American country music artist Eric Church has released eight studio albums, three live albums, three extended plays, and 29 singles (including six as a featured artist). He made his debut on the Billboard Hot Country Songs with his 2006 single "How 'Bout You". Church charted eight more singles between then and 2011 when he achieved his first number-one single with "Drink in My Hand". This would be the first of six solo number-one singles for him in his career, the other five being "Springsteen" in 2012, "Give Me Back My Hometown" and "Talladega" in 2014, "Record Year" in 2016, and "Some of It" in 2019. Church was also a featured artist on four other songs that have reached the top of the country music charts. These are Jason Aldean's "The Only Way I Know" (also featuring Luke Bryan) in 2012, Keith Urban's "Raise 'Em Up" in 2015, the multi-artist collaboration "Forever Country" in 2016 (credited to the Artists of Then, Now, and Forever), and Luke Combs' "Does to Me" in 2020.
Church has released six studio albums for Capitol Records Nashville/EMI Nashville: Sinners Like Me, Carolina, Chief, The Outsiders, Mr. Misunderstood, and Desperate Man. Of these, Chief is his most commercially successful, having been certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Both this album and The Outsiders are his most successful on the charts, having topped both Top Country Albums and the Billboard 200 upon their release.
In April 2021, Church released his seventh studio album, the triple set Heart & Soul.
Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US US Country AUSAlbum peaks in Australia: The Outsiders: Desperate Man: CAN Sinners Like Me Release date: July 18, 2006 Label: Capitol Nashville 29 7 — — US: 590,000 RIAA: Platinum Carolina Release date: March 24, 2009 Label: Capitol Nashville 17 4 — — US: 715,000 RIAA: Platinum Chief Release date: July 26, 2011 Label: EMI Nashville 1 1 — 7 US: 1,957,700 RIAA: 4× Platinum MC: Platinum The Outsiders Release date: February 11, 2014 Label: EMI Nashville 1 1 23 1 US: 1,240,200 RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum Mr. Misunderstood Release date: November 4, 2015 Label: EMI Nashville 2 2 — 3US: 599,600 RIAA: Platinum Desperate Man Release date: October 5, 2018 Label: EMI Nashville 5 1 63 5US: 245,100 RIAA: Gold MC: Gold Heart Release date: April 16, 2021 Label: EMI Nashville Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 5 3 — 10 US: 40,000 Soul Release date: April 23, 2021 Label: EMI Nashville Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 4 2 — 9 US: 42,000 Evangeline vs. the Machine Release date: May 2, 2025 Label: EMI Nashville Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 30 5 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Live albums Title Details Peak chartpositions Sales US US Country Caught in the ActRelease date: April 9, 2013 Label: EMI Nashville 5 3 US: 107,00061 Days in ChurchRelease date: December 2017 Label: EMI Nashville — —US: 20,000Evangeline vs. the Machine: Comes AliveRelease date: February 13, 2026 Label: EMI Nashville — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Compilation albums Title Details Peak chartpositions Sales US US Country 4 Album CollectionRelease date: February 11, 2014 Label: EMI Nashville 71 12 US: 7,000
Extended plays Title Details Peak chartpositions Sales US US Country Caldwell County Release date: January 18, 2011 Label: EMI Nashville 67 13 Mr. Misunderstood: On the Rocks, Live and (Mostly) Unplugged Release date: November 15, 2016 Label: EMI Nashville 57 4US: 35,900 & Release date: April 20, 2021 Label: EMI Nashville Format: LP 83 12
Singles 2000s Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US Country Songs CAN Country "Hands of Time": "McArthur": 2006 "How 'Bout You" 85 14 24 RIAA: Gold Sinners Like Me "Two Pink Lines" — 19 31 2007 "Guys Like Me" 99 17 39 RIAA: Platinum "Sinners Like Me" — 51 — RIAA: Gold 2008 "His Kind of Money (My Kind of Love)" — 46 — 2009 "Love Your Love the Most" 63 10 23 RIAA: 2× Platinum Carolina "Hell on the Heart" 67 10 20 RIAA: Platinum "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2010s Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US Country Songs US Country Airplay CAN CAN Country 2010 "Smoke a Little Smoke" 78 16 — 39 RIAA: 4× Platinum MC: Gold Carolina 2011 "Homeboy" 53 13 — 34 RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Gold Chief "Drink in My Hand" 40 1 52 1 RIAA: 5× Platinum MC: Platinum RMNZ: Gold 2012 "Springsteen" 19 1 28 1 RIAA: 8× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Gold "Creepin'" 56 10 5 65 8 RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Gold 2013 "Like Jesus Does" 59 13 6 56 5 RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold "The Outsiders" 51 6 25 32 37 RIAA: Gold The Outsiders 2014 "Give Me Back My Hometown" 36 4 1 30 1 RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Gold "Cold One" 88 20 20 87 19 RIAA: Gold "Talladega" 43 2 1 51 1 RIAA: 3× Platinum 2015 "Like a Wrecking Ball" 51 6 11 75 32 RIAA: 2× Platinum "Mr. Misunderstood" 84 15 15 70 7RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold Mr. Misunderstood 2016 "Record Year" 44 2 1 79 1 RIAA: 3× Platinum MC: Gold "Kill a Word" (featuring Rhiannon Giddens) 71 9 6 71 5 RIAA: Gold 2017 "Round Here Buzz" 56 7 2 — 8 RIAA: 2× Platinum 2018 "Desperate Man" 68 8 13 61 4 RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold Desperate Man 2019 "Some of It" 43 7 1 77 3 RIAA: Platinum "Monsters" — 20 15 — 11RIAA: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2020s Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US Country Songs US Country Airplay CAN CAN Country 2020 "Stick That in Your Country Song" 92 23 22 76 14 MC: Gold RIAA: Gold Heart & Soul "Hell of a View" 28 2 1 32 1 MC: Platinum RIAA: Platinum 2021 "Heart on Fire" 56 12 5 64 5RIAA: Platinum 2022 "Doing Life with Me" — — 34 — 29RIAA: Gold2025 "Hands of Time" 70 20 14 96 7 Evangeline vs. the Machine2026 "On the Road"—————
As a featured artist Year Title Artist Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US Country Songs US Country Airplay CAN CAN Country AUS NZ HotPeaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chart: "Does to Me": "Man Made a Bar": SCO 2011 "Country Thang" Colt Ford — 54 — — — — — Every Chance I Get 2012 "The Only Way I Know" Jason Aldean 40 5 1 53 2 — — — RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold Night Train 2015 "Raise 'Em Up" Keith Urban 56 8 1 47 1 — — — RIAA: Gold Fuse "Are You Ready for the Country?" Hank Williams, Jr. — — 46 — — — — — It's About Time 2016 "Forever Country" Artists of Then, Now & Forever 21 1 33 25 34 26 — 29 RIAA: Gold 2020 "Does to Me" Luke Combs 20 4 1 59 3 — 38 — RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum MC: Gold RMNZ: Gold What You See Is What You Get2023 "Man Made a Bar" Morgan Wallen 15 3 1 20 1 — 8 — RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: Gold RMNZ: Gold One Thing at a Time2026 "McArthur" Hardy, Morgan Wallen and Tim McGraw 31 6 17 41 35 — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Other charted songs Year Title Peak chart positionsCertifications Album US US Country Songs US Country Airplay CAN2009"Carolina"————RIAA: GoldCarolina2011"Jack Daniels"————RIAA: GoldChief"Over When It's Over"————RIAA: Gold 2013 "Keep On" — — 55 — "Hungover & Hard Up" — — 57 — 2014 "A Man Who Was Gonna Die Young" 89 24 — 57 The Outsiders "That's Damn Rock & Roll" — 43 — — 2015 "Roller Coaster Ride" — — 52 — "Mixed Drinks About Feelings" — — — — Mr. Misunderstood 2018 "Heart Like a Wheel" — 35 — — Desperate Man 2020 "Bad Mother Trucker" — — — — Soul "Crazyland" — 41 — — Heart "Through My Ray-Bans" — 49 — — & 2021 "Never Break Heart" — — — — Heart "Bunch of Nothing" — 44 — —2024 "Darkest Hour (Helene Edit)" — 38 25 — Evangeline vs. the Machine2025 "Number 3 and Number 7" 52 27 — — I'm the Problem "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Other appearances Year Song Album 2018 "Oo De Lally" King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller
Music videos Year Video Director 2006 "How 'Bout You" Scott Speer "Two Pink Lines" Peter Zavadil 2007 "Guys Like Me" "Lightning" 2009 "Love Your Love the Most" 2010 "Hell on the Heart" "Smoke a Little Smoke" Peter Zavadil 2011 "Homeboy" "Drink in My Hand" 2012 "Springsteen" "Creepin'" "The Only Way I Know" Paul Miller 2013 "Like Jesus Does" John Peets "Over When It's Over" Peter Zavadil 2014 "Give Me Back My Hometown" "A Man Who Was Gonna Die Young" "Cold One" "Talladega" 2015 "Raise 'Em Up" Chris Hicky "Like a Wrecking Ball" Joe DeMaio "Mr. Misunderstood" Reid Long/John Peets "Are You Ready for the Country?" Peter Zavadil 2016 "Record Year" Reid Long/John Peets "Forever Country"(with Artists of Then, Now and Forever) Joseph Kahn "Kill a Word" (Live at Red Rocks) Shaun Silva2017 "Round Here Buzz" Reid Long 2018 "Desperate Man" 2019 "Some of It" Reid Long 2020 "Does to Me" (with Luke Combs) Jon Small/Trey Fanjoy 2021 "Heart On Fire" Reid Long 2022 "You, Me & The River (with Chris Janson)"
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