Johnny Paycheck discography
This is a detailed discography for American country music singer Johnny Paycheck. Paycheck initially recorded some singles under the name of Donny Young before releasing a few singles on Hilltop and then a string of albums with Little Darlin' Records in the mid-60s. In 1971, he signed with Epic Records and stayed with the label for over 10 years. Overall, Paycheck's discography consists of 30 studio albums (including some belated issues of previously unreleased material), 4 live albums and 1 collaborative studio album, in addition to many compilation albums. Given the obscure nature of much of Paycheck's work, sources have been added for each of the releases. Though only some could be verified via the Recording Industry Association of America's website, Paycheck's own website asserts that he accrued 6 Gold certified albums, 2 Platinum certified albums and 1 double Platinum album over his long career.[1] Johnny Paycheck's last gospel recording before he died was a duet with a young unknown Christian artist named Robert Hampton in 1992, titled "I Love My Jesus" written by Terry Parkerson. The recording was for radio airplay only, never for sale to the public. It charted nationally. The song can be heard on YouTube under Robert Hampton and Johnny Paycheck.
Johnny Paycheck discography | |
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Studio albums | 30 |
Compilation albums | 20+ |
Singles | 64 |
No.1 Single | 1 |
Studio albums
1960s
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Notes |
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US Country | |||
At Carnegie Hall | 22 |
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The Lovin' Machine |
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Gospeltime in My Fashion |
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Jukebox Charlie (And Other Songs That Make The Jukebox Play) |
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10 | |
Country Soul |
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41 | |
Wherever You Are |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
1970s
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Notes | ||
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US Country | CAN Country | ||||
Again |
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She's All I Got |
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5 | — |
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Someone to Give My Love To |
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9 | — |
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Somebody Loves Me |
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16 | — |
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Heartbreak, Tenn. |
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— | — |
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Mr. Lovemaker |
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12 | — |
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Song & Dance Man |
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16 | — |
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Loving You Beats All I've Ever Seen |
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— | — | ||
11 Months and 29 Days |
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40 | — | ||
Slide Off of Your Satin Sheets |
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22 | — |
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Take This Job and Shove It[A] |
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2 | — | ||
Armed and Crazy |
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15 | 12 |
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Bars - Booze - Blondes |
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Everybody's Got A Family... Meet Mine |
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42 | 17 |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
1980s
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Notes |
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US Country | |||
Mr. Hag Told My Story (with The Strangers) |
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40 |
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Lovers & Losers |
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— |
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I Don't Need To Know That Right Now |
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— |
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Modern Times |
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54 |
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Outlaw At the Cross |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
1990s and 2000s
Title | Album details | Notes |
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The Last Outlaw |
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The Difference in Me |
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Tribute to George Jones | ||
I'm a Survivor |
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Studio 102 Essentials |
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Collaborative albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Notes |
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US Country | |||
Double Trouble (with George Jones) |
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45 |
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Live albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Notes | |
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US Country | ||||
New York Town: Recorded Live at the Lone Star Cafe |
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48 |
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Live in Branson, MO, U.S.A. |
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Live at Gilley's |
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Live at the Palomino |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Compilation albums
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Notes | |
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US Country | ||||
Johnny Paycheck's Greatest Hits |
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42 | ||
Johnny Paycheck's Greatest Hits |
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21 | ||
At His Best |
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Johnny Paycheck's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 |
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23 |
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The Outlaw |
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Jesus and the Outlaw |
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Honky Tonk & Slow Music |
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Touch My Heart |
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Encore |
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Biggest Hits |
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The Real Mr. Heartache: The Little Darlin' Years |
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16 Biggest Hits |
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Remembering |
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The Soul & the Edge: The Best of Johnny Paycheck |
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The Collection | — | |||
The Little Darlin' Sound of Johnny Paycheck: The Beginning |
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The Little Darlin' Sound of Johnny Paycheck: On His Way |
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The Little Darlin' Sound of Johnny Paycheck: The Gospel Truth - The Complete Gospel Sessions |
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11 Months and 29 Days/Slide Off of Your Satin Sheets |
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Shakin' the Blues |
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Take This Job and Shove It/Armed and Crazy |
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Nowhere to Run: The Little Darlin' Years 1966–1970 |
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Someone to Give My Love To/Somebody Loves Me |
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Double Trouble/A Taste of Yesterday's Wine |
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The Essential Johnny Paycheck |
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I'll Take That Paycheck Now |
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Paycheck Time |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Singles
1960s
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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US Country | |||
1964 | "I'd Rather Be Your Fool" | — | — |
1965 | "For Those Who Think Young" | — | |
"A-11" | 26 | ||
"Heartbreak Tennessee" | 40 | ||
1966 | "I'm Barely Hangin' on to Me" | — | |
"The Lovin' Machine" | 8 | The Lovin' Machine | |
"Ballad of Green Berets" | — | At Carnegie Hall | |
"Right Back Where We Parted" | — | — | |
"Motel Time Again" | 13 | Jukebox Charlie | |
1967 | "Jukebox Charlie" | 15 | |
"The Cave" | 32 | — | |
"Don't Monkey with Another Monkey's Monkey" | 41 | Greatest Hits | |
1968 | "(It Won't Be Long) And I'll Be Hating You" | 59 | |
"My Heart Keeps Running to You" | 66 | ||
"If I'm Gonna Sink" | 73 | Wherever You Are | |
1969 | "My World of Memories" | — | |
"Wherever You Are" | 31 | ||
"Wildfire" | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
1970s
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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US Country | CAN Country | |||
1971 | "She's All I Got"[B] | 2 | 2 | She's All I Got |
1972 | "Someone to Give My Love To" | 4 | 7 | Someone to Give My Love To |
"Love Is a Good Thing" | 12 | 24 | ||
"Somebody Loves Me" | 21 | 13 | Somebody Loves Me | |
1973 | "Something About You I Love" | 10 | 20 | Mr. Lovemaker |
"Mr. Lovemaker" | 2 | 3 | ||
"Song and Dance Man" | 8 | 9 | Song and Dance Man | |
1974 | "My Part of Forever" | 19 | 37 | |
"Keep on Lovin' Me" | 23 | 33 | Greatest Hits | |
"For a Minute There" | 12 | 2 | Song and Dance Man | |
1975 | "Loving You Beats All I've Ever Seen" | 26 | 46 | Loving You Beats All I've Ever Seen |
"I Don't Love Her Anymore" | 38 | 45 | ||
"All-American Man" | 23 | — | — | |
1976 | "The Feminine Touch" | 56 | 48 | 11 Months and 29 Days |
"Gone at Last" (with Charnissa) | 49 | — | ||
"11 Months and 29 Days" | 34 | — | ||
"I Can See Me Lovin' You Again" | 44 | — | ||
1977 | "Slide Off of Your Satin Sheets" | 7 | 7 | Slide Off Your Satin Sheets |
"I'm the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)" | 8 | 6 | ||
"Take This Job and Shove It" | 1 | 1 | Take This Job and Shove It | |
1978 | "Georgia in a Jug" | 17 | 6 | |
"Friend, Lover, Wife" | 7 | 8 | Armed and Crazy | |
1979 | "The Outlaw's Prayer"[C] | 27 | 29 | |
"Down on the Corner at a Bar Called Kelly's" | 94 | — | — | |
"(Stay Away From) The Cocaine Train" | 49 | 34 | Everybody's Got a Family | |
"Drinkin' and Drivin'" | 17 | 23 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
1980s–1990s
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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US Country | CAN Country | |||
1980 | "Fifteen Beers" | 40 | 43 | Everybody's Got a Family... Meet Mine |
"In Memory of a Memory" | 22 | 35 | New York Town | |
1981 | "I Can't Hold Myself in Line" (with Merle Haggard) | 41 | 41 | Mr. Hag Told My Story (with The Strangers) |
"Yesterday's News (Just Hit Home Today)" | 57 | — | ||
"The Highlight of '81" | 75 | 42 | Lovers and Losers | |
1982 | "No Way Out" | 69 | — | |
"D.O.A. (Drunk on Arrival)" | 88 | — | ||
1983 | "I Don't Need to Know That Right Now" | — | — | — |
1984 | "I Never Got Over You" | 30 | — | I'm a Survivor |
1985 | "You're Every Step I Take" | 47 | 49 | |
"Everything Is Changing" | 63 | — | ||
1986 | "Sexy Southern Lady" | — | — | — |
"Old Violin" | 21 | 36 | Modern Times | |
"Don't Bury Me 'Til I'm Ready" | 49 | — | ||
1987 | "Come to Me" | 56 | — | |
"I Grow Old Too Fast (And Smart Too Slow)" | 72 | — | ||
1988 | "Out of Beer" | 81 | — | — |
"Josie" | — | — | ||
1989 | "Scars" | 90 | — | Outlaw at the Cross |
1994 | "There Lies the Difference" | — | — | The Difference in Me |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Beer:30 Released 2016
Other singles
Singles with George Jones
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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US Country | CAN Country | |||
1978 | "Maybellene" | 7 | 4 | Double Trouble |
1979 | "You Can Have Her" | 14 | 26 | |
1980 | "When You're Ugly Like Us (You Just Naturally Got to Be Cool)" |
31 | 29 | |
"You Better Move On" | 18 | 25 | ||
Guest singles
Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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US Country | CAN Country | ||||
1972 | "Let's All Go Down to the River" | Jody Miller | 13 | 18 | There's a Party Goin' On |
B-Sides
Year | B-Side | Peak chart positions |
Original A-Side | |
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US Country | CAN Country | |||
1972 | "Billy Jack Washburn" | — | 79 | "Living the Life of a Dog" |
1978 | "Colorado Kool-Aid" | 50 | — | "Take This Job and Shove It" |
"Me and the I.R.S." | 33 | — | "Georgia in a Jug" | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Notes
- A^ Take This Job and Shove It also peaked at No. 72 on the Billboard 200 and No. 85 on the RPM Top Albums chart in Canada.
- B^ "She's All I Got" also peaked at No. 91 on the Billboard Hot 100.
- C^ "The Outlaw's Prayer" also peaked at No. 27 on New Zealand Singles Chart
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