Dio discography

Dio discography

Ronnie James Dio of Dio performing live
Releases
↙Studio albums	10
↙Live albums	4
↙Compilation albums	9
↙EPs	1
↙Singles	17
↙Video albums	5

This is a discography of Dio, an American heavy metal band led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Dio was formed in 1982 after Ronnie James Dio and drummer Vinny Appice left Black Sabbath.^[1] The band has been through frequent personnel changes—as of 2008, the line-up was Dio (vocals), Craig Goldy (guitars), Rudy Sarzo (bass), Simon Wright (drums) and Scott Warren (keyboards). The band has released ten studio albums, one extended play (EP), five video albums and twelve singles.

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 46. 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. In 1984, the band released its first video A Special From The Spectrum, their only video to be certified. 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 bands best performing single. in 1987, the band released Dream Evil. The single "I Could Have Been a Dreamer" was the bands last to chart in the US, reaching 33. Lock up the Wolves continued the bands decline in chart performance—it was the last Dio album to chart in the UK and Switzerland. The band released their last chart single "Hey Angel", which reached 94 in the UK. Angry Machines (1996), and Magica (2000), both failed to chart in the US. In 2002, the band released Killing the Dragon. It reached 199, and was the last to chart in the US. Dio's tenth album Master of the Moon only charted in Finland and Sweden, reaching 16 and 35 respectively.

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions								Certifications
		US [2]	AUT [3]	FIN [4]	SWE [5]	SWI [6]	UK [7][8]	US Ind.	GER
1983	Holy Diver Released: May 25, 1983 Label: Warner Bros. (9 23836-1) Format: CD, LP, CS	56	—	—	18	—	13	—	—	US: Platinum[9] UK: Silver[10]
1984	The Last in Line Released: July 13, 1984 Label: Warner Bros./Vertigo (9 25100-1) Format: CD, LP, CS	23	—	—	6	—	4	—	—	US: Platinum[9] UK: Silver[11]
1985	Sacred Heart Released: August, 1985 Label: Warner Bros./Vertigo (824 848-1) Format: CD, LP, CS	29	13	6	6	14	4	—	—	US: Gold[9]
1987	Dream Evil Released: July 21, 1987 Label: Warner Bros. (1-25612) Format: CD, LP, CS	43	15	—	4	13	8	—	—
1990	Lock up the Wolves Released: May 15, 1990 Label: Reprise (9 26212-2) Format: CD, LP	61	—	—	23	25	28	—	—
1994	Strange Highways Released: October 25, 1993 Label: Reprise (9 45527-2) Format: CD, LP, CS	142	—	—	—	—	—	—	79
1996	Angry Machines Released: October 15, 1996 Label: Mayhem (11104-2) Format: CD, LP, CS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	Magica Released: March 21, 2000 Label: Spitfire (223165-205) Format: CD, LP, CS	—	—	26	52	—	—	13	40
2002	Killing the Dragon Released: May 21, 2002 Label: Spitfire (SPITCD199) Format: CD, LP, CS	199	70	28	24	—	194	18	30
2004	Master of the Moon Released: September 7, 2004 Label: Sanctuary (085-69912) Format: CD, LP, CS	—	—	16	35	—	159	7	62
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

EPs

Year	Album details
1986	The Dio E.P. Released: May 1986 Label: Vertigo (DIO 7) Format: LP

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [12]	FIN [4]	UK [7]	GRE
1986	Intermission Released: June, 1986 Label: Warner Bros. (4-25443) Format: CD, LP	70	—	22	—
1998	Inferno: Last in Live Released: February 24, 1998 Label: Mayhem (11115) Format: CD, LP	—	40	—	—
2005	Evil or Divine - Live in New York City Released: February 22, 2005 Label: Spitfire (15253) Format: CD	—	—	—	33
2006	Holy Diver - Live Released: April 17, 2006 Label: Eagle (20088) Format: CD	—	—	174	—
2010	Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Released: November 9, 2010 Label: Niji Entertainment Group Format: CD, LP	98		12 (Rock & Metal Chart)
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Compilations

Year	Album details
1992	Diamonds – The Best of Dio Released: March 1992 Label: Vertigo (5122062) Format: CD, LP
1997	Anthology Released: 1997 Label: Connoisseur (245) Format: CD
1999	Master Series Released: October 1, 1999 Label: Vertigo (5380682) Format: CD
2000	The Very Beast of Dio Released: October 2000 Label: Warner Bros./Rhino (79983) Format: CD	US: Gold[9]
2001	Anthology: Volume Two Released: February 2001 Label: Connoisseur (338) Format: CD
2002	Evil Collection: The Very Best Released: March 14, 2002 Label: Warner Bros. (5866602) Format: CD
2003	Stand Up and Shout: The Dio Anthology Released: May 2003 Label: Warner Bros./Rhino (73855) Format: CD
2003	The Collection Released: October 2003 Label: Universal/Spectrum (77043) Format: CD
2005	Metal Hits Released: October 4, 2005 Label: Rhino (73247) Format: CD
2008	Rock Legends Released: January 28, 2008 Label: Mercury/Polydor (9846340) Format: CD
2011	Mightier Than The Sword Released: June 6, 2011 Label: Sanctuary Format: CD

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Main [13]	UK [7][14]
1983	"Holy Diver"	40	72	Holy Diver
	"Rainbow in the Dark"	14	46
1984	"The Last in Line"	10	—	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
	"Born on the Sun"	—	—
1993	"Evilution"	—	—	Strange Highways
	"Jesus, Mary & the Holy Ghost"	—	—
2010	"Electra"	-	-	Magica II & III
"—" denotes singles that did not chart.

Videos

Year	Video details	RIAA certification[9]
1984	A Special From The Spectrum Released: 1984 Label: Warner Music Video Format: VHS	Gold
1986	Sacred Heart "The Video" Released: 1986 Label: Warner Music Video Format: VHS
1990	Time Machine Released: July 1, 1990 Label: Warner/Polygram Format: VHS
2003	Evil or Divine - Live in New York City Released: 2003 Label: Spitfire Format: DVD
2004	Sacred Heart "The DVD" Released: 2004 Label: Warner Music Video Format: DVD
2005	We Rock Released: 2005 Label: Warner Music Video Format: DVD
2006	Holy Diver - Live Released: April 17, 2006 Label: Eagle Format: DVD

References

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6. ^ "Dio" (in German). Swiss Singles Top 100. http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?cat=a&search=DIO. Retrieved 2008-02-14. 
7. ^ ^{a b c} "UK Music charts". EveryHit.com. http://www.everyhit.com/. Retrieved 2008-02-14. 
8. ^ [1]^{[dead link]}
9. ^ ^{a b c d e} "RIAA Searchable database – Gold and Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 2008-01-03. 
10. ^ "Holy Diver Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=22574. Retrieved 2008-05-15. ^{[dead link]}
11. ^ "Last in Line Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=22576. Retrieved 2008-05-15. ^{[dead link]}
12. ^ "Intermission". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=4467&aid=5766. Retrieved 2008-04-30. ^{[dead link]}
13. ^ "Billboard charts". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=4467&model.vnuAlbumId=767402. Retrieved 2008-02-14. 
14. ^ "Dio". Chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=3893. Retrieved 2008-04-26. 

External links

• Ronnie James Dio Official site
• Tapio's site, a comprehensive Dio discography