Dio discography
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The band's debut album Holy Diver (1983) peaked at number 61 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum in the United States. The first single "Holy Diver" charted at seventy-two in the United Kingdom, followed by "Rainbow in the Dark" which reached forty-six. Their follow-up album The Last in Line (1984) charted higher, reaching number twenty-four in the US, and went platinum in the US. "Mystery" was the only single that charted. Sacred Heart (1985) reached gold status in the US, and was the last Dio album to achieve any sales certifications. The single "Rock 'N' Roll Children" charted at 26 in the UK, the band's best performing single. in 1987, the band released Dream Evil. The single "I Could Have Been a Dreamer" was the band's last to chart in the US, reaching 33. Lock up the Wolves. The band released their last chart single "Hey Angel", which reached 94 in the UK. In 2002, the band released Killing the Dragon. It reached 199, and was the last to chart in the US.
Contents
Studio albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||
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US [2] |
AUT [3] |
FIN [4] |
SWE [5] |
SWI [6] |
UK [7][8] |
GER [9] |
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1983 | Holy Diver
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56 | — | — | 18 | — | 13 | 52 | US: Platinum[12] UK: Silver[13] |
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1984 | The Last in Line
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24 | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | 23 | US: Platinum[12] UK: Silver[13] |
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1985 | Sacred Heart
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29 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 12 |
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US: Gold[12] | ||||
1987 | Dream Evil
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43 | 15 | — | 4 | 13 | 8 | 12 |
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1990 | Lock Up the Wolves
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61 | — | — | 23 | 25 | 28 | 16 |
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1993 | Strange Highways
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142 | — | — | — | — | — | 79 |
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1996 | Angry Machines
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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2000 | Magica
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— | — | 26 | 52 | — | — | 40 |
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2002 | Killing the Dragon
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199 | 70 | 28 | 24 | — | 194 | 30 |
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2004 | Master of the Moon
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— | — | 16 | 35 | — | 159 | 62 | ||||||
"—" denotes albums that did not chart. |
Live albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
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US [15] |
FIN [4] |
UK [7] |
GRE | GER [9] |
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1986 | Intermission
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70 | — | 22 | — | 63 | |||||||
1998 | Inferno: Last in Live
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— | 40 | — | — | — | |||||||
2005 | Evil or Divine - Live in New York City
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— | — | — | 33 | — | |||||||
2006 | Holy Diver - Live
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— | — | 174 | — | — | |||||||
2010 | Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987
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98 | — | 12 | — | 87 | |||||||
2013 | Finding the Sacred Heart - Live in Philly 1986
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— | — | — | — | 48 | |||||||
2014 | Live in London, Hammersmith Apollo 1993
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— | — | — | — | 60 | |||||||
"—" denotes albums that did not chart. |
Compilations
Year | Album details | Certifications |
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1992 | Diamonds – The Best of Dio
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1997 | Anthology
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1999 | Master Series
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2000 | The Very Beast of Dio
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US: Gold[12] |
2001 | Anthology: Volume Two
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2002 | Evil Collection: The Very Best
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2003 | Stand Up and Shout: The Dio Anthology
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2003 | The Collection
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UK: Silver[13] |
2005 | Metal Hits
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2008 | Rock Legends
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2011 | Mightier Than the Sword
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2012 | The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 2
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2013 | Snapshot
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EPs
Year | Album details |
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1986 | The Dio E.P.
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Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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US Main [2] |
UK [7][16] |
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1983 | "Holy Diver" | 40 | 72 | Holy Diver |
"Rainbow in the Dark" | 14 | 46 | ||
1984 | "The Last in Line" | — | — | The Last in Line |
"We Rock" | — | 42 | ||
"Mystery" | 20 | 34 | ||
1985 | "Rock 'N' Roll Children" | 26 | 26 | Sacred Heart |
"Hungry for Heaven" | 30 | 72 | ||
"Dio Live" | — | — | Non-album single | |
1986 | "King of Rock and Roll" | — | — | Sacred Heart |
"Hungry for Heaven" [reissue] | — | 56 | ||
1987 | "I Could Have Been a Dreamer" | 33 | 69 | Dream Evil |
"All the Fools Sailed Away" | — | — | ||
1990 | "Hey Angel" | — | 94 | Lock Up the Wolves |
2010 | "Electra" | — | — | Non-album single |
"—" denotes singles that did not chart. |
Videos
Year | Video details | Certifications |
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1984 | Live in Concert
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1984 | A Special from the Spectrum
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Gold[17] |
1986 | Sacred Heart "The Video"
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1990 | Time Machine
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2003 | Evil or Divine - Live in New York City
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Gold[17] |
2005 | We Rock
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2006 | Holy Diver - Live
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2013 | Finding The Sacred Heart - Live In Philly 1986
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2014 | Live in London, Hammersmith Apollo 1993
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References
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