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ZZ Top
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ZZ Top

  • southern rock
  • classic rock
  • blues rock
  • rock
  • United States
  • formed 1969, Houston
  • 2 albums
  • 4 Dutch Top 40 hits
  • 1973–1983

ZZ Top is a group from the United States, formed in 1969 in Houston. Over the years, Billy Gibbons, Dan Mitchell, Lanier Greig, Frank Beard, Billy Ethridge, Dusty Hill and Elwood Francis played in the group. The collection holds two albums by the group, released between 1973 and 1983: Tres Hombres (1973) and Eliminator (1983). On top of that, the group appears on one album by others. Four records reached the Dutch Top 40. The highest was Gimme All Your Lovin': number 8 in week 5 of 1985.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Albums by ZZ Top

By kind of album and then by year of release. Click a cover and you get the tracks per side, with the whole album on Spotify.

Tres Hombres – 1973Tres Hombres1973Eliminator – 1983Eliminator1983

Sound of ZZ Top

ZZ Top sounds more electric than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 134 bpm.

  • Tempo134 bpm · 122 bpm
  • Energy44% · 38%
  • Mood71% · 63%
  • Acoustic53% · 85%
  • Danceable53% · 47%

Across 21 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.

Timeline of ZZ Top

The seven members of ZZ Top, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The thin lines are the albums and the red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the album or the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.

ZZ TopBilly GibbonsDan MitchellLanier GreigFrank BeardBilly EthridgeDusty HillElwood Francis197019751980198519901995200020052010201520202025Tres Hombres1973Eliminator1983Gimme All Your Lovin'number 8 in week 5 of 1985 · 11 weeksSharp Dressed Mannumber 9 in week 11 of 1985 · 9 weeksViva Las Vegasnumber 29 in week 22 of 1992 · 5 weeksLegsnumber 35 in week 20 of 1985 · 3 weeks

Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Still a member

Also appears on

ZZ Top also appears on an album by others: NOW That's What I Call Rock Anthems.

NOW That's What I Call Rock Anthems – Gimme All Your Lovin'NOW That's What I Call Rock AnthemsGimme All Your Lovin'

ZZ Top in the Dutch Top 40

In the Dutch Top 40, ZZ Top had four records. Each record shows its peak position, how long it stayed in the chart and the week of that peak.

8peak position
week 5, 198528weeks in the chart
with 4 records1984first entry
week 51, 19841992latest entry
week 24, 19923years with an entry
  1. 8Gimme All Your Lovin'
    ZZ Top
    198411 weeks
  2. 9Sharp Dressed Man
    ZZ Top
    19859 weeks
  3. 29Viva Las Vegas
    ZZ Top
    19925 weeks
  4. 35Legs
    ZZ Top
    19853 weeks

ZZ Top in the Dutch Top 40

Source: top40.nl

Frequently asked questions

How many albums by ZZ Top are in the collection?

There are two, released between 1973 and 1983: Tres Hombres (1973) and Eliminator (1983).

Which Dutch Top 40 hits did ZZ Top have?

ZZ Top had four records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record is Gimme All Your Lovin', which reached number 8 in week 5 of 1985.

Who played in ZZ Top?

Over the years that was Billy Gibbons, Dan Mitchell, Lanier Greig, Frank Beard, Billy Ethridge, Dusty Hill and Elwood Francis. The timeline shows the years each member belonged to the group; anyone with a page of their own is linked in the side column.

Which albums by other artists feature ZZ Top?

ZZ Top appears on one album by others: NOW That's What I Call Rock Anthems.

How do you play the music of ZZ Top?

Open an album and use the round Spotify button after a track. The Dutch Top 40 entries have the same button. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.

Keep exploring

If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.