Album · Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf by Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf is an album by Steppenwolf, released in 1968. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 3 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “The Pusher”, on 3 lists with a best position of #486.
Steppenwolf's self-titled debut hit the racks on January 29, 1968, and it roars. John Kay sings and plays rhythm guitar, Goldy McJohn works the keys and Jerry Edmonton drums, the three of them veterans of the Canadian band the Sparrows, with guitarist Michael Monarch and bassist Rushton Moreve found through notices pinned up in Los Angeles music shops. Gabriel Mekler produced.
The sound is hard rock with the blues still clinging to its boots: Kay growls through the band's own songs and a retitled Willie Dixon number, "Hootchie Kootchie Man". "Born to Be Wild" went to number two on Billboard's Hot 100, the album reached number six, and "The Pusher", a slow, menacing grind, turned up with "Born to Be Wild" in the 1969 film Easy Rider.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Steppenwolf on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pusher | 3 | #486 | – | 1990–2019 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.