# Michael Martin Murphey discography

The Michael Martin Murphey discography consists of 33 albums and 46 singles. Having first charted with "Geronimo's Cadillac" in 1972, he did not chart again until "Wildfire" three years later. Initially a pop singer, Murphey shifted to country music in 1982 with "What's Forever For", a number 1 country hit. On his earlier works he was billed as simply "Michael Murphey", adding his middle name with the 1982 album Michael Martin Murphey.

## Studio albums
### 1970s

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US Country | US | AUS | CAN |
| Geronimo's Cadillac | Release date: May 25, 1972 Label: A&M Records | — | 160 | 38 | 82 |
| Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir | Release date: 1973 Label: A&M Records | — | 196 | — | — |
| Michael Murphey | Release date: April 1974 Label: Epic Records | — | — | — | — |
| Blue Sky – Night Thunder | Release date: 1975 Label: Epic Records | — | 18 | 97 | 6 |
| Swans Against the Sun | Release date: 1975 Label: Epic Records | 47 | 44 | — | 92 |
| Flowing Free Forever | Release date: 1976 Label: Epic Records | — | 130 | — | — |
| Lone Wolf | Release date: 1978 Label: Epic Records | — | 99 | — | — |
| Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys | Release date: 1979 Label: Epic Records | — | 206 | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||

### 1980s

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US Country | US |
| Hard Country | Release date: 1981 Label: Epic Records | — | — |
| Michael Martin Murphey | Release date: 1982 Label: Liberty Records | 14 | 69 |
| The Heart Never Lies | Release date: 1983 Label: Liberty Records | 27 | 187 |
| Tonight We Ride | Release date: 1986 Label: Warner Bros. Records | 46 | — |
| Americana | Release date: 1987 Label: Warner Bros. Records | 32 | — |
| River of Time | Release date: 1988 Label: Warner Bros. Records | 11 | — |
| Land of Enchantment | Release date: 1989 Label: Warner Bros. Records | 33 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||

### 1990s

| Title | Details | Peak positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
| Title | Details | US Country | Certifications (sales threshold) |
| Cowboy Songs | Release date: August 21, 1990 Label: Warner Bros. Records | 25 | US: Gold |
| Cowboy Christmas: Cowboy Songs II | Release date: September 10, 1991 Label: Warner Bros. Records | — | |
| Cowboy Songs III – Rhymes of the Renegades | Release date: October 12, 1993 Label: Warner Bros. Records | — | |
| Sagebrush Symphony | Release date: September 12, 1995 Label: Warner Bros. Records | — | |
| The Horse Legends | Release date: July 8, 1997 Label: Warner Bros. Records | — | |
| Cowboy Songs Four | Release date: July 14, 1998 Label: Valley Entertainment | — | |
| Acoustic Christmas Carols | Release date: August 4, 1999 Label: Valley Entertainment | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||

### 2000s

| Title | Details | Peak positions |
| Title | Details | US Grass |
| Playing Favorites | Release date: August 21, 2001 Label: Real West Production | — |
| Cowboy Classics: Playing Favorites II | Release date: May 14, 2002 Label: Real West Production | — |
| Cowboy Christmas III | Release date: 2002 Label: Wildfire Productions | — |
| Live at Billy Bob's Texas | Release date: March 16, 2004 Label: Smith Music Group | — |
| Heartland Cowboy: Cowboy Songs, Vol. 5 | Release date: October 31, 2006 Label: West Fest | — |
| Buckaroo Blue Grass | Release date: February 10, 2009 Label: Rural Rhythm Records | 6 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||

### 2010s

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US Country | US Grass |
| Lone Cowboy | Release date: January 12, 2010 Label: Western Jubilee Recording Co. | — | — |
| Buckaroo Blue Grass II | Release date: February 9, 2010 Label: Rural Rhythm Records | 73 | 5 |
| Tall Grass & Cool Water | Release date: June 28, 2011 Label: Rural Rhythm Records | — | 4 |
| Campfire on the Road | Release date: February 21, 2012 Label: Western Jubilee Recording Co. | — | — |
| Red River Drifter | Release date: July 9, 2013 Label: Red River Entertainment | 48 | 2 |
| High Stakes | Release date: April 22, 2016 Label: Murphey Kinship Recordings | — | — |
| Austinology - Alley of Austin | Release date: October 19, 2018 Label: Wildfire Productions | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||

### 2020s

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US Country | US Grass |
| Road Beyond the View - featuring Ryan Murphey | Release date: June 10, 2022 Label: Wildfire Productions | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||

## Compilation albums

| Title | Details | Peak positions |
| Title | Details | US Country |
| The Best of Michael Martin Murphey | Release date: 1984 Label: Liberty Records | 20 |
| The Best of Country | Release date: 1990 Label: Curb Records | — |
| What's Forever For | Release date: 1992 Label: CEMA Records | — |
| Wildfire 1972–1984 | Release date: 1998 Label: Raven Records | — |
| Ultimate Collection | Release date: 2001 Label: Hip-O Records | — |
| Cowboy Christmas Gift Set | Release date: 2006 Label: Wildfire Productions | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||

## Singles
### 1970s

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | US | US AC | US Country | AUS | CAN | CAN AC | CAN Country | Album |
| 1972 | "Geronimo's Cadillac" | 37 | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | Geronimo's Cadillac |
| 1973 | "Calico Silver" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Geronimo's Cadillac |
| 1973 | "Cosmic Cowboy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir |
| 1974 | "Holy Roller" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Michael Murphey |
| 1974 | "You Can Only Say So Much" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Michael Murphey |
| 1975 | "Wildfire" | 3 | 1 | — | 22 | 1 | 1 | — | Blue Sky – Night Thunder |
| 1975 | "Carolina in the Pines" | 21 | 4 | — | — | 25 | 4 | — | Blue Sky – Night Thunder |
| 1976 | "Renegade" | 39 | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | Swans Against the Sun |
| 1976 | "A Mansion on the Hill" | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | 20 | Swans Against the Sun |
| 1976 | "Rhythm of the Road" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Swans Against the Sun |
| 1977 | "Cherokee Fiddle" | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | Flowing Free Forever |
| 1977 | "Changing Woman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Flowing Free Forever |
| 1978 | "Nothing Is Your Own" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lone Wolf |
| 1978 | "Paradise Tonight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lone Wolf |
| 1979 | "Chain Gang" | — | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys |
| 1979 | "Backslider's Wine" | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | Peaks, Valleys, Honky Tonks & Alleys |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||||||

### 1980s and 1990s

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title | US | US AC | US Country | AUS | CAN AC | CAN Country | Album |
| 1981 | "Take It as It Comes" (with Katy Moffatt) | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | Hard Country (soundtrack) |
| 1982 | "The Two-Step Is Easy" | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | Michael Martin Murphey |
| 1982 | "What's Forever For" | 19 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 1 | Michael Martin Murphey |
| 1982 | "Still Taking Chances" | 76 | 28 | 3 | — | 9 | 17 | Michael Martin Murphey |
| 1983 | "Love Affairs" | — | — | 11 | — | — | 18 | Michael Martin Murphey |
| 1983 | "Don't Count the Rainy Days" | — | 16 | 9 | 92 | — | 22 | The Heart Never Lies |
| 1984 | "Will It Be Love by Morning" | — | — | 7 | — | — | 5 | The Heart Never Lies |
| 1984 | "Disenchanted" | — | 12 | 12 | — | 22 | 11 | The Heart Never Lies |
| 1984 | "Radio Land" | — | — | 19 | — | — | 30 | The Heart Never Lies |
| 1984 | "What She Wants" | — | 39 | 8 | — | — | 6 | The Best of Michael Martin Murphey |
| 1985 | "Carolina in the Pines" (re-recording) | — | — | 9 | — | — | 11 | The Best of Michael Martin Murphey |
| 1986 | "Tonight We Ride" | — | — | 26 | — | — | 28 | Tonight We Ride |
| 1986 | "Rollin' Nowhere" | — | — | 15 | — | — | 14 | Tonight We Ride |
| 1986 | "Fiddlin' Man" | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | Tonight We Ride |
| 1987 | "A Face in the Crowd" (with Holly Dunn) | — | — | 4 | — | — | 7 | Americana |
| 1987 | "A Long Line of Love" | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | Americana |
| 1987 | "I'm Gonna Miss You, Girl" | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | River of Time |
| 1988 | "Talkin' to the Wrong Man" (with Ryan Murphey) | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | River of Time |
| 1988 | "Pilgrims on the Way (Matthew's Song)" | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | River of Time |
| 1988 | "From the Word Go" | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | River of Time |
| 1989 | "Never Givin' Up on Love" | — | — | 9 | — | — | 21 | Land of Enchantment |
| 1989 | "Family Tree" | — | — | 48 | — | — | 81 | Land of Enchantment |
| 1989 | "Route 66" | — | — | 67 | — | — | 44 | Land of Enchantment |
| 1990 | "Cowboy Logic" | — | — | 52 | — | — | 71 | Cowboy Songs |
| 1991 | "Let the Cowboy Dance" | — | — | 74 | — | — | 71 | Cowboy Songs |
| 1991 | "What Am I Doing Here" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cowboy Songs |
| 1992 | "I Don't Do Floors" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| 1993 | "Dancing with a Memory" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| 1993 | "Big Iron" (with Marty Robbins) | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | Cowboy Songs III |
| 1998 | "Born to Buck Bad Luck" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cowboy Songs Four |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||||||

## Music videos

| Year | Video | Director |
| 1983 | "Disenchanted" | |
| 1985 | "What She Wants" | David Hogan |
| 1987 | "Long Line of Love" | Michael Merriman |
| 1987 | "I'm Gonna Miss You Girl" | |
| 1989 | "Never Giving Up on Love" | |
| 1990 | "Route 66" | |
| 1990 | "Cowboy Logic" | Michael Martin Murphey |
| 1991 | "Red River Valley" | Michael Merriman |
| 1991 | "Cowboy Christmas Ball" (with Suzy Bogguss) | |
| 1992 | "Dancing with a Memory" | Michael Martin Murphey |
| 1993 | "Big Iron" | Michael Merriman |
| 1993 | "The Wild West Is Gonna Get Wilder" | |
| 1998 | "Born to Buck Bad Luck" | Adrienne Thiele |