Dwight Yoakam / discography

Dwight Yoakam, 2008

This discography is an overview of the released records of the American country singer Dwight Yoakam . According to sources and record awards, he has sold more than 11.9 million records in his career, including over 11.5 million in his home country alone. The most successful release of Yoakam is the album This Time with over three million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		UK	US	Country
1986	Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. Reprise 25372	-	US61 × 2 Double platinum (65 weeks)US	Country1 (142 weeks) Country	First published March 3, 1986 Producer: Pete Anderson
1987	Hillbilly DeLuxe Reprise 25567	UK51 (3 weeks) UK	US55 platinum (28 weeks)US	Country1 (85 weeks) Country	First published: April 21, 1987 Producers: Pete Anderson, Dan Fredman, Michael Dumas
1988	Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room Reprise 25749	UK87 (1 week) UK	US68 platinum (15 weeks)US	Country1 (63 weeks) Country	First published: August 2nd, 1988 Producer: Pete Anderson
1990	If There Was a Way Reprise 26344	-	US96 platinum (75 weeks)US	Country7 (146 weeks) Country	First released October 30, 1990 Producer: Pete Anderson
1993	This Time Reprise 45241	-	US25th × 3 Triple platinum (81 weeks)US	Country4 (108 weeks) Country	First published: March 23, 1993 Producers: Pete Anderson, Dusty Wakeman
1995	Gone Reprise 46051	-	US30th gold (14 weeks)US	Country5 (36 weeks) Country	First published: October 31, 1995 Producers: Pete Anderson, Dusty Wakeman
1997	Under the Covers Reprise 46690	-	US92 (7 weeks) US	Country8 (18 weeks) Country	First published: July 1997 Producer: Pete Anderson
	Come on Christmas Reprise 46683	-	-	Country32 (6 weeks) Country	First published: November 1997 Producer: Pete Anderson
1998	A Long Way Home Reprise 46918	-	US60 (11 weeks) US	Country11 (36 weeks) Country	First published: June 1998 Producer: Pete Anderson
2000	dwightyoakamacoustic.net reprise 47714	-	US195 (1 week) US	Country24 (18 weeks) Country	First published May 30, 2000 Producer: Pete Anderson
	Tomorrow's Sounds Today Reprise 47827	-	US68 (4 weeks) US	Country7 (35 weeks) Country	First released October 31, 2000 Producer: Pete Anderson
2003	Population: Me Audium 8176	-	US75 (7 weeks) US	Country8 (19 weeks) Country	First published: June 24, 2003 Producer: Pete Anderson
2005	Blame the Vain VIA 6075	-	US54 (6 weeks) US	Country8 (23 weeks) Country	First released June 14, 2005 Producer: Dwight Yoakam
2007	Dwight Sings Buck VIA 6129	-	US42 (8 weeks) US	Country11 (34 weeks) Country	First released: October 23, 2007 Tribute to Buck Owens Producer: Dwight Yoakam
2012	3 Pears VIA 53177	-	US18 (7 weeks) US	Country3 (30 weeks) Country	First published: September 18, 20125
2015	Second Hand Heart VIA 54662	-	US18 (5 weeks) US	Country2 (20 weeks) Country	First published: April 14th, 2015 Producers: Dwight Yoakam, Chris Lord-Alge
2016	Swimmin 'Pools, Movie Stars ... VIA 00017	-	US62 (1 week) US	Country6 (6 weeks) Country	Initial release: October 7, 2016 Producers: Dwight Yoakam, Gary Paczosa, Jon Randall Stewart

Live albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		UK	US	Country
1995	Dwight Live Reprise 45907	-	US56 gold (13 weeks)US	Country8 (28 weeks) Country	First published: May 23, 1995 Recording: The Warfield, San Francisco, July 30, 1994 Producer: Pete Anderson
2005	Live from Austin TX New West 6082	-	-	-	First published: November 1st, 2005 Recording: Austin , Texas , October 23rd, 1988 Executive Producer: Cameron Strang

Participation in soundtracks

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		UK	US	Country
2001	South of Heaven, West of Hell Reprise 48012	-	-	Country59 (3 weeks) Country	First release: October 2, 2001 Soundtrack for the film of the same name Producer: Pete Anderson

Compilations

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		UK	US	Country
1970	Just Lookin 'for a Hit Reprise 25989	-	US68 platinum (10 weeks)US	Country3 (47 weeks) Country	First published: September 26, 1989 Producer: Pete Anderson
1999	Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Greatest Hits from the 90’s Reprise 47389	-	US80 gold (19 weeks)US	Country10 (104 weeks) Country	First published: May 18, 1999 Producer: Pete Anderson
2003	In Others' Words Reprise 48342	-	-	Country59 (3 weeks) Country	First released: September 23, 2003 Producer: Pete Anderson
2004	Dwight's Used Records Chef 9805	-	-	Country57 (4 weeks) Country	First released: June 29, 2004 Producer: Pete Anderson
	The Very Best of Dwight Yoakam Reprise 78964	-	US87 platinum (22 weeks)US	Country10 (102 weeks) Country	First published: July 9, 2004 Compilation producers: James Austin, Jimmy Edwards
2013	21st Century Hits: Best of 2000–2012 New West 6294	-	-	Country59 (1 week) Country	First published: October 1, 2013

More compilations

• 2002: Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years (box with 4 CDs; Reprise 76100; release: November 19th)
• 2006: Country Classics ( Flashback 73357; release: March 28th)
• 2006: The Platinum Collection ( Warner 74047; release: October 2nd)
• 2012: Original Album Series (Box with 5 CDs; Reprise 79720; Release: September 11th)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		UK	US	Country
1986	Honky Tonk Man Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.	-	-	Country3 (24 weeks) Country	First published: January 1986 Authors: Howard Hausey, Tillman Franks, Johnny Horton Original: Johnny Horton , 1956
	Guitars, Cadillacs Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.	-	-	Country4 (21 weeks) Country	First published: May 1986 Author: Dwight Yoakam
	It Won't Hurt Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.	-	-	Country31 (15 weeks) Country	First published: October 1986 Author: Dwight Yoakam
1987	Little Sister Hillbilly DeLuxe	-	-	Country7 (16 weeks) Country	First published: March 1987 Authors: Doc Pomus , Mort Shuman Original: Elvis Presley , 1961
	Little Ways Hillbilly DeLuxe	-	-	Country8 (19 weeks) Country	First published: June 1987 Author: Dwight Yoakam
	Please, Please Baby Hillbilly DeLuxe	-	-	Country6 (19 weeks) Country	First published: October 1987 Author: Dwight Yoakam
1988	Always Late with Your Kisses Hillbilly DeLuxe	-	-	Country9 (22 weeks) Country	First published: February 1988 Authors: Lefty Frizzell, Blackie Crawford Original: Lefty Frizzell , 1951
	Streets of Bakersfield Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room	-	-	Country1 (18 weeks) Country	First published: June 17, 1988 with Buck Owens ; Author: Homer Joy Original: Buck Owens, 1973
	I sang Dixie Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room	-	-	Country1 (21 weeks) Country	First published: October 1988 Author: Dwight Yoakam
1989	I Got You Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room	-	-	Country5 (19 weeks) Country	First published: February 1989 Author: Dwight Yoakam
	Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses) Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room	-	-	Country46 (7 weeks) Country	First published: May 1989 Author: Dwight Yoakam
	Long White Cadillac Just Lookin 'for a Hit	-	-	Country35 (10 weeks) Country	First published: September 1989 Author: Dave Alvin Original: The Blasters , 1983
1990	Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose	-	-	Country11 (20 weeks) Country	First published: September 1990 Author: Dwight Yoakam
1991	You're the One If There Was a Way	-	-	Country5 (20 weeks) Country	First published: February 1991 Author: Dwight Yoakam
	Nothing's Changed Here If There Was a Way	-	-	Country15 (21 weeks) Country	First published: June 1991 Authors: Dwight Yoakam, Roger Miller
	It Only Hurts When I Cry If There Was a Way	-	-	Country7 (20 weeks) Country	First published: November 1991 Authors: Dwight Yoakam, Roger Miller
1992	The Heart That You Own If There Was a Way	-	-	Country18 (20 weeks) Country	First released: March 1992 from the soundtrack of the film White Sands Writer: Dwight Yoakam
	Send a Message to My Heart If There Was a Way	-	-	Country47 (10 weeks) Country	First publication: July 1992 with Patty Loveless Authors: Kathy Louvin, Kostas Lazarides
	Suspicious Minds Honeymoon in Vegas (Soundtrack)	-	-	Country35 (20 weeks) Country	First published: October 1992 from the soundtrack of the film Honeymoon in Vegas Writer and original: Mark James, 1968
1993	Ain't That Lonely Yet This Time	-	-	Country2 (20 weeks) Country	First published: January 1993 Grammy (Best Country Singer) Authors: James House, Kostas Lazarides
	A Thousand Miles from Nowhere This Time	-	-	Country2 (20 weeks) Country	First published: May 1993 Authors: James House, Kostas Lazarides
	Almost as You This Time	-	US70 (10 weeks) US	Country2 (20 weeks) Country	First published: June 1993 Author: Dwight Yoakam
1994	Try Not to Look So Pretty This Time	-	-	Country14 (20 weeks) Country	First published: February 1994 Authors: Dwight Yoakam, Kostas Lazarides
	Pocket of a Clown This Time	-	-	Country22 (20 weeks) Country	First release: June 1994 placed as album track Author: Dwight Yoakam
1995	Nothing Gone	-	-	Country20 (20 weeks) Country	First publication: October 1995 Authors: Dwight Yoakam, Kostas Lazarides
1996	Gone (That'll Be Me) Gone	-	-	Country51 (8 weeks) Country	B-side of Nothing Author: Dwight Yoakam
	Sorry You Asked? Gone	-	-	Country59 (5 weeks) Country	First release: April 1996 placed as album track Author: Dwight Yoakam
1997	Claudette Under the Covers	-	-	Country47 (10 weeks) Country	First published: June 1997 Author: Roy Orbison Original: The Everly Brothers , 1958
	Santa Claus Is Back in Town Come on Christmas	-	-	Country60 (2 weeks) Country	First published: November 1997 Authors: Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller Original: Elvis Presley , 1957
1988	Things Change A Long Way Home	-	-	Country17 (20 weeks) Country	First published: April 1998 Author: Dwight Yoakam
1998	These Arms A Long Way Home	-	-	Country57 (6 weeks) Country	First published: August 1998 Author: Dwight Yoakam
1999	Crazy Little Thing Called Love Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Greatest Hits from the 90’s	UK35 (2 weeks) UK	US64 (10 weeks) US	Country12 (20 weeks) Country	First published: April 1999 Author: Freddie Mercury Original: Queen , 1979
	Thinking About Leaving Last Chance for a Thousand Years: Greatest Hits from the 90’s	-	-	Country54 (8 weeks) Country	B-side of Crazy Little Thing Called Love Authors: Rodney Crowell , Dwight Yoakam
2000	What Do You Know About Love Tomorrow’s Sounds Today	-	-	Country26 (23 weeks) Country	First published: September 2000 Author: Dwight Yoakam
2001	I Want You to Want Me Tomorrow’s Sounds Today	-	-	Country49 (8 weeks) Country	First published: May 2001 Author: Rick Nielsen Original: Cheap Trick , 1976
2003	The Back of Your Hand Population: Me	-	-	Country52 (6 weeks) Country	First published: June 2003 Author: Gregg Lee Henry
	The Late Great Golden State Population: Me	-	-	Country52 (9 weeks) Country	First published: July 2003 Backing vocals: Timothy B. Schmit , Tommy Funderburk Writer: Mike Stinson
2005	Intentional Heartache Blame the Vain	-	-	Country54 (5 weeks) Country	First published: July 2005 Backing Vocals: Timothy B. Schmit, David Roe Writer: Dwight Yoakam
	Blame the Vain Blame the Vain	-	-	Country58 (4 weeks) Country	First published: December 2005 Backing Vocals: Timothy B. Schmit, Jonathan Clark Writer: Dwight Yoakam

More singles

• 1986: This Drinkin 'Will Kill Me (Promo)
• 1987: Santa Claus Is Back in Town (release: November)
• 1997: Santa Can't Stay (release: November)
• 1997: Silver Bells (feat.Beth Andersen)
• 2016: Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day (release: June 10th)

Video albums

• 1989: Just Lookin 'for a Hit
• 1994: Pieces of Time (release: September 21)
• 2005: Just Dwight: Live in Concert (Recording: August 23, 1986, Peterborough , UK Country Festival)
• 2005: Live from Austin TX (release: November 1st; US:gold)
• 2006: Dwight Yoakam (out April 25)
• 2008: Grand Tour (release: February 26th)
• 2008: In Concert (release: August)

statistics

Chart evaluation

UK  US  Country Number one albums UK-UK US-US Country3Country Top 10 albums UK-UK US-US Country17thCountry Albums in the charts UK2UK US20thUS Country25thCountry

UK  US  Country Number one singles UK-UK US-US Country2Country Top 10 singles UK-UK US-US Country14thCountry Singles in the charts UK1UK US2US Country39Country

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Canada 1995: for the album Gone Platinum record  Canada 1991: for the album If There Was a Way

2 × platinum record  Canada 1994: for the album This Time

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Canada (MC)	gold1	3 × platinum3	350,000	musiccanada.com
United States (RIAA)	4 × gold4th	10 × platinum10	11,550,000	riaa.com
All in all	5 × gold5	13 × platinum13

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Chart sources: UK US
2. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Country Albums 1964-2007, ISBN 0-89820-173-X .
3. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Country Songs 1944-2008, ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2 .

Web links

• Dwight Yoakam at Allmusic (English)
• Dwight Yoakam at Discogs (English)
• Dwight Yoakam at 45cat.com