Montgomery Gentry is an American country music duo founded by Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry. Its discography comprises 11 studio albums, five compilation albums, two extended plays, and 38 singles. The duo made its debut in 1999 with the single "Hillbilly Shoes," which went to number 13 on the Hot Country Songs charts, but did not reach number one until mid-2004, with "If You Ever Stop Loving Me." The duo has sent four more singles to Number One for a total of five: "Something to Be Proud Of" (2005), "Lucky Man" (2007), "Back When I Knew It All", and "Roll with Me" (both 2008). Besides these, Montgomery Gentry has reached the Top 10 with 10 additional hit singles. All 15 of these songs have charted on the Billboard Hot 100, where the duo's highest peak is "If You Ever Stop Loving Me" at number 30.
| Montgomery Gentry discography | |
|---|---|
 Eddie Montgomery (left) and Troy Gentry | |
| Studio albums | 11 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Singles | 38 |
| Music videos | 26 |
| Other charted songs | 1 |
Montgomery Gentry's first, third, and fourth albums — 1999's Tattoos & Scars, 2002's My Town and 2004's You Do Your Thing — are all certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of one million copies. 2001's Carrying On, 2005's Something to Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999–2005, and 2006's Some People Change are all certified gold.
Studio albums
edit1990s
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [2] |
US Heat [3] |
CAN Country [4] | |||
| Tattoos & Scars |
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10 | 131 | 2 | 4 | |
2000s
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales thresholds) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [2] | |||
| Carrying On |
|
6 | 49 |
|
| My Town |
|
3 | 26 |
|
| You Do Your Thing |
|
2 | 10 |
|
| Some People Change |
|
5 | 23 | |
| Back When I Knew It All |
|
3 | 20 | |
2010s
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [2] |
US Indie [6] | |||
| Rebels on the Run |
|
9 | 28 | 6 | |
| Folks Like Us |
|
13 | 121 | 6 | |
| Here's to You |
|
3 | 32 | 2 |
|
| 20 Years of Hits[a] |
|
— | — | — | |
| Outskirts[b] |
|
— | — | 46 |
|
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales threshold) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [2] | |||
| Something to Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999-2005 |
|
2 | 20 |
|
| Super Hits |
|
— | — | |
| For Our Heroes |
|
5 | 11 | |
| Playlist: The Very Best of Montgomery Gentry |
|
18 | 143 | |
| Country: Montgomery Gentry |
|
— | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Extended plays
edit| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] | ||
| Friends and Family |
|
53 |
Singles
edit1990s and 2000s
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Songs [14] |
US [15] |
CAN Country[c] [16] |
CAN [17] | ||||
| 1999 | "Hillbilly Shoes" | 13 | 62 | 7 | — | Tattoos & Scars | |
| "Lonely and Gone" | 5 | 46 | 11 | — | |||
| "Daddy Won't Sell the Farm" | 17 | 79 | 19 | — | |||
| 2000 | "Self Made Man" | 31 | — | 50 | — | ||
| "All Night Long" (with Charlie Daniels) | 31 | — | — | — | |||
| 2001 | "She Couldn't Change Me" | 2 | 37 | — | — | Carrying On | |
| "Cold One Comin' On" | 23 | — | — | — | |||
| 2002 | "Didn't I" | 45 | — | — | — | We Were Soldiers (soundtrack) | |
| "My Town" | 5 | 40 | — | — |
|
My Town | |
| "Speed" | 5 | 47 | — | — | |||
| 2003 | "Hell Yeah" | 4 | 45 | — | — |
| |
| 2004 | "If You Ever Stop Loving Me" | 1 | 30 | 3 | — | You Do Your Thing | |
| "You Do Your Thing" | 22 | — | — | — | |||
| "Gone" | 3 | 53 | 4 | — |
| ||
| 2005 | "Something to Be Proud Of" | 1 | 41 | 5 | — |
| |
| "She Don't Tell Me To" | 5 | 62 | 12 | — | Something to Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999-2005 | ||
| 2006 | "Some People Change" | 7 | 57 | 14 | — | Some People Change | |
| 2007 | "Lucky Man" | 1 | 65 | 10 | 88 | ||
| "What Do Ya Think About That" | 3 | 57 | 8 | 98 | |||
| 2008 | "Back When I Knew It All" | 1 | 56 | 8 | 89 | Back When I Knew It All | |
| "Roll with Me" | 1 | 33 | 5 | 66 | |||
| 2009 | "One in Every Crowd" | 5 | 53 | 6 | 71 | ||
| "Long Line of Losers" | 23 | — | 34 | — | |||
| "Oughta Be More Songs About That" | 40 | — | — | — | Freedom (unreleased)[18] | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
2010s and 2020s
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Songs [14] |
US Country Airplay [19] |
US [15] |
CAN Country [16] | ||||
| 2010 | "While You're Still Young" | 32 | — | — | Hits and More: Life Beside a Gravel Road (unreleased)[20] | ||
| 2011 | "Where I Come From" | 8 | 71 | 37 |
|
Rebels on the Run | |
| 2012 | "So Called Life" | 45 | — | — | |||
| "I'll Keep the Kids" | — | 38 | — | — | Friends and Family | ||
| 2014 | "Headlights" | — | 40 | — | — | Folks Like Us | |
| 2015 | "Folks Like Us" | — | 49 | — | — | ||
| 2017 | "Better Me" | 40 | 60 | — | — | Here's to You | |
| 2018 | "Get Down South"[21] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Drink Along Song"[22] | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lucky Man" (featuring Darius Rucker)[23] | — | — | — | — | 20 Years of Hits | ||
| 2019 | "King of the World" (featuring Steve Vai)[24] | — | — | — | — | Outskirts | |
| "What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life)"[25] | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2020 | "Crazies Welcome"[26] | — | — | — | — | Here's to You | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
As a featured artist
edit| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | "Jack in My Coke" (The Lacs featuring Montgomery Gentry)[27] |
American Rebelution |
Other charted songs
edit| Year | Song | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Songs [14] | |||
| 2000 | "Merry Christmas from the Family" | 38 | B-side of "All Night Long" |
Videography
editVideo albums
edit| Title | Album details | Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| You Do Your Thing: The Video Hits Collection |
|
|
Music videos
edit| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "Hillbilly Shoes" | Chris Rogers |
| "Lonely and Gone" | ||
| "Daddy Won't Sell the Farm" | ||
| 2000 | "All Night Long" (with Charlie Daniels) | Tom Forrest |
| 2001 | "She Couldn't Change Me" | Guy Guillet |
| "Cold One Comin' On" | ||
| 2002 | "Didn't I" | |
| "My Town" | ||
| 2003 | "Speed" | Trey Fanjoy |
| "Hell Yeah" | ||
| 2004 | "If You Ever Stop Loving Me" | |
| "You Do Your Thing" | Michael Salomon | |
| 2005 | "Gone" | Ivan Dudynsky |
| "Something to Be Proud Of" | Wes Edwards | |
| "She Don't Tell Me To" | Deb Haus/Jerad Sloan | |
| 2006 | "Some People Change" | Trey Fanjoy |
| 2007 | "What Do Ya Think About That" | Ryan Smith |
| 2008 | "Roll with Me" | Steven L. Weaver |
| 2010 | "While You're Still Young" | Andy Erwin |
| 2011 | "Where I Come From"[28] | Potsy Ponciroli |
| 2012 | "So Called Life" | David Poag |
| 2013 | "Titty's Beer" | |
| 2015 | "Folks Like Us"[29] | Stephen Shepherd |
| 2018 | "Get Down South" | |
| "Drink Along Song" | ||
| 2019 | "King of the World"[30] | Ed Pryor/Grant Claire |
| "Outskirts" (live) | ||
| 2020 | "Crazies Welcome" | Ed Pryor |
Guest appearances
edit| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "The Truth About Men" (with Tracy Byrd, Blake Shelton, and Andy Griggs) |
Thom Oliphant |
Notes
edit- ^ Despite the title, 20 Years of Hits is a studio album in the vein of Brooks & Dunn's Reboot. All but two of the twelve songs are new recordings, mostly in collaboration with other artists.[8]
- ^ Outskirts was initially issued in digital-only form as a seven song EP.[10] It was later expanded to eleven songs for a CD and "deluxe" digital reissue.[11]
- ^ Peak positions from RPM Country Singles in 1999 and 2000, Radio & Records from 2004 to 2005, and Canada Country from 2006 to present.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Montgomery Gentry Album & Song Chart History – Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Montgomery Gentry Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ "Montgomery Gentry Album & Song Chart History – Heatseekers Albums". Billboard.
- ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Country Albums/CDs". RPM. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "American certifications – Montgomery Gentry". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
- ^ "Montgomery Gentry Album & Song Chart History – Independent Albums". Billboard.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 27, 2018). "Top 10 Country Album Sales Chart: March 27, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
- ^ "Montgomery Gentry's New Album, "20 Years of Hits," Features Darius Rucker, Brad Paisley, Granger Smith & More". November 2018.
- ^ ""MONTGOMERY GENTRY: 20 YEARS OF HITS" SET FOR RELEASE NOVEMBER 16, 2018 - Montgomery Gentry". Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^ "Eddie Montgomery Says He Could Never Replace Troy Gentry". May 31, 2019.
- ^ "Montgomery Gentry 'Outskirts Deluxe' set for Nov 1st". October 30, 2019.
- ^ Bjorke, Matt (March 10, 2020). "Top 10 Country Albums Pure Sales Chart: March 9, 2020". RoughStock. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
- ^ Wyland, Sarah (October 24, 2012). "Montgomery Gentry Releases Friends and Family EP". Great American Country. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Montgomery Gentry - Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "Montgomery Gentry - Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ a b Peak positions for country singles of Montgomery Gentry in Canada:
- Singles released in 1999 and 2000 – "Montgomery Gentry - Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- "If You Ever Stop Loving Me" – "Canada Country Top 30". Radio & Records. June 25, 2004.[page needed]
- "Gone" – "Canada Country Top 30". Radio & Records. April 8, 2005.[page needed]
- "Something to Be Proud Of" – "Canada Country Top 30". Radio & Records. September 23, 2005.[page needed]
- "She Don't Tell Me To" – "Canada Country Top 30". Radio & Records. March 17, 2006.[page needed]
- All other singles – "Montgomery Gentry - Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ "Montgomery Gentry - Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ "Montgomery Gentry "Freedom" Album Preview". Billboard. January 12, 2010.
- ^ "Montgomery Gentry - Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ "Hits and More: Life Beside a Gravel Road". Allmusic. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
- ^ "Montgomery Gentry - Get Down South". Daily Play MPE. April 5, 2018.
- ^ "Montgomery Gentry - Drink Along Song". Daily Play MPE. September 25, 2018.
- ^ "Hear Eddie Montgomery, Darius Rucker's New 'Lucky Man' Duet". Rolling Stone. November 1, 2018.
- ^ "Montgomery Gentry Share 'King of the World', Unveil New EP". The Boot. May 16, 2019.
- ^ "Montgomery Gentry Delivers Stirring Cover of Merle Haggard's 'What Am I Gonna Do': Exclusive". Billboard. June 12, 2019.
- ^ "Montgomery Gentry Welcome All Kinds of Crazies". CMT. January 12, 2020. Archived from the original on January 23, 2020.
- ^ "Go Behind the Scenes of the Lacs' 'Jack in My Coke' Video". Taste of Country. May 11, 2017.
- ^ Mease, Jason (September 9, 2011). "Montgomery Gentry Rolls Out Powerful New Video for "Where I Come From"". Great American Country. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Montgomery Gentry : Folks Like Us". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
- ^ "Exclusive: Eddie Montgomery releases 'King of the World' music video". Fox News. April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.