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 Release date: January 1968 Label: Dunhill Records Formats: CD, Vinyl record, cassette, 8-track 6 1 — 59 US: Gold 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: October 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 chartpositions 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 Release date: April 20, 1999 Label: Universal Records Formats: CD, cassette — — 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 AUSCAN AUT GER NL UK 1967 "A Girl I Knew" / "The Ostrich" — —— — — — — Steppenwolf1968 "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 UK: Silver 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" Used in Easy Rider movie. — — — — — — — 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 releasedTitleYearLabel(s)Hard Times to Hard Rock1995K-Tel VideoLiving Legends of Rock & Roll - Live from Itchycoo Park2001Image EntertainmentLive In Louisville2004Rainman RecordsRock N’ Roll Greats2005Passport Video
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