The Last in Line

The Last in Line
The Last in Line
Studio album by Dio
Released	July 2, 1984
Studio	Caribou Ranch (Colorado)
Genre	Heavy metal
Length	41:07
Label	Warner Bros.; Vertigo;
Producer	Ronnie James Dio
Dio chronology
Singles from The Last in Line
	"The Last in Line"; Released: June 11, 1984 (EU); "We Rock"; Released: August 3, 1984 (UK); "Mystery"; Released: September 21, 1984;

The Last In Line is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Dio, released on July 2, 1984. It is the first Dio album to feature keyboardist Claude Schnell as a band member. The album became the band's highest-charting album in both the UK and the U.S., reaching number 4 and number 23, respectively (Sacred Heart would later reach number 4 in the UK as well).

ReleasedJuly 2, 1984

StudioCaribou Ranch (Colorado)

GenreHeavy metal

Length41:07

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It was certified gold (500,000 units sold) by the RIAA on September 12, 1984, and was the first Dio album to be certified platinum, achieving the feat on February 3, 1987.^[3] In the UK, The Last in Line attained Silver certification (60,000 units sold) by the British Phonographic Industry, achieving this in January 1986, at the same time as Holy Diver.^[4] To date, these are the only two Dio albums to be certified at least platinum.

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Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[6]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	10/10^[7]
Rock Hard	9.5/10^[8]

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"We Rock"	Dio	4:36
2.	"The Last in Line"	Dio, Jimmy Bain, Vivian Campbell	5:40
3.	"Breathless"	Dio, Campbell	4:04
4.	"I Speed at Night"	Dio, Vinny Appice, Bain, Campbell	3:22
5.	"One Night in the City"	Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell	5:15

No.	Title	Music	Length
6.	"Evil Eyes"	Dio	3:38
7.	"Mystery"	Dio, Bain	3:46
8.	"Eat Your Heart Out"	Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell	3:49
9.	"Egypt (The Chains Are On)"	Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell	6:57

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Eat Your Heart Out" (live B-side of "Mystery" 12')	Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell	5:11
2.	"Don't Talk to Strangers" (live B-side of "Mystery" 12')	Dio	6:03
3.	"Holy Diver" (live B-side of "We Rock")	Dio	4:23
4.	"Rainbow in the Dark" (live B-side of "We Rock" 12')	Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell	4:43
5.	"One Night in the City" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984)	Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell	5:55
6.	"We Rock" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984)	Dio	5:05
7.	"Holy Diver" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984)	Dio	4:28
8.	"Stargazer" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984)	Ritchie Blackmore, Dio	1:53
9.	"Heaven and Hell" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984)	Geezer Butler, Dio, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward	13:03
10.	"Rainbow in the Dark" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984)	Dio, Appice, Bain, Campbell	5:11
11.	"Man on the Silver Mountain" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984)	Blackmore, Dio	8:14
12.	"Don't Talk to Strangers" (live at Pinkpop Festival, Geleen, Netherlands, June 11, 1984)	Dio	5:38

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[10]	51
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[11]	11
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)^[12]	5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[13]	23
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[14]	7
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[15]	6
UK Albums (OCC)^[16]	4
US Billboard 200^[17]	23

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Chart (2012)	Peak position
Oricon Japanese Albums Charts^[18]	154
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)^[19]	23

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[20]	Silver	60,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[21]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.