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David Lee Roth discography
David Lee Roth, 2007Releases ↙Studio albums 6 ↙Compilation albums 1 ↙EPs 1 ↙Singles 20 ↙No.1 Single 1 David Lee Roth is an American rock music singer. His discography consists of six studio albums, one extended play, one compilation album, and twenty singles. Of his eight albums, four have been certified Gold or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America. Eat 'Em and Smile, Skyscraper and Crazy from the Heat are certified Platinum, where A Little Ain't Enough is certified Gold.
Roth has released twenty singles, with four of those reaching the Top 40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. His debut single, 1985's "California Girls", reached number 3 on Hot 100, and 1988's "Just Like Paradise" reached number 6 on the same chart. "Just Like Paradise" is also Roth's first (and only to date) number one single on any Billboard chart. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Most of his singles have experienced international chart success, most notably in Canada and New Zealand, where Roth has several Top 20 hits in both countries.
Although he hasn't released any new material since Diamond Dave in 2003, Roth still continues to tour, and returned to recording with Van Halen. They are expected to release a new album in 2011 with Roth. It will be Roth's first time recording with Van Halen is nearly 27 years.
Contents
Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)US
[1]US Indie
[2]AUS
[3]CAN
[4]NL
[5]NOR
[6]NZ
[7]SWE
[8]SWI
[9]UK
[10]Eat 'Em and Smile - Release date: July 7, 1986
- Label: Warner Bros. Records
- Formats: LP, cassette
4 — — 13 57 17 50 12 29 28 Skyscraper - Release date: January 26, 1988
- Label: Warner Bros. Records
- Formats: LP, cassette
6 — 35 6 39 9 12 13 13 11 A Little Ain't Enough - Release date: January 15, 1991
- Label: Warner Bros. Records
- Formats: CD, cassette
18 — 26 21 30 9 — 11 5 4 Your Filthy Little Mouth - Release date: March 8, 1994
- Label: Warner Bros. Records
- Formats: CD, cassette
78 — — — — — — 23 25 28 DLR Band - Release date: June 9, 1998
- Label: Wawazat!!
- Formats: CD, cassette
172 — — — — — — — — — Diamond Dave - Release date: July 8, 2003
- Label: Magna Carta Records
- Formats: CD
— 18 — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart Extended plays
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)US
[1]CAN
[4]NZ
[7]UK
[10]Crazy from the Heat - Release date: January 28, 1985
- Label: Warner Bros. Records
- Formats: LP, cassette
15 14 21 91 - US: Platinum[12]
Compilation albums
Title Album details Peak chart
positionsUS
[1]FIN
[14]The Best - Release date: October 28, 1997
- Label: Warner Bros. Records
- Formats: CD, cassette
199 30 Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions Album US
[15]US Rock
[16]AUS
[17]CAN
[18]NL
[19]NZ
[20]UK
[10]1985 "California Girls"[A] 3 3 — 10 44 7 68 Crazy from the Heat "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" 12 25 — 7 — 6 — "East Street" — 14 — — — — — 1986 "Yankee Rose" 16 10 — 29 — — — Eat 'Em and Smile "Goin' Crazy!" 66 12 — — — — — "That's Life" 85 — — — — — — "Tobacco Road' — 10 — — — — — 1988 "Knucklebones" — 45 — — — — — Skyscraper "Just Like Paradise" 6 1 — 8 77 13 27 "Stand Up" 64 5 — — — — 72 "Damn Good" — 2 — — — — — 1991 "A Lil' Ain't Enough" — 3 42 41 58 — 32 A Little Ain't Enough "Sensible Shoes" — 6 — 48 — — 81 "Tell the Truth" — 39 — — — — — 1994 "She's My Machine" — 12 — — — — 64 Your Filthy Little Mouth "Night Life" — — — — — — 72 1997 "Don't Piss Me Off" — — — — — — — The Best 1998 "Slam Dunk" — — — — — — — DLR Band 2000 "Look at All the People Here Tonight" — — — — — — — Non-album song 2003 "Shoo Bop" — — — — — — — Diamond Dave "—" denotes releases that did not chart Video albums
Title Album details David Lee Roth: Videos Notes
References
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- ^ "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=David+Lee+Roth&cat=a. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ^ a b "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Albums/CDs". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=4ck677bpr33ucqkiopn9d7t4o6&q1=David+Lee+Roth&q2=Top+Albums%2FCDs&interval=20. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
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- ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". Hung Medien. http://www.norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=David+Lee+Roth&cat=a. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ a b "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=David+Lee+Roth&cat=a. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish charts portal". Hung Medien. http://www.swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=David+Lee+Roth&cat=a. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
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- ^ "Gold & Platinum Search - Music Canada - David Lee Roth". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=David%20Lee%20Roth&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ^ "finnishcharts.com - Finnish charts portal". Hung Medien. http://www.finnishcharts.com/search.asp?search=David+Lee+Roth&cat=a. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
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- ^ "David Lee Roth : Allmusic : Billboard Singles". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/david-lee-roth-p5310/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=s&search=David+Lee+Roth. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Singles". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=qa78da46og45de2qb3r8i5p4a5&q1=David+Lee+Roth&q2=Top+Singles&interval=20. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal". Hung Medien. http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=David+Lee+Roth&cat=s. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=David+Lee+Roth&cat=s. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- ^ "David Lee Roth Album & Song Chart History - Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/david-lee-roth/chart-history/5567?f=341&g=Singles. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
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