Jimmy Buffett discography

Jimmy Buffett discography
Buffett performing in 2010
Studio albums	32
Soundtrack albums	1
Live albums	14
Compilation albums	11
Singles	67
Music videos	19
No. 1 singles	4

The discography of American singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett consists of 32 studio albums, 11 compilations albums, 14 live albums, one soundtrack album, and 67 singles. Buffett was known for his unique style of music called "Gulf and Western", which combines elements of country, folk rock, pop, and Caribbean, with tropical lyrical themes. Buffett has sold over 20 million albums worldwide ^[1] and had a net worth of $550 million. ^[2]

Studio albums

1970s

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Certifications
		US [3]	US Country [4]	AUS [5]	CAN [6]
Down to Earth	Release date: August 11, 1970 Label: Barnaby Records	—	—	—	—
High Cumberland Jubilee	Release date: 1971 Label: Barnaby Records	—	—	—	—
A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean	Release date: June 1973 Label: ABC Records	205	43	—	—
Living and Dying in 3/4 Time	Release date: February 1974 Label: ABC Records	176	—	46	—
A1A	Release date: December 1974 Label: ABC Records	25	—	43	25
Havana Daydreamin'	Release date: January 1976 Label: ABC Records	65	21	—	—
Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes	Release date: January 1977 Label: ABC Records	12	2	—	43	RIAA: Platinum [7]
Son of a Son of a Sailor	Release date: March 1978 Label: ABC Records	10	6	52	7	RIAA: Platinum [7]
Volcano	Release date: August 1979 Label: MCA Records	14	13	50	26 [a]	RIAA: Gold [7]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [3]	US Country [4]	AUS [5]	CAN [6]
Coconut Telegraph	Release date: February 1981 Label: MCA Records	30	—	51	—
Somewhere over China	Release date: January 1982 Label: MCA Records	31	—	72	43
One Particular Harbour	Release date: September 1983 Label: MCA Records	59	35	—	—
Riddles in the Sand	Release date: September 1984 Label: MCA Records	95	18	—	—
Last Mango in Paris	Release date: June 1985 Label: MCA Records	53	7	—	—
Floridays	Release date: June 1986 Label: MCA Records	67	29	88	91
Hot Water	Release date: June 20, 1988 Label: MCA Records	46	—	85	—
Off to See the Lizard	Release date: June 19, 1989 Label: MCA Records	57	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		US [3]	CAN [6]
Fruitcakes	Release date: May 24, 1994 Label: Maragaritaville/MCA Records	5	48	RIAA: Platinum [7]
Barometer Soup	Release date: August 1, 1995 Label: Margaritaville/MCA Records	6	—	RIAA: Gold [7]
Banana Wind	Release date: June 4, 1996 Label: Margaritaville/MCA Records	4	—	RIAA: Platinum [7]
Christmas Island	Release date: October 8, 1996 Label: Margaritaville/MCA Records	27	—	RIAA: Platinum [7]
Don't Stop the Carnival	Release date: April 28, 1998 Label: Margaritaville/Island Records	15	—	RIAA: Gold [7]
Beach House on the Moon	Release date: May 24, 1999 Label: Margaritaville/Island Records	8	—	RIAA: Gold [7]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s–2020s

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Certifications
		US [3]	US Country [4]	US Rock [9]	CAN [10]
Far Side of the World	Release date: March 19, 2002 Label: Mailboat Records	5	—	—	—
License to Chill	Release date: July 13, 2004 Label: Mailboat/RCA Nashville	1	1	—	—	RIAA: Platinum [7]
Take the Weather with You	Release date: October 10, 2006 Label: Mailboat/RCA Nashville	4	1	—	—	RIAA: Gold [7]
Buffet Hotel	Release date: December 8, 2009 Label: Mailboat Records	17	—	2	—
Songs from St. Somewhere	Release date: August 20, 2013 Label: Mailboat Records	4	—	—	22
'Tis the SeaSon	Release date: October 28, 2016 Label: Mailboat Records	50	6	6	—
Life on the Flip Side	Release date: May 29, 2020 Label: Mailboat Records	2	1	—	—
Songs You Don't Know by Heart	Release date: November 27, 2020 Label: Mailboat Records	—	32	—	—
Equal Strain on All Parts	Release date: November 3, 2023 Label: Mailboat Records	6	2	1	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		US [3]	US Country [4]
Before the Salt	Release date: 1979 Label: Barnaby/Janus	—	—
Songs You Know by Heart	Release date: October 28, 1985 Label: MCA Records	4	3	RIAA: 7× Platinum [7]
Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads (4-disc boxed set)	Release date: 1992 Label: Margaritaville/MCA Records	53	—	RIAA: 4× Platinum [7]
Before the Beach	Release date: May 1993 Label: Margaritaville/MCA Records	169	—
Margaritaville Cafe: Late Night Menu	Release date: 1993 Label: MCA Records	—	—
Margaritaville Cafe: Late Night Gumbo	Release date: 1995 Label: Mailboat Records	—	—
Great American Summer Fun with Jimmy Buffett	Release date: 1996 Label: MCA Records	—	—
Biloxi	Release date: June 30, 1998 Label: Premium Music	—	—
Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection	Release date: April 15, 2003 Label: UTV/MCA/Mailboat Records	9	—	RIAA: 2× Platinum [7]
Now Yer Squawkin'	Release date: March 28, 2005 Label: Recall Records	—	—
Buried Treasure: Volume One	Release date: November 17, 2017 Label: Mailboat Records	85	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
		US [3]	US Country [4]	CAN [6]
You Had to Be There	Release date: October 1978 Label: ABC Records	72	29	80	RIAA: Gold [7]
Feeding Frenzy: Jimmy Buffett Live!	Release date: October 1990 Label: MCA Records	68	—	—	RIAA: Gold [7]
Buffett Live: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays	Release date: November 9, 1999 Label: Mailboat Records	37	—	—	RIAA: Gold [7]
Live in Auburn, WA	Release date: November 4, 2003 Label: Mailboat Records	—	—	—
Live in Las Vegas, NV	Release date: November 2003 Label: Mailboat Records	—	—	—
Live in Mansfield, MA	Release date: January 2004 Label: Mailboat Records	—	—	—
Live in Cincinnati, OH	Release date: January 2004 Label: Mailboat Records	—	—	—
Live in Hawaii	Release date: March 2005 Label: Mailboat Records	66	—	—
Live at Fenway Park	Release date: November 15, 2005 Label: Mailboat Records	41	—	—
Live at Texas Stadium (with George Strait and Alan Jackson)	Release date: April 3, 2007 Label: Mailboat Records	11	4	—
Live in Anguilla	Release date: November 2007 Label: Mailboat Records	54	—	—
Encores	Release date: April 20, 2010 Label: Mailboat Records	7	—	—
Volcano (Live 2011)	Release date: September 9, 2011 Label: Mailboat Records	—	—	—
Welcome to Fin City: Live in Las Vegas	Release date: June 19, 2012 Label: Mailboat Records	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Soundtrack albums

Title	Album details
Rancho Deluxe	Release date: 1975 Label: United Artists Records
Hoot	Release date: 2006 Label: Mailboat Records

Singles

1960s and 1970s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions							Album
		US [11]	US AC [12]	US Country [13]	AUS [5]	CAN [14]	CAN AC [15]	CAN Country [16]
1969	"Abandoned on Tuesday" [17]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
1970	"The Christian?" [18]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Down to Earth
	"Ellis Dee (He Ain't Free)" [19]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Captain America" [20]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1973	"The Great Filling Station Holdup"	—	—	58	—	—	—	—	A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
	"Grapefruit-Juicy Fruit"	—	23	—	—	—	47	—
	"He Went to Paris"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1974	"Saxophones"	— [b]	—	—	—	—	—	—	Living and Dying in ¾ Time
	"Come Monday"	30	3	58	19	23	—	—
	"Pencil Thin Mustache"	— [c]	44	—	99	75	22	—
1975	"A Pirate Looks at Forty"	— [d]	—	—	—	—	—	—	A1A
	"Door Number Three"	— [e]	—	88	—	—	—	—
	"Havana Daydreamin'" [22]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Havana Daydreamin'
1976	"The Captain and the Kid" [23]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Woman Goin' Crazy on Caroline Street" [24]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1977	"Margaritaville"	8	1	13	98	4	1	8	Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes
	"Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes"	37	11	24	—	34	6	21
1978	"Cheeseburger in Paradise"	32	—	—	—	27	—	—	Son of a Son of a Sailor
	"Livingston Saturday Night"	52	—	91	—	66	25	—
	"Mañana"	84	—	—	—	97	—	—
1979	"Fins"	35	42	—	100	64	35	62	Volcano
	"Dreamsicle" [25]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Volcano"	66	43	— [f]	—	—	1	—
	"Chanson pour les petits enfants" [27]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions						Album
		US [11]	US AC [12]	US Country [13]	US Main. Rock [28]	CAN AC [15]	CAN Country [16]
1980	"Survive"	77	—	—	—	—	10	Volcano
	"Hello Texas" [29]	—	—	—	—	—	—	Urban Cowboy
1981	"It's My Job"	57	32	—	51	—	—	Coconut Telegraph
	"Stars Fell on Alabama" [30]	—	—	—	—	—	—
1982	"It's Midnight and I'm Not Famous Yet"	—	—	—	32	—	—	Somewhere Over China
	"Where's the Party" [31]	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"I Don't Know (Spicoli's Theme)" [32]	—	—	—	—	—	—	Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1983	"One Particular Harbour"	—	22	—	—	4	—	One Particular Harbour
	"Brown Eyed Girl"	—	13	—	—	—	—
1984	"When the Wild Life Betrays Me"	—	—	42	—	—	34	Riddles in the Sand
	"Bigger Than the Both of Us"	—	—	58	—	—	—
	"Who's the Blonde Stranger?"	—	—	37	—	—	39
1985	"Gypsies in the Palace"	—	—	56	—	—	—	Last Mango in Paris
	"If the Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me"	—	37	16	—	—	45
	"Christmas in the Caribbean" [33]	—	—	—	—	—	—	Tennessee Christmas
1986	"Please Bypass This Heart"	—	—	50	—	—	—	Last Mango in Paris
	"I Love the Now" [34]	—	—	—	—	—	—	Floridays
	"Creola" [35]	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	"Take It Back" [36]	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
1988	"Homemade Music" [37]	—	—	—	—	—	—	Hot Water
	"Bring Back the Magic"	—	24	—	—	—	—
1989	"Take Another Road"	—	18	—	—	—	—	Off to See the Lizard
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s–2020s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions						Album
		US [11]	US AC [12]	US Country [13]	US Rock [38]	CAN [14]	CAN AC [15]
1993	"Another Saturday Night"	—	29	74	—	—	—	Margaritaville Cafe: Late Night Menu
1994	"Fruitcakes"	—	29	—	—	—	—	Fruitcakes
	"Frenchman for the Night" [39]	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	"Mexico"	—	25	—	—	50	38	Barometer Soup
	"Bank of Bad Habits"	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	"Island Fever"	—	—	—	—	—	—	Don't Stop the Carnival
1999	"Pacing the Cage"	—	—	—	—	—	79	Beach House on the Moon
	"I Will Play for Gumbo"	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Southern Cross" (Live)	— [g]	—	—	—	—	—	Buffet Live: Tuesday, Thursdays, Saturdays
2002	"Savannah Fare You Well" [41]	—	—	—	—	—	—	Far Side of the World
	"Far Side of the World" [42]	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	"Hey, Good Lookin'" (with Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith, and George Strait)	63	—	8	—	—	—	License to Chill
	"Trip Around the Sun" (with Martina McBride)	— [h]	—	20	—	—	—
2005	"Piece of Work" [43]	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	"Barefootin'" (with Alan Jackson)	—	—	—	—	—	—	Hoot
	"Bama Breeze"	—	—	58	—	—	—	Take the Weather with You
	"Here We Are"	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	"Everybody's on the Phone"	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Getting the Picture"	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
2009	"Summerzcool"	— [i]	—	—	—	—	—	Buffet Hotel
2015	"The Ever Elusive Future" [44]	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
2023	"Bubbles Up"	—	17	—	45	—	—	Equal Strain on All Parts
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

As a featured artist

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Album
		US [11]	US AC [12]	US Country [13]	CAN [14] [45]
1991	"Voices That Care" (Various artists)	11	6	—	61		Non-album single
2003	"It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" (Alan Jackson with Jimmy Buffett)	17	—	1	—	RIAA: 3× Platinum [46]	Greatest Hits Volume II
2011	"Knee Deep" (Zac Brown Band with Jimmy Buffett)	18	—	1	42	CAN: Gold [47] RIAA: 3× Platinum [48]	You Get What You Give
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other charted songs

Year	Single	Peak positions		Album
		US Digital [40]	US Country [13]
1999	"Margaritaville" (Alan Jackson with Jimmy Buffett)	—	63	Under the Influence
2023	"Why Don't We Get Drunk"	44	— [j]	A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean
	"Brown Eyed Girl" (Live)	48	—	Buffett Live: Tuesday, Thursdays, Saturdays
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director(s)
1973	"Pencil Thin Moustache"	Rick Trow
	"Come Monday"
	"He Went to Paris"
	"Nautical Wheelers"
1983	"Livin' It Up"	Michael Nesmith
	"One Particular Harbour"	Frank Martin
1985	"La Vie Dansante"	Michael Nesmith
	"Who's the Blonde Stranger"	Rick Bennett
1988	"Homemade Music"	Jeff Stein
1989	"Take Another Road"	Jim Shea
1990	"Jamaica Farewell"
1991	"Voices That Care" (Various)	David S. Jackson
1993	"Another Saturday Night"	Bret Redman
1994	"Fruitcakes"	Jim Shea
1999	"Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes"	Stan Kellam/Mike Ramos/Kevin McGrath
	"The City"	Mike Ramos
2003	"It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere" (with Alan Jackson)	Trey Fanjoy
2004	"Hey Good Lookin'" (with Clint Black, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Toby Keith and George Strait)	Trey Fanjoy/Stan Kellam
	"Trip Around the Sun" (with Martina McBride)	Trey Fanjoy
2006	"Bama Breeze"
2011	"Knee Deep" (with Zac Brown Band)	Darren Doane
2013	"Too Drunk to Karaoke" (with Toby Keith) [49]	Michael Salomon

Notes

1. Volcano also peaked at number 9 on the RPM Country Albums chart in Canada. ^[8]
2. "Saxophones" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number five on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. ^[21]
3. "Pencil Thin Mustache" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number one on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. ^[21]
4. "A Pirate Looks at Forty" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number one on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. ^[21]
5. "Door Number Three" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number two on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. ^[21]
6. "Volcano" did not enter Hot Country Songs, but peaked at number 22 on Country Digital Song Sales in 2023. ^[26]
7. "Southern Cross" did not chart on the Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on Digital Songs in 2023. ^[40]
8. "Trip Around the Sun" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 12 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. ^[21]
9. "Summerzcool" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number nine on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. ^[21]
10. "Why Don't We Get Drunk" did not enter Hot Country Songs, but peaked at number 20 on Country Digital Song Sales in 2023. ^[26]

References

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18. "The Christian?" / "Richard Frost" (7" vinyl single). Barnaby Records. 1970. ZS7 2013.
19. "He Ain't Free" / "There's Nothing Soft About Hard Times" (7" vinyl single). Barnaby Records. 1970. ZS7 2019.
20. "Captain America" / "Truckstop Salvation" (7" vinyl single). Barnaby Records. 1970. ZS7 2023.
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22. "Havana Daydreamin'" / "Big Rig" (7" vinyl single). ABC Records. 1975. 12143.
23. "Top Single Picks". Billboard. April 10, 1976. p. 65.
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25. "Dreamsicle" / " Dreamsicle" (7" vinyl single). MCA Records. 1979. S45-1845.
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27. "Chanson pour les petits enfants" / "Boat Drinks" (7" vinyl single). MCA Records. 1979. MCA 540.
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29. "Top Single Picks". Billboard. October 25, 1980. p. 85.
30. "Stars Fell on Alabama" / "Growing Older but Not Up" (7" vinyl single). MCA Records. 1981. MCA-51105.
31. "Where's the Party" / "If I Could Just Get It On Paper" (7" vinyl single). MCA Records. 1982. MCA-52050.
32. "Top Single Picks". Billboard. November 6, 1982. p. 62.
33. "Christmas in the Caribbean" / "Christmas in the Caribbean" (7" vinyl single). MCA Records. 1985. S45-17084.
34. "I Love the Now" / "No Plane on Sunday" (7" vinyl single). MCA Records. 1986. MCA-52849.
35. "Creola" / "You'll Never Work in Dis Bidness Again" (7" vinyl single). MCA Records. 1986. MCA-52932.
36. "Take It Back" / "Floridays" (7" vinyl single). MCA Records. 1987. MCA-53035.
37. "Homemade Music" / "L'Air de la Louisiane" (7" vinyl single). MCA Records. 1988. MCA-53360.
38. "Jimmy Buffett Chart History: Hot Rock & Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
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49. "CMT : Videos : Jimmy Buffett : Too Drunk to Karaoke". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on July 26, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2013.

External links

• Jimmy Buffett discography at Discogs