Def Leppard: Details About Band’s First Official Autobiography
Def Leppard is releasing their very first official autobiography, which bills itself as “part memoir, part scrapbook.” Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard is due out on May 9,…
Def Leppard is releasing their very first official autobiography, which bills itself as "part memoir, part scrapbook."
Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard is due out on May 9, 2023. Per its social media announcement, "This first-ever anthology of Def Leppard is narrated by the band and illustrated with many hundreds of photographs and items of memorabilia shared from the band’s personal archives."
The standard edition of the book retails for $45 and is available for pre-order here. A limited-edition version of Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard is also up for grabs. This version is 56 pages longer than the standard edition and is signed by the entire band. Additionally, the limited-edition version also comes with a variety of extras including a 7" vinyl featuring live recordings of "Animal" and "Slang." Only 1,500 copies are available. Fans can pre-order the limited-edition version at Genesis-Publications.com, where the book retails for £185 (about $208 USD.)
5 Rock Bands with Multiple Diamond-Certified Studio Albums
A number of bands have one diamond-certified title, and even fewer have more than one. However, there is an elite group of rock bands with multiple diamond-certified studio albums.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has given out a number of diamond certifications to various albums that have sold at least 10 million units. Several of those albums happen to be greatest hits/best-of compilations. Thanks to these releases, this has led to a variety of bands have more than one diamond-certified title.
Believe it or not, there are only five rock bands to have more than one diamond-certified studio albums. That's right, only five.
So, who are they? Scroll through the gallery below to find out and to see which of their studio albums have moved 10 million units or more.
Def Leppard
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images'Pyromania' (10 million); 'Hysteria' (12 million.)
Van Halen
Ethan Miller/Getty Images'Van Halen' (10 million); '1984' (10 million.)
Pink Floyd
MJ Kim/Getty Images'Dark Side Of The Moon' (15 million); 'The Wall' (23 million.)
The Beatles
John Pratt/Keystone/Getty Images'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' (11 million); 'Abbey Road' (12 million); 'The Beatles' (24 million.)
Led Zeppelin
Evening Standard/Getty Images'Led Zeppelin I' (10 million); 'Houses of the Holy' (11 million); 'Led Zeppelin II' (12 million); 'Physical Graffiti' (16 million); 'Led Zeppelin IV' (23 million.)
