Album
Def Leppard
Def Leppard's self-titled record is the English band's eleventh studio album, released on 30 October 2015. It arrived seven years after Songs from the Sparkle Lounge, the longest wait between studio albums in their career, and it was their first for earMUSIC Records. The band produced it with Ronan McHugh, and "Let's Go" was the lead single, out in September that year.
It entered the Billboard 200 at number 10, giving them a seventh top ten album there. It also took Album of the Year at the 2016 Classic Rock Roll of Honours. For anyone who lost track of the band after the Sparkle Lounge era, it is a good place to catch up, and it sits neatly between that record and 2022's Diamond Star Halos.
Def Leppard: tracklist, credits and charts
14 tracks · 54:30Tracklist
- 1Let’s GoJoe Elliott and Rick Savage5:02
- 2DangerousPhil Collen and Joe Elliott3:27
- 3Man EnoughPhil Collen and Joe Elliott3:54
- 4We BelongJoe Elliott5:07
- 5InvincibleRick Allen and Joe Elliott3:47
- 6Sea of LovePhil Collen4:04
- 7EnergizedPhil Collen3:23
- 8All Time HighJoe Elliott4:19
- 9Battle of My OwnJoe Elliott and Rick Savage2:42
- 10Broke ’n’ BrokenheartedPhil Collen and Joe Elliott3:17
- 11Forever YoungPhil Collen and Joe Elliott2:22
- 12Last DanceRick Savage3:09
- 13Wings of an AngelCampbell, Collen, Elliott, Savage4:23
- 14Blind FaithCampbell, Collen, Elliott, Savage5:33
- Produced by
- Def Leppard, Ronan McHugh
- Recorded at
- Joe’s Garage, Phil’s Sweat Shop, Joe's Garage in Dublin, Ireland and Phil's Sweat Shop, California, US
- Recorded
- 2014–2015
- Engineered by
- Jeff Diffner, Ronan McHugh, Malvin Mortimer, David Wolff
- Label
- Ward Records
- Length
- 54:30
Line-up
- Rick Allen · percussion, drums (drum set)
- Vivian Campbell · electric guitar, background vocals, acoustic guitar
- Phil Collen · electric guitar, background vocals, acoustic guitar
- Rick Savage · acoustic guitar, bass guitar, background vocals, electric guitar
- Joe Elliott · background vocals, acoustic guitar
- Debbi Blackwell-Cook · background vocals · guest
- Ronan McHugh · keyboard, bouzouki, mellotron · guest
Singles
- “Let's Go” · 15 September 2015
- “Dangerous” · 12 February 2016
- “Man Enough” · 4 April 2016
- “We Belong” · 8 December 2016
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2015–2016 | 10 |
| UK Albums Chart · 2015–2016 | 11 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2015–2016 | 1 |
| US Hard Rock · 2015–2016 | 1 |
| US Independent Albums · 2015–2016 | 1 |
| US Top Rock Albums · 2015–2016 | 1 |
| Swiss Albums · 2015–2016 | 2 |
| UK Independent Albums · 2015–2016 | 2 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2015–2016 | 4 |
| Scottish Albums · 2015–2016 | 7 |
All 22 charts
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2015–2016 | 11 |
| Swedish Albums · 2015–2016 | 11 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2015–2016 | 15 |
| New Zealand Albums · 2015–2016 | 17 |
| Austrian Albums · 2015–2016 | 18 |
| Finnish Albums · 2015–2016 | 32 |
| Hungarian Albums · 2015–2016 | 33 |
| Italian Albums · 2015–2016 | 36 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2015–2016 | 39 |
| Ireland 2 · 2015–2016 | 57 |
| Dutch Albums · 2015–2016 | 79 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2015–2016 | 85 |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
38.8
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
589
ListenBrainz listeners
31k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
9.5k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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The Def Leppard E.P.
1978
On Through the Night
1980
High ’n’ Dry
1981
Pyromania
1983
Hysteria
1987
Adrenalize
1992
Retro Active
1993
Vault: Def Leppard Greatest Hits 1980–1995
1995
Slang
1996
Euphoria
1999
X
2002
Best Of
2004
Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection
2005
Yeah!
2006
Songs From the Sparkle Lounge
2008
Mirror Ball: Live & More
2011
Viva! Hysteria: Live at The Joint, Las Vegas
2013
Live at Abbey Road Studios
2018
The Story So Far: The Best of Def Leppard
2018
The Early Years 79–81
2020
Electric Warriors
2021
Deep Cuts
2021
Old School Leppard
2021
Let There Be Drums
2021
The Two Arm Years
2021
Leppard on the Loose
2021
Diamond Star Halos
2022
Pour Some Sugar on Me
2023
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 30 October 2015 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 30 October 2015 | |
| Wikidata | 30 October 2015 | |
| Deezer | 30 October 2015 | |
| Apple Music | 30 October 2015 | |
| US release | 30 October 2015 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 30 October 2015 | earliest UK or European date |
11 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 October 2015 | JP | Ward Records | 4562387199006 | original |
| 30 October 2015 | CA | Bludgeon Riffola | 698268954014 | original |
| 30 October 2015 | JP | Ward Records | 4562387199020 | original |
| 30 October 2015 | AR | NEMS Enterprises | 7798019247792 | original |
| 30 October 2015 | XE | earMUSIC | 4029759107477 | original |
| 30 October 2015 | US | Bludgeon Riffola | 698268954014 | original |
| 30 October 2015 | XE | earMUSIC | 4029759107408 | original |
| 30 October 2015 | XE | earMUSIC | 5060079263831 | original |
| 30 October 2015 | JP | Ward Records | 4562387199013 | original |
| 11 December 2015 | GB | earMUSIC | 4029759108450 | other |
| 29 January 2016 | US | Mailboat Records | 698268954175 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · native: native 3000x3000
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 3000×3000 | native: native 3000x3000 |
| coverartarchive | 1432×1408 | upscaled |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |