Sammy Kershaw discography

Sammy Kershaw discography
Sammy Kershaw discography
Studio albums	17
Compilation albums	6
Singles	48
Music videos	25

The discography of American country music singer Sammy Kershaw comprises 17 studio albums, six compilation albums, 48 singles, and 25 music videos. Three of his studio albums are certified platinum by the RIAA, while two of his studio albums and his first greatest hits package have been certified gold. Although only one of his singles — 1993's "She Don't Know She's Beautiful" — reached the top of the Billboard charts, 25 of his singles have been Top 40 hits. Besides "She Don't Know She's Beautiful", 10 more of these have reached the Top 10, including three songs which reached number two.

Studio albums

1990s

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications (sales threshold)
Title	Album details	US Country ^[1]	US ^[2]	CAN Country ^[3]	Certifications (sales threshold)
Don't Go Near the Water	Release date: October 8, 1991 Label: PolyGram/Mercury Records Formats: CD, cassette	17	95	5	CAN: Platinum^[4] US: Platinum^[5]
Business Is Pleasure	Release date: July 16, 1992 Label: MTE Formats: CD, cassette	—	—	—
Haunted Heart	Release date: March 9, 1993 Label: PolyGram/Mercury Records Formats: CD, cassette	11	57	10	CAN: Gold^[4] US: Platinum^[6]
Feelin' Good Train	Release date: June 21, 1994 Label: PolyGram/Mercury Records Formats: CD, cassette	9	73	2	CAN: Gold^[4] US: Gold^[7]
Christmas Time's A-Comin'	Release date: October 4, 1994 Label: PolyGram/Mercury Records Formats: CD, cassette	52	—	—
Politics, Religion and Her	Release date: May 7, 1996 Label: PolyGram/Mercury Records Formats: CD, cassette	17	115	—	US: Gold^[8]
Labor of Love	Release date: November 4, 1997 Label: PolyGram/Mercury Records Formats: CD, cassette	5	49	9	US: Platinum^[9]
Maybe Not Tonight	Release date: April 13, 1999 Label: Mercury Nashville Formats: CD, cassette	7	99	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s and 2010s

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US Country ^[1]	US ^[2]	US Indie ^[10]
I Finally Found Someone (with Lorrie Morgan)	Release date: April 17, 2001 Label: RCA Nashville Formats: CD, cassette	13	114	—
I Want My Money Back	Release date: March 25, 2003 Label: Audium/Koch Records Formats: CD, music download	39	—	27
Honky Tonk Boots	Release date: June 27, 2006 Label: Category 5 Records Formats: CD, music download	56	—	34
Better Than I Used to Be	Release date: August 31, 2010 Label: Big Hit Records Formats: CD, music download	—	—	—
A Sammy Klaus Christmas	Release date: October 22, 2012 Label: MRI Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—
All in the Same Boat (with Joe Diffie and Aaron Tippin)	Release date: May 28, 2013 Label: Big Hit Records Formats: CD, music download	70	—	—
Do You Know Me: A Tribute to George Jones	Release date: July 22, 2014 Label: Big Hit Records Formats: CD, music download	37	—	—
I Won't Back Down	Release date: June 9, 2015 Label: Cleopatra Records Formats: CD, music download	—	—	—
The Blues Got Me	Release date: May 13, 2016 Label: Big Hit Records Formats: CD, music download	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications (sales threshold)
Title	Album details	US Country ^[1]	US ^[2]	Certifications (sales threshold)
The Hits Chapter 1	Release date: September 12, 1995 Label: PolyGram/Mercury Records Formats: CD, cassette	19	131	US: Gold^[11]
Covers the Hits	Release date: June 20, 2000 Label: Mercury Nashville Formats: CD, cassette	—	—
The Hits Chapter 2	Release date: May 15, 2001 Label: Mercury Nashville Formats: CD, cassette	—	—
20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection	Release date: March 25, 2003 Label: Mercury Nashville Formats: CD, music download	—	—
The Definitive Collection	Release date: June 22, 2004 Label: Mercury Nashville Formats: CD, music download	—	—
Big Hits: Volume One (includes re-recorded versions plus 2 new songs)	Release date: November 11, 2013 Label: Big Hit Records Formats: CD, music download	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

As lead artist

1980s–1990s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions			Album
Year	Single	US Country ^[12]	US ^[13]	CAN Country ^[14]	Album
1986	"The Flame Has Gone Out"^[15]	—	—	—	Business Is Pleasure
1987	"Diggy Liggy Lo" (with Tammy Lynn)^[16]	—	—	—	Non-album single
1987	"The Likes of Texas"^[17]	—	—	—	Business Is Pleasure
1991	"Cadillac Style"	3	—	3	Don't Go Near the Water
1992	"Don't Go Near the Water"	12	—	5
	"Yard Sale"	17	—	13
	"Anywhere but Here"	10	—	17
1993	"She Don't Know She's Beautiful"	1	—^[a]	1	Haunted Heart
	"Haunted Heart"	9	—	10
	"Queen of My Double Wide Trailer"	7	—	3
1994	"I Can't Reach Her Anymore"	3	—	9
	"National Working Woman's Holiday"	2	—	3	Feelin' Good Train
	"Third Rate Romance"	2	—^[b]	10
	"Southbound"	27	—	17
	"Christmas Time's A-Comin'"	50	—	—	Christmas Time's A-Comin'
1995	"If You're Gonna Walk, I'm Gonna Crawl"	18	—	15	Feelin' Good Train
1995	"Your Tattoo"	47	—	58	The Hits Chapter 1
1996	"Meant to Be"	5	—	4	Politics, Religion, and Her
	"Vidalia"	10	—	7
	"Politics, Religion and Her"	28	—	47
1997	"Fit to Be Tied Down"	29	—	49
1997	"Love of My Life"	2	85	3	Labor of Love
1998	"Matches"	22	—	30
	"Honky Tonk America"	31	—	37
	"One Day Left to Live"	35	—	52
1999	"Maybe Not Tonight" (with Lorrie Morgan)	17	86	27	Maybe Not Tonight
	"When You Love Someone"	37	—	61
	"Me and Maxine"	35	—	57
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s–2020s

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
Year	Single	US Country ^[12]	Album
2000	"Louisiana Hot Sauce"	—	Maybe Not Tonight
2001	"He Drinks Tequila" (with Lorrie Morgan)	39	I Finally Found Someone
	"I Finally Found Someone" (with Lorrie Morgan)^[19]	—
	"Sad City"	—
2003	"I Want My Money Back"	33	I Want My Money Back
	"I've Never Been Anywhere"	58
	"Beer, Bait and Ammo"	—
2006	"Tennessee Girl"	43	Honky Tonk Boots
2006	"Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On"	—	Honky Tonk Boots
2008	"Real People"^[20]	—	Non-album single
2010	"Better Than I Used to Be"	—	Better Than I Used to Be
2010	"The Snow White Rows of Arlington"	—	Better Than I Used to Be
2013	"All in the Same Boat" (with Joe Diffie and Aaron Tippin)^[21]	—	All in the Same Boat
2013	"The Route That I Took"^[22]	—	All in the Same Boat
2014	"Can't Put My Finger on It"^[23]	—	Big Hits: Volume One
2014	"Oklahoma"^[24]	—	Non-album singles
2015	"Say Something"^[25]	—
2020	"My Friend Fred"^[26]	—
2021	"Evangeline"^[27]	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

As featured artist

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
Year	Single	US Country ^[12]	Album
1994	"Never Bit a Bullet Like This" (George Jones featuring Sammy Kershaw)	52	High-Tech Redneck

Notes

^ "She Don't Know She's Beautiful" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.^[18]
^ "Third Rate Romance" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 5 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.^[18]

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
1991	"Cadillac Style"	Steve Boyle
1992	"Don't Go Near the Water"	Steve Boyle
	"Yard Sale"	Mary M. Matthews
	"Anywhere but Here"	Matthews/Smith
1993	"Haunted Heart"	Michael Merriman
1993	"Queen of My Double Wide Trailer"
1994	"National Working Woman's Holiday"
	"Third Rate Romance"
	"Christmas Time's A-Comin'"
1995	"Southbound"
	"Fire and Rain"^[28]	John Carlin, Richie Vetter
	"Your Tattoo"	Michael Merriman
1996	"Meant to Be"	Michael Salomon
	"Vidalia"	Michael Merriman
	"Politics, Religion and Her"	Michael Merriman
1997	"Love of My Life"	Michael Salomon
1998	"Matches"	Deaton Flanigen
1998	"One Day Left to Live"	Michael Salomon
1999	"Maybe Not Tonight" (with Lorrie Morgan)	Steven Goldmann
1999	"When You Love Someone"	Charley Randazzo
2006	"Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On"	Bob E. Karate
2008	"Real People"	Eddie Bodin/Sammy Kershaw
2010	"Better Than I Used to Be"
2013	"All in the Same Boat" (with Aaron Tippin and Joe Diffie)
2013	"The Route That I Took"

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Sammy Kershaw - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sammy Kershaw - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
^ "Sammy Kershaw - Country Albums/CDs". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: Don't Go Near the Water certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: Haunted Heart certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: Feelin' Good Train certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: Politics, Religion and Her certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: Labor of Love certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ "Sammy Kershaw - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: The Hits Chapter 1 certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sammy Kershaw - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
^ "Sammy Kershaw - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
^ "Sammy Kershaw - Country Singles". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. June 28, 1986.
^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. January 17, 1987.
^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. March 14, 1987.
^ ^a ^b Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 223–224. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ "Reviews & Previews - Singles (Country)" (PDF). Billboard. July 28, 2001.
^ "Real People - Single by Sammy Kershaw". Spotify. January 1, 2008.
^ "Joe Diffie, Sammy Kershaw, Aaron Tippin - All In The Same Boat (Radio Edit)". Play MPE. March 5, 2013.
^ "Sammy Kershaw - The Route That I Took (My Tribute To George Jones)". Play MPE. May 7, 2013.
^ "Sammy Kershaw Debuts New Lyric Video". The Boot. February 14, 2014.
^ "Oklahoma - Single by Sammy Kershaw". Spotify. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
^ "Say Something - Single by Sammy Kershaw". Spotify. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
^ "My Friend Fred - Single by Sammy Kershaw". Spotify. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
^ "Evangeline - Single by Sammy Kershaw". Spotify. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
^ "CMT : Videos : Sammy Kershaw : Fire And Rain". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 14, 2011.^{[dead link‍]}

[19] "She Don't Know She's Beautiful" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.^[18]

[20] "Third Rate Romance" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 5 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.^[18]

[Country_Albums-1] "Sammy Kershaw - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2018.

[Billboard_200-2] "Sammy Kershaw - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2018.

[3] "Sammy Kershaw - Country Albums/CDs". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2018.

[CRIA-4] "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 9, 2010.

[5] "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: Don't Go Near the Water certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 9, 2010.

[6] "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: Haunted Heart certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 9, 2010.

[7] "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: Feelin' Good Train certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 9, 2010.

[8] "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: Politics, Religion and Her certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 9, 2010.

[9] "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: Labor of Love certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 9, 2010.

[10] "Sammy Kershaw - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2018.

[11] "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - December 9, 2010: The Hits Chapter 1 certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 9, 2010.

[Country_Songs-12] "Sammy Kershaw - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2018.

[13] "Sammy Kershaw - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2018.

[14] "Sammy Kershaw - Country Singles". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2018.

[15] "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. June 28, 1986.

[16] "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. January 17, 1987.

[17] "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. March 14, 1987.

[Whitburn-18] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 223–224. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[21] "Reviews & Previews - Singles (Country)" (PDF). Billboard. July 28, 2001.

[22] "Real People - Single by Sammy Kershaw". Spotify. January 1, 2008.

[23] "Joe Diffie, Sammy Kershaw, Aaron Tippin - All In The Same Boat (Radio Edit)". Play MPE. March 5, 2013.

[24] "Sammy Kershaw - The Route That I Took (My Tribute To George Jones)". Play MPE. May 7, 2013.

[25] "Sammy Kershaw Debuts New Lyric Video". The Boot. February 14, 2014.

[26] "Oklahoma - Single by Sammy Kershaw". Spotify. Retrieved May 25, 2023.

[27] "Say Something - Single by Sammy Kershaw". Spotify. Retrieved May 25, 2023.

[28] "My Friend Fred - Single by Sammy Kershaw". Spotify. Retrieved May 25, 2023.

[29] "Evangeline - Single by Sammy Kershaw". Spotify. Retrieved May 25, 2023.

[30] "CMT : Videos : Sammy Kershaw : Fire And Rain". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 14, 2011.^{[dead link‍]}

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v t e Sammy Kershaw
Studio albums	Don't Go Near the Water Haunted Heart Feelin' Good Train Politics, Religion and Her Labor of Love Maybe Not Tonight I Finally Found Someone I Want My Money Back Honky Tonk Boots Better Than I Used to Be
Holiday albums	Christmas Time's A-Comin'
Compilation albums	The Hits Chapter 1 Covers the Hits The Hits Chapter 2
Notable singles	"Cadillac Style" "Don't Go Near the Water" "Yard Sale" "Anywhere but Here" "She Don't Know She's Beautiful" "Haunted Heart" "Queen of My Double Wide Trailer" "I Can't Reach Her Anymore" "National Working Woman's Holiday" "Third Rate Romance" "Southbound" "If You're Gonna Walk, I'm Gonna Crawl" "Meant to Be" "Vidalia" "Politics, Religion and Her" "Fit to Be Tied Down" "Love of My Life" "Matches" "Honky Tonk America" "One Day Left to Live" "Maybe Not Tonight" (with Lorrie Morgan) "When You Love Someone" "Me and Maxine" "I Want My Money Back" "Better Than I Used to Be"
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