Ricky Van Shelton discography

Ricky Van Shelton discography
Studio albums	9
Compilation albums	6
Music videos	13
Singles	27
Christmas albums	2
No.1 Single	12

Ricky Van Shelton is an American country music artist. His discography comprises nine studio albums, two Christmas albums, six compilation albums, and twenty-seven singles. Of his singles, twenty-six have charted on Billboard country singles charts in the U.S., including twelve Number Ones.

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Certifications (sales threshold)
		US Country [1]	US [2]	CAN Country [3]	CAN [4]
Wild-Eyed Dream	Release date: May 26, 1987 Label: Columbia Nashville Formats: LP, CD, cassette	1	76	—	—	CAN: Platinum[5] US: Platinum[6]
Loving Proof	Release date: September 20, 1988 Label: Columbia Nashville Formats: LP, CD, cassette	1	78	1	—	CAN: Platinum[7] US: Platinum[8]
RVS III	Release date: January 16, 1990 Label: Columbia Nashville Formats: LP, CD, cassette	1	53	—	—	CAN: Gold[9] US: Platinum[10]
Backroads	Release date: May 21, 1991 Label: Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, cassette	3	23	4	84	CAN: Gold[11] US: Platinum[12]
Don't Overlook Salvation^[A]	Release date: April 28, 1992 Label: Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, cassette	—	122	—	—	US: Gold[13]
A Bridge I Didn't Burn	Release date: August 24, 1993 Label: Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, cassette	17	91	—	—	CAN: Gold[14] US: Gold[15]
Love and Honor	Release date: November 1, 1994 Label: Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, cassette	62	—	—	—
Making Plans	Release date: October 27, 1998 Label: Vanguard Records Formats: CD, cassette	—	—	—	—
Fried Green Tomatoes	Release date: May 23, 2000 Label: Audium/Koch Records Formats: CD, cassette	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications (sales threshold)
		US Country [1]	US [2]
Greatest Hits Plus	Release date: August 11, 1992 Label: Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, cassette	9	50	US: Platinum[16]
Super Hits	Release date: May 2, 1995 Label: Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, cassette	64	—	US: Gold[17]
Super Hits Vol. 2	Release date: August 27, 1996 Label: Sony BMG Formats: CD, cassette	—	—
16 Biggest Hits	Release date: February 2, 1999 Label: Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, cassette	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Holiday albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications (sales threshold)
		US Country [1]	US Indie [18]
Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas	Release date: July 20, 1989 Label: Columbia Records Formats: LP, CD, cassette	32	—	US: Gold[19]
Blue Christmas	Release date: October 10, 2000 Label: Audium/Koch Records Formats: CD, cassette	58	46
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

1980s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Country [20]	CAN Country [21]
1986	"Wild-Eyed Dream"	24	42	Wild-Eyed Dream
1987	"Crime of Passion"	7	5
	"Somebody Lied"	1	5
	"Life Turned Her That Way"	1	1
1988	"Don't We All Have the Right"	1	1
	"I'll Leave This World Loving You"	1	*	Loving Proof
	"From a Jack to a King"	1	*
1989	"Hole in My Pocket"	4	1
	"Living Proof"	1	1
	"Statue of a Fool"	2	1	RVS III
* denotes unknown peak positions

1990s and 2000s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Country [20]	CAN Country [21]
1990	"I've Cried My Last Tear for You"	1	1	RVS III
	"I Meant Every Word He Said"	2	1
	"Life's Little Ups and Downs"	4	9
1991	"I Am a Simple Man"	1	1	Backroads
	"Keep It Between the Lines"	1	1
	"After the Lights Go Out"	13	8
1992	"Backroads"	2	3
	"Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"	26	29	Honeymoon in Vegas (soundtrack)
	"Wild Man"	5	4	Greatest Hits Plus
1993	"Just as I Am"	26	28
	"A Couple of Good Years Left"	44	35	A Bridge I Didn't Burn
1994	"Where Was I"	20	9
	"Wherever She Is"	49	36	Love and Honor
1995	"Lola's Love"	62	65
1999	"The Best Is Yet to Come"	—	88	Making Plans
2000	"The Decision"	71	—	Fried Green Tomatoes
	"Call Me Crazy"	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other singles

Featured singles

Year	Single	Artist	Peak chart positions		Album
			US Country [22]	CAN Country [23]
1991	"Rockin' Years"	Dolly Parton	1	1	Eagle When She Flies

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
1987	"Crime of Passion"	Marc Ball
	"Somebody Lied"	Jim May
1988	"Life Turned Her That Way"
	"I'll Leave This World Loving You"
1989	"Statue of a Fool"	Deaton Flanigen
1990	"Oh Pretty Woman" (Live)	Gene Weed
	"I Meant Every Word He Said"	Deaton Flanigen
1991	"Rockin' Years" (with Dolly Parton)	Michael Salomon
	"I Am a Simple Man"	Deaton Flanigen
	"Keep It Between the Lines"
	"I'll Be Home for Christmas"
1992	"Wear My Ring Around Your Neck"
	"Wild Man"
1993	"A Couple of Good Years Left"
1994	"Where Was I"
	"Wherever She Is"
2000	"Call Me Crazy"[24]

Notes

• A^ Don't Over Look Salvation peaked at number 29 on the U.S. Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.^[25]

References

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2. "Ricky Van Shelton Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
3. "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Country Albums/CDs". RPM. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
4. "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
5. "Canadian albums certifications – Ricky Van Shelton – Wild-Eyed Dream". Music Canada.
6. "American albums certifications – Ricky Van Shelton – Wild-Eyed Dream". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select ', then click SEARCH
7. "Canadian albums certifications – Ricky Van Shelton – Loving Proof". Music Canada.
8. "American albums certifications – Ricky Van Shelton – Loving Proof". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select ', then click SEARCH
9. "Canadian albums certifications – Ricky Van Shelton – RVS III". Music Canada.
10. "American albums certifications – Ricky Van Shelton – RVS III". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select ', then click SEARCH
11. "Canadian albums certifications – Ricky Van Shelton – Backroads". Music Canada.
12. "American albums certifications – Ricky Van Shelton – Backroads". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select ', then click SEARCH
13. "American albums certifications – Ricky Van Shelton – Don't Overlook Salvation". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select ', then click SEARCH
14. "Canadian albums certifications – Ricky Van Shelton – A Bridge I Didn't Burn". Music Canada.
15. "American albums certifications – Ricky Van Shelton – A Bridge I Didn't Burn". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select ', then click SEARCH
16. "American albums certifications – Ricky Van Shelton – Greatest Hits Plus". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select ', then click SEARCH
17. "American albums certifications – Ricky Van Shelton – Super Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select ', then click SEARCH
18. "Ricky Van Shelton Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
19. "American albums certifications – Ricky Van Shelton – Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select ', then click SEARCH
20. "Ricky Van Shelton Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
21. "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
22. "Dolly Parton Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
23. "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Country Singles - May 18, 1991". RPM. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
24. "Deaton Flanigen >> Credits". Retrieved 2012-02-11.
25. "allmusic ((( Ricky Van Shelton > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved September 21, 2010.