John Michael Montgomery discography

John Michael Montgomery is an American country music artist. His discography comprises eleven studio albums, three compilation albums and thirty-six singles. Of his albums, six studio albums and his 1997 Greatest Hits album are all certified gold or higher by the RIAA, with the highest-certified being 1994's Kickin' It Up and his 1995 self-titled album, both at 4×Multi-Platinum certification for shipping four million copies. The former is also his highest-certified in Canada at 2× Platinum by the CRIA. Montgomery's first seven albums were all issued via Atlantic Records Nashville, with Pictures in 2002 being his first release for Warner Bros. Records after Atlantic closed its Nashville branch. His Christmas album Mr. Snowman and 2004's Letters from Home were also issued by Warner Bros., and his most recent album (2008's Time Flies) was released via Stringtown Records, his own label.

John Michael Montgomery discography
Studio albums	11
Compilation albums	3
Music videos	22
Singles	36
No. 1 singles	7

Of Montgomery's thirty-six singles, seven have reached Number One on the Billboard country singles charts: "I Love the Way You Love Me" (1993), "I Swear" (1994), "Be My Baby Tonight" (1994), "If You've Got Love" (1994), "I Can Love You Like That" (1995), "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident) (1995), and "The Little Girl" (2000). "I Swear" and "Sold" were also the Number One country singles of 1994 and 1995, respectively, according to the Billboard Year-End charts. Besides his seven Number Ones, Montgomery has had thirteen more Top Ten country hits in the US. One of these, "Friends" (1997), was also a Number One on the RPM country charts in Canada, as were all of his US Number Ones except "If You've Got Love" and "I Can Love You Like That". Several of Montgomery's singles also crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100, including three which reached Top 40 on that chart: 1998's "Hold On to Me" (#4 country, #33 pop), 2000's "The Little Girl" (#35 pop), and 2004's "Letters from Home" (#2 country, #24 pop).

Studio albums

1992–2000

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US Country [1]	US [2]	CAN Country [3]	CAN [4]
Life's a Dance	Release date: October 13, 1992 Label: Atlantic Records Formats: CD, cassette	4	27	6	—	US: 3× Platinum[5] CAN: Gold[6]
Kickin' It Up	Release date: January 25, 1994 Label: Atlantic Records Formats: CD, cassette	1	1	1	23	US: 4× Platinum[7] CAN: 2× Platinum[8]
John Michael Montgomery	Release date: March 28, 1995 Label: Atlantic Records Formats: CD, cassette	1	5	1	33	US: 4× Platinum[9] CAN: Platinum[10]
What I Do the Best	Release date: September 24, 1996 Label: Atlantic Records Formats: CD, cassette	5	39	14	—	US: Platinum[11]
Leave a Mark	Release date: May 5, 1998 Label: Atlantic Records Formats: CD, cassette	15	95	26	—	US: Gold[12]
Home to You	Release date: May 25, 1999 Label: Atlantic Records Formats: CD, cassette	16	135	11	—
Brand New Me	Release date: September 19, 2000 Label: Atlantic Records Formats: CD, cassette	2	15	4	—	US: Gold[13]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2002–present

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Country [1]	US [2]	US Indie [14]
Pictures	Release date: October 8, 2002 Label: Warner Bros. Nashville Formats: CD	13	110	—
Mr. Snowman	Release date: October 7, 2003 Label: Warner Bros. Nashville Formats: CD	—	—	—
Letters from Home	Release date: April 20, 2004 Label: Warner Bros. Nashville Formats: CD, music download	3	31	—
Time Flies	Release date: October 14, 2008 Label: Stringtown Records Formats: CD, music download	35	172	27
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US Country [1]	US [2]
Greatest Hits[lower-alpha 1]	Release date: October 14, 1997 Label: Atlantic Records Formats: CD, cassette	5	33	US: Platinum[15]
Love Songs	Release date: February 5, 2002 Label: Warner Bros. Nashville Formats: CD	27	—
The Very Best of John Michael Montgomery	Release date: August 26, 2003 Label: Warner Bros. Nashville Formats: CD	11	77
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

1992–2000

Year	Single	Peak chart positions			Certifications (sales threshold)	Album
		US Country [16]	US [17]	CAN Country [18]
1992	"Life's a Dance"	4	—	3		Life's a Dance
1993	"I Love the Way You Love Me"	1	60	1
	"Beer and Bones"	21	—[lower-alpha 2]	13
	"I Swear"	1	42	1	US: Gold[20]	Kickin' It Up
1994	"Rope the Moon"	4	—[lower-alpha 3]	2
	"Be My Baby Tonight"	1	73	1
	"If You've Got Love"	1	—	2
1995	"I Can Love You Like That"	1	—	3		John Michael Montgomery
	"Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)"	1	—	1
	"No Man's Land"	3	—[lower-alpha 4]	2
	"Cowboy Love"	4	—	4
1996	"Long as I Live"	4	—	4
	"Ain't Got Nothin' on Us"	15	—[lower-alpha 5]	3		What I Do the Best
	"Friends"	2	69	1
1997	"I Miss You a Little"	6	—[lower-alpha 6]	5
	"How Was I to Know"	2	—	8
	"Angel in My Eyes"	4	—	6		Greatest Hits
1998	"Love Working on You"	14	—[lower-alpha 7]	8		Leave a Mark
	"Cover You in Kisses"	3	91	2
	"Hold On to Me"	4	33	4
1999	"Hello L.O.V.E."	15	71	11		Home to You
	"Home to You"	2	45	8
2000	"Nothing Catches Jesus by Surprise"	50	—	80
	"You Are"	48	—	69
	"The Little Girl"	1	35	1		Brand New Me
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2001–present

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Country [16]	US [17]
2001	"That's What I Like About You"	44	—	Brand New Me
	"Even Then"	59	—
2002	"'Til Nothing Comes Between Us"	19	—[lower-alpha 8]	Pictures
2003	"Country Thang"	45	—
	"Four-Wheel Drive"	52	—
2004	"Letters from Home"	2	24	Letters from Home
	"Goes Good with Beer"	51	—
2008	"Mad Cowboy Disease"[21]	—	—	Time Flies
	"If You Ever Went Away"[22]	—	—
	"Forever"	28	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other singles

Guest singles

Year	Single	Artist	Peak positions	Album
			US Country[19]
1994	"Amazing Grace"	The Maverick Choir	—	Maverick(soundtrack)
1997	"Warning Signs"	Bill Engvall	56	N/A
2009	"Ride Through the Country"	Colt Ford	57	Ride Through the Country

Other charted songs

Year	Single	Peak positions	Album
		US Country[19]
1994	"Kick It Up"	72	Kickin' It Up

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1992	"Life's a Dance"	Marc Ball
1993	"I Love the Way You Love Me"
	"Beer and Bones"
	"I Swear"
1994	"Amazing Grace" (The Maverick Choir)	Gil Bettman
	"Rope the Moon"	Marc Ball
	"Be My Baby Tonight"
1995	"I Can Love You Like That"
	"Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)"	Martin Kahan
	"No Man's Land"	Marc Ball
	"Cowboy Love"
1996	"Ain't Got Nothin' on Us"	Martin Kahan
1997	"I Miss You a Little"	Lou Chanatry
	"How Was I to Know"
	"Warning Signs" (with Bill Engvall)	Peter Zavadil
1998	"Angel in My Eyes"	Jim Shea
	"Love Working on You"
1999	"Hold on to Me"
	"Hello L.O.V.E."
	"Home to You"
2000	"The Little Girl"	Roger Pistole
2004	"Letters from Home"	Darrin Dickerson
2008	"If You Ever Went Away"	Jason Epperson

Notes

1. Greatest Hits also peaked at number 11 on the RPM Country Albums chart.[3]
2. "Beer and Bones" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 23 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100.[19]
3. "Rope the Moon" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100.[19]
4. "No Man's Land" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 12 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100.[19]
5. "Ain't Got Nothin' on Us" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100.[19]
6. "I Miss You a Little" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 9 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100.[19]
7. "Love Working on You" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100.[19]
8. "'Til Nothing Comes Between Us" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 13 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100.[19]

References

1. "John Michael Montgomery Album & Song Chart History - Country Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
2. "John Michael Montgomery Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
3. "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Country Albums/CDs". RPM. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
4. "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
5. "American album certifications – John Michael Montgomery – Life's Dance". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
6. "Canadian album certifications – John Michael Montgomery – Life's Dance". Music Canada.
7. "American album certifications – John Michael Montgomery – Kickin' It Up". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
8. "Canadian album certifications – John Michael Montgomery – Kickin' It Up". Music Canada.
9. "American album certifications – John Michael Montgomery – John Michael Montgomery". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
10. "Canadian album certifications – John Michael Montgomery – John Michael Montgomery". Music Canada.
11. "American album certifications – John Michael Montgomery – What I Do the Best". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
12. "American album certifications – John Michael Montgomery – Leave a Mark". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
13. "American album certifications – John Michael Montgomery – Brand New Me". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
14. "John Michael Montgomery Album & Song Chart History - Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
15. "American album certifications – John Michael Montgomery – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
16. "John Michael Montgomery Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
17. "John Michael Montgomery Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
18. "Results - RPM - Library and Archive Canada: Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
19. Whitburn, Joel (2012). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2012. Record Research, Inc. pp. 227–228. ISBN 978-0-89820-203-8.
20. "American single certifications – John Michael Montgomery – I Swear". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
21. "'Mad Cowboy Disease' - single". iTunes. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
22. "'If You Ever Went Away' - single". iTunes. Retrieved 22 December 2017.