The discography of Rodney Crowell, an American country music artist, consists of 17 studio albums and 39 singles. Although he first charted on Hot Country Songs in 1978, he did not reach top 40 on that chart until 1981, with "Stars on the Water". His 1988 album Diamonds & Dirt produced five consecutive number-one singles, the only ones of his career.
Studio albums 1970s–1980s Title Album details Peak positions CertificationsUS CountryUSAUSCAN Country Ain't Living Long Like This Release date: 1978 Label: Warner Bros. — — — — But What Will the Neighbors Think Release date: 1980 Label: Warner Bros. 64 155 — — Rodney Crowell Release date: 1981 Label: Warner Bros. 47 105 63 — Street Language Release date: 1986 label: Columbia 38 177 — — Diamonds & Dirt Release date: March 30, 1988 Label: Columbia 8 — — 9 CAN: Gold US: Gold Keys to the Highway Release date: October 10, 1989 Label: Columbia 15 180 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1990s–2000s Title Album details Peak positionsUS CountryUS US Heat US IndieCAN Country Life Is Messy Release date: May 19, 1992 Label: Columbia 30 155 — — 9 Let the Picture Paint Itself Release date: May 10, 1994 Label: MCA — — — — — Jewel of the South Release date: June 20, 1995 Label: MCA — — — — — The Houston Kid Release date: February 13, 2001 Label: Sugar Hill 32 — — 19 — Fate's Right Hand Release date: July 29, 2003 Label: DMZ / Epic 29 — 14 — — The Outsider Release date: August 16, 2005 Label: Columbia 37 — 12 — — Sex & Gasoline Release date: September 2, 2008 Label: Yep Roc 38 — — 35 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2010s–2020s Title Album details Peak positions SalesUS CountryUS US Indie Kin: Songs by Mary Karr & Rodney Crowell Release date: June 5, 2012 Label: Vanguard 32 — 37 Old Yellow Moon Release date: February 26, 2013 Label: Nonesuch 4 29 — Tarpaper Sky Release date: April 15, 2014 Label: New West 25 168 32 The Traveling Kind Release date: May 12, 2015 Label: Nonesuch 8 78 — Close Ties Release date: March 31, 2017 Label: New West 28 138 —US: 11,600 Acoustic Classics Release date: July 13, 2018 Label: RC1 — — — Christmas Everywhere Release date: November 2, 2018 Label: New West — — —US: 1,700 Texas Release date: August 15, 2019 Label: RC1 — — 13US: 9,400 Triage Release date: July 23, 2021 Label: RC1 — — — The Chicago Sessions Release date: May 5, 2023 Label: New West——— Airline Highway Release date: August 29, 2025 Label: New West——— Then Again (Recorded 2006) Release date: June 26, 2026 Label: New West——— "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak positionsUS Country The Rodney Crowell Collection Release date: August 8, 1989 Label: Warner Bros. 65 Greatest Hits Release date: November 2, 1993 Label: Columbia — Soul Searchin''' | align="left"| Release date: December 1, 1995 Label: Sony Music Special Products | — |- ! scope="row"| Super Hits| align="left"| Release date: 1995 Label: Columbia | — |- ! scope="row"| The Essential Rodney Crowell| align="left"| Release date: November 16, 2004 Label: Columbia / Legacy | — |- ! scope="row"| The Platinum Collection| align="left"| Release date: June 26, 2006 Label: Rhino | — |- ! scope="row"| Playlist: The Very Best of Rodney Crowell'' Release date: May 29, 2012 Label: Columbia / Legacy — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles 1970s–1980s Year Single Peak positions Album US Country US US AC AUS CAN Country 1978 "Elvira" 95 — — — — Ain't Living Long Like This "Song for the Life" — — — — — 1979 "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" 90 — — — — 1980 "Ashes by Now" 78 37 46 — — But What Will the Neighbors Think "Ain't No Money" — — — — — "Here Comes the 80's" — — — — — 1981 "Stars on the Water" 30 — — 39 21 Rodney Crowell 1982 "Victim or a Fool" 34 — — — — 1986 "Let Freedom Ring" — — — — — Street Language "When I'm Free Again" 38 — — — — 1987 "She Loves the Jerk" 71 — — — — "Looking for You" 59 — — — — 1988 "It's Such a Small World" 1 — — — 1 Diamonds & Dirt "I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried" 1 — — — 1 "She's Crazy for Leavin'" 1 — — — 1 1989 "After All This Time" 1 — — — 1 "Above and Beyond" 1 — — — 1 "Many a Long & Lonesome Highway" 3 — — — 1 Keys to the Highway "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1990s Year Single Peak positions Album US Country US AC CAN Country CAN CAN AC 1990 "If Looks Could Kill" 6 — 4 — — Keys to the Highway "My Past Is Present" 22 — 12 — — "Now That We're Alone" 17 — 13 — — 1991 "Things I Wish I'd Said" 72 — — — — 1992 "Lovin' All Night" 10 — 9 — — Life Is Messy "What Kind of Love" 11 9 2 47 5 "It's Not for Me to Judge" — — — — — "Let's Make Trouble" — — 78 — — 1993 "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" — — — — — Greatest Hits 1994 "Let the Picture Paint Itself" 60 — 50 — — Let the Picture Paint Itself "Big Heart" 75 — 70 — — "I Don't Fall in Love So Easy" — — — — — 1995 "Please Remember Me" 69 — — — — Jewel of the South 1998 "I Walk the Line Revisited" 61 — — — — The Houston Kid "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2000s–2020s Year Single Peak positions Album US Country 2001 "I Walk the Line Revisited" — The Houston Kid "Why Don't We Talk About It" — 2003 "Fate's Right Hand" — Fate's Right Hand "Earthbound" 60 2005 "The Obscenity Prayer (Give It to Me)" — The Outsider 2006 "Say You Love Me" — 2008 "Sex and Gasoline" — Sex and Gasoline 2012 "I'm a Mess" — Kin: Songs by Mary Karr & Rodney Crowell 2017 "It Ain't Over Yet" — Close Ties "Tobacco Road" — A Tribute to John D. Loudermilk 2018 "Shake Your Money Maker" — Strange Angels: In Flight with Elmore James 2019 "Flatland Hillbillies" — Texas 2021 "Something Has to Change" — 2025 "Mr. Soul" — The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 1 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
As featured artist Year Single Album 2011 "Hard Time Movin' On" Movin' On
Other appearances Year Song Album 2018 "World So Full of Love" King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller
Music videos Year Title Director 1986 "Let Freedom Ring" David Hogan 1988 "It's Such a Small World" (with Rosanne Cash) Edd Griles "I Couldn't Leave You If I Tried" Bill Pope 1989 "After All This Time" "Many a Long and Lonesome Highway" 1990 "If Looks Could Kill" Wayne Miller 1991 "Things I Wish I'd Said" 1992 "Lovin' All Night" Joanne Gardner 1993 "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" 1994 "Let the Picture Paint Itself" Gerry Wenner "Big Heart" Joanne Gardner/Steven Goldmann 1995 "Please Remember Me" Bud Schaetzle 2000 "I Walk the Line Revisited" (with Johnny Cash) Hannah Crowell/Stephen McCord/Dawn Nepp 2003 "Earthbound" Nigel Dick "Fate's Right Hand" Deb Haus/Jerad Sloan 2008 "Sex and Gasoline" 2016 "It Ain't Over Yet" (with Rosanne Cash, John Paul White and Mickey Raphael) 2017 "Nashville 1972" Reid Long
See also The Notorious Cherry Bombs
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