The discography of American country and bluegrass singer Alison Krauss consists of fourteen studio albums—five solo, six with her group Union Station, and three collaboration albums (one with The Cox Family, the others with former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant). She has also released four compilation albums, one live album (with Union Station), and over 30 singles. Her most successful album, Live, has been certified 2× Platinum.
| Alison Krauss / Alison Krauss & Union Station discography | |
|---|---|
 Krauss performing at Bonnaroo in 2008 | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Singles | 36 |
| Music videos | 33 |
| Union Station albums | 6 |
| Collaborative albums | 3 |
In addition, she has appeared on numerous soundtracks, and helped renew interest in bluegrass music in the United States. Her soundtrack performances have led to further popularity, including the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, which won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2002 and is also credited with raising American interest in bluegrass, and the Cold Mountain soundtrack, which led to her performance at the 2004 Academy Awards. During her career she has won 28 Grammy Awards, making her the most awarded female artist (and the second most awarded artist overall) in Grammy history.[1]
Her collaboration album with Plant, Raising Sand, debuted at number 2 on both the Top Country Albums chart and the Billboard 200, giving Krauss her highest entry on both charts. The album has been certified Platinum in the United States. It became a worldwide hit, charting within the Top 10 of several countries, including a number-one peak in Norway. It also won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2009; in addition, its single "Please Read the Letter" won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year that same year.
Studio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US Country [3] |
AUS [4] |
CAN [5] |
CAN Country [6] |
NL [7] |
NOR [8] |
NZ [9] |
SWE [10] |
UK [11] | |||
| Different Strokes (with Jim Hoiles and Swamp Weiss) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Too Late to Cry |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| I've Got That Old Feeling |
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— | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| I Know Who Holds Tomorrow (with The Cox Family) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Forget About It |
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60 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 77 | |
| Raising Sand (with Robert Plant) |
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2 | 2 | 45 | 5 | — | 26 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Windy City |
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9 | 1 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
| Raise the Roof (with Robert Plant) |
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7 | 3 | 18 [16] |
16 | — | 16 | 3 [17] |
7 [18] |
9 [19] |
5 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
As Alison Krauss & Union Station
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US Country [3] |
US Grass [20] |
CAN [5] |
NL [7] |
UK [11] | |||
| Two Highways |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Every Time You Say Goodbye |
|
— | 75 | — | — | — | — | |
| So Long So Wrong |
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45 | 4 | — | — | — | 123 |
|
| New Favorite |
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35 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 72 |
|
| Lonely Runs Both Ways |
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29 | 6 | 1 | — | 90 | 126 |
|
| Paper Airplane |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 49 | 11 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US Country [3] |
CAN Country [6] |
NL [7] |
NOR [8] |
NZ [9] |
SWE [10] |
UK [11] | |||
| Now That I've Found You: A Collection |
|
13 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 123 | |
| Home on the Highways: Band Picked Favorites |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection |
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10 | 3 | — | 91 | 7 | — | — | 38 | |
| Essential Alison Krauss |
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— | — | — | — | — | 25 | 37 | 13 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US Country [3] |
US Grass [20] | |||
| Live (with Union Station) |
|
36 | 9 | 1 | |
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Bub. [27] |
US Country [28] |
US AAA [29] |
US AC [30] |
CAN Country [31] |
CAN AC [32] |
UK [11] | |||
| 1991 | "I've Got That Old Feeling" | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | I've Got That Old Feeling |
| "Steel Rails" | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Walk Over God's Heaven" (with The Cox Family) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Know Who Holds Tomorrow |
| 1995 | "Baby Now That I've Found You" | — | 49 | — | — | 46 | — | 95 | Now That I've Found You: A Collection |
| 1996 | "Baby Mine" | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney |
| "Moments Like This" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Twister (soundtrack) | |
| 1998 | "I Give You to His Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Prince of Egypt: Nashville (soundtrack) |
| 1999 | "Forget About It" | — | 67 | — | — | — | 74 | — | Forget About It |
| "Stay" | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | "Maybe" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | "I'll Fly Away" (with Gillian Welch) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | O Brother Where Art Thou? (soundtrack) |
| 2002 | "Sitting in the Window of My Room" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (soundtrack) |
| 2003 | "How's the World Treating You" (with James Taylor) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers |
| 2004 | "You Will Be My Ain True Love" (with Sting) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cold Mountain (soundtrack) |
| 2006 | "Jubilee" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Paper Clips (soundtrack) |
| "Missing You" (with John Waite) | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection | |
| 2007 | "Simple Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)" (with Robert Plant) | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | Raising Sand | |
| "Stick With Me Baby" (with Robert Plant) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Please Read the Letter" (with Robert Plant) | 20 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Rich Woman" (with Robert Plant) | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Shadows" (with Tony Rice) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 2017 | "Windy City"[33] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Windy City |
| "River in the Rain"[34] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | "Can't Let Go" (with Robert Plant) | — | —[a] | 8 | — | — | — | — | Raise the Roof |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||
As Alison Krauss & Union Station
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [36] |
US Country [28] |
CAN Country [31] |
UK [11] | |||
| 1992 | "Heartstrings" | — | — | — | — | Every Time You Say Goodbye |
| "New Fool" | — | — | 86 | — | ||
| 1993 | "Every Time You Say Goodbye" | — | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | "When You Say Nothing at All" | 53 | 3 | 7 | 81 | Keith Whitley: A Tribute Album |
| 1997 | "Find My Way Back to My Heart" | — | 73 | 97 | — | So Long, So Wrong |
| "Looking in the Eyes of Love" | — | — | 86 | — | ||
| 2001 | "The Lucky One" | — | 46 | — | — | New Favorite |
| 2002 | "Let Me Touch You for a While" | — | — | — | — | |
| "New Favorite" | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "Every Time You Say Goodbye" (with James Taylor) | — | — | — | — | Live |
| 2004 | "Restless" | — | 36 | — | — | Lonely Runs Both Ways |
| 2005 | "Goodbye Is All We Have" | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | "If I Didn't Know Any Better" | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | "Paper Airplane" | — | —[b] | — | — | Paper Airplane |
| 2012 | "My Love Follows You Where You Go"[37] | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
As a featured artist
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [36] |
US Country [28] |
CAN Country [31] |
CAN AC [32] | |||||
| 1994 | "Teach Your Children" (as The Red Hots)[c] |
— | 75 | — | — | Red Hot + Country | ||
| 1995 | "Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart" (Shenandoah featuring Alison Krauss) |
— | 7 | 7 | — | In the Vicinity of the Heart | ||
| 1997 | "Whenever I Call You Friend" (Michael Johnson featuring Alison Krauss) |
— | — | — | — | Then and Now | ||
| "It's Not Over" (Mark Chesnutt featuring Vince Gill and Alison Krauss) |
— | 34 | 34 | — | Thank God for Believers | |||
| 1998 | "Same Old Train"[d] | — | 59 | — | — | Tribute to Tradition | ||
| 1999 | "Get Me Through December" (Natalie MacMaster featuring Alison Krauss) |
— | — | — | 40 | In My Hands | ||
| 2000 | "Buy Me a Rose" (Kenny Rogers featuring Billy Dean and Alison Krauss) |
40 | 1 | 9 | — | She Rides Wild Horses | ||
| 2004 | "Whiskey Lullaby" (Brad Paisley featuring Alison Krauss) |
41 | 3 | — | — | Mud on the Tires | ||
| 2005 | "Across the Universe" (Alicia Keys, Alison Krauss, Billie Joe Armstrong, Bono, Brian Wilson, Norah Jones, Steven Tyler, Stevie Wonder, Tim McGraw & Velvet Revolver) |
22 | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 2006 | "The Reason Why" (Vince Gill featuring Alison Krauss) |
— | 28 | — | — | These Days | ||
| 2012 | "I Just Come Here for the Music" (Don Williams featuring Alison Krauss) |
— | — | — | — | And So It Goes | ||
| 2014 | "Blue Blue Day" (Mandy Barnett featuring Alison Krauss) |
— | — | — | — | I Can't Stop Loving You: The Songs of Don Gibson | ||
| 2016 | "Come Find Me"[40] (Alabama featuring Alison Krauss) |
— | — | — | — | Southern Drawl | ||
| 2017 | "How I Want To Be"[41] (Sundance Head featuring Alison Krauss) |
— | — | — | — | Everything to Lose | ||
| 2018 | "Love Heals"[42] (Levi Hummon featuring Alison Krauss) |
— | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 2023 | "Do This Life" (High Valley with Alison Krauss) |
— | — | 4 | — | Way Back | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||
Other charted songs
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [28] |
US AC [30] | |||
| 2003 | "Coat of Many Colors" (with Shania Twain) | 57 | — | Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton |
| 2005 | "Shimmy Down the Chimney" | 58 | — | Shimmy Down the Chimney: A Country Christmas |
| 2016 | "Hard Candy Christmas" (with Cyndi Lauper) | — | 27 | Detour |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
Videography
editMusic videos
edit| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "I've Got That Old Feeling" | Joanne Gardner |
| 1991 | "Steel Rails" | |
| 1992 | "Heartstrings" | |
| "New Fool" | ||
| "Every Time You Say Goodbye"[43] | R. Brad Murano/Steven T. Miller | |
| 1993 | "The Angels Cried" (with Alan Jackson) | Tom Calabrese |
| 1994 | "Walk Over God's Heaven" (with The Cox Family)[44] | Joanne Gardner |
| "Teach Your Children" (as The Red Hots) | ||
| 1995 | "Somewhere in the Vicinity of the Heart" (with Shenandoah) | Steven Goldmann |
| "When You Say Nothing at All" | Lenny Fiske | |
| "Baby, Now That I've Found You" | ||
| 1996 | "Find My Way Back to My Heart" | Gerry Wenner |
| "Just When I Needed You Most" (with Dolly Parton) | John Lloyd Miller | |
| "Baby Mine" | Gerry Wenner | |
| 1997 | "Looking in the Eyes of Love" | Jean Pellerin |
| "Whenever I Call You Friend" (with Michael Johnson) | Tom Bevins | |
| 1998 | "I Give You to His Heart" | Jean Pellerin |
| "Same Old Train" (Various) | Steve Boyle | |
| "Forget About It" | Mary Lambert | |
| 1999 | "Get Me Through December" (with Natalie MacMaster) | Mark Hesselink |
| 2000 | "Maybe" | Rocky Schenck |
| 2001 | "The Lucky One" | |
| "I'll Fly Away" (with Gillian Welch) | Joel Coen | |
| "Let Me Touch You for a While" | Rocky Schenck | |
| 2002 | "Sitting in the Window of My Room" | |
| "New Favorite" | ||
| 2003 | "How's the World Treating You" (with James Taylor) | Lawrence Draper |
| "Every Time You Say Goodbye" (live) | Michael McNamara | |
| 2004 | "You Will Be My Ain True Love" (with Sting) | Miramax Films |
| "Whiskey Lullaby" (with Brad Paisley)[45] | Rick Schroder | |
| "Restless" | Rocky Schenck | |
| 2005 | "Goodbye Is All We Have" | |
| 2006 | "If I Didn't Know Any Better" | Wayne Isham |
| 2007 | "Missing You" (with John Waite)[46] | Rocky Schenck |
| "Simple Love" | Michael McNamara | |
| "Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)" (with Robert Plant) | Rocky Schenck | |
| 2008 | "Please Read the Letter" (with Robert Plant)[47] | |
| 2011 | "Paper Airplane"[48] | Randee St. Nicholas |
Notes
edit- ^ "Can't Let Go" did not enter the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Country Digital Song Sales chart.[35]
- ^ "Paper Airplane" did not enter the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, but peaked at number 41 on the Country Digital Song Sales chart.[35]
- ^ The Red Hots is a multi-artist collaboration featuring Crosby, Stills & Nash, Suzy Bogguss, Alison Krauss, and Kathy Mattea.[38]
- ^ Multi-artist collaboration featuring Clint Black, Joe Diffie, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt and Dwight Yoakam.[38]
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