Merle Haggard discography

Merle Haggard discography

Releases
↙Studio albums	76
↙Compilation albums	48
↙Singles	96
↙No.1 Single	38

The discography for American country music singer Merle Haggard includes a selection of compilation albums.

Studio albums

1960s albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions[1]
		US Country	US
Strangers	Release date: September 6, 1965 Label: Capitol	9	—
Swinging Doors	Release date: October 3, 1966 Label: Capitol	1	—
I'm a Lonesome Fugitive	Release date: March 4, 1967 Label: Capitol	3	165
Branded Man/I Threw Away the Rose	Release date: August 28, 1967 Label: Capitol	1	167
Sing Me Back Home	Release date: January 2, 1968 Label: Capitol	1	—
The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde	Release date: April 8, 1968 Label: Capitol	6	—
Mama Tried	Release date: October 3, 1968 Label: Capitol	4	—
Pride in What I Am	Release date: February 3, 1969 Label: Capitol	11	189
Same Train, A Different Time	Release date: May 1, 1969 Label: Capitol	1	67
A Portrait of Merle Haggard	Release date: September 2, 1969 Label: Capitol	3	99
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1970s albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions[1]
		US Country	US	CAN Country	CAN
A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (or, My Salute to Bob Wills)	Release date: November 16, 1970 Label: Capitol	2	58	—	—
Hag	Release date: April 22, 1971 Label: Capitol	1	66	—	63
Someday We'll Look Back	Release date: August 9, 1971 Label: Capitol	4	108	—	—
Let Me Tell You About a Song	Release date: June 1972 Label: Capitol	7	166	—	—
It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)	Release date: December 1972 Label: Capitol	1	—	—	—
If We Make it Through December	Release date: February 1974 Label: Capitol	4	190	—	—
Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album	Release date: August 1974 Label: Capitol	1	—	—	—
Keep Movin' On	Release date: April 1975 Label: Capitol	1	129	—	—
It's All in the Movies	Release date: February 1976 Label: Capitol	1	—	—	—
My Love Affair with Trains	Release date: July 1976 Label: Capitol	7	—	—	—
The Roots of My Raising	Release date: November 1976 Label: Capitol	8	—	—	—
Ramblin' Fever	Release date: May 1977 Label: MCA	5	—	—	20
A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today	Release date: September 1977 Label: Capitol	28	—	—	—
My Farewell to Elvis	Release date: October 1977 Label: MCA	6	133	—	—
I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall	Release date: June 1978 Label: MCA	17	—	9	—
Serving 190 Proof	Release date: April 1979 Label: MCA	17	—	1	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions [1]			Certifications[2] (sales threshold)
		US Country	US	CAN Country
The Way I Am	Release date: April 1980 Label: MCA	16	—	—
Back to the Barrooms	Release date: October 1980 Label: MCA	8	—	—
Big City	Release date: October 1981 Label: Epic	3	161	—	US: Gold
Going Where the Lonely Go	Release date: November 1982 Label: Epic	3	—	—
That's the Way Love Goes	Release date: August 1983 Label: Epic	8	—	—
It's All in the Game	Release date: 1984 Label: Epic	1	—	6
Kern River	Release date: 1985 Label: Epic	8	—	—
Out Among the Stars	Release date: 1986 Label: Epic	15	—	—
A Friend in California	Release date: 1986 Label: Epic	2	—	—
Chill Factor	Release date: 1987 Label: Epic	8	—	14
5:01 Blues	Release date: 1989 Label: Epic	28	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions [1]
		US Country
Blue Jungle	Release date: 1990 Label: Curb	47
1994	Release date: 1994 Label: Curb	60
1996	Release date: January 23, 1996 Label: Curb	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions[1]
		US Country	US Indie
If I Could Only Fly	Release date: October 10, 2000 Label: ANTI-	26	10
Roots, Volume 1	Release date: November 6, 2001 Label: ANTI-	47	26
The Peer Sessions	Release date: May 21, 2002 Label: Audium	—	—
Haggard Like Never Before	Release date: September 23, 2003 Label: Hag	40	20
Unforgettable	Release date: December 14, 2004 Label: Capitol Nashville	39	—
Chicago Wind	Release date: October 25, 2005 Label: Capitol	54	—
The Bluegrass Sessions	Release date: October 2, 2007 Label: McCoury	43	34
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2010s albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions [1]
		US Country	US	US Indie
I Am What I Am	Release date: April 20, 2010 Label: Vanguard Records	18	77	11
Working in Tennessee	Release date: October 4, 2011 Label: Vanguard Records	30	155	25

Collaborations

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions[1]		Certifications[2]
		US Country	US
Just Between the Two of Us (with Bonnie Owens)	Release date: April 4, 1966 Label: Capitol	4	—
Instrumental Sounds of Merle Haggard's Strangers (with The Strangers)	Release date: February 23, 1969 Label: Capitol	36	—
Introducing My Friends the Strangers (with The Strangers)	Release date: April 6, 1970 Label: Capitol	34	—
Getting to Know Strangers (with The Strangers)	Release date: October 5, 1970 Label: Capitol	44	—
Honky Tonkin' (with The Strangers)	Release date: June 21, 1971 Label: Capitol	34	—
Totally Instrumental (With One Exception...) (with The Strangers)	Release date: 1973 Label: Capitol	23	—
A Taste of Yesterday's Wine (with George Jones)	Release date: August 1982 Label: Epic	4	123
Pancho & Lefty (with Willie Nelson)	Release date: January 1983 Label: Epic	1	37	CAN: Gold US: Platinum
Heart to Heart (with Leona Williams)	Release date: 1983 Label: Mercury	44	—
Walking the Line (with George Jones and Willie Nelson)	Release date: 1987 Label: Epic	39	—
Seashores of Old Mexico (with Willie Nelson)	Release date: 1987 Label: Epic	31	—
Kicking Out the Footlights...Again (with George Jones)	Release date: October 24, 2006 Label: Bandit	25	—
Last of the Breed (with Willie Nelson and Ray Price)	Release date: March 20, 2007 Label: Lost Highway	7	64
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Gospel albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions [1]
		US Country
The Land of Many Churches	Release date: November 8, 1971 Label: Capitol	15
Songs for the Mama That Tried	Release date: September 1981 Label: MCA	46
Cabin in the Hills	Release date: May 1, 2001 Label: Compendia	—
Two Old Friends (with Albert E. Brumley)	Release date: May 1, 2001 Label: Compendia	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Holiday albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions [1]
		US Country
A Christmas Present (Something Old, Something New)	Release date: November 1973 Label: Capitol	4
Goin' Home for Christmas	Release date: November 1982 Label: Epic	41
I Wish I Was Santa Claus	Release date: October 26, 2004 Label: Smith Music	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions [1]			Certifications[2]
		US Country	US	CAN
Okie from Muskogee	Release date: February 29, 1969 Label: Capitol	1	46	96	US: Platinum
The Fightin' Side of Me	Release date: July 6, 1970 Label: Capitol	1	68	—	US: Gold
I Love Dixie Blues	Release date: July 1973 Label: Capitol	1	126	—
Rainbow Stew Live at Anaheim Stadium	Release date: July 1981 Label: MCA	20	—	—
The Epic Collection (Recorded Live)	Release date: 1983 Label: Epic	28	—	—
Amber Waves of Grain	Release date: 1985 Label: Epic	25	—	—
Live from Austin Texas	Release date: 2006 Label: New West	—	—	—
Live from Austin, Texas '78	Release date: 2008 Label: New West	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions[1]		Certifications[2]
		US Country	US
The Best of Merle Haggard	Release date: July 15, 1968 Label: Capitol	3	—
Close-Up	Release date: 1969 Label: Capitol	23	—
The Best of the Best	Release date: September 1972 Label: Capitol	1	137	US: Platinum
Songs I'll Always Sing	Release date: April 11, 1977 Label: Capitol	15	—
Eleven Winners	Release date: January 1978 Label: Capitol	9	—
The Way It Was in '51	Release date: September 11, 1978 Label: Capitol	30	—
Merle Haggard's Greatest Hits	Release date: 1982 Label: MCA	37	—
His Epic Hits: The First 11 (To Be Continued...)	Release date: 1984 Label: Epic	41	—	US: Platinum
His Best	Release date: 1985 Label: MCA	38	—
Super Hits	Release date: 1993 Label: Epic	—	—
Super Hits, Vol. 2	Release date: 1994 Label: Epic	—	—	US: Gold
16 Biggest Hits	Release date: July 14, 1998 Label: Epic	55	—	US: Gold
For the Record, 43 Legendary Hits	Release date: August 24, 1999 Label: BNA	38	—
40 #1's	Release date: March 23, 2004 Label: Capitol Nashville	60	—
Hag, The Best of Merle Haggard	Release date: September 12, 2006 Label: Capitol	57	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

1960s singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions[3]		Album
		US Country	CAN Country
1963	"Sing a Sad Song"	19	—	Strangers
1964	"Sam Hill"	45	—
	"(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers"	10	—
1965	"I'm Gonna Break Every Heart I Can"	42	—
1966	"Swinging Doors"	5	—	Swinging Doors
	"The Bottle Let Me Down"	3	—
	"I'm a Lonesome Fugitive"	1	—	I'm a Lonesome Fugitive
1967	"I Threw Away the Rose"	2	—	Branded Man
	"Branded Man"	1	—
	"Sing Me Back Home"	1	—	Sing Me Back Home
1968	"The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde"	1	3	The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde
	"Mama Tried"	1	1	Mama Tried
	"I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am"	3	1	Pride in What I Am
1969	"Hungry Eyes"	1	2	A Portrait of Merle Haggard
	"Workin' Man Blues"	1	1
	"Okie from Muskogee"[A]	1	3	Okie from Muskogee
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1970s singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions[3]				Album
		US Country	US	CAN Country	CAN
1970	"The Fightin' Side of Me"	1	92	1	—	The Fightin' Side of Me
	"Street Singer"	9	124	1	—	Introducing My Friends The Strangers
	"Jesus, Take a Hold"	3	107	3	—	Hag
	"I Can't Be Myself "	3	106	2	—
1971	"Soldiers Last Letter"	3	90	4	—
	"Someday We'll Look Back"	2	119	2	—	Someday We'll Look Back
	"Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)"	1	—	2	—	Let Me Tell You About a Song
	"Carolyn"	1	58	2	—	Someday We'll Look Back
1972	"Grandma Harp"	1	—	5	—	Let Me Tell You About a Song
	"It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)"	1	—	1	—	It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)
	"I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me"	1	—	1	—	I Love Dixie Blues
1973	"The Emptiest Arms in the World"	3	—	12	—
	"Everybody's Had the Blues"	1	62	1	—
	"If We Make It Through December"[B]	1	28	1	30	If We Make It Through December
1974	"Things Aren't Funny Anymore"	1	—	2	—	Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album
	"Old Man from the Mountain"	1	—	1	—
	"Kentucky Gambler"	1	—	1	—	Keep Movin' On
1975	"Always Wanting You"	1	—	3	—
	"Movin' On"	1	—	15	—
	"It's All in the Movies"	1	—	11	—	It's All in the Movies
1976	"The Roots of My Raising"	1	—	7	—	The Roots of My Raising
	"Here Comes the Freedom Train"	10	—	1	—	My Love Affair with Trains
	"Cherokee Maiden"	1	—	1	—	The Roots of My Raising
1977	"If We're Not Back in Love by Monday"	2	—	2	—	Ramblin' Fever
	"Ramblin' Fever"	2	—	3	—
	"A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today"	16	—	8	—	A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today
	"From Graceland to the Promised Land"	4	58	3	55	My Farewell to Elvis
1978	"Running Kind"	12	—	10	—	A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today
	"I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall"	2	—	2	—	I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall
	"It's Been a Great Afternoon"	2	—	1	—
	"The Bull and The Beaver" (with Leona Williams)	8	—	25	—	single only
	"The Way It Was in '51"	82	—	58	—	The Way It Was in '51
1979	"Red Bandana"	4	—	2	—	Serving 190 Proof
	"My Own Kind of Hat"	4	—	4	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions[3]		Album
		US Country	CAN Country
1980	"The Way I Am"	2	1	The Way I Am
	"Bar Room Buddies" (with Clint Eastwood)	1	1	Bronco Billy Soundtrack
	"Misery and Gin"	3	4	Back to the Barrooms
	"I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink"	1	29
1981	"Leonard"	9	7
	"Rainbow Stew" (live)	4	17	Rainbow Stew
	"My Favorite Memory"	1	3	Big City
1982	"Big City"	1	1
	"Dealing with the Devil"	49	—	Rainbow Stew
	"Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)"	2	1	Big City
	"Going Where the Lonely Go"	1	1	Going Where the Lonely Go
1983	"You Take Me for Granted"	1	9
	"What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life)"	3	2	That's the Way Love Goes
	"It's All in the Game"	54	—	It's All in the Game
	"That's the Way Love Goes"	1	1	That's the Way Love Goes
1984	"Someday When Things Are Good"	1	1	His Epic Hits
	"Let's Chase Each Other Around the Room"	1	9	It's All in the Game
	"A Place to Fall Apart" (featuring Janie Fricke)	1	1
1985	"Natural High"	1	2
	"Make Up and Faded Blue Jeans"	55	49	Back to the Barrooms
	"Kern River"	10	10	Kern River
	"Amber Waves of Grain"	36	38	Amber Waves of Grain
	"American Waltz"	60	41
1986	"I Had a Beautiful Time"	5	4	A Friend in California
	"A Friend in California"	9	12
	"Out Among the Stars"	21	22	Out Among the Stars
1987	"Almost Persuaded"	58	54
	"Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star"	1	1	Chill Factor
1988	"Chill Factor"	9	12
	"We Never Touch at All"	22	*
	"You Babe"	23	*
1989	"5:01 Blues"	18	14	5:01 Blues
	"A Better Love Next Time"	4	10
	"If You Want to be My Woman"	23	15
"—" denotes releases that did not chart * denotes unknown peak positions

1990s singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions[3]		Album
		US Country	CAN Country
1990	"Broken Friend"	—	78	5:01 Blues
	"When It Rains It Pours"	60	—	Blue Jungle
1994	"In My Next Life"	58	—	1994
1999	"That's the Way Love Goes" (re-recording with Jewel)	56	71	For the Record, 43 Legendary Hits
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other singles

Singles from collaboration albums

Year	Single	Artist	Peak chart positions			Album
			US Country	US AC	CAN Country
1964	"Just Between the Two of Us"	Bonnie Owens	28	—	—	Just Between the Two of Us
1982	"Yesterday's Wine"	George Jones	1	—	5	A Taste of Yesterday's Wine
	"C.C. Waterback"		10	—	18
	"Reasons to Quit"	Willie Nelson	6	—	7	Pancho & Lefty
1983	"Pancho and Lefty"		1	21	1
	"We're Strangers Again"	Leona Williams	42	—	—	Heart to Heart
1987	"If I Could Only Fly"	Willie Nelson	58	—	50	Seashores of Old Mexico
2000	"Wreck on the Highway"	Chester Smith	—	—	—	California Blend
— denotes releases that did not chart.

Guest singles

Year	Single	Artist	Peak chart positions		Album
			US Country	CAN Country
1978	"Willie"	Hank Cochran	91	—	With a Little Help from My Friends
1979	"Walkin' the Floor Over You"	Ernest Tubb	31	18	single only
1981	"I Can't Hold Myself in Line"	Johnny Paycheck	41	41	Mr. Hag Told My Story
	"Lefty"	David Frizzell	45	—	Carryin' on the Family Names
1998	"Same Old Train"	Various artists	59	—	Tribute to Tradition
2005	"Politically Uncorrect"	Gretchen Wilson	23	*	All Jacked Up
"—" denotes releases that did not chart * denotes unknown peak positions

B-sides

Year	Single	Peak chart positions			A-Side
		US Country	US	CAN Country
1966	"Someone Told My Story"	32	—	—	"The Fugitive"
1970	"Sidewalks of Chicago"	flip	flip	—	"I Can't Be Myself"
1972	"Turnin' Off a Memory"	flip	—	—	"Grandma Harp"
1976	"What Have You Got Planned Tonight Diana"	flip	—	—	"Cherokee Maiden"
1977	"When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again"	flip	—	—	"Ramblin' Fever"
1978	"Making Believe"	flip	—	—	"Running Kind"
	"Love Me When You Can"	flip	—	—	"It's Been a Great Afternoon"
1979	"I Must Have Done Something Bad"	flip	—	—	"Red Bandana"
	"Heaven Was a Drink of Wine"	flip	—	—	"My Own Kind of Hat"
1981	"Our Paths May Never Cross"	—	—	55	"Leonard"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1983	"Pancho and Lefty" (with Willie Nelson)
2000	"Motorcycle Cowboy"	David Abbott
	"(Think About A) Lullaby"	Piper Ferguson
2001	"If You've Got the Money, I've Got the Time"	Bobby G.
2003	"Farmer's Blues" (with Marty Stuart)	Deb Haus
2004	"That's the News"
2005	"America First"	Traci Goudie
2006	"Politically Uncorrect" (with Gretchen Wilson)	Deaton-Flanigen

Notes

• A^ "Okie from Muskogee" also peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100.
• B^ "If We Make It Through December" also peaked at number 37 on the Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} allmusic ((( Merle Haggard > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))
2. ^ ^{a b c d} RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Merle Haggard
3. ^ ^{a b c d} allmusic ((( Merle Haggard > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))