Blue Öyster Cult discography

The following is the discography of the American rock band Blue Öyster Cult.

Blue Öyster Cult discography
The 1971–1981 lineup of Blue Öyster Cult, L-R: Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser; Eric Bloom; Albert Bouchard; Allen Lanier; Joe Bouchard
Studio albums15
Live albums7
Compilation albums21
Music videos11
Singles32
Box sets1
Soundtrack albums1

Blue Öyster Cult has released fifteen studio albums, the most recent one being released in 2020 entitled The Symbol Remains. In 2012, the Blue Öyster Cult albums released by Columbia were re-released in a box set of sixteen CDs and one DVD. The band has sold over 24 million records worldwide, including 7 million records in the United States alone.[1]

Albums

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certification
US
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[4]
SWE
[5]
UK
[6]
Blue Öyster Cult
  • Released: January 16, 1972
  • Label: Columbia
172x
Tyranny and Mutation
  • Released: February 1973
  • Label: Columbia
122x
Secret Treaties
  • Released: April 1974
  • Label: Columbia
53x
Agents of Fortune
  • Released: May 21, 1976
  • Label: Columbia
2928x1026
Spectres
  • Released: November 1977
  • Label: Columbia
4358x4760
Mirrors
  • Released: June 19, 1979
  • Label: Columbia
4449x46
Cultösaurus Erectus
  • Released: June 14, 1980
  • Label: Columbia
3477x12
Fire of Unknown Origin
  • Released: July 1981
  • Label: Columbia
2421x29
The Revölution by Night
  • Released: November 1983
  • Label: Columbia
93x95
Club Ninja
  • Released: December 10, 1985
  • Label: Columbia
63x41
Imaginos
  • Released: July 1988
  • Label: Columbia / Sony
122x
Cult Classic
Heaven Forbid
  • Released: March 24, 1998
  • Label: CMC
Curse of the Hidden Mirror
  • Released: June 5, 2001
  • Label: CMC / Sanctuary
The Symbol Remains 19239
"—" denotes that the recording did not chart, was not released in that territory, or is uncertified.
"×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.

Soundtrack albums

Title Details
Bad Channels
  • Released: August 4, 1992 (US) • 1996 (UK and Germany)
  • Label: Moonstone (US)Angel Air (UK) • HiQ (GER)
  • Film: Bad Channels (released June 25, 1992)

Live albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certification
US
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[4]
SWE
[5]
UK
[6]
On Your Feet or on Your Knees
  • Released: February 27, 1975
  • Label: Columbia
2222x
Some Enchanted Evening
  • Released: September 1978
  • Label: Columbia
4443x18
  • RIAA: Platinum[7]
Extraterrestrial Live
  • Released: April 1982
  • Label: Columbia
29x39
Live 1976
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Castle (Europe)
A Long Day's Night
  • Released: September 24, 2002
  • Label: Sanctuary
Hard Rock Live Cleveland 2014
40th Anniversary – Agents of Fortune – Live 2016
  • Released: March 6, 2020
  • Label: Frontiers
45th Anniversary – Live in London
  • Released: August 7, 2020
  • Label: Frontiers
89
"—" denotes that the recording did not chart, was not released in that territory, or is uncertified.
"×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.

Compilation albums

Title Details
Career of Evil: The Metal Years
  • Released: April 1990
  • Label: Columbia (US; Canada)CBS (Europe)
On Flame with Rock and Roll
  • Released: January 1, 1990
  • Label: CBS Special Products
Workshop of the Telescopes
  • Released: September 26, 1995
  • Label: Columbia / Sony
Super Hits
  • Released: June 21, 1998
  • Label: Legacy / Columbia (Europe)
Don't Fear the Reaper: The Best of Blue Öyster Cult[9][10]
  • Released: February 8, 2000
  • Label: Legacy / Columbia • SME (Japan)
St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings (2001)
(as "Stalk-Forrest Group")
Then and Now
The Essential Blue Öyster Cult
  • Released: April 1, 2003
  • Label: Sony
Are You Ready to Rock?
  • Released: August 21, 2003
  • Label: Sony
Shooting Shark – The Best of Blue Öyster Cult
  • Released: May 24, 2004
  • Label: Sony (Germany)
Extended Versions: The Encore Collection
  • Released: October 5, 2004
  • Label: BMG
The Singles Collection
  • Released: July 12, 2005
  • Label: BMG / Columbia (Europe)
Collections
  • Released: April 3, 2006
  • Label: BMG (Germany; Russia)
The Best of Blue Öyster Cult
  • Released: June 6, 2006
  • Label: Direct Source (Canada)
Alive in America: Pt. 1
  • Released: October 3, 2006
  • Label: Rdeg
Greatest Hits
  • Released: July 28, 2008
  • Label: BMG (Europe)
The Cöllection
  • Released: November 2, 2010
  • Label: Camden (Europe)
Playlist: The Very Best of Blue Öyster Cult
  • Released: January 26, 2010
  • Label: Columbia / Legacy
Setlist: The Very Best of Blue Öyster Cult Live
  • Released: July 13, 2010
  • Label: Sony / Legacy
Rarities Vol. 1
  • Released: November 24, 2017
  • Label: Columbia / Real Gone Music
  • Format: LP
  • Limited edition
Rarities Vol. 2
  • Released: April 28, 2018
  • Label: Columbia / Real Gone Music
  • Format: LP
  • Limited edition

Box sets

Title Details Peak chart positions
GER
[4]
The Complete Columbia Albums Collectiön
  • Released: October 30, 2012
  • Label: Legacy (Europe)
92

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US (Cashbox)
[11][12][13]
US
[14]
US Main. Rock
[15][16]
US Rock
[17]
UK
[6][18]
CAN
[3]
IRL
[19]
1972 "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll" xx Blue Öyster Cult
1973 "Hot Rails to Hell" xx Tyranny and Mutation
1974 "Career of Evil" xx Secret Treaties
"Flaming Telepaths" xx
1975 "Born to Be Wild" xx On Your Feet or on Your Knees
"Then Came the Last Days of May" xx
1976 "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" 712x11[lower-alpha 1]16717 Agents of Fortune
"This Ain't the Summer of Love" xx
"Sinful Love" xx
1977 "I Love the Night" xx Spectres
"Godzilla" x[lower-alpha 2]x
"Goin' Through the Motions" xx
1978 "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" xx Some Enchanted Evening
1979 "In Thee" 9274xx Mirrors
"Mirrors" xx
"You're Not the One (I Was Looking For)" xx
1980 "Fallen Angel" xx Cultösaurus Erectus
"The Marshall Plan" xx
"Deadline" xx
1981 "Burnin' for You" 34401x7647 Fire of Unknown Origin
1982 "Roadhouse Blues" 24x Extraterrestrial Live
1983 "Take Me Away" 11x The Revölution By Night
"Shooting Shark" 8316x97
1985 "Perfect Water" x Club Ninja
"White Flags" x
1986 "Dancin' in the Ruins" 9x
1988 "Astronomy" 12x Imaginos
"In the Presence of Another World" x
1998 "See You in Black" xx Heaven Forbid
"Harvest Moon" xx
"Live for Me" xx
2001 "Pocket" xx Curse of the Hidden Mirror
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
"×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived.

Other charted songs

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US Main. Rock
1980 "Black Blade" x[lower-alpha 2] Cultösaurus Erectus
1981 "Joan Crawford" 49 Fire of Unknown Origin
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

Year Title Ref. Notes
1981 "The Marshall Plan" [lower-alpha 3]
"Burnin' for You"
"Joan Crawford"
1983 "Take Me Away"
"Shooting Shark"
1986 "Dancin' in the Ruins"
1988 "Astronomy" [lower-alpha 4]
2020 "That Was Me"
"Box in My Head"
"Tainted Blood"
"The Alchemist"

Notes

  1. "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" peaked on the Rock Charts on November 18, 2017[20]
  2. The song received significant airplay on Rock radio stations[21] and likely would have charted on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart, had it existed at the time.
  3. Released as part of the film Black and Blue
  4. Unreleased in the United States; Released in the United Kingdom

References

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  2. "Blue Öyster Cult Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  3. "Search: RPM". Library and Archives Canada. 2013-07-17. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  4. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts". GFK Entertainment. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  5. "Blue Öyster Cult in Swedish charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  6. "Blue Öyster Cult – Full Official Chart History". Official Albums Chart. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  7. "Gold and Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  8. "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  9. "Don't Fear The Reaper: The Best Of Blue Öyster Cult". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  10. "The Best of Blue Öyster Cult: Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Öyster Cult | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  11. "Cashbox Top 100 – Week ending November 6, 1976". Cashbox. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  12. "Cashbox Top 100 – Week ending September 15, 1979". Cashbox. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  13. "Cashbox Top 100 – Week ending October 17, 1981". Cashbox. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  14. "Blue Öyster Cult Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  15. "Blue Öyster Cult Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  16. Roadhouse Blues chart performance
  17. "Blue Öyster Cult Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  18. Burnin' for you UK chart performance
  19. "Search the Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  20. "Blue Öyster Cult (Don't Fear) The Reaper Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  21. "Blue Oyster Cult has longevity going for it (with Eric Bloom Interview)". Reno.com. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
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