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Joe Logan Diffie was an American country music singer and songwriter. After working as a demo singer in the mid 1980s, he signed with Epic Records' Nashville division in 1990. Between then and 2004, Diffie charted 35 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, five of which peaked at number one: his debut release "Home", "If the Devil Danced ", "Third Rock from the Sun", "Pickup Man" and "Bigger Than the Beatles". In addition to these singles, he had 12 others reach the top 10 and ten more reach the top 40 on the same chart. He also co-wrote singles for Holly Dunn, Tim McGraw, and Jo Dee Messina, and recorded with Mary Chapin Carpenter, George Jones, and Marty Stuart.
Joe Diffie was an American country music artist. His discography comprises 13 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", as well as "If the Devil Danced ", "Third Rock from the Sun", "Pickup Man" and "Bigger Than the Beatles".
Third Rock from the Sun is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Joe Diffie. Diffie's breakthrough album, the first five tracks were all released as singles, and all charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. Of these five singles, "Pickup Man" and the title track were both Number One hits, "So Help Me Girl" reached #2, "I'm in Love with a Capital 'U'" reached #21, and "That Road Not Taken" peaked at #40. "Pickup Man" was also Diffie's longest-lasting number one, having held that position for four weeks.
Tougher Than Nails is the ninth studio album released by American country music artist Joe Diffie. It was his only album for the independent Broken Bow Records label. The title track was a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts in 2004, but the second single failed to make Top 40.
"Bigger Than The Beatles" is a song written by Jeb Stuart Anderson and Steve Dukes, and recorded by American country music artist Joe Diffie. It was released in November 1995 as the lead single from the album, Life's So Funny. The song reached Number One on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, becoming the fifth and final Number One single of Diffie's career. It also reached number-one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
"New Way " is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Joe Diffie. It was released in June 1991 as the fourth and final single from his debut album A Thousand Winding Roads. The song peaked at number 2 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Diffie and Lonnie Wilson.
"Honky Tonk Attitude" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Joe Diffie. It was released in March 1993 as the lead single and title track from his album Honky Tonk Attitude. The song reached the top five of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 11 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. The song was written by Diffie and Lee Bogan.
"If You Want Me To" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie. It was released in December 1990 as the second single from his debut album A Thousand Winding Roads. The song reached the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Diffie and Larry Williams.
"If the Devil Danced " is a song written by Ken Spooner and Kim Williams, and recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie. The song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was released in April 1991 as the third single from his debut album, A Thousand Winding Roads.
"Is It Cold In Here" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie that reached the Top Five on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was released in December 1991 as the first single from his album Regular Joe. The song was written by Diffie, Kerry Kurt Phillips and Danny Morrison.
"Ships That Don't Come In" is a song recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie that reached the Top 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1992. It was released in April 1992 as the second single from his Epic Records album Regular Joe. The song was written by Paul Nelson and Dave Gibson the latter of whom was also recording for Epic as a member of the Gibson/Miller Band at the time.
"Next Thing Smokin'" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Joe Diffie. It was released in August 1992 as the third single from the album Regular Joe. The song reached #16 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Diffie, Danny Morrison and Johnny Slate.
"A Night to Remember" is a song written by Max T. Barnes and T.W. Hale, and recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie. It was released in March 1999 as the first single and title track from his album A Night to Remember. The single peaked at number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song also crossed over to the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 38.
"Texas Size Heartache" is a song written by Zack Turner and Lonnie Wilson, and recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie. It was released in March 1998 as the first single from his Greatest Hits compilation album, for which it was one of three newly recorded songs. It reached a peak of number 4 on the country music charts in mid-1998. The song's b-side, "Poor Me," was also issued as a single later in 1998, reaching number 43 on the same chart.
"It's Always Somethin'" is a song written by Aimee Mayo and Marv Green, and recorded by American country music artist Joe Diffie. It was released in February 2000 as the third single from his album A Night to Remember. It peaked at number 5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 11 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
"In Another World" is a song written by Tom Shapiro, Wally Wilson and Jimmy Yeary, and recorded by American country music singer Joe Diffie. It was released in July 2001 as the first single and title track from his album In Another World. The song became Diffie's twenty-sixth Top 40 country hit, as well as his seventeenth and last Top Ten hit as of 2016.
"That Road Not Taken" is a song recorded by American country music artist Joe Diffie. It was released in August 1995 as the fifth and final single from his 1994 album Third Rock from the Sun. The song reached #40 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Deborah Beasley and Casey Kelly.
"There Goes My Heart Again" is a song recorded by American country music artist Holly Dunn. It was released in September 1989 as the second single from the album The Blue Rose of Texas. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Joe Diffie, who co-wrote the song with Lonnie Wilson and Wayne Perry, sings backing vocals on it.
"In My Own Backyard" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Joe Diffie. It was released in February 1994 as the fourth single from the album Honky Tonk Attitude. The song reached number 19 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and peaked at number 10 on the RPM Country Tracks in Canada. The song was written by Diffie, Kerry Kurt Phillips and Andy Spooner.
"The Quittin' Kind" is a song recorded by American country music artist Joe Diffie. It was released in September 1999 as the second single from the album A Night to Remember. The song reached #21 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The song was written by Phil Barnhart, Sam Hogin and Mark D. Sanders.
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- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 216.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Joe Diffie Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Joe Diffie Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.
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