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The Joker by Steve Miller Band
The Joker is an album by Steve Miller Band, released in 1973. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 98 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “The Joker”, on 98 lists with a best position of #9.
The Joker, the Steve Miller Band's 1973 album, is part live and part studio, knocked out at Capitol Studios in 15 days and released by Capitol that October. It's the record where Miller shrugged off the band's psychedelic past for something smoother and more melodic, a laid-back rock and blues groove, with Miller producing and leading the way, Gerald Johnson on bass and Gary Mallaber on drums.
The title track did the heavy lifting, a lazy, loping shuffle that radio couldn't stop playing, and it turned the band into a real commercial force for the first time. The album climbed to No. 2 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart, reached No. 1 on the Cash Box album chart in January 1974 and went platinum in the US.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Joker on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Joker#115 of all time | 98 | #9 | – | 1991–2026 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.