American musician Steve Earle has released twenty-one studio albums, including collaborations with the Del McCoury Band and Shawn Colvin. Earle's work reflects a wide range of styles, including country, bluegrass, roots rock, and folk. He or his labels have also released six live albums and eight compilation albums.
Earle has charted several singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs, Mainstream Rock Airplay, Adult Alternative Airplay charts.
Studio albums 1980s Title Album details Peak positions Certifications US Country US AUS CAN Country CAN NZ UKPeak chart positions for releases in the UK:
Guitar Town Release date: March 5, 1986 Label: MCA Records Formats: CD, LP, cassette 1 89 — — 82 — — CAN: Platinum US: Gold Exit 0 Release date: May 18, 1987 Label: MCA Records Formats: CD, LP, cassette 15 90 — — 36 — — CAN: Gold Copperhead Road Release date: October 17, 1988 Label: MCA Records Formats: CD, LP, cassette 7 56 39 30 14 17 42 CAN: 3× Platinum US: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1990s Title Album details Peak positions Certifications US Country US AUS CAN Country CAN NZ SWE SWI UK The Hard Way Release date: July 1, 1990 Label: MCA Records Formats: CD, LP, cassette — 100 28 — 14 4 34 40 — CAN: Platinum Train a Comin' Release date: February 28, 1995 Label: Warner Bros. Records Formats: CD, cassette — — — — — — — — — I Feel Alright Release date: May 5, 1996 Label: Warner Bros. Records Formats: CD, cassette — 106 — — 38 29 26 — 44 El Corazón Release date: October 7, 1997 Label: Warner Bros. Records Formats: CD, cassette — 126 — — — — 19 — 59 The Mountain Release date: February 23, 1999 Label: E-Squared Formats: CD, LP, cassette 19 133 93 14 — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2000s Title Album details Peak positions US Country US US Indie CAN Country CAN NZ SWE UK Transcendental Blues Release date: June 6, 2000 Label: E-Squared Records Formats: CD, cassette 5 66 — 8 28 — 27 32 Jerusalem Release date: September 24, 2002 Label: E-Squared/Artemis Records Formats: CD 7 59 1 — — — 24 — The Revolution Starts Now Release date: August 24, 2004 Label: E-Squared/Artemis Records Formats: CD, music download 12 89 7 — — — 20 66 Washington Square Serenade Release date: September 25, 2007 Label: New West Records Formats: CD, LP, music download 10 79 10 — — — 28 55 Townes Release date: May 12, 2009 Label: New West Records Formats: CD, music download 6 19 2 — — 34 24 37 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2010s Title Album details Peak positions Sales US Country US USFolk US Indie US Rock AUS CAN SWE UK I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive Release date: April 26, 2011 Label: New West Records Formats: CD, LP, music download 4 24 4 4 7 — 17 16 28 The Low Highway Release date: April 16, 2013 Label: New West Records Formats: CD, LP, music download 12 39 4 10 — — — — 30 Terraplane Release date: February 17, 2015 Label: New West Records Formats: CD, LP, music download 3 39 2 3 6 58 — — 30 Colvin & Earle Release date: June 10, 2016 Label: Fantasy Formats: CD, LP, music download 13 128 8 — 16 — — — — So You Wannabe an Outlaw Release date: June 16, 2017 Label: Warner Formats: CD, LP, music download 15 102 5 — — — — — 48US: 12,800 Guy Release date: March 29, 2019 Label: New West Formats: CD, LP, music download 14 107 4 2 17 — — — 49US: 9,800 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2020s Title Album details Peak chart positions US Country USFolk US Indie US Rock AUS UK Ghosts of West Virginia Release date: May 21, 2020 Label: New West Formats: CD, LP, music download 44 8 36 48 — 61 J.T. Release date: January 4, 2021 Label: New West Formats: CD, LP, music download — — — — 49 — Jerry Jeff Release date: May 27, 2022 Label: New West Formats: CD, LP, music download — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Live albums Title Album details Peak positions US Country US Indie Shut Up and Die Like an Aviator Release date: September 17, 1991 Label: MCA Records Formats: CD, Double-LP, cassette — — BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert Release date: December 11, 1992 Label: Windsong International Records Formats: CD, cassette — — Together at the Bluebird Café Release date: October 9, 2001 Label: American Originals Formats: CD — — Just an American Boy Release date: September 9, 2003 Label: E-Squared/Artemis Records Formats: CD 43 35 Live from Austin, TX Release date: November 2, 2004 Label: New West Records Formats: CD, music download — — Live at Montreux 2005 Release date: July 11, 2006 Label: Eagle Records Formats: CD, music download — — Alone Again (Live) Release date: July 12, 2024 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak positions US Country US US Indie AUS Early Tracks Release date: 1987 Label: Epic Records Formats: LP, CD, cassette — — — — Essential Steve Earle Release date: March 2, 1993 Label: MCA Records Formats: CD, cassette — — — — Fearless Heart Release date: 1995 Label: MCA Special Products Formats: CD — — — — Ain't Ever Satisfied: The Steve Earle Collection Release date: July 30, 1996 Label: Hip-O Records Formats: CD, cassette — — — — Angry Young Man: The Very Best of Steve Earle Release date: April 20, 1999 Label: Universal International Formats: CD, cassette — — — — The Devil's Right Hand: An Introduction to Steve Earle Release date: May 8, 2001 Label: Universal International Formats: CD — — — — Side Tracks Release date: April 9, 2002 Label: E-Squared/Artemis Records Formats: CD 9 109 6 82 The Collection Release date: 2002 Label: Spectrum Music Formats: CD — — — — 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steve Earle Release date: August 19, 2003 Label: MCA Records Formats: CD — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles 1980s Year Single Peak positions Album US Country US Main. Rock CAN Country AUS UK 1983 "Nothin' But You" 70 — — — — rowspan="4" "Squeeze Me In" — — — — — 1984 "What'll You Do About Me" 76 — — — — 1985 "A Little Bit in Love" — — — — — 1986 "Hillbilly Highway" 37 — 46 — — Guitar Town "Guitar Town" 7 — 7 — — "Someday" 28 — 31 — — 1987 "Goodbye's All We've Got Left" 8 — 10 — — "I Ain't Ever Satisfied" — 26 — — — Exit 0 "Nowhere Road" 20 — 7 — — "Sweet Little '66" 37 — 19 — — 1988 "Copperhead Road" — 10 — 23 45 Copperhead Road "Back to the Wall" — 20 — 115 — "Johnny Come Lately" — — — — 75 "Six Days on the Road" 29 — 33 — — Planes, Trains and Automobiles "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1990s Year Single Peak positions Album US Main. Rock AUS CAN UK 1990 "The Other Kind" 37 111 29 88 The Hard Way "Justice in Ontario" — 85 — 91 1996 "I Feel Alright" — — — — I Feel Alright "More Than I Can Do" — 39 — — 1997 "Telephone Road" — — — — El Corazón "Johnny Too Bad" — — — 82 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2000s–present Year Single Peak positions Album USAAA 2000 "Transcendental Blues" 18 Transcendental Blues "I Can Wait" 39 2002 "Some Dreams" — Side Tracks "Jerusalem" — Jerusalem 2004 "The Revolution Starts Now" 15 The Revolution Starts Now 2005 "Rich Man's War" — 2007 "City of Immigrants" — Washington Square Serenade 2008 "Days Aren't Long Enough" — 2011 "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" — I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive "Every Part of Me" — 2013 "Invisible" — The Low Highway "21st Century Blues" — 2015 "Mississippi, It's Time" — rowspan="3" 2017 "Fixin' to Die" / "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" — 2022 "Mr. Bojangles" — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Videography Video albums Year Title 2002 Transcendental Blues 2004 Just an American Boy Live from Austin, TX 1986 2005 20th Century Masters - The DVD Collection 2006 Live at Montreux 2005 2008 Live from Austin, TX 2000
Music videos Year Title Director 1986 "Guitar Town" Gerry Wenner "Someday" Jim Hershleder 1987 "I Ain't Ever Satisfied" "Nowhere Road" 1988 "Copperhead Road" Tony Vanden Ende 1989 "Back to the Wall" Meiert Avis 1990 "The Other Kind" Damian Harris 1991 "Billy Austin" Christopher Cleveland/Michael Salomon 1996 "I Feel Alright" Jim Hershleder/Deaton Flanigen 1998 "Telephone Road" 2000 "Transcendental Blues" Amos Poe 2001 "I Don't Want to Lose You Yet" Dennis Saunders 2002 "Some Dreams" Trey Fanjoy "Jerusalem" Maripol & Amos Poe 2003 "What's So Funny About Peace,Love and Understanding" 2005 "Rich Man's War" Jonathan Demme 2007 "City of Immigrants" Alex Peacock 2013 "Invisible" Tim Blake Nelson 2015 "You're the Best Lover That I Ever Had" Alexander Peacock "Mississippi, It's Time"Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 2017 "Lookin' For A Woman" Cody Ground "So You Wannabe An Outlaw"
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