| 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.
| 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
|
4 | 82 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
No More Heroes
|
2 | 79 | – | – | – | 20 | – | – | – | – |
| |
| 1978 | Black and White
|
2 | 81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 35 | – |
|
| 1979 | The Raven
|
4 | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
|
| 1981 | The Gospel According to the Meninblack
|
8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 40 | – | – | |
La folie
|
11 | 29 | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | – |
| |
| 1983 | Feline
|
4 | – | 88 | – | 52 | 39 | 16 | 18 | – | – |
|
| 1984 | Aural Sculpture
|
14 | 38 | 35 | – | 17 | 31 | – | 13 | 37 | – |
|
| 1986 | Dreamtime
|
16 | 64 | 83 | – | – | 60 | – | 45 | – | 172 |
|
| 1990 | 10
|
15 | – | – | – | – | 71 | – | – | – | – |
|
| 1992 | Stranglers in the Night
|
33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1995 | About Time
|
31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1997 | Written in Red
|
52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1998 | Coup de Grace
|
171 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2004 | Norfolk Coast
|
70 | – | – | 142 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2006 | Suite XVI
|
45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2012 | Giants
|
48 | – | – | 121 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2021 | Dark Matters
|
4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
The Stranglers have always toured regularly. The official albums listed below chronicle the changing face of these performances over the years.
| 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ||
| "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 | 63 | 7 | 13 |
| |
| "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] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
VHS and LaserDisc-only releases are not included.
with Kasamatsu Kouji
for the numerous production and guest appearances see J.J. Burnel Discography
(Greenfield is billed as "D. Greenfield" on the cover)
with Robert Williams
with CCW (Cornwell with Roger Cook and Andy West)
with Sons of Shiva (Cornwell with Sex W. Johnston)
(featuring J.J. Burnel, Dave Greenfield and John Ellis)