Sammy Kershaw discography

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Sammy Kershaw discography
Studio albums17
Compilation albums6
Music videos25
Singles48

The discography of American country music singer Sammy Kershaw comprises 17 studio albums, six compilation albums, 48 singles, and 25 music videos. Three of his studio albums are certified platinum by the RIAA, while two of his studio albums and his first greatest hits package have been certified gold. Although only one of his singles — 1993's "She Don't Know She's Beautiful" — reached the top of the Billboard charts, 25 of his singles have been Top 40 hits. Besides "She Don't Know She's Beautiful", 10 more of these have reached the Top 10, including three songs which reached number two.

Studio albums[edit]

1990s[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US Country
[1]
US
[2]
CAN Country
[3]
Don't Go Near the Water 17 95 5
Business Is Pleasure
  • Release date: July 16, 1992
  • Label: MTE
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Haunted Heart
  • Release date: March 9, 1993
  • Label: PolyGram/Mercury Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
11 57 10
Feelin' Good Train
  • Release date: June 21, 1994
  • Label: PolyGram/Mercury Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
9 73 2
Christmas Time's A-Comin'
  • Release date: October 4, 1994
  • Label: PolyGram/Mercury Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
52
Politics, Religion and Her
  • Release date: May 7, 1996
  • Label: PolyGram/Mercury Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
17 115
Labor of Love
  • Release date: November 4, 1997
  • Label: PolyGram/Mercury Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
5 49 9
  • US: Platinum[9]
Maybe Not Tonight 7 99
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s and 2010s[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions
US Country
[1]
US
[2]
US Indie
[10]
I Finally Found Someone
(with Lorrie Morgan)
  • Release date: April 17, 2001
  • Label: RCA Nashville
  • Formats: CD, cassette
13 114
I Want My Money Back 39 27
Honky Tonk Boots 56 34
Better Than I Used to Be
  • Release date: August 31, 2010
  • Label: Big Hit Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
A Sammy Klaus Christmas
  • Release date: October 22, 2012
  • Label: MRI
  • Formats: CD, digital download
All in the Same Boat
(with Joe Diffie and Aaron Tippin)
  • Release date: May 28, 2013
  • Label: Big Hit Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
70
Do You Know Me:
A Tribute to George Jones
  • Release date: July 22, 2014
  • Label: Big Hit Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
37
I Won't Back Down
The Blues Got Me
  • Release date: May 13, 2016
  • Label: Big Hit Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart
positions
Certifications
(sales threshold)
US Country
[1]
US
[2]
The Hits Chapter 1
  • Release date: September 12, 1995
  • Label: PolyGram/Mercury Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
19 131
Covers the Hits
  • Release date: June 20, 2000
  • Label: Mercury Nashville
  • Formats: CD, cassette
The Hits Chapter 2
  • Release date: May 15, 2001
  • Label: Mercury Nashville
  • Formats: CD, cassette
20th Century Masters -
The Millennium Collection
  • Release date: March 25, 2003
  • Label: Mercury Nashville
  • Formats: CD, music download
The Definitive Collection
  • Release date: June 22, 2004
  • Label: Mercury Nashville
  • Formats: CD, music download
Big Hits: Volume One
  • Release date: November 11, 2013
  • Label: Big Hit Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles[edit]

As lead artist[edit]

1980s–1990s[edit]

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US Country
[12]
US
[13]
CAN Country
[14]
1986 "The Flame Has Gone Out"[15] Business Is Pleasure
1987 "Diggy Liggy Lo" (with Tammy Lynn)[16] Non-album single
"The Likes of Texas"[17] Business Is Pleasure
1991 "Cadillac Style" 3 3 Don't Go Near the Water
1992 "Don't Go Near the Water" 12 5
"Yard Sale" 17 13
"Anywhere but Here" 10 17
1993 "She Don't Know She's Beautiful" 1 [a] 1 Haunted Heart
"Haunted Heart" 9 10
"Queen of My Double Wide Trailer" 7 3
1994 "I Can't Reach Her Anymore" 3 9
"National Working Woman's Holiday" 2 3 Feelin' Good Train
"Third Rate Romance" 2 [b] 10
"Southbound" 27 17
"Christmas Time's A-Comin'" 50 Christmas Time's A-Comin'
1995 "If You're Gonna Walk, I'm Gonna Crawl" 18 15 Feelin' Good Train
"Your Tattoo" 47 58 The Hits Chapter 1
1996 "Meant to Be" 5 4 Politics, Religion, and Her
"Vidalia" 10 7
"Politics, Religion and Her" 28 47
1997 "Fit to Be Tied Down" 29 49
"Love of My Life" 2 85 3 Labor of Love
1998 "Matches" 22 30
"Honky Tonk America" 31 37
"One Day Left to Live" 35 52
1999 "Maybe Not Tonight" (with Lorrie Morgan) 17 86 27 Maybe Not Tonight
"When You Love Someone" 37 61
"Me and Maxine" 35 57
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s–2020s[edit]

Year Single Peak
positions
Album
US Country
[12]
2000 "Louisiana Hot Sauce" Maybe Not Tonight
2001 "He Drinks Tequila" (with Lorrie Morgan) 39 I Finally Found Someone
"I Finally Found Someone" (with Lorrie Morgan)[19]
"Sad City"
2003 "I Want My Money Back" 33 I Want My Money Back
"I've Never Been Anywhere" 58
"Beer, Bait and Ammo"
2006 "Tennessee Girl" 43 Honky Tonk Boots
"Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On"
2008 "Real People"[20] Non-album single
2010 "Better Than I Used to Be" Better Than I Used to Be
"The Snow White Rows of Arlington"
2013 "All in the Same Boat"
(with Joe Diffie and Aaron Tippin)[21]
All in the Same Boat
"The Route That I Took"[22]
2014 "Can't Put My Finger on It"[23] Big Hits: Volume One
"Oklahoma"[24] Non-album singles
2015 "Say Something"[25]
2020 "My Friend Fred"[26]
2021 "Evangeline"[27]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

As featured artist[edit]

Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
[12]
1994 "Never Bit a Bullet Like This"
(George Jones featuring Sammy Kershaw)
52 High-Tech Redneck
Notes
  1. ^ "She Don't Know She's Beautiful" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.[18]
  2. ^ "Third Rate Romance" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 5 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.[18]

Music videos[edit]

Year Title Director
1991 "Cadillac Style" Steve Boyle
1992 "Don't Go Near the Water"
"Yard Sale" Mary M. Matthews
"Anywhere but Here" Matthews/Smith
1993 "Haunted Heart" Michael Merriman
"Queen of My Double Wide Trailer"
1994 "National Working Woman's Holiday"
"Third Rate Romance"
"Christmas Time's A-Comin'"
1995 "Southbound"
"Fire and Rain"[28] John Carlin, Richie Vetter
"Your Tattoo" Michael Merriman
1996 "Meant to Be" Michael Salomon
"Vidalia" Michael Merriman
"Politics, Religion and Her"
1997 "Love of My Life" Michael Salomon
1998 "Matches" Deaton Flanigen
"One Day Left to Live" Michael Salomon
1999 "Maybe Not Tonight" (with Lorrie Morgan) Steven Goldmann
"When You Love Someone" Charley Randazzo
2006 "Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On" Bob E. Karate
2008 "Real People" Eddie Bodin/Sammy Kershaw
2010 "Better Than I Used to Be"
2013 "All in the Same Boat"
(with Aaron Tippin and Joe Diffie)
"The Route That I Took"

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Sammy Kershaw - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Sammy Kershaw - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Sammy Kershaw - Country Albums/CDs". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  5. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: Don't Go Near the Water certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  6. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: Haunted Heart certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  7. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: Feelin' Good Train certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  8. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: Politics, Religion and Her certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  9. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: Labor of Love certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  10. ^ "Sammy Kershaw - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  11. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: The Hits Chapter 1 certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  12. ^ a b c "Sammy Kershaw - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  13. ^ "Sammy Kershaw - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  14. ^ "Sammy Kershaw - Country Singles". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  15. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. June 28, 1986.
  16. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. January 17, 1987.
  17. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. March 14, 1987.
  18. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 223–224. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  19. ^ "Reviews & Previews - Singles (Country)" (PDF). Billboard. July 28, 2001.
  20. ^ "Real People - Single by Sammy Kershaw". Spotify. January 1, 2008.
  21. ^ "Joe Diffie, Sammy Kershaw, Aaron Tippin - All In The Same Boat (Radio Edit)". Play MPE. March 5, 2013.
  22. ^ "Sammy Kershaw - The Route That I Took (My Tribute To George Jones)". Play MPE. May 7, 2013.
  23. ^ "Sammy Kershaw Debuts New Lyric Video". The Boot. February 14, 2014.
  24. ^ "Oklahoma - Single by Sammy Kershaw". Spotify. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  25. ^ "Say Something - Single by Sammy Kershaw". Spotify. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  26. ^ "My Friend Fred - Single by Sammy Kershaw". Spotify. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  27. ^ "Evangeline - Single by Sammy Kershaw". Spotify. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  28. ^ "CMT : Videos : Sammy Kershaw : Fire And Rain". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 14, 2011.