Cher albums discography
| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 25 | |
| ↙Live albums | 1 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 9 | |
| ↙EPs | 2 | |
| ↙Soundtracks | 3 | |
| ↙Other albums | 5 | |
The album discography of American singer-actress Cher consists of 25 studio albums, 12 compilation albums, 3 soundtrack albums, and 1 live album. Cher has released a total of 41 albums.
For Cher's singles discography, see Cher singles discography. Unless otherwise noted, U.S. chart positions indicate the work's peak on the Billboard album chart or Hot 100.
Cher has released 7 Gold albums, 2 Platinum albums, 1 Double-Platinum album, 1 Triple-Platinum album, and 1 Quadruple-Platinum album by the RIAA. Cher has sold 128 million albums worldwide.
Cher has sold 21 million albums in the US, 15 million albums in Europe, 5 million albums in the UK, 2 million albums in Canada, and 1 million albums in Australia. Her album sales extend throughout more of the world. She is the 7th best selling female artist of all time, and the 2nd best selling female rock singer of all time behind Madonna (210 million albums sold).
Cher's best selling album is Believe which was released on November 10, 1998. It has sold 20 million copies world-wide. It is certified 4× Platinum in the US and has sold 4,900,000 copies in the US. It is certified 5x Platinum in Europe for selling 5,700,000 copies. It has sold 600,000 copies in Canada and is certified 6× Platinum. It has sold 800,000 copies in the UK and is certified 2× Platinum.
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[edit] Albums
[edit] Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
NOR [6] |
SWE [7] |
SWI [8] |
UK [9] |
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| 1965 | All I Really Want to Do | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | The Sonny Side of Chér
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26 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | 11 | ||||||||||
| 1966 | Chér
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59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1967 | With Love, Chér
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47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1968 | Backstage
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| 1969 | 3614 Jackson Highway | 160 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1971 | Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves | 16 | 43 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1972 | Foxy Lady
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43 | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1973 | Bittersweet White Light
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140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1973 | Half-Breed
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28 | 65 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1974 | Dark Lady
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69 | 86 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1975 | Stars
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153 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1976 | I'd Rather Believe in You
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| 1977 | Cherished
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| 1979 | Take Me Home
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25 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1979 | Prisoner
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| 1980 | Black Rose[A]
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| 1982 | I Paralyze
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| US [1] |
AUS [2][11] |
AUT [3] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
NOR [6] |
SWE [7] |
SWI [8] |
UK [9] |
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| 1987 | Cher
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32 | 26 | — | 39 | — | — | 44 | — | 26 | ||||||||||
| 1989 | Heart of Stone
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10 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 19 | — | 19 | — | 7 | ||||||||||
| 1991 | Love Hurts
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48 | 15 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1995 | It's a Man's World | 64 | — | 8 | 46 | 74 | — | 18 | — | 10 |
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| 1998 | Believe
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4 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2000 | not.com.mercial
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| 2001 | Living Proof
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9 | 68 [14] |
19 | 64 | 13 | — | 29 | 16 | 46 | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Compilations
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| US [1] |
AUS [11] |
AUT [3] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
NOR [6] |
SWE [7] |
SWI [8] |
UK [9] |
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| 1968 | Golden Greats
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195 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1972 | Superpack Vol. 1
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92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1972 | Superpack Vol. 2
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95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1974 | Greatest Hits
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152 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1976 | Golden Hits Of Cher
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| 1978 | This Is Cher
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| 1982 | The Best Of Cher Volume One
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| 1992 | Greatest Hits: 1965–1992[B]
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— | 48 | 6 | — | 16 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 1 |
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| 1999 | If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits[C]
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57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1999 | The Greatest Hits[D]
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— | 6 | 1 | 17 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2003 | The Very Best of Cher
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4 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 17 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | Gold
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 34 [15] | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Soundtrack albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| US | AUS [11] |
AUT [3] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
NOR | SWE [7] |
SWI [8] |
UK [9] |
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| 1969 | Chastity
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| 1990 | Mermaids
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65 [16] |
— | 29 [17] |
— | — | 11 [18] |
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| 2010 | Burlesque
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18 [19] |
2 | 5 | 16 | 12 | — | — | 8 | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [11] |
AUT [3] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
NOR | SWE [7] |
SWI [8] |
UK [9] |
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| 2003 | Live! The Farewell Tour[E]
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40 | 43 | 29 | — | 50 | — | — | 69 | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
- A ^ Black Rose was recorded with the self-titled band. In 1999 it was re-released as a Cher solo album.
- B ^ Greatest Hits: 1965-1992 was released only for the European markets.
- C ^ If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits was released only for the American market.
- D ^ The Greatest Hits was released only outside North America.
- E ^ Live! The Farewell Tour was released on limited edition form, with only 200,000 copies available.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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- ^ "Swedish Albums Chart". Archive. http://www.swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Cher&titel=Gold&cat=a.
- ^ Mermaids at Allmusic
- ^ "Soundtrack - Mermaids - austriancharts.at". austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Soundtrack&titel=Mermaids&cat=a. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
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- ^ Burlesque at Allmusic
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – Burlesque". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Burlesque&sa=Various+Artists&smt=0.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.auALBUMaccreds2011.htm.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Various Artists – Burlesque". Music Canada. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Burlesque&sa=Various+Artists&smt=0.
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