American country music singer Kenny Chesney has released 21 studio albums (including a Christmas album), two live albums and two greatest hits albums. Ten of his albums consecutively reached number one on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Fourteen of them have been certified gold or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His highest-certified albums are No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems (2002), When the Sun Goes Down (2004), and his first Greatest Hits compilation, each certified 4× Platinum for shipping four million copies in the US. Chesney has recorded for four labels: Capricorn Records, BNA Records, Columbia Records Nashville, and Warner Records Nashville. Since 2008's Lucky Old Sun, his albums have been released in association with his own label, Blue Chair Records.
Studio albums 1990s albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US US Country USHeat. CAN Country In My Wildest Dreams Release date: April 19, 1994 Label: Capricorn Format: CD, cassette — — 37 — All I Need to Know Release date: June 13, 1995 Label: BNA Format: CD, cassette — 39 9 — RIAA: Gold Me and You Release date: June 4, 1996 Label: BNA Format: CD, cassette 78 9 1 — RIAA: Platinum I Will Stand Release date: July 15, 1997 Label: BNA Format: CD, cassette 95 10 — — RIAA: Platinum Everywhere We Go Release date: March 2, 1999 Label: BNA Format: CD, cassette 51 5 — 5 RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
2000s albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US US Country CAN No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems Release date: April 23, 2002 Label: BNA Format: CD, cassette 1 1 — RIAA: 5× Platinum All I Want for ChristmasIs a Real Good Tan Release date: October 7, 2003 Label: BNA Format: CD, digital download 42 4 — RIAA: Platinum When the Sun Goes Down Release date: February 3, 2004 Label: BNA Format: CD, digital download 1 1 — RIAA: 5× Platinum Be as You Are(Songs from an Old Blue Chair) Release date: January 25, 2005 Label: BNA Format: CD, digital download 1 1 — US: 1,300,000 RIAA: Platinum The Road and the Radio Release date: November 8, 2005 Label: BNA Format: CD, digital download 1 1 — US: 3,100,000 RIAA: 4× Platinum Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates Release date: September 11, 2007 Label: BNA Format: CD, digital download 3 1 7 RIAA: 2× Platinum Lucky Old Sun Release date: October 14, 2008 Label: Blue Chair, BNA Format: CD, digital download 1 1 10 RIAA: Platinum "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
2010s albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US US Country AUSPeak positions for albums in Australia: All except noted: For Hemingway's Whiskey: For Songs for the Saints: For Here and Now: CAN NOR Hemingway's Whiskey Release date: September 28, 2010 Label: Blue Chair, BNA Format: CD, digital download 1 1 73 10 37 US: 850,000 RIAA: 2× Platinum Welcome to the Fishbowl Release date: June 19, 2012 Label: Blue Chair, Columbia Nashville Format: CD, digital download 2 1 34 5 — US: 592,000 RIAA: Platinum Life on a Rock Release date: April 30, 2013 Label: Blue Chair, Columbia Nashville Format: CD, digital download 1 1 47 4 — US: 392,000 RIAA: Gold The Big Revival Release date: September 23, 2014 Label: Blue Chair, Columbia Nashville Format: CD, digital download 2 1 31 6 — US: 447,000 RIAA: Platinum Cosmic Hallelujah Release date: October 28, 2016 Label: Blue Chair, Columbia Nashville Format: CD, digital download 2 1 19 12 — US: 239,500 RIAA: Gold Songs for the Saints Release date: July 27, 2018 Label: Blue Chair, Warner Bros. Nashville Format: CD, digital download 2 1 51 8 — US: 153,900 RIAA: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
2020s albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US US Country AUS CAN Here and Now Release date: May 1, 2020 Label: Blue Chair, Warner Nashville Format: CD, digital download, vinyl 1 1 83 2 RIAA: Gold Born Release date: March 22, 2024 Label: Blue Chair, Warner Nashville Format: CD, digital download, vinyl 20 5 — — Silver Sands Marina Release date: September 25, 2026 Label: Hey Now Format: CD, digital download, vinyl 7 3 — —
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US US Country CAN Live: Live Those Songs Again Release date: September 19, 2006 Label: BNA Format: CD, digital download 4 1 — RIAA: Gold Live in No Shoes Nation Release date: October 27, 2017 Label: Blue Chair, Columbia Nashville Format: CD, digital download 1 1 18 US: 488,800 RIAA: Platinum "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US US Country CAN Greatest Hits Release date: September 26, 2000 Label: BNA Format: CD, cassette 13 1 — RIAA: 5× Platinum MC: Gold Super Hits Release date: March 18, 2008 Label: Sony BMG Special Markets Format: CD, digital download — 52 — Greatest Hits II Release date: May 19, 2009 Label: BNA Format: CD, digital download 3 1 14 RIAA: Platinum "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
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