Miranda Lambert Biography & Career Highlights
Critically acclaimed groundbreaking songwriter/superstar Miranda Lambert has defined her multifaceted career as an artist, entertainer, entrepreneur, advocate and businesswoman with an unflinching quest for excellence, honesty and conviction. Her 10th solo studio album, the Grammy-nominated Postcards from Texas, available everywhere now via Republic Records, continued her unbroken streak of 10 consecutive Top 10s on the Top Country Albums chart.
2004
Me and Charlie Talking (from Kerosene)
No. 27 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
2005
Kerosene (Album)
No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Album chart
RIAA certification: 1× Platinum (1 million units)
Bring Me Down (from Kerosene)
No. 32 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
Kerosene (from Kerosene)
No. 15 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: 1× Platinum (1 million units)
2006
New Strings (from Kerosene)
No. 25 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend)
No. 50 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
2007
Famous in a Small Town (from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend)
No. 27 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
2008
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Album)
No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Album chart
RIAA certification: 2× Platinum (2 million units)
Gunpowder & Lead (from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend)
No. 7 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: 3× Platinum (3 million units)
More Like Her (from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend)
No. 17 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
2009
Revolution (Album)
No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Album chart
RIAA certification: 2× Platinum (2 million units)
Dead Flowers (from Revolution)
No. 37 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
White Liar (from Revolution)
No. 2 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: 2× Platinum (2 million units)
2010
The House That Built Me (from Revolution)
No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: 4× Platinum (4 million units)
Only Prettier (from Revolution)
No. 12 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: 1× Platinum (1 million units)
Coal Miner’s Daughter with Loretta Lynn and Sheryl Crow (from Coal Miner’s Daughter: A Tribute To Loretta Lynn)
No. 55 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
2011
Heart Like Mine (from Revolution)
No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: 1× Platinum (1 million units)
Four the Record (Album)
No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Album chart
RIAA certification: 1× Platinum (1 million units)
Baggage Claim (from Four the Record)
No. 3 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: Gold (500,000 units)
2012
Over You (from Four the Record)
No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: 2× Platinum (2 million units)
Fastest Girl in Town (from Four the Record)
No. 3 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: Gold (500,000 units)
2013
Mama’s Broken Heart (from Four the Record)
No. 2 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: 3× Platinum (3 million units)
We Were Us with Keith Urban (Single)
No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: 1× Platinum (1 million units)
All Kinds of Kinds (from Four the Record)
No. 15 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
2014
Automatic (from Platinum)
No. 3 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: 1× Platinum (1 million units)
Platinum (Album)
No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Album chart
RIAA certification: 1× Platinum (1 million units)
Somethin’ Bad with Carrie Underwood (from Platinum)
No. 7 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: 2× Platinum (2 million units)
2015
Little Red Wagon (from Platinum)
No. 16 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: 1× Platinum (1 million units)
Smokin’ and Drinkin’ with Little Big Town (from Platinum)
No. 33 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
2016
The Weight of These Wings (Album)
No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Album chart
RIAA certification: 1× Platinum (1 million units)
Vice (from The Weight of These Wings)
No. 11 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: 2× Platinum (2 million units)
Forever Country with Artists of Then, Now, & Forever (Single)
No. 33 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: Gold (500,000 units)
We Should Be Friends (from The Weight of These Wings)
No. 26 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
2017
Tin Man (from The Weight of These Wings)
No. 22 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: 1× Platinum (1 million units)
2018
Keeper of the Flame (from The Weight of These Wings)
No. 55 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
Drowns the Whiskey with Jason Aldean (Single)
No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: 1× Platinum (1 million units)
2019
It All Comes Out in the Wash (from Wildcard)
No. 14 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: Gold (500,000 units)
Wildcard (Album)
No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Album chart
RIAA certification: Gold (500,000 units)
Bluebird (from Wildcard)
No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: 2× Platinum (2 million units)
2020
Settling Down (from Wildcard)
No. 6 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: 1× Platinum (1 million units)
2021
The Marfa Tapes with Jon Randall & Jack Ingram (Album)
No. 7 on Billboard’s Country Album chart
If I Was a Cowboy (from Palomino)
No. 12 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: Gold (500,000 units)
Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home) with Elle King (Single)
No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
RIAA certification: 1× Platinum (1 million units)
2022
Palomino (Album)
No. 2 on Billboard’s Country Album chart
Strange (from Palomino)
No. 43 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
2024
Postcards From Texas (Album)
No. 8 on Billboard’s Country Album chart
Wranglers (from Postcards From Texas)
No. 43 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
2025
Run (from Postcards From Texas)
No. 31 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
A Song To Sing (Single)
No. 17 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart
Miranda Lambert Radio Singles and Albums
Miranda Lambert has released 7 radio singles that reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart since her 2004 debut.
How many albums and singles has Miranda Lambert sold?
Miranda Lambert has sold more than 8.5 million albums in the United States. As of 2026, her singles have earned over 32.5 million RIAA-certified units.
In addition to the certified hits listed in her discography above, this song has also received RIAA certification:
“Outrunnin’ Your Memory” with Luke Combs – Gold (500,000 units)
Miranda Lambert Awards and Nominations
Miranda Lambert has earned multiple nominations and wins from the Grammy Awards, Country Music Association (CMA), and Academy of Country Music (ACM).
Grammy Awards
Wins:
Best Country Album
Wildcard (2021)
Platinum (2015)
Nominations:
Best Contemporary Country Album - Postcards From Texas (2025)
Best Country Album
Palomino (2022)
The Marfa Tapes with Jack Ingram and Jon Randall (2021)
Interstate Gospel with Pistol Annies (2020)
Four the Record (2014)
Revolution (2012)
Best Country Solo Performance
“In His Arms” (2022)
“Bluebird” (2021)
“Tin Man” (2018)
“Vice” (2017)
“Automatic” (2015)
“Mama’s Broken Heart” (2014)
“The House That Built Me” (2012)
“Dead Flowers” (2011)
“Famous In A Small Town” (2009)
“Kerosene” (2008)
Best Country Group/Duo
“A Song To Sing” with Chris Stapleton (2025)
“Trailblazer” with Reba McEntire and Lainey Wilson (2025)
“Outrunnin’ Your Memory” with Luke Combs (2022)
“Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home) with Elle King (2021)
“Somethin’ Bad” with Carrie Underwood (2015)
“Bad Angel” with Dierks Bentley & Jamey Johnson (2012)
Best Country Song
“A Song To Sing” (2025)
“If I Was A Cowboy” (2022)
“Bluebird” (2021)
“It All Comes Out in the Wash” 2020)
“Tin Man” (2018)
“Vice” (2017)
“Automatic” (2015)
Country Music Association (CMA)
Wins:
Female Vocalist of the Year (2010-2015, 2017)
Album of the Year:
Revolution (2010)
Platinum (2014)
Single of the Year - “Automatic” (2014)
Song of the Year - “Over You” (2012)
Music Video of the Year:
“The House That Built Me” (2010)
“Bluebird” (2020)
Musical Event of the Year - “We Were Us” with Keith Urban (2014)
Nominations:
Entertainer of the Year (2010, 2014-2015, 2020-2023, 2025)
Female Vocalist of the Year (2007-2009, 2016, 2018-2021)
Album of the Year:
Four the Record (2012)
The Weight of These Wings (2017)
Wildcard (2020)
Palomino (2021)
Single of the Year:
“Gunpowder & Lead” (2008)
“The House That Built Me” (2010)
“White Liar” (2010)
“Mama’s Broken Heart” (2013)
“Tin Man” (2017)
“Drowns The Whiskey” with Jason Aldean (2018)
“Bluebird” (2020)
Song of the Year:
“White Liar” (2010)
“Automatic” (2014)
“Tin Man” (2017)
“Bluebird” (2020)
Horizon Award (2005-2006)
Music Video of the Year:
“Kerosene” (2006)
“White Liar” (2010)
“Over You” (2012)
“Mama’s Broken Heart” (2013)
“Automatic” (2014)
“Somethin’ Bad” with Carrie Underwood (2014)
“Little Red Wagon” (2015)
“Vice” (2017)
Musical Event of the Year:
“Bad Angel” with Dierks Bentley & Jamey Johnson (2010)
“Coal Miner’s Daughter” with Loretta Lynn & Sheryl Crow (2011)
“Somethin’ Bad” with Carrie Underwood (2014)
“Smokin’ and Drinkin’” with Little Big Town (2015)
“Drowns The Whiskey” with Jason Aldean (2018)
“Fooled Around and Fell in Love” with Maren Morris, Elle King, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes, & Caylee Hammack (2020)
“Drunk (And I Don’t Want To Go Home) with Elle King (2021)
Academy of Country Music (ACM)
Wins:
Entertainer of the Year (2021)
Female Vocalist of the Year (2009-2017)
Album of the Year:
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2007)
Revolution (2010)
Four The Record (2011)
Platinum (2014)
The Weight of These Wings (2016)
Single of the Year:
“The House That Built Me” (2010)
Over You” (2012)
“Mama’s Broken Heart” (2013)
Song of the Year:
“The House That Built Me” (2010)
“Over You” (2012)
“Automatic” (2014)
“Tin Man” (2017)
Video of the Year:
“White Liar” (2009)
“The House That Built Me” (2010)
“Forever Country” with Artists of Then, Now, & Forever (2016)
“Drunk (And I Don’t Want To Go Home) with Elle King (2021)
Music Event of the Year:
“We Were Us” with Keith Urban (2013)
“Smokin’ and Drinkin’” with Little Big Town (2015)
“Fooled Around and Fell in Love” with Maren Morris, Elle King, Ashley McBryde, Tenille Townes, & Caylee Hammack (2019)
Top New Female Vocalist - 2006
ACM 50th Anniversary Milestone Award (2014)
ACM Merle Haggard Spirit Award (2015)
Gene Weed Milestone Award (2018)
Song of the Decade - “The House That Built Me” (2019)
Triple Crown Award (2022)
Nominations:
Entertainer of the Year (2010, 2012-2015, 2022)
Female Artist of the Year (2006-2008, 2018-2022)
Album of the Year:
Wildcard (2019)
The Marfa Tapes with Jack Ingram & Jon Randall (2021)
Palomino (2022)
Single of the Year:
“Famous in a Small Town” (2007)
“Gunpowder & Lead” (2008)
“White Liar” (2009)
“Automatic” (2014)
“Vice” (2016)
“Bluebird” (2020)
Song of the Year:
“White Liar” (2009)
“Mama’s Broken Heart” (2013)
“Vice” (2016)
“Bluebird” (2020)
Video of the Year:
“Kerosene” (2005)
“Only Prettier” (2010)
“Mama’s Broken Heart” (2013)
“Somethin’ Bad” with Carrie Underwood (2014)
“Vice” (2016)
“We Should Be Friends” (2017)
“Bluebird” (2020)
Music Event of the Year:
“Coal Miner’s Daughter” with Loretta Lynn & Sheryl Crow (2010)
“Somethin’ Bad” with Carrie Underwood (2014)
“Forever Country” with Artists of Then, Now, & Forever (2016)
“Drowns the Whiskey” with Jason Aldean (2018)
Top New Female Vocalist (2005)
Artist-Songwriter of the Year (2022)
As of 2026, Miranda Lambert has earned 2 Grammys, 14 CMA Awards, and 35 ACM Awards, along with 29 Grammy nominations, 48 CMA nominations, and 40 ACM nominations.
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