Steve Miller Band discography

Cataloging of published recordings by Steve Miller Band

Steve Miller Band discography

Studio albums| 18
Live albums| 6
Compilation albums| 11
Video albums| 3
Singles| 30

The discography of American rock group Steve Miller Band is composed of 18 studio albums (including one solo album by Steve Miller), six live albums, 11 compilation albums, three video albums and 30 singles.

Originally called the Steve Miller Blues Band, the group first made its mark as a psychedelic blues rock band in San Francisco. They went through a fallow period commercially in the early seventies before coming back with the hit album The Joker and the song of the same name in late 1973, followed by the band's two most successful studio albums in 1976 and 1977, Fly Like an Eagle and Book of Dreams. In 1978, they released their biggest selling album in North America, Greatest Hits 1974–78, which has been certified 13× Platinum in the United States and diamond in Canada. Although the 1981 release Circle of Love was less successful than the two preceding studio albums, the popularity of 1982's Abracadabra, which included the worldwide hit single of the same name, more than made up for it. The band's studio releases became more infrequent at this point, with the biggest gap in albums being between 1993's Wide River and 2010's Bingo!. Their most recent studio album is 2011's Let Your Hair Down.

The band's releases have been most successful in North America: two number-one albums in Canada, three number one singles in the United States, two number one singles in Canada, three multi-platinum awards in the United States, and selling over 24 million albums in the United States alone. The band's most successful singles have been "The Joker", which peaked in the top 10 of the trade charts of six countries—reaching number one in four, and "Abracadabra", which made the top 10 in five countries—and number one in two countries. Of the band's albums, 12 have reached the top 40 in the United States and seven have done the same in Canada.

## Albums

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### Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications  Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications

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[1] | US
R&B
[1] | AUS
[2] | CAN
[3] | GER
[4] | NLD
[5] | NZ
[6] | SWE
[7] | UK
[8]
Children of the Future |

* Released: June 1968
* Label: Capitol (SKAO-2920)
* Format: LP/8-track/Cassette

| 134  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
SailorA |

* Released: October 1968
* Label: Capitol (ST-2984)
* Format: LP/8-track/Cassette
* Re-issued in 1973 as Living in the U.S.A.

| 24  | —  | —  | 27  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
Brave New WorldA |

* Released: June 16, 1969
* Label: Capitol (SKAO-184)
* Format: LP/8-track/Cassette

| 22  | —  | —  | 38  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
Your Saving GraceA |

* Released: November 1969
* Label: Capitol (SKAO/4XT/8XT-331)
* Format: LP/8-track/Cassette/

| 38  | —  | —  | 79  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
Number 5 |

* Released: July 1970
* Label: Capitol (SKAO-436)
* Format: LP/8-track/Cassette

| 23  | —  | —  | 55  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
Rock Love |

* Released: September 1971
* Label: Capitol (SW-748)
* Format: LP (Live & Studio)/8-track/Cassette

| 82  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden |

* Released: March 1972
* Label: Capitol (SMAS-11022)
* Format: LP/8-track/Cassette

| 109  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
The Joker |

* Released: October 19, 1973
* Label: Capitol (SMAS/4XW/8XW-11235)
* Format: LP/8-track/Cassette

| 2  | —  | 38  | 1  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |

* US: Platinum[9]

Fly Like an Eagle |

* Released: May 14, 1976
* Label: Capitol (ST/8XT-11497)
* Format: LP/8-track/Cassette

| 3  | 19  | 25  | 4  | 20  | 7  | 16  | —  | 11  |

* CAN: 2× Platinum[10]
* UK: Gold[11]
* US: 4× Platinum[9]

Book of DreamsA |

* Released: May 1977
* Label: Capitol (SW/4XW/8XW-11630)
* Format: LP/8-track/Cassette

| 2  | —  | 6  | 1  | 13  | 4  | 5  | 11  | 12  |

* CAN: Platinum[10]
* UK: Silver[11]
* US: 3× Platinum[9]

Circle of LoveA |

* Released: October 23, 1981
* Label: Capitol (ST/4XT-12121)
* Format: LP/8-track/Cassette

| 26  | —  | 48  | 27  | —  | 14  | 38  | 35  | —  |

* CAN: Gold[10]
* US: Gold[9]

AbracadabraA |

* Released: June 15, 1982
* Label: Capitol (ST/4XT-12216)
* Format: LP/8-track/Cassette

| 3  | 40  | 5  | 4  | 1  | 11  | 47  | 3  | 10  |

* US: Platinum[9]
* AUS: Platinum[12]
* CAN: Platinum[10]
* UK: Silver[11]

Italian X Rays |

* Released: November 1984
* Label: Capitol (SJ/4XJ-12339)
* Format: LP/Cassette

| 106  | —  | —  | 88  | —  | —  | —  | 49  | —  |
Living in the 20th Century |

* Released: November 1986
* Label: Capitol (PJ-12445/CDP 7 46326 2)
* Format: LP/Cassette/CD

| 65  | —  | 34  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
Born 2 B BlueB |

* Released: 1988
* Label: Capitol (C1-18303)
* Format: LP/Cassette/CD

| 108  | —  | —  | 95  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
Wide River |

* Released: June 8, 1993
* Label: Polydor (519 441–2)
* Format: Cassette/CD

| 85  | —  | —  | —  | 81  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
Bingo!A |

* Released: June 15, 2010
* Label: Roadrunner (1686-177592)
* Format: CD

| 37  | —  | —  | —  | 68  | 70  | —  | —  | —  |
Let Your Hair DownA |

* Released: April 19, 2011
* Label: Roadrunner
* Format: CD

| 189  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 77  | —  | —  | —  |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

### Live albums

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List of live albums, with selected details and chart positions  Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions

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[1] | AUS
[2] | CAN
[3] | GER
[4] | NLD
[5] | UK
[8]
Steve Miller Band Live! |

* Released: April 1983
* Label: Capitol (ST/4XT-12263)
* Format: LP/Cassette

| 125  | 74  | 89  | 65  | 40  | 79
King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents the Steve Miller BandA |

* Released: July 9, 2002
* Label: King Biscuit Entertainment (115)
* Format: Double CD

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
Extended Versions |

* Released: April 1, 2003
* Label: BMG (45962)
* Format: CD

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
Steve Miller Band: Live from Chicago |

* Released: May 27, 2008
* Label: Coming Home Media
* Format: Double DVD plus CD

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
The Joker (Live) |

* Released: May 15, 2014
* Label: Sailor
* Format: CD/Digital download

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
Live at the Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, April 1968 |

* Released: September 8, 2014
* Label: Sailor
* Format: Digital download

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

### Compilation albums

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List of compilation albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications  Title  | Album details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications

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[1] | AUS
[2] | NLD
[5] | NZ
[6] | UK
[8]
Anthology |

* Released: November 1972
* Label: Capitol (SVBB-11114)
* Format: double LP/double boxed 8-track tape/double boxed cassette tape/CD

| 56  | —  | —  | —  | —  |

* US: Gold[9]

Greatest Hits 1974–78A |

* Released: November 1978
* Label: Capitol (S00/8X00/4X00-11872)
* Format: LP/8-track/Cassette/CD

| 18  | 42  | —  | —  | —  |

* US: 15× Platinum[9]
* CAN: Diamond[10]

Greatest Hits 1976–86: A Decade of American MusicA |

* Released: June 1987
* Label: Mercury (MERH 105)
* Format: LP/Cassette/CD

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
The Best of 1968–1973 |

* Released: 1990
* Label: Capitol (EST/TCEST/CDEST 2133)
* Format: LP/Cassette/CD

| —  | —  | —  | 32  | 34  |

* US: Gold[9]

Living in the U.S.A |

* Released: 1990
* Label: Capitol
* Format: Cassette/CD

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |

* US: Gold[9]

The Very Best of the Steve Miller BandA |

* Released: 1991
* Label: Arcade (04 6250 61)
* Format: CD

| —  | 24[13] | 10  | 32  | —  |

* AUS: Gold[14]

Steve Miller Band |

* Released: July 26, 1994
* Label: Capitol (89826)
* Format: CD box set

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
Greatest Hits |

* Released: 1998
* Label: PolyGram TV (559 240–2)
* Format: CD

| —  | —  | —  | —  | 58  |
Young Hearts: Complete Greatest Hits |

* Released: September 16, 2003
* Label: Capitol (CDP 7243 5 90509 2 8)
* Format: CD

| 37  | —  | 93  | 3  | —  |

* US: Gold[9]

Ultimate Hits |

* Released: September 15, 2017
* Label: Capitol (B0026748-02)
* Format: CD

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —
Welcome to the Vault |

* Released: October 11, 2019[15]
* Label: Capitol, Sailor
* Format: CD, download, streaming

| —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

## Singles

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Year  | Titles (A-side, B-side)
Both sides from same album except where indicated | Peak chart positions  | Certifications | Album

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[16][17][18] | US
Main.
[16][17] | AUS
[2] | CAN
[3] | GER
[19] | NLD
[5] | NZ
[6] | SWE
[7] | UK
[8]
1968  | "Sittin' in Circles"
b/w "Roll With It" (from Children of the Future) | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | Non-album track
"Living in the U.S.A."
b/w "Quicksilver Girl" | 94
| —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | Sailor
1969  | "Sitting in Circles"
b/w "Dear Mary" (from Sailor) | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | Non-album track
"My Dark Hour"
b/w "Song for Our Ancestors" (from Sailor) | 126  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | Brave New World
"Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around"
b/w "Little Girl" | —  | —  | —  | 87  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | Your Saving Grace
1970  | "Going to the Country"
b/w "Never Kill Another Man" | 69  | —  | 91  | 54  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | Number 5
"Steve Miller's Midnight Tango"
b/w "Going to Mexico" | 117  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
1971  | "Rock Love"
b/w "Let Me Serve You" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | Rock Love
1972  | "Fandango"
b/w "Love's Riddle" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden
1973  | "The Joker"D
b/w "Something to Believe In" | 1  | —  | 8  | 2  | 7  | 1  | 1  | 4  | 1  |

* US: 5× Platinum[9]
* UK: Gold[11]

| The Joker
1974  | "Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash"E
b/w "Evil" | 51  | —  | —  | 40  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
"Living in the U.S.A."
b/w "Kow Kow Calqulator" (from Anthology) | 49
| —  | —  | 52  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | Sailor
1976  | "Take The Money and Run"E
b/w "Sweet Maree" | 11  | —  | 48  | 8  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 57  |  | Fly Like An Eagle
"Rock'n Me"E
b/w "Shu Ba Da Du Ma Ma Ma Ma" (from The Joker) | 1  | —  | 30  | 1  | 28  | 22  | 23  | —  | 11  |
"Fly Like an Eagle"E
b/w "Lovin' Cup" (from The Joker) | 2  | —  | —  | 2  | —  | 21  | —  | —  | —  |

* US: Gold[9]

1977  | "Serenade"F
b/w "Dance, Dance, Dance" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
"Jet Airliner"
b/w "Babes in the Wood" | 8  | —  | 23  | 3  | —  | 11  | 12  | —  | —  |  | Book of Dreams
"Jungle Love"
b/w "Wish Upon a Star" | 23  | —  | 87  | 18  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
"Swingtown"
b/w "Winter Time" | 17  | —  | —  | 13  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 53  |
1981  | "Heart Like a Wheel"
b/w "True Fine Love" (from Book of Dreams) | 24  | 17  | 87  | 17  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | Circle of Love
1982  | "Circle of Love"
b/w "Circle of Love" (Instrumental) | 55  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
"Macho City"
b/w "Fly Like An Eagle" (from Fly Like an Eagle) | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 27  | —  | —  | —  |
"Abracadabra"
b/w "Give It Up" | 1  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 26  | 8  | 1  | 2  |

* US: Gold[9]
* CAN: Platinum[10]
* UK: Silver[11]

| Abracadabra
"Cool Magic"
b/w "Young Girl's Heart" | 57  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
"Keeps Me Wondering Why"F
b/w "Get on Home" (from Circle of Love) | —  | —  | 84  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 52  |
"Give It Up"
b/w "Heart Like a Wheel" (from Circle of Love) | 60  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
1984  | "Shangri-La"
b/w "Circle of Love" (from Circle of Love) | 57  | —  | —  | 84  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | Italian X Rays
"Italian X-Rays"
b/w "Who Do You Love" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
1985  | "Bongo Bongo"
b/w "Get on Home" (from Circle of Love) | 84  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
1986  | "I Want to Make the World Turn Around"
b/w "Slinky" | 97  | 1  | 72  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 86  |  | Living in the 20th Century
1987  | "Nobody But You Baby"
b/w "Maelstrom" | —  | 9  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |
1988  | "Ya Ya"
b/w "Filthy McNasty" | —  | 10  | —  | 57  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | Born 2 B Blue
1993  | "Wide River"
CD singled paired with "Stranger Blues" | 64  | 7  | —  | 36  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  |  | Wide River
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

## Video albums

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Year  | Title  | Certifications

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2006  | Fly Like an Eagle: 30th Anniversary |

* US: Gold[9]

2008  | Steve Miller Band: Live from Chicago |

* US: Gold[9]

2012  | Steve Miller Band: Live at Austin City Limits |

## Notes

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A.^ Album credited to "The Steve Miller Band".
B.^ Born 2 B Blue is a Steve Miller solo album.
D.^ All peak positions for "The Joker", except in the United States, are from the single's 1990 reissue.
E.^ Credited to Steve Miller on the American single release.
F.^ A UK only release.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Steve Miller: Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
2. ^ a b c d Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 201\. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
3. ^ a b c "RPM Search Engine" (PHP). Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 2004.
4. ^ a b "Steve Miller Band Search Results" (ASP). Media Control Charts (in German). Retrieved June 29, 2011.[dead link]
5. ^ a b c d "Steve Miller" (ASP). Dutch Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
6. ^ a b c "Steve Miller" (ASP). New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
7. ^ a b "Steve Miller" (ASP). Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
8. ^ a b c d "Artist Chart History: Steve Miller Band". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "American certifications – Steve Miller Band". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
10. ^ a b c d e f "Gold Platinum Database". Music Canada. Archived from the original (ASPX) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
11. ^ a b c d e "British certifications – Steve Miller Band". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 30, 2022. Type Steve Miller Band in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
12. ^ "Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum Albums 1982 (Continued)". Retrieved December 26, 2022 - via Imgur.com.
13. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
14. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
15. ^ "Welcome to the Vault by Steve Miller Band". Apple Music. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
16. ^ a b "Steve Miller: Charts & Awards – Billboard Singles". Allmusic. United States. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
17. ^ a b "Steve Miller Band: Charts & Awards – Billboard Singles". Allmusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
18. ^ "Steve Miller Band Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
19. ^ "Chartverfolgung / MILLER,STEVE BAND / Single". Music Line (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved June 26, 2011.

## External links

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* Steve Miller Band discography at Discogs

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* David Denny
* Greg Douglass
* John Massaro
* Leo Sidran
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Studio albums|

* Children of the Future
* Sailor
* Brave New World
* Your Saving Grace
* Number 5
* Rock Love
* Recall the Beginning...A Journey from Eden
* The Joker
* Fly Like an Eagle
* Book of Dreams
* Circle of Love
* Abracadabra
* Italian X Rays
* Living in the 20th Century
* Born 2 B Blue (Steve Miller solo album)
* Wide River
* Bingo!
* Let Your Hair Down

Live albums|

* Live at the Fillmore Auditorium
* Steve Miller Band Live!

Compilations|

* Anthology
* Living in the U.S.A.
* Greatest Hits 1974–78
* The Very Best of the Steve Miller Band
* Young Hearts
* Ultimate Hits

Singles|

* "The Joker"
* "Take the Money and Run"
* "Rock'n Me"
* "Fly Like an Eagle"
* "Jet Airliner"
* "Jungle Love"
* "Swingtown"
* "Abracadabra"
* "I Want to Make the World Turn Around"

Songs|

* "Mercury Blues"
* "You Send Me"
* "Gangster of Love"
* "Ooh Poo Pah Doo"

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