This article lists the discography of American rock singer-songwriter Warren Zevon.
Albums
Studio albums
Year Album info Peak chart positions Certifications US USInd. AUS UK1969 Wanted Dead or Alive Released: 1969 Label: Liberty Format: LP, CD — — — —1976 Warren Zevon Released: May 18, 1976 Label: Elektra / Asylum Format: LP, CS, CD 189 — — —1978 Excitable Boy Released: January 18, 1978 Label: Elektra / Asylum Format: LP, CS, CD 8 — 9 — RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold1980 Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School Released: February 15, 1980 Label: Elektra Format: LP, CD 20 — 35 —1982 The Envoy Released: July 16, 1982 Label: Rhino / Elektra Format: LP, CD 93 — 100 —1987 Sentimental Hygiene Released: August 29, 1987 Label: Virgin Format: LP, CS, CD 63 — 42 —1989Transverse City Released: October 1989 Label: Virgin Format: CD, CS, LP — — — —1991 Mr. Bad Example Released: October 15, 1991 Label: Giant / Rhino / Warner Bros. Format: CD, CS, LP — — — —1995 Mutineer Released: May 23, 1995 Label: Giant / Giant Format: CD — — — —2000 Life'll Kill Ya Released: January 25, 2000 Label: Artemis Format: CD 173 8 — 1462002 My Ride's Here Released: May 7, 2002 Label: Artemis Format: CD — 22 — —2003 The Wind Released: August 26, 2003 Label: Artemis (US) / Rykodisc (UK) Format: CD, LP 12 1 — 57 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums
Year Album US AUS 1980 Stand in the Fire Released: December 26, 1980 Label: Elektra / Asylum; Vivid Sound Format: LP, CD 80 94 1993 Learning to Flinch Released: April 13, 1993 Label: Giant / Giant Format: CD, CS 198 — 2025 Epilogue: Live At The Edmonton Folk Festival Released: November 28, 2025 (LP), December 5, 2025 (CD/Digital) Label: Omnivore Records Format: LP, CD, Digital — —
Live archive releases
Year Album US AUS 2020 Fever in My Veins (Live New Jersey '82) Released: October 27, 2020 Label: Happenstance Format: Digital — — 2021 The Monkey and the Plywood Violin Both The Monkey and the Plywood Violin and Moving Through The Station take their title from lyrics in the Leonard Cohen song "First We Take Manhattan" which Zevon covered through-out his 1992 tour supported by the Odds. Released: May 6, 2021 Label: musique de lune Format: Digital — — 2022 Moving Through the Station (Live Cleveland '92) Released: February 2, 2022 Label: Routenote Format: Digital — —
Compilation albums
Year Album US USInd. Certifications 1986 A Quiet Normal Life: The Best of Warren Zevon Released: October 24, 1986 Label: Elektra / Asylum Format: — — RIAA: Gold 1996 I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Released: September 17, 1996 Label: Rhino Format: CD — — 2002 Genius: The Best of Warren Zevon Released: October 2002 Label: Rhino Format: CD 168 — 2003 The First Sessions Released: 2003 Label: Varèse Sarabande Format: CD — — 2006 Reconsider Me: The Love Songs Released: January 31, 2006 Label: Artemis Format: CD — — 2007 Preludes: Rare and Unreleased Recordings Released: May 1, 2007 Label: New West Format: CD, digital — 32 2020 Greatest Hits (According to Judd Apatow) Released: October 24, 2020 Label: Rhino Entertainment Format: LP — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles
Year Name Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US Main US Dance CAN AUS UK 1976"Hasten Down the Wind" — — — — — — Warren Zevon"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" — — — — — — 1978"Johnny Strikes Up the Band" — — — — — — Excitable Boy"Excitable Boy" — — — — — —"Werewolves of London" 21 — — 18 8 87 BPI: Silver"Nighttime in the Switching Yard" — — — — — —"Lawyers, Guns and Money" — — — — — — 1980"A Certain Girl" 57 — — 67 — — Bad Luck Streak in Dancing School"Jeannie Needs a Shooter" — — — — — —"Gorilla, You're a Desperado" — — — — — — 1982"Let Nothing Come Between You" — 24 — — — — The Envoy 1987"Sentimental Hygiene" — 9 — — — — Sentimental Hygiene"Boom Boom Mancini" — — — — — —"Reconsider Me" — — — — — —"Detox Mansion" — 44 — — — —"Bad Karma" — — — — — —"Leave My Monkey Alone" — — 18 — — — 1989"Run Straight Down" — 30 — — — — Transverse City"Splendid Isolation" — — — — — — 1991"Finishing Touches" — — — — — — Mr. Bad Example"Searching for a Heart" — — — — — — 1995"Rottweiler Blues" — — — — — — Mutineer"Poisonous Lookalike" — — — — — —"Mutineer" — — — — — — 2000"I Was in the House When the House Burned Down" — — — — — — Life'll Kill Ya"Porcelain Monkey" — — — — — —"Back in the High Life Again" — — — — — — 2002"Basket Case" — — — — — — My Ride's Here"Hit Somebody! (The Hockey Song)" — — — — — —"Genius" — — — — — — 2003"Disorder in the House" — — — — — — The Wind"Knockin' on Heaven's Door" — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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