# Ricky Van Shelton discography

Ricky Van Shelton is an American country music artist. His discography consists of nine studio albums, two Christmas albums, four compilation albums, and twenty-eight singles. Of his singles, twenty-six have charted on Billboard country singles charts in the U.S., including ten Number Ones.

## Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
| Title | Album details | US Country | US | CAN Country | CAN | Certifications (sales threshold) |
| Wild-Eyed Dream | Release date: February 26, 1987 Label: Columbia Nashville Formats: LP, CD, cassette | 1 | 76 | — | — | CAN: Platinum US: Platinum |
| Loving Proof | Release date: September 20, 1988 Label: Columbia Nashville Formats: LP, CD, cassette | 1 | 78 | 1 | — | CAN: Platinum US: Platinum |
| RVS III | Release date: January 16, 1990 Label: Columbia Nashville Formats: LP, CD, cassette | 1 | 53 | — | — | CAN: Gold US: Platinum |
| Backroads | Release date: May 21, 1991 Label: Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, cassette | 3 | 23 | 4 | 84 | CAN: Gold US: Platinum |
| Don't Overlook Salvation | Release date: April 28, 1992 Label: Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, cassette | — | 122 | — | — | US: Gold |
| A Bridge I Didn't Burn | Release date: August 24, 1993 Label: Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, cassette | 17 | 91 | — | — | CAN: Gold US: Gold |
| Love and Honor | Release date: November 1, 1994 Label: Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, cassette | 62 | — | — | — | |
| Making Plans | Release date: October 27, 1998 Label: Vanguard Records Formats: CD, cassette | — | — | — | — | |
| Fried Green Tomatoes | Release date: May 23, 2000 Label: Audium/Koch Records Formats: CD, cassette | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||||

## Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
| Title | Album details | US Country | US | Certifications (sales threshold) |
| Greatest Hits Plus | Release date: August 11, 1992 Label: Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, cassette | 9 | 50 | US: Platinum |
| Super Hits | Release date: May 2, 1995 Label: Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, cassette | 64 | — | US: Gold |
| Super Hits Vol. 2 | Release date: August 27, 1996 Label: Sony BMG Formats: CD, cassette | — | — | |
| 16 Biggest Hits | Release date: February 2, 1999 Label: Columbia Nashville Formats: CD, cassette | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||

## Holiday albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
| Title | Album details | US Country | US Indie | Certifications (sales threshold) |
| Ricky Van Shelton Sings Christmas | Release date: July 20, 1989 Label: Columbia Records Formats: LP, CD, cassette | 32 | — | US: Gold |
| Blue Christmas | Release date: October 10, 2000 Label: Audium/Koch Records Formats: CD, cassette | 58 | 46 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||

## Singles

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | US Country | CAN Country | Album |
| 1986 | "Wild-Eyed Dream" | 24 | 42 | Wild-Eyed Dream |
| 1987 | "Crime of Passion" | 7 | 5 | Wild-Eyed Dream |
| 1987 | "Somebody Lied" | 1 | 5 | Wild-Eyed Dream |
| 1987 | "Life Turned Her That Way" | 1 | 1 | Wild-Eyed Dream |
| 1988 | "Don't We All Have the Right" | 1 | 1 | Wild-Eyed Dream |
| 1988 | "I'll Leave This World Loving You" | 1 | 1 | Loving Proof |
| 1988 | "From a Jack to a King" | 1 | 1 | Loving Proof |
| 1989 | "Hole in My Pocket" | 4 | 1 | Loving Proof |
| 1989 | "Living Proof" | 1 | 1 | Loving Proof |
| 1989 | "Statue of a Fool" | 2 | 1 | RVS III |
| 1990 | "I've Cried My Last Tear for You" | 1 | 1 | RVS III |
| 1990 | "I Meant Every Word He Said" | 2 | 1 | RVS III |
| 1990 | "Life's Little Ups and Downs" | 4 | 9 | RVS III |
| 1991 | "I Am a Simple Man" | 1 | 1 | Backroads |
| 1991 | "Keep It Between the Lines" | 1 | 1 | Backroads |
| 1991 | "After the Lights Go Out" | 13 | 8 | Backroads |
| 1992 | "Backroads" | 2 | 3 | Backroads |
| 1992 | "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" | 26 | 29 | Honeymoon in Vegas (soundtrack) |
| 1992 | "Wild Man" | 5 | 4 | Greatest Hits Plus |
| 1993 | "Just as I Am" | 26 | 28 | Greatest Hits Plus |
| 1993 | "A Couple of Good Years Left" | 44 | 35 | A Bridge I Didn't Burn |
| 1994 | "Where Was I" | 20 | 9 | A Bridge I Didn't Burn |
| 1994 | "Wherever She Is" | 49 | 36 | Love and Honor |
| 1995 | "Lola's Love" | 62 | 65 | Love and Honor |
| 1999 | "The Best Is Yet to Come" | — | 88 | Making Plans |
| 2000 | "The Decision" | 71 | — | Fried Green Tomatoes |
| 2000 | "Call Me Crazy" | — | — | Fried Green Tomatoes |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||

### As a featured artist

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | US Country | CAN Country | Album |
| 1991 | "Rockin' Years" (Dolly Parton featuring Ricky Van Shelton) | 1 | 1 | Eagle When She Flies |

## Music videos

| Year | Title | Director |
| 1987 | "Crime of Passion" | Marc Ball |
| 1987 | "Somebody Lied" | Jim May |
| 1988 | "Life Turned Her That Way" | Jim May |
| 1988 | "I'll Leave This World Loving You" | Jim May |
| 1989 | "Statue of a Fool" | Deaton Flanigen |
| 1990 | "Oh Pretty Woman" (live) | Gene Weed |
| 1990 | "I Meant Every Word He Said" | Deaton Flanigen |
| 1991 | "Rockin' Years" (with Dolly Parton) | Michael Salomon |
| 1991 | "I Am a Simple Man" | Deaton Flanigen |
| 1991 | "Keep It Between the Lines" | Deaton Flanigen |
| 1991 | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Deaton Flanigen |
| 1992 | "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" | Deaton Flanigen |
| 1992 | "Wild Man" | Deaton Flanigen |
| 1993 | "A Couple of Good Years Left" | Deaton Flanigen |
| 1994 | "Where Was I" | Deaton Flanigen |
| 1994 | "Wherever She Is" | Deaton Flanigen |
| 2000 | "Call Me Crazy" | Deaton Flanigen |