Если верить официальным чартам, то список лучших хитов Дио выглядит таким образом.
В составе Rainbow:
- "Kill the King" (Long Live Rock 'N' Roll)
- "Long Live Rock 'N' Roll" (Long Live Rock 'N' Roll)
- "LA Connection" (Long Live Rock 'N' Roll)
В составе Black Sabbath:
- "Neon Knights" (Heaven and Hell)
- "Die Young" (Heaven and Hell)
- "The Mob Rules" (Mob Rules)
- "Turn up the Night" (Mob Rules)
- "Voodoo" (Mob Rules)
- "TV Crimes" (Dehumanizer)
- "The Devil Cried" (Black Sabbath: The Dio Years)
В составе DIO:
- "Holy Diver" (Holy Diver)
- "Rainbow in the Dark" (Holy Diver)
- "We Rock" (The Last in Line)
- "Mystery" (The Last in Line)
- "Rock 'N' Roll Children" (Sacred Heart)
- "Hungry for Heaven" (Sacred Heart)
- "I Could Have Been a Dreamer" (Dream Evil)
- "Hey Angel" (Lock Up the Wolves)
А теперь посмотрим сколько великих песен осталось за бортом:
В составе Rainbow:
- "Man on the Silver Mountain"
- "Catch the Rainbow"
- "Tarot Woman"
- "Stargazer"
- "Gates of Babylon"
В составе Black Sabbath:
- "Children of the Sea" (Heaven and Hell)
- "Heaven and Hell" (Heaven and Hell)
- "The Sign of the Southern Cross" (Mob Rules)
- "Over and Over" (Mob Rules)
- "After All (The Dead)" (Dehumanizer)
- "I" (Dehumanizer)
В составе DIO:
- "Stand Up and Shout" (Holy Diver)
- "Don't Talk to Strangers" (Holy Diver)
- "Egypt (The Chains Are On)" (The Last in Line)
- "King of Rock and Roll" (Sacred Heart)
- "All the Fools Sailed Away" (Dream Evil)
- "Strange Highways" (Strange Highways)
- "Pain" (Strange Highways)
- "Black" (Angry Machines)
- "This is Your Life" (Angry Machines)
- "Fever Dreams" (Magica)
- "As Long as It's Not About Love" (Magica)
- "Rock & Roll" (Killing the Dragon)
- "Push" (Killing the Dragon)
- "Throw Away Children" (Killing the Dragon)
- "I Am" (Master of the Moon)
- "In Dreams" (Master of the Moon)
В составе Heaven and Hell:
- "Bible Black" (The Devil You Know)
- "Follow the Tears" (The Devil You Know)
Этим сравнением можно показать, что временная популярность в хит-параде достается далеко не всегда самым выдающимся песням. Факт известный, но лишний раз заставляет задуматься о музыке, которая крутится по тв и радио сейчас.