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Steve Earle discography
Earle performing in 2011
Studio albums	21
Live albums	6
Compilation albums	8
Singles	32
Music videos	20

American musician Steve Earle has released twenty-one studio albums, including collaborations with the Del McCoury Band and Shawn Colvin. Earle's work reflects a wide range of styles, including country, bluegrass, roots rock, and folk. He or his labels have also released six live albums and eight compilation albums.

Earle has charted several singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs, Mainstream Rock Airplay, Adult Alternative Airplay charts.

Studio albums

1980s

Title	Album details	Peak positions							Certifications
Title	Album details	US Country	US	AUS	CAN Country	CAN	NZ	UK	Certifications
Guitar Town	Release date: March 5, 1986 Label: MCA Records Formats: CD, LP, cassette	1	89	—	—	82	—	—	CAN: Platinum US: Gold
Exit 0	Release date: May 18, 1987 Label: MCA Records Formats: CD, LP, cassette	15	90	—	—	36	—	—	CAN: Gold
Copperhead Road	Release date: October 17, 1988 Label: MCA Records Formats: CD, LP, cassette	7	56	39	30	14	17	42	CAN: 3× Platinum US: Gold
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s

Title	Album details	Peak positions									Certifications
Title	Album details	US Country	US	AUS	CAN Country	CAN	NZ	SWE	SWI	UK	Certifications
The Hard Way (with the Dukes)	Release date: July 1, 1990 Label: MCA Records Formats: CD, LP, cassette	—	100	28	—	14	4	34	40	—	CAN: Platinum
Train a Comin'	Release date: February 28, 1995 Label: Warner Bros. Records Formats: CD, cassette	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
I Feel Alright	Release date: May 5, 1996 Label: Warner Bros. Records Formats: CD, cassette	—	106	—	—	38	29	26	—	44
El Corazón	Release date: October 7, 1997 Label: Warner Bros. Records Formats: CD, cassette	—	126	—	—	—	—	19	—	59
The Mountain (with Del McCoury Band)	Release date: February 23, 1999 Label: E-Squared Formats: CD, LP, cassette	19	133	93	14	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s

Title	Album details	Peak positions
Title	Album details	US Country	US	US Indie	CAN Country	CAN	NZ	SWE	UK
Transcendental Blues	Release date: June 6, 2000 Label: E-Squared Records Formats: CD, cassette	5	66	—	8	28	—	27	32
Jerusalem	Release date: September 24, 2002 Label: E-Squared/Artemis Records Formats: CD	7	59	1	—	—	—	24	—
The Revolution Starts Now	Release date: August 24, 2004 Label: E-Squared/Artemis Records Formats: CD, music download	12	89	7	—	—	—	20	66
Washington Square Serenade	Release date: September 25, 2007 Label: New West Records Formats: CD,LP, music download	10	79	10	—	—	—	28	55
Townes	Release date: May 12, 2009 Label: New West Records Formats: CD, music download	6	19	2	—	—	34	24	37
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2010s

Title	Album details	Peak positions									Sales
Title	Album details	US Country	US	US Folk	US Indie	US Rock	AUS	CAN	SWE	UK	Sales
I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive	Release date: April 26, 2011 Label: New West Records Formats: CD, LP, music download	4	24	4	4	7	—	17	16	28
The Low Highway	Release date: April 16, 2013 Label: New West Records Formats: CD, LP, music download	12	39	4	10	—	—	—	—	30
Terraplane (with the Dukes)	Release date: February 17, 2015 Label: New West Records Formats: CD, LP, music download	3	39	2	3	6	58	—	—	30
Colvin & Earle (with Shawn Colvin)	Release date: June 10, 2016 Label: Fantasy Formats: CD, LP, music download	13	128	8	—	16	—	—	—	—
So You Wannabe an Outlaw	Release date: June 16, 2017 Label: Warner Formats: CD, LP, music download	15	102	5	—	—	—	—	—	48	US: 12,800
Guy	Release date: March 29, 2019 Label: New West Formats: CD, LP, music download	14	107	4	2	17	—	—	—	49	US: 9,800
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2020s

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US Country	US Folk	US Indie	US Rock	AUS	UK
Ghosts of West Virginia (with the Dukes)	Release date: May 21, 2020 Label: New West Formats: CD, LP, music download	44	8	36	48	—	61
J.T. (with the Dukes)	Release date: January 4, 2021 Label: New West Formats: CD, LP, music download	—	—	—	—	49	—
Jerry Jeff (with the Dukes)	Release date: May 27, 2022 Label: New West Formats: CD, LP, music download	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions
Title	Album details	US Country	US Indie
Shut Up and Die Like an Aviator	Release date: September 17, 1991 Label: MCA Records Formats: CD, Double-LP, cassette	—	—
BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert	Release date: December 11, 1992 Label: Windsong International Records Formats: CD, cassette	—	—
Together at the Bluebird Café (with Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark)	Release date: October 9, 2001 Label: American Originals Formats: CD	—	—
Just an American Boy	Release date: September 9, 2003 Label: E-Squared/Artemis Records Formats: CD	43	35
Live from Austin, TX	Release date: November 2, 2004 Label: New West Records Formats: CD, music download	—	—
Live at Montreux 2005	Release date: July 11, 2006 Label: Eagle Records Formats: CD, music download	—	—
Alone Again (Live)	Release date: July 12, 2024	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions
Title	Album details	US Country	US	US Indie	AUS
Early Tracks	Release date: 1987 Label: Epic Records Formats: LP, CD, cassette	—	—	—	—
Essential Steve Earle	Release date: March 2, 1993 Label: MCA Records Formats: CD, cassette	—	—	—	—
Fearless Heart	Release date: 1995 Label: MCA Special Products Formats: CD	—	—	—	—
Ain't Ever Satisfied: The Steve Earle Collection	Release date: July 30, 1996 Label: Hip-O Records Formats: CD, cassette	—	—	—	—
Angry Young Man: The Very Best of Steve Earle	Release date: April 20, 1999 Label: Universal International Formats: CD, cassette	—	—	—	—
The Devil's Right Hand: An Introduction to Steve Earle	Release date: May 8, 2001 Label: Universal International Formats: CD	—	—	—	—
Side Tracks	Release date: April 9, 2002 Label: E-Squared/Artemis Records Formats: CD	9	109	6	82
The Collection	Release date: 2002 Label: Spectrum Music Formats: CD	—	—	—	—
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steve Earle	Release date: August 19, 2003 Label: MCA Records Formats: CD	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

1980s

Year	Single	Peak positions					Album
Year	Single	US Country	US Main. Rock	CAN Country	AUS	UK	Album
1983	"Nothin' But You"	70	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
1983	"Squeeze Me In"	—	—	—	—	—
1984	"What'll You Do About Me"	76	—	—	—	—
1985	"A Little Bit in Love"	—	—	—	—	—
1986	"Hillbilly Highway"	37	—	46	—	—	Guitar Town
	"Guitar Town"	7	—	7	—	—
	"Someday"	28	—	31	—	—
1987	"Goodbye's All We've Got Left"	8	—	10	—	—
	"I Ain't Ever Satisfied"	—	26	—	—	—	Exit 0
	"Nowhere Road"	20	—	7	—	—
	"Sweet Little '66"	37	—	19	—	—
1988	"Copperhead Road"	—	10	—	23	45	Copperhead Road
	"Back to the Wall"	—	20	—	115	—
	"Johnny Come Lately"	—	—	—	—	75
	"Six Days on the Road"	29	—	33	—	—	Planes, Trains and Automobiles
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s

Year	Single	Peak positions				Album
Year	Single	US Main. Rock	AUS	CAN	UK	Album
1990	"The Other Kind"	37	111	29	88	The Hard Way
1990	"Justice in Ontario"	—	85	—	—	The Hard Way
1996	"I Feel Alright"	—	—	—	—	I Feel Alright
1996	"More Than I Can Do"	—	39	—	—	I Feel Alright
1997	"Telephone Road"	—	—	—	—	El Corazón
1997	"Johnny Too Bad" (with The V-Roys)	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s–present

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
Year	Single	US AAA	Album
2000	"Transcendental Blues"	18	Transcendental Blues
2000	"I Can Wait"	39	Transcendental Blues
2002	"Some Dreams"	—	Side Tracks
2002	"Jerusalem"	—	Jerusalem
2004	"The Revolution Starts Now"	15	The Revolution Starts Now
2005	"Rich Man's War"	—	The Revolution Starts Now
2007	"City of Immigrants"	—	Washington Square Serenade
2008	"Days Aren't Long Enough" (with Allison Moorer)	—	Washington Square Serenade
2011	"I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive"	—	I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
2011	"Every Part of Me"	—	I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive
2013	"Invisible"	—	The Low Highway
2013	"21st Century Blues"	—	The Low Highway
2015	"Mississippi, It's Time"	—	Non-album singles
2017	"Fixin' to Die" / "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" (live)	—
2022	"Mr. Bojangles" (with the Dukes)	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Videography

Video albums

Year	Title
2002	Transcendental Blues
2004	Just an American Boy
2004	Live from Austin, TX 1986
2005	20th Century Masters - The DVD Collection
2006	Live at Montreux 2005
2008	Live from Austin, TX 2000

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
1986	"Guitar Town"	Gerry Wenner
1986	"Someday"	Jim Hershleder
1987	"I Ain't Ever Satisfied"
1987	"Nowhere Road"
1988	"Copperhead Road"	Tony Vanden Ende
1989	"Back to the Wall"	Meiert Avis
1990	"The Other Kind"	Damian Harris
1991	"Billy Austin"	Christopher Cleveland/Michael Salomon
1996	"I Feel Alright"	Jim Hershleder/Deaton Flanigen
1998	"Telephone Road"	Jim Hershleder/Deaton Flanigen
2000	"Transcendental Blues"	Amos Poe
2001	"I Don't Want to Lose You Yet"	Dennis Saunders
2002	"Some Dreams"	Trey Fanjoy
2002	"Jerusalem"	Maripol & Amos Poe
2003	"What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding"
2005	"Rich Man's War"	Jonathan Demme
2007	"City of Immigrants"	Alex Peacock
2013	"Invisible"	Tim Blake Nelson
2015	"You're the Best Lover That I Ever Had"	Alexander Peacock
2015	"Mississippi, It's Time"
2017	"Lookin' For A Woman"	Cody Ground
2017	"So You Wannabe An Outlaw"	Cody Ground

Notes

J.T. was initially released to digital platforms on January 4, 2021, in honor of what would have been Justin Townes Earle's 39th birthday. CD and LP versions followed on March 19, 2021.
"Copperhead Road" did not chart on Hot Country Songs, but reached number nine on Country Digital Song Sales in 2021.

References

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v t e Steve Earle
Studio albums	Guitar Town Exit 0 Copperhead Road The Hard Way Train a Comin' I Feel Alright El Corazón The Mountain (with the Del McCoury Band) Transcendental Blues Jerusalem The Revolution Starts Now Washington Square Serenade Townes I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive The Low Highway Terraplane Colvin & Earle (with Shawn Colvin) Ghosts of West Virginia J.T. Jerry Jeff
Compilation albums	Early Tracks Essential Steve Earle Ain't Ever Satisfied: The Steve Earle Collection The Devil's Right Hand: An Introduction to Steve Earle Sidetracks 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steve Earle
Live albums	Shut Up and Die Like an Aviator BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert Together at the Bluebird Café (with Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt) Just an American Boy Live from Austin, TX Live at Montreux 2005
Notable singles	"What'll You Do About Me" "A Little Bit in Love" "Hillbilly Highway" "Guitar Town" "Someday" "Goodbye's All We've Got Left" "Nowhere Road" "Sweet Little '66" "Copperhead Road" "Six Days on the Road"
Other songs	"Devil's Right Hand" "When You Fall in Love" "Sometimes She Forgets" "Galway Girl"
Related articles	Discography E-Squared Records The Steve Earle Show Justin Townes Earle Stacey Earle

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