# John Williamson discography

The discography of John Williamson, an Australian singer-songwriter, consists of twenty studio albums, twenty-five compilation album, eight live album, three EPs. Williamson has sold over 4 million records in Australia.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Album details | AUS | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| John Williamson | Released: 1970 Label: Fable (FBSA-001) | — | |
| Comic Strip Cowboy | Released: 1976 Label: Mercury (6357 037) | — | |
| Road to Town | Released: 1978 Label: Mercury (6357 057) | — | |
| Fair Dinkum J.W. | Released: 1982 Label: Festival (L37940) Re-released as Bound for Botany Bay in 1996 | 142 | |
| Road Thru the Heart | Released: 1985 Label: Festival (L38498) | — | |
| Mallee Boy | Released: November 1986 Label: Gumleaf / Festival (RMC 53221) | 9 | ARIA: 3× Platinum |
| Boomerang Café | Released: April 1988 Label: Gumleaf / Festival (RMC 53260) | 10 | |
| Warragul | Released: September 1989 Label: Gumleaf / Festival (RMC 53308) | 1 | ARIA: 2× Platinum |
| JW's Family Album | Released: October 1990 Label: Gumleaf / EMI Music (8140232) | 21 | ARIA: Platinum |
| Waratah St | Released: September 1991 Label: Gumleaf / Festival (RMC 53347) | 14 | ARIA: Platinum |
| Mulga to Mangoes | Released: August 1994 Label: Gumleaf / EMI (8301732) | 14 | ARIA: Gold |
| Family Album No.2 | Released: September 1996 Label: Gumleaf / EMI | 100 | |
| Pipe Dream | Released: August 1997 Label: Gumleaf / EMI (8590492) | 6 | ARIA: Platinum |
| The Way It Is | Released: July 1999 Label: Gumleaf / EMI (5215152) | 10 | ARIA: Platinum |
| Gunyah | Released: 22 April 2002 Label: Gumleaf / EMI (5391724) | 20 | ARIA: Gold |
| Chandelier of Stars | Released: August 2005 Label: Gumleaf / EMI (094633367128) | 11 | ARIA: Gold |
| Hillbilly Road | Released: 16 August 2008 Label: Warner Music Australia (2163402) | 6 | ARIA: Gold |
| The Big Red | Released: 27 January 2012 Label: Warner (5310507502) | 15 | |
| Honest People | Released: 25 July 2014 Label: Warner (5419624992) | 11 | |
| Butcherbird | Released: 24 August 2018 Label: Warner (5419702417) | 13 | |
| How Many Songs | Released: 4 April 2025 Label: Warner (2173259604) | TBA | |

### Live albums

| Title | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Album details | AUS | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Travlin' Out West in Concert (with Emma Hannah, Ricky And Tammy) | Released: 1973 Label: Reg Grundy Productions (TOW 1001) | — | |
| From Travlin' Out West (with Emma Hannah, Ricky And Tammy) | Released: 1974 Label: Reg Grundy Productions (TOW 1002) | — | |
| Singing in the Suburbs | Released: 1983 Label: Festival (L38100) Re-released as John Williamson Live in 1996 and Waltzing Matilda Live in 2000. | — | |
| The Smell of Gum Leaves | Released: September 1984 Label: Festival (L38245) Re-released as Home Among the Gumtrees in 1997 | 49 | |
| John Williamson for Aussie Kids | Released: November 1998 Label: EMI | 151 | |
| Boogie with M'Baby | Released: 1998 Label: EMI Re-released as Old Farts in Caravan Parks in 2003. | — | |
| Mates on the Road (with Pixie Jenkins, Warren H. Williams) | Released: 23 February 2004 Label: EMI (5981832) | 98 | |
| John Williamson in Symphony (with he Sydney Symphony) | Released: January 2011 Format: CD / DVD Label: EMI (0944772) | — | ARIA: Platinum |
Notes
* ↑ John Williamson in Symphony did not enter the ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number two on the ARIA Music DVD Chart.

### Soundtrack albums

| Title | Album details |
| Quambatook | Released: February 2008 Label: |

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Album details | AUS | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Radio Special | Released: 1978 Label: Mercury (JW-001) | — | |
| Country Greats | Released: 1978 Label: Mercury (9199635) | — | |
| True Blue – The Best of John Williamson | Released: 1982 Label: Festival (L37788) Re-released as Old Man Emu in 1997 | — | |
| Humble Beginnings | Released: 1985 2×LP Label: Festival (L45945) | 133 | |
| All the Best! | Released: July 1986 Label: Festival (RMC 53190) | 27 | |
| Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2 | Released: October 1992 Label: EMI Music (7806442) | 32 | ARIA: Platinum |
| Love Is a Good Woman | Released: November 1993 Label: EMI Music (8279112) | 123 | |
| True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson | Released: November 1995 2x CD Label: EMI Music (8146312) | 21 | ARIA: 3× Platinum |
| Country Classics | Released: 1997 3×CD Label: Reader's Digest (0350806) | — | |
| The Spirit of Australia | Released: 1998 Label: Steve Parish/ EMI (9314954005143) | — | |
| Wandering Australia | Released: 1998 Label: Steve Parish/ EMI (9314954005181) | — | |
| The Glory of Australia | Released: 1999 Label: Steve Parish/ EMI (9319775912021) | — | |
| Laugh Along with John Williamson | Released: 1999 Label: Steve Parish/ EMI (9319775912229) | — | |
| Australia | Released: 1999 Label: Reader's Digest (0350782) | — | |
| Anthems – A Celebration of Australia | Released: August 2000 Label: Gumleaf/ EMI (724352768127) | 16 | ARIA: Gold |
| True Blue Two | Released: August 2003 Label: Gumleaf/ EMI (724359238326) | 8 | ARIA: Gold |
| From Bulldust to Bitumen: 20 Queensland Songs | Released: 2005 Label: Gumleaf | — | |
| We Love this Country | Released: 31 October 2005 Label: Gumleaf, EMI (3119932) | — | |
| Country Classics 2 | Released: 2006 Format: 2×CD Label: Reader's Digest (0351275) | — | |
| The Platinum Collection | Released: 26 August 2006 Format: 3×CD Label: Gumleaf (3736262) | 25 | ARIA: Platinum |
| Wildlife Warriors | Released: 25 November 2006 Label: EMI Music (3826912) | 78 | |
| Absolute Greatest: 40 Years True Blue | Released: March 2010 Format: 2×CD Label: EMI (6274852) | 23 | ARIA: Gold |
| Hell of a Career | Released: 19 July 2013 Format: 2×CD Label: Warner Music Australia (5310584302) | 24 | |
| His Favourite Collection | Released: 19 August 2016 Format: 4×CD Label: Warner (5419724752) | 9 | |
| JW Bangers | Released: November 2022 Format: LP (limited edition) Label: Warner Music Australia (5419714826) | — | |

### Box sets

| Title | Album details | Chart positions |
| Title | Album details | AUS |
| JW Winding Back 1970-2020 | Released: 19 June 2020 Format: 25×CD singles Label: Warner | 50 |

### Chronological list of all albums

* John Williamson (1970)
* Travlin' Out West in Concert (1973)
* From Travlin' Out West (1974)
* Comic Strip Cowboy (1976)
* Road to Town (1978)
* Radio Special (1978)
* Country Greats (1978)
* Fair Dinkum J.W. (1982)
* True Blue – The Best of John Williamson (1982)
* Singing in the Suburbs (1983)
* The Smell of Gum Leaves (1984)
* Humble Beginnings (1985)
* Road Thru the Heart (1985)
* All the Best! (1986)
* Mallee Boy (1986)
* Boomerang Café (1988)
* Warragul (1989)
* JW's Family Album (1990)
* Waratah St (1991)
* Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2 (1992)
* Love Is a Good Woman (1993)
* Mulga to Mangoes (1994)
* True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson (1995)
* Family Album No.2 (1996)
* Pipe Dream (1997)
* Country Classics (1997)
* The Spirit of Australia (1998)
* Wandering Australia (1998)
* John Williamson for Aussie Kids (1998)
* Boogie with M'Baby (1998)
* The Glory of Australia (1999)
* Laugh Along with John Williamson (1999)
* The Way It Is (1999)
* Australia (1999)
* Anthems – A Celebration of Australia (August 2000)
* Gunyah (2002)
* True Blue Two (2003)
* Mates on the Road (2004)
* From Bulldust to Bitumen: 20 Queensland Songs (2005)
* Chandelier of Stars (2005)
* We Love this Country (2005)
* Country Classics 2 (2006)
* The Platinum Collection (2006)
* Wildlife Warriors (2006)
* Hillbilly Road (2008)
* Absolute Greatest: 40 Years True Blue (2010)
* John Williamson in Symphony (2011)
* The Big Red (2012)
* Hell of a Career (2013)
* Honest People (2014)
* His Favourite Collection (2016)
* Butcherbird (2018)
* JW Winding Back 1970-2020 (2020)
* JW Bangers (2022)

## Extended plays

| Title | EP details | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | EP details | AUS | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Old Man Emu | Released: January 1973 Label: Fable (FBEP-160) | — | |
| Diggers of the Anzac | Released: 6 April 2015 Label: Tailfeather Music/ Warner | 100 | |
| Looking for a Story | Released: 22 April 2016 Label: Tailfeather Music/ Warner | 32 | |

## Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | AUS | Certifications | Album |
| "Old Man Emu"/"Old Gum Tree" | 1970 | 4 | ARIA: Gold | John Williamson |
| "The Unexplored Shadows of Mine"/"Under the Bridge" | 1970 | — | | John Williamson |
| "Beautiful Sydney"/"Melbourne Blue, Melbourne Green" | 1971 | — | | John Williamson |
| "Misery Farm"/"Seaside Girls" | 1972 | — | | Old Man Emu (EP) |
| "Big Country Round"/"Shades of Grey" | 1972 | — | | Old Man Emu (EP) |
| "W-w-wallaby"/"The Morning After" | 1974 | — | | John Williamson |
| "Alfred Koala Bear" | 1974 | — | | non-album single |
| "Comic Strip Cowboy" | 1975 | — | | Comic Strip Cowboy |
| "It's a Grab It While It's Goin' Kind of Life" | 1977 | — | | Country Greats |
| "Come Ride a Country Road" | 1978 | — | | Country Greats |
| "Tearjerkers" | 1978 | — | | Country Greats |
| "Lonesome Playground" | 1978 | — | | Radio Special |
| "Murrumbidgee Madness" | 1979 | — | | Road to Town |
| "The Breaker" (with Charles 'Bud' Tingwell) | 1981 | 100 | | True Blue – The Best of John Williamson |
| "Diggers of the ANZAC (This Is Gallipoli)" | 1981 | — | | True Blue – The Best of John Williamson |
| "True Blue" | 1982 | — | | True Blue – The Best of John Williamson |
| "(You Gotta Be) Fair Dinkum" (with Karen Johns) | 1982 | — | | Fair Dinkum J.W. |
| "The Buddies Song (Have a Go)" | 1983 | — | | Buddies soundtrack |
| "The Vasectomy Song" | 1983 | 28 | | Singing in the Suburbs |
| "Lillee and McEnroe" | 1984 | — | | Singing in the Suburbs |
| "I'm Fair Dinkum" | 1984 | 59 | | The Smell of Gum Leaves |
| "Dad's Flowers" | 1984 | — | | The Smell of Gum Leaves |
| "Go to Nashville" | 1985 | — | | Road Thru the Heart |
| "You and My Guitar" | 1985 | — | | Road Thru the Heart |
| "Goodbye Blinky Bill" | 1986 | — | | All the Best |
| "True Blue" (re-release) | 1986 | 43 | | Mallee Boy |
| "Raining on the Rock" | 1987 | — | | Mallee Boy |
| "Cootamundra Wattle" | 1987 | — | | Mallee Boy |
| "Crocodile Roll" | 1988 | — | | Boomerang Café |
| "The Boomerang Café" | 1988 | — | | Boomerang Café |
| "The March for Australia (A New Beginning)" | 1988 | — | | Boomerang Café |
| "Station Cook" | 1989 | — | | Warragul |
| "Rip Rip Woodchip" | 1989 | 39 | | Warragul |
| "Boogie with M'Baby" | 1989 | 42 | | Warragul |
| "Special Girl" | 1989 | — | | Warragul |
| "Old Man Emu" (re-release) | 1990 | 155 | | JW's Family Album |
| "Christmas Photo" | 1990 | 113 | | JW's Family Album |
| "A Flag of Our Own" | 1991 | 119 | | Waratah Street |
| "Waratah Street" | 1991 | 142 | | Waratah Street |
| "(This Is) Australia Calling" | 1992 | 123 | | Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2 |
| "I'll Be Gone" | 1992 | 131 | | Australia Calling – All the Best Vol 2 |
| "Good Woman" | 1993 | 123 | | Good Woman |
| "Seven Year Itch" | 1994 | 181 | | Mulga to Mangoes |
| "River Crying Out" | 1994 | 159 | | Mulga to Mangoes |
| "Tropical Fever" | 1994 | 160 | | Mulga to Mangoes |
| "No One Loves Brisbane Like Jesus" | 1995 | 161 | | True Blue – The Very Best of John Williamson |
| "Sir Don" | 1996 | 72 | | Pipe Dream |
| "Bush Telegraph" | 1997 | — | | Pipe Dream |
| "The Golden Kangaroo" | 1997 | — | | Family Album Number 2 |
| "Raining on the Rock" (with Warren H Williams) | 1998 | — | | Country Friends (Warren H Williams album) |
| "A Thousand Feet" (with Warren H Williams) | 1999 | — | | The Way It Is |
| "Purple Roses" | 1999 | — | | The Way It Is |
| "Number on My Back / The Baggy Green"(with Steve Waugh) | 1999 | 95 | | The Way It Is |
| "This Ancient Land"(with Jimmy Little) | 2000 | — | | Anthems – A Celebration of Australia |
| "Waltzing Matilda" | 2000 | 165 | | Anthems – A Celebration of Australia |
| "Sing You in the Outback" | 2002 | 176 | | Gunyah |
| "Buried in Her Bedclothes" | 2002 | — | | Gunyah |
| "Raining on the Plains" (with Sara Storer) | 2002 | — | | Beautiful Circle (Sara Storer album) |
| "Keep Australia Beautiful" | 2003 | — | | True Blue Two |
| "True Blue" (21st Anniversary) | 2003 | 103 | | True Blue Two |
| "A Chandelier of Stars" | 2005 | — | | A Chandelier of Stars |
| "A Country Balladeer" | 2005 | — | | A Chandelier of Stars |
| "Flower on the Water" | 2005 | — | | A Chandelier of Stars |
| "We Love This Country" | 2005 | — | | We Love This Country |
| "Wildlife Warriors: It's Time" | 2006 | — | | Wildlife Warriors |
| "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda" (live) | 2008 | 146 | | The Platinum Collection |
| "Drink a Little Love" | 2008 | — | | Hillbilly Road |
| "Cydi" | 2008 | — | | Hillbilly Road |
| "Hillbilly Road" | 2008 | — | | Hillbilly Road |
| "Australia Is Another Word for Free"(with Warren H. Williams) | 2009 | — | | Hillbilly Road |
| "Better Than a Picture" | 2009 | — | | Hillbilly Road |
| "King of the Road"(with Adam Harvey) | 2009 | — | | Both Sides Now |
| "Island of Oceans"(with Shannon Noll) | 2010 | — | | Absolute Greatest: 40 Years True Blue |
| "Hang My Hat in Queensland" | 2011 | — | | The Big Red |
| "The Big Red" | 2012 | — | | The Big Red |
| "Prairie Hotel Parachilna" | 2013 | — | | The Big Red |
| "Grandpa's Cricket" | 2014 | — | | Honest People |
| "Honest People" | 2014 | — | | Honest People |
| "Clouds Over Tamworth" | 2014 | — | | Honest People |
| "Looking for a Story" | 2016 | — | | Looking for a Story |
| "Aussie Girls!" | 2016 | — | | His Favourite Collection |
| "Pigs on the River" | 2017 | — | | Butcherbird |
| "Love Is the Word" | 2017 | — | | non-album single |
| "The Valley of His Dreams" | 2018 | — | | Butcherbird |
| "Flowers of Jacaranda" | 2019 | — | | |
| "Three Sons"(with Aleyce Simmonds) | 2019 | — | | |
| "Those Fifty Years" | 2020 | — | | JW Winding Back 1970-2020 |
| "The Great Divide" | 2020 | — | | |
| "Come Back To Me, Country" | 2021 | — | | |
| "It's Raining Again" | 2022 | — | | |
| "Waiting for the Sun" (with Ami Williamson) | 2022 | — | | |
| "The Voice of the Sea" | 2022 | — | | |
| "Voice from the Heart" | 2023 | — | | non album singles |
| "Uluru Forever" | 2023 | — | | non album singles |

## Video albums

| Title | Details | Certification |
| John Williamson Live | Released: 1988 Label: Festival Records | |
| Welcome to the Campfire | Released: 1989 Label: Festival Records | |
| Waratah Street Live | Released: 1991 Label: Festival Records | |
| Australia Calling | Released: 1992 Label: Gum Leaf Recordings | |
| Mulga to Mangoes – Live At The Woolshed | Released: 1994 Label: | |
| True Blue - The Videos | Released: 1995 Label: | |
| For Aussie Kids | Released: 1998 Label: | |
| The Way It Is | Released: 1999 Label: | |
| The Way It Is | Released: 1999 Label: | |
| Anthems: A Celebration of Australia | Released: 2000 Label: | |
| Gunyah – I'll Sing You the Outback | Released: 2002 Label: | |
| True Blue Two - The VHS Collection | Released: 2003 Label: | |
| Mates On the Road | Released: 2004 Label: | |
| Chandelier of Stars | Released: 2006 Label: | |
| Hillbilly Road | Released: 2009 Label: | |
| Absolute Greatest: 40 Years True Blue | Released: 2010 Label: | |
| John Williamson in Symphony | Released: 2011 Label: Warner | ARIA: Platinum |
| Songs from the Outback | Released: 2016 Label: | |

## Music videos

| Year | Video |
| 1989 | "Rip Rip Woodchip" |
| 1989 | "Boogie with M'Baby" |
| 1992 | "I'll Be Gone" |
| 1992 | "Australia Calling" |
| 1994 | "River Crying Out" |
| 1994 | "Tropical Fever" |
| 1998 | "Raining On The Rock" |
| 1999 | "A Thousand Feet" |
| 2003 | "True Blue" |
| 2005 | "Chandelier Of Stars" |
| 2005 | "Little Girl From The Dryland" |
| 2009 | "Australia Is Another Word For Free" |
| 2009 | "Better Than A Picture" |
| 2009 | "King Of The Road" |
| 2011 | "Hang My Hat In Queensland" |
| 2012 | "The Big Red" |
| 2013 | "Prairie Hotel Parachilna" |
| 2014 | "Honest People" |