
Def Leppard were nominated for Best British Group at the 1988 BRIT Awards. Def Leppard are one of only five rock bands with two original studio albums selling over 10 million copies each in the US, alongside the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Van Halen. making their lyrics that much more effective against high school teachers and the. Album Chart and has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, and spawned seven hit singles. Classic Rock - The Complete Story Queen Ed. The album charted at 1 on Billboard Top 200 chart in the U.S. Def Leppard broke big once they hit on a more poppier direction in 1983 with their third album Pyromania which sold over 12 million copies worldwide, and the follow-up, 1987’s Hysteria, became their first of two UK Official Album Chart Number 1s and sold over 25 million copies. Description HYSTERIA is DEF LEPPARDS fourth studio album and was released on Augthrough Mercury Records.

Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield, initially seen as part of the new wave of British heavy metal movement, the band has consisted of vocalist Joe Elliott (born 1 Augin Sheffield), bassist Rick Savage (born Decemin Sheffield), drummer Rick Allen (born Novemin Dronfield, Derbyshire), guitarist Phil Collen (born 8 December 1957 in Hackney, London), guitarist Steve Clark (born Apin Sheffield, died January 8, 1991) and since 1992, guitarist Vivian Campbell (born 25 Augin Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland).
