| Artist: | Blue Öyster Cult |
| Studio: | 16 |
| Live: | 10 |
| Compilation: | 21 |
| 1Option: | 1 |
| 1Option Name: | Box sets |
| Singles: | 32 |
| 2Option: | 1 |
| 2Option Name: | Soundtrack albums |
| Music Videos: | 11 |
The following is the discography of the American rock band Blue Öyster Cult.
Blue Öyster Cult has released sixteen studio albums, the most recent one being released in 2024 entitled Ghost Stories. In 2012, the Blue Öyster Cult albums released by Columbia were re-released in a box set of sixteen CDs and one DVD. The band has sold over 24 million records worldwide, including 7 million records in the United States alone.[1]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certification | ||||||||
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| US [2] | CAN [3] | GER [4] | SWE [5] | UK [6] | |||||||
| Blue Öyster Cult |
| 172 | — | x | — | — | |||||
| Tyranny and Mutation |
| 122 | — | x | — | — | |||||
| Secret Treaties |
| 53 | — | x | — | — |
Gold[7] | ||||
| Agents of Fortune |
| 29 | 28 | x | 10 | 26 | |||||
| Spectres |
| 43 | 58 | x | 47 | 60 |
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| Mirrors |
| 44 | 49 | x | — | 46 | |||||
| Cultösaurus Erectus |
| 34 | 77 | x | — | 12 | |||||
| Fire of Unknown Origin |
| 24 | 21 | x | — | 29 |
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| The Revölution by Night |
| 93 | — | x | — | 95 | |||||
| Club Ninja |
| 63 | — | x | 41 | — | |||||
| Imaginos |
| 122 | — | x | — | — | |||||
| Cult Classic |
| — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Heaven Forbid |
| — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Curse of the Hidden Mirror |
| — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| The Symbol Remains |
| 192 | — | 39 | — | — | |||||
| Ghost Stories[9] [10] | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes that the recording did not chart, was not released in that territory, or is uncertified. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived. | |||||||||||
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certification | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | CAN | GER | SWE | UK | |||||||
| On Your Feet or on Your Knees |
| 22 | 22 | x | — | — |
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| Some Enchanted Evening |
| 44 | 43 | x | — | 18 |
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| Extraterrestrial Live |
| 29 | — | x | — | 39 | |||||
| Live 1976 |
| — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| A Long Day's Night |
| — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Hard Rock Live Cleveland 2014 |
| — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| iHeart Radio Theater N.Y.C. 2012 |
| — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 40th Anniversary – Agents of Fortune – Live 2016 |
| — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 45th Anniversary – Live in London |
| — | — | 89 | — | — | |||||
| Live at Rock of Ages Festival – July 30th 2016 |
| — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 50th Anniversary Live – First Night |
| — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes that the recording did not chart, was not released in that territory, or is uncertified. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived. | |||||||||||
| Title | Details | |
|---|---|---|
| Career of Evil: The Metal Years |
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| On Flame with Rock and Roll |
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| Workshop of the Telescopes |
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| Don't Fear The Reaper[12] |
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| Super Hits |
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| Don't Fear the Reaper: The Best of Blue Öyster Cult[13] [14] |
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| (2001) (as "Stalk-Forrest Group") | ||
| Then and Now |
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| The Essential Blue Öyster Cult |
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| Are You Ready to Rock? |
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| Shooting Shark – The Best of Blue Öyster Cult |
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| Extended Versions: The Encore Collection |
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| The Singles Collection |
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| Collections |
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| The Best of Blue Öyster Cult |
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| Alive in America: Pt. 1 |
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| Greatest Hits |
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| The Cöllection |
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| Playlist: The Very Best of Blue Öyster Cult |
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| Setlist: The Very Best of Blue Öyster Cult Live |
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| Rarities Vol. 1 |
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| Rarities Vol. 2 |
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| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US (Cashbox) [15] [16] [17] | US [18] | US Main. Rock [19] [20] | US Rock [21] | UK [22] | CAN | IRL [23] | |||||
| 1972 | "Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | Blue Öyster Cult | ||
| 1973 | "Hot Rails to Hell" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | Tyranny and Mutation | ||
| 1974 | "Career of Evil" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | Secret Treaties | ||
| "Flaming Telepaths" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | ||||
| 1975 | "Born to Be Wild" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | On Your Feet or on Your Knees | ||
| "Then Came the Last Days of May" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | ||||
| align=left rowspan=2 | 1976 | "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" | 7 | 12 | x | 11 | 16 | 7 | 17 | Agents of Fortune | |
| "Sinful Love" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | "This Ain't the Summer of Love" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | |||
| "Goin' Through the Motions" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | Spectres | |||
| 1978 | "Godzilla" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — |
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| "I Love the Night" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | ||||
| "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | Some Enchanted Evening | |||
| 1979 | "In Thee" | 92 | 74 | x | x | — | — | — | Mirrors | ||
| "Mirrors" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | ||||
| "You're Not the One (I Was Looking For)" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | "Fallen Angel" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | Cultösaurus Erectus | ||
| "The Marshall Plan" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | ||||
| "Deadline" | — | — | x | x | — | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | "Burnin' for You" | 34 | 40 | 1 | x | 76 | 47 | — |
| Fire of Unknown Origin | |
| 1982 | "Roadhouse Blues" | — | — | 24 | x | — | — | — | Extraterrestrial Live | ||
| 1983 | "Take Me Away" | — | — | 11 | x | — | — | — | The Revölution By Night | ||
| "Shooting Shark" | — | 83 | 16 | x | 97 | — | — | ||||
| 1985 | "White Flags" | — | — | — | x | — | — | — | Club Ninja | ||
| 1986 | "Dancin' in the Ruins" | — | — | 9 | x | — | — | — | |||
| "Perfect Water" | — | — | — | x | — | — | — | ||||
| 2024 | "So Supernatural" | — | — | 112 | x | — | — | — | Ghost Stories | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived. | |||||||||||
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Main. Rock | ||||||||||
| 1980 | "Black Blade" | x | Cultösaurus Erectus | |||||||
| 1981 | "Joan Crawford" | 49 | Fire of Unknown Origin | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
| Year | Title | Ref. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "The Marshall Plan" | link | |
| "Burnin' for You" | link | ||
| "Joan Crawford" | link | ||
| 1983 | "Take Me Away" | link | |
| "Shooting Shark" | link | ||
| 1986 | "Dancin' in the Ruins" | link | |
| 1988 | "Astronomy" | link | |
| 2020 | "That Was Me" | link | |
| "Box in My Head" | link | ||
| "Tainted Blood" | link | ||
| "The Alchemist" | link |