Bachman–Turner Overdrive discography explained

Artist:Bachman–Turner Overdrive
Studio:10
Live:4
Compilation:14
Singles:28

This article is the discography of Canadian rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
CAN
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
GER
[4]
NL
[5]
NOR
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8] [9]
UK
[10]
US
[11]
Bachman–Turner Overdrive 970
Bachman–Turner Overdrive II
  • Released: December 1973
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
655344
  • CAN: Platinum
  • RIAA: Gold
Not Fragile
  • Released: September 1974
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
1286151752121
  • CAN: Platinum
  • RIAA: Gold
  • UK

Silver[14]

Four Wheel Drive
  • Released: May 1975
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
1101910525
  • CAN: Platinum
  • RIAA: Gold
Head On
  • Released: December 1975
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
3547823
  • CAN: Platinum
  • RIAA: Gold
Freeways
  • Released: February 1977
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
344170
  • CAN: Gold
Street Action
  • Released: February 1978
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
62130
Rock n' Roll Nights
  • Released: March 1979
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
165
BTO
  • Released: September 1984
  • Label: Compleat
  • Formats: LP, MC
85191
Trial by Fire: Greatest & Latest
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: CMC
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Live albums

TitleDetails
B.T.O. Japan Tour Live
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: LP
  • Recorded at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on November 4, 1976
LiveLive! Live
  • Released: July 1986
  • Label: Curb
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • Recorded at The Moon in Tallahassee on August 1, 1985
  • Reissued in 1990 as All Time Greatest Hits Live
Best of Bachman–Turner Overdrive Live
  • Released: January 24, 1994
  • Label: Curb
  • Formats: CD, MC
  • More recordings from Tallahassee in 1985
  • Released: April 7, 1998
  • Label: King Biscuit Flower Hour
  • Formats: CD
  • Recorded at Aragon Ballroom in Chicago on March 8, 1974

Compilation albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
CAN
AUS
NZ
SWE
US
Rock Is Our Life and These Are Our Songs
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: LP
42
Best of B.T.O. (So Far)
  • Released: July 1976
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
  • Remastered and reissued in 1998 as Best of B.T.O. (Remastered Hits) with several additional tracks
7842119
  • CAN: Platinum
  • RIAA: Platinum
BTO's Greatest
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Released in the US and Canada in 1986
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
  • Released: October 1983
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
  • Released in the US in 1992
The Anthology
  • Released: July 20, 1993
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: 2xCD
Takin' Care of Business
The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bachman–Turner Overdrive
  • Released: September 26, 2000
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
The Collection
  • Released: March 2001
  • Label: Spectrum Music
  • Formats: CD
Gold
The Definitive Collection
  • Released: February 5, 2008
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Icon
  • Released: November 2, 2010
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD
Bachman Turner Overdrive: 40th Anniversary
  • Released: September 4, 2012
  • Label: Universal, Ranbach Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet: The Collection
  • Released: March 11, 2013
  • Label: Spectrum Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Classic Album Set
  • Released: April 8, 2016
  • Label: Caroline
  • Formats: 8xCD box set
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Singles

SingleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
CAN
[15]
AUS
AUT
[16]
BEL
(FL)

[17]
GER
NL
[18]
NZ
[19]
SA
[20]
UK
US
[21]
"Gimme Your Money Please"/"Little Gandy Dancer"197345Bachman–Turner Overdrive
"Blue Collar"2168
"Stayed Awake All Night" (UK-only release)
"Down and Out Man" (Japan-only release)
"Let It Ride"1974323Bachman–Turner Overdrive II
"Give It Time" (France-only release)
"Takin' Care of Business"31412
"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"1436131121
  • RIAA: Gold
Not Fragile
"Not Fragile" (France-only release)
"Roll On Down the Highway"19754801825202214
"Hey You"18014910221Four Wheel Drive
"Quick Change Artist"13
"Down to the Line"1343
"Take It Like a Man"19762433Head On
"Away from Home" (UK-only release)
"Lookin' Out for #1"401465
"Gimme Your Money Please" (reissue)4770Best of B.T.O. (So Far)
"My Wheels Won't Turn"197754Freeways
"Life Still Goes On (I'm Lonely)"77
"Shotgun Rider"
"Down, Down" (Germany-only release)
"Down the Road"197891Street Action
"Jamaica"1979Rock n' Roll Nights
"Heartaches"3260
"Service with a Smile"1984BTO
"For the Weekend"
"My Sugaree"1985
"Wooly Bully"198980 American Boyfriends soundtrack
"The House of the Rising Sun" (Europe-only release)1996Trial by Fire: Greatest & Latest
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. Peak positions for Bachman–Turner Overdrive's albums in Canada:
  2. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. illustrated. St Ives, N.S.W.. 24. David Kent (historian).
  3. Web site: Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal. 2021-06-28. austriancharts.at.
  4. Web site: Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts. 2021-06-28. www.offiziellecharts.de.
  5. Web site: Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl. 2021-06-28. dutchcharts.nl.
  6. Web site: norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal. 2021-06-28. norwegiancharts.com.
  7. Web site: charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal. 2021-06-28. charts.nz.
  8. Web site: Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Se alla låtar och listplaceringar. 2021-06-28. NostalgiListan. sv.
  9. Web site: swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal. 2021-06-28. swedishcharts.com.
  10. Web site: BACHMAN-TURNER OVERDRIVE full Official Chart History Official Charts Company. 2021-06-28. www.officialcharts.com.
  11. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1996. Record Research. 1996. 0898201179. 51–52.
  12. Web site: Gold & Platinum Search - Music Canada - Bashman-Turner Overdrive. February 1, 2020. Music Canada.
  13. Web site: RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America - Searchable Database. February 1, 2020. Recording Industry Association of America.
  14. Web site: Certified Awards. British Phonographic Industry.
  15. Peak positions for Bachman–Turner Overdrive's singles in Canada:
  16. Web site: Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal. 2021-06-28. austriancharts.at.
  17. Web site: ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS. 2021-06-28. www.ultratop.be.
  18. Web site: Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl. 2021-06-28. dutchcharts.nl.
  19. Web site: charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal. 2021-06-28. charts.nz.
  20. Web site: South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (B). 2021-06-28. www.rock.co.za.
  21. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1993. Record Research. 1994. 9780898201048. 27.