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Hank Williams Jr. discography
Hank Williams Jr. performing in Atmore, Alabama
Studio albums56
Compilation albums25
Music videos25
Singles109
No. 1 Singles (USA)10
No.1 Single (Overall)11

The discography of all albums and singles released by Hank Williams Jr. consists of 56 studio albums and 25 compilation albums. He has released 109 singles and 24 music videos. Eleven of his singles have reached Number One in either the United States or Canada.

Studio albums

1960s

Title Details Peak chart
positions [1]
Certifications [2]
( sales thresholds)
US Country US
Hank Williams Jr. Sings the Songs of Hank Williams 12
Your Cheatin' Heart
  • Release date: October 1964
  • Label: MGM Records
5 16
Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr.
Sing Great Country Favorites
  • Release date: November 1964
  • Label: MGM Records
Father & Son
  • Release date: 1965
  • Label: MGM Records
8 139
Ballads of the Hills and Plains
  • Release date: 1965
  • Label: MGM Records
Blues My Name
  • Release date: 1966
  • Label: MGM Records
Country Shadows
  • Release date: 1966
  • Label: MGM Records
33
Hank Williams/Hank Williams Jr. Again
  • Release date: 1966
  • Label: MGM Records
38
My Own Way
  • Release date: 1967
  • Label: MGM Records
42
A Time to Sing
  • Release date: 1968
  • Label: MGM Records
12 189
Luke the Drifter Jr.
  • Release date: 1969
  • Label: MGM Records
20
Songs My Father Left Me
  • Release date: February 1969
  • Label: MGM Records
1 164
Luke the Drifter Jr. - Vol. 2
  • Release date: April 1969
  • Label: MGM Records
Live at Cobo Hall
  • Release date: July 1969
  • Label: MGM Records
3 187
Sunday Morning
  • Release date: October 1969
  • Label: MGM Records
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1970s

Title Details Peak chart positions [1] Certifications [2]
( sales thresholds)
US Country US CAN Country
Hank Williams Jr. Singing My Songs (Johnny Cash)
  • Release date: 1970
  • Label: MGM Records
32
Removing the Shadow
  • Release date: 1970
  • Label: MGM Records
21
All for the Love of Sunshine
  • Release date: 1971
  • Label: MGM Records
10
I've Got a Right to Cry
  • Release date: 1971
  • Label: MGM Records
23
Eleven Roses
  • Release date: 1972
  • Label: MGM Records
6
Send Me Lovin' and a Whole Lotta Loving
  • Release date: 1972
  • Label: MGM Records
35
The Legend of Hank Williams in Song and Story
  • Release date: 1973
  • Label: MGM Records
17
After You, Pride's Not Hard to Swallow
  • Release date: March 1973
  • Label: MGM Records
20
The Last Love Song
  • Release date: 1974
  • Label: MGM Records
17
Living Proof
  • Release date: 1974
  • Label: MGM Records
31
Insights into Hank Williams in Song and Story
  • Release date: 1974
  • Label: MGM Records
37
Bocephus
  • Release date: 1975
  • Label: MGM Records
41
Hank Williams Jr. and Friends
  • Release date: December 1975
  • Label: MGM Records
17
One Night Stands 33
New South
  • Release date: 1977
  • Label: Elektra Records/Curb
36
Family Tradition
  • Release date: April 17, 1979
  • Label: Elektra Records/Curb
3 201
  • US: Gold
Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
  • Release date: November 1979
  • Label: Elektra Records/Curb
5 7
  • US: Platinum
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s

Title Details Peak chart positions [1] Certifications [2]
( sales thresholds)
US Country US CAN Country
Habits Old and New
  • Release date: June 1980
  • Label: Elektra Records/Curb
4 154 7
  • US: Gold
Rowdy
  • Release date: January 1981
  • Label: Elektra Records/Curb
2 82 20
  • US: Gold
The Pressure Is On
  • Release date: August 1981
  • Label: Elektra Records/Curb
5 76
  • US: Platinum
High Notes
  • Release date: April 1982
  • Label: Elektra Records/Curb
3 123
  • US: Gold
Strong Stuff
  • Release date: February 1983
  • Label: Elektra Records/Curb
7 64
  • US: Gold
Man of Steel 3 116
  • US: Gold
Major Moves
  • Release date: May 1984
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records/Curb
1 100 20
  • US: Platinum
Five-O
  • Release date: May 1985
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records/Curb
1 72
  • US: Gold
Montana Cafe
  • Release date: July 1986
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records/Curb
1 93
  • US: Gold
Hank Live
  • Release date: January 1987
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records/Curb
1 71
  • US: Platinum
Born to Boogie
  • Release date: July 1987
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records/Curb
1 28
  • US: Platinum
Wild Streak
  • Release date: June 21, 1988
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records/Curb
1 55
  • US: Gold
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s

Title Details Peak chart positions [1] Certifications [2]
( sales thresholds)
US Country US CAN Country
Lone Wolf
  • Release date: January 1990
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records/Curb
2 71
  • US: Gold
Pure Hank
  • Release date: April 1991
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records/Curb
8 50
  • US: Gold
Maverick
  • Release date: February 18, 1992
  • Label: Curb Records/ Capricorn
7 55 22
  • US: Gold
Out of Left Field
  • Release date: March 9, 1993
  • Label: Curb Records/Capricorn
25 121
Hog Wild
  • Release date: January 24, 1995
  • Label: Curb Records
14 92
A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam
  • Release date: April 4, 1996
  • Label: MCG/Curb Records
40
Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts
  • Release date: September 17, 1996
  • Label: Curb Records
29 167
Stormy
  • Release date: August 31, 1999
  • Label: Curb Records
21 162
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s–2020s

Title Details Peak chart positions [1] Sales
US Country [3] US
[4]
CAN
The Almeria Club Recordings
  • Release date: January 8, 2002
  • Label: Curb
9 112
I'm One of You
  • Release date: November 18, 2003
  • Label: Curb
24 166
127 Rose Avenue
  • Release date: June 16, 2009
  • Label: Curb
7 19
Old School New Rules
  • Release date: July 10, 2012
  • Label: Bocephus/Blaster
4 12
  • US: 100,000 [5]
It's About Time
  • Release date: January 15, 2016
  • Label: Nash Icon
2 15 84
Rich White Honky Blues
  • Release date: June 16, 2022
  • Label: Easy Eye Sound
22 183
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

1960s–1970s

Title Details Peak positions [1]
US Country
The Best of Hank Williams Jr.
  • Release date: 1968
  • Label: MGM Records
33
Greatest Hits
  • Release date: 1969
  • Label: MGM Records
7
Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits Vol. II
  • Release date: 1972
  • Label: MGM Records
15
Fourteen Greatest Hits
  • Release date: 1976
  • Label: MGM Records
29

1980s–1990s

Title Details Peak chart positions [1] Certifications [2]
( sales thresholds)
US Country US CAN Country
Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits
  • Release date: September 1982
  • Label: Elektra Records/Curb
5 135
  • US: 5× Platinum
Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
  • Release date: 1985
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records/Curb
1 183
  • US: Platinum
Hank Williams Jr.'s Greatest Hits, Vol. 3
  • Release date: February 1989
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records/Curb
1 61 2
  • US: Platinum
America (The Way I See It)
  • Release date: October 1990
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records/Curb
11 116
  • US: Gold
The Best of Hank & Hank
  • Release date: 1992
  • Label: Curb Records
44 179 26
Living Proof: The MGM Recordings 1963-1975
  • Release date: 1992
  • Label: MGM Records
Those Tear Jerking Songs
The Best of Hank Williams, Jr. Volume One:
Roots and Branches
  • Release date: August 4, 1992
  • Label: MGM Records
Hank Williams, Jr.'s Greatest Hits
  • Release date: September 21, 1993
  • Label: Curb Records
55 101
Tribute to My Father
  • Release date: September 21, 1993
  • Label: Curb Records
20 Hits Special Collection, Vol. 1
  • Release date: November 7, 1995
  • Label: Curb Records
Early Years, Vol. 1
  • Release date: October 6, 1998
  • Label: Curb Records
Early Years, Vol. 2
  • Release date: October 6, 1998
  • Label: Curb Records
The Complete Hank Williams Jr.
  • Release date: April 6, 1999
  • Label: Curb Records
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s–2010s

Title Details Peak chart
positions [1]
Certifications [2]
/ Sales
US Country US
The Bocephus Box
  • Release date: August 29, 2000
  • Label: Curb Records
That's How They Do It in Dixie: The Essential Collection
  • Release date: June 26, 2006
  • Label: Curb Records
3 16
  • US: Gold
Hank Jr.: Collector's Edition
  • Release date: May 6, 2008
  • Label: Curb Records
55
Hank Jr. Sings Hank Sr.
  • Release date: 2009
  • Label: Curb Records
Best Of: All My Rowdy Friends
  • Release date: March 27, 2012
  • Label: Curb Records
23 153
35 Biggest Hits
  • Release date: June 16, 2015
  • Label: Curb Records
16 121
A Country Boy Can Survive (Box Set)
  • Release date: October 21, 2016
  • Label: Curb Records
50
All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over : Great Tailgating Songs
  • Release date: September 1, 2017
  • Label: Curb Records
The Biggest Hits of Hank Williams Jr.
  • Release date: June 15, 2018
  • Label: Curb Records
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

1960s

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US Country
[7]
US
[7]
CAN Country
[8]
1964 " Long Gone Lonesome Blues" 5 67 Sings the Songs of Hank Williams
"Guess What, That's Right, She's Gone" 42 Country Shadows
"Endless Sleep" 46 90
1966 "Standing in the Shadows" 5
"I Can't Take It No Longer" 43 My Own Way
1967 "I'm In No Condition" 60
" Nobody's Child" 46
1968 "I Wouldn't Change a Thing About You (But Your Name)" 31 My Songs
"The Old Ryman" 51 Non-album single
"It's All Over but the Crying" 3 3 A Time to Sing
"I Was With Red Foley (The Night He Passed Away)" 39 Luke the Drifter Jr.
1969 "Custody" 14 Luke the Drifter Jr. – Vol. 2
"A Baby Again" 16 21 Greatest Hits (1969)
"Cajun Baby" 3 [a] Songs My Father Left Me
"Be Careful of Stones That You Throw" 37 Luke the Drifter Jr. – Vol. 2
"I'd Rather Be Gone" 4 6 Greatest Hits (1969)
"Something to Think About" 36 14 Luke the Drifter Jr. – Vol. 3
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1970s

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US Country
[7]
US CAN Country
[8]
1970 "I Walked Out on Heaven" 12 33 Greatest Hits Volume 2
"It Don't Take but One Mistake" 36 Luke the Drifter Jr. – Vol. 3
"Removing the Shadow"
(with Lois Johnson)
23 27 Removing the Shadow
" All for the Love of Sunshine"
(with the Mike Curb Congregation)
1 1 All for the Love of Sunshine
" So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)"
(with Lois Johnson)
12 10 Removing the Shadow
" Rainin' in My Heart"
(with the Mike Curb Congregation)
3 [b] 2 All for the Love of Sunshine
1971 "I've Got a Right to Cry" 6 [c] 17 I've Got a Right to Cry / They All Used to Belong to Me
"After All They All Used to Belong to Me" 18 21
"Ain't That a Shame"
(with the Mike Curb Congregation)
7 16 Sweet Dreams
1972 "Send Me Some Lovin'"
(with Lois Johnson)
14 31 Send Me Some Lovin'
" Eleven Roses" 1 1 Eleven Roses
"Pride's Not Hard to Swallow" 3 2 After You / Pride's Not Hard to Swallow
"Whole Lotta Loving"
(with Lois Johnson)
22 25 Send Me Some Lovin'
1973 "After You" 23 10 After You / Pride's Not Hard to Swallow
"Hank" 12 14 The Legend of Hank Williams in Song and Story
"The Last Love Song" 4 4 The Last Love Song
1974 " Rainy Night in Georgia" 13 21
" I'll Think of Something" 7 2 Living Proof
"Angels Are Hard to Find" 19 37
1975 "Where He's Going, I've Already Been" /
"The Kind of Woman I Got" [d]
26 36 Bocephus
"The Same Old Story" 29 40
"Stoned at the Jukebox" 19 17 Hank Williams Jr. and Friends
1976 "Living Proof" 38
1977 "Mobile Boogie" 27 9 One Night Stand
"I'm Not Responsible" /
"(Honey, Won't You) Call Me" [e]
59
"One Night Stands" 47
"Feelin' Better" 38 40 The New South
1978 " You Love the Thunder" 76 Non-album single
" I Fought the Law" 15 6 Family Tradition
"Old Flame, New Fire" 54
1979 " To Love Somebody" 49
" Family Tradition" 4 [f] 16
" Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound" 2 1 Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US Country
[7]
CAN Country
[8]
1980 " Women I've Never Had" 5 9 Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
" Kaw-Liga" 12 8 Habits, Old and New
" Old Habits" 6 58
1981 " Texas Women" 1 22 Rowdy
" Dixie on My Mind" 1 41
" All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" 1 1 The Pressure Is On
1982 " A Country Boy Can Survive" 2 2
" Honky Tonkin'" 1 6 High Notes
" The American Dream" /
"If Heaven Ain't a Lot Like Dixie" (from High Notes) [g]
5 Greatest Hits (1982)
1983 " Gonna Go Huntin' Tonight" 4 4 Strong Stuff
" Leave Them Boys Alone"
(with Waylon Jennings and Ernest Tubb)
6 7
" Queen of My Heart" 5 6 Man of Steel
1984 " Man of Steel" 3 4
" Attitude Adjustment" 5 7 Major Moves
" All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" 10 6
1985 " Major Moves" 10 14
" I'm for Love" 1 5 Five-O
" This Ain't Dallas" 4 22
1986 " Ain't Misbehavin'" 1 1
" Country State of Mind" 2 4 Montana Cafe
" Mind Your Own Business"
(with Reba McEntire, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, and Reverend Ike)
1 1
1987 "When Something Is Good (Why Does It Change)" 31
" Born to Boogie" 1 1 Born to Boogie
" Heaven Can't Be Found" 4 13
1988 " Young Country" 2 2
" If the South Woulda Won" 8 22 Wild Streak
" Early in the Morning and Late at Night" 14 14
1989 " There's a Tear in My Beer" (with Hank Williams) 7 9 Greatest Hits, Vol. 3
" Finders Are Keepers" 6 5
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US Country
[7]
CAN Country
[8]
1990 " Ain't Nobody's Business" 15 16 Lone Wolf
" Good Friends, Good Whiskey, Good Lovin'" 10 16
"Man to Man" 62 52
"Don't Give Us a Reason" 27 America (The Way I See It)
"All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over for
Monday Night Football" (with The Bama Band) [11]
1991 "I Mean I Love You" 39 42 Lone Wolf
" If It Will, It Will" 26 24 Pure Hank
"Angels Are Hard to Find" (re-recording) 59
1992 "Hotel Whiskey" (with Clint Black; uncredited) 54 82 Maverick
"Come On Over to the Country" 55
"Lyin' Jukebox"
1993 "Everything Comes Down to Money and Love" 62 Out of Left Field
"Both Sides of Goodbye" [12]
"Diamond Mine"
1994 "I Ain't Goin' Peacefully" 62 Hog Wild
1995 "Hog Wild" 74
" Wild Thing"
"Daytona Nights"
1996 "Houston, We Have a Problem" A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam
"Don Juan d'Bubba"
" Move It On Over"
(with Hank Williams and Hank Williams III) [13]
Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s and 2010s

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US Country
[7]
US
2000 "Naked Women and Beer" (with Kid Rock) Stormy
2001 "America Will Survive" 45 The Almeria Club Recordings
2002 "The 'F' Word"
"Outdoor Lovin' Man" 60
2003 "I'm One of You" 39 I'm One of You
2004 "Why Can't We All Just Get a Longneck?" 36
" Devil in the Bottle" 59
2006 "That's How They Do It in Dixie"
(with Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, and Van Zant)
35 That's How They Do It in Dixie:
The Essential Collection
2007 "A Country Boy Can Survive" (re-release) 47
2009 "Red White & Pink-Slip Blues" 43 127 Rose Avenue
"Farm Song"
"All the Roads"
2011 "Keep the Change" [h] [i] Old School New Rules
2012 "That Ain't Good"
2013 " I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink" (with Merle Haggard)
"Angels Are Hard to Find" Gravity (soundtrack)
2015 " Are You Ready for the Country?" (with Eric Church) [j] It's About Time
2016 "The Party's On"
2018 "Take a Knee, Take a Hike" [17] Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

As a featured artist

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US Country
[7]
US
[7]
CAN Country
[8]
1983 " The Conversation"
( Waylon Jennings with Hank Williams Jr.)
15 12 Waylon and Company
1985 "Two Old Cats Like Us"
( Ray Charles with Hank Williams Jr.)
14 18 Friendship
1988 "Cajun Baby"
( Doug Kershaw with Hank Williams Jr.)
52 Hot Diggidy Doug
" That Old Wheel"
( Johnny Cash with Hank Williams Jr.)
21 Water from the Wells of Home
1999 " A Country Boy Can Survive ( Y2K version)"
( Chad Brock with George Jones and Hank Williams Jr.)
30 75 66 Yes!
2008 " Bartender Song (Sittin' at a Bar)"
( Rehab featuring Hank Williams Jr.)
60 Graffiti the World
2013 "Redneck Paradise (Remix)"
( Kid Rock featuring Hank Williams Jr.) [18]
Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Video Director
1983 "Queen of My Heart"
"The Conversation" (with Waylon Jennings) David Hogan
1984 "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight" John Goodhue
1987 "My Name Is Bocephus" Fisher & Preachman
"Young Country" Bill Fishman
1989 "There's a Tear in My Beer" (with Hank Williams) Ethan Russell
1991 "If It Will, It Will" (with Little Richard)
"Fax Me a Beer"
"Hotel Whiskey" (with Clint Black) Jack Cole
1992 "Come on Over to the Country" John Lloyd Miller
"Everything Comes Down to Money and Love" Jim May
1993 "Diamond Mine" Joe Gutt/Marc Ball
1994 "I Ain't Goin' Peacefully" Martin Kahan
1995 "Hog Wild"
1996 "Don Juan d'Bubba" Michael Salomon
2000 "Naked Women and Beer" (with Kid Rock) Bill Fishman
2001 "America Will Survive"
2004 "Why Can't We All Just Get a Long Neck?" Deaton Flanigen
2006 "That's How They Do It in Dixie"
(with Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, and Van Zant)
2007 "A Country Boy Can Survive (25th Anniversary Remix)"
2008 "Bartender Song" (Nashville Country Version) (with Rehab) Frank Borin
2009 "Red White & Pink-Slip Blues" Deaton Flanigen
2012 "That Ain't Good" Jim Wright
2013 "Redneck Paradise (Remix)" (with Kid Rock) [19] Eric Welch
2015 "Are You Ready for the Country?" (with Eric Church) [20] Peter Zavadil

Notes

  1. ^ "Cajun Baby" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. [7]
  2. ^ "Rainin' in My Heart" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. [7]
  3. ^ "I've Got a Right to Cry" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. [7]
  4. ^ Single was released as a double A-side. [7]
  5. ^ Single was released as a double A-side. [7]
  6. ^ "Family Tradition" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number four on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. [7]
  7. ^ Single was released as a double A-side. [7]
  8. ^ "Keep the Change" did not enter the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, but peaked at number 14 on the Country Digital Song Sales chart. [14]
  9. ^ "Keep the Change" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. [15]
  10. ^ "Are You Ready for the Country?" did not enter the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, but peaked at number 46 on Country Airplay. [16]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h allmusic ((( Hank Williams Jr. > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))
  2. ^ a b c d e f RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Hank Williams Jr.
  3. ^ Peaks on the Country Albums chart from the 2000s to the 2020s:
    • Rich White Honky Blues: "Top Country Albums: Week of July 2, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  4. ^ Peaks on the Billboard 200 from the 2000s to the 2020s:
  5. ^ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015.
  6. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 13, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: March 12, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Whitburn, Joel (2012). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2012. Record Research, Inc. ISBN  978-0-89820-203-8.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Hank Williams Jr. - Country Singles". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  9. ^ "American single certifications – Hank Williams, Jr. – Family Tradition". Recording Industry Association of America.
  10. ^ "American single certifications – Hank Williams, Jr. – A Country Boy Can Survive". Recording Industry Association of America.
  11. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. November 3, 1990.
  12. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. July 10, 1993.
  13. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. November 30, 1996.
  14. ^ "Hank Willams Jr. - Chart History (Country Digital Song Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  15. ^ "Hank Willams Jr. - Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  16. ^ "Hank Willams Jr. - Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  17. ^ "Take A Knee, Take A Hike - Single by Hank Williams, Jr". Spotify. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  18. ^ "Redneck Paradise (feat. Hank Williams, Jr.) - Single by Kid Rock". Apple Music. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  19. ^ "CMT : Videos : Kid Rock : Redneck Paradise (Remix)". Country Music Television. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
  20. ^ "CMT : Videos : Hank Williams Jr., Eric Church : Are You Ready for the Country". Country Music Television. Retrieved November 21, 2015.