American country artist Loretta Lynn released 86 singles, two B-sides and 14 music videos. Her debut single was "I'm a Honky Tonk Girl" (1960) via Zero Records. Promoting the song with her husband by driving to each radio station, the effort paid off when it peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.[1] Arriving in Nashville, Tennessee, that year, she signed a recording contract with Decca Records.[2] In 1962, "Success" reached the sixth position on the country songs chart, starting a series of top ten hits including "Wine Women and Song" and "Blue Kentucky Girl".[1][3] She began collaborating with Ernest Tubb in 1964 and recorded four hit singles with him, including "Mr. and Mrs. Used to Be".[4] Lynn's popularity greatly increased in 1966 when she began releasing her own compositions as singles. Among the first was "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)" which reached the second position on the country songs list.[3] She then reached the number one spot with "Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)" (1967). This was followed by "Fist City" (1968) and "Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)" (1969).[2]
| Loretta Lynn singles discography | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Lynn in a 1962 publicity portrait | |
| Singles | 86 |
| B-sides | 2 |
| Music videos | 14 |
Lynn released the autobiographical single "Coal Miner's Daughter" in 1970, topping the Billboard country songs survey and becoming her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number eighty-three.[5] The following year, "I Wanna Be Free" also charted among the Hot 100 and reached the third position on the Hot Country Songs list.[6] The same year, "One's on the Way" became Lynn's fifth number one single, later followed by "Rated "X"" (1972), "Love Is the Foundation" (1973), and "Trouble in Paradise" (1974).[2] "The Pill" (1975) reached number five on the country songs chart and was her highest-charting solo single on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number seventy.[2][6] "Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight)" reached the top of the country songs chart in 1976 and she reached the same position with "She's Got You" (1977), a cover of Patsy Cline's original single.[2] The title track from Out of My Head and Back in My Bed (1978) was Lynn's final single to peak at the number one spot.[6][7]
Lynn's singles in the 1980s reached lower chart positions as the country music industry changed.[1] Her 1982 single "I Lie" became her final top ten hit on the Billboard country chart.[6] In 1985, "Heart Don't Do This to Me" became her final top-twenty and final top-forty hit.[1][6] After charting with the single "Who Was That Stranger" (1988), Lynn's recording career went into hiatus.[2] She briefly returned in 1993 to collaborate with Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette on the studio album Honky Tonk Angels.[1] The project's only single "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" reached number sixty eight on the Billboard country chart.[8] "Country in My Genes" was spawned from Still Country (2000), Lynn's first studio album following the death of her husband.[2] The single reached number seventy two on the Hot Country Songs chart.[9] Lynn collaborated with Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert in 2010 to re-record "Coal Miner's Daughter", which was released as a single in September.[10]
Singles
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edit1970s
edit1980s
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Cou. [11] |
CAN Cou. [14] | |||
| "Pregnant Again" | 1980 | 35 | 13 | Loretta |
| "Naked in the Rain" | 30 | 11 | ||
| "Cheatin' on a Cheater" | 20 | 21 | Lookin' Good | |
| "Somebody Led Me Away" | 1981 | 20 | 38 | |
| "Count on Me" (with Count von Count)[19] | — | — | Sesame Country | |
| "I Lie" | 1982 | 9 | 9 | I Lie |
| "Making Love from Memory" | 19 | 41 | Making Love from Memory | |
| "Breakin' It" | 1983 | 39 | 32 | |
| "Lyin', Cheatin', Woman Chasin', Honky Tonkin', Whiskey Drinkin' You" |
53 | — | Lyin', Cheatin', Woman Chasin', Honky Tonkin', Whiskey Drinkin' You | |
| "Walking with My Memories" | 59 | — | ||
| "Heart Don't Do This to Me" | 1985 | 19 | 42 | Just a Woman |
| "Wouldn't It Be Great" | 72 | — | ||
| "Just a Woman" | 1986 | 81 | — | |
| "Who Was That Stranger" | 1988 | 57 | — | Who Was That Stranger |
| "Fly Away" | — | 88 | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
1990s–2020s
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [11] | |||
| "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" (with Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette) |
1993 | 68 | Honky Tonk Angels |
| "Country in My Genes" | 2000 | 72 | Still Country |
| "I Can't Hear the Music"[20] | 2001 | — | |
| "Table for Two"[21] | — | ||
| "Miss Being Mrs." | 2004 | — | Van Lear Rose |
| "Portland Oregon" (with Jack White) |
— | ||
| "Coal Miner's Daughter" (with Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert) |
2010 | 55 | Coal Miner's Daughter: A Tribute to Loretta Lynn |
| "Everything It Takes" (featuring Elvis Costello)[22] |
2016 | — | Full Circle |
| "Who's Gonna Miss Me?"[23] | — | ||
| "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven"[24] | — | ||
| "Half a Mind"[25] | 2018 | — | King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller |
| "Wouldn't It Be Great?"[26] | — | Wouldn't It Be Great | |
| "Ruby's Stool"[27] | — | ||
| "Ain't No Time to Go"[28] | — | ||
| "I Fall to Pieces"[29] | 2020 | — | Non-album single |
| "Coal Miner's Daughter" (Recitation)[30] | 2021 | — | Still Woman Enough |
| "One's on the Way"[31] (featuring Margo Price) |
— | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Other charted songs
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [11] | ||||
| "A Man I Hardly Know" | 1967 | 72 | You Ain't Woman Enough | [c] |
| "There's All Kinds of Smoke (In the Barroom)" | 1983 | 39 | Making Love from Memory | [d] |
Music videos
edit| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Honky Tonk Angels Medley" (k.d. lang with Brenda Lee, Loretta Lynn, and Kitty Wells) |
1987 | David Hogan | [32][33] |
| "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" (with Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette) |
1993 | Deaton-Flanigen | [34] |
| "We Need to Make More Memories" | 1994 | Kenny Starr | [35] |
| "Country in My Genes" (Version 1) | 2000 | Bobby Boyd, Kim Christian | [36] |
| "I Can't Hear the Music" (Live) | 2000 | — | [37] |
| "Country in My Genes" (Version 2) | 2004 | — | [38] |
| "Miss Being Mrs." | 2004 | Trey Fanjoy | [33] |
| "Portland Oregon" (featuring Jack White) (Unreleased Version) | Oliver Gondry | [33] | |
| "Portland Oregon" (featuring Jack White) | Sophie Muller | [33] | |
| "Coal Miner's Daughter" (with Sheryl Crow and Miranda Lambert) | 2010 | Deaton-Flanigen | [39] |
| "Lay Me Down" (featuring Willie Nelson) | 2016 | David McClister | [40] |
| "Country Christmas" | — | [41] | |
| "Ain't No Time to Go" | 2018 | David McClister | [42] |
| "Coal Miner's Daughter" (Recitation) | 2021 | [43] |
Notes
edit- ^ "Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)" was later re-released to the Australian market in 1974 where it reached its peak position on the Kent Music Report chart.[13]
- ^ "Love Is the Foundation" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 2 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100.[12]
- ^ "A Man I Hardly Know" was first released on the 1966 studio album You Ain't Woman Enough. In 1970, it was issued as the B-side to the single "If You're Not Gone Too Long."[12]
- ^ "There's All Kinds of Smoke (In the Barroom)" was released as the B-side to 1983 single "Breakin' It." It charted as a double A-side single, reaching the same position as the A-side. That year, both songs were also released on Lynn's studio album Making Love from Memory.[12]
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- ^ Vinopal, David. "Ernest Tubb Bio". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on December 20, 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ "Coal Miner's Daughter: Loretta Lynn: Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Loretta Lynn: Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ "Out of My Head and Back in My Bed: Loretta Lynn: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
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- ^ "Still Country: Loretta Lynn: Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
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- ^ a b c d Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 183. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b c "Search results for "Loretta Lynn" under Country Singles". RPM. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ To Heck with Ole Santa Claus / It Won't Seem Like Christmas (7" vinyl). Decca. 1966. 32043.
- ^ If We Put Our Heads Together (Our Hearts Will Tell Us What to Do) / I Chased You Til You Caught Me (7" vinyl). Decca. 1969. 732570.
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- ^ "Search results for "Loretta Lynn" under Top Singles". RPM. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
- ^ "Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. June 20, 1981.
- ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. March 2, 2001.
- ^ "Country Beat: Loretta Lynn, Wilco, Mark Collie". MTV News. August 15, 2001. Archived from the original on October 31, 2018.
- ^ "February Brings with It New Music from Legends". KXRB. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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- ^ Cook-Wilson, Winston. "Loretta Lynn Announces Wouldn't It Be Great? Album, Releases Title Track". Spin. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Loretta Lynn's "Ruby's Stool" New Single from the Upcoming Album 'Wouldn't It Be Great' – Premieres Today". Legacy Recordings. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ Moore, Bobby (27 September 2018). "Loretta Lynn Shares Reflective New Video 'Ain't No Time to Go'". Wide Open Country. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ ""I Fall to Pieces" -- Single by Loretta Lynn". Apple Music. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "Coal Miner's Daughter (Recitation) - Single". Spotify. January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
- ^ "One's On The Way (feat. Margo Price) - Single". Spotify. February 19, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ Video Source Book A Guide to Programs Currently Available on Video. Thomson Gale. 2006. p. 3237. ISBN 978-1414406299.
- ^ a b c d "Loretta Lynn artist videography". Music Video Database. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "Tammy Wynette: "Silver Threads and Golden Needles": Music Video". MTV. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ Lynn, Loretta (February 8, 1994). "Making More Memories (CD Liner Notes & Music Video Package)". Nashville Sound Records.
- ^ ""Country in My Genes" by Loretta Lynn: Music Video". Vh1. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
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