Steve Miller Band discography
| Steve Miller Band discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 18 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Singles | 30 |
The discography of American rock group Steve Miller Band is composed of 18 studio albums (including one solo album by Steve Miller), three live albums, 7 compilation albums, and 30 singles.
Originally called the Steve Miller Blues Band, the group first made its mark as a psychedelic blues-rock band in San Francisco. The group went through a fallow period commercially in the early seventies before coming back with the hit album The Joker, as well as the song of the same name, in late 1973 before releasing the band's two most successful studio albums in 1976 and 1977 with Fly Like an Eagle and Book of Dreams respectively. In 1978, the band released their biggest selling album in North America, Greatest Hits 1974–78, which has been certified 13x multi-platinum in the United States and diamond in Canada. Although the 1981 release Circle of Love was less successful than its two preceding studio albums, the popularity of 1982's Abracadabra, which included the world-wide hit single of the same name, more than made up for it. The band's studio releases became more infrequent at this point, with the biggest gap in albums being between 1993's Wide River and 2010's Bingo!.
The band's releases have been most successful in North America having two #1 albums in Canada, two #1 singles in the United States and Canada, three multi-platinum awards in the United States, and have sold over 24.5 million albums in the United States alone. The band's most successful singles have been "The Joker", which peaked in the top 10 of the trade charts of 6 countries—reaching #1 in four, and "Abracadabra", which reached the top 10 in 5 countries—reaching #1 in two countries. Of the band's albums, 12 have reached the top 40 in the United States and 7 have done the same in Canada.
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 200 [1] |
US R&B [1] |
CA [2] |
GE [3] |
NL [4] |
NZ [5] |
SE [6] |
UK [7] | ||||
| 1968 | Children of the Future | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SailorA |
|
24 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
| |
| 1969 | Brave New WorldA |
|
22 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Your Saving GraceA | 38 | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1970 | Number 5 |
|
23 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1971 | Rock Love |
|
82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1972 | Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden |
|
109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | The Joker |
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2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| 1976 | Fly Like an Eagle |
|
3 | 19 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 16 | — | 11 | |
| 1977 | Book of DreamsA |
|
2 | — | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | |
| 1981 | Circle of Love |
|
26 | — | 27 | — | 14 | 38 | 35 | — | |
| 1982 | Abracadabra |
|
3 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 47 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1984 | Italian X Rays |
|
106 | — | 88 | — | — | — | 49 | — | |
| 1986 | Living in the 20th Century |
|
65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | Born 2 B BlueB |
|
108 | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | Wide River |
|
85 | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | Bingo!A |
|
37 | — | — | 68 | 70 | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Let Your Hair DownA |
|
— | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
CA [2] |
GE [3] |
NL [4] |
UK [7] | |||
| 1983 | Steve Miller Band Live! |
|
125 | 89 | 65 | 40 | 79 |
| 2002 | King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents the Steve Miller BandA |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | Extended Versions |
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— | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Steve Miller Band: Live from Chicago |
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— | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
NL [4] |
NZ [5] |
UK [7] | ||||
| 1972 | Anthology |
|
56 | — | — | — |
|
| 1978 | Greatest Hits 1974–78A | 18 | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | The Best of 1968–1973 |
|
— | — | 32 | 34 |
|
| 1991 | The Very Best of the Steve Miller BandA |
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— | 10 | 32 | — | |
| 1994 | Steve Miller Band |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | — | 58 | |
| 2003 | Young Hearts: Complete Greatest Hits |
|
37 | 93 | 3 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Hot [12][13][14] |
US MR [12][13] |
CA [2] |
GE [15] |
NL [4] |
NZ [5] |
SE [6] |
UK [7] | ||||
| 1968 | "Sittin' in Circles" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single. | |
| "Living in the U.S.A." | 49 C |
— | 52 C |
— | — | — | — | — | Sailor | ||
| 1969 | "Dear Mary" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "My Dark Hour" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Brave New World | ||
| "Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around" | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | Your Saving Grace | ||
| 1970 | "Going to the Country" | 69 | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | Number 5 | |
| "Going to Mexico" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1971 | "Rock Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rock Love | |
| 1972 | "Fandango" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden | |
| 1973 | "The Joker"D | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | The Joker | |
| 1974 | "Your Cash Ain't Nothin' but Trash"E | 51 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976 | "Take the Money and Run"E | 11 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | Fly Like an Eagle | |
| "Rock'n Me"E | 1 | — | 1 | 28 | 22 | 23 | — | 11 | |||
| "Fly Like an Eagle"E | 2 | — | 2 | — | 21 | — | — | — |
| ||
| 1977 | "Serenade"F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Jet Airliner" | 8 | — | 3 | — | 11 | — | — | — | Book of Dreams | ||
| "Jungle Love" | 23 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Swingtown" | 17 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1981 | "Heart Like a Wheel" | 24 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | Circle of Love | |
| "Circle of Love" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Macho City" | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | |||
| 1982 | "Abracadabra" | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | Abracadabra | |
| "Cool Magic" | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Keeps Me Wondering Why"F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | |||
| "Give It Up" | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | "Shangri-La" | 57 | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | Italian X Rays | |
| 1985 | "Bongo Bongo" | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "I Want to Make the World Turn Around" | 97 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Living in the 20th Century | |
| 1988 | "Ya Ya" | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | Born 2 B Blue | |
| 1993 | "Wide River" | 64 | 7 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | Wide River | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||
Notes
- A.^ Album credited to "The Steve Miller Band".
- B.^ Born 2 B Blue is a Steve Miller solo album.
- C.^ The peak position for the single was from its 1972 reissue.
- D.^ All peak positions for "The Joker", except in the United States, are from the single's 1990 reissue.
- E.^ Credited to Steve Miller on the American single release.
- F.^ A UK only release.
References
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- ^ a b c "RPM Search Engine" (PHP). Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 2004.
- ^ a b "Steve Miller Band Search Results" (ASP). Media Control Charts (in German). Retrieved June 29, 2011.
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- ^ a b c "Steve Miller" (ASP). New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ^ a b "Steve Miller" (ASP). Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Artist Chart History: Steve Miller Band". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database" (PHP). Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ a b c d e f "Gold Platinum Database" (ASPX). Music Canada. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Certified Awards Search" (ASPX). British Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.
- ^ a b "Steve Miller: Charts & Awards – Billboard Singles". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ^ a b "Steve Miller Band: Charts & Awards – Billboard Singles". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ^ "Steve Miller Band Album & Song Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ^ "Chartverfolgung / MILLER,STEVE BAND / Single". Music Line (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
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