Def Leppard / discography

Def Leppard live (2007)

This discography is an overview of the musical works of British rock - band Def Leppard . According to the sources, they have sold more than 100 million records in their careers, including over 2.1 million in their home country alone, making them one of the performers with the highest number of records sold worldwide . The most successful release by Def Leppard is the album Hysteria with over 20 million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1980	On through the night	-	-	-	UK15 (8 weeks) UK	US51 platinum (51 weeks)US	First published: March 14, 1980 Sales: + 1,100,000
1981	High N 'Dry	-	-	-	UK26 (7 weeks) UK	US38 × 2 Double platinum (124 weeks)US	First published: June 11, 1981 Sales: + 2,100,000
1983	Pyromania	-	-	-	UK18th silver (8 weeks)UK	US2 diamond (123 weeks)US	First published: Jan 20, 1983 Sales: +10,860,000
1987	Hysteria	DE10 (19 weeks) DE	AT71 (1 week) AT	CH2 platinum (17 weeks)CH	UK1 × 2 Double platinum (108 weeks)UK	US1 × 2 Diamond + double platinum (136 weeks)US	First published: August 3, 1987 Sales: + 20,000,000
1992	Adrenalize	DE8 (32 weeks) DE	AT11 (20 weeks) AT	CH1 platinum (26 weeks)CH	UK1 gold (30 weeks)UK	US1 × 3 Triple platinum (65 weeks)US	First published: March 31, 1992 Sales: + 4,000,000
1996	slang	DE34 (11 weeks) DE	AT38 (7 weeks) AT	CH19 (10 weeks) CH	UK5 gold (11 weeks)UK	US14th gold (12 weeks)US	First published: May 14, 1996 Sales: + 700,000
1999	Euphoria	DE14 (9 weeks) DE	AT48 (2 weeks) AT	CH14 (5 weeks) CH	UK11 (7 weeks) UK	US11 gold (16 weeks)US	First published: June 8, 1999 Sales: +650,000
2002	X	DE19 (5 weeks) DE	AT35 (3 weeks) AT	CH9 (9 weeks) CH	UK14 (4 weeks) UK	US11 (8 weeks) US	First published: July 30, 2002
2006	Yeah!	DE73 (1 week) DE	-	CH57 (3 weeks) CH	UK52 (1 week) UK	US16 (10 weeks) US	First published: May 23, 2006
2008	Songs from the Sparkle Lounge	DE43 (2 weeks) DE	-	CH29 (3 weeks) CH	UK10 (3 weeks) UK	US5 (7 weeks) US	First published: April 25, 2008
2015	Def Leppard	DE10 (3 weeks) DE	AT18 (2 weeks) AT	CH2 (5 weeks) CH	UK11 (5 weeks) UK	US10 (4 weeks) US	First published: October 30, 2015

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Deluxe Editions

There are deluxe editions of several albums that contain a remastering of the original recordings and a bonus CD. The additional ones are either B-sides, other mixes, or live tracks.

• Pyromania (Deluxe Edition)
• Adrenalize (Deluxe Edition)
• Euphoria (Deluxe Edition)
• Slang (Deluxe Edition)
• Yeah! Bonus CD With Backstage Interviews (there are other variations of Yeah!)

Live albums and compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1993	Retro Active	DE36 (9 weeks) DE	-	CH7th gold (19 weeks)CH	UK6 (6 weeks) UK	US9 platinum (26 weeks)US	First published: October 5, 1993 Sales: + 1,125,000
1995	Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits	DE31 (15 weeks) DE	-	CH7 (18 weeks) CH	UK3 platinum (16 weeks)UK	US15th × 4 Quadruple platinum (… Where.)US	First published: October 31, 1995 Sales: + 4,740,000
2004	Best of	-	-	CH76 (3 weeks) CH	UK6th platinum (9 weeks)UK	-	First published: October 25, 2004 Sales: +320,000
2005	Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection	-	-	-	-	US10 platinum (23 weeks)US	First published: May 17, 2005 Sales: + 1,200,000
2011	Mirror Ball - Live & More	DE46 (1 week) DE	-	CH51 (2 weeks) CH	UK44 (1 week) UK	US16 gold (12 weeks)US	First published: June 20, 2011
2013	Viva! Hysteria	DE28 (1 week) DE	-	CH83 (1 week) CH	UK73 (1 week) UK	US24 (2 weeks) US	First published: October 22, 2013
2017	And There Will Be a Next Time… Live from Detroit	DE64 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: February 10, 2017
2018	The Box Set: Volume One	DE38 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: June 1, 2018
	The Story So Far - The Best Of	-	-	CH54 (1 week) CH	UK32 silver (5 weeks)UK	US101 (4 weeks) US	First published: November 30, 2018
2019	The CD Collection: Volume Two	DE84 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: June 21, 2019
2020	The Early Years	DE68 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: March 20, 2020
	London to Vegas	DE25 (1 week) DE	-	CH40 (1 week) CH	-	-	First published: May 29, 2020
	Hysteria at the O2	DE64 (1 week) DE	-	CH53 (1 week) CH	-	-	First published: May 29, 2020

More compilations

• 1985: First Strike
• 1994: Mega Edition
• 2001: Historia / In the Round, in Your Face (US:gold)
• 2009: Greatest Hits
• 2009: Hysteria / Adrenalize

EPs

• 1979: The Def Leppard
• 1993: In the Clubs - In Your Face (bonus to the single "Miss You in a Heartbeat")
• 1995: Live at Don Valley (bonus for the album "Vault")
• 1996: Acoustic in Singapore (bonus to the album "Slang")
• 1996: All I Want Is Everything

Remix albums

• 1987: Hysteria Remixes

Interview albums

• 1987: Conversationalize
• 1996: Interview Disc
• 2003: Interview CD and Book

Tribute albums

• 2008: All Star Tribute to Def Leppard

Singles

Chart placements

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1979	Wasted On Through the Night	-	-	-	UK61 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 3, 1979
1980	Hello America On Through the Night	-	-	-	UK45 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 9, 1980
1983	Photographer Pyromania	-	-	-	UK66 (4 weeks) UK	US12 (17 weeks) US	First published: January 22, 1983
	Rock of Ages Pyromania	-	-	-	UK41 (4 weeks) UK	US16 (15 weeks) US	First published: August 13, 1983
	Foolin ' pyromania	-	-	-	-	US28 (14 weeks) US	First published: August 20, 1983
	Too Late For Love Pyromania	-	-	-	UK86 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 26, 1983
1984	Bringin 'on the Heartbreak (Remix) High' n 'Dry	-	-	-	-	US61 (8 weeks) US	First published: June 16, 1984
1987	Animal Hysteria	-	-	CH17 (7 weeks) CH	UK6 (9 weeks) UK	US19 (19 weeks) US	First published: July 17, 1987
	Women Hysteria	-	-	-	-	US80 (5 weeks) US	First published: August 22, 1987
	Pour Some Sugar on Me Hysteria	DE50 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	UK18th gold (6 weeks)UK	US2 gold (24 weeks)US	First published: September 5, 1987 Sales: + 900,000
	Hysteria Hysteria	-	-	-	UK26 (7 weeks) UK	US10 (16 weeks) US	First published: November 14, 1987
1988	Armageddon It Hysteria	-	-	-	UK20 (5 weeks) UK	US3 (18 weeks) US	First published: March 26, 1988
	Love Bites Hysteria	-	-	-	UK11 (8 weeks) UK	US1 (23 weeks) US	First published: July 2, 1988
1989	Rocket Hysteria	-	-	-	UK15 (7 weeks) UK	US12 (13 weeks) US	First published: January 28, 1989
1992	Let's Get Rocked Adrenalize	DE22 (15 weeks) DE	AT19 (12 weeks) AT	CH3 (16 weeks) CH	UK2 (7 weeks) UK	US15 (18 weeks) US	First published: March 14, 1992
	Make Love Like a Man Adrenalize	DE95 (2 weeks) DE	-	CH40 (3 weeks) CH	UK12 (5 weeks) UK	US36 (10 weeks) US	First published: June 13, 1992
	Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad Adrenalize	-	-	-	UK16 (5 weeks) UK	US12 (20 weeks) US	First published: August 29, 1992
1993	Stand up (Kick Love into Motion) Adrenalize	-	-	-	-	US34 (15 weeks) US	First published: January 16, 1993
	Heaven Is Adrenalize	-	-	-	UK13 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: January 16, 1993
	Tonight Adrenalize	-	-	-	UK34 (3 weeks) UK	US62 (9 weeks) US	First published: April 16, 1993
	Two Steps Behind Retro Active	DE66 (10 weeks) DE	AT29 (1 week) AT	-	UK32 (4 weeks) UK	US12 (20 weeks) US	First published: September 4, 1993
1994	Miss You in a Heartbeat Retro Active	-	-	-	-	US39 (17 weeks) US	First published: January 8, 1994
1995	Action Retro Active	-	-	-	UK14 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: January 1, 1995
	When Love & Hate Collide Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits	DE67 (10 weeks) DE	-	CH36 (1 week) CH	UK2 silver (11 weeks)UK	US58 (14 weeks) US	First published: September 30, 1995 Sales: + 200,000
1996	Slang slang	-	-	-	UK17 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 20, 1996
	Work it out slang	-	-	-	UK22 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 29, 1996
	All I Want Is Everything Slang	-	-	-	UK38 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: September 14, 1996
	Breath a Sigh slang	-	-	-	UK43 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 16, 1996
1999	Promises Euphoria	-	-	-	UK41 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: July 10, 1999
	Goodbye Euphoria	-	-	-	UK54 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: September 25, 1999
2002	Now X	DE72 (2 weeks) DE	-	CH84 (2 weeks) CH	UK23 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: August 3, 2002
2003	Long, Long Way to Go X	-	-	-	UK40 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 12, 2003

More singles

• 1980: Rock Brigade
• 1981: Let It Go
• 1981: Bringin 'On the Heartbreak
• 1983: Comin 'Under Fire
• 1983: Billy's Got a Gun
• 1983: Action! Not words
• 1992: Elected (live)
• 1993: Desert Song
• 1999: Back in Your Face
• 1999: Paper Sun
• 2000: Day After Day
• 2000: 21st Century Sha La La La Girl
• 2002: Four Letter Word
• 2005: No Matter What
• 2006: Rock On
• 2006: 20th Century Boy
• 2008: Nine Lives (feat. Tim McGraw )
• 2008: C'mon C'mon

Video albums and music videos

Video albums

• 1988: Historia (US:× 2Double platinum )
• 1989: In the Round - In Your Face live (US:platinum)
• 1993: Visualize (US:gold)
• 1995: Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits
• 2004: Best of
• 2005: Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection (US:gold)

Music videos

year	title	Director (s)
1981	Bringin 'on the Heartbreak (Version 1)	Doug Smith
	High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)	David Mallet
1982	Let it go	David Mallet
1983	Skirt! Skirt! (Till You Drop)	Kinichi Nakae
	Too Late for Love	Mike Mansfield
	Photographer	David Mallet
	Rock of Ages	David Mallet
	Foolin '	David Mallet
1984	Me and My Wine	David Mallet
	Bringin 'on the Heartbreak (Version 2)	David Mallet
1987	Animal	Jean Pellerin, Doug Freel
	Pour Some Sugar on Me (Version 1)	Russell Mulcahy
	Hysteria	Jean Pellerin, Doug Freel
1988	Women	Jean Pellerin, Doug Freel
	Pour Some Sugar on Me (Version 2)	Wayne Isham
	Armageddon It (live)	Wayne Isham
	Love bites	Jean Pellerin, Doug Freel
	Rocket	Nigel Dick
1992	I wanna touch u	Phil Tuckett
	Let's get rocked	Steve Barron
	Make Love Like a Man	Wayne Isham
	Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad?	Wayne Isham
1993	Two steps behind
1995	When Love & Hate Collide
1996	slang	Nigel Dick
	Work it out	Nigel Dick
	All I Want Is Everything	Matt Mahurin
1999	Promises	Wayne Isham
	Goodbye	Dave Meyers
2002	Now	The Malloys
2003	Long, long way to go	Clive Arrowsmith
2005	No matter what	John Logsdon
2008	Nine lives	Sherman Halsey
	C'mon C'mon	Matthew Mulholland, Jonathan Beswick

statistics

Chart evaluation

The following list contains an overview of Def Leppard's chart successes in the album and single charts.

DE  AT  CH  UK  US Number one albums DE3DE AT-AT CH1CH UK2UK US2US Top 10 albums DE3DE AT-AT CH6thCH UK7thUK US7thUS Albums in the charts DE18thDE AT6thAT CH16CH UK17thUK US17thUS

DE  AT  CH  UK  US Number one singles DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK-UK US1US Top 10 singles DE-DE AT-AT CH1CH UK3UK US4thUS Singles in the charts DE6thDE AT2AT CH5CH UK27UK US19thUS

Awards for music sales

→ Main article : Def Leppard / Awards for Music Sales

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	gold1	-	-	20,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	gold1	5 × platinum5	-	385,000	aria.com.au AU2
Finland (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	-	25,000	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	-	2 × gold2	-	-	200,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Japan (RIAJ)	-	3 × gold3	-	-	300,000	riaj.or.jp
Canada (MC)	-	2 × gold2	23 × platinum23	diamond1	2,995,000	musiccanada.com
Mexico (AMPROFON)	-	2 × gold2	-	-	200,000	amprofon.com.mx
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	-	45,000	nztop40.co.nz
Norway (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	-	75,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Sweden (IFPI)	-	gold1	platinum1	-	150,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	gold1	2 × platinum2	-	125,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	gold1	-	-	50,000	mediafire.com
United States (RIAA)	-	7 × gold7th	18 × platinum18th	2 × diamond2	36,550,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × silver3	3 × gold3	4 × platinum4th	-	2,120,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	3 × silver3	29 × gold29	55 × platinum55	3 × diamond3

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1. ↑ Jen Mulson: Trifecta of rock - Def Leppard, Poison, Tesla - to play Colorado Springs. In: The Gazette. May 24, 2017, accessed December 21, 2017 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
3. ↑ Def Leppard setting off 'Hysteria' with Las Vegas run. In: USA Today. November 12, 2012, accessed December 11, 2018 .