Dwight Yoakam is an American country music singer-songwriter. Since his debut single, "Honky Tonk Man" in 1986, he has released 46 singles, including two Billboard Hot Country Songs number one singles, as well as 6 number ones in Canada. In addition to having two number one singles in the United States, Yoakam also has thirteen Top 10 singles on the country chart.
His 1993 album This Time is his best-selling album, being certified triple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, without having charted a number one single. The album had three consecutive number two hits, with two additional Top 30 singles. During the late-1990s and 2000s, Yoakam's radio audience had virtually disappeared. Since 2000, he has charted only one Top 40 single, "What Do You Know About Love", that reached number 26. Subsequent singles failed to reach the Top 40, or even chart at all. His last chart appearance occurred in 2005, with "Blame the Vain", which reached number 58 on the country chart.
Singles 1980s Year Single Peak chart positions Album US Country CAN Country NZ 1986 "Honky Tonk Man" 3 1 — Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. "Guitars, Cadillacs" 4 2 — "It Won't Hurt" 31 7 — 1987 "Little Sister" 7 3 35 Hillbilly Deluxe "Little Ways" 8 1 — "Please, Please Baby" 6 2 — 1988 "Always Late with Your Kisses" 9 5 — "Streets of Bakersfield" (with Buck Owens) 1 1 — Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room "I Sang Dixie" 1 1 — 1989 "I Got You" 5 5 — "Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room(She Wore Red Dresses)" 46 52 — "Long White Cadillac" 35 44 — Just Lookin' for a Hit "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country
1990s Year Single Peak chart positions Album US Country US CAN Country CAN AC UK 1990 "Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose" 11 — 5 — — If There Was a Way 1991 "You're the One" 5 — 4 — — "Nothing's Changed Here" 15 — 2 — — "It Only Hurts When I Cry" 7 — 4 — — 1992 "The Heart That You Own" 18 — 13 — — "Send a Message to My Heart" (with Patty Loveless) 47 — 30 — — "Suspicious Minds" 35 — 51 — — Honeymoon in Vegas: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1993 "Ain't That Lonely Yet" 2 — 1 — — This Time "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" 2 — 3 — — "Fast as You" 2 70 5 — — 1994 "Try Not to Look So Pretty" 14 — 4 — — "Pocket of a Clown" 22 — 4 — — 1995 "Nothing" 20 — 20 — — Gone 1996 "Gone (That'll Be Me)" 51 — 43 — — "Sorry You Asked?" 59 — 73 — — "Heart of Stone" — — 90 — — 1997 "Claudette" 47 — 44 — — Under the Covers "Baby Don't Go" (with Sheryl Crow) — — — — — 1998 "Things Change" 17 — 23 — — A Long Way Home "These Arms" 57 — 79 — — 1999 "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" 12 64 1 19 35 Last Chance for a Thousand Years:Greatest Hits from the 90's "Thinking About Leaving" 54 — 59 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country
2000s — 2020s Year Single Peak positions Album US Country 2000 "What Do You Know About Love" 26 Tomorrow's Sounds Today 2001 "I Want You to Want Me" 49 "I Was There" (with Buck Owens) — 2002 "Sitting Pretty" — Inside Traxx 2002 2003 "The Back of Your Hand" 52 Population Me "The Late Great Golden State" 52 2005 "Intentional Heartache" 54 Blame the Vain "Blame the Vain" 58 2006 "I Wanna Love Again" — 2007 "Close Up the Honky Tonks" — Dwight Sings Buck 2014 "Who'll Stop the Rain" — rowspan="2" 2016 "Tomorrow's Gonna Be Another Day" — 2024 "I'll Pay the Price" — Brighter Days "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Other singles Christmas singles Year Single Peak positions Album US Country 1997 "Santa Claus Is Back In Town" 60 Come On Christmas
Guest singles Year Single Artist Peak positions Album US Country 1992 "Sweet Suzanne" Buzzin' Cousins 68 Falling from Grace: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 1998 "Same Old Train" Various artists 59 Tribute to Tradition 2018 "It Only Hurts Me When I Cry (Live)" Various artists — King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller
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Videography Music videos Year Title Director 1986 "Honky Tonk Man" Sherman Halsey "Guitars, Cadillacs" 1987 "Little Sister" 1988 "Always Late with Your Kisses" "Streets of Bakersfield" (with Buck Owens) Marcus Stevens 1989 "Long White Cadillac" Neil Abramson 1990 "Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose" Steve Vaughan "Hey Good Lookin'"(with Buckwheat Zydeco and David Hidalgo) 1991 "You're the One" Jim Gable "It Only Hurts When I Cry" Piers Plowden 1992 "The Heart That You Own" Neil Abramson "Takes a Lot to Rock You" Jim Gable "Sweet Suzanne" (Buzzin' Cousins) Marty Callner "Suspicious Minds" Gregory R. Alosio 1993 "Ain't That Lonely Yet" Carolyn Mayer/Dwight Yoakam "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" "Fast as You" Carolyn Mayer 1994 "Try Not to Look So Pretty" Gregory R. Alosio/Dwight Yoakam "Pocket of a Clown" Gregory R. Alosio 1995 "Please, Please Baby" (live) Bud Schaetzle "Nothing" Dwight Yoakam 1996 "Gone (That'll Be Me)" "Sorry You Asked?" "Heart of Stone" 1998 "Things Change" "These Arms" "Same Old Train" (Various) Steve Boyle 1999 "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" Dwight Yoakam "Thinking About Leaving" 2000 "What Do You Know About Love" "I Want You to Want Me"CMT Videos: I Want You to Want Me 2003 "The Back of Your Hand" Margaret Malandruccolo 2004 "The Late Great Golden State"CMT Videos: The Late Great Golden State Steven Goldmann 2005 "Intentional Heartache" Dwight Yoakam "Blame the Vain" 2007 "Close Up the Honky Tonks" Fred Durst 2012 "A Heart Like Mine" Margaret Malandruccolo 2015 "Liar" Gregory R. Alosio
Guest appearances Title Year Artist(s) Director(s) "Out of Goodbyes" 2011 Maroon 5 featuring Lady Antebellum Travis Schneider
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