The Stranglers discography

The Stranglers discography

Releases
↙Studio albums	16
↙Live albums	16
↙Compilation albums	28
↙EPs	1
↙Singles	41
↙Video albums	8

The following is a comprehensive discography of The Stranglers, an English rock band. In the UK the band has sold a certified 1.52 million albums and 600,000 singles.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions							Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [1]	FR [2]	SE [3]	NO [4]	NZ [5]	US [6]	NL [7]
1977	Rattus Norvegicus Released: 15 April 1977 Label: United Artists	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	UK: Platinum[8]
1977	No More Heroes Released: 23 September 1977 Label: United Artists	2	–	–	–	–	–	20	UK: Gold[8]
1978	Black and White Released: 12 May 1978 Label: United Artists	2	–	35	–	–	–	–	UK: Gold[8]
1979	The Raven Released: 21 September 1979 Label: United Artists	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	UK: Gold[8]
1981	The Gospel According to the Meninblack Released: 7 February 1981 Label: Liberty Records	8	–	–	–	–	–	–
1981	La Folie Released: 9 November 1981 Label: Liberty Records	11	–	–	–	–	–	13	UK: Silver[8]
1983	Feline Released: 1 January 1983 Label: Epic Records	4	–	–	16	18	–	39	UK: Silver[8]
1984	Aural Sculpture Released: November 1984 Label: Epic Records	14	–	37	–	13	–	31	UK: Silver[8]
1986	Dreamtime Released: October 1986 Label: Epic Records	16	–	–	–	45	172	60	UK: Silver[8]
1990	10 Released: March 1990 Label: Epic Records	15	–	–	–	–	–	71	UK: Silver[8]
1992	Stranglers in the Night Released: 1992 Label: Psycho	33	–	–	–	–	–	–
1995	About Time Released: 15 May 1995 Label: When!	52	–	–	–	–	–	–
1997	Written in Red Released: 27 January 1997 Label: When!	52	–	–	–	–	–	–
1998	Coup de Grace Released: 26 October 1998 Label: -	171	–	–	–	–	–	–
2004	Norfolk Coast Released: 16 February 2004 Label: EMI	70	142	–	–	–	–	–
2006	Suite XVI Released: 18 September 2006 Label: EMI	89	–	–	–	–	–	–

Live albums

The Stranglers have always toured regularly. The official albums listed below chronicle the changing face of these performances over the years.

• Live (X Cert) (1979) – UK #7 (BPI: Silver)
• All Live and All of the Night (1988) – UK #12 (BPI: Gold)
• Live at the Hope and Anchor (1992)
• The Early Years '74 '75 '76 Rare Live and Unreleased (1992)
• Saturday Night, Sunday Morning (1993)
• Death and Night and Blood (1993)
• The Stranglers and Friends - Live in Concert (1995)
• Access All Areas (1996)
• Friday the Thirteenth (1997)
• Live at the Hammersmith Odeon '81 (1998)
• 5 Live 01 (2001)
• Live at the Apollo (2003)
• Apollo Revisited (2003)
• Coast to Coast: Live on Tour (2005)
• Themeninblackinbrugge (2008)
• Live at the Apollo 2010 (DVD & CD) (2010)

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Compilation albums

• IV (1980, U.S. only Release on IRS)
• The Collection 1977-1982 (1982) – UK #12 (BPI: Silver)
• Off The Beaten Track (1986) – UK #80
• Rarities (1988)
• Singles (The UA Years) (1989) – UK #57
• Greatest Hits 1977-1990 (1990) – UK #4 (BPI: Platinum)
• All Twelve Inches (1992)
• The Early Years '74 '75 '76 Rare Live and Unreleased (1992)
• Strangled from Birth and Beyond (1994)
• The Sessions (1995)
• The Hit Men (1996)
• The Best of the Epic Years (1997)
• The Collection (1997)
• Collection (1998)
• Hits & Heroes (1999)
• Hits Collection (1999)
• The Stranglers (2001)
• The Masters (2002)
• Lies and Deception (2002)
• Peaches: The Very Best of The Stranglers (2002) – UK #21 (BPI: Gold)
• The Rarities (2002)
• Out of the Black (2002)
• Sweet Smell of Success - Best of the Epic Years (2003)
• Live 'n' Sleazy (2003)
• Miss You (2003)
• Gold (2003)
• The Very Best of The Stranglers (2006) – UK #28
• Decades Apart (2010)

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Special projects

• Laid Black
• Clubbed To Death

Singles

Year	Song	Peak chart positions						Certifications (sales thresholds)	Album
		UK [9]	AUS [10]	CAN [11]	FRA [12]	NL [13]	IRE [14]
1977	"Grip"/"London Lady"	44	–	–	–	–	–		Rattus Norvegicus
	"Peaches"/"Go Buddy Go" (Double A-side in UK only)	8	54	–	–	–	–	UK: Silver[8]
	"Something Better Change"/"Straighten Out" (Double A-side in UK only)	9	–	–	–	29	–		No More Heroes
	"No More Heroes"	8	–	–	–	25	–
1978	"5 Minutes"	11	–	–	–	–	–		non-album single
	"Nice 'n' Sleazy"	18	–	–	–	–	–		Black and White
	"Walk On By"	21	–	–	–	–	11		non-album single
1979	"Duchess"	14	–	–	–	–	27		The Raven
	"Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)"	36	–	–	–	–	–
	"Don't Bring Harry"/"Wired"/"Crabs (Live)"/"In the Shadows (Live)" EP	41	–	–	–	–	–
1980	"Bear Cage"	36	–	–	–	–	–		non-album single
	"Who Wants the World"	39	–	–	–	–	–
1981	"Thrown Away"	42	–	–	–	–	–		The Gospel According to the Meninblack
	"Just Like Nothing on Earth"	81	–	–	–	–	–
	"Let Me Introduce You to the Family"	42	–	–	–	–	–		La Folie
1982	"Golden Brown"	2	10	–	–	10	3	UK: Gold[8]
	"La Folie"	47	–	–	–	–	–
	"Strange Little Girl"	7	–	–	–	–	7		The Collection 1977-1982
1983	"European Female"	9	–	–	–	–	9		Feline
	"Midnight Summer Dream"	35	–	–	–	–	24
	"Paradise"	48	–	–	–	–	–
1984	"Skin Deep"	15	11	–	–	21	11		Aural Sculpture
	"No Mercy"	37	90	88	–	32	–
1985	"Let Me Down Easy"	48	–	–	–	–	–
1986	"Nice in Nice"	30	–	–	–	–	19		Dreamtime
	"Always the Sun"	30	21	–	15	42	16
	"Big in America"	48	–	–	–	–	28
1987	"Shakin' Like a Leaf"	58	–	–	–	–	–
1988	"All Day and All of the Night"	7	–	–	–	–	3		All Live and All of the Night
1989	"Grip '89 (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)" (re-mix)	33	–	–	–	–	–		Singles (The UA Years)
1990	"96 Tears"	17	–	–	–	–	9		10
	"Sweet Smell of Success"	65	–	–	–	–	–
1991	"Always the Sun (Sunny Side Up Mix)"	29	–	–	–	–	–		Greatest Hits 1977-1990
	"Golden Brown" (re-issue)	68	–	–	–	–	25		non-album single
1992	"Heaven or Hell"	46	–	–	–	77	–		Stranglers in the Night
	"Sugar Bullets"	–	–	–	–	–	–
1995	"Lies and Deception"	111	–	–	–	–	–		About Time
1997	"In Heaven She Walks"	86	–	–	–	–	–		Written in Red
2004	"Big Thing Coming"	31	–	–	–	–	–		Norfolk Coast
	"Long Black Veil"	51	–	–	–	–	–
2006	"Spectre of Love"	57	–	–	–	–	–		Suite XVI
2010	"Retro Rockets"	198[15]	–	–	–	–	–		Decades Apart

DVD releases

• The Collection 1977-1982
• Live At Alexandra Palace
• Friday The Thirteenth
• Euro live
• On Stage On Screen
• Live in '78
• Rattus at the Roundhouse
• Live at the Apollo

Solo discographies

J. J. Burnel

• Euroman Cometh (1979)
• Un Jour Parfait (1988)

(with Kasamatsu Kouji)

• Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo – Original Soundtrack (2005)

for the numerous production and guest appearances see J. J. Burnel Discography

D.Greenfield & J.J.Burnel

• Fire & Water (Ecoutez Vos Murs) (1983)

Hugh Cornwell

Solo albums

• Wolf (1988)
• Wired (1993) (US-title: First Bus to Babylon, 1999)
• Guilty (1997) (US-title: Black Hair, Black Eyes, Black Suit, 1999)
• Hi Fi (2000)
• Footprints in the Desert (2002)
• Beyond Elysian Fields (2004)
• Hooverdam (2008)

Other albums

• Nosferatu (1979) (with Robert Williams)
• CCW (1992) (with Roger Cook and Andy West)
• Sons of Shiva (2002) (with Sex W Johnston)
• Mayday (2002) (live album)
• In the Dock (2003) (live acoustic album)
• People; Places; Pieces (2006) (live album)
• Dirty Dozen (2006) (live album – selected highlights from People; Places; Pieces)
• Beyond Acoustic Fields (2008) (live acoustic recording of Beyond Elysian Fields)
• New Songs for King Kong (2010) (live album)

The Purple Helmets

(Featuring JJ Burnel, Dave Greenfield & John Ellis)

• Ride Again (1988)
• Rise Again (1989)

Paul Roberts / Faith Band / Soulsec

• Faith? (1999)
• Self Discovery (2001)
• The Pressure Sensitive (2003)
• End Games (2007)

References

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