George Jones singles discography


George Jones was an American country music singer-songwriter who has been widely regarded as The Greatest Country Music Singer, and an extremely influential one. His voice has become iconic to country, as he inspired artists like Ricky Van Shelton, Alan Jackson, Vince Gill, Patty Loveless, and even other artists like Gram Parsons and Bob Dylan.
George Jones' first releases were made in 1954; he started off as a 22-year-old honky-tonk Hank Williams imitator who couldn't find his own image. It wasn't until the early-mid 1960's that his voice matured into his very own, and he released multiple No. 1 hits. During the 1960s, he was one of the busiest recording artists in country music. It was during the late-1970s that Jones became a 'has-been', as he spent his depressed, drug and alcohol filled nights, missing concerts and tours often. He became revitalized after meeting his fourth wife, Nancy Sepulvado, and when he released his most famous classic: "He Stopped Loving Her Today." The song resumed Jones' success and just as he had gotten clean of his near-fatal cocaine addiction. Since the song's release, which has been titled as The Greatest Country Song, Jones has become a beloved figure in music. When he died in April 2013, he had charted more songs than any other country music artists ever.
The following is a chronicle of singles released by George Jones. The releases cover his first to last releases from 1954 and on:

Singles

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

Other singles

Thumper Jones

Because of the heat Starday Records was feeling from the current mainstream popularity of rock n' roll in 1956, Jones was requested to do a rock n' roll slide himself. Hesitantly, he agreed to record the songs and release them under the name 'Thumper Jones'. He later regretted ever cutting the songs and tried to buy all of the copies he could so that it wouldn't surface again, however, unsuccessfully.
YearSingle
1956"Rock It"

Promotional singles

Other charted songs

Collaborations

Single B-sides

The following songs are B-sides that charted separately and the flip side features to 45 singles.

Music videos