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Discographie
Albums studio
Loudon Wainwright III (1970)
Album II (1971)
Album III (1972)
Attempted Mustache (1973)
Unrequited (1975)
T Shirt (1976)
Final Exam (1978)
Fame and Wealth (1983)
I'm Alright (1985)
More Love Songs (1986)
Therapy (1989)
History (1992)
Grown Man (1995)
Little Ship (1997)
Social Studies (1999)
Last Man on Earth (2001)
Here Come the Choppers (2005)
Strange Weirdos (2007)
Recovery (2008)
High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project (2009)
10 Songs for the New Depression (2010)
Older Than My Old Man Now (2012)
Haven't Got the Blues (Yet) (2014)
Live albums
A Live One (1979)
Career Moves (1993)
So Damn Happy (2003)
Compilations
One Man Guy: The Best of Loudon Wainwright III 1982–1986 (1994)
BBC Sessions (1998)
40 Odd Years (2011)
Singles
"Dead Skunk" / "Needless to Say" (1973) (U.S. Pop #16)
"Down Drinking at the Bar" / "I Am the Way" (1974)
"Five Years Old" / "Rambunctious" (1983, Demon)
"Five years old" / "The Grammy song" (1983, Rounder)
"Cardboard Boxes" / "Colours" (1985, Demon)
"Unhappy Anniversary" / "The Acid Song" (1986, Demon)
"Thank You, Girl" (John Hiatt) / "My Girl" (avec John Hiatt) (1987)
"Your Mother and I" / "At the End of a Long Lonely Day" (avec John Hiatt) (1987)
"T.S.D.H.A.V." / "Nice Guys" (1989, Silvertone)
"Jesse Don't Like It" (live) / "T.S.D.H.A.V." (live) (1990, Hannibal)
"Silent Night, Holy Night" (Terry Callier) / "The Little Drummer Boy" (John Scofield & Loudon Wainwright) Verve records, 1999
"Y2K" (Rykodisc, 1999)
"Nanny" (Evangeline, 2005)
Disques promotionnels
"Bell bottom pants"-mono / "Bell bottom pants"-stereo, 1973, Columbia 45 T
"The Swimming song"-stereo / "The Swimming song"-mono", 1973 Columbia 45 T
"Bicentennial"-mono / "Bicentennial"-stereo, 1976 Arista 45 T
"This year" -one sided disc, 1988 Silvertone 45 T
"Y2K" 6 track radio edits of the song "Y2K" Rykodisc
"History promo #1" Talking new Bob Dylan, Hitting you, People in love, Virgin, 1992
"History promo #2" The Doctor, When I'm at your house, So many songs, Men, Virgin, 1992