The Proclaimers discography
| The Proclaimers discography | |
|---|---|
 The Proclaimers performing live | |
| Studio albums | 11 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 6 |
| Singles | 25 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 24 |
The Scottish pop–rock band The Proclaimers have released eleven studio albums, six compilation albums, one extended play and twenty-five singles. They came to attention with their 1987 single "Letter from America", which reached No. 3 in the United Kingdom, and the 1988 single "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", which topped charts in Australia,[1][2] Iceland and New Zealand.[3] The duo's biggest album, Sunshine on Leith (1988) has been certified multi-Platinum in Australia and Canada, selling over 2 million copies worldwide, including around 700,000 in the United States.[4] The Proclaimers have sold over 5 million albums worldwide.[5][6]
Their debut album This Is the Story (1987) spawned the singles "Throw the 'R' Away" and "Make My Heart Fly", whilst the second single to be released from the album, "Letter from America" became a commercial success for the duo. Their second album, Sunshine on Leith (1988) continued commercial success for the band, with the albums lead single "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" since becoming the band's signature song. The single has sold over 1.2 million copies in the United Kingdom and over 800,000 copies in the United States.[7]
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCO [8] |
UK [9] |
AUS [2] |
SWE [10] |
AUT [11] |
NZ [3] |
CAN [12] |
US [13] | |||
| This Is the Story | — | 43 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Sunshine on Leith |
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10 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 33 | 3 | 17 | 31 | |
| Hit the Highway |
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1 | 8 | — | 34 | 19 | — | 38 | — |
|
| Persevere |
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10 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Born Innocent |
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7 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Restless Soul |
|
9 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Life with You |
|
1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| Notes & Rhymes |
|
4 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Like Comedy |
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2 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Let's Hear It for the Dogs |
|
4 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Angry Cyclist |
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2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Dentures Out |
|
6 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Compilation and remastered albums
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [9] |
IRE [18] |
NZ [3] | |||||
| The Best of The Proclaimers | 2002 | 5 | 24 | 41 |
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| Finest | 2003 | — | — | — |
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| This Is the Story (two CD edition, remastered and bonus tracks) | 2011 | — | — | — | |||
| Sunshine on Leith (two CD edition, remastered and bonus tracks) | — | — | — | ||||
| Hit the Highway (two CD edition, remastered and bonus tracks) | — | — | — | ||||
| The Very Best Of: 25 Years 1987–2012 (two CD edition) | 2013 | 80 | — | — |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||||
EPs
[edit]- 17 (2009) – promotional acoustic EP
Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [9] |
UK Indie [9] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [11] |
BEL (FL) [19] |
GER [20] |
IRE [21] |
NLD [22] |
NZ [3] |
US [23] |
US Rock [24] | ||||
| "Throw the 'R' Away" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | This Is the Story | |
| "Letter from America" (band version) | 3 | — | — | — | 24 | 57 | 2 | 29 | — | — | — | |||
| "Make My Heart Fly" (band version) | 1988 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" | 11 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 1 | — | 21 | Sunshine on Leith | ||
| "Sunshine on Leith" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ||
| "I'm on My Way" | 1989 | 43 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | ||
| "Then I Met You" | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "King of the Road" | 1990 | 9 | — | 78 | — | — | 54 | 8 | 86 | — | — | — | King of the Road EP | |
| "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" | 1993 | — | — | — | 5 | 42 | 40 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | Sunshine on Leith | |
| "Let's Get Married" | 1994 | 21 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hit the Highway | |
| "What Makes You Cry?" | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "These Arms of Mine" | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "There's a Touch" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Persevere | |
| "(I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles" (featuring Brian Potter and Andy Pipkin) |
2007 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | Best Of (2007 reissue) | |
| "Life with You" | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Life with You | ||
| "Whole Wide World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "New Religion" (promo only) | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love Can Move Mountains" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Notes & Rhymes | |
| "Like Comedy" (free download) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Like Comedy | |
| "Spinning Around in the Air" | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Whatever You've Got" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Cap in Hand" | 2014 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sunshine on Leith | |
| "Angry Cyclist" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Angry Cyclist | |
| "Streets of Edinburgh" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sometimes It's the Fools" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||||
DVDs
[edit]- The Best of The Proclaimers 1987–2002 (2002)
Songs used in soundtracks
[edit]- The Crossing (1990) (song, "King of the Road")
- Benny & Joon (1993) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
- Dumb and Dumber (1994) (song, "Get Ready")
- Bye Bye Love (1995) (song, "Bye Bye Love")
- Bottle Rocket (1997) (song, "Over and Done With")
- Slab Boys (1997) (songs, "Maybe Baby" and "No Particular Place to Go")
- The Closer You Get (2000) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
- Shrek (2001) (song, "I'm on My Way")
- How I Met Your Mother (2007, 2009, 2013 – episodes "Arrivederci, Fiero"; "Duel Citizenship"; "Mom and Dad") (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
- Mama's Boy (2008) (song, "Then I Met You")
- Burke and Hare (2010) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
- The Angels' Share (2012) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
- Bachelorette (2012) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
- Grey's Anatomy season 9 (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
- Pitch Perfect (2012) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
- Identity Thief (2013) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
- Uncle (TV series) (2015 – season 2, episode 6) (song, "Over and Done With")
- Peter Rabbit (2018) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 miles)")
Soundtrack albums
[edit]- Sunshine on Leith (2013) (from the film Sunshine on Leith – cover versions by film actors)
References
[edit]- ^ Carew, Anthony (10 May 2019). "The Proclaimers' Craig Reid Wants To Walk 500 Miles Away From Brexit". The Music. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > The Proclaimers in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- "Then I Met You": Scott, Gavin. "25 Years Ago This Week: June 4, 1989". chartbeat.blogspot.com.au. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. Cite error: The named reference "aus" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ a b c d "charts.nz > The Proclaimers in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "Interview: The Proclaimers - He ain't geeky, he's my brother". The Scotsman. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Mccormick, Neil (10 May 2001). "The Kings of Uncool reclaim their realm". Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "The Proclaimers: Sing when you're twinning". The Independent. 17 October 2003. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 15 January 1994. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100: 23 September 2022 – 29 September 2022". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Official Charts > Proclaimers". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts - Singles Top 100 2022-08-12". Swedish Charts. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
- ^ a b "austriancharts.at > The Proclaimers in der österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "Charts".
- ^ "The Proclaimers Chart History: Billboard 200", Billboard, retrieved 21 March 2016
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "British certifications – Proclaimers". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 May 2022. Type Proclaimers in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "The ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart – 1989 (1–60) (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 1)". Retrieved 26 May 2016 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The triangle symbol indicates platinum certification.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Proclaimers – Sunshine on Leith". Music Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "American album certifications – Proclaimers – Sunshine on Leith". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "The Proclaimers". Hung Medien Irish Charts Portal. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ "Ultratop (Flanders) > The Proclaimers in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ German chart peaks:
- "Letter from America": "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > The Proclaimers – Letter from America (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- "King of the Road": "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > The Proclaimers – King of the Road (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)": "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > The Proclaimers – I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Proclaimers' (from irishcharts.ie)". Fireball Media. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl > The Proclaimers in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "Billboard > Artists / The Proclaimers > Chart History > The Hot 100", Billboard, retrieved 21 March 2016
- ^ "Billboard > Artists / The Proclaimers > Chart History > Alternative Songs", Billboard, retrieved 21 March 2016
