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The Stranglers discography

Studio albums

Rattus Norvegicus 1977 UK #4 (BPI: Platinum)
No More Heroes 1977 UK #2 (BPI: Gold)
Black and White 1978 UK #2 (BPI: Gold)
The Raven 1979 UK #4 (BPI: Gold)
The Gospel According to the Meninblack 1981 UK #8
La Folie 1981 UK #11 (BPI: Silver)
Feline 1983 UK #4 (BPI: Silver)
Aural Sculpture 1984 UK #14 (BPI: Silver)
Dreamtime 1986 UK #16 (BPI: Silver)
10 1990 UK #15 (BPI: Silver)
Stranglers in the Night 1993 UK #33
About Time 1995 UK #31
Written in Red 1997 UK #51
Coup de Grace 1998 UK #171
Norfolk Coast 2004 UK #70
Suite XVI 2006 UK #89

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 UK #7 (BPI: Silver)
The Stranglers & Friends Live in Concert 1980
All Live and All of the Night 1988 UK #12 (BPI: Gold)
Live at the Hope and Anchor 1992
The Early Years '74 '75 '76 Rare Live and Unreleased 1992
Saturday Night, Sunday Morning 1993
Death And Night And Blood 1994
Access All Areas 1996
Friday the Thirteenth 1997
Live at the Hammersmith Odeon '81 1998
5 Live 01 2001
Live at the Apollo 2003
Apollo Revisited 2003
Coast to Coast: Live on Tour 2005
Themeninblackinbrugge 2008

Compilations

The Stranglers IV 1980 (US Only Release on IRS)
The Collection 1977-1982 1982 UK #12 (BPI: Silver)
Off The Beaten Track 1986
Rarities 1988
Singles (The UA Years) 1989
Greatest Hits 1977-1990 1990 UK #4 (BPI: Platinum)
All Twelve Inches 1992
The Early Years '74 '75 '76 Rare Live and Unreleased 1992
Strangled from Birth and Beyond 1994
The Sessions 1995
The Hit Men 1996
The Best of the Epic Years 1997
The Collection 1997
Collection 1998
Hits & Heroes 1999
Hits Collection 1999
The Stranglers 2001
The Masters 2002
Lies and Deception 2002
Peaches: The Very Best of The Stranglers 2002 UK #21 (BPI: Gold)
The Rarities 2002
Out of the Black 2002
Sweet Smell of Success - Best of the Epic Years 2003
Live 'n' Sleazy 2003
Miss You 2003
Gold 2003
The Very Best of The Stranglers 2006

Special projects

Laid Black
Clubbed To Death

DVD releases

Singles

Year	Song	UK Singles Chart	Australia ^[1]	Canada ^[2]	France ^[3]	Holland ^[4]	Ireland ^[5]	Album
1977	"(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)"	44	--	--	--	--	--	Rattus Norvegicus
	"Peaches"/"Go Buddy Go" (Double A-side in UK only)	8	54	--	--	--	--	Rattus Norvegicus
	"Something Better Change"/"Straighten Out" (Double A-side in UK only)	9	--	--	--	29	--	No More Heroes
	"No More Heroes"	8	--	--	--	25	--	No More Heroes
1978	"Five Minutes"	11	--	--	--	--	--
	"Nice 'N' Sleazy"	18	--	--	--	--	--	Black and White
	"Walk on By"	21	--	--	--	--	11
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	--	--	--	--	--
1980	"Who Wants the World"	39	--	--	--	--	--
1981	"Thrown Away"	42	--	--	--	--	--	The Gospel According to the Meninblack
	"Just Like Nothing on Earth"	--	--	--	--	--	--	The Gospel According to the Meninblack
	"Let Me Introduce You to the Family"	42	--	--	--	--	--	La Folie
1982	"Golden Brown"	2	10	--	--	10	3
	"La Folie"	47	--	--	--	--	--
	"Strange Little Girl"	7	--	--	--	--	7	The Collection 1977-1982
1983	"European Female"	9	--	--	--	--	9	Feline
	"Midnight Summer Dream"	35	--	--	--	--	24
	"Paradise"	48	--	--	--	--	--
1984	"Skin Deep"	15	11	--	--	21	11	Aural Sculpture
1984	"No Mercy"	37	90	88	--	32	--
1985	"Let Me Down Easy"	48	--	--	--	--	--
1986	"Nice in Nice"	30	--	--	--	--	19	Dreamtime
	"Always the Sun"	30	21	--	15	42	16
	"Big in America"	48	--	--	--	--	28
1987	"Shakin' Like a Leaf"	58	--	--	--	--	--
1988	"All Day and All of the Night"	7	--	--	--	--	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
1990	"Sweet Smell of Success"	65	--	--	--	--	--	10
1991	"Always the Sun (Sunny Side Up Mix)"	29	--	--	--	--	--	Greatest Hits 1977-1990
1991	"Golden Brown" (re-issue)	68	--	--	--	--	25
1992	"Heaven or Hell"	46	--	--	--	77	--	Stranglers in the Night
1992	"Sugar Bullets"	--	--	--	--	--	--	Stranglers in the Night
1995	"Lies and Deception"	111	--	--	--	--	--	About Time
1997	"In Heaven She Walks"	86	--	--	--	--	--	Written in Red
2004	"Big Thing Coming"	31	--	--	--	--	--	Norfolk Coast
2004	"Long Black Veil"	51	--	--	--	--	--	Norfolk Coast
2006	"Spectre of Love"	57	--	--	--	--	--	Suite XVI

Solo discographies

J.J. Burnel

Euroman Cometh
Un Jour Parfait

(with Dave Greenfield)

Fire & Water

(with Fools Dance)

"They'll Never Know" (7"/12") (1987)

Hugh Cornwell

Solo studio albums

Wolf (1988)
Wired (1993)
Guilty (1997)
Hi Fi (2000)
Footprints in the Desert (2002)
Beyond Elysian Fields (2004)
Hooverdam (2008)

Other albums

Nosferatu (1979) (with Robert Williams)
CCW (1992) (with Roger Cook and Andy West)
Black Hair, Black Eyes, Black Suit (US release of Guilty) (1999)
First Bus To Babylon (1999) (US release of Wired)
Sons of Shiva (2002) (with Sex W Johnston)
Mayday (2002) (live album)
In the Dock (2003) (live acoustic album)
People; Places; Pieces (2006) (live album)
Dirty Dozen (2006) (live album - selected highlights from People; Places; Pieces)
Acoustic Fields (2008) (live acoustic recording of Beyond Elysian Fields)

The Purple Helmets

(Featuring JJ Burnel, Dave Greenfield & John Ellis)

Ride Again (1988)
Rise Again (1989)

Paul Roberts / Faith Band / Soulsec

Faith? (1999)
Self Discovery (2001)
The Pressure Sensitive (2003)
End Games (2007)

References

www.stranglers.org.uk

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Jean-Jacques Burnel Baz Warne Jim Macaulay Toby Hounsham Jet Black Hugh Cornwell Hans Wärmling Dave Greenfield John Ellis Paul Roberts
Studio albums	Rattus Norvegicus No More Heroes Black and White The Raven The Gospel According to the Meninblack La folie Feline Aural Sculpture Dreamtime 10 Stranglers in the Night About Time Written in Red Coup de Grace Norfolk Coast Suite XVI Giants Dark Matters
Live albums	Live at the Hope and Anchor Live (X Cert) All Live and All of the Night Saturday Night, Sunday Morning The Stranglers and Friends – Live in Concert Friday the Thirteenth Live at the Hammersmith Odeon '81 Live at the Apollo Apollo Revisited Coast to Coast: Live on Tour Live at the Apollo 2010 (DVD & CD)
Compilations	IV The Collection 1977–1982 Off the Beaten Track Singles (The UA Years) Greatest Hits 1977–1990 The Early Years '74 '75 '76 Rare Live and Unreleased Strangled from Birth and Beyond The Sessions The Hit Men Collection The Stranglers The Masters Lies and Deception Peaches: The Very Best of The Stranglers Rarities (2002) Out of the Black Sweet Smell of Success – Best of the Epic Years Live 'n' Sleazy Gold The Very Best of The Stranglers Decades Apart
Singles	"(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)" "Peaches" "Something Better Change" "No More Heroes" "5 Minutes" "Nice 'n' Sleazy" "Walk On By" "Duchess" "Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)" "Bear Cage" "Who Wants the World?" "Thrown Away" "Let Me Introduce You to the Family" "Golden Brown" "La Folie" "Strange Little Girl" "European Female" "Skin Deep" "No Mercy" "Always the Sun" "All Day and All of the Night" "96 Tears" "Always the Sun (Sunny Side Up Mix)" "Golden Brown" (Re-issue) "Lies and Deception" "Big Thing Coming" "Spectre of Love"
Other songs	"Goodbye Toulouse" "Hanging Around" "Tramp"
DVD releases	The Collection 1977–1982 Live At Alexandra Palace Friday the Thirteenth Euro Live On Stage on Screen Rattus at the Roundhouse Live at the Apollo 2010
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