Diana Ross piled up 12 #1 songs with the Supremes, which for a long time ranked behind only the Beatles and Elvis Presley. What truly made her an icon, however, was her great solo success. She proved she was her own star away from the group. Here is the complete list of solo releases from Diana Ross:
1970: "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" (#20, #7 R&B, #18 Adult Contemporary, #33 U.K.)
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (#1, #1 R&B, #6 AC, #6 U.K.)
"Remember Me" (#16, #10 R&B, #20 AC, #7 U.K.)
1971: "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" (#29, #17 R&B, #16 AC)
"Surrender" (#38, #16 R&B, #10 U.K.)
"I'm Still Waiting" (#63, #40 R&B, #1 U.K.)
1972: "Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoo" (#12 U.K.)
1973: "Good Morning Heartache" (#34, #20 R&B, #8 AC)
"Touch Me in the Morning" (#1, #5 R&B, #1 AC, #9 U.K.)
"You're a Special Part of Me" (with Marvin Gaye) --#12, #4 R&B, #43 AC
1974: "All of My Life" (#9 U.K.)
"Last Time I Saw Him" (#14, #15 R&B, #1 AC, #35 U.K.)
"My Mistake (Was to Love You)" --with Marvin Gaye (#19, #15 R&B)
"You Are Everything" (with Marvin Gaye) --#5 U.K.
"Sleepin'" (#70, #50 R&B)
"Don't Knock My Love" (with Marvin Gaye) --#46, #25 R&B
"Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Hear) --with Marvin Gaye --#25 U.K.
"Love Me" (#38 U.K.)
1975: "Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right" (#17 AC, #23 U.K.)
"Theme From 'Mahogany' (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" --#1, #14 R&B, #1 AC, #5 U.K.
1976: "I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)" --#47, #61 R&B, #4 AC, #32 U.K.
"Love Hangover" (#1, #1 R&B, #19 AC, #10 U.K.)
"One Love in My Lifetime" (#25, #10 R&B, #31 AC)
1977: "Gettin' Ready for Love" (#27, #16 R&B, #8 AC, #23 U.K.)
1978: "Your Love Is So Good for Me" (#49, #16 R&B)
"Top of the World"
"You Got It" (#49, #39 R&B, #9 AC)
"Lovin', Livin' and Givin'" (#54 U.K)
"Ease on Down the Road" (with Michael Jackson) --#41, #17 R&B, #40 AC, #45 U.K.
"A Brand New Day" (with Michael Jackson)
"Pops, We Love You (A Tribute to Father)" --with Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson
1979: "What You Gave Me" (#86 R&B)
"The Boss" (#19, #12 R&B, #41 AC, #40 U.K.)
"No One Gets the Prize" (#59 U.K.)
"It's My House" (#27 R&B, #32 U.K.)
1980: "Upside Down" (#1, #1 R&B, #18 AC, #2 U.K.)
"I'm Coming Out" (#5, #6 R&B, #13 U.K.)
"My Old Piano" (#5 U.K.)
"It's My Turn" (#9, #14 R&B, #9 AC, #16 U.K.)
1981: "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (#7, #6 R&B, #2 AC, #4 U.K.)
"One More Chance" (#79, #54 R&B, #49 U.K.)
"Cryin' My Heart Out for You" (#58 U.K.)
"Endless Love" (#1, #1 R&B, #1 AC, #7 U.K.)
1982: "Mirror, Mirror" (#8, #2 R&B, #36 U.K.)
"Work That Body" (#44, #34 R&B, #7 U.K.)
"It's Never Too Late" (#41 U.K.)
"Muscles" (#10, #4 R&B, #36 AC, #15 U.K.)
"Tenderness" (#73 U.K.)
"We Can Never Light That Old Flame Again"
1983: "So Close (#40, #76 R&B, #13 AC, #43 U.K.)
"Who"
"Pieces of Ice" (#31, #15 R&B, #46 U.K.)
"Up Front" (#60 R&B, #79 U.K.)
"Let's Go Up" (#77, #52 R&B)
1984: "All of You" (with Julio Iglesias) --#19, #38 R&B, #2 AC, #43 U.K.
"Swept Away" (#19, #13 R&B)
"Touch by Touch" (#47)
"Missing You" (#10, #1 R&B, #4 AC, #76 U.K.)
1985: "Telephone" (#13 R&B)
"Eaten Alive (#77, #10 R&B, #71 U.K.)
"Chain Reaction" (#95, #85 R&B, #25 AC, #1 U.K.)
1986: "Chain Reaction" (remix) --#66
"Experience" (#47 U.K.)
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (reissue) --#85 U.K.
1987: "Dirty Looks" (#12 R&B, #49 U.K.)
"Tell Me Again"
"Shockwaves" (#76 U.K.)
1988: "Mr. Lee" (#58 U.K.)
"If We Hold on Together" (#23 AC, #11 U.K.)
"Love Hangover" (remix) --#75 U.K.
1989: "Love Hangover" (remix)
"Workin' Overtime" (#3 R&B, #32 U.K.
"Paradise" (#61 U.K.)
"This House" (#64 R&B)
"Bottom Line"
1990: "I'm Still Waiting" (remix) --#29 U.K.
1991: "No Matter What You Do" (with Al B. Sure) --#4 R&B
"When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (#37 R&B, #26 AC, #2 U.K.)
1992: "You're Gonna' Love It"
"Waiting in the Wings"
"The Force Behind the Power" (#27 U.K.)
"One Shining Moment" (#10 U.K.)
1993: "Heart (Don't Change My Mind)" --#31 U.K.
"Chain Reaction" (remix) --#20 U.K.
"Your Love" (#14 U.K.
1994: "The Best Years of My Life" (#28 U.K.)
"Someday We'll Be Together" (remix)
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love"/"I'm Coming Out" (reissue) --#36 U.K.
1995: "Take Me Higher" (#77 R&B, #32 U.K.)
"I'm Gone" (#36 U.K.)
1996: "If You're Not Gonn' Love Me Right" (#67 R&B)
"I Will Survive" (#14 U.K.)
"Voice of the Heart" (#28 AC)
"In the Ones You Love" (#34)
1997: "Promise Me You'll Try"
1999: "Until We Meet Again"
"Not Over You Yet" (#9 U.K.)
"Sugarfree"
2001: "Goin' Back"
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