Keith Whitley discography | |
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![]() Whitley performing in June 1988 | |
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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"Don't Close Your Eyes" is a song written by Bob McDill, and recorded by American country music artist Keith Whitley. It was released in March 1988 as third single from his album of the same name. In the United States, the single reached number-one for the week of August 13, while peaking at number 2 in Canada. Additionally, it was Billboard's number-one country single of the year 1988.
"I'm No Stranger to the Rain" is a song recorded by American country music artist Keith Whitley. It was released in January 1989 as the fifth and final single from his album Don't Close Your Eyes, and was the last single released during Whitley's lifetime. It peaked at number-one in both the United States and Canada. Joe Diffie covered the song on Whitley's 1995 tribute album. It was written by Sonny Curtis and Ron Hellard.
"It Ain't Nothin'" is a song written by Tony Haselden, and recorded by American country music artist Keith Whitley. It was posthumously released in October 1989 as the second single from the album I Wonder Do You Think of Me. His fifth and last No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, the song was his second posthumous chart-topper, reaching the top of the chart seven months after his death.
"I Wonder Do You Think of Me" is a song written by Sanger D. Shafer, and recorded by American country music artist Keith Whitley. It was posthumously released in June 1989 as the first single and title track from the album I Wonder Do You Think of Me. The song was Whitley's fourth number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.
"I'm Over You" is a song written by Tim Nichols and Zack Turner, and recorded by American country music artist Keith Whitley. It was posthumously released in January 1990 as the third single from the album I Wonder Do You Think of Me. The song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Brotherly Love" is a song written by Jimmy Alan Stewart and Tim Nichols, which has been recorded by Moe Bandy, as well as a duet between Keith Whitley and Earl Thomas Conley.
"Miami, My Amy" is a song written by Dean Dillon, Hank Cochran and Royce Porter, and recorded by American country music artist Keith Whitley. It was released in January 1986 as the second single from the album L.A. to Miami. The song reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" is a song originally recorded by American country music artist Leon Everette. It was released in 1985 from his album Where's the Fire. His version of the song peaked at number 44 on Hot Country Songs.
"Somebody's Doin' Me Right" is a song written by J. Fred Knobloch, Paul Overstreet and Dan Tyler, and recorded by American country music artist Keith Whitley. It was posthumously released in January 1992 as the second single from his album, Kentucky Bluebird, and reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Between an Old Memory and Me" is a song written by Keith Stegall and Charlie Craig. It was originally recorded by American country music artist Keith Whitley for his 1989 album, I Wonder Do You Think of Me. It was then recorded by Travis Tritt and released in November 1994 as the third single from his 1994 album Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof. It peaked at number 11 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and at number 3 on the Canadian RPM Country Singles & Tracks chart.
"Hopelessly Yours" is a song written by Keith Whitley, Curly Putman, and Don Cook. Whitley recorded a demo that was never officially released. The first release was by George Jones on his 1986 album Wine Colored Roses.