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Steppenwolf discography
Trade ad for ABC / Dunhill featuring Steppenwolf.Trade ad for ABC / Dunhill featuring Steppenwolf. 1970
Studio albums13
Live albums5
Compilation albums9
Singles21
Video albums4

The discography of Steppenwolf, a Canadian-American Hard rock band, consists of 13 studio albums, 14 compilation albums, 5 live albums, 41 singles, and three music videos. The band was formed in 1967 after some members of The Sparrows split. Group members included John Kay, Michael Monarch, Goldy McJohn, Rushton Moreve and Jerry Edmonton. Their first album, Steppenwolf, was released in 1968, which sold well and reached 6 on Billboard. That same year, Steppenwolf covered "The Pusher" (previously released by Hoyt Axton). The song was later used in Easy Rider. The album's most successful single was "Born to Be Wild", which reached No. 2 on the Billboard. At the time of the release of second album, The Second, the band's bassist Rushton Moreve had a dispute with band leader John Kay, and was eventually replaced with Nick St. Nicholas. The album's single was "Magic Carpet Ride" which reached number 3 on Billboard.

The band's third album, At Your Birthday Party, reached number 7 on the Billboard. The album's single "Rock Me" reached number 10 on Billboard; no single went that high in the United States after that, although they continued to do well on the Canadian singles chart. Steppenwolf released three more albums by 1972 that had no commercial success and eventually led to the band's dissolution. The band re-formed in 1974 with a new lineup, including John Kay, Jerry Edmonton, Goldy McJohn, George Biondo, and Bobby Cochran. Steppenwolf released three albums during this period, the most successful being "Slow Flux". After three albums, Steppenwolf was dissolved in 1976. The group was re-formed in 1980 and broke up for the last time in 2018. Steppenwolf's newest studio album was Rise & Shine, released in 1990.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
 AUS
 CAN
 NOR
 UK
Steppenwolf 6 — 1 — 59
The Second
  • Release date: October 1968
  • Label: Dunhill Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 3 — 2 — —
  • US: Gold
At Your Birthday Party
  • Release date: March 1969
  • Label: Dunhill Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 7 — 12 — —
Monster
  • Release date: November 1969
  • Label: Dunhill Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 17 — 11 8 43
  • US: Gold
Steppenwolf 7
  • Release date: November 1970
  • Label: Dunhill Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 19 26 14 10 —
  • US: Gold
For Ladies Only
  • Release date: November 1971
  • Label: Dunhill Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 54 — — 13 —
Slow Flux
  • Release date: August 1974
  • Label: Mums Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 47 — — — —
Hour of the Wolf
  • Release date: 1975
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl Record, cassette, 8-track
 155 — — — —
Skullduggery
  • Release date: 1976
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, 8-track
 — — — — —
Wolftracks
  • Release date: 1982
  • Label: Attic Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette
 — — — — —
Paradox
  • Release date: 1984
  • Label: Attic Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette
 — — — — —
Rock & Roll Rebels
  • Release date: 1987
  • Label: Qwil Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette
 171 — — — —
Rise & Shine
  • Release date: 1990
  • Label: IRS Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette
 — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Title Details Peak chart
positions 		Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
 AUS
 NOR
 UK
Early Steppenwolf
  • Release date: July 1969
  • Label: Dunhill Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 29 — — —
Steppenwolf Live
  • Release date: April 1970
  • Label: Dunhill Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 7 16 9 15
  • US: Gold
Live in London
  • Release date: 1981 (Australia Only)
  • Label: Mercury Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette
 — — — —
Live at 25
  • Release date: March 17, 1995
  • Label: K-tel
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — — — —
Live in Louisville
  • Release date: October 5, 2004
  • Label: Rainman Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Title Details Peak positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
 AUS
Gold: Their Great Hits
  • Release date: March 1971
  • Label: Dunhill Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 24 38
  • US: Gold
Rest in Peace
  • Release date: February 1972
  • Label: Dunhill Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 62 —
16 Greatest Hits
  • Release date: February 1973
  • Label: Dunhill Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 152 —
  • US: Platinum
Sixteen Great Performances
  • Release date: 1975
  • Label: ABC Records
  • Formats: Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 — —
The ABC Collection
  • Release date: 1976
  • Label: ABC Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 — —
The Best of Steppenwolf: Reborn to be Wild
  • Release date: 1976
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track
 — —
Born to Be Wild - A Retrospective
  • Release date: 1991
  • Label: MCA Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — —
Feed the Fire
  • Release date: 1996
  • Label: Winter Harvest
  • Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette
 — —
Silver
  • Release date: November 7, 1997
  • Label: Phantom Sound & Vision
  • Formats: CD
 — —
All Time Greatest Hits
  • Release date: November 23, 1999
  • Label: MCA Records
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 — —
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steppenwolf — —
  • US: Gold
The Collection
  • Release date: July 8, 2003
  • Label: Spectrum Music
  • Formats: CD
 — —
Steppenwolf Gold
  • Release date: January 11, 2005
  • Label: Geffen Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — —
The ABC/Dunhill Singles Collection
  • Release date: August 14, 2015
  • Label: Real Gone Music
  • Formats: CD
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Single (A-side / B-side) Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold) 		Album
US
 AUS
 CAN
 AUT
 GER
 NL
 UK
1967 "A Girl I Knew" / "The Ostrich" — — — — — — — Steppenwolf
1968 "Sookie Sookie" / "Take What You Need" — — 92 — — — —
"Born to Be Wild" / "Everybody's Next One" 2 — 1 20 20 5 30
  • US: Gold
  • UK: Platinum
"Magic Carpet Ride" / "Sookie Sookie" 3 69 1 12 11 — —
  • US: Gold
 Steppenwolf the Second
1969 "Rock Me" / "Jupiter's Child" 10 — 4 20 — — — At Your Birthday Party
"It's Never Too Late" / "Happy Birthday" 51 — 33 — — — —
"Move Over" / "Power Play" 31 — 12 — 19 — — Monster
"Monster" / "Berry Rides Again" 39 — 16 — — — —
1970 "The Pusher" / "Your Wall's Too High" — — — — — — — Steppenwolf
"Hey Lawdy Mama" / "Twisted" 35 80 18 — 33 — — Steppenwolf Live
"Screaming Night Hog" / "Spiritual Fantasy" ("Corina, Corina" b-side of promo single) 62 — 50 — — — — Gold: Their Great Hits
"Who Needs Ya" / "Earschplittenloudenboomer" 54 — 28 — — — — Steppenwolf 7
"Snowblind Friend" / "Hippo Stomp" 60 89 37 — — — —
1971 "Ride with Me" / "For Madmen Only" 52 91 29 — — — — For Ladies Only
"For Ladies Only" / "Sparkle Eyes" 64 90 28 — — — —
1974 "Straight Shootin' Woman" / "Justice Don't Be Slow" 29 — 5 — — — — Slow Flux
1975 "Get Into the Wind" / "Morning Blue" — — — — — — —
"Smokey Factory Blues" / "A Fool's Fantasy" 108 — — — — — —
"Caroline (Are You Ready for the Outlaw World)" / "Angeldrawers" — — — — — — — Hour of the Wolf
1981 "Hot Night in a Cold Town" / "Every Man for Himself" — — — — — — — Wolftracks
1999 "Born to Be Wild" / "Rock Me" (re-release) — — — — — — 18 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steppenwolf
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Videography

List of videos, with Labels, showing year released
Title Year Label(s)
Hard Times to Hard Rock 1995 K-Tel Video
Living Legends of Rock & Roll - Live from Itchycoo Park 2001 Image Entertainment
Live In Louisville 2004 Rainman Records
Rock N’ Roll Greats 2005 Passport Video

Notes

  1. Used in Easy Rider movie.

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