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!
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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