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Steppenwolf discography
Trade ad for ABC / Dunhill featuring Steppenwolf.
Trade ad for ABC / Dunhill featuring Steppenwolf. 1970
Studio albums13
Live albums5
Compilation albums9
Singles21
Video albums4

The discography of Steppenwolf, a Canadian-American Hard rock band, consists of 13 studio albums, 14 compilation albums, 5 live albums, 41 singles, and three music videos. The band was formed in 1967 after some members of The Sparrows split.[1] Group members included John Kay, Michael Monarch, Goldy McJohn, Rushton Moreve and Jerry Edmonton. Their first album, Steppenwolf, was released in 1968, which sold well and reached 6 on Billboard.[2] That same year, Steppenwolf covered "The Pusher" (previously released by Hoyt Axton).[3] The song was later used in Easy Rider.[4] The album's most successful single was "Born to Be Wild", which reached No. 2 on the Billboard.[5] At the time of the release of second album, The Second, the band's bassist Rushton Moreve had a dispute with band leader John Kay, and was eventually replaced with Nick St. Nicholas.[6] The album's single was "Magic Carpet Ride" which reached number 3 on Billboard.[7]

The band's third album, At Your Birthday Party, reached number 7 on the Billboard.[8] The album's single "Rock Me" reached number 10 on Billboard; no single went that high in the United States after that, although they continued to do well on the Canadian singles chart.[9] Steppenwolf released three more albums by 1972 that had no commercial success and eventually led to the band's dissolution.[10] The band re-formed in 1974 with a new lineup, including John Kay, Jerry Edmonton, Goldy McJohn, George Biondo, and Bobby Cochran.[11] Steppenwolf released three albums during this period, the most successful being "Slow Flux".[2] After three albums, Steppenwolf was dissolved in 1976.[12] The group was re-formed in 1980 and broke up for the last time in 2018. Steppenwolf's newest studio album was Rise & Shine, released in 1990.[13]

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[14] 		AUS
[15] 		CAN
[16] 		NOR
[17] 		UK
[18]
Steppenwolf 6 — 1 — 59
The Second
  • Release date: October 1968
  • Label: Dunhill Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 3 — 2 — —
At Your Birthday Party
  • Release date: March 1969
  • Label: Dunhill Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 7 — 12 — —
Monster
  • Release date: November 1969
  • Label: Dunhill Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 17 — 11 8 43
Steppenwolf 7
  • Release date: November 1970
  • Label: Dunhill Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 19 26 14 10 —
For Ladies Only
  • Release date: November 1971
  • Label: Dunhill Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 54 — — 13 —
Slow Flux
  • Release date: August 1974
  • Label: Mums Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 47 — — — —
Hour of the Wolf
  • Release date: 1975
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl Record, cassette, 8-track
 155 — — — —
Skullduggery
  • Release date: 1976
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, 8-track
 — — — — —
Wolftracks
  • Release date: 1982
  • Label: Attic Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette
 — — — — —
Paradox
  • Release date: 1984
  • Label: Attic Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette
 — — — — —
Rock & Roll Rebels
  • Release date: 1987
  • Label: Qwil Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette
 171 — — — —
Rise & Shine
  • Release date: 1990
  • Label: IRS Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette
 — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

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Title Details Peak chart
positions 		Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[14] 		AUS
[15] 		NOR
[17] 		UK
[18]
Early Steppenwolf
  • Release date: July 1969
  • Label: Dunhill Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 29 — — —
Steppenwolf Live
  • Release date: April 1970
  • Label: Dunhill Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 7 16 9 15
Live in London
  • Release date: 1981 (Australia Only)
  • Label: Mercury Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette
 — — — —
Live at 25
  • Release date: March 17, 1995
  • Label: K-tel
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — — — —
Live in Louisville
  • Release date: October 5, 2004
  • Label: Rainman Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

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Title Details Peak positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[14] 		AUS
[15]
Gold: Their Great Hits
  • Release date: March 1971
  • Label: Dunhill Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 24 38
Rest in Peace
  • Release date: February 1972
  • Label: Dunhill Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 62 —
16 Greatest Hits
  • Release date: February 1973
  • Label: Dunhill Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 152 —
Sixteen Great Performances
  • Release date: 1975
  • Label: ABC Records
  • Formats: Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 — —
The ABC Collection
  • Release date: 1976
  • Label: ABC Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 — —
The Best of Steppenwolf: Reborn to be Wild
  • Release date: 1976
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 — —
Born to Be Wild - A Retrospective
  • Release date: 1991
  • Label: MCA Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — —
Feed the Fire
  • Release date: 1996
  • Label: Winter Harvest
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette
 — —
Silver
  • Release date: November 7, 1997
  • Label: Phantom Sound & Vision
  • Formats: CD
 — —
All Time Greatest Hits
  • Release date: November 23, 1999
  • Label: MCA Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — —
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steppenwolf — —
The Collection
  • Release date: July 8, 2003
  • Label: Spectrum Music
  • Formats: CD
 — —
Steppenwolf Gold
  • Release date: January 11, 2005
  • Label: Geffen Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — —
The ABC/Dunhill Singles Collection
  • Release date: August 14, 2015
  • Label: Real Gone Music
  • Formats: CD
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

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Year Single (A-side / B-side) Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold) 		Album
US
[14] 		AUS
[15] 		CAN
[27] 		AUT
[28] 		GER
[29] 		NL
[30] 		UK
[18]
1967 "A Girl I Knew" / "The Ostrich" — — — — — — — Steppenwolf
1968 "Sookie Sookie" / "Take What You Need" — — 92 — — — —
"Born to Be Wild" / "Everybody's Next One" 2[31] — 1 20 20 5 30
"Magic Carpet Ride" / "Sookie Sookie" 3[34] 69 1 12 11 — — Steppenwolf the Second
1969 "Rock Me" / "Jupiter's Child" 10[36] — 4 20 — — — At Your Birthday Party
"It's Never Too Late" / "Happy Birthday" 51 — 33 — — — —
"Move Over" / "Power Play" 31 — 12 — 19 — — Monster
"Monster" / "Berry Rides Again" 39 — 16 — — — —
1970 "The Pusher" / "Your Wall's Too High" [note 1] — — — — — — — Steppenwolf
"Hey Lawdy Mama" / "Twisted" 35 80 18 — 33 — — Steppenwolf Live
"Screaming Night Hog" / "Spiritual Fantasy" ("Corina, Corina" b-side of promo single) 62 — 50 — — — — Gold: Their Great Hits
"Who Needs Ya" / "Earschplittenloudenboomer" 54 — 28 — — — — Steppenwolf 7
"Snowblind Friend" / "Hippo Stomp" 60 89 37 — — — —
1971 "Ride with Me" / "For Madmen Only" 52 91 29 — — — — For Ladies Only
"For Ladies Only" / "Sparkle Eyes" 64 90 28 — — — —
1974 "Straight Shootin' Woman" / "Justice Don't Be Slow" 29 — 5 — — — — Slow Flux
1975 "Get Into the Wind" / "Morning Blue" — — — — — — —
"Smokey Factory Blues" / "A Fool's Fantasy" 108 — — — — — —
"Caroline (Are You Ready for the Outlaw World)" / "Angeldrawers" — — — — — — — Hour of the Wolf
1981 "Hot Night in a Cold Town" / "Every Man for Himself" — — — — — — — Wolftracks
1999 "Born to Be Wild" / "Rock Me" (re-release) — — — — — — 18 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steppenwolf
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Videography

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List of videos, with Labels, showing year released
Title Year Label(s)
Hard Times to Hard Rock 1995 K-Tel Video
Living Legends of Rock & Roll - Live from Itchycoo Park 2001 Image Entertainment
Live In Louisville 2004 Rainman Records
Rock N’ Roll Greats 2005 Passport Video

Notes

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  1. ^ Used in Easy Rider movie.

References

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  2. ^ a b "Steppenwolf - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  3. ^ Romanowski, William D. (1991). Risky Business: Rock in Film. Transaction Publishers. p. 169. ISBN 9780887388439.
  4. ^ Kubernik, Harvey (2006). Hollywood Shack Job: Rock Music in Films And on Your Screen. CounterCulture Series. p. 105. ISBN 9780826335425.
  5. ^ "Album Search for "steppenwolf"". AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs. 2nd: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1991). Top Pop Singles 1955-1990. ISBN 0-89820-089-X.
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  9. ^ "Candy [Original Soundtrack] - Steppenwolf | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  10. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography. Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 932–934. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  11. ^ Fricke, David (April 4, 2013). "Fricke's Picks Radio: Volume 1, Episode 2". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  12. ^ Burr, Sherri (2012). Burr's Entertainment Law in a Nutshell. West Academic. pp. PT274. ISBN 9781628106435.
  13. ^ Rosen, Jody (June 25, 2019). "Here Are Hundreds More Artists Whose Tapes Were Destroyed in the UMG Fire". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
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  15. ^ a b c d Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 293. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  16. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Retrieved February 23, 2011.
  17. ^ a b "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  18. ^ a b c "The Official Charts Company - Steppenwolf". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
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  20. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - February 20, 2011: Steppenwolf the Second certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  21. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - February 20, 2011: Monster certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  22. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - February 20, 2011: Steppenwolf 7 certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  23. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - February 20, 2011: Steppenwolf Live certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  24. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - February 20, 2011: Gold: Their Great Hits certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  25. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - February 20, 2011: 16 Biggest Hits certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  26. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - February 20, 2011: The Millennium Collection certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  27. ^ "RPM Database". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
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  29. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet - German Charts - Singles". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  30. ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  31. ^ "Steppenwolf Born To Be Wild Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  32. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - February 20, 2011: "Born to Be Wild" certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  33. ^ "British certifications – Steppenwolf". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 21, 2024. Type Steppenwolf in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  34. ^ "Steppenwolf Magic Carpet Ride Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  35. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - February 20, 2011: "Magic Carpet Ride" certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 20, 2011.
  36. ^ "Steppenwolf Rock Me Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
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