Blue Öyster Cult discography

Blue Öyster Cult discography
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 albums	15
Live albums	7
Compilation albums	21
Music videos	11
Singles	32
Box sets	1
Soundtrack albums	1

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

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
Title	Details	US ^[2]	CAN ^[3]	GER ^[4]	SWE ^[5]	UK ^[6]	Certification
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 1974 Label: Columbia	53	—	x	—	—	RIAA: Gold^[7]
Agents of Fortune	Released: May 21, 1976 Label: Columbia	29	28	x	10	26	RIAA: Platinum^[7] CRIA: Gold^[8]
Spectres	Released: November 1977 Label: Columbia	43	58	x	47	60	RIAA: Gold^[7]
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: July 1981 Label: Columbia	24	21	x	—	29	RIAA: Gold^[7] CRIA: Gold^[8]
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 1988 Label: Columbia / Sony	122	—	x	—	—
Cult Classic	Released: June 1994 Label: Caroline	—	—	—	—	—
Heaven Forbid	Released: March 24, 1998 Label: CMC	—	—	—	—	—
Curse of the Hidden Mirror	Released: June 5, 2001 Label: CMC / Sanctuary	—	—	—	—	—
The Symbol Remains	Released: October 9, 2020 Label: Frontiers	192	—	39	—	—
"—" 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
Title	Details	US ^[2]	CAN ^[3]	GER ^[4]	SWE ^[5]	UK ^[6]	Certification
On Your Feet or on Your Knees	Released: February 27, 1975 Label: Columbia	22	22	x	—	—	RIAA: Gold^[7]
Some Enchanted Evening	Released: September 1978 Label: Columbia	44	43	x	—	18	RIAA: 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	Released: January 24, 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	—	—
"—" 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
Don't Fear The Reaper^[9]	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^[10]^[11]	Released: February 8, 2000 Label: Legacy / Columbia • SME (Japan)
St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings (2001) (as "Stalk-Forrest Group")	Released: April 23, 2001 Label: Elektra / Rhino
Then and Now	Released: March 18, 2003 Label: CMC International
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
Title	Details	GER ^[4]
The Complete Columbia Albums Collectiön	Released: October 30, 2012 Label: Legacy (Europe)	92

Singles[]

Year	Title	Peak chart positions							Album
Year	Title	US (Cashbox) ^[12]^[13]^[14]	US ^[15]	US Main. Rock ^[16]^[17]	US Rock ^[18]	UK ^[6]^[19]	CAN ^[3]	IRL ^[20]	Album
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
1974	"Flaming Telepaths"	—	—	x	x	—	—	—	Secret Treaties
1975	"Born to Be Wild"	—	—	x	x	—	—	—	On Your Feet or on Your Knees
1975	"Then Came the Last Days of May"	—	—	x	x	—	—	—	On Your Feet or on Your Knees
1976	"(Don't Fear) The Reaper"	7	12	x	11^[a]	16	7	17	Agents of Fortune
1976	"Sinful Love"	—	—	x	x	—	—	—
1977	"This Ain't the Summer of Love"	—	—	x	x	—	—	—
1977	"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	—	Fire of Unknown Origin
1982	"Roadhouse Blues"	—	—	24	x	—	—	—	Extraterrestrial Live
1983	"Take Me Away"	—	—	11	x	—	—	—	The Revölution By Night
1983	"Shooting Shark"	—	83	16	x	97	—	—	The Revölution By Night
1985	"White Flags"	—	—	—	x	—	—	—	Club Ninja
1986	"Dancin' in the Ruins"	—	—	9	x	—	—	—
1986	"Perfect Water"	—	—	—	x	—	—	—
1988	"Astronomy"	—	—	12	x	—	—	—	Imaginos
"—" 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
Year	Title	US Main. Rock	Album
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[]

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

Notes[]

^ "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" peaked on the Rock Charts on November 18, 2017^[21]
^ Released as part of the film Black and Blue
^ Unreleased in the United States; Released in the United Kingdom

References[]

^ "Blue Oyster Cult, Harrah's South Shore Room - Tahoe South". Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-04-09.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Blue Öyster Cult Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Search: RPM". Library and Archives Canada. 2013-07-17. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Offizielle Deutsche Charts". GFK Entertainment. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Blue Öyster Cult in Swedish charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Blue Öyster Cult – Full Official Chart History". Official Albums Chart. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Gold and Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
^ "Blue Öyster Cult – Don't Fear The Reaper". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
^ "Don't Fear The Reaper: The Best Of Blue Öyster Cult". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
^ "The Best of Blue Öyster Cult: Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Öyster Cult | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
^ "Cashbox Top 100 – Week ending November 6, 1976". Cashbox. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ "Cashbox Top 100 – Week ending September 15, 1979". Cashbox. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ "Cashbox Top 100 – Week ending October 17, 1981". Cashbox. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
^ "Blue Öyster Cult Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
^ "Blue Öyster Cult Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
^ Roadhouse Blues chart performance
^ "Blue Öyster Cult Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
^ Burnin' for you UK chart performance
^ "Search the Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
^ "Blue Öyster Cult (Don't Fear) The Reaper Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2018.

[hotrock-22] "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" peaked on the Rock Charts on November 18, 2017^[21]

[bnb-23] Released as part of the film Black and Blue

[astronomy-24] Unreleased in the United States; Released in the United Kingdom

[1] "Blue Oyster Cult, Harrah's South Shore Room - Tahoe South". Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-04-09.

[Billboard_200-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Blue Öyster Cult Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 29, 2018.

[rpm-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Search: RPM". Library and Archives Canada. 2013-07-17. Retrieved April 29, 2018.

[gfk-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Offizielle Deutsche Charts". GFK Entertainment. Retrieved May 29, 2018.

[hm-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Blue Öyster Cult in Swedish charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 29, 2018.

[Official_Albums_Chart-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Blue Öyster Cult – Full Official Chart History". Official Albums Chart. Retrieved April 29, 2018.

[riaa-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Gold and Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved April 18, 2015.

[music_canada-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2015.

[9] "Blue Öyster Cult – Don't Fear The Reaper". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2021-08-14.

[10] "Don't Fear The Reaper: The Best Of Blue Öyster Cult". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2019-02-25.

[11] "The Best of Blue Öyster Cult: Don't Fear the Reaper - Blue Öyster Cult | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-02-25.

[12] "Cashbox Top 100 – Week ending November 6, 1976". Cashbox. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[13] "Cashbox Top 100 – Week ending September 15, 1979". Cashbox. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[14] "Cashbox Top 100 – Week ending October 17, 1981". Cashbox. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

[15] "Blue Öyster Cult Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2018.

[16] "Blue Öyster Cult Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved May 23, 2018.

[17] Roadhouse Blues chart performance

[18] "Blue Öyster Cult Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2018.

[19] Burnin' for you UK chart performance

[20] "Search the Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved April 29, 2018.

[21] "Blue Öyster Cult (Don't Fear) The Reaper Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2018.

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hide v t Blue Öyster Cult
Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser Eric Bloom Danny Miranda Richie Castellano Jules Radino Allen Lanier Albert Bouchard Joe Bouchard Chuck Burgi John Miceli Greg Smith Bobby Rondinelli Rudy Sarzo Kasim Sulton
Studio albums	Blue Öyster Cult Tyranny and Mutation Secret Treaties Agents of Fortune Spectres Mirrors Cultösaurus Erectus Fire of Unknown Origin The Revölution by Night Club Ninja Imaginos Cult Classic Heaven Forbid Curse of the Hidden Mirror The Symbol Remains
Live albums	On Your Feet or on Your Knees Some Enchanted Evening Extraterrestrial Live Live 1976 A Long Day's Night
Other albums	Bad Channels Workshop of the Telescopes St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings
Songs	"Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll" "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" "Godzilla" "Burnin' for You" "Veteran of the Psychic Wars" "Shooting Shark" "Astronomy"
Videos	Black and Blue Live 1976 A Long Day's Night Some OTHER Enchanted Evening
Related	Discography Members John Shirley Michael Moorcock More Cowbell Patti Smith Richard Meltzer Sandy Pearlman
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