| Artist: | Cristy Lane |
| Studio: | 18 |
| Compilation: | 23 |
| Video: | 1 |
| Music Videos: | 1 |
| Singles: | 33 |
| Option: | 1 |
| Option Name: | Other album appearances |
American country and Christian music artist Cristy Lane has released 18 studio albums, 23 compilation albums, one video album, one music video, 33 singles and appeared on one album. Lane first recorded for various labels in the 1960s. In the 1970s, Lane's husband formed his own label titled LS Records and she recorded exclusively for the company.[1] In 1977, Lane had her first charting singles on the Billboard country songs chart. This was followed by 1977's "Let Me Down Easy," which reached the top ten and became her first major country hit. She had further top ten country hits that year with "I'm Gonna Love You Anyway" and "Penny Arcade".[2] Her first LS album was released in 1978 titled Cristy Lane Is the Name and featured her major hits from the year.[3] In 1978, she had a top five hit with the single "I Just Can't Stay Married to You" and it appeared on her next studio album titled Love Lies. The album was her first to reach the Billboard country albums chart.[4] [1] In 1979, Lane switched to United Artists Records and had three more hits, including the top ten country single "Simple Little Words".[1] [2]
In 1980, Lane's cover of the Christian piece titled "One Day at a Time" reached number one on the country chart.[1] The song became the most commercially-successful single of her music career and became a hit in multiple countries.[2] It was followed by Lane's final top ten country hit called "Sweet Sexy Eyes".[1] Both singles appeared on her 1980 studio album called Ask Me to Dance, which reached number 14 on the country albums chart.[4] In 1981, Lane's cover of ABBA's "I Have a Dream" reached the top 20 and appeared on an album of the same name.[2] She continued recording for her label through the 1980s. With United Artists (re-named Liberty Records), Lane released Here's to Us (1982) and Footprints in the Sand (1983). Both studio albums were her final to chart on the Billboard country LP's chart.[4] Lane and her husband also began marketing music on television. The marketing strategy allowed Lane to continue releasing compilation albums through the 1990s and 2000s.[1] Among her more recent compilations, 22 All Time Favorites, reached the Billboard country albums chart, peaking at number 62.[5]
| Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Cou. | US Chr. [6] | NZ [7] | |||
| Cristy Lane Salutes G.I.'s of Viet Nam |
| — | — | — | |
| Cristy Lane Is the Name |
| — | — | — | |
| Love Lies |
| 44 | — | — | |
| Simple Little Words |
| 38 | — | — | |
| Ask Me to Dance |
| 14 | — | — | |
| I Have a Dream |
| 35 | — | 33 | |
| Fragile – Handle with Care |
| 43 | — | — | |
| One Day at a Time |
| — | 17 | 6 | |
| Here's to Us |
| 42 | — | — | |
| Footprints in the Sand |
| 64 | — | — | |
| Christmas Is the Man from Galilee |
| — | — | — | |
| Harbor Lights |
| — | — | — | |
| Cristy Lane Salutes the GI's of Vietnam[8] |
| — | — | — | |
| Under His Wings[9] |
| — | — | — | |
| White Christmas[10] |
| — | — | — | |
| All in His Hands[11] |
| — | — | — | |
| Top 10 Songs of All Time plus "Star Spangled Banner"[12] |
| — | — | — | |
| Songs of Passion[13] |
| — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
| Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | |||
| Amazing Grace |
| 37 | |
| Christmas with Cristy[14] |
| — | |
| At Her Best[15] |
| — | |
| I Believe[16] |
| — | |
| How Great Thou Art[17] |
| — | |
| Greatest Hits and Favorites[18] |
| — | |
| Greatest Hits Vol. I & II[19] |
| — | |
| Country Classics, Vol. II & III[20] |
| — | |
| Cristy Lane's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1[21] |
| — | |
| 20 Greatest Hits[22] |
| — | |
| Cristy Lane at Her Best[23] |
| — | |
| 23 Millennium Classics[24] |
| — | |
| One Day at a Time: 22 All-Time Favorites Vol. I and II.[25] |
| 62 | |
| Footprints in the Sand Volumes I & II[26] |
| — | |
| Children's Songs and Lullabies[27] |
| — | |
| 30 Christmas Classics[28] |
| — | |
| Greatest Country Hits[29] |
| — | |
| 27 Christmas Classics[30] |
| — | |
| I Believe in Angels[31] |
| — | |
| Songs of Faith[32] |
| — | |
| Amazing Grace[33] |
| — | |
| I'm with You Tonight[34] |
| — | |
| 17 Christmas Classics |
| — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Cou. [35] | AUS [36] | NZ [37] | CAN Cou. [38] | ||||
| "Janie Took My Place"[39] | 1966 | — | — | — | — | rowspan="3" | |
| "Heart in the Sand"[40] | 1967 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Let's Pretend"[41] | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Promise Me Anything"[42] | 1969 | — | — | — | — | Cristy Lane Salutes G.I.'s of Viet Nam | |
| "I Am the Woman"[43] | 1970 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Take a Look Around You"[44] | 1971 | — | — | — | — | rowspan="4" | |
| "Jesus Is a Soul Man"[45] | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I've Got the Man"[46] | 1972 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "This Is The First Time I've Seen The Last Time On Your Face"[47] | 1976 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Midnight Blue"[48] | — | — | — | — | Cristy Lane Is the Name | ||
| "By the Way"[49] | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Tryin' to Forget About You" | 1977 | 52 | — | — | — | ||
| "Sweet Deceiver" | 53 | — | — | — | Love Lies | ||
| "Let Me Down Easy" | 7 | — | — | 28 | Cristy Lane Is the Name | ||
| "Shake Me I Rattle" | 16 | — | — | 28 | |||
| "I'm Gonna Love You Anyway" | 1978 | 10 | — | — | — | ||
| "Penny Arcade" | 7 | — | — | 4 | |||
| "I Just Can't Stay Married to You" | 5 | — | — | 4 | Love Lies | ||
| "Simple Little Words" | 1979 | 10 | — | — | 26 | Simple Little Words | |
| "Slippin' Up, Slippin' Around" | 17 | — | — | 22 | |||
| "Come to My Love" | 16 | — | — | 35 | |||
| "One Day at a Time" | 1980 | 1 | 91 | 5 | 10 | Ask Me to Dance | |
| "Sweet Sexy Eyes" | 8 | — | — | 16 | |||
| "I Have a Dream" | 17 | — | 34 | — | I Have a Dream | ||
| "Love to Love You" | 1981 | 21 | — | — | 44 | ||
| "Cheatin' Is Still on My Mind" | 38 | — | — | 46 | Fragile – Handle with Care | ||
| "Lies on Your Lips" | 22 | — | — | — | |||
| "Fragile – Handle with Care" | 1982 | 52 | — | — | — | ||
| "The Good Old Days" | 81 | — | — | — | Here's to Us | ||
| "I've Come Back (To Say I Love You One More Time)" | 1983 | 63 | — | — | — | Footprints in the Sand | |
| "Footprints in the Sand" | 80 | — | — | — | |||
| "Midnight Blue" [50] | 1984 | — | — | — | — | rowspan="3" | |
| "I Wanna Wake Up with You" | 1987 | 88 | — | — | — | ||
| "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
| Year | Director(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Midnight Blue" | 1984 | [51] |
| Album details | |
| Cristy Lane Live[52] |
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|---|---|
| Year | Other artist(s) | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Y'all Come" | 1995 | Moe Bandy Roy Clark Mickey Gilley Jim Stafford Buck Trent Boxcar Willie | Gordy (music from the original motion picture soundtrack) | [53] |
. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 172.