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.
| ZZ Top discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 15 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 6 |
| Singles | 38 |
| Video albums | 4 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications[1] (sales threshold) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
CAN [5] |
FRA [6] |
GER [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
UK [11] | ||||||||
| 1971 | ZZ Top's First Album
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—[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1972 | Rio Grande Mud
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104 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1973 | Tres Hombres
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8 | 36 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1975 | Fandango!
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10 | 61 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 60 |
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| 1976 | Tejas
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17 | 72 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — |
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| 1979 | Degüello
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24 | 100 | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1981 | El Loco
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17 | — | — | 19 | — | 52 | — | 26 | — | 88 |
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| 1983 | Eliminator
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9 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 25 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 3 | ||||||
| 1985 | Afterburner
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4 | 6 | 18 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 1990 | Recycler
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6 | 27 | 15 | 10 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| 1994 | Antenna
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14 | 40 | 2 | 12 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 1996 | Rhythmeen
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29 | 146 | 31 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 32 | ||||||
| 1999 | XXX
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100 | 176 | — | — | 50 | 11 | — | 26 | 23 | — | ||||||
| 2003 | Mescalero
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57 | — | 33 | — | 46 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 22 | — | ||||||
| 2012 | La Futura
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6 | 75 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
AUT [4] |
BEL [21] |
FIN [22] |
FRA [6] |
GER [7] |
NLD [23] |
SWI [10] |
UK [11] | ||||||
| 2008 | Live from Texas
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— | — | — | — | 145 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | Live in Germany 1980
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2016 | Tonite at Midnight: Live Greatest Hits from Around the World
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111 | 50 | 108 | — | 89 | 35 | 139 | 30 | 50 | ||||
| 2022 | Raw ('That Little Ol' Band from Texas' Original Soundtrack)
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141 [25] |
19 | 85 | 37 | 102 | 3 | — | 5 | 81 | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
FRA [6] |
GER [7] |
NLD [23] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
UK [11] | |||||||
| 1977 | The Best of ZZ Top
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94 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1992 | Greatest Hits
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9 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 1994 | One Foot in the Blues
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— | 142 | — | — | 47 | — | — | 25 | 28 | — | |||||
| 2004 | Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top
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30 | — | — | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 2014 | The Very Baddest
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95 | — | — | 200 | — | 82 | — | — | 48 | — |
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| 2019 | Goin' 50
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129 [26] |
— | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | 22 | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||||
Video albums
edit| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [7] |
SWI [10] | |||
| 1992 | Greatest Hits: The Video Collection
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— | — |
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| 2008 | Live from Texas
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21 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Double Down Live: 1980 & 2008
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60 | 8 | |
| 2014 | Live at Montreux 2013
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35 | 3 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Box sets
edit| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [3] |
FIN [22] |
GER [7] |
SWE [9] | ||
| 1987 | The Six Pack
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99 | — | — | — |
| 2003 | Chrome, Smoke & BBQ
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— | — | — | — |
| 2013 | The Complete Studio Albums 1970-1990
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— | 40 | 88 | 38 |
| 2017 | Cinco: The First Five LPs
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— | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Cinco №2: The Second Five LPs
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— | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
EPs
edit| Year | EP | Peak chart positions[30][31][32] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
IRE [33] |
NOR [8] |
NZ [34][35] |
UK [11] | ||
| 1985 | The ZZ Top Summer Holiday E.P. | — | 23 | — | 24 | 51 |
| 1987 | Club | — | — | — | 6 | — |
| 2012 | Texicali | 106 | — | 35 | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[30][31][32] | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
AUS [3] |
CAN | GER [7] |
IRE [33] |
NLD [36] |
NZ [34] |
SWE [37] |
SWI [38] |
UK [11] | |||||||
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tres Hombres | ||||
| "Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1975 | "Tush" | 20 | 87 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fandango! | ||||
| 1976 | "It's Only Love" | 44 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tejas | ||||
| 1977 | "Arrested for Driving While Blind" | 91 | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Enjoy and Get It On" | 105 | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1980 | "I Thank You" | 34 | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Degüello | ||||
| "Cheap Sunglasses" | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1981 | "Leila" | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | El Loco | ||||
| "Tube Snake Boogie" | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1983 | "Gimme All Your Lovin'" | 37 | 82 | 39 | — | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 |
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Eliminator | |||
| "Sharp Dressed Man" | 56 | 66 | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 22 |
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| "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 | 85 | 58 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | 23 | |||||
| "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[39] | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | ||||||
| "Give It Up" | 79 | 106[40] | 33 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1991 | "Burger Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1992 | "Viva Las Vegas" | — | 28 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 20 | 10 | Greatest Hits | ||||
| "Rough Boy" (1992 re-release) | — | 165 | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | 38 | 49 | ||||||
| 1994 | "Pincushion" | 124 | 122 | 32 | — | — | — | 33 | 11 | 40 | 15 | Antenna | ||||
| "Breakaway" | — | 166 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | ||||||
| "PCH" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Fuzzbox Voodoo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1996 | "She's Just Killing Me" | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rhythmeen | ||||
| "What's Up with That" | — | 196 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | ||||||
| "Bang Bang" | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1999 | "Fearless Boogie" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | XXX | ||||
| 2000 | "36-22-36" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2003 | "Piece" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mescalero | ||||
| 2012 | "I Gotsta Get Paid" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | La Futura | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart, "x" denotes when chart did not exist | ||||||||||||||||
As featured artist
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [7] |
BEL [41] |
SWI [38] |
UK [11] | |||
| 1999 | "Gimme All Your Lovin' 2000" (Martay feat. ZZ Top) |
39 | 56 | 33 | 28 | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Promo singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Main [2] | |||
| 1985 | "Can't Stop Rockin'" | 8 | Afterburner |
| 1986 | "Delirious" | 16 | |
| "Woke Up with Wood" | 18 | ||
| 1990 | "Decision or Collison" | 14 | Recycler |
| 1994 | "Girl in a T-Shirt" | 27 | Antenna |
| 1997 | "Rhythmeen" | 35 | Rhythmeen |
| "Loaded" | - | ||
| 2000 | "Poke Chop Sandwich" | - | XXX |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Other charted songs
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Main [2] | |||
| 1981 | "Pearl Necklace" | 28 | El Loco |
| 1983 | "Got Me Under Pressure" | 18 | Eliminator |
| 1992 | "Gun Love" | 8 | Greatest Hits |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Other appearances
edit| 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 |
Notes
editReferences
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- "Rough Boy" (Kent Music Report) peak: "Kent Music Report No 620 – 2 June 1986 > National Top 100 Singles (Continued)". Kent Music Report. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Imgur.com.
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- Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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