Hank Williams' discography is composed of 41 singles and 2 ten-inch LPs released during his six-year career; as well as posthumous work including: singles, compilation albums and previously unreleased material. During his lifetime, Williams placed 30 songs on Billboard's Top C&W Records, while he had eleven number one hits.
After being signed with the help of Fred Rose to Sterling Records, Williams assisted his debut recording session on December 11, 1946 at Castle Recording Laboratory's studio D in Nashville, Tennessee. The singer cut four songs, returning later on February 13, 1947 to cut four new sides. His first single, "Never Again (Will I Knock on Your Door)" backed with "Calling You" was released in January 1947. Not satisfied with Sterling, and upon learning of the creation of MGM Records by the Loews Corporation, Fred Rose negotiated a deal for Williams. Rose bought the Sterling masters, became Williams' manager and signed him to the label, agreeing to record all of his sessions in Nashville. By June 1947, Williams debuted on the MGM label with "Move it On Over" backed with "(Last Night) I Heard You Crying in Your Sleep". The release quickly became a hit.
On September 23, 1952, Williams cut his final session, recording "Your Cheatin' Heart", "Kaw-Liga", "I Could Never Be Ashamed of You" and "Take These Chains from My Heart". Williams' last single during his lifetime, "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" backed with "I Could Never Be Ashamed of You" was released on November 21, 1952. From 1947 to 1952, MGM Records released 27 singles by Williams, five of which turned into million sellers. "Kaw-Liga", "Your Cheatin' Heart" and "Take These Chains From My Heart" became posthumous number-one singles.
Studio albums Title Details Hank Williams Sings Release date: November 9, 1951 Label: MGM Records Moanin' the Blues Release date: September 12, 1952 Label: MGM Records
Posthumously released albums
Studio albums Title Details Peak positions US Country Memorial Album Release date: 1953 Label: MGM Records — Hank Williams as Luke the Drifter Release date: 1953 Label: MGM Records — Honky Tonkin Release date: 1954 Label: MGM Records — I Saw the Light Release date: 1954 Label: MGM Records — Ramblin' Man Release date: 1955 Label: MGM Records — Just Me and My Guitar Release date: 1985 Label: CMF — The Unreleased Recordings Release date: 2008 Label: Time Life 42 The Unreleased Recordings: Gospel Keepsakes Release date: 2009 Label: Time Life 51 The Unreleased Recordings: Revealed Release date: 2009 Label: Time Life 64 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Live albums Title Details Peak chartpositions US Country US Hank Williams on Stage Release date: 1962 Label: MGM Records — — On Stage Volume II Release date: 1963 Label: MGM Records — — Hank Williams, Sr. / Live at the Grand Ole Opry Release date: 1976 Label: MGM Records 13 27 Health & Happiness Shows Release date: 1993 Label: Mercury — — The Complete Mother's Best Recordings...Plus! Release date: 2010 Label: Time Life — — The Lost Concerts Release date: 2012 Label: Time Life 66 — The Greatest Hits Live: Volume 1 Release date: 2012 Label: Time Life 61 — The Greatest Hits Live: Volume 2 Release date: 2012 Label: Time Life 67 — The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 Release date: 2014 Label: Omnivore Recordings 43 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Compilation albums
Title Details Peak positions Certifications(sales threshold) US Country 36 of His Greatest Hits Release date: 1957 Label: MGM Records — Sing Me a Blue Song Release date: 1957 Label: MGM Records — Hank Williams Sings 36 More of His Great Hits Release date: 1958 Label: MGM Records — The Immortal Hank Williams Release date: 1958 Label: MGM Records — The Unforgettable Hank Williams Release date: 1959 Label: MGM Records — Wait for the Light to Shine Release date: 1960 Label: MGM Records — The Lonesome Sound of Hank Williams Release date: 1960 Label: MGM Records — The First, Last & Always Release date: 1961 Label: MGM Records — I'm Blue Inside Release date: 1961 Label: MGM Records — The Very Best of Hank Williams Release date: 1963 Label: MGM Records — US: Platinum The Legend Lives Anew Release date: 1966 Label: MGM Records 35 In the Beginning Release date: 1968 Label: MGM Records 37 Hank Williams' Greatest Hits Release date: 1968 Label: MGM Records 42 US: Platinum The Essential Hank Williams Release date: 1969 Label: MGM Records 25 Life to Legend Release date: 1970 Label: MGM Records 34 Insights Into Hank Williams in Song and Story Release date: 1974 Label: MGM Records 37 24 of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits Release date: 1976 Label: MGM Records 16 US: Platinum 24 Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Release date: 1977 Label: Polydor Records 49 40 Greatest Hits Release date: 1978 Label: Mercury Records — US: Platinum The Hits, Volume 1 Release date: 1994 Label: Mercury Records — The Complete Hank Williams Release date: September 22, 1998 Label: Mercury Records — 20 of Hank Williams' Greatest Hits Release date: 1998 Label: Mercury Records — US: Gold 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Hank Williams Release date: 1999 Label: Mercury Records - Nashville — Lovesick Blues Release date: 2001 Label: ASV, Living Era — The Ultimate Collection Release date: 2002 Label: Mercury Records 32 Hank Williams Gold Release date: 2005 Label: Mercury Records — 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Hank Williams Vol. 2 Release date: 2006 Label: Mercury Records - Nashville — Bound for the Promised Land Release date: 2011 Label: Time Life 53 Icon: Hank Williams Release date: 2011 Label: Mercury Records 51 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Collaborations Title Details Peak chart positions US Country US CAN Country Father & Son(with Hank Williams, Jr.) Release date: 1965 Label: MGM Records 8 139 — Hank Williams / Hank Williams Jr. Again(with Hank Williams, Jr.) Release date: 1967 Label: MGM Records 38 — — The Legend of Hank Williams in Song and Story(with Hank Williams, Jr.) Release date: 1973 Label: MGM Records 17 — — The Best of Hank & Hank(with Hank Williams, Jr.) Release date: 1992 Label: Curb Records 44 179 26 Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts(with Hank Williams, Jr. and Hank Williams III) Release date: September 17, 1996 Label: Curb Records 29 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles Year Single (A-side, B-side)Both sides from same album except where indicated Peak chartpositions Album US Country US 1947 "Never Again (Will I Knock On Your Door)"b/w "Calling You" (from I Saw The Light) — —The Unforgettable Hank Williams "Wealth Won't Save Your Soul"b/w "When God Comes and Gathers His Jewels (from I Saw The Light) — —In The Beginning "My Love for You (Has Turned to Hate)"b/w "I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes)" — —The Unforgettable Hank Williams "Pan American"<small>b/w "Honky Tonkin'" (from Honky Tonkin)</small> | — | — | align="left"|The Immortal Hank Williams |- ! scope="row"| "Move It On Over"b/w "(Last Night) I Heard You Crying in Your Sleep" (from Sing Me A Blue Song) | 4 | — | align="left"|Memorial Album |- ! scope="row"| "On The Banks Of The Old Ponchartrain"b/w "Fly Trouble" (from The Immortal Hank Williams) | — | — | align="left"|The Unforgettable Hank Williams |- | rowspan="5"| 1948 ! scope="row"| "My Sweet Love Ain't Around"<small>b/w "Rootie Tootie" (from Honky-Tonkin)</small> | — | — | align="left"|Moanin' The Blues |- ! scope="row"| "Honky Tonkin'"b/w "I'll Be a Bachelor 'Til I Die" (from The Unforgettable Hank Williams) | 14 | — | align="left"|Honky-Tonkin|- ! scope="row"| "I'm A Long Gone Daddy"b/w "The Blues Come Around" | 6 | — | align="left"|Moanin' The Blues |- ! scope="row"| "I Saw The Light"b/w "Six More Miles (To the Graveyard)" (from Sing Me A Blue Song) | — | — | align="left"|I Saw The Light / |- ! scope="row"| "Mansion On The Hill"b/w "I Can't Get You Off of My Mind" (from The Unforgettable Hank Williams) | 12 | — | align="left"|Sing Me A Blue Song |- | rowspan="8"| 1949 ! scope="row"| "Lovesick Blues" | 1 | 24 | align="left"|Moanin' The Blues |- ! scope="row"| "Never Again (Will I Knock On Your Door)" | 6 | — | align="left"|The Unforgettable Hank Williams |- ! scope="row"| "Wedding Bells"b/w "I've Just Told Mama Goodbye" | 2 | — | align="left"|Sing Me A Blue Song |- ! scope="row"| "Mind Your Own Business"b/w "There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight" (from Ramblin' Man) | 5 | — | align="left"|''Honky-Tonkin |- ! scope="row"| "You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)" | 4 | — | align="left"|Ramblin' Man|- ! scope="row"| "Lost Highway" | 12 | — | align="left"|Sing Me A Blue Song|- ! scope="row"| "My Bucket's Got A Hole In It" | 2 | — | align="left"|Honky-Tonkin |- ! scope="row"| "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" | 2 | — | align="left"|Moanin' The Blues|- | rowspan="8"| 1950 ! scope="row"| "I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Living"b/w "May You Never Be Alone" (from Sing Me A Blue Song) | 5 | — | align="left"|Ramblin' Man|- ! scope="row"| "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" | 1 | — | align="left"|Moanin' The Blues|- ! scope="row"| "My Son Calls Another Man Daddy" | 9 | — | align="left" rowspan="2"|Ramblin' Man|- ! scope="row"| "Why Don't You Love Me"b/w "A House Without Love" (from Sing Me A Blue Song) | 1 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Why Should We Try Anymore" | 9 | — | align="left" rowspan="2"|Sing Me A Blue Song|- ! scope="row"| "They'll Never Take Her Love From Me" | 5 | — |- ! scope="row"| "Moanin' The Blues" | 1 | — | align="left"|Moanin' The Blues|- ! scope="row"| "Nobody's Lonesome For Me" | 9 | — | align="left"|Ramblin' Man|- | rowspan="8"| 1951 ! scope="row"| "Dear John" | 8 | — | align="left"|The Unforgettable Hank Williams|- ! scope="row"| "Cold, Cold Heart" | 1 | — | align="left"|Memorial Album|- ! scope="row"| "Howlin' At The Moon" | 3 | — | align="left"|Honky-Tonkin |- ! scope="row"| "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)" | 2 | — | align="left"|Ramblin' Man|- ! scope="row"| "Hey Good Lookin'"b/w "My Heart Would Know" | 1 | — | align="left"|Memorial Album|- ! scope="row"| "(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle" | 9 | — | align="left"|Ramblin' Man|- ! scope="row"| "Crazy Heart" | 4 | — | align="left"|Memorial Album|- ! scope="row"| "Baby, We're Really In Love"b/w "I'd Still Want You" (from The Unforgettable Hank Williams) | 4 | — | align="left"|Honky-Tonkin|- | rowspan="6"| 1952 ! scope="row"| "Honky Tonk Blues"b/w "I'm Sorry For You, My Friend" (from Memorial Album) | 2 | — | align="left"|Moanin' The Blues |- ! scope="row"| "Half As Much"b/w "Let's Turn Back The Years" (from The Unforgettable Hank Williams) | 2 | — | align="left"|Memorial Album |- ! scope="row"| "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"b/w "Window Shopping" (from The Spirit Of Hank Williams) | 1 | 20 | align="left"|Honky-Tonkin''' |- ! scope="row"| "Settin' The Woods On Fire" | 2 | — | align="left" rowspan="2"|Memorial Album|- ! scope="row"| "You Win Again" | 10 | — |- ! scope="row"| "I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive"b/w "I Could Never Be Ashamed of You" (from Memorial Album) | 1 | — | align="left"|Honky-Tonkin "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Posthumously released singles Year Single (A-side, B-side)Both sides from same album except where indicated Peak chartpositions Album US Country US 1953 "Kaw-Liga" 1 —Memorial Album "Your Cheatin' Heart" 1 — "Take These Chains from My Heart"b/w "Ramblin' Man" 1 — Ramblin' Man "I Won't Be Home No More"b/w "My Love For You (Has Turned To Hate)" (from The Unforgettable Hank Williams) 4 — Honky Tonkin''' |- ! scope="row"| "Weary Blues from Waitin'"b/w "I Can't Escape From You" (from Ramblin' Man) | 7 | — | align="left"| Moanin' The Blues|- ! scope="row"| "Calling You"b/w "When God Comes and Gathers His Jewels" | — | — | align="left"| I Saw The Light|- | rowspan="4"| 1954