Global InformationThe Supremes discography information
| The Supremes discography | |
|---|---|
 Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson and Diana Ross performing together on The Ed Sullivan Show, 1966 | |
| Studio albums | 29 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 32 |
| Singles | 66 |
| Soundtrack albums | 2 |
| US No. 1 Singles | 12 |
| Promotional singles | 3 |
American girl group The Supremes have released 29 studio albums, four live albums, two soundtrack albums, 32 compilation albums, four box sets, 66 singles and three promotional singles. The Supremes are the most successful American group of all time, and the 26th greatest artist of all time on the US Billboard charts;[1] with 12 number-one songs on the Billboard Hot 100 (the fifth-best total in the chart's history)[2] and three number-one albums on the Billboard 200.[3] The Supremes were the first artist to accumulate five consecutive number-one singles on the US Hot 100[4] and the first female group to top the Billboard 200 albums chart with The Supremes A' Go-Go (1966).[5] In 2017, Billboard ranked The Supremes as the number-one girl group of all time, publishing, 'although there have been many girl group smashes in the decades since the Supremes ruled the Billboard charts, no collective has yet to challenge their, for lack of a better word, supremacy.'[6] In 2019, the UK Official Charts Company placed 7 Supremes songs—"You Can't Hurry Love" (16), "Baby Love" (23), "Stop! In the Name of Love" (56), "Where Did Our Love Go?" (59), "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (78), "Come See About Me" (94) and "Stoned Love" (99)—on The Official Top 100 Motown songs of the Millennium chart, which ranks Motown releases by their all-time UK downloads and streams.[7][8]
In 2020, Insider.com named The Supremes "the best-selling vocal group to date",[9] after Ebony estimated The Supremes' record sales at 50 million in 1980[10] and Euronews reported total sales exceeding 100 million records in 2014.[11][12] This would make the group one of the best-selling music artists of all time. However, Motown refused to submit their books for industry audit,[13] until the 1980s, years after the group disbanded.[14][15] As such, The Supremes' first certifications include; the Anthology compilation album, which peaked at number 66 on the US Billboard 200[3] and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 21, 1986;[16] and the Love Supreme (1988) compilation, which peaked at number ten on the UK Albums Chart[17] and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on January 27, 1989.[18] To put this into perspective, the group's first hits compilation, Greatest Hits (1967), topped both the US[3] and UK albums charts upon release.[17] Despite selling over one million copies in the US,[19] with 89 total weeks on the Billboard 200;[3] and being the UK's fourth "longest-reigning Top 40 girl group album ever", with a total of 60 weeks in the top 40;[20] Greatest Hits (1967) is not certified by either the RIAA or BPI.
- ^ "Greatest of All Time Artists Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Billboard.com.
- ^ Anderson, Trevor. "Leading Ladies: A Look at Women's No. 1 Success in the Hot 100's History". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
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US BB200was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Anderson, Trevor (February 9, 2021). "The Supremes' Biggest Billboard Hits: 'Love Child,' 'Baby Love' & More". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "The Supremes Become First Female Group to Top Billboard 200 | Black History Month". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Lipshutz, Jason (November 7, 2017). "Top 10 Girl Groups Of All Time". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "The Top 100 Digital Motown Chart". BBC. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ Copsey, Rob (26 August 2019). "The Official Top 100 Motown songs of the Millennium". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ Shaw, Gabbi (October 18, 2020). "The Supremes are still the best-selling vocal group to date, and it all started in 1964". Insider.com. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Robinson, Louie (February 1980). "Top Record Sellers of All Time". Ebony. p. 87.
- ^ "The Supremes celebrate 50th anniversary". Euronews. June 17, 2014. Archived from the original on June 21, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
- ^ "Mary Wilson - a Motown legend and a style icon". BBC News. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ Stuart Cosgrove (2 October 2016). Detroit 67: The Year That Changed Soul. Birlinn Ltd. p. 309. ISBN 978-0857903341. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ White, Adam (September 28, 2018). "Motown's All-Time Top 50: Discuss". adampwhite.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ Louis Barfe (2004). Where Have All the Good Times Gone? The Rise and Fall of the Record Industry. Atlantic. p. 169. ISBN 9781843540656. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
- ^ Grein, Paul (15 February 1986). "Top Monthly Platinum Tally in Three Years". Billboard. p. 3. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
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Million Selling Records p252was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Myers, Justin (March 27, 2018). "Little Mix's Glory Days sets UK chart record as the longest-reigning Top 40 girl group album ever". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 29, 2019.