| Artist: | The Stranglers |
| Studio: | 18 |
| Live: | 20 |
| Compilation: | 17 |
| Video: | 14 |
| Ep: | 7 |
| Singles: | 51 |
| 1Option: | 8 |
| 1Option Name: | Box sets |
The following is a comprehensive discography of English rock band the Stranglers.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications(sales thresholds) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] [2] | AUS [3] [4] | CAN [5] | FRA [6] [7] | GER [8] | NL [9] | NOR [10] | NZ [11] | SWE [12] | US [13] | ||||
| Rattus Norvegicus |
| 4 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| No More Heroes |
| 2 | 79 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — |
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| Black and White |
| 2 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — |
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| The Raven |
| 4 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Gospel According to the Meninblack |
| 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | ||
| La folie |
| 11 | 29 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — |
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| Feline |
| 4 | — | 88 | — | 52 | 39 | 16 | 18 | — | — |
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| Aural Sculpture |
| 14 | 38 | 35 | — | 17 | 31 | — | 13 | 37 | — |
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| Dreamtime |
| 16 | 64 | 83 | 18 | — | 60 | — | 45 | — | 172 |
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| 10 |
| 15 | 142 | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — |
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| Stranglers in the Night |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| About Time |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Written in Red |
| 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Coup de Grace |
| 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Norfolk Coast |
| 70 | — | — | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Suite XVI |
| 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Giants |
| 48 | — | — | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Dark Matters |
| 4 | — | — | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications(sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | GER | NZ | ||||
| Live (X Cert) |
| 7 | — | 49 |
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| All Live and All of the Night |
| 12 | 55 | — |
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| Live at the Hope and Anchor |
| — | — | — | ||
| Saturday Night, Sunday Morning |
| — | — | — | ||
| Death and Night and Blood |
| — | — | — | ||
| The Stranglers and Friends – Live in Concert |
| — | — | — | ||
| Access All Areas |
| — | — | — | ||
| Friday the Thirteenth |
| 198 | — | — | ||
| Live in London |
| — | — | — | ||
| Live at the Hammersmith Odeon '81 |
| — | — | — | ||
| 5 Live 01 |
| — | — | — | ||
| Live at the Apollo |
| — | — | — | ||
| Coast to Coast |
| — | — | — | ||
| Themeninblackinbrugge |
| — | — | — | ||
| Live at the Apollo 2010 |
| — | — | — | ||
| Feel It Live |
| — | — | — | ||
| Black and White Live |
| — | — | — | ||
| Rattus Relived |
| — | — | — | ||
| Dave Greenfield – A Tribute |
| — | — | — | ||
| Themeninblackintokyo |
| — | — | — | ||
| Fifty Years In Black - The Anniversary Tour 2024 |
| — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications(sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | NZ | ||||
| IV |
| — | — | ||
| The Collection 1977–1982 |
| 12 | 16 |
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| Off the Beaten Track |
| 80 | — | ||
| Rarities |
| — | — | ||
| Singles (The UA Years) |
| 57 | — | ||
| Greatest Hits 1977–1990 |
| 4 | — |
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| The Early Years – 74-75-76 Rare Live and Unreleased |
| — | — | ||
| The Sessions |
| — | — | ||
| The Hit Men |
| 113 | — | ||
| Peaches: The Very Best of The Stranglers |
| 21 | — |
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| Sweet Smell of Success – Best of the Epic Years |
| — | — | ||
| The Very Best of The Stranglers |
| 28 | — | ||
| Decade: The Best of 1981–1990 |
| — | — | ||
| The UA Singles 1977–1982 |
| — | — | ||
| Decades Apart |
| 146 | — | ||
| Skin Deep – The Collection |
| — | — | ||
| Here and There: The Epic B-Sides Collection 1983–1991 |
| — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
| Title | Album details | |
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| The Old Testament: The U.A. Studio Recordings (1977–1982) |
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| The UA Singles '77–79 |
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| The Epic Years |
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| The UA Singles '79–82 |
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| Original Album Classics |
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| Giants and Gems: An Album Collection |
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| Original Album Series |
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| The Stranglers |
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| Title | Album details | |
|---|---|---|
| The Video Collection 1977–1982 |
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| Screentime |
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| The Meninblack in Colour 1983–1990 |
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| Saturday Night Sunday Morning |
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| The Old Testament |
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| Friday the Thirteenth |
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| Live at Alexandra Palace |
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| Euro Live |
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| Live '78, SF |
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| On Stage on Screen |
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| Rattus at the Roundhouse |
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| Live at the Apollo 2010 |
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| Never to Look Back: The Video Collection 1983–2012 |
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| The Ruby Tour 2014 |
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| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | |||
| Something Better Change |
| — | |
| Don't Bring Harry |
| 41 | |
| No Mercy |
| — | |
| The Nighttracks Radio 1 Session (24th January 1982) |
| — | |
| Original John Peel Session: 30th August 1977 |
| — | |
| The John Peel Session (1st March 1977) |
| — | |
| BBC in Concert (23rd April 1977) |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications(sales thresholds) | Albums | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | BE (FLA) [19] | CAN [20] | FRA | GER | IRE [21] | NL | NZ | |||||
| "(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)"/"London Lady" | 1977 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | Rattus Norvegicus | ||
| "Peaches"/"Go Buddy Go" | 8 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Something Better Change"/"Straighten Out" | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | No More Heroes | |||
| "No More Heroes" | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | ||||
| "Sometimes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rattus Norvegicus | |||
| "5 Minutes" | 1978 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Nice 'n' Sleazy" | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | Black and White | |||
| "Walk On By" | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "Sverige (Jag är insnöad pä östfronten)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Duchess" | 1979 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | The Raven | ||
| "Nuclear Device (The Wizard of Aus)" | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Bear Cage" | 1980 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Who Wants the World?" | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Thrown Away" | 1981 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Gospel According to the Meninblack | ||
| "Just Like Nothing on Earth" | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Let Me Introduce You to the Family" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | La Folie | |||
| "Golden Brown" | 1982 | 2 | 10 | 7 | — | — | 63 | 3 | 10 | — |
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| "La folie" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Strange Little Girl" | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | The Collection 1977–1982 | |||
| "European Female" | 1983 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | Feline | ||
| "Midnight Summer Dream" | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | ||||
| "Paradise" | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Skin Deep" | 1984 | 15 | 11 | 17 | — | — | — | 11 | 21 | 19 | Aural Sculpture | ||
| "No Mercy" | 37 | 90 | 8 | 88 | — | 28 | — | 32 | — | ||||
| "Let Me Down Easy" | 1985 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Spain" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Nice in Nice" | 1986 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | |||
| "Always the Sun" | 30 | 21 | — | — | 15 | — | 16 | 42 | — | Dreamtime | |||
| "Big in America" | 48 | — | 38 | — | — | 50 | 28 | — | — | ||||
| "Shakin' Like a Leaf" | 1987 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Dreamtime" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "All Day and All of the Night" (live) | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 38 | All Live and All of the Night | |||
| "Strangle Little Girl" (live) | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Golden Brown" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "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" | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Always the Sun" (Sunny Side Up Mix) | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits 1977–1990 | |||
| "Golden Brown" (reissue) | 1991 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | |||
| "Heaven or Hell" | 1992 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | Stranglers in the Night | ||
| "Sugar Bullets" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "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" | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Spectre of Love" | 2006 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Suite XVI | ||
| "Retro Rockets" | 2010 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Decades Apart | ||
| "Mercury Rising" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Giants | ||
| "And If You Should See Dave..."[22] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dark Matters | ||
| "If Something's Gonna Kill Me (It Might as Well Be Love)"[23] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "This Song"[24] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
