Steppenwolf discography | |
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Studio albums | 13 |
Live albums | 5 |
Compilation albums | 9 |
Singles | 21 |
Video albums | 4 |
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]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||
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US [14] | AUS [15] | CAN [16] | NOR [17] | UK [18] | |||||
Steppenwolf |
| 6 | — | 1 | — | 59 | |||
The Second |
| 3 | — | 2 | — | — |
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At Your Birthday Party |
| 7 | — | 12 | — | — | |||
Monster |
| 17 | — | 11 | 8 | 43 |
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Steppenwolf 7 |
| 19 | 26 | 14 | 10 | — |
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For Ladies Only |
| 54 | — | — | 13 | — | |||
Slow Flux |
| 47 | — | — | — | — | |||
Hour of the Wolf |
| 155 | — | — | — | — | |||
Skullduggery |
| — | — | — | — | — | |||
Wolftracks |
| — | — | — | — | — | |||
Paradox |
| — | — | — | — | — | |||
Rock & Roll Rebels |
| 171 | — | — | — | — | |||
Rise & Shine |
| — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||
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US [14] | AUS [15] | NOR [17] | UK [18] | ||||||
Early Steppenwolf |
| 29 | — | — | — | ||||
Steppenwolf Live |
| 7 | 16 | 9 | 15 |
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Live in London |
| — | — | — | — | ||||
Live at 25 |
| — | — | — | — | ||||
Live in Louisville |
| — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Title | Details | Peak positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||
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US [14] | AUS [15] | ||||||||
Gold: Their Great Hits |
| 24 | 38 |
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Rest in Peace |
| 62 | — | ||||||
16 Greatest Hits |
| 152 | — |
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Sixteen Great Performances |
| — | — | ||||||
The ABC Collection |
| — | — | ||||||
The Best of Steppenwolf: Reborn to be Wild |
| — | — | ||||||
Born to Be Wild - A Retrospective |
| — | — | ||||||
Feed the Fire |
| — | — | ||||||
Silver |
| — | — | ||||||
All Time Greatest Hits |
| — | — | ||||||
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steppenwolf |
| — | — |
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The Collection |
| — | — | ||||||
Steppenwolf Gold |
| — | — | ||||||
The ABC/Dunhill Singles Collection |
| — | — | ||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Year | Single (A-side / B-side) | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | Album | ||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
Title | Year | Label(s) |
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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 |
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