George Thorogood Songs Ranked
George Lawrence Thorogood (born February 24, 1950) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter from Wilmington, Delaware. His “high-energy boogie-blues” sound became a staple of 1980s rock radio, with hits like his original songs “Bad to the Bone” and “I Drink Alone”. He has also helped to popularize older songs by American icons, such as “Move It on Over”, “Who Do You Love?”, and “House Rent Blues/One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer”.
With his band, the Destroyers, Thorogood has released over 20 albums, of which two have been certified Platinum, and six have been certified Gold. He has sold 15 million albums worldwide. Thorogood and the band continue to tour extensively with an Australian/New Zealand Tour scheduled for January 2020, and in 2014 the band celebrated their 40th anniversary of performing. Here are all of George Thorogood’s songs ranked.
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15. Howlin’ for My Baby (Haircut, 1993)
“One of the best albums ever made by anyone! It’s so good you might never want to listen to anything else for the rest of you life!”
14. I Don’t Trust Nobody (Half a Boy/Half a Man, 1999)
“GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS-HALF A BOY, HALF A MAN: You’ve heard one GEORGE THOROGOOD album, you’ve heard ’em all, right?…Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Steadfastly ignoring punk, hair metal, grunge and every other musical fad of the past few decades, HALF A BOY, HALF A MAN is the usual patented party mix of well chosen roots rock covers and dyed in the wool originals.”
13. Cocaine Blues (Move It On Over, 1978)
“The sound of this recording is fantastic! And, if you like guitar George does not disappoint. Even on the slower blues his voice and guitar just wail. The Destroyers are solid in every way. Great rockin’ blues and no it does not all sound alike.”
12. No Particular Place to Go (Bad To The Bone, 1982)
“George bad to the bone is the one to get if you want to boogie it’s downright dusty and dirty, brilliant blues shuffle great musician”
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11. You’re Gonna Miss Me (Nadine, 1986)
“Thorogoods raw guitar sound and ample emotion on this CD make it one worth buying. It sets the tone for things that should have come but never seemed to break out on later albums.”
10. Highway 49 (Born to Be Bad, 1988)
“Classic George Thorogood and the Destroyers- I highly recommend adding this to your collection if you like to boogie to blues, country western and rock and roll!”
9. Woman with the Blues (Maverick, 1985)
“Woman With The Blues is a really lovely mellow song which actually suits his voice. I love it. This mid-80’s release from George Thorogood and the Destroyers, though probably not their best, nevertheless showcases their leader’s reverence for his blues roots, as well as his lead and slide guitar skills.”
8. Gear Jammer (Maverick, 1985)
“Cant beat a bit of sax on a blues/rock cd and this cd has it in abundance whether providing support backing or stepping out front with blistering solos.”
7. Move It on Over (Move It on Over, 1978)
“The sound of this recording is fantastic! And, if you like guitar George does not disappoint. Even on the slower blues his voice and guitar just wail. The Destroyers are solid in every way. Great rocking’ blues and no it does not all sound alike.”
6. Get a Haircut (Haircut, 1993)
“Another excellent album from George and TDD. This one shows his strong blues influences as well or more so than many of his other albums. It is a fun one as well. Any die hard and serious Thorogood fan should definitely make the investment and buy this album.”
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5. The Sky is Crying (Move It On Over, 1978)
“Classic George. Saw him in 90 when J. Winter opened for him….Should have been the other way around. Nevertheless, great recording of a classic tune.”
4. Who Do You Love (Move It On Over, 1978)
“”Who Do You Love” is a summary of George Thorogood’s early work with the Rounder label. This disk can be seen as sort of a companion piece to the “The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers”. There are only three cuts which overlap the other set.”
3. I Drink Alone (Maverick, 1985)
“George Thorogood was an all-time favorite when I was young. There’s no one that can match his sound and character in song and guitar. Excellent music!
2. One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer (George Thorogood and the Destroyers, 1977)
“I think it’s the delivery of this song that I love so much. He sings in that cigarette-scorched, whiskey-stained voice, and almost slurs the words. His guitar playing snarls with a drunken reckless abandon. Makes you believe that he means what he sings about.”
1. Bad to the Bone (Bad to the Bone, 1982)
“There are few that can out rock this album. It is basic and pure the way the rockin’ blues was meant to be. This is music that speaks to a soul that is crying out for tenderness while standing steadfast and defiant. George reaches back some 30 years to bring rocks beginnings to modern day style. It is still bad to the bone.”
