Def Leppard discography

The English rock band Def Leppard have released 12 studio albums, four live albums, six compilation albums, and two extended plays. Def Leppard also have sold over 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time.^[1]

Def Leppard discography
Def Leppard performing at Hellfest in 2019
Studio albums	12
EPs	2
Live albums	4
Compilation albums	6
Singles	60
Video albums	11
Music videos	45

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.^[3]

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 25 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" and went on to sell 8 million albums worldwide. 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, featuring the Hysteria album played live in its entirety, from their Las Vegas residency at the Hard Rock Hotel. The band released a self-titled studio album on 30 October 2015. Seven years later, on 27 May 2022, Def Leppard released Diamond Star Halos.

In January 2022, it was announced that Primary Wave Music had acquired an “additional” stake in Def Leppard's music publishing catalog, as well as the band's master royalty income stream.^[4]

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		UK [5]	AUS [6]	CAN [7]	FIN [8]	GER [9]	NOR [10]	NZ [11]	SWE [12]	SWI [13]	US [14]
1980	On Through the Night Released: 14 March 1980 Label: Vertigo (MR #234321) Formats: CD, CS, LP	15	98	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	51		CAN: Platinum[15] US: Platinum[16]
1981	High 'n' Dry Released: 6 July 1981[17] Label: Vertigo (MR #818836-2) Formats: CD, CS, LP	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	—	38		CAN: Platinum[15] US: 2× Platinum[16]
1983	Pyromania Released: 20 January 1983 Label: Mercury (MR #810308-2) Formats: CD, CS, LP	18	70	4	—	20	—	26	23	45	2		UK: Silver[18] FRA: Gold[19] CAN: 7× Platinum[15] US: Diamond (10× Platinum)[16]
1987	Hysteria Released: 3 August 1987 Label: Mercury (MR #830675-2) Formats: CD, CS, LP	1	1	1	—	10	1	1	2	2	1		UK: 2× Platinum[18] AUS: 4× Platinum[20] NZ: Platinum[21] SWE: Gold[22] SWI: Platinum[23] CAN: Diamond (13× Platinum)[15] US: Diamond (12× Platinum)[16]
1992	Adrenalize Released: 30 March 1992 Label: Mercury (MR #314-512185-2) Formats: CD, CS, LP	1	1	1	17	8	2	1	5	1	1		UK: Platinum[18] AUS: Platinum[24] FRA: Gold[19] SWE: Gold[22] SWI: Platinum[23] CAN: 4× Platinum[15] US: 3× Platinum[16]
1996	Slang Released: 14 May 1996 Label: Mercury (MR #532486) Formats: CD, CS, LP	5	11	12	13	34	25	14	5	19	14	US: 358,000[25]	UK: Gold[18] CAN: Platinum[15] US: Gold[16]
1999	Euphoria Released: 8 June 1999 Label: Mercury (MR #546212) Formats: CD, CS, LP	11	59	32	16	14	30	—	7	14	11	US: 575,000[25]	CAN: Gold[15] US: Gold[16]
2002	X Released: 30 July 2002 Label: Island (IR #063121) Formats: CD, CS, LP	14	49	12	33	19	19	—	15	9	11	US: 223,000[25]
2006	Yeah! Released: 23 May 2006 Label: Mercury/Island (MR #9858285) Formats: CD, LP	52	95	13	—	73	—	—	25	57	16
2008	Songs from the Sparkle Lounge Released: 25 April 2008 Label: Mercury (MR #1766038) Formats: CD, LP	10	82	7	27	43	15	26	26	29	5
2015	Def Leppard Released: 30 October 2015 Label: Bludgeon Riffola/earMUSIC Formats: CD, LP	11	4	11	32	10	15	17	11	2	10
2022	Diamond Star Halos Released: 27 May 2022 Label: Bludgeon Riffola/Mercury Formats: CD, CS, LP	5	3	16	8	8	—	21	14	4	10
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions											Certifications
		UK [5]	AUS [6]	BEL [26]	CAN [7][27]	FIN [8]	GER [9]	NOR [10]	NZ [11]	SWE [12]	SWI [13]	US [14]
1993	Retro Active Released: 5 October 1993 Label: Mercury Records (MR #314-518305-2) Formats: CD, CS, LP	6	33	—	7	—	36	—	—	12	7	9	SWI: Gold[23] CAN: Platinum[15] US: Platinum[16]
1995	Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995) Released: 31 October 1995 Label: Mercury Records (MR #528 6562) Formats: CD, CS, LP	3	9	30	7	7	31	7	2	10	7	15	UK: Platinum[18] CAN: 2× Platinum[15] US: 5× Platinum[16]
2004	Best of Def Leppard Released: 25 October 2004 Label: Mercury Records (MR #865493-91) Formats: CD, CS, LP	6	—	—	—	—	—	7	—	19	76	—	UK: Platinum[18]
2005	Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection Released: 17 May 2005 Label: Mercury Records (MR #000464702) Formats: CD, LP	—	81	—	3	—	—	—	11	—	—	10	NZ: Gold[28] CAN: 2× Platinum[15] US: Platinum[16]
2018	The Story So Far – The Best Of Released: 30 November 2018 Label: Bludgeon Riffola Formats: CD, LP	32	71	150	61	—	—	—	—	—	54	101	UK: Gold[18]
2023	Drastic Symphonies Released: 19 May 2023 Label: Mercury Formats: CD, CS, LP	4	46	—	—	—	17	—	—	—	10	54
" — " denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions							Certifications
		UK [5]	AUS [6]	BEL [26]	CAN [7]	GER [9]	SWI [13]	US [14]
2011	Mirror Ball – Live & More Released: 3 June 2011[29] Label: Mercury Records Formats: CD, LP Recorded: 2008–2011	44	80	—	15	46	51	16	US: Gold[16]
2013	Viva! Hysteria Released: 22 October 2013 Label: Frontiers Records (Universal) Formats: CD, DVD, Blu-ray, MP3 Recorded: 29–30 March 2013	73	—	81	28	28	81	24
2017	And There Will Be a Next Time... Live from Detroit Released: 20 February 2017 Label: Frontiers Records (Universal) Formats: CD, DVD, Blu-ray, MP3 Recorded: 15 July 2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	London to Vegas Released: 29 May 2020[30] Label: Eagle Rock Ent Formats: CD, DVD Recorded: 2019	—	—	—	—	25	40	—
2024	One Night Only: Live at the Leadmill Released: 11 October 2024[31] Label: Mercury Formats: CD+BD, CD+DVD, LP, digital, streaming Recorded: 19 May 2023	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
" — " denotes releases that did not chart.

Deluxe editions and box sets

Year	Title	Content included
2006	Hysteria Deluxe Edition Released: 16 October 2006 2 CDs, 27 tracks	Hysteria Hysteria singles b-sides
2009	Pyromania Deluxe Edition Released: 8 June 2009 2 CDs, 25 tracks	Pyromania Live at the L.A. Forum 1983
	Adrenalize Deluxe Edition Released: 8 June 2009 2 CDs, 24 tracks	Adrenalize In the Clubs... In Your Face live 1988 Adrenalize singles b-sides
2014	Slang Deluxe Edition Released: 10 February 2014 2 CDs, 30 tracks (8 additional digital tracks)	Slang Demos & b-sides
2017	Hysteria 30th Anniversary Edition Released: 4 August 2017[32] 5 CDs, 48 tracks, 2 DVDs	Hysteria Hysteria remixes & b-sides Live: In the Round, in Your Face (live in Denver, Colorado, February 1988) (CD) Classic Albums – Hysteria (DVD) Hysteria music videos (DVD)
2018	The Collection: Volume One Released: 1 June 2018[33] 7 CDs/9 LPs, 71 tracks	On Through the Night High 'n' Dry Pyromania Hysteria Live at the L.A. Forum 1983 Rarities Volume One The Def Leppard E.P.
	Hysteria – The Singles Released: 30 November 2018 10 7”s, 20 tracks	"Women" / "Tear it Down" "Animal" / "I Wanna Be Your Hero" "Hysteria" / "Ride into the Sun" "Pour Some Sugar on Me" / "Ring of Fire" "Love Bites" / "Billy's Got a Gun" (live) "Armageddon It" / "Release Me" "Rocket" / "Women" (live) "Excitable" / "Run Riot" "Love and Affection" / "Don't Shoot Shotgun" "Animal" / "Tear it Down"
2019	The Collection: Volume Two Released: 21 June 2019[34] 7 CDs/10 LPs, 86 tracks	Adrenalize Retro Active Slang Euphoria Rarities Volume Two Rarities Volume Three Rarities Volume Four[†]
2020	The Early Years 79–81 Released: 20 March 2020[35] 5 CDs, 64 tracks	On Through the Night High 'n' Dry When the Walls Came Tumbling Down – Live in Oxford 26/04/1980 Too Many Jitterbugs – B-Sides and Rarities Raw – Early BBC Recordings
2021	The Collection: Volume Three Released: 11 June 2021[36] 6 CDs/9 LPs, 77 tracks	X Yeah! Songs from the Sparkle Lounge B-Sides Yeah! II (bonus album of cover songs) Yeah! Live! (live album of cover songs)
2024	Pyromania: 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition Released: 26 April 2024[37] 4 CDs, 53 tracks, 1 Blu-ray disc	Pyromania Outtakes, Demoes and Rough Mixes Live Westfalen Halle, Dortmund, Germany 1983 Live at the L.A. Forum 1983 Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Audio, PCM Stereo and instrumental mixes of Pyromania and music videos (Blu-ray disc)

• ^ † CD version only, all of the tracks on Rarities Volume Four are included in the vinyl version of Rarities Volume Three.

Extended plays

Year	Title
1979	The Def Leppard E.P. Released: January 1979 Label: Bludgeon-Riffola (BR #SRTS/78/CUS/232) Format: LP, single, digital download
2018	The Lost Session Released: 19 January 2018 Label: Bludgeon Riffola Format: Digital download
2018	Live at Abbey Road Studios Released: 21 April 2018 Label: Bludgeon Riffola Format: LP, single
2020	Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 29March2019 Released: 29 August 2020 Label: Bludgeon Riffola Format: LP, Record Store Day exclusive

Singles

1979–1989

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [5]	AUS [6]	CAN [7]	GER [9]	IRE [38]	NZ [39]	SWE [40]	SWI [41]	US [42]	US Main [43]
1979	"Wasted"	61	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		On Through the Night
1980	"Hello America"	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Rock Brigade"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—[A]	—
1981	"Let It Go"	76	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34		High 'n' Dry
	"Bringin' On the Heartbreak"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983	"Photograph"	66	—	32	—	—	—	—	—	12	1		Pyromania
	"Rock of Ages"	41	96	24	—	—	—	—	—	16	1
	"Foolin'" - b/w "Comin' Under Fire" [airplay]	— —	— —	39 —	— —	— —	— —	— —	— —	28 —	9 24
	"Billy's Got a Gun" [airplay]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33
	"Action! Not Words" [airplay]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42
	"Too Late for Love"	86	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
1984	"Bringin' On the Heartbreak" (Remix)	—	—	61	—	—	—	—	—	61	—		High 'n' Dry
1987	"Animal"	6	46	21	—	3	8	—	17	19	5	UK: Silver[18]	Hysteria
	"Women"	—	100	—	—	—	—	—	—	80	7
	"Pour Some Sugar on Me"	18	26	22	50	8	16	—	—	2	25	UK: Platinum[18] US: Gold[16]
	"Hysteria"	26	77	13	—	19	—	—	—	10	9	UK: Silver[18]
1988	"Armageddon It"	20	34	8	—	11	2	—	—	3	3
	"Love Bites"	11	21	6	—	7	2	—	—	1	3
1989	"Rocket"	15	15	14	—	5	5	—	—	12	5

1992–2000

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [5]	AUS [6]	CAN [7]	GER [9]	IRE [38]	NZ [39]	SWE [40]	SWI [41]	US [42]	US Main [43]
1992	"Let's Get Rocked"	2	6	3	22	4	7	18	3	15	1	AUS: Gold[44]	Adrenalize
	"Make Love Like a Man"	12	22	23	95	10	26	—	40	36	3
	"Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" - b/w "Elected" [airplay]	16 —	44 —	7 —	— —	24 —	49 —	— —	— —	12 —	7 22
	"Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)"	—	55	11	—	—	—	—	—	34	1
1993	"Heaven Is"	13	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—
	"Tonight"	34	—	50	—	—	—	—	—	62	13
	"I Wanna Touch U" [US promo]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Two Steps Behind"	32	33	5	66	26	34	21	—	12	5		Retro Active
	"Desert Song" [US promo]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12
	"Miss You in a Heartbeat"	—	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	39	—
1994	"Action"	14	—	—	—	19	—	—	—	—	—
1995	"When Love & Hate Collide"	2	22	6	67	1	27	—	36	58	—	UK: Silver[18]	Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits (1980–1995)
1996	"Slang"	17	90	30	—	—	—	57	—	—	—		Slang
	"Work It Out"	22	43	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
	"All I Want Is Everything"	38	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Breathe a Sigh"	43	—	41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	"Promises" - b/w "Back in Your Face"	41	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—[B]	1		Euphoria
	"Paper Sun" [airplay]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11
	"Goodbye"	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2000	"Day After Day" [US tour promo disc]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22
	"21st Century Sha La La La Girl" [US tour promo disc]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

2002–2025

Year	Single	Peak chart positions									Certifications	Album
		UK [5]	CAN [7]	GER [9]	IRE [38]	SWE [40]	SWI [41]	US Hard Rock Digi.	US Heri.	US Main [43]
2002	"Now"	23	29	72	37	57	84	—	6	26		X
	"Four Letter Word" [US promo]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	30
2003	"Long, Long Way to Go"	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	"No Matter What"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	—		Yeah!
2006	"Rock On" [US radio promo]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	18
	"20th Century Boy"	—	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	"Nine Lives"	—	38	—	—	—	—	—	12	—		Songs from the Sparkle Lounge
	"C'mon C'mon"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	"Undefeated"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	—		Mirror Ball – Live & More
2012	"It's All About Believin'"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	"Let's Go"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	—		Def Leppard
2016	"Dangerous"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	—
	"Man Enough"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	—
	"We Belong"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	—
2018	"Personal Jesus"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	—		The Story So Far – The Best Of
	"We All Need Christmas"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	—
2022	"Kick"	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	×	34		Diamond Star Halos
	"Take What You Want"	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	×	—
	"Fire It Up”	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	×	—
2023	"Animal"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	×	—		Drastic Symphonies
2024	"Just Like '73"	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	×	—		Non-album single
2025	"Stand by Me"	—	—	—	—	—	—	-	-	—		Non-album single

Videos

Year	Title
1988	Historia Label: Universal Music (UM #459772) Format: VHS, LD, DVD
1989	Live: In the Round, in Your Face Label: Universal Music (UM #23543) Format: VHS, LD, DVD
1993	Visualize Label: Universal Music (UM #454-23322) Format: VHS, LD, DVD
1995	Video Archive Label: Universal Music (UM #453754) Format: VHS, LD, VCD, DVD
2004	Best of the Videos Label: Universal Music (UM #3494522) Format: DVD
2005	Rock of Ages: The DVD Collection Label: Island Records (IR #5653-564) Format: DVD
2009	CMT Crossroads – Taylor Swift & Def Leppard Label: Big Machine Records Format: DVD
2013	Viva! Hysteria Label: Frontiers Records Format: DVD, Blu-ray, digital download
2017	And There Will Be a Next Time... Live from Detroit Label: Frontiers Records Format: DVD, Blu-ray, digital download
2020	London to Vegas Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment Format: DVD, Blu-ray
2024	One Night Only: Live at the Leadmill Label: Mercury Format: DVD, Blu-ray

Music videos

Year	Title	Director	Ref.
1980	"Wasted"
	"Hello America"
	"Rock Brigade"
1981	"Let It Go"	Doug Smith	[46]
	"High 'n' Dry (Saturday Night)"		[46]
	"Bringin' on the Heartbreak" (version 1)		[46]
1983	"Photograph"	David Mallet	[47]
	"Rock of Ages"		[47]
	"Foolin'"		[47]
	"Too Late for Love"	Mike Mansfield	[48]
1984	"Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop)"	Kinichi Nakae	[49]
	"Bringin' on the Heartbreak" (version 2)	David Mallet	[47]
	"Me and My Wine"		[47]
1987	"Women"	Jean Pellerin & Doug Freel	[50]
	"Animal"		[51]
	"Pour Some Sugar on Me" (version 1)	Russell Mulcahy	[52]
	"Hysteria"	Jean Pellerin & Doug Freel	[50]
1988	"Pour Some Sugar on Me" (version 2)	Wayne Isham	[53]
	"Armageddon It"		[54]
	"Love Bites"	Jean Pellerin & Doug Freel	[55]
	"Rocket"	Nigel Dick	[56]
1992	"Let's Get Rocked"	Steve Barron	[57]
	"Make Love Like a Man"	Wayne Isham	[54]
	"Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad?"		[54]
	"Stand Up (Kick Love into Motion)"	Matt Mahurin
1993	"Heaven Is"	Charlie Watson
	"Tonight"	Josh Taft
	"I Wanna Touch U"	Phil Tuckett	[58]
	"Two Steps Behind (acoustic)"	Wayne Isham
	"Two Steps Behind (electric)"
	"Miss You in Heartbeat"	Phil Tuckett
1994	"Action"
1995	"When Love & Hate Collide"	Jean Pellerin & Doug Freel
1996	"Slang"	Nigel Dick	[56]
	"Work It Out"		[56]
	"All I Want Is Everything"	Matt Mahurin	[59]
1999	"Promises"	Wayne Isham	[60]
	"Goodbye"	Dave Meyers	[61]
2002	"Now"	The Malloys	[62]
2003	"Long, Long Way to Go"	Clive Arrowsmith	[63]
2005	"No Matter What"	John Logsdon	[64]
2006	"Rock On"
2008	"Nine Lives"	Sherman Halsey	[65]
	"C'mon C'mon"	Matthew Mulholland Jonathan Beswick	[66]
2015	"Let's Go"
2016	"Dangerous"
	"Man Enough"	Frank Gryner	[67]
	"We Belong"
2018	"Personal Jesus"
	"We All Need Christmas"
2022	"Kick"	Anuk Rohde
	"Fire It Up"	Dylan Hayes
2025	"Stand by Me"

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
Def Leppard	2015
Diamond Star Halos	2022

See also

• List of glam metal albums and songs

Notes

1. "Rock Brigade" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
2. "Promises" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[45]