Rodney Crowell discography
| Rodney Crowell discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 17 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Singles | 39 |
| Music videos | 16 |
| No. 1 singles (US & Canada) | 6 |
The discography of Rodney Crowell, an American country music artist, consists of 17 studio albums and 39 singles. Although he first charted on Hot Country Songs in 1978, he did not reach top 40 on that chart until 1981, with "Stars on the Water". His 1988 album Diamonds & Dirt produced five consecutive number-one singles, the only ones of his career.
Studio albums
1970s and 1980s
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [2] |
AUS[3] | CAN Country [4] | |||
| Ain't Living Long Like This |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| But What Will the Neighbors Think |
|
64 | 155 | — | — | |
| Rodney Crowell |
|
47 | 105 | 63 | — | |
| Street Language |
|
38 | 177 | — | — | |
| Diamonds & Dirt |
|
8 | — | — | 9 | |
| Keys to the Highway |
|
15 | 180 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
1990s
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [2] |
CAN Country [4] | |||
| Life Is Messy |
|
30 | 155 | 9 | |
| Let the Picture Paint Itself |
|
— | — | — | |
| Jewel of the South |
|
— | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
2000s
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US Heat [7] |
US Indie [8] | ||
| The Houston Kid |
|
32 | — | 19 |
| Fate's Right Hand |
|
29 | 14 | — |
| The Outsider |
|
37 | 12 | — |
| Sex & Gasoline |
|
38 | — | 35 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
2010s
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [2] |
US Indie [8] | |||
| Kin: Songs by Mary Karr & Rodney Crowell |
|
32 | — | 37 | |
| Old Yellow Moon (with Emmylou Harris) |
|
4 | 29 | — | |
| Tarpaper Sky |
|
25 | 168 | 32 | |
| The Traveling Kind (with Emmylou Harris) |
|
8 | 78 | — | |
| Close Ties |
|
28 | 138 | — |
|
| Acoustic Classics |
|
— | — | — | |
| Christmas Everywhere |
|
— | — | — |
|
| Texas |
|
—[A] | —[B] | 13 |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] | ||
| The Rodney Crowell Collection |
|
65 |
| Greatest Hits |
|
— |
| Soul Searchin' |
|
— |
| Super Hits |
|
— |
| The Essential Rodney Crowell |
|
— |
| The Platinum Collection |
|
— |
| Playlist: The Very Best of Rodney Crowell |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
Singles
1970s and 1980s
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [14] |
US [15] |
US AC [16] |
AUS [3] |
CAN Country [17] | |||
| 1978 | "Elvira" | 95 | — | — | — | — | Ain't Living Long Like This |
| "Baby Better Start Turnin' 'Em Down" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979 | "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" | 90 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | "Ashes by Now" | 78 | 37 | 46 | — | — | But What Will the Neighbors Think |
| "Ain't No Money" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Here Comes the 80's" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981 | "Stars on the Water" | 30 | —[C] | — | 39 | 21 | Rodney Crowell |
| 1982 | "Victim or a Fool" | 34 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | "Let Freedom Ring"[19] | — | — | — | — | — | Street Language |
| "When I'm Free Again" | 38 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "She Loves the Jerk" | 71 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Looking for You" | 59 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "It's Such a Small World" (with Rosanne Cash) | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | Diamonds & Dirt |
| "I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried" | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| "She's Crazy for Leavin'" | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| 1989 | "After All This Time" | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
| "Above and Beyond" | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| "Many a Long and Lonesome Highway" | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | Keys to the Highway | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
1990s
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [14] |
US AC [16] |
CAN Country [17] |
CAN [20] |
CAN AC [21] | |||
| 1990 | "If Looks Could Kill" | 6 | — | 4 | — | — | Keys to the Highway |
| "My Past Is Present" | 22 | — | 12 | — | — | ||
| "Now That We're Alone" | 17 | — | 13 | — | — | ||
| 1991 | "Things I Wish I'd Said" | 72 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | "Lovin' All Night" | 10 | — | 9 | — | — | Life Is Messy |
| "What Kind of Love" | 11 | 9 | 2 | 47 | 5 | ||
| "It's Not for Me to Judge"[22] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Let's Make Trouble" | — | — | 78 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues"[23] | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits |
| 1994 | "Let the Picture Paint Itself" | 60 | — | 50 | — | — | Let the Picture Paint Itself |
| "Big Heart" | 75 | — | 70 | — | — | ||
| "I Don't Fall in Love So Easy"[24] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "Please Remember Me" | 69 | — | — | — | — | Jewel of the South |
| 1998 | "I Walk the Line Revisited" (with Johnny Cash) | 61 | — | — | — | — | The Houston Kid |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
2000s and 2010s
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [14] | |||
| 2001 | "I Walk the Line (Revisited)" (with Johnny Cash; re-issue)[25] | — | The Houston Kid |
| "Why Don't We Talk About It"[25] | — | ||
| 2003 | "Fate's Right Hand"[26] | — | Fate's Right Hand |
| "Earthbound" | 60 | ||
| 2005 | "The Obscenity Prayer (Give It to Me)" | — | The Outsider |
| 2006 | "Say You Love Me" | — | |
| 2008 | "Sex and Gasoline" | — | Sex and Gasoline |
| 2012 | "I'm a Mess" | — | Kin: Songs by Mary Karr & Rodney Crowell |
| 2017 | "It Ain't Over Yet"[27] (featuring Rosanne Cash and John Paul White) |
— | Close Ties |
| "Tobacco Road"[28] | — | A Tribute to John D. Loudermilk | |
| 2018 | "Shake Your Money Maker"[29] | — | Strange Angels: In Flight with Elmore James |
| 2019 | "Flatland Hillbillies"[30] (featuring Randy Rogers and Lee Ann Womack) |
— | Texas |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Guest singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Hard Time Movin' On"[31] | David Bradley | Movin' On |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | "Let Freedom Ring"[32] | David Hogan |
| 1988 | "It's Such a Small World" (with Rosanne Cash) | Edd Griles |
| "I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried" | Bill Pope | |
| 1989 | "After All This Time" | |
| "Many a Long and Lonesome Highway" | ||
| 1990 | "If Looks Could Kill" | Wayne Miller |
| 1991 | "Things I Wish I'd Said" | |
| 1992 | "Lovin' All Night" | Joanne Gardner |
| 1993 | "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" | |
| 1994 | "Let the Picture Paint Itself" | Gerry Wenner |
| "Big Heart" | Joanne Gardner | |
| 1995 | "Please Remember Me" | Bud Schaetzle |
| 2000 | "I Walk the Line Revisited" (with Johnny Cash) | Hannah Crowell/Stephen McCord/Dawn Nepp |
| 2003 | "Earthbound" | Nigel Dick |
| "Fate's Right Hand" | Deb Haus/Jerad Sloan | |
| 2008 | "Sex and Gasoline" | |
| 2016 | "It Ain't Over Yet" (with Rosanne Cash, John Paul White and Mickey Raphael) | |
| 2017 | "Nashville 1972" | Reid Long |
See also
Notes
- ^ Texas did not enter Top Country Albums, but peaked at number 3 on Country Album Sales.[11]
- ^ Texas did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 36 on Top Current Album Sales.[12]
- ^ "Stars on the Water" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[18]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Rodney Crowell - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Rodney Crowell - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 78. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b "Rodney Crowell - Country Albums/CDs". RPM. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Rodney Crowell". Music Canada.
- ^ "American album certifications – Rodney Crowell". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Rodney Crowell - Top Heatseekers". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "Rodney Crowell - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (July 17, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: July 17, 2017". Roughstock.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (December 4, 2018). "The Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: December 4, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
- ^ "Rodney Crowell - Country Album Sales". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 18, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "Rodney Crowell - Top Current Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 3, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums In Pure Sales: March 2, 2020". Roughstock. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Rodney Crowell - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "Rodney Crowell - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "Rodney Crowell - Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "Rodney Crowell - Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2012). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2012. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.
- ^ "Rodney Crowell Focuses On Performing" (PDF). Billboard. November 1, 1986.
- ^ "Rodney Crowell - Top Singles". RPM. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "Rodney Crowell - Adult Contemporary". RPM. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "AC's Growing Receptiveness Spurs Country Pitches" (PDF). Billboard. July 25, 1992.
- ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. October 30, 1993.
- ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. November 26, 1994.
- ^ a b "Crowell Looks Back On 'Houston Kid'" (PDF). Billboard. February 10, 2001.
- ^ "R&R Going for Adds - Triple A" (PDF). Radio & Records. July 25, 2003.
- ^ "Rodney Crowell - It Ain't Over Yet (Feat. Rosanne Cash & John Paul White) (Radio Clean)". Daily Play MPE. February 7, 2017.
- ^ "Rodney Crowell - Tobacco Road". Daily Play MPE. September 19, 2017.
- ^ "Rodney Crowell - Shake Your Money Maker". Daily Play MPE. January 5, 2018.
- ^ "Rodney Crowell - "Flatland Hillbillies" (feat. Randy Rogers and Lee Ann Womack)". Daily Play MPE. June 20, 2019.
- ^ Billy Dukes (July 18, 2011). "David Bradley feat. Rodney Crowell, 'Hard Time Movin' On' - Song Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
- ^ "New Videoclips" (PDF). Billboard. August 23, 1986.