Joe Diffie discography

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Joe Diffie discography
Studio albums12
Compilation albums6
Music videos24
Singles38

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".

Contents

Studio albums

1990s

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US Country
[1] 		US
[2] 		CAN Country
[3]
A Thousand Winding Roads 23——
Regular Joe
  • Release date: January 14, 1992
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
2213225
Honky Tonk Attitude
  • Release date: April 20, 1993
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
1067—
Third Rock from the Sun
  • Release date: July 26, 1994
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
6539
  • CAN: Platinum [7]
  • US: Platinum [8]
Mr. Christmas
  • Release date: September 19, 1995
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
24129—
Life's So Funny
  • Release date: December 5, 1995
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
2816714
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
2318925
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s and 2010s

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US Country
[1] 		US Blue-
grass
[11] 		US
Indie
[12]
In Another World 56——
Tougher Than Nails 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

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
US Country
[1] 		US
[2]
Greatest Hits
  • Release date: June 9, 1998
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
21131
16 Biggest Hits438
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

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
US Country
[13] 		US
[14] 		CAN Country
[15]
1990"Home"1—1A 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—4Regular 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—11Honky Tonk Attitude
"Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)"3— [lower-alpha 1] 2
"John Deere Green"5696
1994"In My Own Backyard"19—10
"Third Rock from the Sun"1841Third Rock from the Sun
"Pickup Man"1609
1995"So Help Me Girl"2841
"I'm in Love with a Capital "U""21—22
"That Road Not Taken"40—41
"Bigger Than the Beatles"1—1Life's So Funny
"Leroy the Redneck Reindeer"33——Mr. Christmas
1996"C-O-U-N-T-R-Y"23—27Life's So Funny
"Whole Lotta Gone"23—21
1997"This Is Your Brain"25—32Twice Upon a Time
"Somethin' Like This"40—76
"The Promised Land"61——
1998"Texas Size Heartache"4—15Greatest Hits
"Poor Me"43—49
"Behind Closed Doors"64—— Tribute to Tradition
1999"A Night to Remember"63810A Night to Remember
"The Quittin' Kind"219040
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s–2020s

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
US Country
[13] 		US Country Airplay
[17] 		US
[14] 		CAN
[18] 		CAN Country
[15] [19]
2000"It's Always Somethin'"557—11A Night to Remember
2001"In Another World"1066——In Another World
2002"This Pretender"49———
2004"Tougher Than Nails"19— [lower-alpha 2] ——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)		3444— [lower-alpha 3] 8057Hixtape, Vol. 3: Difftape
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
US Country
[13] 		CAN Country
[15]
1992"Not Too Much to Ask"
(Mary Chapin Carpenter with Joe Diffie)		1512 Come On Come On
1998"Same Old Train" [lower-alpha 4] 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

YearVideoDirector
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]

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