The albums discography of American singer–songwriter Emmylou Harris contains 28 studio albums: 22 of which were solo releases while six were released collaboratively with other artists. Her albums discography also includes 15 compilation albums, five live albums, one soundtrack album, four video albums and two box sets. Harris's first studio album Gliding Bird was released in 1969 by Jubilee Records.
In 1975, Reprise Records released her second studio collection titled Pieces of the Sky. It reached the top ten of the American Billboard Top Country Albums chart and the top 50 of the Billboard 200 all-genre chart. It was among seven studio albums released during the 1970s and 1980s that certified gold from the Recording Industry Association of America. It was followed in December 1975 by Elite Hotel, which topped the Billboard country albums chart and peaked at number 25 on the Billboard 200. It also reached the top 20 on the UK Albums Chart and the top five on the Dutch Albums Chart. Her fourth studio collection Luxury Liner was issued in December 1976, which also topped the American country chart and made similar international chart positions. It was also her second album to certify silver by the British Phonographic Industry.
In January 1978, her fifth studio collection Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town reached number three on the Top Country Albums list, her third top 40 Billboard 200 entry and her second charting disc in Australia. It was followed in April 1979 by her sixth album titled Blue Kentucky Girl which made similar Billboard chart positions and was her first to enter Canada's RPM Country Albums chart. Her next two studio releases, Roses in the Snow and Evangeline, certified gold in sales from the RIAA. Both collections and 1981's Cimarron reached the Billboard country top five. Harris release five more solo studio efforts during the 1980s, along with the charting compilation Profile II: The Best of Emmylou Harris. In 1987, she collaborated alongside Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt for the album Trio. It certified platinum in sales, while topping the Billboard country chart and reached number six on the Billboard 200.
In 1992, Harris's second live album At the Ryman was released and marked her final disc for Warner Bros. Records. In 1993, the Asylum/Elektra labels issued Cowgirl's Prayer and also released Wrecking Ball in 1995. The latter reached chart positions in the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Norway. It was followed by the live album Spyboy in 1998. During the 2000s, the Nonesuch label released a series of Harris's studio discs. This began with Red Dirt Girl in 2000, which returned Harris to the Billboard country top five. In 2003 came the release of Stumble into Grace, which reached similar chart positions. Two more solo studio albums followed through 2011.
Collaboratively, Harris reunited with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt for the 1999 gold-selling album Trio II. Harris and Ronstadt collaborated separately the same year on Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions. Both releases reached top ten Billboard country positions. In 2006, Harris joined Mark Knopfler for All the Roadrunning. It reached the top 20 of the Billboard 200, while also reaching top ten positions in the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. A corresponding live album and video album were released in conjunction with the studio disc. In 2013, Harris joined Rodney Crowell for the album Old Yellow Moon via Nonesuch Records. The album reached the Billboard country top five and number 29 on the Billboard 200. The duo released The Traveling Kind in 2015, which made similar chart positions.
Studio albums Studio albums as lead artist + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUSUS Cou.AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988. Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: BELCANCANCou.NEDNORSWEUK Gliding Bird Released: January 23, 1970 Label: Jubilee Formats: LP — — — — — — — — — — Pieces of the Sky Released: February 7, 1975 Label: Reprise Formats: LP, cassette 45 7 — — 46 — — — — — RIAA: Gold Elite Hotel Released: December 29, 1975 Label: Reprise Formats: LP, cassette 25 1 — — 64 — 3 18 — 17 BPI: Silver RIAA: Gold Luxury Liner Released: December 28, 1976 Label: Reprise Formats: LP, cassette 21 1 96 — 40 — 3 — 15 17 BPI: Silver RIAA: Gold Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town Released: January 6, 1978 Label: Reprise Formats: LP, cassette 29 3 55 — 26 8 10 — 31 40 RIAA: Gold Blue Kentucky Girl Released: April 13, 1979 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, cassette 43 3 61 — — 6 21 — — — RIAA: Gold Light of the Stable Released: November 1979 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, cassette 102 22 — — — — — — — — Roses in the Snow Released: April 30, 1980 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, cassette 26 2 88 — — 2 47 — — — RIAA: Gold Evangeline Released: January 16, 1981 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, cassette 22 5 40 — — — 43 19 — 53 RIAA: Gold Cimarron Released: November 13, 1981 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, cassette 46 6 91 — — — — — — — White Shoes Released: October 6, 1983 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, cassette 116 22 — — — — — — — — The Ballad of Sally Rose Released: February 22, 1985 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, CD, cassette 171 8 — — — — — — — — Thirteen Released: February 14, 1986 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, CD, cassette 157 9 — — — — — — — — Angel Band Released: July 7, 1987 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, CD, cassette 166 23 — — — — — — — — Bluebird Released: January 10, 1989 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, CD, cassette — 15 — — — 19 — — — — Brand New Dance Released: October 16, 1990 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, CD, cassette — 45 — — — — — — — — Cowgirl's Prayer Released: September 28, 1993 Label: Asylum/Elektra Formats: CD, cassette 152 34 — — — 19 — — — — Wrecking Ball Released: September 26, 1995 Label: Elektra Formats: CD, cassette 94 — — 58 — — — 30 27 46 Red Dirt Girl Released: September 12, 2000 Label: Nonesuch Formats: CD, cassette 54 5 93 39 29 3 77 5 5 45 Stumble into Grace Released: September 23, 2003 Label: Nonesuch Formats: CD 58 6 92 32 — — 42 11 12 52 All I Intended to Be Released: June 10, 2008 Label: Nonesuch Formats: CD, music download 22 4 58 20 24 — 41 7 10 40 Hard Bargain Released: April 26, 2011 Label: Nonesuch Formats: CD, music download 18 3 — 39 19 — 15 11 15 30 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Studio albums as a collaborative artist + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUSUS Cou.AUSCANCANCou.NEDNORSWEUK GP Released: January, 1973 Label: Reprise Formats: LP — — — — — — — — — Grievous Angel Released: January, 1974 Label: Reprise Formats: LP 195 — — — — — — — — Trio Released: March 2, 1987 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, CD, cassette 6 1 12 4 — 22 — 29 60 RIAA: Platinum Trio II Released: February 9, 1999 Label: Asylum Formats: CD, cassette 62 4 66 — 4 69 — — — RIAA: Gold Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions Released: August 24, 1999 Label: Asylum Formats: CD, cassette 73 6 — — — — 35 41 — All the Roadrunning Released: April 24, 2006 Label: Mercury/Warner Bros. Formats: CD 17 — 41 — — 3 1 2 8 BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI (NOR): Platinum IFPI (SWI): Platinum Old Yellow Moon Released: February 26, 2013 Label: Nonesuch Formats: CD, music download 29 4 — — — 22 6 12 42 The Traveling Kind Released: March 12, 2015 Label: Nonesuch Formats: LP, CD, music download 78 8 — — — — — — 65 Old Yellow Moon Released: February 26, 2013 Label: Nonesuch Formats: CD, music download 29 4 — — — 22 6 12 42 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUSUS Cou.UK Profile: Best of Emmylou Harris Released: November 1978 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, cassette 81 9 — MC: Gold RIAA: Gold Her Best Songs Released: 1980 Label: K-tel Formats: LP, cassette — — 36 Collection Released: 1982 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP — — — Profile II: The Best of Emmylou Harris Released: September 17, 1984 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, CD, cassette 176 24 — Duets Released: July 24, 1990 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, CD, cassette — 24 — Songs of the West Released: January 1, 1994 Label: Warner Western Formats: CD, cassette — — — Selections from Portraits Released: 1996 Label: Reprise Formats: CD — — — Anthology: The Warner/Reprise Years Released: May 1, 2001 Label: Rhino/Warner Bros. Formats: CD — 53 — Producer's Cut Released: February 25, 2003 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD — — — The Very Best of Emmylou Harris: Heartaches & Highways Released: July 19, 2005 Label: Rhino/Warner Bros. Formats: CD 133 23 — Original Album Series Released: April 5, 2011 Label: Rhino Formats: CD — — — Original Album Series, Vol. 2 Released: September 2, 2013 Label: Rhino Formats: CD — — — The Complete Trio Collection Released: September 9, 2016 Label: Rhino Formats: CD 125 7 47 Farther Along Released: September 9, 2016 Label: Rhino Formats: CD — — — The Studio Albums: 1980–1983 Released: April 13, 2019 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUSUS Cou.BELNEDGERNORSWEUK Last Date Released: October 1982 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, cassette 65 9 — — — — — — At the Ryman Released: January 10, 1992 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, cassette 184 32 — — — — — — Spyboy Released: August 11, 1998 Label: Eminent Formats: CD, cassette 180 27 — 100 — 31 46 57 Real Live Roadrunning Released: November 14, 2006 Label: Mercury/Warner Bros. Formats: CD — — — — 44 — — — BVMI: Gold Ramble in Music City: The Lost Concert Released: September 3, 2021 Label: Nonesuch Formats: LP, CD — — 134 — — — — — The Last Roundup: Live from the Bijou Café in Philadelphia 3/16/1973 Released: November 24, 2023 Label: Amoeba Formats: LP, CD, music download — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Soundtrack albums + List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US USCou. AUS CAN CANCou. Honeysuckle Rose Released: July 18, 1980 Label: Columbia Formats: LP, cassette 11 1 34 24 4 MC: Gold RIAA: Platinum
Video albums + List of video albums, showing all relevant details Title Album details At the Ryman Released: March 13, 1992 Label: Warner/Reprise Video Formats: LaserDisc, VHS 20th Anniversary Released: 1997 Label: Grapevine Formats: VHS Spyboy – Live from the Legendary Exit/In Released: February 9, 1999 Label: Eminent/Grapevine Formats: DVD, VHS Real Live Roadrunning Released: November 14, 2006 Label: Mercury/Universal Formats: DVD
Box sets + List of box sets, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Album details Peak chart positionsUS Country Portraits Released: October 8, 1996 Label: Rhino/Warner Bros. Formats: CD — Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems Released: September 18, 2007 Label: Rhino Formats: CD 49 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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External links Emmylou Harris music and discography at her official website