American singer Darius Rucker gained fame as the lead singer of the roots rock band Hootie & the Blowfish before emerging as a major country music singer in 2008. As a solo artist, his discography comprises seven studio albums, including five for Capitol Nashville. His singles since 2008 have all been released to the country music format, where he has had nine number-one singles on the Country Airplay chart: "Don't Think I Don't Think About It", "It Won't Be Like This for Long", "Alright", "Come Back Song", "This", "Wagon Wheel", "If I Told You", "For the First Time", and "Beers and Sunshine". He also appeared on the number one single "Forever Country".
Studio albums 2000s Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US Country US USR&B USHeat Back to Then Release date: July 30, 2002 Label: Hidden Beach — 127 43 1 Learn to Live Release date: September 16, 2008 Label: Capitol Nashville 1 5 — — US: 1,298,000 RIAA: 3× Platinum "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2010s Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US Country US AUS CAN UK Charleston, SC 1966 Release date: October 12, 2010 Label: Capitol Nashville 1 2 — 12 179 US: 489,000 RIAA: Gold True Believers Release date: May 21, 2013 Label: Capitol Nashville 1 2 — 17 89 US: 575,400 RIAA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Home for the Holidays Release date: October 27, 2014 Label: Capitol Nashville 3 25 — — — US: 220,800 Southern Style Release date: March 31, 2015 Label: Capitol Nashville 1 7 — — — US: 199,000 When Was the Last Time Release date: October 20, 2017 Label: Capitol Nashville 2 8 29 42 — US: 123,400 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2020s Title Album details Peak chart positions US Country US Carolyn's Boy Release date: October 6, 2023 Label: Capitol Nashville 27 153
Compilation albums Title Album details #1's – Volume 1 Release date: November 19, 2021 Label: Capitol Nashville
Singles 2000s Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album US Country Songs US CAN Country CAN 2002 "Wild One" — — — — Back to Then 2003 "Exodus" — — — — 2008 "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" 1 35 3 47 RIAA: 2× Platinum Learn to Live "It Won't Be Like This for Long" 1 36 1 59 RIAA: Platinum 2009 "Alright" 1 30 2 61 RIAA: 3× Platinum "History in the Making" 3 61 3 73 RIAA: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2010s and 2020s Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Sales Album US Country Songs US Country Airplay US CAN Country CAN 2010 "Come Back Song" 1 37 8 87 RIAA: 2× Platinum Charleston, SC 1966 "This" 1 51 4 84 RIAA: Platinum 2011 "I Got Nothin'" 17 84 43 — 2012 "True Believers" 24 17 — 46 — True Believers2013 "Wagon Wheel" 1 1 15 1 23 RIAA: 11× Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: 3× Platinum RMNZ: 8× Platinum US: 3,776,000 "Radio" 14 4 65 6 82 RIAA: Gold 2014 "Miss You" — 48 — — — "Homegrown Honey" 6 2 53 11 76 RIAA: Platinum US: 376,000 Southern Style 2015 "Southern Style" 38 33 — — — 2016 "If I Told You" 4 1 53 23 — RIAA: 2× Platinum US: 359,000 When Was the Last Time 2017 "For the First Time" 7 1 58 6 — RIAA: Platinum US: 90,000 2018 "Straight to Hell" (featuring Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and Charles Kelley) — 40 — — — 2020 "Beers and Sunshine" 7 1 42 2 46 RIAA: Platinum MC: Platinum Carolyn's Boy 2021 "My Masterpiece" — 41 — — —2023 "Fires Don't Start Themselves" — 25 — — — Carolyn's Boy2024 "Never Been Over" (with Jennifer Nettles) — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
As featured artist Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album US Country Songs US Country Airplay US CAN Country CAN AUS SCO 2016 "Forever Country" 1 33 21 39 25 26 29 RIAA: Gold "Karaoke Song" — — — — — — — Lighter in the Dark 2020 "Wrong Side of Love" — — — — — — — The Young Bombs Show 2023 "To Be a Man" 32 — — 53 — — — What Is Life? "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Other charted songs and promotional singles Year Title Peak chart positions Album US Country Songs US Country Airplay US US AC 2009 "Winter Wonderland" 49 — — Country for Christmas "Candy Cane Christmas" 32 — 16 Now That's What I Call Christmas! 4 2011 "Together, Anything's Possible" — — — — 2014 "My Place" 49 — — — Kuntry Livin' "Baby, It's Cold Outside" — — — 13 Home for the Holidays 2015 "What God Wants for Christmas" — 46 — — "I'll Be Home for Christmas" — 59 — — 2017 "Don't" 39 — — — When Was the Last Time 2022 "Same Beer Different Problems" — — — — Carolyn's Boy "Ol' Church Hymn" — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Other appearances YearSongArtistAlbum1995"Solitude"Edwin McCainHonor Among Thieves (Edwin McCain album) 1999"Love at the Five and Dime"Nanci GriffithThe Dust Bowl Symphony2020"Why Things Happen"Jimmie Allen featuring Charley PrideBettie James
Music videos Year Video Director 2002 "Exodus" Mark Engal 2003 "Wild One" Miles/Future 2008 "Don't Think I Don't Think About It" Wayne Isham "Winter Wonderland" 2009 "It Won't Be Like This for Long" "Alright" "History in the Making" Shane Drake 2010 "Come Back Song" Trey Fanjoy 2011 "This" "Together, Anything Is Possible" John Learning "I Got Nothin'" Shaun Silva 2012 "True Believers" Jim Wright 2013 "Wagon Wheel" 2014 "Homegrown Honey" "What God Wants for Christmas" "My Place" (with Big Smo) Richard Murray 2015 "Homegrown Honey" (acoustic) Kenny Jackson "Southern Style" (acoustic) "Alright" (acoustic) "So I Sang" (acoustic) "Southern Style" Peter Zavadil 2016 "Forever Country" (Artists of Then, Now & Forever) Joseph Kahn "If I Told You" Jim Wright "Love to Hate It" Martin Kahan "Life on the Line" (With Fiona Culley)Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Wiley Chandler 2017 "For the First Time" Jim Wright 2018 "Straight to Hell" (with Charles Kelley, Luke Bryan & Jason Aldean) TK McKamy 2020 "Beers and Sunshine" Aaron Eisenberg 2021 "My Masterpiece" Jim Wright
See also Hootie & the Blowfish discography
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