Dwight Yoakam is an American country music singer-songwriter. Since his debut in 1984, Yoakam has released 17 studio albums. His debut album, Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc., was certified double-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, while This Time is certified triple-platinum by the same organization. Yoakam achieved the greatest success of his career in the 1980s and 1990s, however, in the 2000s, he left Reprise Records/Warner Bros. Nashville for an independent record label Audium/Koch Records in 2003 and released Population Me. In 2005, he released Blame the Vain on New West Records. The album was a commercial success on the charts, however, no singles that were released cracked the Top 40 of the Hot Country Songs chart.
Dwight Yoakam discography | |
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Studio albums | 17 |
Live albums | 2 |
Compilation albums | 9 |
In addition to releasing his studio albums, Yoakam has also released numerous compilation albums on various record labels, with a vast majority of them reaching success on the charts. His 1989 album Just Lookin' for a Hit is his best-selling compilation album.
Studio albums
edit1980s
editTitle | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||||||||||
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US Country [1] |
US [2] |
CAN Country [3] |
CAN [4] |
AUS[5] | NZ [6] |
SWE [7] |
UK [8] | |||||||
Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.[A] |
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1 | 61 | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | |||||
Hillbilly Deluxe |
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1 | 55 | — | 27 | 55 | 17 | 33 | 51 | |||||
Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room |
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1 | 68 | 17 | 47 | — | 37 | 37 | 87 |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
1990s
editTitle | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||||||||||
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US Country [1] |
US [2] |
CAN Country [3] |
CAN [4] |
AUS [12] | ||||||||||
If There Was a Way |
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7 | 96 | — | — | — | ||||||||
This Time |
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4 | 25 | 1 | 19 | — | ||||||||
Gone |
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5 | 30 | 5 | 42 | 17 | ||||||||
Under the Covers |
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8 | 92 | — | 8 | 74 | ||||||||
Come On Christmas |
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32 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
A Long Way Home |
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11 | 60 | 12 | 67 | — | ||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
2000s
editTitle | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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US Country [1] |
US [2] |
US Indie [14] |
SWE [7] | |||||||||||
Tomorrow's Sounds Today[B] |
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7 | 68 | — | — | |||||||||
South of Heaven, West of Hell |
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59 | — | — | — | |||||||||
Population Me |
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8 | 75 | 3 | — | |||||||||
Blame the Vain |
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8 | 54 | 3 | 47 | |||||||||
Dwight Sings Buck |
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11 | 42 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
2010s
editTitle | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US Country [1] |
US [2] |
AUS [12] | ||
3 Pears |
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3 | 18 | — |
Second Hand Heart |
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2 | 18 | 46 |
Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars...[15] |
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6 | 62 | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Compilation albums
editTitle | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||
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US Country [1] |
US [2] |
CAN Country [3] |
CAN [4] |
NOR [16] | |||||
Just Lookin' for a Hit |
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3 | 68 | — | 64 | — |
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This Is Dwight Yoakam |
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— | — | — | — | — | |||
La Croix D'Amour |
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— | — | — | — | — | |||
Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Dwight Yoakam's Greatest Hits from the 90's |
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10 | 80 | 5 | — | — | |||
Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years |
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— | — | — | — | — | |||
In Others' Words |
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59 | — | — | — | — | |||
Dwight's Used Records |
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57 | — | 43 | — | — | |||
The Very Best of Dwight Yoakam |
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10 | 87 | — | — | 14 |
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The Platinum Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | |||
21st Century Hits: Best of 2000–2012 |
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59 | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country |
Live albums
editTitle | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||
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US Country [1] |
US [2] |
CAN Country [3] | |||
Dwight Live |
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8 | 56 | 4 |
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dwightyoakamacoustic.net |
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24 | 195 | 6 | |
Live from Austin, TX |
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— | — | — |
Extended plays
editTitle | Details |
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Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. |
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Bring Home the Holidays |
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Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Dwight Yoakam Album & Song Chart History – Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Dwight Yoakam Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada – Country Albums/CDs". RPM. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada – Top Albums". RPM. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 345. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "charts.nz – New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- ^ a b "swedishcharts.com – Swedish charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company – Dwight Yoakam". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "American album certifications – Dwight Yoakam". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums". ARIA Charts. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ a b Peaks in Australia:
- Gone: "australian-charts.com – Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- Under the Covers: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 307.
- ^ a b c "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on August 23, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ "Dwight Yoakam Album & Song Chart History – Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- ^ Shelburne, Craig (August 2, 2016). "Dwight Yoakam Plans Bluegrass Album With Sugar Hill Records". MusicRow. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com – Norwegian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2011.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums". ARIA Charts. Archived from the original on May 15, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 28, 2021.