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The Proclaimers discography
Photograph of band playing
The Proclaimers performing live
Studio albums11
EPs1
Soundtrack albums1
Compilation albums6
Singles25
Video albums1
Music videos24

Scottish band The Proclaimers have released eleven studio albums, six compilation albums, one extended play and twenty-five singles.

Albums

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
SCO
[1] 		UK
[2] 		AUS
[3] 		SWE
[4] 		AUT
[5] 		NZ
[6] 		CAN
[7] 		US
[8]
This Is the Story — 43 41 — — — — —
Sunshine on Leith
  • Released: 12 September 1988
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Format: Vinyl, cassette, CD
 10 6 2 18 33 3 17 31
Hit the Highway
  • Released: 22 March 1994
  • Label: Chrysalis, Parlophone
  • Format: CD, cassette, vinyl
 1 8 — 34 19 — 38 —
Persevere 10 61 — — — — — —
Born Innocent
  • Released: 18 November 2003
  • Label: Persevere Records, Shock
  • Format: CD, digital download
 7 70 — — — — — —
Restless Soul
  • Released: 6 September 2005
  • label: Persevere
  • Format: CD, digital download
 9 74 — — — — — —
Life with You
  • Released: 3 September 2007
  • Label: W14, Universal
  • Format: CD, digital download
 1 13 — — — — — —
Notes & Rhymes
  • Released: 15 June 2009
  • Label: W14
  • Format: CD, digital download
 4 30 — — — — — —
Like Comedy 2 31 — — — — — —
Let's Hear It for the Dogs
  • Released: 27 April 2015
  • Label: Cooking Vinyl, Compass
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
 4 26 — — — — — —
Angry Cyclist
  • Released: 10 August 2018
  • Label: Cooking Vinyl
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
 2 17 — — — — — —
Dentures Out
  • Released: 16 September 2022
  • Label: Cooking Vinyl
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
 6 59 — — — — — —

Compilation and remastered albums

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List of compilation and remastered albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[2] 		IRE
[13] 		NZ
[6]
The Best of The Proclaimers 2002 5 24 41
  • BPI: Platinum[9]
Finest 2003 — — —
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 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

EPs

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  1. 17 (2009) – promotional acoustic EP

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[2] 		UK Indie
[2] 		AUS
[3] 		AUT
[5] 		BEL
(FL)
[14] 		GER
[15] 		IRE
[16] 		NLD
[17] 		NZ
[6] 		US
[18] 		US
Rock
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"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
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[9]
  • ARIA: Platinum[3]
 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

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  1. The Best of The Proclaimers 1987–2002 (2002)

Songs used in soundtracks

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  1. The Crossing (1990) (song, "King of the Road")
  2. Benny & Joon (1993) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
  3. Dumb and Dumber (1994) (song, "Get Ready")
  4. Bye Bye Love (1995) (song, "Bye Bye Love")
  5. Bottle Rocket (1997) (song, "Over and Done With")
  6. Slab Boys (1997) (songs, "Maybe Baby" and "No Particular Place to Go")
  7. The Closer You Get (2000) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
  8. Shrek (2001) (song, "I'm on My Way")
  9. How I Met Your Mother (2007, 2009, 2013 – episodes "Arrivederci, Fiero"; "Duel Citizenship"; "Mom and Dad") (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
  10. Mama's Boy (2008) (song, "Then I Met You")
  11. Burke and Hare (2010) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
  12. The Angels' Share (2012) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
  13. Bachelorette (2012) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
  14. Grey's Anatomy season 9 (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
  15. Pitch Perfect (2012) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
  16. Identity Thief (2013) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)")
  17. Uncle (TV series) (2015 – season 2, episode 6) (song, "Over and Done With")
  18. Peter Rabbit (2018) (song, "I'm Gonna Be (500 miles)")

Soundtrack albums

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  1. Sunshine on Leith (2013) (from the film Sunshine on Leith – cover versions by film actors)

References

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  1. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100: 23 September 2022 – 29 September 2022". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "Official Charts > Proclaimers". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
  4. ^ Steffen Hung. "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts - Singles Top 100 2022-08-12". Swedish Charts. Retrieved 2022-08-13.
  5. ^ a b "austriancharts.at > The Proclaimers in der österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  6. ^ a b c "charts.nz > The Proclaimers in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Charts".
  8. ^ "The Proclaimers Chart History: Billboard 200", Billboard, retrieved 21 March 2016
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Proclaimers – Sunshine on Leith". Music Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  12. ^ "American album certifications – Proclaimers – Sunshine on Leith". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  13. ^ "The Proclaimers". Hung Medien Irish Charts Portal. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Ultratop (Flanders) > The Proclaimers in Ultratop Vlaanderen" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  15. ^ German chart peaks:
  16. ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Proclaimers' (from irishcharts.ie)". Fireball Media. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  17. ^ "dutchcharts.nl > The Proclaimers in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  18. ^ "Billboard > Artists / The Proclaimers > Chart History > The Hot 100", Billboard, retrieved 21 March 2016
  19. ^ "Billboard > Artists / The Proclaimers > Chart History > Alternative Songs", Billboard, retrieved 21 March 2016
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