Alabama discography

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Alabama discography
Alabama in 2014
Studio albums	26
Live albums	6
Compilation albums	22
Tribute albums	1
Singles	74
Music videos	31

American country music band Alabama has released 26 studio albums, including 20 recorded for RCA Records. Alabama also charted 77 songs on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, of which 32 reached number one. The band's longest-lasting number one was "Jukebox in My Mind", which spent four weeks at that position in 1990. Several of the band's early-1980s releases also crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts, including "Feels So Right", "Love in the First Degree", "Take Me Down", and "The Closer You Get", all of which reached top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Studio albums

1970s

Title	Album details
Wild Country [1]	Release date: 1976 Label: GRT Records Format: LP, cassette
Deuces Wild [1]	Release date: 1977 Label: MDJ Records Format: LP, cassette
Alabama Band No. 3 [1]	Release date: 1979 Label: MDJ Records Format: LP, cassette

1980s

Title	Album details	Peak positions				Certifications
		US Country [2]	US [3]	CAN Country [4]	CAN [5]
My Home's in Alabama	Release date: May 1980 Label: RCA Records Format: LP, CD, cassette	3	71	1	—	RIAA: 2× Platinum [6]
Feels So Right	Release date: February 1981 Label: RCA Records Format: LP, CD, cassette	1	16	—	—	RIAA: 4× Platinum [6] CAN: Platinum [7]
Mountain Music	Release date: February 1982 Label: RCA Records Format: LP, CD, cassette	1	14	—	38	RIAA: 5× Platinum [6] CAN: Platinum [7]
The Closer You Get...	Release date: March 1983 Label: RCA Records Format: LP, CD, cassette	1	10	—	17	RIAA: 4× Platinum [6] CAN: Platinum [7]
Roll On	Release date: January 1984 Label: RCA Records Format: LP, CD, cassette	1	21	—	37	RIAA: 4× Platinum [6] CAN: 2× Platinum [7]
40-Hour Week	Release date: January 1985 Label: RCA Records Format: LP, CD, cassette	1	28	—	69	RIAA: 2× Platinum [6] CAN: Platinum [7]
Alabama Christmas [a]	Release date: September 1985 Label: RCA Records Format: LP, CD, cassette	8	75	—	—	RIAA: 2× Platinum [6] CAN: Platinum [7]
The Touch	Release date: September 1986 Label: RCA Records Format: LP, CD, cassette	1	42	—	88	RIAA: Platinum [6] CAN: Gold [7]
Just Us	Release date: September 1987 Label: RCA Records Format: LP, CD, cassette	1	55	—	—	RIAA: Platinum [6]
Southern Star	Release date: February 1989 Label: RCA Records Format: LP, CD, cassette	1	62	4	—	RIAA: Platinum [6]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s

Title	Album details	Peak positions				Certifications
		US Country [2]	US [3]	CAN Country [4]	CAN [5]
Pass It On Down	Release date: May 21, 1990 Label: RCA Records Format: LP, CD, cassette	3	57	—	—	RIAA: Platinum [6]
American Pride	Release date: August 11, 1992 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, cassette	11	46	4	62	RIAA: Platinum [6] CAN: Gold [7]
Cheap Seats	Release date: October 12, 1993 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, cassette	16	76	4	—	RIAA: Platinum [6] CAN: Gold [7]
In Pictures	Release date: August 15, 1995 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, cassette	12	100	10	—	RIAA: Platinum [6]
Christmas Vol. II [b]	Release date: September 17, 1996 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, cassette	18	177	—	—	RIAA: Gold [6]
Dancin' on the Boulevard	Release date: April 8, 1997 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, cassette	5	55	2	—	RIAA: Platinum [6]
Twentieth Century	Release date: June 15, 1999 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, cassette	5	51	5	—	RIAA: Gold [6]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s and 2010s

Title	Album details	Peak positions
		US Country [2]	US [3]	US Christ [9]
When It All Goes South	Release date: January 9, 2001 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, cassette	4	37	—
Songs of Inspiration	Release date: October 24, 2006 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, music download	1	15	1
Songs of Inspiration II	Release date: March 27, 2007 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, music download	3	33	1
Angels Among Us: Hymns & Gospel Favorites	Release date: September 8, 2014 Label: Gaither Music Group Format: CD, music download	6	33	2
Southern Drawl	Release date: September 18, 2015 Label: BMG Chrysalis Format: CD, music download	2	14	—
American Christmas [c]	Release date: October 6, 2017 Label: BMG Chrysalis Format: CD, music download	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

1980s and 1990s

Title	Album details	Peak positions				Certifications
		US Country [2]	US [3]	CAN Country [4]	CAN [5]
Alabama: Wild Country	Release date: June, 1982 Label: Plantation Records Format: LP, cassette	—	—	—	—
Greatest Hits	Release date: January, 1986 Label: RCA Records Format: LP, CD, cassette	1	24	—	64	RIAA: 5× Platinum [6] CAN: Platinum [7]
Greatest Hits Vol. II	Release date: October 8, 1991 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, cassette	10	72	13	—	RIAA: Platinum [6]
For Our Fans	Release date: August 13, 1993 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, cassette	—	—	2	48	CAN: Gold [7]
Christmas with The Judds and Alabama (with The Judds)	Release date: August 16, 1994 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, cassette	61	—	—	—
Greatest Hits Vol. III	Release date: September 27, 1994 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, cassette	8	56	—	—	RIAA: 2× Platinum [6]
Super Hits	Release date: May 21, 1996 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, cassette	46	—	—	—	RIAA: Platinum [6]
Born Country	Release date: November 18, 1997 Label: BMG Special Products Format: CD, cassette	75	—	—	—
Super Hits II	Release date: March 24, 1998 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, cassette	59	—	—	—
The Essential Alabama	Release date: June 2, 1998 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, cassette	63	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold [6]
For the Record	Release date: August 25, 1998 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, cassette	2	13	4	—	RIAA: 5× Platinum [6] CAN: 2× Platinum [7]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s and 2010s

Title	Album details	Peak positions
		US Country [2]	US [3]	CAN [10]
In the Mood: The Love Songs	Release date: February 4, 2003 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, music download	4	15	—
The American Farewell Tour	Release date: October 7, 2003 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, music download	6	64	—
The Ultimate Alabama	Release date: October 12, 2004 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, music download	10	52	—
The Essential Alabama	Release date: May 17, 2005 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, music download	52	—	—
Livin' Lovin' Rockin' Rollin': The 25th Anniversary Collection	Release date: January 31, 2006 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, music download	28	120	—
Christmas Collection	Release date: August 15, 2006 Label: Madacy Entertainment Format: CD	62	—	—
16 Biggest Hits	Release date: March 27, 2007 Label: Legacy Recordings Format: CD, music download	40	—	—
Playlist: The Very Best of Alabama	Release date: April 29, 2008 Label: Legacy Recordings Format: CD, music download	68	—	—
Mountain Music: The Best of Alabama	Release date: November 23, 2009 Label: RCA Camden Format: CD, music download	—	—	85
Country: Alabama	Release date: 2013 Label: Legacy Recordings Format: CD, music download	59	—	—
The Classic Christmas Album [d]	Release date: October 8, 2013 Label: Legacy Recordings Format: CD, music download	46	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions		Certifications
		US Country [2]	US [3]
Alabama Live	Release date: 1988 Label: RCA Records Format: LP, CD, music download	1	76	RIAA: Platinum [6]
Gonna Have a Party... Live	Release date: February 23, 1993 Label: RCA Records Format: CD, cassette	—	—
The Last Stand	Release date: November 13, 2007 [11] Label: Cracker Barrel Format: CD	—	—
Setlist: The Very Best of Alabama Live	Release date: July 13, 2010 Label: Legacy Recordings Format: CD, music download	72	—
Alabama & Friends At the Ryman	Release date: September 30, 2014 Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment Format: CD, music download	29	—
Live On The Road	Release date: September 18, 2015 Label: BMG Chrysalis Format: CD	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Tribute albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions
		US Country [2]	US [3]
Alabama & Friends	Release date: August 27, 2013 Label: Show Dog-Universal Music Format: CD, music download	2	8

Singles

1970s and 1980s

Year	Single	Peak positions					Certifications (sales threshold)	Album
		US Country [12]	US [13]	US AC [14]	CAN Country [15]	CAN AC [16]
1977	"I Wanna Be with You Tonight"	78	—	—	—	—		Deuces Wild
1979	"I Wanna Come Over"	33	—	—	—	—		My Home's in Alabama
1980	"My Home's in Alabama"	17	—	—	—	—
	"Tennessee River"	1	—	—	1	—
	"Why Lady Why"	1	—	—	3	—
1981	"Old Flame"	1	— [e]	—	1	—		Feels So Right
	"Feels So Right" [f]	1	20	9	5	1	RIAA: Gold [6]
	"Love in the First Degree"	1	15	5	1	1
1982	"Mountain Music"	1	— [g]	—	1	1	RIAA: Platinum [6]	Mountain Music
	"Take Me Down"	1	18	5	1	1
	"Close Enough to Perfect"	1	65	—	1	—
	"Christmas in Dixie" [h]	35 [i]	—	—	—	—		Alabama Christmas
1983	"Dixieland Delight"	1	—	—	1	—	RIAA: Platinum [6]	The Closer You Get...
	"The Closer You Get"	1	38	9	1	1
	"Lady Down on Love"	1	76	18	1	10
1984	"Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)"	1	—	—	1	—	RIAA: Gold [6]	Roll On
	"When We Make Love"	1	72	8	1	3
	"If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)"	1	—	—	1	—	RIAA: Platinum [6]
	"(There's A) Fire in the Night"	1	—	—	1	—
1985	"There's No Way"	1	—	32	2	—		40 Hour Week
	"40 Hour Week (For a Livin')"	1	—	—	1	—
	"Can't Keep a Good Man Down"	1	—	—	1	—
1986	"She and I"	1	—	—	1	—		Greatest Hits
	"Touch Me When We're Dancing"	1	—	—	1	—		The Touch
1987	""You've Got" the Touch"	1	—	—	1	—
	"Tar Top"	7	—	—	4	—		Just Us
	"Face to Face" (with K. T. Oslin; uncredited)	1	—	—	1	—
1988	"Fallin' Again"	1	—	—	1	—
	"Song of the South"	1	—	—	1	—	RIAA: 2× Platinum [6]	Southern Star
1989	"If I Had You"	1	—	—	1	—
	"High Cotton"	1	—	—	1	—
	"Southern Star"	1	—	—	1	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s

Year	Single	Peak positions				Certifications (sales threshold)	Album
		US Country [12]	US [13]	US AC [14]	CAN Country [15]
1990	"Pass It On Down"	3	—	—	2		Pass It On Down
	"Jukebox in My Mind"	1	—	—	1
	"Forever's as Far as I'll Go"	1	—	14	3
1991	"Down Home"	1	—	—	1
	"Here We Are"	2	—	—	3
	"Then Again"	4	—	33	6		Greatest Hits Vol. II
	"Born Country"	2	—	—	2
1992	"Take a Little Trip"	2	—	—	2		American Pride
	"I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)"	1	—	—	1	RIAA: Platinum [6]
	"Once Upon a Lifetime"	3	—	—	2
1993	"Hometown Honeymoon"	3	—	—	1
	"Reckless"	1	— [j]	—	1		Cheap Seats
	"T.L.C. A.S.A.P."	7	—	—	3
	"Angels Among Us"	28 [k]	— [l]	—	—	RIAA: Gold
1994	"The Cheap Seats"	13	—	—	6
	"We Can't Love Like This Anymore"	6	—	—	7		Greatest Hits Vol. III
	"Give Me One More Shot"	3	—	—	3
1995	"She Ain't Your Ordinary Girl"	2	—	—	1		In Pictures
	"In Pictures"	4	— [m]	—	3
1996	"It Works"	19	—	—	17
	"Say I"	38	—	—	18
	"The Maker Said Take Her"	4	—	—	13
1997	"Sad Lookin' Moon"	2	—	—	1		Dancin' on the Boulevard
	"Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard"	3	—	—	4
	"Of Course I'm Alright"	22	—	—	23
1998	"She's Got That Look in Her Eyes"	21	—	—	10
	"How Do You Fall in Love"	2	82	—	9		For the Record
	"Keepin' Up"	14	69	—	8
1999	"God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" (featuring 'N Sync)	3	29	—	1		Twentieth Century
	"Small Stuff"	24	— [n]	—	25
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s-2020s

Year	Single	Peak positions			Album
		US Country [12]	US [13]	CAN Country [15]
2000	"Twentieth Century"	51	—	68	Twentieth Century
	"We Made Love"	63	—	—
	"When It All Goes South"	15	— [o]	—	When It All Goes South
2001	"Will You Marry Me" (with Jann Arden; uncredited)	41	—	—
2002	"The Woman He Loves" [19]	—	—	—
	"I'm in the Mood"	48	—	—	In the Mood: The Love Songs
2010	"Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way"	53	—	—	The Music Inside: A Collaboration Dedicated to Waylon Jennings
2013	"All American"	— [p]	—	—	Alabama & Friends
2015	"Wasn't Through Lovin' You Yet" [21]	—	—	—	Southern Drawl
2016	"Come Find Me" (with Alison Krauss) [22]	—	—	—
2023	"Jesus and John Wayne" (featuring The Oak Ridge Boys) [23]	—	—	—	Gaither Tribute: Award-Winning Artists Honor the Songs of Bill & Gloria Gaither
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

As a featured artist

Year	Single	Peak positions							Certifications	Album
		US Country [12]	US Country Airplay [24]	US [13]	US AC [14]	CAN Country [q]	CAN [r]	AUS
1987	"Deep River Woman" (Lionel Richie with Alabama)	10		71	28	10	10	—		Dancing on the Ceiling
2011	"Old Alabama" (Brad Paisley featuring Alabama)	1		38	—	—	41	—	RIAA: Platinum	This Is Country Music
2016	"Forever Country" (as Artists of Then, Now & Forever)	1	33	21	—	39	25	26	RIAA: Gold [25]	Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Charted B-sides

Year	B-side	Peak positions	Original A-side
		US Country [12]
1984	"I'm Not That Way Anymore"	— [s]	"If You're Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)"
2000	"New Year's Eve 1999" (with Gretchen Peters)	55	"Twentieth Century"

Other charted songs

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		US Country [12]
1995	"Sweet Home Alabama"	75	Skynyrd Frynds
1997	"The Blessings"	72	Alabama Christmas Vol. II
1999	"Santa Claus (I Still Believe in You)"	71	Alabama Christmas
	"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"	64	Alabama Christmas Vol. II
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1981	"Old Flame"	Marc Ball
	"Feels So Right"
1982	"Mountain Music"
	"Take Me Down"
1983	"Dixieland Delight"	David Hogan
	"The Closer You Get"
1984	"I'm Not That Way Anymore"
	"(There's A) Fire in the Night"
1985	"There's No Way"
	"40 Hour Week (For a Livin')"
	"Can't Keep a Good Man Down"
1986	"She and I"
	"Touch Me When We're Dancing"	Marc Ball
1987	"Tar Top"	David Hogan
1988	"Song of the South"	Steve Boyle
1989	"High Cotton"	Jack Cole
1990	"Pass It On Down"
1992	"Richard Petty Fans"
	"I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)"	Deaton Flanigen
1994	"The Cheap Seats"
	"Angels Among Us"
1996	"It Works"
1997	"Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard"
1998	"She's Got That Look in Her Eyes"	Tom Bevins
	"How Do You Fall in Love"	Brent Hedgecock
1999	"God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" (with 'N Sync)
2000	"When It All Goes South"
2002	"I'm in the Mood"	David McClister
2010	"Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way"	David Poag
2011	"Old Alabama" (with Brad Paisley)	Jim Shea
2016	"Forever Country" (as Artists of Then, Now and Forever)	Joseph Kahn

Notes

1. Alabama Christmas also peaked at number 1 on Top Holiday Albums. ^[8]
2. Alabama Christmas Vol. II also peaked at number 7 on Top Holiday Albums. ^[8]
3. American Christmas peaked at number 4 on Top Holiday Albums. ^[8]
4. The Classic Country Album also peaked at number 17 on Top Holiday Albums. ^[8]
5. "Old Flame" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 3 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. ^[17]
6. "Feels So Right" also peaked at number 37 on the Dutch Single Top 100 chart. ^[18]
7. "Mountain Music" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. ^[17]
8. The original 1982 release of "Christmas in Dixie" was a double A-side with "Christmas Is Just a Song for Us This Year" by Louise Mandrell and R.C. Bannon. ^[17]
9. "Christmas in Dixie" charted at number 47 in 1997, number 40 in 1998, and number 39 in 1999. ^[17]
10. "Reckless" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 23 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. ^[17]
11. "Angels Among Us" peaked at number 53 in 1993 and number 28 in 1994. ^[17]
12. "Angels Among Us" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 22 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. ^[17]
13. "In Pictures" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 18 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. ^[17]
14. "Small Stuff" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. ^[17]
15. "When It All Goes South" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 10 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. ^[17]
16. "All American" did not enter Hot Country Songs, but peaked at number 58 on Billboard Country Indicator. ^[20]
17. Peak for "Deep River Woman" per Country Tracks (RPM); peak for "Forever Country" per Canada Country (Billboard).
18. Peak for "Deep River Woman" per Top Singles (RPM); peaks for "Old Alabama" and "Forever Country" per Canadian Hot 100 (Billboard).
19. "I'm Not That Way Anymore" was credited as a double A-side to "If You're Gonna Play in Texas" during that song's first two weeks on the charts only. ^[17]

References

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External links

• Alabama discography discography at Discogs