Styx discography explained

Artist:Styx
Studio:17
Live:9
Compilation:16
Ep:3
Singles:39

This is the discography of American rock band Styx. Over the years they have released 17 studio albums, 9 live albums, 16 compilation albums, 39 singles, and 3 extended plays. 16 singles have hit the top 40 of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and 8 have hit the top 10.

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications[1] [2] [3] [4]
(sales threshold)
US
[5]
AUS
[6]
NZ
[7]
NO
[8]
SWE
[9]
UK
[10]
1972Styx 207
1973Styx II
  • Release date: July 1973
  • Label: Wooden Nickel Records
20
The Serpent Is Rising
  • Release date: October 1973
  • Label: Wooden Nickel Records
192
1974Man of Miracles
  • Release date: October 1974
  • Label: Wooden Nickel Records
154
1975Equinox
  • Release date: December 1975
  • Label: A&M Records
58
  • US: Gold
  • CAN: Platinum
1976Crystal Ball
  • Release date: October 1976
  • Label: A&M Records
66
  • US: Gold
  • CAN: Gold
1977The Grand Illusion
  • Release date: July 7, 1977
  • Label: A&M Records
64938
  • US: 3× Platinum
  • CAN: Platinum
1978Pieces of Eight
  • Release date: September 1978
  • Label: A&M Records
67030
  • US: 3× Platinum
  • CAN: Platinum
1979Cornerstone
  • Release date: October 1979
  • Label: A&M Records
221142536
  • US: 3× Platinum
  • CAN: Platinum
  • GER: Gold
1981Paradise Theatre
  • Release date: January 16, 1981
  • Label: A&M Records
12730568
  • US: 3× Platinum
  • UK: Silver
  • CAN: Platinum
1983Kilroy Was Here
  • Release date: February 22, 1983
  • Label: A&M Records
3453667
  • US: Platinum
  • CAN: Platinum
1990Edge of the Century
  • Release date: October 9, 1990
  • Label: A&M Records
63
  • US: Gold
1999Brave New World 175
2003Cyclorama 127
2005Big Bang Theory
  • Release date: May 10, 2005
  • Label: New Door Records
46
2017The Mission 45
2021Crash of the Crown 114
[12]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

YearTitlePeak positionsCertifications
US
UK
1984Caught in the Act3144
1997Return to Paradise139
  • US: Gold
2000
2001
2002
200321st Century Live
2006
2012The Grand Illusion/Pieces of Eight - Live
2015Live at the Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

YearTitlePeak positionsCertifications
US
1977Best of Styx
  • US: Gold
  • CAN: Platinum
1980Lady
1987Styx Classics Volume 15
  • US: Gold
1991Styx Radio-Made Hits 1975–1991
1992Greatest Hits
  • CAN: Platinum
1995Styx Greatest Hits138
  • US: 2× Platinum
1996Styx Greatest Hits Part 2
1997The Best of Times: The Best of Styx
1999Best of Styx 1973–1974
2000Extended Versions
2000Singles Collection
2001Styx Yesterday & Today
200220th Century Masters
2003Rockers
2004Come Sail Away - The Styx Anthology136
2005The Complete Wooden Nickel Recordings
2010Icon 2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays

YearTitle
2010
2011 Regeneration: Volume 2
2021The Same Stardust

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsCertifications
(sales threshold)
Album
US
[13]
US Main
[14]
US
AC

[15]
GERNL
[16]
AUSNZJPN
[17]
UK
[18]
CAN
1972"Best Thing"82Styx
1973"Lady"6231719Styx II
1975"You Need Love"88
1976"Lorelei"276Equinox
"Light Up"
"Mademoiselle"3625Crystal Ball
1977"Jennifer"
"Crystal Ball"
"Come Sail Away"89The Grand Illusion
1978"Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man)"29284220
"Blue Collar Man (Long Nights)"2147989Pieces of Eight
"Sing for the Day"411827
1979"Renegade"1610
"Babe"19113361 Cornerstone
1980"Why Me"2610
"Boat on the River"529
"Borrowed Time"6476
"Lights"35
1981"The Best of Times"31626522326421Paradise Theatre
"Too Much Time on My Hands"92684
"Snowblind" [airplay]22
"Nothing Ever Goes as Planned"5412
"Rockin' the Paradise"8
1983"Mr. Roboto"3384029901
  • CAN: Gold
  • US: Gold
Kilroy Was Here
"Don't Let It End"613705615
"High Time"48
1984"Music Time"40Caught in the Act
1990"Love Is the Ritual"80959Edge of the Century
"Show Me the Way"3394
1991"Love at First Sight"251318
1997"Paradise"27Return to Paradise
"On My Way"83
1999"Everything Is Cool"Brave New World
2003"Waiting for Our Time"37Cyclorama
"I Am the Walrus"Big Bang Theory
2009"Can't Stop Rockin'" (featuring REO Speedwagon)
2017"Gone Gone Gone"The Mission
2021"Crash of the Crown"Crash of the Crown
"Reveries"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country

External links

Notes and References

  1. United States. Styx. 2012-12-17.
  2. United Kingdom. Styx. 2012-12-17.
  3. Canada. Styx. 2012-12-17.
  4. Germany. Styx. 2012-12-17.
  5. Billboard. Styx Chart History: Billboard 200. May 17, 2021.
  6. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 299.
  7. Web site: Styx . . Hung Medien . ASP . July 1, 2011.
  8. Web site: Styx . . Hung Medien . ASP . July 1, 2011.
  9. Web site: Styx . . Hung Medien . ASP . July 1, 2011.
  10. Web site: Artist Chart History: Styx . . June 29, 2021.
  11. Web site: Great Rock Discography. 798.
  12. billboardcharts. 1409529723148017664. Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (1/2).... June 28, 2021. June 29, 2021.
  13. Eldridge Industries. Billboard. Styx Chart History: Hot 100. May 17, 2021.
  14. Eldridge Industries. Billboard. Styx Chart History: Mainstream Rock Airplay. May 17, 2021.
  15. Eldridge Industries. Billboard. Styx Chart History: Adult Contemporary. May 17, 2021.
  16. Web site: Single Top 100.
  17. Web site: Japan #1 IMPORT DISKS by Oricon Hot Singles . Hbr3.sakura.ne.jp . 24 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100911211711/http://www18.ocn.ne.jp/~hbr/JPP1_e.htm. 11 September 2010.
  18. Book: Roberts, David. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited. London. 1-904994-10-5. 538.