k.d. lang is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Her discography comprises 12 studio albums, one soundtrack, one live album, four compilation albums and 41 singles.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) CAN CAN Country AUSAustralian (ARIA) chart peaks: Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: "Just Keep Me Moving": N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. "You're OK": "Sexuality": Absolute Torch and Twang: All ARIA chart peaks to May 10, 2024: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart. NZ UK US US Country Shadowland Release date: April 26, 1988 Label: Sire, Warner Bros. 9 23 164 — — 73 9 CAN: Platinum AUS: Gold UK: Silver US: Gold Ingénue Release date: March 17, 1992 Label: Sire, Warner Bros. 13 — 3 1 3 18 — CAN: 2× Platinum AUS: 2× Platinum UK: Platinum US: 2× Platinum All You Can Eat Release date: October 10, 1995 Label: Warner Bros. 10 — 3 1 7 37 — CAN: Gold AUS: Platinum UK: Silver US: Gold Drag Release date: June 10, 1997 Label: Warner Bros. 39 — 4 16 19 29 — AUS: Platinum US: Gold Invincible Summer Release date: June 20, 2000 Label: Warner Bros. 10 — 12 45 17 58 — AUS: Gold Hymns of the 49th Parallel Release date: July 27, 2004 Label: Nonesuch 2 — 3 23 91 56 — CAN: Platinum AUS: 2× Platinum UK: Silver Watershed Release date: February 5, 2008 Label: Nonesuch 3 — 1 16 35 8 — AUS: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Collaborative albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) CAN CAN Country AUS NZ UK US US Country A Truly Western Experience Release date: 1984 Label: Bumstead — — — — — — — Angel with a Lariat Release date: July 7, 1987 Label: Sire, Warner Bros. — 40 — — — — 53 CAN: Gold Absolute Torch and Twang Release date: May 23, 1989 Label: Sire, Warner Bros. 29 8 81 — — 69 12 CAN: Platinum UK: Silver US: Gold AUS: Gold A Wonderful World(with Tony Bennett) Release date: November 5, 2002 Label: RPM, Columbia 32 — 23 48 33 41 — US: Gold AUS: Platinum Sing It Loud Release date: April 12, 2011 Label: Nonesuch 7 — 2 28 34 32 — ARIA: Gold case/lang/veirs Release date: June 17, 2016 Label: Anti- 20 — 12 — 28 33 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Live albums Title Album details Peak chartpositions AUS US Live in Sydney Release date: October 7, 1997 Label: Warner Bros. — — Live by Request Release date: August 14, 2001 Label: Warner Bros. 83 94
Soundtrack albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certification CAN CAN Country AUS NZ UK US Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Release date: November 2, 1993 Label: Warner Bros. 47 6 10 4 36 82 ARIA: Platinum
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) CAN AUS NZ US Reintarnation Release date: March 14, 2006 Label: Sire, Warner Bros. — 168 — — Recollection Release date: February 9, 2010 Label: Nonesuch 3 1 2 36 CAN: 2× Platinum AUS: 2× Platinum Beautifully Combined Release date: 2010 Label: Nonesuch — — — 42 Makeover Release date: May 28, 2021 Label: Nonesuch — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Video albums Title Album details Certifications(sales thresholds) Harvest of Seven Years (Cropped and Chronicled) Release date: 1991 Label: Warner Music Vision Live in Sydney Release date: 1997 Label: Warner Music Vision Live By Request Release date: 2001 Label: Warner Bros. ARIA: Platinum Live in London (With The BBC Concert Orchestra) Release date: 2008 Label: Image Entertainment ARIA: Gold Ingénue Redux (Live from Majestic Theatre) Release date: 2018 Label: MVD Visual
Singles 1980s Year Single Peak chart positions Album CAN CAN AC CAN Country AUS UK US AC US Country 1983 "Friday Dance Promenade" — — — — — — — 1984 "Hanky Panky" — — — — — — — A Truly Western Experience 1987 "Turn Me Around" — — — — — — — Angel with a Lariat "Rose Garden" — 7 45 — — — — "Tune into My Wave" — — 45 — — — — "Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray" — — — — — — — "Crying" 2 4 — 71 13 28 42 Hiding Out 1988 "I'm Down to My Last Cigarette" — — 7 — — — 21 Shadowland "Lock, Stock, and Teardrops" — — 49 — — — 53 "Busy Being Blue" — — 66 — — — — 1989 "Our Day Will Come" — — — — — — — Shag "Full Moon Full of Love" — — 1 — — — 22 Absolute Torch and Twang "Trail of Broken Hearts" 87 — — — — — — "Three Days" — — 9 — — — 55 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1990s Year Single Peak chart positions Album CAN CAN AC CAN Country AUS UK US US AC US Dance 1990 "Pulling Back the Reins" — — — — — — — — Absolute Torch and Twang "Luck in My Eyes" — — 10 — — — — — "Big Boned Gal" — — 23 — — — — — "Ridin' the Rails" — 19 — — — — — — Dick Tracy 1991 "Barefoot" — — — — — — — — Salmonberries 1992 "Constant Craving" 8 2 — 38 15 38 2 — Ingénue "Calling All Angels" — 8 — — — — — — Until the End of the World "Miss Chatelaine" 58 25 — 145 68 — 32 — Ingénue 1993 "The Mind of Love" 49 6 — 130 72 — — — "Just Keep Me Moving" 25 7 — 63 59 — — 6 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues 1994 "Hush Sweet Lover" 42 7 — 28 — — — — "Lifted by Love" — — — — — — — 1 1995 "If I Were You" 24 4 — 23 53 — — 1 All You Can Eat 1996 "You're Ok" 44 10 — 56 44 — — — "Sexuality" — 31 — 67 — — — 3 1997 "The Joker" — 36 — 133 — — — — Drag "(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls" — — — — — — — 14 "The Air That I Breathe" — — — 123 — — — — 1998 "Fado Hilário" — — — — — — — — Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon 1999 "Anywhere but Here" 46 5 — — — — — — Anywhere but Here "—" denotes releases that did not chart
"Constant Craving" did not reach its peak in the UK until 1993.
2000s and 2010s Year Single Peak chart positions Album CAN CAN AC AUS UK US US AAA US Dance 2000 "Summerfling" — 2 124 83 — 28 25 Invincible Summer "The Consequences of Falling" — — — 77 — — — 2002 "What a Wonderful World" — — — — — — — A Wonderful World 2004 "Helpless" — 18 — — — — — Hymns of the 49th Parallel 2005 "Love Is Everything" — — — — — — — "Simple" — — — — — — — 2007 "I Dream of Spring" — — — — — — — Watershed 2010 "Hallelujah" 2 — 13 — 61 — — Recollection 2011 "I Confess" — — — — — — — Sing It Loud "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Music videos Year Title 1987 "Turn Me Around" "Crying" 1988 "Honky Tonk Angels Medley" 1989 "Trail of Broken Hearts" 1990 "Pulling Back the Reins" "Ridin' The Rails" "So In Love" 1991 "Barefoot"Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 1992 "Constant Craving" "Miss Chatelaine" 1993 "The Mind of Love" "Just Keep Me Moving" 1994 "Hush Sweet Lover" 1995 "If I Were You" 1996 "You're Ok" "Sexuality" 1999 "Anywhere but Here" 2000 "Summerfling" 2005 "Love Is Everything" "Simple" 2011 "I Confess"
Contributions Soundtracks Shag - "Our Day Will Come" (with The Reclines & Take 6) Dick Tracy - "Ridin' The Rails" (with Take 6) Until the End of the World - "Calling All Angels" (with Jane Siberry) Coneheads - "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)" (with Andy Bell) Twister - "Love Affair" Home on the Range - "Little Patch of Heaven" The Unplugged Collection, Volume One - "Barefoot" Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - "Skylark" Tomorrow Never Dies - "Surrender" Anywhere but Here - "Anywhere but Here" Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special - "Jingle Bell Rock" The Jim Henson Hour - "I Love Trash" The MAX Sessions - "Helpless" (live) Desperate Housewives - "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" The Black Dahlia (film, not on soundtrack) - "Love for Sale" Happy Feet - "Golden Slumbers" / "The End" Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night Compilations Northern Songs: Canada's Best and Brightest - "Constant Craving" Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume II - "Constant Craving" (live version) Being Out Rocks - "Summerfling" Oh What a Feeling 3 - "Helpless" Sounds Eclectic: The Covers Project - "Hallelujah" Nashville: A New Country Tradition - "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)" (with Rosanne Cash) Red Hot + Blue - "So in Love" Tame Yourself - "Damned Old Dog" Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon - "Fado Hilário" Remembering Patsy Cline (2003) - "Leavin' On Your Mind" Women: Live From The Mountain Stage (1996) - "Lock Stock and Teardrops" (live) A Tribute to Joni Mitchell - "Help Me" We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song - "Angel Eyes" Collaborations Mrs. Fun: They Are Not A Trio (1991) - "Lulu's Lament" Dion: Yo Frankie (1989) - "Drive All Night" Dwight Yoakam: Just Lookin' for a Hit - "Sin City" Wendy & Lisa: Eroica - "Mother of Pearl" Bob Telson: Calling You (1992) - "Barefoot" Bruce Roberts: Intimacy - "Intimacy" Elton John: Duets - "Teardrops" The Killers: Imploding the Mirage - "Lightning Fields" Carole King: Love Makes The World - "Uncommon Love" Nellie McKay: Pretty Little Head - "We Had It Right" Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett - "Moonglow" Tony Bennett: Playing with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues - "Keep the Faith, Baby" Tony Bennett: Duets: An American Classic - "Because of You" Madeleine Peyroux: Half the Perfect World - "River" Cornelius: CM2 (2003) - "Curiosity" Ann Wilson: Hope & Glory - "Jackson" 1 Giant Leap: What About Me? - "Wounded in All the Right Places" Anne Murray: Duets: Friends & Legends - "A Love Song" Rosemary Clooney: 70: A Seventieth Birthday Celebration (1998) - "Our Love Is Here to Stay" (with Linda Ronstadt)
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