Lynyrd Skynyrd discography | |
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Studio albums | 14 |
Live albums | 6 |
Compilation albums | 23 |
Video albums | 5 |
Singles | 29 |
Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American rock band originally formed in 1966, later named after the guitarist Gary Rossington's high school gym teacher Leonard Skinner. The band has released many studio, live, and other albums, along with several singles and video discs.
The band has sold 28 million albums in the US since 1991 when Nielsen SoundScan started tracking sales, not including album sales for the band's first 17 years. [1]
Year | Album information | Peak chart position | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [2] | AUS [3] | CAN [4] | FIN [5] | FRA [6] | GER [7] | NOR [8] | SWE [9] | SWI [10] | UK [11] | |||
1973 | (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)
| 27 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1974 | Second Helping
| 12 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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1975 | Nuthin' Fancy
| 9 | 91 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 |
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1976 | Gimme Back My Bullets
| 20 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | 34 |
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1977 | Street Survivors
| 5 | 68 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
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1991 | Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991
| 64 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | |
1993 | The Last Rebel
| 64 | — | 23 | — | — | 80 | — | 33 | 18 | — | |
1994 | Endangered Species
| 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1997 | Twenty
| 97 | — | — | 12 | — | 70 | 36 | — | — | — | |
1999 | Edge of Forever
| 96 | — | — | 19 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | |
2000 | Christmas Time Again
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2003 | Vicious Cycle
| 30 | — | — | 30 | 150 | 44 | — | — | — | — | |
2009 | God & Guns
| 18 | — | — | 26 | 64 | 37 | — | 38 | 38 | 36 | |
2012 | Last of a Dyin' Breed
| 14 | — | — | 10 | 55 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 83 | |
"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart. |
Year | Album information | Peak chart position | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [2] | AUS [3] | CAN [4] | FIN [5] | FRA [6] | GER [7] | NOR [8] | SWE [9] | SWI [10] | UK [11] | |||
1976 | One More from the Road
| 9 | 79 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | |
1988 | Southern by the Grace of God
| 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1996 | Southern Knights
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1998 | Lyve from Steel Town
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2004 | Lynyrd Skynyrd Lyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour
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2009 | Authorized Bootleg Lynyrd Skynyrd Live / Cardiff Capitol Theatre – Cardiff, Wales Nov. 04 1975
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2009 | Authorized Bootleg: Live at Winterland – San Francisco Mar. 07 1976
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2010 | Live from Freedom Hall
| — | — | — | — | 175 | 74 | — | — | — | — | |
2015 | One More for the Fans
| 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2015 | Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd & Second Helping – Live from Jacksonville at the Florida Theatre
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2018 | Live In Atlantic City
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2019 | The Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour
| 121 [14] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2021 | Live at Knebworth '76
| — | — | — | — | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart. |
Year | Album information | Peak chart position | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [2] | AUS [3] | CAN [4] | FIN [5] | FRA [6] | GER [7] | NOR [8] | SWE [9] | SWI [10] | UK [11] | |||
1978 | Skynyrd's First and... Last
| 15 | 89 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 |
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1979 | Gold & Platinum
| 12 | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | |
1982 | Best of the Rest
| 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1987 | Legend
| 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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1989 | Skynyrd's Innyrds
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1991 | Lynyrd Skynyrd (Box Set)
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1993 | A Retrospective
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1997 | What's Your Name
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1997 | Old Time Greats
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1998 | Extended Versions: The Encore Collection
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The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Skynyrd's First: The Complete Muscle Shoals Album
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1999 | 20th Century Masters
| 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Solo Flytes
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2000 | All Time Greatest Hits
| 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Collectybles
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Then and Now
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2001 | Lynyrd Skynyrd: The Collection
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2003 | Thyrty
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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2005 | Greatest Hits(first of that name)
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | |
Then and Now Volume Two
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2008 | Greatest Hits (second of that name)
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | 16 |
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2010 | Icon | 138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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2017 | The Broadcast Archive «3 CD set» (Radio Broadcast 1975/1994) [17]
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"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart. |
Year | Title | Peak chart position | Certifications | Album | |||||
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US [2] | US Main [2] | CAN [18] | AUT [19] | SWI [19] | UK [11] | ||||
1973 | "Gimme Three Steps" / "Mr. Banker" (demo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) | |
1974 | "Don't Ask Me No Questions" (remix) / "Take Your Time" (demo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | Second Helping | |
"Sweet Home Alabama" / "Take Your Time" (demo) | 8 | — | 6 | 56 | 51 | 31 | |||
"Free Bird" / "Down South Jukin'" (demo) | 19 | — | 47 | — | — | 21 |
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1975 | "Saturday Night Special" / "Made in the Shade" | 27 | — | 63 | — | — | — | Nuthin' Fancy | |
1976 | "Double Trouble" / "Roll Gypsy Roll" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | Gimme Back My Bullets | |
"Gimme Back My Bullets" / "All I Can Do Is Write About It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Gimme Three Steps" (live) / "Travelin' Man" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | One More from the Road | ||
"Free Bird" (live) / "Searchin'" (live) | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1977 | "What's Your Name?" / "I Know a Little" | 13 | — | 6 | — | — | — | Street Survivors | |
"That Smell" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1978 | "You Got That Right" / "Ain't No Good Life" | 69 | — | 63 | — | — | — | ||
"Down South Jukin'" / "Wino" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Skynyrd's First and... Last | ||
1987 | "Truck Drivin' Man" | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
1988 | "Swamp Music" | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | ||
1991 | "Smokestack Lightning" | — | 2 | 77 | — | — | — | Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991 | |
"Keeping the Faith" | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | |||
1993 | "Good Lovin's Hard to Find" | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | The Last Rebel | |
"Born to Run" | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | |||
1997 | "Travelin' Man" | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | Twenty | |
"Bring It On" | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | |||
1999 | "Preacher Man" | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | Edge of Forever | |
2003 | "Red White & Blue (Love It or Leave)" | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | Vicious Cycle | |
2009 | "Still Unbroken" | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | God & Guns | |
"Simple Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2010 | "Skynyrd Nation" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"That Ain't My America" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2012 | "Last of a Dyin' Breed" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Last of a Dyin' Breed | |
2020 | "Last of the Street Survivors" | — | — | — | — | — | — | TBD | |
"—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart. |
Year | Title | Certification |
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1988 | Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Tour
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1996 | Freebird... The Movie
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1998 | Lyve from Steel Town
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2004 | Lynyrd Skynyrd Lyve: The Vicious Cycle Tour
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2007 | Lynyrd Skynyrd: Live from Austin, TX
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2015 | 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd & Second Helping Live from Jacksonville at the Florida Theatre
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2019 | The Last of the Street Survivors Farewell Tour
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