This is a comprehensive discography of Carter Family, often cited as "the most influential group in country music history": (For recordings by the second generation of The Carter Family see The Carter Sisters.)
The Carter Family's career predated any sort of best-selling chart of country music records. (Billboard did not have a country best sellers chart until 1944.) Below is a select list of their 78 rpm releases.
Bluebird Records
"Anchored in Love""I'll Be All Smiles Tonight""Keep on the Sunny Side""Little Moses""Mid the Green Fields of Virginia""My Clinch Mountain Home""Picture on the Wall""Wabash Cannonball""Wildwood Flower""Worried Man Blues"Montgomery Ward Records
"Lonesome Pine Special""Two Sweethearts""Where We'll Never Grow Old"Decca Records
"Coal Miner Blues""Hello Stranger""My Dixie Darling""You Are My Flower"Victor Records
"Bury Me Beneath the Weeping Willow""Foggy Mountain Top""Gold Watch and Chain""I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes""Keep on the Firing Line""My Old Cottage Home""On the Sea of Gallee""The Church in the Wildwood""The Storms Are on the Ocean"Vocalion Records
"Broken Hearted Love""Can the Circle Be Unbroken"The long-playing album did not debut until several years after the Carter Family disbanded. Most of the full-length LPs issued under "the Carter Family" were budget albums as was traditional on most vintage recordings.
River Of Jordan / Keep On the Sunny Side (Shellac, 10") Victor 21434 1927I Have No One To Love Me (Shellac, 10") Victor V-40036 1928Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? / Little Darling, Pal Of Mine (Shellac, 10") Victor 21638 1928Engine One-Forty-Three / I'm Thinking To-Night Of My Blue Eyes (Shellac, 10") Victor V-40089 1929Wildwood Flower / Forsaken Love (Shellac, 10") Victor V-40000 1929My Clinch Mountain Home / The Foggy Mountain Top (Shellac, 10") Victor V-40058 1929Worried Man Blues / The Cannon Ball (Shellac, 10") Victor V-40317 1930Sweet As The Flowers In May Time / If One Won't Another One Will (Shellac, 10", Single) Victor 23761 1932Will The Roses Bloom In Heaven / We Will March Through The Streets Of The City (Shellac, 10") Bluebird (3) B-5161 1933When The Springtime Comes Again / I'm Thinking To-Night Of My Blue Eyes (Shellac, 10") Bluebird (3) B-5122 1933Happy Or Lonesome / The East Virginia Blues (Shellac, 10") Bluebird (3) B-5650 1934Hello, Central! Give Me Heaven / I'll Be All Smiles Tonight (Shellac, 10") Bluebird (3) B-5529 1934Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By) / Glory To The Lamb (Shellac, 10") Perfect (3) 13155 1935My Texas Girl (Shellac, 10") Banner 17481 1935He Took A White Rose From Her Hair (Shellac, 10") Melotone 13429 1935Little Darling Pal Of Mine (Shellac, 10") Romeo 17504 1935Diamonds In The Rough / John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man (Shellac, 10") Bluebird (3) B-6033 1935Can The Circle Be Unbroken / Glory To The Lamb (Shellac, 10") Conqueror 8529 1935The Homestead On The Farm (Shellac, 10") Perfect (3) 17520 1937Just A Few More Days / Little Joe (Shellac, 10") Decca 5632 1939Wabash Cannonball / I Never Will Marry (Shellac, 10") Bluebird (3) B-8350 1939Heaven's Radio / Meeting In The Air (Shellac, 10") Okeh 05931 1940The Wave On The Sea / The Rambling Boy (Shellac, 10") Bluebird (3) 33-0512 1944When The World's On Fire / Keep On The Sunny Side (Shellac, 10") Bluebird (3) 33-0537 1945Jealous Hearted Me / Lay My Head Beneath The Rose (Shellac, 10") Decca 46005 1946Picture On The Wall / Keep On The Sunny Side (Shellac, 10") RCA Victor 20-3259 1948Mountain Music Volume 2 (7", EP) Brunswick OE 9168 1956The Original And Great Carter Family Vol. 3 2 versions RCA Victor, RCA Victor 1962The Original And Great Carter Family Vol. 1 (7", EP, Mono) RCA Victor RCX-7100 1962The Original And Great Carter Family Vol. 2 (7", EP, Mono) RCA Victor, RCA Victor RCX-7101, 45-RCX-7101 1962The Original And Great Carter Family Vol. 6 (7", Mono) RCA Victor RCX-7111 1963The Original And Great Carter Family Vol. 5 (7", EP, Mono) RCA Victor RCX-7110 1963The Original And Great Carter Family Vol. 4 (7", EP, Mono) RCA Victor RCX-7109 1963Jealous Hearted Me (7", EP) Decca ED 2788 1965Anchored In Love (7", EP) Acme Records (6) DF-103 UnknownThe Titanic (7", EP) Acme Records (6) DF-102 UnknownSweet Fern (7", EP) RCA Victor 20369 UnknownGet Up Early In The Morning / Fourteen Carat Nothing (7", Promo) Liberty F55501 UnknownPicture On The Wall / Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? (Shellac, 10") Montgomery Ward M-4228 UnknownNo More The Moon Shines On Lorena / Jimmie Brow, The Newsboy (Shellac, 10") Montgomery Ward m-5027 UnknownThe Spirit Of Her Watches Over Me / When The Springtime Comes Again (10") Montgomery Ward M-4227 UnknownTell Me That You Love Me / I‘m Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes (Shellac, 10") Montgomery Ward M-4230 UnknownHoney In The Rock (Shellac, 10") Montgomery Ward 8024 UnknownTwo Sweethearts / The Broken-hearted Lover (Shellac, 10") Montgomery Ward M-4433 UnknownKeep On The Sunny Side: In Memory Of A P Carter (LP) Acme Records (6) LP No. 2 1961The Carter Family Album 3 versions Liberty 1962The Original And Great Carter Family 5 versions RCA Camden 1962The Original And Great Carter Family (LP, Mono) RCA Camden CAL 586 1962A Collection Of Favorites By The Carter Family 3 versions Decca 1963Great Original Recordings By The Carter Family (LP, Album, Mono) Harmony (4) HL 7300 1963More Favorites By The Carter Family (LP, Album, Mono) Decca DL 4557 1965The Famous Carter Family 2 versions Harmony (4) 1970More Golden Gems From The Original Carter Family (LP) RCA CAS-2554 (e) 1972'Mid The Green Fields Of Virginia 3 versions RCA 1963The Original Carter Family From 1936 Radio Transcripts 2 versions Old Homestead Records 1975The Original Carter Family Legendary Performers, Volume 1 (LP) RCA CPM1-2763 1979Clinch Mountain Treasures 2 versions County Records, Sony Music Special Products 1991Carter Family Favorites (CD, Album, Alb) Jasmine Records JASMCD 3592 2009A. P. Carter Memorial Album (7", Album) Acme Records (6) CF-105 UnknownCountry Favorites (LP, Album, Mono) Sunset Records SUM-1153 UnknownThe Carter Family In Texas Volume 7 (LP) Old Homestead Records OHCS 139 UnknownLook! (LP) Old Time Classics 6001 UnknownCountry Sounds Of The Original Carter Family (LP, Mono) Harmony (4) HL 7422 UnknownHome Among The Hills (LP, Album) Harmony (4) HL 7344 UnknownDiamonds In The Rough (LP, Album) Copper Creek Records CCLP-0107 UnknownGreat Sacred Songs (LP) Harmony (4) HL 7396 UnknownGold Watch And Chain Vol. 3 (LP) Anthology Of Country Music ACM 22 UnknownA Sacred Collection (LP) Anthology Of Country Music ACM - 8 UnknownEarly Classics (LP) Anthology Of Country Music ACM-15 UnknownCarter Family, The, Uncle Dave Macon, Gid Tanner & Riley Puckett - Authentic Country Music (LP, Comp, Mono) RCA Camden CDN-5111 1963Blackwood Brothers Quartet*, Stuart Hamblen, Original Carter Family, The*, Statesmen Quartet, The, Porter Wagoner, Speer Family, The - All-Night Sing (LP, Comp) RCA Camden CAL 767 1963The Best Of 3 versions Columbia 1965Carter Family, The Featuring A. P. Carter - Lonesome Pine Special 2 versions RCA Camden 1971My Old Cottage Home 2 versions RCA Camden 1973The Legendary Collection (1927-'34, '41) (10xLP, Comp, Mono + Box) RCA RA5641-50 1974Original Carter Family, The* Featuring A.P. Carter* - The Happiest Days Of All (LP, Comp, RM) RCA Camden ACL1-0501(e) 1974The Original Carter Family In Texas Volume 2 2 versions Old Homestead Records 1978Gospel Songs By The Carter Family In Texas / Volume 3 (LP, Comp, Mono) Old Homestead Records OHCS 116 1978Country & Western Classics (3xLP, Comp + Box) Time Life Records TLCW-06 1982The Original Carter Family In Texas Volume 5 (LP, Comp, Ltd) Old Homestead Records OHCS 130 1984The Original Carter Family In Texas Volume I (LP, Comp) Old Homestead Records OHCS 111 1984Volume 4 (LP, Comp) Old Homestead Records OHCS-117 198420 Of The Best (LP, Comp) RCA International NL 89369 1984The Country Music Hall Of Fame (CD, Comp) MCA Records MCAD-10088 1991The Country Music Hall Of Fame (CD, Comp, Club) MCA Records MCAD-10088 1991My Clinch Mountain Home: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1928-1929) (CD, Comp) Rounder Records CD 1065 1993Anchored in Love: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1927-1928) (CD, Comp) Rounder Records CD 1064 1993Worried Man Blues: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1930) (CD, Comp) Rounder Records CD 1067 1995When the Roses Bloom in Dixieland: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1929-1930) (CD, Comp) Rounder Records CD 1066 1995On Border Radio, Vol. 1 (CD, Comp) Arhoolie Records, Arhoolie Records CD 411, 411 1995Sunshine in the Shadows: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1931-1932) (CD, Comp) Rounder Records CD 1068 1996Greatest Hits (CD, Comp) KRB Music Companies KRB5155-2 1997Give Me the Roses While I Live: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1932-1933) (CD, Comp) Rounder Records CD 1069 1997Best Of The Best Of The Original Carter Family (CD, Comp) King Records (3), King Records (3), BMG Special Products KCD-1478, KSCD-1478, DRC11839 1997On Border Radio, Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Arhoolie Records, Arhoolie Records CD 412, 412 1997Last Sessions: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1934-1941) (CD, Comp) Rounder Records CD 1072 1998Longing for Old Virginia: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1934) (CD, Comp) Rounder Records CD 1071 1998Gold Watch and Chain: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1933-1934) (CD, Comp) Rounder Records CD 1070 1998On Border Radio, Vol. 3 (CD, Comp) Arhoolie Records, Arhoolie Records CD 413, 413 1999The Best Of The Carter Family (CD, Comp) Prism Leisure PLATCD 548 1999Can The Circle Be Unbroken: Country Music's First Family 2 versions Columbia, Legacy 2000Famous Country Music Makers (CD, Comp) Castle Pulse PLS CD 358 2000The Best Of The Carter Family Volume Two (Wildwood Flower) (CD, Comp) Country Stars CTS 55465 2000In The Shadow Of Clinch Mountain (12xCD, Comp + Box) Bear Family Records BCD 15865 LK 2000Wildwood Flower (CD, Comp, Mono) ASV, Living Era CD AJA 5323 20001927-1934 3 versions JSP Records 2001The Decca Sessions Volume One (1936) (CD, Comp) Catfish Records KATCD188X 2001The Decca Sessions Vol. II (CD, Comp) Catfish Records KATCD218 2002Country & Folk Roots (CD, Comp) Castle Pulse PLSCD 651 2003Volume 2: 1935-1941 (5xCD, Comp, RM + Box) JSP Records JSP7708 2003RCA Country Legends (CD, Album, Comp) BMG Heritage 82876 59266 2 2004A Proper Introduction To The Carter Family - Keep On The Sunny Side (CD, Comp, RM) Proper Records Ltd. INTRO CD 2060 2004The Best Of The Carter Family (2xCD, Comp) Performance (7) 38126 2005The Best Of The Carter Family (CD, Comp, Club) MCA Nashville, Decca B0004544-02 2005Can The Circle Be Unbroken (2xCD, Comp, RM) Primo (2), Primo (2) PRMCD 6014, PRMCD6014 2006The Carter Family (CD, Comp) Direct Source Special Products Inc. AD 59012 2006Wildwood Flower (CD, Comp) Weton-Wesgram LATA188 2007Country Folk (4xCD, Comp, Album + Box) Proper Records Ltd. PROPERBOX 127 2007Wildwood Flower (2xCD, Comp) Not Now Music NOT2CD280 2008The Carter Family (Roots Of Country) (2xCD, Comp) Music Club Deluxe MCDLX102 2009I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes (LP, Comp) Monk (4) MK314 2010Bring Back My Blue-Eyed Boy To Me (LP, Comp) Monk (4) MK332 2010Greatest Hits 1927-1934 (CDr, Comp) Fabulous (3) FABCD146 2011The Carter Family On Border Radio (LP, Comp, Mono) John Edwards Memorial Foundation JEMF 101 UnknownThe Original Carter Family In Texas Volume 6 (LP, Comp, Ltd) Old Homestead Records OHCS 136 UnknownVolume 3 (LP, Comp) CMH Records CMH 116 UnknownVolume 2 (LP, Comp) CMH Records CMH 112 UnknownFamous Country-Music Makers (2xLP, Comp, Gat) RCA DPM 2046 UnknownVolume 1 (LP, Comp) CMH Records CMH 107 UnknownVolume 4 (LP, Comp) CMH Records CMH 118 UnknownFamous Country Music Makers (LP, Comp, Mono) RCA Victor DPM 2046 Unknown
