Artist: | The Doobie Brothers |
Studio: | 15 |
Live: | 6 |
Compilation: | 9 |
Singles: | 36 |
The following is a comprehensive discography of the Doobie Brothers, an American rock band. Ten of their albums were certified gold or platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Their first greatest hits album, released in 1976, "Best of The Doobies," achieved diamond status. Two of the Doobie Brothers' singles hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100: "Black Water" in 1974 and "What A Fool Believes" in 1979. That song was ranked number 19 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1979.
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
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US [1] | AUS [2] | CAN [3] | NLD [4] | NZ [5] | SWE [6] | UK [7] | ||||
1971 | The Doobie Brothers
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1972 | Toulouse Street
| 21 | 57 | 24 | — | 30 | — | — |
Platinum[8] Gold[9] | |
1973 | The Captain and Me
| 7 | — | 10 | — | 12 | — | — |
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1974 | What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
| 4 | 24 | 13 | — | 17 | — | 19 |
Silver[12] | |
1975 | Stampede | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | — | 14 |
Gold[14]
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1976 | Takin' It to the Streets
| 8 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 7 | — | 42 |
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1977 | Livin' on the Fault Line
| 10 | 16 | 12 | — | 14 | 40 | 25 |
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1978 | Minute by Minute
| 1 | 6 | 1 | 72 | 6 | 46 | — |
Platinum[18] | |
1980 | One Step Closer
| 3 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 22 | — | 53 |
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1989 | Cycles
| 17 | 44 | 8 | 69 | 32 | — | — |
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1991 | Brotherhood
| 82 | — | 18 | 85 | — | — | — | ||
2000 | Sibling Rivalry
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010 | World Gone Crazy
| 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014 | Southbound
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021 | Liberté
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications | ||
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US | CAN | ||||
1983 | Farewell Tour
| 79 | 87 | ||
1996 |
| — | — | ||
1999 | Best of The Doobie Brothers Live
| — | — | ||
2004 | Live at Wolf Trap
| — | — |
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2011 | Live at the Greek Theater 1982
| — | — | ||
2019 | Live from the Beacon Theatre
| — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||
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US | AUS | CAN | NZ | UK | ||||
1976 | Best of The Doobies
| 5 | 42 | 3 | 13 | — | ||
1981 | Best of The Doobies Volume II
| 39 | 46 | — | — | — | ||
1993 |
| — | 10 | 41 | 19 | — | ||
1999 | Long Train Runnin': 1970–2000
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001 | Greatest Hits
| 142 | — | — | — | 45 |
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2002 | Doobie's Choice
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003 | Divided Highway
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007 | The Very Best of The Doobie Brothers
| — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
There have been several unauthorized collections taken from the same set of 13 early demos, including On Our Way Up.
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
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US Hot [28] | US AC [29] | US MR [30] | AUS [31] | CAN [32] | NLD | UK | |||||
1971 | "Nobody" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Doobie Brothers | ||
1972 | "Listen to the Music" | 11 | — | — | 50 | 3 | 7 | 29 |
| Toulouse Street | |
"Jesus Is Just Alright" | 35 | — | — | — | 33 | 17 | — | ||||
1973 | "Long Train Runnin'" | 8 | — | — | 58 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| The Captain and Me | |
"China Grove" | 15 | — | — | 61 | 9 | 21 | — | ||||
1974 | "Another Park, Another Sunday" | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits | ||
"Eyes of Silver" | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Nobody" (reissue) | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Doobie Brothers | |||
"Black Water" | 1 | 38 | — | 22 | 9 | — | — | What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits | |||
1975 | "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me)" | 11 | — | — | 34 | 11 | — | 29 | Stampede | ||
"Sweet Maxine" | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"I Cheat the Hangman" | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1976 | "Takin' It to the Streets" | 13 | — | — | 94 | 7 | — | — | Takin' It to the Streets | ||
"Wheels of Fortune" | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"It Keeps You Runnin'" | 37 | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | ||||
1977 | "Little Darling (I Need You)" | 48 | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | Livin' on the Fault Line | ||
"Echoes of Love" | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Nothin' But a Heartache" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1979 | "What a Fool Believes" | 1 | 22 | — | 12 | 1 | 10 | 31 |
| Minute by Minute | |
"Minute by Minute" | 14 | 13 | — | — | 17 | — | 47 | ||||
"Dependin' on You" | 25 | 37 | — | — | 35 | — | — | ||||
1980 | "Real Love" | 5 | 10 | — | 53 | 12 | — | — | One Step Closer | ||
"One Step Closer" | 24 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Wynken, Blynken & Nod" | 76 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record | |||
1981 | "Keep This Train A-Rollin'" | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | One Step Closer | ||
"Can't Let It Get Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Can't Let It Get Away (Japan-only compilation)[33] | |||
1982 | "Here to Love You" | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Best of The Doobies Volume II (Minute by Minute) | ||
1983 | "You Belong to Me" (live) | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Farewell Tour | ||
1989 | "The Doctor" | 9 | 31 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 37 | 73 | Cycles | ||
"Need a Little Taste of Love" | 45 | 27 | 3 | — | — | 63 | — | ||||
"South of the Border" | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | ||||
1991 | "Dangerous" | — | — | 2 | 171 | — | — | — | Brotherhood | ||
"Rollin' On" | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | ||||
2001 | "Ordinary Man" | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | Sibling Rivalry | ||
2010 | "Nobody" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | World Gone Crazy | ||
2011 | "World Gone Crazy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2022 | "Easy"[34] | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | Liberté | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
. Top 40 hits: The Essential Chart Guide. 1999. Music Data Canada. Mississauga, Ont.. 1-896594-13-1. Nanda Lwin.