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	14
Live albums	5
Compilation albums	18
Archive albums	1
Soundtrack albums	1

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

Blue Öyster Cult has released fourteen studio albums, the most recent one being released in 2001 entitled Curse of the Hidden Mirror (released 30 years after their debut in 1971). Sixteen of the song lyrics in the final two Blue Öyster Cult albums to date, Heaven Forbid and Curse of the Hidden Mirror, were written by novelist John Shirley. In 2012, the Blue Öyster Cult albums released by Columbia were re-released in a box set of sixteen CDs and one DVD.

Studio albums

Year	Album	US	UK	CAN	Certifications
1972	Blue Öyster Cult	172	–	–	–
1973	Tyranny and Mutation	122	–	–	–
1974	Secret Treaties	53	–	–	RIAA: Gold[1]
1976	Agents of Fortune	29	26	28	RIAA: Platinum[1] CRIA: Gold[2]
1977	Spectres	43	60	58	RIAA: Gold[1]
1979	Mirrors	44	46	49	-
1980	Cultösaurus Erectus	34	12	77	–
1981	Fire of Unknown Origin	24	29	–	RIAA: Gold[1] CRIA: Gold[2]
1983	The Revölution by Night	93	95	–	–
1985	Club Ninja	63	–	–	–
1988	Imaginos	122	–	–	–
1994	Cult Classic	–	–	–	–
1998	Heaven Forbid	–	–	–	–
2001	Curse of the Hidden Mirror	–	–	–	–
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Year	Album	US	UK	CAN	Certifications
1975	On Your Feet or on Your Knees	22	-	22	RIAA: Gold[1]
1978	Some Enchanted Evening	44	18	43	RIAA: Platinum[1]
1982	Extraterrestrial Live	29	39	–
1991	Live 1976	–	–	–
2002	A Long Day's Night	–	–	–
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

• Career of Evil: The Metal Years (1990)
• On Flame with Rock and Roll (1990)
• Workshop of the Telescopes (1995)
• Super Hits (1998)
• Don't Fear the Reaper: The Best of Blue Öyster Cult (2000)
• Then and Now (2003)
• Are You Ready To Rock? (2003)
• The Essential Blue Öyster Cult (2003)
• Extended Versions: The Encore Collection (2004)
• Shooting Shark – The Best of Blue Öyster Cult (2004)
• The Singles Collection (2005)
• Don't Fear the Reaper (2006)
• Collections (2007)
• The Best of Blue Öyster Cult (2007)
• Greatest Hits (2008)
• The Cöllection (2010)
• Playlist: The Very Best of Blue Öyster Cult (2010)
• Setlist: The Very Best of Blue Öyster Cult Live (2011)
• The Complete Columbia Albums Collectiön (2012)

Archive albums

• St. Cecilia: The Elektra Recordings (2001)

Soundtrack albums

• Bad Channels (1992)

Singles

Year	Song	Peak chart positions				Album
		US	US Rock	UK	CAN
1972	"Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll"	—	—	—	—	Blue Öyster Cult
1973	"Hot Rails to Hell"	—	—	—	—	Tyranny and Mutation
1974	"Career of Evil"	—	—	—	—	Secret Treaties
	"Flaming Telepaths"	—	—	—	—
1975	"Born to Be Wild"	—	—	—	—	On Your Feet or on Your Knees
	"Then Came the Last Days of May"	—	—	—	—	Blue Öyster Cult
1976	"(Don't Fear) The Reaper"	12	—	16	7	Agents of Fortune
	"This Ain't the Summer of Love"	—	—	—	—
	"Sinful Love"	—	—	—	—
1977	"I Love the Night"	—	—	—	—	Spectres
	"Godzilla"	—	—	—	—
	"Goin' Through the Motions"	—	—	—	—
1978	"We Gotta Get Out of This Place"	—	—	—	—	Some Enchanted Evening
1979	"In Thee"	74	—	—	—	Mirrors
	"Mirrors"	—	—	—	—
	"You're Not the One (I Was Looking For)"	—	—	—	—
1980	"Fallen Angel"	—	—	—	—	Cultösaurus Erectus
	"The Marshall Plan"	—	—	—	—
	"Deadline"	—	—	—	—
1981	"Burnin' for You"	40	1	76	47	Fire of Unknown Origin
	"Joan Crawford"	—	49	—	—
1982	"Roadhouse Blues"	—	24	—	—	Extraterrestrial Live
1983	"Take Me Away"	—	11	—	—	The Revölution By Night
	"Shooting Shark"	83	16	97	—
1985	"Perfect Water"	—	—	—	—	Club Ninja
	"White Flags"	—	—	—	—
1986	"Dancin' in the Ruins"	—	9	—	—
1988	"Astronomy"	—	12	—	—	Imaginos
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

1. "Gold and Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
2. "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved April 18, 2015.