# Kris Kristofferson discography

This is a discography for American singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson.

## Studio albums
### 1970s

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Album details | US Country | US | AUS | CAN | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Kristofferson | Release date: 1970 Label: Monument Records | 10 | 43 | — | — | NZ: Gold |
| The Silver Tongued Devil and I | Release date: 1971 Label: Monument Records | 4 | 21 | — | 22 | US: Gold NZ: Gold |
| Border Lord | Release date: February 1972 Label: Monument Records | 6 | 41 | — | — | |
| Jesus Was a Capricorn | Release date: November 1972 Label: Monument Records | 1 | 31 | — | 27 | US: Gold |
| Spooky Lady's Sideshow | Release date: May 1974 Label: Monument Records | 11 | 78 | 42 | 53 | |
| Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame | Release date: November 1975 Label: Monument Records | 23 | 105 | — | — | |
| Surreal Thing | Release date: July 1976 Label: Monument Records | 17 | 180 | — | — | |
| Easter Island | Release date: February 1978 Label: Monument Records | 21 | 86 | — | |
| Shake Hands with the Devil | Release date: July 1979 Label: Monument Records | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||||

### 1980s and 1990s

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Country | CAN Country |
| To the Bone | Release date: January 1981 Label: Monument Records | — | — |
| Repossessed | Release date: October 1986 Label: Mercury Records | 31 | — |
| Third World Warrior | Release date: March 6, 1990 Label: Mercury Records | — | — |
| A Moment of Forever | Release date: August 15, 1995 Label: Justice Records | — | — |
| The Austin Sessions | Release date: August 24, 1999 Label: Atlantic Records | 26 | 10 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||

### 2000s and 2010s

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Country | US | US Indie | US Folk |
| This Old Road | Release date: March 7, 2006 Label: New West Records | 36 | 172 | 14 | — |
| Closer to the Bone | Release date: September 28, 2009 Label: New West Records | 29 | 167 | 28 | — |
| Feeling Mortal | Release date: January 29, 2013 Label: KK Records | 28 | — | 38 | 9 |
| The Cedar Creek Sessions | Release date: June 17, 2016 Label: KK Records | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||

## Live albums

| Title | Album details |
| Live at the Philharmonic | Release date: 1992 Label: Monument Records |
| Broken Freedom Song: Live from San Francisco | Release date: July 8, 2003 Label: Oh Boy Records |
| An Evening with Kris Kristofferson: The Pilgrim: Ch 77 – Union Chapel, London | Release date: September 29, 2014 Label: Virgin Records |
| Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration | Release date: March 8, 2019 Label: Decca Records |

## Collaboration albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Country | US | AUS | CAN |
| Full Moon (with Rita Coolidge) | Release date: September 1973 Label: A&M Records | 1 | 26 | 40 | 7 |
| Breakaway (with Rita Coolidge) | Release date: December 1974 Label: Monument Records | 19 | 103 | 99 | 81 |
| A Star Is Born (with Barbra Streisand) | Release date: November 1976 Label: Columbia Records | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Natural Act (with Rita Coolidge) | Release date: December 1978 Label: A&M Records | 24 | 106 | 87 | — |
| The Winning Hand (with Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson and Brenda Lee) | Release date: December 1982 Label: Monument Records | 4 | 109 | — | — |
| Music from Songwriter (with Willie Nelson) | Release date: October 1984 Label: Columbia Records | 21 | 152 | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||

## Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Album details | US Country | US | CAN | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Songs of Kristofferson | Release date: April 1977 Label: Monument Records | 8 | 45 | 35 | US: Gold |
| The Essential Kris Kristofferson | Release date: March 2, 2004 Label: Monument Records | — | — | — | |
| Help Me Make It Through the Night | Release date: August 16, 2004 Label: Delta No. 1 | — | — | — | |
| Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends: The Publishing Demos | Release date: May 11, 2010 Label: Light in the Attic Records | 61 | — | — | |
| Playlist: The Very Best of Kris Kristofferson | Release date: October 11, 2011 Label: Columbia Records | 75 | — | — | |
| The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection | Release date: June 10, 2016 Label: Legacy Recordings | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||

## Singles
### 1960s—1970s

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | Album |
| Year | Single | US Country | US | US AC | AUS | CAN Country | CAN | CAN AC | Certifications (sales threshold) | Album |
| 1967 | "Golden Idol" b/w "Killing Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | non-album single/re-recorded for Surreal Thing |
| 1970 | "To Beat the Devil" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Kristofferson |
| 1970 | "Jody and the Kid" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Silver Tongued Devil and I |
| 1971 | "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)" | — | 26 | 4 | 61 | — | 21 | 8 | | The Silver Tongued Devil and I |
| 1972 | "Josie" | 70 | 63 | — | — | — | 69 | — | | Border Lord |
| 1972 | "Jesus Was a Capricorn" | — | 91 | — | — | — | 87 | — | | Jesus Was a Capricorn |
| 1972 | "Jesse Younger" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | | Jesus Was a Capricorn |
| 1973 | "Why Me" | 1 | 16 | 28 | 67 | 1 | 19 | 23 | US: Gold | Jesus Was a Capricorn |
| 1974 | "I May Smoke Too Much" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Spooky Lady's Sideshow |
| 1975 | "Easy, Come On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame |
| 1975 | "The Year 2000 Minus 25" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame |
| 1976 | "It's Never Gonna Be The Same Again" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Surreal Thing |
| 1977 | "Watch Closely Now" | — | 52 | — | — | — | 66 | — | | A Star Is Born (soundtrack) |
| 1978 | "Forever in Your Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Easter Island |
| 1979 | "Prove It to You One More Time Again" | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Shake Hands with the Devil |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||||||||

### 1980s—2000s

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | US Country | CAN Country | Album |
| 1980 | "I'll Take Any Chance I Can With You" | — | — | To the Bone |
| 1981 | "Nobody Loves Anybody Anymore" | 68 | — | To the Bone |
| 1981 | "Here Comes That Rainbow Again" | — | — | The Winning Hand |
| 1982 | "Put It off Until Tomorrow" (with Dolly Parton) | — | — | The Winning Hand |
| 1984 | "How Do You Feel About Foolin' Around" (with Willie Nelson) | 46 | 35 | Music From Songwriter |
| 1986 | "They Killed Him" | 67 | 53 | Repossessed |
| 1987 | "Love Is The Way" | — | — | Repossessed |
| 1987 | "El Coyote" | — | — | Repossessed |
| 2006 | "This Old Road" | — | — | This Old Road |
| 2009 | "Closer to the Bone" | — | — | Closer to the Bone |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||

### Singles with Rita Coolidge

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | US Country | US | US AC | AUS | CAN Country | CAN | CAN AC | Album |
| 1971 | "The Taker" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Silver Tongued Devil and I |
| 1973 | "A Song I'd Like to Sing" | 92 | 49 | 12 | 97 | 54 | 53 | 3 | Full Moon |
| 1974 | "Loving Arms" | 98 | 86 | 25 | 96 | — | 83 | 9 | Full Moon |
| 1974 | "Rain" | 87 | — | 44 | — | — | — | 40 | Breakaway |
| 1975 | "Lover Please" | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | Breakaway |
| 1975 | "We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Breakaway |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||||||

## Other appearances
### Studio appearances

| Year | Song | Album | Notes |
| 1994 | "All Shook Up" | Brace Yourself! A Tribute to Otis Blackwell | |
| 1995 | "Paperback Writer" | Come Together: America Salutes the Beatles | |
| 2000 | "San Francisco Mabel Joy" | Frisco Mabel Joy Revisited: A Tribute to Mickey Newbury | |
| 2004 | "Gold Watch and Chain" | The Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage of the Carter Family | with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
| 2007 | "Far Side Banks of Jordan" | Anchored in Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash | with Patty Loveless |
| 2010 | "The Winner" | Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein | |
| 2017 | "Turpentine" | Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years of The Story – An Album to Benefit War Child | |
| 2018 | "Forever/I Still Miss Someone" | Forever Words | with Willie Nelson |

### Guest appearances

| Year | Song | Artist | Notes |
| 2018 | "Footlights" | Scott Joss | vocals on Merle Haggard cover |
| 2018 | "How Far to Jordan" | Scott Joss | vocals |
| 2021 | "The Lonely Night" | Moby | with Mark Lanegan |

## Music videos

| Year | Video |
| 1986 | "They Killed Him" |
| 1987 | "Love Is The Way" |
| 2006 | "Closer To The Bone" |
| 2009 | "This Old Road" |