Thin Lizzy discography | |
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Studio albums | 12 |
Live albums | 12 |
Compilation albums | 35 |
Video albums | 8 |
EPs | 7 |
Singles | 33 |
Archive albums | 2 |
The following is a discography of Thin Lizzy, an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Originally led by frontman, bass guitarist, songwriter and singer Phil Lynott, their most commercially successful songs are "The Boys Are Back in Town", "Whiskey in the Jar" and "Jailbreak", all major international hits still played regularly on hard rock and classic rock radio stations.
The current line-up of Thin Lizzy restrict themselves to playing live and not recording new material as Thin Lizzy – new material by current members of Thin Lizzy is released under the name Black Star Riders. Thin Lizzy still perform on an occasional basis and the line-up now consists of longtime guitarist Scott Gorham, keyboardist Darren Wharton, and four other members who were not present during the band's main recording career.
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Thin Lizzy |
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Shades of a Blue Orphanage |
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Vagabonds of the Western World |
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Nightlife |
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Fighting |
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Jailbreak |
| 51 | 10 | 18 | 5 | — | — | 2 | ||||||||||
Johnny the Fox |
| 93 | 11 | 52 | 52 | — | — | 17 |
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Bad Reputation |
| 58 | 4 | 39 | 44 | — | 13 | 9 |
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Black Rose: A Rock Legend |
| 29 | 2 | 81 | — | 48 | 15 | 8 |
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Chinatown |
| 16 | 7 | 120 | — | 31 | 20 | 13 |
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Renegade |
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Thunder and Lightning |
| — | 4 | 159 | 42 | — | 10 | 12 |
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Live and Dangerous |
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Life |
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BBC Radio One Live in Concert |
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The Boys Are Back in Town |
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One Night Only |
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UK Tour '75 |
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Still Dangerous |
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Live in London 2011 – 22.01.2011 [11] |
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Live in London 2011 – 23.01.2011 [11] |
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High Voltage Festival [12] |
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Live 2012 – 29.11.2012 [13] [14] |
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Live 2012 – 17.12.2012 [13] |
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The Peel Sessions |
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At The BBC |
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Rock Legends |
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The Beginning, Vol 12 |
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Remembering – Part 1 |
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Rocker (1971–1974) |
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Greatest Hits |
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The Continuing Saga of the Ageing Orphans |
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Profile |
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The Japanese Compilation Album |
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The Adventures of Thin Lizzy |
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Lizzy Killers |
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V.I.P. |
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Whiskey in the Jar |
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Rockers |
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Thin Lizzy – Die Weisse Serie |
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Whiskey in the Jar |
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The Boys Are Back in Town |
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The Collection |
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Whiskey in the Jar |
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Remembering |
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The Best of: Soldier of Fortune |
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Lizzy Lives |
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Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy |
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Best Tracks |
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Wild One: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy |
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Whiskey in the Jar |
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Master Series |
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The Boys Are Back in Town |
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Vagabonds Kings Warriors Angels |
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The Hero and the Madman |
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Greatest Hits |
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The Definitive Collection |
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The Silver Collection |
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Waiting for an Alibi |
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Icon |
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Collected |
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Essential |
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Rock Legends |
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New Day |
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Things Ain't Working Out Down at the Farm |
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Star Trax |
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Live |
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Killers Live |
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Rhino Hi-Five: Thin Lizzy |
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Philip Lynott – The Lost Recordings |
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Peak chart positions are shown for the following singles in the following territories. A shaded box indicates that this single was not released in the territory shown. Blank spaces indicate that there is no information available regarding its chart position. A dash indicates a non-charting release. Many of these singles were released in other countries, but chart information is not available.
Year | Single | AUS [1] | UK [20] | US | IRL | GER | CAN | Certifications |
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1970 | "The Farmer" | – | ||||||
19721 | "Whiskey in the Jar" | 40 | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | ||
1973 | "Randolph's Tango" | – | – | – | 14 | |||
"The Rocker" | – | – | – | 11 | ||||
1974 | "Little Darling" | – | – | – | ||||
"Philomena" | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
"Showdown" | – | – | ||||||
1975 | "It's Only Money" | – | – | |||||
"Rosalie" | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
"Wild One" | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1976 | "The Boys Are Back in Town" | 56 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 8 | ||
"Jailbreak" | 83 | 31 | ||||||
"Cowboy Song" | – | 77 | ||||||
"Don't Believe a Word" | – | 12 | 2 | |||||
"Rocky" | – | |||||||
1977 | "Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed" | – | ||||||
"Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)" | 59 | 14 | 4 | 84 | ||||
1978 | "Rosalie/Cowgirl's Song (Medley)" | – | 20 | 14 | ||||
1979 | "Waiting for an Alibi" | – | 9 | 6 | ||||
"Do Anything You Want To" | – | 14 | 25 | |||||
"Got to Give It Up" | – | |||||||
"Sarah" | – | 24 | 26 | – | ||||
"A Merry Jingle" 2 | – | 28 | ||||||
1980 | "Chinatown" | 74 | 21 | 12 | ||||
"Killer on the Loose" | – | 10 | 5 | |||||
"Hey You" | – | |||||||
1981 | "We Will Be Strong" | – | ||||||
"Trouble Boys" | – | 53 | 30 | |||||
1982 | "Hollywood (Down on Your Luck)" | – | 53 | – | ||||
1983 | "Cold Sweat" | – | 27 | 23 | ||||
"Thunder and Lightning" | – | 39 | 22 | |||||
"The Sun Goes Down" | – | 52 | ||||||
1991 | "Dedication" | – | 35 | 2 | ||||
"The Boys Are Back in Town" (re-issue) | – | 63 | 16 |
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1 In some countries, "Whiskey in the Jar" was released in early 1973.
2 Credited to "The Greedies" - Lynott, Gorham, Downey, Steve Jones and Paul Cook. This line-up was frequently subtitled as "Thin Lizzy And The Sex Pistols"
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Live and Dangerous |
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Thin Lizzy Live at Sydney Harbour '78 |
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Dedication |
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Rock Masters |
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At Rockpalast |
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Greatest Hits |
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Thunder and Lightning Tour |
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Live at the National Stadium, Dublin |
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Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Thin Lizzy initially consisted of bass guitarist, lead vocalist and principal songwriter Phil Lynott, drummer Brian Downey, guitarist Eric Bell and organist Eric Wrixon, although Wrixon left after a few months. Bell left at the end of 1973 and was briefly replaced by Gary Moore, who himself was replaced in mid-1974 by twin lead guitarists: Scott Gorham, who remained with the band until their break-up in 1983, and Brian Robertson, who remained with the band until 1978 when Moore re-joined. Moore left a second time and was replaced by Snowy White in 1980, who was himself replaced by John Sykes in 1982. The line-up was augmented by keyboardist Darren Wharton in 1980. The singles "Whiskey in the Jar" (1972), "The Boys Are Back in Town" (1976) and "Waiting for an Alibi" (1979) were international hits, and several Thin Lizzy albums reached the top ten in the UK. The band's music reflects a wide range of influences, including blues, soul music, psychedelic rock and traditional Irish folk music, but is generally classified as hard rock or sometimes heavy metal.
Philip Parris Lynott was an Irish musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter for the hard rock band Thin Lizzy. He was known for his distinctive pick-based style on the bass and for his imaginative lyrical contributions, including working class tales and numerous characters drawn from personal influences and Celtic culture.
Eric Robin Bell is a Northern Irish rock and blues musician, best known as a founding member and the original guitarist of the rock group Thin Lizzy, of which he was a member from 1969 to 1973. After his time in Thin Lizzy, he briefly fronted his own group before joining the Noel Redding Band in the mid-1970s. He has since released several solo albums and performs regularly with a blues-based trio, the Eric Bell Band.
"Whiskey in the Jar" is an Irish traditional song set in the southern mountains of Ireland, often with specific mention of counties Cork and Kerry. The song, about a rapparee (highwayman) who is betrayed by his wife or lover, is one of the most widely performed traditional Irish songs and has been recorded by numerous artists since the 1950s.
Jailbreak is the sixth studio album by Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy. It was released on 26 March 1976, by Vertigo Records. The album proved to be the band's commercial breakthrough in the US, and the only Thin Lizzy album with a certification in that country. The singles taken from the album include "Jailbreak" and "The Boys Are Back in Town"; the latter is Thin Lizzy's biggest US hit, and won the 1976 NME Award for Best Single.
Bad Reputation is the eighth studio album by the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, released in 1977. As the front cover suggests, most of the tracks feature only three-quarters of the band, with guitarist Brian Robertson only credited on three tracks. He had missed most of their previous tour, following a hand injury sustained in a brawl, and this album turned out to be his last studio effort with Thin Lizzy. On 27 June 2011, a new remastered and expanded version of Bad Reputation was released.
Greatest Hits is a double-CD compilation of Thin Lizzy songs released in 2004.
"The Boys Are Back in Town" is a song by Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy. The song was released in 1976 as the first single from their album Jailbreak. It is considered by Rolling Stone to be the band's best song, placing it at No. 272 on the 2021 edition of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list.
Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy is a compilation album released by rock group Thin Lizzy in 1991. The only previously unreleased track was "Dedication", which was reconstructed after band leader Phil Lynott's death, using an old 8 track demo recording of a Grand Slam song originally recorded around 1985 and written by guitarist Laurence Archer. This track was the subject of a High Court case, as following Lynott's death Thin Lizzy released this track as a lost Thin Lizzy track, removing Archer's guitar and the writing credit from the track. Archer is now credited for writing this track.
The Adventures of Thin Lizzy is a compilation album by the rock band Thin Lizzy, released in the United Kingdom and Ireland in 1981. It features songs released as singles from 1972 to 1980.
Wild One: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy is a 1996 compilation album by Irish rock band Thin Lizzy. It was released ten years after the death of frontman Phil Lynott in 1986 as a tribute to him.
Vagabonds Kings Warriors Angels is a 2001 4-disc set by Irish rock group Thin Lizzy, which also contains a book chronicling the life of the band and music in some detail, with rare photos and a discography. The set was packaged in a longbox format with the booklet fixed inside like a book.
Damon Rogers Johnson is an American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, currently a solo artist, a member of Brother Cane and guitarist in Lynyrd Skynyrd. In the 1990s he co-founded Brother Cane, and later joined Alice Cooper's band as lead guitarist. He became a member of Thin Lizzy in 2011 and was also the lead guitarist and co-songwriter for hard rock group Black Star Riders from 2012 to 2018. Johnson has also released several solo albums and his songs have been recorded by many artists including Stevie Nicks and Carlos Santana.
Grand Slam are a British rock band originally formed in 1984 by Phil Lynott, after the breakup of his earlier ensemble Thin Lizzy. Grand Slam was active for a year, and Lynott died in 1986, but the band was revived in 2016 by original members Mark Stanway and Laurence Archer.
"Waiting for an Alibi" is a song by the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy and the first single from the band's 1979 album, Black Rose: A Rock Legend. Black Rose was the only Thin Lizzy album recorded while Gary Moore was a member of the band, and he left soon after.
"Sarah" is a pop song released in 1979 by Irish rock group Thin Lizzy, included on their album, Black Rose: A Rock Legend. The song was written by the band's frontman Phil Lynott and guitarist Gary Moore about Lynott's newborn daughter. The song was also issued as a single, and appeared on several compilation albums including Wild One: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy. The song was never performed live by Thin Lizzy, but it was adopted as a live favourite by Lynott's post-Thin Lizzy project, Grand Slam, and featured on Live in Sweden 1983, a recording of Lynott's solo band.
One Night in Dublin: A Tribute to Phil Lynott is a live DVD by Gary Moore credited to "Gary Moore and Friends".
"Do Anything You Want To" is a song by the Irish hard rock band Thin Lizzy. It was the second single released from their 1979 album Black Rose: A Rock Legend. It was recorded at Pathe Marconi EMI Studios in Paris, France.
Black Star Riders is a hard rock band formed in December 2012. The band began when members of the 2011–2012 line-up of Thin Lizzy decided to record new material, but chose not to release it under the Thin Lizzy name. While Thin Lizzy continues on an occasional basis, Black Star Riders is a full-time band, described as "the next step in the evolution of the Thin Lizzy story". The band's first album, All Hell Breaks Loose, was released on May 21, 2013, and the follow-up album, The Killer Instinct was released on February 20, 2015. The band's third album, Heavy Fire, was released on February 3, 2017, and reached number six on the UK Albums Chart.
"Hollywood (Down on Your Luck)" is a song by the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, written by guitarist Scott Gorham and bassist/vocalist Phil Lynott, and released as a single in 1982. It was the only single to be released from their 1981 album Renegade.