The Stranglers / discography
This discography is an overview of the musical works of the British band The Stranglers . According to sources and record awards, it has sold more than 2.7 million records to date. The most successful release by The Stranglers is the album Rattus Norvegicus with over 360,000 units sold.
Albums
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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 UK
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 US
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| 1977 | Rattus norvegicus | - |
UK4th   (34 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: April 15, 1977
Producer: Martin Rushent |
| No More Heroes | - |
UK2  (18 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: September 23, 1977
Producer: Martin Rushent |
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| 1978 | Black and White | - |
UK2 (18 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: May 12, 1978
Producer: Martin Rushent |
| 1979 | The Raven | - |
UK4th (8 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: September 21, 1979
Producer: Alan Winstanley, The Stranglers |
| 1981 | The Gospel According to the Meninblack | - |
UK8 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 7th, 1981
Producer: The Stranglers |
| La folie | - |
UK11 (17 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: November 9, 1981
Producers: The Stranglers, Steve Churchyard |
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| 1983 | Feline |
DE52 (4 weeks) DE |
UK4th (11 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: January 10, 1983
Producers: The Stranglers, Steve Churchyard |
| 1984 | Aural sculpture |
DE17 (21 weeks) DE |
UK14th (10 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: November 5th, 1984
Producer: Laurie Latham , The Stranglers |
| 1986 | Dreamtime | - |
UK16 (6 weeks)UK |
US172 (4 weeks) US |
First published: October 17th, 1986
Chart entry in the USA in May 1987. Producers: Mike Kemp, The Stranglers |
| 1990 | 10 | - |
UK15th (4 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: March 5, 1990
Producer: Roy Thomas Baker |
| 1992 | In the night | - |
UK33 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: September 7, 1992
Producer: Mike Kemp |
| 1995 | About time | - |
UK31 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: May 1, 1995
Producer: Alan Winstanley, The Stranglers |
| 1997 | Written in Red | - |
UK52 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published January 27, 1997
Producer: Andy Gill, The Stranglers |
| 2004 | Norfolk Coast | - |
UK70 (1 week) UK |
- |
First released: February 16, 2004
Producers: David Luffy, Mark Wallis, Pete Glenister |
| 2006 | Suite XVI | - |
UK89 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: September 18, 2006
Producer: Louie Nicastro |
| 2012 | Giants | - |
UK48 (1 week) UK |
- |
First released: March 5, 2012
Producer: Louie Nicastro, The Stranglers |
Live albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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DE
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UK
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US
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| 1979 | Live (X-Cert) | - |
UK7th (10 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: February 21, 1979
Producer: Martin Rushent |
| 1988 | All Live and All of the Night |
DE55 (3 weeks) DE |
UK12 (6 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: February 8, 1988
Producer: The Stranglers, Ted Hayton |
More live albums
- 1992: Live at the Hope and Anchor (released March 9th; recorded November 22nd 1977, Hope & Anchor Islington, North London)
- 1993: Saturday Night Sunday Morning (Ally Pally 1.8.1990)
- 1994: Live: Death and Night and Blood (Recording: Volkhaus Zürich, April 14, 1985)
- 1995: The Stranglers and Friends Live in Concert (Recording: Rainbow London, April 3-4, 1980)
- 1997: Friday the Thirteenth (Photo: Royal Albert Hall )
- 1997: The Stranglers Live in London
- 1998: Coup De Grace (Producers: David M. Allen, The Stranglers)
- 1998: Live at the Hammersmith Odeon '81
- 1998: Exclusive Fan Club CD 1998 (Recording: Southampton)
- 2001: 5 Live 01 (release: January 29th; double album)
- 2003: Apollo Revisited (Photo: Apollo Glasgow, November 23, 1981)
- 2004: Coast to Coast
- 2008: Themeninblackinbrugge (UK) / Acoustic in Brugge (DE) (Recording: Cultuurcentrum Bruges, November 23, 2007)
- 2013: Feel It Live! (Release: July 12th; Recording: Giants Tour 2012)
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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UK
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US
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| 1982 | The Collection 1977-1982 | - |
UK12 (16 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: September 13, 1982
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| 1986 | Off the Beaten Track | - |
UK80 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: September 8, 1986
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| 1989 | Singles (The UA Years) | - |
UK57 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 6, 1989
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| 1990 | Greatest Hits 1977–1990 | - |
UK4th (47 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: November 19, 1990
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| 2002 | Peaches - The Very Best Of | - |
UK21st (4 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: June 10, 2002
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| 2006 | The very best of | - |
UK28 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: June 12, 2006
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More compilations
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EPs
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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DE
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UK
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US
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| 1979 | Don't Bring Harry (EP) | - |
UK41 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: November 19, 1979
incl.Don't Bring Harry and In the Shadows (Live) + Hugh Cornwell & Robert Williams - Wired and JJ Burnel - Crabs (Live) |
More EPs
- 1980: Do the European
- 1984: No Mercy / Hot Club (Riot Mix) (released December 1st)
- 1989: Always the Sun / Skin Deep / The European Female / All Day and All of the Night
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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DE
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UK
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Dance
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| 1977 | Get a Grip (On Yourself) Rattus Norvegicus |
- |
UK44 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: January 28, 1977
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| Peaches rattus norvegicus |
- |
UK8th (14 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: May 6, 1977
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| Something Better Change No More Heroes |
- |
UK9 (8 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: July 22, 1977
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| No More Heroes No More Heroes |
- |
UK8 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: September 16, 1977
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| 1978 | 5 Minutes No More Heroes |
- |
UK11 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: January 27, 1978
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| Nice 'n' Sleazy Black and White |
- |
UK18 (8 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: April 14, 1978
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| Walk on By Black and White |
- |
UK21 (8 weeks) UK |
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| 1979 | Duchess The Raven |
- |
UK14 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 10, 1979
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| Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus) The Raven |
- |
UK36 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: October 8, 1979
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| 1980 | Bear Cage The Raven ( Reissue 1987) |
- |
UK36 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: March 7, 1980
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| Who Wants the World IV (US compilation) |
- |
UK39 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: May 29, 1980
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| 1981 | Thrown Away The Gospel According to the Meninblack |
- |
UK42 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: January 19, 1981
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| Let Me Introduce You to the Family La folie |
- |
UK42 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: November 2, 1981
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| 1982 |
Golden Brown La folie |
DE63 (3 weeks) DE |
UK2 (13 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: December 28, 1981
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| La folie La folie |
- |
UK47 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: April 12, 1982
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| Strange Little Girl The Collection 1977-1982 |
- |
UK7 (9 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: July 9, 1982
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| 1983 | European Female Feline |
- |
UK9 (6 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: December 24, 1982
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| Midnight Summer Dream (Special Mix) Feline |
- |
UK35 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 14, 1983
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| Paradise Feline |
- |
UK48 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: July 25, 1983
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| 1984 | Skin Deep Aural Sculpture |
- |
UK15 (8 weeks) UK |
Dance49 (5 weeks) Dance |
First published: September 28, 1984
US Dance chart entry only in March 1985 |
| No Mercy Aural Sculpture |
DE28 (13 weeks) DE |
UK37 (8 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: November 19, 1984
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| 1985 | Let Me Down Easy Aural Sculpture |
- |
UK48 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 4, 1985
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| 1986 | Nice in Nice Dreamtime |
- |
UK30 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 11, 1986
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Always the Sun Dreamtime |
- |
UK30 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: October 6, 1986
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| Big in America Dreamtime |
DE50 (6 weeks) DE |
UK48 (6 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: December 1, 1986
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| 1987 | Shakin 'Like a Leaf Dreamtime |
- |
UK58 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 23, 1987
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| 1988 | All Day and All of the Night, All Live and All of the Night |
- |
UK7 (7 weeks) UK |
- | |
| 1989 | Grip '89 (Get A) Grip (On Yourself) |
- |
UK33 (3 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: January 16, 1989
Remix: Barry Cooder, Taff B. Dylan; Producer: Martin Rushent |
| 1990 | 96 tears 10 |
- |
UK17 (6 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 5, 1990
Author: Rudy Martinez Original: Question Mark & the Mysterians , 1966 |
| Sweet Smell of Success 10 |
- |
UK65 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: April 9, 1990
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| 1991 | Always the Sun (Sunny Side Up Mix) |
- |
UK29 (5 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: December 24, 1990
Mix: Michael H. Brauer |
| Golden Brown (1991) The Stranglers |
- |
UK68 (2 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: March 18, 1991
reissue incl. Peaches (live in Bradford, March 2, 1990), You and Skin Deep (12 "version) |
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| 1992 | Heaven or Hell In the Night |
- |
UK46 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: August 10, 1992
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| 1995 | Lies and Deception About Time |
- |
UK94 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: June 26, 1995
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| 1997 | In Heaven She Walks Written in Red |
- |
UK78 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: February 3, 1997
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| 2004 | Big Thing Coming Norfolk Coast |
- |
UK31 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: February 2, 2004
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| Long Black Veil Norfolk Coast |
- |
UK51 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: April 12, 2004
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| 2006 | The Specter of Love Suite XVI |
- |
UK57 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: September 11, 2006
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* Authors of the songs listed in the table (unless otherwise stated): The Stranglers
More singles
- 1977: Peasant in the Big Shitty (released April)
- 1980: Tomorrow Was the Hereafter (release: August 31)
- 1980: Peasant in the Big Shitty
- 1981: Just Like Nothing on Earth (release: March)
- 1983: Aural Sculpture (release: January)
- 1985: Spain (Spain only)
- 1987: Jet Black Interview ( Flexi , limited)
- 1989: The Radio 1 Sessions - The Evening Show (3 live tracks, recorded January 24, 1982)
- 1990: Someone Like You (Promo)
- 1990: Live at Alexandra Palace 11th August 1990
- 1991: New Day Today (Flexi; release: April)
- 1992: Sugar Bullets
- 2001: The UA Singles '77-79 ' (box with 10 single CDs)
- 2003: The UA Singles '79-82 ' (box with 12 single CDs)
- 2012: Mercury Rising
Video albums
- 1982: Golden Brown / Strange Little Girl
- 1984: The Video Collection 1977-1982
- 1986: Screentime
- 1990: The Meninblack in Color 1983-1990
- 1996: Saturday Night
- 1997: Friday the Thirteenth
- 1999: Live at the Alexandra Palace
- 2002: The Stranglers, Buzzcocks - Punk Off !!! 4 clips or extraits de concert
- 2002: Live in Poland
- 2005: Live '78, SF
- 2007: Rattus at the Roundhouse
- 2008: On Stage, on Screen
- 2008: Live at the Shepherds Bush Empire
- 2013: Never to Look Back: The Video Collection 1983–2012
statistics
Chart evaluation
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Awards for music sales
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region |
silver |
gold |
platinum
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Sales | swell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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8 × silver8th
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8 × gold8th
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2 × platinum2
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2,770,000 | bpi.co.uk |
| All in all |
8 × silver8th
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8 × gold8th
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2 × platinum2
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Web links
- The Stranglers at Allmusic (English)
- The Stranglers at Discogs (English)