Stray Cats discography

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Stray Cats discography
Studio albums9
Live albums26
Compilation albums10
Video albums10
Singles27

This is the discography of American rockabilly band Stray Cats.

Albums[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

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
  • Released: February 1981
  • Label: Arista
  • Format: LP, MC
41[A] 1 4 2 3 6
Gonna Ball
  • Released: November 1981
  • Label: Arista
  • Format: LP, MC
61 6 24 40 48
Rant n' Rave with the Stray Cats 14 28 15 16 25 44 43 27 51
Rock Therapy
  • Released: August 22, 1986
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: CD, LP, MC
122 86
Blast Off!
  • Released: March 1989
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: CD, LP, MC
111 90 80 7 58
Let's Go Faster!
  • Released: 19 December 1990
  • Label: InsideOut
  • Format: CD, LP
57
Choo Choo Hot Fish
  • Released: May 22, 1992
  • Label: JRS
  • Format: CD, MC
19
Original Cool
  • Released: 26 May 1993
  • Label: Essential
  • Format: CD
18
40 93 7 6 26 7 53
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions
GER
[6]
NL
[7]
FIN
[5]
SWI
[10]
Live – Tear It Up
  • Released: February 1994
  • Label: Receiver
  • Format: CD
Something Else – Live
  • Released: 21 September 1994
  • Label: Receiver
  • Format: CD
Struttin' – Live
  • Released: February 2, 1999
  • Label: Big Ear Music
  • Format: CD
Live
  • Released: March 9, 1999
  • Label: Cleopatra
  • Format: CD
Rockabilly Rules – At Their Best... Live
Feline Frisky
Runaway Boys Live!
  • Released: May 27, 2002
  • Label: Castle Select
  • Format: CD
Rumble in Brixton
  • Released: November 9, 2004
  • Label: Surfdog
  • Format: 2xCD
Live from Europe – Paris, 5th July, 2004
  • Released: February 2005
  • Label: Surfdog
  • Format: CD
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
  • Released: June 17, 2015
  • Label: MIG
  • Format: 2xCD+DVD
Rock This Town – From LA to London
  • Released: September 9, 2020
  • Label: Surfdog
  • Format: CD, 2xLP, digital download
20 3 35 98
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
CAN
[3]
FIN
[5]
GER
[6]
Built for Speed [B]
  • Released: June 7, 1982
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: LP, MC, 8-track
2 1
Back to the Alley: The Best of the Stray Cats
  • Released: February 1990
  • Label: Arista
  • Format: CD, LP, MC
The Best of the Stray Cats – Rock This Town
  • Released: October 15, 1990
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: CD, MC
Greatest Hits
  • Released: November 3, 1992
  • Label: Curb
  • Format: CD, LP, MC
Runaway Boys: A Retrospective '81 to '92
  • Released: January 14, 1997
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: CD, MC
The Best of Stray Cats
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: BMG/Camden
  • Format: CD
Greatest Hits
  • Released: January 25, 2000
  • Label: EMI/Capitol
  • Format: CD
Hollywood Strut – Unreleased Cuts
  • Released: October 3, 2000
  • Label: Cleopatra
  • Format: CD
The Very Best Of
  • Released: 20 June 2003
  • Label: BMG
  • Format: CD
39
Rock This Town – The Collection
  • Released: 26 July 2013
  • Label: Camden
  • Format: CD, digital download
Runaway Boys! The Anthology
  • Released: September 27, 2019
  • Label: BMG
  • Format: 2xCD, 2xLP, digital download
45
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Video albums[edit]

Title Album details
Stray Cats
Stray Tracks
Bring It Back Again
  • Released: September 26, 1989[17]
  • Label: EMI
  • Format: VHS
Rock Tokyo
  • Released: November 7, 1990
  • Label: BMG Video
  • Format: VHS, LaserDisc
Rock Paris
  • Released: November 6, 1991
  • Label: BMG Video
  • Format: VHS, LaserDisc
Rock Detroit
  • Released: October 21, 1992
  • Label: BMG Video
  • Format: VHS, LaserDisc
Greatest Hits
  • Released: January 8, 1993
  • Label: BMG Video
  • Format: VHS, LaserDisc
Best Of
  • Released: April 1, 1993
  • Label: BMG Video
  • Format: VHS, LaserDisc
Rumble in Brixton
  • Released: November 9, 2004
  • Label: Surfdog
  • Format: DVD
Live at Montreux 1981

Singles[edit]

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 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[edit]

  1. ^ The Stray Cats album was titled Runaway Boys in Australia.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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[edit]

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  2. ^ a b Australian chart peaks:
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  7. ^ a b c "NL Charts > Stray Cats". Dutch Charts. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  8. ^ a b "NZ Charts > Stray Cats". Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  9. ^ "SWE Charts > Stray Cats". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "SWI Charts > Stray Cats". Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Stray Cats | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
  12. ^ "Stray Cats: Stray Cats". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  13. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Stray Cats – Stray Cats". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  14. ^ "Stray Cats: Gonna Ball". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  15. ^ a b "US Certifications > Stray Cats". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  16. ^ a b c d "CAN Certifications > Stray Cats". Music Canada. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  17. ^ "SC – VHS, LD, DVD, BR – Página 3". Stray Cats Collector's Archive (in Spanish). Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  18. ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  19. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  20. ^ "Stray Cats - Runaway Boys". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved April 5, 2022.