Joe Diffie was an American country music artist. His discography comprises 12 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" (his debut single), as well as "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)", "Third Rock from the Sun", "Pickup Man" and "Bigger Than the Beatles".
Studio albums
1990s
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|
| US Country | US | CAN Country |
| A Thousand Winding Roads | Release date: September 7, 1990 Label: Epic Records Formats: CD, cassette | 23 | — | — | |
| Regular Joe | Release date: January 14, 1992 Label: Epic Records Formats: CD, cassette | 22 | 132 | 25 | US: Gold |
| Honky Tonk Attitude | Release date: April 20, 1993 Label: Epic Records Formats: CD, cassette | 10 | 67 | — | CAN: Gold US: Platinum |
| Third Rock from the Sun | Release date: July 26, 1994 Label: Epic Records Formats: CD, cassette | 6 | 53 | 9 | CAN: Platinum US: Platinum |
| Mr. Christmas | Release date: September 19, 1995 Label: Epic Records Formats: CD, cassette | 24 | 129 | — | |
| Life's So Funny | Release date: December 5, 1995 Label: Epic Records Formats: CD, cassette | 28 | 167 | 14 | CAN: Gold US: Gold |
| Twice Upon a Time | Release date: April 22, 1997 Label: Epic Records Formats: CD, cassette | 33 | — | — | |
| A Night to Remember | Release date: June 1, 1999 Label: Epic Records Formats: CD, cassette | 23 | 189 | 25 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
2000s and 2010s
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|
| US Country | US Blue- grass | US Indie |
| In Another World | Release date: October 30, 2001 Label: Monument Records Formats: CD, cassette | 56 | — | — |
| Tougher Than Nails | Release date: June 1, 2004 Label: Broken Bow Records Formats: CD, music download | 42 | — | 16 |
| Homecoming: The Bluegrass Album | Release date: October 26, 2010 Label: Rounder Records Formats: CD, music download | — | 10 | — |
| All in the Same Boat (with Sammy Kershaw and Aaron Tippin) | Release date: May 28, 2013 Label: Big Hit Records Formats: CD, music download | 70 | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|
| US Country | US |
| Greatest Hits | Release date: June 9, 1998 Label: Epic Records Formats: CD, cassette | 21 | 131 |
| 16 Biggest Hits | Release date: February 19, 2002 Label: Epic/Legacy Recordings Formats: CD | 4 | 38 |
| Super Hits | Release date: September 24, 2002 Label: Epic/Legacy Recordings Formats: CD | — | — |
| The Essential Joe Diffie | Release date: April 1, 2003 Label: Epic/Legacy Recordings Formats: CD | — | — |
| The Ultimate Collection | Release date: October 20, 2009 Label: Rounder Records Formats: CD, music download | — | — |
| Playlist: The Very Best of Joe Diffie | Release date: October 11, 2011 Label: Epic/Legacy Recordings Formats: CD, music download | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Singles
1990s
2000s–2020s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|
| US Country | US Country Airplay | US | CAN | CAN Country |
| 2000 | "It's Always Somethin'" | 5 | 57 | — | 11 | A Night to Remember |
| 2001 | "In Another World" | 10 | 66 | — | — | In Another World |
| 2002 | "This Pretender" | 49 | — | — | — |
| 2004 | "Tougher Than Nails" | 19 | — | — | — | Tougher Than Nails |
| "If I Could Only Bring You Back" | 50 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | "All in the Same Boat" (with Aaron Tippin and Sammy Kershaw) | — | — | — | — | — | All in the Same Boat |
| "Girl Ridin' Shotgun" (with D-Thrash of Jawga Boyz) | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| 2018 | "I Got This" | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Quit You" | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | "Pickup Man" (featuring Post Malone) | 34 | 44 | — | 80 | 57 | Hixtape: Vol. 3: Difftape |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
As a featured artist
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|
| US Country | CAN Country |
| 1992 | "Not Too Much to Ask" (Mary Chapin Carpenter with Joe Diffie) | 15 | 12 | Come On Come On |
| 1998 | "Same Old Train" | 59 | — | Tribute to Tradition |
| 2009 | "No Trash in My Trailer" (Colt Ford featuring Joe Diffie) | — | — | Ride Through the Country |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|
| 1990 | "If You Want Me To" | Marius Penczner |
| 1991 | "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)" | Michael Salomon |
| "Is It Cold in Here" | Peter Lippman |
| 1992 | "Ships That Don't Come In" | Jack Cole |
| "Startin' Over Blues" | Richard Jernigan |
| 1993 | "Honky Tonk Attitude" |
| "Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die)" | Deaton Flanigen |
| "Beverly Hillbillies Medley" (with Lorrie Morgan and Jim Varney) | Charley Randazzo |
| 1994 | "In My Own Backyard" | Richard Jernigan |
| "Third Rock from the Sun" | Roger Pistole |
| "Pickup Man" | Deaton Flanigen |
| 1995 | "So Help Me Girl" | Gerry Wenner |
| "I'm in Love With a Capital "U"" | Bud Schaetzle/Dean Tschetter |
| "Leroy the Redneck Reindeer" | Dean Tschetter |
| "Bigger Than the Beatles" | Deaton Flanigen |
| 1996 | "C-O-U-N-T-R-Y" |
| 1997 | "This Is Your Brain" | Roger Pistole |
| "Something Like This" | Bob Gabrielsen |
| 1998 | "Texas Size Heartache" | Michael Oblowitz |
| "Poor Me" | Chris Rogers |
| 1999 | "A Night to Remember" | Michael Oblowitz |
| "It's Always Somethin'" | Jon Small |
| 2013 | "All in the Same Boat" (with Aaron Tippin and Sammy Kershaw) | |
| "Girl Ridin' Shotgun" (with Jawga Boyz) | Blake Judd |
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