| Country: Alabama |
|
59 | — | — |
| The Classic Christmas Album[d] |
|
46 | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Live albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [2] |
US [3] | |||
| Alabama Live |
|
1 | 76 |
|
| Gonna Have a Party... Live |
|
— | — | |
| The Last Stand |
|
— | — | |
| Setlist: The Very Best of Alabama Live |
|
72 | — | |
| Alabama & Friends At the Ryman |
|
29 | — | |
| Live On The Road |
|
— | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Tribute albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [2] |
US [3] | ||
| Alabama & Friends |
|
2 | 8 |
Singles
[edit]1970s and 1980s
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [12] |
US [13] |
US AC [14] |
CAN Country [15] |
CAN AC [16] | ||||
| 1977 | "I Wanna Be with You Tonight" | 78 | — | — | — | — | Deuces Wild | |
| 1979 | "I Wanna Come Over" | 33 | — | — | — | — | My Home's in Alabama | |
| 1980 | "My Home's in Alabama" | 17 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tennessee River" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |||
| "Why Lady Why" | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | |||
| 1981 | "Old Flame" | 1 | —[e] | — | 1 | — | Feels So Right | |
| "Feels So Right"[f] | 1 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| ||
| "Love in the First Degree" | 1 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 1982 | "Mountain Music" | 1 | —[g] | — | 1 | 1 |
|
Mountain Music |
| "Take Me Down" | 1 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||
| "Close Enough to Perfect" | 1 | 65 | — | 1 | — | |||
| "Christmas in Dixie" [h] | 35[i] | — | — | — | — | Alabama Christmas | ||
| 1983 | "Dixieland Delight" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
|
The Closer You Get... |
| "The Closer You Get" | 1 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |||
| "Lady Down on Love" | 1 | 76 | 18 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 1984 | "Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
|
Roll On |
| "When We Make Love" | 1 | 72 | 8 | 1 | 3 | |||
| "If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)" |
1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| ||
| "(There's A) Fire in the Night" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |||
| 1985 | "There's No Way" | 1 | — | 32 | 2 | — | 40 Hour Week | |
| "40 Hour Week (For a Livin')" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |||
| "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |||
| 1986 | "She and I" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | Greatest Hits | |
| "Touch Me When We're Dancing" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | The Touch | ||
| 1987 | ""You've Got" the Touch" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| "Tar Top" | 7 | — | — | 4 | — | Just Us | ||
| "Face to Face" (with K. T. Oslin; uncredited) | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |||
| 1988 | "Fallin' Again" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| "Song of the South" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
|
Southern Star | |
| 1989 | "If I Had You" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| "High Cotton" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |||
| "Southern Star" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
1990s
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [12] |
US [13] |
US AC [14] |
CAN Country [15] | ||||
| 1990 | "Pass It On Down" | 3 | — | — | 2 | Pass It On Down | |
| "Jukebox in My Mind" | 1 | — | — | 1 | |||
| "Forever's as Far as I'll Go" | 1 | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| 1991 | "Down Home" | 1 | — | — | 1 | ||
| "Here We Are" | 2 | — | — | 3 | |||
| "Then Again" | 4 | — | 33 | 6 | Greatest Hits Vol. II | ||
| "Born Country" | 2 | — | — | 2 | |||
| 1992 | "Take a Little Trip" | 2 | — | — | 2 | American Pride | |
| "I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)" | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| ||
| "Once Upon a Lifetime" | 3 | — | — | 2 | |||
| 1993 | "Hometown Honeymoon" | 3 | — | — | 1 | ||
| "Reckless" | 1 | —[j] | — | 1 | Cheap Seats | ||
| "T.L.C. A.S.A.P." | 7 | — | — | 3 | |||
| "Angels Among Us" | 28[k] | —[l] | — | — | |||
| 1994 | "The Cheap Seats" | 13 | — | — | 6 | ||
| "We Can't Love Like This Anymore" | 6 | — | — | 7 | Greatest Hits Vol. III | ||
| "Give Me One More Shot" | 3 | — | — | 3 | |||
| 1995 | "She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl" | 2 | — | — | 1 | In Pictures | |
| "In Pictures" | 4 | —[m] | — | 3 | |||
| 1996 | "It Works" | 19 | — | — | 17 | ||
| "Say I" | 38 | — | — | 18 | |||
| "The Maker Said Take Her" | 4 | — | — | 13 | |||
| 1997 | "Sad Lookin' Moon" | 2 | — | — | 1 | Dancin' on the Boulevard | |
| "Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard" | 3 | — | — | 4 | |||
| "Of Course I'm Alright" | 22 | — | — | 23 | |||
| 1998 | "She's Got That Look in Her Eyes" | 21 | — | — | 10 | ||
| "How Do You Fall in Love" | 2 | 82 | — | 9 | For the Record | ||
| "Keepin' Up" | 14 | 69 | — | 8 | |||
| 1999 | "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" (featuring 'N Sync) |
3 | 29 | — | 1 | Twentieth Century | |
| "Small Stuff" | 24 | —[n] | — | 25 | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
2000s-2020s
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [12] |
US [13] |
CAN Country [15] | |||
| 2000 | "Twentieth Century" | 51 | — | 68 | Twentieth Century |
| "We Made Love" | 63 | — | — | ||
| "When It All Goes South" | 15 | —[o] | — | When It All Goes South | |
| 2001 | "Will You Marry Me" (with Jann Arden; uncredited) | 41 | — | — | |
| 2002 | "The Woman He Loves"[19] | — | — | — | |
| "I'm in the Mood" | 48 | — | — | In the Mood: The Love Songs | |
| 2010 | "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" | 53 | — | — | The Music Inside: A Collaboration Dedicated to Waylon Jennings |
| 2013 | "All American" | —[p] | — | — | Alabama & Friends |
| 2015 | "Wasn't Through Lovin' You Yet"[21] | — | — | — | Southern Drawl |
| 2016 | "Come Find Me" (with Alison Krauss)[22] | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | "Jesus and John Wayne" (featuring The Oak Ridge Boys)[23] | — | — | — | Gaither Tribute: Award-Winning Artists Honor the Songs of Bill & Gloria Gaither |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
As a featured artist
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [12] |
US Country Airplay [24] |
US [13] |
US AC [14] |
CAN Country [q] |
CAN [r] |
AUS | ||||
| 1987 | "Deep River Woman" (Lionel Richie with Alabama) |
10 | 71 | 28 | 10 | 10 | — | Dancing on the Ceiling | ||
| 2011 | "Old Alabama" (Brad Paisley featuring Alabama) |
1 | 38 | — | — | 41 | — | RIAA: Platinum | This Is Country Music | |
| 2016 | "Forever Country" (as Artists of Then, Now & Forever) |
1 | 33 | 21 | — | 39 | 25 | 26 |
|
Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||
Charted B-sides
[edit]| Year | B-side | Peak positions | Original A-side |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [12] | |||
| 1984 | "I'm Not That Way Anymore" | —[s] | "If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)" |
| 2000 | "New Year's Eve 1999" (with Gretchen Peters) | 55 | "Twentieth Century" |
Other charted songs
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [12] | |||
| 1995 | "Sweet Home Alabama" | 75 | Skynyrd Frynds |
| 1997 | "The Blessings" | 72 | Alabama Christmas Vol. II |
| 1999 | "Santa Claus (I Still Believe in You)" | 71 | Alabama Christmas |
| "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" | 64 | Alabama Christmas Vol. II | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Music videos
[edit]| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "Old Flame" | Marc Ball |
| "Feels So Right" | ||
| 1982 | "Mountain Music" | |
| "Take Me Down" | ||
| 1983 | "Dixieland Delight" | David Hogan |
| "The Closer You Get" | ||
| 1984 | "I'm Not That Way Anymore" | |
| "(There's A) Fire in the Night" | ||
| 1985 | "There's No Way" | |
| "40 Hour Week (For a Livin')" | ||
| "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" | ||
| 1986 | "She and I" | |
| "Touch Me When We're Dancing" | Marc Ball | |
| 1987 | "Tar Top" | David Hogan |
| 1988 | "Song of the South" | Steve Boyle |
| 1989 | "High Cotton" | Jack Cole |
| 1990 | "Pass It On Down" | |
| 1992 | "Richard Petty Fans" | |
| "I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)" | Deaton Flanigen | |
| 1994 | "The Cheap Seats" | |
| "Angels Among Us" | ||
| 1996 | "It Works" | |
| 1997 | "Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard" | |
| 1998 | "She's Got That Look in Her Eyes" | Tom Bevins |
| "How Do You Fall in Love" | Brent Hedgecock | |
| 1999 | "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" (with 'N Sync) | |
| 2000 | "When It All Goes South" | |
| 2002 | "I'm in the Mood" | David McClister |
| 2010 | "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" | David Poag |
| 2011 | "Old Alabama" (with Brad Paisley) | Jim Shea |
| 2016 | "Forever Country" (as Artists of Then, Now and Forever) | Joseph Kahn |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Alabama Christmas also peaked at number 1 on Top Holiday Albums.[8]
- ^ Alabama Christmas Vol. II also peaked at number 7 on Top Holiday Albums.[8]
- ^ American Christmas peaked at number 4 on Top Holiday Albums.[8]
- ^ The Classic Country Album also peaked at number 17 on Top Holiday Albums.[8]
- ^ "Old Flame" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 3 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.[17]
- ^ "Feels So Right" also peaked at number 37 on the Dutch Single Top 100 chart.[18]
- ^ "Mountain Music" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.[17]
- ^ The original 1982 release of "Christmas in Dixie" was a double A-side with "Christmas Is Just a Song for Us This Year" by Louise Mandrell and R.C. Bannon.[17]
- ^ "Christmas in Dixie" charted at number 47 in 1997, number 40 in 1998, and number 39 in 1999.[17]
- ^ "Reckless" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 23 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.[17]
- ^ "Angels Among Us" peaked at number 53 in 1993 and number 28 in 1994.[17]
- ^ "Angels Among Us" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 22 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.[17]
- ^ "In Pictures" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 18 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.[17]
- ^ "Small Stuff" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.[17]
- ^ "When It All Goes South" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 10 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.[17]
- ^ "All American" did not enter Hot Country Songs, but peaked at number 58 on Billboard Country Indicator.[20]
- ^ Peak for "Deep River Woman" per Country Tracks (RPM); peak for "Forever Country" per Canada Country (Billboard).
- ^ Peak for "Deep River Woman" per Top Singles (RPM); peaks for "Old Alabama" and "Forever Country" per Canadian Hot 100 (Billboard).
- ^ "I'm Not That Way Anymore" was credited as a double A-side to "If You're Gonna Play in Texas" during that song's first two weeks on the charts only.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Alabama Discography". Rocky-52. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Alabama - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Alabama - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Alabama - Country Albums/CDs". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Alabama - Top Albums/CDs". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae "American certifications – Alabama". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Canadian certifications – Alabama". Music Canada. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Alabama - Top Holiday Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "Alabama - Top Christian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "Alabama - Billboard Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "Alabama teams up with Cracker Barrel on live disc".
- ^ a b c d e f "Alabama - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Alabama - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Alabama - Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Alabama - Country Singles". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "Alabama - Adult Contemporary". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Whitburn, Joel (2012). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2012. Record Research, Inc. pp. 16–17. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.
- ^ "Alabama - Feels So Right". Dutch Charts. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "Reviews & Previews - Singles (Spotlights)" (PDF). Billboard. January 26, 2002.
- ^ "Alabama - Country Indicator". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "Alabama Are Back! Check Out Their New Song 'Wasn't Through Lovin' You Yet'". People. July 30, 2015.
- ^ Shelburne, Craig (April 13, 2016). "Alabama Announces Tour Dates, New Single With Alison Krauss". MusicRow. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
- ^ "Alabama & The Oak Ridge Boys Collaborate For First Time Ever On 'Jesus And John Wayne'". CCM News. July 31, 2023.
- ^ "Alabama - Country Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "American single certifications – Artists of Then, Now & Forever – Forever Country". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Alabama discography discography at Discogs