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Dwight Yoakam discography
Dwight Yoakam at San Diego County Fair
Studio albums17
Live albums2
Compilation albums9

Dwight Yoakam is an American country music singer-songwriter. Since his debut in 1984, Yoakam has released 17 studio albums. His debut album, Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc., was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, while This Time is certified triple-platinum by the same organization. Yoakam achieved the greatest success of his career in the 1980s and 1990s, however, in the 2000s, he left Reprise Records/ Warner Bros. Nashville for an independent record label Audium/Koch Records in 2003 and released Population Me. In 2005, he released Blame the Vain on New West Records. The album was a commercial success on the charts, however, no singles that were released cracked the Top 40 of the Hot Country Songs chart.

In addition to releasing his studio albums, Yoakam has also released numerous compilation albums on various record labels, with a vast majority of them reaching success on the charts. His 1989 album Just Lookin' for a Hit is his best-selling compilation album.

Studio albums

1980s

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
( sales threshold)
US Country
[1]
US
[2]
CAN Country
[3]
CAN
[4]
AUS [5] NZ
[6]
SWE
[7]
UK
[8]
Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. [A] 1 61 89
Hillbilly Deluxe
  • Release date: July 7, 1987
  • Label: Reprise Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
1 55 27 55 17 33 51
Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room
  • Release date: August 2, 1988
  • Label: Reprise Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
1 68 17 47 37 37 87
  • US: Platinum [9]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
( sales threshold)
US Country
[1]
US
[2]
CAN Country
[3]
CAN
[4]
AUS
[12]
If There Was a Way
  • Release date: October 30, 1990
  • Label: Reprise Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
7 96
This Time
  • Release date: March 23, 1993
  • Label: Reprise Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
4 25 1 19
  • CAN: 2× Platinum [13]
  • US: 3× Platinum [9]
Gone
  • Release date: October 31, 1995
  • Label: Reprise Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
5 30 5 42 17
Under the Covers
  • Release date: July 15, 1997
  • Label: Reprise Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
8 92 8 74
Come On Christmas
  • Release date: August 26, 1997
  • Label: Reprise Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
32
A Long Way Home
  • Release date: June 9, 1998
  • Label: Reprise Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
11 60 12 67
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s

Title Details Peak chart positions
US Country
[1]
US
[2]
US Indie
[14]
SWE
[7]
Tomorrow's Sounds Today [B]
  • Release date: October 31, 2000
  • Label: Reprise Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
7 68
South of Heaven, West of Hell 59
Population Me 8 75 3
Blame the Vain 8 54 3 47
Dwight Sings Buck
  • Release date: October 23, 2007
  • Label: New West Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
11 42 1 11
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2010s

Title Details Peak chart positions
US Country
[1]
US
[2]
AUS
[12]
3 Pears
  • Release date: September 18, 2012
  • Label: Warner Bros. Nashville
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download
3 18
Second Hand Heart
  • Release date: April 14, 2015
  • Label: Warner Bros. Nashville
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download
2 18 46
Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars... [15]
  • Release date: September 23, 2016
  • Label: Sugar Hill Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download
6 62
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US Country
[1]
US
[2]
CAN Country
[3]
CAN
[4]
NOR
[16]
Just Lookin' for a Hit
  • Release date: September 20, 1989
  • Label: Reprise Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
3 68 64
  • US: Platinum [9]
This Is Dwight Yoakam
  • Release date: 1990
  • Label: Reprise Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
La Croix D'Amour
  • Release date: September 28, 1992
  • Label: Reprise Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Last Chance for a Thousand Years:
Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits from the 90's
  • Release date: May 18, 1999
  • Label: Reprise Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
10 80 5
Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years
  • Release date: November 19, 2002
  • Label: Reprise Records
  • Formats: 4-CD Box set
In Others' Words
  • Released: September 23, 2003
  • Label: Reprise Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
59
Dwight's Used Records
  • Release date: June 29, 2004
  • Label: Koch-Audium Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
57 43
The Very Best of Dwight Yoakam
  • Release date: July 27, 2004
  • Label: Rhino Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
10 87 14
  • US: Platinum [9]
The Platinum Collection
  • Release date: 2006 (UK and Australia)
  • Label: Warner Platinum
  • Formats: CD
21st Century Hits: Best of 2000–2012
  • Release date: October 1, 2013
  • Label: New West Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
59
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country

Live albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US Country
[1]
US
[2]
CAN Country
[3]
Dwight Live
  • Release date: May 23, 1995
  • Label: Reprise Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
8 56 4
dwightyoakamacoustic.net
  • Release date: May 30, 2000
  • Label: Reprise Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
24 195 6
Live from Austin, TX
  • Release date: November 1, 2005
  • Label: New West Records
  • Formats: CD, LP

Extended plays

Title Details
Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.
  • Release date: 1984
  • Label: Oak
  • Formats: LP, cassette
Bring Home the Holidays
  • Release date: November 2003
  • Label: Koch-Audium Records/ Mervyn's
  • Formats: CD

Notes

  • A ^ Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. was re-issued in 2006 with extra bonus demo and live tracks.
  • B ^ Tomorrow's Sounds Today also peaked at number 28 on the Canadian RPM Country Albums chart. [3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Dwight Yoakam Album & Song Chart History – Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Dwight Yoakam Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada – Country Albums/CDs". RPM. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada – Top Albums". RPM. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 345. ISBN  0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ "charts.nz – New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  7. ^ a b "swedishcharts.com – Swedish charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  8. ^ "The Official Charts Company – Dwight Yoakam". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "American album certifications – Dwight Yoakam". Recording Industry Association of America.
  10. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums". ARIA Charts. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  12. ^ a b Peaks in Australia:
  13. ^ a b c "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on August 23, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  14. ^ "Dwight Yoakam Album & Song Chart History – Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  15. ^ Shelburne, Craig (August 2, 2016). "Dwight Yoakam Plans Bluegrass Album With Sugar Hill Records". MusicRow. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  16. ^ "norwegiancharts.com – Norwegian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
  17. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums". ARIA Charts. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  18. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 28, 2021.