Donna Summer singles discography
| Donna Summer discography | |
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| Singles | 89 |
The discography of singles for American singer and songwriter Donna Summer consists of eighty-nine singles, seven promo-only singles and three other charted songs. To see Summer's albums performance please go to Donna Summer albums discography.
Commercially released singles
1968–1975 (Pre-Casablanca signing)
Summer's first single, "Wassermann" was taken from the German cast recording of the musical Hair and released by Polydor Records. The next few singles were one-offs, released on different labels until she was signed to the Dutch label Groovy Records in 1974 ("The Hostage" being her first single for them). Atlantic Records became responsible for distributing Summer's work in Germany at the same time and both labels would continue to distribute Summer's work in the respective countries for the following few years (including the first few years of her signing to Casablanca Records in North America).
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [1] |
NL [2] | |||
| 1968 | "Wassermann" [A] (Donna Gaines und Ensemble) | — | — | Haare (Hair) |
| 1969 | "If You Walkin' Alone" [A] (Donna Gains) | — | — | N/A |
| 1971 | "Sally Go 'Round the Roses" (Donna Gaines) | — | — | |
| 1974 | "Denver Dream" [B] | — | — | |
| "The Hostage" | — | 2 | Lady of the Night | |
| "Lady of the Night" | 40 | 4 | ||
| 1975 | "Love to Love You" [C] | — | 13 | N/A |
| "Virgin Mary" [C] | — | — | ||
- A Released in Germany only.
- B Released in The Netherlands, Belgium and France only.
- C Released in The Netherlands only.
None of the above singles were released in the United States and only "Sally Go 'Round the Roses" and "The Hostage" were released in the United Kingdom.
1975–1980 (Casablanca Records era)
These singles were all released commercially in at least one format in one country. Promotional formats may have also been released in that country/those countries or in others.
Summer's recordings during this era were distributed by Casablanca Records in North America and, from late 1977 onwards, in most other nations. Various other labels released Summer's work internationally prior to said time (and in a small number of cases, during it). Summer left the label in 1979 but they continued to issue previously released material for a while afterwards.
Singles from the film soundtracks of The Deep and Thank God It's Friday were distributed internationally by Casablanca, as that label was responsible for releasing the soundtracks worldwide.
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Dan [3] |
US R&B [3] |
AUS [4] |
CAN [5] |
GER [1] |
NL [2] |
NOR [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
UK [9] | ||||
| 1975 | "Love to Love You Baby" | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | — | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | Love to Love You Baby | |
| 1976 | "Could It Be Magic" | 52 | 3 | 21 | — | 64 | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | 40 | A Love Trilogy | |
| "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" [D] | 80 | 1 | 35 | — | 68 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Spring Affair" [D] | 58 | 1 | 24 | — | 80 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | Four Seasons of Love | ||
| 1977 | "Winter Melody" | 43 | 21 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | |||
| "Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)" [E] | — | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Remember Yesterday | ||
| "I Feel Love" | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| "Theme from The Deep (Down, Deep Inside)" [F] | — | 3 | — | 70 | — | 25 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
|
The Deep | |
| "I Remember Yesterday" [F] | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 14 | I Remember Yesterday | ||
| "Love's Unkind" [F] | — | — | — | — | 18 | 28 | — | — | — | 3 |
| |||
| "I Love You" | 37 | 1 | 28 | 47 | 27 | — | 6 | 10 | — | — | 10 | Once Upon a Time... | ||
| "Fairy Tale High" [G] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Once Upon a Time" [H] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | "Rumour Has It" | 53 | 21 | — | 64 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | 19 | |||
| "Back in Love Again" [F] | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | I Remember Yesterday | ||
| "Last Dance" | 3 | 1 | 5 | 69 | 4 | — | 10 | — | 3 | 16 | 51 | Thank God It's Friday | ||
| "Je t'aime... moi non plus" [I] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "MacArthur Park" | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 39 | 8 | — | 4 | 16 | 5 | Live and More | ||
| "Heaven Knows" (with Brooklyn Dreams) | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 34 | ||||
| 1979 | "Hot Stuff" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | Bad Girls | |
| "Bad Girls" | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| "Dim All the Lights" | 2 | 54 | 13 | — | 13 | 25 | 28 | — | 14 | — | 29 |
| ||
| "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" [J] (with Barbra Streisand) |
1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II | ||
| "On the Radio" | 5 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 2 | 34 | 27 | 6 | 32 | — | 32 |
| ||
| 1980 | "Sunset People" [F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | 46 | Bad Girls/Walk Away - Collector's Edition: The Best of 1977-1980 | |
| "Our Love" [K] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bad Girls/On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes 1 & 2 | ||
| "Walk Away" | 36 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bad Girls/Walk Away - Collector's Edition: The Best of 1977-1980 | ||
- D Not released commercially in the United Kingdom.
- E Released commercially in selected countries (including North America and the Netherlands) with "I Feel Love" as the B-side. The two sides were switched around soon after release and issued with "Can't We Just Sit Down" as the B-side internationally.
- F Not released commercially in North America.
- G Released commercially in Germany only.
- H Released commercially in Japan only.
- I Released commercially in South America only.
- J Also released by Streisand's label on different formats in different countries (hence its inclusion in the "Guest Appearances" section also). Sales/airplay of all formats on both labels were amalgamated.
- K Released commercially in Spain only.
1980–1991 (Geffen/Atlantic/Warner Bros. era)
These singles were all released commercially in at least one format in one country. Promotional formats may have also been released in that country/those countries or in others.
Summer's material during this era was released by three different Warner Bros. labels: Geffen, Atlantic and the main Warner Bros. label. In North America, Summer was signed to Geffen from 1980-1988 and Atlantic from 1989-1991. Internationally, Geffen released her material from 1980-1981 but all subsequent Geffen/Atlantic releases were released by Warner Bros. Records.
Summer's original North American label (Casablanca), now owned by PolyGram, also released two official Donna Summer singles in the United Kingdom in 1982 and 1983 respectively; these were new remixes and/or edits of two of Summer's biggest hits from during her time with that label. See notes below for details.
During Summer's court battle regarding her leaving Casablanca, it was decided that she still owed them an album. Subsequently, PolyGram's Mercury Records released the 1983 album She Works Hard For The Money, so all singles from that album were also released by Mercury.
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Dan [3] |
US R&B [3] |
AUS [4] |
CAN [5] |
GER [1] |
NL [2] |
NOR [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
UK [9] | ||||
| 1980 | "The Wanderer" | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 4 | — | 30 | — | 5 | 9 | 48 |
|
The Wanderer |
| "Cold Love" | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | ||||
| 1981 | "Who Do You Think You're Foolin'" | 40 | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Looking Up" [L] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" | 10 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 4 | — | 12 | 3 | 40 | 13 | 18 | Donna Summer | |
| "State of Independence" | 41 | — | 31 | 30 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | |||
| "I Feel Love" (Patrick Cowley Remixes) [M] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | N/A | ||
| "The Woman in Me" | 33 | — | 30 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 62 | Donna Summer | ||
| 1983 | "Protection" [N] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love to Love You Baby" (Young & Strong Edits) [M] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | ||
| "She Works Hard for the Money" | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 23 | 5 | 25 | She Works Hard for the Money | ||
| "Unconditional Love" (Additional vocals by Musical Youth) | 43 | — | 9 | 57 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 14 | |||
| "Love Has a Mind of Its Own" (with Matthew Ward) | 70 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "People, People" [O] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "He's a Rebel" [P] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | "Stop, Look and Listen" [M] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | ||
| "There Goes My Baby" | 21 | — | 20 | 52 | 31 | — | 31 | — | — | — | 99 | Cats Without Claws | ||
| "Supernatural Love" | 75 | 39 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1985 | "Eyes" [Q] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | ||
| 1987 | "Dinner with Gershwin" | 48 | 13 | 10 | — | 39 | — | 43 | — | — | — | 13 | All Systems Go | |
| "Only the Fool Survives" [R] (with Mickey Thomas) | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1988 | "All Systems Go" [Q] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | ||
| "Fascination" [S] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1989 | "This Time I Know It's for Real" | 7 | 5 | — | 40 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 3 | — | 12 | 3 | Another Place and Time | |
| "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" [Q] | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 29 | — | — | — | 7 | |||
| "Love's About to Change My Heart" | 85 | 3 | — | 71 | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | 20 | |||
| "Breakaway" [S] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "When Love Takes Over You" [Q] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | |||
| 1990 | "State of Independence" [Q] (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | 45 | Donna Summer/The Best of Donna Summer | |
| "Breakaway" [Q] (Remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | Another Place and Time/The Best of Donna Summer | ||
| 1991 | "When Love Cries" | 77 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mistaken Identity | |
| "Work That Magic" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | |||
- L Released commercially in Japan only.
- M Released commercially in the United Kingdom only.
- N Released commercially in Belgium, The Netherlands and Japan only.
- O Released commercially in The Netherlands only.
- P Released commercially in Spain only.
- Q Not released commercially in North America.
- R Released commercially in North America and Japan only.
- S Released commercially in North America only.
1993–2013
These singles were all released commercially in at least one format in one country. Promotional formats may have also been released in that country/those countries or in others.
Several of the singles from this era are in fact from albums by various artists on which Summer appeared.
PolyGram released the 1994 compilation album Endless Summer, so the two singles from that album (both newly recorded tracks) were released on Mercury, as was the 1999 re-release of "Last Dance".
The remixes of "I Feel Love" and "State of Independence" were released by the former UK-based Manifesto label, a division of Universal (who had owned the rights to much of Summer's back catalogue for some time).
Summer signed to Sony in 1999 and both her singles from that year were released by their Epic label. Summer's final album (2008's Crayons) and the singles from it were released by Sony's Burgundy Records.
Universal released 2005's "I Got Your Love", originally featured two years earlier in the television series Sex and the City.
The final Donna Summer single, "To Paris with Love" was released on her own Driven by the Music label.
The posthumous remix album released in 2013 (entitled Love to Love You Donna) and its singles were released by Verve Records, by then part of Universal Music Group, who had long since owned the rights to Summer's Casablanca/PolyGram recordings from 1975 to 1983.
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Dan [3] |
US R&B [3] |
AUS [4] |
GER [1] |
NL [2] |
UK [9] | |||
| 1993 | "La Vie en rose" [T] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tribute to Edith Piaf |
| 1994 | "Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)" | — | 1 | — | 79 | — | — | 21 | Endless Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits |
| "Any Way at All" [U] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "I Feel Love" (Remixes) | — | 9 | — | 80 | — | 26 | 8 | N/A |
| 1996 | "State of Independence" (Remixes) [V] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | |
| "Whenever There Is Love" [W] (with Bruce Roberts) | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Daylight | |
| 1997 | "Carry On" (Remixes) (with Giorgio Moroder) | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | 65 | N/A |
| 1999 | "I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)" | 79 | 1 | — | 97 | — | 59 | 44 | Live & More Encore |
| "Love Is the Healer" [W] | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Last Dance" [X] (Re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | |
| 2000 | "The Power of One" [U] | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | Pokémon: The Movie 2000 |
| 2005 | "I Got Your Love" [U] | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | N/A |
| 2006 | "Power of Love" [U] | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross |
| 2008 | "I'm a Fire" | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | Crayons |
| "Stamp Your Feet" | — | 1 | — | — | 88 | — | — | ||
| "It's Only Love" [U] | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Fame (The Game)" | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | "To Paris with Love" | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | N/A |
| 2012 | "I Feel Love" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | N/A |
| 2013 | "Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)" (Chromeo & Oliver Remix) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love to Love You Donna |
| "Love to Love You Baby" (Giorgio Moroder Remix) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
- T Released commercially in France only.
- U Released commercially in North America only.
- V Released commercially in the United Kingdom only.
- W Not released commercially in the United Kingdom.
- X Not released commercially in North America.
Guest appearances
All of the following singles were released commercially.
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Dan [3] |
US R&B [3] |
AUS [4] |
CAN [5] |
GER [1] |
NL [2] |
NOR [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
UK [9] | ||||
| 1977 | "Shut Out" (Paul Jabara featuring special guest Donna Summer) | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Shut Out | |
| 1979 | "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" [Y] (Barbra Streisand/Donna Summer) |
1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | Wet | |
| 1980 | "Never Lose Your Sense of Humor" (Paul Jabara and Donna Summer) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Third Album | |
| 1992 | "Carry On" (Giorgio Moroder featuring Donna Summer) | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | Forever Dancing | |
| 2012 | "Angel" (O'Mega Red featuring Donna Summer) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | |
- Y Also released by Summer's label on different formats in different countries (hence its inclusion in the main section also). Sales/airplay of all formats on both labels were amalgamated.
Promotional singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [3] | |||
| 1978 | "With Your Love" [Z] | — | Thank God It's Friday |
| 1979 | "On My Honor" [!] | — | Bad Girls |
| 1987 | "Thinking About My Baby" [!] | — | All Systems Go |
| 1999 | "Donna Summer Medley" [Z] | — | Live & More Encore |
| 2003 | "You're So Beautiful" [Z] | 5 | The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer |
| 2003 | "Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live for Love)" [Z] | 20 | |
| 2005 | "I Feel Love" [!] (Remixes) | — | N/A |
Other charted songs
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [3] | |||
| 1976 | "Wasted"/"Come with Me" | 7 | A Love Trilogy |
| 2013 | "MacArthur Park" (Laidback Luke Remix) | 1 | Love to Love You Donna |
- Dance Club Play chart entries
From the inception of the Billboard Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco) until the week of February 16, 1991, several (or even all) songs on an EP or album could occupy the same position if more than one track from a release was receiving significant play in clubs. Beginning with the February 23, 1991 issue, the dance chart became "song specific," meaning only one song could occupy each position at a time. Therefore;
- "Wasted" and "Come With Me" charted at #7 due to their inclusion on the A Love Trilogy album, so the chart position is in fact for the entire album. The reason these two tracks have been singled out is because the other two tracks on the album ("Could It Be Magic" and "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It") reached their own peak positions when they were released as singles.
- "Spring Affair" and "Winter Melody" both appear on Summer's Four Seasons of Love album, so their joint #1 position is actually for the whole album.
- "Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)", "I Feel Love", "I Remember Yesterday", "Love's Unkind" and "Back in Love Again" all appear on Summer's I Remember Yesterday album, so their #1 position is also for the full album..
- "I Love You", "Fairy Tale High", "Once Upon a Time" and "Rumour Has It" all appear on her Once Upon a Time album, so again the #1 position is in fact for the whole album.
- "Last Dance" shared its entry with three other tracks from the Thank God It's Friday film soundtrack, none of which were sung by Summer (though she was credited as co-writer and background vocalist on "Take It to the Zoo", a track by her sisters' group Sunshine.
- "MacArthur Park" and "Heaven Knows" are both part of a medley entitled "MacArthur Park Suite," which was released as a 12" single for use in clubs. A slightly different version appears on the Live And More album.
- "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girls" was released for use in clubs as a continuous medley on a one-sided 12" single, so these two also count as one #1 on this chart.
- "The Wanderer", "Cold Love", "Who Do You Think You're Foolin'", and "Looking Up" all appear on Summer's The Wanderer album, so yet again their entry is for the whole album.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "GER Charts > Donna Summer". Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "NL Charts > Donna Summer". MegaCharts. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Donna Summer > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- 1 2 3 4 Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 300. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Discography Donna Summer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- "Love's About To Change My Heart" (ARIA Chart) peak: "Response from ARIA re: Chart Inquiry, received 2015-10-03". Imgur. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks between January 1990 and December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- 1 2 3 "CAN Charts > Donna Summer". RPM. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- 1 2 3 "NOR Charts > Donna Summer". VG-lista. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
- 1 2 3 "NZ Charts > Donna Summer". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
- 1 2 3 "SWE Charts > Donna Summer". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
- 1 2 3 4 "UK Charts > Donna Summer". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-03-13.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "American single certifications – "Summer, Donna"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-05-20. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "UK Certified Awards Search > Donna Summer". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- ↑ "American single certifications – Streisand, Barbra and Donna Summer – No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
- ↑ "American single certifications – Streisand, Barbra and Donna Summer – No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
