The Kentucky Headhunters are an American country rock & southern rock band founded in 1968 as Itchy Brother. The band's discography comprises nine studio albums, six compilation albums, two video compilations and 27 singles. Of their albums, their 1989 debut Pickin' on Nashville is certified double platinum in the United States and Canada, while 1991's Electric Barnyard has a gold certification in both countries. Of the band's singles, four have reached Top 40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Their highest chart peak is the number 8 "Oh Lonesome Me", which was originally a Number One single for Don Gibson.
Studio albums 1980s and 1990s Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) US Country US CAN Pickin' on Nashville Release date: October 17, 1989 Label: Mercury Records Formats: CD, cassette, LP 2 41 — CAN: 2× Platinum US: 2× Platinum Electric Barnyard Release date: April 2, 1991 Label: Mercury Records Formats: CD, cassette 3 29 79 CAN: Gold US: Gold Rave On! Release date: 1993 Label: Mercury Records Formats: CD, cassette 22 102 — Stompin' Grounds Release date: April 29, 1997 Label: BNA Records Formats: CD, cassette — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2000s – 2020s Title Album details Peak positions US Country Songs from the Grass String Ranch Release date: June 13, 2000 Label: Audium Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette — Soul Release date: May 6, 2003 Label: Audium Entertainment Formats: CD — Big Boss Man Release date: June 21, 2005 Label: CBuJ Entertainment Formats: CD — Dixie Lullabies Release date: October 18, 2011 Label: Red Dirt Formats: CD 75 On Safari Release date: November 4, 2016 Label: Plowboy Formats: CD, music download — That's a Fact Jack! Release date: October 2, 2021 Label: Practice House Formats: CD, music download — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Compilation albums Title Album details The Best of The Kentucky Headhunters:Still Pickin' Release date: September 20, 1994 Label: Mercury Records Formats: CD, cassette Flying Under the Radar Release date: June 13, 2006 Label: CBuJ Entertainment Formats: CD Authorized Bootleg: Live – Agara Ballroom – Cleveland, Ohio Release date: September 22, 2009 Label: Mercury Records Nashville Formats: CD The Kentucky Headhunters Release date: December 8, 2011 Label: Hickory Records Formats: music download Snapshot: Kentucky Headhunters Release date: June 23, 2014 Label: Hickory Records Formats: CD, music download Dixie Fried : The Best of The Mercury Years Release date: October 12, 2018 Label: Wrasse Records Formats: CD, music download Live at the Ramblin' Man Fair Release date: January 11, 2019 Label: Alligator Records Formats: CD, music download
Collaborative albums Title Album details That'll Work Release date: August 17, 1993 Label: Elektra/Nonesuch Formats: CD, cassette Meet Me in Bluesland Release date: June 2, 2015 Label: Alligator Records Formats: CD, music download
Singles 1970s – 1990s Year Single Peak chartpositions Album US Country CAN Country 1973 "Shotgun Effie" (as Itchy Brother) — — 1989 "Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine" 25 — Pickin' on Nashville 1990 "Dumas Walker" 15 54 "Oh Lonesome Me" 8 19 "Rock 'n' Roll Angel" 23 30 1991 "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" 49 82 Electric Barnyard "With Body and Soul" 56 30 "It's Chitlin' Time" 63 88 "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" 60 — 1992 "Let's Work Together" — — Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man 1993 "Honky Tonk Walkin'" 54 77 Rave On!! "Blue Moon of Kentucky" — — "Dixie Fried" 71 — 1994 "Sunday Blues" — — That'll Work "Stumblin" (with Johnnie Johnson) — — "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" — — Shared Vision: The Songs of the Beatles 1997 "Singin' the Blues" 70 — Stompin' Grounds "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2000s – 2020s Year Single Peak positions Album US Country 2000 "Too Much to Lose" 66 Songs from the Grass String Ranch 2001 "Louisianna CoCo" — 2002 "Love That Woman" — 2003 "Lonely Nights" — Soul 2005 "Big Boss Man" — Big Boss Man 2006 "Chug-a-Lug" — "Take These Chains from My Heart" — 2011 "Great Acoustics" — Dixie Lullabies 2016 "Crazy Jim" — On Safari 2017 "God Loves a Rolling Stone" — 2018 "Beaver Creek Mansion" —2021 "How Could I" — That's a Fact Jack! "That's a Fact Jack" — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Videography Music videos Year Video Director 1989 "Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine" John Lloyd Miller 1990 "Dumas Walker" "Oh Lonesome Me" 1991 "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" "It's Chitlin' Time" Sherman Halsey "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" Retta Harvey 1992 "Let's Work Together" Simon Wincer 1993 "Honky Tonk Walkin'" John Lloyd Miller "Dixie Fried" 1997 "Singin' the Blues" 2000 "Too Much to Lose" Brent Hedgecock 2001 "Louisianna CoCo" Jerad Sloan 2005 "Big Boss Man" Stephen Shepherd 2012 "Great Acoustics" Stacie Huckeba 2015 "Stumblin'" Norry Niven
Video compilations Title Album details Certifications(sales threshold) Pickin' on Nashville: Videos Release date: July 1, 1991 Label: Mercury Records Formats: VHS US: Gold Best Pickin's Release date: October 18, 1994 Label: Mercury Records Formats: VHS
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