American musician Sturgill Simpson has released nine studio albums (including two as Johnny Blue Skies), six singles, and ten music videos. Simpson debuted in 2013 with the album High Top Mountain on his own High Top Mountain label. This was followed in 2014 by Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, which featured the single "Turtles All the Way Down". Simpson signed to Atlantic Records for A Sailor's Guide to Earth in 2016, which included his first chart entries "Brace for Impact (Live a Little)" and a cover of Nirvana's "In Bloom" He moved to Elektra Records for Sound & Fury in 2019, which was accompanied by an anime film of the same name. He returned to High Top Mountain for a pair of albums, Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions and Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 2: The Cowboy Arms Sessions; both released in 2020, these consisted of acoustic re-recordings of previous songs. The Ballad of Dood & Juanita followed in 2021.
In June 2024, Simpson announced that he would release an eighth album, Passage du Desir, under the name Johnny Blue Skies.
Albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales US USCountry USRock CAN NOR UK High Top Mountain Release date: June 11, 2013 Label: High Top Mountain Formats: CD, LP, download — 31 — — — —US: 105,600 Metamodern Sounds in Country Music Release date: May 13, 2014 Label: High Top Mountain Formats: CD, LP, download 59 8 — — — —US: 228,600 A Sailor's Guide to Earth Release date: April 15, 2016 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, LP, download 3 1 1 31 34 43 US: 217,900 Sound & Fury Released: September 27, 2019 Label: Elektra Formats: CD, LP, download 12 3 3 55 — 79US: 72,900 Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions Released: October 16, 2020 Label: High Top Mountain Formats: CD, LP, download 24 2 — — — — Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 2: The Cowboy Arms Sessions Released: December 11, 2020 Label: High Top Mountain Formats: CD, LP, download 30 5 — — — — The Ballad of Dood and Juanita Released: August 20, 2021 Label: High Top Mountain Formats: CD, LP, download 23 3 — — — — Passage du Desir Released: July 12, 2024 Label: High Top Mountain Formats: CD, LP, download 29 9 7 — — — Mutiny After Midnight Released: March 13, 2026 Label: Atlantic Outpost Formats: CD, LP, cassette, download 3 — 1 — — — US: 59,000 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles As lead artist Year Song Peak chart positions Album USAAA US Country USRock 2014 "Living the Dream" — — — Metamodern Sounds in Country Music "Turtles All the Way Down" — — —"The Promise" — — — 2016 "Brace for Impact (Live a Little)" 23 — 44 A Sailor's Guide to Earth "In Bloom" — 48 37 2019 "Sing Along" 7 — 17 Sound & Fury 2026 "Situation" 4 — — Mutiny After Midnight "Don't Let Go" 33 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
As featured artist +TitleYearAlbum"Resentment"2019High Road"Paradise"2021Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2"Big Time"2022Single"Use Me (Brutal Hearts)"2023Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 2: Swamp Savant
Other charted songs Year Song Peak chart positions Album USRock USAAA 2019 "Remember to Breathe" 30— Sound & Fury "Ronin" 44— "Mercury in Retrograde" 46—2020 "I Don't Mind (2020)"—29Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions
Music videos Year Video Director(s) 2013 "Railroad of Sin" Yosuke Torii and Shunsuke Ochiai 2014 "Turtles All the Way Down" Graham Uhelski "The Promise" 2016 "Brace for Impact (Live a Little)" Matt Mahurin "In Bloom" "Breakers Roar" 2017 "All Around You" 2019 "Sing Along" Jumpei Mizusaki 2020 "A Good Look" "Make Art Not Friends" Michael Arias
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