Dio discography

The following is a comprehensive 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 went through frequent personnel changes. The final line-up consisted of Dio (vocals), Craig Goldy (guitars), Rudy Sarzo (bass), Simon Wright (drums) and Scott Warren (keyboards).

Dio discography
Lead Singer Ronnie James Dio "throwing horns", a gesture commonly used by both artists and fans of heavy metal music
Studio albums	10
EPs	1
Live albums	7
Compilation albums	10
Singles	13
Video albums	9
Music videos	12

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 72 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 24 in the US, and went platinum in the US. The single, "Last in Line", peaked at number 10 in the US and became the band's best performing single, while "Mystery" reached 20 and "We Rock" charted at 42 in the UK. 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. 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. For 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.

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions											Sales	Certifications
		US [2]	AUT [3]	CAN	FIN [4]	GER [5]	JPN	NLD	NOR	SWE [6]	SWI [7]	UK [8][9]
1983	Holy Diver Released: May 25, 1983 Label: Warner Bros. (9 23836–1) Format: CD, LP, CS	56	—	—	—	52	176	—	—	18	—	13		US: 2× Platinum[10] UK: Silver[11]
1984	The Last in Line Released: July 2, 1984[12] Label: Warner Bros./Vertigo (9 25100–1) Format: CD, LP, CS	23	—	51	—	23	154	11	7	6	—	4		US: Platinum[10] UK: Silver[11]
1985	Sacred Heart Released: August 12, 1985[13] Label: Warner Bros./Vertigo (824 848–1) Format: CD, LP, CS	29	13	35	—	12	164	15	8	6	14	4		US: Gold[10]
1987	Dream Evil Released: August 3, 1987[14] Label: Warner Bros. (1-25612) Format: CD, LP, CS	43	15	65	—	12	—	38	7	4	13	8	US (since 1991): 52,000[15]
1990	Lock Up the Wolves Released: May 15, 1990 Label: Reprise (9 26212–2) Format: CD, LP, CS	61	—	—	—	16	70	76	—	23	25	28	US (since 1991): 46,000[15]
1993	Strange Highways Released: October 25, 1993 Label: Reprise (9 45527–2) Format: CD, LP, CS	142	—	—	—	79	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 74,000[15]
1996	Angry Machines Released: October 15, 1996 Label: Mayhem (11104-2) Format: CD, CS, LP (2012)	—	—	—	—	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 36,000[15]
2000	Magica Released: March 21, 2000 Label: Spitfire (223165-205) Format: CD, LP (2008), CS	—	—	—	26	32	71	—	—	52	—	—	US: 47,000[15]
2002	Killing the Dragon Released: May 21, 2002 Label: Spitfire (SPITCD199) Format: CD, LP (2009), CS	199	70	—	28	30	85	—	—	24	—	194	US: 40,000[15]
2004	Master of the Moon Released: September 7, 2004 Label: Sanctuary (085-69912) Format: CD, LP	—	—	—	16	43	259	—	—	35	—	159
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [16]	FIN	CAN	UK	GRE	GER
1986	Intermission Released: June 1986 Label: Warner Bros. (4-25443) Format: CD, LP, CS	70	—	85	22	—	63
1998	Inferno: Last in Live Released: February 24, 1998 Label: Mayhem (11115) Format: CD	—	40	—	—	—	—
2003	Evil or Divine - Live in New York City Released: February 22, 2003 Label: Spitfire (15253) Format: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	33	—
2006	Holy Diver - Live Released: April 17, 2006 Label: Eagle (20088) Format: CD, LP	—	—	—	174	—	—
2010	Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987 Released: November 9, 2010 Label: Niji Entertainment Group Format: CD, LP	98	—	—	12	—	87
2013	Finding the Sacred Heart - Live in Philly 1986 Released: May 29, 2013 Label: Eagle Format: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	—	48
2014	Live in London, Hammersmith Apollo 1993 Released: May 12, 2014 Label: Eagle Format: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	—	60
"—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Compilations

Year	Album details	Certifications
1992	Diamonds – The Best of Dio Released: June 1, 1992 Label: Vertigo (5122062) Format: CD, LP
1997	Anthology Released: 1997 Label: Connoisseur (245) Format: CD
2000	The Very Beast of Dio Released: October 2000 Label: Warner Bros./Rhino (79983) Format: CD	US: Gold[10]
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	UK: Silver[11]
2005	Metal Hits Released: October 4, 2005 Label: Rhino (73247) Format: CD
2011	Mightier Than the Sword Released: June 6, 2011 Label: Sanctuary Format: CD
2012	The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 2 Released: October 9, 2012 Label: Niji Entertainment Format: CD
2016	A Decade of Dio: 1983-1993 Released: July 22, 2016 Label: Rhino Entertainment Format: CD

EPs

Year	Album details
1986	The Dio E.P. Released: May 9, 1986[17] Label: Vertigo (DIO 7) Format: LP

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		US Main [18]	UK [19]
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" [A]	30	72
1986	"King of Rock and Roll"	—
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.

Notes:

1. "Hungry for Heaven" originally charted at No. 72 on the UK charts, but re-entered the charts in May 1986 as a re-issue and as A-side of "The Dio EP", this time reaching No. 56

Videos

Video albums

Year	Video details	Certifications
1984	Live in Concert Released: 1984 Label: Warner Music Video Format: VHS & Laserdisc
1984	A Special from the Spectrum Released: 1984 Label: Warner Music Video Format: VHS & Laserdisc	Gold[20]
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	Gold[20]
2005	We Rock Released: 2005 Label: Warner Music Video Format: DVD
2006	Holy Diver - Live Released: April 17, 2006 Label: Eagle Format: DVD
2013	Finding The Sacred Heart - Live In Philly 1986 Released: May 29, 2013 Label: Eagle Format: DVD, BD
2014	Live in London, Hammersmith Apollo 1993 Released: May 12, 2014 Label: Eagle Format: DVD, BD

Music videos

Year	Title	Album
1983	"Holy Diver"	Holy Diver
	"Rainbow in the Dark"
1984	"The Last in Line"	The Last in Line
	"We Rock"
	"Mystery"
1985	"Rock 'n' Roll Children"	Sacred Heart
	"Hungry for Heaven"
1987	"I Could Have Been a Dreamer"	Dream Evil
	"All the Fools Sailed Away"
1990	"Wild One"	Lock Up the Wolves
	"Hey Angel"
2002	"Push" (with Tenacious D)	Killing the Dragon