Diamond Rio is an American country music band founded in 1982. Their discography consists of 10 studio albums, 36 singles, six compilation albums, one live album, and 20 music videos. Founded in 1984, Diamond Rio released their self-titled debut album in 1991. "Meet in the Middle", the lead-off single, reached number one on the Billboard country singles chart, making the band the first country group in history to have their debut single reach that position.
Diamond Rio charted four additional number one hits: "How Your Love Makes Me Feel" (1997), "One More Day" (2001), "Beautiful Mess" (2002), and "I Believe" (2003). The latter three charted in the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, as did 1999's "Unbelievable", which was a number two on the country chart. Besides their five number one hits, 14 more charted in the Top 10 on the country format, while "One More Day" was also a Top 10 on the Adult Contemporary chart.
Diamond Rio has also recorded ten studio albums, counting a Christmas release. Two of their studio albums (their 1991 self-titled debut and 1994's Love a Little Stronger) have been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and five have been certified gold. They have also issued two greatest hits packages, of which the first (1997's Greatest Hits) was certified platinum.
Studio albums 1990s Title Details Peak positions Certifications US Country US CAN Country Diamond Rio Release date: May 28, 1991 Label: Arista Nashville Formats: CD, cassette 13 83 — US: Platinum Close to the Edge Release date: October 27, 1992 Label: Arista Nashville Formats: CD, cassette 24 87 — US: Gold Love a Little Stronger Release date: July 19, 1994 Label: Arista Nashville Formats: CD, cassette 13 100 7 US: Platinum IV Release date: February 27, 1996 Label: Arista Nashville Formats: CD, cassette 14 92 4 US: Gold Unbelievable Release date: July 28, 1998 Label: Arista Nashville Formats: CD, cassette 9 70 2 US: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2000s–2010s Title Details Peak positions Certifications US Country US US Christ One More Day Release date: February 6, 2001 Label: Arista Nashville Formats: CD 5 36 — US: Gold Completely Release date: July 23, 2002 Label: Arista Nashville Formats: CD 3 23 — US: Gold A Diamond Rio Christmas:The Star Still Shines Release date: October 9, 2007 Label: Word Records Formats: CD, download 56 — 28 The Reason Release date: September 22, 2009 Label: Word Records Formats: CD, download 41 — 17 I Made It Release date: September 18, 2015 Label: Rio Hot Records Formats: CD, download — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Compilation albums Title Details Peak positions Certifications US Country US GER Greatest Hits Release date; August 9, 1997 Label: Arista Nashville Formats: CD, cassette 8 75 60 US: Platinum Super Hits Release date: 1999 Label: Arista Nashville Formats: CD, cassette — — — All American Country Release date: 2003 Label: BMG Special Products Formats: CD, cassette — — — Greatest Hits II Release date: June 17, 2006 Label: Arista Nashville Formats: CD, download 12 62 — 16 Biggest Hits Release date: February 23, 2008 Label: Arista Nashville / Legacy Formats: CD, download 63 — — Playlist: The Very Best of Diamond Rio Release date: October 21, 2008 Label: Arista Nashville / Legacy Formats: CD, download — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Live albums Title Details Diamond Rio Live Release date: November 18, 2014 Label: Rio Hot Records Formats: CD, DVD, download
Singles 1990s Year Single Peak positionsCertifications Album US Country US CAN Country 1991 "Meet in the Middle" 1 — 1 US: 2× Platinum Diamond Rio "Mirror, Mirror" 3 — 4 "Mama Don't Forget to Pray for Me" 9 — 9 1992 "Norma Jean Riley" 2 — 3 "Nowhere Bound" 7 — 15 "In a Week or Two" 2 — 3 Close to the Edge 1993 "Oh Me, Oh My, Sweet Baby" 5 — 8 "This Romeo Ain't Got Julie Yet" 13 — 5 "Sawmill Road" 21 — 20 1994 "Love a Little Stronger" 2 — 6 Love a Little Stronger "Night Is Fallin' in My Heart" 9 — 6 1995 "Bubba Hyde" 16 — 12 "Finish What We Started" 19 — 23 "Walkin' Away" 2 — 2 IV 1996 "That's What I Get for Lovin' You" 4 — 19 "It's All in Your Head" 15 — 17 "Holdin'" 4 — 5 1997 "How Your Love Makes Me Feel" 1 — 1 Greatest Hits "Imagine That" 4 — 4 1998 "You're Gone" 4 — 5 Unbelievable "Unbelievable" 2 36 1 1999 "I Know How the River Feels" 33 — 28 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2000s–2020s Year Single Peak positionsCertifications Album US Country US US AC CAN Country 2000 "Stuff" 36 — — 40 One More Day "One More Day" 1 29 6 * US: Platinum 2001 "Sweet Summer" 18 — — * "That's Just That" 42 — — * 2002 "Beautiful Mess" 1 28 — * US: Platinum Completely "I Believe" 1 31 — * 2003 "Wrinkles" 16 — — * 2004 "We All Fall Down" 45 — — — "Can't You Tell" 43 — — — Can't You Tell 2005 "One Believer" 42 — — — 2006 "God Only Cries" 30 — — — Greatest Hits II 2009 "God Is There" — — — — The Reason 2010 "This Is My Life" — — — — 2023 "The Kick" — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart"*" denotes releases where no chart existed
As a featured artist Year Single Peak positions Album US Country 1994 "Workin' Man's Blues" 48 Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard
Music videos Year Title Director1991 "Meet in the Middle" Eric Straton "Mirror, Mirror" Michael Merriman1992 "Mama Don't Forget to Pray for Me" "Nowhere Bound"1993 "In a Week or Two" John Lloyd Miller "This Romeo Ain't Got Julie Yet" Deaton-Flanigen1994 "Love a Little Stronger" "Workin' Man's Blues" 1995 "Bubba Hyde" "Finish What We Started"1996 "Walkin' Away" "It's All in Your Head"1997 "How Your Love Makes Me Feel"1998 "You're Gone" Peter Zavadil1999 "Unbelievable" Deaton-Flanigen2000 "Stuff"2001 "One More Day"2002 "Beautiful Mess"2003 "I Believe" 2006 "God Only Cries" Traci Goudie "In God We Still Trust"
Other appearances Year Song Album 1993 "Lyin' Eyes" Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles 1994 "Ten Feet Away" Keith Whitley: A Tribute Album "Workin' Man Blues" Mama's Hungry Eyes: A Tribute to Merle Haggard1996 "Beauty and the Beast" The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney "Christmas Spirit" Star of Wonder: A Country Christmas Collection1997 "Walkin' in Jerusalem" Peace in the Valley: A Country Music Journey Through Gospel Music 2000 "He Will, She Knows" There You Go Again2002 "Man of Constant Borrow" Cledus Envy 2017 "I Ain't All There" This Ride
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