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Sturgill Simpson discography

American musician Sturgill Simpson has released seven studio albums, six singles, and ten music videos. Simpson debuted in 2013 with the album High Top Mountain on his own High Top Mountain label. This was followed in 2014 by Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, which featured the single "Turtles All the Way Down". Simpson signed to Atlantic Records for A Sailor's Guide to Earth in 2016, which included his first chart entries "Brace for Impact (Live a Little)" and a cover of Nirvana's "In Bloom" He moved to Elektra Records for Sound & Fury in 2019, which was accompanied by an anime film of the same name. He returned to High Top Mountain for a pair of albums, Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions and Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 2: The Cowboy Arms Sessions; both released in 2020, these consisted of acoustic re-recordings of previous songs. The Ballad of Dood & Juanita followed in 2021.

Sturgill Simpson discography
A head shot of Sturgill Simpson.
Sturgill Simpson in 2016.
Studio albums7
Singles6
Music videos10

In June 2024, Simpson announced that he would release an eighth album, Passage du Desir, under the name Johnny Blue Skies.[1]

Albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[2] 		US
Country
[3] 		US
Rock
[4] 		CAN
[5] 		NOR
[6] 		UK
[7]
High Top Mountain
  • Release date: June 11, 2013
  • Label: High Top Mountain
 — 31 — — — —
Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
  • Release date: May 13, 2014
  • Label: High Top Mountain
 59 8 — — — —
A Sailor's Guide to Earth
  • Release date: April 15, 2016
  • Label: Atlantic
 3 1 1 31 34 43
Sound & Fury
  • Released: September 27, 2019
  • Label: Elektra
 12 3 3 55 — 79
Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions
  • Released: October 16, 2020
  • Label: High Top Mountain
 24 2 — — — —
Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 2: The Cowboy Arms Sessions
  • Released: December 11, 2020
  • Label: High Top Mountain
 30 5 — — — —
The Ballad of Dood and Juanita
  • Released: August 20, 2021
  • Label: High Top Mountain
 23 3 — — — —
Passage du Desir
(as Johnny Blue Skies)
  • Released: July 12, 2024
  • Label: High Top Mountain
 29 9 7 — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

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As lead artist

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Year Song Peak chart positions Album
US
AAA
[11] 		US Country
[12] 		US
Rock
[13]
2014 "Living the Dream"[14] — — — Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
"Turtles All the Way Down"[15][16] — — —
"The Promise"[17] — — —
2016 "Brace for Impact (Live a Little)"[18] 23 — 44 A Sailor's Guide to Earth
"In Bloom"[19] — 48 37
2019 "Sing Along" 7 — 17 Sound & Fury
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
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Title Year Album
"Resentment"[20]
(Kesha featuring Brian Wilson, Wrabel, and Sturgill Simpson) 		2019 High Road
"Paradise"[21] 2021 Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2
"Big Time"
(with Angel Olsen)[22] 		2022 Single
"Use Me (Brutal Hearts)"
(Diplo featuring Sturgill Simpson [as Johnny Blue Skies] and Dove Cameron) 		2023 Diplo Presents Thomas Wesley, Chapter 2: Swamp Savant

Other charted songs

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Year Song Peak chart positions Album
US
Rock
[23] 		US
AAA
[11]
2019 "Remember to Breathe" 30 — Sound & Fury
"Ronin" 44 —
"Mercury in Retrograde" 46 —
2020 "I Don't Mind (2020)" — 29 Cuttin' Grass, Vol. 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions

Music videos

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Year Video Director(s)
2013 "Railroad of Sin"[24] Yosuke Torii and Shunsuke Ochiai
2014 "Turtles All the Way Down"[25] Graham Uhelski
"The Promise"[26]
2016 "Brace for Impact (Live a Little)"[27] Matt Mahurin
"In Bloom"[28]
"Breakers Roar"[29]
2017 "All Around You"[30][31]
2019 "Sing Along"[32] Jumpei Mizusaki
2020 "A Good Look"[33]
"Make Art Not Friends"[34] Michael Arias

References

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  1. ^ Janet Patton (June 5, 2024). "Sturgill Simpson announces new album, new name, new tour that includes a stop at Rupp". Yahoo! Entertainment. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Sturgill Simpson Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Sturgill Simpson Chart History – Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  4. ^ "Sturgill Simpson Chart History – Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Sturgill Simpson Chart History – Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "Discography Sturgill Simpson". NorwegianCharts.com.
  7. ^ "Sturgill Simpson" (select "Albums" tab). Official Charts Company.
  8. ^ a b Bjorke, Matt (January 22, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Chart: January 23, 2017". Roughstock.com.
  9. ^ Bjorke, Matt (October 10, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: October 9, 2017". Roughstock.
  10. ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 10, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums Pure Sales Chart: March 9, 2020". RoughStock. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Billboard: Adult Alternative Songs". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Sturgill Simpson & Song Chart History – Country Songs". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Sturgill Simpson Chart History - Hot Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  14. ^ "Sturgill Simpson Releases New Single "Living the Dream" (stream)". Pop Matters. February 25, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  15. ^ "Sturgill Simpson: Turtles All the Way Down - Music on Google Play". Google Play. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  16. ^ Powers, Ann (April 17, 2014). "God, Drugs And Lizard Aliens: Yep, It's Country Music". NPR.
  17. ^ "Future Releases on Triple A (AAA) Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  18. ^ Boilen, Bob (March 4, 2016). "Hear Thrilling New Music From Sturgill Simpson". NPR All Songs Considered.
  19. ^ Larson, Jeremy D. (April 13, 2016). "Review: Sturgill Simpson Preps a Son of a Sailor on 'A Sailor's Guide to Earth'". Spin.
  20. ^ "Kesha Debuts Liberating Single "Resentment" Featuring Sturgill Simpson, Brian Wilson & Wrabel". mxdwn Music. 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  21. ^ Hudak, Joseph (April 30, 2021). "Hear Sturgill Simpson Cover John Prine's 'Paradise'". Rolling Stone.
  22. ^ "Angel Olsen & Sturgill Simpson – "Big Time"". stereogum.com. 2022-09-13.
  23. ^ "Sturgill Simpson Chart History - Hot Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  24. ^ "'Railroad of Sin' video". YouTube. 25 June 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  25. ^ "Sturgill Simpson's Interdimensional 'Turtles All the Way Down' Is Psychedelic as Hell [Fresh Vid]". Nashvillescene.com. April 17, 2014.
  26. ^ "Sturgill Simpson covers Manchester band for new video + announces UK tour". Circuit Sweet. June 20, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  27. ^ Leahey, Andrew (March 10, 2016). "Watch Sturgill Simpson's Surreal 'Brace for Impact' Video". Rolling Stone.
  28. ^ "See Sturgill Simpson Reinvent Nirvana's 'In Bloom' in Stunning Video". Rolling Stone. March 24, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  29. ^ "Watch Sturgill Simpson's 'Breakers Roar' music video". The Boot. May 11, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  30. ^ Crawford, Robert (February 16, 2017). "See Sturgill Simpson Address Trump's Wall in New 'All Around You' Video". Rolling Stone.
  31. ^ "Sturgill SImpson shares boundary-breaking 'All Around You' video". The Boot. February 17, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  32. ^ Joseph Hudak (August 20, 2019). "Sturgill Simpson Embraces Distorted Guitars, Eminem Swagger in New Song 'Sing Along'". Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  33. ^ Claire Shaffer (January 29, 2020). "Sturgill Simpson Releases Anime Music Video for 'A Good Look'". Rolling Stone Country. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  34. ^ "Sturgill Simpson - Make Art Not Friends (Official Video)". YouTube. 7 October 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
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