ZZ Top discography explained

Artist:	ZZ Top
Studio:	15
Live:	4
Compilation:	6
Video:	4
Ep:	3
Singles:	38

The following is a comprehensive discography of ZZ Top, an American rock band. They have released 15 studio albums, four live albums, seven compilation albums and 38 singles.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications^[1] (sales threshold)
		US ^[2]	AUS ^[3]	AUT ^[4]	CAN ^[5]	FRA ^[6]	GER ^[7]	NOR ^[8]	SWE ^[9]	SWI ^[10]	UK ^[11]
1971	ZZ Top's First Album	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1972	Rio Grande Mud	104	90	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1973	Tres Hombres	8	36	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—
1975	Fandango!	10	61	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	60
1976	Tejas	17	72	—	3	—	—	—	21	—	—
1979	Degüello	24	100	19	5	—	—	—	—	—	—
1981	El Loco	17	—	—	19	—	52	—	26	—	88
1983	Eliminator	9	2	—	2	—	25	13	13	11	3
1985	Afterburner	4	6	18	1	—	3	8	3	2	2
1990	Recycler	6	27	15	10	—	4	2	2	1	8
1994	Antenna	14	40	2	12	—	3	4	1	3	3
1996	Rhythmeen	29	146	31	38	14	9	15	6	8	32
1999	XXX	100	176	—	—	50	11	—	26	23	—
2003	Mescalero	57	—	33	—	46	9	21	22	22	—
2012	La Futura	6	75	7	7	13	5	7	11	4	29
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions									Certifications (sales threshold)
		US	AUT	BEL ^[12]	FIN ^[13]	FRA	GER	NLD ^[14]	SWI	UK
2008	Live from Texas	—	—	—	—	145	—	—	—	—
2011	Live in Germany 1980	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	Tonite at Midnight: Live Greatest Hits from Around the World	111	50	108	—	89	35	139	30	50
2022	Raw ('That Little Ol' Band from Texas' Original Soundtrack)	141 ^[15]	19	85	37	102	3	—	5	81
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales threshold)
		US	AUS	AUT	FRA	GER	NLD	NOR	SWE	SWI	UK
1977	The Best of ZZ Top	94	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	Greatest Hits	9	2	2	—	4	7	7	2	1	5
1994	One Foot in the Blues	—	142	—	—	47	—	—	25	28	—
2004		30	—	—	178	—	—	—	—	—	—
2014	The Very Baddest	95	—	—	200	—	82	—	—	48	—
2019	Goin' 50	129 ^[16]	—	—	—	28	—	—	—	22	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Video albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications (sales threshold)
		GER	SWI
1992	Greatest Hits: The Video Collection	—	—
2008	Live from Texas	21	2
2009	Double Down Live: 1980 & 2008	60	8
2014	Live at Montreux 2013	35	3
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Box sets

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		AUS	FIN	GER	SWE
1987	The Six Pack	99	—	—	—
2003	Chrome, Smoke & BBQ	—	—	—	—
2013	The Complete Studio Albums 1970-1990	—	40	88	38
2017	Cinco: The First Five LPs	—	—	—	—
2018	Cinco №2: The Second Five LPs	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

EPs

Year	EP	Peak chart positions^[17] ^[18] ^[19]
		US	IRE ^[20]	NOR	NZ ^[21] ^[22]	UK
1985	The ZZ Top Summer Holiday E.P.	—	23	—	24	51
1987	Club	—	—	—	6	—
2012	Texicali	106	—	35	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions^[23] ^[24] ^[25]										Certifications	Album
		US	AUS	CAN	GER	IRE	NLD ^[26]	NZ	SWE ^[27]	SWI ^[28]	UK
1969	"Salt Lick" b/w "Miller's Farm"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		style="text-align:left;"
1970	"(Somebody Else Been) Shakin' Your Tree"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		ZZ Top's First Album
1972	"Francine"	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Rio Grande Mud
1973	"La Grange"	41	18	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	UK Silver	Tres Hombres
	"Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1975	"Tush"	20	87	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Fandango
1976	"It's Only Love"	44	—	55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Tejas
1977	"Arrested for Driving While Blind"	91	—	86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Enjoy and Get It On"	105	—	87	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1980	"I Thank You"	34	—	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Degüello
	"Cheap Sunglasses"	89	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1981	"Leila"	77	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		El Loco
	"Tube Snake Boogie"	103	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983	"Gimme All Your Lovin'"	37	82	39	—	9	3	—	—	—	10	UK: Gold	Eliminator
	"Sharp Dressed Man"	56	66	—	—	8	8	—	—	—	22	UK: Silver
	"TV Dinners"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	67
1984	"Legs"	8	6	9	—	9	19	7	—	—	16
1985
	"Sleeping Bag"	8	36	18	40	14	—	13	13	—	27		Afterburner
	"Stages"	21	63	42	—	23	—	40	—	—	43
1986	"Rough Boy"	22	85	58	—	23	—	—	—	—	23
	"Velcro Fly"	35	—	—	68	—	—	10	—	—	54
1987	"Planet Of Women"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	"Doubleback"	50	41	14	33	—	—	28	9	13	29		Recycler
	"Concrete and Steel"	—	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"My Head's in Mississippi"	—	166^[29]	79	—	—	—	—	—	—	37
	"Give It Up"	79	106^[30]	33	69	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	"Burger Man"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	"Viva Las Vegas"	—	28	34	34	8	27	17	7	20	10		Greatest Hits
	"Rough Boy" (1992 re-release)	—	165	—	—	—	81	—	—	38	49
1994	"Pincushion"	124	122	32	—	—	—	33	11	40	15		Antenna
	"Breakaway"	—	166	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	60
	"PCH"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Fuzzbox Voodoo"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	"She's Just Killing Me"	—	—	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Rhythmeen
	"What's Up with That"	—	196	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	58
	"Bang Bang"	—	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	"Fearless Boogie"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		XXX
2000	"36-22-36"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	"Piece"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Mescalero
2012	"I Gotsta Get Paid"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		La Futura
"—" denotes releases that did not chart, "x" denotes when chart did not exist

As featured artist

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Album
		GER	BEL ^[31]	SWI	UK
1999	"Gimme All Your Lovin' 2000" (Martay feat. ZZ Top)	39	56	33	28
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Promo singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions	Album
		US Main
1985	"Can't Stop Rockin'"	8	Afterburner
1986	"Delirious"	16
	"Woke Up with Wood"	18
1990	"Decision or Collison"	14	Recycler
1994	"Girl in a T-Shirt"	27	Antenna
1997	"Rhythmeen"	35	Rhythmeen
	"Loaded"	-
2000	"Poke Chop Sandwich"	-	XXX
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other charted songs

Year	Single	Peak chart positions	Album
		US Main
1981	"Pearl Necklace"	28	El Loco
1983	"Got Me Under Pressure"	18	Eliminator
1992	"Gun Love"	8	Greatest Hits
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other appearances

Year	Song	Album	Artist	Notes
1990	"Reverberation (Doubt)"		Various artists	The 13th Floor Elevators cover
2003	"She Loves My Automobile" (Willie Nelson with ZZ Top)	Live and Kickin'	Willie Nelson & Friends	Live recording
2016	"Waiting for the Bus" / "Jesus Just Left Chicago"	Crossroads Revisited: Selections from the Crossroads Guitar Festivals	Eric Clapton and Guests	Live recordings

Notes and References

1. Web site: Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum . Cria.ca . August 13, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090412081617/http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php . April 12, 2009 .
2. Web site: ZZ Top. billboard.com. 2022-11-02.
3. Australian chart peaks:
   • Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 5, 1988: Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 348. N.B. ARIA licensed the top 50 portion of the Kent Music Report chart from mid-1983 until June 5, 1988. The book contains an erroneous peak of #84 for "Rough Boy".
   • "Rough Boy" (Kent Music Report) peak: Web site: Kent Music Report No 620 – 2 June 1986 > National Top 100 Singles (Continued). Kent Music Report. Imgur.com. July 14, 2024.
   • Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from June 5, 1988: Web site: Steffen Hung . australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal . Australian-charts.com. July 14, 2024.
   • Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. pdf.
   • All ARIA-era peaks to July 30, 2021: Web site: ZZ Top chart history, received from ARIA on July 30, 2021. ARIA. Imgur.com. July 14, 2024. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
4. Web site: Steffen Hung . Austria Top 40 . austriancharts.at . August 13, 2011.
5. Web site: ZZ Top. billboard.com. 2022-11-02. Canadian album charts since 2000
6. Web site: Steffen Hung . Discographie ZZ Top . lescharts.com . August 13, 2011.
7. Web site: Suche nach "ZZ Top". Media Control. 2013. April 8, 2012. Type ZZ Top in search field
8. Web site: Steffen Hung . Norwegian charts portal . norwegiancharts.com . August 13, 2011.
9. Web site: Steffen Hung . Swedish charts portal . swedishcharts.com . August 13, 2011.
10. Web site: Steffen Hung . Die Offizieel Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community . hitparade.ch . August 13, 2011.
11. Web site: ZZ Top. officialcharts.com. 2022-09-06.
12. Web site: Discography ZZ Top . ltratop.be . November 17, 2022.
13. Web site: Steffen Hung . Discography ZZ Top . finnishcharts.com . August 13, 2011.
14. Web site: Dutch Albums . dutchcharts.nl . 2022-11-07.
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17. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 12th Edition. Joel Whitburn. Copyright 2009.
18. Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008. Joel Whitburn. Copyright 2008.
19. The Essential Rock Discography. Martin C. Strong. Copyright 2006.
20. Web site: Irish charts search. 2022-11-17. Type ZZ Top in search artist field
21. Web site: Steffen Hung . New Zealand charts portal . charts.nz . August 13, 2011.
22. Web site: Steffen Hung . New Zealand charts portal . charts.nz . August 13, 2011.
23. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 12th Edition. Joel Whitburn. Copyright 2009.
24. Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Tracks 1981-2008. Joel Whitburn. Copyright 2008.
25. The Essential Rock Discography. Martin C. Strong. Copyright 2006.
26. Web site: Dutch Singles . dutchcharts.nl . 2022-11-08.
27. Web site: Steffen Hung . Swedish charts portal . swedishcharts.com . November 16, 2022.
28. Web site: Steffen Hung . Die Offizieel Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community . hitparade.ch . August 13, 2011.
29. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing April 15, 1991. April 15, 2022.
30. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 26 November 1990. November 26, 2021.
31. Web site: Discography ZZ Top . ltratop.be . November 17, 2022.