The discography of Scottish pop–rock band The Proclaimers consists of thirteen 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,Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks: Top 50 peaks: "Then I Met You": Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Iceland and New Zealand. 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. The Proclaimers have sold over 5 million albums worldwide.
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. Their third album, Hit the Highway, was released in March 1994, and was supported by its lead single "Let's Get Married" which reached the top ten in the singles charts in Iceland, whilst reaching the top thirty in the United Kingdom and Austria. The band took a break from recording before releasing their fourth album Persevere in May 2001. Their greatest hits album, The Best of The Proclaimers, was released in April 2002, eventually being certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Follow up albums, Born Innocent (2003) and Restless Soul (2005) achieved the most success in their native Scotland where they reached numbers 7 and 9 respectively.
They returned to chart prominence in the United Kingdom with the release of their seventh studio album, Life with You (2007). It charted atop the albums charts in their native Scotland, whilst reaching number 13 in the United Kingdom and being certified Silver by the BPI. Subsequent album releases – Notes & Rhymes (2009), Like Comedy (2012) and Let's Hear It for the Dogs (2015) proved equally as successful. In 2014, the song "Cap in Hand" rose to prominence during the referendum on Scottish independence. It reached number 6 on the Scottish Singles Charts, whilst reaching number 62 on the UK Singles Charts. Their eleventh album, Angry Cyclist, was released in August 2018, followed by their twelfth, Dentures Out (2022).
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions CertificationsSCOUKAUSSWEAUTNZCANUS This Is the StoryReleased: 27 April 1987 Label: Chrysalis Format: Vinyl, cassette, CD — 43 41 — — — — — BPI: Gold Sunshine on LeithReleased: 12 September 1988 Label: Chrysalis Format: Vinyl, cassette, CD 10 6 2 18 33 3 17 31 BPI: Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum N.B. The triangle symbol indicates platinum certification. MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold Hit the HighwayReleased: 22 March 1994 Label: Chrysalis, Parlophone Format: CD, cassette, vinyl 1 8 — 34 19 — 38 — BPI: Silver PersevereReleased: 22 May 2001 Label: Persevere Records, Nettwerk Format: CD, digital download 10 61 — — — — — — Born InnocentReleased: 18 November 2003 Label: Persevere Records, Shock Format: CD, digital download 7 70 — — — — — — Restless SoulReleased: 6 September 2005 label: Persevere Format: CD, digital download 9 74 — — — — — — Life with YouReleased: 3 September 2007 Label: W14, Universal Format: CD, digital download 1 13 — — — — — — BPI: Silver Notes & RhymesReleased: 15 June 2009 Label: W14 Format: CD, digital download 4 30 — — — — — — Like ComedyReleased: 7 May 2012 Label: Cooking Vinyl Format: CD, digital download, streaming 2 31 — — — — — — Let's Hear It for the DogsReleased: 27 April 2015 Label: Cooking Vinyl, Compass Format: CD, digital download, streaming 4 26 — — — — — — Angry CyclistReleased: 10 August 2018 Label: Cooking Vinyl Format: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming 2 17 — — — — — — Dentures OutReleased: 16 September 2022 Label: Cooking Vinyl Format: CD, digital download, streaming 6 59 — — — — — — You May OffendReleased: 11 September 2026 Label: Cooking Vinyl Format: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming 2 85 — — — — — —
Compilation and remastered + List of compilation and remastered albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Peak chart positions CertificationsUKIRENZ The Best of The Proclaimers 2002 5 24 41 BPI: Platinum Finest 2003 — — — BPI: Silver 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 — — BPI: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
EPs 17 (2009) – promotional acoustic EP
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Year Chart positions Certifications AlbumUKUK IndieAUSAUTBEL(FL)GERGerman chart peaks: "Letter from America": "King of the Road": "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)": IRENLDNZUSUSRock "Throw the 'R' Away" 1987 — — — — — — — — — — — This Is the Story "Letter from America" (band version) 3 — — — 24 57 2 29 — — — BPI: Silver "Make My Heart Fly" (band version) 1988 63 — — — — — — — — — — "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" 11 — 1 — — — 14 — 1 — 21 BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum RMNZ: 5× Platinum Sunshine on Leith "Sunshine on Leith" 41 — — — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver "I'm on My Way" 1989 43 — 3 — — — — — 5 — — BPI: Silver ARIA: Gold RMNZ: Gold "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 — — — — — — — — — — — "The World That Was" 2022 — — — — — — — — — — — Dentures Out "Dentures Out" — — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
DVDs The Best of The Proclaimers 1987–2002 (2002)
Songs used in soundtracks 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 Sunshine on Leith (2013) (from the film Sunshine on Leith – cover versions by film actors)
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