Gloria Gaynor discography
This discography documents albums and singles released by American R&B/disco/pop music singer Gloria Gaynor:
Gaynor has released twenty studio albums, two live albums, ten compilation albums, and 49 singles.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Record label | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1][2] | US R&B [1] | AUS [3] | CAN [4] | GER [5] | NLD [6] | SWE [7] | UK [8] | |||||||
| 1975 | Never Can Say Goodbye | 25 | 21 | 8 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 37 | 32 | MGM | ||||
| Experience Gloria Gaynor | 64 | 32 | 23 | 33 | — | — | 28 | — | ||||||
| 1976 | I've Got You | 107 | 40 | — | 83 | — | — | 14 | — | Polydor | ||||
| 1977 | Glorious | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1978 | Gloria Gaynor's Park Avenue Sound | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Love Tracks | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 34 | 34 | 10 | 31 | ||||||
| 1979 | I Have a Right | 58 | 56 | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | |||||
| 1980 | Stories | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1981 | I Kinda Like Me | —[a] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1982 | Gloria Gaynor | —[b] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Atlantic | ||||
| 1984 | I Am Gloria Gaynor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver Blue | ||||
| 1986 | The Power of Gloria Gaynor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | Stylus | ||||
| 1990 | Gloria Gaynor '90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | New Music | ||||
| 1992 | Love Affair | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1994 | I'll Be There | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Radikal | ||||
| 1997 | The Answer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Florical Music | ||||
| 2002 | I Wish You Love | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Logical | ||||
| 2007 | Christmas Presence | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Glolo | ||||
| 2013 | We Will Survive | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2019 | Testimony | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gaither Music Group | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Live albums
[edit]- Live! at John J. Burns Town Park (2005, Instant Live)
- Ao Vivo: Festival De Verao Salvador (2008, Som Livre)
Compilation albums
[edit]- The Best of Gloria Gaynor (1977, Polydor)
- The Best of Gloria Gaynor (1980, Polydor)
- Greatest Hits (1982, Polydor)
- Greatest Hits (1988, Polydor)
- The Very Best of Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive (1993, Polydor)
- The Collection (1996, Spectrum Music)
- The Best of Gloria Gaynor (1997, PolyGram)
- I Will Survive: The Anthology (1998, Polydor)
- Classic Gloria Gaynor: The Universal Masters Collection (1999, Polydor)
- 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Gloria Gaynor (2000, Polydor)
Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US R&B [1] | US Dan [1] | AUS [3] | CAN [4] | GER [5] | IRE [13] | NLD [6] | SWE [7] | UK [8] | ||||||
| 1965 | "She'll Be Sorry" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1974 | "Honey Bee" | —[c] | 55 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | Never Can Say Goodbye | |||
| "Never Can Say Goodbye" | 9 | 34 | 1[d] | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 6 | — | 2 | |||||
| 1975 | "Reach Out, I'll Be There" | 60 | 56 | 2 | 35 | 16 | 5 | — | 3 | — | 14 | ||||
| "Walk On By" | 98 | — | — | — | 86 | 17 | — | 19 | — | — | Experience Gloria Gaynor | ||||
| "All I Need Is Your Sweet Lovin'" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | Never Can Say Goodbye | ||||
| "Casanova Brown" | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Experience Gloria Gaynor | ||||
| "(If You Want It) Do It Yourself" | 98 | 24 | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "How High the Moon" | 75 | 73 | — | 95 | 29 | — | 22 | 18 | 33 | ||||||
| 1976 | "Touch of Lightning" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I've Got You | |||
| "Let's Make a Deal" | — | 95 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "I've Got You Under My Skin" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Be Mine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1977 | "We Can Start All Over Again" | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Glorious | |||
| "Life Ain't Worth Living" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Why Should I Pay" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Most of All" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1978 | "You're All I Need to Get By" | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gloria Gaynor's Park Avenue Sound | |||
| "Kidnapped" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "This Love Affair" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Substitute" | —[e] | 78 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Tracks | ||||
| "I Will Survive" | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 1979 | "Anybody Wanna Party?" | —[f] | 16 | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "I Said Yes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Love Is Just a Heartbeat Away (Nocturna's Theme)" | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nocturna | ||||
| "Let Me Know (I Have a Right)" | 42 | 61 | 19 | — | 95 | — | — | 36 | — | 32 | I Have a Right | ||||
| 1980 | "Midnight Rocker" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Tonight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1981 | "Ain't No Bigger Fool" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stories | |||
| "Let's Mend What's Been Broken" | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Kinda Like Me | ||||
| 1982 | "I Kinda Like Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Tease Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gloria Gaynor | ||||
| 1983 | "Stop in the Name of Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | ||||
| "America" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "I Am What I Am" | —[g] | 82 | 3 | 69 | — | 35 | 18 | 37 | — | 13 | I Am Gloria Gaynor | ||||
| 1984 | "Strive" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | ||||
| 1985 | "My Love Is Music" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1986 | "Don't You Dare Call It Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Power of Gloria Gaynor | |||
| 1987 | "Be Soft with Me Tonight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | |||
| 1990 | "I Will Survive" (The Shep Pettibone Club Remixes) | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gloria Gaynor '90 | ||||
| 1991 | "Megamedley" | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1992 | "First Be a Woman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Affair | |||
| 1993 | "I Will Survive" (Phil Kelsey Remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | |||
| 1997 | "Mighty High" (with The Trammps) | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Oh, What a Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Answer | ||||
| 2000 | "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Last Night" (with the Giorgio Moroder Project) | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | 67 | — | ||||
| 2001 | "Just Keep Thinking About You" | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | I Wish You Love | |||
| 2002 | "I Never Knew" | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2022 | "Can’t Stop Writing Songs About You" (with Kylie Minogue)[14] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Disco: Guest List Edition | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ I Kinda Like Me did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 206 on the Bubbling Under the Top LP's chart.
- ^ Gloria Gaynor did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 210 on the Bubbling Under the Top LP's chart.
- ^ "Honey Bee" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 103 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.
- ^ "Never Can Say Goodbye" also charted at No. 2 on the Disco Action chart with the songs "Honey Bee" and "Reach Out, I'll Be There".
- ^ "Substitute" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 107 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.
- ^ "Anybody Wanna Party?" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 105 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.
- ^ "I Am What I Am" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 102 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "US Charts > Gloria Gaynor". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1998). Bubbling Under Singles & Albums. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 328. ISBN 0-89820-128-4.
- ^ a b David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b "CAN Charts > Gloria Gaynor". RPM. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ a b "GER Charts Search > Gloria Gaynor". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ a b "NLD Charts > Charts > Gloria Gaynor". MegaCharts. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ a b "SWE Charts > Gloria Gaynor". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ a b "UK Charts > Gloria Gaynor". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Golden Gloria" (PDF). Cash Box. November 22, 1975. p. 53. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ a b c "British certifications – Gloria Gaynor". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 27, 2022. Type Gloria Gaynor in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b c "Canadian certifications – Gloria Gaynor". Music Canada. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ a b "American certifications – Gloria Gaynor". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ "IRE Charts Search > Gloria Gaynor". Irish Recorded Music Association. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ "Kylie Minogue shares "Can't Stop Writing Songs About You" music video with Gloria Gaynor". Retropop Magazine. March 30, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2022.