Diana Ross discography

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This is a listing of all of the solo singles and albums released by American R&B/soul performer Diana Ross. Twenty-eight of her singles reached the Billboard Top 40 in the US; twelve reached the Billboard Top 10 and six of them reached #1. In the UK, Ross amassed a total of forty-nine Top 40 singles with nineteen reaching the Top 10 and two reaching #1.

Contents

[edit] Singles

[edit] Motown releases

Year Song title US Hot 100 US R&B chart UK chart US AC chart RIAA Certification
1970 "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" 20 7 33 18 Gold
1970 "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" 1 1 6 6 Gold
1970 "Remember Me" 16 10 7 20 Gold
1971 "I'm Still Waiting" 63 40 1 - -
1971 "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" 29 16 - 16 -
1971 "Surrender" 38 16 10 - -
1972 "Doobedood'ndoobe Doobedood'ndoobe" - - 12 - -
1972 "Good Morning Heartache" 34 20 - 8 -
1973 "Touch Me in the Morning" 1 5 9 1 Gold
1973 "You're a Special Part of Me"
(duet with Marvin Gaye)		 12 4 - 43 Gold
1974 "All Of My Life" - - 9 - -
1974 "You Are Everything"
(duet with Marvin Gaye)		 - - 5 -
1974 "Last Time I Saw Him" 14 15 35 1 Gold
1974 "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)"
(duet with Marvin Gaye)		 - - 25 - -
1974 "Love Me" - - 38 - -
1974 "My Mistake (Was to Love You)"
(duet with Marvin Gaye)		 19 15 - - Gold
1974 "Sleepin'" 70 50 - - -
1974 "Don't Knock My Love"
(duet with Marvin Gaye)		 38 25 - -
1975 "Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right" - - 23 17 -
1975 "Theme From Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" 1 14 5 1 Gold
1976 "I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)" 47 61 32 4 -
1976 "Love Hangover" 1 1 10 19 Gold
1976 "One Love In My Lifetime" 25 10 - 31 -
1977 "Gettin' Ready For Love" 27 16 23 8 -
1978 "Your Love Is So Good For Me" 49 16 - -
1978 "You Got It" 49 39 - 9 -
1978 "Lovin' Livin' And Givin'" - - 54 - -
1978 "Ease On Down the Road"
(duet with Michael Jackson)		 41 17 45 40
1978 "Pops We Love You"
(with Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson)		 59 26 66 - -
1979 "What You Gave Me" - 86 - - -
1979 "The Boss" 19 12 40 41 Gold
1979 "No One Gets The Prize" - - 59 - -
1979 "It's My House" - 27 32 - -
1980 "Upside Down" 1 1 2 18 Platinum
1980 "I'm Coming Out" 5 6 13 - Gold
1980 "My Old Piano" - - 5 - -
1980 "It's My Turn" 9 14 16 - Gold
1981 "One More Chance" 79 54 49 - -
1981 "Cryin' My Heart Out For You" - - 58 - -
1981 "Endless Love"
(Duet with Lionel Richie)		 1 1 7 1 Platinum
1982 "Tenderness" - - 73 - -

[edit] RCA Records

The following singles were released during Diana Ross' stint at RCA Records

Year Song title US chart US R&B chart UK chart US AC chart US Dance chart
1981 "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" 7 6 4 2 -
1982 "Mirror, Mirror" 8 2 36 - 14
1982 "Work That Body" 44 34 7 - 14
1982 "It's Never Too Late" - - 41 - -
1982 "Muscles" 10 4 15 36 -
1983 "So Close" 40 76 43 13 -
1983 "Pieces of Ice" 31 15 46 - -
1983 "Up Front" - 60 79 - -
1983 "Let's Go Up" 77 52 - - -
1984 "All of You"
(Duet with Julio Iglesias)		 19 38 43 2 -
1984 "Swept Away" 19 3 - - 1
1984 "Touch By Touch" - - 47 - -
1984 "Missing You" 10 1 76 4 -
1985 "Telephone" - 13 - - -
1985 "Eaten Alive"
(Backing vocals by Michael Jackson and Barry Gibb)		 77 10 71 - 3
1985 "Chain Reaction" 66 85 1 25 7
1985 "Experience" - - 47 - -
1987 "Dirty Looks" - 12 49 - -
1987 "Shockwaves" - - 76 - -
1988 "Mr. Lee" - - 58 - -

NOTE: "Chain Reaction" peaked at US #95 during its initial release in 1985. A few months later in 1986 RCA issued a different mix of the song with the same catalog number, and it charted higher, at #66. Also, the single of Ross' duet with Julio Iglesias, "All Of You," was released on Iglesias' label, Columbia.

[edit] Motown releases (Part II)

The following is a list of singles Diana Ross released upon her return to Motown in 1988.

Year Song title US chart US R&B chart UK chart US AC chart US Dance chart
1988 "Love Hangover '88" - - 75 - 3
1988 "If We Hold On Together" - - 11* 23 -
1989 "Workin' Overtime" - 3 32 - 11
1989 "Paradise" - - 61 - 11
1989 "This House" - 64 - - -
1990 "I'm Still Waiting (re-mix)" - - 21 - -
1991 "No Matter What You Do"
(duet with Al B. Sure!)		 - 4 - - -
1991 "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" - 37 2 26 -
1991 "The Force Behind The Power" - - 27 - -
1991 "You're Gonna Love It" - - - - 24
1992 "One Shining Moment" - - 10 - -
1992 "Heart (Don't Change My Mind)" - - 31 - -
1993 "Chain Reaction (re-issue)" - - 20 - -
1993 "The Best Years Of My Life" - - 28 - -
1994 "Your Love" - - 14 - -
1994 "Why Do Fools Fall in Love (re-issue)"/"I'm Coming Out (re-mix)" - - 36 - -
1994 "Someday We'll Be Together (re-mix)" - - - - 7
1995 "Take Me Higher" 114 77 32 - 1
1995 "Gone" - 107 36 - -
1996 "Voice Of The Heart" - - - 28 -
1996 "I Will Survive" - - 14 - 37
1996 "If You're Not Gonna Love Me Right" - 67 - - -
1996 "In The Ones You Love" - - 34 - -
1999 "Until We Meet Again" - 73 - - 2
1999 "Sugarfree" - 121 - - -
1999 "Not Over You Yet" - - 9 - -
2001 "Goin' Back" - - - - -

NOTE: "If We Hold On Together" was not released in the UK until 1992. In the US, the single was released on MCA, from the soundtrack of the animated film The Land Before Time.

[edit] Independent releases

Year Song title US chart US R&B chart US AC chart UK chart US Dance chart
2005 "When You Tell Me That You Love Me"
(duet with Westlife)		 - - - 2 -
2006 "I've Got a Crush on You"
(duet with Rod Stewart)		 - - 19 - -

[edit] Albums

[edit] Motown releases

Year Album Title US Pop Albums US Black albums UK Albums Chart RIAA Certification
1970 Diana Ross 19 1 14 Gold
1971 Everything Is Everything 42 5 31 Gold
1971 Diana! (soundtrack from a 1971 television special) 46 3 43
1971 Surrender (UK version: I'm Still Waiting) 56 10 10
1972 Lady Sings the Blues 1 2 50 2x platinum
1972 Greatest Hits 34
1973 Touch Me in the Morning 5 1 7 Gold
1973 Diana & Marvin (duets album with Marvin Gaye) 26 7 6 Gold
1973 Last Time I Saw Him 52 12 41
1974 Live at Caesars Palace 64 15 21
1976 Diana Ross 5 4 4 Gold
1976 Diana Ross' Greatest Hits 13 10 2 Gold
1977 An Evening with Diana Ross (live album) 29 14 52
1977 Baby It's Me 18 7 Gold
1978 Ross 49 32
1979 The Boss 14 10 52 Gold
1979 20 Golden Greats 2
1980 diana 2 1 12 Platinum
1981 To Love Again 32 16 26
1981 All The Great Hits 37 14 21 Gold

[edit] RCA releases

Year Album Title US Pop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums* UK Albums Chart RIAA Certification
1981 Why Do Fools Fall in Love 15 4 17 Platinum
1982 Silk Electric 27 5 33 Gold
1983 Ross 32 14 44
1984 Swept Away 26 7 40 Platinum
1985 Eaten Alive 45 27 11
1987 Red Hot Rhythm & Blues 73 39 47
  • *The Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart replaced the Black Albums chart in 1984.

[edit] Motown releases (Part II)

Year Album Title US Pop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums UK Albums Chart
1989 Workin' Overtime 116 34 23
1989 Greatest Hits Live 34
1991 The Force Behind the Power 102 66 11
1993 Live: Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings... Jazz and Blues 73 45
1993 Forever Diana: Musical Memoirs 88
1994 Diana Extended: The Remixes 68 58
1995 Take Me Higher 114 38 10
1999 Every Day is a New Day 108 47 71
2006 Blue 146 71

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[edit] EMI releases (Angel/Manhattan)

Year Album Title US Pop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums UK Albums Chart
1993 One Woman: The Ultimate Collection (EMI International) 1
1994 A Very Special Season (EMI International) 37
1996 Voice of Love (EMI International) 42
2001 Love & Life: The Very Best of Diana Ross (EMI International) 28
2006 I Love You (Angel/EMI) 60
2007 I Love You (Manhattan/EMI) 32 16

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[edit] Sony Classical

Year Album Title US Pop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums UK Albums Chart
1993 Christmas in Vienna (live with Placido Domingo and José Carreras) 154 71

[edit] See also

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Diana Ross
Studio albums
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Singles
(US/UK Top Tens)
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" · "Remember Me" · "I'm Still Waiting" · "Surrender" · "Touch Me in the Morning" · "All of My Life" · "You Are Everything" · "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" · "Love Hangover" · "Upside Down" · "I'm Coming Out" · "My Old Piano" · "It's My Turn" · "Endless Love" · "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" · "Mirror, Mirror" · "Work That Body" · "Muscles" · "Missing You" · "Chain Reaction" · "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" · "One Shining Moment" · "Not Over You Yet" · "When You Tell Me That You Love Me"
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