George Jones albums discography
George Jones was an American country music singer-songwriter who released many successful albums from the 1960s through the 80's. Though his most notable work was his releases on singles, there is much to appreciate about Jones in his many album releases. Oftentimes, Jones was called the Greatest Living Country Singer, and has inspired many artists in not only country music's scope.
| George Jones discography | |
|---|---|
 Jones performing at Harrah's Metropolis in Metropolis, Illinois in June 2002 | |
| Studio albums | 87 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 43 |
| Tribute albums | 8 |
Jones' most successful albums include: 1966's I'm a People, 1972's A Picture of Me (Without You), 1980's I Am What I Am, 1987's Super Hits, and 1999's Cold Hard Truth. The following is a list chronicling the album release history of Jones:
Studio albums
1950s
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Grand Ole Opry's New Star | |
| George Jones Singing 14 Top Country Song Favorites |
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| Country Church Time |
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| George Jones Sings White Lightning and Other Favorites |
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1960s
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | ||
| The Crown Prince of Country Music |
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— | — |
| Salutes Hank Williams |
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— | — |
| Sings Country and Western Hits |
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— | — |
| Sings from the Heart |
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— | — |
| The Fabulous Country Music Sound |
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— | — |
| The New Favorites of George Jones |
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— | — |
| Sing the Hits of His Country Cousins |
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— | — |
| Homecoming in Heaven |
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— | — |
| My Favorites of Hank Williams |
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— | — |
| Sings Bob Wills |
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— | — |
| The Novelty Side of George Jones |
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— | — |
| I Wish Tonight Would Never End |
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— | — |
| The Ballad Side of George Jones |
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— | — |
| Blue & Lonesome |
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11 | — |
| Sings More New Favorites |
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— | — |
| Country and Western No.1 Male Singer |
|
— | — |
| Sings Like The Dickens! |
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6 | — |
| I Get Lonely in a Hurry |
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10 | — |
| Heartaches & Tears |
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— | — |
| Singing the Blues |
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— | — |
| Trouble in Mind |
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— | — |
| Mr. Country & Western Music |
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13 | — |
| The Race is On |
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3 | 149 |
| Long Live King George |
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— | — |
| New Country Hits |
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5 | — |
| Old Brush Arbors |
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— | — |
| King of Broken Hearts |
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— | — |
| Love Bug |
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7 | — |
| Country Heart |
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— | — |
| I'm a People |
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1 | — |
| We Found Heaven Right Here on Earth at "4033" |
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3 | — |
| Walk Through This World with Me |
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2 | — |
| Cup of Loneliness |
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— | — |
| Sings the Songs of Dallas Frazier |
|
14 | — |
| If My Heart Had Windows |
|
12 | — |
| The George Jones Story |
|
18 | — |
| My Country |
|
36 | — |
| I'll Share My World with You |
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5 | 185 |
| Where Grass Won't Grow |
|
15 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
1970s
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||
| Will You Visit Me on Sunday? |
|
44 |
| With Love |
|
9 |
| Sings the Great Songs of Leon Payne |
|
26 |
| George Jones |
|
10 |
| A Picture of Me (Without You) |
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3 |
| Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You) |
|
12 |
| In a Gospel Way |
|
42 |
| The Grand Tour |
|
11 |
| Memories of Us |
|
43 |
| The Battle |
|
36 |
| Alone Again |
|
9 |
| I Wanta Sing |
|
38 |
| Bartender's Blues |
|
34 |
1980s
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN Country | |||
| I Am What I Am |
|
7 | 132 | — | |
| Still the Same Ole Me |
|
3 | 115 | — |
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| Shine On |
|
7 | — | — | |
| Jones Country |
|
27 | — | — | |
| You've Still Got a Place in My Heart |
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17 | — | 11 | |
| Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes |
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6 | — | — | |
| Wine Colored Roses |
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5 | — | — |
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| Too Wild Too Long |
|
14 | — | — | |
| One Woman Man |
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13 | — | 21 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
1990s
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN Country | |||
| Hallelujah Weekend |
|
— | — | — | |
| You Oughta Be Here with Me |
|
35 | — | — | |
| And Along Came Jones |
|
22 | 148 | 26 | |
| Walls Can Fall |
|
24 | 77 | 32 |
|
| High-Tech Redneck |
|
30 | 124 | — |
|
| I Lived to Tell It All |
|
26 | 171 | — | |
| It Don't Get Any Better Than This |
|
37 | — | 15 | |
| Cold Hard Truth |
|
5 | 53 | 8 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
2000s
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | ||
| The Rock: Stone Cold Country 2001 |
|
5 | 65 |
| The Gospel Collection |
|
19 | 131 |
| Hits I Missed...And One I Didn't |
|
13 | 79 |
Collaborative albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | CAN Country | |||
| Duets Country Style (with Margie Singleton) |
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— | — | — | |
| What's in Our Hearts (with Melba Montgomery) |
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3 | — | — | |
| A King & Two Queens (with Melba Montgomery and Judy Lynn) |
|
— | — | — | |
| Bluegrass Hootenanny (with Melba Montgomery) |
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12 | — | — | |
| Famous Country Duets (with Gene Pitney and Melba Montgomery) |
|
— | — | — | |
| George Jones and Gene Pitney: For the First Time! Two Great Singers (with Gene Pitney) |
|
3 | 141 | — | |
| George Jones and Gene Pitney (Recorded in Nashville!) (with Gene Pitney) |
|
— | — | — | |
| It's Country Time Again! (with Gene Pitney) |
|
17 | — | — | |
| Close Together (As You and Me) (with Melba Montgomery) |
|
28 | — | — | |
| My Very Special Guests |
|
38 | 206 | 3 | |
| Double Trouble (with Johnny Paycheck) |
|
45 | — | — | |
| A Taste of Yesterday's Wine (with Merle Haggard) |
|
4 | 123 | — | |
| Ladies' Choice (with Various Artists) |
|
25 | — | — | |
| Walking the Line (with Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson) |
|
39 | — | — | |
| Friends in High Places |
|
72 | — | — | |
| Bradley Barn Sessions |
|
23 | 142 | 11 | |
| God's Country: George Jones and Friends |
|
58 | — | — | |
| Kicking Out the Footlights...Again (with Merle Haggard) |
|
25 | 119 | — | |
| Burn Your Playhouse Down - The Unreleased Duets |
|
15 | 79 | — | |
| George Jones & The Smoky Mountain Boys |
|
— | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | ||
| First Time Live |
|
45 | — |
| Live at Dancetown U.S.A. |
|
— | — |
| Live with the Possum |
|
— | — |
Compilations
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales thresholds) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | |||
| Hillbilly Hit Parade |
|
— | — | |
| Hillbilly Hit Parade, Vol. 1 |
|
— | — | |
| Hillbilly Hit Parade, Vol. 2 |
|
— | — | |
| Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | |
| George Jones Sings His Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | |
| The Best of George Jones |
|
3 | — | |
| The Great George Jones |
|
— | — | |
| Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 |
|
— | — | |
| Why Baby Why |
|
— | — | |
| Golden Hits |
|
8 | — | |
| Greatest Hits Volume 2 |
|
10 | — | |
| George Jones' Greatest Hits |
|
16 | — | |
| Hits by George |
|
9 | — | |
| Country Hit Maker |
|
— | — | |
| The Best of George Jones |
|
10 | — | |
| First in the Hearts of Country Music Lovers |
|
— | — | |
| The Best of George Jones Vol. I |
|
— | — | |
| Poor Man's Riches |
|
— | — | |
| I Made Leaving (Easy for You) |
|
— | — | |
| Country Singer |
|
— | — | |
| And Friends |
|
— | — | |
| Take Me |
|
— | — | |
| Wrapped Around Her Finger |
|
— | — | |
| I Can Still See Him in Your Eyes |
|
— | — | |
| The Best of George Jones Vol. II |
|
26 | — | |
| You Gotta Be My Baby |
|
— | — | |
| I Can Love You Enough |
|
— | — | |
| George Jones Sings His Songs |
|
31 | — | |
| The Best of the Best |
|
40 | — | |
| The Best of George Jones |
|
— | — | |
| All-Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 |
|
31 | — | |
| Double Gold: The Best Of |
|
— | — | |
| White Lightning |
|
— | — | |
| Encore - George Jones |
|
43 | — | |
| Anniversary - 10 Years of Hits |
|
16 | — |
|
| By Request |
|
33 | — | |
| First Time Live |
|
45 | — | |
| Super Hits |
|
26 | 56 |
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| At His Best |
|
— | — | |
| Super Hits, Volume 2 |
|
— | — | |
| Nothin' Like George Jones |
|
— | — | |
| 16 Biggest Hits |
|
50 | 42 |
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| Live With the Possum |
|
72 | — | |
| 50 Years of Hits |
|
20 | 118 |
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| God's Country George Jones |
|
— | 92 | |
| She Thinks I Still Care: The Complete United Artists Recordings, 1962–1964 |
|
— | — | |
| Walk Through This World With Me: The Complete Musicor Recordings, 1965–1971: Pt. 1 |
|
— | — | |
| A Good Year for the Roses: The Complete Musicor Recordings: Pt. 2 |
|
— | — | |
| A Collection of My Best Recollection |
|
22 | 88 | |
| The Great Lost Hits (2-CD) |
|
52 | — | |
| Hits |
|
39 | — | |
| The Great Lost Hits (1-CD) |
|
35 | — | |
| 10 Great Songs |
|
56 | — | |
| Heartaches and Hangovers |
|
57 | — | |
| Country: George Jones |
|
35 | — | |
| Amazing Grace |
|
34 | — | |
| The Crown Prince of Country Favorites + White Lightning and Other Favorites |
|
— | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
References
- "November Album Releases" (PDF). American Radio History. Cashbox. November 3, 1956. p. 20. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- "November Album Releases" (PDF). American Radio History. Cashbox. November 21, 1959. p. 57. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- "July Album Releases" (PDF). American Radio History. Cashbox. July 20, 1957. p. 52. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
- "November Album Releases" (PDF). American Radio History. Cashbox. November 9, 1957. p. 32. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
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