Sammy Kershaw discography

Sammy Kershaw discography
Releases
Studio albums 9
Compilation albums 7
Singles 33
Music videos 21
No.1 Single 1

The discography of American country music singer Sammy Kershaw comprises nine studio albums, two Greatest Hits packages, an album of cover songs, and a Christmas album. Three of his studio albums are certified platinum by the RIAA, while two of his studio albums and his first greatest hits package have been certified gold. Although only one of his singles — 1993's "She Don't Know She's Beautiful" — reached the top of the Billboard charts, twenty-five of his singles have been Top 40 hits. Besides "She Don't Know She's Beautiful", ten more of these have reached Top Ten, including three songs which reached #2.

Contents

Studio albums

1990s albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US Country
[1]
US
[2]
CAN Country
[3]
Don't Go Near the Water 17 95 5
Haunted Heart
  • Release date: March 9, 1993
  • Label: PolyGram/Mercury Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
11 57 10
  • CAN: Gold[4]
  • US: Platinum[6]
Feelin' Good Train
  • Release date: June 21, 1994
  • Label: PolyGram/Mercury Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
9 73 2
Politics, Religion and Her
  • Release date: May 7, 1996
  • Label: PolyGram/Mercury Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
17 115
Labor of Love
  • Release date: November 4, 1997
  • Label: PolyGram/Mercury Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
5 49 9
  • US: Platinum[9]
Maybe Not Tonight 7 99
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s albums

Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US Country
[1]
US Indie
[10]
I Want My Money Back 39 27
Honky Tonk Boots 56 34

2010s albums

Title Album details
Better Than I Used to Be
  • Release date: August 31, 2010
  • Label: Big Hit Records
  • Formats: CD, music download

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart
positions
Certifications
(sales threshold)
US Country
[1]
US
[2]
The Hits Chapter 1
  • Release date: September 12, 1995
  • Label: PolyGram/Mercury Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
19 131
Covers the Hits
  • Release date: June 20, 2000
  • Label: Mercury Nashville
  • Formats: CD, cassette
The Hits Chapter 2
  • Release date: May 15, 2001
  • Label: Mercury Nashville
  • Formats: CD, cassette
20th Century Masters -
The Millennium Collection
  • Release date: March 25, 2003
  • Label: Mercury Nashville
  • Formats: CD, music download
The Definitive Collection
  • Release date: June 22, 2004
  • Label: Mercury Nashville
  • Formats: CD, music download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Collaboration albums

Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US Country
[12]
US
[13]
I Finally Found Someone
(with Lorrie Morgan)
  • Release date: April 17, 2001
  • Label: RCA Nashville
  • Formats: CD, cassette
13 114

Holiday albums

Title Album details Peak positions
US Country
[14]
Christmas Time's A-Comin'
  • Release date: October 4, 1994
  • Label: PolyGram/Mercury Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
52

Singles

1991–2000

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US Country
[15]
US
[16]
CAN Country
[17]
1991 "Cadillac Style" 3 3 Don't Go Near the Water
1992 "Don't Go Near the Water" 12 5
"Yard Sale" 17 13
1993 "Anywhere but Here" 10 17
"She Don't Know She's Beautiful" 1 119 1 Haunted Heart
"Haunted Heart" 9 10
"Queen of My Double Wide Trailer" 7 3
1994 "I Can't Reach Her Anymore" 3 9
"National Working Woman's Holiday" 2 3 Feelin' Good Train
"Third Rate Romance" 2 105 10
1995 "Southbound" 27 17
"If You're Gonna Walk, I'm Gonna Crawl" 18 15
"Your Tattoo" 47 58 The Hits Chapter 1
1996 "Meant to Be" 5 4 Politics, Religion, and Her
"Vidalia" 10 7
1997 "Politics, Religion, and Her" 28 47
"Fit to Be Tied Down" 29 49
"Love of My Life" 2 85 3 Labor of Love
1998 "Matches" 22 30
"Honky Tonk America" 31 37
1999 "One Day Left to Live" 35 52
"Maybe Not Tonight" (with Lorrie Morgan) 17 86 27 Maybe Not Tonight
"When You Love Someone" 37 61
2000 "Me and Maxine" 35 57
"Louisiana Hot Sauce"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2001–2010

Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
[15]
2001 "He Drinks Tequila" (with Lorrie Morgan) 39 I Finally Found Someone
"I Finally Found Someone" (with Lorrie Morgan)
"Sad City"
2003 "I Want My Money Back" 33 I Want My Money Back
"I've Never Been Anywhere" 58
"Beer, Bait and Ammo"
2006 "Tennessee Girl" 43 Honky Tonk Boots
"Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On"
2008 "Real People" Non-album song
2010 "Better Than I Used to Be" Better Than I Used to Be
"The Snow White Rows of Arlington"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other singles

Other charted songs

Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
[15]
1995 "Christmas Time's A-Comin'" 50 Christmas Time's A-Comin'
1998 "Christmas Time's A-Comin'" (re-entry) 53

Featured singles

Year Single Artist Peak positions Album
US Country
[18]
1994 "Never Bit a Bullet Like This" George Jones 52 High-Tech Redneck

Music videos

Year Title Director
1991 "Cadillac Style" Steve Boyle
1992 "Don't Go Near the Water"
"Yard Sale" Mary M. Matthews
"Anywhere but Here" Piers Plowden
1993 "Haunted Heart" Michael Merriman
"Queen of My Double Wide Trailer"
1994 "National Working Woman's Holiday"
"Third Rate Romance"
"Christmas Time's A-Comin'"
1995 "Southbound"
"Fire and Rain"[19] John Carlin, Richie Vetter
"Your Tattoo" Michael Merriman
1996 "Meant to Be" Michael Salomon
"Vidalia" Michael Merriman
"Politics, Religion and Her"
1997 "Love of My Life" Michael Salomon
1998 "Matches" Deaton Flanigen
"One Day Left to Live" Michael Salomon
1999 "Maybe Not Tonight" (w/ Lorrie Morgan) Steven Goldmann
"When You Love Someone" Charley Randazzo
2006 "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On" Bob E. Karate
2008 "Real People" Eddie Bodin/Sammy Kershaw
2010 "Better Than I Used to Be"

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sammy Kershaw Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/sammy-kershaw/chart-history/6130?f=320&g=Albums. Retrieved December 9, 2010. 
  2. ^ a b "Sammy Kershaw Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/sammy-kershaw/chart-history/6130?f=305&g=Albums. Retrieved December 9, 2010. 
  3. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Country Albums/CDs". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=v2ise9shref3kvin01c5s4lnm2&q1=Sammy+Kershaw&q2=Country+Albums%2FCDs&interval=20. Retrieved December 9, 2010. 
  4. ^ a b c "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php#album. Retrieved December 9, 2010. 
  5. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: Don't Go Near the Water certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Sammy%20Kershaw&title=Water&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved December 9, 2010. 
  6. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: Haunted Heart certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Sammy%20Kershaw&title=Haunted%20Heart&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved December 9, 2010. 
  7. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: Feelin' Good Train certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Sammy%20Kershaw&title=Train&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved December 9, 2010. 
  8. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: Politics, Religion and Her certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Sammy%20Kershaw&title=Politics&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved December 9, 2010. 
  9. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: Labor of Love certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Sammy%20Kershaw&title=Labor%20of%20Love&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved December 9, 2010. 
  10. ^ "Sammy Kershaw Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/sammy-kershaw/chart-history/6130?f=326&g=Albums. Retrieved December 9, 2010. 
  11. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: The Hits Chapter 1 certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Sammy%20Kershaw&title=The%20Hits&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved December 9, 2010. 
  12. ^ Peak chart positions for collaboration albums on the Billboard Country Albums:
  13. ^ Peak chart positions for collaboration albums on the Billboard 200:
  14. ^ "Sammy Kershaw : Allmusic : Billboard Albums". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sammy-kershaw-p5966/charts-awards. Retrieved December 9, 2010. 
  15. ^ a b c "Sammy Kershaw Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/sammy-kershaw/chart-history/6130?f=357&g=Singles. Retrieved December 9, 2010. 
  16. ^ Peak chart positions for charted singles on the Billboard Hot 100:
  17. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Country Singles". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=v2ise9shref3kvin01c5s4lnm2&q1=Sammy+Kershaw&q2=Country+Singles&interval=20. Retrieved December 9, 2010. 
  18. ^ Peak chart positions for featured singles on the Billboard Country Songs:
  19. ^ "CMT : Videos : Sammy Kershaw : Fire And Rain". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/sammy-kershaw/384841/fire-and-rain.jhtml. Retrieved October 14, 2011.