Linda Ronstadt Top Charted Country Albums

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This page shows a summary of her albums from the Billboard country album charts. This information is taken from the book Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums 1964 to 2007. Joel Whitburn's Record Research books are an excellent source of music information and chart success for all types of popular music.

RONSTADT, Linda    1970s: #31 / All-Time: #62     
Born on 7/15/1946 in Tucson, Arizona. Female singer/songwriter/actress. While in high school formed folk trio The Three Ronstadts (with sister and brother). To Los Angeles in 1964. Formed the Stone Poneys with Bobby Kimmel (guitar) and Ken Edwards (keyboards); recorded for Sidewalk in 1966. Went solo in 1968. In 1971 formed backing band with Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Randy Meisner and Bernie Leadon (later became the Eagles). Acted in the movie Pirates of Penzance.

DEBUT
DATE
PEAK
POS
WKS
CHR
RIAAALBUM TITLELabel & Number
2/19/72 35 9 Linda Ronstadt Capitol 635
11/3/73 5 22 GOLD Don't Cry Now Asylum 5064
12/2874 1
4 wks
42 2PLAT Heart Like A Wheel
RS500 #164
Capitol 11358
10/18/75 2 30 PLAT Prisoner in Disguise Asylum 1045
9/4/76 1
3 wks
31 PLAT Hasten Down the Wind
Grammy: Female Pop Vocal
Asylum 1072
1/8/77 2 135 7PLAT Greatest Hits Asylum 1092
7/16/77 44 4 GOLD A Retrospective Capitol 11629 [2]
10/15/77 1 56 3PLAT Simple Dreams Asylum 104
10/14/78 3 28 2PLAT Living in the USA Asylum 155
10/30/82 19 22 GOLD Get Closer Asylum 60185
3/28/87 1
5 wks
84 PLAT Trio
DOLLY PARTON, LINDA RONSTADT, EMMYLOU HARRIS
Grammy: Group Country Vocal/ Country Vocal Collaboration
Warner 25491
2/27/99 4 37 GOLD Trio II
EMMYLOU HARRIS, LINDA RONSTADT, DOLLY PARTON
Asylum 62275
9/11/99 6 27 Western Wall - The Tucson Sessions
LINDA RONSTADT & EMMYLOU HARRIS
Asylum 62408
10/12/02 19 57 The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt
RS 500 #324
Elektra 76019

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Thanks to Mark Watson for providing this data.

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