The discography of Lucinda Williams, an American singer, songwriter, and musician, consists of 16 studio albums, one live album, two video albums, and 25 singles, on Folkways Records, Smithsonian Folkways, Rough Trade Records, Chameleon, Mercury Records, Lost Highway Records, New West Records, Highway 20 Records, and Thirty Tigers.
Williams released her first albums, Ramblin' on My Mind (1979) and Happy Woman Blues (1980), on Folkways Records and Smithsonian Folkways. In 1988, she signed with Rough Trade Records and released her self-titled third album, Lucinda Williams, to critical raves. Her fourth album, Sweet Old World, appeared four years later on Chameleon Records, to further critical acclaim. In 1998, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road was released by Mercury Records, to critical and commercial success. The album was certified Gold by the RIAA the following year, and remains her best-selling album to date.
After signing with Lost Highway records, Williams released the albums Essence (2001), World Without Tears (2003), West (2007), Little Honey (2008), and Blessed (2011), all to further critical and commercial success. Additionally, the live album Live @ The Fillmore was released in 2005. The double albums Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone (2014) and The Ghosts of Highway 20 (2016) appeared on Williams' own Highway 20 Records label. In 2017, This Sweet Old World was released on Highway 20 Records in conjunction with Nashville, Tennessee based distribution company Thirty Tigers, followed by the critically acclaimed Good Souls Better Angels in 2020. Later that year, Williams began "Lu's Jukebox", a six-episode series of themed live performances. Williams's 15th studio album, Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart, was released in 2023.
A collaborative album with Charles Lloyd and the Marvels, titled Vanished Gardens, appeared in 2018 on the Blue Note Records label.
Albums Studio albums Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold)USUSRockAUSCANIREGERNLNZSWEUK 1979 Ramblin' on My Mind Released: 1979 Label: Folkways Formats: CD, LP, cassette — — — — — — — — — — 1980 Happy Woman Blues Released: 1980 Label: Smithsonian Folkways Formats: CD, LP, cassette — — 149 — — — — — — — 1988 Lucinda Williams Released: 1988 Label: Rough Trade Formats: CD, LP, cassette 39 — 117 — — — — 49 — — 1992 Sweet Old World Released: August 25, 1992 Label: Chameleon Formats: CD, cassette — — 134 — — — — — — — 1998 Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Released: June 30, 1998 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, LP, cassette 65 — 69 — — — — — 60 — RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver 2001 Essence Released: June 5, 2001 Label: Lost Highway Formats: CD, LP 28 — 59 — — — — 47 47 63 2003 World Without Tears Released: April 8, 2003 Label: Lost Highway Formats: CD, LP 18 — 80 — 41 93 81 40 24 48 2007 West Released: February 13, 2007 Label: Lost Highway Formats: CD, LP 14 5 53 — 60 95 29 33 10 30 2008 Little Honey Released: October 14, 2008 Label: Lost Highway Formats: CD, LP 9 5 68 18 66 — 57 25 25 51 2011 Blessed Released: March 1, 2011 Label: Lost Highway Formats: CD, LP 15 4 63 23 69 — 40 18 15 55 2014 Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone Released: September 30, 2014 Label: Highway 20 Records Formats: CD, LP 13 2 32 — 31 77 31 23 58 23 2016 The Ghosts of Highway 20 Released: February 5, 2016 Label: Highway 20 Records Formats: CD, LP 36 3 20 53 49 29 21 17 28 33 2017 This Sweet Old World Released: September 29, 2017 Label: Highway 20 Records, Thirty Tigers Formats: CD, LP — 17 — — — — 101 — — — 2020 Good Souls Better Angels Released: April 24, 2020 Label: Highway 20 Records, Thirty Tigers Formats: CD, LP 144 21 59 — — 33 24 — — 30 2023 Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart Released: June 30, 2023 Label: Highway 20 Records, Thirty Tigers Formats: CD, LP 159 — — — — 36 26 — — 65 2026 World's Gone Wrong Released: January 23, 2026 Label: Highway 20 Records, Thirty Tigers Formats: CD, LP — — 94 — — 37 77 — — — Dash denotes releases that did not chart.
Notes Did not chart when first released in 1988. When reissued in 2014 it reached No. 39. Reached No. 25 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.[ Heatseekers – Sweet Old World]. Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2008. Reached No. 14 on the Canadian RPM Country Albums chart.
Live albums Year Title Peak chart positionsUSAUSAUS CountryNLSWE 2005 Live @ The Fillmore Released: May 10, 2005 Label: Lost Highway Formats: CD, LP 66 110 4 69 43
Lu's Jukebox Year Title Peak chart positionsUSFolkUSBluesUSTasteGERNL2021 Lu's Jukebox Vol. 1 – Runnin' Down a Dream: A Tribute to Tom Petty Released: April 16, 2021 Label: Highway 20 Records, Thirty Tigers Formats: CD, LP, digital 12 — 10 32 — Lu's Jukebox Vol. 2 – Southern Soul: From Memphis to Muscle Shoals Released: July 9, 2021 Label: Highway 20 Records, Thirty Tigers Formats: CD, LP, digital — 1 13 — — Lu's Jukebox Vol. 3 – Bob's Back Pages: A Night of Bob Dylan Songs Released: October 15, 2021 Label: Highway 20 Records, Thirty Tigers Formats: CD, LP, digital — — — — 85 Lu's Jukebox Vol. 4 – Funny How Time Slips Away: A Night of 60's Country Classics Released: October 15, 2021 Label: Highway 20 Records, Thirty Tigers Formats: CD, LP, digital — — — — — Lu's Jukebox Vol. 5 – Have Yourself a Rockin' Little Christmas with Lucinda Released: November 19, 2021 Label: Highway 20 Records, Thirty Tigers Formats: CD, LP, digital — — — — — 2022 Lu's Jukebox Vol. 6 – You Are Cordially Invited...A Tribute to the Rolling Stones Released: January 28, 2022 Label: Highway 20 Records, Thirty Tigers Formats: CD, LP, digital 23 — 19 58 60 2024 Lu's Jukebox Vol. 7 – Lucinda Williams sings the Beatles from Abbey Road Released: December 6, 2024 Label: Highway 20 Records, Thirty Tigers Formats: CD, LP, digital — — 23 — — Dash denotes releases that did not chart.
Other albums Year Title Peak chart positionsUSJazzUST/JazzUSTasteNL 2018 Vanished Gardens Released: June 29, 2018 Label: Blue Note Records Formats: CD, LP 3 2 18 161
Singles Year Song USAdult USRock USTriple A AUSAustralian (ARIA) chart peaks: Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks to December 2010: All ARIA chart peaks to April 10, 2019: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. World's Gone Wrong: Album1981 "Happy Woman Blues/I Lost It" — — — — Happy Woman Blues 1989 "Changed the Locks" — 16 — — Lucinda Williams "The Night's Too Long" — — — — "I Just Wanted to See You So Bad" — — — 122 "Passionate Kisses" — — — 1691992 "Six Blocks Away" — — — 170 Sweet Old World "Hot Blood" — — — —1993 "Lines Around Your Eyes" — — — 146 "Something About What Happens When We Talk" — — — —1998 "Right in Time" — — — — Car Wheels on a Gravel Road "Can't Let Go" — — 14 —2001 "Essence" — — 9 — Essence "Get Right With God" — — — —2003 "Righteously" 36 — 8 — World Without Tears "Real Live Bleeding Fingers And Broken Guitar Strings" — — — —2007 "Are You Alright?" — — 24 — West "Words" — — — — "Come On" — — — — "West" — — — — 2008 "Real Love" — — 22 297 Little Honey 2011 "Buttercup" — — 26 777 Blessed 2014 "Burning Bridges" — — — — Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone 2016 "Just a Little More Faith and Grace" — — — — The Ghosts of Highway 20 2017 "Six Blocks Away" — — — — This Sweet Old World 2020 "Lost Girl" — — — — non-album single "Man Without a Soul" — — — — Good Souls Better Angels "You Can't Rule Me" — — 38 — 2023 "New York Comeback" — — 36 — Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart "Stolen Moments" — — — — "Where the Song Will Find Me" — — — — Dash denotes releases that did not chart.
Video albums Title Album details Lucinda Williams – Live from Austin, TX Released: May 13, 2005 Label: New West Records Formats: DVD Lucinda Williams – Live From Austin TX '89 Released: November 7, 2008 Label: New West Records Formats: DVD
Guest and compilation appearances Credits adapted from AllMusic.Lucinda Williams - Credits AllMusic. 1982 – Various Artists - "One Night Stand" on Kerrville Folk Festival 1980 1988 – Various Artists – "Dark Side of Life" on A Town South of Bakersfield, Vols. 1 & 2 1990 – Various Artists – "Which Will" (first version) on True Voices 1990 – The Band of Blacky Ranchette – "Burning Desire" on Sage Advice 1991 – Various Artists - "I Asked for Water (He Gave Me Gasoline)" on KUT-90.5 FM LiveSet: On Air Volume 2 1992 – David Rodriguez – "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)" on The True Cross 1993 – Various Artists – "Pancakes" on Born to Choose 1993 – Various Artists – "Main Road" on Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams 1993 – Jimmie Dale Gilmore – "Reunion" on Spinning Around the Sun 1993 – Michael Fracasso – "Door No. 1" on Love & Trust 1994 – Various Artists – "You Don't Have Very Far to Go" on Tulare Dust: A Songwriter's Tribute to Merle Haggard 1994 – Various Artists – "Positively 4th Street" on In Their Own Words, Vol. 1 – Live Performances from the Bottom Line, New York City 1994 – Julian Dawson – "How Can I Sleep Without You" on How Human Hearts Behave 1994 – Lisa Mednick – "A Different Sky" on Artifacts of Love 1994 - Various Artists – "Which Will" on Rare On Air (Live Performances Vol. One) 1995 – Terry Allen – "Room to Room", "Black to Black" and "Flatland Boogie" on Human Remains 1995 – Kieran Kane – "This Dirty Little Town" on Dead Rekoning 1995 – Chris Gaffney – "Cowboys to Girls" on Loser's Paradise 1995 – Buddy Miller - "You Wrecked Up My Heart" on Your Love and Other Lies 1996 – Various Artists – "The Night's Too Long" on Lone Star: Original Soundtrack from the Film 1996 – Steve Earle – "You're Still Standing There" on I Feel Alright 1997 – RB Morris – "Glory Dreams" on Take That Ride 1997 – Ray Wylie Hubbard – "The Ballad of the Crimson Kings" on Dangerous Spirits 1997 – Donnie Fritts – "Breakfast in Bed" on Everybody's Got a Song 1997 – Bo Ramsey – "Desert Flower" on In the Weeds 1998 – Hayseed – "Precious Memories" and "Credo" on Melic 1998 – Robbie Fulks – "Pretty Little Poison" on Let's Kill Saturday Night 1998 – Various Artists – "Here in California" on Treasures Left Behind: Remembering Kate Wolf 1998 – Nanci Griffith – "Wings of a Dove" and "Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)" on Other Voices, Too (A Trip Back to Bountiful) 1998 – Various Artists – "Come to Me Baby" on Wolf Tracks: A Tribute to Howlin' Wolf 1998 – Various Artists - "Still I Long for Your Kiss" on The Horse Whisperer (Songs From and Inspired by the Motion Picture) 1999 – Bonepony – "Sweet Bye and Bye" on Traveler's Companion 1999 – Bruce Cockburn – "When You Give It Away", "Isn't That What Friends Are For?", "Look How Far" and "Use Me While You Can" on Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu 1999 – Julian Dawson – "How Can I Sleep Without You" on Spark 1999 – Leftover Salmon – "Lines Around Your Eyes" on The Nashville Sessions 1999 – Various Artists – "Return of the Grievous Angel" with David Crosby on Return of the Grievous Angel: Tribute to Gram Parsons 1999 – John Prine – "Wedding Bells"/"Let's Turn Back The Years" on In Spite of Ourselves 1999 – Little Milton – "Love Hurts" on Welcome to Little Milton 1999 – Evie Sands – "Cool Blues Story" on Women in Prison 1999 – Chip Taylor – "Through Their Mother's Eyes" and "If I Don't Know Love" on Seven Days in May...a love story 1999 – Various Artists - "Can't Let Go" on KBCO Studio C Volume 11 1999 – Various Artists - "Little Angel, Little Brother" on The Folkscene Collection - Volume Two 2000 – Sue Foley – "Empty Cup" on Love Comin' Down 2000 – Kevin Gordon – "Down to the Well" on Down to the Well 2000 – Chip Taylor – "Head First", "Annie on Your Mind" and "The Ghost of Phil Sinclair" on The London Sessions Bootleg 2001 – Kasey Chambers – "On a Bad Day" on Barricades & Brickwalls 2001 – Matthew Ryan – "Devastation" on Concussion 2001 – Various Artists – "Cold, Cold Heart" on Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute 2001 – Ralph Stanley and Friends – "Farther Along" on Clinch Mountain Sweethearts