American singer Carrie Underwood has released nine studio albums, one greatest hits album, and 38 singles. Underwood rose to fame after winning the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. Her debut album, Some Hearts, was released in 2005 and is the fastest-selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history. It also became the best-selling solo female country debut in Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) history, as well as the top-selling debut album of any American Idol contestant in the United States.
Her second album, Carnival Ride, was released in 2007 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 charts. During the first week, it sold 527,000 copies, which at the time was the best sales week by a female solo country artist since Shania Twain's Greatest Hits sold 530,000 copies in its first week back in 2004. The album has since been certified 4× Platinum.
Underwood released her third studio album, Play On, on November 3, 2009. It debuted at number one on the Top Country Albums chart and the all-genre Billboard 200. It features the number one singles "Cowboy Casanova", "Temporary Home", and "Undo It", as well as the number two single, "Mama's Song". The album has since been certified 3× Platinum in the US, Platinum in Canada, and Gold in Australia. In June 2011, the album re-entered the Australian Albums Chart for both the ARIA National Top 50 and the Country Top 20 albums at number 14 and number one, respectively, giving Underwood her first number one album in Australia. The album was eventually certified Gold in Australia.
On May 1, 2012, Underwood released her fourth album, Blown Away. In the United States, it sold 267,000 albums in its first week and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and the Top Country Albums charts. It debuted at number one in Canada's Top 200 all-genre albums chart and Top 100 Country albums chart, being immediately certified Gold. The album also debuted at number one on Australia's Top 20 Country Albums and number four on the all-genre Top 50 Albums.Latest News | The Official Carrie Underwood Site . Carrieunderwoodofficial.com (May 15, 2012). Retrieved on 2012-07-03. The album has been certified 2× Platinum in the United States and Canada.
On December 9, 2014, Underwood released her first greatest hits album, Greatest Hits: Decade #1. The compilation debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 and at number one on the Top Country Albums charts, and set several records upon release, including having the biggest sales debut for a hits collection in any genre of music in more than six years and the biggest first-week sales for a female hits album in any genre in over nine years. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on January 16, 2015.
Underwood's fifth studio album, Storyteller was released on October 23, 2015. The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200. This made Underwood the only country artist to have his or her first five studio albums debut at number one or number two on the Billboard 200 chart. It also debuted atop the Top Country Albums chart, earning Underwood another record as the only artist to score six consecutive number one albums on that chart. The album was certified Platinum by the RIAA on October 24, 2016.
Underwood released her sixth studio album, Cry Pretty, on September 14, 2018. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, making Underwood the first woman to have four number one country albums on that chart. It sold 266,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, out of which 251,000 copies were pure sales, giving Underwood the largest sales week for a female artist in 2018.
On September 25, 2020, Underwood released her seventh studio album and first Christmas album, My Gift. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart, Top Holiday Albums chart and Top Country Albums chart, setting the record as the first artist to score eight consecutive number one debuts on the latter chart. The album debuted at number eight on the Billboard 200 albums chart with 43,000 units and later peaked at number five.
In the United States, Underwood remains the best-selling album artist from American Idol franchise with a total of 16.3 million albums sold. She is the top country artist and the fifth highest-certified female artist on the RIAA Top Artists (Digital Singles) Ranking. She is also the fourth biggest album seller among artists who have debuted the past 13 years. Underwood has accumulated over 85 Billboard number-ones. She has had 16 singles top the Billboard Country Airplay, and 14 singles top the Hot Country Songs. Underwood has the longest streak of top 10 promoted singles from a career's start on the Hot Country Songs chart at 27.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US US Country AUSPeaks in Australia: All except noted: My Gift: My Savior: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. CANReferences for peaks on Canadian Albums Chart: For "Some Hearts": For all other albums: IRL NZNew Zealand Music Chart. May 14, 2012. webcitation.org SCOReferences for peaks on Scottish Albums chart: For Blown Away: For Storyteller: For Cry Pretty: For Denim & Rhinestones: UK Some Hearts Released: November 15, 2005 Label: Arista Nashville, 19 Formats: CD, digital download, LP 2 1 130 11 — — — — US: 7,500,000 RIAA: 9× Platinum ARIA: Gold MC: 3× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Carnival Ride Released: October 23, 2007 Label: Arista Nashville, 19 Formats: CD, digital download 1 1 105 1 — — — — US: 3,400,000 RIAA: 4× Platinum MC: Platinum Play On Released: November 3, 2009 Label: Arista Nashville, 19 Formats: CD, digital download 1 1 14 2 91 — — 93 US: 2,300,000 RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: Gold MC: Platinum Blown Away Released: May 1, 2012 Label: Arista Nashville, 19 Formats: CD, digital download 1 1 4 1 26 22 8 11 US: 1,850,000 RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold MC: Platinum Storyteller Released: October 23, 2015 Label: Arista Nashville, 19 Formats: CD, digital download, LP 2 1 4 3 18 13 6 13 US: 753,000 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver Cry Pretty Released: September 14, 2018 Label: Capitol Nashville Formats: CD, digital download, LP 1 1 4 1 40 32 12 16 US: 534,000 RIAA: Platinum MC: Platinum My Gift Released: September 25, 2020 Label: Capitol Nashville Formats: CD, digital download, LP 5 1 98 28 — — — — US: 628,000 RIAA: Gold My Savior Released: March 26, 2021 Label: Capitol Nashville Formats: CD, digital download, LP 4 1 54 15 — — 26 — US: 293,000 RIAA: Gold Denim & Rhinestones Released: June 10, 2022 Label: Capitol Nashville Formats: CD, digital download, LP 10 2 21 33 — — 40 — US: 132,000 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US US Country AUS CAN Greatest Hits: Decade #1 Released: December 9, 2014 Label: Arista Nashville, 19 Formats: CD, digital download 4 1 49 15 US: 564,300 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold
Video albums + List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US Video AUS Video CAN Video UK Video The Blown Away Tour: Live Released: August 13, 2013 Label: Arista Nashville, 19 Formats: DVD 1 3 1 5 RIAA: Gold
Soundtrack albums + List of soundtracks, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Album details PeakchartpositionsUSUSSoundtracks The Sound of Music: Music from the NBC Television Event Released: December 3, 2013 Label: Sony Masterworks Formats: CD, music download 17 2
Extended plays + List of EPs, showing other relevant details Title Album details Music Up, Windows Down Released: May 22, 2025 Label: uDiscover Music Release Formats: Music download, streaming
Singles As lead artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US Country US Country Airplay US Country Digital US Christ US AC CANReferences for peak positions in Canada: For "Inside Your Heaven": For all other songs: CAN Country For "Jesus, Take the Wheel": For "I'm Gonna Love You": SCOReferences for peaks on Scottish Singles Chart: For "Blown Away": For "Something in the Water": For "Heartbeat": For "Cry Pretty": UKReferences for peaks on UK Singles Chart: For "I Told You So": For "Blown Away": For "Look at Me": For "I Know You Won't": For "Something in the Water": "Inside Your Heaven" 2005 1 52 — — 12 1 — — — RIAA: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum "Jesus, Take the Wheel" 201 46 4 23 — 1 — — RIAA: 3× Platinum MC: Gold RMNZ: Gold Some Hearts "Some Hearts" —— — — 12 — — — — "Don't Forget to Remember Me" 2006 492 — — — — 4 — — RIAA: Gold "Before He Cheats" 81 37 — 6 4 1 — — RIAA: 11× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum "Wasted" 2007 371 — — — 35 1 — — RIAA: Platinum "I'll Stand by You" 6 41 — — — 10 — — — "So Small" 171 — — — 14 3 — — RIAA: Platinum Carnival Ride "All-American Girl" 2008 271 — — — 45 1 — — RIAA: 3× Platinum "Last Name" 191 — — — 34 3 — — RIAA: 2× Platinum "Praying for Time" 27 — — — – 33 — — — "Just a Dream" 291 — — — 50 2 — — RIAA: 2× Platinum Carnival Ride "Just Stand Up!" 11 — — – – 10 — — — RIAA: 2× Platinum "I Told You So" 2009 92 — — — 18 1 — 129 RIAA: Platinum Carnival Ride "Home Sweet Home" 21 52 — — — 33 — — — "Cowboy Casanova" 111 2 — — 16 2 — — RIAA: 4× Platinum MC: Gold Play On "Temporary Home" 411 5 34 — 65 2 — — RIAA: 2× Platinum "Undo It" 2010 231 1 — — 43 2 — — RIAA: 2× Platinum "Mama's Song" 562 15 — — 68 10 — — RIAA: Platinum "There's a Place for Us" — — 11 — — — — — — The Chronicles of Narnia:The Voyage of the Dawn Treader "Remind Me" 2011 171 2 — — 33 1 — — RIAA: 2× Platinum This Is Country Music "Good Girl" 2012 181 1 — — 21 1 — — RIAA: 3× Platinum MC: Platinum Blown Away "Blown Away" 20 2 1 2 — — 27 1 100 155 RIAA: 5× Platinum MC: Platinum "Two Black Cadillacs" 41 4 2 3 — — 52 3 — — RIAA: 2× Platinum "See You Again" 2013 34 7 2 11 — — 45 2 — — RIAA: 2× Platinum "Somethin' Bad" 2014 19 1 7 1 — — 33 6 — — RIAA: 2× Platinum Platinum "Something in the Water" 24 1 3 1 1 — 29 3 88 192 RIAA: 2× PlatinumGreatest Hits: Decade #1 "Little Toy Guns" 2015 47 6 2 10 — — 70 7 — — RIAA: Platinum "Smoke Break" 43 4 2 1 — — 53 1 — — RIAA: PlatinumStoryteller "Heartbeat" 42 2 1 3 — — 60 1 80 — RIAA: Platinum "Church Bells" 2016 43 2 1 4 — — 64 2 — — RIAA: 3× Platinum RMNZ: Gold "Dirty Laundry" 48 3 2 7 — — 71 1 — —RIAA: Platinum "The Champion" 2018 47 — 57 — — — — — — — RIAA: 2× PlatinumCry Pretty "Cry Pretty" 48 5 9 1 — — 83 8 75 — RIAA: Platinum "Love Wins" 83 14 11 1 — — — 26 90 — RIAA: Gold "Southbound" 2019 64 11 3 11 — — — 1 — — RIAA: Platinum "Drinking Alone" 74 17 11 14 — — — 30 — — RIAA: Gold "Hallelujah" 2020 54 3 57 4 1 3 — — — — RIAA: Gold My Gift "If I Didn't Love You" 2021 15 2 1 1 — — 35 1 × — RIAA: Platinum Macon "Ghost Story" 2022 61 12 6 1 — — 84 9 × — RIAA: Gold Denim & Rhinestones "Hate My Heart" — — 20 — — — — 24 × — "Out of That Truck" 2023 — 38 18 6 — — — 9 × — RIAA: Gold "I'm Gonna Love You" 2024 37 7 3 1 — — 78 8 × — RIAA: Platinum Leather (Deluxe Edition) "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country "x" denotes periods where charts no longer exist or were archived.
As featured artist Year Title Artist Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US Country US Country Airplay AUS CAN CAN Country SCOScottish Singles Chart positions for featured Carrie Underwood singles: "Forever Country": "The Fighter": UK SalesUK Singles Sales Chart positions for featured Carrie Underwood singles: "Forever Country":