Gary Allan is an American country music singer. His discography comprises ten studio albums, two greatest hits albums, and 32 singles. His first two albums were issued on Decca Records Nashville, while the other five and his Greatest Hits album were all issued on MCA Nashville. 1999's Smoke Rings in the Dark, 2001's Alright Guy and 2003's See If I Care are all certified platinum by the RIAA, while his 1996 debut Used Heart for Sale, 2005's Tough All Over, 2006's Greatest Hits, and 2007's Living Hard are all certified gold.
Out of Allan's 31 singles, all have charted on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, and thirteen of these have also crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100. Among his singles are four Number Ones: "Man to Man", "Tough Little Boys" (both 2003), "Nothing On but the Radio" (2004), and "Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)" (2013). Eight more have reached the Top 10. "Man to Man" is also his highest peak on the Hot 100 at number 25. Allan has also charted twice with songs that received unsolicited airplay: a 1997 cover of "Please Come Home for Christmas", and a 2000 cover of Del Shannon's "Runaway".
Studio albums 1990s Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US Country US AUS CAN Country Used Heart for Sale Release date: September 24, 1996 Label: Decca Nashville Formats: CD, cassette 20 136 — — RIAA: Gold It Would Be You Release date: May 19, 1998 Label: Decca Nashville Formats: CD, cassette 21 132 — — Smoke Rings in the Dark Release date: October 26, 1999 Label: MCA Nashville Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl 9 84 45 13 RIAA: Platinum "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2000s Title Album details Peak chartpositions Certifications US Country US Alright Guy Release date: October 2, 2001 Label: MCA Nashville Formats: CD 4 39 RIAA: Platinum See If I Care Release date: September 30, 2003 Label: MCA Nashville Formats: CD 2 17 RIAA: Platinum Tough All Over Release date: October 11, 2005 Label: MCA Nashville Formats: CD, music download 1 3 RIAA: Gold Living Hard Release date: October 23, 2007 Label: MCA Nashville Formats: CD, music download 3 3 RIAA: Gold
2010s–2020s Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Sales US Country US CAN Get Off on the Pain Release date: March 9, 2010 Label: MCA Nashville Formats: CD, music download 2 5 — US: 200,000 Set You Free Release date: January 22, 2013 Label: MCA Nashville Formats: CD, music download 1 1 13 RIAA: Gold US: 219,000Ruthless Release date: June 25, 2021 Label: EMI Nashville Formats: CD, vinyl, music download 8 86 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chartpositions Certifications US Country US Greatest Hits Release date: March 6, 2007 Label: MCA Nashville Formats: CD, music download 1 5 RIAA: Gold Icon Release date: March 6, 2012 Label: MCA Nashville Formats: CD, music download 20 151
Singles 1990s Year Single Peak chart positions Certification Album US Country US CAN CountryPeak chart positions for country singles of Gary Allan in Canada: Singles released from 1996 to 2000 – Singles released in 2002 – "Songs About Rain" – "Nothing On but the Radio" – "Best I Ever Had" – Singles released from 2006 to present – 1996 "Her Man" 7 — 9RIAA: Gold Used Heart for Sale 1997 "Forever and a Day" 44 — 75 "From Where I'm Sitting" 43 — 78 "Living in a House Full of Love" 43 — 63 1998 "It Would Be You" 7 — 23 It Would Be You "No Man in His Wrong Heart" 43 — 74 "I'll Take Today" 47 — 70 1999 "Smoke Rings in the Dark" 12 76 5 Smoke Rings in the Dark "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2000s Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album US Country US CAN Country CAN 2000 "Lovin' You Against My Will" 34 — 30 — Smoke Rings in the Dark "Right Where I Need to Be" 5 42 63 — RIAA: Platinum 2001 "Man of Me" 18 — × — Alright Guy 2002 "The One" 3 37 4 — "Man to Man" 1 25 1 — 2003 "Tough Little Boys" 1 32 × — See If I Care "Songs About Rain" 12 71 10 — RIAA: Gold 2004 "Nothing On but the Radio" 1 32 6 — RIAA: Gold 2005 "Best I Ever Had" 7 51 13 — RIAA: Platinum Tough All Over 2006 "Life Ain't Always Beautiful" 4 61 20 — RIAA: Gold "A Feelin' Like That" 12 94 15 — Greatest Hits 2007 "Watching Airplanes" 2 43 11 72 RIAA: Platinum Living Hard 2008 "Learning How to Bend" 13 96 23 — "She's So California" 24 — — — 2009 "Today" 18 — — — Get Off on the Pain "—" denotes releases that did not chart"×" indicates that no relevant chart existed or was archived
2010s and 2020s Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album US Country US Country Airplay US CAN Country CAN 2010 "Get Off on the Pain" 18 — 50 — Get Off on the Pain "Kiss Me When I'm Down" 38 — — — 2012 "Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)" 1 1 26 1 41 RIAA: 2× Platinum Set You Free2013 "Pieces" 29 18 — 34 — "It Ain't the Whiskey" 40 36 — — —RIAA: Gold 2015 "Hangover Tonight" 49 41 — — — rowspan="3" 2016 "Do You Wish It Was Me?" — 57 — — — 2017 "Mess Me Up" — 45 — — — 2020 "Waste of a Whiskey Drink" — 60 — — — Ruthless "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Other charted songs Year Single Peak positions Album US Country 1997 "Please Come Home for Christmas" 70 A Country Christmas 1996 2000 "Runaway" 74 Smoke Rings in the Dark
Music videos Year Video Director 1996 "Her Man" Gerry Wenner 1997 "Forever and a Day" Guy Guillet "From Where I'm Sitting" Charley Randazzo 1998 "It Would Be You" Gerry Wenner "I'll Take Today" Chris Rogers 1999 "Smoke Rings in the Dark" 2000 "Lovin' You Against My Will" Eric Welch 2001 "Right Where I Need to Be" Chris Rogers "Man of Me" Morgan Lawley 2002 "The One" 2003 "Tough Little Boys" 2004 "Songs About Rain" 2005 "Best I Ever Had" Paul Boyd 2006 "Life Ain't Always Beautiful" 2007 "Watching Airplanes" Stephen Shepherd 2008 "Learning How to Bend" 2009 "Today" 2010 "Get Off on the Pain" 2012 "Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)" 2013 "Pieces" Wes Edwards "It Ain't the Whiskey" TK McKamy 2015 "Hangover Tonight" Stephen Shepherd 2020 "Waste of a Whiskey Drink" Peter Zavadil
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