The discography of American singer Kenny Rogers (1938–2020), consists of 39 studio albums and 80 singles, 24 of which have reached Number One on the country chart. His longest-lasting Number Ones on that chart are "The Gambler" and "Coward of the County", at three weeks each. Two of his Number One country hits, "Lady" and "Islands in the Stream", a duet with Dolly Parton, also reached Number One on the Billboard Hot 100; "Lady" spent six weeks at the top, making it his longest running Number One single on any Billboard chart. More than just a US phenomenon, he found an audience around the world with two of his biggest songs, "Lucille" and "Coward of the County", both reaching Number One on the general sales chart in the UK. His albums The Gambler and Kenny each topped the country chart for at least 20 weeks, while his Greatest Hits was the only album by a solo country performer to top the Billboard 200 during the 1980s, reaching the summit in late 1980.
Studio albums
1970s Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) USCountry US AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 12, 1988. Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from June 13, 1988: Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: All ARIA-era (June 12, 1988, onward) peaks to March 31, 2020: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart. CANCountry CAN UK NZ Love Lifted Me Released: May 31, 1976 Label: United Artists 28 — — — — — — Kenny Rogers Released: October 18, 1976 Label: United Artists 1 30 61 — 17 14 5 RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold Daytime Friends Released: July 25, 1977 Label: United Artists 2 39 — — 41 — — RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold Every Time Two Fools Collide(with Dottie West) Released: March 20, 1978 Label: United Artists 1 186 — — 95 — — RIAA: Gold Love or Something Like It Released: July 3, 1978 Label: United Artists 1 53 — 2 47 — — RIAA: Gold MC: Gold The Gambler Released: November 20, 1978 Label: United Artists 1 12 21 1 6 — — RIAA: 5× Platinum MC: 4× Platinum Classics(with Dottie West) Released: March 19, 1979 Label: United Artists 3 82 — — 60 — — RIAA: Platinum Kenny Released: September 10, 1979 Label: United Artists 1 5 15 1 1 7 15 RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: Platinum MC: 4× Platinum "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1980s Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) USCountry US AUS CANCountry CAN UK NZ Gideon Released: March 24, 1980 Label: United Artists 1 12 31 1 5 — 48 RIAA: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum Share Your Love Released: June 15, 1981 Label: Liberty 1 6 44 — 11 — — RIAA: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum Christmas Released: October 26, 1981 Label: Liberty 10 34 — — — — — RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum Love Will Turn You Around Released: June 28, 1982 Label: Liberty 5 34 84 — 23 — — RIAA: Platinum MC: Platinum We've Got Tonight Released: February 11, 1983 Label: Liberty 3 18 49 — 19 — — RIAA: Platinum MC: Platinum Eyes That See in the Dark Released: August 22, 1983 Label: RCA 1 6 6 — 5 53 2 RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: 3× Platinum What About Me? Released: August 27, 1984 Label: RCA 9 31 30 — 26 97 23 RIAA: Platinum MC: Platinum Once Upon a Christmas(with Dolly Parton) Released: November 5, 1984 Label: RCA 12 31 — — 31 — — RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: 5× Platinum The Heart of the Matter Released: September 16, 1985 Label: RCA 1 51 69 — 57 — — RIAA: Gold MC: Gold They Don't Make Them Like They Used To Released: November 3, 1986 Label: RCA 16 137 60 — 81 — 20 I Prefer the Moonlight Released: August 3, 1987 Label: RCA 18 163 — — — — — Something Inside So Strong Released: May 2, 1989 Label: Reprise 10 141 133 13 92 — — RIAA: Gold Christmas in America Released: August 15, 1989 Label: Reprise 45 119 — — — — — RIAA: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1990s Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) US Country US AUS CAN Country Love Is Strange Released: September 11, 1990 Label: Reprise 21 — 155 — Back Home Again Released: November 26, 1991 Label: Reprise 42 — — 32 If Only My Heart Had a Voice Released: April 13, 1993 Label: Giant — — — — Timepiece(with David Foster) Released: October 4, 1994 Label: 143/Atlantic — — 165 — Vote for Love Released: January 2, 1996 Label: QVC — — — — The Gift Released: August 20, 1996 Label: Magnatone 10 63 — — RIAA: Gold Across My Heart Released: July 15, 1997 Label: Magnatone 26 193 89 — Christmas from the Heart Released: October 6, 1998 Label: Dreamcatcher — 164 — — She Rides Wild Horses Released: May 11, 1999 Label: Dreamcatcher 6 60 — 8 RIAA: Platinum "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2000s–2020s Title Details Peak chart positions US Country US US Christ AUS UK There You Go Again Released: October 3, 2000 Label: Dreamcatcher 17 121 — — — Back to the Well Released: September 23, 2003 Label: Dreamcatcher 52 — — 179 100 Water & Bridges Released: March 21, 2006 Label: Capitol Nashville 5 14 — — — The Love of God Released: March 7, 2011 Label: Cracker Barrel 7 27 2 — — You Can't Make Old Friends Released: October 8, 2013 Label: Warner Bros. Nashville 9 43 — — — Once Again It's Christmas Released: September 25, 2015 Label: Warner Bros. 17 197 — — — Life Is Like a Song Released: June 2, 2023 Label: UMe — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Live albums Title Details Peakchartpositions USCountry Christmas Live! Released: September 25, 2012 Label: Gaither Music Group 68All In for the Gambler 2022Recording of the farewell concert
Compilations
1970s Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) US Country US AUS CAN UK Ten Years of Gold Released: January 1978 Label: United Artists 1 33 68 23 — RIAA: 4× Platinum MC: Platinum The Kenny Rogers Singles Album The Best of Kenny Rogers Released: 1979 Label: United Artists — — 4 — 12 RIAA: Gold ARIA: Platinum "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1980s Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) US Country US AUS CAN Country CAN UK Greatest Hits / Lady (UK version) Released: September 23, 1980 Label: Liberty 1 1 — 2 3 40 RIAA: Diamond (12× Platinum) MC: Diamond The Best of Kenny Rogers Vol. 2 Released: 1980 (Australia) Label: Liberty — — 10 — — — ARIA: Platinum 20 Greatest Hits Released: 1983 Label: Liberty 16 22 2 — 29 — RIAA: 4× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum HBO Presents: Kenny Rogers Greatest Hits Released: 1983 Label: HBO — — — — — — Duets Released: 1984 Label: Liberty 43 85 11 — 64 — RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold The Kenny Rogers StoryA Released: 1985 Label: Liberty — — — — — 4 Love Is What We Make It Released: 1985 Label: Liberty 17 145 — — — — RIAA: Gold His Greatest Hits and Finest Performances Released: 1985 Label: Reader's Digest — — — — — — Short Stories Released: November 15, 1985 Label: EMI America — — — — — — 25 Greatest Hits Released: 1987 Label: EMI America — — — — — — Greatest Hits Released: 1988 Label: RCA 66 — — — — — RIAA: Gold Lucille and Other Classics Released: 1989 Label: EMI Special Products — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart; A denotes European release only.
1990s Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) US Country US AUS CAN Country UK 20 Great Years Released: 1990 Label: Reprise — — — — — RIAA: Platinum Greatest Country Hits Released: 1990 Label: Curb — — — — — Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton (with Dolly Parton) Released: August 1990 Label: — — 80 — — The Very Best of Kenny Rogers Released: 1990 Label: Reprise — — 116 — — The Best of Kenny Rogers Released: 1992 Label: CEMA — — — — — Daytime Friends –The Very Best of Kenny Rogers Released: September 13, 1993 Label: EMI Classics 25 190 — — 16 ARIA: Gold Every Time Two Fools Collide – The Best of Kenny Rogers and Dottie West Released: 1993 Label: EMI/Capitol — — — — — Endless Love Released: August 1996 Label: — — 17 — — A Decade of Hits Released: March 25, 1997 Label: Warner Bros. — — — — — Love Songs Released: November 1997 Label: Virgin — — — — 27 The Ultimate Collection Released: May 1998 Label: — — 85 — — With Love Released: December 1, 1998 Label: Madacy Entertainment — 119 — — — IFPI NOR: Platinum A&E Biography Released: January 26, 1999 Label: Capitol 69 — — 3 — Through the Years: A Retrospective Released: January 26, 1999 Label: Capitol 4-CD box set — — — — — All the Hits & All New Love Songs Released: May 1999 Label: EMI 2-CD set — — 10 — 6 After Dark Released: 1999 Label: Sony, Dreamcatcher — — 77 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2000s Title Details Peak chartpositions Certifications(sales thresholds) US Country US AUS UK Kenny Rogers Collection Released: 2000 Label: Madacy Entertainment — — — — Best Inspirational Songs Released: May 15, 2001 Label: Curb — — — — Songs of Love Released: 2001 Label: onQ 74 — — — Kenny Rogers Released: June 26, 2001 Label: Laserlight 72 — — — Live by Request Released: October 23, 2001 Label: Dreamcatcher 68 — — — Love Songs Released: 2002 Label: onQ 63 — — — The Definitive Collection Released: March 7, 2003 Label: EMI — — — — Kenny Rogers Love Songs Released: April 6, 2004 Label: Madacy Entertainment 53 — — — 42 Ultimate Hits Released: June 1, 2004 Label: Capitol Nashville 6 39 — — RIAA: Gold Christmas with Kenny Released: September 14, 2004 Label: Rio Creek 74 — — — Golden Legends: Kenny Rogers Released: 2005 Label: Madacy Entertainment 57 — — — 21 Number Ones Released: January 24, 2006 Label: Capitol Nashville 6 24 38 — RIAA: Gold ARIA: Platinum Kenny Rogers Released: July 25, 2006 Label: Madacy Entertainment 38 — — — Christmas Collection Released: August 15, 2006 Label: EMI 57 — — — A Love Song Collection Released: January 15, 2008 Label: Capitol Nashville 53 — — 47 50 Years Released: August 26, 2008 Label: Cracker Barrel — — — — The Best Of 3-CD set Released: March 2009 Label: EMI Gold — — 50 — The First 50 Years Released: October 20, 2009 Label: Time–Life — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2010s Title Details Peak chartpositions Sales US Country US US Christ CAN 10 Great Songs Released: January 12, 2010 Label: Capitol Nashville 58 — — — Kenny Rogers Released: September 28, 2010 Label: Sonoma Entertainment 61 — — — The Best of Kenny Rogers Released: September 28, 2010 Label: Sonoma Entertainment 40 — — — Amazing Grace Released: October 9, 2012 Label: Gaither Music Group 32 — 15 — 10 Great Songs: 20th Century Masters:The Millennium Collection Released: April 1, 2014 Label: Universal Music Group 43 — — — The Best of Kenny Rogers: Through the Years Released: September 21, 2018 Label: Capitol Nashville 1 9 — 12 US: 10,000 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles
1950s–1970s Year Single US charts CAN charts International charts Certifications Album Hot 100 Adult Country Singles Adult Country AUS NED NZ UK 1958 "That Crazy Feeling" — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="4" "For You Alone" — — — — — — — — — — "Jole Blon" — — — — — — — — — — 1966 "Here's That Rainy Day" — — — — — — — — — — 1975 "Love Lifted Me" 97 — 19 — — 25 99 — — — Love Lifted Me 1976 "While the Feeling's Good" — — 46 — — — — — — — "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)" — — 19 — — 39 — — — — Kenny Rogers 1977 "Lucille" 5 10 1 1 1 1 7 17 2 1 RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold "Daytime Friends" 28 13 1 21 1 1 69 — 16 39 Daytime Friends "Sweet Music Man" 44 29 9 45 1 1 89 — — — 1978 "Love or Something Like It" 32 12 1 36 3 1 — — — — Love or Something Like It "The Gambler" 16 3 1 8 6 2 25 — 29 22 BPI: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 7× Platinum The Gambler 1979 "She Believes in Me" 5 1 1 8 1 1 34 39 — 42 RIAA: Gold "You Decorated My Life" 7 2 1 12 1 1 61 — 36 — Kenny "Coward of the County" 3 5 1 1 1 1 6 8 3 1 RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1980s