Blue Öyster Cult discography
The following is the discography of the American rock band Blue Öyster Cult.
Blue Öyster Cult discography | |
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The 1971–1981 lineup of Blue Öyster Cult, L-R: Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser; Eric Bloom; Albert Bouchard; Allen Lanier; Joe Bouchard | |
Studio albums | 14 |
Live albums | 7 |
Compilation albums | 21 |
Music videos | 7 |
Singles | 32 |
Box sets | 1 |
Soundtrack albums | 1 |
Blue Öyster Cult has released fourteen studio albums, the most recent one being released in 2001 entitled Curse of the Hidden Mirror (released 30 years after their debut in 1971). In 2012, the Blue Öyster Cult albums released by Columbia were re-released in a box set of sixteen CDs and one DVD. The band has sold over 24 million records worldwide, including 7 million records in the United States alone.[1]
Albums
Studio albums
Year | Album | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certification | ||||||
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US [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
SWE [5] |
UK [6] | ||||||
1972 | Blue Öyster Cult |
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172 | — | x | — | — | |||
1973 | Tyranny and Mutation |
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122 | — | x | — | — | |||
1974 | Secret Treaties |
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53 | — | x | — | — | |||
1976 | Agents of Fortune |
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29 | 28 | x | 10 | 26 | |||
1977 | Spectres |
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43 | 58 | x | 47 | 60 |
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1979 | Mirrors |
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44 | 49 | x | — | 46 | |||
1980 | Cultösaurus Erectus |
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34 | 77 | x | — | 12 | |||
1981 | Fire of Unknown Origin |
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24 | 21 | x | — | 29 | |||
1983 | The Revölution by Night |
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93 | — | x | — | 95 | |||
1985 | Club Ninja |
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63 | — | x | 41 | — | |||
1988 | Imaginos |
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122 | — | x | — | — | |||
1994 | Cult Classic |
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— | — | — | — | — | |||
1998 | Heaven Forbid |
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— | — | — | — | — | |||
2001 | Curse of the Hidden Mirror |
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— | — | — | — | — | |||
2020 | The Symbol Remains |
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— | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes that the recording did not chart, was not released in that territory, or is uncertified.
"×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived. |
Live albums
Year | Album | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certification | ||||||
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US [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
SWE [5] |
UK [6] | ||||||
1975 | On Your Feet or on Your Knees |
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22 | 22 | x | – | – | |||
1978 | Some Enchanted Evening |
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44 | 43 | x | – | 18 |
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1982 | Extraterrestrial Live |
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29 | – | x | – | 39 | |||
1991 | Live 1976 |
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– | – | – | – | – | |||
2002 | A Long Day's Night |
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– | – | – | – | – | |||
2020 | Hard Rock Live Cleveland 2014 |
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– | – | – | – | – | |||
2020 | 40th Anniversary - Agents Of Fortune - Live 2016 |
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– | – | – | – | – | |||
2020 | 45th Anniversary - Live In London |
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– | – | – | – | – | |||
"—" denotes that the recording did not chart, was not released in that territory, or is uncertified.
"×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived. |
Compilation albums
Year | Album | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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US [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
SWE [5] |
UK [6] | |||
1990 | Career of Evil: The Metal Years | — | — | x | — | — | |
1990 | On Flame with Rock and Roll |
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— | — | x | — | — |
1995 | Workshop of the Telescopes |
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— | — | — | — | — |
1998 | Super Hits |
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— | — | — | — | — |
2000 | Don't Fear the Reaper: The Best of Blue Öyster Cult[9][10] |
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— | — | — | — | — |
2001 | St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings (2001) (as "Stalk-Forrest Group") |
— | — | — | — | — | |
2003 | Then and Now |
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— | — | — | — | — |
2003 | The Essential Blue Öyster Cult |
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— | — | — | — | — |
2003 | Are You Ready To Rock? |
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— | — | — | — | — |
2004 | Shooting Shark – The Best of Blue Öyster Cult |
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— | — | — | — | — |
2004 | Extended Versions: The Encore Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — |
2005 | The Singles Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — |
2006 | Collections |
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— | — | — | — | — |
2007 | The Best of Blue Öyster Cult |
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— | — | — | — | — |
2006 | Alive in America: Pt. 1 |
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— | — | — | — | — |
2008 | Greatest Hits |
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— | — | — | — | — |
2010 | The Cöllection |
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— | — | — | — | — |
2010 | Playlist: The Very Best of Blue Öyster Cult |
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— | — | — | — | — |
2010 | Setlist: The Very Best of Blue Öyster Cult Live |
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— | — | — | — | — |
2017 | Rarities Vol. 1 |
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— | — | — | — | — |
2018 | Rarities Vol. 2 |
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— | — | — | — | — |
Box Sets
Year | Album | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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US [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
SWE [5] |
UK [6] | |||
2012 | The Complete Columbia Albums Collectiön |
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— | — | 92 | — | — |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
"×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived. |
Soundtrack albums
Year | Title | Soundtrack details |
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1992 | Bad Channels (1992) |
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Singles
1972–2001
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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US (Cashbox) [11][12][13] |
US (Billboard) [14] |
US Main. Rock [15][16] |
US Rock [17] |
UK [6][18] |
CAN [3] |
IRL [19] | |||
1972 | "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | Blue Öyster Cult |
1973 | "Hot Rails to Hell" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | Tyranny and Mutation |
1974 | "Career of Evil" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | Secret Treaties |
"Flaming Telepaths" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | ||
1975 | "Born to Be Wild" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | On Your Feet or on Your Knees |
"Then Came the Last Days of May" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | ||
1976 | "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" | 7 | 12 | x | 11[lower-alpha 1] | 16 | 7 | 17 | Agents of Fortune |
"This Ain't the Summer of Love" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | ||
"Sinful Love" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | ||
1977 | "I Love the Night" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | Spectres |
"Godzilla" | — | — | x[lower-alpha 2] | x | — | — | — | ||
"Goin' Through the Motions" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | ||
1978 | "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | Some Enchanted Evening |
1979 | "In Thee" | 92 | 74 | x | x | — | — | — | Mirrors |
"Mirrors" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | ||
"You're Not the One (I Was Looking For)" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | ||
1980 | "Fallen Angel" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | Cultösaurus Erectus |
"The Marshall Plan" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | ||
"Deadline" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | ||
1981 | "Burnin' for You" | 34 | 40 | 1 | x | 76 | 47 | — | Fire of Unknown Origin |
1982 | "Roadhouse Blues" | — | — | 24 | x | — | — | — | Extraterrestrial Live |
1983 | "Take Me Away" | — | — | 11 | x | — | — | — | The Revölution By Night |
"Shooting Shark" | — | 83 | 16 | x | 97 | — | — | ||
1985 | "Perfect Water" | — | — | — | x | — | — | — | Club Ninja |
"White Flags" | — | — | — | x | — | — | — | ||
1986 | "Dancin' in the Ruins" | — | — | 9 | x | — | — | — | |
1988 | "Astronomy" | — | — | 12 | x | — | — | — | Imaginos |
"In the Presence of Another World" | — | — | — | x | — | — | — | ||
1998 | "See You In Black" | x | — | — | x | — | — | — | Heaven Forbid |
"Harvest Moon" | x | — | — | x | — | — | — | ||
"Live for Me" | x | — | — | x | — | — | — | ||
2001 | "Pocket" | x | — | — | x | — | — | — | Curse of the Hidden Mirror |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
"×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived. |
Other songs
Year | Title | Peak chart position | Album | ||||||
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US (Cashbox) |
US (Billboard) |
US Main. Rock | US Rock | UK | CAN | IRL | |||
1980 | "Black Blade" | — | — | x[lower-alpha 2] | — | — | — | — | Cultösaurus Erectus |
1981 | "Joan Crawford" | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | Fire of Unknown Origin |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
"×" denotes period where charts did not exist. |
Music videos
Year | Title | V | N |
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1981 | "The Marshall Plan" | | [lower-alpha 3] |
"Burnin' for You" | | ||
"Joan Crawford" | | ||
1983 | "Take Me Away" | | |
"Shooting Shark" | | ||
1986 | "Dancin' in the Ruins" | | |
1988 | "Astronomy" | | [lower-alpha 4] |
Notes
- "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" peaked on the Rock Charts on November 18, 2017[20]
- The song received significant airplay on Rock radio stations[21] and likely would have charted on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart, had it existed at the time.
- Released as part of the film Black and Blue
- Unreleased in the United States; Released in the United Kingdom
References
- "Blue Oyster Cult, Harrah's South Shore Room - Tahoe South".
- "Blue Öyster Cult Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- "Search: RPM". Library and Archives Canada. 2013-07-17. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- "Offizielle Deutsche Charts". GFK Entertainment. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- "Blue Öyster Cult in Swedish charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- "Blue Öyster Cult – Full Official Chart History". Official Albums Chart. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- "Gold and Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- www.amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Fear-Reaper-Best-%C3%96yster/dp/B00004HYKZ. Retrieved 2019-02-25. Missing or empty
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(help) - "The Best of Blue Öyster Cult: Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Öyster Cult | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
- "Cashbox Top 100 – Week ending November 6, 1976". Cashbox. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- "Cashbox Top 100 – Week ending September 15, 1979". Cashbox. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- "Cashbox Top 100 – Week ending October 17, 1981". Cashbox. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- "Blue Öyster Cult Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- "Blue Öyster Cult Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- Roadhouse Blues chart performance
- "Blue Öyster Cult Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- Burnin' for you UK chart performance
- "Search the Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- "Blue Öyster Cult (Don't Fear) The Reaper Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
- "Blue Oyster Cult has longevity going for it (with Eric Bloom Interview)". Reno.com. Retrieved April 20, 2018.