Loretta Lynn discography
 Loretta Lynn in 2005. | |
| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 54 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 15 |
| ↙Singles | 88 |
| ↙B-sides | 4 |
| ↙Music videos | 7 |
| ↙Soundtracks | 1 |
| ↙Tribute and cover albums | 1 |
| ↙Other appearances | 9 |
| ↙No. 1 Singles (USA) | 16 |
| ↙No.1 Singles (Overall) | 23 |
The discography of Loretta Lynn, an American country music artist, consists of fifty four studio albums, fifteen compilation albums, one tribute album, eighty eight singles, seven music videos, and four B-sides. After recording and releasing her debut single on Zero Records entitled, "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl," Lynn signed a recording contract with the major label, Decca in 1961.[1] In 1962, Lynn's single, "Success" became her first Top 10 single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, which set the trend for seven Top 10 singles between 1963 and 1966, such as "Before I'm Over You," "Happy Birthday," "Dear Uncle Sam," and "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)."[1] Decca also issued Lynn's first studio albums during these years: Loretta Lynn Sings (1963), Before I'm Over You (1964), Songs from My Heart (1965), Blue Kentucky Girl (1965), I Like 'em Country (1966), and You Ain't Woman Enough (1966). In 1967, the single, "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)," was her first number one single on the Billboard Country Chart, and a studio album of the same name was also issued, becoming the first country album by a female artist to be certified by the Recording Industry Association of America.[2] The success set the trend for seven Top 10 hits and two additional number ones between 1967 and 1969, including "Fist City" and "Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)." Lynn also released seven studio albums during these next two years, including two collaborations with Ernest Tubb.
In late 1970, the single, "Coal Miner's Daughter" became her fourth number one single, while also peaking at #83 on the Billboard Hot 100. An album of the same name also was issued and certified gold in the United States.[2] The following year, Lynn began her ten year collaboration with country artist, Conway Twitty, releasing ten studio albums, including 1971's We Only Make Believe, which was also certified gold in the United States, as well as 1971's Lead Me On. Most of their singles, including "After the Fire Is Gone," "Lead Me On," "As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone", and "Feelin's" were number one country singles.[3] In 1971, Lynn had three Top 10 singles, including the number one hit, "One's on the Way." The following year, "Rated X" was another number one country single and Decca would issue three studio albums. Between 1974 and 1976, Lynn had a string of Top 10 hits, such as "The Pill" (1975) and "Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight)" (1976) which was Lynn's fourteenth number one on the Billboard Country Chart.[1]
In 1977, Lynn recorded a tribute album to country artist, Patsy Cline entitled, I Remember Patsy, which spawned two major hits of Cline's recordings, including "She's Got You" (1977). She had her last number one single the following year with "Out of My Head and Back in My Bed"[1] and three solo Top 10 hits until the end of the decade: "We've Come a Long Way Baby" (#10), "I Can't Feel You Anymore" (#3), and "I've Got a Picture of Us on My Mind" (#5). Her success on the Billboard chart decreased by 1980, making her 1982 single, "I Lie" the final Top 10 hit of her career.[1][3] In 1985 she had her final major hit with "Heart Don't Do This to Me" (#19) and her final MCA albums, Just a Woman (1985) and Who Was That Stranger (1988) were also issued. In 1993, Lynn collaborated with Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette on the album, Honky Tonk Angels, which was certified gold in the United States. After a seven year hiatus, Lynn returned to recording with Still Country (2000) on Audium Records.[2] In 2004, Lynn issued her most recent studio album to date entitled, Van Lear Rose. The album was produced by The White Stripes member, Jack White and reached #2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and #24 on the Billboard 200. The album went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Country Album of the Year in 2004.[3] Loretta Lynn has sold 30 million records according to the Recording Industry Association of America.[4]
Studio albums
1960s
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales threshold) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [5] |
US [5] | |||
| Loretta Lynn Sings |
|
2 | — | |
| Before I'm Over You |
|
11 | — | |
| Songs from My Heart |
|
8 | — | |
| Blue Kentucky Girl |
|
14 | — | |
| I Like 'em Country |
|
2 | — | |
| You Ain't Woman Enough |
|
1 | 140 | |
| Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) |
|
1 | 80 | |
| Singin' With Feelin' |
|
3 | — | |
| Fist City |
|
1 | — | |
| Your Squaw Is on the Warpath |
|
2 | 168 | |
| Woman of the World / To Make a Man |
|
2 | 148 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
1970s
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [5] |
US [5] |
CAN Country [7] | |||
| Wings Upon Your Horns |
|
5 | 146 | — | |
| Loretta Lynn Writes 'em & Sings 'em |
|
8 | — | — | |
| Coal Miner's Daughter |
|
4 | 81 | — |
|
| I Wanna Be Free |
|
5 | 110 | — | |
| You're Lookin' At Country |
|
7 | — | — | |
| One's on the Way |
|
3 | 109 | — | |
| Here I Am Again |
|
4 | — | — | |
| Entertainer of the Year - Loretta |
|
1 | — | — | |
| Love Is the Foundation |
|
1 | 183 | — | |
| They Don't Make 'em Like My Daddy |
|
6 | — | — | |
| Back to the Country |
|
2 | 182 | — | |
| Home |
|
7 | — | — | |
| When the Tingle Becomes a Chill |
|
6 | — | — | |
| Somebody, Somewhere |
|
1 | — | — | |
| I Remember Patsy |
|
2 | — | — | |
| Out of My Head and Back in My Bed |
|
16 | — | — | |
| We've Come a Long Way Baby |
|
19 | — | 5 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
1980s
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [5] |
CAN Country [7] | ||
| Loretta |
|
24 | 5 |
| Lookin' Good |
|
17 | — |
| I Lie |
|
33 | — |
| Making Love from Memory |
|
— | — |
| Lyin', Cheatin', Woman Chasin', Honky Tonkin', Whiskey Drinkin' You |
|
60 | — |
| Just a Woman |
|
63 | — |
| Who Was That Stranger |
|
63 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
1990s and 2000s
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [5] |
US [5] | ||
| Making More Memories |
|
— | — |
| Still Country |
|
37 | — |
| Van Lear Rose |
|
2 | 24 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Tribute albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [5] |
US [5] | ||
| Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn |
|
14 | 46 |
Gospel albums
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country [5] | ||
| Hymns |
|
10 |
| Who Says God Is Dead! |
|
44 |
| God Bless America Again |
|
7 |
Collaborations
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [5] |
US [5] |
CAN Country [7] |
CAN [7] | |||
| Mr. & Mrs. Used to Be (with Ernest Tubb) |
|
13 | — | — | — | |
| Ernest Tubb & Loretta Lynn Singin' Again (with Ernest Tubb) |
|
2 | — | — | — | |
| If We Put Our Heads Together (with Ernest Tubb) |
|
19 | — | — | — | |
| Honky Tonk Angels (with Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette) |
|
6 | 42 | 6 | 44 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales threshold) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [5] |
US | ||||
| Country Christmas |
|
— | 103 | ||
| Loretta Lynn's Greatest Hits |
|
6 | — |
| |
| The Loretta Lynn & Ernest Tubb Story (with Ernest Tubb) |
|
43 | — | ||
| Loretta Lynn's Greatest Hits Vol. II |
|
5 | — |
| |
| All My Best |
|
— | — |
| |
| 20 Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | ||
| Peace in the Valley |
|
— | — | ||
| Country Music Hall of Fame Series |
|
— | — | ||
| Honky Tonk Girl: The Loretta Lynn Collection |
|
— | — | ||
| All-Time Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | ||
| The Definitive Collection |
|
— | — | ||
| Gold |
|
— | — | ||
| Number 1's |
|
— | — | ||
| 50th Anniversary Collection |
|
44 | — | ||
| Icon |
|
58 | — | ||
| All Time Gospel Favorites |
|
67 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Singles
1960s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US BB Country [13] |
US CB Country | CAN Country [14] | |||
| 1960 | "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl" | 14 | 30 | — | N/A |
| "New Rainbow" | — | — | — | ||
| "Darkest Day" | — | — | — | ||
| 1961 | "I Walked Away from the Wreck" | — | 40 | — | Loretta Lynn Sings |
| 1962 | "Success" | 6 | 5 | — | |
| "Get Set For a Heartache" | — | 31 | — | ||
| 1963 | "The Other Woman" | 13 | 10 | — | |
| "Before I'm Over You" | 4 | 2 | — | Before I'm Over You | |
| 1964 | "Wine, Women, and Song" | 3 | 3 | — | |
| "Happy Birthday" | 3 | 2 | — | Songs from My Heart | |
| 1965 | "Blue Kentucky Girl" | 7 | 8 | — | Blue Kentucky Girl |
| "The Home You're Tearing Down" | 10 | 14 | — | I Like 'em Country | |
| "When I Hear My Children Pray" | — | — | — | Hymns | |
| 1966 | "Dear Uncle Sam" | 4 | 6 | — | I Like 'em Country |
| "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)" | 2 | 1 | — | You Ain't Woman Enough | |
| "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)" | 1 | 1 | — | Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) | |
| "To Heck with Ole Santa Claus" | — | — | — | A Country Christmas | |
| 1967 | "If You're Not Gone Too Long" | 7 | 6 | — | Singin' with Feelin' |
| "What Kind of a Girl (Do You Think I Am)" | 5 | 3 | 6 | Fist City | |
| 1968 | "Fist City" | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| "You've Just Stepped in (From Stepping Out on Me)" | 2 | 3 | — | Your Squaw Is on the Warpath | |
| "Your Squaw Is on the Warpath" | 3 | 1 | 17 | ||
| 1969 | "Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)" | 1 | 1 | — | Woman of the World/To Make a Man |
| "To Make a Man (Feel Like a Man)" | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| "Wings Upon Your Horns" | 11 | 1 | 5 | Wings Upon Your Horns | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
1970s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US BB Country [13] |
US CB Country | US BB [13] |
US CB | CAN Country [14] |
CAN [15] | |||
| 1970 | "I Know How" | 4 | 4 | — | — | 13 | — | Loretta Lynn Writes 'em and Sings 'em |
| "You Wanna Give Me a Lift" | 6 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | ||
| "Coal Miner's Daughter" | 1 | 1 | 83 | 107 | 1 | — | Coal Miner's Daughter | |
| 1971 | "I Wanna Be Free" | 3 | 1 | 94 | — | 1 | — | I Wanna Be Free |
| "You're Lookin' at Country" | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | You're Lookin' at Country | |
| "One's on the Way" | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | One's on the Way | |
| 1972 | "Here I Am Again" | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | Here I Am Again |
| "Rated "X"" | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | Entertainer of the Year | |
| 1973 | "Love Is the Foundation" | 1 | 1 | 102 | — | 1 | — | Love Is the Foundation |
| "Hey Loretta" | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| 1974 | "They Don't Make 'em Like My Daddy" | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | They Don't Make 'em Like My Daddy |
| "Trouble in Paradise" | 1 | 1 | — | — | 14 | — | ||
| 1975 | "The Pill" | 5 | 2 | 70 | 49 | 1 | 49 | Back to the Country |
| "Home" | 10 | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | Home | |
| "When the Tingle Becomes a Chill" | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | When the Tingle Becomes a Chill | |
| 1976 | "Red, White, and Blue" | 20 | 20 | — | — | 26 | — | |
| "Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight)" |
1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | Somebody, Somewhere | |
| 1977 | "She's Got You" | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | I Remember Patsy |
| "Why Can't He Be You" | 7 | 8 | — | — | 6 | — | ||
| "Out of My Head and Back in My Bed" | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | Out of My Head and Back in My Bed | |
| 1978 | "Spring Fever" | 12 | 13 | — | — | 10 | — | |
| "We've Come a Long Way, Baby" | 10 | 11 | — | — | 6 | — | We've Come a Long Way, Baby | |
| 1979 | "I Can't Feel You Anymore" | 3 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | |
| "I've Got a Picture of Us on My Mind" | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | Loretta | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
1980s and 1990s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US BB Country [13] |
US CB Country | CAN Country [14] | |||
| 1980 | "Pregnant Again" | 35 | 24 | 13 | Loretta |
| "Naked in the Rain" | 30 | 31 | 11 | ||
| "Cheatin' on a Cheater" | 20 | 24 | 21 | Lookin' Good | |
| 1981 | "Somebody Led Me Away" | 20 | 18 | 38 | |
| 1982 | "I Lie" | 9 | 8 | 9 | I Lie |
| "Making Love from Memory" | 19 | 23 | 41 | Making Love from Memory | |
| 1983 | "Breakin' It" | 39 | 43 | 32 | |
| "Lyin', Cheatin', Woman Chasin', Honky Tonkin', Whiskey Drinkin' You" |
53 | 38 | — | Lyin', Cheatin', Woman Chasin', Honky Tonkin', Whiskey Drinkin' You | |
| "Walking with My Memories" | 59 | 54 | — | ||
| 1985 | "Heart Don't Do This to Me" | 19 | 16 | 42 | Just a Woman |
| "Wouldn't It Be Great" | 72 | 53 | — | ||
| 1986 | "Just a Woman" | 81 | 77 | — | |
| 1988 | "Who Was That Stranger" | 57 | 47 | — | Who Was That Stranger |
| "Fly Away" | — | — | 88 | ||
| 1994 | "We Need to Make More Memories" | — | — | — | Making More Memories |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
2000s and 2010s
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [13] | |||
| 2000 | "Country in My Genes" | 72 | Still Country |
| "I Can't Hear the Music" | — | ||
| 2001 | "Table for Two" | — | |
| 2004 | "Miss Being Mrs." | — | Van Lear Rose |
| "Portland Oregon" (with Jack White) | — | ||
| 2010 | "Coal Miner's Daughter" (with Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert) | 55 | Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Other singles
Collaborative singles
| Year | Single | Artist(s) | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US BB Country [13] |
US CB Country | CAN Country [14] | ||||
| 1964 | "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be" | Ernest Tubb | 11 | 6 | 4 | Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be |
| 1965 | "Our Hearts Are Holding Hands" | 24 | 11 | — | ||
| 1967 | "Sweet Thang" | 45 | 59 | — | Loretta Lynn and Ernest Tubb Singin' Again | |
| 1969 | "Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out" | 18 | 24 | — | If We Put Our Heads Together | |
| "If We Put Our Heads Together" | — | — | — | |||
| 1993 | "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" | Dolly Parton, Tammy Wynette |
68 | — | — | Honky Tonk Angels |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Guest singles
| Year | Single | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "Honky Tonk Angels Medley" | k.d. lang (with Brenda Lee, Loretta Lynn, and Kitty Wells) |
Shadowland |
Charted B-sides
| Year | B-side | Peak chart positions |
Original A-side | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US BB Country [13] |
US CB Country | |||
| 1964 | "This Haunted House" | — | 40 | "Wine, Women and Song" |
| 1967 | "A Man I Hardly Know" | 72 | 28 | "If You're Not Gone Too Long" |
| 1983 | "There's All Kinds of Smoke (In the Barroom)" | flip | — | "Breakin' It" |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director(s)[16][17] |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "Honky Tonk Angels Medley" (with k.d. lang, Brenda Lee, and Kitty Wells) | David Hogan |
| 1993 | "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" (with Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette) | Deaton-Flanigen Productions |
| 1994 | "We Need to Make More Memories" | |
| 2000 | "Country in My Genes" | |
| 2004 | "Miss Being Mrs." | Trey Fanjoy |
| "Portland, Oregon" [unreleased version] (with Jack White) | Olivier Gondry | |
| "Portland, Oregon" [released version] (with Jack White) | Sophie Muller | |
| 2010 | "Coal Miner's Daughter" (with Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert) | Deaton-Flanigen Productions |
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Is It Love, It Must Be Love" (with Frankie Bleu) | The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (soundtrack)[18] |
| 1981 | "Count on Me" | Sesame Street Country[19] |
| 1985 | "The First Noel" | Tennessee Christmas[20] |
| 1988 | "Honky Tonk Angels Medley" (with k.d. lang, Brenda Lee, and Kitty Wells) | Shadowland[21] |
| 1990 | "Shopping for Dresses" (with Randy Travis) | Heroes & Friends[22] |
| 1996 | "Answer the Phone" | A Tribute to a Legend: Ernest Tubb[23] |
| 1999 | "Out of My Head and Back in My Bed" (live) | Live at Gilley's, Vol. 1–4[24] |
| "She's Got You" (live) | ||
| 2006 | "Country Music Has the Blues" (with Billy Ray Cyrus and George Jones) | Wanna Be Your Joe[25] |
| 2007 | "Will You Visit Me On Sunday" (with Marty Stuart) | Compadres An Anthology of Duets |
| "Wildwood Flower" | Anchored in Love | |
| 2008 | "I Wanna Be Free" (with Daniel O'Donnell) | Country Boy |
| "Where No One Stands Alone" | How Great Thou Art | |
| 2009 | "Don't Tempt Me Baby" (with Todd Snider) | The Excitement Plan |
| 2013 | "Take Your Gun and Go, John" | Divided & United |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Wolff, Kurt (2000). Country Music: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides Ltd. pp. 310–312. ISBN 1-85828-534-8.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Loretta Lynn > Biography". Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Coyne, Kevin John. "100 Greatest Women of Country Music – #2 (Loretta Lynn)". Country Universe.net. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ↑ "RIAA Gold & Platinum – Loretta Lynn albums". RIAA. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 "Billboard chart positions – albums". allmusic. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- ↑ "Don't Come a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Search results for "Loretta Lynn albums"". RPM. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ↑ "Coal Miner's Daughter". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "CRIA Search table (type "Loretta Lynn" in artist section)". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ↑ "Honky Tonk Angels". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ↑ "Loretta Lynn's Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ↑ "Loretta Lynn's Greatest Hits, Volume II". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "Search results for "Loretta Lynn" under Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ↑ "Search results for "Loretta Lynn" under Top Singles". RPM. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ↑ "CMT Videos – Loretta Lynn". Country Music Television. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ↑ "Loretta Lynn music videos". mvd base.com. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
- ↑ "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ↑ "The Sesame Street Archive". Tripod.com. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ↑ "Tennessee Christmas > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ↑ "Shadowland > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ↑ "Heroes & Friends > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ↑ "A Tribute to a Legend". cd universe.com. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
- ↑ "Live at Gilley's, Vol. 1–4 > Overview". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
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