Hal Ketchum discography

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Hal Ketchum discography
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Ketchum performing in 2008
Studio albums11
Compilation albums2
Video albums1
Music videos13
Singles27

Hal Ketchum was an American country music artist. His discography consists of 11 studio albums, two compilation albums, 27 singles, one video album, and 13 music videos. 17 of his singles charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart between 1991 and 2006.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions Certifications
US Country
[1]
US
[2]
US
Heat

[3]
CAN Country
[4]
Threadbare Alibis [5]
Past the Point of Rescue
  • Release date: May 7, 1991
  • Label: Curb
6452
Sure Love
  • Release date: September 22, 1992
  • Label: Curb
3615121
Every Little Word
  • Release date: May 31, 1994
  • Label: MCG / Curb
31146
I Saw the Light
  • Release date: May 19, 1998
  • Label: MCG / Curb
37
Awaiting Redemption [7]
  • Release date: May 18, 1999
  • Label: Curb
Lucky Man
  • Release date: September 4, 2001
  • Label: Curb
72
The King of Love [8]
  • Released: January 20, 2003
  • Label: Curb
One More Midnight [9]
  • Release date: March 6, 2007
  • Label: Asylum / Curb
Father Time
  • Release date: September 9, 2008
  • Label: Asylum / Curb
I'm the Troubadour [10]
  • Release date: October 7, 2014
  • Label: Music Road
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions
US Country
[1]
The Hits
  • Release date: May 7, 1996
  • Label: MCG / Curb
43
Greatest Hits [11]
  • Release date: May 6, 2008
  • Label: Curb
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

As lead artist

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
[12]
US CAN Country
[13]
1991"Small Town Saturday Night"2Past the Point of Rescue
"I Know Where Love Lives"1315
1992"Past the Point of Rescue"21
"Five O'Clock World"1621
"Sure Love"36Sure Love
1993"Hearts Are Gonna Roll"26
"Mama Knows the Highway"814
"Someplace Far Away (Careful What You're Dreaming)"246
1994"(Tonight We Just Might) Fall in Love Again"2017Every Little Word
"That's What I Get for Losin' You"2223
1995"Stay Forever"8 [lower-alpha 1] 10
"Every Little Word"4955
"Veil of Tears"56
1996"Hang In There Superman" [15] The Hits
"I Miss My Mary" [lower-alpha 2]
1998"I Saw the Light"36 [lower-alpha 3] 50I Saw the Light
"When Love Looks Back at You" [17]
2000"She Is"40Lucky Man
2001"Don't Let Go" [18]
"She's Still in Dallas" [19]
2002"Richest Man in Texas" [20]
"Everytime I Look in Your Eyes" [21] The King of Love
2004"My Love Will Not Change"60Non-album single
2006"Just This Side of Heaven (Hal-lelujah)"47One More Midnight
2007"In Front of the Alamo" (with LeAnn Rimes) [22]
"One More Midnight" [23]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released
YearSingleAlbum
2001"Keep Mom and Dad in Love"
(Lisa Brokop with Hal Ketchum) [24]
Undeniable

Other appearances

YearSongOther artist(s)Album
1994"For Today" Charley Pride My 6 Latest & 6 Greatest [25]
1996"If I Never Knew You" Shelby Lynne The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney
"Shame" Neil Diamond Tennessee Moon
1998"How Mountain Girls Can Love" Ralph Stanley Clinch Mountain Country [26]
2000"On the Wings of a Dove"The Ultimate Popular Christian Songs [27]
2005"Let Your Love Flow" The Bellamy Brothers Angels & Outlaws, Vol. 1 [28]

Videography

Video albums

TitleAlbum details
The Video Collection [29]
  • Release date: February 12, 2002
  • Label: Curb

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
1991"Small Town Saturday Night"Senor McGuire
1992"I Know Where Love Lives"Richard Kooris
"Past the Point of Rescue"Steve Boyle
"Sure Love"Senor McGuire
1993"Mama Knows the Highway"Dick Buckley
1994"For Today"
(Charley Pride with Hal Ketchum)
Tom Denolf
"(Tonight We Just Might) Fall in Love Again" [30] Sherman Halsey
1995"Stay Forever"Jim Shea
1996"Hang in There Superman"Jim McGuire
1998"I Saw the Light"Jim Shea
2001"She Is"
"Keep Mom and Dad in Love"
(Lisa Brokop with Hal Ketchum)
2007"In Front of the Alamo"Glenn Sweitzer

Notes

  1. "Stay Forever" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 24 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. [14]
  2. "I Miss My Mary" was originally recorded on Past the Point of Rescue, but was issued as a single from The Hits. [16]
  3. "I Saw the Light" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. [14]

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