Rob Thomas (musician)

Rob Thomas (2010)

Robert Kelly "Rob" Thomas (born February 14, 1972 in Landstuhl , Germany ) is an American musician who became known as the singer of the rock band matchbox twenty in the late 1990s .

biography

Thomas was born on the US military base in Landstuhl . At the age of 13 he wanted to become a musician. The first concert he attended was from Genesis on the Invisible Touch Tour . His greatest musical influence is Steve Burry.

Before joining matchbox twenty, he played in the band Tabitha's Secret with Brian Yale and Paul Doucette.

He celebrated his first successes as a solo artist in 1999 with the single Smooth in collaboration with the band Santana , which reached number one on the US Billboard charts.

In 2001 he was the youngest artist to be inducted into the South Carolina Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame, and in June 2004 he was the first to receive the newly formed “Starlight Award” from the Songwriters Hall of Fame , which honors young composers who left their mark on contemporary music in their early years and made a lasting impression on the music industry.

In April 2005, the debut album Something to Be was released , which went platinum in the United States. The first single was Lonely No More . It also includes a duet with John Mayer .

He has been married to Marisol Maldonado since 1999 and has a son named Maison Avery from a previous relationship. He lives near New York .

In June 2007, the single Little Wonders was released , which is included on the soundtrack to the Disney film Meet the Robinsons . In Germany, the single rose to position 33 and in between reached number 21, and in mid-August even after 14 weeks of chart presence, it even reached number 20.

The second solo album Cradlesong was released in June 2009 and contains 14 songs. The first single from it is called Her Diamonds .

Discography

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2005	... Something to Be	DE10 (8 weeks) DE	AT19 (4 weeks) AT	CH19 (5 weeks) CH	UK11 (4 weeks) UK	US1 × 2 Double platinum (57 weeks)US	First published: April 5, 2005
2009	Cradle song	DE40 (2 weeks) DE	-	CH56 (1 week) CH	UK75 (1 week) UK	US3 gold (28 weeks)US	First published: June 30, 2009
2015	The Great Unknown	-	-	-	UK95 (1 week) UK	US6 (4 weeks) US	First published: August 21, 2015
2019	Chip Tooth Smile	-	-	-	-	US13 (2 weeks) US	First published: April 26, 2019

EPs

• 2005: … Something More
• 2010: Someday (US: # 91)

Singles

Chart placements as a solo artist

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2002	A New York Christmas	-	-	-	-	-	First published: December 10, 2002 Republished: November 18, 2003
2005	Lonely No More … Something to Be	DE16 (10 weeks) DE	AT24 (13 weeks) AT	CH24 (15 weeks) CH	UK11 (11 weeks) UK	US6th platinum (34 weeks)US	First published: February 8, 2005
	This Is How a Heart Breaks … Something to Be	-	-	-	UK67 (1 week) UK	US52 gold (20 weeks)US	First published: June 13, 2005
	Ever the Same … Something to Be	-	-	-	-	US48 gold (20 weeks)US	First published: November 7, 2005
2006	… Something to Be … Something to Be	-	-	-	-	-	First published: March 14, 2006
	Streetcorner Symphony … Something to Be	-	-	-	-	US64 gold (20 weeks)US	First published: October 16, 2006
2007	Little Wonders Meet the Robinsons (OST)	DE20 (28 weeks) DE	AT13 (29 weeks) AT	CH40 (14 weeks) CH	-	US58 platinum (16 weeks)US	First published: March 13, 2007
2009	Her Diamonds Cradlesong	DE79 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	US23 platinum (20 weeks)US	First published: April 22, 2009
	Give Me the Meltdown Cradle Song	-	-	-	-	-	First published: June 9, 2009
	Someday Cradlesong	-	-	-	-	US59 gold (22 weeks)US	First published: December 1, 2009
2010	Mockingbird Cradle Song	-	-	-	-	US95 (4 weeks) US	First published: April 20, 2010
2015	Trust You The Great Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	First published: May 29, 2015
	Hold On Forever The Great Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	First published: September 25, 2015
2016	Pieces The Great Unknown	-	-	-	-	-	First published: June 17th, 2016 Remix feat. Sam Feldt
2019	One Less Day (Dying Young) Chip Tooth Smile	-	-	-	-	-	First published: February 20, 2019
2019	Timeless Chip Tooth Smile	-	-	-	-	-	First published: April 12, 2019

Chart placements as a guest musician

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1999	Smooth supernatural	DE21 (22 weeks) DE	AT9 (14 weeks) AT	CH18 (22 weeks) CH	UK3 gold (11 weeks)UK	US1 Platinum + Gold (Digital) (58 weeks)US	First published: June 29, 1999 Santana feat. Rob Thomas
2011	Sunshine of Your Love Guitar Heaven	-	-	-	-	-	First published: January 23, 2011 Santana feat. Rob Thomas

Video albums

• 2009: Live at Red Rocks (US:gold)

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Australia 2000: for the author participation Bent (Matchbox twenty) 2009: for the video album Live at Red Rocks 2012: for the author participation 3 am (Matchbox twenty) 2013: for the author participation Put Your Hands Up (Matchbox twenty)  Italy 2018: for the author participation Me and My Broken Heart (Rixton)  Canada 2012: for the author's participation She's So Mean (Matchbox twenty) 2014: for the author's participation Me and My Broken Heart (Rixton)  New Zealand 2005: for the album Something to Be  United States 2000: for the author participation Bent (Matchbox twenty) 2008: for the author participation Unwell (Matchbox twenty) 2013: for the author's participation She's So Mean (Matchbox twenty)  United Kingdom 2017: for the author participation Me and My Broken Heart (Rixton)

Platinum record  Australia 1997: for the author participation Push (Matchbox twenty) 2005: for the single Lonely No More 2009: for the single Her Diamonds 2012: for the author's participation She's So Mean (Matchbox twenty) 2012: for the author participation Unwell (Matchbox twenty) 2012: for the author participation How Far We've Come (Matchbox twenty) 2012: for the author participation If You're Gone (Matchbox twenty)  Canada 2006: for the album Something to Be  Sweden 2014: for the author's participation Me and My Broken Heart (Rixton)  United States 2008: for the author participation How Far We've Come (Matchbox twenty) 2014: for the author's participation Me and My Broken Heart (Rixton) 2 × platinum record  Australia 2000: for the single Smooth 2015: for the album Cradlesong 3 × platinum record  Australia 2006: for the album Something to Be

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)
Australia (ARIA)	-	4 × gold4th	14 × platinum14th	1,092,500	aria.com.au
Italy (FIMI)	-	gold1	-	25,000	fimi.it
Canada (MC)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	180,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	gold1	-	7,500	nztop40.co.nz
Sweden (IFPI)	-	-	platinum1	40,000	sverigetopplistan.se
United States (RIAA)	-	10 × gold10	8 × platinum8th	12,550,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	silver1	2 × gold2	-	860,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	silver1	20 × gold20th	24 × platinum24

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
2. ↑ Single Timeless. Spotify, accessed April 16, 2019 . 

Web links

• Official website
• Author participations at austriancharts.at