| Artist: | Asleep at the Wheel |
| Studio: | 26 |
| Live: | 16 |
| Compilation: | 21 |
| Video: | 4 |
| Music Videos: | 19 |
| Ep: | 7 |
| Singles: | 40 |
The discography of Asleep at the Wheel (AATW), an American country band, consists of 26 studio albums (including collaborations and tribute albums), 16 live albums, 21 compilation albums, seven extended plays (EPs), 40 singles, four video albums and 19 music videos.
Formed in 1970, AATW released its debut album Comin' Right at Ya on United Artists Records in 1973, followed by a self-titled second album the following year on Epic.[1] After signing with Capitol in 1975, the band issued its first charting album Texas Gold, which reached number 136 on the US Billboard 200 and number 7 on the Top Country Albums chart.[2] [3] Lead single "The Letter That Johnny Walker Read" reached the Hot Country Songs top ten.[4] The following three releases, Wheelin' and Dealin' (1976), The Wheel (1977) and Collision Course (1978) all reached the top 50 of the Country Albums chart,[5] [6] [7] and the first two registered on the Billboard 200.[8] [9] After issuing its first live album Served Live in 1979, the group signed with MCA Records and released Framed, which reached number 191 on the Billboard 200.[10]
Between 1981 and 1985, AATW worked without a record label, before issuing Pasture Prime on Demon and Stony Plain Records.[11] [12] The band signed with Epic again and released 10 and Western Standard Time in 1987 and 1988, both of which reached the Billboard Top Country Albums chart top 40.[13] [14] "House of Blue Lights", the lead single from 10, was the band's second to reach the Hot Country Singles top ten, peaking at number 17.[15] After two albums on Arista, the group released Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys in 1993, which reached number 159 on the Billboard 200 and number 35 on the country chart.[16] [17] 1995's The Wheel Keeps on Rollin' reached number 3 on the Canadian country chart.[18] 1997's Merry Texas Christmas, Y'all reached number 75 on the US country chart.[19]
AATW reached number 24 on the Billboard Country Albums chart with Ride with Bob, a second Bob Wills tribute, in 1999.[20] For the next ten years, the band released albums on various independent record labels, none of which registered on the charts. They returned to the charts in 2009 with Willie and the Wheel, a collaboration with Willie Nelson, which was the band's first release to reach the top 100 of the Billboard 200.[21] The next year, the band collaborated with Leon Rausch on It's a Good Day, which reached number 57 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[22] A third tribute album, Still the King, reached number 11 on the US country chart in 2015.[23]
| Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Coun. | US Heat. | US Indie | CAN Coun. | |||
| Comin' Right at Ya |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Asleep at the Wheel |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Texas Gold | 136 | 7 | — | — | — | ||
| Wheelin' and Dealin' |
| 179 | 19 | — | — | — | |
| The Wheel |
| 162 | 31 | — | — | — | |
| Collision Course |
| 46 | — | — | 19 [24] | ||
| Framed |
| 191 | — | — | — | — | |
| Pasture Prime |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| 10 |
| — | 16 | — | — | — | |
| Western Standard Time |
| — | 34 | — | — | — | |
| Keepin' Me Up Nights |
| — | 73 [25] | — | — | — | |
| Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys |
| 159 | 35 | — | — | 17 [26] | |
| The Wheel Keeps on Rollin' |
| — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Merry Texas Christmas, Y'all |
| — | 75 | — | — | — | |
| Ride with Bob: A Tribute to Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys |
| — | 24 | 15 [27] | — | — | |
| The Very Best of Asleep at the Wheel |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Hang Up My Spurs |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Asleep at the Wheel Remembers the Alamo |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Santa Loves to Boogie |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Reinventing the Wheel |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Willie and the Wheel |
| 90 | 13 [28] | — | 6 [29] | — | |
| It's a Good Day |
| — | 57 | — | — | — | |
| Still the King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys |
| 187 [30] | 11 | — | 14 [31] | — | |
| Lone Star Christmas Night |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| New Routes |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| Half a Hundred Years |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. | |||||||
| Album details | ||
| Served Live |
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| Back to the Future Now: Live at Arizona Charlie's, Las Vegas |
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| Wide Awake | Live in Oklahoma |
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| Live at Billy Bob's Texas |
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| Live at Ebbets Field 1973 |
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| The Best of Asleep at the Wheel on the Road | ||
| Live from Austin, TX |
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| Asleep at the Wheel with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra |
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| Asleep at the Wheel Live |
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| Best in Live |
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| Live in America: Get Your Kicks on Route 66 |
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| Live: Stateside |
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| Havin' a Party Live |
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| Asleep at the Wheel Forever |
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| Highlights of Asleep at the Wheel |
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| Albums details | ||
| Fathers and Sons |
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| Asleep at the Wheel |
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| Swing Time |
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| Route 66 |
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| The Swingin' Best Of |
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| The Best of Asleep at the Wheel |
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| Still Swingin |
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| Super Hits |
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| Back to Back |
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| 23 Country Classics |
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| The Best of Asleep at the Wheel: The Millennium Collection |
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| 20 Greatest Hits |
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| The Hits |
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| Back to Back Live |
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| The Letter That Johnny Walker Read |
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| House of Blue Lights |
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| Country Legend, Vol. 3 |
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| Miles and Miles of Texas |
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| Hot Rod Lincoln |
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| Snapshot |
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| The Collection |
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| EP details | ||
| Live in Austin |
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| Daytrotter Session, Aug 8 2011 |
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| Bob's Breakdowns |
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| You're from Texas |
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| Paste Studio, Jul 26 2018 |
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| Paste Studio, Feb 13 2020 |
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| Better Times |
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| Year | Peak positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Coun. | CAN Coun. | ||||
| "Take Me Back to Tulsa" | 1973 | — | — | Comin' Right at Ya | |
| "Drivin' Nails in My Coffin" | — | — | |||
| "You and Me Instead" | 1974 | — | — | Asleep at the Wheel | |
| "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" | 69 [32] | — | |||
| "The Letter That Johnny Walker Read" | 1975 | 10 | 32 [33] | Texas Gold | |
| "Bump Bounce Boogie" | 31 [34] | 47 [35] | |||
| "Nothin' Takes the Place of You" | 1976 | 35 [36] | 30 [37] | ||
| "Route 66" | 48 [38] | 47 [39] | Wheelin' and Dealin | ||
| "Miles and Miles of Texas" | 38 [40] | — | |||
| "The Trouble with Loving Today" | 1977 | — | 34 [41] | ||
| "Somebody Stole His Body" | — | — | The Wheel | ||
| "My Baby Thinks She's a Train" | — | — | |||
| "Louisiana" | 1978 | — | — | Collision Course | |
| "Pine Grove Blues" | — | — | |||
| "Texas Me & You" | 75 [42] | — | |||
| "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" | 1979 | — | — | Served Live | |
| "Don't Get Caught Out in the Rain" | 1980 | — | — | Framed | |
| "Way Down Texas Way" | 1987 | 39 [43] | — | 10 | |
| "House of Blue Lights" | 17 | 12 [44] | |||
| "Boogie Back to Texas" | 53 [45] | — | |||
| "Blowin' Like a Bandit" | 59 [46] | — | |||
| "Walk on By" | 1988 | 55 [47] | 73 [48] | Western Standard Time | |
| "Hot Rod Lincoln" | 65 [49] | — | |||
| "Chattanooga Choo Choo" | 1989 | — | — | ||
| "Black and White Rag" | — | — | |||
| "Keepin' Me Up Nights" | 1990 | 54 [50] | 63 [51] | Keepin' Me Up Nights | |
| "That's the Way Love Is" | 60 [52] | 83 [53] | |||
| "Dance with Who Brung You" | 1991 | 71 [54] | — | ||
| "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" | 1992 | — | — | Greatest Hits: Live & Kickin | |
| "Red Wing" | 1993 | — | — | Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys | |
| "Blues for Dixie" | 1994 | — | — | ||
| "Corine, Corina" | 73 [55] | — | |||
| "Lay Down Sally" | 1995 | — | 70 [56] | The Wheel Keeps on Rollin | |
| "Hesitation Blues" | 2009 | — | — | Willie and the Wheel | |
| "Jack I'm Mellow" | 2018 | — | — | New Routes | |
| "Seven Nights to Rock" | — | — | |||
| "Willie Got There First" | — | — | |||
| "Half a Hundred Years" | 2021 | — | — | Half a Hundred Years | |
| "Take Me Back to Tulsa" | — | — | |||
| "There You Go Again" | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region. | |||||
| Year | Chart peaks | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Coun. | US Coun. Air. | ||||
| "Roly Poly" | 2000 | 65 [57] | 65 [58] | Ride with Bob: A Tribute to Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys | |
| Album details | ||
| In Concert |
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| Live at Billy Bob's, Texas |
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| Live from Austin, TX |
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| Then and Now |
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| Year | Director(s) | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Way Down Texas Way" | 1987 | colspan="2" | |
| "Boogie Back to Texas" | Bob Small | [59] | |
| "Hot Rod Lincoln" | 1988 | Wayne Miller | [60] |
| "Keepin' Me Up Nights" | 1990 | [61] | |
| "Old Fashioned Love" | 1993 | colspan="2" rowspan="3" | |
| "Blues for Dixie" | 1994 | ||
| "Bring It on Down to My House" | 1995 | ||
| "Lay Down Sally" | Mark Shuman | [62] | |
| "Boogie Back to Texas" | 1997 | Dan Karlok | [63] |
| "Christmas in Jail" | colspan="2" rowspan="2" | ||
| "Cherokee Maiden" | 1999 | ||
| "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens" | 2001 | Eric McDonald | [64] |
| "Am I Right (Or Amarillo)" | 2007 | Dan Karlok | [65] |
| "Hesitation Blues" | 2009 | Zalman King | [66] |
| "Tiger Rag" | 2015 | colspan="2" rowspan="4" | |
| "Seven Nights to Rock" | 2018 | ||
| "Jack I'm Mellow" | |||
| "Better Times" | 2021 | ||
| "Half a Hundred Years" | Aaron Seifert | [67] |