# Josh Ritter discography

The American Americana musician Josh Ritter has released ten studio albums, five live albums, seven extended plays, and twenty singles. He debuted with a self-released, self-titled debut album in April 2000.
Ritter's most recent album is Spectral Lines, which was released in April 2023.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | US Folk | US Rock | BEL | NLD |
| Josh Ritter | Released: April 1, 2000 Label: The Orchard Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | — |
| Golden Age of Radio | Released: January 22, 2002 (US) Released: January 22, 2002 (IR) Label: Signature Sounds (US) Label: Hungry Ear Records (IR) Formats: CD, LP | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hello Starling | Released: September 9, 2003 (IR) Released: February 22, 2005 (US) Label: Signature Sounds (IR) Label: V2 Records (US) Formats: CD, LP | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Animal Years | Released: March 20, 2006 Label: V2 Records Formats: CD, LP | — | — | — | — | — |
| The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter | Released: August 21, 2007 Label: Sony BMG Formats: CD | 79 | — | — | — | — |
| So Runs the World Away | Released: May 4, 2010 Label: Pytheas Recordings Formats: CD, LP, Digital | 41 | 1 | 12 | — | — |
| The Beast in Its Tracks | Released: March 4, 2013 Label: Pytheas Recordings Formats: CD, LP, Digital | 22 | 3 | 8 | 191 | 98 |
| Sermon on the Rocks | Released: October 16, 2015 Label: Pytheas Recordings Formats: CD, LP, Digital | 49 | 1 | 6 | — | — |
| Gathering | Released: September 22, 2017 Label: Pytheas Recordings Formats: CD, LP, Digital | 88 | 4 | 10 | — | — |
| Fever Breaks | Released: April 26, 2019 Label: Pytheas Recordings Formats: CD, LP, digital | 89 | 4 | 12 | — | — |
| Spectral Lines | Released: April 28, 2023 Label: Pytheas Recording Formats: CD, LP, Digital | — | — | — | — | — |
| Heaven, Or Someplace as Nice | Released: October 11, 2024 Label: Pytheas Recording Formats: CD, LP, Digital | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||

### Live albums

List of live albums :
| Title | Album details |
| In the Dark – Live at Vicar Street | Released: November 24, 2006(IR) Label: Self-release(IR) Formats: DVD, CD |
| Live at The Record Exchange | Released: January 23, 2007 Label: Megaphon Formats: CD |
| Live at the 9:30 Club | Released: April 19, 2008 Label: Sony BMG Formats: CD |
| Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band – Live at The Iveagh Gardens | Released: December 13, 2011 Label: Pytheas Recordings Formats: DVD, CD |
| Josh Ritter – Acoustic Live Vol. 1: Somerville Theater/Somerville, Mass | Released: January 20, 2015 Label: Pytheas Recordings Formats: CD, LP |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||

## Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | US Folk | US Rock |
| Me & Jiggs EP | Released: 2002 Label: Self-released Formats: CD | — | — | — |
| Come & Find Me EP | Released: 2002 Label: Signature Sounds Formats: CD | — | — | — |
| 4 Songs Live EP | Released: February 22, 2005 Label: V2 Formats: CD | — | — | — |
| Good Man EP | Released: 2006 Label: Self-release Formats: Digital | — | — | — |
| Girl In the War EP | Released: August 29, 2006 Label: V2 Formats: CD, LP | — | — | — |
| To the Yet Unknowing World | Released: February 8, 2011 Label: Pytheas Recordings Formats: CD, LP, Digital | — | — | — |
| Bringing in the Darlings | Released: February 16, 2012 Label: Pytheas Recordings Formats: CD, LP, Digital | 122 | 5 | 29 |
| See Here, I Have Built You A Mansion | Released: August 28, 2020 Label: Pytheas Recordings Formats: CD, LP, Digital | — | — | — |
| Truth Is a Dimension (Both Invisible and Blinding) | Released: June 28, 2022 Label: Self-release Formats: Digital | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

## Singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US AAA | Album |
| "Hello Starling (Snow Is Gone)" | 2004 | – | Hello Starling |
| "Bright Smile" | 2004 | – | Hello Starling |
| "Man Burning" | 2004 | – | Hello Starling |
| "Thin Blue Flame" | 2005 | – | The Animal Years |
| "Girl in the War" | 2006 | – | The Animal Years |
| "Lillian, Egypt" | 2006 | – | The Animal Years |
| "Wolves" | 2006 | – | The Animal Years |
| "Mind's Eye" | 2007 | – | The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter |
| "Right Moves" | 2007 | – | The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter |
| "Empty Hearts" | 2008 | – | The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter |
| "Real Long Distance" | 2008 | – | The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter |
| "Change of Time" | 2010 | – | So Runs the World Away |
| "Joy to You Baby" | 2012 | – | The Beast in Its Tracks |
| "Hopeful" | 2013 | – | The Beast in Its Tracks |
| "Getting Ready To Get Down" | 2015 | 16 | Sermon on the Rocks |
| "Homecoming" | 2015 | – | Sermon on the Rocks |
| "The Temptation of Adam [live]" | 2016 | – | 30 Days, 30 Songs |
| "Showboat" | 2017 | – | Gathering |
| "Thunderbolt's Goodnight" | 2017 | – | Gathering |
| "When Will I Be Changed" | 2017 | – | Gathering |
| "Miles Away" | 2018 | – | Non-album single |
| "Old Black Magic" | 2019 | 27 | Fever Breaks |
| "Losing Battles" | 2019 | 40 | Fever Breaks |
| "Time is Wasting" | 2020 | – | See Here, I Have Built You A Mansion |
| "For Your Soul" | 2023 | 9 | Spectral Lines |