Warren Zevon discography

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Warren Zevon discography
Studio albums12
Live albums2
Compilation albums6
Singles32

This article lists the discography of American rock singer-songwriter Warren Zevon.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbum infoPeak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
US
Ind.

[2]
AUS
[3]
UK
[4]
1969 Wanted Dead or Alive
  • Released: 1969
  • Label: Liberty
  • Format: LP, CD
1976 Warren Zevon 189
1978 Excitable Boy
  • Released: January 18, 1978
  • Label: Elektra / Asylum
  • Format: LP, CS, CD
89
1980 Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School
  • Released: February 15, 1980
  • Label: Elektra
  • Format: LP, CD
2035
1982 The Envoy
  • Released: July 16, 1982
  • Label: Rhino / Elektra
  • Format: LP, CD
93100
1987 Sentimental Hygiene
  • Released: August 29, 1987
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: LP, CS, CD
6342
1989 Transverse City
  • Released: October 1989
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, CS, LP
1991 Mr. Bad Example
1995 Mutineer
  • Released: May 23, 1995
  • Label: Giant / Giant
  • Format: CD
2000 Life'll Kill Ya
  • Released: January 25, 2000
  • Label: Artemis
  • Format: CD
1738146
2002 My Ride's Here
  • Released: May 7, 2002
  • Label: Artemis
  • Format: CD
22
2003 The Wind
  • Released: August 26, 2003
  • Label: Artemis (US) / Rykodisc (UK)
  • Format: CD, LP
12157
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

YearAlbum US
[1]
AUS
[3]
1980 Stand in the Fire
  • Released: December 26, 1980
  • Label: Vivid Sound
  • Format: LP, CD
8094
1993 Learning to Flinch
  • Released: April 13, 1993
  • Label: Giant / Giant
  • Format: CD, CS
198

Compilation albums

YearAlbum US
[1]
US
Ind.

[2]
Certifications
1986 A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon
  • RIAA: Gold [5]
1996 I'll Sleep When I'm Dead
  • Released: September 17, 1996
  • Label: Rhino
  • Format: CD
2002 Genius: The Best of Warren Zevon
  • Released: October 2002
  • Label: Rhino
  • Format: CD
168
2003 The First Sessions
2006 Reconsider Me: The Love Songs
  • Released: January 31, 2006
  • Label: Artemis
  • Format: CD
2007 Preludes: Rare and Unreleased Recordings
  • Released: May 1, 2007
  • Label: New West
  • Format: CD, digital
32
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

YearNamePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[7]
US Main
[8]
US Dance
[9]
CAN
[10]
AUS
[3]
UK
[4]
1976"Hasten Down the Wind" Warren Zevon
"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"
1978"Johnny Strikes Up the Band" Excitable Boy
"Excitable Boy"
"Werewolves of London"2118887
"Nighttime in the Switching Yard"
"Lawyers, Guns and Money"
1980"A Certain Girl"5767 [12] Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School
"Jeannie Needs a Shooter"
"Gorilla, You're a Desperado"
1982"Let Nothing Come Between You"24 The Envoy
1987"Sentimental Hygiene"9 Sentimental Hygiene
"Boom Boom Mancini"
"Reconsider Me"
"Detox Mansion"44
"Bad Karma"
"Leave My Monkey Alone"18
1989"Run Straight Down"30 Transverse City
"Splendid Isolation"
1991"Finishing Touches" Mr. Bad Example
"Searching for a Heart"
1995"Rottweiler Blues" Mutineer
"Poisonous Lookalike"
"Mutineer"
2000"I Was in the House When the House Burned Down" Life'll Kill Ya
"Porcelain Monkey"
"Back in the High Life Again"
2002"Basket Case" My Ride's Here
"Hit Somebody! (The Hockey Song)"
"Genius"
2003"Disorder in the House" The Wind
"Knockin' on Heaven's Door"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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