The discography of American country music singer Keith Whitley includes five studio albums, 10 compilation albums, one extended play and 20 singles. Of his singles, 15 reached the top 40 of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart between 1986 and 1992, including five number one hits ("Don't Close Your Eyes", "When You Say Nothing at All", "I'm No Stranger to the Rain", "I Wonder Do You Think of Me" and "It Ain't Nothin'"). Four of his albums have been certified Gold or Platinum by the RIAA in the U.S.
Studio albums Title Album details Peak positions Certifications US Country US CAN Country L.A. to Miami Release date: October 28, 1985 Label: RCA Records 26 — — Don't Close Your Eyes Release date: May 31, 1988 Label: RCA Records 8 121 10 RIAA: Platinum I Wonder Do You Think of Me Release date: August 1, 1989 Label: RCA Records 2 115 — RIAA: Gold Wherever You Are Tonight Release date: October 24, 1995 Label: BNA Records — — — Sad Songs & Waltzes Release date: September 12, 2000 Label: Rounder Records — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak positions Certifications US Country US CAN Country Greatest Hits Release date: August 7, 1990 Label: RCA Records 5 67 — RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold Kentucky Bluebird Release date: September 10, 1991 Label: RCA Records 45 — 17 The Best of Keith Whitley Release date: June 22, 1993 Label: RCA Records — — — Super Hits Release date: May 21, 1996 Label: RCA Records 51 — — RIAA: Gold The Essential Keith Whitley Release date: June 18, 1996 Label: RCA Records — — — Keith Whitley Remembered:The Encore Collection Release date: April 14, 1998 Label: BMG Special Products — — — RCA Country Legends Release date: March 5, 2002 Label: BMG Heritage Records — — — Platinum and Gold Collection Release date: September 9, 2003 Label: BMG Heritage Records — — — 16 Biggest Hits Release date: April 11, 2006 Label: Legacy Recordings — — — Country Release date: March 5, 2013 Label: Sony Music Entertainment 49 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Tribute albums Title Album details Peak positionsCertifications US Country CAN Country Keith Whitley: A Tribute Album Release date: September 27, 1994 Label: BNA Records 29 19 RIAA: Gold
Extended plays Title Album details A Hard Act to Follow Release date: October 1, 1984 Label: RCA Records
Singles Year Single Peak positionsSales Album US Country CAN Country 1984 "Turn Me to Love" 51 57 A Hard Act to Follow "Don't Our Love Look Natural" — — 1985 "A Hard Act to Follow" 76 — "I've Got the Heart for You" 57 — L.A. to Miami "Miami, My Amy" 14 38 1986 "Ten Feet Away" 9 16 "Homecoming '63" 9 25 1987 "Hard Livin'" 10 — "Would These Arms Be in Your Way" 36 — Don't Close Your Eyes "Some Old Side Road" 16 32 1988 "Don't Close Your Eyes" 1 2 RIAA: Platinum "When You Say Nothing at All" 1 1 RIAA: Platinum 1989 "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" 1 1 RIAA: Gold "I Wonder Do You Think of Me" 1 1 I Wonder Do You Think of Me "It Ain't Nothin'" 1 1 1990 "I'm Over You" 3 3 "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" 13 13 Greatest Hits 1991 "Brotherly Love" 2 6 Kentucky Bluebird "Somebody's Doin' Me Right" 15 12 1995 "Wherever You Are Tonight" 75 — Wherever You Are Tonight 2000 "Sad Songs and Waltzes" — — Sad Songs and Waltzes "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Music videos Year Video Director 1986 "Homecoming '63" Arnold Levine 1987 "Hard Livin'" George Bloom 1988 "Don't Close Your Eyes" Michael McClary "Honky Tonk Heart""Honky Tonk Heart" was slated to be the follow-up single to "Don't Close Your Eyes" but was passed over in favor for "When You Say Nothing at All" "When You Say Nothing at All" Stephen Buck 1989 "I'm No Stranger to the Rain" "It Ain't Nothin'" Ethan Russell 1991 "Brotherly Love" Jack Cole
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