Willie Nelson / discography

Willie Nelson  - discography
Willie Nelson
Publications
Studio albums	71
Live albums	10
Compilations	37
Singles	96
Music videos	35

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the American country musician Willie Nelson . He has recorded 69 studio albums during his career. There are also a large number of other sound and image carriers. This overview is arranged chronologically and sorted according to the different formats. According to sources and record awards, he has sold more than 43.6 million records in his career, including over 42 million in his home country alone. Nelson’s most successful release is Stardust, with over 5.2 million units sold.

Studio albums

1960s

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1962	And Then I Wrote Liberty Records	-	-	-	-	-
1963	Here's Willie Nelson Liberty Records	-	-	-	-	-
1965	Country Willie - His Own Songs RCA Records	-	-	-	-	-
1966	Country Favorites - Willie Nelson Style RCA Records	-	-	-	-	-
1967	Make Way for Willie Nelson RCA Records	-	-	-	-	-
	"The Party's Over" and Other Great Willie Nelson Songs RCA Records	-	-	-	-	-
1968	Texas in My Soul RCA Records	-	-	-	-	-
1969	Good Times RCA Records	-	-	-	-	-
	My Own Peculiar Way RCA Records	-	-	-	-	-

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1970s

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1970	Both Sides Now RCA Records	-	-	-	-	-
	Laying My Burdens Down RCA Records	-	-	-	-	-
1971	Willie Nelson and Family RCA Records	-	-	-	-	-
	Yesterday's Wine RCA Records	-	-	-	-	-
1972	The Words Don't Fit the Picture RCA Records	-	-	-	-	-
	The Willie Way RCA Records	-	-	-	-	-
1973	Shotgun Willie Atlantic Records	-	-	-	-	-
1974	Phases and Stages Atlantic Records	-	-	-	-	US187 (3 weeks) US
1975	Red Headed Stranger Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US28 × 2 Double platinum (43 weeks)US
1976	The Sound in Your Mind Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US48 platinum (15 weeks)US
	The Troublemaker ' Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US60 gold (7 weeks)US
1977	To Lefty from Willie Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US91 (12 weeks) US
1978	There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight United Artist Records	-	-	-	-	-
	Stardust Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US30th × 5 Quintuple platinum (117 weeks)US
1979	Sings Kristofferson Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US42 platinum (25 weeks)US
	Pretty Paper CBS Records	-	-	-	-	US73 platinum (8 weeks)US
	The Electric Horseman CBS Records	-	-	-	-	US52 gold (25 weeks)US

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1980s

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1980	Honeysuckle Rose Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US- × 2 Double platinum US
	Family Bible Songbird Records	-	-	-	-	-
1981	Somewhere Over the Rainbow Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US31 platinum (23 weeks)US
1982	Always on My Mind Columbia Records	-	-	-	UK49 (99 weeks) UK	US2 × 4 Quadruple platinum (99 weeks)US
1983	Tougher Than Leather Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US39 (20 weeks) US
	My Own Way Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US182 (5 weeks) US
	Without a song Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US54 platinum (34 weeks)US
1984	City of New Orleans Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US69 platinum (26 weeks)US
	Angel Eyes Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US116 (7 weeks) US
1985	Me and Paul S&P Records	-	-	-	-	US152 (7 weeks) US
1986	Partners Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	-
	The Promiseland Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	-
1987	Island in the Sea Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	-
1988	What a Wonderful World Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	-
1989	A Horse Called Music Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	-

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1990s

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1990	Born for Trouble Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	-
1992	Any Old Arms Won't Do Sound Solution	-	-	-	-	-
	The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories? Sony Records	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Across the Borderline Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US75 (16 weeks) US
1994	Moonlight Becomes You Justice Records	-	-	-	-	US188 (1 week) US
	Healing Hands of Time Capitol Records	-	-	-	-	US103 (11 weeks) US
	Six Hours at Pedemales Step one Records	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Just One Love Transatlantic Records	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Spirit Island Records	-	-	-	UK78 (1 week) UK	US132 (2 weeks) US
	How Great Thou Art Fine Arts Records	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Teatro Island Records	-	-	-	-	US104 (6 weeks) US
1999	Night and Day Free Falls Entertainment	-	-	-	-	-

2000s

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2000	Tales out of Luck (Me and the Drummer) Luck Records	-	-	-	-	-
	Milk Cow Blues Island Records	-	-	-	-	US83 (7 weeks) US
2001	Rainbow Connection Island Records	-	-	-	-	-
2002	The Great Divide Lost Highway Records	-	-	-	-	US43 (23 weeks) US
2004	Nacogdoches Texas Roadhouse	-	-	-	-	-
	It Will Alway Be Lost Highway Records	-	-	-	-	US75 (3 weeks) US
2005	Countryman's Lost Highway Records	-	-	-	-	US46 (7 weeks) US
2006	You Don't Know Me: The Songs of Cindy Walker Lost Highway Records	-	-	-	-	US114 (4 weeks) US
	Songbird Lost Highway Records	-	-	-	-	US87 (2 weeks) US
2008	Moment of Forever Lost Highway Records	-	-	-	-	US56 (4 weeks) US
2009	American Classic Blue Note Records	DE96 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	US43 (6 weeks) US

2010s

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2010	Country Music Rounder Records	-	-	-	-	US20 (6 weeks) US
2011	Remember Me Vol. 1 R&J Records	-	-	-	-	-
2012	Heroes Legacy Recordings	-	AT34 (2 weeks) AT	CH72 (2 weeks) CH	UK73 (1 week) UK	US18 (7 weeks) US
2013	Let's face the Music and Dance Legacy Recordings	-	-	-	-	US49 (3 weeks) US
	To All the Girls… Legacy Recordings	-	-	CH66 (2 weeks) CH	UK72 (1 week) UK	US9 (8 weeks) US
2014	Band of Brothers Legacy Recordings	-	-	-	UK52 (1 week) UK	US5 (9 weeks) US
2016	Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin Legacy Recordings	-	-	-	-	US40 (2 weeks) US
2017	God's Problem Child Legacy Recordings	DE76 (1 week) DE	AT41 (1 week) AT	CH42 (1 week) CH	UK64 (1 week) UK	US10 (5 weeks) US
2018	Last Man Standing Legacy Recordings	DE39 (2 weeks) DE	AT32 (2 weeks) AT	CH34 (2 weeks) CH	UK46 (1 week) UK	US14 (3 weeks) US
	My Way Legacy Recordings	-	AT58 (1 week) AT	CH75 (1 week) CH	-	US36 (2 weeks) US
2019	Ride Me Back Home Legacy Recordings	DE54 (1 week) DE	AT18 (2 weeks) AT	CH18 (3 weeks) CH	-	US18 (2 weeks) US

2020s

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2020	First Rose of Spring Legacy Recordings	DE43 (1 week) DE	AT8 (3 weeks) AT	CH8 (3 weeks) CH	UK76 (1 week) UK	US49 (1 week) US

Live albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1976	Willie Nelson Live RCA Records	-	-	-	-	US149 (7 weeks) US
1978	Willie and Family Live Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US32 × 4 Quadruple platinum (55 weeks)US
2002	Willie Nelson & Friends - Stars and Guitars Lost Highway Records	-	-	-	-	US133 (3 weeks) US
2003	Live and Kickin ' Lost Highway Records	-	-	-	-	US42 (8 weeks) US
2004	Live at Billy Bob's Texas Smith Music Group	-	-	-	-	US168 (1 week) US
	Outlaws and Angels Lost Highway Records	-	-	-	-	US69 (3 weeks) US
2011	Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles Blue Note Records	-	AT40 (1 week) AT	-	-	-	with Wynton Marsalis and Norah Jones

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More live albums

• 1966: Country Music Concert ( RCA Records )
• 2002: All of Me - Live in Concert ( BCI Music )
• 2005: Songs for Tsunami Relief: Austin to South Asia (Lost Highway Records)

Compilations

1970s

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1973	The Best Of Liberty Records	-	-	-	UK- gold UK	-
1975	What Can You Do to Me Now RCA Records	-	-	-	-	US196 (3 weeks) US
1977	Willie - Before His Time RCA Records	-	-	-	-	US78 (15 weeks) US
1979	Sweet Memories RCA Records	-	-	-	-	US154 (5 weeks) US

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More compilations

• 1970: Columbus Stockade Blues ( RCA Records )
• 1973: Country Winners ( Pair Records )
• 1974: Spotlight on Willie Nelson (RCA Camden)
• 1975: Country Willie ( United Artists Records )
• 1976: The Longhorn Jamboree Presents: Willie Nelson & His Friends ( Plantation Records )
• 1978: Face of a Fighter ( Lone Star Records )

1980s

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1981	Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be) Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US27 × 4 Quadruple platinum (93 weeks)US
	Minstrel Man RCA Records	-	-	-	-	US148 (7 weeks) US
1985	Half Nelson Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US178 platinum (3 weeks)US

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More compilations

• 1980: Always ( Sony Records )
• 1980: His Very Best ( Time Music )
• 1981: Everybody's Talkin ' (JB)
• 1982: The Best of Willie Nelson ( Capitol Records )
• 1982: 20 of the Best (RCA Records)
• 1985: Collectors Series (RCA Records)
• 1986: Love Songs ( EMD International )

1990s

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1994	Great hits legacy recordings	-	-	-	-	US98 × 2 Double platinum (110 weeks)US
1998	16 Biggest Hits Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US- platinum US

More compilations

• 1991: Yours Always ( Macday Entertainment )
• 1995: Super Hits Vol. 2 (Legacy Recordings)
• 1995: Revolutions of Time… The Journey 1975/1993 ( Columbia Records )
• 1996: Willie Standard ( Sony Records )

2000s

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2003	Crazy: The Demo Sessions Sugar Hills Records	-	-	-	-	US- platinum US
	The Essential Willie Nelson Sony BMG	-	-	-	-	US179 (5 weeks) US
2005	Songs Lost Highway Records	-	-	-	-	US64 (13 weeks) US
2006	The Complete Atlantic Sessions Lost Rhino Entertainment	-	-	-	-	US80 (1 week) US
2008	Legend: The Best of Willie Nelson Columbia Records	-	-	CH82 (1 week) CH	UK16 gold (8 weeks)UK	-	in Switzerland only in 2015 in the charts
2009	Naked Willie Legacy Recordings	-	-	-	-	US193 (1 week) US
	Lost Highway Lost Highway Recordings	-	-	-	-	US173 (1 week) US

More compilations

• 2000: Good Ol 'Country Singin' ( RCA Camden )
• 2001: All the Songs I've Loved Before: 40 Unforgettable Songs ( Columbia Records )
• 2007: 16 Biggest Hits Vol. II ( Legacy Recordings )
• 2008: One Hell of a Ride (Columbia Records)

2010s

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2014	Natural Renegade: Opus Collection	-	-	-	-	US61 (4 weeks) US

More compilations

• 2011: Icon ( Mercury )
• 2012: The Classic Christmas Album ( Columbia Records )
• 2012: On The Road Again - The Best Of Willie Nelson ( Sony BMG )

Collab albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1976	Wanted! The Outlaws RCA Records	-	-	-	-	US10 × 2 Double platinum (51 weeks)US	with Waylon Jennings , Jessi Cotter and Tompall Glaser
1978	Waylon & Willie RCA Records	-	-	-	-	US12 × 2 Double platinum (29 weeks)US	with Waylon Jennings
1979	One for the Road Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US25th gold (18 weeks)US	with Leon Russell
1980	Willie Nelson and Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass RCA Records	-	-	-	-	US150 (5 weeks) US
	San Antonio Rose Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US70 gold (25 weeks)US	with Ray Price
1982	WWII RCA Records	-	-	-	-	US57 gold (22 weeks)US	with Waylon Jennings
1983	Pancho & Lefty Epic Records	-	-	-	-	US37 platinum (53 weeks)US	with Merle Haggard
	Take It to the Limit Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US60 gold (16 weeks)US	with Waylon Jennings
1984	Music from Songwriter Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US152 (5 weeks) US	with Kris Kristofferson
1991	Clean Shirt Epic Records	-	-	-	-	US193 (3 weeks) US	with Waylon Jennings
1998	VH1 Storytellers: Johnny Cash & Willie Nelson American Recordings	-	-	-	-	US56 (48 weeks) US
2007	Last of the Breed Lost Highway Records	-	-	-	-	US64 (4 weeks) US	with Merle Haggard and Ray Price
2008	Two Men with the Blues Blue Note Records	DE63 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	US20 (8 weeks) US	with Wynton Marsalis
2009	Willie and the Wheel Bismeaux Records	-	-	-	-	US90 (7 weeks) US	with Asleep at the Wheel
2015	Django and Jimmie Sony Music	-	AT50 (1 week) AT	CH78 (1 week) CH	UK66 (1 week) UK	US7 (10 weeks) US	Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard
2016	For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price Legacy (Sony Music)	-	-	-	-	US84 (1 week) US
2017	Willie's Stash, Vol. 2: Willie and the Boys Legacy (Sony Music)	-	-	-	-	US134 (1 week) US	with Lukas & Micah Nelson

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More compilations

• 1982: Old Friends (Columbia Records; with Roger Miller )
• 1982: In the Jailhouse Now (Columbia Records; with Webb Pierce )
• 1982: The Winning Hand ( Monument Records ; with Kris Kristofferson , Dolly Parton and Brenda Lee )
• 1984: Funny How Time Slips Away (Columbia Records; with Faron Young )
• 1985: Brand on My Heart (Columbia Records; with Hank Snow )
• 1987: Walking the Line (Epic Records; with George Jones and Merle Haggard)
• 1987: Seashores of Old Mexico (Epic Records; with Merle Haggard)
• 1995: Augusta ( Sundown Records ; with Don Cherry )
• 1997: Hill Country Christmas ( Finer Arts Records ; with Bobbie Nelson )
• 2002: The Eyes of Texas ( Wildflower Records ; with Don Cherry)
• 2003: Run That By Me One More Time (RCA Records; with Ray Price)
• 2007: It's Magic ( Diamonddisc Records ; with Don Cherry)
• 2012: Heroes (As Is; with Lotta Engberg )
• 2013: Every Song Tells a Story ( Sony BMG ; with Johnny Cash)

With The Highwaymen

The Highwaymen consisted of Waylon Jennings , Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson in addition to Willie Nelson .

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1985	Highwayman Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US92 (35 weeks) US
1990	Highwayman 2 Columbia Records	-	-	-	-	US79 (13 weeks) US

More collab albums

• 1994: The Road Goes on Forever ( Liberty Records )

Singles

1960s

• 1963: Willingly (with Shirley Collie )
• 1963: Touch Me
• 1963: Half a Man
• 1964: You Took My Happy Away
• 1965: She's Not For You
• 1965: I Just Can't Let You Say Goodbye
• 1966: One in a Row
• 1967: The Party's Over
• 1967: Blackjack County Chain
• 1967: San Antonio Rose
• 1968: Little Things
• 1968: Good Times
• 1968: Johnny One Time
• 1969: Bring Me Sunshine

1970s

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1975	Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain Red Headed Stranger	-	-	-	-	US21 (18 weeks) US
1976	Remember Me (When the Candle Lights Are Gleaming) Red Headed Stranger	-	-	-	-	US67 (8 weeks) US
1978	Georgia on My Mind Stardust	-	-	-	-	US84 (6 weeks) US

More singles

• 1970: Once More with Feeling
• 1970: Laying My Burdens Down
• 1971: I'm a Memory
• 1971: Yesterday's Wine / Me and Paul
• 1972: Word's Don't Fit the Picture
• 1973: Shotgun Willie
• 1973: Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)
• 1974: I Still Can't Believe You're Gone
• 1974: Bloody Mary Morning
• 1974: Sister's Coming Home
• 1976: I'd Have to Be Crazy
• 1976: If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time
• 1977: Uncloudy Day
• 1977: I Love You a Thousand Ways
• 1978: Blue Skies
• 1978: All of Me
• 1979: Whiskey River
• 1979: September Song

1980s

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1980	My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Electric Horseman	-	-	-	-	US44 (10 weeks) US
	On the Road Again Honeysuckle Rose	-	-	-	-	US20 (20 weeks) US
1982	Always on My Mind Always on My Mind	-	-	-	UK49 (3 weeks) UK	US5 platinum (23 weeks)US
	Let It Be Me Always on My Mind	-	-	-	-	US40 (12 weeks) US

More singles

• 1980: Help Me Make It Through the Night
• 1980: Midnight Rider
• 1981: Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground
• 1981: Mona Lisa
• 1981: I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
• 1981: Heartaches of a Fool
• 1982: Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning
• 1983: Little Old fashioned Karma
• 1983: Why Do I Have to Choose
• 1983: Take It to the Limit (with Waylon Jennings )
• 1983: Without a Song
• 1984: City of New Orleans
• 1985: Forgiving You Was Easy
• 1985: Me and Paul (new recording)
• 1986: Living in the Promiseland
• 1986: I'm Not Trying to Forget You
• 1987: Partners After All
• 1987: Heart of Gold
• 1987: Island in the Sea
• 1988: Nobody There But Me
• 1988: Spanish Eyes (with Julio Iglesias)
• 1988: Twilight Time (re-recording)
• 1989: Nothing I Can Do About It Now
• 1989: There You Are

1990s

• 1990: Highway
• 1990: Ain't Necessarily So
• 1991: The Piper Came Today
• 1991: Ten With a Two
• 1992: Graceland
• 1992: Still Is Moving to Me
• 1993: Turn Me Loose and Let Me Swing
• 1998: I Never Cared For You

2000s and 2010s

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2006	Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other Six Hours at Pedemales	-	-	-	-	US52 (1 week) US
2008	Gravedigger Moment of Forever	-	-	-	-	US56 (4 weeks) US

More singles

• 2002: Mendocino County Line (with Lee Ann Womack )
• 2002: Maria (Shut Up and Kiss Me)
• 2003: Wurlitzer Prize (with Norah Jones )
• 2005: I'm a Worried Man (with Toots Hibbert )
• 2005: The Harder They Come
• 2006: You Don't Know Me
• 2008: You Don't Think I'm Funny Anymore
• 2011: The Scientist

Collaboration singles

From collab albums

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1976	Good Hearted Woman Wanted! The Outlaws	-	-	-	-	US25 (12 weeks) US	with Waylon Jennings
1978	Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys Waylon and Willie	-	-	-	-	US42 (10 weeks) US	with Waylon Jennings
1984	To All the Girls I Loved Before Half Nelson	DE24 (11 weeks) DE	AT4 (16 weeks) AT	CH23 (7 weeks) CH	UK17 (12 weeks) UK	US5 platinum (21 weeks)US	with Julio Iglesias

More collaboration singles

• 1978: I Can Get Off on You
• 1978: If You Can Touch Her at All (solo)
• 1979: Heartbreak Hotel (with Leon Russell )
• 1979: Crazy Arms (solo)
• 1980: Night Life (with Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass )
• 1980: Funny How Time Slips Away (with Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass)
• 1980: Faded Love (with Ray Price )
• 1980: Don't You Ever Get Tired (Of Hurting Me) (with Ray Price)
• 1982: Old Friends (with Ray Price)
• 1982: In the Jailhouse Now (with Webb Pierce )
• 1982: (Sittin 'On) The Dock of the Bay (with Waylon Jennings)
• 1983: Everything's Beautiful (In Its Own Way) (with Dolly Parton )
• 1983: Reasons to Quit (with Merle Haggard )
• 1983: You're Gonna Love Yourself (In the Morning) (with Brenda Lee )
• 1983: Pancho and Lefty (with Merle Haggard)
• 1984: How Do You Feel About Foolin 'Around (with Kris Kristofferson )
• 1984: Seven Spanish Angels (with Ray Charles )
• 1985: Are There Any More Real Cowboys (with Neil Young )
• 1991: If I Can Find a Clean Shirt (with Waylon Jennings)

As a guest musician

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1977	Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) Ol 'Waylon	-	-	-	-	US25 (16 weeks) US	Waylon Jennings
1982	Just to Satisfy You Black on Black	-	-	-	-	US52 (9 weeks) US	Waylon Jennings
1985	We Are the World We Are the World	DE2 (21 weeks) DE	AT2 (18 weeks) AT	CH1 (29 weeks) CH	UK1 (10 weeks) UK	US1 (18 weeks) US	USA for Africa
2003	Beer for My Horses Unleashed	-	-	-	-	US22 (20 weeks) US	Toby Keith
2007	On the Road Again The Chain	-	-	-	-	US20 (20 weeks) US	Deana Carter

Further guest contributions

• 1967: Chet's Tune (single with "Some of Chet's Friends")
• 1974: After the Fire Is Gone ( Tracy Nelson )
• 1977: Lily Dale ( Darrell McCall )
• 1977: You Are My Sunshine ( Duane Eddy ; also with Waylon Jennings , Kin Vassy and Deed Eddy )
• 1978: Something to Brag About ( Mary Kay Place )
• 1978: Ain't Life Hell? (with Hank Cochran )
• 1980: A Little Bitty Tear (Hank Cochran)
• 1981: There's a Crazy Man ( Jody Payne )
• 1983: They All Went to Mexico ( Carlos Santana )
• 1984: Wabash cannonball ( Hank Wilson )
• 1986: I've Already Cheated on You ( David Allan Coe )
• 1986: Mind Your Own Business ( Hank Williams, Jr .; also with Reba McEntire , Tom Petty and Reverend Ike )
• 1987: If I Could Fly (Merle Haggard)
• 1990: Gulf Coast Highway ( Emmylou Harris )
• 1999: Two Sleepy People ( Crystal Gaye )
• 2008: My Medicine ( Snoop Dogg ; also with Everlast )
• 2008: Lost Highway ( Kurt Nilsen )

Promosingles

• 1969: I Hope So (from Face of the Fighter)
• 1975: Fire and Rain (from What Can You Do to Me Now)
• 1976: Last Letter (by Country Willie)
• 1976: I Gotta Get Drunk (from Both Sides Now)
• 1977: I'm a Memory (by Willie Before His Time)
• 1977: You Ought to Hear Me Cry (de Willie Before His Time)
• 1978: Will You Remember Mine (by Sweet Memories)
• 1978: There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight (von There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight)
• 1979: Sweet Memories (from Sweet Memories)
• 1980: Family Bible (out of 20 of the Best)
• 1981: Good Times (by Minstrel Man)

Guest Posts

• 2003: Write One For Me (on Ringo Starr : Ringo Rama)
• 2004: Please Come Home for Christmas (on A Very Special Acoustic Christmas)
• 2004: Pretty Paper (on Kenny Chesney : All I Want for Christmas Is a Real Good Tan)
• 2008: That Lucky Old Sun (on Kenny Chesney: Lucky Old Sun)
• 2013: Country Tree (on Kenny Chesney: Life on a Rock)

Video albums

• 1985: The Willie Nelson Special with Special Guest Ray Charles (Edel)
• 1991: The Great Outlaw Valentine Concert (Collectors Mine)
• 2000: Live in Amsterdam (Sony)
• 2003: Live in Concert (Starlight)
• 2004: Outlaws and Angels (Eagle Vision)
• 2005: Live and Kickin (Lost Highway)
• 2006: Live from Austin, TX (New West Records; US:gold)
• 2007: Wynton Marsalis & Willie Nelson - Live from New York City (Edel)

Music videos

year	song	Director
1975	Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
1982	Always on My Mind
1983	Pancho and Lefty (with Merle Haggard )	Lana Nelson
1984	To All the Girls I've Loved Before (with Julio Iglesias )
1985	Seven Spanish Angels (with Ray Charles )
	Are There Any More Real Cowboys (with Neil Young )	Lana Nelson
1986	Living in the Promiseland
1989	There you are	Richard Kooris
1991	If I Can Find a Clean Shirt (with Waylon Jennings )	Deaton-Flanigen Productions
1993	Don't Give Up (with Sinéad O'Connor )	Peter Israelson
	Still Is Still Moving to Me	John Williamson
1994	Afraid	Joseph Kahn
	December Day
	Once You're Past the Blues (with Curtis Potter )
1995	Turn Me Loose and Let Me Swing (with Curtis Potter)
1996	She is gone	Liam Lunson
1998	I never cared for you	Wim Winders
	My Own Peculiar Way
2001	Rainbow Connection	Greg Pritikin
2002	Mendocino County Line (with Lee Ann Womack )	Mark Seliger
	Maria (Shut Up and Kiss Me)
2003	Always on My Mind (with Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora )	Jeb Brien
	Beer for My Horses (with Toby Keith )	Michael Salomon
	Wurlitzer Prize (with Norah Jones )	Jeb Brien
2004	Shotgun Willie / Shotgun Bobby (with Kid Rock )
2005	These Boots Are Made for Walkin ' (with Jessica Simpson )	Brett Ratner
	I'm a Worried Man (with Toots Hibbert )	Ras Kassa
	The Harder They Come
2006	Big Booty	Willie Nelson
	You don't know me	Danny Clinch
2007	I Give (with Shawn King )
2008	Gravedigger	Dean Karr
	You Don't Think I'm Funny Anymore	David Anderson / Lana Nelson
	My Medicine (with Snoop Dogg )	Pook Brown
2009	Back to Earth (with Melonie Cannon )	Scott Hansen
	Hesitation Blues (with Asleep at the Wheel )	Zalman King
2012	Just breathe	Max Nichols
	A Horse Called Music
2013	I Wish I Didn't Love You So

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Canada 1979: for the album Sings Kristofferson 1980: for the album Red Headed Stranger 1982: for the album Always on My Mind 1984: for the album Pancho & Lefty 1984: for the album Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson 1984: for the City of New Orleans album 1984: for the album Willie & Family 1984: for the album Without a Song 1987: for the album Pretty Paper  Norway 1995: for the album Across the Borderline

Platinum record  Canada 1983: for the album Waylon & Willie 1984: for the single To All the Girls I've Loved Before 1986: for the album Greatest Hits (And Some That Will Be) 2005: for the video album Outlaws and Angels 2 × platinum record  Canada 1983: for the album Always on My Mind 1984: for the album His Very Best Of 1984: for the album Stardust

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)	9 × gold9	10 × platinum10	1,360,000	musiccanada.com
Norway (IFPI)	gold1	-	20,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
United States (RIAA)	7 × gold7th	39 × platinum39	42,050,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	2 × gold2	-	200,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	19 × gold19th	49 × platinum49

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1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n} Chart positions albums: DE CH UK US
2. ↑ Chart positions albums: DE AT CH https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000075801
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Chart placements singles: DE AT CH UK US