American blues singer and songwriter ZZ Ward has released four studio albums, one mixtape, five extended plays (EPs), twenty-six singles and twenty-eight music videos.
Ward made her debut with the release of her first mixtape Eleven Roses, which was uploaded by Ward on SoundCloud as an independent artist on 2012. After signing to Hollywood Records, Ward released her first extended play Criminal, which preceded the release of her debut studio album, Til the Casket Drops, in October of that year. The album debuted at seventy-two on the Billboard 200 and has sold over 146,000 units (as August 2015). It spawned three singles: "Put the Gun Down", "365 Days", and "Last Love Song", which reached numbers seven, four, and fifteen on the US Adult Alternative Airplay Chart, respectively.
In 2015, Ward released "Love 3x" as the lead single of her third extended play Love and War, released that year. In 2017, Ward released her second studio album, The Storm which debuted at number one on the Billboard Blues Chart, and seventy-five on the Billboard 200. It spawned three singles: "Help Me Mama", "Cannonball", and "Domino", and includes the single "Ride" which was written for soundtrack of the animated motion picture, Cars 3.
During 2019 and 2020, Ward released four stand-alone singles: "Sex & Stardust", "Break Her Heart", "The Dark", and "Giant". The latter marked Ward's last release under Hollywood Records after parting ways with record label. Ward released her third studio album Dirty Shine in September 2023. It spawned five singles: "Tin Cups", "Baby Don't", "Ride or Die", "Forget About Us", and "On One". A deluxe version titled Dirty Deluxe, was released on November 17, which was promoted by the release of "Evil on the Inside", the album sixth and final single.
In 2024, Ward released two extended plays: Where Did All the Love Go? and Mother, the latter was released under Sun Records, and saw commercial success debuting at number seven on the Billboard Blues Chart, becoming Ward's second top 10 record. It was followed by the release of Ward's fourth studio album Liberation, on 2025. The album included the entire Mother EP and spawned the singles "Love Alive", "Naked In The Jungle", and the album title-track.
Albums
Studio albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesUSUSRockhttps://www.billboard.com/artist/zz-ward/chart-history/dnc/USBluesTil the Casket Drops Released: October 16, 2012 Label: Hollywood Formats: CD, digital download7231— US: 146,000The Storm Released: June 30, 2017 Label: Hollywood Formats: CD, digital download75121Dirty Shine Released: September 8, 2023 Label: Dirty Shine Records Formats: digital download———Liberation Released: March 14, 2025 Label: Dirty Shine, Sun Formats: digital download——5
Mixtapes TitleDetailsEleven Roses Released: February 1, 2012 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download
Extended plays
EPs +List of extended plays, with selected details and chart positionsTitleExtended play detailsPeak chart positionsRef.USBluesCriminal EP Released: May 8, 2012 Label: Hollywood Formats: CD, digital download—https://open.spotify.com/album/6nxlEukitae7uimGHe2gN5365 Days Released: April 19, 2013 Label: Hollywood Formats: CD, digital download—https://music.apple.com/us/album/365-days-ep/1443660830Love and War Released: August 28, 2015 Label: Hollywood Formats: CD, digital download—https://music.apple.com/us/album/love-and-war-ep/1443280440Where Did All the Love Go? Released: April 5, 2024 Label: Dirty Shine Records Formats: digital download—Mother Released: October 4, 2024 Label: Dirty Shine, Sun Records Formats: digital download7"—" denotes extended play that did not chart or was not released
Singles
As lead artist TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbumUSAAAUSAdultUSAltUSDance"Put the Gun Down"20127—39—Til the Casket Drops"365 Days"2013428——"Last Love Song"20141530—19"Love 3x"2015———5Love and War"The Deep" 2017———— "Help Me Mama"18———The Storm"Ride" ————Cars 3 and The Storm"Cannonball" 25———The Storm"Domino" 201824———"Sex & Stardust"2019———— rowspan="4" "Break Her Heart"202028———"The Dark"————"Giant"————"Tin Cups" (with Aloe Blacc)2022————Dirty Shine"Baby Don't" (solo or featuring DijahSB)2023————"Ride or Die" (featuring Vic Mensa)————"Forget About Us"————"On One" (featuring Jean Deaux)————"Evil on the Inside"————Dirty Shine (Dirty Deluxe)"WTH Did I Do?"2024————Where Did All the Love Go?"Best Friends"————"Mother"————Mother and Liberation"My Baby Left Me"————"Love Alive"2025————Liberation"Naked In The Jungle"————"Liberation"————"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released
As featured artist SongYearAlbumRef."See the World" (Remix)2013 "Parties at the Disco"2014RetroHash"Hold My Heart"2016Brave Enough "No Rest For The Wicked"2020The Sequel
Promotional singles SongYearAlbumRef."Better Off Dead"2011Eleven Roses"Overdue""Save My Life"2012Til The Casket Drops"Move Like U Stole It"2013"Blue Eyes Blind"2014"Criminal""Bag of Bones"2018The Storm"I Have No One"2024Mother and Liberation
Guest appearances +List of non-single guest appearances, release year and album nameTitleYearAlbumRef."Insurance"2013Pabst Jazz"Away In a Manger"2014Home for the Holidays"Breath of Me"2015Into the Sun"7 Digits"2017Gains"Loving You Loving Me"2022Wildhorse (Barrel Aged)
Music videos +List of music videos, showing year released and directorsTitleYearDirector(s)Ref."Better Off Dead"2011 rowspan="3" "Overdue"2012"Til the Casket Drops (Pretty Little Liars Version)""Put the Gun Down"Alex Bulkley"Criminal"2013The Engine"365 Days"Roman & Pedro"Last Love Song"2014 Joseph Toman"Last Love Song (Pretty Little Liars Version)""Love 3x"2015MIE"Hold My Heart"2016Sherif Higazy"The Deep"2017Kyle Cogan"Help Me Mama""Ride"Declan Whitebloom"Cannonball"Kyle Cogan"Sex & Stardust"2020Alexa Kinigopoulos & Stephen Kinigopoulos"Break Her Heart""The Dark""Giant"David Dutton"Tin Cups"2022Nayip Ramos"Baby Don't"2023Adam William Ward"Ride or Die""Forget About Us""On One""Dirty Shine""Mother"2024"My Baby Left Me""Love Alive"2025"Liberation"
Other appearances
Usage on visual media +List of TV, movie soundtracks, and other media appearancesTitleTVFilm/OtherNoteRef."365 Days"The View, Opening Theme Song; ABC (2013)The Vineyard, Season 1, Episode 1; ABC Family (2013)Chicago Fire, Season 2, Episode 5; NBC (2013) rowspan="11" "Blue Eyes Blind"Degrassi: The Next Generation, Season 13, Episode 35 (2014)Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, Season 2, Episode 1; Bravo (2015)"Cannonball"Workin' Moms, Season 2, Episode 3; CBC (2018)"Charlie Ain't Home"Single Ladies, Season 3, Episode 5; VH1 (2014)Justified, Season 5, Episode 10; FX (2014)"Criminal" Reckless, Season 1, Episode 1; CBS (2014)Veronica Mars (2014)"Dead or Alive" High Potential, Season 1, Episode 11; ABC (2025)"Ghost"Riverdale, Season 2, Episode 4; The CW (2017)"Giant"Love Island UK, Season 8, Episode 4; ITV2 (2022)"Got It Bad"Ironside, Season 1; NBC (2013)"Home"The Vineyard, Season 1, Episode 7; ABC Family (2013)"If I Could Be Her"The Night Shift, Season 3, Episode 8; NBC (2016)"Last Love Song"Pretty Little Liars, Summer 2014 promo; ABC Family (2014)The Vineyard, Season 1, Episode 8; ABC Family (2014) A "Pretty Little Liars version" of the official music video was released with intermixed scenes from the season 4 of Pretty Little Liars."Move Like U Stole It" Awkward, Season 2, Episode 12; MTV (2012)Saving Hope, Season 1, Episode 1; CTV (2012)Chicago Fire, Season 2, Episode 5; NBC (2013)The Good Wife, Season 5 promo; CBS (2013)Shameless, Season 4, Episode 8; Showtime (2014)The Fosters, Season 2, Episode 17; ABC Family (2015)Guilt, Season 1, Episode 6; Freeform (2016) rowspan="3" Saving Hope Season 1 Episode 1 (Pilot)"OverdoZZe"Riverdale, Season 1, Episode 6; The CW (2017)"Put the Gun Down"The Client List, Season 2, Episode 1, 2; Lifetime (2012)Being Human, Season 4; Syfy (2014)Guilt, Season 1; Freeform (2016)American Woman, Season 1; Paramount Network (2018)Ginny & Georgia, Season 2, Episode 4; Netflix (2023) We're the Millers (2013)"Ride" Cars 3 (2017) Written for the original soundtrack of the Disney/Pixar film Cars 3, and it was later included as a bonus track on Ward's second studio album, The Storm."Runnin' Down A Dream" NASCAR on NBC, Opening Theme Song (2018) Cover of Tom Petty song from 1989 recorded for NBC only."Sex & Stardust"9-1-1: Lone Star, Season 1, Episode 2; Fox (2020)"Snakes"Rebel, Season 1, Episode 7; ABC (2021)The Sims 4 Vampires (2017) First recorded on Simlish and used for The Sims 4 Vampires official soundtrack before its inclusion on Ward's 2024 extended play, Where Did All the Love Go?."Til the Casket Drops" Pretty Little Liars, Season 3 promo, ABC Family (2012) A Pretty Little Liars music video was released as the official music video to promote the series third season.
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