The Supremes discography
| The Supremes discography | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio albums | 29 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 31 |
| Singles | 66 |
| Soundtrack albums | 2 |
| No. 1 Singles | 12 |
| Other albums | 8 |
This article presents the discography of American singing group The Supremes. It is a complete listing of all their singles and albums as released by Motown Records. 33 of their singles reached the Billboard Top 40 in the US, 23 reached either the US or UK Top 10, and 12 of them reached the number-one position on the US pop chart with "Baby Love" also topping the UK pop chart. 12 of their albums reached the Top 10 in either the US or UK, with five of them going to number-one.
Albums
Studio albums
- 1 Peaked at number six on Billboard magazine's Top Holiday Albums chart.
- 2 Diana Ross & the Supremes with The Temptations.
- 3 The Supremes with the Four Tops.
Live albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
UK [1] | ||||
| 1965 | The Supremes at the Copa | 11 | 6 | — | ||
| 1968 | Live at London's Talk of the Town | 57 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1970 | Farewell | 46 | 31 | — | ||
| 1973 | The Supremes Live! In Japan 1 | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released | ||||||
- 1 Japan-only; released in the US by Motown in 2004
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
UK [1] | ||||
| 1967 | Greatest Hits | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1969 | Greatest Hits Vol. 3 | 31 | 5 | — | ||
| 1974 | Diana Ross & the Supremes Anthology (version one) | 66 | 24 | — | ||
| 1977 | 20 Golden Greats 1 | — | — | 1 | ||
| 1978 | At Their Best | — | — | — | ||
| 1984 | 20 Greatest Hits – Compact Command Performances | — | — | — | ||
| 1985 | Diana Ross & the Supremes: 25th Anniversary Collection | 112 | 61 | — | ||
| 1986 | Diana Ross & the Supremes Anthology (version two) | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | The Never-Before-Released Masters 2 | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | Love Supreme 1 | — | — | 10 | ||
| 1991 | The Supremes ('70s): Greatest Hits and Rare Classics 1 | — | — | — | ||
| 1995 | The Best of Diana Ross & the Supremes: Anthology (version three) | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | The Ultimate Collection | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | 40 Golden Motown Greats 1 | — | — | 35 | ||
| 2000 | The Supremes 3 | — | — | — | ||
| 20th Century Masters: The Best of Diana Ross & the Supremes, Vol. 1 | — | — | — | |||
| 20th Century Masters: The Best of Diana Ross & the Supremes, Vol. 2 | — | — | — | |||
| 2001 | Diana Ross & the Supremes Anthology (version four) | — | — | — | ||
| 2002 | The '70s Anthology | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | Diana Ross & the Supremes: The No. 1's | 72 | 63 | 15 | ||
| 2004 | Joined Together: The Complete Studio Duets 4 | — | — | — | ||
| There's a Place for Us 5 | — | — | — | |||
| 2005 | The Supremes: Gold 6 | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | This Is the Story: The '70s Albums, Vol. 1 – 1970–1973: The Jean Terrell Years 7 | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | Diana Ross & the Supremes Remixes 8 | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | Let the Music Play: Supreme Rarities 9 | — | — | — | ||
| The Definitive Collection | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | Magnificent: The Complete Studio Duets 10 | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | Icon: Diana Ross & the Supremes | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | Let Yourself Go: The '70s Albums, Vol 2 – 1974–1977: The Final Sessions 11 | — | — | — | ||
| 50th Anniversary: The Singles Collection 1961–1969 | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released | ||||||
- 1 UK-release.
- 2 A compilation of previously unreleased songs including a majority of songs from the unreleased Disney Classics sessions.
- 3 A four-disc box-set.
- 4 A compilation of all recordings from Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations made during the 1960s.
- 5 Originally scheduled for release in 1965 as a studio album.
- 6 A compilation of Greatest Hits, Greatest Hits Vol. 3 and At Their Best.
- 7 A compilation of Right On, New Ways but Love Stays, Floy Joy, Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb and the previously unreleased Promises Kept sessions, together with three non-album tracks.
- 8 Japanese collection containing remixes of Supremes and solo Diana Ross recordings.
- 9 A compilation of unreleased recordings and rarities.
- 10 A compilation of all recordings from The Supremes & the Four Tops made during the 1970s.
- 11 A compilation of The Supremes, High Energy and Mary Scherrie & Susaye with several unreleased and alternate versions.
Soundtracks
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
UK [1] | ||||
| 1968 | TCB 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 1969 | G.I.T. on Broadway 1 | 38 | 4 | — | ||
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released | ||||||
- 1 Diana Ross & the Supremes with The Temptations.
Singles
All singles released on Motown Records except for the Primettes' "Tears of Sorrow" b/w "Pretty Baby", issued on Lu Pine Records.
| Year | A-side title B-side title |
Lead vocal | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
US Cashbox [3] |
US R&B |
US Dance |
US AC [4] |
UK [5] [6][7] |
AUS | ||||
| The Primettes | ||||||||||
| 1960 | "Tears of Sorrow" "Pretty Baby" |
Diane Ross Mary Wilson |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Supremes | ||||||||||
| 1961 | "I Want a Guy" "Never Again" |
Diana Ross | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Buttered Popcorn" 1 "Who's Lovin' You" |
Florence Ballard Diana Ross |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1962 | "Your Heart Belongs to Me" "(He's) Seventeen" |
Diana Ross | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Let Me Go the Right Way" "Time Changes Things" |
90 | 82 | 26 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1963 | "My Heart Can't Take It No More" "You Bring Back Memories" |
129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "A Breathtaking Guy" 2 "(The Man with the) Rock and Roll Banjo Band" |
75 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" 3 "Standing at the Crossroads of Love" |
23 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | |||
| 1964 | "Run, Run, Run" 3, 12 "I'm Giving You Your Freedom" |
93 | 86 | 22 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Where Did Our Love Go" 3 "He Means the World to Me" |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 14 | |||
| "Baby Love" 3 "Ask Any Girl" |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 26 | |||
| "Come See About Me" 3 "(You're Gone But) Always in My Heart" |
1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 27 | 78 | |||
| 1965 | "Stop! In the Name of Love" "I'm in Love Again" |
1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 42 | ||
| "Back in My Arms Again" "Whisper You Love Me Boy" |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 95 | |||
| "The Only Time I'm Happy" 4 Supremes interview |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Nothing but Heartaches" "He Holds His Own" |
11 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 83 | |||
| "Things Are Changing" 5 "Things Are Changing" |
Diana Ross, Florence Ballard | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Hear a Symphony" "Who Could Ever Doubt My Love" |
Diana Ross | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 39 | 48 | ||
| "Children's Christmas Song" 6, 7 "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Me" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "My World Is Empty Without You" "Everything is Good About You" |
5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | 88 | |||
| 1966 | "Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" "He's All I Got" |
9 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | 100 | ||
| "You Can't Hurry Love" "Put Yourself in My Place" |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | |||
| "You Keep Me Hangin' On" "Remove This Doubt" |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 11 | |||
| 1967 | "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" "There's No Stopping Us Now" |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 45 | ||
| "The Happening" "All I Know About You" |
1 | 1 | 12 | — | — | 6 | 5 | |||
| Diana Ross & the Supremes | ||||||||||
| 1967 | "Reflections" "Going Down for the Third Time" |
Diana Ross | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 26 | |
| "In and Out of Love" 7 "I Guess I'll Always Love You" |
9 | 10 | 16 | — | — | 13 | 24 | |||
| 1968 | "Forever Came Today" 7 "Time Changes Things" |
28 | 13 | 17 | — | — | 28 | 68 | ||
| "Some Things You Never Get Used To" 8 "You've Been So Wonderful to Me" |
30 | 22 | 43 | — | — | 34 | 98 | |||
| "Love Child" 7 "Will This Be the Day" |
1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" 9 "A Place in the Sun" |
Diana Ross, Eddie Kendricks Diana Ross, Paul Williams |
2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 14 | ||
| 1969 | "I'm Livin' in Shame" 7 "I'm So Glad (I Got Somebody Like You Around)" |
Diana Ross | 10 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 14 | 26 | |
| "I'll Try Something New" 9 "The Way You Do the Things You Do" |
Diana Ross, Eddie Kendricks, Melvin Franklin Diana Ross, Eddie Kendricks |
25 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Composer" 7 "The Beginning of the End" |
Diana Ross | 27 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | 87 | ||
| "No Matter What Sign You Are" 7 "The Young Folks" |
31 69 |
27 89 |
17 | — | — | 37 | — | |||
| "The Weight" 7 "For Better or Worse" |
Diana Ross, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams Diana Ross, Eddie Kendricks |
46 | 39 | 33 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Second That Emotion" 9, 10 "The Way You Do the Things You Do" |
Diana Ross, Eddie Kendricks | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | ||
| "Someday We'll Be Together" 11 "He's My Sunny Boy" |
Diana Ross, Johnny Bristol Diana Ross |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 13 | 35 | ||
| 1970 | "Why (Must We Fall in Love)" 9, 10 "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" |
Diana Ross, Eddie Kendricks Diana Ross, Paul Williams |
— | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | |
| "The Rhythm of Life" "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" |
Diana Ross, The Temptations | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | ||
| The Supremes | ||||||||||
| 1970 | "Up the Ladder to the Roof" "Bill, When Are You Coming Back" |
Jean Terrell | 10 | 9 | 5 | — | 28 | 6 | 43 | |
| "Everybody's Got the Right to Love" "But I Love You More" |
21 | 14 | 11 | — | 29 | — | — | |||
| "Stoned Love" "Shine on Me" |
7 | 5 | 1 | — | 24 | 3 | 99 | |||
| "River Deep – Mountain High" 12 "Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music" |
Jean Terrell, Levi Stubbs Jean Terrell |
14 | 15 | 7 | — | — | 11 | — | ||
| 1971 | "Nathan Jones" "Happy (Is a Bumpy Road)" |
Jean Terrell, Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong Jean Terrell |
16 | 10 | 8 | — | 29 | 5 | — | |
| "You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart" 12 "I'm Glad About It" |
Jean Terrell, Levi Stubbs | 55 | 51 | 41 | — | — | 25 | — | ||
| "Touch" "It's So Hard for Me to Say Good-bye" |
Jean Terrell, Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong Jean Terrell |
71 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Floy Joy" "This Is the Story" |
Jean Terrell, Mary Wilson Jean Terrell |
16 | 16 | 5 | — | 25 | 9 | — | ||
| 1972 | "Automatically Sunshine" "Precious Little Things" |
Jean Terrell, Mary Wilson Jean Terrell |
37 | 37 | 21 | — | 17 | 10 | — | |
| "Without the One You Love" 10, 12 "Let's Make Love Now" |
Jean Terrell, Levi Stubbs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Your Wonderful, Sweet Sweet Love" "The Wisdom of Time" |
Jean Terrell | 59 | 70 | 22 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Guess I'll Miss the Man" "Over and Over" |
85 | 100 | — | — | 17 | — | — | |||
| "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" 10, 12 "Where Would I Be Without You Baby" |
Jean Terrell, Levi Stubbs | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973 | "Bad Weather" "Oh Be My Love" |
Jean Terrell | 87 | 92 | 74 | — | — | 37 | — | |
| "Tossin' and Turnin'" 10 "Oh Be My Love" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1974 | "Baby Love" 13 "Ask Any Girl" |
Diana Ross | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | |
| "Where Did Our Love Go" 13 "Nothing but Heartaches" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1975 | "He's My Man" "Give Out, But Don't Give Up" |
Scherrie Payne, Mary Wilson Scherrie Payne |
— | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Where Do I Go from Here" "Give Out, But Don't Give Up" |
Scherrie Payne | — | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Early Morning Love" 10 "Where Is It I Belong" |
Mary Wilson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976 | "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking" "Early Morning Love" |
Scherrie Payne Mary Wilson |
40 | 54 | 25 | 3 | — | — | — | |
| "High Energy" "High Energy" |
Susaye Greene | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | ||
| "You're My Driving Wheel" "You're What's Missing in My Life" |
Scherrie Payne Scherrie Payne, Mary Wilson |
85 | — | 50 | 5 | — | — | — | ||
| 1977 | "Let Yourself Go" "You Are the Heart of Me" |
Scherrie Payne Mary Wilson |
— | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Love, I Never Knew You Could Feel So Good" "This Is Why I Believe in You" |
Scherrie Payne Mary Wilson |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "Stop! In the Name of Love" 13 "Automatically Sunshine" |
Diana Ross Jean Terrell, Mary Wilson |
— | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | |
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released | ||||||||||
- 1 The original master of this single was withdrawn shortly after its release, and a re-recorded version, also featuring Ballard on lead, was issued instead.
- 2 Originally issued as "A Breath Taking, First Sight Soul Shaking, One Night Love Making, Next Day Heart Breaking Guy", quickly withdrawn and re-pressed with the shortened title.
- 3 There was no Billboard R&B singles chart from November 1963 until January 1965. Most discographies include R&B information from Cash Box magazine to fill in the gap in the R&B chart, as is done here.
- 4 Promotional-only single release
- 5 Promotional radio-only single produced by Phil Spector, for The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
- 6 Charted on Billboard magazine's Top Holiday Songs chart, peaking at number seven.
- 7 Background vocals by The Andantes, instead of The Supremes. In the case of "In and Out of Love", both The Andantes' and Supremes' backing vocal tracks were used.
- 8 Backing vocals by Ashford & Simpson instead of The Supremes.
- 9 Diana Ross & The Supremes with The Temptations.
- 10 UK-only single.
- 11 Backing vocals by Maxine and Julia Waters instead of The Supremes.
- 12 The Supremes with the Four Tops.
- 13 UK re-issue.
Shelved albums
The Supremes had a number of canceled albums and shelved projects during their original run. These unreleased albums include the following thirteen titles:
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1963 | The Supremes Sing Ballads & Blues 1 |
| 1965 | Live, Live, Live! 2 |
| There's a Place for Us 3 | |
| Around the World with The Supremes 4 | |
| A Tribute to the Girls 5 | |
| 1966 | Pure Gold 6 |
| Live at the Roostertail '66 7 | |
| 1967 | The Supremes and the Motown Sound: From Broadway to Hollywood 8 |
| Live at the Roostertail '67 9 | |
| 1968 | Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing Disney Classics 10 |
| Some Things You Never Get Used To 11 | |
| 1971 | Promises Kept 12 |
| 1973 | Untitled Stevie Wonder Album 13 |
- 1 The Supremes Sing Ballads & Blues, was assigned a catalog number (Motown 610) in late 1963 and given a projected release date. Although it was not released, several of the tracks originally recorded for it appeared on the album The Supremes Sing Country, Western and Pop in spring 1965.
- 2 Live, Live, Live!, a live concert recording, was scheduled for release on Motown 625 in early 1965. Although no official track list is available, the live set from the expanded fortieth anniversary edition of the Where Did Our Love Go album features tracks that were slated for inclusion on the album. The Where Did Our Love Go anniversary edition liner notes indicate the possibility of tracks from the Motor-Town Revue in Paris were also considered.
- 3 There's a Place for Us, an album of pop standards, saw release as an expanded volume in 2004, thirty-nine years after it was completed.
- 4 Around the World with The Supremes, was a project Motown planned consisting of famous international songs such as "C'est si bon," ""Never on Sunday"," "La Bamba," and "Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volare)." Although instrumental tracks were recorded, the album was never completed as the group never recorded any vocals.
- 5 A Tribute to the Girls, was an album Motown planned for the group to record featuring songs made famous by girl groups of the time; however it was never completed. Several tracks were featured on the expanded release of There's a Place for Us.
- 6 Pure Gold, an album of greatest hits-like material, was planned for release in May 1966, but was cancelled.
- 7 Live at the Roostertail '66, a live concert recording, was planned for release and was to include several outtakes from The Supremes at the Copa, but the album was scrapped. Two tracks from the album such as "You Can't Hurry Love," and "Group Introductions" were released in 2000. The complete show, recorded on September 26, 1966, was released by Hip-O-Select on Disc 2 of the expanded edition of "I Hear A Symphony" in 2012.
- 8 The Supremes and the Motown Sound: From Broadway to Hollywood, with no formal track listings having been produced for this album, it is widely believed that the album would have been based around the group's then-current number one single, 'The Happening'. Tracks for the album were recorded in LA and featured songs made popular on Broadway or in Hollywood films. Earlier vaulted material, notably from the featured recordings from There's a Place for Us sessions were also considered for inclusion.
- 9 Live at the Roostertail '67, a live concert recording, was planned for a possible release. Recorded in August 1967, it was the first live recording to feature Cindy Birdsong in the group. Two tracks from the album such as "You Keep Me Hangin' On," and "Reflections" were released in 2000.
- 10 Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing Disney Classics, featuring covers of songs from films produced by Walt Disney Productions, began in 1967 and was completed by early 1968. However, the album was never given an assigned catalog number and was shelved after 14 tracks were completed. Songs recorded for the album, including "When You Wish upon a Star", "I've Got No Strings" and "Whistle While You Work", have appeared on several Supremes compilation albums. "Chim Chim Cher-ee", "A Spoonful of Sugar", and "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" still remain unreleased.
- 11 Some Things You Never Get Used To, was a planned 1968 album based around the single "Some Things You Never Get Used To." The album consisted of new recordings and outtakes from previous albums. Motown hoped the single would be a smash hit after their previous single "Forever Came Today" failed to crack Billboard Top 20. When the song only made it to number 30, their weakest showing since 1963, the album was scrapped. Several of the newer recordings as well as the single would later be placed on Love Child.
- 12 Promises Kept, a 1971 set by the "New Supremes" produced by Clay McMurray, Bobby Taylor, Ashford & Simpson, and others. The album was never finished, and the Supremes were instead assigned to work on Floy Joy with Smokey Robinson as producer. Some of the Promises Kept songs appear on the 2000 Supremes box set and the 2002 70s Anthology. Thirteen other tracks from the sessions are also included in The Supremes box set This Is the Story: The '70s Albums, Vol. 1 – 1970–1973: The Jean Terrell Years.
- 13 Untitled Stevie Wonder Album, was a planned 1973 album to be written and produced by Stevie Wonder. Wonder wrote and produced their single "Bad Weather" with hopes the song would return the group back to the top of the charts. However, the song failed to crack the Top 40 and peaked at number 87 on Billboard's Hot 100. With the song's poor charting the album was scrapped. Two tracks, "Soft Days" and "I'll Wait A Lifetime," were recorded for the album; however both tracks currently remain unreleased. Other songs rumored to have been planned or recorded for the album included "Superstition" and "Until You Come Back to Me."
Videography
Video albums
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1964 | T.A.M.I. Show |
| 1968 | Greatest Hits: Live in Amsterdam |
| 1969 | Reflections: The Definitive Performances (1964–1969) |
| 1983 | Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever |
Note
- US chart positions below #100 were compiled from Billboard magazine's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles and Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles charts.
- The theme tune for the 1965 movie Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine was recorded by the group as a single-sided unreleased promotional single.[8][9]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "SUPREMES (full Official Chart History)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ↑ "The Supremes - Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ↑ Archived July 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "The Supremes - Chart History (AC)". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.musicvf.com/The+Supremes.art
- ↑ "SUPREMES (full Official Chart History)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ↑ "SUPREMES (full Official Chart History)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ↑ Ribowsky, M. (2009), The Supremes: A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, and Betrayal, De Capo Press, ISBN 978-0-306-81586-7, p.417
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