The discography of the American blues rock band George Thorogood and the Destroyers consists of 15 studio albums, 7 live albums, 10 compilation albums and 34 singles. George Thorogood has released 1 solo album.
| George Thorogood discography | |
|---|---|
 Thorogood performing in the Fallsview Casino, Niagara Falls, Ontario | |
| Studio albums | 15 |
| Live albums | 7 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| Singles | 34 |
The Destroyers have sold more than 15 million records worldwide,[1] 2 of their albums have been certified platinum, and 6 more certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[2] Several of their albums have reached the Billboard 200 chart,[3] while only one single reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[4]
The Destroyers have released their first albums with Rounder Records, before signing with EMI America Records in 1982.[5] In 1998 they signed with CMC International,[6] and released 2 albums with them. In the early 2000's they signed with Eagle Records, before returning to EMI America in 2009 to release The Dirty Dozen, and their latest studio album, 2120 South Michigan Ave., released in 2011.[7]
In 2017, George Thorogood released his first proper solo album, Party of One.[8]
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Blues | AUS [9][10] |
NZ [11] | ||||
| 1977 | George Thorogood and the Destroyers | — | — | 52 | 14 | ||
| 1978 | Move It On Over
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33 | — | 51 | 10 | ||
| 1979 | Better Than the Rest (Recorded in 1974)
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78 | — | — | 43 | ||
| 1980 | More George Thorogood and the Destroyers
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68 | — | 97 | 36 |
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| 1982 | Bad to the Bone
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43 | — | 50 | 31 | ||
| 1985 | Maverick | 32 | — | 31 | 14 | ||
| 1986 | Nadine (CD Rerelease of Better Than the Rest)
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— | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | Born to Be Bad | 32 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 1991 | Boogie People | 77 | — | 45 | 13 | ||
| 1993 | Haircut | 120 | — | 41 | 37 |
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| 1997 | Rockin' My Life Away
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— | 5 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | Half a Boy/Half a Man
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— | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | Ride 'Til I Die
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— | 2 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | The Hard Stuff
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— | 2 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | The Dirty Dozen
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169 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | 2120 South Michigan Ave.
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— | 2 | — | 26 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||
Solo albums
edit| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Party of One |
Live albums
edit| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Blues | AUS [10] |
NZ [11] | |||
| 1986 | Live
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33 | — | 21 | 5 | |
| 1995 | Live: Let's Work Together
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— | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | Live in '99
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— | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | 30th Anniversary Tour: Live
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— | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | Live in Boston 1982
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— | 10 | — | — | |
| 2013 | Live at Montreux 2013
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— | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | Live in Boston 1982: The Complete Concert
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— | 2 | — | — | |
Compilation albums
edit| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Blues | AUS [9] |
NZ [11] | ||||
| 1989 | The George Thorogood Collection | — | — | 2 | — | ||
| 1992 | The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers
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100 | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | Anthology | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | Who Do You Love?
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— | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock
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55 | 1 | — | 37 |
| |
| 2006 | The Best of George Thorogood and the Destroyers
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— | 7 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | Taking Care of Business a
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— | — | — | — | ||
| 2013 | Icon
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— | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | Millennium Collection: 20th Century Masters
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— | — | — | — | ||
| 2022 | The Original George Thorogood
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— | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||
- ^a double disc of Ride 'Til I Die (w/ 2 bonus tracks) and 30th Anniversary Tour
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Main. Rock[14] | US | AUS [15] |
NZ [16] | ||||
| 1977 | "Can't Stop Lovin'" | x | — | — | — | George Thorogood and the Destroyers | |
| 1978 | "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" | x | — | — | — | ||
| "Ride On Josephine" | x | — | — | — | |||
| "Who Do You Love?" | x | — | — | — | Move It On Over | ||
| "Move It On Over" | x | — | — | — | |||
| "Cocaine Blues" | x | — | — | — | |||
| "So Much Trouble" | x | — | — | — | |||
| "It Wasn't Me" | x | — | — | — | |||
| 1979 | "My Way" | x | — | — | — | Better Than the Rest | |
| "In the Night Time" | x | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | "Bottom of the Sea" | x | — | — | — | More George Thorogood and the Destroyers | |
| "I'm Wanted" | x | — | — | — | |||
| "House of Blue Lights" | x | — | — | — | |||
| 1982 | "Nobody But Me" | 32 | –[A] | — | — | Bad to the Bone | |
| "Bad to the Bone" | 27 | — | — | — | |||
| 1983 | "Rock 'n' Roll Christmas'" | — | — | — | 45 | single only release | |
| 1985 | "Gear Jammer" | 26 | — | — | — | Maverick | |
| "I Drink Alone" | 13 | — | — | — | |||
| "Willie and the Hand Jive" | 25 | 63 | — | — | |||
| 1986 | "Reelin' and Rockin'" | 11 | — | — | — | Live | |
| 1988 | "Born to Be Bad" | 3 | — | — | — | Born to Be Bad | |
| "Treat Her Right" | 39 | — | — | — | |||
| "You Talk Too Much" | 4 | — | — | 42 | |||
| 1991 | "Hello Little Girl" | 15 | — | — | — | Boogie People | |
| "If You Don't Start Drinkin' (I'm Gonna Leave)" | 5 | — | — | — | |||
| 1992 | "I'm a Steady Rollin' Man" | 18 | — | — | — | The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers | |
| "Louie to Frisco" | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1993 | "Get a Haircut" | 2 | –[B] | 28 | 15 | Haircut | |
| "Gone Dead Train" | 24 | — | — | — | |||
| "Howlin' for My Baby" | 12 | — | — | — | |||
| 1997 | "Rockin' My Life Away" | — | — | — | — | Rockin' My Life Away | |
| "The Usual" | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "I Don't Trust Nobody" | 24 | — | — | — | Half a Boy/Half a Man | |
| 2018 | "Shot Down/Ain’t Coming Home Tonight" | — | — | — | — | single only release | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. "x" denotes that chart did not exist at the time. | |||||||
Notes
edit- ^ "Nobody but Me" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100 but did peak at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 extension chart.[17]
- ^ "Get a Haircut" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100 but did peak at number 24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 extension chart.[17]
References
edit- ^ "George Thorogood - Prodigiously-Talented Boogie Blues Guitarist". uDiscover Music.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA.
- ^ "George Thorogood Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ '80s Top 100 - T Retrieved 12-8-2013.
- ^ "EMI Pact Gives Thorogood "Best Of Both Worlds"" (PDF). Cash Box. June 19, 1982. p. 8. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Billboard - August 29, 1998" (PDF). Billboard. August 29, 1998. p. 10 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "George Thorogood Biography by Stephen Thomas Erlewine". AllMusic.
- ^ Kocher, Chris (May 30, 2017). "George Thorogood reaches back to blues heroes on new album". Star-Gazette.
- ^ a b c "Australian charts portal". australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 309. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b c "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Gold/Platinum - Music Canada". Music Canada.
- ^ "RIAA - GOLD & PLATINUM". RIAA. Retrieved April 3, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "George Thorogood & the Destroyers Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 9, 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Australian charts portal". australian-charts.com. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
- ^ a b "US Hot 100 Bubbling Under". Retrieved 2021-10-01.
External links
edit- George Thorogood at AllMusic
- George Thorogood and The Destroyers discography at Discogs