ZZ Ward discography
| ZZ Ward discography | |
|---|---|
ZZ Ward performing live at The Roxy, on 2017. | |
| Studio albums | 4 |
| EPs | 5 |
| Mixtapes | 1 |
| Singles | 26 |
| Promotional singles | 8 |
| Music videos | 28 |
American blues singer and songwriter ZZ Ward has released four studio albums, one mixtape, five extended plays (EPs), twenty-six singles and twenty-eight music videos.
Ward made her debut with the release of her first mixtape Eleven Roses, which was uploaded by Ward on Soundcloud as an independent artist on 2012.[1][2] After signing to Hollywood Records, Ward released her first extended play Criminal, which preceded the release of her debut studio album, Til the Casket Drops, in October of that year.[3] The album debuted at seventy-two on the Billboard 200 and has sold over 146,000 units (as August 2015).[4] It spawned three singles: "Put the Gun Down", "365 Days", and "Last Love Song", which reached numbers seven, four, and fifteen on the US Adult Alternative Airplay Chart, respectively.[5]
In 2015, Ward released "Love 3x" as the lead single of her third extended play Love and War, released that year.[6] In 2017, Ward released her second studio album, The Storm which debuted at number one on the Billboard Blues Chart, and seventy-five on the Billboard 200.[7] It spawned three singles: "Help Me Mama", "Cannonball", and "Domino", and includes the single "Ride" which was written for soundtrack of the animated motion picture, Cars 3.[8]
During 2019 and 2020, Ward released four stand-alone singles: "Sex & Stardust", "Break Her Heart", "The Dark", and "Giant". The latter marked Ward's last release under Hollywood Records after parting ways with record label.[9] Ward released her third studio album Dirty Shine on September 2023.[10] It spawned five singles: "Tin Cups", "Baby Don't", "Ride or Die", "Forget About Us", and "On One". A deluxe version titled Dirty Deluxe, was released on November 17, which was promoted by the release of "Evil on the Inside", the album sixth and final single.[11]
In 2024, Ward released two extended plays: Where Did All the Love Go? and Mother, the latter was released under Sun Records, and saw commercial success debuting at number seven on the Billboard Blues Chart, becoming Ward's second top 10 record.[12] It was followed by the release of Ward's fourth studio album Liberation, on 2025.[13] The album included the entire Mother EP and spawned the singles "Love Alive", "Naked In The Jungle", and the album title-track.[14]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [15] |
US Rock [16] |
US Blues [17] | |||
| Til the Casket Drops |
|
72 | 31 | — |
|
| The Storm |
|
75 | 12 | 1 | |
| Dirty Shine |
|
— | — | — | |
| Liberation |
|
— | — | 5 | |
Mixtapes
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Eleven Roses |
|
Extended plays
EPs
| Title | Extended play details | Peak chart positions | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Blues [17] | |||
| Criminal EP |
|
— | [18] |
| 365 Days |
|
— | [19] |
| Love and War |
|
— | [20] |
| Where Did All the Love Go? |
|
— | [21] |
| Mother |
|
7 | [16] |
| "—" denotes extended play that did not chart or was not released | |||
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US AAA [5] |
US Adult [22] |
US Alt [23] |
US Dance [24] | |||
| "Put the Gun Down" | 2012 | 7 | — | 39 | — | Til the Casket Drops |
| "365 Days" | 2013 | 4 | 28 | — | — | |
| "Last Love Song" | 2014 | 15 | 30 | — | 19 | |
| "Love 3x" | 2015 | — | — | — | 5 | Love and War |
| "The Deep" (featuring Joey Purp) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Help Me Mama" | 18 | — | — | — | The Storm | |
| "Ride" (featuring Gary Clark Jr.) | — | — | — | — | Cars 3 and The Storm | |
| "Cannonball" (featuring Fantastic Negrito) | 25 | — | — | — | The Storm | |
| "Domino" (featuring Fitz) | 2018 | 24 | — | — | — | |
| "Sex & Stardust" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Break Her Heart" | 2020 | 28 | — | — | — | |
| "The Dark" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Giant" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tin Cups" (with Aloe Blacc) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | Dirty Shine |
| "Baby Don't" (solo or featuring DijahSB) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Ride or Die" (featuring Vic Mensa) | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Forget About Us" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "On One" (featuring Jean Deaux) | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Evil on the Inside" | — | — | — | — | Dirty Shine (Dirty Deluxe) | |
| "WTH Did I Do?" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | Where Did All the Love Go? |
| "Best Friends" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Mother" | — | — | — | — | Mother and Liberation | |
| "My Baby Left Me" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love Alive" | 2025 | — | — | — | — | Liberation |
| "Naked In The Jungle" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Liberation" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released | ||||||
As featured artist
| Song | Year | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "See the World" (Remix) (Blended Babies featuring Asher Roth, Chuck Inglish and ZZ Ward) |
2013 | Non-album single | [25] |
| "Parties at the Disco" (Asher Roth featuring ZZ Ward) |
2014 | RetroHash | [26] |
| "Hold My Heart" (Lindsey Stirling featuring ZZ Ward) |
2016 | Brave Enough | [27] |
| "No Rest For The Wicked" (LVCRFT featuring ZZycho Ward) |
2020 | The Sequel | [28] |
Promotional singles
| Song | Year | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Better Off Dead" | 2011 | Eleven Roses | [29] |
| "Overdue" | [30] | ||
| "Save My Life" | 2012 | Til The Casket Drops | [31] |
| "Move Like U Stole It" | 2013 | [32] | |
| "Blue Eyes Blind" | 2014 | [33] | |
| "Criminal" | [34] | ||
| "Bag of Bones" | 2018 | The Storm | [35] |
| "I Have No One" | 2024 | Mother and Liberation | [36] |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Insurance" (Asher Roth featuring ZZ Ward, Rockie Fresh, and Blue) |
2013 | Pabst Jazz | [37] |
| "Away In a Manger" (Anthony Hamilton featuring ZZ Ward) |
2014 | Home for the Holidays | [38] |
| "Breath of Me" (Robben Ford featuring ZZ Ward) |
2015 | Into the Sun | [39] |
| "7 Digits" (RichGains featuring Freddie Gibbs, Nico Segal, and ZZ Ward) |
2017 | Gains | [40] |
| "Loving You Loving Me" (Matt Koziol featuring ZZ Ward) |
2022 | Wildhorse (Barrel Aged) | [41] |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Better Off Dead" | 2011 | Unknown | [42] |
| "Overdue" | 2012 | [43] | |
| "Til the Casket Drops (Pretty Little Liars Version)" | [44] | ||
| "Put the Gun Down" | Alex Bulkley | [45] | |
| "Criminal" | 2013 | The Engine | [46] |
| "365 Days" | Roman & Pedro | [47] | |
| "Last Love Song" | 2014 | Joseph Toman | [48] |
| "Last Love Song (Pretty Little Liars Version)" | Unknown | [49] | |
| "Love 3x" | 2015 | MIE | [50] |
| "Hold My Heart" | 2016 | Sherif Higazy | [51] |
| "The Deep" | 2017 | Kyle Cogan | [52] |
| "Help Me Mama" | [53] | ||
| "Ride" | Declan Whitebloom | [54] | |
| "Cannonball" | Kyle Cogan | [55] | |
| "Sex & Stardust" | 2020 | Alexa Kinigopoulos & Stephen Kinigopoulos | [56] |
| "Break Her Heart" | [57] | ||
| "The Dark" | [58] | ||
| "Giant" | David Dutton | [59] | |
| "Tin Cups" | 2022 | Nayip Ramos | [60] |
| "Baby Don't" | 2023 | Adam William Ward | [61] |
| "Ride or Die" | [62] | ||
| "Forget About Us" | [63] | ||
| "On One" | [64] | ||
| "Dirty Shine" | [65] | ||
| "Mother" | 2024 | [66] | |
| "My Baby Left Me" | [67] | ||
| "Love Alive" | 2025 | [68] | |
| "Liberation" | [69] |
Other appearances
Usage on visual media
| Title | TV | Film/Other | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "365 Days" | The View, Opening Theme Song; ABC (2013) The Vineyard, Season 1, Episode 1; ABC Family (2013) Chicago Fire, Season 2, Episode 5; NBC (2013) |
None | [70] | |
| "Blue Eyes Blind" | Degrassi: The Next Generation, Season 13, Episode 35 (2014) Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce, Season 2, Episode 1; Bravo (2015) |
[71] | ||
| "Cannonball" | Workin' Moms, Season 2, Episode 3; CBC (2018) | [72] | ||
| "Charlie Ain't Home" | Single Ladies, Season 3, Episode 5; VH1 (2014) Justified, Season 5, Episode 10; FX (2014) |
[73] | ||
| "Criminal" | Reckless, Season 1, Episode 1; CBS (2014) | Veronica Mars (2014) | [74] | |
| "Dead or Alive" | High Potential, Season 1, Episode 11; ABC (2025) | [75] | ||
| "Ghost" | Riverdale, Season 2, Episode 4; The CW (2017) | [76] | ||
| "Giant" | Love Island UK, Season 8, Episode 4; ITV2 (2022) | [77] | ||
| "Got It Bad" | Ironside, Season 1; NBC (2013) | [78] | ||
| "Home" | The Vineyard, Season 1, Episode 7; ABC Family (2013) | [79] | ||
| "If I Could Be Her" | The Night Shift, Season 3, Episode 8; NBC (2016) | [80] | ||
| "Last Love Song" | Pretty Little Liars, Summer 2014 promo; ABC Family (2014) The Vineyard, Season 1, Episode 8; ABC Family (2014) |
|
[81] | |
| "Move Like U Stole It" | Awkward, Season 2, Episode 12; MTV (2012) Saving Hope, Season 1, Episode 1; CTV (2012) Chicago Fire, Season 2, Episode 5; NBC (2013) The Good Wife, Season 5 promo; CBS (2013) Shameless, Season 4, Episode 8; Showtime (2014) The Fosters, Season 2, Episode 17; ABC Family (2015) Guilt, Season 1, Episode 6; Freeform (2016) |
None | [82] | |
| "OverdoZZe" | Riverdale, Season 1, Episode 6; The CW (2017) | [83] | ||
| "Put the Gun Down" | The Client List, Season 2, Episode 1, 2; Lifetime (2012) Being Human, Season 4; Syfy (2014) Guilt, Season 1; Freeform (2016) American Woman, Season 1; Paramount Network (2018) Ginny & Georgia, Season 2, Episode 4; Netflix (2023) |
We're the Millers (2013) | [84] | |
| "Ride" | Cars 3 (2017) |
|
[85] | |
| "Runnin' Down A Dream" | NASCAR on NBC, Opening Theme Song (2018) | [86] | ||
| "Sex & Stardust" | 9-1-1: Lone Star, Season 1, Episode 2; Fox (2020) | None | [87] | |
| "Snakes" | Rebel, Season 1, Episode 7; ABC (2021) | The Sims 4 Vampires (2017) |
|
[88] |
| "Til the Casket Drops" | Pretty Little Liars, Season 3 promo, ABC Family (2012) |
|
[89] |
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