Complete List Of George Thorogood Songs From A to Z

George Thorogood built one of rock and roll’s most durable careers around gritty slide guitar, electrified blues, and a stage presence that never required elaborate decoration. Born in Wilmington, Delaware, he formed the Destroyers in the 1970s and developed a repertoire that brought classic blues and early rock songs to a new audience. His interpretations of material associated with John Lee Hooker, Bo Diddley, Elmore James, and Chuck Berry became central to the band’s identity.

The group’s 1977 self-titled debut introduced recordings of “Madison Blues,” “Ride On Josephine,” and “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer.” The follow-up, Move It On Over, featured a memorable version of Hank Williams’s title song alongside “Who Do You Love?” and “The Sky Is Crying.” Early sessions also surfaced on Better Than the Rest, released in 1979 even though the material had been recorded several years earlier.

The 1982 album Bad to the Bone supplied the signature Thorogood original that became a rock-radio standard. During the rest of the decade, Maverick and Born to Be Bad added “I Drink Alone,” “Gear Jammer,” “Willie and the Hand Jive,” and “You Talk Too Much.” The band retained its raw blues-rock foundation even as its music reached a larger mainstream audience.

The Destroyers kept recording through the 1990s and 2000s with albums such as Boogie People, Haircut, Rockin’ My Life Away, Ride ‘Til I Die, and The Hard Stuff. 2120 South Michigan Ave., released in 2011, paid tribute to the Chicago blues tradition. Thorogood later explored a more stripped-down approach on his first solo album, Party of One, in 2017.

Alongside the studio recordings, concert releases and retrospective collections document the band’s continuing appeal as a live act. Some lesser-known recordings first appeared on singles and compilations, including the holiday songs “Rock and Roll Christmas” and “New Year’s Eve Party” and the previously unreleased “Back in the U.S.A.” The alphabetical list below brings together songs recorded by George Thorogood and the Destroyers and Thorogood’s solo recordings, without repeating a song simply because it appeared on multiple albums or soundtracks.

Complete List Of George Thorogood Songs From A to Z

0–E

“2120 South Michigan Ave.” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
“99 Days in Jail” – Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
“Ain’t Coming Home Tonight” – Shot Down / Ain’t Coming Home Tonight (2018)
“American Made” – Ride ‘Til I Die (2003)
“Any Town U.S.A.” – The Hard Stuff (2006)
“As Long as I Have You” – Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
“As the Years Go Passing By” – Bad to the Bone (1982)
“B.I.G.T.I.M.E.” – Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
“Baby Don’t Go” – Haircut (1993)
“Baby Please Set a Date” – Move It On Over (1978)
“Back in the U.S.A.” – The Original George Thorogood (2022)
“Back to Wentzville” – Bad to the Bone (1982)
“Bad News” – Party of One (2017)
“Bad to the Bone” – Bad to the Bone (1982)
“The Ballad of Maverick” – Maverick (1985)
“Be Bop Grandma” – Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
“Blue Highway” – Bad to the Bone (1982)
“Blues Hangover” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
“Bo Diddley” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
“Boogie Chillen” – Party of One (2017)
“Boogie People” – Boogie People (1991)
“Born in Chicago” – Boogie People (1991)
“Born Lover” – The Dirty Dozen (2009)
“Born to Be Bad” – Born to Be Bad (1988)
“Born with the Blues” – Party of One (2017)
“Bottom of the Sea” – More George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1980)
“Can’t Stop Lovin'” – George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)
“Chicago Bound” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
“Cocaine Blues” – Move It On Over (1978)
“Cool It!” – The Hard Stuff (2006)
“Cops and Robbers” – Haircut (1993)
“Crawlin’ King Snake” – Maverick (1985)
“Delaware Slide” – George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)
“Devil in Disguise” – Ride ‘Til I Die (2003)
“Dixie Fried” – Maverick (1985)
“Don’t Let the Bossman Get You Down” – Ride ‘Til I Die (2003)
“Double Shot” – Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
“Down in the Bottom” – Haircut (1993)
“Down the Highway” – Party of One (2017)
“Drifter’s Escape” – The Hard Stuff (2006)
“Drop Down Mama” – The Dirty Dozen (2009)
“Dynaflow Blues” – The Hard Stuff (2006)

F–J

“The Fixer” – Ride ‘Til I Die (2003)
“Gear Jammer” – Maverick (1985)
“Get a Haircut” – Haircut (1993)
“Get Back into Rockin'” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
“Give Me Back My Wig” – The Hard Stuff (2006)
“Go, Go, Go” – Maverick (1985)
“Going Back” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
“Gone Dead Train” – Haircut (1993)
“Goodbye Baby” – George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers (2015)
“Got to Move” – Party of One (2017)
“Greedy Man” – Ride ‘Til I Die (2003)
“Half a Boy, Half a Man” – Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
“The Hard Stuff” – The Hard Stuff (2006)
“Hellbound Train (Downbound Train)” – Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
“Hello Josephine” – The Hard Stuff (2006)
“Hello Little Girl” – Boogie People (1991)
“Help Me” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
“Hi-Heel Sneakers” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
“Highway 49” – Born to Be Bad (1988)
“Homesick Boy” – George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)
“The Hookers (If You Miss ‘Im…I Got ‘Im)” – Party of One (2017)
“House of Blue Lights” – More George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1980)
“Howlin’ for My Baby” – Haircut (1993)
“Howlin’ for My Darling” – Better Than the Rest (1979)
“Huckle Up Baby” – Better Than the Rest (1979)
“I Can’t Be Satisfied” – Boogie People (1991)
“I Didn’t Know” – The Hard Stuff (2006)
“I Don’t Trust Nobody” – Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
“I Drink Alone” – Maverick (1985)
“I Got My Eyes on You” – The Hard Stuff (2006)
“I Know It’s a Sin” – Bad to the Bone (1982)
“I Really Like Girls” – Born to Be Bad (1988)
“I Washed My Hands in Muddy Water” – Ride ‘Til I Die (2003)
“I’ll Change My Style” – George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)
“I’m a Steady Rollin’ Man” – The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1992)
“I’m Just Your Good Thing” – Move It On Over (1978)
“I’m Movin’ On” – Born to Be Bad (1988)
“I’m Ready” – Better Than the Rest (1979)
“I’m Wanted” – More George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1980)
“If You Don’t Start Drinkin’ (I’m Gonna Leave)” – Boogie People (1991)
“In the Night Time” – Better Than the Rest (1979)
“It Wasn’t Me” – Move It On Over (1978)
“Jail Bait” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
“John Hardy” – George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)
“Just Can’t Make It” – More George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1980)
“Just Passin’ Thru” – Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)

K–O

“Kids from Philly” – More George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1980)
“Killer’s Bluze” – Haircut (1993)
“Kind Hearted Woman” – George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)
“Let It Rock” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
“Let Me Pass” – The Dirty Dozen (2009)
“Little Rain” – The Hard Stuff (2006)
“Living with the Shades Pulled Down” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
“Long Distance Lover” – Boogie People (1991)
“Long Gone” – Maverick (1985)
“Love Doctor” – The Hard Stuff (2006)
“Mad Man Blues” – Boogie People (1991)
“Madison Blues” – George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)
“Mama Talk to Your Daughter” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
“Manhattan Slide” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
“Memphis/Little Marie” – Maverick (1985)
“Merry Christmas Baby” – Merry Christmas Baby (2004)
“Miss Luann” – Bad to the Bone (1982)
“Move It” – Ride ‘Til I Die (2003)
“Move It On Over” – Move It On Over (1978)
“Moving” – The Hard Stuff (2006)
“My Babe” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
“My Dog Can’t Bark” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
“My Friend Robert” – Haircut (1993)
“My Way” – Better Than the Rest (1979)
“My Weakness” – Better Than the Rest (1979)
“Nadine” – Better Than the Rest (1979)
“New Boogie Chillun” – Bad to the Bone (1982)
“New Hawaiian Boogie” – Move It On Over (1978)
“New Year’s Eve Party” – Rock and Roll Christmas / New Year’s Eve Party (1983)
“Night Rider” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
“Night Time” – More George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1980)
“No Expectations” – Party of One (2017)
“No Particular Place to Go” – Bad to the Bone (1982)
“No Place to Go” – Boogie People (1991)
“Nobody but Me” – Bad to the Bone (1982)
“Not Tonight, I Have a Heartache” – Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
“Nothing New” – Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)
“Oklahoma Sweetheart” – Boogie People (1991)
“One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer” – George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)
“One Way Ticket” – More George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1980)

P–T

“Pictures from Life’s Other Side” – Party of One (2017)
“Reelin’ and Rockin’ (Live)” – Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock (2004)
“Restless” – More George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1980)
“Ride On Josephine” – George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)
“Ride ‘Til I Die” – Ride ‘Til I Die (2003)
“Rock & Roll Man” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
“Rock and Roll Christmas” – Rock and Roll Christmas / New Year’s Eve Party (1983)
“Rock Party” – The Hard Stuff (2006)
“Rockin’ My Life Away” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
“Run Myself Out of Town” – The Dirty Dozen (2009)
“Seventh Son” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
“Shake Your Money Maker” – Born to Be Bad (1988)
“She’s Gone” – Ride ‘Til I Die (2003)
“Shot Down” – Shot Down / Ain’t Coming Home Tonight (2018)
“Six Days on the Road” – Boogie People (1991)
“The Sky Is Crying” – Move It On Over (1978)
“Smokestack Lightning” – Born to Be Bad (1988)
“So Much Trouble” – Move It On Over (1978)
“Soft Spot” – Party of One (2017)
“Spoonful” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
“Stoop Down Baby” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
“Sweet Little Lady” – Ride ‘Til I Die (2003)
“Tail Dragger” – The Dirty Dozen (2009)
“Takin’ Care of Business” – The Hard Stuff (2006)
“Tallahassee Women” – Party of One (2017)
“That Same Thing” – Move It On Over (1978)
“That’s It, I Quit” – Ride ‘Til I Die (2003)
“Tip on In” – More George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1980)
“Treat Her Right” – Born to Be Bad (1988)
“Trouble Every Day” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
“Twenty Dollar Gig” – The Dirty Dozen (2009)
“Two Trains Running (Still a Fool)” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)

U–Z

“The Usual” – Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)
“Wang Dang Doodle” – Party of One (2017)
“Want Ad Blues” – Haircut (1993)
“Wanted Man” – Bad to the Bone (1982)
“What a Price” – Maverick (1985)
“Who Do You Love” – Move It On Over (1978)
“Willie and the Hand Jive” – Maverick (1985)
“Willie Dixon’s Gone” – 2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)
“Woman with the Blues” – Maverick (1985)
“Worried About My Baby” – Better Than the Rest (1979)
“You Can’t Catch Me” – Born to Be Bad (1988)
“You Don’t Love Me, You Don’t Care” – Ride ‘Til I Die (2003)
“You Got to Lose” – George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)
“You Talk Too Much” – Born to Be Bad (1988)
“You’re Gonna Miss Me” – Better Than the Rest (1979)

George Thorogood and the Destroyers Studio Albums

George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1977)

Move It On Over (1978)

Better Than the Rest (1979)

More George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1980)

Bad to the Bone (1982)

Maverick (1985)

George Thorogood & The Destroyers - Maverick by George Thorogood & The Destroyers (2002-03-08)

Born to Be Bad (1988)

Boogie People (1991)

Haircut (1993)

Rockin’ My Life Away (1997)

Half a Boy/Half a Man (1999)

Half a Boy Half a Man by George Thorogood & Destroyers

Ride ‘Til I Die (2003)

The Hard Stuff (2006)

The Dirty Dozen (2009)

2120 South Michigan Ave. (2011)

2120 South Michigan Ave by George Thorogood, The Destroyers [2011]

George Thorogood Solo Albums

Party of One (2017)

George Thorogood Official Live Albums

Live (1986)

Let’s Work Together Live (1995)

Live in ’99 (1999)

30th Anniversary Tour: Live (2004)

Live in Boston 1982 (2010)

Live at Montreux 2013 (2013)

Live in Boston 1982: The Complete Concert (2020)

The Baddest Show on Earth: Greatest Hits Live (2026)

George Thorogood Official Compilation and Archival Albums

The Baddest of George Thorogood and the Destroyers (1992)

Anthology (2000)

Greatest Hits: 30 Years of Rock (2004)

George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers (2015)

The Original George Thorogood (2022)

50 Years of Rock (2023)

George Thorogood EPs and Notable Singles

Rock and Roll Christmas / New Year’s Eve Party (1983)

Merry Christmas Baby (2004)

Shot Down / Ain’t Coming Home Tonight (2018)

Who Do You Love (Safari Riot Remix) (2022)

Updated November 1, 2026

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