ZZ top / discography
This discography is an overview of the musical works of the US music group ZZ Top . According to sources and record awards, she has sold more than 50 million records to date, over 25.8 million of them in her home country alone. The most successful release from ZZ Top is the album Eliminator, which has sold over 14 million units.
Albums
Studio albums
| year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1971 |
ZZ Top's First Album London |
- | - | - | - | - |
First published: January 16, 1971
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| 1972 |
Rio Grande Mud London |
- | - | - | - |
US104 (10 weeks) US |
First published: April 4, 1972
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| 1973 |
Tres Hombres London |
- | - | - | - |
US8th  (81 weeks)US |
First published: July 26, 1973
Sales: 550,000 |
| 1975 |
Fandango! London |
- | - | - |
UK60 (1 week) UK |
US10 (47 weeks)US |
First published: April 18, 1975
Sales: 693,800 |
| 1977 |
Tejas London |
- | - | - | - |
US17th (24 weeks)US |
First published: February 9, 1977
Sales: 500,000 |
| 1979 |
Degüello Warner Bros. |
DE- |
- |
CH19 (2 weeks) CH |
- |
US24  (39 weeks)US |
First published: Aug 27, 1979
Sales: 1,250,000 |
| 1981 |
El Loco Warner Bros. |
DE52 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK88 (2 weeks) UK |
US17th (22 weeks)US |
First published: August 1981
Sales: 500,000 |
| 1983 |
Eliminator Warner Bros. |
DE25th × 3
(44 weeks)DE |
AT- |
CH11 (20 weeks) CH |
UK3 × 4
(139 weeks)UK |
US9  (185 weeks)US |
First published: March 23, 1983
Sales: 14,014,821 |
| 1985 |
Afterburner Warner Bros. |
DE3 × 3
(37 weeks)DE |
AT18 (6 weeks) AT |
CH2 (18 weeks)CH |
UK2 (40 weeks)UK |
US4th × 5
(70 weeks)US |
First published: October 28, 1985
Sales: 6,377,795 |
| 1990 |
Recycler Warner Bros. |
DE4th (44 weeks)DE |
AT15 (8 weeks) AT |
CH1 (26 weeks)CH |
UK8th  (7 weeks)UK |
US6th (37 weeks)US |
First published: March 23, 1990
Sales: 2,200,000 |
| 1994 |
Antenna RCA |
DE3 (22 weeks)DE |
AT2 (16 weeks)AT |
CH3 (18 weeks)CH |
UK3 (6 weeks) UK |
US14th (23 weeks)US |
First published
: Jan 18, 1994 Sales: 2,163,000 |
| 1996 |
Rhythms RCA |
DE9 (11 weeks) DE |
AT31 (7 weeks) AT |
CH8 (8 weeks) CH |
UK32 (2 weeks) UK |
US29 (11 weeks) US |
First published: September 17, 1996.
Sales: 391,300 |
| 1999 |
XXX RCA |
DE11 (8 weeks) DE |
- |
CH23 (5 weeks) CH |
- |
US100 (4 weeks) US |
First published: September 28, 1999
Sales: 148,400 |
| 2003 |
Mescalero RCA |
DE9 (6 weeks) DE |
AT33 (3 weeks) AT |
CH22 (5 weeks) CH |
- |
US57 (3 weeks) US |
First published: September 2003
Sales: 103,000 |
| 2012 |
La Futura Sony Music |
DE5 (13 weeks)DE |
AT7 (9 weeks) AT |
CH4 (11 weeks) CH |
UK29 (3 weeks) UK |
US6 (8 weeks) US |
Initial Publication: September 11, 2012
Sales: 100,000 |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Compilations and live albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1977 | The Best of ZZ Top | - | - | - | - |
US94 × 2
(8 weeks)US |
First published: March 21, 1977
Sales: 2,000,000 |
| 1992 | The Greatest Hits |
DE4th × 3
(44 weeks)DE |
AT2 (20 weeks)AT |
CH1 (26 weeks)CH |
UK5 (20 weeks)UK |
US9 × 3
(73 weeks)US |
First published: April 10, 1992
Sales: 5,563,629 |
| 1994 | One foot in the blues |
DE47 (9 weeks) DE |
- |
CH23 (7 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: November 11, 1994
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| 2004 | Rancho Texicano - The Very Best of ZZ Top | - | - | - |
UK- |
US30 (4 weeks) US |
First published: June 8, 2004
Sales: 60,000 |
| 2008 | Live From Texas |
DE21st (12 weeks)DE |
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US- × 2
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CD, DVD, first published: October 31, 2008
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| 2009 | Double Down Live - Live at Rockpalast 1980 - On the Road 2008 |
DE60 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
DVD, first published October 16, 2009
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| 2013 | The Complete Studio Albums 1970–1990 |
DE88 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - | - |
Box set with 10 CDs, first published June 7, 2013
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| 2014 | Live at Montreux 2013 |
DE35 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
DVD, first published: July 18, 2014
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| The Very Baddest Of | - | - |
CH100 (1 week) CH |
- |
US95 (2 weeks) US |
First published: July 2014
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| 2016 | Live - Greatest Hits from Around the World |
DE35 (1 week) DE |
AT50 (1 week) AT |
CH30 (2 weeks) CH |
UK50 (1 week) UK |
US111 (1 week) US |
First published: September 9, 2016
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| 2019 | Goin '50 |
DE28 (2 weeks) DE |
- |
CH22 (2 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: June 14, 2019
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
EPs
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2012 | Texicali | - | - | - | - |
US106 (3 weeks) US |
First published: 2012, Universal
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More EPs
- 1985: The ZZ Top Summer Holidays EP (Warner, 1985)
Compilations
- 1987: The ZZ Top Sixpack (re-release of the first five albums with El Loco)
- 1998: Viva Las Vegas ( Best of , Sound Design)
- 1999: Greatest Hits (Best of, Warner)
- 2002: Greatest Hits (Special Limited Edition)
- 2003: Chrome, Smoke & BBQ (Boxset, Warner)
- 2005: Greatest Hits (Best of, Rhino)
- 2008: The Beginning of ZZ Top (Delta Music) (with material from Warlocks, American Blues and The Moving Sidewalks)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1972 | Francine Rio Grande Mud |
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US69 (9 weeks) US |
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| 1974 |
La Grange Tres Hombres |
- | - | - | - |
US41 (19 weeks) US |
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| 1975 | Tush fandango! |
- | - | - | - |
US20 (9 weeks) US |
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| 1976 | It's Only Love Tejas |
- | - | - | - |
US44 (11 weeks) US |
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| 1977 | Arrested For Driving While Blind Tejas |
- | - | - | - |
US91 (6 weeks) US |
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| 1980 | I Thank You Degüello |
- | - | - | - |
US34 (11 weeks) US |
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| Cheap Sunglasses Degüello |
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US89 (2 weeks) US |
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| 1981 | Leila El Loco |
- | - | - | - |
US77 (4 weeks) US |
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| 1983 | Gimme All Your Lovin ' Eliminator |
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UK10 (21 weeks)UK |
US37 (12 weeks) US |
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| Sharp Dressed Man Eliminator |
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UK22nd (14 weeks)UK |
US56 (9 weeks) US |
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| TV Dinners Eliminator |
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UK67 (3 weeks) UK |
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| 1984 | Legs eliminator |
- | - | - |
UK16 (7 weeks) UK |
US8 (19 weeks) US |
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| 1985 | Ziggy Live |
- | - | - |
UK51 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
no album title
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| Sleeping bag afterburner |
DE40 (11 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK27 (8 weeks) UK |
US8 (17 weeks) US |
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| Stages afterburner |
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UK43 (3 weeks) UK |
US21 (12 weeks) US |
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| 1986 | Rough Boy Afterburner |
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CH38 (1 week) CH |
UK23 (9 weeks) UK |
US22 (13 weeks) US |
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| Velcro Fly Afterburner |
DE68 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK54 (4 weeks) UK |
US35 (12 weeks) US |
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| 1990 | Doubleback recycler |
DE33 (10 weeks) DE |
- |
CH13 (10 weeks) CH |
UK29 (6 weeks) UK |
US50 (11 weeks) US |
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| Give It Up Recycler |
DE69 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
US79 (5 weeks) US |
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| My Head's In Mississippi Recycler |
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UK37 (5 weeks) UK |
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| 1992 | Viva Las Vegas Greatest Hits |
DE34 (13 weeks) DE |
AT21 (5 weeks) AT |
CH20 (6 weeks) CH |
UK10 (7 weeks) UK |
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| 1994 | Pincushion Antenna |
- | - |
CH40 (2 weeks) CH |
UK15 (3 weeks) UK |
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| Breakaway antenna |
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UK60 (3 weeks) UK |
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| 1996 | What's Up With That Rhythms |
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UK58 (1 week) UK |
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| 1999 | Gimme All Your Lovin '2000 |
DE39 (8 weeks) DE |
- |
CH33 (8 weeks) CH |
UK28 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
feat. Martay , no album title
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More singles
- 1970: Salt Lick / Miller's Farm
- 1971: (Somebody Else Been) Shaking Your Tree (ZZ Top's First Album)
- 1973: Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers (Tres Hombres)
- 1977: Enjoy and Get It On (Tejas)
- 1981: Pearl Necklace (El Loco)
- 1981: Tube Snake Boogie (El Loco)
- 1983: Got Me Under Pressure (Eliminator)
- 1985: Can't Stop Rockin ' (Afterburner)
- 1986: Delirious (Afterburner)
- 1986: Woke Up With Wood (Afterburner)
- 1990: Concrete And Steel (Recycler)
- 1991: Decision or Collision (Recycler)
- 1992: Gun Love (Greatest Hits)
- 1992: Rough Boy (1992)
- 1994: Fuzzbox Voodoo (Antenna)
- 1994: Girl In a T-Shirt (Antenna)
- 1996: Bang Bang (rhythms)
- 1996: She's Just Killing Me (Rhythms)
- 1997: Rhythms (Rhythms)
- 1999: Fearless Boogie (XXX)
- 2000: 36-22-36 (XXX)
- 2003: Piece (Mescalero)
Video albums
- 1992: Greatest Hits (Warner) (UK:gold)
- 2007: Viva ZZ Top - The Video Singles
- 2008: Ultimate Collection (Cargo)
- 2009: Wanted - Live In New Jersey (Intercargo)
- 2011: Greatest Hits Live
statistics
Chart evaluation
The following list contains an overview of the chart successes of ZZ Top in the album and single charts.
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Awards for music sales
| Country / Region |
silver |
gold |
platinum |
diamond
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Sales | swell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
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- |
gold1
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9 × platinum9
|
- | 582,500 | aria.com.au |
 Belgium (BEA)
|
- | - |
platinum1
|
- | 50,000 | ultratop.be |
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Germany (BVMI)
|
- |
6 × gold6th
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5 × platinum5
|
- | 3,400,000 | musikindustrie.de |
 Europe (IFPI)
|
- | - |
4 × platinum4th
|
- | (4,000,000) | ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) |
 Finland (IFPI)
|
- |
2 × gold2
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4 × platinum4th
|
- | 315,815 | ifpi.fi |
 France (SNEP)
|
- |
4 × gold4th
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2 × platinum2
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diamond1
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2,421,900 | infodisc.fr snepmusique.com |
 Italy (FIMI)
|
- |
gold1
|
- | - | 25,000 | fimi.it |
 Japan (RIAJ)
|
- | - | - | - | 282,500 | Individual evidence |
 Canada (MC)
|
- |
2 × gold2
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8 × platinum8th
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diamond1
|
1,450,000 | musiccanada.com |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
|
- |
3 × gold3
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2 × platinum2
|
- | 47,500 | nztop40.co.nz |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
|
- | - |
platinum1
|
- | 80,000 | nvpi.nl |
 Norway (IFPI)
|
- |
gold1
|
- | - | 25,000 | ifpi.no |
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Austria (IFPI)
|
- |
2 × gold2
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platinum1
|
- | 100,000 | ifpi.at |
 Sweden (IFPI)
|
- | - |
2 × platinum2
|
- | 200,000 | sverigetopplistan.se |
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Switzerland (IFPI)
|
- |
gold1
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3 × platinum3
|
- | 175,000 | hitparade.ch |
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United States (RIAA)
|
- |
4 × gold4th
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16 × platinum16
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diamond1
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25,895,000 | riaa.com |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
|
4 × silver4th
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2 × gold2
|
5 × platinum5
|
- | 2,145,000 | bpi.co.uk |
| All in all |
4 × silver4th
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29 × gold29
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63 × platinum63
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3 × diamond3
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↑ a b c d chart sources:
- ZZ top in the German charts on OfficialCharts.de
- ZZ top in the Austrian charts on AustrianCharts.at
- ZZ top in the Swiss charts on Hitparade.ch
- ZZ Top in the Official UK Charts (English)
- Currently top of the US charts on Billboard.com
Web links
- ZZ Top / Discography at Allmusic (English)
Members: Billy Gibbons (voc, g) | Dusty Hill (voc, bg) | Frank Beard (dr)
Studio albums : ZZ Top's First Album (1971) | Rio Grande Mud (1972) | Tres Hombres (1973) | Fandango! (1975) | Tejas (1977) | Degüello (1979) | El Loco (1981) | Eliminator (1983) | Afterburner (1985) | Recycler (1990) | Antenna (1994) | Rhythms (1996) | XXX (1999) | Mescalero (2003) | La Futura (2012)