ZZ Ward discography
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{{Infobox artist discography|Artist=ZZ Ward|Image=ZZ Ward 06 09 2017 -12 (34997534503).jpg|image caption=ZZ Ward performing live at The Roxy, on 2017.|Studio=4|EP=5|Mixtape=1|Single=26|Promotional=8|Music video=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.{{Cite web |date=2012-03-05 |title=ZZ Ward: “Eleven Roses” |url=https://kjhk.org/web/2012/03/05/zz-ward-eleven-roses/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=KJHK 90.7 FM |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=24 July 2014 |title=ZZ Ward - #TBT Eleven Roses - The mixtape that started it all! What’s your fav track? |url=https://www.facebook.com/ZZWard/posts/tbt-eleven-roses-the-mixtape-that-started-it-all-whats-your-fav-track/10152144083900882/ |website=Facebook}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2013-06-16 |title=The Top 22 AAA Radio Songs: 2-3-13 : The Top 22 |url=https://archive.today/20130616025812/http://www.thetop22.com/2013/02/the-top-22-aaa-radio-songs-2-3-13/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=archive.ph}} The album debuted at seventy-two on the Billboard 200 and has sold over 146,000 units (as August 2015). 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.
In 2015, Ward released "Love 3x" as the lead single of her third extended play Love and War, released that year.{{Cite web |last=Paulson |first=Dave |title=ZZ Ward brings 'Love and War' to Nashville |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/09/03/zz-ward-brings-love-war-nashville/71651304/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Jason ScottJason |date=2017-07-20 |title=ZZ Ward Relives Her Pain on 'The Storm': Interview |url=https://popcrush.com/zz-ward-interview-the-storm/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=PopCrush |language=en}} 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.{{Citation |title=Ride (feat. Gary Clark Jr.) [From "Cars 3"] [Bonus Track] by ZZ Ward on Apple Music |date=2017-04-14 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/ride-feat-gary-clark-jr-from-cars-3-bonus-track/1440801598?i=1440802491 |access-date=2025-03-23 |language=en-US}}
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.{{Cite web |title=On Stage: ZZ Ward takes control of her career {{!}} The Unionville Times |url=https://www.unionvilletimes.com/?p=52814 |access-date=2025-03-23 |language=en-US}} Ward released her third studio album Dirty Shine on September 2023.{{Cite web |last=Price |first=Jason |date=2023-07-28 |title=ZZ WARD To Release Her First Independent Album 'Dirty Shine' In September |url=https://www.iconvsicon.com/2023/07/28/zz-ward-to-release-her-first-independent-album-dirty-shine-in-september/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=Icon Vs. Icon |language=en-US}} 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.{{Citation |title=Dirty Shine (Dirty Deluxe) by ZZ Ward on Apple Music |date=2023-11-17 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dirty-shine-dirty-deluxe/1711628649 |access-date=2025-03-23 |language=en-US}}
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.{{Cite web |last=devops |date=2013-01-02 |title=Blues Albums |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/blues-albums/2024-10-19/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}} It was followed by the release of Ward's fourth studio album Liberation, on 2025.{{Cite web |last=Willschick |first=Aaron |date=2025-01-19 |title=ZZ Ward Releasing New Record ‘Liberation’ on March 14th |url=https://v13.net/2025/01/zz-ward-releasing-new-record-liberation-on-march-14th/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=V13.net |language=en-CA}} The album included the entire Mother EP and spawned the singles "Love Alive", "Naked In The Jungle", and the album title-track.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-14 |title=ZZ Ward Unveils 'Liberation' Title Track and Video: A Bold Return to Her Blues Roots |url=https://www.americanbluesscene.com/2025/03/zz-ward-unveils-liberation-title-track-and-video-a-bold-return-to-her-blues-roots/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=American Blues Scene |language=en-US}}
Albums
= Studio albums =
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! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Album details ! colspan="3" scope="col" |Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Sales |
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |US {{cite magazine |title=ZZ Ward – Chart history |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/431743/zz-ward/chart |access-date=2014-07-12 |magazine=Billboard}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |US |
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scope="row" |Til the Casket Drops
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|72 |31 |— | |
scope="row" |The Storm
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|75 |12 |1 | |
scope="row" |Dirty Shine
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|— |— |— | |
scope="row" |Liberation
|
|— |— |5 | |
= Mixtapes =
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! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" |Details |
scope="row" |Eleven Roses
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Extended plays
= EPs =
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|+List of extended plays, with selected details and chart positions ! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Extended play details ! scope="col" |Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" |Ref. |
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |US Blues {{Cite web |date=2025-03-29 |title=Blues Albums: Top Blues Albums Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/blues-albums/2025-03-29/ |access-date=2025-03-26 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}} |
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scope="row" |Criminal EP
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|— |
scope="row" |365 Days
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|— |
scope="row" |Love and War
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|— |https://music.apple.com/us/album/love-and-war-ep/1443280440 |
scope="row" |Where Did All the Love Go?
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|— |
scope="row" |Mother
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|7 |https://www.billboard.com/artist/zz-ward/chart-history/dnc/ |
colspan="4" style="font-size:85%" |"—" denotes extended play that did not chart or was not released |
Singles
= As lead artist =
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! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Title ! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Year ! colspan="4" scope="col" |Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" scope="col" |Album |
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |US AAA {{Cite magazine |title=ZZ Ward Triple A Songs Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/zz-ward/chart-history/aaa/ |access-date=2020-05-25 |magazine=Billboard}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" |US |
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scope="row" |"Put the Gun Down"
|2012 |7 |— |39 |— | rowspan="3" |Til the Casket Drops |
scope="row" |"365 Days"
|2013 |4 |28 |— |— |
scope="row" |"Last Love Song"
|2014 |15 |30 |— |19 |
scope="row" |"Love 3x"
|2015 |— |— |— |5 |Love and War |
scope="row" |"The Deep" {{small|(featuring Joey Purp)}}
| rowspan="4" |2017 |— |— |— |— | {{Non-album single}} |
scope="row" |"Help Me Mama"
|18 |— |— |— |The Storm |
scope="row" |"Ride" {{small|(featuring Gary Clark Jr.)}}
|— |— |— |— |Cars 3 and The Storm |
scope="row" |"Cannonball" {{small|(featuring Fantastic Negrito)}}
|25 |— |— |— | rowspan="2" |The Storm |
scope="row" |"Domino" {{small|(featuring Fitz)}}
|2018 |24 |— |— |— |
scope="row" |"Sex & Stardust"
|2019 |— |— |— |— | rowspan="4" {{Non-album singles}} |
scope="row" |"Break Her Heart"
| rowspan="3" |2020 |28 |— |— |— |
scope="row" |"The Dark"
|— |— |— |— |
scope="row" |"Giant"
|— |— |— |— |
scope="row" |"Tin Cups" (with Aloe Blacc)
|2022 |— |— |— |— | rowspan="5" |Dirty Shine |
scope="row" |"Baby Don't" (solo or featuring DijahSB)
| rowspan="5" |2023 |— |— |— |— |
scope="row" |"Ride or Die" (featuring Vic Mensa)
|— |— |— |— |
scope="row" |"Forget About Us"
|— |— |— |— |
scope="row" |"On One" (featuring Jean Deaux)
|— |— |— |— |
scope="row" |"Evil on the Inside"
|— |— |— |— |Dirty Shine (Dirty Deluxe) |
scope="row" |"WTH Did I Do?"
| rowspan="4" |2024 |— |— |— |— | rowspan="2" |Where Did All the Love Go? |
scope="row" |"Best Friends"
|— |— |— |— |
scope="row" |"Mother"
|— |— |— |— | rowspan="2" |Mother and Liberation |
scope="row" |"My Baby Left Me"
|— |— |— |— |
scope="row" |"Love Alive"
| rowspan="3" |2025 |— |— |— |— | rowspan="3" |Liberation |
scope="row" |"Naked In The Jungle"
|— |— |— |— |
scope="row" |"Liberation"
|— |— |— |— |
colspan="7" style="font-size:85%" |"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released |
= As featured artist =
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! scope="col" style="width:16em;" |Song ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Album !Ref. |
scope="row" |"See the World" (Remix) {{small|(Blended Babies featuring Asher Roth, Chuck Inglish and ZZ Ward)}} |2013 | {{Non-album single}} |
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scope="row" |"Parties at the Disco" {{small|(Asher Roth featuring ZZ Ward)}} |2014 |{{cite web |date=August 11, 1985 |title=iTunes – Music – RetroHash by Asher Roth |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/retrohash/838623724 |access-date=2014-03-25 |publisher=iTunes}} |
scope="row" |"Hold My Heart" {{small|(Lindsey Stirling featuring ZZ Ward)}} |2016 |
scope="row" |"No Rest For The Wicked" {{small|(LVCRFT featuring ZZycho Ward)}} |2020 |The Sequel |
= Promotional singles =
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! scope="col" style="width:16em;" |Song ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Album !Ref. |
scope="row" |"Better Off Dead"
| rowspan="2" |2011 | rowspan="2" |Eleven Roses |
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scope="row" |"Overdue" |
scope="row" |"Save My Life"
|2012 | rowspan="4" |Til The Casket Drops |
scope="row" |"Move Like U Stole It"
|2013 |
scope="row" |"Blue Eyes Blind"
| rowspan="2" |2014 |
scope="row" |"Criminal" |
scope="row" |"Bag of Bones"
|2018 |The Storm |
scope="row" |"I Have No One"
|2024 |Mother and Liberation |
Guest appearances
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|+List of non-single guest appearances, release year and album name ! scope="col" style="width:16em;" |Title ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" |Album !Ref. |
scope="row" |"Insurance" {{small|(Asher Roth featuring ZZ Ward, Rockie Fresh, and Blue)}} |2013 |Pabst Jazz |
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scope="row" |"Away In a Manger" {{small|(Anthony Hamilton featuring ZZ Ward)}} |2014 |
scope="row" |"Breath of Me" {{small|(Robben Ford featuring ZZ Ward)}} |2015 |
scope="row" |"7 Digits" {{small|(RichGains featuring Freddie Gibbs, Nico Segal, and ZZ Ward)}} |2017 |Gains |
scope="row" |"Loving You Loving Me" {{small|(Matt Koziol featuring ZZ Ward)}} |2022 |Wildhorse (Barrel Aged) |
Music videos
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|+List of music videos, showing year released and directors ! scope="col" style="width:18em;" |Title ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" style="width:18em;" |Director(s) !Ref. |
scope="row" |"Better Off Dead"
|2011 | rowspan="3" {{N/A|Unknown}} |
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scope="row" |"Overdue"
| rowspan="3" |2012 |
scope="row" |"Til the Casket Drops (Pretty Little Liars Version)"
|{{cite web |date=May 23, 2012 |title=ZZ Ward – Til the Casket Drops (Pretty Little Liars) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXtNS1shJFk |access-date=October 14, 2018 |publisher=YouTube}} |
scope="row" |"Put the Gun Down"
|Alex Bulkley |{{cite web |date=July 17, 2012 |title=Put the Gun Down – ZZ Ward |url=https://www.vevo.com/watch/zz-ward/put-the-gun-down/USH5V1221463 |access-date=August 24, 2017 |publisher=Vevo}} |
scope="row" |"Criminal"
| rowspan="2" |2013 |The Engine |
scope="row" |"365 Days"
|Roman & Pedro |
scope="row" |"Last Love Song"
| rowspan="2" |2014 |Joseph Toman |{{cite web |date=April 25, 2014 |title=ZZ Ward – Last Love Song (Official Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlU4HJleg-o |access-date=October 14, 2018 |publisher=YouTube}} |
scope="row" |"Last Love Song (Pretty Little Liars Version)"
| {{N/A|Unknown}} |{{cite web |date=April 24, 2014 |title=ZZ Ward – Last Love Song (Pretty Little Liars) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrcVAEHSgDw |access-date=October 14, 2018 |publisher=YouTube}} |
scope="row" |"Love 3x"
|2015 |MIE |
scope="row" |"Hold My Heart"
|2016 |Sherif Higazy |
scope="row" |"The Deep"
| rowspan="4" |2017 | rowspan="2" |Kyle Cogan |
scope="row" |"Help Me Mama" |
scope="row" |"Ride"
|Declan Whitebloom |
scope="row" |"Cannonball"
|Kyle Cogan |
scope="row" |"Sex & Stardust"
| rowspan="4" |2020 | rowspan="3" |Alexa Kinigopoulos & Stephen Kinigopoulos |
scope="row" |"Break Her Heart" |
scope="row" |"The Dark" |
scope="row" |"Giant"
|David Dutton |
scope="row" |"Tin Cups"
|2022 |Nayip Ramos |
scope="row" |"Baby Don't"
| rowspan="5" |2023 | rowspan="9" |Adam William Ward |
scope="row" |"Ride or Die" |
scope="row" |"Forget About Us" |
scope="row" |"On One" |
scope="row" |"Dirty Shine" |
scope="row" |"Mother"
| rowspan="2" |2024 |
scope="row" |"My Baby Left Me" |
scope="row" |"Love Alive"
| rowspan="2" |2025 |
scope="row" |"Liberation" |
Other appearances
= Usage on visual media =
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|+List of TV, movie soundtracks, and other media appearances ! scope="col" style="width:12em;" |Title !TV !Film/Other !Note !Ref. |
scope="row" |"365 Days"
|The View, Opening Theme Song; ABC (2013) |{{na}} | rowspan="11" {{n/a|None}} |
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scope="row" |"Blue Eyes Blind"
|Degrassi: The Next Generation, Season 13, Episode 35 (2014) |{{na}} |
scope="row" |"Cannonball"
|Workin' Moms, Season 2, Episode 3; CBC (2018) |{{na}} |
scope="row" |"Charlie Ain't Home"
|Single Ladies, Season 3, Episode 5; VH1 (2014) |{{na}} |
scope="row" |"Criminal"
| Reckless, Season 1, Episode 1; CBS (2014) |Veronica Mars (2014) |
scope="row" |"Dead or Alive"
| High Potential, Season 1, Episode 11; ABC (2025) |{{na}} |
scope="row" |"Ghost"
|Riverdale, Season 2, Episode 4; The CW (2017) |{{na}} |
scope="row" |"Giant"
|Love Island UK, Season 8, Episode 4; ITV2 (2022) |{{na}} |
scope="row" |"Got It Bad"
|Ironside, Season 1; NBC (2013) |{{na}} |
scope="row" |"Home"
|The Vineyard, Season 1, Episode 7; ABC Family (2013) |{{na}} |
scope="row" |"If I Could Be Her"
|The Night Shift, Season 3, Episode 8; NBC (2016) |{{na}} |
scope="row" |"Last Love Song"
|Pretty Little Liars, Summer 2014 promo; ABC Family (2014) |{{na}} |
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scope="row" |"Move Like U Stole It"
| Awkward, Season 2, Episode 12; MTV (2012) |{{na}} | rowspan="3" {{n/a|None}} |
scope="row" |"OverdoZZe"
|Riverdale, Season 1, Episode 6; The CW (2017) |{{na}} |
scope="row" |"Put the Gun Down"
|The Client List, Season 2, Episode 1, 2; Lifetime (2012) | We're the Millers (2013) |
scope="row" |"Ride"
|{{na}} | Cars 3 (2017) |
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scope="row" |"Runnin' Down A Dream"
| NASCAR on NBC, Opening Theme Song (2018) |{{na}} | |
scope="row" |"Sex & Stardust"
|9-1-1: Lone Star, Season 1, Episode 2; Fox (2020) |{{na}} |{{n/a|None}} |
scope="row" |"Snakes"
|Rebel, Season 1, Episode 7; ABC (2021) |The Sims 4 Vampires (2017) |
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scope="row" |"Til the Casket Drops"
| Pretty Little Liars, Season 3 promo, ABC Family (2012) |{{na}} |
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