The Proclaimers discography explained

Artist:The Proclaimers
Studio:11
Compilation:6
Video:1
Music Videos:24
Ep:1
Singles:25
Soundtrack:1

Scottish band The Proclaimers have released eleven studio albums, six compilation albums, one extended play and twenty-five singles.

Albums

Studio albums

Title!scope="col" rowspan="2"
DetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
SCO
[1]
UK
[2]
AUS
SWE
[3]
AUT
NZ
CAN
[4]
US
This Is the Story 43 41
Sunshine on Leith
  • Released: 12 September 1988
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Format: Vinyl, cassette, CD
10 6 2 18 33 3 17 31
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
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 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

Title!scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
IRE
[9]
NZ
The Best of The Proclaimers20025 24 41
  • BPI: Platinum
Finest2003
  • BPI: Silver
This Is the Story (two CD edition, remastered and bonus tracks)2011
Sunshine on Leith (two CD edition, remastered and bonus tracks)
Hit the Highway (two CD edition, remastered and bonus tracks)
The Very Best Of: 25 Years 1987–2012 (two CD edition)201380
  • BPI: Gold
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

EPs

  1. 17 (2009) – promotional acoustic EP

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearChart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
UK Indie
AUS
[10]
AUT
[11]
BEL
(FL)

[12]
GER
[13]
IRE
[14]
NLD
[15]
NZ
[16]
US
US
Rock

"Throw the 'R' Away"1987This Is the Story
"Letter from America" (band version)3 24 57 2 29
"Make My Heart Fly" (band version)198863
"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"11 1 14 1 21
  • BPI: 2× Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum
Sunshine on Leith
"Sunshine on Leith"41
  • BPI: Silver
"I'm on My Way"198943 3 5
  • BPI: Silver
  • ARIA: Gold
"Then I Met You"64
"King of the Road"19909 78 54 8 86 King of the Road EP
"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)"19935 42 40 3 8Sunshine on Leith
"Let's Get Married"199421 21 Hit the Highway
"What Makes You Cry?"38
"These Arms of Mine"51
"There's a Touch"2001Persevere
"(I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles"
(featuring Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin)
20071 7 Best Of (2007 reissue)
"Life with You"58 Life with You
"Whole Wide World"
"New Religion" (promo only)2008
"Love Can Move Mountains"2009Notes & Rhymes
"Like Comedy" (free download)2012Like Comedy
"Spinning Around in the Air"17
"Whatever You've Got"
"Cap in Hand"201462 Sunshine on Leith
"Angry Cyclist"2018Angry Cyclist
"Streets of Edinburgh"
"Sometimes It's the Fools"2019
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

DVDs

  1. The Best of The Proclaimers 1987–2002 (2002)

Songs used in soundtracks

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

Soundtrack albums

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100: 23 September 2022 – 29 September 2022. Official Charts Company. 24 September 2022.
  2. Web site: Official Charts > Proclaimers. The Official UK Charts Company. 21 March 2016.
  3. Web site: Steffen Hung . swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts - Singles Top 100 2022-08-12 . Swedish Charts . 2022-08-13.
  4. Web site: Charts.
  5. United Kingdom. Proclaimers. 1 May 2022.
  6. Web site: The ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart – 1989 (1–60) (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 1). Imgur.com. 26 May 2016. N.B. The triangle symbol indicates platinum certification.
  7. Canada. album. Proclaimers. Sunshine on Leith. 20 September 2022.
  8. United States. album. Proclaimers. Sunshine on Leith. 20 September 2022.
  9. Web site: The Proclaimers. Hung Medien Irish Charts Portal. 23 February 2022.
  10. Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
  11. Web site: austriancharts.at > The Proclaimers in der österreichischen Hitparade. de. Hung Medien. 21 March 2016.
  12. Web site: Ultratop (Flanders) > The Proclaimers in Ultratop Vlaanderen. nl. Hung Medien. 21 March 2016.
  13. German chart peaks:
  14. Web site: The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Proclaimers' (from irishcharts.ie). Fireball Media. 21 March 2016.
  15. Web site: dutchcharts.nl > The Proclaimers in Dutch Charts. nl. Hung Medien. 21 March 2016.
  16. Web site: charts.nz > The Proclaimers in New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. 21 March 2016.