Joe Diffie discography

Joe Diffie was an American country music artist. His discography comprises 12 studio albums, six compilation albums and 38 singles. Among his albums, 1993's Honky Tonk Attitude and 1994's Third Rock from the Sun are his best-selling, having been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of one million copies. His singles include five Number Ones on the Hot Country Songs charts: "Home" (his debut single), as well as "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)", "Third Rock from the Sun", "Pickup Man" and "Bigger Than the Beatles".

Joe Diffie discography
Studio albums	12
Compilation albums	6
Singles	38
Music videos	24

Studio albums

1990s

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US Country [1]	US [2]	CAN Country [3]
A Thousand Winding Roads	Release date: September 7, 1990 Label: Epic Records Formats: CD, cassette	23	—	—
Regular Joe	Release date: January 14, 1992 Label: Epic Records Formats: CD, cassette	22	132	25	US: Gold[4]
Honky Tonk Attitude	Release date: April 20, 1993 Label: Epic Records Formats: CD, cassette	10	67	—	CAN: Gold[5] US: Platinum[6]
Third Rock from the Sun	Release date: July 26, 1994 Label: Epic Records Formats: CD, cassette	6	53	9	CAN: Platinum[7] US: Platinum[8]
Mr. Christmas	Release date: September 19, 1995 Label: Epic Records Formats: CD, cassette	24	129	—
Life's So Funny	Release date: December 5, 1995 Label: Epic Records Formats: CD, cassette	28	167	14	CAN: Gold[9] US: Gold[10]
Twice Upon a Time	Release date: April 22, 1997 Label: Epic Records Formats: CD, cassette	33	—	—
A Night to Remember	Release date: June 1, 1999 Label: Epic Records Formats: CD, cassette	23	189	25
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s and 2010s

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Country [1]	US Blue- grass [11]	US Indie [12]
In Another World	Release date: October 30, 2001 Label: Monument Records Formats: CD, cassette	56	—	—
Tougher Than Nails	Release date: June 1, 2004 Label: Broken Bow Records Formats: CD, music download	42	—	16
Homecoming: The Bluegrass Album	Release date: October 26, 2010 Label: Rounder Records Formats: CD, music download	—	10	—
All in the Same Boat (with Sammy Kershaw and Aaron Tippin)	Release date: May 28, 2013 Label: Big Hit Records Formats: CD, music download	70	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Country [1]	US [2]
Greatest Hits	Release date: June 9, 1998 Label: Epic Records Formats: CD, cassette	21	131
16 Biggest Hits	Release date: February 19, 2002 Label: Epic/Legacy Recordings Formats: CD	4	38
Super Hits	Release date: September 24, 2002 Label: Epic/Legacy Recordings Formats: CD	—	—
The Essential Joe Diffie	Release date: April 1, 2003 Label: Epic/Legacy Recordings Formats: CD	—	—
The Ultimate Collection	Release date: October 20, 2009 Label: Rounder Records Formats: CD, music download	—	—
Playlist: The Very Best of Joe Diffie	Release date: October 11, 2011 Label: Epic/Legacy Recordings Formats: CD, music download	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

1990s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions			Album
		US Country [13]	US [14]	CAN Country [15]
1990	"Home"	1	—	1	A Thousand Winding Roads
	"If You Want Me To"	2	—	1
1991	"If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)"	1	—	4
	"New Way (To Light Up an Old Flame)"	2	—	2
	"Is It Cold in Here"	5	—	4	Regular Joe
1992	"Ships That Don't Come In"	5	—	3
	"Next Thing Smokin'"	16	—	17
	"Startin' Over Blues"	41	—	44
1993	"Honky Tonk Attitude"	5	—	11	Honky Tonk Attitude
	"Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)"	3	—[a]	2
	"John Deere Green"	5	69	6
1994	"In My Own Backyard"	19	—	10
	"Third Rock from the Sun"	1	84	1	Third Rock from the Sun
	"Pickup Man"	1	60	9
1995	"So Help Me Girl"	2	84	1
	"I'm in Love with a Capital "U""	21	—	22
	"That Road Not Taken"	40	—	41
	"Bigger Than the Beatles"	1	—	1	Life's So Funny
	"Leroy the Redneck Reindeer"	33	—	—	Mr. Christmas
1996	"C-O-U-N-T-R-Y"	23	—	27	Life's So Funny
	"Whole Lotta Gone"	23	—	21
1997	"This Is Your Brain"	25	—	32	Twice Upon a Time
	"Somethin' Like This"	40	—	76
	"The Promised Land"	61	—	—
1998	"Texas Size Heartache"	4	—	15	Greatest Hits
	"Poor Me"	43	—	49
	"Behind Closed Doors"	64	—	—	Tribute to Tradition
1999	"A Night to Remember"	6	38	10	A Night to Remember
	"The Quittin' Kind"	21	90	40
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s–2020s

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Album
		US Country [13]	US Country Airplay [17]	US [14]	CAN [18]	CAN Country [15][19]
2000	"It's Always Somethin'"	5		57	—	11	A Night to Remember
2001	"In Another World"	10		66	—	—	In Another World
2002	"This Pretender"	49		—	—	—
2004	"Tougher Than Nails"	19		—[b]	—	—	Tougher Than Nails
	"If I Could Only Bring You Back"	50		—	—	—
2013	"All in the Same Boat" (with Aaron Tippin and Sammy Kershaw)[20]	—	—	—	—	—	All in the Same Boat
	"Girl Ridin' Shotgun" (with D-Thrash of Jawga Boyz)[21]	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
2018	"I Got This"[22]	—	—	—	—	—
	"Quit You"[23]	—	—	—	—	—
2023	"Pickup Man" (featuring Post Malone)	34	44	—[c]	80	57	Hixtape, Vol. 3: Difftape
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

As a featured artist

Year	Single	Peak positions		Album
		US Country [13]	CAN Country [15]
1992	"Not Too Much to Ask" (Mary Chapin Carpenter with Joe Diffie)	15	12	Come On Come On
1998	"Same Old Train"[d]	59	—	Tribute to Tradition
2009	"No Trash in My Trailer" (Colt Ford featuring Joe Diffie)	—	—	Ride Through the Country
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
1990	"If You Want Me To"	Marius Penczner
1991	"If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)"	Michael Salomon
	"Is It Cold in Here"	Peter Lippman
1992	"Ships That Don't Come In"	Jack Cole
	"Startin' Over Blues"	Richard Jernigan
1993	"Honky Tonk Attitude"
	"Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)"	Deaton Flanigen
	"Beverly Hillbillies Medley" (with Lorrie Morgan and Jim Varney)	Charley Randazzo
1994	"In My Own Backyard"	Richard Jernigan
	"Third Rock from the Sun"	Roger Pistole
	"Pickup Man"	Deaton Flanigen
1995	"So Help Me Girl"	Gerry Wenner
	"I'm in Love With a Capital "U""	Bud Schaetzle/Dean Tschetter
	"Leroy the Redneck Reindeer"	Dean Tschetter
	"Bigger Than the Beatles"	Deaton Flanigen
1996	"C-O-U-N-T-R-Y"
1997	"This Is Your Brain"	Roger Pistole
	"Something Like This"	Bob Gabrielsen
1998	"Texas Size Heartache"	Michael Oblowitz
	"Poor Me"	Chris Rogers
1999	"A Night to Remember"	Michael Oblowitz
	"It's Always Somethin'"	Jon Small
2013	"All in the Same Boat" (with Aaron Tippin and Sammy Kershaw)
	"Girl Ridin' Shotgun" (with Jawga Boyz)[25]	Blake Judd

Notes

1. "Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 22 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.^[16]
2. "Tougher Than Nails" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 10 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.^[16]
3. "Pickup Man" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[24]
4. All-star collaboration featuring Clint Black, Joe Diffie, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Patty Loveless, Earl Scruggs, Ricky Skaggs, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Travis Tritt and Dwight Yoakam.^[16]