ZZ_Top_discography

ZZ Top discography
ZZ Top discography
	ZZ Top in 2008. From left to right: Dusty Hill, Frank Beard and Billy Gibbons.
Studio albums	15
Live albums	4
Compilation albums	6
Video albums	4
EPs	3
Singles	38

ZZ Top discography

Cataloging of published recordings by ZZ Top

The following is a comprehensive discography of ZZ Top, an American rock band. They have released 15 studio albums, four live albums, seven compilation albums and 38 singles.

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Albums

Studio albums

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Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications^[1] (sales threshold)
Year	Album details	US ^[2]	AUS ^[3]^[4]	AUT ^[5]	CAN ^[6]	FRA ^[7]	GER ^[8]	NOR ^[9]	SWE ^[10]	SWI ^[11]	UK ^[12]	Certifications^[1] (sales threshold)
1971	ZZ Top's First Album Release date: January 16, 1971 Label: London Records	—^{[upper-alpha 1]}	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1972	Rio Grande Mud Release date: April 4, 1972 Label: London Records	104	90	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1973	Tres Hombres Release date: July 26, 1973 Label: London Records	8	36	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: Gold^[14] CAN: Gold
1975	Fandango! Release date: April 18, 1975 Label: London Records	10	61	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	60	US: Gold^[14] CAN: Platinum
1976	Tejas Release date: November 29, 1976 Label: London Records	17	72	—	3	—	—	—	21	—	—	US: Gold^[14]
1979	Degüello Release date: November 8, 1979 Label: Warner Bros. Records	24	100	19	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: Platinum^[14] GER: Gold^[15]
1981	El Loco Release date: July 20, 1981 Label: Warner Bros. Records	17	—	—	19	—	52	—	26	—	88	US: Gold^[14]
1983	Eliminator Release date: March 23, 1983 Label: Warner Bros. Records	9	2	—	2	—	25	13	13	11	3	US: Diamond^[14] AUT: Gold^[16] CAN: Diamond AUS: 4× Platinum^[17] FIN: Platinum^[18] GER: 3× Gold^[15] FRA: 2× Platinum UK: 4× Platinum^[19]
1985	Afterburner Release date: October 28, 1985 Label: Warner Bros. Records	4	6	18	1	—	3	8	3	2	2	US: 5× Platinum^[14] AUS: 2× Platinum^[20] GER: 3× Gold^[15] FIN: Platinum^[18] FRA: Gold UK: Platinum^[19]
1990	Recycler Release date: October 16, 1990 Label: Warner Bros. Records	6	27	15	10	—	4	2	2	1	8	US: Platinum^[14] CAN: Platinum FIN: Platinum^[18] GER: Platinum^[15] SWI: Platinum^[21] UK: Silver^[19] FRA: 2× Gold
1994	Antenna Release date: January 18, 1994 Label: RCA Records	14	40	2	12	—	3	4	1	3	3	US: Platinum^[14] AUT: Gold^[16] CAN: Gold FIN: Gold^[18] FRA: Gold GER: Gold^[15] NOR: Gold SWI: Gold^[21]
1996	Rhythmeen Release date: September 17, 1996 Label: RCA Records	29	—	31	38	14	9	15	6	8	32
1999	XXX Release date: September 28, 1999 Label: RCA Records	100	—	—	—	50	11	—	26	23	—
2003	Mescalero Release date: September 9, 2003 Label: RCA Records	57	—	33	—	46	9	21	22	22	—
2012	La Futura Release date: September 11, 2012 Label: American Recordings	6	—	7	7	13	5	7	11	4	29	GER: Gold^[15]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

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Year	Single	Peak chart positions^[31]^[32]^[33]										Certifications	Album
Year	Single	US ^[2]	AUS ^[3]^[4]	CAN	GER ^[8]	IRE ^[34]	NLD ^[37]	NZ ^[35]	SWE ^[38]	SWI ^[39]	UK ^[12]	Certifications	Album
1969	"Salt Lick" b/w "Miller's Farm"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
1970	"(Somebody Else Been) Shakin' Your Tree"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		ZZ Top's First Album
1972	"Francine"	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Rio Grande Mud
1973	"La Grange"	41	18	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	UK: Silver^[19]	Tres Hombres
1973	"Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Tres Hombres
1975	"Tush"	20	87	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Fandango!
1976	"It's Only Love"	44	—	55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Tejas
1977	"Arrested for Driving While Blind"	91	—	86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1977	"Enjoy and Get It On"	105	—	87	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1980	"I Thank You"	34	—	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Degüello
1980	"Cheap Sunglasses"	89	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Degüello
1981	"Leila"	77	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		El Loco
1981	"Tube Snake Boogie"	103	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		El Loco
1983	"Gimme All Your Lovin'"	37	82	39	—	9	3	—	—	—	10	UK: Gold^[19]	Eliminator
	"Sharp Dressed Man"	56	66	—	—	8	8	—	—	—	22	UK: Silver^[19]
	"TV Dinners"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	67
1984	"Legs"	8	6	9	—	9	19	7	—	—	16
1985
	"Sleeping Bag"	8	36	18	40	14	—	13	13	—	27		Afterburner
	"Stages"	21	63	42	—	23	—	40	—	—	43
1986	"Rough Boy"	22	84	58	—	23	81	—	—	38	23
1986	"Velcro Fly"	35	—	—	68	—	—	10	—	—	54
1987	"Planet Of Women"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	"Doubleback"	50	41	14	33	—	—	28	9	13	29		Recycler
	"Concrete and Steel"	—	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"My Head's in Mississippi"	—	166^[40]	79	—	—	—	—	—	—	37
	"Give It Up"	79	106^[41]	33	69	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	"Burger Man"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	"Viva Las Vegas"	—	28	34	34	8	27	17	7	20	10		Greatest Hits
1994	"Pincushion"	124	—	32	—	—	—	33	11	40	15		Antenna
	"Breakaway"	—	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	60
	"PCH"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Fuzzbox Voodoo"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	"She's Just Killing Me"	—	—	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Rhythmeen
	"What's Up with That"	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	58
	"Bang Bang"	—	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	"Fearless Boogie"	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		XXX
2000	"36-22-36"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		XXX
2003	"Piece"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Mescalero
2012	"I Gotsta Get Paid"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		La Futura
"—" denotes releases that did not chart, "x" denotes when chart did not exist

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Year	Song	Album	Artist	Notes
1990	"Reverberation (Doubt)"	Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson	Various artists	The 13th Floor Elevators cover
2003	"She Loves My Automobile" (Willie Nelson with ZZ Top)	Live and Kickin'	Willie Nelson & Friends	Live recording
2016	"Waiting for the Bus" / "Jesus Just Left Chicago"	Crossroads Revisited: Selections from the Crossroads Guitar Festivals	Eric Clapton and Guests	Live recordings

ZZ_Top_discography

ZZ Top discography

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Video albums

Box sets

EPs

Singles

As featured artist

Promo singles

Other charted songs

Other appearances

Notes

References

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Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
Year	Album details	AUS ^[3]	FIN ^[23]	GER ^[8]	SWE ^[10]
1987	The Six Pack Released: 1987 Label: Warner Bros. Records	99	—	—	—
2003	Chrome, Smoke & BBQ Released: October 14, 2003 Label: Warner Bros. Records	—	—	—	—
2013	The Complete Studio Albums 1970-1990 Released: June 7, 2013 Label: Rhino/Warner Records	—	40	88	38
2017	Cinco: The First Five LPs Released: June 9, 2017 Label: Rhino/Warner Records	—	—	—	—
2018	Cinco №2: The Second Five LPs Released: June 1, 2018 Label: Rhino/Warner Records	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Year	Single	Peak chart positions	Album
Year	Single	US Main ^[2]	Album
1985	"Can't Stop Rockin'"	8	Afterburner
1986	"Delirious"	16
1986	"Woke Up with Wood"	18
1990	"Decision or Collison"	14	Recycler
1994	"Girl in a T-Shirt"	27	Antenna
1997	"Rhythmeen"	35	Rhythmeen
1997	"Loaded"	-	Rhythmeen
2000	"Poke Chop Sandwich"	-	XXX
"—" denotes releases that did not chart