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ZZ Top discography

ZZ Top in 2008 from left to right; Dusty Hill, Frank Beard and Billy Gibbons.
Releases
Studio albums 15
Compilation albums 8
Singles 42

The following is a comprehensive discography of ZZ Top, an American blues-rock band. Over the years they have released 15 studio albums, 8 compilation albums, and 42 singles. Also included are album certifications from the RIAA for the United States, the British Phonographic Industry for the United Kingdom and the CRIA for Canada.

ZZ Top has sold over 25 million albums in the US with additional sales internationally. ZZ Top has also promoted sales with several international tours including the Grugahalle in Essen, Germany where Double Down Live was recorded and subsequently released as a live compilation.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums


Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications123
(sales threshold)
US
4
UK
AUS
5
NZL
6
SWE
7
NOR
8
SWI
9
AUT
10
GER
1112
FIN
13
FRA
14
1971 ZZ Top's First Album
  • First studio album
  • Release date: January 16, 1971
  • Label: London Records
201
1972 Rio Grande Mud
  • Second studio album
  • Release date: April 4, 1972
  • Label: London Records
104 90
1973 Tres Hombres
  • Third studio album
  • Release date: July 26, 1973
  • Label: London Records
8 36
1975 Fandango!
  • Fourth studio album
  • Release date: April 18, 1975
  • Label: London Records
10 61
  • US: Gold
  • CAN: Platinum
1976 Tejas
  • Fifth studio album
  • Release date: November 29, 1976
  • Label: London Records
17 72 21
  • US: Gold
1979 Degüello 24 100 19
  • US: Platinum
  • GER: Gold
1981 El Loco
  • Seventh studio album
  • Release date: October 1, 1981
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
17 26 52
  • US: Gold
1983 Eliminator
  • Eighth studio album
  • Release date: March 23, 1983
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
9 3 2 4 13 13 11 4 25
  • US: Diamond
  • CAN: Diamond
  • UK: 4× Multi-Platinum
  • AUS: 4× Multi-Platinum
  • FIN: Platinum15
  • GER: 3× Gold
  • AUT: Gold
1985 Afterburner
  • Ninth studio album
  • Release date: October 28, 1985
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
4 2 6 1 3 8 2 18 3
  • US: 5× Multi-Platinum
  • GER: 3× Gold
  • UK: Platinum
  • FIN: Platinum16
1990 Recycler
  • Tenth studio album
  • Release date: March 23, 1990
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
6 8 27 23 2 2 1 15 4
  • US: Platinum
  • CAN: Platinum
  • GER: Platinum
  • FIN: Platinum17
  • SWI: Platinum18
  • UK: Silver
1994 Antenna
  • Eleventh studio album
  • Release date: January 18, 1994
  • Label: RCA Records
14 3 40 13 1 4 2 2 3
  • US: Platinum
  • EU: Platinum
  • AUT: Gold
  • CAN: Gold
  • FIN: Gold19
  • FRA: Gold
  • GER: Gold
  • NOR: Gold
  • SWI: Gold
1996 Rhythmeen
  • Twelfth studio album
  • Release date: September 17, 1996
  • Label: RCA Records
29 32 6 15 8 31 9 3 14
1999 XXX
  • Thirteenth studio album
  • Release date: September 28, 1999
  • Label: RCA Records
100 26 23 11 24 50
2003 Mescalero
  • Fourteenth studio album
  • Release date: April 15, 2003
  • Label: RCA Records
57 22 21 22 33 9 18 46
2012 La Futura 6 29 75 11 7 4 7 5 4 13
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Ep

Year EP Peak chart positions2021222324 Certifications
US AUS UK IRE NLD NZL SWI SWE GER
1985 "Summer EP" 51 23
2012 "Texicali" 106
"—" denotes releases that did not chart


Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
4
US Blues
4
UK
21
AUS
5
NZL
6
SWE
7
NOR
8
AUT
10
1977 The Best of ZZ Top
  • Released: March 21, 1977
  • Label: London Records
94 44
  • US: 2× Multi-Platinum
1987 Six Pack
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
99
1992 Greatest Hits
  • Released: April 14, 1992
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
9 5 2 2 2 7 2
  • FRA: Diamond
  • AUS: 4× Multi-Platinum
  • US: 3× Multi-Platinum
  • AUS (DVD): Platinum
  • FIN: Platinum25
  • GER: 3× Gold
  • AUT: Platinum
  • BEL: Platinum
  • CAN: Platinum
  • SWI: Platinum26
  • GER: 3× Gold
  • UK: Gold
1994 One Foot in the Blues
  • Released: November 22, 1994
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
10 25
2003 Chrome, Smoke & BBQ
  • Released: October 14, 2003
  • Label: Warner Bros. Records
2004 Rancho Texicano 30
  • UK: Silver
2008 Live from Texas
  • CAN (DVD): 5× Multi-Platinum27
  • US (DVD): 2× Multi-Platinum28
  • GER (DVD): Platinum29
  • AUS (DVD): Gold30
  • FIN (DVD): Gold31
2009 Double Down Live
2013 The Complete Studio Albums 1970-199032
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions2021333435 Album
US US Main AUS UK IRE NLD NZL SWI SWE GER
1970 "Salt Lick" Non-album single
1971 "(Somebody Else Been) Shakin' Your Tree" ZZ Top's First Album
1972 "Francine" 69 Rio Grande Mud
1973 "La Grange" 41 18 Tres Hombres
"Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers"
1975 "Tush" 20 87 Fandango!
1976 "It's Only Love" 44 Tejas
1977 "Arrested for Driving While Blind" 91
"Enjoy and Get It On" 105
1980 "I Thank You" 34 Degüello
"Cheap Sunglasses" 89
1981 "Leila" 77 El Loco
"Tube Snake Boogie" 103 4
"Pearl Necklace" 28
1983 "Gimme All Your Lovin'" 37 2 82 10 9 8 33 39 Eliminator
"Got Me Under Pressure" 18
"Sharp Dressed Man" 56 8 66 22 8 9
"TV Dinners" 38 67
1984 "Legs" 8 3 6 16 9 35 7
1985


"Sleeping Bag" 8 1 36 27 14 13 13 33 Afterburner
"Can't Stop Rockin'" 8
"Stages" 21 1 63 43 23 40
1986 "Rough Boy" 22 5 84 23 23 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 29 17 20 7 34 ZZ Top's Greatest Hits
"Gun Love" 8 16
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 44 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

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