Complete List Of Darius Rucker Songs From A to Z

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Darius Rucker built one of American music’s most successful two-part careers, first as the lead singer and principal voice of Hootie & the Blowfish and later as a country artist with a long run of radio hits. His warm baritone, direct phrasing, and instinct for conversational storytelling connected pop-rock, R&B, gospel, country, and Southern roots music across more than three decades of recordings.

Rucker formed Hootie & the Blowfish with Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, and Jim Sonefeld while attending the University of South Carolina. The band’s 1994 breakthrough album, Cracked Rear View, produced “Hold My Hand,” “Let Her Cry,” “Only Wanna Be with You,” and “Time.” Its enormous commercial success made the group one of the defining American rock bands of the decade and earned Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

Hootie & the Blowfish followed with Fairweather Johnson, Musical Chairs, a self-titled 2003 album, and Looking for Lucky. Rucker remained central to the band’s songwriting and sound through “Old Man & Me,” “I Will Wait,” “Innocence,” “One Love,” and many other recordings. The group returned in 2019 with Imperfect Circle, its first studio album in fourteen years.

Rucker began his solo career with the R&B album Back to Then in 2002. The record gave him room to explore soul, gospel, and contemporary R&B through songs including “This Is My World,” “Exodus,” “Butterfly,” “Wild One,” and “Sometimes I Wonder,” featuring Jill Scott.

His move into country music became a defining career transformation. Learn to Live, released in 2008, produced “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It,” “It Won’t Be Like This for Long,” “Alright,” and “History in the Making.” The album established Rucker as a permanent country artist rather than a visitor from another genre.

Charleston, SC 1966 followed in 2010 with “Come Back Song,” “This,” “I Got Nothin’,” and “Southern State of Mind.” Rucker became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 2012, and the following year’s True Believers delivered “Radio,” its title track, and his version of “Wagon Wheel.” The recording became his signature country hit and later surpassed one billion streams on Spotify.

Rucker’s holiday album, Home for the Holidays, arrived in 2014. Southern Style followed in 2015 with “Homegrown Honey,” “Southern Style,” “Good for a Good Time,” and “You Can Have Charleston.” The 2017 album When Was the Last Time produced “If I Told You,” “For the First Time,” and “Straight to Hell,” featuring Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and Charles Kelley.

Hootie & the Blowfish reunited for Imperfect Circle in 2019, while Rucker continued releasing solo country music. “Beers and Sunshine” became another number-one hit, and “My Masterpiece,” his cover of “Nothing Else Matters,” and a version of Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up” expanded the solo catalog between studio albums.

Carolyn’s Boy, named in honor of Rucker’s mother, arrived in 2023. “Fires Don’t Start Themselves,” “Never Been Over,” “Same Beer Different Problem,” “Ol’ Church Hymn,” “Have a Good Time,” and “Beers and Sunshine” balanced grief, gratitude, romance, faith, and the Lowcountry identity that has remained central to his work.

Rucker continued collaborating across genres after the album. He recorded “Never Been Over” with Jennifer Nettles, joined Patrick Davis and Edwin McCain on “Carolina When I Die,” appeared with Dax on “To Be a Man,” worked with reggae group Dukes Of Roots on “John Punch,” and sang with BigXthaPlug on “I Hope You’re Happy.” His 2025 recording of Kevn Kinney’s “Lost and Found” featured Carolina Grey Boys.

The six-song Born and Raised EP arrived in 2025, followed by the seven-song Homegrown collection in May 2026. Both releases brought together established country recordings from across Rucker’s solo career. The 2026 official state-song edition of “Carolina When I Die” further connected his catalog to his lifelong association with South Carolina.

This A-to-Z catalog includes Darius Rucker’s solo recordings, his released performances with Hootie & the Blowfish, selected alternate versions, live recordings, holiday songs, and recordings on which he received a named featured or co-artist credit.

Complete List Of Darius Rucker Songs From A to Z

A–E

“3am in Carolina” – Carolyn’s Boy (2023)
“7 Days” – Carolyn’s Boy (2023)
“All I Want” – Learn to Live (2008)
“All That I Believe” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Almost Home” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Alright” – Learn to Live (2008)
“Amazing Grace (Interlude)” – Back to Then (2002)
“America the Beautiful” – Jimmy Carter featuring Darius Rucker – Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration (2024)
“Another Night with You” – When Was the Last Time (2017)
“Another Year’s Gone By” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Looking for Lucky (2005)
“Answer Man” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Musical Chairs (1998)
“Autumn Jones” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Looking for Lucky (2005)
“Baby I’m Right (featuring Mallary Hope)” – Southern Style (2015)
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside (featuring Sheryl Crow)” – Home for the Holidays (2014)
“Back to Then” – Back to Then (2002)
“Be the One” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Fairweather Johnson (1996)
“Be Wary of a Woman” – Learn to Live (2008)
“Beers and Sunshine” – Carolyn’s Boy (2023)
“Bluesy Revolution” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Musical Chairs (1998)
“Bring It On” – When Was the Last Time (2017)
“Butterfly” – Back to Then (2002)
“Can I See You” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Looking for Lucky (2005)
“Candy Cane Christmas” – Home for the Holidays (2014)
“Carolina When I Die” – Patrick Davis featuring Darius Rucker and Edwin McCain – single (2024); official South Carolina state-song release (2026)
“Change” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Imperfect Circle (2019)
“Closet Full of Fear” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Musical Chairs (1998)
“Come Back Song” – Charleston, SC 1966 (2010)
“Comin’ To Your City (ESPN College Gameday)” – The Cadillac Three featuring Darius Rucker and Lainey Wilson – non-album single (2023)
“Count the Beers” – When Was the Last Time (2017)
“The Craziest Thing” – Charleston, SC 1966 (2010)
“Deeper Side” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Hootie & the Blowfish (2003)
“Desert Mountain Showdown” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Musical Chairs (1998)
“Don’t” – When Was the Last Time (2017)
“Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It” – Learn to Live (2008)
“Down Here” – Southern Style (2015)
“Drinkin’ and Dialin’” – Learn to Live (2008)
“Drowning” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Drowning (1991 Version)” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Earth Stopped Cold at Dawn” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Fairweather Johnson (1996)
“Everybody but You” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Imperfect Circle (2019)
“Exodus” – Back to Then (2002)

F–J

“Fairweather Johnson” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Fairweather Johnson (1996)
“Family Tradition” – Charleston, SC 1966 (2010)
“Fine Line” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Fires Don’t Start Themselves” – Carolyn’s Boy (2023)
“Fool” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Fairweather Johnson (1996)
“For the First Time” – When Was the Last Time (2017)
“Forever Road” – Learn to Live (2008)
“Free to Everyone” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Looking for Lucky (2005)
“Get Out of My Mind” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Looking for Lucky (2005)
“Go and Tell Him (Soup Song)” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Hootie & the Blowfish (2003)
“Good for a Good Time” – Southern Style (2015)
“Goodbye” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Half a Day Ahead” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Imperfect Circle (2019)
“Half Full Dixie Cup” – Southern Style (2015)
“Hands on Me” – When Was the Last Time (2017)
“Hannah Jane” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” – Home for the Holidays (2014)
“Have a Good Time” – Carolyn’s Boy (2023)
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” – Home for the Holidays (2014)
“Heartbreak Road” – True Believers (2013)
“Hey Sister Pretty” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Looking for Lucky (2005)
“Hey, Hey What Can I Do” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“High on Life” – Southern Style (2015)
“History in the Making” – Learn to Live (2008)
“Hold My Hand” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Hold My Hand (1990 Version)” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Hold My Hand (Kootchypop Version)” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Hold On (Hootie & the Blowfish)” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Imperfect Circle (2019)
“Hold On (Solo Version)” – Back to Then (2002)
“Home Again” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Musical Chairs (1998)
“Homegrown Honey” – Southern Style (2015)
“Honeyscrew” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Fairweather Johnson (1996)
“I Don’t Care (featuring Brad Paisley)” – Charleston, SC 1966 (2010)
“I Don’t Understand” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“I Go Blind” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“I Got Nothin’” – Charleston, SC 1966 (2010)
“I Hope They Get to Me in Time” – Learn to Live (2008)
“I Hope You’re Happy” – with BigXthaPlug – I Hope You’re Happy (2025)
“I Want to Thank You” – Learn to Live (2008)
“I Will Love You Still (featuring Mallary Hope)” – True Believers (2013)
“I Will Wait” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Musical Chairs (1998)
“I’ll Be Home for Christmas” – Home for the Holidays (2014)
“I’ll Come Runnin’” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Hootie & the Blowfish (2003)
“I’m Glad You’re Mine” – Back to Then (2002)
“I’m Goin’ Home” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“If I Had Wings” – Learn to Live (2008)
“If I Told You” – When Was the Last Time (2017)
“If You’re Going My Way (Kootchypop Version)” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“In a Big Way” – Charleston, SC 1966 (2010)
“In This Together” – Carolyn’s Boy (2023)
“Innocence” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Hootie & the Blowfish (2003)
“It Won’t Be Like This for Long” – Learn to Live (2008)
“It’s All Over” – Southern Style (2015)
“It’s Alright” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Hootie & the Blowfish (2003)
“John Punch” – with Dukes Of Roots – John Punch single (2023)

K–O

“The Killing Stone” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Looking for Lucky (2005)
“Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’ (Live at the Grand Ole Opry)” – Opry 100: Country’s Greatest Songs (2025)
“Las Vegas Nights” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Musical Chairs (1998)
“Learn to Live” – Learn to Live (2008)
“Leavin’ the Light On” – True Believers (2013)
“Leaving” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Looking for Lucky (2005)
“Let Her Cry” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Let Her Cry (1991 Version)” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Let Her Cry (Live)” – Charleston, SC 1966 (2010)
“Let It Breathe” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Fairweather Johnson (1996)
“Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow” – Home for the Holidays (2014)
“Let My People Go” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Lie to Me” – True Believers (2013)
“Life’s Too Short” – When Was the Last Time (2017)
“Lift Me Up” – Carolyn’s Boy (2023)
“Lighter Up” – Southern Style (2015)
“Little Brother” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Hootie & the Blowfish (2003)
“Little Darlin’” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Hootie & the Blowfish (2003)
“Little Girl” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Lonely on a Saturday Night” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Imperfect Circle (2019)
“Look Away” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Look Away (1990 Version)” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Losing My Religion” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Imperfect Circle (2019)
“Lost and Found” – featuring Carolina Grey Boys – Let’s Go Dancing Vol. 2: Split a Mountain in Two with a Flake of Snow (2025)
“Lost in You” – True Believers (2013)
“Love Will Do That” – Charleston, SC 1966 (2010)
“Love Without You (featuring Sheryl Crow)” – True Believers (2013)
“Low Country” – Southern Style (2015)
“Michelle Post” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Musical Chairs (1998)
“Might Get Lucky” – Charleston, SC 1966 (2010)
“Miss California” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Imperfect Circle (2019)
“Miss You” – True Believers (2013)
“My Masterpiece” – non-album single (2021)
“Need You More” – Southern Style (2015)
“Never Been Over” – Carolyn’s Boy (2023)
“Never Been Over (with Jennifer Nettles)” – non-album single (2024)
“New Year’s Day” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Imperfect Circle (2019)
“Not Even the Trees” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Not Tonight” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Imperfect Circle (2019)
“Nothing Else Matters” – Metallica cover – The Metallica Blacklist (2021)
“O Come, All Ye Faithful” – Home for the Holidays (2014)
“Ol’ Church Hymn (featuring Chapel Hart)” – Carolyn’s Boy (2023)
“Old Friends” – Annie Bosko featuring Darius Rucker – California Cowgirl (2025)
“Old Man & Me (When I Get to Heaven)” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Fairweather Johnson (1996)
“The Old Man and Me (Kootchypop Version)” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“One By One” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Musical Chairs (1998)
“One Love” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Looking for Lucky (2005)
“One More Night” – Back to Then (2002)
“One Tequila” – True Believers (2013)
“Only Lonely” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Musical Chairs (1998)
“Only Wanna Be with You” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Only Wanna Be with You (Kootchypop Version)” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Only Wanna Be with You (live from the House of Blues)” – True Believers (2013)

P–T

“Perfect” – Southern Style (2015)
“Please Come Home for Christmas” – Home for the Holidays (2014)
“Radio” – True Believers (2013)
“The Rain Song” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Hootie & the Blowfish (2003)
“Rollin’” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Imperfect Circle (2019)
“Running from an Angel” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Running from an Angel (1991 Version)” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Sad Caper” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Fairweather Johnson (1996)
“Same Beer Different Problem” – Carolyn’s Boy (2023)
“Sara” – Carolyn’s Boy (2023)
“Sexy Lover” – Back to Then (2002)
“She” – When Was the Last Time (2017)
“She Crawls Away” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Fairweather Johnson (1996)
“She’s Beautiful” – Charleston, SC 1966 (2010)
“Shine” – True Believers (2013)
“Show Me Your Heart” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Hootie & the Blowfish (2003)
“Silly Little Pop Song” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Fairweather Johnson (1996)
“Sitting in the Green Grass” – Jim Sonefeld featuring Darius Rucker – non-album single (2023)
“Sleeping in My Bed (featuring Snoop Dogg)” – Back to Then (2002)
“A Smile” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Looking for Lucky (2005)
“So I Sang” – Southern Style (2015)
“So Strange” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Fairweather Johnson (1996)
“Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Sometimes I Wonder (featuring Jill Scott)” – Back to Then (2002)
“Somewhere” – Back to Then (2002)
“Sorry’s Not Enough (Kootchypop Version)” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Southern Comfort” – Carolyn’s Boy (2023)
“Southern State of Mind” – Charleston, SC 1966 (2010)
“Southern Style” – Southern Style (2015)
“Space” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Hootie & the Blowfish (2003)
“Stargazing” – Carolyn’s Boy (2023)
“State Your Peace” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Looking for Lucky (2005)
“Story to Tell” – When Was the Last Time (2017)
“Straight to Hell (featuring Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and Charles Kelley)” – When Was the Last Time (2017)
“Straight to Hell Full Length Version (featuring Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and Charles Kelley)” – When Was the Last Time (2017)
“Sure Would Have Loved Her” – Carolyn’s Boy (2023)
“Take Me Home” – True Believers (2013)
“Tears Fall Down” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Hootie & the Blowfish (2003)
“Ten Years” – Back to Then (2002)
“That Time of Year” – Hartfelt featuring Darius Rucker – Hartfelt Family Christmas (2024)
“Things I’d Never Do” – Charleston, SC 1966 (2010)
“This” – Charleston, SC 1966 (2010)
“This Is My World” – Back to Then (2002)
“Time” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“Time (1991 Version)” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“To Be a Man” – Dax featuring Darius Rucker – non-album single (2023)
“Tootie” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Fairweather Johnson (1996)
“True Believers” – True Believers (2013)
“Tucker’s Town” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Fairweather Johnson (1996)
“Turn It Up” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Imperfect Circle (2019)
“Twenty Something” – When Was the Last Time (2017)

U–Z

“Wagon Wheel (featuring Lady Antebellum)” – True Believers (2013)
“Waltz into Me” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Looking for Lucky (2005)
“We All Fall Down” – Charleston, SC 1966 (2010)
“We Are One” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Imperfect Circle (2019)
“What Do You Want from Me Now” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Musical Chairs (1998)
“What God Wants for Christmas” – Home for the Holidays (2014)
“What’s Going On Here” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Musical Chairs (1998)
“When I’m Lonely” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Fairweather Johnson (1996)
“When She’s Gone” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Hootie & the Blowfish (2003)
“When’s the Last Time” – Back to Then (2002)
“Where Were You” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (1994)
“While I Still Got the Time” – Learn to Live (2008)
“Whiskey and You” – Charleston, SC 1966 (2010)
“White Christmas” – Home for the Holidays (2014)
“Why” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Imperfect Circle (2019)
“Wild Fire Love” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Imperfect Circle (2019)
“Wild One” – Back to Then (2002)
“Winter Wonderland” – Home for the Holidays (2014)
“Wishing” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Musical Chairs (1998)
“Woody” – Hootie & the Blowfish – Hootie & the Blowfish (2003)
“You Can Have Charleston” – Southern Style (2015)
“You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” – Home for the Holidays (2014)
“You, Me & My Guitar” – Southern Style (2015)
“Your Cheatin’ Heart” – True Believers (2013)

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Darius Rucker and Hootie & the Blowfish Albums and Major Releases

Cracked Rear View (1994)

Fairweather Johnson (1996)

Musical Chairs (1998)

Musical Chairs by Hootie & The Blowfish (1998) Audio CD

Back to Then (2002)

Hootie & the Blowfish (2003)

Looking for Lucky (2005)

Learn to Live (2008)

Charleston, SC 1966 (2010)

True Believers (2013)

Home for the Holidays (2014)

Southern Style (2015)

When Was the Last Time (2017)

Imperfect Circle (2019)

Carolyn’s Boy (2023)

Born and Raised (2025)

Homegrown (2026)

Updated August 1, 2026.

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