Artist
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson is a country artist from Abbott, Texas formed in 1956. 122 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Country · Abbott, Texas · Best country albums
- 122
- Releases
- 1962–2026
- Active years
- 1956
- Formed
Discography
122
Most popular
Ride Me Back Home
2019 · 11 tracks
The Essential Willie Nelson
2003
Stardust
1978
My Way
2018
Django and Jimmie
2015
Always on My Mind
1982
That's Life
2021
Last Man Standing
2018
God's Problem Child
2017
Country Music
2010
The Border
2024
First Rose of Spring
2020
For the Good Times: A Tribute to Ray Price
2016
A Beautiful Time
2022
Walking the Line
1987
Bluegrass
2023
Summertime: Willie Nelson Sings Gershwin
2016
Last Leaf on the Tree
2024
I Don't Know a Thing About Love: The Songs of Harlan Howard
2023
The Willie Nelson Family
2021
Teatro
1998
City of New Orleans
1984
Workin' Man: Willie Sings Merle
2025
Countryman
2005
Somewhere Over the Rainbow
1981
It Always Will Be
2004
A Horse Called Music
1989
Songbird
2006
Outlaws and Angels
2004
Tougher Than Leather
1983
Classic Willie
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Nite Life: Greatest Hits & Rare Tracks (1959-1971)
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Willie Nelson's Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be)
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Dream Chaser
2026
Oh What A Beautiful World
2025
Greatest Hits
2023
Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 (Live At The Hollywood Bowl)
2023
Live At Budokan
2022
Red Headed Stranger (Live From Austin City Limits, 1976)
2020
Willie and the Boys: Willie's Stash Vol. 2
2017
The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories
2016
Born for Trouble
2016
The Promiseland
2016
In the Jailhouse Now
2016
If I Can Find a Clean Shirt
2015
Band of Brothers
2014
Ultimate Collection
2014
December Day: Willie's Stash Vol.1
2014
Wanted! The Outlaws
2014
Willie Nelson And Friends
2014
Willie And Family Live
2014
Setlist: The Very Best Of Willie Nelson LIVE
2013
To All The Girls...
2013
Let's Face The Music And Dance
2013
Namakwaland Herinneringe
2013
Just As I Am
2013
The Classic Christmas Album
2012
Heroes
2012
20 Country Classics
2011
Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles
2011
Naked Willie
2009
Lost Highway
2009
The Early Years
2009
American Classic
2009
Legend: The Best Of Willie Nelson
2008
Playlist: The Very Best of Willie Nelson
2008
One Hell of a Ride
2008
The Platinum Collection
2008
Moment Of Forever
2008
Two Men With the Blues
2008
Last Of The Breed
2007
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The Complete Atlantic Sessions [w/interactive booklet]
2006
You Don't Know Me: The Songs Of Cindy Walker
2006
The Great American Songbook
2006
The Complete Atlantic Sessions
2006
The Songs
2005
Songs
2005
Healing Hands Of Time
2005
Nacogdoches
2004
The Troublemaker
2004
Run That By Me One More Time
2003
The Great Divide
2003
Certified Hits
2001
Rainbow Connection
2001
Milk Cow Blues
2000
Willie Nelson - 16 Biggest Hits
1998
VH-1 Storytellers
1998
Christmas With Willie Nelson
1997
Spirit
1996
Gospel's Best
1994
Gospel Favorites
1994
Greatest Hits (& Some That Will Be)
1994
Super Hits
1994
Across The Borderline
1993
Old Friends
1992
Partners
1992
Willie Nelson Sings Kristofferson
1989
One for the Road
1989
One For The Road (with Leon Russell)
1989
Willie Nelson The Collection
1988
What A Wonderful World
1988
Take It To The Limit
1987
Seashores Of Old Mexico
1987
Without A Song
1985
Half Nelson
1985
Funny How Time Slips Away (with Faron Young)
1985
Brand on My Heart
1985
Me and Paul
1985
Angel Eyes
1984
Pancho & Lefty
1982
WWII
1982
San Antonio Rose
1980
Pretty Paper
1979
Waylon & Willie
1978
To Lefty From Willie
1977
The Sound In Your Mind
1976
Red Headed Stranger
1975
Phases and Stages
1974
Shotgun Willie
1973
Good Times
1968
The Party's Over and Other Great Willie Nelson Songs
1967
... And Then I Wrote
1962
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15Releases by other artists featuring Willie Nelson.
Honky Tonk Time Machine
George Strait · 2019
When I'm Stoned
Jason Boland & The Stragglers · 2026
Hard Rain
Kronos Quartet · 2025
That's What Makes the World Go Around
Charley Crockett · 2024
California Sober (feat. Willie Nelson)
Billy Strings · 2023
It's Not Supposed To Be That Way
Nathaniel Rateliff · 2021
Dukes Of Hazard (Live)
The Highwaymen · 2020
Claro Que Se Puede! (English)
Los Lonely Boys · 2018
Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down (Live)
Kris Kristofferson · 2017
Hard to Be an Outlaw (feat. Willie Nelson)
Billy Joe Shaver · 2014
Long in the Tooth
Billy Joe Shaver · 2014
Ernest Tubb: The Legend And The Legacy
Ernest Tubb · 2011
World Gone Crazy
The Doobie Brothers · 2010
Ultimate Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings · 2004
Greatest Hits
Waylon Jennings · 1979
Featured tracks
22- When I'm StonedJason Boland & The Stragglers · When I'm Stoned
- Hard RainKronos Quartet · Hard Rain
- That's What Makes The World Go AroundCharley Crockett · That's What Makes the World Go Around
- California Sober (feat. Willie Nelson)Billy Strings · California Sober (feat. Willie Nelson)
- It's Not Supposed To Be That WayNathaniel Rateliff · It's Not Supposed To Be That Way
- Mamas Dont Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys (Live)The Highwaymen · Dukes Of Hazard (Live)
- Folsom Prison Blues (Live)The Highwaymen · Dukes Of Hazard (Live)
- Help Me Make It Through The Night (Live)The Highwaymen · Dukes Of Hazard (Live)
- Loving Her Was Easier ( Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again) (Live)The Highwaymen · Dukes Of Hazard (Live)
- Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way (Live)The Highwaymen · Dukes Of Hazard (Live)
- Always On My Mind (Live)The Highwaymen · Dukes Of Hazard (Live)
- Highwayman (Live)The Highwaymen · Dukes Of Hazard (Live)
- Good Hearted Woman (Live)The Highwaymen · Dukes Of Hazard (Live)
- Theme From The Dukes Of Hazard (Good Ole Boys) (Live)The Highwaymen · Dukes Of Hazard (Live)
- Claro Que Se Puede! (English)Los Lonely Boys · Claro Que Se Puede! (English)
- Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down (Live)Kris Kristofferson · Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down (Live)
- Hard to Be an Outlaw (feat. Willie Nelson)Billy Joe Shaver · Hard to Be an Outlaw (feat. Willie Nelson)
- You Nearly Lose Your Mind (feat. Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings)Ernest Tubb · Ernest Tubb: The Legend And The Legacy
- Waltz Across Texas (feat. Willie Nelson, Charlie Daniels and Charlie McCoy)Ernest Tubb · Ernest Tubb: The Legend And The Legacy
- I Know We Won (featuring Willie Nelson)The Doobie Brothers · World Gone Crazy
- Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) (feat. Willie Nelson)Waylon Jennings · Ultimate Waylon Jennings
Collaborators
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Upcoming shows
Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
Chicago, Illinois, United States Of America
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Past shows
Ironstone Amphitheatre at Ironstone Vineyards
Murphys, California, United States Of America
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About
Willie Hugh Nelson (Born April 30, 1933) is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger (1975) and Stardust (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed at the end of the 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of Biofuel and the legalization of marijuana.
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Born during the Great Depression, and raised by his grandparents, Nelson wrote his first song at age seven and joined his first band at ten. During high school, he toured locally with the Bohemian Polka as their lead singer and guitar player. After graduating from high school in 1950, he joined the Air Force but was later discharged due to back problems. After his return, Nelson attended Baylor University for two years but dropped out because he was succeeding in music. During this time, he worked as a disc jockey in Texas radio stations and a singer in honky tonks. Nelson moved to Vancouver, Washington, where he wrote "Family Bible" and recorded the song "Lumberjack" in 1956. In 1960, he signed a publishing contract with Pamper Music which allowed him to join Ray Price's band as a bassist. During that time, he wrote songs that would become country standards, including "Funny How Time Slips Away", "Hello Walls", "Pretty Paper", and "Crazy". In 1962, he recorded his first album, And Then I Wrote. Due to this success, Nelson signed in 1964 with RCA Victor and joined the Grand Ole Opry the following year. After mid-chart hits during the end of 1960s and the beginning of the 1970s, and the failure to succeed in music, Nelson retired in 1972 and moved to Austin, Texas. The rise of the popularity of Hippie music in Austin motivated Nelson to return from retirement, performing frequently at the Armadillo World Headquarters. In 1973, after signing with Atlantic Records, Nelson turned to outlaw country, including albums such as Shotgun Willie and Phases and Stages. In 1975, he switched to Columbia Records, where he recorded the critically acclaimed album, Red Headed Stranger. The same year, he recorded another outlaw country album, Wanted! The Outlaws, along with Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, and Tompall Glaser. During the mid 1980s, while creating hit albums like Honeysuckle Rose and recording hit songs like "On the Road Again", "To All the Girls I've Loved Before", and "Pancho & Lefty", he joined the country supergroup The Highwaymen, along with fellow singers, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson. During 1990 Nelson's assets were seized by the Internal Revenue Service, that claimed that he owed US $32,000,000. It was later discovered that his accountants, Price Waterhouse did not pay Nelson's taxes for years. The impossibility of Nelson to pay his outstanding debt was aggravated by weak investments made by him during the 1980s. Nelson released in 1991 The IRS Tapes: Who'll Buy My Memories?, the profits of the double album, destined to the IRS and the auction of Nelson's assets cleared his debt by 1993. During the 1990s and 2000s, Nelson continued touring extensively, and released albums every year. Reviews ranged from positive to mixed. Nelson explored genres such as reggae, blues, jazz, and folk. Nelson made his first movie appearance in the 1979 film, The Electric Horseman, followed by other appearances in movies and on television. Nelson is a major liberal activist and the co-chair of the advisory board of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, which is in favor of marijuana legalization. On the environmental front, Nelson owns the bio-diesel brand Willie Nelson Biodiesel, which is made from vegetable oil. Nelson is also the honorary chairman of the Advisory Board of the Texas Music Project, the official music charity of the state of Texas.
Willie Nelson in brief
- How many Willie Nelson releases are on Riffiter?
- 122 releases are catalogued, spanning 1962 to 2026.
- When was Willie Nelson formed?
- Willie Nelson formed in 1956, in Abbott, Texas.
- What genre is Willie Nelson?
- Willie Nelson is catalogued under Country.
- What is the most recent Willie Nelson release on Riffiter?
- Dream Chaser, released in 2026.