This is the discography of Tom Petty, who was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Petty released 13 studio albums as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, two with supergroup the Traveling Wilburys and two with his first band (and later, side project) Mudcrutch, in addition to three solo albums.
Albums
Studio albums with the Heartbreakers Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) US AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) singles and albums peaks to June 19, 1988: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 19, 1988. Top 50 (ARIA Chart) singles and albums peaks from June 26, 1988: An American Treasure: The Best of Everything: "Runnin' Down a Dream" (ARIA Chart) peak: Top 100 (ARIA Chart) singles and albums peaks between January 1990 and December 2010: "Free Fallin'" and Anthology: Through the Years (ARIA Chart) peaks: "You Don't Know How It Feels" (ARIA Chart) peak: N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. "You Wreck Me" (ARIA Chart) peak: AUT GER NOR NZ SWE SWI UK Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Released: November 9, 1976 Label: Shelter 55 57 — — — 18 — — 24 RIAA: Gold You're Gonna Get It! Released: May 2, 1978 Label: Shelter 23 60 — — — 33 — — 34 RIAA: Gold Damn the Torpedoes Released: October 19, 1979 Label: Backstreet/MCA 2 15 — — — 1 — — 57 RIAA: 3× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum Hard Promises Released: May 5, 1981 Label: Backstreet/MCA 5 21 — — — 1 22 — 32 RIAA: Platinum AUS: Gold MC: Platinum Long After Dark Released: November 2, 1982 Label: Backstreet/MCA 9 77 — 50 — 25 20 86 45 RIAA: Gold MC: Gold Southern Accents Released: March 26, 1985 Label: MCA 7 53 — — — 25 10 — 23 RIAA: Platinum CAN: Gold Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) Released: April 21, 1987 Label: MCA 20 63 — — — 23 15 — 59 RIAA: Gold MC: Platinum Into the Great Wide Open Released: July 2, 1991 Label: MCA 13 28 7 8 5 12 2 12 3 RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold GLF: Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum Songs and Music from "She's the One" Released: August 6, 1996 Label: Warner Bros. 15 — 27 20 22 — 5 27 37 RIAA: Gold Echo Released: April 13, 1999 Label: Warner Bros. 10 — 27 5 — 43 5 39 43 RIAA: Gold MC: Gold The Last DJ Released: October 8, 2002 Label: Warner Bros. 9 — 54 15 — — 21 44 179 Mojo Released: June 15, 2010 Label: Reprise 2 52 42 12 9 11 3 27 38 Hypnotic Eye Released: July 28, 2014 Label: Reprise 1 30 18 5 16 10 6 14 7 "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Solo albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUS AUT GER NOR NZ SWE SWI UK Full Moon Fever Released: April 29, 1989 Label: MCA 3 13 73 41 2 5 2 — 8 RIAA: 5× Platinum BPI: Gold GLF: Gold MC: 6× PlatinumWildflowers Released: November 1, 1994 Label: Warner Bros. 5 38 13 15 20 29 7 17 19 RIAA: 3× Platinum BPI: Silver MC: 2× PlatinumHighway Companion Released: July 25, 2006 Label: American Recordings 4 — 60 12 15 13 3 44 56 RIAA: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Live and compilation albums Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Record label Official Live 'Leg (promo) 1977 — — — — — — — — —Shelter Pack Up the Plantation: Live! 1985 22 24 — — — 11 26 — — MCA Greatest Hits 1993 2 9 22 18 9 2 9 23 10 RIAA:12× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum GLF: Gold IFPI NOR: Gold MC: 2× Platinum Playback 1995 — — — — — — — — — RIAA: Platinum Anthology: Through the Years 2000 32 51 — 96 — 19 — — 14 RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold The Live Anthology 2009 51 — — — — — — — —Warner Bros. Mojo Tour 2010 2010 — — — — — — — — —Self-released Kiss My Amps (Live) 2011 — — — — — — — — —Rhino Live 2013 2014 — — — — — — — — —Self-released Kiss My Amps (Live), Vol. 2 2016 — — — — — — — — — Warner Bros. Live at Fenway Park: 2014 — — — — — — — — —Self-released An American Treasure 2018 9 80 46 9 — — 38 37 38Reprise The Best of Everything 2019 16 73 60 24 — — — 42 38 BPI: SilverGeffenWildflowers & All the Rest 2020 5 — 9 4 14 35 15 10 19 Warner RecordsFinding Wildflowers (Alternate Versions) 2021 112 — — 17 — — — — —Angel Dream 2021 74 — — 80 — — — 31 —Live at the Fillmore 1997 2022 35 — 44 9 — — — 17 74The Gennaro Tapes (Live in Edinburgh 1982) 2024 — — — — — — — — —Third Man RecordsHeartbreakers Beach Party: The Soundtrack 2025 — — — — — — — — —uDisover Music/UMG Recordings July 16, 1978 – Paradise Theater, Boston, MA2026 — — — — — — — — —UMe "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Other appearances
Studio Year Song(s) Album 1992 "Christmas All Over Again" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)A Very Special Christmas 22001 "You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)" (Tom Petty)Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute "Blue Moon of Kentucky" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records 2007 "I'm Walkin'" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino
Live +YearSong(s)Album1980"Cry to Me" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)No Nukes: The Muse Concerts for a Non-Nuclear Future1993"License to Kill" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)"Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)"Mr. Tambourine Man" (Roger McGuinn with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)"My Back Pages" (Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Tom Petty, Neil Young, Eric Clapton and George Harrison)"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" (All)The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration1997"Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid)" (Tom Petty)The Bridge School Concerts, Vol. 12001"Little Red Rooster" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)A Very Special Christmas 5"I Won't Back Down" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)America: A Tribute to Heroes2003"Taxman" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)"I Need You" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)"Handle with Care" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Jeff Lynne and Dhani Harrison)Concert for George2021"Stay" (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band with Jackson Browne, Tom Petty and Rosemary Butler)The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts2021"Stay" (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band with Jackson Browne, Tom Petty and Rosemary Butler)The Live Series: Songs Under Cover Vol.2
Guest appearances +YearSong(s)Album1981"Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around", "Outside the Rain" (Stevie Nicks)Bella Donna1983"I Will Run to You" (Stevie Nicks)The Wild Heart1984"Girls" (Dwight Twilley)Jungle1988"Dancin' Clown" (Joni Mitchell with Billy Idol and Tom Petty)Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm1991"King of the Hill", "The Trees Are All Gone" (Roger McGuinn)Back from Rio1991"Picture Show" (John Prine [ft. Tom Petty])The Missing Years1996"One More Shot" (Carl Perkins & Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)"Give Me Back My Job" (Carl Perkins, Bono, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson & Tom Petty) "Restless" (Carl Perkins & Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)Go Cat Go!All tracks (Johnny Cash backed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)Unchained2014"Rock and Roll Records" (Eric Clapton & Tom Petty)"I Got the Same Old Blues" (Eric Clapton & Tom Petty)"The Old Man and Me" (Tom Petty)The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US Rock US AAA AUS CAN GER NLD NZ UK "Breakdown" 1976 — — — — — — — — — RMNZ: Gold Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers "Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll" 1977 — — — — — — — — 36 "American Girl" — — — — — — — — 40 BPI: Gold "Breakdown" (re-release) 40 — — 59 40 — — — — "I Need to Know" 1978 41 — — — 46 — — — — You're Gonna Get It! "Listen to Her Heart" 59 — — — 66 — — — — "Don't Do Me Like That" 1979 10 — — — 3 — — 17 — RMNZ: Gold Damn the Torpedoes "Refugee" 1980 15 — — 24 2 — 24 3 — RMNZ: Platinum "Here Comes My Girl" 59 — — — 82 — — 41 — "The Waiting" 1981 19 1 — 38 6 — — 27 — Hard Promises "A Woman in Love (It's Not Me)" 79 5 — — — — — — — "You Got Lucky" 1982 20 1 — 62 30 — — — — Long After Dark "Straight into Darkness" — — — — — — — — — "Change of Heart" 1983 21 10 — — 36 — — — — "Don't Come Around Here No More" 1985 13 2 — 61 20 — — 42 50 Southern Accents "Make It Better (Forget About Me)" 54 12 — — 73 — — — 141 "Rebels" 74 5 — — — — — — — "So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" — 9 — — — — — — — Pack Up the Plantation–Live! "Needles and Pins" (with Stevie Nicks) 1986 37 17 — — 85 — — — — "Refugee" (live) — — — — — — — — — "Jammin' Me" 1987 18 1 — 94 41 — — 38 — Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) "All Mixed Up" — 19 — — — — — — — "I Won't Back Down" 1989 12 1 — 16 5 66 — 49 28 BPI: Gold RMNZ: 3× Platinum Full Moon Fever "Runnin' Down a Dream" 23 1 — 68 23 — — — 55 BPI: Silver RMNZ: 2× Platinum "Free Fallin'" 7 1 — 59 5 — 61 4 59 BPI: Platinum IFPI DEN: Gold RMNZ: 6× Platinum "A Face in the Crowd" 1990 46 5 — — 20 — 25 — 93 "Yer So Bad" — 5 — — 44 — — — — "Learning to Fly" 1991 28 1 — 44 5 31 — 28 46 BPI: Silver RMNZ: 3× Platinum Into the Great Wide Open "Into the Great Wide Open" 92 4 — 112 23 58 — — 79 RMNZ: Gold "Too Good to Be True" 1992 — — — — — — — — 34 "Kings Highway" — 4 — — 31 — — — 76 "All or Nothin'" — — — — — — — — — "Peace in L.A." — — — — — — — — — "Mary Jane's Last Dance" 1993 14 1 — — 5 63 26 — 52 RMNZ: 3× Platinum Greatest Hits "Something in the Air" 1994 — 19 — — 26 — — — 53 "American Girl" — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver RMNZ: Platinum "You Don't Know How It Feels" 13 1 — 98 3 — — — 91 RMNZ: Gold Wildflowers "You Wreck Me" 1995 — 2 — 72 8 — — — 88 "It's Good to Be King" 68 6 — — 8 — — — — "A Higher Place" — 12 — — 5 — — — — "Walls (Circus)" 1996 69 6 1 — 2 — — — — Songs and Music from "She's the One" "Free Girl Now" 1999 — 5 3 — 6 — — — — Echo "Room at the Top" — 19 1 — — — — — — "Saving Grace" 2006 100 26 1 — — — — — 198 Highway Companion "Flirting with Time" — — 18 — — — — — — "Good Enough" 2010 — — — — — — — — — Mojo "I Should Have Known It" — 40 4 — — — — — — "First Flash of Freedom" — — — — — — — — — "Don't Pull Me Over" — — — — — — — — — "American Dream Plan B" 2014 — — — — — — — — — Hypnotic Eye "U Get Me High" — — 2 — — — — — — "Forgotten Man" — — 24 — — — — — — "Somewhere Under Heaven" 2015 — — — — — — — — — "Keep a Little Soul" 2018 — — 3 — — — — — — An American Treasure "You and Me" — — — — — — — — — "Gainesville" — — — — — — — — — "The Best of Everything" (Alternate version) 2019 — — — — — — — — — The Best of Everything "For Real" — — 28 — — — — — — "There Goes Angela (Dream Away)" 2020 — — — — — — — — — Wildflowers and All the Rest "Confusion Wheel" — — — — — — — — — "Leave Virginia Alone" — — 6 — — — — — — "Something Could Happen" — — — — — — — — — "I Won't Back Down" 2022 — — — — — — — — — Live at the Fillmore 1997 "Call Me the Breeze" — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Promotional singles and other charted songs All songs not released on singles, except where noted.
TitleYearPeak chart positionCertificationsAlbumUS RockUS AAAUS Hot RockUS LyricFindCAN"Nightwatchman" (B-side of "The Waiting")198121—————Hard Promises"We Stand a Chance"198237Long After Dark"Between Two Worlds"35"A One Story Town"15"Runaway Trains"19876Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)"Think About Me"36"Feel a Whole Lot Better"198918Full Moon Fever"Love Is a Long Road" (B-side of "Free Fallin'" in the UK and "Yer So Bad" in the US) 7"Out in the Cold" (promo)1991165Into the Great Wide Open"Makin' Some Noise" (promo)3075"Wildflowers"1994–163—RMNZ: PlatinumWildflowers"Cabin Down Below" (promo)199529———"Waiting for Tonight"61Playback"Climb That Hill" (promo)199661215Songs and Music from "She's the One""Change the Locks" (promo)20—42"Swingin'" (promo)19991711—Echo"This One's for Me" (promo)——"Accused of Love" (promo)"The Last DJ" (promo)20022212The Last DJ"Have Love Will Travel" (promo)——"You and Me" (promo)"High in the Morning"201023Mojo Guest singles