Keith Whitley discography

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Keith Whitley discography
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Whitley performing in June 1988
Studio albums5
Compilation albums10
Music videos7
EPs1
Singles20
Tribute albums1

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.

Contents

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions Certifications
US Country
[1]
US
[2]
CAN Country
[3]
L.A. to Miami 26
Don't Close Your Eyes
  • Release date: May 31, 1988
  • Label: RCA Records
812110
I Wonder Do You Think of Me
  • Release date: August 1, 1989
  • Label: RCA Records
2115
  • RIAA: Gold [4]
Wherever You Are Tonight
Sad Songs & Waltzes
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions Certifications
US Country
[1]
US
[2]
CAN Country
[3]
Greatest Hits
  • Release date: August 7, 1990
  • Label: RCA Records
567
  • RIAA: Platinum [4]
Kentucky Bluebird
  • Release date: September 10, 1991
  • Label: RCA Records
4517
The Best of Keith Whitley
  • Release date: June 22, 1993
  • Label: RCA Records
Super Hits
  • Release date: May 21, 1996
  • Label: RCA Records
51
  • RIAA: Gold [4]
The Essential Keith Whitley
  • Release date: June 18, 1996
  • Label: RCA Records
Keith Whitley Remembered:
The Encore Collection
RCA Country Legends
Platinum and Gold Collection
  • Release date: September 9, 2003
  • Label: BMG Heritage Records
16 Biggest Hits
Country49
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Tribute albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak positions Certifications
US Country
[1]
CAN Country
[3]
Keith Whitley: A Tribute Album
  • Release date: September 27, 1994
  • Label: BNA Records
2919
  • RIAA: Gold [4]

Extended plays

TitleAlbum details
A Hard Act to Follow
  • Release date: October 1, 1984
  • Label: RCA Records

Singles

YearSinglePeak positionsSalesAlbum
US Country
[5]
CAN Country
[6]
1984"Turn Me to Love"5157A Hard Act to Follow
"Don't Our Love Look Natural"
1985"A Hard Act to Follow"76
"I've Got the Heart for You"57L.A. to Miami
"Miami, My Amy"1438
1986"Ten Feet Away"916
"Homecoming '63"925
1987"Hard Livin'"10
"Would These Arms Be in Your Way"36Don't Close Your Eyes
"Some Old Side Road"1632
1988"Don't Close Your Eyes"12
  • RIAA: Platinum [4]
"When You Say Nothing at All"11
  • RIAA: Platinum [4]
1989"I'm No Stranger to the Rain"11
  • RIAA: Gold [4]
"I Wonder Do You Think of Me"11I Wonder Do You Think of Me
"It Ain't Nothin'"11
1990"I'm Over You"33
"'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" (with Lorrie Morgan)1313Greatest Hits
1991"Brotherly Love" (with Earl Thomas Conley)26Kentucky Bluebird
"Somebody's Doin' Me Right"1512
1995"Wherever You Are Tonight"75Wherever You Are Tonight
2000"Sad Songs and Waltzes"Sad Songs and Waltzes
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
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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