Alan Jackson albums discography

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Alan Jackson discography
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Studio albums22
Live albums1
Compilation albums14
Video albums6
Tribute albums1

Alan Jackson is an American country music artist. The first artist signed to Arista Nashville Records, he was with them from 1989 to 2011. He has released 21 studio albums (22 counting New Traditional), including two Christmas albums, and a tribute album for the label, as well as released 14 compilation albums. His second greatest hits album Greatest Hits Volume II is his highest-certified album, being certified 7× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, with sales in the United States of over 7,000,000. His other greatest hits album (1995's The Greatest Hits Collection ) as well as his 1992 studio album, A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love) , are his second highest-certified albums, at 6× Platinum. He has sold over 40 million albums in the United States since 1991 when Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales for Billboard. [1]

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In addition to releasing country albums, in 2006, he released Precious Memories , an album composed of Christian music as well as gospel music. The album was a commercial success, charting to number one on the Top Country Albums and the Top Christian Albums music charts. It is one of several Platinum-selling albums for Jackson.

Studio albums

1980s and 1990s

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US Country
[2]
US
[3]
CAN Country
[4]
CAN
[5]
AUS
[6] ) [7]
UK
[8]
New Traditional [9]
  • Release date: 1987
  • Label: Americana Records
Here in the Real World 457
Don't Rock the Jukebox
  • Release date: May 14, 1991
  • Label: Arista Nashville
2176
  • CAN: 2× Platinum [11]
  • US: 4× Platinum [12]
A Lot About Livin'
(And a Little 'bout Love)
  • Release date: October 9, 1992
  • Label: Arista Nashville
113522
Who I Am
  • Release date: June 28, 1994
  • Label: Arista Nashville
1518
  • AUS: Gold [14]
  • CAN: 2× Platinum [11]
  • US: 4× Platinum [12]
Everything I Love
  • Release date: October 29, 1996
  • Label: Arista Nashville
11212976192
High Mileage
  • Release date: September 1, 1998
  • Label: Arista Nashville
1412832
Under the Influence
  • Release date: October 26, 1999
  • Label: Arista Nashville
29436
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US Country
[2]
US
[3]
CAN
[15]
AUS
[6] [7]
NOR
[16]
SWI
[17]
UK
[8]
When Somebody Loves You
  • Release date: November 7, 2000
  • Label: Arista Nashville
115
Drive
  • Release date: January 15, 2002
  • Label: Arista Nashville
1113311191
What I Do
  • Release date: September 7, 2004
  • Label: Arista Nashville
1123910183
Like Red on a Rose
  • Release date: September 26, 2006
  • Label: Arista Nashville
1484111177
Good Time
  • Release date: March 4, 2008
  • Label: Arista Nashville
11321266124
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2010s

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSales
US Country
[2]
US
[3]
AUS
[6]
CAN
[15]
NOR
[16]
SWE
[22]
SWI
[17]
UK
[8]
Freight Train
  • Release date: March 30, 2010
  • Label: Arista Nashville
2725823265142
Thirty Miles West 1264144595
The Bluegrass Album [lower-alpha 1]
  • Release date: September 24, 2013
  • Label: ACR/EMI Nashville
31118
Angels and Alcohol
  • Release date: July 17, 2015
  • Label: ACR/EMI Nashville
15443885
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2020s

TitleDetailsPeak chart
positions
US Country
[2]
US
[3]
AUS
[6]
CAN
[15]
Where Have You Gone
  • Release date: May 14, 2021
  • Label: ACR/EMI Nashville
29
[26]
14
[27]
33

Christmas albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications Sales
US Country
[2]
US Christ
[28]
US
[3]
US Holiday
[29]
Honky Tonk Christmas
  • Release date: October 12, 1993
  • Label: Arista Nashville
7424
Let It Be Christmas
  • Release date: October 22, 2002
  • Label: Arista Nashville
63272

Gospel albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSales Certifications
US Country
[2]
US
[3]
US Christ
[28]
Precious Memories
  • Release date: February 28, 2006
  • Label: Arista Nashville
141
Precious Memories Volume II
  • Release date: March 26, 2013
  • Label: ACR/EMI Nashville
251

Compilation albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
/ Sales
US Country
[2]
US
[3]
US
Christ

[28]
AUS
[6] [7]
CAN
[15]
NOR
[16]
NZ
[33]
UK
[8]
The Greatest Hits Collection [lower-alpha 2]
  • Release date: October 24, 1995
  • Label: Arista Nashville
15461445
Super Hits
  • Release date: March 23, 1999
  • Label: Arista Nashville
44
Greatest Hits Volume II...
and Some Other Stuff
  • Release date: August 12, 2003
  • Label: Arista Nashville
11
Greatest Hits Volume II
  • Release date: December 16, 2003
  • Label: Arista Nashville
219242347
  • CAN: 4× Platinum [11]
  • US: 7× Platinum [12]
The Very Best of Alan Jackson
  • Release date: June 14, 2004
  • Label: Sony BMG International
  • ARIA: Platinum [36]
16 Biggest Hits
  • Release date: August 7, 2007
  • Label: Arista Nashville
22147
Collections
  • Release date: May 2008
  • Label: Arista Nashville
78
Norwegian Favorites
  • Release date: 2009
  • Label: Arista Nashville / Sony Music
1
Songs of Love and Heartache 1034
34 Number Ones
  • Release date: November 23, 2010
  • Label: Arista Nashville
737777
The Essential Alan Jackson
  • Release date: April 17, 2012
  • Label: Arista Nashville/Legacy
20145
Playlist: The Very
Best of Alan Jackson
  • Release date: October 9, 2012
  • Label: Arista Nashville/Legacy
1914640
Genuine: The Alan Jackson Story
  • Release date: November 6, 2015 [38]
  • Label: Arista Nashville/Legacy
1941
[39]
Precious Memories Collection
  • Release date: November 6, 2015 [40]
  • Label: Arista Nashville/Legacy
4331
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart
positions
US Country
[2]
US
[3]
Live at Texas Stadium
(with George Strait and Jimmy Buffett)
411

Video albums

TitleDetails Certifications
(sales threshold)
Here in the Reel World
  • Released: July 1, 1991
  • Label: Arista Nashville
Livin', Lovin', and Rockin' That Jukebox
  • Released: October 26, 1993
  • Label: Arista Nashville
The Greatest Hits Video Collection
  • Released: November 21, 1995
  • Label: Arista Nashville
Greatest Hits Volume II, Disc 1
  • Released: August 12, 2003
  • Label: Arista Nashville
Greatest Hits Volume II, Disc 2
  • Released: February 10, 2004
  • Label: Arista Nashville
Precious Memories: Live at the Ryman
  • Released: April 14, 2009
  • Label: Arista Nashville

Notes

  1. The Bluegrass Album also peaked at number 1 on the Top Bluegrass Albums chart
  2. The Greatest Hits Collection also peaked at number 1 on the RPM Country Albums chart

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