This is the discography of American rockabilly band Stray Cats.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
FIN [4][5] |
GER [6] |
NL [7] |
NZ [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
UK [11] | |||
| Stray Cats | — | 41[A] | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | ||
| Gonna Ball |
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— | 61 | — | 6 | — | — | 24 | 40 | — | 48 |
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| Rant n' Rave with the Stray Cats |
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14 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 44 | — | 43 | 27 | 51 | |
| Rock Therapy |
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122 | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Blast Off! |
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111 | 90 | 80 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | |
| Let's Go Faster! |
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— | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Choo Choo Hot Fish |
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— | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Original Cool |
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— | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 40 |
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93 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 26 | — | — | 7 | 53 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [6] |
NL [7] |
FIN [5] |
SWI [10] | ||
| Live – Tear It Up |
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— | — | — | — |
| Something Else – Live |
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— | — | — | — |
| Struttin' – Live |
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— | — | — | — |
| Live |
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— | — | — | — |
| Rockabilly Rules – At Their Best... Live |
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— | — | — | — |
| Feline Frisky |
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— | — | — | — |
| Runaway Boys Live! |
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— | — | — | — |
| Rumble in Brixton |
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— | — | — | — |
| Live from Europe – Paris, 5th July, 2004 |
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— | — | — | — |
| Live from Europe – Brussels, 6th July, 2004 | — | — | — | — | |
| Live from Europe – Helsinki, 9 July, 2004 | — | — | 34 | — | |
| Live from Europe – Turku, 10 July, 2004 | — | — | — | — | |
| Live from Europe – Berlin, 12 July, 2004 | — | — | — | — | |
| Live from Europe – Hamburg, 13 July, 2004 | — | — | — | — | |
| Live from Europe – Amsterdam, 14 July, 2004 | — | — | — | — | |
| Live from Europe – Manchester, 16 July, 2004 | — | — | — | — | |
| Live from Europe – London, 18 July, 2004 | — | — | — | — | |
| Live from Europe – Munich, 20 July, 2004 | — | — | — | — | |
| Live from Europe – Barcelona, 22 July, 2004 | — | — | — | — | |
| Live from Europe – Gijon, 24 July, 2004 | — | — | — | — | |
| Live from Europe – Lyon, 26 July, 2004 | — | — | — | — | |
| Live from Europe – Luzern, 27 July, 2004 | — | — | — | — | |
| Live from Europe – Bonn, 29 July, 2004 | — | — | — | — | |
| Live from Europe – Holland, 30 July, 2004 | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at Rockpalast – 1983 Loreley Open Air + 1981 Cologne |
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— | — | — | — |
| Rock This Town – From LA to London |
|
20 | 3 | 35 | 98 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
CAN [3] |
FIN [5] |
GER [6] | |||
| Built for Speed [B] |
|
2 | 1 | — | — | |
| Back to the Alley: The Best of the Stray Cats |
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— | — | — | — | |
| The Best of the Stray Cats – Rock This Town |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Greatest Hits |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Runaway Boys: A Retrospective '81 to '92 |
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— | — | — | — | |
| The Best of Stray Cats |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Greatest Hits |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Hollywood Strut – Unreleased Cuts |
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— | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best Of |
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— | — | 39 | — | |
| Rock This Town – The Collection |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Runaway Boys! The Anthology |
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— | — | — | 45 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Video albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Stray Cats |
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| Stray Tracks |
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| Bring It Back Again |
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| Rock Tokyo |
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| Rock Paris |
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| Rock Detroit |
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| Greatest Hits |
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| Best Of |
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| Rumble in Brixton |
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| Live at Montreux 1981 |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Rock [1] |
AUS [2] |
BEL (FL) [18] |
CAN [3] |
FIN [4] |
IRE [19] |
NL [7] |
NZ [8] |
UK [11] | ||||
| "Runaway Boys" | 1980 | — | — | 15 | 3 | — | 1 | 20 | 4 | — | 9 |
|
Stray Cats |
| "Rock This Town" [C] | 1981 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 9 |
| |
| "Stray Cat Strut" [C] | 3 | 41 | 57 | 24 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | |||
| "The Race Is On" (with Dave Edmunds) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 34 | Twangin... | ||
| "Down Town (Cross That Bridge)" (Japan-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gonna Ball (Japanese edition) | ||
| "You Don't Believe Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | Gonna Ball | ||
| "Lonely Summer Nights" (Japan-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Little Miss Prissy" | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Gonna Ball" (Netherlands-only release) | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Baby Blue Eyes" (France-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "(She's) Sexy + 17" | 1983 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 22 | 41 | 29 |
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Rant n' Rave with the Stray Cats |
| "Rebels Rule" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | |||
| "I Won't Stand in Your Way" | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Look At That Cadillac" | 1984 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'm a Rocker" (promo-only release) | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rock Therapy | |
| "Reckless" (promo-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Bring It Back Again" | 1989 | — | 35 | 109 | — | — | 13 | — | — | 24 | 64 | Blast Off! | |
| "Gina" | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 88 | |||
| "Gene & Eddie" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Cross of Love" (Australia-only release) | 1990 | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Let's Go Faster | |
| "Struck by Lightning" (Australia-only release) | 1991 | — | — | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Town Without Pity" (Australia-only release) | — | — | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Elvis on Velvet" | 1992 | — | — | 197 | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | Choo Choo Hot Fish | |
| "Cry Baby" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| ""Can't Help Falling in Love" (Japan-only release) | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Original Cool | |
| "Mystery Train Kept a Rollin'" (promo-only release) | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rumble in Brixton | |
| "Cat Fight (Over a Dog Like Me)" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ The Stray Cats album was titled Runaway Boys in Australia.
- ^ While Built for Speed was the first Stray Cats album released in North America, classing it as a studio album, it is technically a compilation album as it consists of songs taken from the band's first two albums.
- ^ a b "Rock This Town" and "Stray Cat Strut" were not released in the US and Canada until 1982 when Built for Speed was released.
References
- ^ a b c d "US Charts > Stray Cats". Billboard. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ a b Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 297. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 12, 1988.
- Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 269.
- Blast Off (ARIA) peak: "Chartifacts - Week Ending: 03 March 1991 (from The ARIA Report Issue No 58)". ARIA, via Imgur.com. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- All ARIA-era singles chart peaks to March 15, 2019: "Stray Cats ARIA singles chart history, received from ARIA on March 15, 2019". ARIA, via Imgur.com. Retrieved December 29, 2019. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the single's peak on the national chart.
- ^ a b c "CAN Charts > Stray Cats". RPM. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ a b "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit STEP - SUE". Sisältää hitin. August 12, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ a b c "finnishcharts.com - Finnish charts portal". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ a b c "GER Charts > Stray Cats". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ a b c "NL Charts > Stray Cats". Dutch Charts. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ a b "NZ Charts > Stray Cats". Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ "SWE Charts > Stray Cats". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ a b "SWI Charts > Stray Cats". Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ a b "Stray Cats | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- ^ "Stray Cats: Stray Cats". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Stray Cats – Stray Cats". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ "Stray Cats: Gonna Ball". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ a b "US Certifications > Stray Cats". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "CAN Certifications > Stray Cats". Music Canada. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ "SC – VHS, LD, DVD, BR – Página 3". Stray Cats Collector's Archive (in Spanish). Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "Stray Cats - Runaway Boys". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
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