American girl group The Supremes has 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 tied with eight other artists for the seventh most successful American group of all time, and the 26th greatest artist of all time on the US Billboard charts; with 12 number-one songs on the Billboard Hot 100 (the fifth-best total in the chart's history) and three number-one albums on the Billboard 200. The Supremes were the first artist to accumulate five consecutive number-one singles on the US Hot 100 and the first female group to top the Billboard 200 albums chart with The Supremes A' Go-Go (1966). 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.' 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.
In 2020, Insider.com named The Supremes "the best-selling vocal group to date", after Ebony estimated The Supremes' record sales at 50 million in 1980 and Euronews reported total sales exceeding 100 million records in 2014. 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, until the 1980s, years after the group disbanded. As such, The Supremes' first certifications include; the Anthology compilation album, which peaked at number 66 on the US Billboard 200 and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 21, 1986; and the Love Supreme (1988) compilation, which peaked at number ten on the UK Albums Chart and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on January 27, 1989. To put this into perspective, the group's first hits compilation, Greatest Hits (1967), topped both the US and UK albums charts upon release. Despite selling over one million copies in the US, with 89 total weeks on the Billboard 200; and being the UK's fourth "longest-reigning Top 40 girl group album ever", with a total of 60 weeks in the top 40; Greatest Hits (1967) is not certified by either the RIAA or BPI.
Overview The Supremes (1960–1967) After several non-charting releases, the Supremes made their first appearance on the US Hot 100 in August, 1962 with "Your Heart Belongs to Me". They released their debut album, Meet The Supremes (1962), featuring the singles, "I Want a Guy", "Buttered Popcorn", "Your Heart Belongs to Me" and "Let Me Go the Right Way". The Supremes' second studio album Where Did Our Love Go (1964) featured their first three consecutive number-ones and million-sellers in the US; "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love" and "Come See About Me"; as well as the international hit, "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes". "Where Did Our Love Go" sold over 2 million copies in the US alone.
This was followed by the albums A Bit of Liverpool (1964), The Supremes Sing Country, Western and Pop (1965) and We Remember Sam Cooke (1965). Their sixth studio album, More Hits by The Supremes, contained the million-sellers "Stop! In the Name of Love" "Back in My Arms Again", and "Nothing but Heartaches". In 1965, they released the live album The Supremes at the Copa alongside their seventh studio album, Merry Christmas. The Supremes' eighth studio album, I Hear a Symphony (1966), features two million-sellers; the title track, and "My World Is Empty Without You". The Supremes A' Go-Go (1966), their ninth studio album, contains the million-seller "You Can't Hurry Love". Their tenth studio album, The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland (1967), featured the million-sellers "You Keep Me Hangin' On" and "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone". Included in the Greatest Hits (1967) compilation was the million-selling single "The Happening".
Diana Ross & the Supremes (1967–1970) Diana Ross & the Supremes released the million-seller "Reflections" and "In and Out of Love" from their twelfth studio album, Reflections (1968). Their fourteenth studio album, Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations featured the Platinum single, "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me". This was followed by the single "Love Child", which sold 2 million copies by the end of 1968 in the US alone. In 1968, they released their first soundtrack album, TCB. In 1969, they released the albums Let the Sunshine In andTogether, a collaboration with The Temptations. The group's eighteenth studio album, Cream of the Crop, was the last released with Diana Ross. It contains "Someday We'll Be Together"; the single was certified Platinum.
The Supremes (1970–1977) As The Supremes, with Jean Terrell as lead singer, they released three studio albums in 1970: Right On, The Magnificent 7 (a collaboration with the Four Tops), and New Ways but Love Stays. Touch (1971) includes the single, "Nathan Jones"; it became a million-selling single. Floy Joy (1972) was their twenty-fifth studio album; the single of the same name was the twentieth million-selling single by the group. After a two-year hiatus, with original member Mary Wilson, they released their twenty-seventh studio album The Supremes (1975). High Energy (1976), their twenty-eighth studio album, featured the group's last US top 40 hit, "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking". Mary, Scherrie & Susaye (1976) is the twenty-ninth and final studio album by The Supremes, featuring their last single to hit the US Hot 100, "You're My Driving Wheel".
Albums
Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsUSUSR&B/HHUS For entire Record World archive:
The Supremes: For Where Did Our Love Go and A Bit of Liverpool: For The Supremes Sing Country, Western and Pop: For We Remember Sam Cooke: For More Hits by The Supremes: For I Hear a Symphony: For The Supremes A' Go-Go: For The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland: For The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart:
Diana Ross & The Supremes: For Reflections: For Love Child: For Let the Sunshine In: For Cream of the Crop:
Diana Ross & The Supremes and The Temptations: For Diana Ross & the Supremes Join The Temptations: For Together:
The Supremes and the Four Tops: For The Magnificent 7: For The Return of the Magnificent Seven:
The Supremes: For Right On: For New Ways but Love Stays: For Touch: For Floy Joy: For The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb: For The Supremes: For High Energy: For Mary, Scherrie & Susaye: CAN For all The Supremes' search results in Canada's RPM Top Albums chart archive:
The Supremes: For The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart:
Diana Ross & The Supremes: For Diana Ross & the Supremes Join The Temptations: For Love Child: For Let the Sunshine In: For Together: For Cream of the Crop:
The Supremes: For Right On: For The Magnificent 7: For High Energy: GERNORUKFor all except noted:
For "Medley of Hits":
Outside top 100: For "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town": The Supremes: Diana Ross & The Supremes: Meet The Supremes Released: December 9, 1962 Label: Motown (#MT 606) Format: LP, reel-to-reel, 4-track, 8-track——————13 US: 74,000Where Did Our Love Go Released: August 31, 1964 Label: Motown (#MT-621) Format: LP, reel-to-reel, mini-LP, 4-track, 8-track212—33—— US: 922,009A Bit of Liverpool Released: October 16, 1964 Label: Motown (#Motown 623) Format: LP, 4-track, 8-track21513———— US: 175,000The Supremes Sing Country, Western and Pop Released: February 22, 1965 Label: Motown (#M-625) Format: LP, 4-track, 8-track79—62———— US: 38,000We Remember Sam Cooke Released: April 12, 1965 Label: Motown (#MT-629) Format: LP, 8-track75537———— US: 85,000More Hits by The Supremes Released: July 23, 1965 Label: Motown (#MS 627) Format: LP, reel-to-reel, 4-track, 8-track626————Merry Christmas Released: November 1, 1965 Label: Motown (#MT-638) Format: LP, reel-to-reel———————I Hear a Symphony Released: February 18, 1966 Label: Motown (#Motown 643) Format: LP, reel-to-reel, 8-track816———— BPI: SilverThe Supremes A' Go-Go Released: August 25, 1966 Label: Motown (#M-649) Format: LP, 8-track, reel-to-reel112———15The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland Released: January 23, 1967 Label: Motown (#M-650) Format: LP, 4-track, reel-to-reel614———15The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart Released: May 22, 1967 Label: Motown (#Motown 659) Format: LP, reel-to-reel203194——25Reflections Released: March 25, 1968 Label: Motown (#MS-665) Format: LP, 8-track18315——2030Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform "Funny Girl" Released: August 26, 1968 Label: Motown (#MS-672) Format: LP, 4-track, 8-track15045————— US: 76,508Diana Ross & the Supremes Join The Temptations(with The Temptations) Released: November 8, 1968 Label: Motown (#MS-679) Format: LP, 4-track, 8-track2125——1 RIAA: GoldLove Child Released: November 13, 1968 Label: Motown (#Motown 670) Format: LP, reel-to-reel, 8-track, cassette143711—1013Let the Sunshine In Released: May 26, 1969 Label: Motown (#MS-689) Format: LP, reel-to-reel, 8-track, cassette2472327———Together(with The Temptations) Released: September 23, 1969 Label: Motown (#MS-692) Format: LP, reel-to-reel, 8-track, cassette2862729——28Cream of the Crop Released: November 3, 1969 Label: Motown (#Motown 694) Format: LP, reel-to-reel, 8-track, cassette3334550——34Right On Released: April 26, 1970 Label: Motown (#Motown 705) Format: LP, cassette2542441———The Magnificent 7(with the Four Tops) Released: September, 1970 Label: Motown (#MS 717) Format: LP, cassette1131810273——6 UK: 30,000New Ways but Love Stays Released: October, 1970 Label: Motown (#MS 720) Format: LP, cassette681243————The Return of the Magnificent Seven(with the Four Tops) Released: June, 1971 Label: Motown (#MS 736) Format: LP, cassette1541872————Touch Released: June, 1971 Label: Motown (#MS 737) Format: LP, 4-track, 8-track85666———40Dynamite(with the Four Tops) Released: December, 1971 Label: Motown (#M 745 L) Format: LP, cassette16021—————Floy Joy Released: May, 1972 Label: Motown (#M 7511 L) Format: LP, cassette541244————The Supremes Produced and Arranged by Jimmy Webb Released: November, 1972 Label: Motown (#M 756 L) Format: LP, 8-track, cassette12927104————The Supremes Released: May, 1975 Label: Motown (#M6 828S1) Format: LP, cassette15225179————High Energy Released: April, 1976 Label: Motown (#M6 863S1) Format: LP, 8-track, cassette422414126———Mary, Scherrie & Susaye Released: October, 1976 Label: Motown (#M6 873S1) Format: LP——181————"—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positionsUSUSR&B/HHUS For The Supremes at the Copa: For Live at London's Talk of the Town: For Farewell: CAN For Farewell: UKThe Supremes at the Copa Released: November 1, 1965 Label: Motown (#M-636) Format: LP, reel-to-reel, 4-track, 8-track11610——Live at London's Talk of the Town Released: August 26, 1968 Label: Motown (#MS-676) Format: LP, reel-to-reel, 4-track57689—6Farewell Released: April 13, 1970 Label: Motown (#MS2-708) Format: LP, reel-to-reel, 8-track, cassette46312528—The Supremes Live! In Japan Released: 1973 Label: Motown (#SWX-6031) Format: LP, quadrophonic—————"—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released
Soundtrack albums