Biography

In many ways, Def Leppard was the definitive hard rock band of the '80s. There were many bands that rocked harder and were more dangerous than the British quintet, but few captured the spirit of the times quite as well. Emerging in the late '70s as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, their sound was equal parts T. Rex, Mott the Hoople, Queen, and Led Zeppelin. By toning down their heavy riffs and emphasizing melody, Def Leppard was poised for crossover success by 1983's Pyromania. 1987's blockbuster Hysteria expanded their already large audience. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Top Tracks

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• 20th Century Boy

• 21st Century Sha La La La Girl

• All I Want Is Everything

• Animal

• Armageddon It

• Bad Actress

• Bringin' On The Heartbreak

• C'mon C'mon

• Demolition Man

• Desert Song

• Disintegrate

• Everyday

• Foolin'

• Girl Like You

• Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad

• Hell Raiser

• Hello America

• High 'n' Dry (saturday Night)

• Hysteria

• Let It Go

• Let's Get Rocked

• Love Bites

• Make Love Like A Man

• Nine Lives

• No Matter What

• Only After Dark

• Photograph

• Pour Some Sugar On Me

• Promises

• Ride Into The Sun

• Rock Brigade

• Rock Of Ages

• Rock! Rock! (till You Drop)

• Rocket

• Slang

• Switch 625

• Two Steps Behind

• Wasted

• Waterloo Sunset

• You Got Me Runnin'

• You're So Beautiful

Discography

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• Songs from the Sparkle Lounge

  Bludgeon Riffola

  2008

• Yeah!

  Mercury

  2006

• X

  Mercury / Island

  2002

• Euphoria

  Mercury

  1999

• Slang

  Mercury

  1996

• Adrenalize

  Mercury

  1992

• Hysteria

  Mercury

  1987

• Pyromania

  Mercury

  1983

• High 'N' Dry

  Mercury

  1981

• On Through the Night

  Mercury

  1980