Dio (band) / discography

	Dio - discography
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Publications
Studio albums	10
Live albums	7th
Compilations	11
EPs	1
Singles	20th
Video albums	10

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the American heavy metal band Dio . According to sources and record awards, they have sold more than 3.3 million records in their careers. The most successful releases are the first two studio albums Holy Diver and The Last in Line , each with more than 1,060,000 units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	Title music label	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1983	Holy Diver Warner Bros. Records	DE52 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	UK13 silver (15 weeks)UK	US61 platinum (35 weeks)US	First published: May 25, 1983 Sales: + 1,060,000
1984	The Last in Line Vertigo Records	DE23 (12 weeks) DE	-	-	UK4th silver (14 weeks)UK	US23 platinum (35 weeks)US	First published: July 13, 1984 Sales: + 1,060,000
1985	Sacred Heart Vertigo Records	DE12 (11 weeks) DE	AT13 (4 weeks) AT	CH14 (3 weeks) CH	UK4 (6 weeks) UK	US29 gold (29 weeks)US	First published: August 15, 1985 Sales: + 500,000
1987	Dream Evil Vertigo Records	DE12 (11 weeks) DE	AT15 (8 weeks) AT	CH13 (5 weeks) CH	UK8 (5 weeks) UK	US43 (11 weeks) US	First published: July 21, 1987
1990	Lock Up the Wolves Vertigo Records	DE16 (15 weeks) DE	-	CH25 (4 weeks) CH	UK28 (3 weeks) UK	US61 (13 weeks) US	First published: May 15, 1990
1993	Strange Highways Vertigo Records	DE79 (5 weeks) DE	-	-	-	US142 (2 weeks) US	First published: October 25, 1993
1996	Angry Machines SPV / Steamhammer	DE44 ¹ (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: October 15, 1996
2000	Magica Spitfire Records	DE32 (4 weeks) DE	-	CH73 ² (1 week) CH	-	-	First published: March 21, 2000
2002	Killing the Dragon Spitfire Records	DE30 (5 weeks) DE	AT70 (2 weeks) AT	-	-	US199 (1 week) US	First published: May 21, 2002
2004	Master of the Moon Sanctuary Records	DE43 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: September 7, 2004

¹ Angry Machines only reached the charts in Germany in 2020.

² Magica did not reach the charts in Switzerland until 2020.

Live albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	Title music label	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1986	Intermission Warner Bros. Records	DE63 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	UK22 (5 weeks) UK	US70 (16 weeks) US	First published: June 1986
2010	Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Niji Entertainment Group	DE87 (1 week) DE	AT73 (1 week) AT	-	-	US98 (1 week) US	First published: November 9, 2010
2014	Live in London, Hammersmith Apollo 1993 Eagle Rock	DE60 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: May 12, 2014

more publishments

year	Title music label	Remarks
1998	Inferno: Last in Live Mayhem Records	First published: February 24, 1998
2003	Evil or Divine - Live in New York City Spitfire Records	First published: February 22, 2003
2006	Holy Diver - Live Eagle Rock	First published: April 17, 2006
2013	Finding the Sacred Heart - Live in Philly 1986 Eagle Rock	First published: May 12, 2014

Compilations

year	Title music label	Remarks
1992	Diamonds - The Best of Dio Vertigo Records	First published: March 30, 1992
1997	Anthology Connoisseur Records	First published: 1997
2000	The Very Beast of Dio Warner Bros.	First published: October 3, 2000, US: gold Sales: + 500,000
2001	Anthology: Volume Two Connoisseur Records	First published: February 2001
2002	Evil Collection: The Very Best Warner Bros.	First published: March 14, 2002
2003	Stand Up and Shout: The Dio Anthology Warner Bros.	First published: May 2003
2003	The Collection Universal Records	First published: October 2003, UK: silver Sales: + 60,000
2005	Metal hits Rhino Entertainment	First published: October 4, 2005
2011	Mightier Than the Sword Sanctuary Records	First published: June 6, 2011
2012	The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 2 Niji Entertainment	First published: October 9, 2012
2013	A Decade of Dio: 1983-1993 Rhino Entertainment	First published: July 22, 2016

EPs

year	Title music label	Remarks
1986	The Dio EP Vertigo Records	First published: May 1986

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	Title album	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1983	Holy Diver Holy Diver	-	-	-	UK72 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: August 1983
1983	Rainbow in the Dark Holy Diver	-	-	-	UK46 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 21, 1983
1984	We Rock The Last in Line	-	-	-	UK42 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: 1984
1984	Mystery The Last in Line	-	-	-	UK34 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: 1984
1985	Rock'n'Roll Children Sacred Heart	-	-	-	UK26 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: July 1985
1985	Hungry for Heaven Sacred Heart	-	-	-	UK56 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 1985
1987	I Could Have Been a Dreamer Dream Evil	-	-	-	UK69 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: 1986
1990	Hey Angel Lock Up the Wolves	-	-	-	UK94 (1 week) UK	-	First published: 1990

more publishments

1984: The Last in Line
1985: King of Rock and Roll
1985: Like the Beat of a Heart
1986: Time to Burn
1987: All the Fools Sailer Away
1987: When a Woman Cries
1987: Night People
1989: Wild One
1990: Born on the Sun
1994: Jesus, Mary & The Holy Ghost
1994: Evilution
2010: Electra

Video albums

year	Title music label	Remarks
1984	Live in Concert Warner Music Video	First published: 1984
1984	A Special from the Spectrum Warner Music Video	First publication: 1984, US: gold Sales: + 50,000
1986	Sacred Heart "The Video" Warner Music Video	First published: 1986
1990	Time Machine Spitfire Records	First published: July 1, 2003
2000	The Very Beast of Dio Warner Bros.	First published: October 3, 2000
2003	Evil or Divine - Live in New York City Warner Bros.	First published: May 2003, US: gold Sales: + 50,000
2005	We Rock Warner Music Video	First published: October 3, 2005
2006	Holy Diver Live Eagle Records	First published: May 30, 2006, US: gold Sales: + 50,000
2013	Finding the Sacred Heart - Live in Philly 1986 Eagle Records	First published: May 29, 2013
2014	Live in London, Hammersmith Apollo 1993 Eagle Records	First published: May 12, 2014

statistics

Chart evaluation

	DE	AT	CH	UK	US
Number one albums	DE-DE	AT-AT	CH-CH	UK-UK	US-US
Top 10 albums	DE-DE	AT-AT	CH-CH	UK3UK	US-US
Albums in the charts	DE13DE	AT4thAT	CH4thCH	UK6thUK	US9US

	DE	AT	CH	UK	US
Number one singles	DE-DE	AT-AT	CH-CH	UK-UK	US-US
Top 10 singles	DE-DE	AT-AT	CH-CH	UK-UK	US-US
Singles in the charts	DE-DE	AT-AT	CH-CH	UK9UK	US-US

Awards for music sales

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
United States (RIAA)	0! S.-	5 × gold5	2 × platinum2	3,150,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × silver3	0! G-	0! P-	180,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	3 × silver3	5 × gold5	2 × platinum2

Web links

Official website (English)
Dio (Band) / Discography at Discogs (English)
Chart sources: DE / AT / CH / UK / US


Studio albums	Holy Diver • The Last in Line • Sacred Heart • Dream Evil • Lock Up the Wolves • Strange Highways • Angry Machines • Magica • Killing the Dragon • Master of the Moon
Extended plays	The Dio EP
Live albums	Intermission • Evil or Divine - Live in New York City • Holy Diver - Live • Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 • Finding the Sacred Heart - Live in Philly 1986 • Live in London-Hammersmith Apollo 1993
Compilation albums	Diamonds - The Best of Dio • Inferno - Last in Live • The Very Beast of Dio • Stand Up and Shout: The Dio Anthology • Collection • 5 Classic Albums • This Is Your Life
Video albums	Special from the Spectrum • Sacred Heart "The Video" • Evil or Divine • We Rock • Holy Diver - Live • Finding the Sacred Heart
Singles	Holy Diver