The Stranglers discography

The Stranglers discography
Studio albums18
EPs7
Live albums20
Compilation albums17
Singles51
Video albums14
Box sets8

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

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications

(sales thresholds)

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
No More Heroes
  • Released: 23 September 1977
  • Label: United Artists
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
2 79 20
Black and White
  • Released: 12 May 1978
  • Label: United Artists
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
2 81 35
The Raven
  • Released: 21 September 1979
  • Label: United Artists
  • Formats: LP, MC
4 71
The Gospel According to the Meninblack
  • Released: 9 February 1981
  • Label: Liberty
  • Formats: LP, MC
8 40
La folie
  • Released: 9 November 1981
  • Label: Liberty
  • Formats: LP, MC
11 29 13
Feline
  • Released: 14 January 1983
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: LP, MC
4 88 52 39 16 18
Aural Sculpture
  • Released: 5 November 1984
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
14 38 35 17 31 13 37
Dreamtime
  • Released: 27 October 1986
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
16 64 83 18 60 45 172
10
  • Released: 5 March 1990
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
15 142 71
Stranglers in the Night
  • Released: September 1992
  • Label: China/Psycho
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
33
About Time
  • Released: 15 May 1995
  • Label: When!
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
31
Written in Red
  • Released: 27 January 1997
  • Label: When!
  • Formats: CD, MC
52
Coup de Grace
  • Released: 26 October 1998
  • Label: Eagle
  • Formats: CD
171
Norfolk Coast
  • Released: 16 February 2004
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
70 142
Suite XVI
  • Released: 18 September 2006
  • Label: Liberty EMI
  • Formats: CD
45
Giants
  • Released: 5 March 2012
  • Label: Absolute/Ear Music
  • Formats: CD, LP
48 121
Dark Matters
  • Released: 10 September 2021
  • Label: Absolute/Coursegood
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
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)

UK
[1][2]
GER
[8]
NZ
[11]
Live (X Cert)
  • Released: 23 February 1979
  • Label: United Artists
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • London, 1977–1978
7 49
All Live and All of the Night
  • Released: 8 February 1988
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • London, Reading and Paris, 1985–1987
12 55
Live at the Hope and Anchor
  • Released: 9 March 1992
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, MC
  • London, 1977
Saturday Night, Sunday Morning
Death and Night and Blood
  • Released: May 1994
  • Label: Receiver
  • Formats: CD
  • Zurich, 1985
The Stranglers and Friends – Live in Concert
  • Released: 21 February 1995
  • Label: Receiver
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • London, 1980
Access All Areas
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: SIS
  • Formats: CD
  • UK, 1995
Friday the Thirteenth
  • Released: October 1997
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD
  • London, 1997
198
Live in London
  • Released: December 1997
  • Label: Rialto
  • Formats: CD
  • London, c. 1985
Live at the Hammersmith Odeon '81
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
  • London, 1982
5 Live 01
Live at the Apollo
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
  • Glasgow, 1981
Coast to Coast
  • Released: February 2005
  • Label: Absolute
  • Formats: CD
  • UK, 2004
Themeninblackinbrugge
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Coursegood
  • Formats: CD
  • Bruges, 2007
Live at the Apollo 2010
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: Coursegood
  • Formats: CD
  • London, 2010
Feel It Live
  • Released: June 2013
  • Label: Absolute/Coursegood
  • Formats: CD
  • Giants tour, 2012
Black and White Live
  • Released: March 2016
  • Label: Coursegood
  • Formats: CD
  • Norwich, 1993; France and Belgium, 2005–2014; plus 2016 studio recording of "Enough Time"
Rattus Relived
  • Released: December 2017
  • Label: Coursegood
  • Formats: CD, 2xLP
  • London, Bristol and Paris, 2007–2016
Dave Greenfield – A Tribute
  • Released: 10 September 2021
  • Label: Coursegood
  • Formats: CD
  • UK, 2014–2019; Tokyo, 2019
Themeninblackintokyo
  • Released: 3 December 2021
  • Label: Coursegood
  • Formats: 2xCD, 2xLP
  • Tokyo, 2019
Fifty Years in Black – The Anniversary Tour 2024
  • Released: 16 August 2024
  • Label: Coursegood
  • Formats: 2xCD, 3xLP
  • UK and Ireland, 2024
36
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications

(sales thresholds)

UK
[1][2]
NZ
[11]
IV
  • Released: 24 September 1980
  • Label: I.R.S.
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • US and Canada-only release
  • Selections from The Raven plus non-album singles 1978–1980
The Collection 1977–1982
  • Released: September 1982
  • Label: Liberty
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Best of 1977–1982
12 16
Off the Beaten Track
  • Released: 8 September 1986
  • Label: Liberty
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Non-album singles and B-sides 1977–1982
80
Rarities
  • Released: 7 November 1988[15]
  • Label: Liberty
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • Rarities 1977–1981
Singles (The UA Years)
  • Released: 6 February 1989
  • Label: Liberty
  • Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC
  • Best of 1977–1982
57
Greatest Hits 1977–1990
  • Released: 19 November 1990
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • Best of 1977–1990
4
The Early Years – 74-75-76 Rare Live and Unreleased
  • Released: 2 March 1992[16]
  • Label: Newspeak
  • Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC
  • Demos and live recordings 1974–1976
The Sessions
The Hit Men
  • Released: February 1997
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: 2xCD
  • Best of 1977–1991
113
Peaches: The Very Best of The Stranglers
  • Released: 10 June 2002
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
  • Best of 1977–1990
21
Sweet Smell of Success – Best of the Epic Years
  • Released: February 2003
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD
The Very Best of The Stranglers
  • Released: 12 June 2006
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD
  • Best of 1977–2004
28
Decade: The Best of 1981–1990
  • Released: July 2009
  • Label: Camden/Sony Music
  • Formats: CD
  • Best of 1981–1990
The UA Singles 1977–1982
  • Released: October 2009
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: 3xCD
  • Complete singles and B-sides 1977–1982
Decades Apart
  • Released: 1 March 2010
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: 2xCD
  • Best of 1977–2010
146
Skin Deep – The Collection
Here and There: The Epic B-Sides Collection 1983–1991
  • Released: 17 November 2014
  • Label: Coursegood
  • Formats: 2xCD
  • B-sides 1983–1991
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

Title Album details
The Old Testament: The U.A. Studio Recordings (1977–1982)
  • Released: 9 November 1992[17]
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: 4xCD
  • First 6 studio albums and non-album singles
  • Re-released with a bonus fifth disc in 2013
The UA Singles '77–79'
  • Released: June 2001
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: 10xCD
  • Singles and B-sides 1977–1979
The Epic Years
  • Released: September 2001
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: 5xCD
  • 5 studio albums 1983–1990
The UA Singles '79–82'
  • Released: April 2003
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: 12xCD
  • Singles and B-sides 1979–1982
Original Album Classics
  • Released: September 2009
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: 5xCD
  • 5 studio albums 1983–1990
Giants and Gems: An Album Collection
  • Released: 24 March 2014
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: 11xCD
  • Best of 1977–1990
  • 8 studio albums, 2 live albums and 1 compilation album 1977–2012
Original Album Series
  • Released: 11 September 2015
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: 5xCD
  • 4 studio albums and 1 live album 1978–1981
The Stranglers
  • Released: 7 July 2023
  • Label: Mercury Studios
  • Formats: 4xCD
  • Limited edition release of 3 studio albums and 1 live album 1995–1998

Video albums

Title Album details
The Video Collection 1977–1982
Screentime
The Meninblack in Colour 1983–1990
  • Released: January 1991
  • Label: CMV
  • Formats: VHS, LD
Saturday Night Sunday Morning
The Old Testament
  • Released: November 1992
  • Label: Picture Music International
  • Formats: VHS, LD
Friday the Thirteenth
Live at Alexandra Palace
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Castle Music Pictures
  • Formats: DVD
Euro Live
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Zenith
  • Formats: DVD
Live '78, SF
On Stage on Screen
  • Released: August 2006
  • Label: New Wave Pictures/Coursegood
  • Formats: DVD
Rattus at the Roundhouse
  • Released: 10 December 2007
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: DVD
Live at the Apollo 2010
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: Coursegood
  • Formats: DVD
  • London, 2010
Never to Look Back: The Video Collection 1983–2012
  • Released: February 2013
  • Label: Coursegood
  • Formats: DVD
The Ruby Tour 2014
  • Released: November 2014
  • Label: Coursegood
  • Formats: DVD

EPs

Title EP details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
Something Better Change
  • Released: August 1977
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: 7"
  • US-only release
Don't Bring Harry
  • Released: November 1979
  • Label: United Artists
  • Formats: 7"
41
No Mercy
  • Released: 3 December 1984[18]
  • Label: Philips
  • Formats: 7"
The Nighttracks Radio 1 Session (24th January 1982)
Original John Peel Session: 30th August 1977
  • Released: 28 November 2008
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: digital download
The John Peel Session (1st March 1977)
  • Released: 11 September 2009
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: digital download
BBC in Concert (23rd April 1977)
  • Released: 5 February 2010
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Formats: digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications

(sales thresholds)

Albums
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
"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
"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" 115
"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

  1. ^ "Sometimes" was only released as a single in Japan.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Spain" was only released as a single in Spain.
  4. ^ "Dreamtime" was only released as a single in the US.
  5. ^ The live version of "Strangle Little Girl" was only released as a single in Continental Europe.
  6. ^ The live version of "Golden Brown" was only released as a single in Continental Europe.

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