Chapman released her self-titled debut album in 1988 and it became a worldwide commercial success.

She also won Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her single "Fast Car".

[1] Crossroads appeared the following year and earned Chapman an additional Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Folk Album, while it went to No.

It also yielded the hit single "Give Me One Reason", which earned Chapman the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.

Chapman's most recent studio album is Our Bright Future, released in 2008.