Ricky Skaggs discography
Cataloging of published recordings by Ricky Skaggs
Ricky Skaggs discography | |
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Ricky Skaggs in 2007. | |
Studio albums | 32 |
Live albums | 3 |
Compilation albums | 1 |
Music videos | 16 |
Singles | 42 |
No.1 Single | 11 |
Ricky Skaggs is an American country music and bluegrass singer, musician, producer and composer. He primarily plays mandolin; however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, mandocaster and banjo.
Studio albums
1970s–1980s
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions[1] | Certifications[2] (sales thresholds) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US Country | US | CAN Country | CAN | |||
That's It! |
| — | — | — | — | |
Sweet Temptation |
| — | — | — | — | |
Waitin' for the Sun to Shine |
| 2 | 77 | — | — | |
Family & Friends |
| 52 | — | — | — | |
Highways & Heartaches |
| 1 | 61 | — | — |
|
Don't Cheat in Our Hometown |
| 1 | — | 1 | 87 |
|
Country Boy |
| 1 | 180 | — | — |
|
Love's Gonna Get Ya! |
| 3 | — | — | — | |
Comin' Home to Stay |
| 12 | — | — | — | |
Kentucky Thunder |
| 18 | — | 27 | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
1990s–2010s
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions[1] | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
US Country | US Grass | US Indie | ||
My Father's Son |
| 68 | — | — |
Solid Ground[A] |
| 72 | — | — |
Life Is a Journey |
| — | — | — |
Solo (Songs My Dad Loved) |
| 39 | 1 | 46 |
Mosaic |
| 50 | — | — |
Country Hits Bluegrass Style |
| 51 | 3 | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Collaborative albums
Title | Album details | Artist | Peak chart positions | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US Country | US | US Grass | US Indie | |||
Second Generation Bluegrass |
| Keith Whitley | — | — | — | — |
That Down Home Feeling |
| Buck White & The Down Home Folks | — | — | — | — |
One Way Track |
| Boone Creek | — | — | — | — |
Skaggs & Rice |
| Tony Rice | — | — | — | — |
Bluegrass Rules! |
| Kentucky Thunder | 45 | — | — | — |
Ancient Tones |
| 46 | — | — | — | |
Soldier of the Cross |
| 65 | — | — | — | |
Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe |
| Various Artists | 42 | — | — | 34 |
History of the Future |
| Kentucky Thunder | 35 | — | 10 | — |
Ricky Skaggs and Friends Sing the Songs of Bill Monroe |
| Various Artists | 36 | — | 11 | — |
The Three Pickers |
| Earl Scruggs and Doc Watson | 24 | 179 | 2 | — |
Brand New Strings |
| Kentucky Thunder | 60 | — | 1 | — |
Instrumentals |
| 73 | — | 1 | — | |
Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby |
| Bruce Hornsby | 37 | — | 1 | — |
Salt of the Earth |
| The Whites | 45 | — | 1 | 47 |
Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947 |
| Kentucky Thunder | 29 | 191 | 1 | 26 |
Music to My Ears |
| 52 | — | 2 | — | |
Hearts Like Ours |
| Sharon White | — | — | — | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Christmas albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions |
---|---|---|
US Grass | ||
A Skaggs Family Christmas: Volume One |
| — |
A Skaggs Family Christmas: Volume Two |
| 3 |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Live albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications[2] (sales thresholds) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US Country | US Grass | |||
Live in London |
| 1 | — |
|
Live at the Charleston Music Hall (with Kentucky Thunder) |
| 32 | 2 | |
Cluck Ol' Hen (with Bruce Hornsby) |
| 38 | 1 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
---|---|---|---|
US Country | US | ||
Favorite Country Songs |
| 24 | 181 |
Personal Choice |
| — | — |
Super Hits |
| — | — |
Country Pride |
| — | — |
Country Gentleman: The Best of Ricky Skaggs[B] |
| — | — |
16 Biggest Hits |
| — | — |
The Essential Ricky Skaggs |
| — | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Singles
1970s–1980s
Year | Single | Peak chart positions[3] | Album | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US Country | CAN Country | |||
1979 | "I'll Take the Blame" | 86 | — | Sweet Temptation |
1981 | "Don't Get Above Your Raisin'" | 16 | 47 | Waitin' for the Sun to Shine |
"You May See Me Walkin'" | 9 | 16 | ||
"Crying My Heart Out Over You" | 1 | 3 | ||
1982 | "I Don't Care" | 1 | 2 | |
"Heartbroke" | 1 | 1 | Highways and Heartaches | |
"I Wouldn't Change You If I Could" | 1 | 1 | ||
1983 | "Highway 40 Blues" | 1 | 1 | |
"You've Got a Lover" | 2 | 1 | ||
"Don't Cheat in Our Hometown" | 1 | 1 | Don't Cheat in Our Hometown | |
1984 | "Honey (Open That Door)" | 1 | 1 | |
"Uncle Pen" | 1 | 1 | ||
"Something in My Heart" | 2 | 1 | Country Boy | |
1985 | "Country Boy" | 1 | 1 | |
"You Make Me Feel Like a Man" | 7 | 8 | Live in London | |
1986 | "Cajun Moon" | 1 | 1 | |
"I've Got a New Heartache" | 10 | 7 | ||
"Love's Gonna Get You Someday" | 4 | 1 | Love's Gonna Get Ya! | |
1987 | "I Wonder If I Care as Much" | 30 | 21 | |
"Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This" (with Sharon White) | 10 | 7 | ||
"I'm Tired" | 18 | 6 | Comin' Home to Stay | |
1988 | "(Angel on My Mind) That's Why I'm Walkin'" | 33 | 30 | |
"Thanks Again" | 17 | 10 | ||
"Old Kind of Love" | 30 | * | ||
1989 | "Lovin' Only Me" | 1 | 1 | Kentucky Thunder |
"Let It Be You" | 5 | 3 | ||
"Heartbreak Hurricane" | 13 | 5 | ||
* denotes unknown peak positions |
1990s–2010s
Year | Single | Peak chart positions[3] | Album | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US Country | CAN Country | |||
1990 | "Hummingbird" | 20 | 15 | Kentucky Thunder |
"He Was On to Somethin' (So He Made You)" | 25 | 6 | ||
1991 | "Life's Too Long (To Live Like This)" | 37 | 15 | My Father's Son |
"Same Ol' Love" | 12 | 23 | ||
1992 | "From the Word Love" | 43 | 58 | |
1995 | "Solid Ground" | 57 | 56 | Solid Ground |
1996 | "Back Where We Belong"[4] | — | — | |
"Cat's in the Cradle" | 45 | 44 | ||
"When"[5] | — | — | ||
2002 | "Halfway Home Cafe" | 56 | — | History of the Future |
2003 | "A Simple Life" | — | — | Live at the Charleston Music Hall |
2004 | "Spread a Little Love Around" | — | — | Brand New Strings |
2005 | "Enjoy the Ride" | — | — | |
2010 | "Someday Soon" | — | — | Mosaic |
2014 | "Forever's Not Long Enough" (with Sharon White) | — | — | Hearts Like Ours |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Other singles
Guest singles
Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US Country | CAN Country | CAN | |||||
1991 | "Restless" | Mark O'Connor (with Vince Gill and Steve Wariner) | 25 | 19 | — | The New Nashville Cats | |
1998 | "Same Old Train" | Various Artists | 59 | — | — | Tribute to Tradition | |
2014 | "Make You Mine" | High Valley | — | 5 | 58 | County Line | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Music videos
Year | Title | Director |
---|---|---|
1981 | "Don't Get Above Your Raisin'" | |
1982 | "Heartbroke" | |
1984 | "Honey (Open That Door)" | Martin Kahan |
1985 | "Country Boy" (with Bill Monroe) | |
"You Make Me Feel Like a Man" | ||
1986 | "Cajun Moon" | |
"New Star Shining" (with James Taylor) | Jon Small | |
1989 | "Let It Be You" | Jack Cole |
1991 | "Restless" (with Mark O'Connor, Vince Gill, and Steve Wariner) | |
"Life's Too Long (To Live Like This)" | Doug Freel | |
1992 | "Same Ol' Love" | Steve Gebhardt |
"From the Word Love" | Wayne Miller | |
1994 | "The Mind of Christ" | Stan Strickland |
1995 | "Solid Ground" | John Lloyd Miller |
1996 | "Step of Faith" (with Carman) | Steve Yake |
"Cat's in the Cradle" | Daniel Pearl/Ricky Skaggs/Stan Strickland | |
1998 | "Same Old Train" (Various Artists) | Steve Boyle |
2005 | "Love Came Gently" | Marie Najame |
2008 | "Old Enough" (with The Raconteurs and Ashley Monroe) | Autumn de Wilde |
2011 | "Somebody's Prayin' |
Notes
- A^ Solid Ground also peaked at number 11 on the RPM Country Albums chart in Canada.
- B^ Country Gentleman: The Best of Ricky Skaggs was re-released as The Essential Ricky Skaggs on March 15, 2011 via Legacy Recordings.
References
- ^ a b allmusic ((( Ricky Skaggs > Charts & Awards> Billboard Albums )))
- ^ a b RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Ricky Skaggs
- ^ a b allmusic ((( Ricky Skaggs > Charts & Awards> Billboard Singles )))
- ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. February 10, 1996.
- ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. August 3, 1996.
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- Waitin' for the Sun to Shine
- Highways & Heartaches
- Don't Cheat in Our Hometown
- Country Boy
- Love's Gonna Get Ya!
- Comin' Home to Stay
- Kentucky Thunder
- My Father's Son
- Skaggs & Rice
- Bluegrass Rules!
- Ancient Tones
- Brand New Strings
- Instrumentals
- Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby
- Salt of the Earth
- Honoring the Fathers of Bluegrass: Tribute to 1946 and 1947
- Live in London
- "You May See Me Walkin'"
- "Crying My Heart Out Over You"
- "I Don't Care"
- "Heartbroke"
- "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could"
- "Highway 40 Blues"
- "You've Got a Lover"
- "Don't Cheat in Our Hometown"
- "Honey (Open That Door)"
- "Uncle Pen"
- "Something in My Heart"
- "Country Boy"
- "You Make Me Feel Like a Man"
- "Cajun Moon"
- "I've Got a New Heartache"
- "Love's Gonna Get You Someday"
- "Love Can't Ever Get Better Than This" (with Sharon White)
- "Thanks Again"
- "Lovin' Only Me"
- "Let It Be You"
- "Heartbreak Hurricane"
- "Hummingbird"
- "He Was On to Somethin' (So He Made You)"
- "Life's Too Long (To Live Like This)"
- "Same Ol' Love"
- "Cat's in the Cradle"
- Discography
- Mark O'Connor
- "Make You Mine"