This is the discography of American rockabilly band Stray Cats.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positionsCertifications US AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: 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: Blast Off (ARIA) peak: All ARIA-era singles chart peaks to March 15, 2019: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the single's peak on the national chart. CAN FIN GER NL NZ SWE SWI UK Stray CatsReleased: February 1981 Label: Arista Format: LP, MC—41—1—423—6 BPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum Gonna BallReleased: November 1981 Label: Arista Format: LP, MC—61—6——2440—48 BPI: Silver Rant n' Rave with the Stray CatsReleased: August 15, 1983 Label: EMI America Format: LP, MC, 8-track142815162544—432751 RIAA: Gold MC: Platinum Rock TherapyReleased: August 22, 1986 Label: EMI Format: CD, LP, MC122—86——————— Blast Off!Released: March 1989 Label: EMI Format: CD, LP, MC11190807—————58 Let's Go Faster!Released: 19 December 1990 Label: InsideOut Format: CD, LP—57———————— Choo Choo Hot FishReleased: May 22, 1992 Label: JRS Format: CD, MC———19—————— Original CoolReleased: 26 May 1993 Label: Essential Format: CD———18—————— 40Released: May 24, 2019 Label: Surfdog Format: CD, LP, digital download93——7626——753 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions GER NL FIN SWI Live – Tear It UpReleased: February 1994 Label: Receiver Format: CD————Something Else – LiveReleased: 21 September 1994 Label: Receiver Format: CD————Struttin' – LiveReleased: February 2, 1999 Label: Big Ear Music Format: CD————LiveReleased: March 9, 1999 Label: Cleopatra Format: CD————Rockabilly Rules – At Their Best... LiveReleased: 1999 Label: Castle Music Format: CD————Feline FriskyReleased: May 21, 2001 Label: Snapper Music Format: 2xCD————Runaway Boys Live!Released: May 27, 2002 Label: Castle Select Format: CD————Rumble in BrixtonReleased: November 9, 2004 Label: Surfdog Format: 2xCD————Live from Europe – Paris, 5th July, 2004Released: 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 CologneReleased: June 17, 2015 Label: MIG Format: 2xCD+DVD ————Rock This Town – From LA to LondonReleased: September 9, 2020 Label: Surfdog Format: CD, 2xLP, digital download2033598 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications US CAN FIN GER Built for Speed Released: June 7, 1982 Label: EMI Format: LP, MC, 8-track21—— RIAA: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum Back to the Alley: The Best of the Stray CatsReleased: February 1990 Label: Arista Format: CD, LP, MC———— The Best of the Stray Cats – Rock This TownReleased: October 15, 1990 Label: EMI Format: CD, MC———— Greatest HitsReleased: November 3, 1992 Label: Curb Format: CD, LP, MC———— Runaway Boys: A Retrospective '81 to '92Released: January 14, 1997 Label: EMI Format: CD, MC———— The Best of Stray CatsReleased: 1996 Label: BMG/Camden Format: CD———— Greatest HitsReleased: January 25, 2000 Label: EMI/Capitol Format: CD———— Hollywood Strut – Unreleased CutsReleased: October 3, 2000 Label: Cleopatra Format: CD———— The Very Best OfReleased: 20 June 2003 Label: BMG Format: CD——39— Rock This Town – The CollectionReleased: 26 July 2013 Label: Camden Format: CD, digital download———— Runaway Boys! The AnthologyReleased: 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 Title Album details Stray CatsReleased: 1984 Label: Sony/Picture Music Format: VHS, Betamax, LaserDisc Stray TracksReleased: March 1985 Label: Arista Video/Virgin Format: VHS Bring It Back AgainReleased: September 26, 1989 Label: EMI Format: VHS Rock TokyoReleased: November 7, 1990 Label: BMG Video Format: VHS, LaserDisc Rock ParisReleased: November 6, 1991 Label: BMG Video Format: VHS, LaserDisc Rock DetroitReleased: October 21, 1992 Label: BMG Video Format: VHS, LaserDisc Greatest HitsReleased: January 8, 1993 Label: BMG Video Format: VHS, LaserDisc Best OfReleased: April 1, 1993 Label: BMG Video Format: VHS, LaserDisc Rumble in BrixtonReleased: November 9, 2004 Label: Surfdog Format: DVD Live at Montreux 1981Released: November 6, 2012 Label: Eagle Vision Format: DVD
Singles TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumUSUS RockAUSBEL (FL)CANFINIRENLNZUK"Runaway Boys"1980——153—1204—9 BPI: SilverStray Cats"Rock This Town" 1981943836863189 MC: Gold"Stray Cat Strut" 341572432087911"The Race Is On" (with Dave Edmunds)——————17——34Twangin..."Down Town (Cross That Bridge)" (Japan-only release)——————————Gonna Ball (Japanese edition)"You Don't Believe Me"—————————57Gonna 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"198352211041729224129 MC: GoldRant n' Rave with the Stray Cats"Rebels Rule"—————————90"I Won't Stand in Your Way"35———26—————"Look At That Cadillac"198468—————————"I'm a Rocker" (promo-only release)1986——————————Rock Therapy"Reckless" (promo-only release)——————————"Bring It Back Again"1989—35109——13——2464Blast 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.
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