John Williamson discography
Studio albums20
Live albums8
Compilation albums22
EPs3

The discography of John Williamson, an Australian singer-songwriter, consists of twenty studio albums, twenty-two compilation album, eight live album, three EPs. Williamson has sold over 4 million records in Australia.[1]

NB: Certifications prior to 1997 are unknown.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[2][3][4]
John Williamson -
Comic Strip Cowboy' -
Road to Town
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Mercury (6357 057)
 -
Fair Dinkum J.W. -
Road Thru The Heart
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Festival (L38498)
 -
Mallee Boy
  • Released: November 1986
  • Label: Gumleaf Records / Festival (RMC 53221)
 9
Boomerang Café
  • Released: April 1988
  • Label: Gumleaf / Festival (RMC 53260)
 10
Warragul
  • Released: October 1989
  • Label: Gumleaf / Festival (RMC 53308)
 1
JW's Family Album
  • Released: October 1990
  • Label: Gumleaf / EMI Music (8140232)
 21
Waratah St
  • Released: September 1991
  • Label: Gumleaf / Festival (RMC 53347)
 14
Mulga to Mangoes
  • Released: August 1994
  • Label: Gumleaf / EMI (8301732)
 14
JW’s Family Album No. 2
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Gumleaf / EMI
 -
Pipe Dream
  • Released: August 1997
  • Label: Gumleaf / EMI (8590492)
 6
The Way It Is
  • Released: July 1999
  • Label: Gumleaf / EMI (5215152)
 10
Gunyah
  • Released: May 2002
  • Label: Gumleaf / EMI (5391724)
 20
Chandelier of Stars
  • Released: August 2005
  • Label: Gumleaf / EMI (094633367128)
 11
Hillbilly Road 6
The Big Red
  • Released: 27 January 2012
  • Label: Warner (5310507502)
 15
Honest People
  • Released: 25 July 2014
  • Label: Warner (5419624992)
 11
Butcherbird
  • Released: 24 August 2018
  • Label: Warner (5419702417)
 13

Live albums

Title Album details Chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[2][3][4]
Travlin' Out West in Concert (with Emma Hannah, Ricky And Tammy) -
From Travlin' Out West (with Emma Hannah, Ricky And Tammy) -
Singing in the Suburbs -
The Smell of Gum Leaves
  • Released: September 1984
  • Label: Festival Records (L38245)
 49
John Williamson for Aussie Kids
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: EMI
 -
Boogie with M’Baby
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: EMI
 -
Mates on the Road (with Pixie Jenkins, Warren H. Williams)
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: EMI
 -
John Williamson in Symphony (with The Sydney Symphony)
  • Released: January 2011
  • CD / DVD Set
  • Label: EMI (0944772)
 -

Soundtrack albums

Title Album details
Quambatook
  • Released: February 2008
  • Label:

Compilation albums

Title Album details Chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[2][3][4]
Country Greats -
True Blue - The Best of John Williamson -
Humble Beginnings -
All the Best! 27
Australia Calling - All the Best Volume 2
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: EMI Music ‎ (7806442)
 32
Love is a Good Woman
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: EMI Music ‎ (8279112)
 -
True Blue - The Very Best of John Williamson
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: EMI Music ‎ (8146312)
 21
Country Classics -
Australia
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Readers Digest‎ (0350782)
 -
Anthems - A Celebration of Australia
  • Released: September 2000
  • Label: Gumleaf/ EMI (724352768127)
 16
Laugh Along with John Williamson
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Holborne Records (HOL9122D)
 -
The Glory of Australia
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Holborne Records
 -
Wandering Australia
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Holborne Records
 -
True Blue Two
  • Released: September 2003
  • Label: Gumleaf/ EMI (724359238326)
 14
From Bulldust to Bitumen: 20 Queensland Songs
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Gumleaf
 -
We Love this Country
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Gumleaf
 -
Country Classics 2 -
The Platinum Collection
  • Released: 2006
  • 3xCD Set
  • Label: Gumleaf (094637362624)
 25
Wildlife Warriors It’s Time
  • Released: November 2006
  • Label: EMI Music‎ (3826912)
 78
Absolute Greatest: 40 Years True Blue
  • Released: 2010
  • 2xCD Set
  • Label: EMI (6274852)
 23
Hell of a Career
  • Released: 19 July 2013
  • 2xCD Set
  • Label: Warner (5310584302)
 24
His Favourite Collection
  • Released: 19 August 2016
  • 4xCD Set
  • Label: Warner (5419724752)
 9

Extended Plays

Title Album details Chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[2][3]
Old Man Emu
  • Released: January 1973
  • Label: Fable (FBEP-160)
 -
Diggers of the Anzac
  • Released: April 2015
  • Label: Tailfeather Music/ Warner
 100 [5]
Looking for a Story
  • Released: April 2016
  • Label: Tailfeather Music/ Warner
 32

Singles

References

  1. ^ "John Williamson". noise11. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Australian Albums". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ a b c Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2 May 2015). "ARIA Albums: Sam Smith Holds On To Top Spot In Australia". Noise11. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
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