# Steely Dan discography

The discography for the American rock band Steely Dan consists of nine studio albums, twenty one singles, two live albums, one live set on DVD, seven compilations and one box set in the United States. The band was originally active from 1971 to 1981 but later reformed in 1993 and continued to release studio and live material, with their most recent album issued in 2021.
Steely Dan album sales are estimated at forty million worldwide. Their best-selling album is 1977's Aja.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
| Year | Album details | US | AUS | CAN | FIN | GER | NL | NZ | NOR | SWE | UK | Certifications (sales threshold) |
| 1972 | Can't Buy a Thrill Release date: November 1972 Label: ABC | 17 | 46 | 4 | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | 38 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold |
| 1973 | Countdown to Ecstasy Release date: July 1973 Label: ABC | 35 | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold |
| 1974 | Pretzel Logic Release date: February 20, 1974 Label: ABC | 8 | 18 | 5 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 37 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver |
| 1975 | Katy Lied Release date: March 1975 Label: ABC | 13 | 28 | 12 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 13 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver |
| 1976 | The Royal Scam Release date: May 31, 1976 Label: ABC | 15 | 30 | 24 | — | — | 14 | 3 | — | — | 11 | RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold |
| 1977 | Aja Release date: September 23, 1977 Label: ABC | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 5 | RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum |
| 1980 | Gaucho Release date: November 21, 1980 Label: MCA | 9 | 9 | 18 | — | 57 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 27 | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Gold |
| 2000 | Two Against Nature Release date: February 29, 2000 Label: Giant | 6 | 51 | 6 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 7 | 17 | 11 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver MC: Gold |
| 2003 | Everything Must Go Release date: June 10, 2003 Label: Reprise | 9 | 68 | — | 31 | 29 | 25 | 40 | 5 | 11 | 21 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||||||||||

### Live albums

| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certification |
| Year | Album details | US | AUS | BEL | GER | NL | SWE | SWI | UK | Certification |
| 1995 | Alive in America Release date: October 17, 1995 Label: Giant | 40 | — | — | — | 74 | 41 | — | 62 | |
| 2021 | Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live! Release date: September 24, 2021 Label: Universal Music Enterprises | — | — | 49 | 39 | 51 | — | 62 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||||||||

### Video albums

| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certification |
| Year | Album details | US | AUS | NL | SWE | UK | Certification |
| 1999 | Aja Release date: 1999 Label: Classic Albums | — | 34 | — | — | — | ARIA: Gold |
| 2000 | Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party Release date: June 13, 2000 Label: Image Entertainment | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||||

### Compilation albums

| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
| Year | Album details | US | AUS | NL | NZ | NOR | SWE | UK | Certifications (sales threshold) |
| 1978 | Greatest Hits Release date: November 30, 1978 Label: ABC | 30 | 11 | — | 10 | 21 | — | 41 | RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum |
| 1978 | Steely Dan Release date: 1978 Label: ABC/Nippon Columbia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | Gold Release date: 1982 Label: MCA | 115 | — | — | — | 30 | — | 44 | RIAA: Gold |
| 1985 | A Decade of Steely Dan Release date: 1985 Label: MCA | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold |
| 1985 | The Very Best of Steely Dan: Reelin' In the Years Release date: October 1985 Label: MCA UK | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | BPI: Silver |
| 1987 | The Very Best of Steely Dan: Do It Again Release date: October 1987 Label: Telstar | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 |
| 1993 | Remastered: The Best of Steely Dan – Then and Now Release date: November 1993 Label: MCA | — | 34 | 21 | 7 | — | 38 | 42 | ARIA: Platinum |
| 2000 | Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story, 1972–1980 Release date: November 14, 2000 Label: MCA/Universal Music TV | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | 53 | |
| 2006 | Steely Dan: The Definitive Collection Release date: August 1, 2006 Label: Geffen | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Steely Dan Release date: June 12, 2007 Label: Geffen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | The Very Best of Steely Dan Release date: June 30, 2009 Label: 101 Distribution | — | — | — | — | — | — | 183 | BPI: Gold |
| 2009 | Collected Release date: August 11, 2009 Label: 101 Distribution | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||||||

### Other albums

| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Album details | NL | UK |
| 2005 | Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Steely Dan Release date: March 15, 2005 Label: Geffen | — | — |
| 2007 | Found Studio Tracks Release date: July 17, 2007 Label: Aspirion | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||

## Box sets

| Year | Album details | Certifications (sales threshold) |
| 1982 | Gold Release date: 1982 Label: MCA | |
| 1993 | Citizen Steely Dan Release date: December 14, 1993 Label: MCA | RIAA: Gold |

## Singles

| Year | Single | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | US | US A/C | AUS | CAN | NL | NZ | UK | Album |
| 1972 | "Dallas" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album Single |
| 1972 | "Do It Again" | 6 | 34 | 60 | 7 | 10 | — | 39 | Can't Buy a Thrill |
| 1973 | "Reelin' In the Years" | 11 | — | 62 | 15 | — | — | — | Can't Buy a Thrill |
| 1973 | "Show Biz Kids" | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Countdown to Ecstasy |
| 1973 | "My Old School" | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Countdown to Ecstasy |
| 1974 | "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" | 4 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 18 | — | 58 | Pretzel Logic |
| 1974 | "Pretzel Logic" | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pretzel Logic |
| 1975 | "Black Friday" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Katy Lied |
| 1975 | "Bad Sneakers" | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Katy Lied |
| 1976 | "Kid Charlemagne" | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Royal Scam |
| 1976 | "The Fez" | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Royal Scam |
| 1976 | "Haitian Divorce" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | The Royal Scam |
| 1977 | "Peg" | 11 | 30 | — | 7 | — | — | — | Aja |
| 1978 | "Deacon Blues" | 19 | 40 | — | 14 | — | — | — | Aja |
| 1978 | "FM (No Static at All)" | 22 | — | 87 | 19 | — | 19 | 49 | FM: The Original Movie Soundtrack |
| 1978 | "Josie" | 26 | 44 | — | 20 | — | — | — | Aja |
| 1980 | "Hey Nineteen" | 10 | 11 | 48 | 3 | — | 19 | — | Gaucho |
| 1981 | "Time Out of Mind" | 22 | 13 | — | 42 | — | — | — | Gaucho |
| 1999 | "Cousin Dupree" | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | Two Against Nature |
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart |||||||||

### Promotional singles

| Year | Single | Album |
| 2000 | "What a Shame About Me" | Two Against Nature |
| 2000 | "Jack of Speed" | Two Against Nature |
| 2000 | "Janie Runaway" | Two Against Nature |
| 2003 | "Things I Miss the Most" | Everything Must Go |
| 2003 | "Blues Beach" | Everything Must Go |
Notes
* ↑ 1975 re-release
* ↑ 1979 re-release

## Tribute albums

* The Hoops McCann Band – Plays the Music of Steely Dan (1988)
* Garden Party – No Static at All: An Instrumental Tribute to Steely Dan (2000)
* Various artists – The Royal Dan: A Tribute to the Genius of Steely Dan (2006)
* Various artists – Maestros of Cool: A Tribute to Steely Dan (2006)
* Sara Isaksson & Rebecka Törnqvist – Fire in the Hole: Sara Isaksson & Rebecka Törnqvist Sing Steely Dan (2006)