# The Proclaimers discography

The Scottish pop–rock band The Proclaimers have released eleven studio albums, six compilation albums, one extended play and twenty-five singles. They came to attention with their 1987 single "Letter from America", which reached No. 3 in the United Kingdom, and the 1988 single "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", which topped charts in Australia, Iceland and New Zealand. The duo's biggest album, Sunshine on Leith (1988) has been certified multi-Platinum in Australia and Canada, selling over 2 million copies worldwide, including around 700,000 in the United States. The Proclaimers have sold over 5 million albums worldwide.
Their debut album This Is the Story (1987) spawned the singles "Throw the 'R' Away" and "Make My Heart Fly", whilst the second single to be released from the album, "Letter from America" became a commercial success for the duo. Their second album, Sunshine on Leith (1988) continued commercial success for the band, with the albums lead single "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" since becoming the band's signature song. The single has sold over 1.2 million copies in the United Kingdom and over 800,000 copies in the United States.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | SCO | UK | AUS | SWE | AUT | NZ | CAN | US | Certifications |
| This Is the Story | Released: 27 April 1987 Label: Chrysalis Format: Vinyl, cassette, CD | — | 43 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: Gold |
| Sunshine on Leith | Released: 12 September 1988 Label: Chrysalis Format: Vinyl, cassette, CD | 10 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 33 | 3 | 17 | 31 | BPI: Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold |
| Hit the Highway | Released: 22 March 1994 Label: Chrysalis, Parlophone Format: CD, cassette, vinyl | 1 | 8 | — | 34 | 19 | — | 38 | — | BPI: Silver |
| Persevere | Released: 22 May 2001 Label: Persevere Records, Nettwerk Format: CD, digital download | 10 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Born Innocent | Released: 18 November 2003 Label: Persevere Records, Shock Format: CD, digital download | 7 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Restless Soul | Released: 6 September 2005 label: Persevere Format: CD, digital download | 9 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Life with You | Released: 3 September 2007 Label: W14, Universal Format: CD, digital download | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: Silver |
| Notes & Rhymes | Released: 15 June 2009 Label: W14 Format: CD, digital download | 4 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Like Comedy | Released: 7 May 2012 Label: Cooking Vinyl Format: CD, digital download, streaming | 2 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Let's Hear It for the Dogs | Released: 27 April 2015 Label: Cooking Vinyl, Compass Format: CD, digital download, streaming | 4 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Angry Cyclist | Released: 10 August 2018 Label: Cooking Vinyl Format: CD, digital download, streaming | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Dentures Out | Released: 16 September 2022 Label: Cooking Vinyl Format: CD, digital download, streaming | 6 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |

### Compilation and remastered albums

List of compilation and remastered albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Year | UK | IRE | NZ | Certifications |
| The Best of The Proclaimers | 2002 | 5 | 24 | 41 | BPI: Platinum |
| Finest | 2003 | — | — | — | BPI: Silver |
| This Is the Story (two CD edition, remastered and bonus tracks) | 2011 | — | — | — | |
| Sunshine on Leith (two CD edition, remastered and bonus tracks) | 2011 | — | — | — | |
| Hit the Highway (two CD edition, remastered and bonus tracks) | 2011 | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best Of: 25 Years 1987–2012 (two CD edition) | 2013 | 80 | — | — | BPI: Gold |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. ||||||

## EPs

* 17 (2009) – promotional acoustic EP

## Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Year | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | UK Indie | AUS | AUT | BEL (FL) | GER | IRE | NLD | NZ | US | US Rock | Certifications | Album |
| "Throw the 'R' Away" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | This Is the Story |
| "Letter from America" (band version) | 1987 | 3 | — | — | — | 24 | 57 | 2 | 29 | — | — | — | BPI: Silver | This Is the Story |
| "Make My Heart Fly" (band version) | 1988 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | This Is the Story |
| "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" | 1988 | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 1 | — | 21 | BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum | Sunshine on Leith |
| "Sunshine on Leith" | 1988 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: Silver | Sunshine on Leith |
| "I'm on My Way" | 1989 | 43 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | BPI: Silver ARIA: Gold | Sunshine on Leith |
| "Then I Met You" | 1989 | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Sunshine on Leith |
| "King of the Road" | 1990 | 9 | — | 78 | — | — | 54 | 8 | 86 | — | — | — | | King of the Road EP |
| "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" | 1993 | — | — | — | 5 | 42 | 40 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | | Sunshine on Leith |
| "Let's Get Married" | 1994 | 21 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Hit the Highway |
| "What Makes You Cry?" | 1994 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Hit the Highway |
| "These Arms of Mine" | 1994 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Hit the Highway |
| "There's a Touch" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Persevere |
| "(I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles" (featuring Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin) | 2007 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | | Best Of (2007 reissue) |
| "Life with You" | 2007 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Life with You |
| "Whole Wide World" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Life with You |
| "New Religion" (promo only) | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Life with You |
| "Love Can Move Mountains" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Notes & Rhymes |
| "Like Comedy" (free download) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Like Comedy |
| "Spinning Around in the Air" | 2012 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Like Comedy |
| "Whatever You've Got" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Like Comedy |
| "Cap in Hand" | 2014 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Sunshine on Leith |
| "Angry Cyclist" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Angry Cyclist |
| "Streets of Edinburgh" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Angry Cyclist |
| "Sometimes It's the Fools" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Angry Cyclist |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. ||||||||||||||

## DVDs

* The Best of The Proclaimers 1987–2002 (2002)

## Songs used in soundtracks

* The Crossing (1990) (song, "King of the Road")
* Benny & Joon (1993) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
* Dumb and Dumber (1994) (song, "Get Ready")
* Bye Bye Love (1995) (song, "Bye Bye Love")
* Bottle Rocket (1997) (song, "Over and Done With")
* Slab Boys (1997) (songs, "Maybe Baby" and "No Particular Place to Go")
* The Closer You Get (2000) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
* Shrek (2001) (song, "I'm on My Way")
* How I Met Your Mother (2007, 2009, 2013 – episodes "Arrivederci, Fiero"; "Duel Citizenship"; "Mom and Dad") (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
* Mama's Boy (2008) (song, "Then I Met You")
* Burke and Hare (2010) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
* The Angels' Share (2012) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
* Bachelorette (2012) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
* Grey's Anatomy season 9 (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
* Pitch Perfect (2012) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
* Identity Thief (2013) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
* Uncle (TV series) (2015 – season 2, episode 6) (song, "Over and Done With")
* Peter Rabbit (2018) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 miles)")

## Soundtrack albums

* Sunshine on Leith (2013) (from the film Sunshine on Leith – cover versions by film actors)