Diana Ross discography
Diana Ross discography | |
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![]() Diana Ross performing at the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo | |
Studio albums | 22 |
Live albums | 4 |
Compilation albums | 11 |
Singles | 90 |
Soundtrack albums | 2 |
Other albums | 3 |
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, 24 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.
Albums
Studio albums
Year | Album | Chart positions[2][3] | |||||||||
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US | US R&B |
UK | |||||||||
1970 | Diana Ross | 19 | 1 | 14 | |||||||
Everything Is Everything | 42 | 5 | 31 | ||||||||
1971 | Surrender | 56 | 10 | 10 | |||||||
1973 | Touch Me in the Morning | 5 | 1 | 7 | |||||||
Last Time I Saw Him | 52 | 12 | 41 | ||||||||
1976 | Diana Ross | 5 | 4 | 4 | |||||||
1977 | Baby It's Me | 18 | 7 | — | |||||||
1978 | Ross | 49 | 32 | — | |||||||
1979 | The Boss | 14 | 10 | 52 | |||||||
1980 | diana | 2 | 1 | 12 | |||||||
1981 | Why Do Fools Fall in Love | 15 | 4 | 20 | |||||||
1982 | Silk Electric | 27 | 5 | 33 | |||||||
1983 | Ross | 32 | 14 | 44 | |||||||
1984 | Swept Away | 26 | 7 | 40 | |||||||
1985 | Eaten Alive | 45 | 27 | 11 | |||||||
1987 | Red Hot Rhythm & Blues | 73 | 39 | 47 | |||||||
1989 | Workin' Overtime | 116 | 34 | 23 | |||||||
1991 | The Force Behind the Power | 102 | 66 | 11 | |||||||
1995 | Take Me Higher | 114 | 38 | 10 | |||||||
1999 | Every Day Is a New Day | 108 | 47 | 73 | |||||||
2006 | Blue | 146 | 71 | — | |||||||
I Love You | 32 | 16 | 60 | ||||||||
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released |
Live albums
Year | Album | Chart positions[2][3] | |||||||||
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US | US R&B |
UK | |||||||||
1974 | Live at Caesars Palace | 64 | 15 | 21 | |||||||
1977 | An Evening with Diana Ross | 29 | 14 | 52 | |||||||
1989 | Greatest Hits Live | — | — | 34 | |||||||
1992 | Live: Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings... Jazz and Blues | — | 73 | 45 | |||||||
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released |
Compilation albums
Year | Album | Chart positions[2][3] | |||||||||
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US | US R&B |
UK | |||||||||
1972 | Greatest Hits | — | — | 34 | |||||||
1976 | Diana Ross' Greatest Hits 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | |||||||
1979 | 20 Golden Greats | — | — | 2 | |||||||
1981 | To Love Again | 32 | 16 | 26 | |||||||
All the Great Hits | 37 | 14 | 21 | ||||||||
1993 | Forever Diana: Musical Memoirs | — | 88 | — | |||||||
One Woman: The Ultimate Collection | — | — | 1 | ||||||||
1994 | Diana Extended: The Remixes | — | 68 | 58 | |||||||
1996 | Voice of Love | — | — | 42 | |||||||
2001 | Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross | — | — | 28 | |||||||
2006 | The Definitive Collection | — | — | — | |||||||
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released |
- 1 Diana Ross' Greatest Hits was released in the UK as Greatest Hits 2.
Soundtracks
Year | Album | Chart positions[2][3] | |||||||||
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US | US R&B |
UK | |||||||||
1971 | Diana! | 46 | 3 | 43 | |||||||
1972 | Lady Sings the Blues | 1 | 2 | 50 | |||||||
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released |
Other albums
Year | Album | Chart positions[2][3] | |||||||||
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US | US R&B |
UK | |||||||||
1973 | Diana & Marvin (duets album with Marvin Gaye) | 26 | 7 | 6 | |||||||
1993 | Christmas in Vienna (live with Plácido Domingo and José Carreras) | 154 | — | 71 | |||||||
1994 | A Very Special Season | — | — | 37 | |||||||
"—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released |
Singles
The Motown era (1970-1982)
Year | Single | Chart positions[3][4] | ||||
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US | US R&B |
US AC |
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 | — | — |
"I'm Still Waiting" | 63 | 40 | — | — | 1 | |
"Surrender" | 38 | 16 | — | — | 10 | |
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 | |
"Pops, We Love You (A Tribute to Father)" (with Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson) | 59 | 26 | — | — | 66 | |
1979 | "What You Gave Me" | — | 86 | — | — | — |
"The Boss" | 19 | 12 | 41 | 1 | 40 | |
"No One Gets the Prize" | — | — | — | — | 59 | |
"It's My House" | — | 27 | — | — | 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 |
"Old Funky Rolls" | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released |
The RCA era (1981-1988)
- Releases in the UK were on Capitol Records.
Year | Single | Chart positions[3][4] | ||||
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US | US R&B |
US AC |
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 | — | 14 | 7 | |
"It's Never Too Late" | — | — | — | — | 41 | |
"Muscles" | 10 | 4 | 36 | — | 15 | |
1983 | "So Close" | 40 | 76 | 13 | — | 43 |
"Pieces of Ice" | 31 | 15 | — | 17 | 46 | |
"Up Front" | — | 60 | — | — | — | |
"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 | — | — | |
1985 | "Telephone" | — | 13 | — | — | — |
"Eaten Alive" | 77 | 10 | — | 3 | 71 | |
"Chain Reaction" 1 | 66 | 85 | 25 | 7 | 1 | |
1986 | "Experience" | — | — | — | — | 47 |
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | |
1987 | "Dirty Looks" | — | 12 | — | — | 49 |
"Shockwaves" | — | — | — | — | — | |
1988 | "Mr. Lee" | — | — | — | — | 58 |
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released |
- 1 "Chain Reaction" peaked at #95 on the Billboard Hot 100 during its initial release in 1985. In 1986, RCA issued a different mix of the song with the same catalog number and it charted higher at #66.
The Motown II era (1988-2001)
EMI releases are for UK.
Year | Single | Chart positions[3][4] | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US | US R&B |
US AC |
US Dance |
UK | ||
1988 | "If We Hold on Together" 1 | — | — | 23 | — | — |
"Love Hangover '88" | — | — | — | — | 75 | |
1989 | "Love Hangover '89" | — | — | — | 3 | — |
"Workin' Overtime" | — | 3 | — | 11 | 32 | |
"Paradise" | — | — | — | 11 | 61 | |
"This House" | — | 64 | — | — | — | |
1990 | "I'm Still Waiting" (re-mix) | — | — | — | — | 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 | — |
"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" | — | — | — | — | 20 | |
"Your Love" | — | — | — | — | 14 | |
1994 | "The Best Years of My Life" | — | — | — | — | 28 |
"Someday We'll Be Together" (re-mix) | — | — | — | 7 | — | |
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" (re-issue) / "I'm Coming Out (re-mix) | — | — | — | — | 36 | |
1995 | "Take Me Higher" | 114 | 77 | — | 1 | 32 |
"I'm Gone" | — | 107 | — | — | 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 | |
1999 | "Until We Meet Again" | — | — | — | 2 | — |
"Not Over You Yet" | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
"Sugarfree" | — | 121 | — | — | — | |
2001 | "Goin' Back" | — | — | — | — | — |
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released |
- 1 "If We Hold on Together" was not released in the UK until 1992. In the U.S., the single was released on MCA, from the soundtrack of the animated film The Land Before Time.
Independent releases (2005-Present)
Year | Single | Chart positions[3][4] | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US | US R&B |
US AC |
US Dance |
UK | ||
2005 | "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (with Westlife) | — | — | — | — | 2 |
2006 | "I've Got a Crush on You" (with Rod Stewart) | — | — | 19 | — | — |
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released |
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.
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
Sources and external links
References
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart_beat/bonus_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003872634
- ^ a b c d e "Diana Ross U.S. albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Diana Ross UK chart history". chartstats.com. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ a b c d "Diana Ross U.S. singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-11-05.