Sturgill Simpson discography

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Sturgill Simpson discography
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Sturgill Simpson in 2016.
Studio albums7
Music videos10
Singles6

American musician Sturgill Simpson has released seven studio albums, six singles, and ten music videos. Simpson debuted in 2013 with the album High Top Mountain on his own High Top Mountain label. This was followed in 2014 by Metamodern Sounds in Country Music , which featured the single "Turtles All the Way Down". Simpson signed to Atlantic Records for A Sailor's Guide to Earth in 2016, which included his first chart entries "Brace for Impact (Live a Little)" and a cover of Nirvana's "In Bloom" He moved to Elektra Records for Sound & Fury in 2019, which was accompanied by an anime film of the same name. He returned to High Top Mountain for a pair of albums, Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions and Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 2: The Cowboy Arms Sessions ; both released in 2020, these consisted of acoustic re-recordings of previous songs. The Ballad of Dood & Juanita followed in 2021.

Contents

In June 2024, Simpson announced that he would release an eighth album, Passage du Desir, under the name Johnny Blue Skies. [1]

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
US
[2]
US
Country

[3]
US
Rock

[4]
CAN
[5]
NOR
[6]
UK
[7]
High Top Mountain
  • Release date: June 11, 2013
  • Label: High Top Mountain
31
  • US: 105,600 [8]
Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
  • Release date: May 13, 2014
  • Label: High Top Mountain
598
  • US: 228,600 [8]
A Sailor's Guide to Earth
  • Release date: April 15, 2016
  • Label: Atlantic
311313443
  • US: 217,900 [9]
Sound & Fury
  • Released: September 27, 2019
  • Label: Elektra
12335579
Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions
  • Released: October 16, 2020
  • Label: High Top Mountain
242
Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 2: The Cowboy Arms Sessions
  • Released: December 11, 2020
  • Label: High Top Mountain
305
The Ballad of Dood and Juanita
  • Released: August 20, 2021
  • Label: High Top Mountain
233
Passage du Desir(as Johnny Blue Skies)
  • Released: July 12, 2024
  • Label: High Top Mountain
TBA
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

As lead artist

YearSongPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
AAA

[11]
US Country
[12]
US
Rock

[13]
2014"Living the Dream" [14] Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
"Turtles All the Way Down" [15] [16]
"The Promise" [17]
2016"Brace for Impact (Live a Little)" [18] 2344A Sailor's Guide to Earth
"In Bloom" [19] 4837
2019"Sing Along"717Sound & Fury
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
TitleYearAlbum
"Resentment" [20]
(Kesha featuring Brian Wilson, Wrabel, and Sturgill Simpson)
2019 High Road
"Paradise" [21] 2021Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2
"Big Time"
(with Angel Olsen) [22]
2022Single
"Use Me (Brutal Hearts)"
(Diplo featuring Sturgill Simpson [as Johnny Blue Skies] and Dove Cameron)
2023Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 2: Swamp Savant

Other charted songs

YearSongPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Rock

[23]
US
AAA

[11]
2019"Remember to Breathe"30Sound & Fury
"Ronin"44
"Mercury in Retrograde"46
2020"I Don't Mind (2020)"29Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions

Music videos

YearVideoDirector(s)
2013"Railroad of Sin" [24] Yosuke Torii and Shunsuke Ochiai
2014"Turtles All the Way Down" [25] Graham Uhelski
"The Promise" [26]
2016"Brace for Impact (Live a Little)" [27] Matt Mahurin
"In Bloom" [28]
"Breakers Roar" [29]
2017"All Around You" [30] [31]
2019"Sing Along" [32] Jumpei Mizusaki
2020"A Good Look" [33]
"Make Art Not Friends" [34] Michael Arias

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