The albums discography of American country music artist Lynn Anderson contains 37 studio albums, 21 compilation albums, two live albums, two video albums and three extended plays. She signed her first recording contract in 1966 with Chart Records. The following year, her debut studio album entitled Ride, Ride, Ride was released on the label. It was her first album to debut on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, peaking at number 25.[1] Her second studio effort, Promises, Promises, was issued in December 1967 and spent 48 weeks on the country albums chart before peaking at number one.[2] The Chart label issued four more studio albums by Anderson until 1970. This included 1969's Songs That Made Country Girls Famous, which was a tribute to female country artists.[3]
| Lynn Anderson albums discography | |
|---|---|
 Lynn Anderson in concert, 2011. | |
| Studio albums | 37 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 20 |
| Video albums | 2 |
Anderson had a major crossover pop hit with "Rose Garden" after signing with Columbia Records in 1970.[4] "Rose Garden"'s major success led to her eleventh studio album of the same name in December 1970. The album spent 77 weeks on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart before peaking at number one.[5] It was her highest-charting album on the Billboard 200 as well, where it reached number 19.[6] Rose Garden became Anderson's highest-charting and biggest-selling album. It later certify platinum in sales from the Recording Industry Association of America and held the record for the longest weeks spent at number one for 24 years. The record was broken in 1995 by Shania Twain with The Woman in Me.[7] Anderson's eleventh studio album, You're Man (1971), was her third to top the Billboard country albums survey.[8] It was followed by a series of studio albums that reached the Billboard country top ten. This included How Can I Unlove You (1971), Cry (1972) and Keep Me in Mind (1973). The Columbia label issued studio albums by Anderson through the rest of the 1970s. As her singles became less successful, her albums did as well.[9] Her final Columbia release was Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1980), which only reached number 37.[10]
Anderson returned with 1983's Back after a three-year hiatus. The album was her final to reach the Billboard country albums chart, peaking at number 61 in October 1983.[11] She continued to record during the remainder of the decade, releasing 1988's What She Does Best on Mercury Records.[12] She returned in 1992 with the western album, Cowboy's Sweetheart. In 1999, her first live record was issued entitled Live at Billy Bob's Texas. Her 2005 studio release, The Bluegrass Sessions, was nominated for Best Bluegrass Album at the Grammy Awards. Shortly before her death in 2015, Anderson released the gospel project, Bridges.[4]
Studio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [13] |
US Cou. [14] |
CAN [15] | |||
| Ride, Ride, Ride | — | 25 | — | ||
| Promises, Promises |
|
— | 1 | — | |
| Big Girls Don't Cry |
|
— | 11 | — | |
| With Love, from Lynn |
|
197 | 22 | — | |
| At Home with Lynn |
|
— | 19 | — | |
| Songs That Made Country Girls Famous |
|
— | 9 | — | |
| Uptown Country Girl |
|
— | 29 | — | |
| Stay There 'Til I Get There |
|
— | 28 | — | |
| No Love at All |
|
— | 22 | — | |
| I'm Alright |
|
— | 33 | — | |
| Rose Garden |
|
19 | 1 | 5 | |
| You're My Man |
|
99 | 1 | — | |
| How Can I Unlove You |
|
132 | 2 | — | |
| The Christmas Album |
|
13 | — | — | |
| Cry |
|
114 | 2 | — | |
| Listen to a Country Song |
|
160 | 3 | — | |
| Keep Me in Mind |
|
201 | 2 | — | |
| Top of the World |
|
179 | 7 | — | |
| Smile for Me |
|
— | 14 | — | |
| What a Man My Man Is |
|
— | 18 | — | |
| I've Never Loved Anyone More |
|
— | 20 | — | |
| All the King's Horses |
|
— | 20 | — | |
| Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man |
|
— | 28 | — | |
| I Love What Love Is Doing to Me/ He Ain't You |
|
— | 38 | — | |
| From the Inside |
|
— | — | — | |
| Outlaw Is Just a State of Mind |
|
— | 29 | — | |
| Even Cowgirls Get the Blues |
|
— | 37 | — | |
| The Best of Lynn Anderson: Memories and Desires |
|
— | — | — | |
| Back |
|
— | 61 | — | |
| What She Does Best | — | — | — | ||
| Cowboy's Sweetheart |
|
— | — | — | |
| Latest and Greatest (re-recordings) |
|
— | — | — | |
| Home for the Holidays |
|
— | — | — | |
| The Bluegrass Sessions |
|
— | — | — | |
| Cowgirl |
|
— | — | — | |
| Cowgirl II |
|
— | — | — | |
| Bridges |
|
— | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [13] |
US Cou. [14] | |||
| The Best of Lynn Anderson |
|
180 | 29 | |
| Lynn Anderson[18] |
|
— | — | |
| Songs My Mother Wrote (Lynn Anderson Sings Liz Anderson) |
|
— | — | |
| Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 |
|
— | 40 | |
| Lynn Anderson with Strings |
|
— | — | |
| The World of Lynn Anderson |
|
174 | 13 | |
| Lynn Anderson |
|
— | — | |
| Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits |
|
129 | 3 |
|
| Flower of Love |
|
— | — | |
| It Makes You Happy |
|
— | — | |
| Lynn Anderson's Greatest Hits, Volume II |
|
— | 41 | |
| Encore |
|
— | — | |
| Country Classics: Lynn Anderson[20] |
|
— | — | |
| The Best of Lynn Anderson[21] |
|
— | — | |
| Pure Country: Lynn Anderson[22] |
|
— | — | |
| Anthology: The Columbia Years[23] |
|
— | — | |
| Anthology: The Chart Years[24] |
|
— | — | |
| Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | |
| 16 Biggest Hits |
|
— | — | |
| Country: Lynn Anderson[25] |
|
— | — | |
| The Essential Lynn Anderson[26] |
|
— | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live at Billy Bob's Texas |
|
| Live from the Rose Garden[27] |
Video albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live at the Renaissance Center[28] |
|
| Lynn Anderson in Concert: Cry and Other Classics[29] |
|
Extended plays
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Best of Lynn Anderson[30] |
|
| Uptown Country Girl[31] |
|
| Rose Garden[32] |
|
References
edit- ^ "Ride, Ride, Ride chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Promises, Promises chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Anderson, Lynn (November 1969). "Songs That Made Country Girls Famous (Liner Notes)". Chart Records.
- ^ a b Huey, Steve. "Lynn Anderson: Biography & History". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Rose Garden chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Rose Garden chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Thompson, Gayle. "Country Music Memories: Lynn Anderson's 'Rose Garden' hits No. 1". The Boot. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "You're My Man chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1997). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums: 1967-1997. Record Research Inc. ISBN 0898201241.
- ^ "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Back chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Anderson, Lynn (1988). "What She Does Best (Album Information)". Mercury Records.
- ^ a b "Lynn Anderson Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Lynn Anderson chart history (Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Search results under "Top Albums/CD's" for Lynn Anderson". RPM. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Lynn Anderson – Rose Garden". Music Canada.
- ^ "American album certifications – Lynn Anderson – Rose Garden". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Lynn Anderson: Lynn Anderson: Releases". Discogs. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Lynn Anderson – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ Anderson, Lynn (1983). "Country Classics (LP Information)". CBS Records International. LPP16916.
- ^ Anderson, Lynn (1996). "The Best of Lynn Anderson (Cassette and CD Information)". Hallmark Records. 304332.
- ^ "Pure Country: Lynn Anderson: Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Anthology: The Columbia Years: Lynn Anderson: Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Anthology: The Chart Years: Lynn Anderson: Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Country: Lynn Anderson: Lynn Anderson: Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "The Essential Lynn Anderson -- Compilation by Lynn Anderson". Spotify. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Live from the Rose Garden: Lynn Anderson: Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Live at the Renaissance Center: Lynn Anderson: Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ "Lynn Anderson in Concert: Cry and Other Classics: Lynn Anderson: Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
- ^ Anderson, Lynn (1969). "The Best of Lynn Anderson (EP Information)". Chart Records. CHS-7-1009.
- ^ Anderson, Lynn (1970). "Uptown Country Girl (EP Information)". Chart Records. CHS-7-1028.
- ^ Anderson, Lynn (1969). "The Best of Lynn Anderson (EP Information)". Chart Records. SBG-225241.