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MEMBERS: Rick Savage, Joe
Elliott, Rick Allen, Phil Collen,
Vivian Campbell -- former members:
Pete Willis (fired in 1983), Steve
Clark (died in 1991)
BIRTHDAYS: Joe Elliot
(August 1, 1959), Steve Clark (April
23, 1960) Rick Savage (December 2,
1960), Phil Collen (December 8,
1957), Vivian Campbell (August 25,
1962), Rick Allen (November 1, 1963)
BIGGEST
SINGLE: "Hysteria" (1987)
BIGGEST
LP: "Pour Some Sugar
On Me" (1988)
GRAMMY
AWARDS: 0
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 Def Leppard began its formation
in 1977 in the UK as 'Atomic Mass' with Rick
Savage on bass, Pete Willis on guitar, Steve
Clark on guitar, Tony Kenning on drums, and
Joe Elliott on vocals. In 1978, the band
officially named themselves 'Def Leppard' and
replaced Kenning with Frank Noon (to record The
Def Leppard EP) and then Rick Allen on
drums (only 15 at the time). In 1979, Def
Leppard signed a recording deal and toured in
support of Sammy Hagar and AC/DC.
 Def Leppard released On
Through The Night with their first
single "Hello America."
Def Leppard released High
'N Dry.
 Guitarist Pete Willis left the
group and replaced with Phil Collen.
High
'N Dry was certified gold.
 # 32
Singles Artist of the Year
 Def Leppard released Pyromania.
Pyromania was certified gold.
Pyromania was certified
platinum.
 Def Leppard hit the Top 40 with
"Photograph."
Def Leppard hit the Top 40 with
"Rock Of Ages."
Def Leppard hit he Top 40 with
"Foolin'."
 High
'N Dry was certified platinum and On
Through The Night was certified gold.
Def Leppard were nominated for 2
American Music
Awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group and Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Pyromania).
 Pyromania was certified 6x
platinum.
Tragedy struck
the group when drummer Rick Allen was
involved in a major New Year's Eve auto
accident that resulted in the loss of his
left arm. Allen continued with the band after
recovery, adapting to playing the drums with
one arm.
 # 110
Singles Artist of the Year
 Def Leppard released Hysteria.
Hysteria was certified
platinum.
Hysteria was certified 2x
platinum.
 Def Leppard hit he Top 40 with
"Animal."
 # 4
Singles Artist of the Year
Hysteria was certified 3x
platinum.
 Def Leppard hit he Top 40 with
"Hysteria."
Def Leppard hit he Top 10 with "Hysteria."
 Def Leppard hit he Top 40 with
"Pour Some Sugar On Me."
Hysteria was certified 4x
platinum.
Def Leppard hit he Top 10 with "Pour Some Sugar On Me."
Hysteria was certified 5x
platinum.
 Hysteria and Pyromania were certified 7x
platinum.
Def Leppard hit he Top 40 with
"Love Bites."
Def Leppard hit he Top 10 with "Love Bites."
Def Leppard hit #1 for a week with "Love Bites."
Hysteria was certified 8x
platinum.
 Def Leppard hit the Top 40 and Top 10 with "Armageddon It."
 # 37
Singles Artist of the Year
Def Leppard won 2 American Music
Awards for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock
Artist
and Favorite Heavy
Metal/Hard Rock Album (Hysteria), and were nominated
for Favorite Pop/Rock
Band/Duo/Group and Favorite Pop/Rock Album (Hysteria).
Hysteria was certified 9x
platinum.
 Def Leppard hit the Top 40 with
"Rocket."
Def Leppard hit the Top 10 with "Rocket."
On
Through The Night was certified platinum
 The video for
"Pour Some Sugar On Me" was nominated
for A MTV Video Music
Award for Best Heavy Metal Video. The band also
performed at the ceremony.
Hysteria was certified 10x
platinum.
On January 8th, Steve Clark died
from an overdose of prescription drugs and
alcohol at the age of 30. He was replaced
with guitarist Vivian Campbell.
 # 28
Singles Artist of the Year
 Pyromania was certified 8x
platinum.
High
'N Dry was certified 2x platinum.
Def Leppard released Adrenalize.
 Def Leppard hit the Top 40 with
"Let's Get Rocked."
Adrenalize was certified 3x
platinum.
 Def Leppard hit the Top 40 with
"Make Love Like A Man."
Def Leppard hit the Top 40 with
"Have You Ever Needed
Someone So Bad."
 The video for "Let's Get Rocked" was nominated
for 4 MTV Video Music
Awards including Video of the Year, Best Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Video, Best Special Effects, and Viewer's Choice.
Def Leppard hit the Top 10 with "Have You Ever Needed
Someone So Bad."
 # 34
Singles Artist of the Year
 Def Leppard
were nominated for an American Music
Award for Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock
Artist.
Def Leppard hit the Top 40 with
"Stand Up (Kick Love
Into Motion)."
 Def Leppard released Retro
Active.
Def Leppard hit the Top 40 with
"Two Steps Behind."
Def Leppard hit the Top 10 with "Two Steps Behind."
 Hysteria was certified 11x
platinum and Retro
Active was certified platinum.
Def Leppard hit the Top 40 with
"Miss You In A Heartbeat."
 # 127
Singles Artist of the Year
 Pyromania was certified 9x
platinum.
 # 150
Singles Artist of the Year
 Vault:
Greatest Hits 1980-1995 was released.
Def Leppard hit the Top 40 with
"When Love And Hate
Collide."
 # 145
Singles Artist of the Year
 Vault:
Greatest Hits 1980-1995 was certified gold.
Def Leppard released Slang.
Vault:
Greatest Hits 1980-1995 was certified
platinum.
 Slang was certified gold.
Hysteria was certified 12x
platinum.
 # 119
Singles Artist of the Year
 Def Leppard released Euphoria.
Vault:
Greatest Hits 1980-1995 was certified 2x
platinum.
Euphoria was certified
gold.
 Def Leppard hit the Top 40 with
"Promises."
MTV: 100
Greatest Videos Ever Made included
"Pour Some Sugar On Me" at # 82.
 VH1: 100
Greatest Artists of Hard Rock included Def Leppard
at # 31.
Rolling Stone
& MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs included "Photograph" at # 96.
 Vault:
Greatest Hits 1980-1995 was certified 3x
platinum.
Def Leppard released X
.
 Billboard
Year-End Charts
Rolling Stone:
The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time included Pyromania (1984) at # 384
and Hysteria (1987) at # 472.
Pyromania was certified 10x
platinum.
 The import LP Best
Of
was released.
# 57 on the Top Pop Artists
of the Past 25 Years chart.
 Rock
Of Ages: The Definitive Collection was released.
Vault:
Greatest Hits 1980-1995 was certified 4x
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