This is a detailed discography for American country musician David Allan Coe. He started his career in 1970 on SSS International Records before signing with Columbia Records and staying with the label for 15 years. In the 1990s, he released albums through several independent labels such as his own DAC Records. Most of these releases have been reissued under different names and/or cannibalized for various compilations. Overall, Coe's discography consists of 42 studio albums, 4 live albums, 1 collaborative studio album, and 1 audiobook, plus many compilation albums.
David Allan Coe discography | |
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Studio albums | 42 |
Soundtrack albums | 1 |
Live albums | 4 |
Compilation albums | 40+ |
Singles | 52 |
#1 Singles | 1 |
Studio albums
edit1970s
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US Country [1] | ||||||||||
1970 | Penitentiary Blues | — | ||||||||
1970 | Requiem for a Harlequin
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1974 | The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy
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1975 | Once Upon a Rhyme
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1976 | Longhaired Redneck
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1977 | Texas Moon
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Rides Again
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Tattoo
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1978 | Family Album
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Human Emotions
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Buckstone County Prison (Soundtrack)
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Nothing Sacred
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1979 | Spectrum VII
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Compass Point
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"—" denotes a release that did not chart. |
1980s
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US Country [1] |
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1980 | I've Got Something to Say
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1981 | Invictus (Means) Unconquered
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67 | — | — | ||||||
Tennessee Whiskey
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1982 | Rough Rider
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D.A.C.
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Underground Album
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1983 | Castles in the Sand
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8 | 179 | — | ||||||
Hello in There
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38 | — | — | |||||||
1984 | Just Divorced
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23 | — | 14 | ||||||
1985 | Darlin', Darlin'
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Unchained
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49 | — | — | |||||||
1986 | Son of the South
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31 | — | — | ||||||
1987 | A Matter of Life... and Death
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50 | — | — |
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"—" denotes a release that did not chart. |
1990s
editYear | Album details | Notes |
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1990 | 1990 Songs for Sale[9]
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1993 | Standing Too Close To the Flame[12]
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Granny's Off Her Rocker[13]
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1994 | Lonesome Fugitive[14]
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The Perfect Country and Western Song[16]
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Truckin' Outlaw[18]
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1996 | 20 Road Music Hits[21]
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Living on the Edge[23]
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1997 | The Ghost of Hank Williams[25]
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1998 | Johnny Cash is a Friend of Mine[27]
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1999 | Recommended for Airplay[30]
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2000s and 2010s
editYear | Album details | Notes |
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2000 | Long Haired Country Boy... And Other Such Songs[33]
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2001 | Country & Western[35]
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2002 | Sings Merle Haggard[37]
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Collaborative albums
editYear | Album details | Peak chart positions | Notes | |
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US [1] |
US Indie | |||
2006 | Rebel Meets Rebel (with Cowboys from Hell)
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38 | 2 |
Live albums
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1997 | Live: If That Ain't Country...[41]
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2002 | Live From the Iron Horse Saloon: Biketoberfest '01[42]
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2003 | Country Outlaw[43]
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2003 | Live at Billy Bob's Texas[44]
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71 | ||||||||
"—" denotes a release that did not chart. |
Audiobooks
editYear | Album details | Notes |
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2002 | Whoopsy Daisy
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Compilation albums
editYear | Album | Peak chart positions |
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US Country [1] |
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1978 | Greatest Hits | 40 | 39 |
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1981 | Encore | — | — |
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1984 | The Best of David Allan Coe | — | — | |||||||
1985 | 17 Greatest Hits | — | 197 |
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For the Record: The First 10 Years | 46 | — |
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1986 | I Love Country | — | — | |||||||
1989 | Crazy Daddy | — | — |
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1990 | 18 X-Rated Hits | — | — | |||||||
1991 | Biggest Hits | — | — | |||||||
1993 | The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy/Once Upon a Time | — | — |
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Super Hits | — | — |
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1994 | 20 Greatest Hits | — | — | |||||||
Longhaired Redneck/Rides Again | — | — |
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1995 | Best of the Best | — | — | |||||||
Compass Point/I've Got Something to Say | — | — |
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David Allan Coe, Johnny Paycheck & Others | — | — | ||||||||
Headed for the Country | — | — | ||||||||
Human Emotions/Spectrum VII | — | — |
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Invictus Means Unconquered/Tennessee Whiskey | — | — |
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The Original Outlaw | — | — | ||||||||
Tattoo/Family Album | — | — |
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1996 | Super Hits, Vol. 2 | — | — | |||||||
You Never Even Called Me by My Name (with Johnny Paycheck) | — | — | ||||||||
1997 | Truck Drivin' Songs | — | — | |||||||
1999 | 16 Biggest Hits | — | — | |||||||
Castles in the Sand/Once Upon a Rhyme | — | — |
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2001 | Songwriter of the Tear | — | — |
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2002 | The Original Outlaw of Country Music | — | — | |||||||
2004 | The Essential David Allan Coe | 72 | — | |||||||
2005 | At His Best | — | — | |||||||
Castles in the Sand/Hello in There PLUS | — | — |
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For the Soul and for the Mind: Demos of '71-'74 | — | — |
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Just Divorced/Darlin' Darlin' PLUS | — | — |
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A Matter of Life... and Death PLUS | — | — |
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The Ride | — | — | ||||||||
Rough Rider/D.A.C. PLUS | — | — |
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Ultimate Collection | — | — | ||||||||
Unchained/Son of the South PLUS | — | — |
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2007 | Country Hit Parade | — | — | |||||||
Early Years | — | — | ||||||||
2010 | D.A.C.'s Back[63] | — | — |
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2013 | The Mysterious David Allan Coe: 4 Classic Albums 1974-1978 | — | — |
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2014 | The Illustrated David Allan Coe: 4 Classic Albums 1977-1979 | — | — |
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"—" denotes a release that did not chart. |
Singles
edit1960s and 1970s
editYear | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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US Country | CAN Country | |||
1969 | "One Way Ticket to Nashville" | — | — | — |
"Play All the Sad Songs" | — | — | ||
1970 | "Monkey David Wine" | — | — | Penitentiary Blues |
1971 | "Tobacco Road" | — | — | — |
1972 | "Two Tone Brown" | — | — | |
1973 | "How High's the Watergate, Martha" | — | — | |
"Keep Those Big Wheels Hummin'" | — | — | ||
1974 | "(If I Could Climb) The Walls of This Bottle" | 80 | — | |
1975 | "Would You Be My Lady" | 91 | — | Once Upon a Rhyme |
"You Never Even Called Me by My Name" | 8 | 4 | ||
1976 | "Longhaired Redneck" | 17 | 23 | Longhaired Redneck |
"When She's Got Me (Where She Wants Me)" | 60 | — | ||
"Willie, Waylon and Me" | 25 | 33 | Rides Again | |
1977 | "Lately I've Been Thinking Too Much Lately" | 49 | — | |
"Just to Prove My Love to You" | 82 | — | Tattoo | |
"Face to Face" | 92 | — | ||
1978 | "Divers Do It Deeper" | 86 | 47 | Family Album |
"You Can Count on Me" | 85 | — | Human Emotions | |
"If This Is Just a Game" | 45 | — | ||
1979 | "Jack Daniel's, If You Please" | 72 | — | |
"Fairytale Morning" | — | — | Spectrum VII | |
"X's and O's (Kisses and Hugs)" | — | — | Compass Point | |
"Loving You Comes So Natural" | — | — | I've Got Something to Say | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
1980s
editYear | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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1980 | "Great Nashville Railroad Disaster (A True Story)" | — | — | I've Got Something to Say |
"Get a Little Dirt on Your Hands" (with Bill Anderson) | 46 | — | ||
"I've Got Something to Say" | — | — | ||
"If You'll Hold the Ladder" | — | — | ||
"Hank Williams Junior Junior" (with Kris Kristofferson and Dickey Betts)[67] | — | — | ||
1981 | "Stand by Your Man" | 88 | — | Invictus (Means) Unconquered |
"Tennessee Whiskey" | 77 | — | Tennessee Whiskey | |
"Dock of the Bay" | — | — | ||
"Juanita" | — | — | ||
1982 | "Now I Lay Me Down to Cheat" | 62 | — | Rough Rider |
"Take Time to Know Her" | 58 | — | ||
"What Made You Change Your Mind" | — | — | ||
"Whiskey Whiskey" | — | — | DAC | |
1983 | "The Ride" | 4 | 2 | Castles in the Sand |
"Cheap Thrills" | 45 | 35 | ||
"Crazy Old Soldier" | 85 | — | Hello in There | |
"Ride 'Em Cowboy" | 48 | — | — | |
1984 | "Mona Lisa Lost Her Smile" | 2 | 1 | Just Divorced |
"It's Great to Be Single Again" | 44 | 31 | ||
"She Used to Love Me a Lot" | 11 | 11 | Darlin', Darlin | |
1985 | "Don't Cry Darlin'" | 29 | 35 | |
"My Elusive Dreams" | — | — | ||
"I'm Gonna Hurt Her on the Radio" | 52 | — | Unchained | |
1986 | "A Country Boy (Who Rolled the Rock Away)" | 44 | — | Son of the South |
"I've Already Cheated on You" (with Willie Nelson) | 56 | — | ||
"Son of the South" | — | — | ||
"Take My Advice" | — | — | — | |
1987 | "Need a Little Time Off for Bad Behavior" | 34 | 46 | A Matter of Life and Death |
"Tanya Montana" | 62 | — | ||
1988 | "Love Is A Never Ending War" (From "Crazy Daddy") | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Guest singles
editYear | Single | Artist | Album |
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2017 | "Take This Job" | Moonshine Bandits | Baptized in Bourbon |
Music videos
editYear | Video | Director |
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1987 | "Tanya Montana" | |
2006 | "Nothing to Lose" (with Rebel Meets Rebel) | Videobob Moseley |
2017 | "Take This Job" (with the Moonshine Bandits) | Ken Madson |
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