The Stranglers Studio Albums Ranked (Viewer's Request)

Iain ranks the albums Of Punk Post Punk Icons The Stranglers
Rattus Norvegicus (1977)
No More Heroes (1977)
Black and White (1978)
Live (X Cert) (live, 1979)
The Raven (1979)
The Gospel According to the Meninblack (1981)
La Folie (1981)
Feline (1983)
Aural Sculpture (1984)
Dreamtime (1986)
All Live and All of the Night (live, 1988)
10 (1990)
Stranglers in the Night (1992)
About Time (1995)
Written in Red (1997)
Coup de Grace (1998)
Norfolk Coast (2004)
Suite XVI (2006)
Giants (2012)
Dark Matters (2021)

[@FatherStack]

Great Ranking, Iain!
My personal favourite is The Gospel According to the Meninblack. I can't explain it, but i just love that album. I have a soft spot for Feline too.
R.I.P. Jet Black.

[@GriefTourist]

Interesting .I'd have put Aural Sculpture much higher it has some real classics on it eg North Winds and No Mercy

[@almklit]

Quite a different ranking to what i would rank, though some similarities.
1. Black and White
2. No More Hereos
3, Rattus Norvegicus
4, La Folie
5, The Raven
6, 10
7, Norfolk Coast
8, About Time
9, Stranglers in the Night
10, Written in Red
11, Aural Sculpture
12, The Gospel According to the Meninblack
13, Giants
14, Feline
15, Dark Matters
16, Suite XVI
17, Dreamtime
18, Coup de Grace
I am one of the few that was not wholly accepting of Dark Matters, some good songs, Meninblack too only a couple of tracks.

[@CookieMusic43]

Wonderful ranking Iain even though I would disagree with some of it but as you always say, we all hear things differently. My favourite is definitely the debut, an absolute masterpiece! I was surprised Feline fell so low especially as I think it's a sonic masterpiece. Hope you are ready for a shock when you hear some of my picks for Saturday! lol

[@Iainrankingtheobscure]

Saturday should be a giggle I've a proper mixed bag

[@babylonsburning1]

I was there at the beginning. Black 'n' White, Heroes and Raven, interchangeable top 3.

[@chaunceyphillips64]

Hi Iain...really enjoyed this. I have been a fan for years despite the fact I have never once heard them on the radio (I live in the Los Angeles area). True story: Hugh once tried to pick up my girlfriend. It didn't work.

[@Iainrankingtheobscure]

I saw them in 1992 along with Simple Minds & OMD great story about Hugh Look out for a Live album ranking in September

[@charleswhite1201]

One of the best debut albums ever, all killer no filler. Cheers

[@mikewest1542]

Love the Stranglers , have them all up to Aural Sculpture,

[@peterbrickley6041]

Are you soon ranking the h creed Laine?

[@Iainrankingtheobscure]

Half way through listen to the albums

[@peterbrickley6041]

Rank thirsty moon LPs if you havnt as of yet! Thnx..

[@Iainrankingtheobscure]

I will get them added

[@peterbrickley6041]

@@Iainrankingtheobscure thanks

[@christopherfarrington9270]

you have seen the stranglers once and you think your good enough to rate their albums 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😁.

[@Iainrankingtheobscure]

Never Saw The Doors but I love them the first stupid comment of 2024 you are the first entry for stupid comment of the year congratulations

[@TheDarkLord-in6gt]

@christopherfarrington9270 so in your tiny world no one should rank bands they only seen once so god help anyone in the UK who decides to rank Elvis albums then 😏