Alan Jackson is an American country music artist. The first artist signed to Arista Nashville, he was with them from 1989 to 2011. He has released 21 studio albums (22 counting New Traditional), including two Christmas albums, and a tribute album for the label, as well as released 14 compilation albums. His second greatest hits album Greatest Hits Volume II is his highest-certified album, being certified 7× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, with sales in the United States of over 7,000,000. His other greatest hits album (1995's The Greatest Hits Collection) as well as his 1992 studio album, A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'bout Love), are his second highest-certified albums, at 6× Platinum. He has sold over 40 million albums in the United States since 1991 when Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales for Billboard.
In addition to releasing country albums, in 2006, he released Precious Memories, an album composed of Christian music as well as gospel music. The album was a commercial success, charting to number one on the Top Country Albums and the Top Christian Albums music charts. It is one of several Platinum-selling albums for Jackson.
Studio albums 1980s and 1990s Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) US Country US CAN Country CAN AUS UK New Traditional Release date: November 16, 1987 Label: Americana Records — — — — — — Here in the Real World Release date: February 27, 1990 Label: Arista Nashville 4 57 — — — — RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum Don't Rock the Jukebox Release date: May 14, 1991 Label: Arista Nashville 2 17 6 — — — RIAA: 5× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum A Lot About Livin'(And a Little 'bout Love) Release date: October 6, 1992 Label: Arista Nashville 1 13 5 22 — — RIAA: 6× Platinum ARIA: Gold MC: 3× Platinum Who I Am Release date: June 28, 1994 Label: Arista Nashville 1 5 1 8 — — RIAA: 4× Platinum ARIA: Gold MC: 2× Platinum Everything I Love Release date: October 29, 1996 Label: Arista Nashville 1 12 1 29 76 192 RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: Gold High Mileage Release date: September 1, 1998 Label: Arista Nashville 1 4 1 28 32 — RIAA: Platinum MC: Platinum Under the Influence Release date: October 26, 1999 Label: Arista Nashville 2 9 4 36 — — RIAA: Platinum "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2000s Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) US Country US CAN AUS NOR SWI UK When Somebody Loves You Release date: November 7, 2000 Label: Arista Nashville 1 15 — — — — — RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold Drive Release date: January 15, 2002 Label: Arista Nashville 1 1 1 33 11 — 191 RIAA: 4× Platinum ARIA: Gold MC: Platinum What I Do Release date: September 7, 2004 Label: Arista Nashville 1 1 2 39 10 — 183 RIAA: Platinum Like Red on a Rose Release date: September 26, 2006 Label: Arista Nashville 1 4 8 41 11 — 177 RIAA: Gold Good Time Release date: March 4, 2008 Label: Arista Nashville 1 1 3 21 2 66 124 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold MC: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2010s and 2020s Title Details Peak chart positions Sales US Country US AUS CAN NOR SWE SWI UK Freight Train Release date: March 30, 2010 Label: Arista Nashville 2 7 25 8 2 32 65 142 US: 168,000 Thirty Miles West Release date: June 5, 2012 Label: ACR/EMI Nashville 1 2 6 4 14 45 — 95 The Bluegrass Album Release date: September 24, 2013 Label: ACR/EMI Nashville 3 11 18 — — — — — US: 148,000 Angels and Alcohol Release date: July 17, 2015 Label: ACR/EMI Nashville 1 5 4 4 38 — — 85US: 135,500 Where Have You Gone Release date: May 14, 2021 Label: ACR/EMI Nashville 2 9 14 33 — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Christmas albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications Sales US Country US Christ US US Holiday Honky Tonk Christmas Release date: October 12, 1993 Label: Arista Nashville 7 — 42 4 RIAA: 2× PlatinumUS: 1,324,800 Let It Be Christmas Release date: October 22, 2002 Label: Arista Nashville 6 3 27 2 RIAA: Platinum
Gospel albums Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US Country US US Christ Precious Memories Release date: February 28, 2006 Label: Arista Nashville 1 4 1US: 389,600 RIAA: Platinum Precious Memories Volume II Release date: March 26, 2013 Label: ACR/EMI Nashville 2 5 1US: 453,200
Compilation albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications/ Sales US Country US USChrist AUS CAN NOR NZ UK The Greatest Hits Collection Release date: October 24, 1995 Label: Arista Nashville 1 5 — 46 14 — 45 — RIAA: 6× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: 4× Platinum Super Hits Release date: March 23, 1999 Label: Arista Nashville 44 — — — — — — — Greatest Hits Volume II...and Some Other Stuff Release date: August 12, 2003 Label: Arista Nashville 1 1 — — — — — — Greatest Hits Volume II Release date: December 16, 2003 Label: Arista Nashville 2 19 — 24 2 3 — 47 RIAA: 7× Platinum MC: 4× Platinum The Very Best of Alan Jackson Release date: June 14, 2004 Label: Sony BMG International — — — — — — — — ARIA: Platinum 16 Biggest Hits Release date: August 7, 2007 Label: Arista Nashville 22 147 — — — — — — RIAA: Gold Collections Release date: May 2008 Label: Arista Nashville — — — 78 — — — — Norwegian Favorites Release date: 2009 Label: Arista Nashville / Sony Music — — — — — 1 — — Songs of Love and Heartache Release date: November 2, 2009 Label: Cracker Barrel 10 34 — — — — — — 34 Number Ones Release date: November 23, 2010 Label: Arista Nashville 7 37 — 7 40 — — — RIAA: Gold ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold The Essential Alan Jackson Release date: April 17, 2012 Label: Arista Nashville/Legacy 20 145 — — — — — — Playlist: The VeryBest of Alan Jackson Release date: October 9, 2012 Label: Arista Nashville/Legacy 19 146 — — 40 — — — US: 266,100 Genuine: The Alan Jackson Story Release date: November 6, 2015 Label: Arista Nashville/Legacy 19 — — 41 — — — — Precious Memories Collection Release date: November 6, 2015 Label: Arista Nashville/Legacy 4 33 1 — — — — — US: 390,000 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Live albums Title Details Peak chartpositions US Country US Live at Texas Stadium(with George Strait and Jimmy Buffett) Release date: April 3, 2007 Label: Mailboat Records 4 11
Video albums Title Details Certifications(sales threshold) Here in the Reel WorldReleased: July 1, 1991 Label: Arista Nashville RIAA: Gold Livin', Lovin', and Rockin' That JukeboxReleased: October 26, 1993 Label: Arista Nashville RIAA: Platinum The Greatest Hits Video CollectionReleased: November 21, 1995 Label: Arista Nashville RIAA: Platinum Greatest Hits Volume II, Disc 1Released: August 12, 2003 Label: Arista Nashville RIAA: Platinum Greatest Hits Volume II, Disc 2Released: February 10, 2004 Label: Arista Nashville RIAA: Gold Precious Memories: Live at the RymanReleased: April 14, 2009 Label: Arista Nashville
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