Night Ranger is an American hard rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1979 by Jack Blades, Kelly Keagy and Brad Gillis. A year later Alan Fitzgerald and Jeff Watson joined completing their original lineup. Their discography consists of 13 studio albums, nine live albums, six compilation albums and 16 singles.
Albums Studio albums + Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications CAN US US Rock US Hard Rock JPN GER SWI UK Ind UK Rock Dawn Patrol Released: November 1982 Label: Boardwalk 86 38 — — — — — — — US: Gold Midnight Madness Released: October, 1983 Label: MCA 24 15 — — — 58 — — — CAN: Gold"Certified Awards Search US: Platinum 7 Wishes Released: May 20, 1985 Label: MCA 43 10 — — 7 — — — — US: Platinum Big Life Released: March 23, 1987 Label: MCA — 28 — — — — — — — US: Gold Man in Motion Released: September 26, 1988 Label: MCA — 81 — — 10 — — — — Feeding Off the Mojo Released: October 17, 1995 Label: Drive Entertainment — — — — 67 — — — — Neverland Released: March 26, 1997 Label: Zero Corporation — — — — 19 — — — — Seven Released: March 28, 1998 Label: Zero Corporation — — — — 87 — — — — Hole in the Sun Released: April 27, 2007 Label: Frontiers — — — — 31 — — — — Somewhere in California Released: June 21, 2011 Label: Frontiers — 179 — 18 33 — — — — High Road Released: June 10, 2014 Label: Frontiers — 105 31 9 36 — 54 — 32 Don't Let Up Released: March 24, 2017 Label: Frontiers — 55 — 12 — 85 44 — 11 ATBPO Released: August 6, 2021 Label: Frontiers — 40 — 18 35 89 13 36 15 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Live albums Live in Japan (1990) Rock in Japan '97 (1997) Rock Breakout Years: 1984 (2005) The Best of Night Ranger Live (2006) Night Ranger Live (2007) Extended Versions (2007) Rockin' Shibuya 2007 (2008) 24 Strings & a Drummer (Live & Acoustic) (2012) 35 Years and a Night in Chicago (2016) #15 on Hard Rock Albums Chart
Compilation albums Greatest Hits (1989) (RIAA: Gold) Rock Masterpiece Collection (1998) Keep Rockin': Best Selection '97–'98 (1998) 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best of Night Ranger (2000) Hits, Acoustic & Rarities (2005) Icon (2015) Best Of (2026)
Singles Title Release Peak chart positions Album US USRock CAN GER AUS "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" 1982 40 4 — — — Dawn Patrol "Sing Me Away" 1983 54 39 — — — "Young Girl in Love" — — — — — "(You Can Still) Rock in America" 51 15 — — — Midnight Madness "Sister Christian" 1984 5 2 1 67 99 "When You Close Your Eyes" 14 7 41 — — "Sentimental Street" 1985 8 3 29 — — 7 Wishes "Four in the Morning (I Can't Take Any More)" 19 13 84 — — "Goodbye" 17 16 85 — — "The Secret of My Success" 1987 64 12 — — — Big Life "Color of Your Smile" — — — — — "Hearts Away" 90 — — — — "I Did It for Love" 1988 75 16 — — — Man in Motion "Reason to Be" [airplay] 1989 — 48 — — — "Don't Start Thinking (I'm Alone Tonight)" — — — — — "Forever All Over Again"† 1997 102 — — — — Neverland "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. †"Forever All Over Again" Bubbled Under the Hot 100 at #2.
Videos
Year Album details 1983 Night Ranger: Japan Tour Release date: 1984 Label: CBS/FOX (LaserDisc, VHS), Sony Music Japan (DVD) Recorded live at Shinjuku Kousei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan on December 13, 1983 Year Album details 1985 7 Wishes Tour Release date: 1986 Label: Pioneer (Laserdisc), MCA Home Video (VHS) Recorded live at Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA on September 25, 1985 Year Album details 1988 Japan In Motion Release date: 1989 Label: Warner/Pioneer (LaserDisc), MCA/Universal (VHS) Recorded live at Shibuya Public Hall, Tokyo, Japan on November 19, 1988 Year Album details 2004 20th Century Masters: The Best of Night Ranger Release date: 2004 Label: Universal Music Group (DVD) Contains five music videos from their first three albums
Music videos 1982: "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" 1983: "Sing Me Away" 1983: "(You Can Still) Rock in America" 1984: "Sister Christian" 1984: "When You Close Your Eyes" 1985: "Sentimental Street" 1985: "Goodbye" 1985: "Four in the Morning" 1987: "The Secret of My Success" 1987: "Hearts Away" 1987: "Color of Your Smile" 1988: "I Did It for Love" 1997: "New York Time" 1998: "Sign of the Times" 2011: "Growing Up in California" 2014: "High Road" 2014: "Knock Knock Never Stop" 2017: "Day and Night" 2017: "Running Out of Time" 2018: "Truth" 2021: "Breakout" 2021: "Bring It All Home to Me"
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