The following is a detailed discography of all albums released by country music singer Willie Nelson, since his professional debut in 1962. Nelson's discography includes 104 studio albums (consisting of 78 solo studio albums and 26 collaborative studio albums), 14 live albums, 51 compilation albums and 41 video albums as well as the soundtracks of The Electric Horseman and Honeysuckle Rose. According to Courier Journal, Nelson's 2024 album The Border was his 152nd album.
His albums have been successful in many countries, especially New Zealand, Australia and some European countries. Nelson has sold more than 40 million albums in the United States alone.
Studio albums 1960s Title Details Peak positions US Country ...And Then I Wrote Release date: September 24, 1962 Label: Liberty Records — Here's Willie Nelson Release date: July 1, 1963 Label: Liberty Records — Country Willie – His Own Songs Release date: August 30, 1965 Label: RCA Victor — Country Favorites – Willie Nelson Style Release date: April 18, 1966 Label: RCA Victor 9 Make Way for Willie Nelson Release date: April 24, 1967 Label: RCA Victor 7 The Party's Over Release date: September 18, 1967 Label: RCA Victor 9 Texas in My Soul Release date: April 1, 1968 Label: RCA Victor — Good Times Release date: October 14, 1968 Label: RCA Victor 29 My Own Peculiar Way Release date: February 10, 1969 Label: RCA Records 39 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1970s Title Details Peak chart positions CertificationsRIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Willie Nelson US Country US 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 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Willie Nelson ARIA Chart history (albums) to May 2025: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. CAN Country CAN NZ Both Sides Now Release date: March 23, 1970 Label: RCA Victor — — — — — — Laying My Burdens Down Release date: September 14, 1970 Label: RCA Victor — — — — — — Willie Nelson and Family Release date: March 1, 1971 Label: RCA Victor 43 — — — — — Yesterday's Wine Release date: November 15, 1971 Label: RCA Victor 43 — — — — — The Words Don't Fit the Picture Release date: February 7, 1972 Label: RCA Victor — — — — — — The Willie Way Release date: July 17, 1972 Label: RCA Victor 34 — — — — — Shotgun Willie Release date: June 11, 1973 Label: Atlantic 41 205 — — — — Phases and Stages Release date: February 25, 1974 Label: Atlantic 34 187 — — — — Red Headed Stranger Release date: May 26, 1975 Label: Columbia 1 28 88 7 90 — US: 2× Platinum CAN: Gold The Sound in Your Mind Release date: March 1, 1976 Label: Columbia 1 48 — — — — US: Platinum The Troublemaker Release date: September 20, 1976 Label: Columbia 1 60 — — — — US: Gold To Lefty from Willie Release date: June 13, 1977 Label: Columbia 2 91 — — — — Waylon & Willie Release date: January 9, 1978 Label: RCA Victor 1 12 — 7 11 — US: 2× Platinum CAN: Platinum Stardust Release date: April 17, 1978 Label: Columbia 1 30 5 1 28 1 US: 5× Platinum AUS: Platinum NZ: 4× Platinum CAN: 2× PlatinumOne for the Road Release date: June 11, 1979 Label: Columbia 3 25 85 1 28 11 US: Gold CAN: Gold NZ: Gold Willie Nelson Sings Kristofferson Release date: October 22, 1979 Label: Columbia 5 42 1 64 — US: Platinum CAN: Gold Pretty Paper Release date: November 5, 1979 Label: Columbia 11 73 99 — — — US: Platinum CAN: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1980s Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications US Country US AUS CAN Country CAN San Antonio Rose Release date: May 19, 1980 Label: Columbia 3 70 — 1 — US: Gold Family Bible Release date: September 1, 1980 Label: Songbird 26 — — — — Somewhere Over the Rainbow Release date: February 23, 1981 Label: Columbia 1 31 30 — 23 US: Platinum AUS: Gold Always on My Mind Release date: March 1, 1982 Label: Columbia 1 2 60 — 20 US: 4× Platinum CAN: 2× Platinum Old Friends Release date: May 17, 1982 Label: Columbia — — — — — In the Jailhouse Now Release date: June 28, 1982 Label: Columbia — — — — — WWII Release date: September 27, 1982 Label: RCA 3 57 92 — — US: Gold Pancho & Lefty Release date: January 10, 1983 Label: Epic 1 37 — — — US: Platinum CAN: Gold Tougher Than Leather Release date: February 14, 1983 Label: Columbia 4 39 — — 48 Take It to the Limit Release date: April 18, 1983 Label: Columbia 3 60 — — — US: Gold Without a Song Release date: October 24, 1983 Label: Columbia 3 54 85 2 35 US: Platinum CAN: Gold Angel Eyes Release date: May 7, 1984 Label: Columbia — 116 — — — City of New Orleans Release date: July 1984 Label: Columbia 1 69 — 24 62 US: Platinum CAN: Gold Music from Songwriter Release date: October 8, 1984 Label: Columbia 21 152 — — — Me and Paul Release date: February 25, 1985 Label: Columbia 3 152 — — — Funny How Time Slips Away Release date: April 22, 1985 Label: Columbia — — — — — Brand on My Heart Release date: April 22, 1985 Label: Columbia — — — — — The Promiseland Release date: March 10, 1986 Label: Columbia 1 — — — — Partners Release date: October 6, 1986 Label: Columbia 13 — — — — Island in the Sea Release date: June 29, 1987 Label: Columbia 14 — — — — Seashores of Old Mexico Release date: October 13, 1987 Label: Epic 31 — — — — What a Wonderful World Release date: September 20, 1988 Label: Columbia 6 — 70 — — NZ: Gold A Horse Called Music Release date: July 31, 1989 Label: Columbia 2 — 132 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1990s Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications US Country US AUS CAN Country NOR SWE Born for Trouble Release date: September 24, 1990 Label: Columbia 31 — 180 — — — The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories? Release date: June 10, 1991 Label: Sony — — — — — — Clean Shirt Release date: July 2, 1991 Label: Epic 29 193 — — — — Across the Borderline Release date: March 23, 1993 Label: Columbia 15 75 53 5 4 — NOR: Gold Moonlight Becomes You Release date: February 15, 1994 Label: Justice 37 188 20 14 — — Six Hours at Pedernales Release date: August 2, 1994 Label: Step One — — 118 — — — Healing Hands of Time Release date: November 1, 1994 Label: Capitol 17 103 109 15 — — Just One Love Release date: July 4, 1995 Label: Transatlantic — — 173 — — — Augusta Release date: December 12, 1995 Label: Sundown — — — — — — Spirit Release date: June 4, 1996 Label: Island 20 132 136 4 17 — How Great Thou Art Release date: July 9, 1996 Label: Finer Arts — — — — — — Hill Country Christmas Release date: October 14, 1997 Label: Finer Arts 60 — — — — — Teatro Release date: September 1, 1998 Label: Island 17 104 127 15 — 58 Night and Day Release date: July 13, 1999 Label: Free Falls Entertainment — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2000s Title Details Peak chart positions US Country US AUS NOR SWE NZ Me and the Drummer Release date: June 6, 2000 Label: Luck — — — — — — Milk Cow Blues[A] Release date: September 19, 2000 Label: Island — 83 178 — — — Rainbow Connection Release date: June 12, 2001 Label: Island 52 — — — — — The Great Divide Release date: January 15, 2002 Label: Lost Highway 5 43 109 23 — — The Eyes of Texas Release date: June 10, 2002 Label: Wildflower — — — — — — Run That by Me One More Time Release date: July 1, 2003 Label: Lost Highway 62 — — — — — Nacogdoches Release date: April 29, 2004 Label: Texas Roadhouse — — — — — — It Always Will Be Release date: October 26, 2004 Label: Lost Highway 12 75 — — — — Countryman Release date: August 2, 2005 Label: Lost Highway 6 46 — — — — You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker Release date: March 14, 2006 Label: Lost Highway 24 114 — — — — Songbird Release date: October 31, 2006 Label: Lost Highway 19 87 — 34 46 — Last of the Breed Release date: March 20, 2007 Label: Lost Highway 7 64 — — — — It's Magic Release date: October 9, 2007 Label: Diamonddisc — — — — — — Moment of Forever Release date: January 29, 2008 Label: Lost Highway 8 56 — — — — Willie and the Wheel Release date: February 3, 2009 Label: Bismeaux 13 90 — — — — American Classic[B] Release date: August 25, 2009 Label: Blue Note 14 43 52 — 16 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2010s Title Details Peak chart positions US Country US AUS CAN DEN SWE Country Music Release date: April 20, 2010 Label: Rounder 4 20 — — — 41 Remember Me, Vol. 1 Release date: November 22, 2011 Label: R&J 40 — — — — — Heroes Release date: May 15, 2012 Label: Legacy Recordings 4 18 79 — 26 51 Let's Face the Music and Dance Release date: April 16, 2013 Label: Legacy Recordings 16 49 — — — — To All the Girls... Release date: October 15, 2013 Label: Legacy Recordings 2 9 129 21 — — Band of Brothers Release date: June 17, 2014 Label: Legacy Recordings 1 5 66 — — — December Day: Willie's Stash, Vol. 1 Release date: December 2, 2014 Label: Legacy Recordings 26 — — — — — Django & Jimmie Release date: June 2, 2015 Label: Legacy Recordings 1 7 16 — — — Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin Release date: February 26, 2016 Label: Legacy Recordings — 40 82 — — — For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price Release date: September 19, 2016 Label: Legacy Recordings 5 84 128 — — — God's Problem Child Release date: April 28, 2017 Label: Legacy Recordings 1 10 38 30 — — Willie and the Boys: Willie's Stash, Vol. 2 Release date: October 20, 2017 Label: Legacy Recordings 19 134 — — — — Last Man Standing Release date: April 27, 2018 Label: Legacy Recordings 3 14 140 52 — — My Way Release date: September 14, 2018 Label: Legacy Recordings — 36 — — — — Ride Me Back Home Release date: June 21, 2019 Label: Legacy Recordings 2 18 138 — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2020s Title Details Peak chartpositions US US Country AUS First Rose of Spring Release date: July 3, 2020 Label: Legacy Recordings Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 49 5 68 That's Life Release date: February 26, 2021 Label: Legacy Recordings Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 58 — 143 The Willie Nelson Family Release date: November 19, 2021 Label: Legacy Recordings Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming — — — A Beautiful Time Release date: April 29, 2022 Label: Legacy Recordings Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 100 13 122 I Don't Know a Thing About Love Release date: March 3, 2023 Label: Legacy Recordings Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming — — — Bluegrass Release date: September 15, 2023 Label: Legacy Recordings Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming — — — The Border Release date: May 31, 2024 Label: Legacy Recordings Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming — 50 — Last Leaf on the Tree Release date: November 1, 2024 Label: Legacy Recordings Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming — 40 — Oh What a Beautiful World Release date: April 25, 2025 Label: Legacy Recordings Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming — — — Workin' Man Release date: November 7, 2025 Label: Legacy Recordings Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming — — — Dream Chaser Release date: May 29, 2026 Label: Legacy Recordings Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Live albums Title Details Peak chartpositions Certifications US Country US Country Music Concert Release date: 1966 Label: RCA Records 32 — Reissued as Willie Nelson Live: 1976 Label: RCA Records 5 — Willie and Family Live[C] Release date: November 1978 Label: Columbia Records 1 32 US: 4× Platinum CAN: Gold VH1 Storytellers Release date: June 9, 1998 Label: American Recordings 25 56 All of Me – Live in Concert