George Thorogood and the Destroyers discography
# George Thorogood and the Destroyers discography

This is a discography of George Thorogood and The Destroyers, which consists of George Thorogood and his band the Delaware Destroyers.

## Albums

### Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :

| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Album details | US | US Blues | AUS | NZ | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| 1977 | George Thorogood and the Destroyers Released: October 1977 Label: Rounder Format: CS, CD, LP | — | — | 52 | 14 | RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold MC: Platinum RIANZ: Gold |
| 1978 | Move It On Over Released: November 1978 Label: Rounder Format: CS, CD, LP | 33 | — | 51 | 10 | RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold MC: Platinum RIANZ: Gold |
| 1979 | Better Than the Rest (Recorded in 1974) Released: September 1979 Label: MCA Format: CS | 78 | — | — | 43 | |
| 1980 | More George Thorogood and the Destroyers Released: October 1980 Label: Rounder Format: | 63 | — | 97 | 36 | RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold MC: Platinum RIANZ: Gold |
| 1982 | Bad to the Bone Released: August 9, 1982 Label: EMI Music Distribution Format: CS, CD, LP | 43 | — | 50 | 31 | RIAA: Gold |
| 1985 | Maverick Released: January 25, 1985 Label: EMI Format: CS, CD, LP | 32 | — | 31 | 14 | RIAA: Gold |
| 1986 | Nadine (CD Rerelease of Better Than the Rest) Released: 1986 Label: Universal Special Products Format: CS, CD | — | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | Born to Be Bad Released: February 1988 Label: EMI Format: CS, CD, LP | 32 | — | 21 | 2 | RIAA: Gold |
| 1991 | Boogie People Released: January 1991 Label: EMI Format: CS, CD, LP | 77 | — | 45 | 13 | |
| 1993 | Haircut Released: July 27, 1993 Label: EMI America Format: CS, CD, LP | 120 | — | 41 | 37 | |
| 1997 | Rockin' My Life Away Released:March 25, 1997 Label: Capitol Format: | — | 5 | — | — | |
| 1999 | Half a Boy/Half a Man Released: April 13, 1999 Label: CMC International Format: | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | Ride 'Til I Die Released:March 25, 2003 Label: Eagle Records Format: | — | 2 | — | — | |
| 2006 | The Hard Stuff Released:May 30, 2006 Label: Eagle Format: | — | 2 | — | — | |
| 2009 | The Dirty Dozen Released: July 28, 2009 Label: Capitol Format: CD | 169 | 1 | — | — | |
| 2011 | 2120 South Michigan Ave. Released: June 14, 2011 Label: EMI Catalogue Format: CD | — | 2 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |||||||

### Live albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :

| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Album details | US | US Blues | AUS | NZ | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| 1986 | Live Released: 1986 Label: EMI Format: LP, CD, CS | 33 | — | 21 | 5 | US: Platinum |
| 1995 | Live: Let's Work Together Released: 1995 Label: Capitol Format: CD, CS | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | Live in '99 Released: November 23, 1999 Label: CMC International Format: CD, CS | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | 30th Anniversary Tour: Live Released: October 19, 2004 Label: Eagle Format: CD | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | Live in Boston 1982 Released: July 27, 2010 Label: Rounder Format: CD | — | 10 | — | — | |
| 2013 | Live at Montreux 2013 Released: November 18, 2013 Label: Eagle Format: CD | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | Live in Boston 1982: The Complete Concert Released: December 18, 2020 Label: Rounder Format: Double CD | — | 2 | — | — | |

### Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :

| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Album details | US | US Blues | AUS | NZ | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| 1989 | The George Thorogood Collection Released: May 1989 Label: EMI Format: CD, CS | — | — | 2 | — | AUS: 2× Platinum |
| 1992 | The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers Released: July 28, 1992 Label: EMI Format: CD, CS | 100 | — | — | — | US: Platinum |
| 2000 | Anthology Released: August 29, 2000 Label: Capitol Format: CD, DI | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | Who Do You Love? Released: March 4, 2003 Label: Rounder Format: CD | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock Released: May 18, 2004 Label: Capitol/EMI Format: CD DI | 55 | 1 | — | 37 | US: Gold |
| 2005 | The Best of George Thorogood and the Destroyers Released: June 6, 2006 Label: Special Product/Direct Source Format: CD, CS | — | 7 | — | — | |
| 2007 | Taking Care of Business Released: March 19, 2007 Label: Recall Records Format: CD | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |||||||

* ^a double disc of Ride 'Til I Die (w/ 2 bonus tracks) and 30th Anniversary Tour

## Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions :

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Year | Title | US Main. Rock | US | AUS | NZ | Album |
| 1977 | "Can't Stop Lovin'" | x | — | — | — | George Thorogood and the Destroyers |
| 1978 | "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" | x | — | — | — | George Thorogood and the Destroyers |
| 1978 | "Ride On Josephine" | x | — | — | — | George Thorogood and the Destroyers |
| 1978 | "Who Do You Love?" | x | — | — | — | Move It On Over |
| 1978 | "Move It On Over" | x | — | — | — | Move It On Over |
| 1978 | "Cocaine Blues" | x | — | — | — | Move It On Over |
| 1978 | "So Much Trouble" | x | — | — | — | Move It On Over |
| 1978 | "It Wasn't Me" | x | — | — | — | Move It On Over |
| 1979 | "My Way" | x | — | — | — | Better Than the Rest |
| 1979 | "In the Night Time" | x | — | — | — | Better Than the Rest |
| 1980 | "Bottom of the Sea" | x | — | — | — | More George Thorogood and the Destroyers |
| 1980 | "I'm Wanted" | x | — | — | — | More George Thorogood and the Destroyers |
| 1980 | "House of Blue Lights" | x | — | — | — | More George Thorogood and the Destroyers |
| 1982 | "Nobody But Me" | 32 | – | — | — | Bad to the Bone |
| 1982 | "Bad to the Bone" | 27 | — | — | — | Bad to the Bone |
| 1983 | "Rock 'n' Roll Christmas'" | — | — | — | — | single only release |
| 1985 | "Gear Jammer" | 26 | — | — | — | Maverick |
| 1985 | "I Drink Alone" | 13 | — | — | — | Maverick |
| 1985 | "Willie and the Hand Jive" | 25 | 63 | — | — | Maverick |
| 1986 | "Reelin' and Rockin'" | 11 | — | — | — | Live |
| 1988 | "Born to Be Bad" | 3 | — | — | — | Born to Be Bad |
| 1988 | "Treat Her Right" | 39 | — | — | — | Born to Be Bad |
| 1988 | "You Talk Too Much" | 4 | — | — | 42 | Born to Be Bad |
| 1991 | "Hello Little Girl" | 15 | — | — | — | Boogie People |
| 1991 | "If You Don't Start Drinkin' (I'm Gonna Leave)" | 5 | — | — | — | Boogie People |
| 1992 | "I'm a Steady Rollin' Man" | 18 | — | — | — | The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers |
| 1993 | "Get a Haircut" | 2 | – | 28 | 15 | Haircut |
| 1993 | "Gone Dead Train" | 24 | — | — | — | Haircut |
| 1993 | "Howlin' for My Baby" | 12 | — | — | — | Haircut |
| 1999 | "I Don't Trust Nobody" | 24 | — | — | — | Half a Boy/Half a Man |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. "x" denotes that chart did not exist at the time. |||||||
