The Doobie Brothers / discography

The Doobie Brothers

This discography is an overview of the released records of the American rock band The Doobie Brothers . According to sources and record awards, she has sold more than 25.2 million records to date, over 24 million of them in her home country alone. The Doobie Brothers' most successful release is the album Best of the Doobies with over 10.2 million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
year	title	DE	UK	US	Remarks
1971	The Doobie Brothers	-	-	-	First published: 1971
1972	Toulouse Street	-	-	US21st platinum (119 weeks)US	First published: July 1972
1973	The Captain and Me	-	-	US7th × 2 Double platinum (102 weeks)US	First published: March 1973
1974	What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits	-	UK19th silver (10 weeks)UK	US4th × 2 Double platinum (62 weeks)US	First published: February 1974
1975	Stampede	-	UK14th silver (11 weeks)UK	US4th gold (25 weeks)US	First published: April 1975
1976	Takin 'It to the Streets	-	UK42 silver (2 weeks)UK	US8th platinum (44 weeks)US	First published: March 1976
1977	Livin 'on the fault line	-	UK25 (5 weeks) UK	US10 gold (21 weeks)US	First published: August 1977
1978	Minute by minute	-	-	US1 × 3 Triple platinum (87 weeks)US	First published: December 1978 Grammy
1980	One step closer	-	UK53 (2 weeks) UK	US3 platinum (28 weeks)US	First published: September 1980
1989	Cycles	-	-	US17th gold (20 weeks)US	First published: April 1989
1991	Brotherhood	-	-	US82 (9 weeks) US	First published: April 1991
1993	Introducing the Doobie Brothers	-	-	-	First published: 1993
2000	Sibling rivalry	-	-	-	First published: 2000
2010	World Gone Crazy	-	-	US39 (2 weeks) US	First published: September 2010
2014	Southbound	-	-	US16 (3 weeks) US	First published: November 2014

Live albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
year	title	DE	UK	US	Remarks
1983	Farewell tour	-	-	US79 (9 weeks) US	First published: June 1983

More live albums

1979: The Doobie Brothers Live! Wild West Coast
1996: Rockin 'Down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert
1999: Best Of: Live
2003: Divided Highway
2004: Live at Wolf Trap
2011: Live at the Greek Theater 1982
2019: Live from the Beacon Theater

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
year	title	DE	UK	US	Remarks
1976	Best of the Doobies	-	UK- silver UK	US5 diamond (93 weeks)US	First published: October 1976
1981	Best of the Doobies, Volume II	-	-	US39 gold (15 weeks)US	First published: November 1981
2001	Greatest hits	-	UK45 silver (3 weeks)UK	US142 (2 weeks) US	First published: September 2001

More compilations

1974: Listen to the Music: The Best Of
1993: Listen to the Music: The Very Best Of (UK:gold)
1999: Long Train Runnin ': 1970-2000
2002: Doobie's Choice
2007: The Very Best Of

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
year	Title album	DE	UK	US	Remarks
1972	Listen to the Music Toulouse Street	-	UK29 silver (10 weeks)UK	US11 (13 weeks) US	First published: July 19, 1972
1972	Jesus Is Just Alright Toulouse Street	-	-	US35 (11 weeks) US	First published: November 15, 1972
1973	Long Train Runnin ' The Captain and Me	DE64 (5 weeks) DE	UK7th silver (10 weeks)UK	US8 (18 weeks) US	First published: March 28, 1973
1973	China Grove The Captain and Me	-	-	US15 (13 weeks) US	First published: July 25, 1973
1974	Another Park, Another Sunday What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits	-	-	US32 (10 weeks) US	First published: March 1974
	Eyes of Silver What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits	-	-	US52 (8 weeks) US	First published: July 1974
	Nobody The Doobie Brothers	-	-	US58 (6 weeks) US	First published: 1971
	Black Water What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits	-	-	US1 gold (17 weeks)US	First published: November 15, 1974
1975	Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While) Stampede	-	UK29 (5 weeks) UK	US11 (12 weeks) US	First published: April 23, 1975
	Sweet Maxine Stampede	-	-	US40 (7 weeks) US	First published: July 1975
	I Cheat the Hangman Stampede	-	-	US60 (4 weeks) US	First published: November 1975
1976	Takin 'It to the Streets Takin' It to the Streets	-	-	US13 (13 weeks) US	First published: April 1976
	Wheels of Fortune Takin 'It to the Streets	-	-	US87 (2 weeks) US	First published: July 1976
	It Keeps You Runnin ' Takin' It to the Streets	-	-	US37 (14 weeks) US	First published: November 1976
1977	Little Darling (I Need You) Livin 'on the Fault Line	-	-	US48 (7 weeks) US	First published: July 1977
1977	Echoes of Love Livin 'on the Fault Line	-	-	US66 (7 weeks) US	First published: September 1977
1979	What a Fool Believes Minute by Minute	-	UK31 (14 weeks) UK	US1 gold (20 weeks)US	First published: February 7, 1979
	Minute by minute minute by minute	-	UK47 (4 weeks) UK	US14 (14 weeks) US	First published: June 1979
	Dependin 'on you minute by minute	-	-	US25 (12 weeks) US	First published: July 1979
1980	Real Love One Step Closer	-	-	US5 (16 weeks) US	First published: July 1980
1980	One Step Closer One Step Closer	-	-	US24 (14 weeks) US	First published: November 1980
1981	Wynken, Blynken and Nod In Harmony	-	-	US76 (4 weeks) US	First published: February 1981
1981	Keep This Train A-Rollin ' One Step Closer	-	-	US62 (5 weeks) US	First published: January 1981
1982	Here to Love You Best Of: Volume II	-	-	US65 (5 weeks) US	First published: January 1982
1983	You Belong to Me Farewell Tour	-	-	US79 (4 weeks) US	First published: July 1983
1989	The Doctor Cycles	DE52 (11 weeks) DE	UK73 (2 weeks) UK	US9 (14 weeks) US	First published: March 1989
1989	Need a Little Taste of Love Cycles	-	-	US45 (9 weeks) US	First published: July 1989

statistics

Chart evaluation

	UK	US
Number one albums	UK-UK	US1US
Top 10 albums	UK-UK	US8thUS
Albums in the charts	UK6thUK	US16US

	DE	UK	US
Number one singles	DE-DE	UK-UK	US2US
Top 10 singles	DE-DE	UK1UK	US5US
Singles in the charts	DE2DE	UK6thUK	US27US

Awards for music sales

Golden record

Canada Canada
- 1995: for the album Listen to the Music: The Very Best Of
Netherlands Netherlands
- 2005: for the album The Best of

Platinum record

Canada Canada
- 1979: for the album Minute by Minute
- 1989: for the album Cycles

2 × platinum record

Canada Canada
- 1978: for the album Best of the Doobies

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Canada (MC)	0! S.-	gold1	4 × platinum4th	0! D.-	450,000	musiccanada.com
Netherlands (NVPI)	0! S.-	gold1	0! P-	0! D.-	40,000	nvpi.nl
United States (RIAA)	0! S.-	6 × gold6th	10 × platinum10	diamond1	24,000,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	7 × silver7th	gold1	0! P-	0! D.-	800,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	7 × silver7th	9 × gold9	14 × platinum14th	diamond1

swell

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Chart sources: Singles UK US
↑ US albums: Joel Whitburn : Joel Whitburn presents the Billboard Albums . 6th edition. Billboard Books, New York 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .

Web links

The Doobie Brothers on Allmusic (English)
The Doobie Brothers at Discogs (English)

[charts-1] Chart sources: Singles UK US

[Billboard-2] US albums: Joel Whitburn : Joel Whitburn presents the Billboard Albums . 6th edition. Billboard Books, New York 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .