Bob Seger discography
| Bob Seger discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 18 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Singles | 68 |
| Guest singles | 2 |
| Guest appearances | 17 |
The discography of Bob Seger, an American rock artist, includes 18 studio albums, two live albums, five compilation albums and more than 60 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 1972's Smokin' O.P.'s, re-released on CD with remastered sound by Capitol in 2005, all of Seger's albums prior to 1975's Beautiful Loser (the pre-Silver Bullet Band releases) have long remained out of print. The albums Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (1969), Mongrel (1970) and Seven (1974) were briefly available on CD in 1993. Noah (1969), Brand New Morning (1971) and Back in '72 (1973) were available only on vinyl/tape formats and have never been officially reissued on CD,[2][3] but all three were unofficially reissued in 2008 in Argentina on the Lost Diamonds label.[4]
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]The Bob Seger System (1969–1970)
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [5] | ||
| Ramblin' Gamblin' Man | 62 | |
| Noah |
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— |
| Mongrel |
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171 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
Bob Seger (1971–1975, 2006–2017)
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
US Rock [6] |
BEL (WA) [7] |
CAN [8] |
GER [9] |
SWI [10] | |||
| Brand New Morning |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Smokin' O.P.'s |
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180 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Back in '72 |
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188 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Seven |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Beautiful Loser |
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131 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Face the Promise |
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4 | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | |
| Ride Out |
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3 | 1 | — | 12 | — | — | |
| I Knew You When |
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25 | 2 | 181 | 69 | 74 | 87 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (1976–1995)
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
AUS [14][15] |
AUT [16] |
GER [9] |
NOR [17] |
SWI [10] |
SWE [18] |
UK [19] | |||
| Night Moves |
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8 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Stranger in Town |
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4 | 12 | — | 28 | — | — | 45 | 31 | |
| Against the Wind |
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1 | 6 | — | 17 | 38 | — | 11 | 26 | |
| The Distance |
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5 | 13 | 19 | 16 | 4 | — | 19 | 45 | |
| Like a Rock |
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3 | 24 | 30 | 53 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 35 | |
| The Fire Inside |
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7 | 99 | 33 | — | 7 | 14 | 33 | 54 | |
| It's a Mystery |
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27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
Live albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
AUS [14] |
GER [9] |
NZ [21] |
UK [19] | |||
| Live Bullet |
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34 | — | — | — | — | |
| Nine Tonight |
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3 | 22 | 34 | 37 | 24 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
Compilation albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
AUS [14] [15] |
GER [9] |
NZ [21] |
UK [19] |
SWI [10] | |||
| The Bob Seger Collection |
|
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Greatest Hits |
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8 | 5 | 49 | 4 | 6 | 46 | |
| Greatest Hits 2 |
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23 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Early Seger Vol. 1 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets |
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19 | — | — | — | 28 | — | |
| Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966–1967 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||
Singles
[edit]1960s
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Band | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US CB |
US BB [27] |
CAN | ||||
| 1961 | "The Lonely One" | — | — | — | The Decibels[28] | Non-album singles |
| 1965 | "TGIF" | — | — | — | Doug Brown and The Omens[29] | |
| 1966 | "Ballad of the Yellow Beret" | — | — | — | Doug Brown and The Omens (as The Beach Bums)[30] | |
| "East Side Story" | 111 | — | — | Bob Seger & The Last Herd[31] | ||
| "Sock It to Me Santa" | — | — | — | |||
| 1967 | "Persecution Smith" | 118 | — | — | ||
| "Vagrant Winter" | — | — | — | |||
| "Heavy Music" | 70 | — | 82 | |||
| 1968 | "2 + 2 = ?" | 90 | — | 79 | The Bob Seger System | Ramblin' Gamblin' Man (1969) |
| "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" | 22 | 17 | 18 | |||
| 1969 | "Ivory" | 101 | 97 | — | ||
| "Noah" | 114 | — | — | Noah (1969) | ||
| "Innervenus Eyes" | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
1970s
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US CB | US [27] |
US AC [27] |
CAN | CAN AC |
AUS [14] |
UK [19] | ||||
| 1970 | "Lucifer" | 72 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | Mongrel (1970) | |
| 1971 | "Lookin' Back" | 97 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 1972 | "If I Were a Carpenter" | 91 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | Smokin' O.P.'s (1972) | |
| "Midnight Rider" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Back in '72 (1973) | ||
| "Turn the Page" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ||
| 1973 | "Who Do You Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Smokin' O.P.'s (1972) | |
| "Rosalie" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Back in '72 (1973) | ||
| 1974 | "Need Ya" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Seven (1974) | |
| "Get Out of Denver" | 82 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "U.M.C. (Upper Middle Class)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1975 | "Beautiful Loser" | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beautiful Loser (1975) | |
| "Katmandu" | 45 | 43 | — | 57 | — | — | — | |||
| 1976 | "Nutbush City Limits" (live) | 77 | 69 | — | 85 | — | — | — | 'Live' Bullet (1976) | |
| "Travelin' Man" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Night Moves" | 6 | 4 | — | 5 | — | 25 | 45 |
|
Night Moves (1976) | |
| 1977 | "Mainstreet" | 19 | 24 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| |
| "Rock and Roll Never Forgets" | 50 | 41 | — | 48 | 49 | — | — | |||
| 1978 | "Still the Same"[a] | 4 | 4 | 27 | 4 | — | 23 | — |
|
Stranger in Town (1978) |
| "Hollywood Nights" | 13 | 12 | — | 12 | — | 52 | 42 |
| ||
| "We've Got Tonite" | 11 | 13 | 29 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 41 | |||
| 1979 | "Old Time Rock and Roll" | 34 | 28 | — | 31 | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||
1980s
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US CB | US BB [27] |
US AC [27] |
US Main. [27] |
CAN | CAN AC |
AUS [14] |
UK [19] | ||||
| 1980 | "Fire Lake" | 6 | 6 | 31 | x | 3 | 4 | 57 | — | Against the Wind (1980) | |
| "Against the Wind" | 8 | 5 | 8 | x | 6 | — | 92 | — |
| ||
| "You'll Accomp'ny Me" | 20 | 14 | 17 | x | 8 | 23 | — | — | |||
| "The Horizontal Bop"/ "Her Strut" |
55 | 42 | — | x | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1981 | "Tryin' To Live My Life Without You" (live) | 8 | 5 | — | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | Nine Tonight (1981) | |
| "Feel Like a Number" (live) | 54 | 48 | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | |||
| "Hollywood Nights" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | |||
| 1982 | "We've Got Tonight" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | ||
| "Shame on the Moon"[b] | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 38 | — | The Distance (1982) | ||
| 1983 | "Even Now" | 9 | 12 | — | 2 | 35 | — | 100 | 73 | ||
| "Roll Me Away" | 28 | 27 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Old Time Rock and Roll" | 38 | 48 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | Risky Business soundtrack (1984) | ||
| 1984 | "Understanding" | 20 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 38 | — | 83 | — | Teachers soundtrack (1984) | |
| 1986 | "American Storm" | 17 | 13 | — | 2 | 26 | — | — | 78 | Like a Rock (1986) | |
| "Like a Rock" | 15 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 33 | 5 | 74 | — | |||
| "It's You" | 62 | 52 | 22 | 8 | — | 12 | — | — | |||
| "Miami" | 60 | 70 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1987 | "Shakedown" | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 88 | Beverly Hills Cop II soundtrack (1987) | |
| 1989 | "Blue Monday" | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | Road House soundtrack (1989) | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. "x" denotes that the chart did not exist. | |||||||||||
1990s–2010s
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [27] |
US AC [27] |
US Rock [27] |
CAN | CAN AC |
AUS [15] |
GE [33] |
UK [19] | |||
| 1991 | "Take a Chance" | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | The Fire Inside (1991) |
| "The Real Love" | 24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 51 | — | ||
| "The Fire Inside" (radio edit) | — | 45 | 6 | 36 | 35 | — | 54 | — | ||
| 1994 | "In Your Time" | — | — | — | 19 | 25 | — | — | — | Greatest Hits (1994) |
| 1995 | "We've Got Tonight" (reissue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | |
| "Night Moves" (reissue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | ||
| "Hollywood Nights" (reissue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | ||
| "Lock and Load" (rock mix)[c] | — | — | 22 | 29 | — | — | — | 57 | It's a Mystery (1995) | |
| "Manhattan" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996 | "Hands in the Air" | — | — | 29 | 67 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | "Chances Are" (with Martina McBride)[d] | — | 23 | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | Hope Floats soundtrack (1998) |
| 2006 | "Wait for Me"[e] | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Face the Promise (2006) |
| "Wreck This Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "Downtown Train" | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets (2011) |
| "Hey Hey Hey Hey (Going Back to Birmingham)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Detroit Made" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ride Out (2014) |
| "You Take Me In" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017 | "Busload of Faith" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Knew You When (2017) |
| 2019 | "Shakedown (Live)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||
Guest singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Main | US Adult | US Country | CAN | NL | GE | ||||
| 2005 | "Landing in London" | 3 Doors Down | 32 | 31 | — | 55 | 37 | 32 | Seventeen Days (2005) |
| 2011 | "Collide" | Kid Rock (with Sheryl Crow) | — | 26 | 51 | — | — | — | Born Free (2010) |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Guest appearances
[edit]| Year | Song | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | "Night Moves" | FM Soundtrack (1978) | Originally released on Night Moves (1978). |
| "Radioactive" | Gene Simmons (1978) (Kiss album) | Seger sang backing vocals on this song from the Kiss bassist Gene Simmons' solo album also featuring guitarist Joe Perry of Aerosmith. It was also released as a single. | |
| "Living in Sin" | Gene Simmons (1978) (Kiss album) | Seger sang backing vocals on this song from the Kiss bassist's solo album also featuring Cher. | |
| 1980 | "Nine Tonight" | Urban Cowboy Soundtrack | This studio version of "Nine Tonight" should initially have been part of Against the Wind (1980); it is only available on this soundtrack album. |
| 1981 | "Feel Like a Number" | Body Heat (1981) movie | Originally released on Stranger in Town (1978) |
| 1983 | "Christmas in Cape Town" "Take Me Back" |
Trouble in Paradise (Randy Newman album) | Bob Seger sings background vocals on "Christmas in Cape Town" and most notably on "Take Me Back". |
| "Old Time Rock and Roll" | Risky Business Soundtrack (1984) | Originally released on Stranger in Town (1978). | |
| 1984 | "Understanding" | Teachers Soundtrack (1984) | Also released as a single (b/w "East L.A.", which does not appear on any album) and on Greatest Hits 2 (2003). |
| 1985 | "Roll Me Away" | Mask Soundtrack | Played during movie's ending credit. Theatrical version only. |
| 1986 | "Living Inside My Heart" | About Last Night Soundtrack | Available on this soundtrack album, on the single "Like a Rock", and on a special edition of Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets. |
| 1987 | "Shakedown" | Beverly Hills Cop II Soundtrack (1987) | Seger's only #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100; it can also be found on Greatest Hits 2 (2003) and Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets (2011). |
| "The Little Drummer Boy" | A Very Special Christmas | This Christmas song is also available on Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets (2011). | |
| 1989 | "Blue Monday" | Road House Soundtrack | This cover of the classic Fats Domino song was not released on any Seger album. |
| 1994 | "Against the Wind" | Forrest Gump Soundtrack | Originally released on Against the Wind (1980). |
| "Sock It to Me Santa" | A Rock and Roll Christmas | Credited to Bob Seger (and the Last Heard); originally released as a single in 1966. | |
| 1998 | "Chances Are" (with Martina McBride) | Hope Floats Soundtrack (1998) | This duet was also released on Greatest Hits 2 (2003). |
| "Roll Me Away" | Armageddon Soundtrack | Originally released on The Distance (1982). | |
| 2005 | "Landing in London" | Seventeen Days (2005) (3 Doors Down album) | Seger duets with Brad Arnold on this 3 Doors Down song; it was also released as a single. |
| 2008 | "Something in the Water" | Join the Band (Little Feat album) | Seger and Brad Paisley perform with Little Feat on this song. |
| "Shakedown" | Now That's What I Call the 80s | This is the first 1980s compilation album in the US Now! Series. | |
| "Sock It to Me Santa" | Christmas a Go-Go | This compilation from Little Steven's Underground Garage incorrectly claims this track was "never available on a single compilation" | |
| 2013 | "Who'll Stop the Rain" | Wrote a Song for Everyone (John Fogerty album) | Seger duets with John Fogerty |
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 (1983) starring Tom Cruise, the song "No Man's Land" was slated for Cruise's next film All the Right Moves (1983).
In 1985, Seger was asked to write the title track for Back to the Future (1985), 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 (1980), was scheduled to appear on the soundtrack to The Color of Money (1986), 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 (1990), but he turned the offer down, because he was doing recordings for his upcoming album, The Fire Inside (1991), 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.[34]
Music videos
[edit]| 1983 | "Makin' Thunderbirds" |
|---|---|
| 1986 | "Like a Rock"; "American Storm" |
| 1987 | "Shakedown" |
| 1991 | "The Fire Inside"; "The Real Love" |
| 1994 | "Night Moves" |
| 1998 | "Chances Are" |
| 2003 | "Turn the Page" |
| 2006 | "Wait for Me" |
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Still the Same" also peaked at #30 on the German Singles Chart and #18 on the Austria Top 40 chart.
- ^ "Shame on the Moon" also peaked at number 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, number 10 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart, and number 50 on the German Singles Chart.
- ^ "Lock and Load" also peaked at number 57 on the UK Singles Chart.
- ^ "Chances Are" also peaked at number 70 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.
- ^ "Wait for Me" also peaked at number 52 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
References
[edit]- ^ The Rock Hall: Bob Seger
- ^ Joanne Zangrilli (November 1991). "Bob Seger". Goldmine.
- ^ Dave Marsh (May 1972). "Doncha Ever Listen to the Radio...How to Remain Obscure through Better Rock 'n' Roll: Bob Seger, Best in the Midwest". CREEM.
- ^ ASIN B001J8T3C8, Noah
- ^ a b c d e "Bob Seger: Charts & Awards – Billboard Albums". AllMusic. United States. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ "Bob Seger Chart History: Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Bob Seger – I Knew You When". Hung Meiden. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ "Bob Seger Chart History: Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved May 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Album Search Results" (ASP). Charts.de (in German). Media Control. Retrieved August 16, 2011.[dead link]
- ^ a b c "Bob Seger" (ASP). Swiss Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "American certifications – Bob Seger". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Gold Platinum Database". Music Canada. Archived from the original (ASPX) on April 5, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ Graff, Gary (2017-09-22). "Bob Seger Covers Lou Reed's 'Busload of Faith' as First Release From Upcoming I Knew You When LP". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
- ^ a b c d e Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 268. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b c Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 247.
- ^ "Bob Seger" (ASP). Austrian Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ "Bob Seger" (ASP). Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ "Bob Seger" (ASP). Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Artist Chart History: Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "British certifications – Bob Seger". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 19, 2024. Type Bob Seger in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b "Bob Seger" (ASP). charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1995 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Bob Seger – Ultimate Hits". Music Canada.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits: 1952-1996. Record Research.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Looking Ahead:1959-1993. Record Research.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Bob Seger: Charts & Awards – Billboard Singles". AllMusic. United States: Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ Brian McCollum (March 14, 2004). "A definitive oral history of Seger's early years". Detroit Free Press. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016.
- ^ Rolling Stone Editors. The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll: Revised and Updated for the 21st Century. New York: Fireside, 2001.
- ^ "Bob Seger & The Last Herd: Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966-1967". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ "A definitive oral history of Seger's early years".
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits: 1952-1996. Record Research.
- ^ "Song Search Results" (ASP). Charts.de (in German). Media Control. Retrieved August 16, 2011.[dead link]
- ^ The Seger File: Soundtracks