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Blue Öyster Cult discography

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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 albums16
Live albums10
Compilation albums21
Singles32
Music videos11
Box sets1
Soundtrack albums1

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

Blue Öyster Cult has released sixteen studio albums, the most recent one being released in 2024 entitled Ghost Stories. 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

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Studio albums

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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
172 x
Tyranny and Mutation
  • Released: February 11, 1973
  • Label: Columbia
122 x
Secret Treaties
  • Released: April 5, 1974
  • Label: Columbia
53 x
Agents of Fortune
  • Released: May 21, 1976
  • Label: Columbia
29 28 x 10 26
Spectres
  • Released: November 10, 1977
  • Label: Columbia
43 58 x 47 60
Mirrors
  • Released: June 19, 1979
  • Label: Columbia
44 49 x 46
Cultösaurus Erectus
  • Released: June 14, 1980
  • Label: Columbia
34 77 x 12
Fire of Unknown Origin
  • Released: June 22, 1981
  • Label: Columbia
24 21 x 29
The Revölution by Night
  • Released: November 8, 1983
  • Label: Columbia
93 x 95
Club Ninja
  • Released: December 10, 1985
  • Label: Columbia
63 x 41
Imaginos
  • Released: July 15, 1988
  • Label: Columbia
122 x
Cult Classic
  • Released: June 10, 1994
  • Label: Herald
Heaven Forbid
  • Released: March 24, 1998
  • Label: CMC
Curse of the Hidden Mirror
  • Released: June 5, 2001
  • Label: CMC / Sanctuary
The Symbol Remains 192 39
Ghost Stories[9][10]
"—" 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

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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

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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
22 22 x
Some Enchanted Evening
  • Released: September 1978
  • Label: Columbia
44 43 x 18
  • US: Platinum[7]
Extraterrestrial Live
  • Released: April 1982
  • Label: Columbia
29 x 39
Live 1976
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Castle (Europe)
A Long Day's Night
  • Released: September 24, 2002
  • Label: Sanctuary
Hard Rock Live Cleveland 2014
iHeart Radio Theater N.Y.C. 2012
  • Released: March 3, 2020
  • Label: Frontiers
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
Live at Rock of Ages Festival – July 30th 2016
  • Released: August 27, 2020
  • Label: Frontiers
50th Anniversary Live – First Night
  • Released: October 4, 2023
  • Label: Frontiers
"—" 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

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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
Don't Fear The Reaper[12]
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Sony Music Special Products
Super Hits
  • Released: June 21, 1998
  • Label: Legacy / Columbia (Europe)
Don't Fear the Reaper: The Best of Blue Öyster Cult[13][14]
  • Released: 1983 (Original); February 8, 2000 (Remastered)
  • 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

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

Singles

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Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US (Cashbox)
[15][16][17]
US
[18]
US Main. Rock
[19][20]
US Rock
[21]
UK
[6][22]
CAN
[3]
IRL
[23]
1972 "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll" x x Blue Öyster Cult
1973 "Hot Rails to Hell" x x Tyranny and Mutation
1974 "Career of Evil" x x Secret Treaties
"Flaming Telepaths" x x
1975 "Born to Be Wild" x x On Your Feet or on Your Knees
"Then Came the Last Days of May" x x
1976 "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" 7 12 x 11[a] 16 7 17 Agents of Fortune
"Sinful Love" x x
1977 "This Ain't the Summer of Love" x x
"Goin' Through the Motions" x x Spectres
1978 "Godzilla" x x
"I Love the Night" x x
"We Gotta Get Out of This Place" x x Some Enchanted Evening
1979 "In Thee" 92 74 x x Mirrors
"Mirrors" x x
"You're Not the One (I Was Looking For)" x x
1980 "Fallen Angel" x x Cultösaurus Erectus
"The Marshall Plan" x x
"Deadline" x x
1981 "Burnin' for You" 34 40 1 x 76 47
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[25]
Fire of Unknown Origin
1982 "Roadhouse Blues" 24 x Extraterrestrial Live
1983 "Take Me Away" 11 x The Revölution By Night
"Shooting Shark" 83 16 x 97
1985 "White Flags" x Club Ninja
1986 "Dancin' in the Ruins" 9 x
"Perfect Water" x
2024 "So Supernatural" 112 x Ghost Stories
"—" 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

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Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US Main. Rock
1980 "Black Blade" x[citation needed] 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

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

Notes

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  1. ^ "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" peaked on the Rock Charts on November 18, 2017[24]
  2. ^ Released as part of the film Black and Blue
  3. ^ Unreleased in the United States; Released in the United Kingdom

References

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  1. ^ "Blue Oyster Cult, Harrah's South Shore Room - Tahoe South". Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
  2. ^ a b "Blue Öyster Cult Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Search: RPM". Library and Archives Canada. 2013-07-17. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Offizielle Deutsche Charts". GFK Entertainment. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Blue Öyster Cult in Swedish charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "Blue Öyster Cult – Full Official Chart History". Official Albums Chart. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "American certifications – Blue Oyster Cult". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Certified Blue Oyster Cult Awards
  9. ^ "[2024-04-12] Blue Oyster Cult "Ghost Stories" (Frontiers)". imwan.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  10. ^ "Blue Oyster Cult". Facebook.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  11. ^ "Amazon.com: Ghost Stories [Explicit] : Blue Öyster Cult: Digital Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  12. ^ "Blue Öyster Cult – Don't Fear The Reaper". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  13. ^ "Don't Fear The Reaper: The Best Of Blue Öyster Cult". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  14. ^ "The Best of Blue Öyster Cult: Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Öyster Cult | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  15. ^ "Cashbox Top 100 – Week ending November 6, 1976". Cashbox. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  16. ^ "Cashbox Top 100 – Week ending September 15, 1979". Cashbox. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  17. ^ "Cashbox Top 100 – Week ending October 17, 1981". Cashbox. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  18. ^ "Blue Öyster Cult Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  19. ^ "Blue Öyster Cult Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  20. ^ Roadhouse Blues chart performance
  21. ^ "Blue Öyster Cult Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  22. ^ Burnin' for you UK chart performance
  23. ^ "Search the Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  24. ^ "Blue Öyster Cult (Don't Fear) The Reaper Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  25. ^ a b c "American certifications – Blue Oyster Cult". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  26. ^ "British certifications – Blue Oyster Cult". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 30, 2024. Type Blue Oyster Cult in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.