Rodney Crowell discography
American country music artist discography
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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 albums17
Compilation albums7
Singles39
Music videos16
| Rodney Crowell discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 17 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Singles | 39 |
| Music videos | 16 |
| No. 1 singles (US & Canada) | 6 |
Studio albums
1970s–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–2000s
| Title | Album details | Peak positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [2] |
US Heat [7] |
US Indie [8] |
CAN Country [4] | ||
| Life Is Messy |
|
30 | 155 | — | — | 9 |
| Let the Picture Paint Itself |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Jewel of the South |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| 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–2020s
| 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 |
|
| Triage |
|
— | —[C] | — | |
| The Chicago Sessions |
|
— | — | — | |
| Airline Highway |
|
— | — | — | |
| "—" 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–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 |
| "Song for the Life"[18] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | —[D] | — | 39 | 21 | Rodney Crowell |
| 1982 | "Victim or a Fool" | 34 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | "Let Freedom Ring"[20] | — | — | — | — | — | 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 & 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 [21] |
CAN AC [22] | |||
| 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"[23] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Let's Make Trouble" | — | — | 78 | — | — | ||
| 1993 | "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues"[24] | — | — | — | — | — | 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"[25] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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–2020s
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [14] | |||
| 2001 | "I Walk the Line Revisited" (with Johnny Cash; re-issue)[26] |
— | The Houston Kid |
| "Why Don't We Talk About It"[26] | — | ||
| 2003 | "Fate's Right Hand"[27] | — | 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"[28] (featuring Rosanne Cash and John Paul White) |
— | Close Ties |
| "Tobacco Road"[29] | — | A Tribute to John D. Loudermilk | |
| 2018 | "Shake Your Money Maker"[30] | — | Strange Angels: In Flight with Elmore James |
| 2019 | "Flatland Hillbillies" (featuring Randy Rogers and Lee Ann Womack)[31] |
— | Texas |
| 2021 | "Something Has to Change"[32] | — | |
| 2025 | "Mr. Soul" | — | The Songs Of Neil Young, Vol. 1 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
As featured artist
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Hard Time Movin' On"[33] (David Bradley featuring Rodney Crowell) |
Movin' On |
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | "World So Full of Love" | King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | "Let Freedom Ring"[34] | 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/Steven Goldmann | |
| 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
- "Stars on the Water" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[19]