ZZ Top discography
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| ZZ Top discography | |
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| Studio albums | 15 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Singles | 44 |
The following is a comprehensive discography of ZZ Top, an American blues rock band. They have released 15 studio albums, four live albums, seven compilation albums and 44 singles.
ZZ Top has sold over 25 million albums in the US with additional sales internationally.
Contents
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications[1][2][3] (sales threshold) |
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| US [4] |
UK |
AUS [5] |
NZL [6] |
SWE [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWI [9] |
AUT [10] |
GER [11][12] |
FIN [13] |
FRA [14] |
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| 1971 | ZZ Top's First Album
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201 [upper-alpha 1] |
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| 1972 | Rio Grande Mud
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104 | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1973 | Tres Hombres
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8 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1975 | Fandango!
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10 | 60 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1976 | Tejas
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17 | — | 72 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1979 | Degüello
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24 | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — |
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| 1981 | El Loco
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17 | 88 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | 52 | — | — |
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| 1983 | Eliminator
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9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 11 | — | 25 | 1 | 16 | |||||
| 1985 | Afterburner
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4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 1 | — |
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| 1990 | Recycler
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6 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| 1994 | Antenna
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14 | 3 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
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| 1996 | Rhythmeen
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29 | 32 | — | — | 6 | 15 | 8 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 14 | |||||
| 1999 | XXX
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100 | — | — | — | 26 | — | 23 | — | 11 | 24 | 50 | |||||
| 2003 | Mescalero
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57 | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 18 | 46 | |||||
| 2012 | La Futura
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6 | 29 | 75 | — | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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| US [4] |
US Blues [4] |
UK [18] |
AUS [5] |
NZL [6] |
SWE [7] |
NOR [8] |
AUT [10] |
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| 2008 | Live from Texas
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| 2009 | Double Down Live
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| 2014 | Live at Montreux 2013
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| 2016 | Tonite at Midnight: Live Greatest Hits from Around the World
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111 | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | 50 [23] |
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Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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| US [4] |
US Blues [4] |
UK [18] |
AUS [5] |
NZL [6] |
SWE [7] |
NOR [8] |
AUT [10] |
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| 1977 | The Best of ZZ Top
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94 | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1987 | The Six Pack
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— | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1992 | Greatest Hits
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9 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |||||
| 1994 | One Foot in the Blues
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— | 10 | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | |||||
| 2003 | Chrome, Smoke & BBQ
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| 2004 | Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top
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30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2014 | The Very Baddest
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95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2019 | Goin' 50
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Compilation EPs
| Year | EP | Peak chart positions[24][18][25][26][27] | Certifications | ||||||||||||||
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| US | AUS | UK | IRE | NLD | NZL | SWI | SWE | GER | |||||||||
| 1985 | "The ZZ Top Summer Holiday E.P." | — | — | 51 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2012 | "Texicali" | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[24][18][25][26][27] | Album | |||||||||||
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| US | US Main | AUS | UK | IRE | NLD | NZL | SWI | SWE | GER | |||||
| 1970 | "Salt Lick" b/w "Miller's Farm" |
— | x | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "(Somebody Else Been) Shakin' Your Tree" | — | x | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ZZ Top's First Album | |||
| 1972 | "Francine" | 69 | x | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rio Grande Mud | ||
| 1973 | "La Grange" | 41 | x | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tres Hombres | ||
| "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers" | — | x | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1975 | "Tush" | 20 | x | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fandango! | ||
| 1976 | "It's Only Love" | 44 | x | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tejas | ||
| 1977 | "Arrested for Driving While Blind" | 91 | x | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Enjoy and Get It On" | 105 | x | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | "I Thank You" | 34 | x | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Degüello | ||
| "Cheap Sunglasses" | 89 | x | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | "Leila" | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | El Loco | ||
| "Tube Snake Boogie" | 103 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Pearl Necklace" | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | "Gimme All Your Lovin'" | 37 | 2 | 82 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 33 | — | 39 | Eliminator | ||
| "Got Me Under Pressure" | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 12 | - | — | — | ||||
| "Sharp Dressed Man" | 56 | 8 | 66 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | ||||
| "TV Dinners" | — | 38 | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | "Legs" | 8 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | |||
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| "Sleeping Bag" | 8 | 1 | 36 | 27 | 14 | — | 13 | — | 13 | 40 | Afterburner | |||
| "Can't Stop Rockin'" | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Stages" | 21 | 1 | 63 | 43 | 23 | — | 40 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1986 | "Rough Boy" | 22 | 5 | 84 | 23 | 23 | 81 | — | 38 | — | — | |||
| "Delirious" | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Woke Up with Wood" | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Velcro Fly" | 35 | 15 | — | 54 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 68 | ||||
| 1990 | "Doubleback" | 50 | 1 | 41 | 29 | — | — | 28 | 13 | 9 | 33 | Recycler | ||
| "Concrete and Steel" | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "My Head's in Mississippi" | — | 1 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1991 | "Give It Up" | 79 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | |||
| "Decision or Collision" | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1992 | "Viva Las Vegas" | — | 16 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 34 | ZZ Top's Greatest Hits | ||
| "Gun Love" | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | "Pincushion" | 124 | 1 | 91 | 15 | — | — | 33 | 40 | 11 | — | Antenna | ||
| "Breakaway" | — | 7 | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Girl in a T-Shirt" | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Fuzzbox Voodoo" | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | "She's Just Killing Me" | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rhythmeen | ||
| "What's Up with That" | — | 5 | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Bang Bang" | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | "Rhythmeen" | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "Fearless Boogie" | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | XXX | ||
| 2000 | "36-22-36" | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2003 | "Piece" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mescalero | ||
| 2012 | "I Gotsta Get Paid" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Texicali/La Futura | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart, "x" denotes when chart did not exist | ||||||||||||||
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album | Notes |
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| 1990 | "Reverberation (Doubt)" | Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson | The 13th Floor Elevators cover |
Notes
References
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- ↑ http://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/2602614/
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 allmusic ((( ZZ Top > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles)))
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 12th Edition. Joel Whitburn. Copyright 2009.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008. Joel Whitburn. Copyright 2008.
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 The Essential Rock Discography. Martin C. Strong. Copyright 2006.
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