George Thorogood discography

George Thorogood discography

Thorogood performing in the Fallsview Casino, Niagara Falls, Ontario
Releases
↙Studio albums 15
↙Live albums 5
↙Compilation albums 6

A discography of George Thorogood.

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US US Blues AUS
[1]		 NZ
[2]
1974 Better Than the Rest (Rereleased by MCA in 1979)
  • Released:
  • Label: MCA
  • Format: CS
 78 — — 43
1977 George Thorogood and the Destroyers — — 52 14 US: Gold[3]
1978 Move It on Over
  • Released:
  • Label: Rounder
  • Format: CS, CD, LP
 33 — 51 10 US: Gold[3]
1980 More George Thorogood and the Destroyers
  • Released:
  • Label:
  • Format:
 63 — 97 36
1982 Bad to the Bone 43 — 50 31 US: Gold[3]
1985 Maverick
  • Released:
  • Label: Beat Goes On
  • Format:
 32 — 31 14 US: Gold[3]
1986 Nadine (CD Rerelease of Better Than the Rest) — — — —
1988 Born to Be Bad
  • Released:
  • Label: EMI
  • Format:
 32 — 30 2 US: Gold[3]
1991 Boogie People
  • Released:
  • Label: EMI
  • Format:
 77 — 45 13
1993 Haircut
  • Released:
  • Label: Beat Goes On
  • Format:
 120 — 41 37
1997 Rockin' My Life Away — 5 — —
1999 Half a Boy/Half a Man — — — —
2003 Ride 'Til I Die — 2 — —
2006 The Hard Stuff
  • Released:
  • Label: Eagle
  • Format:
 — 2 — —
2009 The Dirty Dozen
  • Released: July 28, 2009
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD
 169 1 — —
2011 2120 South Michigan Ave. — 2 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Live albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US US Blues NZ
[2]
1986 Live
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: LP, CD, CS
 33 — 5 US: Platinum[3]
1995 Live: Let's Work Together
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, CS
 — — —
1999 Live in '99 — — —
2004 30th Anniversary Tour: Live
  • Released: October 19, 2004
  • Label: Eagle
  • Format: CD
 — — —
2010 Live in Boston 1982
  • Released: July 27, 2010
  • Label: Rounder
  • Format: CD
 — 10 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US US Blues NZ
[2]
1992 The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers
  • Released: July 28, 1992
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: CD, CS
 100 — — US: Platinum[3]
2000 Anthology
  • Released: August 29, 2000
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, DI
 — — —
2003 Who Do You Love?
  • Released: March 4, 2003
  • Label: Rounder
  • Format: CD
 — — —
2004 Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock
  • Released: May 18, 2004
  • Label: Capitol/EMI
  • Format: CD DI
 55 1 37 US: Gold[3]
2005 The Best Of George Thorogood and the Destroyers
  • Released: June 6, 2006
  • Label: Special Product/Direct Source
  • Format: CD, CS
 — 7 —
2007 Taking Care of Business a
  • Released: March 19, 2007
  • Label: Recall Records
  • Format: CD
 — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US Main. Rock US NZ
[4]
1982 "Bad to the Bone" 27 — — Bad to the Bone
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" 2 124 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.

References

  1. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Australian charts portal". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hung, Steffen. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "RIAA - GOLD & PLATINUM". RIAA. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
  4. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2011-10-01.

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