Steve Miller Band discography

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Steve Miller Band discography
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Studio albums18
Live albums6
Compilation albums11
Video albums3
Singles30

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, 11 compilation albums, three video albums and 30 singles.

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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× 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! . Their most recent studio album is 2011's Let Your Hair Down .

The band's releases have been most successful in North America: two number-one 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

List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
US
R&B

[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[4]
NLD
[5]
NZ
[6]
SWE
[7]
UK
[8]
Children of the Future
  • Released: June 1968
  • Label: Capitol (SKAO-2920)
  • Format: LP/8-track/Cassette
134
Sailor A
  • Released: October 1968
  • Label: Capitol (ST-2984)
  • Format: LP/8-track/Cassette
  • Released in 1973 as Living in the U.S.A.
2427
Brave New World A
  • Released: June 16, 1969
  • Label: Capitol (SKAO-184)
  • Format: LP/8-track/Cassette
2238
Your Saving Grace A
  • Released: November 1969
  • Label: Capitol (SKAO/4XT/8XT-331)
  • Format: LP/8-track/Cassette/
3879
Number 5
  • Released: July 1970
  • Label: Capitol (SKAO-436)
  • Format: LP/8-track/Cassette
2355
Rock Love
  • Released: September 1971
  • Label: Capitol (SW-748)
  • Format: LP (Live & Studio)/8-track/Cassette
82
Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden
  • Released: March 1972
  • Label: Capitol (SMAS-11022)
  • Format: LP/8-track/Cassette
109
The Joker
  • Released: October 19, 1973
  • Label: Capitol (SMAS/4XW/8XW-11235)
  • Format: LP/8-track/Cassette
2381
Fly Like an Eagle
  • Released: May 14, 1976
  • Label: Capitol (ST/8XT-11497)
  • Format: LP/8-track/Cassette
3192542071611
Book of Dreams A
  • Released: May 1977
  • Label: Capitol (SW/4XW/8XW-11630)
  • Format: LP/8-track/Cassette
26113451112
  • CAN: Platinum [10]
  • UK: Silver [11]
  • US: 3× Platinum [9]
Circle of Love A
  • Released: October 23, 1981
  • Label: Capitol (ST/4XT-12121)
  • Format: LP/8-track/Cassette
264827143835
Abracadabra A
  • Released: June 15, 1982
  • Label: Capitol (ST/4XT-12216)
  • Format: LP/8-track/Cassette
3405411147310
Italian X Rays
  • Released: November 1984
  • Label: Capitol (SJ/4XJ-12339)
  • Format: LP/Cassette
1068849
Living in the 20th Century
  • Released: November 1986
  • Label: Capitol (PJ-12445/CDP 7 46326 2)
  • Format: LP/Cassette/CD
6534
Born 2 B Blue B
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Capitol (C1-18303)
  • Format: LP/Cassette/CD
10895
Wide River
  • Released: June 8, 1993
  • Label: Polydor (519 441–2)
  • Format: Cassette/CD
8581
Bingo! A
  • Released: June 15, 2010
  • Label: Roadrunner (1686-177592)
  • Format: CD
376870
Let Your Hair Down A
  • Released: April 19, 2011
  • Label: Roadrunner
  • Format: CD
18977
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected details and chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[4]
NLD
[5]
UK
[8]
Steve Miller Band Live!
  • Released: April 1983
  • Label: Capitol (ST/4XT-12263)
  • Format: LP/Cassette
1257489654079
King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents the Steve Miller Band A
Extended Versions
  • Released: April 1, 2003
  • Label: BMG (45962)
  • Format: CD
Steve Miller Band: Live from Chicago
  • Released: May 27, 2008
  • Label: Coming Home Media
  • Format: Double DVD plus CD
The Joker (Live)
  • Released: May 15, 2014
  • Label: Sailor
  • Format: CD/Digital download
Live at the Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, April 1968
  • Released: September 8, 2014
  • Label: Sailor
  • Format: Digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
NLD
[5]
NZ
[6]
UK
[8]
Anthology
  • Released: November 1972
  • Label: Capitol (SVBB-11114)
  • Format: double LP/double boxed 8-track tape/double boxed cassette tape/CD
56
Greatest Hits 1974–78 A
  • Released: November 1978
  • Label: Capitol (S00/8X00/4X00-11872)
  • Format: LP/8-track/Cassette/CD
1842
  • US: 15× Platinum [9]
  • CAN: Diamond [10]
Greatest Hits 1976–86: A Decade of American Music A
  • Released: June 1987
  • Label: Mercury (MERH 105)
  • Format: LP/Cassette/CD
The Best of 1968–1973
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Capitol (EST/TCEST/CDEST 2133)
  • Format: LP/Cassette/CD
3234
Living in the U.S.A
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: Cassette/CD
The Very Best of the Steve Miller Band A
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Arcade (04 6250 61)
  • Format: CD
24 [13] 1032
Steve Miller Band
  • Released: July 26, 1994
  • Label: Capitol (89826)
  • Format: CD box set
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: PolyGram TV (559 240–2)
  • Format: CD
58
Young Hearts: Complete Greatest Hits
  • Released: September 16, 2003
  • Label: Capitol (CDP 7243 5 90509 2 8)
  • Format: CD
37933
Ultimate Hits
  • Released: September 15, 2017
  • Label: Capitol (B0026748-02)
  • Format: CD
Welcome to the Vault
  • Released: October 11, 2019 [15]
  • Label: Capitol, Sailor
  • Format: CD, download, streaming
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

YearTitles (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]
CAN
[3]
GER
[19]
NLD
[5]
NZ
[6]
SWE
[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)
126Brave New World
"Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around"
b/w "Little Girl"
87Your Saving Grace
1970"Going to the Country"
b/w "Never Kill Another Man"
699154Number 5
"Steve Miller's Midnight Tango"
b/w "Going to Mexico"
117
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"
18271141
  • US: 5× Platinum [9]
  • UK: Gold [11]
The Joker
1974"Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash" E
b/w "Evil"
5140
"Living in the U.S.A."
b/w "Kow Kow Calqulator" (from Anthology)
49
52Sailor
1976"Take The Money and Run" E
b/w "Sweet Maree"
1148857Fly Like An Eagle
"Rock'n Me" E
b/w "Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma" (from The Joker)
130128222311
"Fly Like an Eagle" E
b/w "Lovin' Cup" (from The Joker)
2221
1977"Serenade" F
b/w "Dance, Dance, Dance"
"Jet Airliner"
b/w "Babes in the Wood"
82331112Book of Dreams
"Jungle Love"
b/w "Wish Upon a Star"
238718
"Swingtown"
b/w "Winter Time"
171353
1981"Heart Like a Wheel"
b/w "True Fine Love" (from Book of Dreams)
24178717Circle of Love
1982"Circle of Love"
b/w "Circle of Love" (Instrumental)
55
"Macho City"
b/w "Fly Like An Eagle" (from Fly Like an Eagle)
27
"Abracadabra"
b/w "Give It Up"
1411226812Abracadabra
"Cool Magic"
b/w "Young Girl's Heart"
57
"Keeps Me Wondering Why" F
b/w "Get on Home" (from Circle of Love)
8452
"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)
5784Italian 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"
9717286Living in the 20th Century
1987"Nobody But You Baby"
b/w "Maelstrom"
9
1988"Ya Ya"
b/w "Filthy McNasty"
1057Born 2 B Blue
1993"Wide River"
CD singled paired with "Stranger Blues"
64736Wide River
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Video albums

YearTitleCertifications
2006Fly Like an Eagle: 30th Anniversary
2008Steve Miller Band: Live from Chicago
2012Steve 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.

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