| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 67 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 21 | |
| ↙Singles | 95 | |
| ↙Music videos | 11 | |
| ↙No.1 Single | 25 | |
The following is a complete discography of American country music artist Waylon Jennings. For a discography as a member of The Highwaymen, see The Highwaymen discography.
Contents |
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN Country | CAN | US[1] | CAN | ||
| 1964 | JD's | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | Folk-Country | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leavin' Town | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Nashville Rebel (soundtrack) | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1967 | Waylon Sings Ol' Harlan | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Love of the Common People | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The One and Only | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1968 | Hangin' On | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Only the Greatest | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Jewels | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1969 | Just to Satisfy You | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | Waylon | 14 | 192 | — | — | — | — |
| Singer of Sad Songs | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1971 | The Taker/Tulsa | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cedartown, Georgia | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1972 | Good Hearted Woman | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ladies Love Outlaws | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | Lonesome, On'ry and Mean | 8 | 214 | — | — | — | — |
| Honky Tonk Heroes | 14 | 185 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1974 | This Time | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Ramblin' Man | 3 | 105 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1975 | Dreaming My Dreams | 1 | 49 | — | — | Gold | — |
| 1976 | Are You Ready for the Country | 1 | 34 | — | — | Gold | — |
| 1977 | Ol' Waylon | 1 | 15 | — | 65 | Platinum | Gold |
| 1978 | I've Always Been Crazy | 1 | 48 | 1 | 71 | Gold | — |
| 1979 | What Goes Around Comes Around | 2 | 49 | 3 | 58 | Gold | — |
| 1980 | Music Man | 1 | 36 | 1 | 46 | Gold | — |
| 1982 | Black on Black | 3 | 39 | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | It's Only Rock & Roll | 10 | 109 | — | — | — | — |
| Waylon and Company | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | Never Could Toe the Mark | 20 | 208 | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | Turn the Page | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Sweet Mother Texas | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will the Wolf Survive | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1987 | Hangin' Tough | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| A Man Called Hoss | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | Full Circle | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | The Eagle | 9 | 172 | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | Too Dumb for New York City, Too Ugly for L.A. | 70 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ol' Waylon Sings Ol' Hank | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | Cowboys, Sisters, Rascals & Dirt | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994 | Waymore's Blues (Part II) | 63 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | Right for the Time | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | Closing in on the Fire | 71 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | US[1] | ||
| 1976 | Waylon Live | 1 | 46 | Gold |
| 2000 | Never Say Die: Live | 71 | — | — |
| 2003 | Waylon Live: The Expanded Edition | 64 | — | — |
| 2006 | Live from Austin, TX | — | — | — |
| 2007 | Waylon Jennings & The Waymore Blues Band Never Say Die The Final Concert Film (2 CDs and 1 DVD) |
67 | — | — |
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN Country | CAN | US[1] | CAN | ||
| 1970 | The Best of Waylon Jennings | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Don't Think Twice | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Heartaches by the Number | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1979 | Greatest Hits | 1 | 28 | 1 | 20 | 5× Multi-Platinum | 3× Platinum |
| 1984 | Waylon's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 | 27 | 202 | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | The Collector's Series | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Waylon Files, Vol 1-15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | The Best of Waylon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | The Early Years | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Classic Waylon | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | Waylon Jennings - The RCA Years - Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 | The Essential Waylon Jennings | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Super Hits | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | Super Hits II | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Waylon Jennings |
67 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | RCA Country Legends | 19 | 155 | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | Ultimate Waylon Jennings | 16 | 139 | — | — | — | — |
| The Complete MCA Recordings | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | 16 Biggest Hits | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2006 | Nashville Rebel (four-disc box) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Waylon Sings Hank Williams | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | The Essential Waylon Jennings (42 tracks on 2 CDs) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Playlist: The Very Best of Waylon Jennings | 53 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Super Hits II | 74 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN Country | CAN | US[1] | CAN | ||
| 1978 | Waylon & Willie | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 2× Multi-Platinum | Platinum |
| 1982 | WWII | 3 | 57 | — | — | Gold | — |
| 1983 | Take It to the Limit | 3 | 60 | — | — | Gold | — |
| 1991 | Clean Shirt | 28 | 193 | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | Waylon and Willie Super Hits | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN | US[1] | CAN | ||
| 1969 | Country-Folk (with The Kimberlys) | 13 | 169 | — | — | — |
| 1970 | Ned Kelly (soundtrack) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | Mackintosh & T.J. (soundtrack) | 16 | 189 | — | — | — |
| Wanted! The Outlaws (with Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter and Tompall Glaser) | 1 | 10 | 59 | 2× Multi-Platinum | Platinum | |
| 1978 | White Mansions (with Jessi Colter, John Dillon and Steve Cash) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | Leather and Lace (with Jessi Colter) | 11 | 43 | — | Gold | — |
| 1986 | Heroes (with Johnny Cash) | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | Old Dogs (with Bobby Bare, Jerry Reed, Mel Tillis) | 61 | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 | The Crickets and Their Buddies (with The Crickets and various artists) | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Waylon Forever (with Shooter Jennings and The .357's) | 28 | 142 | — | — | — |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | |||
| 1965 | "That's the Chance I'll Have to Take" | 49 | — | Folk - Country |
| "Stop the World (And Let Me Off)" | 16 | — | ||
| "Anita, You're Dreaming" | 17 | — | Leavin' Town | |
| 1966 | "Time to Bum Again" | 17 | — | |
| "(That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me" | 9 | — | ||
| "Green River" | 11 | — | Nashville Rebel (soundtrack) | |
| 1967 | "Mental Revenge" | 12 | — | Jewels |
| "The Chokin' Kind" | 8 | — | Hangin' On | |
| "Walk On Out of My Mind" | 5 | 5 | Only the Greatest | |
| 1968 | "I Got You" (w/ Anita Carter) | 4 | 2 | Just to Satisfy You |
| "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" | 2 | 1 | Only the Greatest | |
| "Yours Love" | 5 | 5 | Jewels | |
| 1969 | "Something's Wrong in California" | 19 | — | The Best of Waylon Jennings |
| "The Days of Sand and Shovels" | 20 | 1 | ||
| "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" | 3 | 1 | Waylon | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | US AC | CAN Country | CAN | CAN AC | |||
| 1970 | "Singer of Sad Songs" | 12 | — | — | 11 | — | — | Singer of Sad Songs |
| "The Taker" | 5 | 94 | — | 8 | — | — | Taker/Tulsa | |
| "Suspicious Minds" (w/ Jessi Colter) | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | Wanted! The Outlaws | |
| "(Don't Let the Sun Set on You) Tulsa" | 16 | — | — | 30 | — | — | Taker/Tulsa | |
| 1971 | "Mississippi Woman" | 14 | — | — | 6 | — | — | |
| "Under Your Spell Again" (w/ Jessi Colter) | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | Ladies Love Outlaws | |
| "Cedartown, Georgia" | 12 | — | — | 11 | — | — | Cedartown, Georgia | |
| "Good Hearted Woman" | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | Good Hearted Woman | |
| 1972 | "Sweet Dream Woman" | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
| "Pretend I Never Happened" | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | Lonesome On'ry and Mean | |
| 1973 | "You Can Have Her" | 7 | 114 | — | 2 | — | — | |
| "We Had It All" | 28 | — | — | 17 | — | — | Honky Tonk Heroes | |
| "You Asked Me To" | 8 | — | — | 8 | — | — | ||
| 1974 | "This Time" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | This Time |
| "I'm a Ramblin' Man" | 1 | 75 | — | 2 | 81 | — | Ramblin' Man | |
| 1975 | "Rainy Day Woman" | 2 | — | — | 18 | — | — | |
| "Dreaming My Dreams with You" | 10 | — | — | 4 | — | — | Dreaming My Dreams | |
| "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" | 1 | 60 | — | 21 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | "Can't You See" | 4 | 97 | — | 1 | — | — | Are You Ready for the Country |
| "Are You Ready for the Country" | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | ||
| 1977 | "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" | 1 | 25 | 16 | 1 | 46 | 40 | Ol' Waylon |
| 1978 | "I've Always Been Crazy" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | I've Always Been Crazy |
| "Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand" | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| 1979 | "Amanda" | 1 | 54 | 40 | 1 | 67 | 7 | Greatest Hits |
| "Come with Me" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | What Goes Around Comes Around | |
| "I Ain't Living Long Like This" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN Country | |||
| 1980 | "Clyde" | 7 | 103 | 1 | Music Man |
| "Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)"[A] | 1 | 21 | 2 | ||
| 1981 | "Storms Never Last" (w/ Jessi Colter) | 17 | — | 11 | |
| "Shine" | 5 | — | 1 | Black on Black | |
| 1982 | "Just to Satisfy You" (w/ Willie Nelson) | 1 | 52 | 2 | |
| "Women Do Know How to Carry On" | 4 | — | 6 | ||
| 1983 | "Lucille (You Won't Do Your Daddy's Will)" | 1 | — | 4 | It's Only Rock and Roll |
| "Breakin' Down" | 10 | — | 4 | ||
| "Hold On, I'm Comin'" (w/ Jerry Reed) | 20 | — | 7 | Waylon and Company | |
| "The Conversation" (w/ Hank Williams, Jr.) | 15 | — | 12 | ||
| 1984 | "I May Be Used (But Baby I Ain't Used Up)" | 4 | — | 4 | |
| "Never Could Toe the Mark" | 6 | — | 2 | Never Could Toe the Mark | |
| "America" | 6 | — | — | Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 | |
| 1985 | "Waltz Me to Heaven" | 10 | — | 14 | |
| "Drinkin' and Dreamin'" | 2 | — | 26 | Turn the Page | |
| "The Devil's on the Loose" | 13 | — | 7 | ||
| 1986 | "Working Without a Net" | 7 | — | 5 | Will the Wolf Survive |
| "Will the Wolf Survive" | 5 | — | 5 | ||
| "What You'll Do When I'm Gone" | 8 | — | 7 | ||
| 1987 | "Rose in Paradise" | 1 | — | 1 | Hangin' Tough |
| "Fallin' Out" | 8 | — | 11 | ||
| "Rough and Rowdy Days" | 6 | — | 18 | A Man Called Hoss | |
| 1988 | "If Ole Hank Could Only See Us Now" | 16 | — | 37 | |
| "How Much Is It Worth to Live In L.A." | 38 | — | * | Full Circle | |
| 1989 | "Which Way Do I Go (Now That I'm Gone)" | 28 | — | * | |
| "Trouble Man" | 61 | — | * | ||
| "You Put the Soul in the Song" | 59 | — | 89 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart * denotes unknown peak positions |
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| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | CAN Country | |||
| 1990 | "Wrong" | 5 | 2 | The Eagle |
| "Where Corn Don't Grow" | 67 | 42 | ||
| "What Bothers Me Most" | 66 | 72 | ||
| 1991 | "The Eagle" | 22 | 20 | |
| 1992 | "Just Talkin'" | — | — | Too Dumb for New York City |
| "Too Dumb for New York City" | — | 83 | ||
| 1998 | "I Know About Me, I Don't Know About You" | — | — | Closing in on the Fire |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | US AC | CAN Country | CAN | CAN AC | |||
| 1969 | "MacArthur Park" | 23 | 93 | — | 11 | 96 | — | Country - Folk (w/ The Kimberlys) |
| 1976 | "Good Hearted Woman" (re-recording w/ Willie Nelson) | 1 | 25 | 16 | 5 | — | 6 | Wanted! The Outlaws |
| "Suspicious Minds" (w/ Jessi Colter) (re-release) | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | ||
| 1977 | "The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)" | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | Waylon and Willie |
| 1978 | "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" (w/ Willie Nelson) |
1 | 42 | 33 | 1 | 57 | 42 | |
| 1981 | "The Wild Side of Life/ It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" |
10 | — | — | 6 | — | — | Leather and Lace (w/ Jessi Colter) |
| 1982 | "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" | 13 | — | — | 2 | — | — | WWII (w/ Willie Nelson) |
| 1986 | "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" | 35 | — | — | 40 | — | — | Heroes (w/ Johnny Cash) |
| "The Ballad of Forty Dollars" | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | ||
| 1991 | "If I Can Find a Clean Shirt" | 51 | — | — | 25 | — | — | Clean Shirt (w/ Willie Nelson) |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | US AC | CAN Country | ||||
| 1967 | "Chet's Tune" | Some of Chet's Friends | 38 | — | — | — | Single only |
| 1978 | "There Ain't No Good Chain Gang" | Johnny Cash | 2 | — | — | 5 | I Would Like to See You Again |
| 1979 | "Wish I Was Crazy Again" | 22 | — | — | 25 | Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 | |
| 1983 | "Leave Them Boys Alone" | Hank Williams, Jr. (w/ Ernest Tubb) | 6 | — | — | 7 | Strong Stuff |
| "Take It to the Limit" | Willie Nelson | 8 | 102 | 31 | 1 | Take It to the Limit | |
| 1985 | "We Are the World" | USA for Africa | 76 | 1 | — | — | We Are the World |
| 1988 | "Somewhere Between Ragged and Right" | John Anderson | 23 | — | — | 35 | Blue Skies Again |
| "High Ridin' Heroes" | David Lynn Jones | 14 | — | — | 12 | Hard Times on Easy Street | |
| 1996 | "One Good Love" | Neil Diamond | — | — | — | 34 | Tennessee Moon |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
| Year | B-Side | Peak chart positions |
Original A-Side | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | |||
| 1967 | "Love of the Common People" | 67 | — | "The Chokin' Kind" |
| 1969 | "Delia's Gone" | 37 | 124 | "The Days of Sand and Shovels" |
| 1975 | "Let's All Help the Cowboy (Sing the Blues)" | — | — | "Rainy Day Woman" |
| "Bob Wills Is Still the King" | — | — | "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" | |
| 1976 | "I'll Go Back to Her" | — | — | "Can't You See" |
| "So Good Woman" | — | — | "Are You Ready for the Country" | |
| 1977 | "Lookin' for a Feeling" | — | — | "The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You)" |
| 1978 | "I Can Get Off On You" (w/ Willie Nelson) | — | — | "Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" |
| "Girl I Can Tell (You're Trying to Work It Out)" | — | — | "Don't You Think This Outlaw Bit's Done Got Out of Hand" | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | "The Conversation" (w/ Hank Williams, Jr.) | David Hogan |
| 1984 | "Never Could Toe the Mark" | |
| "If She'll Leave Her Mama" | ||
| "Settin' Me Up" | ||
| "Where Would I Be" | ||
| "Whatever Gets You Through the Night" | ||
| "America" | ||
| 1990 | "Wrong" | Deaton Flanigen |
| 1991 | "If I Can Find a Clean Shirt" (w/ Willie Nelson) | |
| 1993 | "Cowboy Movies" | Greg Travis |
| 1995 | "Wild Ones" | Deaton Flanigen |
| 1996 | "One Good Love" (w/ Neil Diamond)[2] | |
| "Deep in the West" (w/ Jessi Colter) | Jane Minarovic | |
| 2001 | "Drift Away" | Wyatt Smith |
| "Never Say Die" | ||
| "Amanda/A Couple More Years" |