Lyle Lovett discography

American singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett has been active since 1980, and has recorded fourteen albums and released 25 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man".

Lyle Lovett discography
Lovett in 2005
Studio albums	11
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	2
Singles	25
Other singles	2

Despite not having charted a top 40 single since 1988, all of Lovett's 1990's albums were certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Studio albums

1980s

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Certifications (sales threshold)
		US Country [1]	US [2]	CAN [3]	NZ [4]
Lyle Lovett	Release date: 1986 Label: Curb/MCA Records Formats: CD, LP, cassette	14	—	—	—
Pontiac	Release date: 1987 Label: Curb/MCA Records Formats: CD, LP, cassette	12	117	—	—	US: Gold[5]
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band	Release date: January 25, 1989 Label: Curb/MCA Records Formats: CD, LP, cassette	10	62	88	45	CAN: Gold[6] US: Gold[7]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions					Certifications (sales threshold)
		US Country [1]	US [2]	CAN [3]	NZ [4]	UK [8]
Joshua Judges Ruth	Release date: March 31, 1992 Label: Curb/MCA Records Formats: CD, cassette, DTS-CD	—	57	49	23	—	US: Gold[9]
I Love Everybody	Release date: September 27, 1994 Label: Curb/MCA Records Formats: CD, cassette	—	26	40	36	54	US: Gold[10]
The Road to Ensenada	Release date: June 18, 1996 Label: Curb/MCA Records Formats: CD, cassette	4	24	23	—	62	US: Gold[11]
Step Inside This House	Release date: September 22, 1998 Label: Curb/MCA Records Formats: CD, cassette	9	55	—	—	190	US: Gold[12]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Country [1]	US [2]
My Baby Don't Tolerate	Release date: September 30, 2003 Label: Curb/Lost Highway Records Formats: CD	7	63
It's Not Big It's Large	Release date: August 28, 2007 Label: Curb/Lost Highway Records Formats: CD, music download	2	18
Natural Forces	Release date: October 20, 2009 Label: Curb/Lost Highway Records Formats: CD, music download	8	29

2010s and 2020s

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Country [1]	US [2]
Release Me	Release date: February 28, 2012 Label: Curb/Lost Highway Records Formats: CD, music download	9	60
12th of June	Release date: May 13, 2022 Label: Verve Records Formats: CD, music download	—	—

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Country [1]	US [2]
Anthology, Vol. 1: Cowboy Man	Release date: October 23, 2001 Label: Curb/MCA Records Formats: CD, cassette	26	195
Smile: Songs from the Movies	Release date: February 25, 2003 Label: Curb/MCA Records Formats: CD	—	106
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other albums

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Country [1]	US [2]	CAN Country [13]
Live in Texas	Release date: June 23, 1999 Label: Curb/MCA Records Formats: CD, cassette	7	94	14

Soundtrack albums

Title	Album details
Dr. T & the Women	Release date: September 26, 2000 Label: MCA Records Formats: CD

Singles

1980s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions			Album
		US Country [14]	CAN Country [15]	NL [16]
1986	"Farther Down the Line"	21	—	—	Lyle Lovett
	"Cowboy Man"	10	23	—
1987	"God Will"	18	23	—
	"Why I Don't Know"	15	24	—
	"Give Back My Heart"	13	18	—	Pontiac
1988	"She's No Lady"	17	8	48
	"I Loved You Yesterday"	24	40	—
	"Simple Song"	—	—	74
	"If I Had a Boat"	66	*	—
	"I Married Her Because She Looks Like You"	45	*	—	Lyle Lovett & His Large Band
1989	"Stand by Your Man"	82	—	—
	"Nobody Knows Me"	84	—	—
	"If I Were the Man You Wanted"	49	50	—	Lyle Lovett
"—" denotes releases that did not chart * denotes unknown peak positions

1990s–2010s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Album
		US Country [14]	US AAA [17]	US Main Rock [18]	CAN [19]	CAN AC [20]
1990	"Here I Am"	—	—	—	—	—	Lyle Lovett & His Large Band
1991	"You Can't Resist It"	—	—	—	77	33	Switch (soundtrack)
1992	"You've Been So Good Up to Now"	—	—	36	—	—	Joshua Judges Ruth
	"North Dakota"	—	—	—	—	—
1994	"Skinny Legs"	—	—	—	—	—	I Love Everybody
	"Just the Morning"	—	—	—	—	—
1996	"Private Conversation"	72	12	—	—	—	The Road to Ensenada
	"Don't Touch My Hat"	68	—	—	—	—
	"It Ought to Be Easier"	—	—	—	—	—
1997	"That's Right (You're Not from Texas)"[21]	—	—	—	—	—
1998	"Bears"	—	11	—	—	—	Step Inside This House
1999	"You Can't Resist It" (live)	—	6	—	—	—	Live in Texas
2000	"San Antonio Girl"	—	—	—	—	—	Anthology, Volume 1
2003	"Smile"[22]	—	—	—	—	—	Smile: Songs from the Movies
	"Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You"[23]	—	—	—	—	—
	"My Baby Don't Tolerate"	—	19	—	—	—	My Baby Don't Tolerate
2004	"In My Own Mind"	—	—	—	—	—
2007	"South Texas Girl"	—	—	—	—	—	It's Not Big It's Large
2008	"No Big Deal"	—	—	—	—	—
2012	"Isn't That So"	—	26	—	—	—	Release Me
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Featured singles

Year	Single	Artist	Peak positions	Album
			CAN AC [20]
1994	"Funny How Time Slips Away"	Al Green	—	Rhythm, Country and Blues
1996	"You've Got a Friend in Me"	Randy Newman	40	Toy Story: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
2014	"Girls from Texas"	Pat Green	—	Home
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1987	"If I Had a Boat"	Wayne Miller
1988	"She's No Lady"
	"Pontiac"
1990	"This Old Porch"
1992	"Church"
1994	"Penguins"
	"Blues for Dixie"	Jim May
1996	"You've Got a Friend in Me"
2004	"In My Own Mind"
2007	"South Texas Girl"
2018	"Don't Cry a Tear"