The following is a detailed discography of all singles released by American singer-songwriter Willie Nelson. A total of 25 Nelson singles have reached number one on music charts in the US.
His 1982 single, "Always on My Mind", reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. Two years later, his duet with Julio Iglesias, "To All the Girls I've Loved Before", became a worldwide hit. His albums and singles were successful in many countries, especially New Zealand, Australia and some European countries.
Singles
1950s and 1960s Single Year Peak chart positions Album US Country US Bubbling CAN Country "No Place for Me" 1957 — — — rowspan="4" "Man With the Blues" 1959 — — — "What a Way to Live" 1960 — — — "Night Life" — — — "The Part Where I Cry" 1961 — — — ...And Then I Wrote "Willingly" 1962 10 — — "Touch Me" 7 9 —...And Then I Wrote "Wake Me When It's Over" — — — "You Dream About Me" — — — "Half a Man" 1963 25 29 — Here's Willie Nelson "Take My Word" — — — "You Took My Happy Away" 33 — — rowspan="7" "Am I Blue?" 1964 — — — "River Boy" — — — "I Never Cared For You" — — — "Pretty Paper" — — — "She's Not for You" 1965 43 — — "Healing Hands of Time" — — — "I Just Can't Let You Say Goodbye" 48 — — Country Music Concert "One in a Row" 1966 19 — — Make Way for Willie Nelson "Columbus Stockade Blues" — — — rowspan="2" "I'm Still Not Over You" — — — "The Party's Over" 1967 24 — — The Party's Over and Other Great Willie Nelson Songs "Blackjack County Chain" 21 — — "San Antonio" 50 — — Texas in My Soul "Little Things" 1968 22 — 8 Good Times "Good Times" 44 — — "Johnny One Time" 36 — — rowspan = "3" "Bring Me Sunshine" 1969 13 — 38 "I Hope So" 36 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1970s Single Year Peak chart positions Album US Country US CAN Country CAN CAN AC AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 12, 1988. Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from June 13, 1988: Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: "Once More with Feeling" 1970 42 — 35 — — — Both Sides Now "Laying My Burdens Down" 68 — — — — — Laying My Burdens Down "I'm a Memory" 1971 28 — — — — — Willie Nelson and Family "Yesterday's Wine" / "Me and Paul" 62 — — — — — Yesterday's Wine "Words Don't Fit the Picture" 1972 73 — — — — — The Words Don't Fit the Picture "Shotgun Willie" 1973 60 — 66 — — — Shotgun Willie "Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)" 22 — 26 — — — "I Still Can't Believe You're Gone" 1974 51 — — — — — Phases and Stages "Bloody Mary Morning" 17 — 26 — — — "Sister's Coming Home" 93 — — — — — "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" 1975 1 21 2 40 9 57 Red Headed Stranger "Remember Me (When the Candle Lights Are Gleaming)" 1976 2 67 6 78 — — "I'd Have to Be Crazy" 11 — 7 — — — The Sound in Your Mind "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time" 1 — 5 — — — "Uncloudy Day" 1977 4 — 4 — — — The Troublemaker "I Love You a Thousand Ways" 9 — 20 — — — To Lefty from Willie "Georgia on My Mind" 1978 1 84 1 86 16 — Stardust "Blue Skies" 1 — 1 — 4 53 "All of Me" 3 — 4 — — — "Whiskey River" 1979 12 — 3 — — — Willie and Family Live "September Song" 15 — 5 — — — Stardust "White Christmas" — — — — — — Pretty Paper "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1980s Single Year Peak positionsCertifications Album US Country US US AC CAN Country CAN CAN AC IRE AUS UK "Help Me Make It Through the Night" 1980 4 — — 1 — — — — — Sings Kristofferson "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" 1 44 — 1 — 3 — — — The Electric Horseman "Midnight Rider" 6 — — 1 — 10 — — — "On the Road Again" 1 20 7 2 — 3 — 64 — BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold Honeysuckle Rose "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" 1981 1 — — 1 — — — — — "Mona Lisa" 11 — — 7 — — — — — Somewhere Over the Rainbow "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" 26 — — 25 — — — — — "Heartaches of a Fool" 39 — — — — — — — — Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be) "Always on My Mind" 1982 1 5 2 1 10 4 8 39 49 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold Always on My Mind "Let It Be Me" 2 40 11 1 — 1 — — — "Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning" 2 — — 1 — — — — — "Little Old Fashioned Karma" 1983 10 — — 20 — — — — — Tougher Than Leather "Why Do I Have to Choose" 3 — — 1 — — — — — Take It to the Limit "Take It to the Limit" 8 — 31 1 — — — — — "Without a Song" 11 — — 3 — — — — — Without a Song "City of New Orleans" 1984 1 — 30 1 — 5 — — — City of New Orleans "Forgiving You Was Easy" 1985 1 — — 1 — — — — — Me & Paul "Me and Paul" (re-recording) 14 — — 6 — — — — — "Living in the Promiseland" 1986 1 — — 1 — — — — — The Promiseland "I'm Not Trying to Forget You" 21 — — 23 — — — — — "Partners After All" 1987 24 — — 33 — — — — — Partners "Heart of Gold" 44 — — 52 — — — — — "Island in the Sea" 27 — — 32 — — — — — Island in the Sea "Nobody There But Me" 1988 82 — — — — — — — — "Spanish Eyes" 8 — — 3 — — — 93 — What a Wonderful World "Twilight Time" 41 — — — — — — — — "Nothing I Can Do About It Now" 1989 1 — — 1 — — — — — A Horse Called Music "There You Are" 8 — — 4 — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1990s and 2000s Single Year Peak chartpositions Album US US Country CAN Country "The Highway" 1990 — 52 71 A Horse Called Music "Is the Better Part Over?" — — — "Ain't Necessarily So" — 17 29 Born for Trouble "The Piper Came Today" — 70 — "Ten With a Two" 1991 — 45 35 "If I Can Find a Clean Shirt" — 51 25 Clean Shirt "Tryin' to Outrun the Wind" — — — "Graceland" 1993 — 70 41 Across the Borderline "Still Is Still Moving to Me" — — — "Turn Me Loose and Let Me Swing" 1995 — — 86 Six Hours at Pedernales "I Never Cared for You" 1998 — — — Teatro "Mendocino County Line" 2002 — 22 — The Great Divide "Maria (Shut Up and Kiss Me)" — 41 — "Always on My Mind" 2003 — — — Willie Nelson & Friends – Stars & Guitars "Wurlitzer Prize" — — — Live and Kickin' "I'm a Worried Man" 2005 — — — Countryman "The Harder They Come" — — — "You Don't Know Me" 2006 — — — You Don't Know Me "Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other" 52 — — "Gravedigger" 2008 — — — Moment of Forever "You Don't Think I'm Funny Anymore" — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2010s Title Year Peak chartpositions Album US Country US Bubbling "The Scientist" 2011 — 3 Heroes "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die" 2012 — — "Just Breathe" — — "Come On Back Jesus" — — "From Here to the Moon and Back" (with Dolly Parton) 2013 — — To All the Girls... "Grandma's Hands" (with Mavis Staples) — — "It Won't Be Long" (with The Secret Sisters) — — "Somewhere Between" (with Loretta Lynn) — — "The Wall" 2014 — — Band of Brothers "Wives and Girlfriends" — — "Band of Brothers" — — "Who'll Buy My Memories" — — December Day: Willie’s Stash, Vol. 1 "Laws of Nature" — — "Summer of Roses / December Day" — — "It's All Going to Pot" 2015 48 — Django and Jimmie "Unfair Weather Friend" — — "Alice in Hulaland" — — "Summertime" 2016 — — Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin "Someone to Watch Over Me" — — "Heartaches by the Number" — — For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price "I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me)" — — "A Woman's Love" 2017 — — God's Problem Child "It Gets Easier" — — "Old Timer" — — "He Won't Ever Be Gone" — — "Still Not Dead" — — "Mind Your Own Business" — — Willie and the Boys: Willie's Stash, Vol. 2 "I'm Movin' On" — — "My Tears Fall" — — "Last Man Standing" 2018 — — Last Man Standing "Me and You" — — "Something You Get Through" — — "Ready to Roar" — — "Summer Wind" — — My Way "One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)" — — "I'll Be Around" — — "Vote 'Em Out" — — "Ride Me Back Home" 2019 — — Ride Me Back Home "My Favorite Picture of You" — — "Come on Time" — — "It's Hard to Be Humble" — — "Immigrant Eyes" — — "Seven Year Itch" — — "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" 36 — To All the Girls... "For Real" — —
2020s Title Year Album "First Rose of Spring" 2020 First Rose of Spring "Our Song" "I'm the Only Hell My Mama Ever Raised" "We Are the Cowboys" "Under Pressure" (with Karen O)Non-album singles "I'll Be Seeing You 2021 "Dreams of the San Joaquin" (with Michael McDonald and David Hidalgo) "I'll Love You Till the Day I Die" 2022 A Beautiful Time "Energy Follows Thought" "Tower of Song" "Live Forever" Live Forever: A Tribute To Billy Joe Shaver "Last Leaf" 2024 Last Leaf on the Tree "Do You Realize??"
Collaborations
Singles from collaboration albums Year Single Artist Peak chart positions[ allmusic ((( Willie Nelson > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))]Certifications Album US Country US US AC CAN Country CAN CAN AC IRE NZ AUS UK 1976 "Good Hearted Woman" Waylon Jennings 1 25 16 5 — 6 — — — — Wanted! The Outlaws 1978 "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" 1 42 33 1 57 42 — — — — RMNZ: Platinum Waylon & Willie "I Can Get Off On You" 1 — — — — — — — — — "If You Can Touch Her at All" 5 104 — 5 — — — — — — 1979 "Heartbreak Hotel" Leon Russell 1 — — 1 — — — — — — One for the Road "Crazy Arms" 16 — — 10 — — — — — — Honky Tonkin 1980 "Night Life" Danny Davis &The Nashville Brass 20 — — 9 — — — — — — Willie Nelson and Danny Davis "Funny How Time Slips Away" 41 — — — — — — — — — "Faded Love" Ray Price 3 — — 3 — — — — — — San Antonio Rose "Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me)" 11 — — 18 — — — — — — 1982 "Old Friends" (with Ray Price) Roger Miller 19 — — 18 — — — — — — Old Friends "In the Jailhouse Now" Webb Pierce 72 — — — — — — — — — In the Jailhouse Now "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" Waylon Jennings 13 — — 2 — — — — — — WWII 1983 "Everything's Beautiful (In Its Own Way)" Dolly Parton 7 19 5 — 2 — — — — The Winning Hand "Reasons to Quit" Merle Haggard 6 — — 7 — — — — — — Pancho & Lefty "You're Gonna Love Yourself (In the Morning)" Brenda Lee 43 — — — — — — — — — The Winning Hand "Pancho and Lefty" Merle Haggard 1 — 21 1 — — — — — — Pancho & Lefty 1984 "To All the Girls I've Loved Before"[A] Julio Iglesias 1 5 3 1 1 1 16 2 4 17 RIAA: Platinum MC: Platinum Half Nelson "How Do You Feel About Foolin' Around" Kris Kristofferson 46 — — 35 — — — — — — Music from Songwriter "Seven Spanish Angels" Ray Charles 1 — — 1 — — — 6 29 — RMNZ: Platinum Half Nelson 1985 "Are There Any More Real Cowboys" Neil Young — — — 37 — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Guest singles Year Single Artist Peak chart positions Album US Country US CAN Country NLD BEL NOR 1967 "Chet's Tune" Some of Chet's Friends 38 — — — — — 1974 "After the Fire Is Gone" Tracy Nelson 17 — — — — — Tracy Nelson 1977 "Lily Dale" Darrell McCall 32 — — — — — rowspan="2" "You Are My Sunshine" Duane Eddy (with Waylon Jennings, Kin Vassy and Deed Eddy) 69 — — — — — "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" Waylon Jennings 1 25 1 — — — Ol' Waylon 1978 "Something to Brag About" Mary Kay Place 9 — 14 — — — Aimin' to Please "Ain't Life Hell" Hank Cochran 77 — — — — — With a Little Help from My Friends 1980 "A Little Bitty Tear" 57 — — — — — Make the World Go Away 1981 "There's a Crazy Man" Jody Payne 65 — — — — — 1982 "Just to Satisfy You" Waylon Jennings 1 52 2 — — — Black on Black "Long Black Limousine" Rattlesnake Annie — — — — — — Country Livin''' |- | 1983 ! scope="row"| "They All Went to Mexico" | Carlos Santana | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | align="left"| Havana Moon|- | 1984 ! scope="row"| "Wabash Cannonball" | Hank Wilson | 91 | — | — | — | — | —
| 1985 ! scope="row"| "We Are the World" | USA for Africa | 76 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | align="left"| We Are the World|- | rowspan="3"| 1986 ! scope="row"| "I've Already Cheated On You" | David Allan Coe | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | align="left"| Son of the South |- ! scope="row"| "Wouldn't You Love Us Together Again" | Family Brown | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | align="left"| Feel the Fire |- ! scope="row"| "Mind Your Own Business" | Hank Williams Jr.(with Reba McEntire, Tom Pettyand Reverend Ike) | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | align="left"| Montana Cafe|- | 1987 ! scope="row"| "If I Could Only Fly" | Merle Haggard | 58 | — | 50 | — | — | — | align="left"| Seashores of Old Mexico|- | 1990