This is a discography of American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor Loudon Wainwright III.
Studio albums
Loudon Wainwright III (1970) Album II (1971) Album III (1972) Attempted Mustache (1973) Unrequited (1975) T Shirt (1976) Final Exam (1978) Fame and Wealth (1983) I'm Alright (1985) More Love Songs (1986) Therapy (1989) History (1992) Grown Man (1995) Little Ship (1997) Social Studies (1999) Last Man on Earth (2001) Here Come the Choppers (2005) Strange Weirdos (2007) Recovery (2008) High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project (2009) 10 Songs for the New Depression (2010) Older Than My Old Man Now (2012) Haven't Got the Blues (Yet) (2014) Surviving Twin (2017) I'd Rather Lead a Band (2020) Lifetime Achievement (2022)
Live albums
A Live One (1979) Career Moves (1993) The BBC Sessions (recorded 1971 - 1993, released 1998) So Damn Happy (2003) Nine Is The Cloud (2021)
Bootlegs
Live at the Cactus Cafe (recorded 1990, released 2013) Late Night Calls (recorded 1972, released 2015)
Compilations
One Man Guy: The Best of Loudon Wainwright III 1982–1986 (1994, Music Club, UK) The Atlantic Recordings (1999, Rhino Handmade). Dead Skunk: The Complete Columbia Years (2007, Acadia, UK) Essential Recordings: One Man Guy (Best of Rounder Records Perfect 10 Series) (2009, Rounder Records) 40 Odd Years (2011, Shout! Factory) Years in the Making (2018, StorySound Records)
Singles
"Dead Skunk" / "Needless to Say" (Columbia 45726, 1973) (U.S. pop #16) "Say That You Love Me" / "New Paint" (Columbia 45849, 1973) "Down Drinking at the Bar" / "I Am the Way" (Columbia 45949, 1974) "Bell Bottom Pants" / "The Swimming Song" (Columbia 46064, 1974) "Dead Skunk" / "Bell Bottom Pants" (Columbia Hall of Fame 33269, 1975) "Bicentennial" / "Talking Big Apple '75" (Arista 0174, 1976) "Final Exam" / "Golfin' Blues" (Arista 0340, 1978) "Dead Skunk" / "Bell Bottom Pants" (Collectables 33269, 1980) "Five Years Old" / "Rambunctious" (Demon UK 1016, 1983) "Cardboard Boxes" / "Colours" (Demon UK 1039, 1985) "Unhappy Anniversary" / "The Acid Song" (Demon UK 1044, 1986) "Thank You, Girl" (John Hiatt) / "My Girl" (with John Hiatt) (Demon UK 1050, 1987) "Your Mother and I" / "At the End of a Long Lonely Day" (with John Hiatt) (Demon UK 1051, 1987) "T.S.D.H.A.V." / "Nice Guys" (Silvertone ORE 15, 1989) "Jesse Don't Like It" (live) / "T.S.D.H.A.V." (live) (Hannibal 0705, 1990) "Silent Night, Holy Night" (Terry Callier) / "The Little Drummer Boy" (John Scofield & Loudon Wainwright) (Verve, 1999) "Y2K" (Rykodisc, 1999) "Nanny" (Evangeline 4090, 2005)
Promotional discs
"Bell Bottom Pants" (mono) / "Bell Bottom Pants" (stereo), 1973, Columbia, 45 rpm "The Swimming Song" (stereo) / "The Swimming Song" (mono), 1973, Columbia, 45 rpm "Bicentennial" (mono) / "Bicentennial" (stereo), 1976, Arista, 45 rpm "This Year", 1988, Silvertone, 45 rpm (one-sided disc) "Y2K" 6-track, radio edits of the song, Rykodisc "History Promo #1" ("Talking New Bob Dylan", "Hitting You", "People in Love"), 1992, Virgin "History Promo #2" ('The Doctor", "When I'm at Your House", "So Many Songs", "Men"), 1992, Virgin "History Promo #3" ("People in Love"), 1992, Virgin Career Moves promo ("Suddenly It's Christmas"), 1993, Virgin Grown Man promo ("IWIWAL [I Wish I Was a Lesbian]", "Cobwebs", "Grown Man"), 1994, Virgin Little Ship promo, ("Mr. Ambivalent"), Virgin, 1997 So Damn Happy promo 1 ("Something for Nothing"), 2003, Sanctuary So Damn Happy promo 2 ("The Picture", "The Shit Song" [radio edit], "You Never Phone"), 2003, Sanctuary "Daughter", from Strange Weirdos, 2007, Concord