Steve Earle discography

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Steve Earle discography
Steve Earle & Allison Moorer at Bumbershoot 2007.jpg
Steve Earle and Allison Moorer in 2007
Studio albums21
Live albums6
Compilation albums8
Music videos20
Singles32

American singer and songwriter Steve Earle has released twenty-one studio albums, including collaborations with the Del McCoury Band and Shawn Colvin. Earle's work reflects a wide range of styles, including bluegrass, roots rock, folk, blues and country. He or his labels have also released six live albums and eight compilation albums.

Although Earle has never charted within the Top 5 on the Hot Country Songs chart, he has charted several songs on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. His most recent chart appearance was in 1996, despite having charted several successful albums.

Studio albums[]

1980s[]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US Country
[1] 		US
[2] 		CAN Country
[3] 		CAN
[4] 		AUS
[5] 		NZ
[6] 		UK
[7]
Guitar Town
  • Release date: March 5, 1986
  • Label: MCA Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
 1 89 — 82 — — —
Exit 0
  • Release date: May 18, 1987
  • Label: MCA Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
 15 90 — 36 — — —
Copperhead Road
  • Release date: October 17, 1988
  • Label: MCA Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
 7 56 30 14 39 17 42
  • CAN: 3× Platinum[8]
  • US: Gold[9]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s[]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[2] 		CAN
[4] 		AUS
[5] 		NZ
[6] 		SWE
[10] 		SWI
[11] 		UK
[7]
The Hard Way
  • Release date: July 1, 1990
  • Label: MCA Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 100 14 28 4 34 40 —
  • CAN: Platinum[8]
Train a Comin'
  • Release date: February 28, 1995
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — — — — — — —
I Feel Alright
  • Release date: May 5, 1996
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 106 38 — 29 26 — 44
El Corazón
  • Release date: October 7, 1997
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 126 — — — 19 — 59
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s[]

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US Country
[1] 		US
[2] 		US
Indie
[12] 		NZ
[6] 		SWE
[10] 		UK
[7]
Transcendental Blues[A] 5 66 — — 27 32
Jerusalem
  • Release date: September 24, 2002
  • Label: E-Squared/Artemis Records
  • Formats: CD
 7 59 1 — 24 —
The Revolution Starts Now
  • Release date: August 24, 2004
  • Label: E-Squared/Artemis Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 12 89 7 — 20 66
Washington Square Serenade
  • Release date: September 25, 2007
  • Label: New West Records
  • Formats: CD,LP, music download
 10 79 10 — 28 55
Townes
  • Release date: May 12, 2009
  • Label: New West Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 6 19 2 34 24 37
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2010s[]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US Country
[1] 		US
[2] 		US
Folk
[13] 		US
Indie
[12] 		US
Rock
[14] 		AUS
[15] 		CAN
[16] 		SWE
[10] 		UK
[7]
I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
  • Release date: April 26, 2011
  • Label: New West Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download
 4 24 4 4 7 — 17 16 28
The Low Highway
  • Release date: April 16, 2013
  • Label: New West Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download
 12 39 4 10 — — — — 30
Terraplane
  • Release date: February 17, 2015
  • Label: New West Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download
 3 39 2 3 6 58 — — 30
So You Wannabe An Outlaw
  • Release date: June 16, 2017[17]
  • Label: Warner Brothers
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download
 15 102 5 — — — — — 48
Guy
  • Release date: March 29, 2019
  • Label: New West
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download
 14 107 4 2 17 — — — 49
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2020s[]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US Country
[1] 		US
[2] 		US
Folk
[13] 		US
Indie
[12] 		US
Rock
[14] 		AUS
[20] 		CAN
[21] 		SWE
[10] 		UK
[7]
Ghosts of West Virginia
  • Release date: May 21, 2020
  • Label: New West
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download
 44 — 8 36 48 — — — 61
J.T.[B]
  • Release date: January 4, 2021
  • Label: New West
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download
 — — — — — 49
[22] 		— — —

Collaborative albums[]

Title Album details
The Mountain (with the Del McCoury Band)
  • Release date: February 23, 1999
  • Label: E-Squared
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download
Colvin & Earle (with Shawn Colvin)
  • Release date: June 10, 2016
  • Label: Fantasy
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download

Live albums[]

Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US Country
[1] 		US
Indie
[12]
Shut Up and Die Like an Aviator
  • Release date: September 17, 1991
  • Label: MCA Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — —
BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert — —
Together at the Bluebird Café
(with Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark)
  • Release date: October 9, 2001
  • Label: American Originals
  • Formats: CD
 — —
Just an American Boy
  • Release date: September 9, 2003
  • Label: E-Squared/Artemis Records
  • Formats: CD
 43 35
Live from Austin, TX
  • Release date: November 2, 2004
  • Label: New West Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — —
Live at Montreux 2005
  • Release date: July 11, 2006
  • Label: Eagle Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums[]

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US Country
[1] 		US
[2] 		US
Indie
[12]
Early Tracks
  • Release date: 1987
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
 — — —
Essential Steve Earle
  • Release date: March 2, 1993
  • Label: MCA Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — — —
  • Release date: 1995
  • Label: MCA Records Special Products
  • Formats: CD
 — — —
Ain't Ever Satisfied: The Steve Earle Collection
  • Release date: July 30, 1996
  • Label: Hip-O Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — — —
Angry Young Man: The Very Best of Steve Earle
  • Release date: April 20, 1999
  • Label: Universal International
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — — —
The Devil's Right Hand: An Introduction to Steve Earle
  • Release date: May 8, 2001
  • Label: Universal International
  • Formats: CD
 — — —
Side Tracks
  • Release date: April 9, 2002
  • Label: E-Squared/Artemis Records
  • Formats: CD
 9 109 6
The Collection
  • Release date: 2002
  • Label: Spectrum Music
  • Formats: CD
 — — —
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steve Earle
  • Release date: August 19, 2003
  • Label: MCA Records
  • Formats: CD
 — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles[]

1980s[]

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US Country
[23] 		US Main Rock
[24] 		CAN Country
[25] 		AUS
[26] 		UK
[7]
1983 "Nothin' But You" 70 — — — — N/A
1984 "Squeeze Me In" — — — — —
"What'll You Do About Me" 76 — — — —
1985 "A Little Bit in Love" — — — — —
1986 "Hillbilly Highway" 37 — 46 — — Guitar Town
"Guitar Town" 7 — 7 — —
"Someday" 28 — 31 — —
1987 "Goodbye's All We've Got Left" 8 — 10 — —
"I Ain't Ever Satisfied" — 26 — — — Exit 0
"Nowhere Road" 20 — 7 — —
"Sweet Little '66" 37 — 19 — —
1988 "Copperhead Road" — 10 — 23 45 Copperhead Road
"Back to the Wall" — 20 — — —
"Johnny Come Lately" — — — — 75
"Six Days on the Road" 29 — 33 — — Planes, Trains and Automobiles (soundtrack)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s[]

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US Main Rock
[24] 		CAN
[27] 		UK
[7]
1990 "The Other Kind" 37 29 88 The Hard Way
"Justice in Ontario" — 85 —
1996 "I Feel Alright" — — — I Feel Alright
"More Than I Can Do" — 39 —
1997 "Telephone Road" — — — El Corazón
"Johnny Too Bad" (with The V-Roys) — — — N/A
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s and 2010s[]

Year Single Peak
positions 		Album
US AAA
[28]
2000 "Transcendental Blues" 18 Transcendental Blues
"I Can Wait" 39
2002 "Some Dreams" — Side Tracks
"Jerusalem" — Jerusalem
2004 "The Revolution Starts Now" 15 The Revolution Starts Now
2005 "Rich Man's War" —
2007 "City of Immigrants" — Washington Square Serenade
2008 "Days Aren't Long Enough" (with Allison Moorer) —
2011 "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" — I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
"Every Part of Me" —
2013 "Invisible" — The Low Highway
"21st Century Blues" —
2015 "Mississippi, It's Time"[29] — N/A
2017 "Fixin' to Die" / "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" (live) — Record Store Day exclusive release[30]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Video/DVD[]

Year Title
2002 Transcendental Blues
2004 Just An American Boy
Live From Austin, TX 1986
2005 20th Century Masters - DVD Collection
2006 Live at Montreux 2005
2008 Live From Austin, TX 2000

Music videos[]

Year Title Director
1986 "Guitar Town" Gerry Wenner
"Someday" Jim Hershleder
1987 "I Ain't Ever Satisfied"
"Nowhere Road"
1988 "Copperhead Road" Tony Vanden Ende
1989 "Back to the Wall" Meiert Avis
1990 "The Other Kind"[31] Damian Harris
1991 "Billy Austin" Christopher Cleveland
1996 "I Feel Alright" Jim Hershleder
1998 "Telephone Road"
2000 "Transcendental Blues"[32] Amos Poe
2001 "I Don't Want to Lose You Yet"[33] Dennis Saunders
2002 "Some Dreams" Trey Fanjoy
"Jerusalem" Maripol & Amos Poe
2003 "What's So Funny About Peace,
Love and Understanding"
2005 "Rich Man's War" Jonathan Demme
2007 "City of Immigrants" Alex Peacock
2013 "Invisible"[34] Tim Blake Nelson
2015 "You're the Best Lover That I Ever Had"[35] Alexander Peacock
"Mississippi, It's Time"[36]
2017 "Lookin' For A Woman" Cody Ground
"So You Wannabe An Outlaw"

Notes[]

  • A^ Transcendental Blues also peaked at number 8 on the Canadian RPM Country Albums/CDs[3] and number 28 on the Canadian RPM Top Albums/CDs chart.[4]
  • B^ J.T. was initially released to digital platforms on January 4, 2021, in honor of what would have been Justin Townes Earle's 39th birthday. CD and LP versions followed on March 19, 2021.[37]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Steve Earle Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Steve Earle Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Country Albums/CDs". RPM. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  6. ^ a b c "charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Peak chart positions for releases in the UK:
  8. ^ a b c d "Gold & Platinum Search - Music Canada - Steve Earle". Music Canada. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  9. ^ a b "RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America - Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  10. ^ a b c d "swedishcharts.com - Swedish charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  11. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Steve Earle Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Steve Earle Chart History - Folk Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Steve Earle Chart History - Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  15. ^ Ryan, Gavin (February 28, 2015). "ARIA Albums: 50 Shades Of Grey No 1 For Third Week". Noise11. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  16. ^ "Canadian Albums - May 14, 2011". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  17. ^ Allen, Jim (8 June 2017). "Review: Steve Earle, 'So You Wannabe An Outlaw'". NPR.
  18. ^ Bjorke, Matt (July 17, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: July 17, 2017". Roughstock.
  19. ^ Bjorke, Matt (April 15, 2019). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: April 15, 2019". Roughstock. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  20. ^ Ryan, Gavin (February 28, 2015). "ARIA Albums: 50 Shades Of Grey No 1 For Third Week". Noise11. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  21. ^ "Canadian Albums - May 14, 2011". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  22. ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  23. ^ "Steve Earle Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  24. ^ a b "Steve Earle : Allmusic : Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  25. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  26. ^ "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  27. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Singles". RPM. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  28. ^ "Steve Earle - Adult Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  29. ^ "Hear Steve Earle Denounce Confederate Flag in New Song". Rolling Stone. 10 September 2015.
  30. ^ "Steve Earle and the Dukes – the Continental Club (Live) (2017, Vinyl)". Discogs.
  31. ^ "New Videoclips" (PDF). Billboard. June 16, 1990.
  32. ^ "CMT : Videos : Steve Earle : Transcendental Blues". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  33. ^ "CMT : Videos : Steve Earle : I Don't Want To Lose You Yet". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  34. ^ "CMT : Videos : Steve Earle : Invisible". Country Music Television. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
  35. ^ "CMT : Videos : Steve Earle : You're the Best Lover That I Ever Had". Country Music Television. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  36. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Steve Earle -- "Mississippi, It's Time"". YouTube.
  37. ^ "Steve Earle & the Dukes New Album "J.T."".
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