| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 16 | |
| ↙Live albums | 2 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 5 | |
| ↙Singles | 65 | |
| ↙Guest singles | 2 | |
| ↙Guest appearances | 17 | |
The discography of Bob Seger, an American rock artist, includes sixteen studio albums, two live albums, three compilation albums and more than sixty singles (including regional releases and collaborations). Bob Seger's albums have sold over 50 million copies and received seven multi-platinum, four Platinum and two Gold certifications by the RIAA.[1]
With the single exception of Smokin' O.P.'s, re-released on CD with remastered sound by Capitol in 2005, all of Seger's albums prior to Beautiful Loser (the pre-Silver Bullet Band releases) have long remained out of print. The albums Ramblin' Gamblin' Man, Mongrel and Seven were briefly available on CD in 1993. Noah, Brand New Morning and Back in '72 were only available on vinyl/tape formats and have never been officially reissued on CD.[2][3]
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| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| US [4] |
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| 1969 | Ramblin' Gamblin' Man | 62 |
Noah
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| 1970 | Mongrel
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171 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
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| 1971 | Brand New Morning
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— | |
| 1972 | Smokin' O.P.'s
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180 | |
| 1973 | Back in '72
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188 | |
| 1974 | Seven
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— | |
| 1975 | Beautiful Loser
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131 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
UK [6] |
GE [7] |
AT [8] |
SW [9] |
SE [10] |
NO [11] |
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| 1976 | Night Moves
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8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1978 | Stranger in Town
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4 | 31 | 28 | — | — | 45 | — | |
| 1980 | Against the Wind
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1 | 26 | 17 | — | — | 11 | 38 | |
| 1982 | The Distance
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5 | 45 | 16 | 19 | — | 19 | 4 | |
| 1986 | Like a Rock
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3 | 35 | 53 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 4 | |
| 1991 | The Fire Inside
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7 | — | — | 33 | 14 | 33 | 7 | |
| 1995 | It's a Mystery
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27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | Face the Promise
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4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
NZ [14] |
UK [6] |
GE [7] |
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| 1976 | Live Bullet
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34 | — | — | — | |
| 1981 | Nine Tonight
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3 | 37 | 24 | 34 |
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| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
GE [7] |
UK [6] |
NZ [14] |
SW [9] |
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| 1979 | The Bob Seger Collection
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | Greatest Hits
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8 | 49 | 6 | 4 | 46 | |
| 2003 | Greatest Hits 2
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23 | — | — | — | — |
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| 2009 | Early Seger Vol. 1
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets
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19 | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [15] |
CAN | |||
| 1961 | "The Lonely One" | — | — | singles only |
| 1965 | "TGIF" | — | — | |
| 1966 | "Ballad of the Yellow Beret" | — | — | |
| "East Side Story" | — | — | ||
| "Sock It to Me Santa" | — | — | ||
| "Persecution Smith" | — | — | ||
| 1967 | "Vagrant Winter" | — | — | |
| "Heavy Music" | 103 | — | ||
| 1968 | "2 + 2 = ?" | — | 79 | Ramblin' Gamblin' Man |
| "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" | 17 | 18 | ||
| 1969 | "Ivory" | 97 | — | |
| "Noah" | 103 | — | Noah | |
| "Innervenus Eyes" | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [15] |
US AC [15] |
CAN | CAN AC | UK [6] |
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| 1970 | "Lucifer" | 84 | — | — | — | — | Mongrel |
| 1971 | "Lookin' Back" | 96 | — | — | — | — | single only |
| 1972 | "If I Were a Carpenter" | 76 | — | — | — | — | Smokin' O.P.'s |
| "Midnight Rider" | — | — | — | — | — | Back in '72 | |
| "Turn the Page" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973 | "Who Do You Love" | — | — | — | — | — | Smokin' O.P.'s |
| "Rosalie" | — | — | — | — | — | Back in '72 | |
| 1974 | "Need Ya" | — | — | — | — | — | Seven |
| "Get Out of Denver" | 80 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "U.M.C. (Upper Middle Class)" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975 | "Beautiful Loser" b/w Turn The Page | 103 | — | — | — | — | Beautiful Loser |
| "Katmandu" | 43 | — | 57 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | "Nutbush City Limits" (live) | 69 | — | 85 | — | — | 'Live' Bullet |
| "Night Moves" | 4 | — | 5 | — | 45 | Night Moves | |
| 1977 | "The Fire Down Below" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Main Street" | 24 | — | 1 | — | — | ||
| "Rock and Roll Never Forgets" | 41 | — | — | 49 | — | ||
| "Sunspot Baby" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978 | "Still the Same" [A] | 4 | 27 | 4 | — | — | Stranger in Town |
| "Hollywood Nights" | 12 | — | 12 | — | 42 | ||
| "We've Got Tonight" | 13 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 22 | ||
| 1979 | "Old Time Rock and Roll" | 28 | — | 31 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [15] |
US AC [15] |
US Rock [15] |
CAN | CAN AC | UK [6] |
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| 1980 | "Fire Lake" | 6 | 31 | — | 3 | 4 | — | Against the Wind |
| "Against the Wind" | 5 | 8 | — | 6 | — | — | ||
| "You'll Accomp'ny Me" | 14 | 17 | — | 8 | 23 | — | ||
| "The Horizontal Bop" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Her Strut" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981 | "Tryin' To Live My Life Without You" (live) | 5 | — | 2 | 11 | — | — | Nine Tonight |
| "Feel Like a Number" (live) | 48 | — | — | 29 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "Shame on the Moon" [B] | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | — | The Distance |
| 1983 | "Even Now" | 12 | — | 2 | 35 | — | 73 | |
| "Roll Me Away" | 27 | — | 13 | — | — | — | ||
| "Old Time Rock and Roll" | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | Risky Business Soundtrack | |
| 1984 | "Understanding" | 17 | 7 | 5 | 38 | — | — | Teachers Soundtrack |
| 1986 | "American Storm" | 13 | — | 2 | 26 | — | 78 | Like a Rock |
| "Like a Rock" | 12 | 21 | 1 | 33 | 5 | — | ||
| "It's You" | 52 | 22 | 8 | — | 12 | — | ||
| "Miami" | 70 | — | 47 | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "Shakedown" | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 88 | Beverly Hills Cop II Soundtrack |
| 1989 | "Blue Monday" | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | Road House Soundtrack |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [15] |
US AC [15] |
US Rock [15] |
CAN AC | GE [16] |
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| 1991 | "Take a Chance" | — | — | 10 | — | — | The Fire Inside |
| "The Real Love" | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 51 | ||
| "The Fire Inside" (radio edit) | — | 45 | 6 | 35 | 54 | ||
| 1994 | "In Your Time" | — | — | — | 25 | — | Greatest Hits |
| 1995 | "Lock and Load" (rock mix) [C] | — | — | 22 | — | — | It's a Mystery |
| "Manhattan" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996 | "Hands in the Air" | — | — | 29 | — | — | |
| 1998 | "Chances Are" (with Martina McBride) [D] | — | 23 | — | 40 | — | Hope Floats Soundtrack |
| 2006 | "Wait for Me" [E] | — | 17 | — | — | — | Face the Promise |
| "Wreck This Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "Downtown Train" | — | 17 | — | — | — | Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets |
| "Hey Hey Hey Hey (Going Back to Birmingham)" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
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| US Main | US Adult | US Country | CAN | NL | GE | ||||
| 2005 | "Landing in London" | 3 Doors Down | 32 | 31 | — | 55 | 37 | 32 | Seventeen Days |
| 2011 | "Collide" | Kid Rock (with Sheryl Crow) | — | 26 | 51 | — | — | — | Born Free |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
| Year | Song | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | "Night Moves" | FM Soundtrack |
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| 1980 | "Nine Tonight" | Urban Cowboy Soundtrack |
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| 1983 | "Christmas in Cape Town" "Take Me Back" |
Trouble in Paradise (Randy Newman album) |
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| "Old Time Rock and Roll" | Risky Business Soundtrack |
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| 1984 | "Understanding" | Teachers Soundtrack |
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| 1986 | "Living Inside My Heart" | About Last Night Soundtrack |
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| 1987 | "Shakedown" | Beverly Hills Cops II Soundtrack |
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| "The Little Drummer Boy" | A Very Special Christmas |
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| 1989 | "Blue Monday" | Road House Soundtrack |
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| 1994 | "Against the Wind" | Forrest Gump Soundtrack |
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| "Sock It to Me Santa" | A Rock and Roll Christmas |
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| 1998 | "Chances Are" (with Martina McBride) | Hope Floats Soundtrack |
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| "Roll Me Away" | Armageddon Soundtrack |
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| 2005 | "Landing in London" | Seventeen Days (3 Doors Down album) |
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| 2008 | "Something in the Water" | Join the Band (Little Feat album) |
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| "Shakedown" | Now That's What I Call the 80s |
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| "Sock It to Me Santa" | Christmas a Go-Go |
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Bob Seger was considered for quite a few more film soundtracks that he ultimately did not appear on. In 1983, after the success of "Old Time Rock and Roll" in Risky Business starring Tom Cruise, the song "No Man's Land" was slated for Cruise's next film All the Right Moves. In 1985, Seger was asked to write the title track for Back to the Future, but eventually "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News was used instead and became a massive hit. Seger's song was called "Yesterday Rules"; he performed the song live on his 1986 tour. That same year the unreleased song "Can't Hit the Corners No More", which had been recorded for Against the Wind, was scheduled to appear on the soundtrack to The Color of Money, again starring Tom Cruise, but that never happened. In 1989, Seger was invited to record Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" as the title track for the movie of the same name, but he turned the offer down, because he was doing recordings for his upcoming album, The Fire Inside, at the time. The song "Roll Me Away" was used in the 1984 movie Reckless and "Feel Like a Number" was used in the 1993 movie Striking Distance.[17]
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