The discography of American rock and roll musician Bo Diddley, includes 37 singles, 24 studio albums, 24 compilation albums, six live albums, and several EPs. He has also appeared on five singles and eight albums.
Bo Diddley only had one Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and only one album charting on the Billboard 200, but he has achieved worldwide fame and respect as a member of the founding of rock and roll, and has had his songs covered by many diverse artists. He had 10 entries on the US Billboard R&B chart, and two more hits, in 1963 and 1965, on the UK Singles Chart.
Studio albums All studio albums released as LPs, except † which were released as cassettes and ^ which were CDs.
{|class="wikitable" ! Title ! Release date =June 1958 ! Notes ! LabelCatalog No. |- | Bo Diddley | June 1958 | | ChessLP-1431 |- | Go Bo Diddley | July 1959 | | CheckerLP-1436 |- | Have Guitar Will Travel | January 1960 | named after Have Gun–Will Travel | CheckerLP-2974 |- | Bo Diddley in the Spotlight | April 1960 | featuring "Road Runner" | CheckerLP-2976 |- | Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger | December 1960 | #20 on the UK Albums Chart | CheckerLP-2977 |- | Bo Diddley Is a Lover | September 1961 | | CheckerLP-2980 |- | Bo Diddley's a Twister | March 1962 | based on the twist craze | CheckerLP-2982 |- | Bo Diddley | August 1962 | #11 on the UK Albums Chart, #117 on the Billboard 200 | CheckerLP-2984 |- | Bo Diddley & Company | January 1963 | first album with The Duchess | CheckerLP-2985 |- | Surfin' with Bo Diddley | June 1963 | | CheckerLP-2987 |- | Two Great Guitars | August 1964 | with Chuck Berry | CheckerLP/S-2991 |- | Hey! Good Lookin''' | July 1965 | | CheckerLP-2992 |- | 500% More Man| December 1965 | | CheckerLP/S-2996 |- | The Originator| December 1966 | | CheckerLP/S-3001 |- | Super Blues| June 1967 | with Muddy Waters and Little Walter | CheckerLP/S-3008 |- | The Super Super Blues Band| February 1968 | with Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf | CheckerLP/S-3010 |- | The Black Gladiator| July 1970 | | CheckerLPS-3013 |- | Another Dimension| May 1971 | | ChessCH-50001 |- | Where It All Began| May 1972 | | ChessCH-50016 |- | The London Bo Diddley Sessions| January 1973 | | ChessCH-50029 |- | Big Bad Bo| 1974 | | ChessCH-50047 |- | 20th Anniversary of Rock & Roll| January 1976 | | RCA VictorAPL 1-1229 |- | Ain't It Good To Be Free † | 1983 | Limited release recorded in Hawthorne, Florida and first home studio album since Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger| BoKay069 |- | Breakin' Through the B.S. †^ | 1989 | Home studio album recorded in Archer, Florida | Triple X 51017 |- | Living Legend| 1989 | Home studio album recorded in Archer, Florida | New RoseROSE-118 |- | This Should Not Be ^ | 1992 | Home studio album recorded in Albuquerque, New Mexico | TripleX 51130 |- | A Man Amongst Men †^ | May 21, 1996 | #8 on the Blues Albums chart | Atlantic82896
Compilation albums All compilation albums released as LPs, except † which were released as cassettes and ^ which were CDs. Title Release date Notes LabelCatalog No. Hey! Bo Diddley April 16, 1963 released in the UK only Pye InternationalNPL 28025 Bo Diddley Rides Again 1963 UK release, #19 on UK Albums Chart Pye InternationalNPL 28029 Bo Diddley In The Spotlight 1964 UK release Pye InternationalNPL 28034 Bo Diddley's 16 All-Time Greatest Hits 1964 CheckerLP-2989 Got My Own Bag of Tricks 1972 Chess2CH-60005 Chess Masters, Volume One 1982 Chess4003 Chess Masters, Volume Two 1982 Chess4009 His Greatest Sides, Volume One 1984 ChessCH-9106 His Greatest Sides, Volume Two 1984 ChessCH-9107 The Chess Box ^ 1990 MCA/ChessCHD2-19502 Rare & Well Done †^ September 10, 1991 MCA/ChessCHC/D-9331 Bo Knows Bo †^ 1995 Universal Special20872 His Best ^ April 8, 1997 MCA/ChessCHD-9373 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bo Diddley †^ January 25, 2000 MCAMCAC/D-112163 Eddy Mitchell Presente Les Rois Du Rock – Bo Diddley ^ October 28, 2003 Universal International980781 Classic Bo Diddley: The Universal Masters Collection ^ June 27, 2005 Universal Distribution9954 The Story of Bo Diddley: The Very Best of Bo Diddley ^ 2006 ChessCHD-9832296 The Definitive Collection ^ April 17, 2007 #2 on the Blues Albums chart Geffen/ChessB0008786-02 I'm a Man: The Chess Masters, 1955-1958 ^ September 2007 Hip-O/UMeB0009231-02 Rock 'N' Roll Legends ^ February 18, 2008 Chess5305167 Road Runner: The Chess Masters, 1959-1960 ^ June 20, 2008 Hip-O/UMeB0011076-02 Gold ^ October 28, 2008 Geffen/ChessB0011781-02 Ride On: The Chess Masters, 1960-1961 ^ July 21, 2009 Hip-O/UMeB0012946-02
Live albums All live albums released as LPs, except ^ which were CDs. Title Release date Notes Label/Catalog No. Bo Diddley's Beach Party December 1963 #13 on UK Albums Chart Checker LP 2988 I'm a Man 1977 MF Productions 2002 Bo Diddley & Co. – Live 1985 New Rose FC-009 Hey... Bo Diddley: In Concert 1986 MF Productions Live at the Ritz ^ 1988 with Ronnie Wood JVC Live ^ February 1, 1994 Triple X 51162
Singles {| class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2"| Year ! width="350" rowspan="2"| Titles (A-side, B-side)Both sides from same album except where indicated ! colspan="3"| Chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- ! width="45"| US Hot ! width="45"| US R&B ! width="45"| UK |- | rowspan="3"| 1955 | "Bo Diddley"b/w "I'm a Man" |align="center"|— |align="center"|1 |align="center"|— |align="left" rowspan="5"|Bo Diddley (1958) |- | "Diddley Daddy"b/w "She's Fine, She's Mine" (non-album track) |align="center"|— |align="center"|11 |align="center"|— |- | "Pretty Thing"b/w "Bring It to Jerome" |align="center"|— |align="center"|4 |align="center"|34 |- | rowspan="3"| 1956 | "Diddy Wah Diddy"b/w "I Am Looking for a Woman" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- | "Who Do You Love?"b/w "I'm Bad" (non-album track) |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- | "Cops and Robbers"b/w "Down Home Special" (non-album track) |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="left"|Have Guitar, Will Travel|- | rowspan="2"| 1957 | "Hey! Bo Diddley"b/w "Mona" (from Have Guitar, Will Travel, as "I Need You Baby") |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="left" rowspan="3"|Bo Diddley (1958) |- | "Say! Boss Man"b/w "Before You Accuse Me" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- | rowspan="2"| 1958 | "Hush Your Mouth"b/w "Dearest Darling" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- | "Willie and Lillie"b/w "Bo Meets the Monster" (non-album track) |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="left" rowspan="4"|Go Bo Diddley|- | rowspan="4"| 1959 | "I'm Sorry"b/w "Oh Yeah" |align="center"|— |align="center"|17 |align="center"|— |- | "Crackin' Up"b/w "The Great Grandfather" |align="center"|62 |align="center"|14 |align="center"|— |- | "Say Man"b/w "The Clock Strikes Twelve" |align="center"|20 |align="center"|3 |align="center"|— |- | "Say Man, Back Again"b/w "She's Alright" [single version lacks album vocal overdub] |align="center"|106 |align="center"|23 |align="center"|— |align="left"|Have Guitar, Will Travel|- | rowspan="4"| 1960 | "Road Runner"b/w "My Story" (on album as "Story of Bo Diddley" |align="center"|75 |align="center"|20 |align="center"|— |align="left" rowspan="3"|In the Spotlight|- | "Walkin' and Talkin'"/ |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- | "Crawdad" |align="center"|111 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- | "Gunslinger"b/w "Signifying Blues" (from In the Spotlight) |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="left"|Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger|- | rowspan="2"| 1961 | "Not Guilty"b/w "Aztec" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="left"|Bo Diddley Is a...Lover|- | "Pills"b/w "Call Me" (non-album track) |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="left"|The Originator|- | 1962 | "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover"b/w "I Can Tell" |align="center"|48 |align="center"|21 |align="center"|— |align="left"|Bo Diddley (1962) |- | 1963 | "The Greatest Lover in the World"b/w "Surfer's Love Call" (from Surfin' with Bo Diddley) |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="left"|Non-album track |- | rowspan="3"| 1964 | "Memphis"b/w "Monkey Diddle" (non-album track) |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="left"|Bo Diddley's Beach Party|- | "Jo-Ann"b/w "Mama, Keep Your Big Mouth Shut" (non-album track) |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="left"|The Originator|- | "Chuck's Beat" (with Chuck Berry)b/w"Bo's Beat" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="left"|Two Great Guitars|- | rowspan="2"| 1965 | "Hey, Good Lookin'"b/w "You Ain't Bad" (from The Originator) |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|39 |align="left"|Hey! Good Lookin'|- | "500% More Man"b/w "Let the Kids Dance" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="left"|500% More Man|- | rowspan="2"| 1966 | "We're Gonna Get Married"b/w "Do the Frog" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="left" rowspan="5"|Non-album tracks |- | "Ooh Baby"b/w "Back to School" |align="center"|88 |align="center"|17 |align="center"|— |- | 1967 | "Wrecking My Love Life"b/w "Boo-Ga-Loo Before You Go" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- | 1968 | "I'm High Again"b/w "Another Sugar Daddy" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- | 1969 | "Bo Diddley 1969"b/w "Soul Train" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- | rowspan="2"| 1971 | "The Shape I'm In"b/w "Pollution" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="left" rowspan="2"|Another Dimension|- | "I Said Shut Up Woman"b/w "I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- | rowspan="2"| 1972 | "Infatuation" b/w "Bo Diddley-Itis" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="left"|Where It All Began|- | "Bo-Jam"b/w "Husband-in-Law" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="left" rowspan="2"|The London Bo Diddley Sessions|- | 1973 | "Don't Want No Lyin' Woman"b/w "Make a Hit Record" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- | 1976 | "Drag On"b/w "Not Fade Away" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="left"|The 20th Anniversary of Rock 'N' Roll|- | 1996 | "Bo Diddley Is Crazy"Also: "Can I Walk You Home""A Man Amongst Men"CD Maxi-Single |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="left"|A Man Amongst Men|- |}"—" denotes a release that did not chart.''
Appearances on albums Year Title Artist(s) Record label(Catalog No.) Details 1972 Blues Rock Cookbook: Montreux Festival various Chess2CH-60015 Performer on "Diddley Daddy", "I Hear You Knockin'", "You Can't Judge a Book by Its Cover", "Baby What You Want Me To Do", and "Early in the Morning". 1983 På Tur Vazelina Bilopphøggers SlagerfabrikkenSLP 99002 Appears as guitarist on "Hallingsprætten" 1987 La Bamba various Slash1-25605 Performer on the re-recording of "Who Do You Love?" 1992 Chess Blues 1947-1967 various MCA/ChessCHD4-9340 Appears as guitarist on "You Got to Love Me" by Billy Boy Arnold. 1992 Il paese dei balocchi Edoardo Bennato VirginVDI 136 Guitar on "Here Comes Bo Diddley" (track 10) 1998 Blues Brothers 2000 various Uptown/Universal53116 Appears as a member of The Louisiana Gator Boys on "Turn on Your Love Light" 2003 Dick's Picks Volume 30 Grateful Dead Grateful Dead Appears with the Grateful Dead on "Hey! Bo Diddley", "I'm a Man", "I've Seen Them All", "Jam", and "Mona". 2005 BananAtomic Mass Munkeez Strikin Matchiz Munkadelic/ximentmix Appears as featured vocalist/guitarist on "Wreck It" with Parliament-Funkadelic keyboardist Bernie Worrell and Chuck D, of Public Enemy 2009 The Complete Chess Masters: 1950–1967 Little Walter Hip-O SelectB0012636-02 Appears as a guitarist on the previously unreleased songs "Feel So Bad" and "Make It Alright".