The English

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Def Leppard Def Leppard are an English Rock music, rock band formed in Sheffield in 1977. Since 1992, the band has consisted of Rick Savage (bass, backing vocals), Joe Elliott (lead vocals), Rick Allen (drummer), Rick Allen (drums), Phil Collen (guitar, ...

have released 12

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s, four

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s, six

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s, and two

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s. Def Leppard also have sold over 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Def Leppard was formed in 1977 by vocalist

Joe Elliott Joseph Thomas Elliott (born 1 August 1959) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer and one of the founder members of the hard rock band Def Leppard. He has also been the lead singer of the David Bowie tribute band the ...

, bass player Rick "Sav" Savage, guitarist Pete Willis, and drummer Tony Kenning. They later released the EP '' The Def Leppard E.P.'' in 1979. The band signed with

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and released their debut full-length album ''

On Through the Night ''On Through the Night'' is the debut studio album by English rock band Def Leppard, released on 14 March 1980. The album was produced by Tom Allom. It charted at No. 15 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 51 on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album feat ...

''. 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 ''

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'', 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 ''

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'' 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, ''

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''; 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 ''

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'', which is the band's last certified album by the

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, CRIA, and BPI. At the start of the 21st century, the band released '' X''. Four years later, Def Leppard released the studio/

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, '' Yeah!'', which included covers by

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and

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. On 25 April 2008, the band released '' Songs from the Sparkle Lounge'', which included the single "Nine Lives" featuring country singer

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. 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

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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.

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Live albums

Deluxe editions and box sets

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

Extended plays

Singles

1979–1989

1992–2000

2002–2025

Videos

Music videos

Personnel

Notes

References

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