Complete List Of Bob Seger Songs From A to Z

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Growing up in a working-class environment in Michigan, Bob Seger found inspiration in the stories and struggles of everyday people, a theme that would run throughout his songwriting. His earliest ventures into music came with high school bands including the Decibels and the Town Criers. He later performed with Doug Brown and the Omens before forming Bob Seger and the Last Heard.

The release of “East Side Story” in 1966 became Seger’s first regional hit. A series of singles followed, including “Heavy Music,” “Persecution Smith,” “Vagrant Winter,” and “Sock It to Me Santa.” After the Last Heard evolved into the Bob Seger System, “Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man” became a national hit and gave Seger his first sustained exposure beyond the Detroit area.

Seger’s national breakthrough was gradual. During the early 1970s, he released albums including Mongrel, Brand New Morning, Smokin’ O.P.’s, Back in ’72, and Seven. The formation of the Silver Bullet Band in 1974 brought together musicians who shared his musical instincts and work ethic. Their chemistry was captured on Live Bullet, recorded at Detroit’s Cobo Hall and released in 1976.

Night Moves followed later in 1976. The title track joined “Mainstreet” and “Rock and Roll Never Forgets” in establishing Seger as a national star. His songwriting combined vivid storytelling, emotional directness, and an understanding of how memory and passing time shape ordinary lives.

The late 1970s and early 1980s marked Seger’s commercial peak. Stranger in Town produced “Still the Same,” “Hollywood Nights,” “Old Time Rock and Roll,” and “We’ve Got Tonight.” Against the Wind reached number one and earned Seger and the Silver Bullet Band the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. The Distance and the soundtrack single “Shakedown” extended his success into the 1980s.

Seger continued releasing new work through Like a Rock, The Fire Inside, It’s a Mystery, Face the Promise, Ride Out, and I Knew You When. His catalog also includes soundtrack recordings, compilation exclusives, archival songs, collaborations, and early singles that were unavailable on his principal studio albums.

Across his career, Seger released eighteen studio albums and two major live albums. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012. His music has remained closely associated with Detroit, the American road, working life, personal memory, and the complicated passage from youth into adulthood.

Seger’s Roll Me Away Tour began in 2018 and concluded in 2019. The tour celebrated a career built on forceful live performances and a lasting connection with audiences across North America.

In July 2026, an expanded twentieth-anniversary edition of Face the Promise was announced for release on September 18, 2026. The edition added four bonus tracks. “Little Jane” was released with the announcement, while “Time” and “Let Me Try” were added to the A-to-Z catalog as officially announced forthcoming recordings. “Red Eye to Memphis,” which had already appeared in the supplied catalog, is also included on the expanded edition.

The list below includes studio-album tracks, early singles, soundtrack recordings, compilation exclusives, archival songs, principal live-album versions, and formally credited collaborations.

Complete List Of Bob Seger Songs From A to Z

Numbers

“16 Shells from a Thirty-Ought Six” – It’s a Mystery (1995)
“2 + 2 = ?” – Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man (1969)
“20 Years from Now” – Seven (1974)

A–E

“Adam and Eve” – Ride Out (2014)
“Against the Wind” – Against the Wind (1980)
“Against the Wind” – Nine Tonight (1981)
“Ain’t Got No Money” – Stranger in Town (1978)
“All of the Roads” – Ride Out (2014)
“All Your Love” – Seven (1974)
“Always in My Heart” – The Fire Inside (1991)
“American Storm” – Like a Rock (1986)
“Are You” – Face the Promise (2006)
“Back in ’72” – Back in ’72 (1973)
“Beautiful Loser” – Beautiful Loser (1975)
“Beautiful Loser” – Live Bullet (1976)
“Betty Lou’s Gettin’ Out Tonight” – Against the Wind (1980)
“Betty Lou’s Gettin’ Out Tonight” – Nine Tonight (1981)
“Between” – Face the Promise (2006)
“Big River” – Mongrel (1970)
“Black Eyed Girl” – Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man (1969)
“Black Night” – Beautiful Loser (1975)
“Blind Love” – The Fire Inside (1991)
“Blue Monday” – Like a Rock (1986)
“Blue Ridge” – I Knew You When (2017)
“Bo Diddley” – Smokin’ O.P.’s (1972)
“Bo Diddley Medley” – Live Bullet (1976)
“Boomtown Blues” – The Distance (1982)
“Brand New Morning” – Brand New Morning (1971)
“Brave Strangers” – Stranger in Town (1978)
“Brave Strangers” – Nine Tonight (1981)
“Busload of Faith” – I Knew You When (2017)
“By the River” – It’s a Mystery (1995)
“C’est La Vie” – Greatest Hits (1994)
“California Stars” – Ride Out (2014)
“Cat” – Noah (1969)
“Chain Smokin'” – Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966–1967 (1966); Bob Seger & The Last Heard
“Chances Are” – Hope Floats soundtrack (1998); with Martina McBride
“Collide” – Born Free (2010); Kid Rock featuring Sheryl Crow and Bob Seger
“Come to Poppa” – Night Moves (1976)
“Comin’ Home” – The Distance (1982)
“Cross of Gold” – Seven (1974)
“Days When the Rain Would Come” – Early Seger Vol. 1 (2009); archival recording
“Death Row” – Noah (1969)
“Democracy” – I Knew You When (2017)
“Detroit Made” – Ride Out (2014)
“Doctor Fine” – Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man (1969)
“Down Home” – Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man (1969)
“Downtown Train” – Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets (2011); previously unreleased recording
“East Side Sound (Instrumental)” – Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966–1967 (1966); Bob Seger & The Last Heard
“East Side Story” – Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966–1967 (1966); Bob Seger & The Last Heard
“Even Now” – The Distance (1982)
“Evil Edna” – Mongrel (1970)

F–J

“Face the Promise” – Face the Promise (2006)
“Feel Like a Number” – Stranger in Town (1978)
“Feel Like a Number” – Nine Tonight (1981)
“Fine Memory” – Beautiful Loser (1975)
“Fire Lake” – Against the Wind (1980)
“Fire Lake” – Nine Tonight (1981)
“Florida Time” – Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966–1967 (1966); Bob Seger & The Last Heard
“Follow the Children” – Noah (1969)
“Fortunate Son” – Like a Rock (1986)
“Forward into the Past” – I Knew You When (2017)
“Gates of Eden” – Ride Out (2014)
“Get Out of Denver” – Seven (1974)
“Get Out of Denver” – Live Bullet (1976)
“Gets Ya Pumpin'” – Early Seger Vol. 1 (2009); archival recording
“Glenn Song” – I Knew You When (2017)
“Golden Boy” – It’s a Mystery (1995)
“Gone” – Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man (1969)
“Good for Me” – Against the Wind (1980)
“Gracile” – I Knew You When (2017)
“Hands in the Air” – It’s a Mystery (1995)
“Heavy Music” – Smokin’ O.P.’s (1972)
“Heavy Music” – Live Bullet (1976)
“Heavy Music, Pt. 1” – Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966–1967 (1967); Bob Seger & The Last Heard
“Heavy Music, Pt. 2” – Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966–1967 (1967); Bob Seger & The Last Heard
“Her Strut” – Against the Wind (1980)
“Her Strut” – Nine Tonight (1981)
“Hey Gypsy” – Ride Out (2014)
“Hey Hey Hey Hey (Going Back to Birmingham)” – Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets (2011); previously unreleased recording
“Highway Child” – Mongrel (1970)
“Hollywood Nights” – Stranger in Town (1978)
“Hollywood Nights” – Nine Tonight (1981)
“House Behind a House” – The Distance (1982)
“Hummin’ Bird” – Smokin’ O.P.’s (1972)
“I Can’t Save You Angeline” – It’s a Mystery (1995)
“I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody’s Home” – Live Bullet (1976); live recording
“I Knew You When” – I Knew You When (2017)
“I Wonder” – It’s a Mystery (1995)
“I’ll Remember You” – I Knew You When (2017)
“I’ve Been Working” – Back in ’72 (1973)
“I’ve Been Working” – Live Bullet (1976)
“I’ve Got Time” – Back in ’72 (1973)
“If I Were a Carpenter” – Smokin’ O.P.’s (1972)
“In Your Time” – Greatest Hits (1994)
“Innervenus Eyes” – Noah (1969)
“It All Goes On” – Ride Out (2014)
“It’s a Mystery” – It’s a Mystery (1995)
“It’s You” – Like a Rock (1986)
“It’s Your World” – Ride Out (2014)
“Ivory” – Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man (1969)
“Jesse James” – Smokin’ O.P.’s (1972)
“Jody Girl” – Beautiful Loser (1975)
“Jody Girl” – Live Bullet (1976)
“Jumpin’ Humpin’ Hip Hypocrite” – Noah (1969)

K–O

“Katmandu” – Beautiful Loser (1975)
“Katmandu” – Live Bullet (1976)
“Landing in London” – Seventeen Days (2005); 3 Doors Down featuring Bob Seger
“Leanin’ on My Dream” – Mongrel (1970)
“Lennie Johnson” – Noah (1969)
“Let It Rock” – Smokin’ O.P.’s (1972)
“Let It Rock” – Nine Tonight (1981)
“Let It Rock/Little Queenie” – Live Bullet (1976)
“Let Me Try” – Face the Promise (Expanded Edition) (2026); announced for release September 18, 2026
“Let the Rivers Run” – Ride Out (2014)
“Like a Rock” – Like a Rock (1986)
“Listen” – Ride Out (2014)
“Little Jane” – Face the Promise (Expanded Edition) (2026); bonus track released in July 2026
“Little Victories” – The Distance (1982)
“Living Inside My Heart” – About Last Night soundtrack (1986)
“Lock and Load” – It’s a Mystery (1995)
“Loneliness Is a Feeling” – Noah (1969)
“Lonely Man” – Noah (1969)
“Long Song Comin'” – Seven (1974)
“Long Twin Silver Line” – Against the Wind (1980)
“Lookin’ Back” – non-album single (1971); original studio recording
“Lookin’ Back” – Live Bullet (1976)
“Louise” – Brand New Morning (1971)
“Love the One You’re With” – Smokin’ O.P.’s (1972)
“Love’s the Last to Know” – The Distance (1982)
“Lucifer” – Mongrel (1970)
“Mainstreet” – Night Moves (1976)
“Mainstreet” – Nine Tonight (1981)
“Makin’ Thunderbirds” – The Distance (1982)
“Manhattan” – It’s a Mystery (1995)
“Marie” – I Knew You When (2017)
“Mary Lou” – Night Moves (1976)
“Maybe Today” – Brand New Morning (1971)
“Miami” – Like a Rock (1986)
“Midnight Rider” – Back in ’72 (1973)
“Momma” – Beautiful Loser (1975)
“Mongrel” – Mongrel (1970)
“Mongrel Too” – Mongrel (1970)
“Need Ya” – Seven (1974)
“Neon Sky” – Back in ’72 (1973)
“New Coat of Paint” – The Fire Inside (1991)
“Night Moves” – Night Moves (1976)
“Night Moves” – Nine Tonight (1981)
“Nine Tonight” – Nine Tonight (1981)
“No Man’s Land” – Against the Wind (1980)
“No Matter Who You Are” – Face the Promise (2006)
“No More” – Face the Promise (2006)
“Noah” – Noah (1969)
“Nutbush City Limits” – Beautiful Loser (1975)
“Nutbush City Limits” – Live Bullet (1976)
“Old Time Rock and Roll” – Stranger in Town (1978)
“Old Time Rock and Roll” – Nine Tonight (1981)

P–T

“Paint Them a Picture Jane” – Noah (1969)
“Passin’ Through” – Ride Out (2014)
“Persecution Smith” – Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966–1967 (1966); Bob Seger & The Last Heard
“Railroad Days” – Brand New Morning (1971)
“Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man” – Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man (1969)
“Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man” – Live Bullet (1976)
“Real at the Time” – The Fire Inside (1991)
“Real Mean Bottle” – Face the Promise (2006)
“Red Eye to Memphis” – Face the Promise (2006)
“Revisionism Street” – It’s a Mystery (1995)
“Ride Out” – Ride Out (2014)
“Rite of Passage” – It’s a Mystery (1995)
“River Deep, Mountain High” – Mongrel (1970)
“Rock and Roll Never Forgets” – Night Moves (1976)
“Rock and Roll Never Forgets” – Nine Tonight (1981)
“Roll Me Away” – The Distance (1982)
“Rosalie” – Back in ’72 (1973)
“Runaway Train” – I Knew You When (2017)
“Sailing Nights” – Beautiful Loser (1975)
“Satisfied” – Greatest Hits 2 (2003)
“School Teacher” – Seven (1974)
“Seen a Lot of Floors” – Seven (1974)
“Shakedown” – Beverly Hills Cop II soundtrack (1987)
“Shakedown (Live)” – Shakedown (Live) single (2019)
“Shame on the Moon” – The Distance (1982)
“She Can’t Do Anything Wrong” – The Fire Inside (1991)
“Shinin’ Brightly” – Against the Wind (1980)
“Ship of Fools” – Night Moves (1976)
“Sightseeing” – The Fire Inside (1991)
“Simplicity” – Face the Promise (2006)
“So I Wrote You a Song” – Back in ’72 (1973)
“Sock It to Me Santa” – Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966–1967 (1966); Bob Seger & The Last Heard
“Someday” – Smokin’ O.P.’s (1972)
“Something Like” – Brand New Morning (1971)
“Something More” – I Knew You When (2017)
“Sometimes” – Brand New Morning (1971)
“Sometimes” – Like a Rock (1986)
“Somewhere Tonight” – Like a Rock (1986)
“Song for Him” – Brand New Morning (1971)
“Song to Rufus” – Mongrel (1970)
“Star Tonight” – Early Seger Vol. 1 (2009); archival recording
“Stealer” – Back in ’72 (1973)
“Still the Same” – Stranger in Town (1978)
“Sunburst” – Night Moves (1976)
“Sunspot Baby” – Night Moves (1976)
“Take a Chance” – The Fire Inside (1991)
“Tales of Lucy Blue” – Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man (1969)
“Teachin’ Blues” – Mongrel (1970)
“The Aftermath” – Like a Rock (1986)
“The Answer’s in the Question” – Face the Promise (2006)
“The Devil’s Right Hand” – Ride Out (2014)
“The Famous Final Scene” – Stranger in Town (1978)
“The Fire Down Below” – Night Moves (1976)
“The Fire Down Below” – Nine Tonight (1981)
“The Fire Inside” – The Fire Inside (1991)
“The Fireman’s Talkin'” – Ride Out (2014)
“The Highway” – I Knew You When (2017)
“The Horizontal Bop” – Against the Wind (1980)
“The Last Song (Love Needs to Be Loved)” – Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man (1969)
“The Little Drummer Boy” – A Very Special Christmas (1987)
“The Long Goodbye” – Face the Promise (2006)
“The Long Way Home” – The Fire Inside (1991)
“The Mountain” – The Fire Inside (1991)
“The Real Love” – The Fire Inside (1991)
“The Ring” – Like a Rock (1986)
“The Sea Inside” – I Knew You When (2017)
“Tightrope” – Like a Rock (1986)
“Till It Shines” – Stranger in Town (1978)
“Time” – Face the Promise (Expanded Edition) (2026); announced for release September 18, 2026
“Tomorrow” – Greatest Hits 2 (2003)
“Train Man” – Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man (1969)
“Travelin’ Man” – Beautiful Loser (1975)
“Travelin’ Man” – Live Bullet (1976)
“Tryin’ to Live My Life Without You” – Nine Tonight (1981)
“Turn on Your Love Light” – Smokin’ O.P.’s (1972)
“Turn the Page” – Back in ’72 (1973)
“Turn the Page” – Live Bullet (1976)

U–Z

“U.M.C. (Upper Middle Class)” – Seven (1974)
“U.M.C. (Upper Middle Class)” – Live Bullet (1976)
“Understanding” – Teachers soundtrack (1984)
“Vagrant Winter” – Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966–1967 (1966); Bob Seger & The Last Heard
“Very Few” – Heavy Music: The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966–1967 (1966); Bob Seger & The Last Heard
“Wait for Me” – Face the Promise (2006)
“We’ve Got Tonight” – Stranger in Town (1978)
“We’ve Got Tonight” – Nine Tonight (1981)
“West of the Moon” – It’s a Mystery (1995)
“Which Way” – The Fire Inside (1991)
“White Wall” – Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man (1969)
“Wildfire” – Early Seger Vol. 1 (2009); archival recording
“Won’t Stop” – Face the Promise (2006)
“Wreck This Heart” – Face the Promise (2006)
“You Know Who You Are” – Brand New Morning (1971)
“You Take Me In” – Ride Out (2014)
“You’ll Accomp’ny Me” – Against the Wind (1980)
“You’ll Accomp’ny Me” – Nine Tonight (1981)