Diana Ross discography
| Diana Ross discography | |
|---|---|
 Diana Ross performing at the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo | |
| Studio albums | 25 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 30 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 91 |
| Soundtrack albums | 4 |
The discography of American singer Diana Ross, the former lead singer of the Supremes, consists of 25 studio albums and 116 singles. Throughout her career, Ross has sold over 100 million records worldwide.[1] Billboard ranked her as the 47th Greatest Artist of all time and the 11th Greatest Hot 100 Female Artist of all time.[2] In 1993, Guiness World Records crowned Ross as the "most successful female artist in music history".[3] Her 11th studio album "Diana" remains the best-selling album of her career, selling more than 10 million copies around the world.[4]
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. In the UK, she amassed a total of 47 top 40 singles with 20 of them reaching the top 10 and two of those reaching number one. In the US, 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 10, and one album topping the chart.
Ross sang lead on a top 75 hit single at least once every year from 1964 to 1996 in the UK, a period of 32 consecutive years and a record for any performer. She is among a select group of artists whose albums and singles combined have spent more than 1000 weeks on the UK charts, with her singles totalling 569 weeks (10.9 years) and her albums spending a total of 629 weeks (12 years) on the charts. As of 2020 she continues to collect Silver, Gold and Platinum awards for UK sales of her many greatest hits compilation albums.
During 2018 four of her singles earned a Silver certification in the UK, each passing 200,000 in sales since 2004/2005. The singles were "You Can't Hurry Love" (with the Supremes) which later went Platinum (2021), "Baby Love" (with the Supremes) which later went Gold (2022), "I'm Coming Out" (certified Gold in 2020) and "Endless Love" (with Lionel Richie, which also later went Gold). As of 2020 Diana Ross has 32 albums certified by the BPI (1 Multi-Platinum, 6 Platinum, 15 Gold, 10 Silver). Her first UK single with The Supremes, "Where Did Our Love Go" also passed Silver certification in 2021, followed by "Stop In The Name Of Love" in 2022.
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] | US R&B [5] | AUS [6] | CAN [7] | NL [8] | UK [9] | ||||||
| Diana Ross |
| 19 | 1 | — | 13 | — | 14 | ||||
| Everything Is Everything |
| 42 | 5 | — | 67 | — | 31 | ||||
| Surrender |
| 56 | 10 | — | 45 | — | 10 | ||||
| Touch Me in the Morning |
| 5 | 1 | 20 | 5 | — | 7 |
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| Diana & Marvin (with Marvin Gaye) |
| 26 | 7 | 26 | 55 | — | 6 |
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| Last Time I Saw Him |
| 52 | 12 | 50 | 68 | — | 41 | ||||
| Diana Ross |
| 5 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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| Baby It's Me |
| 18 | 7 | 81 | 15 | — | — |
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| Ross |
| 49 | 32 | — | 59 | — | — | ||||
| The Boss |
| 14 | 10 | 76 | 38 | — | 52 | ||||
| Diana |
| 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 12 | ||||
| Why Do Fools Fall in Love |
| 15 | 4 | 47 | 33 | 3 | 17 | ||||
| Silk Electric |
| 27 | 5 | 84 | 44 | 14 | 33 | ||||
| Ross |
| 32 | 14 | 59 | 57 | 27 | 44 | ||||
| Swept Away |
| 26 | 7 | 78 | 37 | 10 | 40 | ||||
| Eaten Alive |
| 45 | 27 | 11 | 43 | 8 | 11 | ||||
| Red Hot Rhythm & Blues |
| 73 | 39 | — | — | 53 | 47 | ||||
| Workin' Overtime |
| 116 | 34 | 85 | — | 43 | 23 |
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| The Force Behind the Power |
| 102 | 66 | — | — | 32 | 11 |
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| A Very Special Season |
| — | — | — | — | 93 | 37 |
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| Take Me Higher |
| 114 | 38 | — | — | 48 | 10 | ||||
| Every Day Is a New Day |
| 108 | 47 | — | — | — | 73 | ||||
| Blue |
| 146 | 71 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| I Love You |
| 32 | 16 | — | — | 92 | 60 | ||||
| Thank You | —[A] | —[B] | 16 | 25 | 42 | 7 | |||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||
Soundtrack albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] | US R&B [5] | AUS [6] | CAN [7] | NL [8] | UK [9] | |||
| Diana! |
| 46 | 3 | — | 40 | — | 43 | |
| Lady Sings the Blues |
| 1 | 2 | 43 | 5 | — | 50 |
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| Mahogany |
| 19 | 15 | 59 | 5 | 10 | — | |
| The Wiz |
| 40 | 33 | — | 53 | 22 | — |
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| Endless Love |
| 9 | 9 | 26 | 17 | — | 26 |
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| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||
Live albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] | US R&B [5] | AUS [6] | CAN [7] | NL [8] | UK [9] | |||
| Live at Caesars Palace |
| 64 | 15 | 92 | 40 | — | 21 | |
| An Evening with Diana Ross |
| 29 | 14 | — | 21 | — | 52 |
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| Greatest Hits Live |
| — | — | — | — | 72 | 34 |
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| Stolen Moments: The Lady Sings... Jazz and Blues |
| — | 73 | — | — | — | 45 | |
| Christmas in Vienna (with Plácido Domingo & José Carreras) |
| 154 | — | — | — | 4 | 71 | |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||
Compilation albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] | US R&B [5] | AUS [6] | CAN [7] | NL [8] | UK [9] | |||
| Greatest Hits |
| — | — | — | — | — | 34 |
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| Diana Ross' Greatest Hits
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