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{{Infobox artist discography

| Artist = Dio

| Image = Dio throwing Horns.jpg

| Caption = Lead Singer Ronnie James Dio "throwing horns", a gesture commonly used by both artists and fans of heavy metal music

| Studio = 10

| Live = 7

| Compilation = 10

| Video = 9

| Music videos = 12

| EP = 1

| Singles = 13

}}

The following is a comprehensive discography of Dio, an American heavy metal band led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Dio was formed in 1982 after Ronnie James Dio and drummer Vinny Appice left Black Sabbath.{{cite news | author= Edna Gundersen | author2= Ken Barnes | title=These bands are back — but for how long? | date=February 12, 2007 | url =https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2007-02-12-band-reunions_x.htm | work =USA Today | access-date = May 7, 2008 }} The band went through frequent personnel changes. The final line-up consisted of Dio (vocals), Craig Goldy (guitars), Rudy Sarzo (bass), Simon Wright (drums) and Scott Warren (keyboards).

The band's debut album Holy Diver (1983) peaked at number 61 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum in the United States. The first single "Holy Diver" charted at 72 in the United Kingdom, followed by "Rainbow in the Dark" which reached 46. Their follow-up album The Last in Line (1984) charted higher, reaching number 24 in the US, and went platinum in the US. The single, "Last in Line", peaked at number 10 in the US and became the band's best performing single, while "Mystery" reached 20 and "We Rock" charted at 42 in the UK. Sacred Heart (1985) reached gold status in the US, and was the last Dio album to achieve any sales certifications. The single "Rock 'N' Roll Children" charted at 26 in the UK. In 1987, the band released Dream Evil. The single "I Could Have Been a Dreamer" was the band's last to chart in the US, reaching 33. For Lock up the Wolves, the band released their last chart single "Hey Angel", which reached 94 in the UK. In 2002, the band released Killing the Dragon. It reached 199, and was the last to chart in the US.

Studio albums

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2"|Year

!rowspan="2" style="width:20em"|Album details

! colspan="11" |Peak chart positions

!rowspan="2"| Sales

!rowspan="2"| Certifications

style="width:2em"|US
{{cite magazine| url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dio|chart=all}} |title=Billboard charts |magazine=Billboard |access-date=February 14, 2008}}

!style="width:2em"|AUT
{{cite web| url=http://austriancharts.at/search.asp?cat=a&search=DIO |title=Dio |publisher=Ö3 Austria Top 40 |language=de |access-date=February 14, 2008}}

!style="width:2em"|CAN

!style="width:2em"|FIN
{{cite web| url=http://finnishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=DIO |title=Dio |publisher=Finnish Charts |access-date=February 14, 2008}}

!style="width:2em"|GER
{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=Dio|title=Discographie von Dio|publisher=GfK Entertainment|access-date=March 26, 2020}}

!JPN

!style="width:2em"|NLD

!style="width:2em"|NOR

!style="width:2em"|SWE
{{cite web| url=http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=DIO&cat=a |title=Dio |publisher=VG-lista |language=no |access-date=February 14, 2008}}

!style="width:2em"|SWI
{{cite web| url=http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?cat=a&search=DIO |title=Dio |publisher=Swiss Singles Top 100 |language=de |access-date=February 14, 2008}}

!style="width:2em"|UK
{{cite web| url=http://www.everyhit.com/ |title=UK Music charts |publisher=EveryHit.com |access-date=February 14, 2008}}[http://www.rockdetector.com/discography,2586.sm ] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071229100749/http://www.rockdetector.com/discography%2C2586.sm |date=December 29, 2007 }}

1983

|Holy Diver

| style="text-align:center;"|56

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| style="text-align:center;"|52

| style="text-align:center;"|176

| style="text-align:center;"|—

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| style="text-align:center;"|18

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| style="text-align:center;"|13

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|{{nowrap|US: 2× Platinum}}{{cite web| url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |title=RIAA Searchable database – Gold and Platinum |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=January 3, 2008}}
{{nowrap|UK: Silver}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx |title=Search for Artist Dio |access-date=October 28, 2013 |publisher=British Phonographic Industry |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625075145/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx |archive-date=June 25, 2014 }}

1984

|The Last in Line

  • Released: July 2, 1984{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Dio&ti=The+Last+in+Line|title=RIAA}}
  • Label: Warner Bros./Vertigo (9 25100–1)
  • Format: CD, LP, CS

| style="text-align:center;"|23

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|51

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|23

| style="text-align:center;"|154

| style="text-align:center;"|11

| style="text-align:center;"|7

| style="text-align:center;"|6

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|4

|

|{{nowrap|US: Platinum}}
{{nowrap|UK: Silver}}

1985

|Sacred Heart

  • Released: August 12, 1985{{cite magazine|date=August 2, 1985|title=New Releases|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/FMQB-Album/1985/FMQB-1985-08-02.pdf|magazine=FMQB|page=32|access-date=January 9, 2023}}
  • Label: Warner Bros./Vertigo (824 848–1)
  • Format: CD, LP, CS

| style="text-align:center;"|29

| style="text-align:center;"|13

| style="text-align:center;"|35

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|12

| style="text-align:center;"|164

| style="text-align:center;"|15

| style="text-align:center;"|8

| style="text-align:center;"|6

| style="text-align:center;"|14

| style="text-align:center;"|4

|

|{{nowrap|US: Gold}}

1987

|Dream Evil

  • Released: July 21, 1987
  • Label: Warner Bros. (1-25612)
  • Format: CD, LP, CS

| style="text-align:center;"|43

| style="text-align:center;"|15

| style="text-align:center;"|65

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|12

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|38

| style="text-align:center;"|7

| style="text-align:center;"|4

| style="text-align:center;"|13

| style="text-align:center;"|8

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  • US: 52,000{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/69380/ask-billboard|title = Ask Billboard|magazine = Billboard}}

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1990

|Lock Up the Wolves

  • Released: May 15, 1990
  • Label: Reprise (9 26212–2)
  • Format: CD, LP, CS

| style="text-align:center;"|61

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|16

| style="text-align:center;"|70

| style="text-align:center;"|76

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|23

| style="text-align:center;"|25

| style="text-align:center;"|28

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  • US: 46,000

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1993

|Strange Highways

  • Released: October 25, 1993
  • Label: Reprise (9 45527–2)
  • Format: CD, LP, CS

| style="text-align:center;"|142

| style="text-align:center;"|—

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| style="text-align:center;"|79

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  • US: 74,000

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1996

|Angry Machines

  • Released: October 15, 1996
  • Label: Mayhem (11104-2)
  • Format: CD, CS, LP (2012)

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|44

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  • US: 36,000

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2000

|Magica

  • Released: March 21, 2000
  • Label: Spitfire (223165-205)
  • Format: CD, LP (2008), CS

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|26

| style="text-align:center;"|32

| style="text-align:center;"|71

| style="text-align:center;"|—

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| style="text-align:center;"|52

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  • US: 47,000

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2002

|Killing the Dragon

  • Released: May 21, 2002
  • Label: Spitfire (SPITCD199)
  • Format: CD, LP (2009), CS

| style="text-align:center;"|199

| style="text-align:center;"|70

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|28

| style="text-align:center;"|30

| style="text-align:center;"|85

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|24

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|194

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  • US: 40,000

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2004

|Master of the Moon

  • Released: September 7, 2004
  • Label: Sanctuary (085-69912)
  • Format: CD, LP

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|16

| style="text-align:center;"|43

| style="text-align:center;"|259

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|35

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|159

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colspan="19" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" | "—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Live albums

class="wikitable"
rowspan="2"|Year

!rowspan="2" style="width:20em"|Album details

! colspan="6" |Peak chart positions

style="width:2em"|US
{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dio|chart=all}} |title=Intermission |access-date=April 30, 2008 |magazine=Billboard |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703073244/http://www.billboard.com/artist/300965/dio/chart |archive-date=July 3, 2014 }}

!style="width:2em"|FIN

!style="width:2em"|CAN

!style="width:2em"|UK

!style="width:2em"|GRE

!style="width:2em"|GER

1986

|Intermission

  • Released: June 1986
  • Label: Warner Bros. (4-25443)
  • Format: CD, LP, CS

| style="text-align:center;"|70

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|85

| style="text-align:center;"|22

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|63

1998

|Inferno: Last in Live

  • Released: February 24, 1998
  • Label: Mayhem (11115)
  • Format: CD

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|40

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

2003

|Evil or Divine - Live in New York City

  • Released: February 22, 2003
  • Label: Spitfire (15253)
  • Format: CD, LP

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|33

| style="text-align:center;"|—

2006

|Holy Diver - Live

  • Released: April 17, 2006
  • Label: Eagle (20088)
  • Format: CD, LP

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|174

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

2010

|Dio at Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987

  • Released: November 9, 2010
  • Label: Niji Entertainment Group
  • Format: CD, LP

| style="text-align:center;"|98

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|12

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|87

2013

|Finding the Sacred Heart - Live in Philly 1986

  • Released: May 29, 2013
  • Label: Eagle
  • Format: CD, LP

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|48

2014

|Live in London, Hammersmith Apollo 1993

  • Released: May 12, 2014
  • Label: Eagle
  • Format: CD, LP

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|60

colspan="8" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;" | "—" denotes albums that did not chart.

Compilations

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Year

!style="width:20em"| Album details

!Certifications

1992

|Diamonds – The Best of Dio

  • Released: June 1, 1992
  • Label: Vertigo (5122062)
  • Format: CD, LP

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1997

|Anthology

  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Connoisseur (245)
  • Format: CD

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2000

|The Very Beast of Dio

  • Released: October 2000
  • Label: Warner Bros./Rhino (79983)
  • Format: CD

|{{nowrap|US: Gold}}

2001

|Anthology: Volume Two

  • Released: February 2001
  • Label: Connoisseur (338)
  • Format: CD

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2002

|Evil Collection: The Very Best

  • Released: March 14, 2002
  • Label: Warner Bros. (5866602)
  • Format: CD

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2003

|Stand Up and Shout: The Dio Anthology

  • Released: May 2003
  • Label: Warner Bros./Rhino (73855)
  • Format: CD

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2003

|The Collection

  • Released: October 2003
  • Label: Universal/Spectrum (77043)
  • Format: CD

|{{nowrap|UK: Silver}}

2005

|Metal Hits

  • Released: October 4, 2005
  • Label: Rhino (73247)
  • Format: CD

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2011

|Mightier Than the Sword

  • Released: June 6, 2011
  • Label: Sanctuary
  • Format: CD

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2012

|The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 2

  • Released: October 9, 2012
  • Label: Niji Entertainment
  • Format: CD

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2016

|A Decade of Dio: 1983-1993

  • Released: July 22, 2016
  • Label: Rhino Entertainment
  • Format: CD

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EPs

class="wikitable"
Year

! style="width:20em"| Album details

1986

|The Dio E.P.

  • Released: May 9, 1986{{cite web|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1986/Music-Week-1986-05-03.pdf|title=Music Week|page=6}}
  • Label: Vertigo (DIO 7)
  • Format: LP

Singles

class="wikitable"
rowspan=2 |Year

!rowspan=2 |Single

!colspan=2 |Peak chart positions

!rowspan=2 |Album

style="width:3em"|US Main
{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicvf.com/Dio.art|title = Dio Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts}}

!style="width:3em"|UK
{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/20812/dio/|title=DIO | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=OfficialCharts.com}}

rowspan="2"|1983

|"Holy Diver"

| style="text-align:center;"|40

| style="text-align:center;"|72

|rowspan="2"|Holy Diver

"Rainbow in the Dark"

| style="text-align:center;"|14

| style="text-align:center;"|46

rowspan="3"|1984

|"The Last in Line"

| style="text-align:center;"|10

| style="text-align:center;"|

|rowspan="3"|The Last in Line

"We Rock"

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|42

"Mystery"

| style="text-align:center;"|20

| style="text-align:center;"|34

rowspan="2" |1985

|"Rock 'N' Roll Children"

| style="text-align:center;"|26

| style="text-align:center;"|26

| rowspan="3" |Sacred Heart

"Hungry for Heaven" {{efn-ua|"Hungry for Heaven" originally charted at No. 72 on the UK charts, but re-entered the charts in May 1986 as a re-issue and as A-side of "The Dio EP", this time reaching No. 56}}

| style="text-align:center;"|30

| style="text-align:center;"|72

rowspan="1" |1986

|"King of Rock and Roll"

| style="text-align:center;" |—

| style="text-align:center;" |

rowspan="2"|1987

|"I Could Have Been a Dreamer"

| style="text-align:center;"|33

| style="text-align:center;"|69

|rowspan="2"|Dream Evil

"All the Fools Sailed Away"

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|

rowspan="1"|1990

|"Hey Angel"

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"| 94

|rowspan="1"|Lock Up The Wolves

2010

|"Electra"

|

|

|non-album single

colspan="5" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"| "—" denotes singles that did not chart.

Notes:

{{notelist-ua}}

Videos

=Video albums=

class="wikitable"
Year

! style="width:20em"| Video details

!Certifications

1984

|Live in Concert

  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Warner Music Video
  • Format: VHS & Laserdisc

|

1984

|A Special from the Spectrum

  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Warner Music Video
  • Format: VHS & Laserdisc

| Gold{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Live%20from%20Radio%20City%20Music%20Hall&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25# |title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - September 24, 2015 |website=www.riaa.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924153134/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Live%20from%20Radio%20City%20Music%20Hall&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |archive-date=September 24, 2015}}

1986

|Sacred Heart "The Video"

  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Warner Music Video
  • Format: VHS

|

1990

|Time Machine

  • Released: July 1, 1990
  • Label: Warner/Polygram
  • Format: VHS

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2003

|Evil or Divine - Live in New York City

  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Spitfire
  • Format: DVD

| Gold

2005

|We Rock

  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Warner Music Video
  • Format: DVD

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2006

|Holy Diver - Live

  • Released: April 17, 2006
  • Label: Eagle
  • Format: DVD

|

2013

|Finding The Sacred Heart - Live In Philly 1986

  • Released: May 29, 2013
  • Label: Eagle
  • Format: DVD, BD

|

2014

|Live in London, Hammersmith Apollo 1993

  • Released: May 12, 2014
  • Label: Eagle
  • Format: DVD, BD

|

=Music videos=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

! scope="col" |Year

! scope="col" style="width:15em;" |Title

! scope="col" |Album

rowspan="2" |1983

! scope="row" |"Holy Diver"

| rowspan="2" |Holy Diver

scope="row" |"Rainbow in the Dark"
rowspan="3" |1984

! scope="row" |"The Last in Line"

| rowspan="3" |The Last in Line

scope="row" |"We Rock"
scope="row" |"Mystery"
rowspan="2" |1985

! scope="row" |"Rock 'n' Roll Children"

| rowspan="2" |Sacred Heart

scope="row" |"Hungry for Heaven"
rowspan="2" |1987

! scope="row" |"I Could Have Been a Dreamer"

| rowspan="2" |Dream Evil

scope="row" |"All the Fools Sailed Away"
rowspan="2" |1990

! scope="row" |"Wild One"

| rowspan="2" |Lock Up the Wolves

scope="row" |"Hey Angel"
2002

! scope="row" |"Push" (with Tenacious D)

|Killing the Dragon

References

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External links

  • [http://www.dio.net/biography/ Tapio's site, a comprehensive Dio discography]

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