The Stranglers discography
The Stranglers discography | |
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Studio albums | 18 |
Live albums | 20 |
Compilation albums | 17 |
Video albums | 14 |
EPs | 7 |
Singles | 51 |
Box sets | 8 |
The following is a comprehensive discography of English rock band the Stranglers.
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [1][2] | AUS [3][4] | CAN [5] | FRA [6][7] | GER [8] | NL [9] | NOR [10] | NZ [11] | SWE [12] | US [13] | |||
Rattus Norvegicus |
| 4 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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No More Heroes |
| 2 | 79 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — |
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Black and White |
| 2 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — |
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The Raven |
| 4 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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The Gospel According to the Meninblack |
| 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | |
La folie |
| 11 | 29 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — |
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Feline |
| 4 | — | 88 | — | 52 | 39 | 16 | 18 | — | — |
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Aural Sculpture |
| 14 | 38 | 35 | — | 17 | 31 | — | 13 | 37 | — |
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Dreamtime |
| 16 | 64 | 83 | 18 | — | 60 | — | 45 | — | 172 |
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10 |
| 15 | 142 | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — |
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Stranglers in the Night |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
About Time |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Written in Red |
| 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Coup de Grace |
| 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Norfolk Coast |
| 70 | — | — | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Suite XVI |
| 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Giants |
| 48 | — | — | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Dark Matters |
| 4 | — | — | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Live albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
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UK [1][2] | GER [8] | NZ [11] | |||
Live (X Cert) |
| 7 | — | 49 |
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All Live and All of the Night |
| 12 | 55 | — |
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Live at the Hope and Anchor |
| — | — | — | |
Saturday Night, Sunday Morning |
| — | — | — | |
Death and Night and Blood |
| — | — | — | |
The Stranglers and Friends – Live in Concert |
| — | — | — | |
Access All Areas |
| — | — | — | |
Friday the Thirteenth |
| 198 | — | — | |
Live in London |
| — | — | — | |
Live at the Hammersmith Odeon '81 |
| — | — | — | |
5 Live 01 |
| — | — | — | |
Live at the Apollo |
| — | — | — | |
Coast to Coast |
| — | — | — | |
Themeninblackinbrugge |
| — | — | — | |
Live at the Apollo 2010 |
| — | — | — | |
Feel It Live |
| — | — | — | |
Black and White Live |
| — | — | — | |
Rattus Relived |
| — | — | — | |
Dave Greenfield – A Tribute |
| — | — | — | |
Themeninblackintokyo |
| — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |
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UK [1][2] | NZ [11] | |||
IV |
| — | — | |
The Collection 1977–1982 |
| 12 | 16 |
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Off the Beaten Track |
| 80 | — | |
Rarities |
| — | — | |
Singles (The UA Years) |
| 57 | — | |
Greatest Hits 1977–1990 |
| 4 | — |
|
The Early Years – 74-75-76 Rare Live and Unreleased |
| — | — | |
The Sessions |
| — | — | |
The Hit Men |
| 113 | — | |
Peaches: The Very Best of The Stranglers |
| 21 | — |
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Sweet Smell of Success – Best of the Epic Years |
| — | — | |
The Very Best of The Stranglers |
| 28 | — | |
Decade: The Best of 1981–1990 |
| — | — | |
The UA Singles 1977–1982 |
| — | — | |
Decades Apart |
| 146 | — | |
Skin Deep – The Collection |
| — | — | |
Here and There: The Epic B-Sides Collection 1983–1991 |
| — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Box sets
Title | Album details |
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The Old Testament: The U.A. Studio Recordings (1977–1982) |
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The UA Singles '77–79' |
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The Epic Years |
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The UA Singles '79–82' |
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Original Album Classics |
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Giants and Gems: An Album Collection |
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Original Album Series |
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The Stranglers |
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Video albums
Title | Album details |
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The Video Collection 1977–1982 |
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Screentime |
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The Meninblack in Colour 1983–1990 |
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Saturday Night Sunday Morning |
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The Old Testament |
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Friday the Thirteenth |
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Live at Alexandra Palace |
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Euro Live |
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Live '78, SF |
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On Stage on Screen |
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Rattus at the Roundhouse |
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Live at the Apollo 2010 |
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Never to Look Back: The Video Collection 1983–2012 |
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The Ruby Tour 2014 |
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EPs
Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
UK [1] | ||
Something Better Change |
| — |
Don't Bring Harry |
| 41 |
No Mercy |
| — |
The Nighttracks Radio 1 Session (24th January 1982) |
| — |
Original John Peel Session: 30th August 1977 |
| — |
The John Peel Session (1st March 1977) |
| — |
BBC in Concert (23rd April 1977) |
| — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | Albums | ||||||||
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UK [1][2] | AUS [3][4] | BE (FLA) [19] | CAN [20] | FRA [7] | GER [8] | IRE [21] | NL [9] | NZ [11] | ||||
"(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)"/"London Lady" | 1977 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | Rattus Norvegicus | |
"Peaches"/"Go Buddy Go" | 8 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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"Something Better Change"/"Straighten Out" | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | No More Heroes | ||
"No More Heroes" | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | |||
"Sometimes" [A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rattus Norvegicus | ||
"5 Minutes" | 1978 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Nice 'n' Sleazy" | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | Black and White | ||
"Walk On By" | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Sverige (Jag är insnöad pä östfronten)" [B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Duchess" | 1979 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | The Raven | |
"Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)" | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Bear Cage" | 1980 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Who Wants the World?" | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Thrown Away" | 1981 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Gospel According to the Meninblack | |
"Just Like Nothing on Earth" | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Let Me Introduce You to the Family" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | La Folie | ||
"Golden Brown" | 1982 | 2 | 10 | 7 | — | — | 63 | 3 | 10 | — |
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"La folie" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Strange Little Girl" | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | The Collection 1977–1982 | ||
"European Female" | 1983 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | Feline | |
"Midnight Summer Dream" | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | |||
"Paradise" | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Skin Deep" | 1984 | 15 | 11 | 17 | — | — | — | 11 | 21 | 19 | Aural Sculpture | |
"No Mercy" | 37 | 90 | 8 | 88 | — | 28 | — | 32 | — | |||
"Let Me Down Easy" | 1985 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Spain" [C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Nice in Nice" | 1986 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | ||
"Always the Sun" | 30 | 21 | — | — | 15 | — | 16 | 42 | — | Dreamtime | ||
"Big in America" | 48 | — | 38 | — | — | 50 | 28 | — | — | |||
"Shakin' Like a Leaf" | 1987 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Dreamtime" [D] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"All Day and All of the Night" (live) | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 38 | All Live and All of the Night | ||
"Strangle Little Girl" (live) [E] | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Golden Brown" (live) [F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Grip '89 (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)" (remix) | 1989 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singles (The UA Years) | |
"96 Tears" | 1990 | 17 | 165 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 10 | |
"Sweet Smell of Success" | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Always the Sun" (Sunny Side Up Mix) | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits 1977–1990 | ||
"Golden Brown" (reissue) | 1991 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | ||
"Heaven or Hell" | 1992 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | Stranglers in the Night | |
"Sugar Bullets" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Lies and Deception" | 1995 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | About Time | |
"In Heaven She Walks" | 1997 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Written in Red | |
"Big Thing Coming" | 2004 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Norfolk Coast | |
"Long Black Veil" | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Spectre of Love" | 2006 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Suite XVI | |
"Retro Rockets" | 2010 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Decades Apart | |
"Mercury Rising" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Giants | |
"And If You Should See Dave..."[22] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dark Matters | |
"If Something's Gonna Kill Me (It Might as Well Be Love)"[23] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"This Song"[24] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Notes
- ^ "Sometimes" was only released as a single in Japan.
- ^ "Sverige (Jag är insnöad pä östfronten)" is a Swedish-language version of "Sweden (All Quiet on the Eastern Front)" (from the Back and White album), that was only released as a single in Sweden.
- ^ "Spain" was only released as a single in Spain.
- ^ "Dreamtime" was only released as a single in the US.
- ^ The live version of "Strangle Little Girl" was only released as a single in Continental Europe.
- ^ The live version of "Golden Brown" was only released as a single in Continental Europe.
References
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- ^ a b c d "The Official Zobbel Homepage". zobbel.de. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b "Week commencing 21 May 1990". Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Collectionscanada.gc". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
- ^ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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- ^ a b c "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
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- ^ "Discography The Stranglers". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
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- ^ "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 29 February 1992. p. 12. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
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External links
- The Stranglers discography discography at Discogs
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- Aural Sculpture
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- Stranglers in the Night
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- The Collection 1977–1982
- Off the Beaten Track
- Singles (The UA Years)
- Greatest Hits 1977–1990
- The Early Years '74 '75 '76 Rare Live and Unreleased
- Strangled from Birth and Beyond
- The Sessions
- The Hit Men
- Collection
- The Stranglers
- The Masters
- Lies and Deception
- Peaches: The Very Best of The Stranglers
- Rarities (2002)
- Out of the Black
- Sweet Smell of Success – Best of the Epic Years
- Live 'n' Sleazy
- Gold
- The Very Best of The Stranglers
- Decades Apart
- "(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)"
- "Peaches"
- "Something Better Change"
- "No More Heroes"
- "5 Minutes"
- "Nice 'n' Sleazy"
- "Walk On By"
- "Duchess"
- "Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)"
- "Bear Cage"
- "Who Wants the World?"
- "Thrown Away"
- "Let Me Introduce You to the Family"
- "Golden Brown"
- "La Folie"
- "Strange Little Girl"
- "European Female"
- "Skin Deep"
- "No Mercy"
- "Always the Sun"
- "All Day and All of the Night"
- "96 Tears"
- "Always the Sun (Sunny Side Up Mix)"
- "Golden Brown" (Re-issue)
- "Lies and Deception"
- "Big Thing Coming"
- "Spectre of Love"
- "Goodbye Toulouse"
- "Hanging Around"
- "Tramp"
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