Jones' first two albums, Rickie Lee Jones (1979) and Pirates (1981), both hit the Top 5 on the US Billboard 200 and were certified platinum and gold, respectively. Her fourth album, Flying Cowboys (1989), reached the Top 40 and was also certified gold. Rickie Lee Jones and Pirates also reached the Top 40 on the UK Albums Chart and both were certified silver. Rickie Lee Jones also went to No. 1 in Australia and was certified 2× platinum.
Little Fluffy Clouds (1990–93) – Spoken word sampled by British ambient-house group, The Orb, charting three times on the UK Singles Chart: No. 87 (1990), No. 95 (1991), and No. 10 (1993).
Production and harmony vocals on Leo Kottke's album Peculiaroso (1994)
Guest vocals on "Spirit" from Wild Colonials' album This Can't Be Life (1996)
Duet vocals on "I Scare Myself" and "Driftin" from Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks' album Beatin' the Heat (2000)
Lead vocals on "Been on a Train" from the Laura Nyro tribute album Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro by Billy Childs. (2014)
Spoken word on "From Space" from Anders Osborne's album Spacedust & Oceanviews (2016)
"Dark Was the Night – Cold Was the Ground" from the Blind Willie Johnson tribute album God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson (2016)
Guest vocals on "Roll Um Easy" from Jonah Tolchin's album Fires for the Cold (2019)
Lead vocals on "Walk On The Wild Side" from Lou Reed tribute album: The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed (2024) Light In the Attic/LITA 217
