The Stranglers discography

The Stranglers discography
Studio albums	18
Live albums	16
Compilation albums	28
Video albums	8
EPs	1
Singles	41

The following is a comprehensive discography of the Stranglers , an English rock band.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [3]	FRA [4]	GER [5]	NLD [6]	NOR [7]	NZ [8]	SWE [9]	US [10]
1977	Rattus Norvegicus Released: 15 April 1977 Label: United Artists	4	82	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	BPI: Platinum [11]
	No More Heroes Released: 23 September 1977 Label: United Artists	2	79	–	–	–	20	–	–	–	–	BPI: Gold [11]
1978	Black and White Released: 12 May 1978 Label: United Artists	2	81	–	–	–	–	–	–	35	–	BPI: Gold [11]
1979	The Raven Released: 21 September 1979 Label: United Artists	4	71	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	BPI: Gold [11]
1981	The Gospel According to the Meninblack Released: 7 February 1981 Label: Liberty	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	40	–	–
	La folie Released: 9 November 1981 Label: Liberty	11	29	–	–	–	13	–	–	–	–	BPI: Silver [11]
1983	Feline Released: 1 January 1983 Label: Epic	4	–	88	–	52	39	16	18	–	–	BPI: Silver [11]
1984	Aural Sculpture Released: November 1984 Label: Epic	14	38	35	–	17	31	–	13	37	–	BPI: Silver [11]
1986	Dreamtime Released: October 1986 Label: Epic	16	64	83	–	–	60	–	45	–	172	BPI: Silver [11]
1990	10 Released: March 1990 Label: Epic	15	–	–	–	–	71	–	–	–	–	BPI: Silver [11]
1992	Stranglers in the Night Released: September 1992 Label: Psycho	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1995	About Time Released: 15 May 1995 Label: When!	31	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1997	Written in Red Released: 27 January 1997 Label: When!	52	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1998	Coup de Grace Released: 26 October 1998 Label: Eagle	171	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2004	Norfolk Coast Released: 16 February 2004 Label: EMI	70	–	–	142	–	–	–	–	–	–
2006	Suite XVI Released: 18 September 2006 Label: EMI	45	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2012	Giants Released: 5 March 2012 Label: Absolute, Ear Music	48	–	–	121	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	Dark Matters Released: 10 September 2021 Label: Coursegood	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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, United Artists) – UK No. 7 (BPI: Silver) (London 1977–1978)
• All Live and All of the Night (1988, Epic) – UK No. 12 (BPI: Gold) (London, Reading and Paris 1985–1987)
• Live at the Hope and Anchor (1992, EMI) (London 1977)
• Saturday Night, Sunday Morning (1993, Castle Communications) (London 1990)
• Death and Night and Blood (1994, Receiver Records Limited) (Zurich 1985)
• The Stranglers and Friends - Live in Concert (1995, Receiver Records Limited) (London 1980)
• Live in London (1997, Rialto) (London c. 1985)
• Access All Areas (1997, SIS) (UK 1995)
• Friday the Thirteenth (1997, Eagle) – UK #198 ^[12] (London 1997)
• Live at the Hammersmith Odeon '81 (1998, EMI) (London 1982; erroneously titled Live . . . '81. It was later reissued with corrected artwork)
• 5 Live 01 - 2CD (2001, SPV Recordings) (recorded live at ARC Music Studio, Hamburg, 2000; first release featuring Baz Warne)
• Apollo Revisited (2003, Alchemy Entertainment) (Glasgow 1981)
• Coast to Coast (2005, Coursegood Ltd.) (UK 2004)
• Themeninblackinbrugge (2008, Coursegood Ltd.) (Brugge 2007)
• Live at the Apollo 2010 (2010, Coursegood Ltd.) (London 2010)
• Feel It Live (2013, Coursegood Ltd.) (2012 Giants tour)
• Black and White Live (2016, Coursegood Ltd.) (Norwich 1993, France and Belgium 2005–2014, plus 2016 studio recording of "Enough Time")
• Rattus Relived - 2LP (2017, Coursegood Ltd.) (London, Bristol and Paris 2007–2016; the 2018 CD edition has slightly different content)
• Themeninblackintokyo (2021, Coursegood Ltd.) (Tokyo 2019)

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Compilation albums

• IV (1980, US-only release on I.R.S.) (selections from The Raven plus non-album singles 1978–1980)
• The Collection 1977–1982 (1982, Liberty) – UK No. 12 (BPI: Silver) ("best of" 1977–1982)
• Off the Beaten Track (1986, Liberty) – UK No. 80 (non-album singles and B-sides 1977–1982)
• Rarities (1988, Liberty) (rarities 1977–1981)
• Singles (The UA Years) (1989, Liberty) – UK No. 57 ("best of" 1977–1982)
• Greatest Hits 1977–1990 (1990, Epic) – UK No. 4 (BPI: Platinum) ("best of" 1977–1990)
• The Old Testament: The U.A. Studio Recordings (1977–1982) - 4CD box set (1992, EMI) (first 6 studio albums and non-album singles)
• All Twelve Inches (1992, Epic) (12" singles 1983–1990)
• The Early Years – 74-75-76 Rare Live and Unreleased (1992, Newspeak) (demos and live recordings 1974–1976)
• Strangled from Birth and Beyond (1994, SIS) (rarities 1976–1992)
• The Sessions (1995, Essential) (BBC Radio 1 recordings 1977–1982)
• The Hit Men - 2CD (1996, EMI) UK – #113 ^[12] ("best of" 1977–1991)
• The Best of the Epic Years (1997, Epic) ("best of" 1982–1990)
• The Collection (1997, EMI) ("best of" 1977–1982)
• Collection (1998, Disky) ("best of" 1977–1982)
• The Masters (1998, Eagle) ("best of" 1995–1997)
• Hits and Heroes - 2CD (1999, EMI) ("best of" and rarities 1977–1982)
• Hits Collection (1999, EMI) ("best of" 1977–1982)
• Always the Sun (2000, Kiosk) ("best of" 1983–1990)
• The UA Singles '77–79' - 10CD-single box (2001, EMI) (singles and B-sides 1977–1979)
• The Very Best Stranglers Album Ever (2001, EMI) ("best of" 1977–1981)
• The Stranglers (2001, Armoury) ("best of" 1995–1998)
• Lies and Deception - 2CD (2002, Recall 2cd) ("best of" 1995–1998, including the entire Friday the Thirteenth)
• Peaches: The Very Best of The Stranglers (2002, EMI) – UK No. 21 (BPI: Gold) ("best of" 1977–1990)
• The Rarities (2002, EMI) (rarities 1976–1992)
• Out of the Black (2002, Delta Music) ("best of" 1995–1998)
• Sweet Smell of Success – Best of the Epic Years (2003, Epic) ("best of" 1983–1990)
• Live 'n' Sleazy - 2CD (2003, Music Club) ("best of" 1995–1998, including the entire Friday the Thirteenth)
• Miss You (2003, Documents) ("best of" 1995–1998)
• Gold - 2CD (2003, Retro) ("best of" 1995–1998)
• The Very Best of The Stranglers (2006, Sony BMG) – UK No. 28 ("best of" 1977–2004)
• The Story So Far (2007, EMI) - 2CD ("best of" 1977–2006)
• Decade: The Best of 1981–1990 (2009, Camden/Sony Music) ("best of" 1981–1990)
• The UA Singles 1977–1982 - 3CD (2009, EMI) (complete singles and B-sides 1977–1982)
• Decades Apart (2010, EMI) – UK #146 ^[12] ("best of" 1977–2010)
• Essential (2011, EMI) ("best of" 1977–1982)
• The Weekendinblack - The Stranglers Convention 2011 - 2CD/1DVD (2012, Coursegood Ltd.) (disc 1: The Weekendinblack DVD, disc 2: Black And White live, disc 3: Giants)
• Greatest Hits on CD and DVD - 1CD/1DVD (2012, EMI Gold) ("best of" 1977–2006)
• All the Best - 2CD (2012, EMI) ("best of" 1977–1982)
• The Old Testament: The U.A. Studio Recordings (1977–1982) - 5CD box set (2013, EMI) (first 6 studio albums and non-album singles, plus bonus disc with rarities not on original 1992 release)
• Skin Deep - The Collection - 2CD (2013, Music Club Deluxe) ("best of" 1982–1990)
• Here and There: The Epic B-Sides Collection 1983–1991 - 2CD (2014, Coursegood Ltd.) (B-Sides 1983–1991)

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Special projects

• Laid Black (2001, self-released) (acoustic re-recordings of earlier material) ^[16]
• Clubbed To Death (2002, The Stable) (independently produced dance-music album featuring Stranglers samples) ^[17]

Singles

Year	Song	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)	Album
		UK [13]	AUS [18]	NZ [19]	CAN [20]	FRA [21]	NLD [22]	IRE [23]	GER [24]	BEL [25]	POL [26]
1977	"Grip"/"London Lady"	44	–	35	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		Rattus Norvegicus
	"Peaches"/"Go Buddy Go" (Double A-side in UK only)	8	54	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	BPI: Silver [11]
	"Something Better Change"/"Straighten Out" (Double A-side in UK only)	9	–	–	–	–	29	–	–	–	–		No More Heroes
	"No More Heroes"	8	–	–	–	–	25	–	–	–	–	BPI: Silver [11]
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	63	7	13	BPI: Platinum [11]
	"La Folie"	47	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	"Strange Little Girl"	7	–	–	–	–	–	7	–	–	8		The Collection 1977–1982
1983	"European Female"	9	–	–	–	–	–	9	–	–	19		Feline
	"Midnight Summer Dream"	35	–	–	–	–	–	24	–	–	1
	"Paradise"	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19
1984	"Skin Deep"	15	11	19	–	–	21	11	–	17	9		Aural Sculpture
	"No Mercy"	37	90	–	88	–	32	–	28	8	–
1985	"Let Me Down Easy"	48	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1986	"Nice in Nice"	30	–	–	–	–	–	19	–	–	–		Dreamtime
	"Always the Sun"	30	21	–	–	15	42	16	–	–	7
	"Big in America"	48	–	–	–	–	–	28	50	38	–
1987	"Shakin' Like a Leaf"	58	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1988	"All Day and All of the Night"	7	–	38	–	–	–	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" (digital download)	198 [27]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		Decades Apart
2012	"Mercury Rising"	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		Giants
2021	"And If You Should See Dave..." (digital download) [28]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		Dark Matters
	"If Something's Gonna Kill Me (It Might as Well Be Love)" (digital download) [29]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	"This Song" (digital download) [30]	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

DVD releases

VHS and LaserDisc-only releases are not included.

• The Video Collection 1977–1982 (1982 (VHS); 2001 (DVD))
• Saturday Night, Sunday Morning (1990 (VHS); reissued in 1999 as Live at Alexandra Palace (DVD))
• Friday the Thirteenth (1997)
• Euro live (2002)
• Live '78, SF (2005)
• On Stage on Screen (2006; reissued in 2008 as Live at The Shepherds Bush Empire)
• Rattus at the Roundhouse (2007)
• Live at the Apollo (2010) ^[31]
• Never To Look Back: The Video Collection 1983 - 2012 (2013) (was only available via the band’s merchandising website) Reference Guide PDF
• The Ruby Tour 2014 (2014)

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Solo discographies

J.J. Burnel

• Euroman Cometh (1979, United Artists)
• Un Jour Parfait (1988, Epic)

with Kasamatsu Kouji

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

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

Dave Greenfield and J.J. Burnel

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

(Greenfield is billed as "D. Greenfield" on the cover)

Hugh Cornwell

Studio albums

• Wolf (1988, Virgin)
• Wired (1993, Transmission) (US-title: First Bus to Babylon, 1999, Velvel)
• Guilty (1997, Madfish) (US-title: Black Hair, Black Eyes, Black Suit, 1999, Velvel)
• Hi Fi (2001, Koch International)
• Footprints in the Desert (2002, Track)
• Beyond Elysian Fields (2004, Track)
• Hooverdam (2008, Invisible Hands Music)
• Totem and Taboo (2012, HIS)
• Monster - 2CD (2018, Sony Music/Silvertone) (includes bonus disc of acoustic versions of Stranglers songs)

Live and compilation albums

• Mayday (1999, HIS; reissued in 2002 by Track) (live album)
• Solo (1999, HIS) (live album) (*)
• In the Dock (2003, Track) (live album) (*)
• Live It and Breathe It (2005, Invisible Hands Music) (live album – selected highlights from People, Places, Pieces)
• Dirty Dozen (2006, Invisible Hands Music) (live album – selected highlights from People, Places, Pieces)
• People, Places, Pieces - 3CD (2006, Invisible Hands Music) (live album)
• Beyond Acoustic Fields (2007, HIS) (live in-studio acoustic recording of Beyond Elysian Fields) (*)
• New Songs for King Kong - 2CD (2010, Invisible Hands Music) (live album)
• You're Covered (2011) (cover album – exclusive limited edition release for 2011 UK tour VIP ticket holders only) ^[33]
• Live at The Vera - 2CD (2014, HIS) (live album)
• The Fall and Rise of Hugh Cornwell (2015, Invisible Hands Music) (compilation album)

Note: Albums marked with asterisk (*) indicate solo live performances; all others are band performances.

with Robert Williams

• Nosferatu (1979, United Artists)

with CCW (Cornwell with Roger Cook and Andy West)

• CCW (1992, UFO)

with Sons of Shiva (Cornwell with Sex W. Johnston)

• Sons of Shiva (1999, HIS; reissued in 2002 by Track)

with Dr. John Cooper Clarke

• This Time It's Personal (2016, Sony Music)

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The Purple Helmets

(featuring J.J. Burnel, Dave Greenfield and John Ellis)

• Ride Again (1988, New Rose)
• Rise Again (1989, Anagram)

Paul Roberts / Faith Band / Soulsec

• Faith? (1999, not on label)
• Self Discovery (2001, not on label) (as the Faith Band)
• The First Three Singles (2001, not on label) (compilation album)
• The Pressure Sensitive (2003, not on label) (as the Faith Band)
• 100 (2007, not on label) (live album)
• End Games (2007) (as Soulsec)
• States of Play - 2CD (2009, Lumient) (compilation album)

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External links

• The Stranglers discography discography at Discogs