enowned and very successful composer due to his instantly recognizable style; earlier classics include the early “bat out of hell” hits by meat loaf, “making love out of nothing at all” by air supply and “total eclipse of the heart” by bonnie tyler.  since the induction of blue-box the following saw the light...

 


Title
Certification
Chart Position Peak
bat out of hell {meat loaf} (1977 song ~ first charted in 2021 following jim's passing))
19
total eclipse of the heart {bonnie tyler} (1983 single ~ first charted in 2017) x5
11
nowhere fast {fire inc.} (1984 song ~ first charted in 2021 following jim's passing) x2
24
holding out for a hero {bonnie tyler} (1985)
x7
4
loving you's a dirty job but somebody's gotta do it {bonnie tyler & todd rundgren} (1986 song ~ first charted in 2021 following jim's passing)
23
if you were a woman (and i was a man) {bonnie tyler} [*produced by jim] (1986) x3
6
this corrosion {sisters of mercy} [*produced by jim] (1987)
8
it’s all coming back to me now {pandora’s box} (1989)
13
good girls go to heaven (bad girls go everywhere) {pandora’s box} (1989)
x3
1  (3 weeks)
original sin {pandora’s box} (1989)
x2
11
i’d do anything for love (but i won’t do that) {meat loaf} (1993)
x3
1  (3 weeks)
rock ‘n roll dreams come through {meat loaf} (1994)
13
objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer
than they are {meat loaf} (1994)
15
original sin {taylor dayne} (1994)  
21
total eclipse of the heart {nicki french} (1995)
24
making love (out of nothing at all) {bonnie tyler} (1995)
x3
2
two out of three ain't bad {bonnie tyler} (1995)
24
it's all coming back to me now {celine dion - double a-side with 'the power of the dream'}
x3
1  (2 weeks)
no matter what {boyzone} (1998)
x5
1  (4 weeks)
whistle down the wind {tina arena} (1998)
x2
1  (2 weeks)
tyre tracks & broken hearts {bonnie tyler} / a kiss is a terrible thing to waste {meat loaf} (1998)
x3
1  (1 week)
home by now/no matter what {meat loaf} (1999)
1  (1 week)
si demain (turn around) {bonnie tyler featuring kareen antonn} (2004)
9
it's all coming back to me now {meat loaf featuring marion raven} (2006)
7
tonight is what it means to be young {matt fishel} (2016)  
7
no matter what {the baseballs} (2016)  
22
braver than we are {karine hannah} (2016)  
6
going all the way (is just the start) {meat loaf} (2016) x2
1  (1 week)
speaking in tongues {meat loaf} (2017)  
14
who needs the young {meat loaf} (2017)  
19
more {meat loaf} (2017)  
23
loving you is a dirty job (but somebody's gotta do it) {meat loaf ft. stacy michelle} (2018)  
22
holding out for a hero {adam lambert} (2023)
2
total eclipse of the heart {doro feat. rob halford} (2023)  
22
holding out for a hero (japanese) {ReN} (2024)  
18
it's all coming back to me now {mcfly & danny jones} (2024)  
16


Title
Certification
Chart Position Peak
bat out of hell {meat loaf} (1977 album - first charted in 1993) x4
1  (1 week)
bad for good {jim steinman} (1981 album - first charted in 2016)
19
secret dreams and forbidden fire {bonnie tyler} (1986)
x2
6
heaven and hell {meat loaf & bonnie tyler} (1989 album - first charted in 1993; b.i. edition reissued in 2022)
5
original sin {pandora’s box} (1989)
x5
4
bat out of hell II: back into hell {meat loaf} (1993)
x5
2
whistle down the wind {with andrew lloyd webber} (1998)
x3
1  (3 weeks)
the very best of… {meat loaf} (1998)
x7
1  (1 week)
bat out of hell III: the monster is loose {meat loaf} (2006)
x2
2
braver than we are {meat loaf} (2016) x6
1  (5 weeks)
jim steinman's bat out of hell: the musical {original cast recording} (2017)
6
bad boys go everywhere ~ the very best of {jim steinman ~ feat. various artists} (2021) x10
1  (7 weeks)
the jim steinman collection {bonnie tyler} (2021) x6
2