Donna Summer discography
This is a listing of all of the singles and albums released by American R&B singer Donna Summer. Twenty of her singles reached the Billboard Top 40 in the US; fourteen reached the top ten and four reached #1.
Record Labels
Summer released her first single in 1971 and was credited with her maiden name Donna Gaines. "The Hostage," released in 1974 was her first single release on which she was credited as Donna Summer. The following is a list of singles released in Europe before her signing to Casablanca Records in 1975:
- As Donna Gaines
- 1971: "Sally Go 'Round the Roses"
- 1972: "If You're Walkin' Alone"
- As Donna Summer
- 1974: "Denver Dream"
- 1974: "The Hostage" (#1 in Belgium, France, and The Netherlands), #2 Germany
- 1974: "Lady of the Night"
- 1974: "Love To Love You"
- 1975: "Virgin Mary"
Having signed to Casablanca in the USA, Summer's matetial was released internationally beginning with the single "Love To Love You Baby" in 1975. She remained with this label until early 1980. Following her initial signing to them, various other labels were used to distribute her material in other nations but by 1977, Casablanca was used to do so in almost every country.
Summer left Casablanca in 1980 and became the first artist to be signed to Geffen Records, who released her material through to 1987, with the exception of her 1983 album "She Works Hard for the Money" and the singles from it. These were released by Mercury Records, a division of PolyGram, who had bought out Casablanca.
1989 saw Summer signed to Atlantic Records and remained with them until 1991. Since then she has released singles and albums with varying labels.
Albums
Main Albums
(All albums were released internationally unless otherwise stated)
- 1974: Lady of the Night (Groovy, The Netherlands/Germany/Belgium)
- 1975: Love To Love You Baby (Casablanca, #8 US; #16 UK)
- 1976: A Love Trilogy (Casablanca, #18 US; #41 UK)
- 1976: Four Seasons Of Love (Casablanca, #22 US)
- 1977: I Remember Yesterday (Casablanca, #9 US; #3 UK)
- 1977: Once Upon A Time (Casablanca, #16 US; #24 UK)
- 1978: Live and More (Casablanca, #1 US; #16 UK)
- 1979: Bad Girls (Casablanca, #1 US; #2 R&B; #23 UK)
- 1980: The Wanderer (Geffen, #13 US; #4 R&B; #55 UK)
- 1981: I'm a Rainbow (Geffen, unreleased until 1996 by Mercury)
- 1982: Donna Summer (Geffen, #20 US; #13 UK)
- 1983: She Works Hard for the Money (Mercury, #9 US; #28 UK)
- 1984: Cats Without Claws (Geffen), #40 US; #69 UK)
- 1987: All Systems Go (Geffen, #122 US)
- 1989: Another Place and Time (Atlantic, #53 US, #17 UK)
- 1991: Mistaken Identity (Atlantic)
- 1994: Christmas Spirit (Mercury)
- 1999: Live & More Encore (Epic)
Compilations
- 1977: Star Collection (WEA, Germany)
- 1977: Greatest Hits (Atlantic, USA)
- 1977: The Greatest Hits of Donna Summer (GTO, #4 UK)
- 1977: Greatest Hits (Groovy, Netherlands)
- 1977: Star Gold (Global, Germany)
- 1978: Lo Mejor De Donna Summer Volume 1 (Argentina)
- 1978: Lo Mejor De Donna Summer Volume 1 (Argentina)
- 1979: On The Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes 1 & 2 (Casablanca, #1 US; #24 UK)
- 1980: Walk Away: Collector's Edition (Casablanca, #29 US)
- 1985: The Summer Collection: Greatest Hits (Mercury)
- 1987: The Dance Collection: A Compilation of Twelve Inch Singles (Casablanca)
- 1990: 12"ers (Japan)
- 1990: The Best Of Donna Summer (Warner Bros, Europe)
- 1991: The Complete Hits Collection (4-CD box set) (Mercury, Japan)
- 1991: Donna Summer Best (Japan)
- 1991: The Dance Collection (Phonogram, France)
- 1993: The Donna Summer Anthology (PolyGram)
- 1994: Donna Summer Retrospective (box set of back-to-back 12" singles) (PolyGram, USA)
- 1994: The Complete Donna Summer (Razor & Tie, USA)
- 1994: Endless Summer: Greatest Hits (PolyGram)
- 1995: Greatest Hits (PolyGram, France - alternative release to Endless Summer)
- 1996: This Time I Know It's For Real (WEA, USA)
- 1997: Master Series (Mercury, Europe)
- 1998: Greatest Hits (Polygram, USA)
- 1999: Millennium Edition (Europe)
- 2001: Greatest Hits (France)
- 2003: The Best Of/Millennium Collection (USA)
- 2003: The Journey: The Very Best Of Donna Summer (UTV)
- 2005: Gold (Universal, USA)
- 2005: Chronicles (box set of first three international original albums) (Universal, USA)
US Hit Singles
| Title | Pop | R&B | A/C | Dance | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Love To Love You Baby" | #2 | #3 | - | #1 | 1975 |
| "Could It Be Magic" | #52 | #21 | #47 | #3 | 1976 |
| "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It" | #80 | #35 | - | #1 | 1976 |
| "Spring Affair" | #58 | #24 | - | #1 | 1976 |
| "Winter Melody" | #43 | #21 | #8 | - | 1977 |
| "Can't We Just Sit Down (and talk it over)" | - | #20 | - | - | 1977 |
| "I Feel Love" | #6 | #9 | #45 | #1 | 1977 |
| "I Love You" | #37 | #28 | - | #1 | 1977 |
| "Rumour Has It" | #53 | #21 | - | #1 | 1978 |
| "Last Dance" | #3 | #5 | #42 | #1 | 1978 |
| "MacArthur Park" | #1 | #8 | #24 | #1 | 1978 |
| "Heaven Knows" (With Brooklyn Dreams) | #4 | #10 | #17 | #1 | 1979 |
| "Hot Stuff" | #1 | #3 | - | #1 | 1979 |
| "Bad Girls" | #1 | #1 | - | #1 | 1979 |
| "Dim All The Lights" | #2 | #13 | #44 | #54 | 1979 |
| "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (With Barbra Streisand) | #1 | #20 | #7 | #1 | 1979 |
| "On The Radio" | #5 | #9 | #26 | #8 | 1980 |
| "Walk Away" | #36 | #35 | - | - | 1980 |
| "The Wanderer" | #3 | #13 | - | #8 | 1980 |
| "Cold Love" | #33 | - | - | #8 | 1980 |
| "Who Do You Think You're Foolin'" | #40 | - | - | #8 | 1981 |
| "Love Is In Control (finger on the trigger)" | #10 | #4 | - | #3 | 1982 |
| "State Of Independence" | #41 | #31 | - | - | 1982 |
| "The Woman In Me" | #33 | #30 | #17 | - | 1982 |
| "She Works Hard For The Money" | #3 | #1 | - | #3 | 1983 |
| "Unconditional Love" (Featuring Musical Youth) | #43 | #9 | - | - | 1983 |
| "Love Has A Mind Of It's Own" (With Matthew Ward) | #70 | #35 | #19 | - | 1983 |
| "There Goes My Baby" | #21 | #20 | #17 | - | 1984 |
| "Supernatural Love" | #75 | #51 | - | #39 | 1984 |
| "Dinner With Gershwin" | #48 | #10 | #38 | #13 | 1987 |
| "Only The Fool Survives" (With Mickey Thomas) | - | - | #14 | - | 1987 |
| "This Time I Know It's for Real" | #7 | - | #2 | #5 | 1989 |
| "Love's About To Change My Heart" | #85 | - | - | #3 | 1989 |
| "When Love Cries" | #77 | #18 | - | - | 1991 |
| "Melody Of Love (wanna be loved)" | - | - | - | #1 | 1994 |
| "I Feel Love" (With Masters At Work) | - | - | - | #9 | 1995 |
| "Whenever There Is Love" (With Bruce Roberts) | #109 | - | - | - | 1996 |
| "Carry On" (With Giorgio Moroder) | - | - | - | #25 | 1997 |
| "I Will Go With You (Con Te Partiro)" | #14 (Sales) | - | - | #1 | 1999 |
| "Love Is The Healer" | - | - | - | #1 | 1999 |
| "The Power Of One" | #75 (Sales) | #50 (Sales) | - | #2 | 2000 |
| "You're So Beautiful" | - | - | - | #5 | 2004 |
| "Dream-A-Lot's Theme (I Will Live For Love)" | - | - | - | #20 | 2004 |
| "I Got Your Love" | #17 (Sales) | - | - | #4 | 2005 |
Netherlands Top 40 Hit Singles
| Title | Position | Label | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| "The Hostage" | #2 | Groovy | 1974 |
| "Lady Of The Night" | #4 | Groovy | 1974 |
| "Love To Love You" | #17 | Groovy | 1975 |
| "Could It Be Magic" | #2 | Groovy | 1976 |
| "I Feel Love" | #1 | Groovy | 1977 |
| "Theme From 'The Deep' (Down, Deep Inside)" | #6 | Philips | 1977 |
| "I Remember Yesterday" | #24 | Groovy | 1977 |
| "Love's Unkind" | #32 | Groovy | 1978 |
| "Last Dance" | #8 | Philips | 1978 |
| "Rumour Has It" | #22 | Philips | 1978 |
| "MacArthur Park" | #9 | Philips | 1978 |
| "Hot Stuff" | #14 | Philips | 1979 |
| "Bad Girls" | #7 | Philips | 1979 |
| "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (With Barbra Streisand) | #20 | CBS | 1979 |
| "On The Radio" | #20 | Philips | 1980 |
| "The Wanderer" | #24 | Warner Bros | 1980 |
| "Love Is In Control (finger on the trigger)" | #6 | Warner Bros | 1982 |
| "State Of Independence" | #1 | Warner Bros | 1982 |
| "The Woman In Me" | #7 | Warner Bros | 1982 |
| "She Works Hard For The Money" | #17 | Mercury | 1983 |
| "There Goes My Baby" | #31 | Warner Bros | 1984 |
| "Dinner With Gershwin" | #34 | Warner Bros | 1987 |
| "This Time I Know It's For Real" | #5 | Warner Bros | 1989 |
| "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" | #30 | Warner Bros | 1989 |
| "I Feel Love" (1995 Remix) | #26 | Mercury | 1995 |
Hit Albums
| Title | US Pop | US R&B | UK Pop | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Love To Love You Baby" | #11 | #6 | #16 | 1975 |
| "A Love Trilogy" | #21 | #16 | #41 | 1976 |
| "Four Seasons Of Love" | #29 | #13 | - | 1976 |
| "I Remember Yesterday" | #18 | #11 | #3 | 1977 |
| "Once Upon A Time" | #26 | #13 | #24 | 1977 |
| "Greatest Hits" | NR | NR | #4 | 1978 |
| "Live & More" | #1 | #4 | #16 | 1978 |
| "Bad Girls" | #1 | #1 | #23 | 1979 |
| "On The Radio - Greatest Hits Volumes I & II" | #1 | #4 | #24 | 1979 |
| "Walk Away - Collector's Edition (The Best Of 1977-1980)" | #50 | #54 | - | 1980 |
| "The Wanderer" | #13 | #12 | #55 | 1980 |
| "Donna Summer" | #20 | #6 | #13 | 1982 |
| "She Works Hard For The Money" | #9 | #5 | #28 | 1983 |
| "Cats Without Claws" | #40 | #24 | #69 | 1984 |
| "All Systems Go" | #122 | #53 | - | 1987 |
| "Another Place And Time" | #53 | #71 | #17 | 1989 |
| "The Best Of Donna Summer" | NR | NR | #24 | 1990 |
| "Mistaken Identity" | - | #97 | - | 1991 |
| "Endless Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits" | - | - | 37 | 1994 |
| "VH-1 Presents: Live And More Encore!" | #43 | #33 | - | 1999 |
| "The Journey - The Very Best Of Donna Summer" | #111 | #65 | #6 | 2003 |
UK Hit Singles
| Title | Position | Label | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Love To Love You Baby" | #4 | GTO | 1976 |
| "Could It Be Magic" | #40 | GTO | 1976 |
| "Winter Melody" | #27 | GTO | 1976 |
| "I Feel Love" | #1 | GTO | 1977 |
| "Down Deep Inside (Theme From 'The Deep')" | #5 | Casablanca | 1977 |
| "I Remember Yesterday" | #14 | GTO | 1977 |
| "Love's Unkind" | #3 | GTO | 1977 |
| "I Love You" | #10 | Casablanca | 1977 |
| "Rumour Has It" | #19 | Casablanca | 1978 |
| "Back In Love Again" | #29 | GTO | 1978 |
| "Last Dance" | #51 | Casablanca | 1978 |
| "MacArthur Park" | #5 | Casablanca | 1978 |
| "Heaven Knows" (With Brooklyn Dreams) | #34 | Casablanca | 1979 |
| "Hot Stuff" | #11 | Casablanca | 1979 |
| "Bad Girls" | #14 | Casablanca | 1979 |
| "Dim All The Lights" | #29 | Casablanca | 1979 |
| "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" (With Barbra Streisand) | #3 | Casablanca | 1979 |
| "On The Radio" | #32 | Casablanca | 1980 |
| "Sunset People" | #46 | Casablanca | 1980 |
| "The Wanderer" | #48 | Warner Bros/Geffen | 1980 |
| "Cold Love" | #44 | Geffen | 1980 |
| "Love Is In Control (finger on the trigger)" | #18 | Warner Bros | 1982 |
| "State Of Independence" | #14 | Warner Bros | 1982 |
| "I Feel Love" (1982 Remix) | #21 | Casablanca | 1982 |
| "The Woman In Me" | #62 | Warner Bros | 1983 |
| "She Works Hard For The Money" | #25 | Mercury | 1983 |
| "Unconditional Love" (Featuring Musical Youth) | #14 | Mercury | 1983 |
| "Stop Look And Listen" | #57 | Mercury | 1984 |
| "There Goes My Baby" | #99 | Warner Bros | 1984 |
| "Eyes" | #97 | Warner Bros | 1985 |
| "Dinner With Gershwin" | #13 | Warner Bros | 1987 |
| "All Systems Go" | #54 | Warner Bros | 1988 |
| "This Time I Know It's For Real" | #3 | Warner Bros | 1989 |
| "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt" | #7 | Warner Bros | 1989 |
| "Love's About To Change My Heart" | #20 | Warner Bros | 1989 |
| "When Love Takes Over You" | #72 | Warner Bros | 1989 |
| "State Of Independence" (Reissue) | #45 | Warner Bros | 1990 |
| "Breakaway" | #49 | Warner Bros | 1991 |
| "Work That Magic" | #74 | Warner Bros | 1991 |
| "Melody Of Love (wanna be loved)" | #21 | Mercury | 1994 |
| "I Feel Love" (1995 Remix) | #8 | Manifesto | 1995 |
| "State Of Independence" (1996 Remix) | #13 | Manifesto | 1996 |
| "Carry On" (With Giorgio Moroder) | #65 | Almighty | 1998 |
| "I Will Go With You (Con Te Partiro)" | #44 | Epic | 1999 |