Steely Dan / discography
This discography is an overview of the released records of the American rock band Steely Dan . According to sources and record awards, she has sold more than 11.9 million records to date, over eleven million of them in her home country alone. The most successful release by Steely Dan is the album Aja with over 2.2 million units sold.
Albums
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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DE | UK | US | |||
1972 | Can't Buy a Thrill | - |
UK38
silver
(1 week)UK |
US17th
platinum
(59 weeks)US |
First published: October 1972
Chart entry in UK only in September 1975 Producer: Gary Katz |
1973 | Countdown to Ecstasy | - | - |
US35
gold
(34 weeks)US |
First published: July 1973
Producer: Gary Katz |
1974 | Pretzel Logic | - |
UK37
silver
(2 weeks)UK |
US8th
platinum
(36 weeks)US |
First published: March 1974
Producer: Gary Katz |
1975 | Katy song | - |
UK13
silver
(6 weeks)UK |
US13
platinum
(26 weeks)US |
First published: March 1975
Producer: Gary Katz |
1976 | The Royal Scam | - |
UK11 (13 weeks) UK |
US15th
platinum
(29 weeks)US |
First published: May 1976
Producer: Gary Katz |
1977 | Aye | - |
UK5
silver
(10 weeks)UK |
US3 × 2
(60 weeks)US |
First published: September 1977
Producer: Gary Katz |
1980 | Gaucho |
DE57 (2 weeks) DE |
UK27 (12 weeks) UK |
US9
platinum
(36 weeks)US |
First published: November 21, 1980
Producer: Gary Katz |
2000 | Two Against Nature |
DE11 (8 weeks) DE |
UK11
silver
(6 weeks)UK |
US6th
platinum
(30 weeks)US |
First release: February 29, 2000
Grammys (Album of the Year + Best Pop Album) Producers: Donald Fagen , Walter Becker |
2003 | Everything must go |
DE29 (7 weeks) DE |
UK21 (3 weeks) UK |
US9 (12 weeks) US |
First published: June 10, 2003
Producers: Donald Fagen, Walter Becker |
More albums
- 1971: You Gotta Walk It Like You Talk It (Or You'll Lose That Beat) (Soundtrack; as Becker & Fagen)
- 1983: The Early Years (DE, US) / Old Regime (UK) (demo recordings from 1968-71; also as Becker & Fagen)
- 1985: Berry Town
- 1988: Stone Piano
- 2015: Come Back Baby
Live albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | UK | US | |||
1995 | Alive in America | - |
UK62 (1 week) UK |
US40 (5 weeks) US |
First published: October 17, 1995
Recording: August 19, 1993 to September 19, 1994 Producer: Donald Fagen |
More live albums
- 2005: Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Radio Broadcast: Steely Dan
- 2015: Live at WBCN in Memphis 1974 (recorded April 30, 1974)
- 2016: Transmission Impossible
Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | UK | US | |||
1978 | Greatest hits | - |
UK41 (18 weeks) UK |
US30th
platinum
(22 weeks)US |
First published: November 30, 1978
|
1982 | gold | - |
UK49 (4 weeks) UK |
US115
gold
(9 weeks)US |
First published: June 1982
|
Golden hits | - |
UK44 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: July 1982
|
|
1985 | The Very Best of Steely Dan: Reelin 'in the Years | - |
UK43
silver
(5 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: October 1985
|
1987 | The Very Best of Steely Dan: Do It Again | - |
UK64 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: September 1987
|
1993 | Remastered: The Best of Steely Dan: Then and Now | - |
UK42 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: November 1993
|
1995 | A Decade of Steely Dan | - |
UK100
gold
(1 week)UK |
US122
gold
(1 week)US |
First publication: September 1995
Chart entry in US only in September 2017 |
2005 | Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story, 1972-1980 | - |
UK53 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: November 14, 2000
|
2006 | The Definitive Collection | - | - |
US92 (6 weeks) US |
First published: August 1, 2006
|
More compilations
- 1975: The Steely Dan Story
- 1985: Sun Mountain
- 1987: Reelin 'in the Years
- 1991: Gold (Expanded Edition)
- 1993: Roaring of the Lamb
- 1993: Citizen Steely Dan 1972–1980 (box with 4 CDs) (US:gold)
- 1998: Becker & Fagen: Founders of Steely Dan
- 2000: The Legends Collection: The Steely Dan Collection (2 CDs)
- 2000: Steely Dan
- 2002: Beginnings
- 2006: Fagen & Becker: The Origins (release: December 4th)
- 2007: The Best of Steely Dan
- 2009: The Very Best of Steely Dan (2 CDs) (UK:gold)
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | UK | US | |||
1972 |
Do It Again Can't Buy a Thrill |
DE33 (3 weeks) DE |
UK39 (4 weeks) UK |
US6 (17 weeks) US |
First published: October 1972
|
1973 |
Reelin 'in the Years Can't Buy a Thrill |
- | - |
US11 (16 weeks) US |
First published: February 1973
|
Show Biz Kids Countdown to Ecstasy |
- | - |
US61 (8 weeks) US |
First published: July 27, 1973
|
|
My Old School Countdown to Ecstasy |
- | - |
US63 (9 weeks) US |
First published: October 1973
|
|
1974 |
Rikki Don't Lose That Number Pretzel Logic |
- |
UK58 (3 weeks) UK |
US4 (19 weeks) US |
First published: April 1974
Chart entry in UK only in March 1979 |
Pretzel Logic Pretzel Logic |
- | - |
US57 (5 weeks) US |
First published: September 1974
|
|
1975 | Black Friday Katy song |
- | - |
US37 (7 weeks) US |
First published: May 1975
|
1976 |
Kid Charlemagne The Royal Scam |
- | - |
US82 (3 weeks) US |
First published: June 1976
|
The Fez The Royal Scam |
- | - |
US59 (5 weeks) US |
First published: September 1976
|
|
Haitian Divorce The Royal Scam |
- |
UK17 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: November 12, 1976
|
|
1977 |
Peg Aja |
- | - |
US11 (19 weeks) US |
First published: November 1977
|
1978 |
Deacon Blues Aja |
- | - |
US19 (16 weeks) US |
First published: March 1978
|
FM (No Static at All) FM: The Original Movie Soundtrack |
- |
UK49 (5 weeks) UK |
US22 (10 weeks) US |
First published: May 1978
|
|
Josie Aja |
- | - |
US26 (11 weeks) US |
First published: August 1978
|
|
1980 |
Hey Nineteen Gaucho |
- | - |
US10 (19 weeks) US |
First published: November 1980
|
1981 | Time Out of Mind Gaucho |
- | - |
US22 (11 weeks) US |
First published: March 1981
|
More singles
- 1972: Dallas (release: June)
- 1975: Bad Sneakers (release: August)
- 1981: Babylon Sisters (released February 27)
- 2000: Cousin Dupree (only released as a single in DE; Grammy as best performance by a pop group )
- 2000: What a Shame About Me
- 2000: Jack of Speed
* The authors of all songs listed are Donald Fagen and Walter Becker.
Video albums
- 2000: Two Against Nature: Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party in Hi-Fi Stereo (release: June 13th)
- 2008: In Concert (release: June 24th)
- 2010: Perfection in Performance
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 | silver | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Canada (MC) | - | 3 × gold3 | 2 × platinum2 | 350,000 | musiccanada.com |
United States (RIAA) | - | 4 × gold4th | 9 × platinum9 | 11,000,000 | riaa.com |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 6 × silver6th | 2 × gold2 | - | 580,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | 6 × silver6th | 9 × gold9 | 11 × platinum11 |
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Web links
- Steely Dan at Allmusic (English)
- Steely Dan at Discogs (English)