38 Special discography

38 Special discography consists of 13 studio albums, four compilation albums and four live albums. They have also released 25 singles.

Studio albums12

Live albums4

Compilation albums4

Singles25

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Year	Album	Peak chart positions		Certifications
Year	Album	US^[1]	CAN	Certifications
1977	38 Special Released: May 1977 Label: A&M Format:	148	â
1978	Special Delivery Released: March 1978 Label: A&M Format:	207	â	â
1979	Rockin' into the Night Released: October 1979 Label: A&M Format:	57	â
1981	Wild-Eyed Southern Boys Released: January 1981 Label: A&M Format:	18	23	RIAA: Platinum^[2]
1982	Special Forces Released: May 1982 Label: A&M Format:	10	40	RIAA: Platinum^[2]
1983	Tour de Force Released: November 1983 Label: A&M Format:	22	53	RIAA: Platinum^[2] CAN: Gold^[3]
1986	Strength in Numbers Released: April 28, 1986 Label: A&M Format:	17	â	RIAA: Gold^[2]
1988	Rock & Roll Strategy Released: September 1988 Label: A&M Format:	61	â
1991	Bone Against Steel Released: July 1991 Label: Charisma Format:	170	58	â
1997	Resolution Released: June 17, 1997 Label: Razor & Tie Format:	â	â	â
2001	A Wild-Eyed Christmas Night Released: September 25, 2001 Label: CMC International Format:	â	â	â
2004	Drivetrain Released: July 24, 2004 Label: Sanctuary Format:	â	â	â
2025	Milestone Released: September 19, 2025 Label: Format:	â	â	â

Year	Album	US^[4]	RIAA
1984	Wild Eyed and Live!	â	â
1999	Live at Sturgis	â	â
2010	Live - Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York 01/29/85	â	â
2011	38 Special Live from Texas	â	â

Year	Album	US^[5]	RIAA
1987	Flashback: The Best of 38 Special	35	Platinum^[6]
2000	20th Century MastersâThe Millennium Collection: The Best of 38 Special	â	â
2001	Anthology	â	â
2003	The Very Best of the A&M Years (1977â1988)	â	â

Year	Single	Peak chart positions^[7]^{[failed verification]}					Album
Year	Single	US	US Main	US AC	CAN ^[8]	AUS ^[9]	Album
1977	"Long Time Gone"	â	â	â	â	â	38 Special
1977	"Tell Everybody"	â	â	â	â	â	38 Special
1980	"Rockin' into the Night"	43	â	â	â	â	Rockin' into the Night
1980	"Stone Cold Believer"	â	â	â	â	â	Rockin' into the Night
1981	"Hold On Loosely"	27	3	â	32	â	Wild-Eyed Southern Boys
	"Fantasy Girl"	52	30	â	â	â
	"Wild-Eyed Southern Boys"	â	35	â	â	â
1982	"Caught Up in You"	10	1	â	9	â	Special Forces
	"Chain Lightnin'"	â	9	â	â	â
	"Back on the Track"	â	56	â	â	â
	"You Keep Runnin' Away"	38	7	â	â	â
	"Prisoners of Rock 'n' Roll"	â	â	â	â	â	B-Side of "You Keep Runnin' Away"
1983	"If I'd Been the One"	19	1	â	49	â	Tour de Force
1983	"Back Where You Belong"	20	4	â	â	â
1984	"One Time for Old Times"	â	17	â	â	â
1984	"Teacher, Teacher"	25	4	â	26	â	Teachers (soundtrack)
1986	"Like No Other Night"	14	4	â	80	â	Strength in Numbers
	"Somebody Like You"	48	6	â	â	â
	"Heart's on Fire"	â	30	â	â	â
1987	"Back to Paradise"	41	4	â	49	â	Flashback: The Best of 38 Special
1988	"Little Sheba"	â	15	â	â	â	Rock & Roll Strategy
1988	"Rock & Roll Strategy"	67	5	â	â	â
1989	"Second Chance"	6	2	1	2	14
1989	"Comin' Down Tonight"	67	43	â	â	â
1991	"Rebel to Rebel"	â	30	â	â	â	Bone Against Steel
	"The Sound of Your Voice"	33	2	â	43	133
	"Signs of Love"	â	â	â	â	â
1997	"Fade to Blue"	â	33	â	50	â	Resolution
"â" denotes releases that did not chart

Year	Album details
1984	Wild Eyed and Live! Release date: 1984 Label: Pioneer Artists (LaserDisc), A&M Video (VHS, Beta) Live at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, NY July 1984
Year	Album details
2004	The Best of 38 Special: The DVD Collection Release date: 2004 Label: Universal Music Group (DVD) Part of 20th Century Masters budget release line from UMG. Contains five music videos.

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