| Eddy Raven discography | |
|---|---|
 Eddy Raven in 2016 | |
| Studio albums | 14 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Music videos | 12 |
| Singles | 52 |
| No.1 Single | 6 |
The discography of American country music singer Eddy Raven consists of 14 studio albums and 52 singles. Although Raven first charted in 1974, he did not reach Top 10 on the Hot Country Songs charts until "She's Playing Hard to Forget" in 1982. Between then and 1990, Raven had six songs reach No. 1 on that chart, and twelve more that reached top 10.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] | CAN Country | ||
| That Cajun Country Sound |
| — | — |
| This Is Eddy Raven |
| — | — |
| Eyes |
| 55 | — |
| Desperate Dreams |
| 26 | — |
| I Could Use Another You |
| 41 | 8 |
| Love and Other Hard Times |
| 64 | — |
| Right Hand Man |
| 18 | — |
| Temporary Sanity |
| 31 | 25 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Right for the Flight |
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| Wild Eyed and Crazy |
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| Cookin' Cajun (with Jo-El Sonnier) |
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| Living in Black and White |
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| All Grassed Up (with Carolina Road) |
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| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||
| Thank God for Kids |
| — |
| The Best of Eddy Raven |
| 36 |
| Greatest Hits |
| — |
| Greatest Country Hits |
| — |
| 20 Favorites |
| — |
| I Got Mexico: The RCA Singles A's and B's |
| — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live at Billy Bob's Texas |
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| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [2] | CAN Country | |||
| 1962 | "Once a Fool" | — | — | — |
| 1969 | "Lied to Judy" | — | — | |
| 1973 | "Colinda" | — | — | That Cajun Country Sound |
| "Arkansas Sun" | — | — | — | |
| "Sam" | — | — | ||
| 1974 | "Last of the Sunshine Cowboys" | 63 | — | |
| "Carolina Country Morning" | — | — | ||
| "Ain't She Somethin' Else" | 46 | 34 | This Is Eddy Raven | |
| 1975 | "Good News, Bad News" | 27 | 40 | |
| "You're My Rainy Day Woman" | 68 | — | ||
| "Free to Be" | 34 | 46 | ||
| 1976 | "I Wanna Live" | 87 | — | |
| "Curse of a Woman" | 94 | — | — | |
| "I'm Losing It All" | 90 | — | ||
| 1978 | "Colinda" (re-release) | — | — | That Cajun Country Sound |
| "You're a Dancer" | 71 | — | — | |
| 1979 | "Sweet Mother Texas" | 44 | — | Eyes |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [2] | CAN Country | |||
| 1980 | "Dealin' with the Devil" | 25 | — | Eyes |
| "You've Got Those Eyes" | 30 | — | ||
| "Another Texas Song" | 34 | — | ||
| "Peace of Mind" | 23 | — | ||
| 1981 | "I Should've Called" | 13 | — | Desperate Dreams |
| "Who Do You Know in California" | 11 | — | ||
| 1982 | "A Little Bit Crazy" | 14 | 43 | |
| "She's Playing Hard to Forget" | 10 | — | ||
| "San Antonio Nights" | 25 | — | — | |
| 1984 | "I Got Mexico" | 1 | 1 | I Could Use Another You |
| "I Could Use Another You" | 9 | 6 | ||
| "She's Gonna Win Your Heart" | 9 | 5 | ||
| 1985 | "Operator, Operator" | 9 | 8 | Love and Other Hard Times |
| "I Wanna Hear It from You" | 8 | 6 | ||
| "You Should Have Been Gone by Now" | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1986 | "Sometimes a Lady" | 3 | 2 | Right Hand Man |
| "Right Hand Man" | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1987 | "You're Never Too Old for Young Love" | 3 | 6 | |
| "Shine, Shine, Shine" | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1988 | "I'm Gonna Get You" | 1 | 1 | The Best of Eddy Raven |
| "Joe Knows How to Live" | 1 | 1 | ||
| "'Til You Cry" | 4 | 7 | ||
| 1989 | "In a Letter to You" | 1 | 1 | Temporary Sanity |
| "Bayou Boys" | 1 | 1 | ||
| "Sooner or Later" | 6 | 18 | ||
| 1990 | "Island" | 10 | 6 | |
| "Zydeco Lady" | 56 | 44 | ||
| 1991 | "Rock Me in the Rhythm of Your Love" | 60 | 80 | Right for the Flight |
| "Too Much Candy for a Dime" | 68 | 35 | ||
| 1998 | "Johnny's Got a Pistol" [3] | — | — | 20 Favorites |
| "Somebody's Tearin' the Flag" [3] | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "Cowboys Don't Cry" | 60 | — | Living in Black and White |
| "Living in Black and White" | — | — | ||
| 2002 | "New Orleans Is a Mighty Good Town" (with Buckwheat Zydeco) | — | — | |
| 2005 | "Tequila Tells" | — | — | Knowin' How to Live |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
| Year | Single | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Catahoula" | The Bellamy Brothers (with Jo-El Sonnier) | Over the Line |
| Year | Video | Director [4] |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | "Dealin' with the Devil" [5] | — |
| 1984 | "She's Gonna Win Your Heart" | David Hogan |
| 1986 | "Sometimes a Lady" [6] | John Dahl |
| 1988 | "'Til You Cry" | Michael Salomon |
| 1990 | "Island" | Larry Boothby |
| 1994 | "Rip Rap Road" [7] | |
| 1996 | "Fais Do Do" (with Jo-El Sonnier) | Bob Whitt |
| 1997 | "Sugar Bee" (with Jo-El Sonnier) | |
| 1998 | "Catahoula" (with The Bellamy Brothers and Jo-El Sonnier) | chris rogers |
| "Johnny's Got a Pistol" [8] | ||
| "Somebody's Tearin' the Flag" | Tamara Walker | |
| 2000 | "Cowboys Don't Cry" | Larry Boothby |
| 2002 | "New Orleans Is a Mighty Good Town" (with Buckwheat Zydeco) | Peter Lippman |
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