Hunter Hayes discography explained

Artist:	Hunter Hayes
Studio:	9
Ep:	2
Compilation:	1
Live:	1
Music Videos:	17
Singles:	12

The discography of American country pop and cajun artist Hunter Hayes consists of ten studio albums, one compilation album, five independently released albums, one live extended play, and ten singles. Hayes began his career as a songwriter with Universal Music Publishing Group, moving to Nashville in 2008 and co-writing the song "Play" on Rascal Flatts' 2010 album, Nothing Like This.^[1]

After signing to Atlantic Nashville,^[1] Hayes released his debut single "Storm Warning" in May 2011. The song preceded his eponymous debut major-label album, Hunter Hayes, which was released October 11, 2011. The album's second single, "Wanted", topped the Hot Country Songs chart and also crossed over to pop and adult contemporary radio. "Somebody's Heartbreak" was the third single from Hunter Hayes, and reached the top of the Country Airplay chart. In June 2013, the album was reissued as Hunter Hayes (Encore), and the collective sales from both editions propelled the album to the No. 1 spot on the Country Albums chart.^[2] Two additional singles were issued from Encore: the No. 2-peaking "I Want Crazy" and the re-recorded Jason Mraz duet version of "Everybody's Got Somebody but Me".

Hayes's second album, Storyline, was released May 6, 2014, and debuted at Nos. 1 and 3, respectively, on the Top Country Albums and Billboard 200 album charts with a debut sales week of 69 000 copies sold in the US.^[3] The album was preceded in January 2014 by lead single "Invisible", which peaked at No. 4 on the country charts due to significant sales and streaming following the song's debut at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. "Tattoo" was released in June 2014 as the album's second single. He co-wrote the 2020 single "Hard Dirt" and 2021 single "Been a Minute" by the Hunter Brothers.^{[4] [5]}

Albums

Studio albums

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Details	Peak chart positions					Certifications	Sales
US Country ^[6]	US ^[7]	CAN ^[8]	JP ^[9]	UK Country ^[10]
Through My Eyes^[11]	Release date: February 8, 2000 Label: Louisiana Red Hot Formats: CD, cassette	—	—	—	—	—
Make a Wish^[12]	Release date: November 6, 2001 Label: Sugar Town Formats: CD, cassette	—	—	—	—	—
Holidays with Hunter^[13]	Release date: November 2003 Label: Sugar Town Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—
Songs About Nothing^[14]	Release date: October 20, 2008 Label: Whirlride Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—
Hunter Hayes	Release date: October 11, 2011 Label: Atlantic Nashville Formats: CD, digital download	1	7	12	—	6	RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Gold	US: 1,138,000^[15]
Storyline	Release date: May 6, 2014 Label: Atlantic Nashville Formats: CD, digital download	1	3	2	38	—		US: 190,000^[16] CAN: 5,600^[17]
The 21 Project	Release date: November 5, 2015 Label: Atlantic Nashville Formats: CD, digital download	16	93	—	—	—		US: 12,400^[18]
Wild Blue (Part I)	Release date: August 16, 2019^[19] Label: Warner Nashville / LP Entertainment Formats: Digital download, music streaming	44	—	—	—	—		US: 1,400^[20]
Red Sky^[21]	April 21, 2023 Label: LP Entertainment / DashGo	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released to that territory.

• Wild Blue Complete (October 2021)^[22]

Live albums

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Details
Honoring Our French Heritage	Release date: 2006 Label: Juicy Pear Formats: CD

Compilation albums

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Details	Peak positions
UK ^[23]
I Want Crazy^[24]	Release date: April 3, 2015 Label: Atlantic Nashville Formats: CD, digital download	85

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and sales figures

Title	Details	Peak positions
		US Country
Hunter Hayes Live	Release date: October 16, 2012 Label: Atlantic Nashville Formats: CD, digital download	30
Live at Bridgestone	Release date: May 4, 2014^[25] Label: Warner Formats: Digital download, streaming	—
21	Release date: August 7, 2015 Label: Atlantic Nashville Formats: Digital streaming	—
Pictures	Release date: January 12, 2018^[26] Label: Warner Nashville Formats: Digital download, streaming	—

Singles

As main artist

List of singles as main artist, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Single	Year	Peak chart positions								Certifications	Sales	Album
		US Country ^[27]	US Country Airplay ^[28]	US ^[29]	US AC ^[30]	US Adult ^[31]	US Pop ^[32]	CAN Country ^[33]	CAN ^[34]
"Storm Warning"	2011	14	14	78	—	—	—	39	—	RIAA: Gold	US: 501,000^[35]	Hunter Hayes
"Wanted"	2012	1	1	16	13	12	23	1	27	RIAA: 5× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum	US: 3,766,000^[36]
"Somebody's Heartbreak"		7	1	54	—	—	—	5	66	RIAA: Platinum	US: 772,000^[37]
"I Want Crazy"	2013	2	2	19	—	—	—	1	14	RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum	US: 1,884,000^[38]	Hunter Hayes (Encore)
"Everybody's Got Somebody but Me"		18	15	77	—	—	—	33	—	RIAA: Gold	US: 331,000^[39]
"Invisible"	2014	4	19	44	—	—	—	30	26	RIAA: Gold	US: 419,000^[40]	Storyline
"Tattoo"	31	24	—	—	—	—	49	—		US: 74,000^[41]
"Light Me Up"	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		US: 13,000	I Want Crazy
"21"	26	21	—	—	—	—	—	65		US: 117,000^[42]	The 21 Project
"Yesterday's Song"	2016	43	44	—	—	—	—	—	—
"You Should Be Loved"	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—			Pictures
"Heartbreak"^[43]	2019	—	56	—	—	—	—	—	—			Wild Blue (Part I)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Promotional singles

Single	Year	Peak chart positions		Sales	Album
		US Country	CAN
"Almost Paradise"	2011	—	—		Footloose: Music from the Motion Picture
"Wild Card"^[44]	2014	40	68	US: 20,000^[45]	Storyline
"Storyline"^[46]		37	—	US: 40,000^[47]
"You Think You Know Somebody"^[48]		34	—	US: 34,000^[49]
"One Good Reason"^[50]	2019	—	—		Wild Blue (Part I)
"The One That Got Away"^[51]	2021	—	—		Red Sky
"If You Change Your Mind"^[52]		—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other charted songs

Single	Year	Peak chart positions			Sales	Album
		US Country	US Country Digital ^[53]	US Country Airplay
"Go Tell It on the Mountain"	2013	—	—	60
"A Thing About You"		49	40	—	US: 15,000^[54]	Hunter Hayes (Encore edition)
"Better Than This"		—	46	—	US: 14,000
"Where It All Begins"	2015	45	—	—	US: 4,000^[55]	The 21 Project
"This Girl"	2018	—	22	—		rowspan = "1”
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and directors

Year	Video	Director
2011	"Storm Warning"	Brian Lazzaro	^[56]
2012	"Wanted"	BIRDmachineBIRD	^[57]
	"Somebody's Heartbreak"	Joel Stewart	^[58]
2013	"I Want Crazy"	Ends	^[59]
	"Everybody's Got Somebody but Me"	Shane Drake	^[60]
	"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!"	Paul Miller	^[61]
2014	"Invisible"	Ray Kay	^[62]
	"Tattoo"	Kristin Barlowe	^[63]
2015	"Light Me Up"	Jamie Carter	^[64]
	"21"	Kristin Barlowe	^[65]
2017	"Yesterday's Song"	Ryan Hamblin	^[66]
	"Amen"	Hunter Hayes	^[67]
	"Rescue"	The Edde Brothers	^[68]
	"You Should Be Loved"	John & Matt Edde (The Edde Brothers)	^[69]
	"More"		^[70]
2018	"This Girl"		^[71]
	"Dear God"
	"One Shot"
2019	"One Good Reason"
	"Heartbreak"
2020	"Night and Day"
2021	"The One That Got Away"	Ryan Sheehy
	"If You Change Your Mind"	Bia Jurema

Miscellaneous

Other appearances

List of guest appearances, showing other applicable performers, year released, and album

Year	Song	Appearance
2012	"Where We Left Off"
2013	"Can't Say Love"	Samsung Owner's Hub
	"Outstanding In Our Field"	Wheelhouse
2014	"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"	Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: Revisited & Beyond
	"All of Me"^[72]
	"Listen to the Music"	Southbound
	"Dream Girl"	The Best of Me: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
	"Merry Christmas Baby" ^[73]
2015	"I Can Play Guitar"	Pick Me Up
2017	"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"	An Echosmith Christmas
2018	"Don't Let Me Forget"	Talk of This Town

Writing credits

List of songs written for other artists, showing co-writers, performer, and the album it appears on

Year	Song	Co-writer(s)	Artist(s)	Album
2010	"Play"	Katrina Elam, Bonnie Baker	Rascal Flatts	Nothing Like This
2012	"Here's Hope"	Luke Laird, Barry Dean	Jewel, Owl City, Jay Sean	Child Hunger Ends Here
2015	"Weight of the World"	Bonnie Baker, Katrina Elam	Rion Page	Rion Page
2020	"Hard Dirt"	Eric Paslay, Steve Moakler	Hunter Brothers	Been a Minute
2021	"Been a Minute"	Luke Dick, Richard Chase McGill
	"Captain"	Benjamin Isbell, Daniel Isbell

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mansfield. Brian. On the verge: Country star Hunter Hayes. USA Today. Gannett Company. 25 August 2014.
2. Dauphin. Chuck. Hunter Hayes Talks New 'Encore' LP, Upcoming Tour. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 26 August 2014.
3. 'Now 50' Bumps 'Frozen' From No. 1 On Billboard 200 . Keith Caulfield . May 14, 2014 . Billboard .
4. News: Hunter Brothers drop highly-anticipated new single "Hard Dirt" June 12 . June 5, 2020. June 11, 2020 . Open Road Recordings.
5. News: Nanci. Dagg. Timing is everything and the time couldn't be more perfect for the Hunter Brothers to release their new single "Been a Minute". March 20, 2021. March 22, 2021. Canadian Beats Media.
6. Hunter Hayes - Chart history (Top Country Albums). Billboard.
   • Live: Top Country Albums (The Week Of March 2, 2013). Billboard. February 25, 2018.
   • The 21 Project: Top Country Albums (The Week Of November 28, 2015). Billboard. February 25, 2018.
7. Hunter Hayes - Chart history (Billboard 200). Billboard. June 6, 2020.
8. Hunter Hayes - Chart history (Canadian Albums). Billboard. June 6, 2020.
9. Web site: ハンター・ヘイズのアルバム売り上げランキング. May 14, 2014. Oricon.
10. Web site: Official Country Artists Albums Top 20 (24 February 2013 - 02 March 2013) . . February 25, 2018.
11. Web site: Hunter Hayes – Through My Eyes (CD, Album) at Discogs . 8 February 2000 . . August 19, 2015.
12. Web site: Hunter Hayes – Make A Wish (CD, Album) at Discogs . 6 November 2001 . . August 19, 2015.
13. Web site: Hunter Hayes - Holidays with Hunter - Amazon.com . . August 19, 2015.
14. Web site: Hunter Hayes – Songs About Nothing (CD, Album) at Discogs . . August 19, 2015.
15. News: Country Album Chart News: The Week of May 14, 2014: Country Music's Top 10 Albums . Bjorke . Matt . Roughstock . May 14, 2014 . May 14, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140515032558/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-music-s-top-10-albums-the-week-of-may-14-2014 . May 15, 2014 . dead .
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18. News: Top Country Albums Chart: December 14, 2015. Matt . Bjorke . December 12, 2015 . Roughstock .
19. Hunter Hayes on His New Album, 'Wild Blue': 'What This Record Did for Me Was Something Pretty Profound'. Melinda . Newman . August 14, 2019 . Billboard .
20. Web site: Top 10 Country Album Sales Chart: September 4, 2019. Matt . Bjorke . September 4, 2019. Roughstock . September 13, 2019 .
21. Astronaut Is Over the Moon About 'Masked Singer' Trip: 'I Could Do Anything Because No One Knows It's Me' . Gil . Kaufman . April 29, 2020 . Billboard.
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23. Web site: HUNTER HAYES full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company. February 25, 2018.
24. Web site: I Want Crazy by Hunter Hayes. iTunes Store (UK). Apple Inc. 28 May 2015.
25. Web site: Live at Bridgestone - Single by Hunter Hayes on Apple Music. Apple Music. March 21, 2021.
26. Web site: Pictures - EP by Hunter Hayes on Apple Music. Apple Music. March 21, 2021.
27. Hunter Hayes - Chart history (Hot Country Songs). Billboard. June 6, 2020.
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29. Hunter Hayes - Chart history (Hot 100). Billboard. June 6, 2020.
    • "Invisible": The Hot 100 (The Week Of February 15, 2014). Billboard. February 25, 2018.
30. Hunter Hayes - Chart history (Adult Contemporary). Billboard. June 6, 2020.
31. Hunter Hayes - Chart history (Adult Pop Songs). Billboard. June 6, 2020.
32. Hunter Hayes - Chart history (Pop Songs). Billboard. June 6, 2020.
33. Hunter Hayes - Chart history (Canada Country). Billboard. June 6, 2020.
34. Hunter Hayes - Chart history (Canadian Hot 100). Billboard.
35. Web site: Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles: The Week of September 26, 2012 . Matt . Bjorke . Roughstock.com . September 26, 2012 . September 26, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120930025610/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-chart-news-the-top-30-digital-singles-the-week-of-september-26-2012 . September 30, 2012 .
36. News: The Top 30 Digital Country Singles: February 16, 2016. Matt. Bjorke. February 16, 2016 .
37. Web site: Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles: The Week of May 8, 2013: Florida Georgia Line & Hunter Hayes score triple Platinum, Darius Rucker "Wagon Wheel" Platinum . Roughstock.com . May 8, 2013 . Matt . Bjorke . May 8, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130919112849/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-chart-news-the-top-30-digital-singles-the-week-of-may-8-2013-florida-georgia-line-hunter-hayes-score-triple-platinum-darius-rucker-wagon-wheel-platinum . September 19, 2013 .
38. Web site: Bjorke . Matt . Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: March 2, 2020 . Rough Stock . March 4, 2020 . March 14, 2020 . April 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210404163252/http://roughstock.com/news/2020/03/44155-top-30-digital-country-singles-sales-chart-march-2-2020 . dead .
39. Web site: Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles - January 15, 2014: Luke Bryan, Lucy Hale, Eric Church, Cassadee Pope, Scotty McCreery | New Country Music, Listen to Songs & Video . Roughstock.com . 2014-05-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140118235438/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-chart-news-the-top-30-digital-singles-january-15-2014-luke-bryan-lucy-hale-eric-church-cassadee-pope-scotty-mccreery . January 18, 2014 .
40. Web site: Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles: The Week of June 19, 2014 . Matt . Bjorke . Roughstock.com . June 19, 2014 . June 19, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152826/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-chart-news-the-top-30-digital-singles-for-june-19-2014 . July 14, 2014 .
41. Web site: Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles: The Week of September 26, 2014 . Matt . Bjorke . Roughstock.com . September 26, 2014 . September 26, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140927013219/http://roughstock.com/news/top-30-digital-singles-september-25-2014/ . September 27, 2014 . dead .
42. News: The Top 30 Digital Singles: December 14, 2015. Matt . Bjorke . December 14, 2015 . Roughstock .
43. Web site: Future Releases for Country Radio Stations . All Access Media . February 16, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190216014058/https://www.allaccess.com/country/future-releases . February 16, 2019.
44. Web site: Amazon.com: Wild Card: Hunter Hayes: MP3 Downloads. Amazon Music. 17 August 2015. March 11, 2014.
45. Web site: Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles: The Week of March 26, 2014 Florida Georgia Line #1, Luke Bryan, Dan & Shay, Jerrod Niemann and Scotty McCreery Notables This Week . Matt . Bjorke . Roughstock.com . March 26, 2014 . March 26, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140327203859/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-chart-news-the-top-30-digital-singles-march-26-2014-florida-georgia-line-1-luke-bryan-dan-shay-jerrod-niemann-and-scotty-mccreery-notables-this-week . March 27, 2014 .
46. Web site: Amazon.com: Storyline: Hunter Hayes: MP3 Downloads. Amazon Music. 17 August 2015. April 6, 2014.
47. Web site: Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles: The Week of April 30, 2014 More Gold And Platinum News . Matt . Bjorke . Roughstock.com . April 30, 2014 . April 30, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140504020004/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-chart-news-the-top-30-digital-singles-april-30-2014-more-gold-and-platinum-news . May 4, 2014 .
48. News: Reuter. Annie. Watch Hunter Hayes' Passionate Performance of 'You Think You Know Somebody'. 17 August 2015. Radio.com. April 23, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150918230315/http://radio.com/2014/04/23/watch-hunter-hayes-passionate-performance-of-you-think-you-know-somebody/. 18 September 2015. dead.
49. Web site: Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles: The Week of May 8, 2014 Brantley Gilbert's Guns N Roses Debut . Matt . Bjorke . Roughstock.com . May 8, 2014 . May 8, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140509002155/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-chart-news-the-top-30-digital-singles-may-8-2014-brantley-gilbert-s-guns-n-roses-debut . May 9, 2014.
50. Web site: Jacklyn. Krol. Hunter Hayes Can't Find 'One Good Reason' to End His Relationship in New Song [Listen]]. June 14, 2019. Taste of Country. March 25, 2021.
51. Web site: Hunter Hayes Finds Freedom In New Single, 'The One That Got Away'. January 14, 2021. Jeremy. Chua. Sounds Like Nashville. March 21, 2021.
52. Web site: Hunter Hayes Drops Charismatic New Single, 'If You Change Your Mind'. March 16, 2021. Chris. Parton. Sounds Like Nashville. March 21, 2021.
53. Hunter Hayes - Chart history (Country Digital Song Sales). Billboard. June 6, 2020.
54. Web site: Country Chart News - The Top 30 Digital Singles: The Week of June 26, 2013: Danielle Bradbery, Hunter Hayes, The Swon Brothers, Florida Georgia Line Dominates . Roughstock.com . June 26, 2013 . Matt . Bjoke . June 26, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130919224254/http://www.roughstock.com/blog/country-chart-news-the-top-30-digital-singles-june-26-2013-danielle-bradbery-hunter-hayes-the-swon-brothers-florida-georgia-line-dominate . September 19, 2013 .
55. Web site: Bjorke . Matt . Country Music's Top 30 Digital Singles: Week of June 24, 2015 . RoughStock . 2015-06-24 . 2015-08-14.
56. Web site: Storm Warning Hunter Hayes Music Video. https://web.archive.org/web/20140826122913/http://www.mtv.com/videos/hunter-hayes/645167/storm-warning.jhtml. dead. August 26, 2014. MTV. Viacom. 26 August 2014.
57. http://tackleboxfilms.com/directors/birdmachinebird/music-videos/ Music Videos « Tacklebox Films
58. Web site: CMT : Videos : Hunter Hayes (Cajun) : Somebody's Heartbreak. Country Music Television. December 7, 2012.
59. Web site: CMT : Videos : Hunter Hayes : I Want Crazy. Country Music Television. April 30, 2013. August 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170819064039/http://www.cmt.com/videos/hunter-hayes/903933/i-want-crazy.jhtml. dead.
60. Web site: CMT : Videos : Hunter Hayes : Everybody's Got Somebody but Me (Featuring Jason Mraz). https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195816/http://www.cmt.com/videos/hunter-hayes/968635/everybodys-got-somebody-but-me-featuring-jason-mraz.jhtml. dead. October 29, 2013. Country Music Television. October 27, 2013.
61. Web site: CMT : Videos : Hunter Hayes : Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!. Country Music Television. December 17, 2013. August 27, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160827112921/http://www.cmt.com/videos/hunter-hayes/987634/let-it-snow-let-it-snow-let-it-snow.jhtml. dead.
62. Web site: CMT : Videos : Hunter Hayes : Invisible. https://web.archive.org/web/20140313031114/http://www.cmt.com/videos/hunter-hayes/1009461/invisible.jhtml. dead. March 13, 2014. Country Music Television. March 12, 2014.
63. Web site: CMT : Videos : Hunter Hayes : Tattoo. https://web.archive.org/web/20140731015124/http://www.cmt.com/videos/hunter-hayes/1065297/tattoo.jhtml. dead. July 31, 2014. Country Music Television. July 28, 2014.
64. News: Corner. Lewis. Exclusive: Premiere: Hunter Hayes unveils 'Light Me Up' music video. 9 February 2015. Digital Spy. Hearst Corporation. 9 February 2015.
65. Web site: CMT : Videos : Hunter Hayes : 21. https://web.archive.org/web/20150629220340/http://www.cmt.com/videos/hunter-hayes/1213941/21.jhtml. dead. June 29, 2015. Country Music Television. June 27, 2015.
66. Web site: Hunter Hayes Yesterday's Song. https://web.archive.org/web/20170329141009/http://www.cmt.com/videos/hunter-hayes/1662528/yesterdays-song.jhtml. dead. March 29, 2017. Country Music Television. March 29, 2017.
67. Web site: Amen - Hunter Hayes - Vevo. Vevo. July 4, 2017.
68. Web site: Rescue - Hunter Hayes - Vevo. Vevo. July 4, 2017.
69. Web site: You Should Be Loved (feat. The Shadowboxers) - Hunter Hayes - Vevo. Vevo. February 25, 2018.
70. Web site: More - Hunter Hayes - Vevo. Vevo. February 25, 2018.
71. Web site: This Girl - Hunter Hayes - Vevo. Vevo. February 25, 2018.
72. Web site: All of Me (feat. Jennifer Nettles & Hunter Hayes) - Single. iTunes Store. Apple Inc. 25 August 2014.
73. Web site: Merry Christmas Baby (2014 CMA Country Christmas Performance) - Single by Hunter Hayes on Apple Music. iTunes Store. October 20, 2018.