Steve Miller Band discography
| Steve Miller Band discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 18 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 9 |
| Singles | 30 |
| Video albums | 2 |
The discography of American rock group Steve Miller Band is composed of 18 studio albums (including one solo album by Steve Miller), six live albums, seven 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. They went through a fallow period commercially in the early seventies before coming back with the hit album The Joker and the song of the same name in late 1973, followed by the band's two most successful studio albums in 1976 and 1977, Fly Like an Eagle and Book of Dreams. In 1978, they released their biggest selling album in North America, Greatest Hits 1974–78, which has been certified 13× multi-platinum in the United States and diamond in Canada. Although the 1981 release Circle of Love was less successful than the two preceding studio albums, the popularity of 1982's Abracadabra, which included the worldwide 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: two #1 albums in Canada, three number one singles in the United States, two number one singles in Canada, three multi-platinum awards in the United States, and selling over 24 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 six countries—reaching number one in four, and "Abracadabra", which made the top 10 in five countries—and number one in two countries. Of the band's albums, 12 have reached the top 40 in the United States and seven have done the same in Canada.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
GE [4] |
NL [5] |
NZ [6] |
SE [7] |
UK [8] | ||||
| 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 |
|
2 | — | 38 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1976 | Fly Like an Eagle |
|
3 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 16 | — | 11 | |
| 1977 | Book of DreamsA |
|
2 | — | 6 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | |
| 1981 | Circle of LoveA |
|
26 | — | 48 | 27 | — | 14 | 38 | 35 | — | |
| 1982 | AbracadabraA |
|
3 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 47 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1984 | Italian X Rays |
|
106 | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | 49 | — | |
| 1986 | Living in the 20th Century |
|
65 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | Born 2 B BlueB |
|
108 | — | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | Wide River |
|
85 | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | Bingo!A |
|
37 | — | — | — | 68 | 70 | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Let Your Hair DownA |
|
189 | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
GE [4] |
NL [5] |
UK [8] | |||
| 1983 | Steve Miller Band Live! |
|
125 | 74 | 89 | 65 | 40 | 79 |
| 2002 | King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents the Steve Miller BandA |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | Extended Versions |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Steve Miller Band: Live from Chicago |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | The Joker (Live) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Live at the Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, April 1968 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
NL [5] |
NZ [6] |
UK [8] | ||||
| 1972 | Anthology |
|
56 | — | — | — | — |
|
| 1978 | Greatest Hits 1974–78A | 18 | 42 | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | Greatest Hits 1976–86: A Decade of American MusicA |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | The Best of 1968–1973 |
|
— | — | — | 32 | 34 |
|
| 1991 | The Very Best of the Steve Miller BandA |
|
— | 24[12] | 10 | 32 | — |
|
| 1994 | Steve Miller Band |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | — | — | 58 | |
| 2003 | Young Hearts: Complete Greatest Hits |
|
37 | — | 93 | 3 | — | |
| 2017 | Ultimate Hits |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | Welcome to the Vault |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||
Singles
| Year | Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [16][17][18] |
US Main. [16][17] |
AUS [2] |
CA [3] |
GER [19] |
NL [5] |
NZ [6] |
SE [7] |
UK [8] | ||||
| 1968 | "Sittin' in Circles" b/w "Roll With It" (from Children of the Future) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album track | |
| "Living in the U.S.A." b/w "Quicksilver Girl" |
94 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sailor | ||
| 1969 | "Sitting in Circles" b/w "Dear Mary" (from Sailor) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album track | |
| "My Dark Hour" b/w "Song For Our Ancestors" (from Sailor) |
126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Brave New World | ||
| "Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around" b/w "Little Girl" |
— | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | Your Saving Grace | ||
| 1970 | "Going to the Country" b/w "Never Kill Another Man" |
69 | — | 91 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | Number 5 | |
| "Steve Miller's Midnight Tango" b/w "Going To Mexico" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1971 | "Rock Love" b/w "Let Me Serve You" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rock Love | |
| 1972 | "Fandango" b/w "Love's Riddle" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden | |
| 1973 | "The Joker"D b/w "Something To Believe In" |
1 | — | 8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | The Joker | |
| 1974 | "Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash"E b/w "Evil" |
51 | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Living in the U.S.A." b/w "Kow Kow Calqulator" (from Anthology) |
49 |
— | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | Sailor | ||
| 1976 | "Take The Money and Run"E b/w "Sweet Maree" |
11 | — | 48 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | Fly Like An Eagle | |
| "Rock'n Me"E b/w "Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma" (from The Joker) |
1 | — | 30 | 1 | 28 | 22 | 23 | — | 11 | |||
| "Fly Like an Eagle"E b/w "Lovin' Cup" (from The Joker) |
2 | — | — | 2 | — | 21 | — | — | — |
| ||
| 1977 | "Serenade"F b/w "Dance, Dance, Dance" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Jet Airliner" b/w "Babes in the Wood" |
8 | — | 23 | 3 | — | 11 | 12 | — | — | Book of Dreams | ||
| "Jungle Love" b/w "Wish Upon A Star" |
23 | — | 87 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Swingtown" b/w "Winter Time" |
17 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1981 | "Heart Like a Wheel" b/w "True Fine Love" (from Book of Dreams) |
24 | 17 | 87 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | Circle of Love | |
| "Circle of Love" b/w "Circle of Love" (Instrumental) |
55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Macho City" b/w "Fly Like An Eagle" (from Fly Like An Eagle) |
— | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | |||
| 1982 | "Abracadabra" b/w "Give It Up" |
1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | Abracadabra | |
| "Cool Magic" b/w "Young Girl's Heart" |
57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Keeps Me Wondering Why"F b/w "Get on Home" (from Circle of Love) |
— | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | |||
| "Give It Up" b/w "Heart Like A Wheel" (from Circle of Love) |
60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | "Shangri-La" b/w "Circle of Love" (from Circle of Love) |
57 | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | Italian X Rays | |
| "Italian X-Rays" b/w "Who Do You Love" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1985 | "Bongo Bongo" b/w "Get on Home" (from Circle of Love) |
84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "I Want to Make the World Turn Around" b/w "Slinky" |
97 | 1 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | Living in the 20th Century | |
| 1987 | "Nobody But You Baby" b/w "Maelstrom" |
— | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "Ya Ya" b/w "Filthy McNasty" |
— | 10 | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | Born 2 B Blue | |
| 1993 | "Wide River" CD singled paired with "Stranger Blues" |
64 | 7 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | Wide River | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
Video albums
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Steve Miller Band: Live from Chicago |
| 2012 | Steve Miller Band: Live at Austin City Limits |
Notes
- A.^ Album credited to "The Steve Miller Band".
- B.^ Born 2 B Blue is a Steve Miller solo album.
- 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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- ^ "Welcome to the Vault by Steve Miller Band". Apple Music. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
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- ^ a b "Steve Miller Band: Charts & Awards – Billboard Singles". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
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- ^ "Chartverfolgung / MILLER,STEVE BAND / Single". Music Line (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved June 26, 2011.