The Kentucky Headhunters discography

The Kentucky Headhunters discography
Studio albums	8
Compilation albums	3
Music videos	13
Singles	23

The Kentucky Headhunters are an American country rock & southern rock band founded in 1968 as Itchy Brother. The band's discography comprises eight studio albums, three compilation albums, two video compilations and twenty-three singles. Of their albums, their 1989 debut Pickin' on Nashville is certified double platinum in the United States and Canada, while 1991's Electric Barnyard has a gold certification in both countries. Of the band's singles, four have reached Top 40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Their highest chart peak is the number 8 "Oh Lonesome Me", which was originally a Number One single for Don Gibson.

Studio albums

1980s albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications (sales threshold)
		US Country [1]	US [1]
Pickin' on Nashville	Release date: October 17, 1989 Label: Mercury Records Formats: CD, cassette, LP	2	41	CAN: 2× Platinum[2] US: 2× Platinum[3]

1990s albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications (sales threshold)
		US Country [1]	US [1]	CAN [4]
Electric Barnyard	Release date: April 2, 1991 Label: Mercury Records Formats: CD, cassette	3	29	79	CAN: Gold[5] US: Gold[6]
Rave On!!	Release date: 1993 Label: Mercury Records Formats: CD, cassette	22	102	—
Stompin' Grounds	Release date: April 29, 1997 Label: BNA Records Formats: CD, cassette	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s albums

Title	Album details
Songs from the Grass String Ranch	Release date: June 13, 2000 Label: Audium Entertainment Formats: CD, cassette
Soul	Release date: May 6, 2003 Label: Audium Entertainment Formats: CD
Big Boss Man	Release date: June 21, 2005 Label: CBuJ Entertainment Formats: CD

2010s albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions
		US Country [1]
Dixie Lullabies	Release date: October 18, 2011 Label: Red Dirt Formats: CD	75

Compilation albums

Title	Album details
The Best of The Kentucky Headhunters: Still Pickin'	Release date: September 20, 1994 Label: Mercury Records Formats: CD, cassette
Flying Under the Radar	Release date: June 13, 2006 Label: CBuJ Entertainment Formats: CD
Authorized Bootleg: Live – Agara Ballroom – Cleveland, Ohio	Release date: September 22, 2009 Label: Mercury Records Nashville Formats: CD

Collaboration albums

Title	Album details
That'll Work (with Johnnie Johnson)	Release date: August 17, 1993 Label: Elektra/Nonesuch Formats: CD, cassette
Meet Me in Bluesland[7] (with Johnnie Johnson)	Release date: June 2, 2015 Label: Alligator Records Formats: CD, music download

Singles

1970s – 1990s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Country [8]	CAN Country [9]
1973	"Shotgun Effie" (as Itchy Brother)	—	—	N/A
1989	"Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine"	25	—	Pickin' on Nashville
1990	"Dumas Walker"	15	54
	"Oh Lonesome Me"	8	19
	"Rock 'n' Roll Angel"	23	30
1991	"The Ballad of Davy Crockett"	49	82	Electric Barnyard
	"With Body and Soul"	56	30
	"It's Chitlin' Time"	63	88
	"Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line"	60	—
1992	"Let's Work Together"	—	—	Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (soundtrack)
1993	"Honky Tonk Walkin'"	54	77	Rave On!!
	"Blue Moon of Kentucky"	—	—
	"Dixie Fried"	71	—
1994	"Sunday Blues" (with Johnnie Johnson)	—	—	That'll Work
	"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away"	—	—	The Best of The Kentucky Headhunters : Still Pickin'/Shared Vision : The Songs of The Beatles
1997	"Singin' the Blues"	70	—	Stompin' Grounds
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s – 2010s

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		US Country [8]
2000	"Too Much to Lose"	66	Songs from the Grass String Ranch
2001	"Louisianna CoCo"	—
2002	"Love That Woman"	—
2003	"Lonely Nights"	—	Soul
2005	"Big Boss Man"	—	Big Boss Man
2006	"Chug-a-Lug"	—
	"Take These Chains from My Heart"	—
2011	"Great Acoustics"[10]	—	Dixie Lullabies
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Videography

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1989	"Walk Softly on This Heart of Mine"	John Lloyd Miller
1990	"Dumas Walker"
	"Oh Lonesome Me"[11]
1991	"The Ballad of Davy Crockett"[12]
	"It's Chitlin' Time"[13]	Sherman Halsey
	"Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line"[14]	Retta Harvey
1992	"Let's Work Together"	Simon Wincer
1993	"Honky Tonk Walkin'"[15]	John Lloyd Miller
	"Dixie Fried"
1997	"Singin' the Blues"[16]
2000	"Too Much to Lose"	Brent Hedgecock
2001	"Louisianna CoCo"[17]	Jerad Sloan
2005	"Big Boss Man"[18]	Stephen Shepherd

Video compilations

Title	Album details	Certifications (sales threshold)
Pickin' on Nashville: Videos	Release date: July 1, 1991 Label: Mercury Records Formats: VHS	US: Gold
Best Pickin's	Release date: October 18, 1994 Label: Mercury Records Formats: VHS

References

1. "Billboard charted albums for The Kentucky Headhunters". Allmusic. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
2. "Canadian album certifications – Kentucky Headhunters – Pickin' On Nashville". Music Canada.
3. "American album certifications – Kentucky Headhunters – Pickin%27 On Nashville". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
4. "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Retrieved December 20, 2011.
5. "Canadian album certifications – Kentucky Headhunters – Electric Barnyard". Music Canada.
6. "American album certifications – Kentucky Headhunters – Electric Barnyard". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
7. Allers, Hannahlee (April 11, 2015). "Kentucky Headhunters Announce New Album Featuring Legendary Blues Pianist". The Boot. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
8. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 223. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
9. "RPM search results for The Kentucky Headhunters". RPM. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
10. "Kentucky HeadHunters release new single". Country Standard Time. August 18, 2011. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
11. "Music video for "Oh Lonesome Me"". CMT. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
12. "Music video for "The Ballad of Davy Crockett"". CMT. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
13. "New Videoclips". Billboard. October 12, 1991. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
14. "Music video for "Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line"". CMT. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
15. "Music video for "Honky Tonk Walkin'"". CMT. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
16. "Production Notes". Billboard. May 3, 1997. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
17. "Music video for "Louisianna CoCo"". CMT. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
18. "Music video for "Big Boss Man"". CMT. Retrieved 2009-05-26.