Saturday, May 19, 2012

Hits List: Diana Ross

As the leader of the Supremes, Diana Ross enjoyed 12 #1's with that legendary trio.  She continued to score success as a solo artist beginning in 1970.  Here is the complete Hits List of the incomparable Diana Ross:

1970:  "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand) (#20, #7 R&B, #18 Adult, #33 U.K., #23 Canada)
           "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (#1, #1 R&B, #6 AC, #6 U.K., #7 Canada)
1971:  "Remember Me" (#16, #10 R&B, #20 Adult, #7 U.K., #9 Canada)
           "Reach Out I'll Be There" (#29, #17 R&B, #16 Adult, #35 Canada)
           "Surrender" (#38, #16 R&B, #10 U.K., #45 Canada)
           "I'm Still Waiting" (#63, #40 R&B, #1 U.K., #81 Canada)
1972:  "Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoo" (#12 U.K.)
1973:  "Good Morning Heartache" (#34, #20 R&B, #8 Adult, #44 Canada)
           "Touch Me in the Morning" (#1, #5 R&B, #1 Adult, #9 U.K., #6 Canada)
           "You're a Special Part of Me" (with Marvin Gaye) (#12, #4 R&B, #43 Adult, #25 Canada)
           "All of My Life" (#9 U.K.)

1974:  "Last Time I Saw Him" (#14, #15 R&B, #1 Adult, #35 U.K., #8 Canada)
           "My Mistake (Was to Love You)" (with Marvin Gaye) (#19, #15 R&B, #16 Canada)
           "You Are Everything" (with Marvin Gaye) (#5 U.K.)
           "Sleepin'" (#70, #50 R&B, #47 Canada))
           "Don't Knock My Love" (with Marvin Gaye) (#46, #25 R&B, #53 Canada)
           "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)" (with Marvin Gaye) (#25 U.K.)
           "Love Me" (#38 U.K.)
1975:  "Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right" (#23 U.K., #75 Canada)

1976:  "Theme From 'Mahogany' (Do You Know Where You're Going To)" (#1, #14 R&B, #1 Adult, #5 U.K., #4 Canada)
           "I Thought It Took a Little Time (But Today I Fell in Love)" (#47, #61 R&B, #4 Adult, #32 U.K., #53 Canada)
           "Love Hangover" #1, #1 R&B, #19 Adult, #10 U.K., #9 Canada)
           "One Love In My Lifetime (#25, #10 R&B, #31 Adult, #24 Canada)
           "I'm Still Waiting" (re-release--#41 U.K.)
1978:  "Gettin' Ready for Love" (#27, #16 R&B, #8 Adult, #23 U.K., #29 Canada)
           "Your Love Is So Good for Me" (#49, #16 R&B, #66 Canada)
           "Top of the World"
           "You Got It" (#49, #39 R&B, #9 Adult, #67 Canada)
           "Lovin', Livin', Givin'" (#54 U.K.)
           "Ease On Down the Road" (with Michael Jackson) (#41, #17 R&B, #40 Adult, #45 U.K., #33 Canada)
           "A Brand New Day" (with the Wiz Stars also featuring Michael Jackson)

1979:  "Pops, We Love You (A Tribute to Father)" (with Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson & Stevie Wonder) (#59, #26 R&B, #66 U.K., #60 Canada)
           "What You Gave Me" (#86 R&B)
           "The Boss" (#19, #12 R&B, #41 Adult Contemporary, #40 U.K., #48 Canada)
           "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., #5 Canada)
           "I'm Coming Out" (#5, #6 R&B, #13 U.K., #68 Canada)
           "My Old Piano"  (#5 U.K.)
1981:  "It's My Turn" (#9, #14 R&B, #9 Adult Contemporary, #16 U.K.)
           "One More Chance" (#79, #54 R&B, #49 U.K.)
           "Endless Love" (with Lionel Richie) (#1, #1 R&B, #1 AC, #7 U.K., #1 Canada)
           "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (#7, #6 R&B, #2 Adult, #4 U.K., #17 Canada)
1982:  "Mirror, Mirror" (#8, #2 R&B, #36 U.K., #29 Canada)
           "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., #18 Canada)
           "Tenderness" (#73 U.K.)

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.)
1984:  "Let's Go Up" (#77, #52 R&B)
           "All of You" (with Julio Iglesias) (#19, #38 R&B, #2 AC, #43 U.K., #8 Canada)
           "Swept Away" (#19, #3 R&B, #17 Canada)
           "Touch by Touch" (#47 U.K.)
1985:  "Missing You" (#10, #1 R&B, #4 AC, #76 U.K., #29 Canada)
1985:  "Telephone" (#13 R&B)
           "Eaten Alive" (#77, #10 R&B, #71 U.K., #79 Canada)
           "Chain Reaction" (#95, #85 R&B, #25 AC, #1 U.K.)
1986:  "Chain Reaction" (new mix--#66, #40 Canada)
           "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (re-release--#85 U.K.)
           "Experience" (#47 U.K.)
1987:  "Dirty Looks" (#12 R&B, #49 U.K., #88 Canada)
           "Tell Me Again"
           "Shockwaves (#76 R&B)
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 '89"
           "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--#21 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.)
           "You're Gonna' Love It"
1992:  "The Force Behind the Power" (#27 U.K.)
           "Waiting in the Wings"
           "One Shining Moment" (#10 U.K.)
1993:  "Heart (Don't Change My Mind)" (#31 U.K.)
           "Chain Reaction" (re-release--#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" (remix" (#36 U.K.)
1995:  "Take Me Higher" (#77 R&B, #32 U.K.)
           "I'm Gone" (#36 U.K.)

1996:  "I Will Survive" (#14 U.K.)
           "If You're Not Gonna' Love Me Right" (#67 R&B)
           "Voice of the Heart" (#28 AC)
           "In the Ones You Love" (#34 U.K.)
1997:  "Promise Me You'll Try"
1999:  "Until We Meet Again"

           "Sugarfree"
           "Not Over You Yet" (#9 U.K.)
2001:  "Goin' Back"
2005:  "When You Tell Me That You Love Me" (with Westlife) (#2 U.K.)
2006:  "I've Got a Crush on You" (with Rod Stewart" (#19 AC)
That's 42 hits for Ms. Ross, with 11 of those going Top 10 and an impressive 6 #1's.  On the R&B chart, Ross has 52 hits, with 18 Top 10's and five chart-toppers, and on the Adult chart, she has 29 hits with 13 of those reaching the Top 10 and four #1's.


And that doesn't even count her success with the Supremes!

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