Linda Ronstadt albums discography | |
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![]() Linda Ronstadt in concert, 1981. | |
Studio albums | 29 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilation albums | 37 |
EPs | 2 |
Box sets | 1 |
The albums discography of American singer Linda Ronstadt contains 29 studio albums, 37 compilation albums, one live album, one box set and two extended plays (EP's). Her first studio album was a dual credit with the Stone Poneys titled Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys and Friends, Vol. III (1968). In 1969, Capitol Records released her first solo studio album was issued titled Hand Sown ... Home Grown . Her 1970 studio album Silk Purse was her first make the charts in the US, Australia and Canada. Ronstadt's 1972 self-titled album made chart positions in the US and Japan.
Her 1973 album Don't Cry Now was issued on Asylum Records and also made multiple charts. It was also her first to certify gold in sales from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 1974, Heart Like a Wheel topped the US all-genre chart, reached the top ten in Canada and made the top 40 in Australia. It certified two times platinum by the RIAA for selling two million copies. In 1975, the studio album Prisoner in Disguise certified platinum from the RIAA and made the top five of the US all-genre chart. Hasten Down the Wind (1976) was a top five album in the US and Canada, while also reaching positions in four other countries, including the UK. In the UK, Hasten Down the Wind certified silver in sales from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
Also in 1976, Ronstadt's first Greatest Hits compilation album was released. Along with charting in five countries, the album became among her best-selling discs. It certified seven times platinum from the RIAA, four times platinum in Australia (Australian Recording Industry Association) and platinum in Canada (Music Canada). In 1977, Ronstadt's ninth studio album Simple Dreams reached number one in the US, Australia and Canada. It also made the top ten in the Netherlands and New Zealand. Simple Dreams also certified multi-platinum from the ARIA, MC, RMNZ (Recorded Music NZ) and RIAA. Her tenth studio album Living in the USA (1979) also topped the US chart, while reaching the top ten in three additional countries. It was given sales certifications from the ARIA, BPI, RIAA and RMNZ.
Ronstadt's eleventh studio album Mad Love made the top five in the US and Australia, along with reaching platinum sales status in both countries. The same year, Ronstadt's second greatest hits compilation was released and later certified platinum in the US. After the release of the top 40 studio album Get Closer (1982), Ronstadt's next studio release What's New (1983) returned her to the US top ten. It certified platinum in Canada and two times platinum in the US. What's New was followed by two more platinum selling albums. In 1987, Ronstadt collaborated with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton for the studio album Trio . It made the top ten in the US, Australia, New Zealand and topped the Canada all-genre chart. The album certified platinum in the US. Later in 1987, Ronstadt's first Spanish language album Canciones de Mi Padre was released. The RIAA later certified it two times platinum. In 1989, Elektra Records issued her eighteenth studio album Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind . Featuring Aaron Neville, the disc made top ten and top 20 positions in the US, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands. It received sales certifications in four countries including the US, where it certified three times platinum.
Between 1991 and 1992, Elektra issued two more Spanish language studio projects. In 1993, Ronstadt returned to the English market with Winter Light , which made the top 100 in the US, Australia and Canada. Elektra issued three more studio albums of Ronstadt's material through 1998: Feels Like Home , Dedicated to the One I Love and We Ran . In 1999, Asylum Records issued two collaborative albums of Ronstadt's material: Trio II (with Harris and Parton) and Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Harris only). Trio II was Ronstadt's only 1990s album to receive a US sales certification, certifying gold.
Ronstadt's final studio albums were released in the 2000s. In 2000, Elektra issued the studio album A Merry Little Christmas . In 2004, the Verve label released Hummin' to Myself . The 2006 collaborative album with Ann Savoy was her final studio project. All three discs reached lower chart positions on the US all-genre chart. During the 2000s, Elektra/Rhino issued the compilation The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt , which made multiple chart positions and received a gold certification in Australia. In 2014, Rhino issued the compilation Duets , which made the US top 40. In 2016, Rhino issued The Complete Trio Collection . The compilation featuring Ronstadt, Harris and Parton made chart positions in the US, Australia and the UK.
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Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys and Friends, Vol. III (with Stone Poneys) | |
Hand Sown ... Home Grown |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
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US [1] | AUS [2] | CAN [3] | JPN [4] | ND [5] | NZ [6] | SWE [7] | UK [8] | |||
Silk Purse |
| 103 | 34 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Linda Ronstadt |
| 163 | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | |
Don't Cry Now | 45 | 46 | 57 | 161 | — | — | — | — | ||
Heart Like a Wheel |
| 1 | 35 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Prisoner in Disguise |
| 4 | 76 | 13 | 151 | — | — | — | — |
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Hasten Down the Wind |
| 3 | 28 | 3 | 74 | 14 | — | — | 32 | |
Simple Dreams |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 15 | |
Living in the USA |
| 1 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 37 | 39 | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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US [1] | AUS [2] | CAN [3] | JPN [4] | ND [5] | NZ [6] | NOR [21] | UK [8] | |||
Mad Love |
| 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 22 | 34 | 65 | |
Get Closer |
| 31 | 26 | 48 | 28 | — | — | 27 | — |
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What's New |
| 3 | 11 | 18 | 29 | — | 21 | — | 31 | |
Lush Life |
| 13 | 32 | 35 | — | — | 38 | — | 100 |
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For Sentimental Reasons |
| 46 | 43 | 72 | 34 | — | — | — | — |
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Trio (with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton) |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 22 | 6 | — | 60 | |
Canciones de Mi Padre |
| 54 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind (featuring Aaron Neville) |
| 7 | 11 | 6 | 65 | 13 | 41 | — | 43 | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
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US [1] | AUS [2] | CAN [3] | JPN [4] | ND [5] | NOR [21] | SWE [7] | |||
Mas Canciones |
| 88 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Frenesí |
| 193 | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | |
Winter Light |
| 92 | 98 | 50 | — | — | — | — | |
Feels Like Home |
| 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Dedicated to the One I Love |
| 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
We Ran |
| 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Trio II (with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton) |
| 62 | 66 | — | — | 69 | — | — |
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Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Emmylou Harris) |
| 73 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 41 | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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A Merry Little Christmas |
| 179 |
Hummin' to Myself |
| 166 |
Adieu False Heart (with Ann Savoy) |
| 146 |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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US [1] | AUS [2] | CAN [3] | NZ [6] | UK [8] | ||||||
Te Voy A Amar Un Largo Tiempo [34] |
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Linda Ronstadt [35] |
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Different Drum |
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2 Originals of Linda Ronstadt (with the Stone Poneys) [36] |
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Linda Ronstadt's Greatest Hits [37] |
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Greatest Hits |
| 6 | 22 | 55 | 18 | 37 | ||||
A Retrospective [42] |
| 46 | — | — | — | — |
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The Southern Belle [44] |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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US [1] | AUS [2] | CAN [3] | NZ [6] | |||
Greatest Hits Volume Two |
| 26 | 53 | 39 | 32 |
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For Country Lovers [46] |
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Greatest Hits |
| — | 41 | — | — | |
Blue Bayou [47] |
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The Very Best [48] |
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Prime of Life [49] |
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I'll Be Your Baby Tonight [50] |
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When Will I Be Loved [51] |
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Country and Rock Favorites [52] |
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'Round Midnight |
| 124 | — | — | — |
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Rockfile [54] |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details |
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Linda Ronstadt: A Retrospective [55] |
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Boleros Y Rancheras [56] |
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Her Greatest Hits and Finest Performances [57] |
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Required Ronstadt [58] |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
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US [1] | AUS [2] | UK [8] | |||
The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt |
| 165 | 84 | 46 |
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Mi Jardin Azul: Las Canciones Favoritas |
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Greatest Hits [60] |
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The Best of Linda Ronstadt: The Capitol Years [61] |
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The Platinum Collection [62] |
| — | — | — | |
Collector's Edition [63] |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US [1] | AUS [2] | UK [8] | ||
Duets |
| 32 | — | — |
Icon: Linda Ronstadt [64] |
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Opus Collection |
| 65 | — | — |
My Dear Companion: Selections from the Trio Collection (with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton) [65] |
| — | — | — |
Just One Look: Classic Linda Ronstadt [66] |
| — | — | — |
Greatest Hits [67] |
| — | — | — |
The Complete Trio Collection (with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton) |
| 124 | 3 | 47 |
Farther Along (with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton) [68] |
| — | — | — |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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US [1] | ||
Live in Hollywood |
| 97 |
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The Linda Ronstadt Box Set [69] |
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The Best of Linda Ronstadt [70] |
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I Am Woman [71] |
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Linda Maria Ronstadt is an American singer who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin music.
"Islands in the Stream" is a song written by the Bee Gees and recorded by American country music artists Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. Named after an Ernest Hemingway novel, it was released in August 1983 as the first single from Rogers's album Eyes That See in the Dark. The song was originally written for Marvin Gaye or Diana Ross in an R&B style but later reworked for the duet by Rogers and Parton. The Bee Gees released a live version of the song in 1998 and a studio version in 2001.
Trio is a collaborative album by American singers Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris. It was released on March 2, 1987, by Warner Bros. Records. The album has platinum certification in the U.S. for sales of one million copies, and has total worldwide sales of approximately four million. A second collaborative album, Trio II, was released in 1999.
The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt is a hits compilation by American singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt. The album was released by Rhino Records in 2002.
Trio II is the second collaborative studio album by Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt. It was released on February 9, 1999, by Asylum Records.
Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind is a studio album by American singer/producer Linda Ronstadt, released in October 1989 by Elektra Records. Produced by Peter Asher, the album features several duets with singer Aaron Neville — two of which earned Grammy Awards — and several songs written by Jimmy Webb and Karla Bonoff. The album was a major success internationally. It sold over three million copies and was certified Triple Platinum in the United States alone.
"Don't Know Much" is a song written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow. Mann was the first to record the song in 1980, gaining a minor chart hit in the US. The song was made famous when it was covered as a duet by Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville in 1989. Their version was a worldwide success, topping the Irish Singles Chart and reaching the top 10 in several territories.
Prisoner In Disguise (1975) is Linda Ronstadt's sixth solo LP release and her second for the label Asylum Records. It followed Ronstadt's multi-platinum breakthrough album, Heart Like a Wheel, which became her first number one album on the US Billboard 200 album chart in early 1975.
Don't Cry Now is a studio album by American singer Linda Ronstadt. It was released by Asylum Records on October 1, 1973 and contained ten tracks. While some tracks were new material, many of the songs were cover tunes. The album explored the genres of Country folk, country rock and pop rock. It was Ronstadt's first album recorded on the Asylum label and first to feature producer Peter Asher. Don't Cry Now was given favorable reviews from several music publications and was a commercial success. Along with reaching chart positions in multiple countries, it also certified gold in the United States for selling over 500,000 copies.
Simple Dreams is the eighth studio album by the American singer Linda Ronstadt, released in 1977 by Asylum Records. It includes several of her best-known songs, including her cover of the Rolling Stones song "Tumbling Dice" and her version of the Roy Orbison song "Blue Bayou", which earned her a Grammy nomination for Record of the Year. The album also contains covers of the Buddy Holly song "It's So Easy!" and the Warren Zevon songs "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" and "Carmelita". The album was the best-selling studio album of her career, and at the time was the second best-selling album by a female artist. It was her first album since Don't Cry Now without long-time musical collaborator Andrew Gold, though it features several of the other Laurel Canyon-based session musicians who appeared on her prior albums, including guitarists Dan Dugmore and Waddy Wachtel, bassist Kenny Edwards, and producer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Asher.
Greatest Hits is Linda Ronstadt's first major compilation album, released at the end of 1976 for the holiday shopping season. It includes material from both her Capitol Records and Asylum Records output, and goes back to 1967 for The Stone Poneys' hit "Different Drum."
The singles discography of American singer Linda Ronstadt contains 80 lead and collaborative singles, four as a featured artist, eight promotional singles and eight other charted songs. Her first credited release was 1967's "Different Drum", which also included the Stone Poneys along with Ronstadt as a featured artist. Ronstadt's first pair of solo singles were released by Capitol Records in 1969. The 1970 release "Long, Long Time" was her first solo charting single. Her 1974 single "You're No Good" topped the US Hot 100, reached number seven in Canada and number 15 in Australia. Its B-side song "I Can't Help It " reached number two on the US Hot Country Songs list. It was followed by 1975's "When Will I Be Loved", which made the top ten on multiple charts in the United States and Canada, including topping their country surveys. It was followed by the US top five song "Heat Wave" and the US country top five song "Love Is a Rose".
The Eagles are an American rock band. Since their debut in 1972, they have released seven studio albums, three live albums, 11 compilation albums, as well as four video albums and 30 singles. Of those singles, five topped the Billboard Hot 100. The Eagles have a total of 18 Top 40 hits on the pop charts, as well as several hits on the adult contemporary chart. They are one of the best-selling popular music artists in history.
The albums discography of American singer–songwriter Emmylou Harris contains 28 studio albums: 22 of which were solo releases while six were released collaboratively with other artists. Her albums discography also includes 15 compilation albums, five live albums, one soundtrack album, four video albums and two box sets. Harris's first studio album Gliding Bird was released in 1969 by Jubilee Records.
Greatest Hits, Volume 2 is a hits compilation album from American singer/songwriter/producer Linda Ronstadt. It was released in late 1980 on Asylum Records. The record mostly covers Ronstadt's more uptempo singles. The release has sold close to two million copies in the United States alone and was the superstar's eighth consecutive Platinum-certified album.
The albums discography of American country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton includes 49 studio albums, four collaborative albums, nine live albums, six soundtrack albums, one extended play and approximately 222 compilation albums globally. Popularly referred as the "Queen of Country" by the media, she is also widely recognized as the most honored woman in country music history. She has charted 25 Number One songs, 41 Top 10 country albums and has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best selling female country artists in history. As of January 2022, Parton's catalog has amassed more than 3 billion global streams.
American country artist Crystal Gayle has released 25 studio albums, 17 compilation albums, two video albums, one live album, one soundtrack album, and has appeared on 16 additional albums. Gayle signed with United Artists Records in 1974 and began recording albums. Her self-titled debut album was issued in 1975, peaking at number 25 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. After releasing two similar studio albums, Gayle issued We Must Believe in Magic in 1977. Reaching number two on the country albums chart and number 12 on the Billboard 200, it became the first album by a female country artist to be certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. When I Dream (1978) also peaked in the second position of the Top Country Albums survey and was certified platinum in the US. Her seventh studio album, Miss the Mississippi (1979), was issued on Columbia Records and certified gold in the United States. These Days achieved similar status in 1980. Her ninth studio album entitled Hollywood, Tennessee (1981) contained several cover versions of pop music songs. In 1983, Gayle issued her first greatest hits compilation, Crystal Gayle's Greatest Hits before leaving Columbia. The album was certified gold from the RIAA a decade later.
The albums discography of American country singer Reba McEntire contains 32 studio albums, 26 compilation albums, two live albums, three extended plays and has appeared on 27 albums. Of these albums, 27 have received a certification of at least Gold from the Recording Industry Association of America. Her highest-certified album is the 1993 compilation Greatest Hits Volume Two, which is certified quintuple-platinum for U.S. shipments of five million copies. According to RIAA, she has sold 41 million certified albums in the United States, making her the seventh best selling female album artist in the United States.
The Very Best of Dolly Parton is a compilation album by Dolly Parton, released 7 March 2007. It was certified platinum in Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
The Complete Trio Collection is compilation album by American singer-songwriters Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt. It brings together newly remastered versions of their two award-winning albums, 1987's Trio and 1999's Trio II, with a third disc compiling 20 alternate takes and unreleased material. It was released worldwide on September 9, 2016, by Rhino Entertainment. A stand-alone version of the third disc, titled Farther Along, was released separately on vinyl.