# Dion DiMucci discography

This is the discography for American musician Dion DiMucci (including Dion and the Belmonts).
Dion is a singer and songwriter whose music has incorporated elements of doo-wop, rock, R&B and blues. 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. 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. He is best known for the singles "Runaround Sue", "The Wanderer", "Ruby Baby" and "Lovers Who Wander", among other hits.
In the late 1960s, Dion shifted his style and released songs that were more mature and contemplative, such as "Abraham, Martin and John". During the 1980s, Dion produced several Christian albums, earning a GMA Dove Award nomination in 1984 for the album I Put Away My Idols. He returned to secular music in the late 1980s with Yo Frankie (1989). Between the mid-2000s and 2024, Dion released seven Top Blues Albums (three at No. 1). 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.
A Grammy-nominated artist, Dion has released over 40 albums, and scored eleven Top 10 hits (including with the Belmonts) on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. In 2002, Dion was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for "Runaround Sue". Recent 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).

## Studio albums
### Dion and the Belmonts

| Year | Album | Billboard 200 | Record label |
| 1959 | Presenting Dion and the Belmonts | – | Laurie Records |
| 1960 | Wish Upon a Star with Dion and the Belmonts | – | Laurie Records |
| 1967 | Together Again | – | ABC Records |
| 1973 | Live at Madison Square Garden 1972 | 144 | Warner Bros. Records |

### Dion

| Year | Album | Billboard 200 | Top Christian | Top Blues Albums | Independent Albums | UK Albums Chart | Record label |
| 1961 | Runaround Sue | 11 | – | – | – | – | Laurie Records |
| 1961 | Alone with Dion | – | – | – | – | – | Laurie Records |
| 1962 | Lovers Who Wander | 12 | – | – | – | – | Laurie Records |
| 1963 | Dion Sings to Sandy | 115 | – | – | – | – | Laurie Records |
| 1963 | Ruby Baby | 20 | – | – | – | – | Columbia Records |
| 1963 | Donna the Prima Donna | – | – | – | – | – | Columbia Records |
| 1963 | Love Came to Me | – | – | – | – | – | Laurie Records |
| 1968 | Dion | 128 | – | – | – | – | Laurie Records |
| 1969 | Wonder Where I'm Bound | – | – | – | – | – | Columbia Records |
| 1970 | Sit Down Old Friend | – | – | – | – | – | Warner Bros. Records |
| 1971 | You're Not Alone | – | – | – | – | – | Warner Bros. Records |
| 1971 | Sanctuary | 200 | – | – | – | – | Warner Bros. Records |
| 1972 | Suite for Late Summer | 197 | – | – | – | – | Warner Bros. Records |
| 1975 | Born to Be with You | – | – | – | – | – | Phil Spector International Records |
| 1976 | Streetheart | – | – | – | – | – | Warner Bros. Records |
| 1978 | Return of the Wanderer | – | – | – | – | – | Lifesong Records |
| 1980 | Inside Job | – | – | – | – | – | DaySpring Records |
| 1981 | Only Jesus | – | – | – | – | – | DaySpring Records |
| 1983 | I Put Away My Idols | – | 37 | – | – | – | DaySpring Records |
| 1984 | Seasons | – | – | – | – | – | DaySpring Records |
| 1985 | Kingdom in the Streets | – | – | – | – | – | Myrrh Records |
| 1986 | Velvet & Steel | – | – | – | – | – | DaySpring Records |
| 1989 | Yo Frankie | 130 | – | – | – | – | Arista Records |
| 1990 | Fire in The Night | – | – | – | – | – | Ace Records |
| 1992 | Dream on Fire | – | – | – | – | – | Visionary Records |
| 1993 | Rock N' Roll Christmas | – | – | – | – | – | The Right Stuff Records |
| 2000 | Déjà Nu | – | – | – | – | – | Ace Records |
| 2003 | New Masters | – | – | – | – | – | Collectables Records |
| 2006 | Bronx in Blue | – | – | 2 | – | – | Verve Forecast Records |
| 2007 | Son of Skip James | – | – | 4 | – | – | Verve Forecast Records |
| 2008 | Heroes:Giants of Early Guitar Rock | – | – | – | – | – | Saguaro Roads Records |
| 2011 | Tank Full of Blues | – | – | 3 | 42 | – | Blue Horizon |
| 2016 | New York Is My Home | – | – | 3 | 29 | – | Instant Records |
| 2017 | Kickin Child: Lost Columbia Album 1965 | – | – | – | – | – | Norton Records |
| 2020 | Blues with Friends | – | – | 1 | 31 | 52 | KTBA Records |
| 2021 | Stomping Ground | – | – | 1 | – | – | KTBA Records |
| 2024 | Girl Friends | – | – | 1 | – | – | KTBA Records |
Dion released music videos for every single from Blues with Friends, Stomping Ground & Girl Friends via social media.

## Compilation albums

| Year | Album | Billboard 200 | Record label |
| 1962 | Dion Sings His Greatest Hits | 29 | Laurie Records |
| 1964 | More of Dion's Greatest Hits | – | Laurie Records |
| 1973 | Dion's Greatest Hits | 194 | Columbia Records |
| 1976 | Everything You Always Wanted to Hear by Dion and the Belmonts But Couldn't Get | – | Laurie Records |
| 1991 | Bronx Blues: The Columbia Recordings (1962-1965) | – | Columbia Records |
| 1997 | The Road I'm On: A Retrospective | – | Columbia/Legacy |
| 1997 | The Best of the Gospel Years | – | |

## Singles
### Dion and the Belmonts

Sources:
| Release date | Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated | US record label and number | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Album |
| Release date | Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated | US record label and number | US Hot 100 | US AC | UK Singles Chart | US R&B | Album |
| 1957 | "Santa Margarita" b/w "Teenage Clementine" | Mohawk 106 | | | | | non-album tracks |
| 1957 | "Tag Along" b/w "We Went Away" | Mohawk 107 | | | | | non-album tracks |
| 1958 | "I Wonder Why" b/w "Teen Angel" (from Dion Sings His Greatest Hits) | Laurie 3013 | 22 | | | | Presenting Dion and the Belmonts |
| 1958 | "No One Knows" b/w "I Can't Go On (Rosalie)" (from Together) | Laurie 3015 | 19 | | | 12 | Presenting Dion and the Belmonts |
| 1958 | "Don't Pity Me" b/w "Just You" | Laurie 3021 | 40 | | | | Presenting Dion and the Belmonts |
| 1959 | "A Teenager in Love" b/w "I've Cried Before" | Laurie 3027 | 5 | | 28 | | Presenting Dion and the Belmonts |
| 1959 | "A Lover's Prayer" | Laurie 3035 | 73 | | | | Wish Upon a Star with Dion and the Belmonts |
| 1959 | "Every Little Thing I Do" | Laurie 3035 | 48 | | | | Together |
| 1960 | "Where or When" b/w "That's My Desire" | Laurie 3044 | 3 | | | 19 | Presenting Dion and the Belmonts |
| 1960 | "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 |
| 1960 | "In the Still of the Night" b/w "A Funny Feeling" (from Presenting Dion and the Belmonts) | Laurie 3059 | 38 | | | | Wish Upon a Star with Dion and the Belmonts |
| 1966 | "Berimbau" b/w "My Girl the Month of May" | ABC 10868 | | | | | Together Again |
| 1967 | "For Bobbie" b/w "Movin' Man" | ABC 10896 | | | | | Together Again |

### Dion

Sources:
| Release date | Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated | US record label and number | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Album |
| Release date | Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated | US record label and number | US Hot 100 | US AC | UK Singles Chart | US R&B | Album |
| 1960 | "Lonely Teenager" b/w "Little Miss Blue" | Laurie 3070 | 12 | | 47 | | Alone with Dion |
| 1961 | "Havin' Fun" b/w "North East End of the Corner" | Laurie 3081 | 42 | | | | Alone with Dion |
| 1961 | "Kissin' Game" b/w "Heaven Help Me" | Laurie 3090 | 82 | | | | Love Came to Me |
| 1961 | "Somebody Nobody Wants" b/w "Could Somebody Take My Place Tonight" (from Love Came to Me) | Laurie 3101 | 103 | | | | Runaround Sue |
| 1961 | "Runaround Sue" b/w "Runaway Girl" | Laurie 3110 | 1 | | 11 | 4 | Runaround Sue |
| 1961 | "The Wanderer"/ | Laurie 3115 | 2 | | 10 | | Runaround Sue |
| 1961 | "The Majestic" | Laurie 3115 | 36 | | | | Runaround Sue |
| 1962 | "Lovers Who Wander" | Laurie 3123 | 3 | | | 16 | Lovers Who Wander |
| 1962 | "(I Was) Born to Cry" | Laurie 3123 | 42 | | | | Lovers Who Wander |
| 1962 | "Little Diane" b/w "Lost for Sure" | Laurie 3134 | 8 | | | | Lovers Who Wander |
| 1962 | "Love Came to Me" b/w "Little Girl" | Laurie 3145 | 10 | | | 24 | Love Came to Me |
| 1962 | "Ruby Baby" b/w "He'll Only Hurt You" | Columbia 42662 | 2 | | | 5 | Ruby Baby |
| 1963 | "Sandy" b/w "Faith" (from Together) | Laurie 3153 | 21 | | | | Dion Sings to Sandy |
| 1963 | "This Little Girl" b/w "The Loneliest Man in the World" (from Ruby Baby) | Columbia 42776 | 21 | | | | Donna the Prima Donna |
| 1963 | "Come Go with Me" b/w "King Without a Queen" | Laurie 3171 | 48 | | | | Lovers Who Wander |
| 1963 | "Be Careful of Stones that You Throw" b/w "I Can't Believe (That You Don't Love Me Anymore)" | Columbia 42810 | 31 | 13 | | | Donna the Prima Donna |
| 1963 | "Lonely World" b/w "Tag Along" (non-album track) | Laurie 3187 | 101 | | | | More of Dion's Greatest Hits |
| 1963 | "Donna the Prima Donna" b/w "You're Mine" | Columbia 42852 | 6 | | | 17 | Donna the Prima Donna |
| 1963 | "Drip Drop" b/w "No One's Waiting for Me" | Columbia 42917 | 6 | | | | non-album tracks |
| 1964 | "Then I'll Be Tired of You" b/w "After the Dance" | Laurie 3225 | | | | | Alone with Dion |
| 1964 | "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man" b/w "The Road I'm On (Gloria)" | Columbia 42977 | 113 | | | | non-album tracks |
| 1964 | "Shout" b/w "Little Girl" (from Love Came to Me) | Laurie 3240 | 108 | | | | Lovers Who Wander |
| 1964 | "Johnny B. Goode" b/w "Chicago Blues" | Columbia 43096 | 71 | | | | non-album tracks |
| 1965 | "Unloved, Unwanted Me" b/w "Sweet, Sweet, Baby" (from Donna the Prima Donna) | Columbia 43213 | | | | | Ruby Baby |
| 1965 | "Kickin' Child" b/w "Spoonful" | Columbia 43293 | | | | | non-album tracks |
| 1965 | "Tomorrow Won't Bring the Rain" b/w "You Move Me Babe" | Columbia 43423 | | | | | non-album tracks |
| 1965 | "I Got the Blues" b/w "(I Was) Born to Cry" (from Lovers Who Wander) | Laurie 3303 | | | | | non-album tracks |
| 1966 | "Time in My Heart For You" b/w "Wake Up Baby" | Columbia 43483 | | | | | non-album tracks |
| 1966 | "Two Ton Feather" b/w "So Much Younger" | Columbia 43692 | | | | | non-album tracks |
| 1968 | "Abraham, Martin and John" b/w "Daddy Rollin' (In Your Arms)" (non-album track) | Laurie 3464 | 4 | 8 | | | Dion |
| 1968 | "Purple Haze" b/w "The Dolphins" | Laurie 3478 | 63 | | | | Dion |
| 1969 | "I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound" b/w "Southern Train" | Columbia 44719 | | | | | Wonder Where I'm Bound |
| 1969 | "From Both Sides Now" b/w "Sun Fun Song" | Laurie 3495 | 91 | | | | Dion |
| 1969 | "He Looks a Lot Like Me" b/w "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" | Laurie 3504 | | | | | Dion |
| 1969 | "If We Only Have Love" b/w "Natural Man" | Warner Bros. 7356 | | | | | Sit Down Old Friend |
| 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 |
| 1971 | "Close to It All" b/w "Let It Be" | Warner Bros. 7469 | | | | | You're Not Alone |
| 1971 | "Sunniland" b/w "Josie" | Warner Bros. 7491 | | | | | You're Not Alone |
| 1971 | "Sanctuary" b/w "Brand New Morning" | Warner Bros. 7537 | 103 | | | | Sanctuary |
| 1972 | "Running Close Behind You" b/w "Sea Gull" | Warner Bros. 7663 | | | | | Suite for Late Summer |
| 1973 | "Doctor Rock and Roll" b/w "Sunshine Lady" (from Sanctuary) | Warner Bros. 7704 | | | | | non-album track |
| 1974 | "New York City Song" b/w "Richer Than a Rich Man" (non-album track) | Warner Bros. 7793 | | | | | Born to Be with You |
| 1975 | "Make The Woman Love Me" b/w "Running Close Behind You" (from Suite for Late Summer) | Warner/Spector 0403 | | | | | Born to Be with You |
| 1975 | "Born to Be with You" b/w "Good Lovin' Man" | Big Tree/Spector 16063 | | | | | Born to Be with You |
| 1976 | "The Wanderer" b/w "Little Diane" | Philips 6146 700 (UK) | | | 16 | | Dion's Greatest Hits (UK) |
| 1976 | "Hey My Love" b/w "Lover Boy Supreme" | Warner Bros. 8234 | | | | | Streetheart |
| 1976 | "The Way You Do the Things You Do" b/w "Lover Boy Supreme" | Warner Bros. 8258 | | | | | Streetheart |
| 1976 | "Queen Of '59" b/w "Oh the Night" | Warner Bros. 8293 | | | | | Streetheart |
| 1977 | "Young Virgin Eyes (I'm All Wrapped Up)" b/w "Oh the Night" (from Streetheart) | 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 |
| 1978 | "Midtown American Main Street Gang" b/w "Guitar Queen" | Lifesong 1770 | | | | | Return of the Wanderer |
| 1978 | "(I Used to Be a) Brooklyn Dodger" b/w "Streetheart Theme" | Lifesong 1785 | | | | | Return of the Wanderer |
| 1980 | "Fire in the Night" b/w "Street Mama" | Lifesong 45082 | | | | | non-album tracks |
| 1980 | "Sweet Surrender" B-side unknown | Dayspring 618 | | | | | Inside Job |
| 1981 | "The Best" B-side unknown | Dayspring 622 | | | | | Only Jesus |
| 1983 | "Day of the Lord" B-side unknown | Dayspring 632 | | | | | I Put Away My Idols |
| 1983 | "I Put Away My Idols" B-side unknown | Dayspring 633 | | | | | I Put Away My Idols |
| 1984 | "Golden Sun, Silver Moon" B-side unknown | Dayspring 9016294155 | | | | | Seasons |
| 1985 | "Still in the Spirit" B-side unknown | Myrrh 9016382151 | | | | | Kingdom in the Streets |
| 1986 | "Simple Ironies" B-side unknown | Dayspring 9016676155 | | | | | Velvet & Steel |
| 1989 | "And the Night Stood Still" b/w "Tower of Love" | Arista 9797 | 75 | 16 | | | Yo Frankie |
| 1989 | "King of the New York Streets" b/w "The Wanderer" (non-album track) | Arista 662556 | | | 74 | | Yo Frankie |
| 1989 | "Written on the Subway Wall"/"Little Star" (with Paul Simon) "King of the New York Streets" b/w "And the Night Stood Still"/"Tower of Love" | Arista 662910 | | | 97 | | Yo Frankie |
| 1990 | "Sea Cruise" (from The Adventures of Ford Fairlane) CD single | Elektra 8191 | | 28 | | | The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (soundtrack) |
| 1993 | "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" b/w "Jingle Bell Rock" | The Right Stuff 17651 | | | | | Rock 'N Roll Christmas |
| 1997 | "Please Come Home for Christmas" b/w "Wintertime" (non-album track) | The Right Stuff 19769 | | | | | Rock 'N Roll Christmas |
| 2015 | "New York Is My Home" (with Paul Simon) | Blue Horizon | | | | | New York Is My Home |
| 2020 | "Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)" (with Paul Simon) | KTBA Records | | | | | Blues with Friends |
| 2020 | "Blues Comin' On" (with Joe Bonamassa) | KTBA Records | | | | | Blues with Friends |
| 2021 | "Angel in the Alleyways" (with Patti Scialfa & Bruce Springsteen) | KTBA Records | | | | | Stomping Ground |
| 2024 | "An American Hero" (with Carlene Carter) | KTBA Records | | | | | Girl Friends |
"Hello Christmas" (with Amy Grant) and "You Know It's Christmas" (with Joe Bonamassa) were released in 2020.

### 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 |
| 1962 | "Lovers Who Wander" | 67 |
| 1962 | "Little Diane" | 86 |
| 1963 | "Ruby Baby" | 32 |
| 1963 | "Donna the Prima Donna" | 76 |