Ranking the Studio Albums: Dio

[@billymac72]

I met Ronnie one time very briefly in ‘90 or so. I arrived at the venue early and walked in to use the bathroom. No security stopped me from doing so. On my way out, he was standing in the foyer in his street clothes, chatting with some of his people. I almost bumped into him, and was kind of startled. All I said was, “oh, hi! Looking forward to your show tonight.” He looked right at me, shook my hand and said, “you guys really enjoy yourselves. Should be a lot of fun.” It was a small thing, but I always thought that was such a cool, impressive thing to do; very unexpected to have him engage me, some teenaged kid, in that way. He could have said, “you guys can’t be here, you need to leave now!” Instead, he provided a lifetime memory.

[@barryspencer2533]

I been listening to every album he done during lockdown

[@lucasjankowski7117]

Nice memory indeed.

[@toddshroyer4227]

Saw Dio in a little small club in the late 90's. Hands down he was the nicest guy in rock and roll! He stayed around and met every single person in line, didn't rush anyone and was very attentive to fans

[@JohnnyangelNIU]

Same here - Jackhammer's in Schaumburg, IL in 1997 I believe. Met him and Tracy G, who was very nice. Tracy signed me a piece of paper and some other little things.

[@oldenyz3148]

If "Stand up and shout " doesn't get you pulled over, you're riding a bicycle.

[@bobthebear1246]

Great comment, man!! 🤘🏻

[@oboogie80]

Same with the live version of Kill The King

[@Haxprocess]

Love that song man

[@JakeSwan94]

I really miss Dio. Such a powerful voice.

[@j.resihead1835]

The first two Dio albums are untouchable. Thanks for the video Pete

[@emiliosgregoriou8943]

I always thought Strange Highways to be severely underrated. 3rd best in the list for me.

[@jimmyc6741]

I agree with you PM. I think it just needs a few listens for people to get into this one because it is so much heavier than his other albums.

[@silasrodrigues4838]

Yes indeed! I would have ranked Strange Highways and Magica way higher.

[@Danimal77]

You are NOT alone. I love Strange Highways. The title track, Pain, Give Her The Gun and all the others. It's so much better than anything Dio did after The Last in Line. Easily my 3rd favorite Dio album. And even Angry Machines is KILLER. In fact, throw in Dehumanizer from Black Sabbath and you have the 3 most criminally underrated albums with Dio singing of the 90's and of his entire career!

[@aidanlynn]

Seems like he channelled all his anger from the Sabbath fallout into that album.

[@Gary_M]

Same here, I thought I was the only one.

[@johnkatsoudas4767]

Dio is one of the first bands that I ever got into back in the mid 80's as a little kid. I to this day still love the majority of Dio's catalog. My list would have to be. 10. Master Of The Moon 9. Magica 8. Angry Machines 7. Killing The Dragon 6. Lock Up The Wolves 5. Sacred Heart 4. Strange Highways 3. Holy Diver 2. Dream Evil 1. The Last In Line In my opinion Strange Highways and Dream Evil are underrated albums and in my opinion some of Dio's best albums and songs. I got the privilege to meet Mr. Ronnie James Dio back In the late 90's on the Angry Machines tour and he was the coolest dude ever!!! I got to the show early that day because it was general admission and I wanted to be up front and center so I could see Ronnie the whole night. I was 19 years old at the time and I was so energetic and sang along to every song they played that night. At the end of the show this big security guy comes up to me and said that Mr. Ronnie James Dio would like to meet you. I was so excited and nervous at the same time. He was so impressed that I I was singing along to every song and how young I was that I knew his whole catalog. To this day he is easily the coolest musician I have met. I hope that everyone here is doing well and that all your families and friends are doing well also. Take care and be safe.

[@barryspencer2533]

I love to have met him I saw when twice in concert fistime 87 monsters of rock uk, and hammersmith wolves tour , nicko mcbrain always comes to this show walk right past me to play rainbow I the dark ,

[@zachary1966]

My wife and I were lucky be able to meet Dio at Tuska Festival here in Finland 2004. We spent 45mins with the band in backstage before the gig (it was organized by PSOF (Perfect Strangers of Finland, which is official Deep Purple fan club in here). What a great man he was!! Very kind and real gentleman. He signed a photo (Rainbow days) which is now in frames hanging in our wall, and also he signed couple of ours CD covers. For sure a day that we'll never forget - he was and still is Greatest Heavy Metal singer of all time!!! And of course, the gig was so great too 😎

[@vistalite]

Holy Diver is just perfect. Masterpiece.

[@hermanhelmich]

vistalite Just missin an epic solo (like in Sabbath’s lonelybiscthe world) in Shame on the night imo

[@itsyoboyconnor7135]

"Holy Diver" Is my #1 Dio Album R.I.P Ronnie James Dio "The King of Metal" 1942-2010

[@General_Ox]

Master of the Moon is actually my favourite Dio album. I absolutely love it.

[@flyfishincrazy]

Underrated masterpiece

[@Synnystershy]

Shivers is such a heavy fantastic song. 🤘🤘

[@davidgotteri]

Master of The Moon has a brilliant strutting/stomping feel throughout that just pounds!! Love it.

[@kamranmalik8546]

Thanks for ranking these Pete, I've waited so long for this. Here are my rankings: 1. Holy Diver 2. Dream Evil 3. The Last in Line 4. Sacred Heart 5. Lock Up the Wolves 6. Magica 7. Strange Highways 8. Angry Machines 9. Master of the Moon 10. Killing the Dragon

[@twikirobot6897]

Went to a "Holy Diver" show in '83, and saw Ronnie 5 more times after that - I am grateful. 1. Holy Diver 2. The Last In Line 3. Sacred Heart 4. Dream Evil 5. Master of the Moon 6. Killing the Dragon 7. Lock Up the Wolves 8. Magica 9. Strange Highways 10. Angry Machines

[@fireball8767]

Pritty accurate list first 4 were the best & I would put them in that same order.....I definitely wouldn't put lock up the wolves in the top 4 that would be more towards the bottom end with angry machines....

[@anthonyrivers1619]

Seen him live many times!... My top 2 underrated Dio albums would be" Dream Evil and Strange Highways

[@larsrust9351]

Thank you Pete. Really enjoyed this. I also miss Ronnie. Somehow it always makes me very emotional listening to Dio. That being Rainbow, Black Sabbath or simply Dio.

[@80sRockHead]

I still listen to Lock up the Wolves often. It has kinda of a heavy gothic quality to it. "Hey Angel" is killer.

[@markkavanagh7377]

Back in the day.... I loved the inner sleeve for Holy Diver, a collage of band photos and little references to all his Sabbath and Rainbow songs. He was reclaiming his part in them and setting his intentions for his own solo career. Hope he's rockin' Heaven like he rocked Earth. ,\m/

[@UKBornin1971]

Rio James Dio's voice is legendary 🙏🏽🤘🏽

[@bobthebear1246]

*Ronnie 🙂

[@darkenralph]

"Magica", one of Dio's best for me. "Strange Highways" also a masterpiece. I was fortunate to see him many times live. The first time was when I just turned eighteen, during the Angry Machines tour. It was the concert that had the biggest impact on my live. The audience went nuts. Dio ruled!

[@Jimbo1268]

Lock up the wolves is a monster album easily the most underrated and unknown of DIO's catalog.

[@lucabosio1073]

Pete: my DIOs albums list its exactly like yours! All power to ya! I do still remember in '83 I convinced my father to get a radio in his new car exclusively to listen to the HOLY DIVER album while he got me to tennis training in the afternoon after school!

[@loganc1158]

Love this band. My favorite frontman of all time and one of my favorite bands ever! 10. Angry Machines (1996) 9. Killing the Dragon (2002) 8. Magica (2000) 7. Sacred Heart (1985) 6. Master of the Moon (2004) 5. Lock Up the Wolves (1990) 4. Strange Highways (1993) 3. The Last In Line (1984) 2. Dream Evil (1987) 1. Holy Diver (1983) My top 3 are some of my favorites albums ever from any band

[@mikepreston7304]

Good to hear some love for Angry Machines! Such a great album that a lot of people seem to look down on.

[@tonyjambor1984]

1. Holy Driver 2. Last in Line 3. Sacred Heart 4. Dream Evil 5. Lock up the Wolves

[@sidneyeubanks2201]

The Last In Line & Holy Diver is my favorite albums ! R.I.P. Ronnie James Dio

[@leonardosmaniotto]

Awesome video! I'm a huge fan of the master Dio, he is one of my top 3 favourite singers and composers of all time, miss him so much! That's my list: 10- Angry Machines 9- Strange Highways 8- Lock up the Wolves 7- Killing the Dragon 6- Master of the Moon 5- Magica 4- Dream Evil 3- Sacred Heart 2- Last in Line 1- Holy Diver

[@diannecarpenter7718]

Thank you for ranking the studio albums/CD's of Dio.🎤🎸🎵🥁

[@davemorrissey9133]

Dianne Carpenter whats your dio albums✌🎸🎸

[@diannecarpenter7718]

Here's my Top 5 1. Holy Diver 2. Last In Line 3. Dream Evil 4. Sacred Heart 5. Lock Up the Wolves 🎤🎸🎵🥁

[@fourhand13]

they're all fire but strange highways, last in line and holy diver have the most character imo

[@Danimal77]

Behind Holy Diver and Last In Line, Strange Highways and Angry Machines are my 3rd and 4th favorite Dio solo albums. Like Sabbath's Dehumanizer (With Dio), Ronnie was PISSED OFF and MEAN and never sounded as angry and aggressive as he did on those albums. They are CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED. The writing was stellar and for once it wasn't about wizard, or dragon, but about real world events. It was dark and HEAVY. So underrated. I was so disappointed when he dropped Tracy G and went back to making music about rainbows.

[@horrorstateofmind2724]

i recently got into your channel a few months back and you actually got me to listen to BLACK SABBATH for the first time and i thank you for your influence.

[@damianczarnecki8775]

My rank: 1 Holy Diver 2 The Last in Line 3 Dream Evil 4 Sacred Heart 5 Strange Highways 6 Lock Up the Wolves 7 Magica 8 Master of the Moon 9 Killing the Dragon 10 Angry Machines Tears come to my eyes when I think how much great music we could have from Ronnie over these 13 years... :((

[@mr.intamin1081]

1. Lock up the wolves 2. The last in line 3. Holy diver 4. Dream evil 5. Master of the moon 6. Killing the dragon 7. Sacred heart 8. Magica 9. Strange highways 10. Angry machines

[@augustgeary5538]

1: Holy Diver 2: Last in line 3: Dream Evil 4: Sacred heart 5: Killing the dragon 6: Magica 7: Lock up the wolves 8: Strange highways 9: Master of the moon 10: Angry Machines

[@darrellspencer3934]

Although not intended as a swan song, as a final album statement from Ronnie James Dio, Heaven and Hell's The Devil You Know, was a good recording. Ronnie did finish at least one track from the uncompleted Magica II called "Electra". The first two Dio albums, like Van Halen's, are incredible. However, there are moments elsewhere in his catalog which inspire as well. Ronnie was a very good man. He and his wife, Wendy, started a charity to help homeless youth on the streets of Los Angeles.

[@diamond20able]

1. holy diver 2. last in line 3. dream evil 4. lock up the wolves 5. sacred heart. 6. killing the dragon 7. master of the moon 8.magica 9. angry machines 10. strange highways

[@samuelkuehl6881]

Angry Machines has to be one of the most underrated Dio albums out there. It’s my third favourite album by Dio

[@dravenquinn264]

My ranking for the Dio albums would be🤘 10. Magica 9. Angry Machines 8. Master Of The Moon 7. Lock Up The Wolves 6. Killing The Dragon 5. Strange Highways 4. Sacred Heart 3. The Last In Line 2. Holy Diver 1. Dream Evil

[@clanspen]

Anything Dio put out was magical. Listen to him every day, sorely missed.

[@whiskytalkauspetersschrank]

10. Master of the Moon - Never realy got into this one... sounds sooo generic... 9. Killing the Dragon - It´s not bad, but, if you have seen these songs live, you know, in the stodio was something missing. Goldy left, Aldrich replaced him, but had not written all songs... 8. Sacred Heart - Sadly only half of it works.. 7. Angry Machines - Nice memorys, saw them on the tour 95/96 was my first Dio Show, I was 10... I love Hunter of the Heart. But Golden Rules is terrible... so had to rank it lower. 6. Strange Highways - Great one, verry dark, but one of these albums, that feel a little too long. 5. Magica - saw them on that tour too - Always liked the album, and hearing it live, compleate + most of holy Diver in the second part of the show was great 4. Dream Evil - Underrated, maybe the production is al little thin, but the songs are great. 3. Lock up the Wolves - Even got the Hey Angle Maxi Single at home - love it 2. Last in Line - Just a great Album - more epic 1. Holy Diver - The sound of this one is what makes it my no.1 This sound like an Rainbow album - so great.

[@martymartin2894]

I bought master of the moon aswell and couldn't get into it not very good.

[@robertspreitzer8126]

Sacred Heart number 8 your on crack.

[@deadliestassassin3092]

Robert Spreitzer maybe you should lay off the crack.

[@timfrancis2130]

Sacred Heart is top 3 Dio to me, very underrated.

[@whiskytalkauspetersschrank]

@@timfrancis2130 the title track is a topf 5 song, but the rest... Well not that great for me, even if I loved the cover art since I was a kid 😂

[@TCraigGoldy]

Thank you Pete! Very cool thing to do! And very fair! Much appreciated and I appreciate you!!

[@tns4421]

Amazing job on Dio, thank you very much!!

[@ricksuddarth7200]

Love Dio. Thanks for a great video, nice to be entertained in a time like this . Plus thanks for not being too preachy like alot of KZbinrs these days.

[@rpaustex]

Best metal singer ever. I grew up listening to Dio. We lost John Prine last night. As different as they were, my two favorite singers!

[@olsfield]

Never knew Jeff Pillson was in the Dio band. Always loved Jeff's Bass playing. Thanks

[@jlcougilljr]

awesome Pete!! other than a couple at the bottom flip-floppin' i would rate exactly the same. and yeah, i loved Sacred Heart but totally remember being surprises back in the day at some of the little more commercial sound, which also let him to having some movie soundtrack love as well. THAT VOICE! will always be one of the best voices-forget the genre, one of the best voices period! A MOUNTAIN OF A VOICE AND A MOUNTAIN OF A MAN, i really hope Wendy has some never released music we could get some day. i might add, that mellow lead in to Last In Line with THAT VOICE coming in like a thunder god STILL kicks my ass to this day... r.i.p. Ronnie James Dio

[@rjg2112]

Excellent review Pete, ty!!!!!

[@MrMashman93]

Saw Dio on the last in line in 1984 with Dokken opening. Also saw Dio in 2003 with Iron Maiden and Motörhead. Killer show. Holy Diver is the standard imo.

[@GonzoAmerican]

10. Magica (2000) 9. Angry Machines (1996) 8. Strange Highways (1993) 7. Sacred Heart (1985) 6. Holy Diver (1983) 5. Master Of The Moon (2004) 4. Lock Up The Wolves (1990) 3. Dream Evil (1987) 2. Killing The Dragon (2002) 1. The Last In Line (1984)

[@hvitekristesdod]

Evil on Queen Street is great. I live on that very same Queen Street and even my local friends who are Dio fans don’t know about it. It’s named after a really good deli sandwich apparently LOL I pretty much agree with your ranking! One of my fave Dio songs of all time though has to be And All The Fools Sailed Away… masterwork

[@dawnthechaldean5377]

I LOVE the way you raised your hand to the skies and pulled down the power when you started singing "Shame on the Night." I do that all the time and don't care who is looking at me. Once time I actually almost fell off of a ladder when I was listening to Dio on headphones/MP3 player and threw out the maloik and while singing "Look Out!" That is why we love Ronnie James Dio so much; his gift to us was letting us sing along and become conduits for the power that true metal conjures. Anyway... BEST TO WORST: Holy Diver Last in Line Dream Evil Lock Up the Wolves Strange Highways Killing the Dragon Angry Machines Sacred Heart Master of the Moon Magica I agree that Doug Aldrich was better in Whitesnake, although not bad at all in Dio, because he seems to approach things from a blues perspective. He can play metal fine, but I don't think it is his true calling. Craig Goldy's approach is more neo-classical which suits metal much better. He was a great guitarist for Dio in every way. Rowan was a cool player, and I would have liked to have seen him on more albums. Tracy G is loved or hated due to the so-called industrial sound. I take the middle ground with him; some of his work with Dio was very good. Vivian Campbell was great on the first two albums, but the stories I've heard about him make me think he was an ungrateful, little prick who has produced little of note since jumping ship. I get irrationally defensive about anyone who puts Dio down. I can't help myself. Excellent review, Pete! Thanks :-)

[@AMCmachine]

When I saw Dio at a small venue in 2000 they opened with Sunset Superman. Blew the roof off.

[@toddshroyer4227]

One of my favorites 😍

[@AMCmachine]

@@toddshroyer4227 "The night has a thousand eyes...." \m/ \m/

[@barryrammer7906]

I wish Vivian Campbell would have stayed. But Greg Goldie fits fantastically. Jimmy Bain is an underrated bassist song writer. Off topic, but nothing ever beats "rainbow rising" by Rainbow, my humble opinion.

[@raymondmasullo6686]

Dio is my absolute favorite Heavy Metal artist of all time. I had the pleasure of meeting him, Tony, Vinny, and Geezer in 2008. He was an absolute gentlemen, as were the other guys in Sabbath. When you include Black Sabbath/Heaven & Hell, I saw him live 17 times. He ALWAYS put on a killer show and sounded great. That being said, I enjoyed this ranking (along with Pete's other rankings) but I would place Killing the Dragon and Master of the Moon higher than Magica and Angry Machines. Those are good albums, of course, I just prefer the more straight forward style he displayed on Killing and Master. RIP Ronnie!

[@laurencelevene4333]

Last in line is the best heavy metal album of the 1980s . Rip Ronnie

[@crystallineforeverness4988]

I know u get a lot of requests, but maybe a King Diamond/Mercyful Fate worst to best would be great. But otherwise nice work, Pete

[@domielakrabi3276]

From the point of music history "Holy Diver" is the most important album, but my favorite is "Dream Evil", it was the album that got me into Dio!

[@gmanthatguy3937]

Magica and Master Of The Moon are 2 of my favorites. Like the slower, doom atmosphere. Magica is a masterpiece IMHO.

[@treffbennett6534]

Some people are on this planet doing EXACTLY what they are supposed to, their unique gifts are being put to full use.....Ronnie James Dio was as good an example of this as could be-his voice can be used as an answer to the question: What is heavy metal and what does it sound like? Beloved and never forgotten, Ronnie's legacy burns bright. 1.Holy Diver 2.Last In Line 3.Dream Evil 4.Strange Highways 5.Angry Machines 6.Lock Up The Wolves 7.Sacred Heart 8.Magica 9.Killing The Dragon 10.Master Of The Moon *Will never understand why Vivian Campbell, whose mastery of blazing metallic riffs and ripping solos, chose to join Def Leppard, a band I absolutely love, but long ago gave up hope that they return to being a heavy metal band. Def Leppard's radio friendly material utilizes about one tenth of what Vivian can do on guitar-why in the hell would he put most of his immensely skillful dexterity on a freakin' shelf is beyond me! I can only hope it's not all about the money.....carpal tunnel syndrome......maybe? What a waste!

[@prosperoeaton8201]

1. Holy Diver- Every song is amazing! Don't Talk to Strangers and Holy Diver give me chills! 2. The Last in Line- Egypt is epic! Love the title track! 3. Dream Evil- This is number two for me on some days. Side one is flawless. 4. Angry Machines- I like this album much more than some people. This is Your Life and Stay Out of My Mind are easily my two favorite tracks. This album is very experimental and incredibly heavy. Vinnie's drumming is unbelievable! 5. Magica- I've given this one more of a chance lately and have been rewarded. 6. Sacred Heart- The first concert I ever saw was on the tour for this album. Rock and Roll Children may be commercial, but it gives me chills because it hit a nerve with pre-adolescent outcast me when it came out. 7. Strange Highways- A very heavy album. I like to imagine what Iommi and Butler would have done with this material if they had stayed together after Dehumanizer. 8. Lock Up the Wolves- Not my favorite, but it's still enjoyable. 9. Killing the Dragon- I haven't spent much time with this album or Master of the Moon. I have trouble connecting with them even though they have individual songs that I enjoy. 10. Master of the Moon

[@SPak-rt2gb]

All The Fools Sailed Away is my favorite song by the little man with the big voice...RIP.

[@toddshroyer4227]

Great song!

[@LuisGarcia-ee2tr]

Amaizing song.

[@BlackMoore82]

1 - Sacred Heart - 'Shoot Shoot's the only song I don't care for on it other wise it's a fantastic album. 2 - The Last in Line. 3 - Holy Diver. 4 - Lock Up the Wolves. 5 - Dream Evil. 6 - Killing the Dragon. 7 - Strange Highways. 8 - Master of the Moon. 9 - Magica. 10 - Angry Machines.

[@Heavy_metal_rulez]

I agree with you on the sacred heart album. But i will say that the live album finding the sacred heart just absolutely blew me away!

[@kevinbrown1893]

1. Holy Diver 2. The Last in Line 3. Strange Highways 4. Killing The Dragon 5. Lock Up the Wolves 6. Magica 7. Dream Evil 8. Master of The Moon 9. Sacred Heart 10. Angry Machines

[@Treborhtims1972]

My top 5 albums Pete by Dio are- 1-Holy Diver 2-The Last In Line 3-Strange Highways 4-Magica 5-Dream evil Ronnie James Dio R.I.P.

[@battleshipnewhook]

Thanks Pete! Love watching your album rankings. I’ve discovered so many albums because of your vids. Examples of this are Motörhead, Lynyrd Skynyrd, ELO, and Wings. All the best to you and your furry friends. PS looking forward to your ranking of Cheap Trick’s discography.

[@urbangustafsson8067]

I would say that Holy Diver, Rising and Heaven and Hell , are three Dio records, that are outstanding and will survive musically forever!

[@jamesmoss3424]

The last in line is #1 on my list and RIP ronnie James dio.

[@davel7791]

I’m glad you rate Dream Evil and Craig Goldy so highly. I love that album. (Also love Craig’s Dreamchild album. It captures the Dio spirit.)

[@LuisGarcia-ee2tr]

A great album

[@crucify40]

I was able to meet and hang with Ronnie after a show in SF back in the late 90's. Great guy, easy to talk to. Wish I had a camera phone back then. He did sign my ticket.

[@richardkline4297]

Totally agree with comment about Vivian and The Riverdogs - Excellent Band!

[@MetalAsylumNJ]

Last in Line, Diver, Strange Highways, Dream Evil, Magica, Sacred Heart, Wolves, Dragon, Master of the Moon, Angry Machines.

[@edwardbrost331]

My list to a T. Strange highways is underrated.

[@Ninjabadger76]

Love Dio's solo career nuff said top 5 1. Dream Evil 2. Last in Line 3. Lock up the Wolves 4. Sacred Heart 5. Holy Diver

[@garyjoyce2160]

Tremendous episode/. Just my opinion/. Hands down / the greatest 6 albums in the history of any GENRE of music in a row. The 75 Rainbow 🌈 is unreal as well/ but to keep it in @ tag team argument/ I know PETE has a ton on his plate( lol)/. But what a tremendous tag team war. The 76/78 RAINBOW 🌈 vs The 80/81 BLACK SABBATH vs DIO 83/84. All legendary-/ all classic. Obviously/ love DIO / tremendous show PETE!!

[@martenjonsson3066]

My no 1 singer of all time, whether in Rainbow, Sabbath or Dio. The first two albums have always been my favourites and I love listening to them now as well as back in the days. Ronnie - we miss you!

[@kingsporttoolreview8703]

I worked for the phone company for 9 1/2 years and Ronnie James Dio had a cell phone account with us. True Story: He often had his cell phone turned off due to non-payment and his lawyer would call us up and make a payment over the phone to get his turned back on for him .

[@zeelias_zezito65]

I see Dio as the master of the metal style of singing. And he was also capable to sing other styles with the same level of performance. Really relevant person in rock universe. In his solo carreer there are some songs I like: Holy diver, Egypt (the chains are on), Sacred Heart, Rock'n'roll children. But I prefer his work with the other bands, including Elf. Hey Pete, here is a suggestion: a video talking about Elf.

[@johnp1787]

1 : Holy Diver 2 : Last in Line 3: Sacred Heart 4 : Dream Evil 5 : Magica Saw Dio on the Last in Line tour 1984..still to this day one of the best concerts I've ever been to!✌

[@oneringdhs]

Thanks for doing this one, Pete! Ronnie is My favorite metal vocalist of all time and has blessed us all with such a huge catalog of stellar music. Here’s my ranking and none of these are bad by any means: 10. Magica 09. Angry Machines 08. Lock Up the Wolves 07. Killing the Dragon 06. Master of the Moon 05. Strange Highways 04. Dream Evil 03. Sacred Heart 02. The Last In Line 01. Holy Diver

[@christinafox7514]

Hi Pete you are just what I was looking for some bloody honesty about Dio's album's I agree a lot of what you said about the album's cheers Pete. XXX

[@TebiCr]

I had the opportunity to see DIO in my country Costa Rica back in 2004 for the Master of the Moon tour, great show, me and my friends really had a pure Rock and Roll day 😄

[@cheezyridr]

you could be my long lost brother. not only do we look very similar, but so far, every ranking i've watched of yours, is similar to mine in the same amount. i want to add, i think craig goldy's intro for "overlove" is the greatest 20 second intro ever recorded.

[@skinzz2573]

"Last in Line" was my Favorite song followed by "One Night in the City"

[@kamranmalik8546]

Hopefully you'll get a chance to rank the short lived band Elf and maybe even talk about Heaven and Hell's only studio album The Devil You Know (2009), I dig that album a lot.

[@KevinOrtega1980]

Kamran Malik he and Chris Alo touched on Heaven and Hell during their Black Sabbath discussion

[@brettengland192]

We're pretty much in sync on this one. Another great band I discovered in college. Last In Line surprised me as your #2.

[@garyunsworth726]

I love Sacred Heart to me the whole album just kills, Dio were the first band I ever saw when I was 14 years old, I remember being disappointed that Viv had left but Goldy did a great job. Keel supported they were great too, Newcastle City Hall 1986 never forget it

[@jimmycrackkorn1596]

Remember when he did "Stars". Thank god for the internet, I hadn't seen that video in over 30 years.

[@Danimal77]

I love Strange Highways. The title track, Pain, Give Her The Gun and all the others. It's so much better than anything Dio did after The Last in Line. Easily my 3rd favorite Dio album. And even Angry Machines is KILLER. In fact, throw in Dehumanizer from Black Sabbath and you have the 3 most criminally underrated albums with Dio singing of the 90's and of his entire career! He was NEVER angrier and more aggressive sounding on those 3 albums and the lyrics were for once relatable, singing about REAL world topics.

[@bryanmagallan6126]

My top 5 are the same albums you had on your top 5. I've been watching your videos for a while now and I have to say my brother, that we have similar tastes in our Metal and Hard Rock. I really enjoy your content. Stay safe, God Bless.

[@simonebarra3342]

Great video Pete! Greetings from Italy. My ranking: 1- Holy Diver 2- The Last In Line 3- Sacred Heart 4- Dream Evil 5- MAGICA 6- Lock Up The Wolves 7- Killing The Dragon 8- Master Of The Moon 9- Angry Machines 10 Strange Highways

[@ArcangelofRock]

The public should relate the talent a vocalist processes by the ease which it takes to attract other musicians to his orbit. RJD symbolizes this....Vinnie Appice,Jeff Pilson,Tony Iommi,Rowan Robertson,Craig Goldy,Jimmy Bain.....the list goes on & on. Really miss Ronnie🖤 By all accounts, a solid guy & that voice!!! My favs: Holy Diver & Lock Up The Wolves.

[@johndonny443]

In the future it would be really cool I think to see you guys rank all of Dio's albums to include Elf, Rainbow, Sabbath and Dio. That would be some brutal decisions in the top 10. The same request for Richie's Discography to include Purple and Rainbow. But which vocalist win out between Gillan, Coverdale, Hughes. Dio, Bonnett, Turner, Doogie, Romero and I think Candice iz a heck of a singer. Check out Blackmores night version of Diamonds and rust. Anyway, Love the content brother. Take care and keep it up

[@jmj8596]

hi Pete ... good vid ... being around at that time when Duo's 1st album came out ... I know what you mean about the time when you come across stuff when you're younger... and then being older looking back there's always memories attached to going to the concerts ... Ronnie was special... was so glad but sad at the same time remembering seeing him for the last time with Heaven and He'll... supported over here by Girlschool (who were the 1st heavy bands I went to see as a teenager)I 🤘🏻🎵🎶🤘🏻 r.i.p. Ronnie ... just might have to go do a Dio session lol

[@garycreswell9107]

Exact same order I would pick. I only saw Dio once on the Dream Evil tour. A very good show indeed.

[@dantewhiterose1958]

Here’s mine Pete. 10. Angry Machines 9. Strange Highways 8. Lock up the Wolves 7. Magica 6. Master of the Moon 5. Killing the Dragon 4. Dream Evil 3. Sacred Heart 2. Holy Diver 1 Last in Line For me Pete, Angry machines and strange highways are heavier, but the vocals by Dio there’s something off. Change of singing style, something. But no stinker albums at all. 👍 Dante

[@metalmelodies6718]

I disagree, Strange Highways doesn't seem off at all! Feels like a Sabbath record! Angry Machines is definitely terrible!

[@dantewhiterose1958]

That’s cool. Your entitled to your opinion 👍

[@metalmelodies6718]

@@dantewhiterose1958 that's why I like this channel! Different opinions with respect!

[@jorgealzate7130]

I have this same ranking! although I don't have 4 of the later albums. Never was able to get into Strange Highways for some reason. 6. Strange Highways 5. Master of the Moon 4. Dream Evil 3. Sacred Heart 2. Holy Diver 1 Last in Line

[@ericsloss3963]

Solid ranking. Angry Machines is awful. I had Strange Highways 8th. I always thought Tracy G was not a good fit for the band. And yeah his vocals were a bit different. I like seeing Killing the Dragon in the middle there. I had Magica a little higher and Sacred Heart a little lower. But overall a good ranking.

[@catjudo1]

My father is reading a mystery novel by Robert B. Parker, and when I was over checking on him and mom a couple of days ago he told me that the main antagonist in the book was a gangster named Dio. He said that when he read that he wondered if the author might have been channeling his inner Ronnie James. He's a mid-seventies boomer whose favorite band is probably the Beach Boys, but he knows my music and thought it might make me smile. He has his moments.

[@atarikid6719]

Last In Line was my very FIRST concert, and one of the Best Shows that I’ve EVER been too...I thought the opening band Rough Cutt were good but Ronnie came out and dusted them, complete with that Laser Whip which NOBODY was ready for, killer light show, and Ronnie and Vivian and the Top of their game...remember thinking as I was leaving the venue...This is it, I finally know what I wanna do for the rest of life...

[@roberthachtel1833]

10, 9 & 8 (Any order) Magica, Killing the Dragon, Master of the Moon 7 Strange Highways 6 Angry Machine 5 Lock up the wolves 4 Sacred Heart 3 Dream Evil 2 Last In line 1 Holy Diver Basically best to worst is chronological order.

[@MrJermyWurmy]

Last to first for me. Magica- huge let down for me, Master of Moon, Killing Dragon, Angry,Lock up Wolves, Strange Highways,Dream Evil, Sacred Heart, Last in Line, Holy Diver Thanks Pete! I miss Ronnie alot

[@tonylema5334]

I flip Last in Line and Holy Diver, haven’t listened to a the other Dio albums in a while, may do that this afternoon

[@seagullpoet]

Had a DIO Black hoodie. Brand new. Cut the wrists sleeves. Was front row center at Priest “ Nostradamus “ tour wearing it. Knew Halford really liked him - and he sang in front of me the entire time.