# The Stranglers discography

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

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Album 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | CAN | FRA | GER | NL | NOR | NZ | SWE | US | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Rattus Norvegicus | Released: 15 April 1977 Label: United Artists Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | 4 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: Platinum |
| No More Heroes | Released: 23 September 1977 Label: United Artists Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | 2 | 79 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | BPI: Gold |
| Black and White | Released: 12 May 1978 Label: United Artists Formats: LP, MC, 8-track | 2 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | BPI: Gold |
| The Raven | Released: 21 September 1979 Label: United Artists Formats: LP, MC | 4 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: Gold |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | BPI: Silver |
| Feline | Released: 14 January 1983 Label: Epic Formats: LP, MC | 4 | — | 88 | — | 52 | 39 | 16 | 18 | — | — | BPI: Silver |
| Aural Sculpture | Released: 5 November 1984 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, MC | 14 | 38 | 35 | — | 17 | 31 | — | 13 | 37 | — | BPI: Silver |
| Dreamtime | Released: 27 October 1986 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, MC | 16 | 64 | 83 | 18 | — | 60 | — | 45 | — | 172 | BPI: Silver |
| 10 | Released: 5 March 1990 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, MC | 15 | 142 | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | BPI: Silver |
| 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Album details | UK | GER | NZ | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Live (X Cert) | Released: 23 February 1979 Label: United Artists Formats: LP, MC London, 1977–1978 | 7 | — | 49 | BPI: Silver |
| 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 | — | BPI: Gold |
| Live at the Hope and Anchor | Released: 9 March 1992 Label: EMI Formats: CD, MC London, 1977 | — | — | — | |
| Saturday Night, Sunday Morning | Released: June 1993 Label: Castle Communications Formats: CD, LP, MC London, 1990 | — | — | — | |
| 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 | Released: January 2001 Label: SPV Recordings Formats: 2xCD Hamburg, 2000 | — | — | — | |
| 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 | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Album details | UK | NZ | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| 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 | BPI: Gold |
| 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 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 | — | BPI: Platinum |
| The Early Years – 74-75-76 Rare Live and Unreleased | Released: 2 March 1992 Label: Newspeak Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC Demos and live recordings 1974–1976 | — | — | |
| The Sessions | Released: 13 November 1995 Label: Essential! Formats: CD BBC Radio 1 recordings 1977–1982 | — | — | |
| 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 | — | BPI: Gold |
| 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 | Released: October 2013 Label: Music Club Deluxe Formats: 2xCD Best of 1982–1990 | — | — | |
| 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 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 | Released: 1982 Label: EMI Music Video, Picture Music International Formats: VHS, LD |
| Screentime | Released: November 1986 Label: CBS Fox Video Formats: VHS |
| The Meninblack in Colour 1983–1990 | Released: January 1991 Label: CMV Formats: VHS, LD |
| Saturday Night Sunday Morning | Released: 1993 Label: Castle Music Pictures Formats: VHS, LD |
| The Old Testament | Released: November 1992 Label: Picture Music International Formats: VHS, LD |
| Friday the Thirteenth | Released: 1997 Label: Eagle Rock Formats: VHS |
| Live at Alexandra Palace | Released: 1999 Label: Castle Music Pictures Formats: DVD |
| Euro Live | Released: 2002 Label: Zenith Formats: DVD |
| Live '78, SF | Released: May 2005 Label: Target Video Formats: DVD |
| 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 |
| Title | EP details | UK |
| 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 Label: Philips Formats: 7" | — |
| The Nighttracks Radio 1 Session (24th January 1982) | Released: 1989 Label: Nighttracks Formats: 12", CD | — |
| 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 | 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 (sales thresholds) | Albums |
| Title | Year | UK | AUS | BE (FLA) | CAN | FRA | GER | IRE | NL | NZ | Certifications (sales thresholds) | Albums |
| "(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)"/"London Lady" | 1977 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | | Rattus Norvegicus |
| "Peaches"/"Go Buddy Go" | 1977 | 8 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: Silver | Rattus Norvegicus |
| "Something Better Change"/"Straighten Out" | 1977 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | | No More Heroes |
| "No More Heroes" | 1977 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | | No More Heroes |
| "Sometimes" | 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Rattus Norvegicus |
| "5 Minutes" | 1978 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Nice 'n' Sleazy" | 1978 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | | Black and White |
| "Walk on By" | 1978 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Sverige (Jag är insnöad pä östfronten)" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Duchess" | 1979 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | | The Raven |
| "Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)" | 1979 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Raven |
| "Bear Cage" | 1980 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Who Wants the World?" | 1980 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Thrown Away" | 1981 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Gospel According to the Meninblack |
| "Just Like Nothing on Earth" | 1981 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Gospel According to the Meninblack |
| "Let Me Introduce You to the Family" | 1981 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | La Folie |
| "Golden Brown" | 1982 | 2 | 10 | 7 | — | — | 63 | 3 | 10 | — | BPI: Platinum | La Folie |
| "La folie" | 1982 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | La Folie |
| "Strange Little Girl" | 1982 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | | The Collection 1977–1982 |
| "European Female" | 1983 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | | Feline |
| "Midnight Summer Dream" | 1983 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | | Feline |
| "Paradise" | 1983 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Feline |
| "Skin Deep" | 1984 | 15 | 11 | 17 | — | — | — | 11 | 21 | 19 | | Aural Sculpture |
| "No Mercy" | 1984 | 37 | 90 | 8 | 88 | — | 28 | — | 32 | — | | Aural Sculpture |
| "Let Me Down Easy" | 1985 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Aural Sculpture |
| "Spain" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Aural Sculpture |
| "Nice in Nice" | 1986 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | | Aural Sculpture |
| "Always the Sun" | 1986 | 30 | 21 | — | — | 15 | — | 16 | 42 | — | | Dreamtime |
| "Big in America" | 1986 | 48 | — | 38 | — | — | 50 | 28 | — | — | | Dreamtime |
| "Shakin' Like a Leaf" | 1987 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Dreamtime |
| "Dreamtime" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Dreamtime |
| "All Day and All of the Night" (live) | 1987 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 38 | | All Live and All of the Night |
| "Strange Little Girl" (live) | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | All Live and All of the Night |
| "Golden Brown" (live) | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | All Live and All of the Night |
| "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" | 1990 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 10 |
| "Always the Sun" (Sunny Side Up Mix) | 1990 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Greatest Hits 1977–1990 |
| "Golden Brown" (reissue) | 1991 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | | Greatest Hits 1977–1990 |
| "Heaven or Hell" | 1992 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | | Stranglers in the Night |
| "Sugar Bullets" | 1992 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Stranglers in the Night |
| "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" | 2004 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Norfolk Coast |
| "Spectre of Love" | 2006 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Suite XVI |
| "Retro Rockets" | 2010 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Decades Apart |
| "Mercury Rising" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Giants |
| "And If You Should See Dave..." | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Dark Matters |
| "If Something's Gonna Kill Me (It Might as Well Be Love)" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Dark Matters |
| "This Song" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Dark Matters |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||||