The discography of Joe Nichols, an American country music singer, consists of 32 singles and eleven studio albums.
At age 19, Nichols made his debut in 1996 with a self-titled album on the independent Intersound label. It was not until the release of his 2002 single "The Impossible" on the Universal South Records (now Show Dog-Universal Music) label that Nichols first reached the top 40 on the country charts. The single, which peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts, was followed by the release of his platinum-certified second album, Man with a Memory, released in 2002. This album also produced the number-one single "Brokenheartsville".
Nichols followed up Man with a Memory in 2004 with Revelation (which included the Top Five hit "What's a Guy Gotta Do"), and a Christmas album, A Traditional Christmas. His fourth album, 2005's gold-certified III, produced the number one single "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off". Real Things followed in 2007, and Old Things New, which produced Nichols' third number one hit in "Gimmie That Girl", was released in 2009. Following the release of Old Things New, Nichols' label went through a merger to become Show-Dog Universal Music, through which he released his seventh album, It's All Good, in 2011. It produced only one chart single in "Take It Off" (which failed to reach the Top 20), and he parted ways with his label.
In late 2012, Nichols was signed to Red Bow Records as the flagship artist for the new label. Under Red Bow, Nichols released his eighth album, 2013's Crickets. The album produced two Number One hits in "Sunny and 75" and "Yeah". He released his ninth album, Never Gets Old, and his lone EP, Never Gets Old: Traditional Country Series, in 2017 and 2018, respectively, before being dropped from the label.
In 2021, Nichols signed with independent label Quartz Hill Records. In 2022, he released Good Day for Living, his first album for the label, which featured his first top-20 single, "Good Day for Living", since 2014's "Yeah". The record failed to chart. Like its predecessor, Nichols' eleventh album, Honky Tonks & Country Songs, failed to chart, but did feature "Better Than You", a duet with Annie Bosko, which peaked at 44.
Studio albums 1990s and 2000s Title Album details Peak chartpositions Certifications(sales threshold) US US Country Joe Nichols Release date: August 27, 1996 Label: Intersound Formats: CD, cassette — — Man with a Memory Release date: July 23, 2002 Label: Universal South Formats: CD 72 9 RIAA: Platinum Revelation Release date: June 29, 2004 Label: Universal South Formats: CD, music download 23 3 III Release date: October 25, 2005 Label: Universal South Formats: CD, music download 7 2 RIAA: Gold Real Things Release date: August 21, 2007 Label: Universal South Formats: CD, music download 23 2 Old Things New Release date: October 27, 2009 Label: Universal South Formats: CD, music download 71 15 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2010s–present Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales US US Country USIndie It's All Good Release date: November 8, 2011 Label: Show Dog-Universal Music Formats: CD, music download 78 19 — Crickets Release date: October 8, 2013 Label: Red Bow Formats: CD, music download 17 3 4 Never Gets Old Release date: July 28, 2017 Label: Red Bow Formats: CD, music download 120 15 6US: 9,700 Good Day for Living Release date: February 11, 2022 Label: Quartz Hill Formats: CD, music download — — — Honky Tonks & Country Songs Release date: October 25, 2024 Label: Quartz Hill Formats: CD, vinyl, music download — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Christmas albums Title Album details Peak chartpositions US Country US Holiday A Traditional Christmas Release date: September 28, 2004 Label: Universal South Records Formats: CD, music download 47 19
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chartpositions US US Country Greatest Hits Release date: January 25, 2011 Label: Show Dog-Universal Music Formats: CD, music download 52 12
Extended plays Title Album details Never Gets Old: Traditional Country Series Release date: August 31, 2018 Label: Red Bow Formats: Music download
Singles 1990s Year Title Peak positions Album CAN Country 1996 "Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other" 74 Joe Nichols "Wal-Mart Parking Lot Social Club" — "To Tell You the Truth, I Lied" — 1997 "I Hate the Way I Love You" — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2000s Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) Album US US Hot Country CAN 2002 "The Impossible" 29 3 — Man with a Memory "Brokenheartsville" 27 1 — RIAA: Platinum 2003 "She Only Smokes When She Drinks" 72 17 — "Cool to Be a Fool" — 18 — 2004 "If Nobody Believed in You" 68 10 — Revelation "What's a Guy Gotta Do" 64 4 — 2005 "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off" 32 1 — RIAA: 3× Platinum III 2006 "Size Matters (Someday)" 73 9 — "I'll Wait for You" 71 7 — RIAA: Gold 2007 "Another Side of You" 99 17 — Real Things "It Ain't No Crime" — 16 — 2009 "Believers" — 26 — Old Things New "Gimmie That Girl" 34 1 54 RIAA: Platinum "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2010s Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) Album US US Hot Country US Country Airplay CAN Country CAN 2010 "The Shape I'm In" 9117 — — Old Things New 2011 "Take It Off" —25 — — It's All Good 2013 "Sunny and 75" 39 4 1 1 49 RIAA: Platinum Crickets 2014 "Yeah" 41 7 1 1 48 RIAA: Platinum "Hard to Be Cool" — 32 22 50 — 2015 "Freaks Like Me" — 49 45 — — rowspan="2" 2016 "Undone" — — 42 — — 2017 "Never Gets Old" — — 49 — —Never Gets Old 2018 "Billy Graham's Bible" — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2020s–present Year TitlePeak chart positions Album US Country Airplay CAN Country NZHot2021 "Home Run" — — —Good Day for Living2022 "Good Day for Living" 18 36 —2023 "Brokenhearted" 46 — —2024 "Better Than You" 44 — —Honky Tonks & Country Songs2026 "Say La V" 53 — 35 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Other singles Featured singles Year Title Peak chart positions Album CAN CountryPeak positions for featured singles on Canada Country chart: For "Still Loving You": 2011 "I'll Try Anything" — Listen Here 2016 "Still Loving You" 10 Grace & Grit "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released
Other charted songs Year Title Peak positions Album US Country Airplay 2005 "The Christmas Song" 60 A Traditional Christmas "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" 57 "I'll Be Home for Christmas" 56 "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" 37
Promotional singles Year Title Album2018 "The Rose Is for Today"Never Gets Old: Traditional Country Series "Sing Me Back Home" "Good Ole Boys Like Me" "There's No Gettin' Over Me" "Ten Feet Away" "Choices" 2021 "I Wanna Be Your Tonight" Good Day for Living "Screened In"2024 "Bottle It Up"Honky Tonks & Country Songs "Doin' Life with You"2025 "Goodbyes Are Hard to Listen To" rowspan="3" 2026 "Fighting the Good Fight" "High Notes"
Other appearances Year Title Other artist(s) Album 2005 "If I Were a Carpenter" Dolly Parton Those Were the Days 2007 "In a Perfect World" Gene Watson In a Perfect World 2010 "She Ain't Too Good for That" Colt Ford Chicken & Biscuits 2011 "Mr. Bojangles" The Grascals Country Classics with a Bluegrass Spin "I'll Try Anything" Jasmine Rae Listen Here 2013 "Tonight I'm Playin' Possum" Randy Travis Influence Vol. 1: The Man I Am 2014 "Red Dress" Lucy Hale Road Between 2016 "Still Loving You" Meghan Patrick Grace & Grit 2022 "Lost and Found" Dolly Parton Run, Rose, Run 2025 "Better Than You" Annie Bosko California Cowgirl
Music videos Year Title Director 1996 "Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other" Tom Bevins "Wal-Mart Parking Lot Social Club" "To Tell You the Truth, I Lied" 1997 "I Hate the Way I Love You" 2002 "The Impossible" Eric Welch "Brokenheartsville" Trey Fanjoy 2003 "She Only Smokes When She Drinks" Morgan Lawley "Cool to Be a Fool" Peter Zavadil 2004 "If Nobody Believed in You" Trey Fanjoy 2005 "What's a Guy Gotta Do" Peter Zavadil "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off" Stephen Shepherd 2006 "Size Matters (Someday)" Warren P. Sonoda "I'll Wait for You" 2007 "I'll Wait for You" (acoustic version) Chris Hicky "Another Side of You" 2008 "It Ain't No Crime" Kristin Barlowe 2009 "An Old Friend of Mine" Rob Dennis "Gimmie That Girl" Peter Zavadil 2011 "The Shape I'm In" Trey Fanjoy "Take It Off" Potsy Ponciroli/Deaton-Flanigen 2013 "Sunny and 75" Brian Lazzaro 2014 "Yeah" Wes Edwards 2017 "Baby Got Back" Jim Shea 2023 "Good Day for Living" 2025 "Home Run" David "Doc" Abbott "Better Than You"
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