# Linda Ronstadt albums discography

The albums discography of American singer Linda Ronstadt contains 29 studio albums, 37 compilation albums, one live album, one box set and two extended plays (EP's). Her first studio album was a dual credit with the Stone Poneys titled Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys and Friends, Vol. III (1968). In 1969, Capitol Records released her first solo studio album was issued titled Hand Sown ... Home Grown. Her 1970 studio album Silk Purse was her first make the charts in the US, Australia and Canada. Ronstadt's 1972 self-titled album made chart positions in the US and Japan.
Her 1973 album Don't Cry Now was issued on Asylum Records and also made multiple charts. It was also her first to certify gold in sales from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 1974, Heart Like a Wheel topped the US all-genre chart, reached the top ten in Canada and made the top 40 in Australia. It certified two times platinum by the RIAA for selling two million copies. In 1975, the studio album Prisoner in Disguise certified platinum from the RIAA and made the top five of the US all-genre chart. Hasten Down the Wind (1976) was a top five album in the US and Canada, while also reaching positions in four other countries, including the UK. In the UK, Hasten Down the Wind certified silver in sales from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
Also in 1976, Ronstadt's first Greatest Hits compilation album was released. Along with charting in five countries, the album became among her best-selling discs. It certified seven times platinum from the RIAA, four times platinum in Australia (Australian Recording Industry Association) and platinum in Canada (Music Canada). In 1977, Ronstadt's ninth studio album Simple Dreams reached number one in the US, Australia and Canada. It also made the top ten in the Netherlands and New Zealand. Simple Dreams also certified multi-platinum from the ARIA, MC, RMNZ (Recorded Music NZ) and RIAA. Her tenth studio album Living in the USA (1979) also topped the US chart, while reaching the top ten in three additional countries. It was given sales certifications from the ARIA, BPI, RIAA and RMNZ.
Ronstadt's eleventh studio album Mad Love made the top five in the US and Australia, along with reaching platinum sales status in both countries. The same year, Ronstadt's second greatest hits compilation was released and later certified platinum in the US. After the release of the top 40 studio album Get Closer (1982), Ronstadt's next studio release What's New (1983) returned her to the US top ten. It certified platinum in Canada and two times platinum in the US. What's New was followed by two more platinum selling albums. In 1987, Ronstadt collaborated with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton for the studio album Trio. It made the top ten in the US, Australia, New Zealand and topped the Canada all-genre chart. The album certified platinum in the US. Later in 1987, Ronstadt's first Spanish language album Canciones de Mi Padre was released. The RIAA later certified it two times platinum. In 1989, Elektra Records issued her eighteenth studio album Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind. Featuring Aaron Neville, the disc made top ten and top 20 positions in the US, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands. It received sales certifications in four countries including the US, where it certified three times platinum.
Between 1991 and 1992, Elektra issued two more Spanish language studio projects. In 1993, Ronstadt returned to the English market with Winter Light, which made the top 100 in the US, Australia and Canada. Elektra issued three more studio albums of Ronstadt's material through 1998: Feels Like Home, Dedicated to the One I Love and We Ran. In 1999, Asylum Records issued two collaborative albums of Ronstadt's material: Trio II (with Harris and Parton) and Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Harris only). Trio II was Ronstadt's only 1990s album to receive a US sales certification, certifying gold.
Ronstadt's final studio albums were released in the 2000s. In 2000, Elektra issued the studio album A Merry Little Christmas. In 2004, the Verve label released Hummin' to Myself. The 2006 collaborative album with Ann Savoy was her final studio project. All three discs reached lower chart positions on the US all-genre chart. During the 2000s, Elektra/Rhino issued the compilation The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt, which made multiple chart positions and received a gold certification in Australia. In 2014, Rhino issued the compilation Duets, which made the US top 40. In 2016, Rhino issued The Complete Trio Collection. The compilation featuring Ronstadt, Harris and Parton made chart positions in the US, Australia and the UK.

## Studio albums
### 1960s

List of studio albums, showing all relevant details :
| Title | Album details |
| Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys and Friends, Vol. III (with Stone Poneys) | Released: April 1968 Label: Capitol Formats: LP |
| Hand Sown ... Home Grown | Released: March 1969 Label: Capitol Formats: LP |

### 1970s

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | CAN | JPN | ND | NZ | SWE | UK | Certifications |
| Silk Purse | Released: April 13, 1970 Label: Capitol Formats: LP | 103 | 34 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Linda Ronstadt | Released: January 17, 1972 Label: Capitol Formats: LP | 163 | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | |
| Don't Cry Now | Released: October 1, 1973 Label: Asylum Formats: LP, cassette | 45 | 46 | 57 | 161 | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold |
| Heart Like a Wheel | Released: November 19, 1974 Label: Asylum/Capitol Formats: LP, cassette | 1 | 35 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: 2× Platinum |
| Prisoner in Disguise | Released: September 15, 1975 Label: Asylum Formats: LP, cassette | 4 | 76 | 13 | 151 | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Platinum |
| Hasten Down the Wind | Released: August 9, 1976 Label: Asylum Formats: LP, cassette | 3 | 28 | 3 | 74 | 14 | — | — | 32 | BPI: Silver RIAA: Platinum |
| Simple Dreams | Released: September 6, 1977 Label: Asylum Formats: LP, cassette | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 8 | 2 | 46 | 15 | ARIA: 5× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum RIAA: 3× Platinum |
| Living in the USA | Released: September 19, 1978 Label: Asylum Formats: LP, cassette | 1 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 37 | 39 | ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Silver RIAA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||

### 1980s

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | CAN | JPN | ND | NZ | NOR | UK | Certifications |
| Mad Love | Released: February 18, 1980 Label: Asylum Formats: LP, cassette | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 22 | 34 | 65 | ARIA: Platinum RIAA: Platinum |
| Get Closer | Released: September 27, 1982 Label: Asylum Formats: LP, cassette | 31 | 26 | 48 | 28 | — | — | 27 | — | RIAA: Gold |
| What's New | Released: September 12, 1983 Label: Asylum Formats: LP, cassette | 3 | 11 | 18 | 29 | — | 21 | — | 31 | MC: Platinum RIAA: 3× Platinum |
| Lush Life | Released: November 16, 1984 Label: Asylum Formats: LP, CD, Cassette | 13 | 32 | 35 | — | — | 38 | — | 100 | RIAA: Platinum |
| For Sentimental Reasons | Released: September 22, 1986 Label: Asylum Formats: LP, CD, cassette | 46 | 43 | 72 | 34 | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Platinum |
| Trio (with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton) | Released: March 2, 1987 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, CD, cassette | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | 22 | 6 | — | 60 | RMNZ: Gold RIAA: Platinum |
| Canciones de Mi Padre | Released: November 13, 1987 Label: Asylum Formats: LP, CD, cassette | 54 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: 2× Platinum |
| Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind (featuring Aaron Neville) | Released: October 2, 1989 Label: Elektra Formats: LP, CD, cassette | 7 | 11 | 6 | 65 | 13 | 41 | — | 43 | ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Platinum RIAA: 3× Platinum |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||

### 1990s

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | CAN | JPN | ND | NOR | SWE | Certifications |
| Mas Canciones | Released: November 19, 1991 Label: Elektra Formats: CD, cassette | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Frenesí | Released: September 15, 1992 Label: Elektra Formats: CD, cassette | 193 | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | |
| Winter Light | Released: November 23, 1993 Label: Elektra Formats: CD, cassette | 92 | 98 | 50 | — | — | — | — | |
| Feels Like Home | Released: March 14, 1995 Label: Elektra Formats: CD, cassette | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Dedicated to the One I Love | Released: June 25, 1996 Label: Elektra Formats: CD, cassette | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| We Ran | Released: June 23, 1998 Label: Elektra Formats: CD, cassette | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Trio II (with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton) | Released: February 9, 1999 Label: Asylum Formats: CD, cassette | 62 | 66 | — | — | 69 | — | — | RIAA: Gold |
| Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions (with Emmylou Harris) | Released: August 24, 1999 Label: Asylum Formats: CD, cassette | 73 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 41 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||

### 2000s

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US |
| A Merry Little Christmas | Released: October 17, 2000 Label: Elektra Formats: CD | 179 |
| Hummin' to Myself | Released: November 9, 2004 Label: Verve Formats: CD | 166 |
| Adieu False Heart (with Ann Savoy) | Released: June 25, 2006 Label: Vanguard Formats: CD | 146 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||

## Compilation albums
### 1970s

List of compilations albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | CAN | NZ | UK | Certifications |
| Te Voy A Amar Un Largo Tiempo | Released: 1972 Label: Capitol Formats: LP | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Linda Ronstadt | Released: 1972 Label: Capitol Formats: LP | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Different Drum | Released: January 1974 Label: Capitol Formats: LP | 92 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 Originals of Linda Ronstadt (with the Stone Poneys) | Released: 1975 Label: Capitol Formats: LP, cassette | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Linda Ronstadt's Greatest Hits | Released: 1975 Label: Capitol Formats: LP, cassette | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Greatest Hits | Released: December 1, 1976 Label: Asylum Formats: LP, cassette | 6 | 22 | 55 | 18 | 37 | ARIA: 4× Platinum MC: Platinum RIAA: 7× Platinum RMNZ: Gold |
| A Retrospective | Released: April 1977 Label: Capitol Formats: LP, cassette | 46 | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold |
| The Southern Belle | Released: 1977 Label: Capitol Formats: LP | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||

### 1980s

List of compilations albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | CAN | NZ | Certifications |
| Greatest Hits Volume Two | Released: October 1980 Label: Asylum Formats: LP, cassette | 26 | 53 | 39 | 32 | RIAA: Platinum |
| For Country Lovers | Released: 1981 Label: Capitol Formats: LP, cassette | — | — | — | — | |
| Greatest Hits | Released: 1981 Label: Asylum/k-Tel Formats: LP | — | 41 | — | — | |
| Blue Bayou | Released: 1982 Label: Asylum Formats: LP | — | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best | Released: 1982 Label: Asylum Formats: LP | — | — | — | — | |
| Prime of Life | Released: 1984 Label: Capitol Special Markets Formats: LP | — | — | — | — | |
| I'll Be Your Baby Tonight | Released: 1984 Label: Capitol Formats: Cassette | — | — | — | — | |
| When Will I Be Loved | Released: 1985 Label: Capitol Formats: Cassette | — | — | — | — | |
| Country and Rock Favorites | Released: 1985 Label: Capitol Formats: Cassette | — | — | — | — | |
| 'Round Midnight | Released: 1986 Label: Elektra Formats: LP, CD, cassette | 124 | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold |
| Rockfile | Released: 1986 Label: Capitol Special Markets Formats: LP, cassette | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||

### 1990s

List of compilation albums, showing all relevant details :
| Title | Album details |
| Linda Ronstadt: A Retrospective | Released: 1990 Label: Elektra Formats: CD |
| Boleros Y Rancheras | Released: 1993 Label: WEA/Elektra Formats: LP, CD, cassette |
| Her Greatest Hits and Finest Performances | Released: 1997 Label: Reader's Digest/Warner Formats: CD |
| Required Ronstadt | Released: 1998 Label: Elektra Formats: CD |

### 2000s

List of compilations albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | UK | Certifications |
| The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt | Released: September 24, 2002 Label: Elektra/Rhino Formats: CD | 165 | 84 | 46 | ARIA: Gold |
| Mi Jardin Azul: Las Canciones Favoritas | Released: April 27, 2004 Label: Elektra/Rhino Formats: CD | — | — | — | |
| Greatest Hits | Released: 2005 Label: Warner Formats: CD | — | — | — | |
| The Best of Linda Ronstadt: The Capitol Years | Released: January 24, 2006 Label: Capitol/EMI Formats: CD | — | — | — | |
| The Platinum Collection | Released: October 29, 2007 Label: Warner Platinum Formats: CD | — | — | — | |
| Collector's Edition | Released: March 31, 2009 Label: Madacy Formats: CD | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||

### 2010s

List of compilations albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | UK |
| Duets | Released: April 8, 2014 Label: Rhino Formats: CD, digital | 32 | — | — |
| Icon: Linda Ronstadt | Released: August 5, 2014 Label: Capitol Formats: CD | — | — | — |
| Opus Collection | Released: September 2014 Label: Rhino Formats: CD | 65 | — | — |
| My Dear Companion: Selections from the Trio Collection (with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton) | Released: June 15, 2015 Label: Rhino Formats: CD, digital | — | — | — |
| Just One Look: Classic Linda Ronstadt | Released: August 21, 2015 Label: Elektra/Rhino Formats: LP, CD, digital | — | — | — |
| Greatest Hits | Released: 2015 Label: Elektra/Rhino Formats: Digital | — | — | — |
| The Complete Trio Collection (with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton) | Released: September 9, 2016 Label: Rhino Formats: CD, digital | 124 | 3 | 47 |
| Farther Along (with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton) | Released: September 9, 2016 Label: Rhino Formats: LP | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

## Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US |
| Live in Hollywood | Released: February 1, 2019 Label: Rhino Formats: LP, CD, digital | 97 |

## Box sets

List of box sets, showing all relevant details :
| Title | Album details |
| The Linda Ronstadt Box Set | Released: November 16, 1999 Label: Elektra Formats: CD |

## Extended plays

List of EP's, showing all relevant details :
| Title | Album details |
| The Best of Linda Ronstadt | Released: 1977 Label: Asylum Formats: Vinyl EP |
| I Am Woman | Released: March 1, 2022 Label: UMG Formats: Digital |