Diana Ross discography
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 Diana Ross performing at the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 24 | |
| ↙Live albums | 5 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 11 | |
| ↙Singles | 90 | |
| ↙Soundtracks | 4 | |
This article presents the discography of American recording artist Diana Ross, the former lead singer of The Supremes. It is a complete listing of all her solo albums and singles released. 27 of her singles reached the Billboard Top 40 in the US, 12 of them the Billboard Top 10, and six of those reaching number-one, placing her in a tie for fifth among the top female solo performers who have reached the top spot there.[1] In the UK, she amassed a total of 46 Top 40 singles with 19 of them reaching the Top 10 and two of those reaching number-one. In the U.S., 17 albums reached the Billboard Top 40, four of those the Top 10, and one album topping the chart. In the UK, 26 albums reached the Top 40, eight of those the Top Ten, and one album topping the chart. Ross sang lead on a hit single at least once every year from 1964 to 1996 in the UK, a period of 33 consecutive years and a record for any performer.
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[edit] Albums
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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US R&B [2] |
AUS [3] |
NLD [4] |
UK [5] |
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| 1970 | Diana Ross
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19 | 1 | — | — | 14 | |
Everything Is Everything
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42 | 5 | — | — | 31 | ||
| 1971 | Surrender
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56 | 10 | — | — | 10 | |
| 1973 | Touch Me in the Morning
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5 | 1 | 20 | — | 7 |
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Diana & Marvin (with Marvin Gaye)
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26 | 7 | 26 | — | 6 | ||
Last Time I Saw Him
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52 | 12 | 50 | — | 41 | ||
| 1976 | Diana Ross
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5 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 4 |
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| 1977 | Baby It's Me
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18 | 7 | 81 | — | — |
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| 1978 | Ross
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49 | 32 | — | — | — | |
| 1979 | The Boss
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14 | 10 | 76 | — | 52 | |
| 1980 | diana
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2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 12 | |
| 1981 | Why Do Fools Fall in Love
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15 | 4 | 47 | 3 | 20 | |
| 1982 | Silk Electric
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27 | 5 | 84 | 14 | 33 | |
| 1983 | Ross
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32 | 14 | 59 | 27 | 44 | |
| 1984 | Swept Away
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26 | 7 | 78 | 10 | 40 | |
| 1985 | Eaten Alive
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45 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 11 | |
| 1987 | Red Hot Rhythm & Blues
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73 | 39 | — | 53 | 47 | |
| 1989 | Workin' Overtime
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116 | 34 | 85 | 43 | 23 |
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| 1991 | The Force Behind the Power
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102 | 66 | — | 32 | 11 |
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| 1994 | A Very Special Season
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— | — | — | 93 | 37 |
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| 1995 | Take Me Higher
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114 | 38 | — | 48 | 10 | |
| 1999 | Every Day Is a New Day
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108 | 47 | — | — | 73 |
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| 2006 | Blue
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146 | 71 | — | — | — | |
I Love You
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32 | 16 | — | 92 | 60 | ||
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not certified | |||||||
[edit] Soundtrack albums
| Year | Album | Chart peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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US R&B [2] |
AUS [3] |
UK [5] |
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| 1971 | Diana!
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46 | 3 | — | 43 | ||
| 1972 | Lady Sings the Blues
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1 | 2 | 43 | 50 |
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| 1978 | The Wiz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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40 | 33 | — | — |
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| 1981 | Endless Love
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9 | 9 | — | 26 |
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| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not certified | |||||||
[edit] Live albums
| Year | Album | Chart peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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US R&B [2] |
AUS [3] |
UK [5] |
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| 1974 | Live at Caesars Palace
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64 | 15 | 92 | 21 | |
| 1977 | An Evening with Diana Ross
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29 | 14 | — | 52 |
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| 1989 | Greatest Hits Live
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— | — | — | 34 |
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| 1992 | Live: Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings... Jazz and Blues
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— | 73 | — | 45 | |
| 1993 | Christmas in Vienna (with Plácido Domingo & José Carreras)
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154 | — | — | 71 | |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not certified | ||||||
[edit] Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Chart peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| US [2] |
US R&B [2] |
AUS [3] |
UK [5] |
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| 1972 | Greatest Hits
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— | — | — | 34 |
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| 1976 | Diana Ross' Greatest Hits 1
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13 | 10 | 47 | 2 | |
| 1979 | 20 Golden Greats
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— | — | — | 2 |
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| 1981 | To Love Again
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32 | 16 | — | 26 | |
All the Great Hits
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37 | 14 | — | 21 | ||
Collection
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— | — | 27 | — | ||
| 1982 | Diana's Duets
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— | — | — | 43 |
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Love Songs
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— | — | 86 | 5 |
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| 1983 | Portrait
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— | — | — | 8 |
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| 1987 | Love Songs (with Michael Jackson)
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— | — | — | 12 | |
| 1988 | The Diana Ross Story
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— | — | 40 | — | |
| 1992 | Motown's Greatest Hits
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— | — | — | 20 | |
| 1993 | Forever Diana: Musical Memoirs
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— | 88 | — | — | |
One Woman: The Ultimate Collection
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— | — | — | 1 |
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| 1994 | Diana Extended: The Remixes
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— | 68 | — | 58 | |
| 1996 | Voice of Love
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— | — | — | 42 | |
| 2001 | Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross
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— | — | — | 28 |
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| 2006 | The Definitive Collection
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— | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | The Greatest
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— | — | — | 24 | |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not certified | ||||||
- 1 Diana Ross' Greatest Hits was released in the UK as Greatest Hits 2.
[edit] Singles
[edit] The Motown era (1970-1982)
| Year | Single | Chart positions[5][11] | ||||
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| US | US R&B |
US A/C |
US Dance |
UK | ||
| 1970 | "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" | 20 | 7 | 18 | — | 33 |
| "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 6 | |
| "Remember Me" | 16 | 10 | 20 | — | 7 | |
| 1971 | "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" | 29 | 17 | 16 | — | — |
| "Surrender" | 38 | 16 | — | — | 10 | |
| "I'm Still Waiting" | 63 | 40 | — | — | 1 | |
| 1972 | "Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoo" | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| 1973 | "Good Morning Heartache" | 34 | 20 | 8 | — | — |
| "Touch Me in the Morning" | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 9 | |
| "You're a Special Part of Me" (with Marvin Gaye) | 12 | 4 | 43 | — | — | |
| 1974 | "All of My Life" | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| "Last Time I Saw Him" | 14 | 15 | 1 | — | 35 | |
| "My Mistake (Was to Love You)" (with Marvin Gaye) | 19 | 15 | — | — | — | |
| "You Are Everything" (with Marvin Gaye) | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| "Sleepin'" | 70 | 50 | — | — | — | |
| "Don't Knock My Love" (with Marvin Gaye) | 46 | 25 | — | — | — | |
| "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" (with Marvin Gaye) | — | — | — | — | 25 | |
| "Love Me" | — | — | — | — | 38 | |
| 1975 | "Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right" | — | — | 17 | — | 23 |
| "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 5 | |
| 1976 | "I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)" | 47 | 61 | 4 | — | 32 |
| "Love Hangover" | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 10 | |
| "One Love in My Lifetime" | 25 | 10 | 31 | — | — | |
| 1977 | "Gettin' Ready for Love" | 27 | 16 | 8 | — | 23 |
| 1978 | "Your Love Is So Good for Me" | 49 | 16 | — | 15 | — |
| "Top of the World" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "You Got It" | 49 | 39 | 9 | — | — | |
| "Lovin', Livin' and Givin'" | — | — | — | 35 | 54 | |
| "Ease on Down the Road" (with Michael Jackson) | 41 | 17 | 40 | — | 45 | |
| "A Brand New Day" (with Michael Jackson) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Pops, We Love You (A Tribute to Father)" (with Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder & Smokey Robinson) | 59 | 26 | — | — | 66 | |
| 1979 | "What You Gave Me" | — | 86 | — | — | — |
| "The Boss" | 19 | 12 | 41 | 1 | 40 | |
| "No One Gets the Prize" | — | — | — | 1 | 59 | |
| "It's My House" | — | 27 | — | 1 | 32 | |
| 1980 | "Upside Down" | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
| "I'm Coming Out" | 5 | 6 | — | 1 | 13 | |
| "My Old Piano" | 109 | — | — | — | 5 | |
| "It's My Turn" | 9 | 14 | 9 | — | 16 | |
| 1981 | "One More Chance" | 79 | 54 | — | — | 49 |
| "Cryin' My Heart Out for You" | — | — | — | — | 58 | |
| "Endless Love" (with Lionel Richie) | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | |
| 1982 | "Tenderness" | — | — | — | — | 73 |
| "We Can Never Light That Old Flame Again" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released | ||||||
[edit] The RCA era (1981-1988)
- Releases in the UK were on Capitol Records.
| Year | Single | Chart positions[5][11] | ||||
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| US | US R&B |
US A/C |
US Dance |
UK | ||
| 1981 | "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | 4 |
| 1982 | "Mirror, Mirror" | 8 | 2 | — | 14 | 36 |
| "Work That Body" | 44 | 34 | — | 7 | ||
| "It's Never Too Late" | — | — | — | — | 41 | |
| "Muscles" | 10 | 4 | 36 | — | 15 | |
| 1983 | "So Close" | 40 | 76 | 13 | — | 43 |
| "Who" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Pieces of Ice" | 31 | 15 | — | 17 | 46 | |
| "Up Front" | — | 60 | — | — | 79 | |
| "Let's Go Up" | 77 | 52 | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | "All of You" (with Julio Iglesias) | 19 | 38 | 2 | — | 43 |
| "Swept Away" | 19 | 3 | — | 1 | — | |
| "Touch by Touch" | — | — | — | — | 47 | |
| "Missing You" | 10 | 1 | 4 | — | 76 | |
| 1985 | "Telephone" | — | 13 | — | — | — |
| "Eaten Alive" | 77 | 10 | — | 3 | 71 | |
| "Chain Reaction" | 95 | 85 | 25 | — | 1 | |
| 1986 | "Chain Reaction" (Special New Mix) | 66 | — | — | 7 | — |
| "Experience" | — | — | — | — | 47 | |
| "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | 85 | |
| 1987 | "Dirty Looks" | — | 12 | — | — | 49 |
| "Tell Me Again" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Shockwaves" | — | — | — | — | 76 | |
| 1988 | "Mr. Lee" | — | — | — | — | 58 |
| "If We Hold on Together" | — | — | 23 | — | 11 | |
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released | ||||||
[edit] The Motown II era (1988-2001)
- Releases in the UK were on EMI.
| Year | Single | Chart positions[5][11] | ||||
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| US | US R&B |
US A/C |
US Dance |
UK | ||
| 1988 | "Love Hangover" (PWL '88 Remixes) | — | — | — | — | 75 |
| 1989 | "Love Hangover" (PWL '89 Club Mix) | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| "Workin' Overtime" | — | 3 | — | 11 | 32 | |
| "Paradise" | — | — | — | 11 | 61 | |
| "This House" | — | 64 | — | — | — | |
| "Bottom Line" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | "I'm Still Waiting" (Phil Chill 1990 Remix) | — | — | — | — | 21 |
| 1991 | "No Matter What You Do" (with Al B. Sure!) | — | 4 | — | — | — |
| "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" | — | 37 | 26 | — | 2 | |
| 1992 | "You're Gonna Love It" | — | — | — | 24 | — |
| "Waiting in the Wings" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Force Behind the Power" | — | — | — | — | 27 | |
| "One Shining Moment" | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
| "If We Hold on Together" | — | — | — | — | 11 | |
| 1993 | "Heart (Don't Change My Mind)" | — | — | — | — | 31 |
| "Chain Reaction" ('93 Remix) | — | — | — | — | 20 | |
| "Your Love" | — | — | — | — | 14 | |
| 1994 | "The Best Years of My Life" | — | — | — | — | 28 |
| "Someday We'll Be Together" ('94 Remix) | — | — | — | 7 | — | |
| "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" (re-release) / "I'm Coming Out ('94 Remixes) | — | — | — | — | 36 | |
| 1995 | "Take Me Higher" | 114 | 77 | — | 1 | 32 |
| "Gone" | — | — | — | — | 36 | |
| 1996 | "If You're Not Gonna Love Me Right" | — | 67 | — | — | — |
| "I Will Survive" | — | — | — | 37 | 14 | |
| "Voice of the Heart" | — | — | 28 | — | — | |
| "In the Ones You Love" | — | — | — | — | 34 | |
| 1997 | "Promise Me You'll Try" | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | "Until We Meet Again" | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| "Not Over You Yet" | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
| "Sugarfree" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | "Goin' Back" | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released | ||||||
[edit] Independent releases (2005-present)
| Year | Single | Chart positions[5][11] | ||||
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| US | US R&B |
US A/C |
US Dance |
UK | ||
| 2005 | "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (with Westlife) | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| "Big Bad Love" (with Ray Charles on Genius & Friends) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | "I've Got a Crush on You" (with Rod Stewart) | — | — | 19 | — | — |
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released | ||||||
[edit] Note
- US chart positions below #100 were compiled from Billboard magazine's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles charts.
[edit] See also
- Diana Ross main article
- The Supremes discography
- Motown Records label
- List of best-selling music artists
- List of number-one hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one in the United States
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. dance chart
[edit] Sources and external links
[edit] References
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Diana Ross U.S. albums chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5308/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ a b c d David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W.. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Discografie Diana Ross". DutchCharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Diana+Ross. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Diana Ross UK chart history". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=2192. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2011-10-29. Note: User needs to enter "New Order" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 2011-10-29. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Diana Ross".
- ^ a b c d e "Certified Awards Search". Music Canada. Retrieved on 2011-10-29. Note: User needs to enter "Diana Ross" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ "Certified Awards Search". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved on 2011-10-29.
- ^ "Ask Billboard". Billboard. 2006-09-07.
- ^ a b c d "Diana Ross U.S. singles chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5308/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
