Ricky Skaggs discography
| Ricky Skaggs discography | |
|---|---|
 Ricky Skaggs in 2007. | |
| Studio albums | 32 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Singles | 42 |
| Music videos | 16 |
| 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.