Merle Haggard discography

The discography for American country music singer Merle Haggard includes 66 studio albums, five instrumental albums featuring his backing band the Strangers, as well as several live and compilation albums. Haggard recorded for a variety of major and independent record labels through the years, with significant years spent with Capitol Records (where he lived for over a decade), MCA Records, Epic Records and Curb Records, as well as his own label Hag Records.

Studio albums 1960s Title Album details Peak chartpositions[ allmusic ((( Merle Haggard > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))] US Country US Strangers Release date: September 27, 1965 Label: Capitol 9 — Just Between the Two of Us Release date: April 11, 1966 Label: Capitol 4 — Swinging Doors and the Bottle Let Me Down Release date: October 17, 1966 Label: Capitol 1 — I'm a Lonesome Fugitive Release date: April 3, 1967 Label: Capitol 3 165 Branded Man/I Threw Away the Rose Release date: August 28, 1967 Label: Capitol 1 167 Sing Me Back Home Release date: January 8, 1968 Label: Capitol 1 — The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde Release date: April 8, 1968 Label: Capitol 6 — Mama Tried Release date: September 9, 1968 Label: Capitol 4 — Pride in What I Am Release date: February 10, 1969 Label: Capitol 11 189 Same Train, a Different Time: Merle Haggard Sings the Great Songs of Jimmie Rodgers Release date: May 12, 1969 Label: Capitol 1 67 A Portrait of Merle Haggard Release date: September 15, 1969 Label: Capitol 3 99 "—" denotes releases that did not chart

1970s Title Album details Peak chart positions US Country US CAN Country CAN A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Playerin the World (or, My Salute to Bob Wills) Release date: November 16, 1970 Label: Capitol 2 58 — — Hag Release date: March 15, 1971 Label: Capitol 1 66 — 63 Someday We'll Look Back Release date: August 16, 1971 Label: Capitol 4 108 — — Let Me Tell You About a Song Release date: March 6, 1972 Label: Capitol 7 166 — — It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) Release date: November 20, 1972 Label: Capitol 1 — — — Merle Haggard's Christmas Present (Something Old, Something New) Release date: November 1973 Label: Capitol 4 — — — If We Make it Through December Release date: February 18, 1974 Label: Capitol 4 190 — — Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album Release date: September 17, 1974 Label: Capitol 1 — — — Keep Movin' On Release date: April 21, 1975 Label: Capitol 1 129 — — It's All in the Movies Release date: February 16, 1976 Label: Capitol 1 — — — My Love Affair with Trains Release date: July 5, 1976 Label: Capitol 7 — — — The Roots of My Raising Release date: November 22, 1976 Label: Capitol 8 — — — Ramblin' Fever Release date: May 9, 1977 Label: MCA 5 — — 20 A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today Release date: September 12, 1977 Label: Capitol 28 — — — My Farewell to Elvis Release date: October 24, 1977 Label: MCA 6 133 — — I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall Release date: June 26, 1978 Label: MCA 17 — 9 — Serving 190 Proof Release date: May 14, 1979 Label: MCA 17 — 1 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsRIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Merle Haggard(sales threshold) US Country US CAN Country The Way I Am Release date: April 1980 Label: MCA 16 — — Back to the Barrooms Release date: October 10, 1980 Label: MCA 8 — — Songs for the Mama That Tried Release date: September 28, 1981 Label: MCA 46 — — Big City Release date: October 5, 1981 Label: Epic 3 161 — US: Gold A Taste of Yesterday's Wine Release date: August 16, 1982 Label: Epic 4 123 — Going Where the Lonely Go Release date: October 18, 1982 Label: Epic 3 — — Goin' Home for Christmas Release date: October 25, 1982 Label: Epic 41 — — Pancho & Lefty Release date: January 10, 1983 Label: Epic 1 37 — CAN: Gold US: Platinum Heart to Heart Release date: June 16, 1983 Label: Mercury 44 — — That's the Way Love Goes Release date: August 15, 1983 Label: Epic 8 — — It's All in the Game Release date: May 14, 1984 Label: Epic 1 — 6 Kern River Release date: March 25, 1985 Label: Epic 8 — — A Friend in California Release date: March 10, 1986 Label: Epic 2 — — Out Among the Stars Release date: October 13, 1986 Label: Epic 15 — — Seashores of Old Mexico Release date: September 21, 1987 Label: Epic 31 — — Chill Factor Release date: November 23, 1987 Label: Epic 8 — 14 5:01 Blues Release date: June 27, 1989 Label: Epic 28 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s Title Album details Peak positions US Country Blue Jungle Release date: July 31, 1990 Label: Curb 47 1994 Release date: March 22, 1994 Label: Curb 60 1996 Release date: January 23, 1996 Label: Curb —Cabin in the Hills Release date: September 9, 1999 Label: Relentless Nashville/Hag Records — Two Old Friends Release date: 1999 Label: Hag Records —

2000s Title Album details Peak chartpositions US Country US US Indie If I Could Only Fly Release date: October 10, 2000 Label: ANTI- 26 — 10 Roots, Volume 1 Release date: November 6, 2001 Label: ANTI- 47 — 26 California Blend Release date: May 7, 2002 Label: Hag Records — — — The Peer Sessions Release date: May 21, 2002 Label: Audium — — — Haggard Like Never Before Release date: September 23, 2003 Label: Hag 40 — 20 I Wish I Was Santa Claus Release date: October 26, 2004 Label: Smith Music — — — Unforgettable Release date: December 14, 2004 Label: Capitol Nashville 39 — — Chicago Wind Release date: October 25, 2005 Label: Capitol Nashville 54 — — Last of the Breed Release date: March 20, 2007 Label: Lost Highway 7 64 — Working Man's Journey Release date: May 29, 2007 Label: Cracker Barrel — — — The Bluegrass Sessions Release date: October 2, 2007 Label: McCoury 43 — 34 "—" denotes releases that did not chart

2010s Title Album details Peak chart positions US Country US US Indie CA I Am What I Am Release date: April 20, 2010 Label: Vanguard Records 18 77 11 — Working in Tennessee Release date: October 4, 2011 Label: Vanguard Records 30 155 25 — Django & Jimmie Release date: June 2, 2015 Label: Legacy Recordings 1 7 — 16 Timeless Release date: June 30, 2015 Label: Hag Records/Cracker Barrel — — — —

Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US Country US CAN Okie from Muskogee Release date: February 1969 Label: Capitol 1 46 64 US: Platinum The Fightin' Side of Me Release date: July 6, 1970 Label: Capitol 1 68 — US: Gold The Land of Many Churches Release date: November 8, 1971 Label: Capitol 15 — — I Love Dixie Blues Release date: July 1973 Label: Capitol 1 126 — Rainbow Stew Live at Anaheim Stadium Release date: July 1981 Label: MCA 20 — — The Epic Collection (Recorded Live) Release date: 1983 Label: Epic 28 — — Amber Waves of Grain Release date: 1985 Label: Epic 25 — — Live from Austin, Texas Release date: 2006 Label: New West — — — Live from Austin, Texas '78 Release date: 2008 Label: New West — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" style="width:22em;"| Title ! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Album details ! colspan="2"| Peak chartpositions ! rowspan="2"| Certifications/Sales |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="45"| US Country ! width="45"| US |- ! scope="row"| The Best of Merle Haggard | Release date: July 15, 1968 Label: Capitol Records | 3 | — | US: Platinum |- ! scope="row"| Close-Up | Release date: 1969 Label: Capitol Records | 23 | —

! scope="row"| Eleven Winners | Release date: January 1978 Label: Capitol Records | 9 | —

! scope="row"| The Way It Was in '51 | Release date: September 11, 1978 Label: Capitol Records | 30 | —

! scope="row"| Merle Haggard's Greatest Hits | Release date: 1982 Label: MCA Records | 37 | —

! scope="row"| Walking the Line | Release date: 1987 Label: Epic | 39 | —

! scope="row"| Capitol Collectors Series | Release date: January 29, 1990 Label: Capitol Records | — | —

! scope="row"| More Of The Best | Release date: February 2, 1990 Label: Rhino Records | — | —

! scope="row"| Greatest Hits of the 80's | Release date: October 5, 1990 Label: Epic Records | — | —

! scope="row"| 18 Rare Classics | Release date: 1991 Label: Curb Records | — | —

! scope="row"| All Night Long | Release date: 1991 Label: Curb Records | — | —

! scope="row"| Super Hits | Release date: March 9, 1993 Label: Epic Records | — | —

! scope="row"| Down Every Road 1962–1994 | Release date: April 2, 1996 Label: Capitol Nashville | — | —

! scope="row"| Drinkin''' | Release date: September 25, 2001 Label: Capitol Nashville | — | —

! scope="row"| Hurtin | Release date: September 25, 2001 Label: Capitol Nashville | — | —

! scope="row"| Prison| Release date: September 25, 2001 Label: Capitol Nashville | — | —

! scope="row"| 20 Greatest Hits| Release date: February 26, 2002 Label: Capitol Nashville | — | 75 | US: 332,300 |- ! scope="row"| 40 #1's| Release date: March 23, 2004 Label: Capitol Nashville | 60 | —

! scope="row"| 40 Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (Rerecorded)| Release date: May 25, 2004 Label: Entertainment One Music | — | 88

! scope="row"| The Essential Merle Haggard: The Epic Years| Release date: August 31, 2004 Label: Epic Records | — | 139

! scope="row"| Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard| Release date: September 12, 2006 Label: Capitol Nashville | 59 | —

! scope="row"| 10 Great Songs| Release date: July 3, 2012 Label: Capitol Nashville | 75 | —

| colspan="5" style="font-size: 8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other appearances +YearSongAlbum2015“The Cost of Living” (with Don Henley)Cass County (album) 2017“The Only Man Wilder Than Me” (with Willie Nelson)Music from The American Epic Sessions: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack “Old Fashioned Love” (with Willie Nelson) 2018 "Old Friends" King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller

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