Def Leppard discography
 Def Leppard at the Sweden Rock Festival, 2008 | |
| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 10 |
| ↙Live albums | 2 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 4 |
| ↙EPs | 2 |
| ↙Singles | 50 |
| ↙Video albums | 8 |
| ↙Music videos | 33 |
The discography of Def Leppard, an English hard rock band, consists of nine original studio albums, two live albums, four compilation albums, one cover album, and three extended plays. [1]
Def Leppard was formed in 1977 by vocalist Joe Elliott, bass player Rick "Sav" Savage, guitarist Pete Willis, and drummer Tony Kenning. They later released the EP The Def Leppard E.P. in 1979.[2] The band signed with Mercury Records and released their debut full-length album On Through the Night. The band's follow up was High 'n' Dry, which reached number 26 in the UK and was certified platinum two times in the United States. Their next album, titled Pyromania, would be their big breakthrough album and would later sell more than 10 million copies in the United States alone.
After touring in support of Pyromania, the band released Hysteria which topped the American and British album charts and is their best-selling album worldwide, selling more than 12 million copies in the United States alone and over 20 million worldwide. Adrenalize, released in 1992, debuted at number one on the UK Album Chart and the US Billboard 200 and launched several successful singles, including "Let's Get Rocked" and "Make Love Like a Man". In 1996, the band released its sixth studio album, Slang; while successful, the album could not reach the precedent set by Def Leppard's previous albums and was certified gold in the United States. After three years, Def Leppard released Euphoria, which is the band's last certified album by the RIAA, CRIA, and BPI.
At the start of the 21st century, the band released X. Four years later, Def Leppard released the studio/cover album, Yeah!, which included covers by Thin Lizzy and The Kinks. On 25 April 2008, the band released Songs from the Sparkle Lounge, which included the single "Nine Lives" featuring country singer Tim McGraw. The band released Mirrorball, its first live album, in 2011, which would be followed by another live album in 2013, Viva! Hysteria, from their Las Vegas residency at the Hard Rock Hotel. The band is currently preparing another studio album, to be released in 2015.[3]
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
AUS [5][6] |
CAN [7] |
FIN [8] |
GER [9] |
NOR [10] |
NZ [11] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13] |
US [14] | |||||||
| 1980 | On Through the Night | 15 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | |||||
| 1981 | High 'n' Dry
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26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | 38 | |||||
| 1983 | Pyromania
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18 | 70 | 4 | — | — | — | 26 | 23 | — | 2 | |||||
| 1987 | Hysteria
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1 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 1992 | Adrenalize
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1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1996 | Slang
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5 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 14 | |||||
| 1999 | Euphoria
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11 | 54 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 30 | — | 7 | 14 | 11 | |||||
| 2002 | X
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14 | 49 | 12 | 33 | 19 | 19 | — | 15 | 9 | 11 | |||||
| 2006 | Yeah!
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52 | 95 | 13 | — | 73 | — | — | 25 | 57 | 16 | |||||
| 2008 | Songs from the Sparkle Lounge
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10 | 82 | 7 | 27 | 43 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 5 | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
AUS [5] |
CAN [7] |
FIN [8] |
GER [9] |
NOR [10] |
NZ [11] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13] |
US [14] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Retro Active
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6 | 33 | 1 | — | 36 | — | — | 12 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995)
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3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Best of Def Leppard
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6 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 19 | 76 | — |
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| 2005 | Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection
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— | 81 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| " — " denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
AUS [5] |
CAN [7] |
FIN [8] |
GER [9] |
NOR [10] |
NZ [11] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13] |
US [14] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Mirror Ball – Live & More
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44 | 80 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Viva! Hysteria
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73 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | 83 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| " — " denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extended plays
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1979 | The Def Leppard E.P.
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| 1993 | Live: In the Clubs, in Your Face E.P.
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Personnel
| Album | Year | Vocals | Guitar | Bass | Drums | Producer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Def Leppard E.P. | 1979 | Joe Elliott | Pete Willis | Steve Clark | Rick Savage | Frank Noon | Def Leppard |
| On Through the Night | 1980 | Rick Allen | Tom Allom | ||||
| High 'N' Dry | 1981 | Mutt Lange | |||||
| Pyromania | 1983 | Phil Collen | |||||
| Hysteria | 1987 | ||||||
| Adrenalize | 1992 | - | Mike Shipley, Def Leppard | ||||
| Slang | 1996 | Vivian Campbell | Pete Woodroffe, Def Leppard | ||||
| Euphoria | 1999 | ||||||
| X | 2002 | ||||||
| Yeah! | 2006 | Def Leppard | |||||
| Songs from the Sparkle Lounge | 2008 | Ronan McHugh, Def Leppard | |||||
| TBA | 2015 | - | |||||
Singles
1979–1989
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
AUS [20] |
CAN [21] |
GER [9] |
IRE [22] |
NZ [23] |
SWE [24] |
SWI [25] |
US [26] |
US Rock [26] | |||
| 1979 | "[Ride Into the Sun/Getcha Rocks Off (Def Leppard song)| Ride Into the Sun / Getcha Rocks Off b/w The Overture" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Def Leppard EP |
| "Wasted" | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | On Through the Night | |
| 1980 | "Rock Brigade" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Hello America" | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981 | "Let It Go" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | High 'n' Dry |
| "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983 | "Photograph" | 66 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | Pyromania |
| "Rock of Ages" | 41 | 96 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| "Foolin'" | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 9 | ||
| "Too Late for Love" | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | ||
| "Comin' Under Fire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | ||
| "Billy's Got a Gun" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | ||
| "Action! Not Words" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | ||
| 1984 | "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" (Remix) | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | High 'n' Dry |
| 1987 | "Women" | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 7 | Hysteria |
| "Animal" | 6 | 46 | 21 | — | 3 | 8 | — | 17 | 19 | 5 | ||
| "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (US: Gold) | 18 | 26 | 1** | 50 | 8 | 16 | — | — | 2 | 25 | ||
| "Hysteria" | 26 | 90 | 13 | — | 19 | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | ||
| 1988 | "Armageddon It" | 20 | 34 | — | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
| "Love Bites" | 11 | 21 | 6 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1989 | "Rocket" | 15 | 15 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 12 | 5 | |
- This song does not appear at Canadian chart according to the list of Canadian No.1s' websites.
1992–2000
| Year | Single | Peak chart Positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
AUS [20] |
CAN [21] |
GER [9] |
IRE [22] |
NZ [23] |
SWE [24] |
SWI [25] |
US [26] |
US Rock [26] | |||
| 1992 | "Let's Get Rocked" | 2 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 1 | Adrenalize |
| "Make Love Like a Man" | 12 | 22 | 23 | 95 | 10 | 26 | — | 40 | 36 | 3 | ||
| "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" | 16 | 44 | 7 | — | 24 | 49 | — | — | 12 | 7 | ||
| "Elected" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | non-album single | |
| "Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)" | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 1 | Adrenalize | |
| 1993 | "Heaven Is" | 13 | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Tonight" | 34 | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 13 | ||
| "Two Steps Behind" | 32 | 33 | 7 | 66 | 26 | 34 | 21 | — | 12 | 5 | Retro Active | |
| 1994 | "Desert Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
| "Miss You in a Heartbeat" | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | ||
| "Action" | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | 14 | |||
| 1995 | "When Love & Hate Collide" (UK: Silver) | 2 | 22 | 12 | 67 | 1 | 27 | — | 36 | 58 | — | Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits |
| 1996 | "Slang" | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | Slang |
| "Work It Out" | 22 | 43 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | ||
| "All I Want Is Everything" | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Breathe a Sigh" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Turn to Dust" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | "Promises" | 41 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | Euphoria |
| "Back in Your Face" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Paper Sun" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | ||
| "Goodbye" | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | "Day After Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | |
| "21st Century Sha La La La Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–2013
| Year | Single | Peak chart Positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [4] |
CAN [21] |
GER [9] |
IRE [22] |
SWE [24] |
SWI [25] |
US Rock [26] | |||
| 2002 | "Now" | 23 | 29 | 72 | 37 | 57 | 84 | 26 | X |
| "Long, Long Way to Go" | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Four Letter Word" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | ||
| 2005 | "No Matter What" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection |
| 2006 | "Rock On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yeah! |
| "20th Century Boy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | "Nine Lives" (ft. Tim McGraw) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs from the Sparkle Lounge |
| "C'mon C'mon" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "Undefeated" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mirror Ball – Live & More |
| 2012 | "It's All About Believin'" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | "Love and Affection" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hysteria |
| " — " denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that region. | |||||||||
Videos
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Historia
|
| 1989 | Live: In the Round, in Your Face
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| 1993 | Visualize
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| 1995 | Video Archive
|
| 2003 | Historia / Live: In the Round, in Your Face
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Visualize / Video Archive
| |
| 2004 | Best of the Videos
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| 2005 | Rock of Ages – The DVD Collection
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| 2009 | CMT Crossroads: Taylor Swift & Def Leppard
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| 2013 | Viva! Hysteria
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Music videos
| Year | Title | Director | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | "Hello America" | ||
| 1981 | "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" (version 1) |
Doug Smith | [27] |
| "High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)" | [27] | ||
| "Let It Go" | [27] | ||
| 1983 | "Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)" | Kinichi Nakae | [28] |
| "Photograph" | David Mallet | [29] | |
| "Rock of Ages" | [29] | ||
| "Foolin'" | [29] | ||
| "Too Late for Love" | Mike Mansfield | [30] | |
| 1984 | "Bringin' on the Heartbreak" (version 2) |
David Mallet | [29] |
| "Me and My Wine" | [29] | ||
| 1987 | "Women" | Jean Pellerin & Doug Freel | [31] |
| "Animal" | [32] | ||
| "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (version 1) |
Russell Mulcahy | [33] | |
| "Hysteria" | Jean Pellerin Doug Freel |
[31] | |
| 1988 | "Pour Some Sugar on Me" (version 2) |
Wayne Isham | [34] |
| "Love Bites" | Jean Pellerin Doug Freel |
[35] | |
| "Armageddon It" | Wayne Isham | [36] | |
| "Rocket" | Nigel Dick | [37] | |
| 1992 | "Let's Get Rocked" | Steve Barron | [38] |
| "Make Love Like a Man" | Wayne Isham | [36] | |
| "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad?" |
[36] | ||
| "Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)" | Matt Mahurin | ||
| 1993 | "Heaven Is" | ||
| "Tonight" | Wayne Isham | ||
| "I Wanna Touch U" | Phil Tuckett | [39] | |
| "Two Steps Behind (acoustic)" | Wayne Isham | ||
| "Two Step Behind (electric)" | |||
| "Miss You in Heartbeat" | |||
| 1994 | "Action" | Phil Tuckett | |
| 1995 | "When Love & Hate Collide" | ||
| 1996 | "Slang" | Nigel Dick | [37] |
| "Work It Out" | [37] | ||
| "All I Want Is Everything" | Matt Mahurin | [40] | |
| 1999 | "Promises" | Wayne Isham | [41] |
| "Goodbye" | Dave Meyers | [42] | |
| 2002 | "Now" | The Malloys | [43] |
| 2003 | "Long, Long Way to Go" | Clive Arrowsmith | [44] |
| 2005 | "No Matter What" | John Logsdon | [45] |
| 2006 | "Rock On" | ||
| 2008 | "Nine Lives" | Sherman Halsey | [46] |
| "C'mon C'mon" | Matthew Mulholland Jonathan Beswick |
[47] |
References
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- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 "Doug Smith videography". Clipland. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
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- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 "David Mallet videography". Clipland. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
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- ↑ "Russell Mulcahy - Pour Some sugar On Me (version 1)". MTV. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ↑ "Wayne Isham - Pour Some sugar On Me (version 2)". MTV. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ↑ "Jean Pellerin & Doug Freel - Love Bites". MTV. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
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- ↑ "Phil Tuckett - I Wanna Touch U". MTV. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ↑ "Matt Mahurin videography". Clipland. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
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- ↑ "The Malloys - Now". MTV. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ↑ "Clive Arrowsmith videography". Clive Arrowsmith biography. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ↑ "John Logsdon - No Matter What". Video Static: Music Video News. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ↑ "Sherman Halsey - Nine Lives". MTV. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ↑ "Matthew Mulholland & Jonathan Beswick - C'mon C'mon". MTV. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
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