Rob Thomas is an American alternative rock singer and songwriter. Along with releasing albums as the lead singer for Matchbox Twenty, Thomas has released six solo studio albums, two extended plays, and eighteen singles.
Thomas' debut album, ...Something to Be, was released on April 5, 2005. It peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200, as well as charting to number on the Australian albums chart. The album featured the Top 10 single "Lonely No More", which peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was soon after certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. ...Something to Be was subsequently certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Cradlesong, Thomas' second album, was released in June 2009. It peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200. Four singles were released, including the single "Her Diamonds", Thomas' second Top 40 single on the Hot 100. The three additional singles released all failed to crack the Top 40 in the US, but the album was eventually certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Other than recording solo albums and albums with Matchbox Twenty, Thomas was also featured on "Smooth", a 1999 single by Santana. The song was an international success, peaking within the Top 20 of several countries around the world, and becoming a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2010, Thomas was once again featured on a Santana song. "Sunshine of Your Love" was released as a single from Santana's album, Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time.
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUS AUT CAN GER NOR NZ SWE SWI UK ...Something to Be Released: April 19, 2005 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, digital download, streaming 1 1 19 2 10 13 14 19 19 11 RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum MC: Platinum Cradlesong Released: June 30, 2009 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, digital download, streaming 3 3 — 8 40 — 17 — 56 75 RIAA: Gold ARIA: 2× Platinum The Great Unknown Released: August 21, 2015 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, digital download, streaming 6 4 — 13 — — 31 — — 95 Chip Tooth Smile Released: April 26, 2019 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, digital download, streaming 13 3 — 36 — — — — — — Something About Christmas Time Released: October 22, 2021 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, digital download, streaming — — — — — — — — — — All Night Days Released: September 5, 2025 Label: Universal Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 133 37 — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Video albums + List of video albums, with selected details and certifications Title Details Certification Something to Be Tour Live at Red Rocks Released: 2008 Label: E1 Entertainment Format: Blu Ray / DVD ARIA: Gold
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title EP details Peak chart positionsUS ...Something More Released: 2005 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, digital download — Someday Released: March 22, 2010 Label: Atlantic Format: CD, digital download 91 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
Singles As lead artist + List of singles, with select chart positions, showing album, year released and certifications Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) Album US US AC AUS "Hold On Forever": AUT CAN GER NL NZ SWE SWI UK "A New York Christmas" 2003 — — — — — — — — — — — "Lonely No More" 2005 6 1 3 24 — 16 39 9 10 24 11 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum ...Something to Be "This Is How a Heart Breaks" 52 25 13 — — — — 24 — — 67 RIAA: Gold "Ever the Same" 48 4 29 — — — — 34 — — — RIAA: Gold "...Something to Be" 2006 — — 40 — — — — — — — — "Streetcorner Symphony" 64 4 — — — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold "Little Wonders" 2007 58 11 20 13 22 20 — — — 40 — RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Meet the Robinsons: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack "Her Diamonds" 2009 23 2 3 — 27 79 — 35 — — — RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum Cradlesong "Give Me the Meltdown" — — 41 — 89 — — — — — — "Someday" 59 4 — — — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold "Mockingbird" 2010 95 27 50 — 73 — — — — — — "Real World '09" — — — — — — — — — — — "Trust You" 2015 — 26 — — — — — — — — — The Great Unknown "Hold On Forever" — 25 55 — — — — — — — — "Pieces" 2016 — 12 — — — — — — — — — "Heaven Help Me" — — — — — — — — — — — "One Less Day (Dying Young)" 2019 — 18 — — — — — — — — — Chip Tooth Smile "Can't Help Me Now" — — — — — — — — — — — "I Believe in Santa Claus" 2020 — — — — — — — — — — — Something About Christmas Time "Christmas Time" 2021 — — — — — — — — — — — "Santa Don't Come Here Anymore" — — — — — — — — — — — "That Spirit of Christmas" — — — — — — — — — — — "Hard to Be Happy" 2025 — 26 — — — — — — — — — All Night Days "Thrill Me" — — — — — — — — — — — "Picture Perfect" — — — — — — — — — — — "Machine" — — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
As featured artist Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) Album US US AC AUS AUT CAN GER NZ NL SWI UK "Smooth" 1999 1 11 4 9 13 21 18 40 18 3 AUS: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum US: Platinum Supernatural "Sunshine of Your Love" 2011 — — — — — 11 — — — — Guitar Heaven "Move" 2021 — 11 — — — — — — — — Blessings and Miracles "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and directors Title Year Director(s) "Lonely No More" 2005 Joseph Kahn "This Is How a Heart Breaks" Pedro Romhanyi "Ever the Same" Phil Harder "Little Wonders" 2007 Dave Meyers "Her Diamonds" 2009 "Give Me the Meltdown" Walter Robot "Someday" Alan Ferguson "Trust You" 2015 Phil Harder "Hold on Forever" Alex Herron "Pieces" 2016 Garen Barsegian "One Less Day (Dying Young)" 2019 Andy Morahan "Can't Help Me Now" Kevin Slack "Small Town Christmas" 2021 "Hard to Be Happy" 2025 Neta Ben Ezra "Machine" Justin Moon
Other appearances Song Year Artist Album "This Is How a Heart Breaks" 2013 Straight No Chaser Under the Influence
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