Roger Miller discography
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| Roger Miller discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 19 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 69 |
| Singles | 52 |
| No.1 Single | 3 |
The discography for American country music artist Roger Miller consists of 52 singles and 19 studio albums. Miller released singles between 1957 and 1986, charting two number 1 singles on Hot Country Songs and nine additional Top 10 hits.
Studio albums
[edit]1960s
[edit]| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales threshold) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | |||
| Roger and Out |
|
3 | 37 |
|
| The Return of Roger Miller |
|
2 | 4 |
|
| The 3rd Time Around |
|
1 | 13 | |
| Words and Music |
|
32 | 108 | |
| Walkin' in the Sunshine |
|
15 | 118 | |
| Waterhole #3 (Code of the West) |
|
42 | — | |
| A Tender Look at Love |
|
14 | 173 | |
| Roger Miller |
|
20 | 163 | |
| Roger Miller featuring Dang Me! |
|
— | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
1970s
[edit]| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | AUS[1] | ||
| Roger Miller 1970 |
|
33 | 200 | 5 |
| A Trip in the Country |
|
23 | — | — |
| Dear Folks, Sorry I Haven't Written Lately |
|
26 | — | — |
| Celebration |
|
— | — | — |
| Painted Poetry |
|
— | — | — |
| Off the Wall |
|
— | — | — |
| Making a Name for Myself |
|
— | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
1980s and 1990s
[edit]| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Old Friends (with Willie Nelson) |
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| Roger Miller |
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| Green Green Grass of Home |
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Compilation albums
[edit]1960s and 1970s
[edit]| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales threshold) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | |||
| Roger Miller (The Tunes that Launched the Roger Miller Career) |
|
— | — | |
| Golden Hits |
|
2 | 6 |
|
| The Country Side of Roger Miller |
|
— | — | |
| The One and Only |
|
— | — | |
| Wild-Child |
|
— | — | |
| King of the Road |
|
— | — | |
| The Best of Roger Miller |
|
19 | — | |
| Supersongs |
|
— | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
1990s
[edit]| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| The Best of Roger Miller, Vol. 1: Country Tunesmith |
|
| The Best of Roger Miller: His Greatest Songs |
|
| King of the Road |
|
| The Best of Roger Miller, Vol. 2: King of the Road |
|
| King of the Road |
|
| Dang Me! |
|
| Greatest Hits |
|
| Country Spotlight |
|
| Legendary Hits |
|
| The Hits of Roger Miller |
|
| King of the Road |
|
| Dang Me: Hits |
|
| At His Best |
|
| King of the Road: The Genius of Roger Miller (box set) |
|
| King of the Road |
|
| The Best of Roger Miller |
|
| Super Hits |
|
| Golden Classics: 22 Classic Tracks |
|
| Country Classics |
|
| Dang Me |
|
| King of the Road |
|
| Hits |
|
| The Very Best of Roger Miller |
|
| King of the Road: His Greatest Hits |
|
| The Best of Roger Miller |
|
| King of the Road: Greatest Hits and Favorites |
|
| Great Performances: Encore Collection |
|
| Golden Hits |
|
| Greatest Hits |
|
| Greatest Hits |
|
| 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Roger Miller |
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| Country Music Hall of Fame 1995 |
|
2000s
[edit]| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| The Best of Country |
|
| Country Gold: King of the Road |
|
| The Very Best of Roger Miller |
|
| Good Old Country |
|
| Oh Boy Records Classics Presents Roger Miller |
|
| King of the Road |
|
| Roger Miller |
|
| Pure Country |
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| The Best of Roger Miller |
|
| The Masters |
|
| Roger Miller Classics |
|
| David Allan Coe Presents Roger Miller |
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| All Time Greatest Hits |
|
| King of the Road |
|
| Roger Miller |
|
| World of Roger Miller |
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| Platinum & Gold Collection |
|
| Country Legends |
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| At His Best |
|
| King of the Road |
|
| King of the Road |
|
| King of the Road: The Best of Roger Miller |
|
| King of the Road (CD/DVD) |
|
| Best of Roger Miller, Vol. 2 |
|
| The Best of Roger Miller, Vol. 1 |
|
| Chug a Lug |
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| Country Hit Parade |
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| A Man Like Me: The Early Years of Roger Miller |
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| Timeless Hits |
|
| Pure |
|
Live albums
[edit]| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Roger Miller Live! |
|
| Live |
|
| Hits You Remember: Live |
|
Singles
[edit]1950s and 1960s
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | US AC | CAN Country | CAN | CAN AC | UK [2] |
AUS[1] | |||
| 1957 | "My Pillow" b/w "Poor Little John" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Country Side of Roger Miller |
| 1958 | "You're Forgettin' Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "On This Mountain Top" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Mine Is a Lonely Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959 | "Wrong Kind of Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Jason Fleming" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960 | "You Don't Want My Love" (a.k.a. "In the Summertime") | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | |
| 1961 | "When Two Worlds Collide" | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Fair Swiss Maiden" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962 | "Sorry Willie" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Hey Little Star" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963 | "Lock, Stock and Teardrops" | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1964 | "Dang Me" | 1 | 7 | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | 19 | Roger and Out |
| "Chug-a-Lug" | 3 | 9 | — | 3 | 23 | — | — | 42 | ||
| 1965 | "Do-Wacka-Do" | 15 | 31 | — | — | 38 | — | — | 93 | The Return of Roger Miller |
| "King of the Road" | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 10 | — | 1 | 16 | ||
| "Engine Engine #9" | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 11 | — | 33 | 70 | The 3rd Time Around | |
| "One Dyin' and a Buryin'" | 10 | 34 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Kansas City Star" | 7 | 31 | 3 | — | 9 | — | 48 | 81 | ||
| "England Swings" | 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 23 | Golden Hits | |
| 1966 | "Husbands and Wives" | 5 | 26 | 2 | — | 14 | 10 | — | 37 | Words and Music |
| "You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd" | 35 | 40 | 17 | — | 39 | — | — | — | Golden Hits | |
| "My Uncle Used to Love Me But She Died" | 39 | 58 | — | — | 26 | — | — | 79 | Words and Music | |
| "Heartbreak Hotel" | 55 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967 | "Walkin' in the Sunshine" | 7 | 37 | 6 | — | 29 | — | — | 38 | Walkin' in the Sunshine |
| "The Ballad of Waterhole #3 (Code of the West)" | 27 | 102 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | Ballad of Waterhole #3 (Code of the West) | |
| "Old Toy Trains" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-LP single, charted Billboard #13 Christmas | |
| 1968 | "Little Green Apples" | 6 | 39 | 5 | 33 | 43 | — | 19 | 46 | A Tender Look at Love |
| "Tolivar" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969 | "Vance" | 15 | 80 | 15 | 5 | 40 | — | — | 77 | Roger Miller |
| "Me and Bobby McGee" | 12 | 122 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Where Have All the Average People Gone" | 14 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 52 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||
1970s and 1980s
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | US AC | CAN Country | CAN AC | AUS[1] | |||
| 1970 | "The Tom Green County Fair" | 36 | — | — | 32 | — | 60 | Roger Miller 1970 |
| "South" | 15 | — | — | 24 | — | 72 | The Best of Roger Miller | |
| 1971 | "Tomorrow Night in Baltimore" | 11 | — | — | 13 | — | — | |
| "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" |
28 | — | — | 8 | 11 | 94 | ||
| 1972 | "We Found It in Each Other's Arms" | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Sunny Side of My Life" | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rings for Sale" | 41 | — | — | 27 | — | — | ||
| 1973 | "Hoppy's Gone" | 42 | — | — | 53 | — | — | |
| "Open Up Your Heart" | 14 | 105 | 20 | 8 | — | 89 | Dear Folks Sorry I Haven't Written Lately | |
| "I Believe in the Sunshine" | 24 | — | — | 85 | — | — | ||
| 1974 | "Whistle Stop" | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1975 | "Our Love" | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | Supersongs |
| "I Love a Rodeo" | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977 | "Baby Me Baby" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | Off the Wall |
| "Oklahoma Woman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979 | "The Hat" | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | Making a Name for Myself |
| 1981 | "Everyone Gets Crazy Now and Then" | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | "Old Friends" (with Willie Nelson and Ray Price) | 19 | — | — | 18 | — | — | Old Friends |
| 1985 | "River in the Rain" | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | Roger Miller |
| 1986 | "Some Hearts Get All the Breaks" | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
Charted B-sides
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Original A-side | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | US AC | AUS | |||
| 1965 | "It Happened Just That Way" | — | 105 | 26 | — | "One Dyin' and a Buryin'" |
| 1966 | "I've Been a Long Time Leavin' (But I'll Be a Long Time Gone)" |
13 | 103 | — | flip | "Husbands and Wives" |
| 1969 | "Little Children Run and Play" | — | — | — | flip | "Vance" |
| "Boeing Boeing 707" | — | — | — | flip | "Where Have All The Average People Gone" | |
| 1970 | "Don't We All Have the Right" | flip | — | — | — | "South" |
| 1981 | "Aladambama" | flip | — | — | — | "Everyone Gets Crazy Now and Then" |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 201. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 367. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.