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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Def Leppard
| image =
| caption =
| background = group_or_band
| origin = Sheffield, England
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Hard rock]]
* [[Heavy metal]]
* [[Glam metal]]
}}
| years_active = 1977–present
| label = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]], [[Bludgeon Riffola]]
| current_members = {{flatlist|
* [[Joe Elliott]]
* [[Rick Savage]]
* [[Rick Allen]]
* [[Phil Collen]]
* [[Vivian Campbell]]
}}
| past_members = {{flatlist|
* [[Steve Clark]]
* [[Pete Willis]]
* [[Tony Kenning]]
}}
}}

'''Def Leppard''' are an English rock band formed in 1977 in [[Sheffield]]. They emerged as part of the [[New Wave of British Heavy Metal]], but achieved massive global success by blending hard rock with melodic pop sensibilities and high-fidelity production. The band is one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

== History ==
The band was founded by Rick Savage, Tony Kenning, and Pete Willis, soon adding vocalist Joe Elliott and guitarist Steve Clark. Their debut album, ''[[On Through the Night]]'' (1980), established them in the UK, but it was their partnership with producer [[Robert John "Mutt" Lange]] that defined their signature sound.

The group's commercial peak arrived with the back-to-back releases of ''[[Pyromania]]'' (1983) and ''[[Hysteria (Def Leppard album)|Hysteria]]'' (1987). Despite drummer [[Rick Allen (drummer)|Rick Allen]] losing his left arm in a car accident in 1984, the band persevered, with Allen relearning to play using a custom electronic drum kit.

== Discography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Selected Studio Albums
! Year
! Album
! Notes
|-
| 1980 || ''On Through the Night'' ||
|-
| 1981 || ''High 'n' Dry'' ||
|-
| 1983 || ''Pyromania'' || [[RIAA certification|RIAA]]: Diamond
|-
| 1987 || ''Hysteria'' || [[RIAA certification|RIAA]]: 12× Platinum
|-
| 1992 || ''Adrenalize'' ||
|-
| 1996 || ''Slang'' ||
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of best-selling music artists]]

[[Category:English rock groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1977]]
[[Category:New Wave of British Heavy Metal]]

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