Here we take a look at the top 7 most popular Joe Diffie Songs considering both #1 country hits and his top 3 most popular music videos. Joe Diffie released 13 studio albums, 38 singles and 24 music videos across his career. Joe passed away from Covid related complications on March 29, 2020 and his legacy will always live on via his country music.
Joe Diffie’s 38 singles included five #1 country hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts including:
- “Home” (his debut single)
- “If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)”
- “Third Rock from the Sun”
- “Pickup Man”
- “Bigger Than the Beatles”.
In addition, the Top 3 Most Popular Joe Diffie music videos (as ranked by YouTube views) includes Pickup Man, Rudolf the Redneck Reindeer, and Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox. His number one must popular song is Pickup Man with 33 million views on YouTube and a #1 Hot Country Songs ranking. Watch the music videos for the top seven most popular Joe Diffie songs below.
Top 7 Most Popular Joe Diffie Songs
“Pickup Man” was released in October 1994 as the second single from the album Third Rock from the Sun. The song was his longest-lasting Number One hit, having spent four weeks at Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts between December 1994 and January 1995.
1) Joe Diffie Pickup Man Music Video
His next most popular music video is Rudolf the Redneck Reindeer with 7.8 million views. This tune was released on the Joe Diffie Mr. Christmas album (his fifth studio album). It was released on September 19, 1995, through Epic Records. The song “Leroy the Redneck Reindeer” was released as a single, peaking at #33 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts that year. Otherwise, the album features a mix of traditional Christmas music and newly penned songs.
2) Rudolf the Redneck Reindeer Music Video
His third most popular music video is Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox with 7.9 million views. This song was released in July 1993 as the second single from his CD Honky Tonk Attitude. It peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart.
3) Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox Music Video
Next are the four additional music videos for his other #1 country hits songs. In this case, these songs were not in his top five most popular music videos but did reach #1 on the Billboard Country Music charts..
Home was released in August 1990 as the lead-off single from his debut album A Thousand Winding Roads. “Home” rose to the top of all three major country format charts that were in existence at the time — Billboard, Radio & Records (now known as Mediabase 24/7), and the now-defunct Gavin Report — marking the first time in chart history that a country singer’s debut single had achieved this feat. The song also peaked at number 1 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
4) Joe Diffie Songs that were #1 hits: Home
This next song reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. It was released in April 1991 as the third single from his debut album, A Thousand Winding Roads.
5) Joe Diffie Songs that were #1 hits: If the Devil Danced in Empty Pockets
The Third Rock from the Sun song was released in July 1994 as the lead single and title track to the album.. The song became Diffie’s third Number One single on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart. The song also became his first number one hit since “If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)” in 1991.
6) Joe Diffie Songs that were #1 hits: Third Rock from the Sun
Bigger than the Beatles was released in November 1995 as the lead single from the album, Life’s So Funny. The song reached Number One on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, becoming the fifth and final Number One single of Diffie’s career. It also reached number-one on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
7) Joe Diffie Songs that were #1 hits: Bigger than the Beatles
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