Elric is a weird one, because the stories were written out of chronological order, and as Dr. Drib said there have been a myriad of different collections all with varying material. I think the
wiki order is pretty good:
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(I) Elric of Melniboné (1972)
Book 1
Book 2
Book 3
The Fortress of the Pearl (1989)
(II) The Sailor on the Seas of Fate (1976)
Book One: "Sailing To the Future"
Book Two: "Sailing To the Present" (Revised as "The Lands Beyond the World")
Book Three: "Sailing To the Past" (Revision of "The Jade Man's Eyes")
Elric at the End of Time (1981)
(III) The Weird of the White Wolf
Prologue: "The Dream of Earl Aubec" (original title: "Master of Chaos") (May 1964)
Book One: "The Dreaming City" (June 1961)
Book Two: "While the Gods Laugh" (October 1961)
Book Three: "The Singing Citadel" (May 1967)
(IV) The Vanishing Tower (original title: The Sleeping Sorceress) (1971)
Book One: "The Torment of the Last Lord"
Book Two: "To Snare the Pale Prince"
Book Three: "Three Heroes With a Single Aim"
The Revenge of the Rose (1991)
(V) The Bane of the Black Sword
Book One: "The Stealer of Souls" (February 1962)
Book Two: "Kings in Darkness" (August 1962)
Book Three: "The Flame Bringers" (alternative title: "The Caravan of Forgotten Dreams") (October 1962)
Epilogue: "To Rescue Tanelorn" (December 1962)
(VI) Stormbringer
Book One: "Dead God's Homecoming" (June 1963)
Book Two: "Black Sword's Brothers" (October 1963)
Book Three: "Sad Giant's Shield" (February 1964)
Book Four: "Doomed Lord's Passing" (April 1964)
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The Fortress of the Pearl, Revenge of the Rose and Elric at the End of Time can be largely ignored during an initial read, IMO. They were written well after the other books and tie in more to Moorcock's Eternal Champion cycle than they do with the storyline in the main books. I bolded the main books as they were originally collected (after their magazine publications).