Lucinda Williams discography | |
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Studio albums | 15 |
Live albums | 1 |
Singles | 25 |
Video albums | 2 |
The discography of Lucinda Williams, an American singer, songwriter, and musician, consists of 15 studio albums, one live album, two video albums, and 25 singles, on Folkways Records, Smithsonian Folkways, Rough Trade Records, Chameleon, Mercury Records, Lost Highway Records, New West Records, Highway 20 Records, and Thirty Tigers.
Williams released her first albums, Ramblin' on My Mind (1979) and Happy Woman Blues (1980), on Folkways Records and Smithsonian Folkways. In 1988, she signed with Rough Trade Records and released her self-titled third album, Lucinda Williams , to critical raves. [1] Her fourth album, Sweet Old World, appeared four years later on Chameleon Records, to further critical acclaim. In 1998, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road was released by Mercury Records, to critical and commercial success. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA the following year, and remains her best-selling album to date. [2]
After signing with Lost Highway records, Williams released the albums Essence (2001), World Without Tears (2003), West (2007), Little Honey (2008), and Blessed (2011), all to further critical and commercial success. Additionally, the live album Live @ The Fillmore was released in 2005. The double albums Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone (2014) and The Ghosts of Highway 20 (2016) appeared on Williams' own Highway 20 Records label. In 2017, This Sweet Old World was released on Highway 20 Records in conjunction with Nashville, Tennessee based distribution company Thirty Tigers, followed by the critically acclaimed Good Souls Better Angels in 2020. Later that year, Williams began "Lu's Jukebox", a six-episode series of themed live performances. [3] Williams's 15th studio album, Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart , was released in 2023. [4]
A collaborative album with Charles Lloyd and the Marvels, titled Vanished Gardens , appeared in 2018 on the Blue Note Records label.
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||||||||
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US [5] | US Rock [6] | AUS [7] | CAN [8] | IRE [9] | GER [10] | NL [11] | NZ [12] | SWE [13] | UK [14] | |||
1979 | Ramblin' on My Mind | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1980 | Happy Woman Blues
| — | — | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1988 | Lucinda Williams
| 39 [A] | — | 117 | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | |
1992 | Sweet Old World
| — [B] | — | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1998 | Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
| 65 | — | 69 | — [C] | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | |
2001 | Essence
| 28 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 47 | 63 | |
2003 | World Without Tears
| 18 | — | 80 | — | 41 | 93 | 81 | 40 | 24 | 48 | |
2007 | West
| 14 | 5 | 53 | — | 60 | 95 | 29 | 33 | 10 | 30 | |
2008 | Little Honey
| 9 | 5 | 68 | 18 | 66 | — | 57 | 25 | 25 | 51 | |
2011 | Blessed
| 15 | 4 | 63 | 23 | 69 | — | 40 | 18 | 15 | 55 | |
2014 | Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone
| 13 | 2 | 32 | — | 31 | 77 | 31 | 23 | 58 | 23 | |
2016 | The Ghosts of Highway 20
| 36 | 3 | 20 | 53 | 49 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 28 | 33 | |
2017 | This Sweet Old World
| — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 101 | — | — | — | |
2020 | Good Souls Better Angels
| 144 | 21 | 59 | — | — | 33 | 24 | — | — | 30 | |
2023 | Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart
| 159 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 26 | — | — | 65 | |
Dash denotes releases that did not chart. |
Notes
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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US [5] | AUS [7] | AUS Country | NL [11] | SWE [13] | ||||
2005 | Live @ The Fillmore
| 66 | 110 | 4 | 69 | 43 |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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US Folk [18] | US Blues [19] | US Taste [20] | GER [10] | NL [11] | |||||
2021 | Lu's Jukebox Vol. 1 – Runnin' Down a Dream: A Tribute to Tom Petty [21] | 12 | — | 10 | 32 | — | |||
Lu's Jukebox Vol. 2 – Southern Soul: From Memphis to Muscle Shoals [21]
| — | 1 | 13 | — | — | ||||
Lu's Jukebox Vol. 3 – Bob's Back Pages: A Night of Bob Dylan Songs [21]
| — | — | — | — | 85 | ||||
Lu's Jukebox Vol. 4 – Funny How Time Slips Away: A Night of 60's Country Classics [21]
| — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Lu's Jukebox Vol. 5 – Have Yourself a Rockin' Little Christmas with Lucinda [21]
| — | — | — | — | — | ||||
2022 | Lu's Jukebox Vol. 6 – You Are Cordially Invited...A Tribute to the Rolling Stones [21]
| 23 | — | 19 | 58 | 60 | |||
2024 | Lu's Jukebox Vol. 7 – Lucinda Williams sings the Beatles from Abbey Road [21]
| — | — | — | — | — | |||
Dash denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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US Jazz [22] | US T/Jazz [23] | US Taste [20] | NL [11] | |||||
2018 | Vanished Gardens
| 3 | 2 | 18 | 161 | |||
Year | Song | US Adult [24] | US Rock [25] | US Triple A [26] | AUS [7] | Album | |||
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1981 | "Happy Woman Blues/I Lost It" | — | — | — | — | Happy Woman Blues | |||
1989 | "Changed the Locks" | — | 16 | — | — | Lucinda Williams | |||
"The Night's Too Long" | — | — | — | — | |||||
"I Just Wanted to See You So Bad" | — | — | — | 122 | |||||
"Passionate Kisses" | — | — | — | 169 | |||||
1992 | "Six Blocks Away" | — | — | — | 170 | Sweet Old World | |||
"Hot Blood" | — | — | — | — | |||||
1993 | "Lines Around Your Eyes" | — | — | — | 146 | ||||
"Something About What Happens When We Talk" | — | — | — | — | |||||
1998 | "Right in Time" | — | — | — | — | Car Wheels on a Gravel Road | |||
"Can't Let Go" | — | — | 14 | — | |||||
2001 | "Essence" | — | — | 9 | — | Essence | |||
"Get Right With God" | — | — | — | — | |||||
2003 | "Righteously" | 36 | — | 8 | — | World Without Tears | |||
"Real Live Bleeding Fingers And Broken Guitar Strings" | — | — | — | — | |||||
2007 | "Are You Alright?" | — | — | 24 | — | West | |||
"Words" | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Come On" | — | — | — | — | |||||
"West" | — | — | — | — | |||||
2008 | "Real Love" | — | — | 22 | 297 | Little Honey | |||
2011 | "Buttercup" | — | — | 26 | 777 | Blessed | |||
2014 | "Burning Bridges" | — | — | — | — | Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone | |||
2016 | "Just a Little More Faith and Grace" | — | — | — | — | The Ghosts of Highway 20 | |||
2017 | "Six Blocks Away" | — | — | — | — | This Sweet Old World | |||
2020 | "Man Without a Soul" | — | — | — | — | Good Souls Better Angels | |||
"You Can't Rule Me" | — | — | 38 | — | |||||
2023 | "New York Comeback" | — | — | 36 | — | Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart | |||
"Stolen Moments" | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Where the Song Will Find Me" | — | — | — | — | |||||
Dash denotes releases that did not chart. |
Title | Album details |
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Lucinda Williams – Live from Austin, TX [27] |
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Lucinda Williams – Live From Austin TX '89 [28] |
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Credits adapted from AllMusic. [29]
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