Blue Öyster Cult / Discography
Blue Öyster Cult live 2008
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Studio albums | 14th |
Live albums | 8th |
Soundtracks | 1 |
Singles | 32 |
Box sets | 1 |
This discography is an overview of the released records of the American rock band Blue Öyster Cult . During their career since 1967, the band has released a total of 14 studio albums. According to the sources, they have sold more than 4.5 million records in their careers, of which over four million in their home country alone.
Albums
Studio albums
year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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DE | UK | US | |||
1972 | Blue Öyster Cult Columbia |
- | - |
US172 (8 weeks) US |
First published: January 16, 1972
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1973 | Tyranny and Mutation Columbia |
- | - |
US122 (13 weeks) US |
First published: February 1973
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1974 | Secret Treaties Columbia |
- | - |
US53
gold
(14 weeks)US |
First published: April 1974
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1976 |
Agents of Fortune Columbia |
- |
UK26 (10 weeks) UK |
US29
platinum
(35 weeks)US |
First published: May 21, 1976
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1977 | Specters Columbia |
- |
UK60 (1 week) UK |
US43
gold
(14 weeks)US |
First published: November 1977
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1979 | Mirrors Columbia |
- |
UK46 (5 weeks) UK |
US44 (17 weeks) US |
First published: June 19, 1979
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1980 | Cultösaurus Erectus Columbia |
- |
UK12 (7 weeks) UK |
US34 (16 weeks) US |
First published: June 14, 1980
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1981 | Fire of Unknown Origin Columbia |
- |
UK29 (7 weeks) UK |
US24
gold
(31 weeks)US |
First published: July 1981
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1983 | The Revolution by Night Columbia |
- |
UK95 (1 week) UK |
US93 (16 weeks) US |
First published: November 1983
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1985 | Club Ninja Columbia |
- | - |
US63 (14 weeks) US |
First published: December 10, 1973
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1988 | Imaginos Columbia / Sony |
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US122 (8 weeks) US |
First published: July 1988
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1994 | Cult Classic SPV |
- | - | - |
First published: June 1994
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1998 | Heaven Forbid CMC |
- | - | - |
First published: March 23, 1998
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2001 | Curse of the Hidden Mirror CMC / Sanctuary |
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First published: June 5, 2001
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Live albums
year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE | CH | UK | US | |||
1975 | On Your Feet or on Your Knees Columbia |
- | - | - |
US22nd
gold
(13 weeks)US |
First published: February 27, 1975
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1978 | Some Enchanted Evening Columbia |
- | - |
UK18 (4 weeks) UK |
US44
platinum
(12 weeks)US |
First published: September 1978
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1982 | Extraterrestrial Live Columbia |
- | - |
UK39 (5 weeks) UK |
US29 (19 weeks) US |
First published: April 1982
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1991 | Live 1976 Castle |
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First publication: 1991
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2002 | A Long Day's Night Sanctuary |
- | - | - | - |
First published: September 24, 2002
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2020 | Hard Rock Live Cleveland 2014 Frontiers Records |
DE79 (1 week) DE |
CH98 (1 week) CH |
- | - |
First published: January 24, 2020
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40th Anniversary - Agents of Fortunes - Live 2016 Frontiers Records |
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First published: March 6, 2020
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45th Anniversary - Live In London Frontiers Records |
DE89 (1 week) DE |
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First published: August 7, 2020
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Compilations
- 1990: Career of Evil: The Metal Years (Columbia / CBS)
- 1990: On Flame with Rock and Roll (CBS)
- 1994: Cult Classics (SPV)
- 1995: Workshop of the Telescopes
- 1998: Super Hits (Legacy / Columbia)
- 2000: Don't Fear the Reaper: The Best of Blue Öyster Cult (Legacy / Columbia)
- 2001: St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings ( Elektra )
- 2003: Then and Now (CMC International)
- 2003: The Essential Blue Öyster Cult (Sony)
- 2003: Are You Ready to Rock? (Sony)
- 2004: Shooting Shark - The Best of Blue Öyster Cult (Sony)
- 2004: Extended Versions: The Encore Collection (BMG)
- 2005: The Singles Collection (BMG / Columbia)
- 2006: Collections (BMG)
- 2006: The Best Of (Direct Source)
- 2007: Alive in America Pt. 1 (Rrdeg)
- 2008: Greatest Hits (BMG)
- 2010: The Cöllection (Camden)
- 2010: Playlist: The Very Best of Blue Öyster Cult (Columbia / Legacy)
- 2010: Setlist: The Very Best of Blue Öyster Cult Live (Columbia / Legacy)
- 2017: Rarities Vol. 1 (Columbia)
- 2017: Rarities Vol. 2 (Columbia)
Box sets
year | Title music label |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE | UK | US | |||
2012 | The Complete Columbia Albums Collectiön Legacy |
DE92 (1 week) DE |
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First published: October 30, 2012
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Soundtracks
- 1992: Bad Channels (Moonstone / Angel Air / HiQ; German film title: Cosmo )
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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DE | UK | US | |||
1976 |
(Don't Fear) The Reaper Agents of Fortune |
- |
UK16
gold
(14 weeks)UK |
US12 (20 weeks) US |
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1979 | In Thee Mirrors |
- | - |
US74 (4 weeks) US |
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1981 | Burnin 'for You Fire of Unknown Origin |
- | - |
US40 (14 weeks) US |
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1983 | Shooting strong | - |
UK97 (1 week) UK |
US83 (3 weeks) US |
More singles
- 1972: Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll
- 1973: Hot Rails to Hell
- 1974: Career of Evil
- 1974: Flaming Telepaths
- 1975: Born to Be Wild
- 1975: Then Came the Last Days of May
- 1976: This Ain't the Summer of Love
- 1976: Sinful Love
- 1977: I Love the Night
- 1977: Godzilla
- 1977: Goin 'Through the Motions
- 1978: We Gotta Get Out of This Place
- 1979: Mirrors
- 1979: You're Not the One (I Was Looking For)
- 1980: Fallen Angel
- 1980: The Marshall Plan
- 1980: deadline
- 1982: Roadhouse Blues
- 1983: Take Me Away
- 1985: Perfect Water
- 1985: White Flags
- 1986: Dancin 'in the Ruins
- 1988: Astronomy
- 1988: In the Presence of Another World
- 1998: See You in Black
- 1998: Harvest Moon
- 1998: Live for Me
- 2001: Pocket
statistics
Chart evaluation
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Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
Country / Region | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Canada (MC) | 2 × gold2 | - | 100,000 | musiccanada.com |
United States (RIAA) | 4 × gold4th | 2 × platinum2 | 4,000,000 | riaa.com |
United Kingdom (BPI) | gold1 | - | 400,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | 7 × gold7th | 2 × platinum2 |
Web links
- Blue Öyster Cult at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
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↑ a b c d chart sources:
- Officialcharts.de (DE)
- Hitparade.ch (CH)
- Officialcharts.com (UK)
- Billboard.com (US)