| Official |
|---|
| 1.4 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Don't Cry Now | Linda Ronstadt | Album | | Asylum Records | SD 5064 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Asylum Records | 6E-106 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Asylum Records | 6E-106 |
| 2.9 | Desperado | 3:27 | Linda Ronstadt | The Old Grey Whistle Test: Take Two | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Super Beeb | BEDP 001 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Columbia House , Asylum Records | 539924T, E2 106 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Asylum Records | 106-2, 253 055, EUR 253 055 |
| 1.4 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Don't Cry Now | Linda Ronstadt | Album | | Asylum Records | 5064-2 |
| 1.4 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Don’t Cry Now | Linda Ronstadt | Album | | Asylum Records | 5064-2 |
| 2.17 | Desperado | 3:35 | Linda Ronstadt | Unforgettable, The Most Beautiful Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Magnum | 515 888-2 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | DCC Compact Classics | GZS 1040 |
| 1.6 | Desperado | 3:35 | Linda Ronstadt | The Emotion Collection: Emotion | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Time‐Life Books B.V. | TL 571/35 |
| 1.10 | Desperado | 3:37 | Linda Ronstadt | 18 Free and Easy Hits From the 70's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | | |
| 1.11 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | Always 18 Timeless Hits, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Warner Music Hong Kong | 9548-33774-2 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | DCC Compact Classics | LPZ-2048 |
| 1.13 | Desperado | 3:35 | Linda Ronstadt | Blue Bayou | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Grüezi Music AG | Magic 10-425 |
| 1.22 | Desperado | 3:31 | Linda Ronstadt | The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Elektra , Warner Strategic Marketing | 8122 73605 2 |
| 1.7 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Singers and Songwriters: 1973-1975 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Universal Music Special Markets, Time–Life Music | 314585246-2, 314585247-2, 314585248-2, R812-17 |
| 1.22 | Desperado | 3:31 | Linda Ronstadt | The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Elektra , Warner Strategic Marketing | 8122736052 |
| 1.8 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Artist’s Choice: Johnny Cash | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Hear Music | |
| 1.5 | Desperado | 3:35 | Linda Ronstadt | The Very Best of Linda Ronstadt | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Time–Life Music | R164-26 OPCD 3630 |
| 2.11 | Desperado | 3:35 | Linda Ronstadt | Kisses | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | wea | 5050467-3774-2-4 |
| 1.6 | Desperado | 3:33 | Linda Ronstadt | Always One | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Warner Music Australia | |
| 4.11 | Desperado | 3:33 | Linda Ronstadt | Time in a Bottle: Great Original Hits of the '70s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Reader’s Digest Music, Warner Music Canada | 035-3546 |
| 1.2 | Desperado | 3:31 | Linda Ronstadt | Harmony: Pure & Natural Melodies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Rhino | WPCR-12594, WPCR-12595 |
| 1.13 | Desperado | 3:33 | Linda Ronstadt | California Dreaming: The Cream of L.A.’s Seventies Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Warner Music TV | WMTV045 |
| 1.15 | Desperado | 3:33 | Linda Ronstadt | 100 Hits: Country | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | 100 Hits | DMG 100 008 |
| 1.4 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Don’t Cry Now | Linda Ronstadt | Album | | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | UDCD 768 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits I & II | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Rhino | 8122 79984 6 |
| 1.1 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | The Platinum Collection | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Rhino | 8122-79948-0 |
| 1.4 | Desperado | 3:30 | Linda Ronstadt | Don’t Cry Now | Linda Ronstadt | Album | | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab | MFSL 1-300 |
| 5.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Love 101: 101 Ways to Say I Love You | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Rhino | 5051865279624 |
| 1.28 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | Love 101: 101 Ways to Say I Love You | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Warner Music Singapore | |
| 1.4 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Don’t Cry Now | Linda Ronstadt | Album | | Asylum Records | 5064-2 |
| 1.21 | Desperado | 3:35 | Linda Ronstadt | The Collection | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Music Club Deluxe, Rhino | MCDLX525 |
| 2.6 | Desperado | 3:37 | Linda Ronstadt | Cosmic Country | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Festival Records | FEST601008 |
| 2.2 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | Country: The Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Rhino | 825646305407 |
| 1.4 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | The 70's Studio Album Collection | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Rhino | |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Just One Look: Classic Linda Ronstadt | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Rhino | |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Just One Look: Classic Linda Ronstadt | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Elektra , Rhino | |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Just One Look: Classic Linda Ronstadt | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Elektra , Rhino | |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Just One Look: Classic Linda Ronstadt | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Rhino | R2 551257 |
| 1.13 | Desperado | 3:35 | Linda Ronstadt | Classic Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Rhino , Spectrum Music , Universal UMC | UWCLA021 |
| 2.20 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | Acoustic 70s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Warner Music TV | 0190295723996 |
| 4.3 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | Just Country | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Rhino | 0190295837587 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Folk Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | X5 Music Group | |
| 4.14 | Desperado | 3:33 | Linda Ronstadt | Just Acoustic: 80 Classic Acoustic Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Rhino | JK231487 |
| 1.14 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Folk Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | X5 Music Group | |
| 1.17 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Mellow Classic Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | X5 Music Group | |
| 1.21 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Lite FM Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | X5 Music Group | |
| 1.64 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | 100 Greatest Heartbreak | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Rhino | |
| 1.16 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Ballads – 100 Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | X5 Music Group | |
| 1.6 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | Country Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Rhino | |
| 1.46 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | 100 Greatest Soft Rock Anthems Ever.. | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | X5 Music Group | |
| 1.12 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Laurel Canyon Days: West Coast Folk and Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | X5 Music Group | |
| 1.17 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Pop Piano | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | X5 Music Group | |
| 1.80 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | 100 Greatest Country: The Best Hits from Nashville and Beyond | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Rhino | |
| 1.30 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | 100 Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | X5 Music Group | |
| 1.46 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | 100 Greatest Soft Rock Anthems Ever.. | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | X5 Music Group | |
| 1.15 | Desperado | 3:30 | Linda Ronstadt | Now That’s What I Call Country | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Sony Music , Universal Music on Demand | 194398547626, CDNNNOW106 |
| 1.15 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | Now That’s What I Call Country | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | | |
| 1.37 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | The 70’s Mixtape | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | X5 Music Group | |
| 1.64 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest 70’s Classic Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | X5 Music Group | |
| 1.64 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest 70’s Classic Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | X5 Music Group | |
| 1.37 | Desperado | 3:32 | Linda Ronstadt | 70s Music Greatest Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | X5 Music Group | |
| 1.13 | Desperado | 3:35 | Linda Ronstadt | 21 Great Songs by 21 Great Artists | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | | |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Asylum Records | 106-2, 253 055 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Asylum Records | R2 511359 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:30 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Asylum Records | 106-2, EUR 253 055 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Elektra | CD 106 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Asylum Records | 7559-60333-2 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Asylum Records , BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. | 106-2, 253 055, D 153905 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Greatest Hits | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Elektra | EKXD 30 |
| 6.2 | Desperado | 3:37 | Linda Ronstadt | Love 101: 101 Ways to Say I Love You | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Rhino , Warner Records | |
| 1.15 | Desperado | 3:35 | Linda Ronstadt | The Power of Love: Tenderness | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Time–Life Music | TL629/33 |
| Promotion |
|---|
| 1.9 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Rock Explosion | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | | 99245 |
| 1.3 | Desperado | 3:31 | Linda Ronstadt | Required Ronstadt | Linda Ronstadt | Album + Compilation | | Elektra | PRCD 1115-2 |
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| 1.9 | Desperado | 3:36 | Linda Ronstadt | Rock E X P L O S I O N | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | | |
| 2.1 | Desperado | 3:34 | Linda Ronstadt | Unforgetable Memories | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | | Warner Music Singapore | |