Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Notes |
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US Country [1] |
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1970 | Penitentiary Blues- Label: SSS International
- Format: LP, CD, digital
| — | - Coe's debut album, supposedly written while he was serving a prison sentence. Unlike his later output, his first two records on SSS International are widely considered more blues than country music.[2] Reissued by HackTone Records in 2005 on CD and digital services.[3]
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1970 | Requiem for a Harlequin- Label: SSS International
- Format: LP
| — | - The rarest album of Coe's discography, consisting entirely of spoken word performances set to music. Reissued digitally by Columbia Records in 2018.[4]
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1974 | The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy
| — | |
1975 | Once Upon a Rhyme- Label: Columbia
- Format: LP, CD, digital
| 8 | |
1976 | Longhaired Redneck- Label: Columbia
- Format: LP, CD, digital
| 14 | |
1977 | Texas Moon
| — | - Recorded in 1973 on SSS International and sold to Columbia along with Coe's contract.[5] Finally released in 1977 on Plantation Records and reissued on CD in 2013.[6]
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Rides Again- Label: Columbia
- Format: LP, CD, digital
| 26 | |
Tattoo- Label: Columbia
- Format: LP, CD, digital
| 38 | |
1978 | Family Album- Label: Columbia
- Format: LP, CD, digital
| 47 | |
Human Emotions- Label: Columbia
- Format: LP, CD, digital
| 45 | |
Buckstone County Prison (Soundtrack)- Label: DAC (#8095N2)
- Format: LP
| — | - Accompanying soundtrack album to the film of the same name in which Coe had a starring role. The first album released on Coe's own label, DAC Records. So far it has not been reissued in any modern format.[7]
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Nothing Sacred- Label: DAC (#0002)
- Format: LP, CD
| — | - Coe's fourth independent album, noted for its profane and sexually explicit lyrics. It was originally released by mail order and also sold at concerts, but is now available via Coe's website.[8]
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1979 | Spectrum VII- Label: Columbia
- Format: LP, CD, digital
| — | |
Compass Point- Label: Columbia
- Format: LP, CD, digital
| — | |
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Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Notes |
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US Country
| US
| CAN Country |
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1980 | I've Got Something to Say- Label: Columbia
- Format: LP, CD, Digital
| 66 | — | — | |
1981 | Invictus (Means) Unconquered- Label: Columbia
- Format: LP, CD, Digital
| 67 | — | — | |
Tennessee Whiskey- Label: Columbia
- Format: LP, CD, Digital
| — | — | — | |
1982 | Rough Rider- Label: Columbia
- Format: LP, CD, Digital
| — | — | — | |
D.A.C.- Label: Columbia
- Format: LP, CD, Digital
| — | — | — | |
Underground Album- Label: DAC (#0003)
- Format: LP, CD
| — | — | — | - The second of Coe's two "X-rated" studio albums. It was not sold in stores but through the back pages of the motorcycling magazine Easyriders and at concerts.
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1983 | Castles in the Sand- Label: Columbia
- Format: LP, CD, Digital
| 8 | 179 | — | |
Hello in There- Label: Columbia
- Format: LP, CD, Digital
| 38 | — | — | |
1984 | Just Divorced- Label: Columbia
- Format: LP, CD, Digital
| 23 | — | 14 | |
1985 | Darlin', Darlin- Label: Columbia
- Format: LP, CD, Digital
| 22 | — | — | |
Unchained- Label: Columbia
- Format: LP, CD, Digital
| 49 | — | — | |
1986 | Son of the South- Label: Columbia
- Format: LP, CD, Digital
| 31 | — | — | |
1987 | A Matter of Life... and Death- Label: Columbia
- Format: LP, CD, Digital
| 50 | — | — | - Coe's final studio album release on Columbia Records.
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Year | Album details | Notes |
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1990 | 1990 Songs for Sale[9] - Release date: September 1, 1990
- Label: DAC (#0007)
- Format: CD, digital
| - Only sold at concerts upon release, but has since been made available via digital services.[10] Certain tracks were reissued with material from Standing Too Close To the Flame and Granny's Off Her Rocker for Coe's 2001 album Songwriter of the Tear.[11]
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1993 | Standing Too Close To the Flame[12] - Label: DAC (#0008)
- Format: CD
| - Only sold at concerts. Certain tracks were reissued with material from 1990 Songs for Sale and Granny's Off Her Rocker for Coe's 2001 album Songwriter of the Tear.
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Granny's Off Her Rocker[13] - Label: DAC (#0009)
- Format: CD
| - Only sold at concerts. Certain tracks were reissued with material from 1990 Songs for Sale and Standing Too Close to the Flame for Coe's 2001 album Songwriter of the Tear.
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1994 | Lonesome Fugitive[14]
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The Perfect Country and Western Song[16]
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Truckin' Outlaw[18]
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1996 | 20 Road Music Hits[21]
| - Despite the title, only 5 of the tracks included are compiled from previous releases: "Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)", "Six Days on the Road", "Papa Loved Mama", "Truck Drivin' Man" and "White Line Fever." As such, 15 of this album's 20 studio tracks first appeared on this collection. "The Devil Was to Blame" is a newly recorded version of the same song from 1990 Songs For Sale.[22]
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Living on the Edge[23] - Label: DAC (#0010)
- Format: CD, digital
| - Only sold at concerts upon release. Living on the Edge has since been made available via digital services.[24]
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1997 | The Ghost of Hank Williams[25] - Label: King
- Format: CD, digital
| - Contains Coe's renditions of songs that were originally recorded by Hank Williams in addition to the title track, an original that was also included on 1990 Songs for Sale presented here in a re-recorded version.[26]
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1998 | Johnny Cash is a Friend of Mine[27] - Release date: June 19, 1998
- Label: King
- Format: CD
| - Contain's Coe's renditions of some of Johnny Cash's most popular songs.[28] Reissued as Sings Johnny Cash's Biggest Hits in 2003 on Gusto Records (same track listing).[29]
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1999 | Recommended for Airplay[30] - Release date: March 30, 1999
- Label: Sony/Lucky Dog
- Format: CD, digital
| - The most recent solo album of original material from Coe. The title is a playful reference to Coe's two "X-rated" albums, both of which came with a "Not Recommended for Airplay" warning on the cover.[31] [32]
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Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | Notes |
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US Country
| US
|
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1978 | Greatest Hits | 40 | 39 |
| - Has sold a further 1,130,900 copies in the US since 1991.[46]
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1981 | Encore | — | — | | - Contains alternate versions of Coe's hits up to 1981, along with the original version of "You Never Even Called Me By My Name."
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1984 | The Best of David Allan Coe | — | — | | |
1985 | 17 Greatest Hits | — | 197 |
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| 46 | — |
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1986 | I Love Country | — | — | | |
1989 | Crazy Daddy | — | — | | - Includes material from Darlin', Darlin, Son of the South and A Matter of Life... and Death as well as two new tracks, "Crazy Daddy" and "I've Enjoyed As Much of This As I Can Stand." Coe's final release as a member of Columbia's roster.[47]
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1990 | 18 X-Rated Hits | — | — | | |
1991 | Biggest Hits | — | — | | |
1993 | The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy/Once Upon a Time | — | — | | - Bear Family Records reissue of Coe's two studio albums The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy and Once Upon a Rhyme on a single disc, with the latter sporting a slightly different title on the cover.[48]
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Super Hits | — | — |
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1994 | 20 Greatest Hits | — | — | | - Contains re-recorded versions of Coe's hits from various '90s albums released on King Records.[49] Reissued in 2002 as 20 All Time Greatest Hits with slightly updated cover art and the same track listing.[50]
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Longhaired Redneck/Rides Again | — | — | | - Bear Family records reissue of the two studio albums on a single disc.[51]
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1995 | Best of the Best | — | — | | |
Compass Point/I've Got Something to Say | — | — | | - Bear Family Records reissue of the two studio albums on a single disc with one bonus track.[52]
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David Allan Coe, Johnny Paycheck & Others | — | — | | |
Headed for the Country | — | — | | |
Human Emotions/Spectrum VII | — | — | | - Bear Family Records reissue of the two studio albums on a single disc with one bonus track.[53]
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Invictus Means Unconquered/Tennessee Whiskey | — | — | | - Bear Family Records reissue of the two studio albums on a single disc with one bonus track.[54]
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The Original Outlaw | — | — | | |
Tattoo/Family Album | — | — | | - Bear Family Records reissue of the two studio albums on a single disc with one bonus track.[55]
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1996 | Super Hits, Vol. 2 | — | — | | |
You Never Even Called Me by My Name (with Johnny Paycheck) | — | — | | |
1997 | Truck Drivin' Songs | — | — | | |
1999 | 16 Biggest Hits | — | — | | |
Castles in the Sand/Once Upon a Rhyme | — | — | |
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2001 | Songwriter of the Tear | — | — | | - Compiles material from tour-only albums 1990 Songs for Sale, Standing Too Close to the Flame and Granny's Off Her Rocker along with a brand new spoken intro and outro by Coe.[57]
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2002 | The Original Outlaw of Country Music | — | — | | |
2004 | The Essential David Allan Coe | 72 | — | | |
2005 | At His Best | — | — | | |
Castles in the Sand/Hello in There PLUS | — | — | | - Bear Family Records reissue of the two studio albums on a single disc with one bonus track.[58]
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For the Soul and for the Mind: Demos of '71-'74 | — | — | | - Coe Pop Records compilation of early material that D.A.C. recorded before he became successful with as a Columbia Records recording artist.[59]
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Just Divorced/Darlin' Darlin' PLUS | — | — | | - Bear Family Records reissue of the two studio albums on a single disc with four bonus tracks.
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A Matter of Life... and Death PLUS | — | — | | - Bear Family Records reissue of the studio album with thirteen bonus tracks on a single disc.[60]
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The Ride | — | — | | |
Rough Rider/D.A.C. PLUS | — | — | | - Bear Family Records reissue of the two studio albums on a single disc with four bonus tracks.[61]
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Ultimate Collection | — | — | | |
Unchained/Son of the South PLUS | — | — | | - Bear Family Records reissue of the two studio albums on a single disc with five bonus tracks.[62]
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2007 | Country Hit Parade | — | — | | |
Early Years | — | — | | |
2010 | D.A.C.'s Back[63] | — | — | | - Compiles material from Coe's self-released 1990s albums in addition to tracks from his records with Columbia. Unlike similar compilations like Crazy Daddy or Songwriter of the Tear, this album was marketed as "17 never-before-released David Allan Coe originals" via the official album website, despite containing only one previously unreleased track ("Single Father").[64]
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2013 | The Mysterious David Allan Coe: 4 Classic Albums 1974-1978 | — | — | | - Raven Records reissue of The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy, Once Upon a Rhyme, Longhaired Redneck and Rides Again on two discs with five bonus tracks.[65]
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2014 | The Illustrated David Allan Coe: 4 Classic Albums 1977-1979 | — | — | | - Raven Records reissue of Tattoo, Family Album, Human Emotions and Spectrum VII on two discs with one bonus track.[66]
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