Three Dog Night's original recordings were released by ABC Dunhill Records, except for 1983's It's a Jungle, which was released by Passport. In the mid-1970s, executives at ABC Dunhill discarded their multi-track recordings and mono masters to save storage space in a cost-cutting measure. As a result, all re-issues on CD were remastered using album masters.
The group scored 11 top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including three that hit number one: "Joy to the World", "Mama Told Me Not to Come" and "Black and White". "Joy to the World" was the top song on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1971 and in Canada's RPM magazine. In Canada they had 15 in the Top 10. Seven of the group's albums were certified gold by the RIAA and their debut studio album, Three Dog Night (1968), was certified platinum.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications"Gold & Platinum Searchable Database" (PHP). Recording Industry Association of America. Type in "Three Dog Night" under Artist to see search results. US AUS CAN Three Dog NightReleased: October 16, 1968 Label: Dunhill (DS 50048) Format: stereo LP/8-track/cassette/CD 11 — 17 RIAA: Platinum Suitable for FramingReleased: June 11, 1969 Label: Dunhill (DS 50058) Format: stereo LP/8-track/cassette/CD16 —15 RIAA: Gold It Ain't EasyReleased: March 31, 1970 Label: Dunhill (DS 50078) Format: stereo LP/8-track/cassette/CD8 —5 RIAA: Gold NaturallyReleased: November 18, 1970 Label: Dunhill (DSX 50088) Format: stereo LP/8-track/cassette/CD14 —19 RIAA: Gold HarmonyReleased: September 30, 1971 Label: Dunhill (DSX 50108) Format: stereo LP/8-track/cassette/CD83211 RIAA: Gold Seven Separate FoolsReleased: July 1972 Label: Dunhill (DSD 50118) Format: stereo LP/8-track/cassette/CD6217 RIAA: Gold CyanReleased: October 9, 1973 Label: Dunhill (DSX/DHM 50158/DSX 550158) Format: stereo LP/8-track/cassette/CD26 —8 RIAA: Gold Hard LaborReleased: March 6, 1974 Label: Dunhill (DSD 50168) Format: stereo LP/8-track/cassette/CD206116 RIAA: Gold Coming Down Your WayReleased: May 1, 1975 Label: ABC (ABCD 888) Format: stereo LP/8-track/cassette70 —27 American PastimeReleased: March 1976 Label: ABC (ABCD 928) Format: stereo LP/8-track/cassette123 —— It's a JungleReleased: May 1983 Label: Passport (PB 5001) Format: stereo LP/cassette210 —— Three Dog Night with the London Symphony OrchestraReleased: May 21, 2002 Label: Image (1378) Format: CD— —— "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
As of 2021, Three Dog Night has confirmed they are working on their next album, which will be called The Road Ahead. It currently does not have a release date.
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US CAN Captured Live at the ForumReleased: October 16, 1969 Label: Dunhill (DS 50068) Format: stereo LP/8-track/cassette/CD64 RIAA: Gold Around the World with Three Dog NightReleased: February 13, 1973 Label: Dunhill (DSY 50138) Format: stereo LP/8-track/cassette1821 RIAA: Gold Three Dog Night: LiveReleased: 1988 Label: Universal Special Products Format: cassette—— Super Hits LiveReleased: August 28, 2007 Label: Sony BMG (702945) Format: CD—— Three Dog Night: Greatest Hits LiveReleased: August 26, 2008 Label: Shout Factory (B001CITRCQ) Format: CD—— "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications TitleAlbum details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUS CAN Golden BisquitsReleased: February 1971 Label: Dunhill (DSX 50098) Format: stereo LP/8-track/cassette5378 RIAA: Gold Joy to the World: Their Greatest HitsReleased: November 1974 Label: Dunhill (DSD 50178) Format: stereo LP/8-track/cassette/CD15—4 RIAA: Gold The Best of 3 Dog NightReleased: 1982 Label: MCA (6018) Format: stereo LP/cassette/CD——— RIAA: Gold Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 1965–1975Released: December 7, 1993 Label: MCA (MCAD/C2-10956) Format: double CD/double Cassette——— 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection:The Best of Three Dog NightReleased: October 19, 1999 Label: MCA (MCAD-12073) Format: Cassette/CD109—— RIAA: Platinum The Complete Hit SinglesReleased: May 25, 2004 Label: Geffen (B0001779-02) Format: CD178—— 35th Anniversary Hits CollectionReleased: October 19, 2004 Label: Compendia (5778) Format: CD——— "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Year TitlePeak chart positions Certifications Album US US AC AT CAN GE NL NZ SA UK AU 1968 "Nobody" 116 — — — — — — — — — Three Dog Night 1969 "Try a Little Tenderness" 29 — — 19 — — — — — — "One" 5 — — 4 — — 16 — — 39 RIAA: Gold "Easy to Be Hard" 4 — — 2 — — — — — — Suitable for Framing "Eli's Coming" 10 — — 4 — — 14 — — — 1970 "Celebrate" 15 — — 8 — — — — — — "Mama Told Me Not to Come" 1 — — 2 12 14 13 10 3 10 RIAA: Gold It Ain't Easy "Out in the Country" 15 11 — 9 — — — — — 85 "One Man Band" 19 — — 6 — — — — — — Naturally 1971 "Joy to the World" 1 — — 1 17 25 12 1 24 8 RIAA: Gold "Liar" 7 — — 4 — — 19 — — 72 "An Old Fashioned Love Song" 4 1 — 2 — — 3 — — 16 RIAA: Gold Harmony "Never Been to Spain" 5 18 — 3 — — 12 — — 34 1972 "The Family of Man" 12 27 — 5 38 — — — — 60 "Black and White" 1 1 8 1 24 — 1 — — 21 RIAA: Gold Seven Separate Fools "Pieces of April" 19 6 — 13 — — 12 — — — 1973 "Shambala" 3 3 17 4 38 — 1 13 — 53 RIAA: Gold Cyan "Let Me Serenade You" 17 — — 11 — — — — — — 1974 "The Show Must Go On" 4 — — 2 12 6 — — — — RIAA: Gold Hard Labor "Sure As I'm Sittin' Here" 16 — — 18 — — — — — — "Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)" 33 — — 25 — — — — — — 1975 "Til the World Ends" 32 11 — 26 — — — — — — Coming Down Your Way 1976 "Everybody Is a Masterpiece" — 44 — — — — — — — — American Pastime 1983 "It's a Jungle Out There" — — — — — — — — — — It's a Jungle 2009 "Heart of Blues" — — — — — — — — — — non-album single
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