American R&B singer Patti LaBelle has released eighteen studio albums, three live albums, fourteen compilation albums, and forty-seven singles. To date, LaBelle has sold 50 million records worldwide. According to RIAA, she has attained five gold and two platinum-certified albums in the United States. LaBelle has also charted forty-two hits on Billboard's Hot/R&B Hip-Hop Songs, 13 of which reached the Top 10.
In 2015, Billboard ranked “Lady Marmalade” with the all-female group LaBelle as the 30th Biggest Girl Group song of all time on Billboard Hot 100. She has charted twenty albums on Billboard 200, two of which reached the Top 10 and one reaching the top. Winner In You is her most successful album to date with eight million copies sold worldwide, and about 900,000 copies were sold in the US in just seven weeks.
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US US R&B US Cashbox R&B US Gospel US Jazz AUS "With Your Hand Upon My Heart": N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. CAN NL NZ UK Patti LaBelle Released: October 13, 1977 Label: Epic Format: LP 62 31 5 — — — — — — — Tasty Released: October 23, 1978 Label: Epic Format: LP/CD 129 39 34 — — — — — — — It's Alright with Me Released: November 12, 1979 Label: Epic Format: CD 145 33 23 — — — — — — — Released Released: November 24, 1980 Label: Epic Format: LP/CD 114 21 31 — — — — — — — The Spirit's in It Released: November 30, 1981 Label: Philadelphia Int'l / CBS Format: CD 156 43 36 — — — — — — — I'm in Love Again Released: November 21, 1983 Label: Philadelphia Int'l / CBS Format: CD 40 4 3 — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold Patti Released: July 11, 1985 Label: Philadelphia Int'l / CBS Format: CD 72 13 7 — — — — — — — Winner in You Released: April 28, 1986 Label: MCA Format: CD, CS 1 1 1 — — 72 7 28 10 30 RIAA: Platinum MC: Platinum Be Yourself Released: June 22, 1989 Label: MCA Format: CD, CS 86 14 14 — — — — — — — This Christmas Released: October 30, 1990 Label: MCA Format: CD, CS — — — — — — — — — — Burnin' Released: October 1, 1991 Label: MCA Format: CD, CS 71 9 11 — — 184 — — — — RIAA: Gold Gems Released: June 7, 1994 Label: MCA Format: CD, CS 48 7 5 — — 136 — — — — RIAA: Gold Flame Released: June 24, 1997 Label: MCA Format: CD, CS 39 10 n/a — — 192 — — — — RIAA: Platinum When a Woman Loves Released: October 24, 2000 Label: MCA Format: CD, CS 63 26 n/a — — — — — — — Timeless Journey Released: May 4, 2004 Label: Def Soul Classics Format: CD 18 5 n/a — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold Classic Moments Released: June 21, 2005 Label: Def Soul Classics Format: CD 24 5 n/a — — — — — — — RIAA: Gold The Gospel According to Patti LaBelle Released: November 21, 2006 Label: Umbrella / Bungalo Format: CD 86 17 n/a 1 — — — — — — Miss Patti's Christmas Released: October 9, 2007 Label: Def Soul Classics Format: CD 174 26 n/a — — — — — — — Bel Hommage Released: May 5, 2017 Label: GPE Records Format: CD, Digital Download — — n/a — 2 — — — — — Patti Labelle Presents: Home for the Holidays with Friends Released: November 24, 2017 Label: GPE Records Format: CD, Download — — n/a — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US US R&B Live! Released: November 10, 1992 Label: MCA Format: CD, CS 135 18 Live! One Night Only Released: September 22, 1998 Label: MCA Format: CD, CS 182 51 Live in Washington, D.C. Released: June 10, 2008 Label: Philadelphia International / Legacy Format: CD — 43 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
Compilation albums Year Album Peaks Record label USR&B AUS 1982 Best of Patti LaBelle 61 — Epic 1993 Miss Soul — — Sony Music 1995 Lady Marmalade: The Best of Patti & Labelle — — Legacy/Epic La Belle — — Sony Music 1996 Greatest Hits 58 168 MCA 1997 You Are My Friend: the Ballads — — Legacy/Epic 1999 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Patti LaBelle — — MCA 2001 Love Songs — — Legacy/Epic Classic: The Universal Masters Collection — — MCA 2002 Greatest Love Songs — — Hip-O 2003 The Essential Collection — — Spectrum Music 2004 Anthology 95 — The Right Stuff 2005 Gold — — Hip-O 2006 The Definitive Collection 36 — Geffen Beautiful Ballads — — Legacy/Epic 2008 The Essential Patti LaBelle — — Sony BMG 2011 Playlist: The Very Best of Patti LaBelle — — Legacy/Epic 2014 Icon — — Geffen "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
Singles {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="11" | Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| Certifications ! rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| USR&B ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| USDan ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US Cashbox R&B ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| USA/C ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| AUS ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| CAN ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| IRE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| NL ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| NZ ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK |- | 1977 | align="left"| "Joy to Have Your Love" | — | 31 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align=left rowspan="3"| Patti LaBelle |- | rowspan="4"| 1978 | align="left"| "You Are My Friend" | — | 61 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| align="left"| "Dan Swit Me" | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| align="left"| "Teach Me Tonight (Me Gusta Tu Baile)" | — | 51 | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align=left rowspan="2"| Tasty |- | align="left"| "Little Girls" | — | 60 | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| rowspan="2"| 1979 | align="left"| "It's Alright with Me" | — | 34 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align=left rowspan="2"| It's Alright with Me |- | align="left"| "Music Is My Way of Life" | — | 81 | 10 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| rowspan="3"| 1980 | align="left"| "Release (The Tension)" | — | 61 | 48 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | | align=left rowspan="3"| Released |- | align="left"| "I Don't Go Shopping" | — | 26 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| align="left"| "Don't Make Your Angel Cry" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |- | rowspan="2"| 1981 | align="left"| "Rocking Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align=left rowspan="2"| The Spirit's in It |- | align="left"| "The Spirit's in It" | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| 1982 | align="left"| "The Best Is Yet to Come" (with Grover Washington, Jr.) | — | 14 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align=left| The Best Is Yet to Come |- | rowspan="2"| 1983 | align="left"| "If Only You Knew" (A-side) | 46 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | | align=left rowspan="2"| I'm in Love Again |- | align="left"| "I'll Never, Never Give Up" (B-side) | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| rowspan="3"| 1984 | align="left"| "Love Has Finally Come at Last" (with Bobby Womack) | 88 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align=left| The Poet II |- | align="left"| "Love, Need and Want You" | — | 10 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align=left| I'm in Love Again |- | align="left"| "It Takes a Lot of Strength to Say Goodbye" (with Bobby Womack) | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align=left| The Poet II |- | rowspan="4"| 1985 | align="left"| "New Attitude" | 17 | 3 | 1 | 10 | — | 84 | — | — | — | 30 | 136 | | align=left rowspan="2"| Beverly Hills Cop: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |- | align="left"| "Stir It Up" | 41 | 5 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 115
| align="left"| "I Can't Forget You" | — | 63 | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align=left rowspan="3"| Patti |- | align="left"| "Shy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| rowspan="4"| 1986 | align="left"| "If You Don't Know Me by Now (Part 1)" | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| align="left"| "On My Own" (with Michael McDonald) | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | RIAA: Platinum MC: Platinum BPI: Silver | align=left rowspan="4"| Winner in You |- | align="left"| "Oh, People" | 29 | 7 | — | 9 | — | — | 42 | 10 | 31 | 36 | 26
| align="left"| "Kiss Away the Pain" | — | 13 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| rowspan="3"| 1987 | align="left"| "Something Special (Is Gonna Happen Tonight)" | — | 50 | 10 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110
| align="left"| "The Last Unbroken Heart" (with Bill Champlin) | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align=left| Miami Vice II |- | align="left"| "Just the Facts" | — | 33 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align=left| Dragnet |- | rowspan="2"| 1989 | align="left"| "If You Asked Me To" | 79 | 10 | — | 8 | 11 | 163 | — | — | — | — | 133 | | align=left rowspan="3"| Be Yourself |- | align="left"| "Yo Mister" | — | 6 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | 127
| 1990 | align="left"| "I Can't Complain" | — | 65 | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| rowspan="3"| 1991 | align="left"| "Superwoman" (with Gladys Knight & Dionne Warwick) | — | 19 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align=left| Good Woman |- | align="left"| "Feels Like Another One" | — | 3 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align=left rowspan="4"| ''Burnin|- | align="left"| "Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)" | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| rowspan="3"| 1992 | align="left"| "When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven)" | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| align="left"| "When You Love Somebody (Saving My Love for You)" | — | 70 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| align="left"| "All Right Now" | — | 30 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align=left| Live! |- | 1993 | align="left"| "With Your Hand upon My Heart" (with Michael Crawford) | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | | align=left| A Touch of Music in the Night |- | rowspan="2"| 1994 | align="left"| "The Right Kinda Lover" | 61 | 8 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | | align=left rowspan="3"| Gems |- | align="left"| "All This Love" | — | 42 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| 1995 | align="left"| "I Never Stopped Loving You" | — | 67 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| rowspan="2"| 1997 | align="left"| "When You Talk About Love" | 56 | 12 | 1 | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | | align=left rowspan="3"| Flame |- | align="left"| "Shoe Was on the Other Foot" | — | 35 | 10 | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | align=left| |- | 1998 | align="left"| "Someone Like You" | — | 43 | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| rowspan="2"| 2000 | align="left"|"Too Many Tears, Too Many Times" | — | — | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align=left rowspan="3"| When a Woman Loves |- | align="left"| "Call Me Gone" | — | — | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| 2001 | align="left"| "Why Do We Hurt Each Other" | — | — | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| rowspan="2"| 2003 | align="left"| "Way Up There" | — | — | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align=left| Church: Songs of Soul & Inspiration |- | align="left"| "You Are Everything" (with Terry Steele) | — | — | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align=left| Day by Day |- | rowspan="2"| 2004 | align="left"| "New Day" | 93 | 36 | 11 | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align=left| Timeless Journey |- | align="left"| "Gotta Go Solo" (with Ronald Isley) | 89 | 31 | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | —
| 2005 | align="left"| "Ain't No Way" (with Mary J. Blige) | — | 62 | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | align=left| Classic Moments |- | 2006 | align="left"| "When Love Begins" (with Yolanda Adams) | — | 68 | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |