k.d. lang discography

k.d. lang is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Her discography comprises 12 studio albums, one soundtrack, one live album, three greatest hits albums and 41 singles.

k.d. lang discography
k.d. lang in 2006
Studio albums	12
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	3
Singles	41
Soundtrack albums	1

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions							Certifications (sales thresholds)
		CAN	CAN Country	US [1]	US Country [2]	UK [3]	AUS [4]	NZ [5]
Shadowland	Release date: April 26, 1988 Label: Sire, Warner Bros.	9	23	73	9	—	—	—	CAN: Platinum[6] UK: Silver US: Gold[7]
Ingénue	Release date: March 17, 1992 Label: Sire, Warner Bros.	13	—	18	—	3	3	1	CAN: 2× Platinum[8] AUS: 2× Platinum[9] UK: Platinum US: 2× Platinum[10]
All You Can Eat	Release date: October 10, 1995 Label: Warner Bros.	10	—	37	—	7	3	1	CAN: Gold[11] AUS: Platinum[9] UK: Silver US: Gold[12]
Drag	Release date: June 10, 1997 Label: Warner Bros.	39	—	29	—	19	4	16	AUS: Platinum[9] US: Gold[13]
Invincible Summer	Release date: June 20, 2000 Label: Warner Bros.	10	—	58	—	17	12	45	AUS: Gold[14]
Hymns of the 49th Parallel	Release date: July 27, 2004 Label: Nonesuch	2	—	56	—	91	3	23	CAN: Platinum[15] AUS: 2× Platinum[16] UK: Silver
Watershed	Release date: February 5, 2008 Label: Nonesuch	3	—	8	—	35	1	16	AUS: Gold[17]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Collaborative albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions							Certifications (sales thresholds)
		CAN	CAN Country	US [1]	US Country [2]	UK [3]	AUS [4]	NZ [5]
A Truly Western Experience (with The Reclines)	Release date: 1984 Label: Bumstead	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Angel with a Lariat (with The Reclines)	Release date: July 7, 1987 Label: Sire, Warner Bros.	—	40	—	53	—	—	—	CAN: Gold[18]
Absolute Torch and Twang (with The Reclines)	Release date: May 23, 1989 Label: Sire, Warner Bros.	29	8	69	12	—	81	—	CAN: Platinum[19] UK: Silver US: Gold[20] AUS: Gold[21]
A Wonderful World (with Tony Bennett)	Release date: November 5, 2002 Label: RPM, Columbia	32	—	41	—	33	23	48	US: Gold[22] AUS: Platinum[23]
Sing It Loud (with The Siss Boom Bang)	Release date: April 12, 2011 Label: Nonesuch	7	—	32	—	34	2	28
case/lang/veirs (with Neko Case and Laura Veirs)	Release date: June 17, 2016 Label: Anti-	20	—	33	—	28	12	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]	AUS [4]
Live in Sydney	Release date: October 7, 1997 Label: Warner Bros.
Live by Request	Release date: August 14, 2001 Label: Warner Bros.	94	83

Soundtrack albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		CAN	CAN Country	US [1]	UK [3]	AUS [4]	NZ [5]
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues	Release date: November 2, 1993 Label: Warner Bros.	47	6	82	36	10	4

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Certifications (sales thresholds)
		CAN	US [1]	AUS [4]	NZ [5]
Reintarnation	Release date: March 14, 2006 Label: Sire, Warner Bros.	—	—	—	—
Recollection	Release date: February 9, 2010 Label: Nonesuch	3	36	1	2	CAN: 2× Platinum[24] AUS: Platinum[25]
Beautifully Combined	Release date: 2010 Label: Nonesuch	—	42	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

1980s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions							Album
		CAN [26]	CAN AC [27]	CAN Country [28]	AUS [4]	UK [29]	US AC [30]	US Country [31]
1983	"Friday Dance Promenade"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N/A
1984	"Hanky Panky"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	A Truly Western Experience
1987	"Turn Me Around"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Angel with a Lariat
	"Rose Garden"	—	7	45	—	—	—	—
	"Tune into My Wave"	—	—	45	—	—	—	—
	"Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Crying" (with Roy Orbison)	2	4	—	71	13	29	42	Hiding Out
1988	"Honky Tonk Angels Medley" (with Brenda Lee, Loretta Lynn, and Kitty Wells)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Shadowland
	"I'm Down to My Last Cigarette"	—	—	7	—	—	—	21
	"Lock, Stock, and Teardrops"	—	—	49	—	—	—	53
	"Busy Being Blue"	—	—	66	—	—	—	—
1989	"Our Day Will Come"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Shag
	"Full Moon Full of Love"	—	—	1	—	—	—	22	Absolute Torch and Twang
	"Trail of Broken Hearts"	87	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Three Days"	—	—	9	—	—	—	55
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions								Album
		CAN [26]	CAN AC [27]	CAN Country [28]	AUS [4]	UK [29]	US [32]	US AC [30]	US Dance [33]
1990	"Pulling Back the Reins"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Absolute Torch and Twang
	"Luck in My Eyes"	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—
	"Big Boned Gal"	—	—	23	—	—	—	—	—
	"Ridin' the Rails" (with Take 6)	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	Dick Tracy
1991	"Barefoot"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Salmonberries
1992	"Constant Craving"	8	2	—	38	15	38	2	—	Ingénue
	"Calling All Angels" (with Jane Siberry)	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	Until the End of the World
	"Miss Chatelaine"	58	25	—	—	68	—	32	—	Ingénue
1993	"The Mind of Love"	49	6	—	—	72	—	—	—
	"Just Keep Me Moving"	25	7	—	63	59	—	—	6	Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
1994	"Hush Sweet Lover"	42	7	—	28	—	—	—	—
	"Lifted by Love"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
1995	"If I Were You"	24	4	—	23	53	—[upper-alpha 1]	—	1	All You Can Eat
1996	"You're Ok"	44	10	—	56	44	—	—	—
	"Sexuality"	—	31	—	67	—	—	—	3
1997	"The Joker"	—	36	—	—	—	—	—	—	Drag
	"(Theme from) Valley of the Dolls"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14
1998	"Fado Hilario"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon
1999	"Anywhere but Here"	46	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	Anywhere but Here
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s and 2010s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions							Album
		CAN [35]	CAN AC [27][36]	AUS [4]	UK [29]	US [32]	US AAA [37]	US Dance [33]
2000	"Summerfling"	—	2	—	83	—	28	25	Invincible Summer
	"The Consequences of Falling"	—	—	—	77	—	—	—
2002	"What a Wonderful World" (with Tony Bennett)[38]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	A Wonderful World
2004	"Helpless"	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	Hymns of the 49th Parallel
2005	"Love Is Everything"[39]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Simple"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	"I Dream of Spring"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Watershed
2010	"Hallelujah" (Vancouver Winter 2010 Version)	2	—	13	—	61	—	—	Recollection
2011	"I Confess"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Sing It Loud
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video
1987	"Crying"
1989	"Trail of Broken Hearts"
1990	"Pulling Back the Reins"
1991	"Barefoot"[40]
1992	"Constant Craving"
	"Miss Chatelaine"
1993	"The Mind of Love"
1995	"If I Were You"
1996	"You're Ok"
	"Sexuality"
1999	"Anywhere but Here"
2000	"Summerfling"

Contributions

Soundtracks

• Shag - "Our Day Will Come" (w/ The Reclines, Take 6)
• Dick Tracy - "Ridin' The Rails" (w/ Take 6)
• Until the End of the World - "Calling All Angels" (w/ Jane Siberry)
• Coneheads - "No More Tears" (w/ Andy Bell)
• Twister - "Love Affair"
• Home on the Range - "Little Patch of Heaven"
• The Unplugged Collection, Volume One - "Barefoot"
• Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil - "Skylark"
• Tomorrow Never Dies - "Surrender" (w/ David Arnold, Don Black)
• Anywhere but Here - "Anywhere But Here"
• Pee-wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special - "Jingle Bell Rock"
• The Jim Henson Hour - "I Love Trash"
• The MAX Sessions - "Helpless" (live)
• Desperate Housewives - "Dream Of The Everyday Housewife"
• The Black Dahlia (film, not on soundtrack) - "Love For Sale"
• Happy Feet - "Golden Slumbers" / "The End"
• Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night

Compilations

• Northern Songs: Canada's Best and Brightest - "Constant Craving"
• Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume II - "Constant Craving" (live version)[41]
• Being Out Rocks - "Summerfling"
• Oh What a Feeling 3 - "Helpless"
• Sounds Eclectic: The Covers Project - "Hallelujah"
• Nashville: A New Country Tradition - "You Ain't Woman Enough To Take My Man" (w/Rosanne Cash)
• Red Hot + Blue - "So In Love"
• Tame Yourself - "Damned Old Dog"
• Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon - "Fado Hilario"
• Remembering Patsy Cline (2003) - "Leavin' On Your Mind"
• Women: Live From The Mountain Stage (1996) - "Lock Stock And Teardrops" (live)
• A Tribute to Joni Mitchell - "Help Me"
• We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song - "Angel Eyes"

Collaborations

• Mrs. Fun: They Are Not A Trio (1991) - "Lulu's Lament"
• Dion: Yo Frankie (1989) - "Drive All Night"
• Dwight Yoakam: Just Lookin' for a Hit - "Sin City"
• Wendy & Lisa: Eroica - "Mother of Pearl"
• Bob Telson: Calling You (1992) - "Barefoot"
• Bruce Roberts: Intimacy - "Intimacy"
• Elton John: Duets - "Teardrops"
• Carole King: Love Makes The World - "Uncommon Love"
• Nellie McKay: Pretty Little Head - "We Had It Right"
• Tony Bennett: MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett - "Moonglow"
• Tony Bennett: Playing with My Friends: Bennett Sings the Blues - "Keep the Faith, Baby"
• Tony Bennett: Duets: An American Classic - "Because Of You"
• Madeleine Peyroux: Half the Perfect World - "River"
• Cornelius: CM2 (2003) - "Curiosity"
• Ann Wilson: Hope & Glory - "Jackson"
• 1 Giant Leap: What About Me? - "Wounded in All the Right Places"
• Anne Murray: Duets: Friends & Legends - "A Love Song"
• Rosemary Clooney: 70: A Seventieth Birthday Celebration (1998) - "Our Love Is Here to Stay" w/ Linda Ronstadt

Notes

1. "If I Were You" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[34]

References

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4. Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
   • Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Discography k.d. lang". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
   • Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 161.
   • "Just Keep Me Moving": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 27 Feb 1994". ARIA. Retrieved April 12, 2018 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
   • "You're OK": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 07 Jul 1996". ARIA. Retrieved April 12, 2018 – via Imgur.com.
   • "Sexuality": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 14 July 1996". ARIA. Retrieved April 16, 2020 – via Imgur.com.
   • Absolute Torch and Twang: "Chartifacts – Week Ending: 26 April 1992 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 117}". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved February 17, 2017.
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