Keith Whitley discography | |
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Studio albums | 5 |
Compilation albums | 10 |
Music videos | 7 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 20 |
Tribute albums | 1 |
The discography of American country music singer Keith Whitley includes five studio albums, 10 compilation albums, one extended play and 20 singles. Of his singles, 15 reached the top 40 of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart between 1986 and 1992, including five number one hits ("Don't Close Your Eyes", "When You Say Nothing at All", "I'm No Stranger to the Rain", "I Wonder Do You Think of Me" and "It Ain't Nothin'"). Four of his albums have been certified Gold or Platinum by the RIAA in the U.S.
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications | ||
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US Country [1] | US [2] | CAN Country [3] | |||
L.A. to Miami |
| 26 | — | — | |
Don't Close Your Eyes |
| 8 | 121 | 10 | |
I Wonder Do You Think of Me |
| 2 | 115 | — |
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Wherever You Are Tonight |
| — | — | — | |
Sad Songs & Waltzes |
| — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications | ||
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US Country [1] | US [2] | CAN Country [3] | |||
Greatest Hits |
| 5 | 67 | — |
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Kentucky Bluebird |
| 45 | — | 17 | |
The Best of Keith Whitley |
| — | — | — | |
Super Hits |
| 51 | — | — |
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The Essential Keith Whitley |
| — | — | — | |
Keith Whitley Remembered: The Encore Collection |
| — | — | — | |
RCA Country Legends |
| — | — | — | |
Platinum and Gold Collection |
| — | — | — | |
16 Biggest Hits |
| — | — | — | |
Country |
| 49 | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications | |
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US Country [1] | CAN Country [3] | |||
Keith Whitley: A Tribute Album |
| 29 | 19 |
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Title | Album details |
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A Hard Act to Follow |
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Year | Single | Peak positions | Sales | Album | |
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US Country [5] | CAN Country [6] | ||||
1984 | "Turn Me to Love" | 51 | 57 | A Hard Act to Follow | |
"Don't Our Love Look Natural" | — | — | |||
1985 | "A Hard Act to Follow" | 76 | — | ||
"I've Got the Heart for You" | 57 | — | L.A. to Miami | ||
"Miami, My Amy" | 14 | 38 | |||
1986 | "Ten Feet Away" | 9 | 16 | ||
"Homecoming '63" | 9 | 25 | |||
1987 | "Hard Livin'" | 10 | — | ||
"Would These Arms Be in Your Way" | 36 | — | Don't Close Your Eyes | ||
"Some Old Side Road" | 16 | 32 | |||
1988 | "Don't Close Your Eyes" | 1 | 2 |
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"When You Say Nothing at All" | 1 | 1 |
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1989 | "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" | 1 | 1 |
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"I Wonder Do You Think of Me" | 1 | 1 | I Wonder Do You Think of Me | ||
"It Ain't Nothin'" | 1 | 1 | |||
1990 | "I'm Over You" | 3 | 3 | ||
"'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" (with Lorrie Morgan) | 13 | 13 | Greatest Hits | ||
1991 | "Brotherly Love" (with Earl Thomas Conley) | 2 | 6 | Kentucky Bluebird | |
"Somebody's Doin' Me Right" | 15 | 12 | |||
1995 | "Wherever You Are Tonight" | 75 | — | Wherever You Are Tonight | |
2000 | "Sad Songs and Waltzes" | — | — | Sad Songs and Waltzes | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Year | Video | Director |
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1986 | "Homecoming '63" | Arnold Levine |
1987 | "Hard Livin'" | George Bloom |
1988 | "Honky Tonk Heart" | |
"Don't Close Your Eyes" | Michael McClary | |
"When You Say Nothing at All" | Stephen Buck | |
1989 | "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" | |
"It Ain't Nothin'" | Ethan Russell | |
1991 | "Brotherly Love" (with Earl Thomas Conley) | Jack Cole |
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