George Thorogood and the Destroyers discography
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| George Thorogood discography | |
|---|---|
 Thorogood performing in the Fallsview Casino, Niagara Falls, Ontario | |
| Studio albums | 15 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 6 |
This is a discography of George Thorogood and The Destroyers, which consists of George Thorogood and his band the Delaware Destroyers.
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Blues | AUS [1][2] |
NZ [3] | ||||
| 1977 | George Thorogood and the Destroyers | — | — | 52 | 14 | ||
| 1978 | Move It On Over | 33 | — | 51 | 10 | ||
| 1979 | Better Than the Rest (Recorded in 1974) | 78 | — | — | 43 | ||
| 1980 | More George Thorogood and the Destroyers
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63 | — | 97 | 36 | ||
| 1982 | Bad to the Bone
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43 | — | 50 | 31 |
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| 1985 | Maverick | 32 | — | 31 | 14 |
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| 1986 | Nadine (CD Rerelease of Better Than the Rest)
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— | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | Born to Be Bad | 32 | — | 21 | 2 |
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| 1991 | Boogie People | 77 | — | 45 | 13 | ||
| 1993 | Haircut
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120 | — | 41 | 37 | ||
| 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 | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||
Live albums[edit]
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Blues | AUS [2] |
NZ [3] | |||
| 1986 | Live | 33 | — | 21 | 5 | US: Platinum[4] |
| 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 [1] |
NZ [3] | ||||
| 1989 | The George Thorogood Collection | — | — | 2 | — | AUS: 2× Platinum[1] | |
| 1992 | The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers
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100 | — | — | — | US: Platinum[4] | |
| 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 | US: Gold[4] | |
| 2005 | The Best of George Thorogood and the Destroyers
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— | 7 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | Taking Care of Business a
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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[6] | US | AUS [7] |
NZ [8] | ||||
| 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'" | — | — | — | — | 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 | |
| 1993 | "Get a Haircut" | 2 | –[B] | 28 | 15 | Haircut | |
| "Gone Dead Train" | 24 | — | — | — | |||
| "Howlin' for My Baby" | 12 | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "I Don't Trust Nobody" | 24 | — | — | — | Half a Boy/Half a Man | |
| "—" 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.[9]
- ^ "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.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ 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 "RIAA - GOLD & PLATINUM". RIAA. Retrieved April 3, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "EMI Pact Gives Thorogood "Best Of Both Worlds"" (PDF). Cash Box. June 19, 1982. p. 8. Retrieved December 5, 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "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