Dion DiMucci discography
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This is the discography for American musician Dion DiMucci (including Dion and the Belmonts).[1][2][3][4]
Dion is a singer and songwriter whose music has incorporated elements of doo-wop, rock, R&B and blues.[5] As lead singer of Dion and the Belmonts, then a solo career, he was one of the most popular rock and roll performers of the pre-British Invasion era.[2] He had 39 Top 40 hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s as a solo performer, with the Belmonts or with the Del-Satins.[6] He is best known for the singles "Runaround Sue", "The Wanderer", "Ruby Baby" and "Lovers Who Wander", among other hits.[7]
In the late 1960s, Dion shifted his style and released songs that were more mature and contemplative, such as "Abraham, Martin and John".[8] During the 1980s, Dion produced several Christian albums, earning a GMA Dove Award nomination in 1984 for the album I Put Away My Idols.[9][10] He returned to secular music in the late 1980s with Yo Frankie (1989).[11] Between the mid-2000s and 2024, Dion released seven Top Blues Albums (three at No. 1).[12] Critics who had dismissed his early work, labeling him a teen idol, praised his later work and noted the influence he has had on other musicians.[13]
A Grammy-nominated artist,[14] Dion has released over 40 albums, and scored eleven Top 10 hits (including with the Belmonts) on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[15] He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.[16] In 2002, Dion was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "Runaround Sue".[17] AllMusic album awards include: Favorite Blues Album for New York is My Home (2016), Favorite Compilations and Reissues for Kickin Child: Lost Columbia Album 1965 (2017) and Favorite Blues Album for Blues with Friends (2020).[18]
Studio albums
Dion and the Belmonts
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [19] | ||
| Presenting Dion and the Belmonts |
|
— |
| Wish Upon a Star with Dion and the Belmonts |
|
— |
| Together Again |
|
— |
| Live at Madison Square Garden 1972 |
|
144 |
Dion
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [19] |
US Christ. [20] |
US Blues [21] |
US Indie [22] |
UK [23] | ||
| Runaround Sue |
|
11 | — | — | — | — |
| Alone with Dion |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Lovers Who Wander |
|
12 | — | — | — | — |
| Dion Sings to Sandy |
|
115 | — | — | — | — |
| Ruby Baby |
|
20 | — | — | — | — |
| Donna the Prima Donna |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Love Came to Me |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Dion |
|
128 | — | — | — | — |
| Wonder Where I'm Bound |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Sit Down Old Friend |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| You're Not Alone |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Sanctuary |
|
200 | — | — | — | — |
| Suite for Late Summer |
|
197 | — | — | — | — |
| Born to Be with You |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Streetheart |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Return of the Wanderer |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Inside Job |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Only Jesus |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| I Put Away My Idols |
|
— | 37[24] | – | — | — |
| Seasons |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Kingdom in the Streets |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Velvet & Steel |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Yo Frankie |
|
130 | — | — | — | — |
| Fire in the Night |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Dream on Fire |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Rock N' Roll Christmas |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Déjà Nu |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| New Masters |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Bronx in Blue |
|
— | — | 2 | — | — |
| Son of Skip James |
|
— | — | 4 | — | — |
| Heroes: Giants of Early Guitar Rock |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Tank Full of Blues |
|
— | — | 3 | 42 | — |
| New York Is My Home |
|
— | — | 3 | 29 | — |
| Kickin Child: Lost Columbia Album 1965[31] |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Blues with Friends |
|
— | — | 1 | 31 | 52 |
| Stomping Ground |
|
— | — | 1 | — | — |
| Girl Friends |
|
— | — | 1 | — | — |
| The Rock 'N' Roll Philosopher |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
Dion released videos for every single from Blues with Friends,[34][35] Stomping Ground[36] and Girl Friends via social media.
Dion also produced music videos for songs from The Rock 'N' Roll Philosopher via KTBA Records and social media.
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [19] | ||
| Dion Sings His Greatest Hits |
|
29 |
| More of Dion's Greatest Hits |
|
— |
| Dion's Greatest Hits |
|
194 |
| Everything You Always Wanted to Hear by Dion and the Belmonts But Couldn't Get |
|
— |
| Bronx Blues: The Columbia Recordings (1962-1965) |
|
— |
| The Road I'm On: A Retrospective |
|
— |
| The Best of the Gospel Years[37] |
|
— |
Singles
Dion and the Belmonts
Sources: [38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45]
| Year | Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
US record label and number | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [46] |
US AC [46] |
UK [47] |
US R&B [48] | ||||
| 1957 | "Santa Margarita"[49] b/w "Teenage Clementine"[50] |
Mohawk 106 | — | — | — | — | non-album tracks[51] |
| "Tag Along"[52] b/w "We Went Away"[51] |
Mohawk 107 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958 | "I Wonder Why" b/w "Teen Angel" (from Dion Sings His Greatest Hits)[53] |
Laurie 3013 | 22 | — | — | — | Presenting Dion and the Belmonts[54] |
| "No One Knows" b/w "I Can't Go On (Rosalie)" (from Together) |
Laurie 3015 | 19 | — | — | 12 | ||
| "Don't Pity Me" b/w "Just You" |
Laurie 3021 | 40 | — | — | — | ||
| 1959 | "A Teenager in Love" b/w "I've Cried Before" |
Laurie 3027 | 5 | — | 28 | — | |
| "A Lover's Prayer" | Laurie 3035 | 73 | — | — | — | Wish Upon a Star with Dion and the Belmonts[55] | |
| "Every Little Thing I Do" | 48 | — | — | — | Together[56] | ||
| 1960 | "Where or When" b/w "That's My Desire" |
Laurie 3044 | 3 | — | — | 19 | Presenting Dion and the Belmonts[57] |
| "When You Wish Upon a Star" b/w "Wonderful Girl" (from Presenting Dion and the Belmonts) |
Laurie 3052 | 30 | — | — | — | Wish Upon a Star with Dion and the Belmonts[58] | |
| "In the Still of the Night" b/w "A Funny Feeling" (from Presenting Dion and the Belmonts) |
Laurie 3059 | 38 | — | — | — | ||
| 1966 | "Berimbau" b/w "My Girl the Month of May" |
ABC 10868 | — | — | — | — | Together Again[56] |
| 1967 | "For Bobbie" b/w "Movin' Man" |
ABC 10896 | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Dion
Sources: [59][15][4][60][3][61][62]
| Year | Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
US record label and number | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [46] |
US AC [46] |
UK [47] |
US R&B [48] | |||||
| 1960 | "Lonely Teenager" b/w "Little Miss Blue" |
Laurie 3070 | 12 | — | 47 | — | Alone with Dion[63] | |
| 1961 | "Havin' Fun" b/w "North East End of the Corner" |
Laurie 3081 | 42 | — | — | — | ||
| "Kissin' Game" b/w "Heaven Help Me" |
Laurie 3090 | 82 | — | — | — | Love Came to Me[64] | ||
| "Somebody Nobody Wants" b/w "Could Somebody Take My Place Tonight" (from Love Came to Me) |
Laurie 3101 | 103 | — | — | — | Runaround Sue[65] | ||
| "Runaround Sue" b/w "Runaway Girl" |
Laurie 3110 | 1 | — | 11 | 4 | |||
| "The Wanderer"[68] | Laurie 3115 | 2 | — | 10 | — | |||
| "The Majestic"[69] | 36 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1962 | "Lovers Who Wander" | Laurie 3123 | 3 | — | — | 16 | Lovers Who Wander[70] | |
| "(I Was) Born to Cry" | 42 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Little Diane" b/w "Lost for Sure" |
Laurie 3134 | 8 | — | — | — | |||
| "Love Came to Me" b/w "Little Girl" |
Laurie 3145 | 10 | — | — | 24 | Love Came to Me[64] | ||
| "Ruby Baby" b/w "He'll Only Hurt You" |
Columbia 42662 | 2 | — | — | 5 | Ruby Baby[71] | ||
| 1963 | "Sandy" b/w "Faith" (from Together) |
Laurie 3153 | 21 | — | — | — | Dion Sings to Sandy[72] | |
| "This Little Girl"[73] b/w "The Loneliest Man in the World" (from Ruby Baby)[74] |
Columbia 42776 | 21 | — | — | — | Donna the Prima Donna | ||
| "Come Go with Me" b/w "King Without a Queen" |
Laurie 3171 | 48 | — | — | — | Lovers Who Wander[75] | ||
| "Be Careful of Stones that You Throw"[76] b/w "I Can't Believe (That You Don't Love Me Anymore)"[77] |
Columbia 42810 | 31[7] | 13 | — | — | Donna the Prima Donna | ||
| "Lonely World" b/w "Tag Along" (non-album track) |
Laurie 3187 | 101 | — | — | — | More of Dion's Greatest Hits[4] | ||
| "Donna the Prima Donna" b/w "You're Mine" |
Columbia 42852 | 6 | — | — | 17 | Donna the Prima Donna[78] | ||
| "Drip Drop"[79] b/w "No One's Waiting for Me"[80] |
Columbia 42917 | 6 | — | — | — | non-album tracks | ||
| 1964 | "Then I'll Be Tired of You" b/w "After the Dance" |
Laurie 3225 | — | — | — | — | Alone with Dion[81] | |
| "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man"[82] b/w "The Road I'm On (Gloria)"[83] |
Columbia 42977 | 113 | — | — | — | non-album tracks | ||
| "Shout" b/w "Little Girl" (from Love Came to Me) |
Laurie 3240 | 108 | — | — | — | Lovers Who Wander[75] | ||
| "Johnny B. Goode"[84] b/w "Chicago Blues"[85] |
Columbia 43096 | 71 | — | — | — | non-album tracks | ||
| 1965 | "Unloved, Unwanted Me" b/w "Sweet, Sweet, Baby" (from Donna the Prima Donna) |
Columbia 43213 | — | — | — | — | Ruby Baby[74] | |
| "Kickin' Child" b/w "Spoonful"[31] |
Columbia 43293 | — | — | — | — | non-album tracks | ||
| "Tomorrow Won't Bring the Rain"[86] b/w "You Move Me Babe"[87] |
Columbia 43423 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Got the Blues" b/w "(I Was) Born to Cry" (from Lovers Who Wander)[88] |
Laurie 3303 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1966 | "Time in My Heart for You" b/w "Wake Up Baby" |
Columbia 43483 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Two Ton Feather"[89] b/w "So Much Younger"[90] |
Columbia 43692 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1968 | "Abraham, Martin and John"[91] b/w "Daddy Rollin' (In Your Arms)" (non-album track)[92] |
Laurie 3464 | 4 | 8 | — | — | Dion[94] | |
| "Purple Haze" b/w "The Dolphins" |
Laurie 3478 | 63 | — | — | — | |||
| 1969 | "I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound" b/w "Southern Train" |
Columbia 44719 | — | — | — | — | Wonder Where I'm Bound[95] | |
| "From Both Sides Now"[96] b/w "Sun Fun Song"[97] |
Laurie 3495 | 91 | — | — | — | Dion | ||
| "He Looks a Lot Like Me"[98] b/w "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever"[99] |
Laurie 3504 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "If We Only Have Love"[100] b/w "Natural Man" |
Warner Bros. 7356 | — | — | — | — | Sit Down Old Friend[101] | ||
| 1970 | "Your Own Back Yard" b/w "Sit Down Old Friend" (from Sit Down Old Friend) |
Warner Bros. 7401 | 75 | — | — | — | Born to Be with You[102] | |
| 1971 | "Close to It All" b/w "Let It Be" |
Warner Bros. 7469 | — | — | — | — | You're Not Alone[103] | |
| "Sunniland" b/w "Josie"[104] |
Warner Bros. 7491 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sanctuary" b/w "Brand New Morning" |
Warner Bros. 7537 | 103 | — | — | — | Sanctuary[105] | ||
| 1972 | "Running Close Behind You" b/w "Sea Gull"[106] |
Warner Bros. 7663 | — | — | — | — | Suite for Late Summer | |
| 1973 | "Doctor Rock and Roll" b/w "Sunshine Lady" (from Sanctuary)[106] |
Warner Bros. 7704 | — | — | — | — | non-album track | |
| 1974 | "New York City Song"[107] b/w "Richer Than a Rich Man" (non-album track)[106] |
Warner Bros. 7793 | — | — | — | — | Born to Be with You[102] | |
| 1975 | "Make the Woman Love Me" b/w "Running Close Behind You" (from Suite for Late Summer)[108] |
Warner/Spector 0403 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Born to Be with You" b/w "Good Lovin' Man" |
Big Tree/Spector 16063 | 108 | — | — | — | |||
| 1976 | "The Wanderer" b/w "Little Diane" |
Philips 6146 700 (UK) | — | — | 16 | — | Dion's Greatest Hits (UK)[109] | |
| "Hey My Love" b/w "Lover Boy Supreme" |
Warner Bros. 8234 | — | — | — | — | Streetheart[110] | ||
| "The Way You Do the Things You Do" b/w "Lover Boy Supreme"[111] |
Warner Bros. 8258 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Queen of '59" b/w "Oh the Night"[111] |
Warner Bros. 8293 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1977 | "Young Virgin Eyes (I'm All Wrapped Up)"[112] b/w "Oh the Night" (from Streetheart)[113] |
Warner Bros. 8406 | — | — | — | — | non-album track | |
| 1978 | "Heart of Saturday Night" b/w "You've Awakened Something in Me" |
Lifesong 1765 | — | — | — | — | Return of the Wanderer[114] | |
| "Midtown American Main Street Gang" b/w "Guitar Queen"[115] |
Lifesong 1770 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "(I Used to Be a) Brooklyn Dodger"[116] b/w "Streetheart Theme"[117] |
Lifesong 1785 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | "Fire in the Night"[118] b/w "Street Mama" |
Lifesong 45082 | — | — | — | — | non-album tracks | |
| "Sweet Surrender" B-side unknown |
Dayspring 618 | — | — | — | — | Inside Job[119] | ||
| 1981 | "The Best" B-side unknown |
Dayspring 622 | — | — | — | — | Only Jesus[120] | |
| 1983 | "Day of the Lord"[121] B-side unknown |
Dayspring 632 | — | — | — | — | I Put Away My Idols[122] | |
| "I Put Away My Idols" B-side unknown |
Dayspring 633 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | "Golden Sun, Silver Moon"[123] B-side unknown |
Dayspring 9016294155 | — | — | — | — | Seasons[124] | |
| 1985 | "Still in the Spirit" B-side unknown |
Myrrh[125] 9016382151 | — | — | — | — | Kingdom in the Streets[126] | |
| 1986 | "Simple Ironies" B-side unknown |
Dayspring 9016676155 | — | — | — | — | Velvet & Steel[127] | |
| 1989 | "And the Night Stood Still" b/w "Tower of Love" |
Arista 9797 | 75 | 16 | — | — | Yo Frankie[128] | |
| "King of the New York Streets" b/w "The Wanderer" (non-album track) |
Arista 662556 | — | — | 74 | — | |||
| "Written on the Subway Wall"/"Little Star" (with Paul Simon)[129] "King of the New York Streets" b/w "And the Night Stood Still"/"Tower of Love" |
Arista 662910 | — | — | 97 | — | |||
| 1990 | "Sea Cruise" (from The Adventures of Ford Fairlane) CD single |
Elektra 8191 | — | 28 | — | — | The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (soundtrack)[130] | |
| 1993 | "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" b/w "Jingle Bell Rock"[131] |
The Right Stuff 17651 | — | — | — | — | Rock 'n Roll Christmas[132] | |
| 1997 | "Please Come Home for Christmas" b/w "Wintertime" (non-album track) |
The Right Stuff 19769 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015 | "New York Is My Home"[133] (with Paul Simon)[134] | Blue Horizon | — | — | — | — | New York Is My Home[135] | |
| 2020 | "Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)"[136] (with Paul Simon) | KTBA Records[137] | — | — | — | — | Blues with Friends[138] | |
| "Blues Comin' On" (with Joe Bonamassa)[139] | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2021 | "Angel in the Alleyways" (with Patti Scialfa and Bruce Springsteen)[140] | — | — | — | — | Stomping Ground[141] | ||
| 2024 | "An American Hero" (with Carlene Carter) | — | — | — | — | Girl Friends | ||
| 2025 | "New York Minute"[142] | — | — | — | — | The Rock 'N' Roll Philosopher | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
"Hello Christmas" (with Amy Grant) and "You Know It's Christmas" (with Joe Bonamassa) were released in 2020.[143][144]
A new version of Dion's song "Abraham, Martin and John" was released on The Rock 'N' Roll Philosopher in October 2025.[145]
Billboard Year-End performances
Dion and the Belmonts
| Year | Song | Year-End position |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | "A Teenager in Love" | 25 |
| 1960 | "Where or When" | 21 |
Dion
| Year | Song | Year-End position |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | "Runaround Sue" | 46 |
| 1962 | "The Wanderer" | 12 |
| "Lovers Who Wander" | 67 | |
| "Little Diane" | 86 | |
| 1963 | "Ruby Baby" | 32 |
| "Donna the Prima Donna" | 76 |