Donna Summer / discography

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This discography is an overview of the released records of the American singer Donna Summer . According to sources and record awards, she has sold more than 29.6 million records to date, over 23.5 million of them in her home country alone. Summer's most successful release is On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II, with over 2.2 million units sold.

In the United States, 22 Summers albums entered the charts . The double albums Live and More (1978), Bad Girls and On the Radio - Greatest Hits Volumes I & II each reached the top position. I Remember Yesterday (1977) and Bad Girl are among the most successful records in Europe . Many singles were also internationally successful. There was great demand for Love to Love You Baby (1975), I Feel Love (1977), Hot Stuff , Bad Girls and No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) (all three 1979), the latter is a duet with Barbra Streisand .

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)						Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	R&B
1974	Lady of the Night	-	-	-	-	-	-	First publication: Published September 1974 in the Netherlands
1975	Love to Love You Baby	DE23 (20 weeks) DE	AT10 (4 weeks) AT	-	UK16 gold (9 weeks)UK	US11 gold (30 weeks)US	R&B6 (25 weeks) R&B	First published: August 1975
1976	A love trilogy	DE24 (28 weeks) DE	AT8 (12 weeks) AT	-	UK41 gold (10 weeks)UK	US21st gold (27 weeks)US	R&B16 (22 weeks) R&B	First published: March 1976
	Four Seasons of Love	DE31 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	UK- silver UK	US29 gold (26 weeks)US	R&B13 (20 weeks) R&B	First published: October 1976
1977	I remember yesterday	DE7 (20 weeks) DE	AT3 (20 weeks) AT	-	UK3 gold (23 weeks)UK	US18th gold (40 weeks)US	R&B11 (28 weeks) R&B	First published: June 1977
	Once Upon a Time	-	-	-	UK24 gold (12 weeks)UK	US26th gold (58 weeks)US	R&B13 (26 weeks) R&B	First published: October 1977
1978	The Greatest Hits of Donna Summer	-	-	-	UK4th gold (18 weeks)UK	-	-	First published: Published December 1977 in Europe
	Live and More	-	-	-	UK16 gold (16 weeks)UK	US1 platinum (75 weeks)US	-	First release: August 1978 live album
1979	Bad girls	DE7 (24 weeks) DE	AT8 (12 weeks) AT	-	UK23 silver (23 weeks)UK	US1 × 2 Double platinum (49 weeks)US	R&B1 (45 weeks) R&B	First published: April 25, 1979
	On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II	DE42 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK24 gold (22 weeks)UK	US1 × 2 Double platinum (40 weeks)US	R&B4 (30 weeks) R&B	First published: October 1979
1980	Walk Away: Collector's Edition (The Best of 1977–1980)	-	-	-	-	US50 (15 weeks) US	R&B54 (6 weeks) R&B	First published: September 1980
	The Wanderer	DE54 (5 weeks) DE	-	-	UK55 (2 weeks) UK	US13 gold (18 weeks)US	R&B12 (15 weeks) R&B	First published: October 1980
1982	Donna Summer	DE37 (6 weeks) DE	AT19 (2 weeks) AT	-	UK13 (16 weeks) UK	US20th gold (37 weeks)US	R&B6 (38 weeks) R&B	First published: July 1982
1983	She Works Hard for the Money	DE14 (15 weeks) DE	-	CH23 (2 weeks) CH	UK28 (5 weeks) UK	US9 gold (32 weeks)US	R&B5 (33 weeks) R&B	First published: June 1983
1984	Cats Without Claws	DE39 (4 weeks) DE	-	CH13 (4 weeks) CH	UK69 (2 weeks) UK	US40 (17 weeks) US	R&B24 (13 weeks) R&B	First published: September 1984
1987	All Systems Go	-	-	-	-	US122 (6 weeks) US	R&B53 (5 weeks) R&B	First published: September 1987
1989	Another place and time	DE49 (23 weeks) DE	-	CH23 (1 week) CH	UK17th gold (28 weeks)UK	US53 (20 weeks) US	R&B71 (9 weeks) R&B	First published: March 1989
1990	The Best of Donna Summer	DE76 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	UK24 gold (9 weeks)UK	-	-	First published: Published November 1990 in Europe
1991	Mistaken Identity	-	-	-	-	-	R&B97 (2 weeks) R&B	First published: April 1991
1994	Endless Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits	-	-	-	UK37 gold (3 weeks)UK	US90 (1 week) US	-	First published: November 1994 in US only posthumously in the charts in 2012
1999	VH-1 Presents Donna Summer: Live and More Encore!	DE75 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	US43 (13 weeks) US	R&B33 (10 weeks) R&B	First release: October 1999 live album
2003	The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer	-	-	CH68 (1 week) CH	UK6th gold (12 weeks)UK	US88 (6 weeks) US	R&B65 (2 weeks) R&B	First published: September 2003 Highest ranking US: 2012/2003: No 111 in CH until 2012 in the charts (posthumously)
2008	Crayons	DE73 (1 week) DE	-	CH85 (2 weeks) CH	-	US17 (6 weeks) US	R&B5 (14 weeks) R&B	First published: May 2008
2012	The Best of Donna Summer: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection	-	-	-	-	US101 (10 weeks) US	-	First published: February 2003 in the US only published posthumously in 2012 in the charts
2012	Greatest hits	-	-	-	-	US194 (1 week) US	-	First release: September 1998 in the US only released posthumously in 2012 in the charts
2013	Love to Love You Donna	-	-	-	-	US97 (1 week) US	R&B20 (2 weeks) R&B	First release: October 2013 remix album
2016	The Ultimate Collection	-	-	-	UK30th silver (6 weeks)UK	-	-	First published: November 18, 2016

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More albums

• 1987: The Dance Collection: A Compilation of Twelve Inch Singles
• 1991: Mistaken Identity
• 1993: The Donna Summer Anthology
• 1994: Christmas Spirit
• 1996: I'm a Rainbow (originally recorded in 1981 but not released)
• 2006: The Best of Donna Summer Volume 2: 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection
• 2015: Singles… Driven by the Music (box with 24 single and maxi CDs)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)							Remarks	[↑]: treated together with the previous entry; [←]: placed in both charts
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	R&B	Dance
1975	Lady of the Night Lady of the Night	DE40 (7 weeks) DE	AT6 (28 weeks) AT	-	-	-	-	-	First published: November 1974
	Love to Love You Baby Love to Love You Baby	DE6 (7 weeks) DE	AT9 (24 weeks) AT	CH6 (10 weeks) CH	UK4 (9 weeks) UK	US2 gold (18 weeks)US	R&B3 (13 weeks) R&B	Dance1 (17 weeks) Dance	First published: November 1975 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
1976	Try Me, I Know We Can Make It A Love Trilogy	DE42 (5 weeks) DE	-	-	-	US80 (4 weeks) US	R&B35 (9 weeks) R&B	Dance1 (19 weeks) Dance	First published: March 1976
	Could It Be Magic A Love Trilogy	DE23 (10 weeks) DE	AT14 (4 weeks) AT	-	UK40 (7 weeks) UK	US52 (5 weeks) US	R&B21 (9 weeks) R&B	Dance3 (7 weeks) Dance	First publication: April 1976 inspired by Chopin's 24 Preludes op. 28 no. 20 Original: Barry Manilow (1973)
	Wasted / Come with Me A Love Trilogy	-	-	-	-	-	-	Dance7 (7 weeks) Dance	First published: March 1976
	Spring Affair Four Seasons of Love	-	-	-	-	US58 (8 weeks) US	R&B24 (9 weeks) R&B	Dance1 (20 weeks) Dance	First release: October 1976 all LP cuts in the dance charts
	Winter Melody Four Seasons of Love	-	-	-	UK27 (5 weeks) UK	US43 (10 weeks) US	R&B21 (12 weeks) R&B[Dance: ↑]		First published: November 1976
1977	I Feel Love I Remember Yesterday	DE3 (21 weeks) DE	AT1 (20 weeks) AT	CH2 (9 weeks) CH	UK1 gold (13 weeks)UK	US6th gold (23 weeks)US	R&B9 (19 weeks) R&B	Dance3 (19 weeks) Dance	First published: June 1977 No. 411 of the Rolling Stone 500 in UK 1977 and 2012 in the original and in 1982 and 1995 as a new version in the charts
	Down Deep Inside (Theme from 'The Deep') The Deep (Soundtrack)	DE25 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	UK5 silver (10 weeks)UK	-	-[Dance: ↑]		First published: August 1977
	Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over) I Remember Yesterday	-	-	-	-	-	R&B20 (11 weeks) R&B	Dance1 (24 weeks) Dance	B-side of I Feel Love all LP cuts in the dance charts
	I Remember Yesterday I Remember Yesterday	-	AT24 (4 weeks) AT	-	UK14 (7 weeks) UK	-	-[Dance: ↑]		First published: September 1977
	Love's Unkind I Remember Yesterday	DE18 (9 weeks) DE	AT18 (8 weeks) AT	-	UK3 gold (13 weeks)UK	-	-[Dance: ↑]		First published: December 1977
	Back in Love Again I Remember Yesterday	-	-	-	UK29 (7 weeks) UK	-	-[Dance: ↑]		First published: June 1977
	I Love You Once Upon a Time	-	-	-	UK10 (9 weeks) UK	US37 (11 weeks) US	R&B28 (13 weeks) R&B	Dance1 (21 weeks) Dance	First release: December 1977 all LP cuts in the dance charts
1978	Rumor Has It Once Upon a Time	DE21 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	UK19 (8 weeks) UK	US53 (9 weeks) US	R&B21 (11 weeks) R&B[Dance: ↑]		First published: February 1978
	Last Dance Thank God It's Friday (Soundtrack)	-	-	-	UK51 (9 weeks) UK	US3 gold (21 weeks)US	R&B5 (16 weeks) R&B	Dance1 (22 weeks) Dance	First published: May 1978 Oscar ; 2 Grammys (R&B performance, woman; R&B song)
	MacArthur Park Live and More	DE39 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	UK5 silver (10 weeks)UK	US1 gold (20 weeks)US	R&B8 (15 weeks) R&B	Dance1 (18 weeks) Dance	First published: August 1978 Original: Richard Harris (1968), Author: Jimmy Webb
1979	Heaven Knows Live and More	-	-	-	UK34 (8 weeks) UK	US4th gold (19 weeks)US	R&B10 (14 weeks) R&B	-	First published: December 1978 with Brooklyn Dreams
	Hot stuff bad girls	DE5 (22 weeks) DE	AT3 (20 weeks) AT	CH1 (16 weeks) CH	UK11 silver (10 weeks)UK	US1 platinum (21 weeks)US	R&B3 (14 weeks) R&B	Dance1 (24 weeks) Dance	First published: April 1979 No. 103 of the Rolling Stone 500 Grammy (rock performance, woman)
	Bad Girls Bad Girls	DE9 (15 weeks) DE	AT23 (4 weeks) AT	CH5 (11 weeks) CH	UK14th silver (10 weeks)UK	US1 platinum (20 weeks)US	R&B1 (19 weeks) R&B[Dance: ↑]		First published: May 1979
	Dim All the Lights Bad Girls	DE25 (8 weeks) DE	-	-	UK29 (9 weeks) UK	US2 gold (21 weeks)US	R&B13 (14 weeks) R&B	Dance54 (7 weeks) Dance	First published: August 1979
	No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II	DE31 (11 weeks) DE	AT16 (8 weeks) AT	CH11 (4 weeks) CH	UK3 silver (13 weeks)UK	US1 Platinum + Gold (Physical) (15 weeks)US	R&B20 (12 weeks) R&B	Dance1 (17 weeks) Dance	First published: October 1979 with Barbra Streisand
1980	On the Radio On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II	DE34 (10 weeks) DE	-	-	UK32 (6 weeks) UK	US5 gold (17 weeks)US	R&B9 (13 weeks) R&B	Dance8 (17 weeks) Dance	First published: December 1979 from the film Jeanie's Clique (Foxes)
	Sunset People Bad Girls	-	-	-	UK46 (5 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: June 1980
	Walk Away Walk Away: Collector's Edition (The Best of 1977–1980)	-	-	-	-	US36 (11 weeks) US	R&B35 (10 weeks) R&B	-	First published: August 1980
	The Wanderer The Wanderer	-	-	-	UK48 (6 weeks) UK	US3 gold (20 weeks)US	R&B13 (16 weeks) R&B	Dance8 (22 weeks) Dance	First release: September 1980 all LP cuts in the dance charts
	Cold Love The Wanderer	-	-	-	UK44 (3 weeks) UK	US33 (12 weeks) US	-[Dance: ↑]		First published: November 1980
1981	Who Do You Think You're Foolin ' The Wanderer	-	-	-	-	US40 (11 weeks) US	-[Dance: ↑]		First published: February 1981
1982	Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger) Donna Summer	-	-	CH5 (7 weeks) CH	UK18 (11 weeks) UK	US10 (18 weeks) US	R&B4 (17 weeks) R&B	Dance3 (19 weeks) Dance	First published: June 1982
	State of Independence Donna Summer	-	-	-	UK14 (15 weeks) UK	US41 (10 weeks) US	R&B31 (10 weeks) R&B	-	First published: September 1982 accompanying choir with Michael Jackson , Kenny Loggins , Lionel Richie , Stevie Wonder and others Original: Jon & Vangelis in UK 1982 original and 1990 and 1996 remix in the charts
	I Feel Love ( Patrick Cowley Remix)	-	-	-	UK21 (10 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: November 1982
	The Woman in Me Donna Summer	-	-	-	UK62 (3 weeks) UK	US33 (16 weeks) US	R&B30 (17 weeks) R&B	-	First published: December 1982
1983	She Works Hard for the Money She Works Hard for the Money	DE11 (17 weeks) DE	-	CH10 (4 weeks) CH	UK25 (8 weeks) UK	US3 (21 weeks) US	R&B1 (19 weeks) R&B	Dance3 (15 weeks) Dance	First published: May 1983 # 334 of Songs of the Century (2001 list)
	Unconditional Love She Works Hard for the Money	-	-	-	UK14 (13 weeks) UK	US43 (8 weeks) US	-	-	First release: August 1983 Backing Vocals: Musical Youth
1984	Love Has a Mind of Its Own She Works Hard for the Money	-	-	-	-	US70 (4 weeks) US	R&B35 (13 weeks) R&B	-	First published: December 1983 with Matthew Ward
	Stop, Look and Listen She Works Hard for the Money	-	-	-	UK57 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: January 1984
	There Goes My Baby Cats Without Claws	-	-	-	UK99 (1 week) UK	US21 (14 weeks) US	R&B20 (13 weeks) R&B	-	First published: July 1984
	Supernatural Love Cats Without Claws	-	-	-	-	US75 (5 weeks) US	R&B51 (9 weeks) R&B	Dance39 (8 weeks) Dance	First published: October 1984
1985	Eyes Cats Without Claws	-	-	-	UK97 (1 week) UK	-	-	-	First published: May 1985
1987	Dinner with Gershwin All Systems Go	-	-	-	UK13 (13 weeks) UK	US48 (11 weeks) US	R&B10 (14 weeks) R&B	Dance13 (8 weeks) Dance	First published: August 1987 Author: Brenda Russell
1988	All Systems Go All Systems Go	-	-	-	UK54 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: December 1987
1989	This Time I Know It's for Real Another Place and Time	DE15 (19 weeks) DE	-	-	UK3 silver (14 weeks)UK	US7th gold (17 weeks)US	-	Dance5 (10 weeks) Dance	First published: January 1989
	I Don't Wanna Get Hurt Another Place and Time	DE25 (13 weeks) DE	-	-	UK7 (9 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: May 1989
	Love's About to Change My Heart Another Place and Time	-	-	-	UK20 (6 weeks) UK	US85 (3 weeks) US	-	Dance3 (11 weeks) Dance	First published: August 1989
	When Love Takes Over You Another Place and Time	-	-	-	UK72 (2 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: November 1989
1991	Breakaway The Best of Donna Summer	-	-	-	UK49 (4 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: December 1990
	When Love Cries Mistaken Identity	-	-	-	-	US77 (5 weeks) US	R&B18 (11 weeks) R&B	-	First published: July 1991
	Work That Magic Mistaken Identity	-	-	-	UK74 (1 week) UK	-	-	-	First published: November 1991
1994	Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved) Endless Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits	-	-	-	UK21 (5 weeks) UK	-	-	Dance1 (15 weeks) Dance	First published: October 1994
1995	I Feel Love (new recording)	-	-	-	UK8 (6 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: August 1995
1998	Carry On (Remix)	-	-	-	UK65 (2 weeks) UK	-	-	Dance25 (9 weeks) Dance	First published: June 1998 with Giorgio Moroder Grammy (dance recording)
1999	I Will Go with You (Con te partirò) VH-1 Presents Donna Summer: Live and More Encore!	-	-	-	UK44 (2 weeks) UK	US79 (9 weeks) US	-	Dance1 (14 weeks) Dance	First published: July 1999 Original: Andrea Bocelli (1996)
	Love Is the Healer VH-1 Presents Donna Summer: Live and More Encore!	-	-	-	-	-	-	Dance1 (13 weeks) Dance	First published: September 1999
2000	The Power of One Pokémon 2000: The Power of One (Soundtrack)	-	-	-	-	-	-	Dance2 (13 weeks) Dance	First published: November 2000 from the movie Pokémon 2: The Power of the Individual
2003	You're so Beautiful (The Ultimate Club Mix) The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer	-	-	-	-	-	-	Dance5 (15 weeks) Dance	First published: October 2003
2004	Dream-a-Lot's Theme (I Will Live for Love) The Journey: The Very Best of Donna Summer	-	-	-	-	-	-	Dance20 (10 weeks) Dance	First published: March 2004
2005	I Got Your Love The Best of Donna Summer Volume 2	-	-	-	-	-	-	Dance4 (14 weeks) Dance	First published: October 2005
	Power of Love So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross	-	-	-	-	-	-	Dance43 (4 weeks) Dance	First published: November 2005
2008	I'm a Fire (Remixes)	-	-	-	-	-	-	Dance1 (11 weeks) Dance	First published: March 2008
	Stamp Your Feet Crayons	DE88 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	-	Dance1 (12 weeks) Dance	First published: April 2008
	Fame (The Game) Crayons	-	-	-	-	-	-	Dance1 (12 weeks) Dance	First published: December 2008
2010	To Paris with Love	-	-	-	-	-	-	Dance1 (12 weeks) Dance	First published: September 2010
2013	MacArthur Park 2013 (Laidback Luke DJ Version Mixes)	-	-	-	-	-	-	Dance1 (11 weeks) Dance	First published: October 2013
2016	Enough Is Enough 2017	-	-	-	-	-	-	Dance3 (13 weeks) Dance	First published: December 2016 with Barbra Streisand

More singles

• 1968: Wassermann (as Donna Gaines and Ensemble; debut single, from the German version of the musical Hair )
• 1969: If You Walkin 'Alone (as Donna Gains; from the TV series 11:20 am - Part 1: Murder on the Bosporus )
• 1971: Sally Go 'Round the Roses (as Donna Gaines)
• 1974: Denver Dream
• 1974: The Hostage (first single from debut album Lady of the Night , Top 10 hit in the Netherlands )
• 1975: Virgin Mary
• 1976: Wasted / Come with Me
• 1977: Fairy Tale High
• 1977: Shut Out (Paul Jabara with Special Guest Donna Summer)
• 1978: Je t'aime ... moi non plus (1978)
• 1983: Protection
• 1987: Only the Fool Survives (with Mickey Thomas )
• 1988: Fascination
• 1989: Breakaway
• 1992: Carry On (with Giorgio Moroder )
• 1993: La vie en rose
• 1996: Whenever There Is Love (with Bruce Roberts; from the movie Daylight )
• 2008: It's Only Love
• 2012: Angel (O'Mega Red feat. Donna Summer)

Video albums

year	title
1970	TV movie: 11.20 a.m. - Part 1: Murder on the Bosperus
1978	Movie: Thank God It's Friday
1983	A Hot Summer Night with Donna
1994	TV Series: Family Matters - Season 5, Episode 23: Aunt Oona
	Endless Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits
1997	TV Series: Family Matters - Season 8, Episode 22: Pound Foolish
1999	VH1 presents Donna Summer: Live & More Encore!
2011	David Foster & Friends: Hit Man Returns

Music videos

• 1980: The Wanderer
• 1982: Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)
• 1982: State of Independence
• 1983: The Woman in Me
• 1983: Romeo (without Donna Summer, from the movie Flashdance )
• 1983: She Works Hard for the Money
• 1983: Unconditional Love (with Musical Youth )
• 1984: There Goes My Baby
• 1984: Supernatural Love
• 1987: Dinner with Gershwin
• 1987: All Systems Go
• 1989: Spirit of the Forest (in choir; charity song for the protection of the rainforest)
• 1989: This Time I Know It's for Real
• 1989: I Don't Wanna Get Hurt (without Donna Summer)
• 1989: Love's About to Change My Heart
• 1989: When Love Takes over You
• 1991: Work That Magic
• 1994: Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)
• 1994: I Feel Love (new recording, without Donna Summer)
• 1996: Whenever There Is Love (with Bruce Roberts; from the film Daylight , 3 versions)
• 1999: I Will Go with You (Con te partirò) (2 versions)
• 2008: Stamp Your Feet
• 2008: Mr. Music
• 2008: The Queen Is Back
• 2009: Fame (The Game) (2 versions)
• 2013: Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger) - (Remix)
• 2013: Love to Love You Baby (Remix)

statistics

Chart evaluation

DE  AT  CH  UK  US  R&B Number one albums DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK-UK US3US R&B1R&B Top 10 albums DE2DE AT4thAT CH-CH UK3UK US4thUS R&B7thR&B Albums in the charts DE14thDE AT5AT CH5CH UK16UK US22ndUS R&B20thR&B

DE  AT  CH  UK  US  R&B  Dance Number one singles DE-DE AT1AT CH1CH UK1UK US4thUS R&B2R&B Dance18thDance Top 10 singles DE4thDE AT4thAT CH6thCH UK10UK US14thUS R&B11R&B Dance27Dance Singles in the charts DE18thDE AT9AT CH7thCH UK42UK US33US R&B28R&B Dance34Dance

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Brazil 1998: for the album The Best of Donna Summer  France 1976: for the album A Love Trilogy 1976: for the album Love to Love You Baby 1977: for the album Four Seasons of Love 1977: for the album I Remember Yesterday 1978: for the album Once Upon a Time 1984: for the album I'm a Rainbow 1984: for the album She Works Hard for the Money 1994: for the album The Summer Anthology 1997: for the album Endless Summer  Canada 1976: for the single Love to Love You Baby 1978: for the single Last Dance 1978: for the single MacArthur Park 1978: for the album Once Upon a Time 1979: for the single Heaven Knows 1979: for the single No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) 1983: for the single She Works Hard for the Money 1983: for the album She Works Hard for the Money  New Zealand 1979: for the Bad Girls album

Platinum record  Canada 1977: for the single I Feel Love 1979: for the album On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II 1979: for the single Bad Girls 1979: for the single Hot Stuff  New Zealand 1979: for the album On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II  Netherlands 1984: for the album Donna Summer  Spain 1999: for the album VH-1 Presents Donna Summer: Live and More Encore! 2 × platinum record  Canada 1979: for the album Live and More 1979: for the Bad Girls album

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Brazil (PMB)	-	gold1	-	100,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
France (SNEP)	-	9 × gold9	-	900,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Canada (MC)	-	8 × gold8th	8 × platinum8th	1,200,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	gold1	platinum1	22,500	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	-	platinum1	100,000	nvpi.nl
Spain (Promusicae)	-	-	platinum1	100,000	mediafire.com
United States (RIAA)	-	18 × gold18th	8 × platinum8th	23,500,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	9 × silver9	13 × gold13	-	3,680,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	9 × silver9	50 × gold50	19 × platinum19th

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1. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
2. ↑ ^{a b} US singles: Joel Whitburn : Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2006 . Billboard Books, New York 2007, ISBN 0-89820-172-1 . / US albums: Joel Whitburn : Joel Whitburn presents the Billboard Albums . 6th edition. Billboard Books, New York 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
3. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
4. ↑ I'm a Rainbow , album review at Allmusic
5. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .
6. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7 .
7. ↑ The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, accessed May 14, 2015
8. ↑ RIAA (List 2001)

Web links

• Donna Summer at Allmusic (English)
• Donna Summer at Discogs (English)