Gloria Gaynor / discography
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This discography is an overview of the musical works of American disco - singer Gloria Gaynor .
Gaynor had the worldwide breakthrough in 1974/75 with the album Never Can Say Goodbye and the single of the same name as well as the release Reach Out, I'll Be There . The peak of her career followed in 1978, when the album Love Tracks and the release I Will Survive reached top positions in the charts worldwide .
Albums
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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 AT
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 CH
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 UK
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 US
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R&B
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| 1975 | Never Can Say Goodbye |
DE12 (28 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK32  (8 weeks)UK |
US25 (15 weeks) US |
R&B21 (7 weeks) R&B |
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| Experience Gloria Gaynor | - | - | - | - |
US64 (21 weeks) US |
R&B32 (7 weeks) R&B |
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| 1976 | I've got you | - | - | - | - |
US107 (14 weeks) US |
R&B40 (5 weeks) R&B |
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| 1977 | Glorious | - | - | - | - |
US183 (4 weeks) US |
- | |
| 1978 | Love tracks |
DE34 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK31 (6 weeks) UK |
US4th  (34 weeks)US |
R&B4 (28 weeks) R&B |
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| 1979 | I have a right | - | - | - | - |
US58 (11 weeks) US |
R&B56 (5 weeks) R&B |
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| 1980 | Stories | - | - | - | - |
US178 (4 weeks) US |
- | |
| 1986 | The Power of Gloria Gaynor | - | - | - |
UK81 (2 weeks) UK |
- | - | |
| 1991 | Gloria Gaynor '91 | - |
AT27 (12 weeks) AT |
- | - | - | - | |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More studio albums
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Live albums
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Compilations
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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 |
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AT
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CH
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UK
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US
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R&B
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Dance
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| 1974 |
Never Can Say Goodbye Never Can Say Goodbye |
DE13 (21 weeks) DE |
AT19 (4 weeks) AT |
- |
UK2 (13 weeks)UK |
US9 (17 weeks) US |
R&B34 (14 weeks) R&B |
Dance1 (11 weeks) Dance |
Author: Clifton Davis
Original: The Jackson Five , 1971 |
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| Honey Bee Never Can Say Goodbye |
- | - | - | - | - |
R&B55 (7 weeks) R&B |
Dance2 (14 weeks) Dance |
Authors: Melvin and Mervin Steals
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| 1975 |
Reach Out, I'll Be There Never Can Say Goodbye |
DE5 (21 weeks) DE |
AT13 (16 weeks) AT |
- |
UK14 (8 weeks) UK |
US60 (5 weeks) US |
R&B56 (7 weeks) R&B[Dance: ↑] |
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| Walk on By Experience |
DE17 (6 weeks) DE |
AT12 (4 weeks) AT |
- | - |
US98 (1 week) US |
- | - | |||
| All I Need Is Your Sweet Lovin ' Never Can Say Goodbye |
- | - | - |
UK44 (3 weeks) UK |
- | - | - |
Authors: Bobby Flax, Lanny Lambert
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| Casanova Brown Experience |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
Dance1 (17 weeks) Dance |
Author: Jimmy Roach
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| (If You Want It) Do It Yourself Experience |
DE31 (4 weeks) DE |
- | - | - |
US98 (2 weeks) US |
R&B24 (12 weeks) R&B[Dance: ↑] |
Authors: Jack Robinson, James Bolden
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| How high the moon experience |
DE29 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK33 (4 weeks) UK |
US75 (5 weeks) US |
R&B73 (5 weeks) R&B[Dance: ↑] |
Authors: Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
Original: Frances Comstock & Alfred Drake, 1940 |
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| 1976 | Let's Make a Deal I've Got You |
- | - | - | - | - |
R&B95 (2 weeks) R&B |
Dance4 (14 weeks) Dance |
Author: Curtis Blandon
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| I've Got You Under My Skin I've Got You |
- | - | - | - | - | -[Dance: ↑] |
from the soundtrack of the film Born to Dance
Author: Cole Porter |
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| Be Mine I've Got You |
- | - | - | - | - | -[Dance: ↑] |
Author: Don Oriolo
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| 1977 | We Can Start All Over Again Glorious |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
Dance38 (1 week) Dance |
Authors: George Flame, Joe Beck
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| Life Ain't Worth Livin ' Glorious |
- | - | - | - | - | -[Dance: ↑] |
Author: Melvin Steals
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| Why Should I Pay Glorious |
- | - | - | - | - | -[Dance: ↑] |
Author: Gregg Diamond
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| 1978 | You're All I Need to Get By Gloria Gaynor's Park Avenue Sound |
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Dance24 (7 weeks) Dance |
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| Kidnapped Gloria Gaynor's Park Avenue Sound |
- | - | - | - | - | -[Dance: ↑] |
Authors: Allan Felder, Norman Harris, Ron Tyson
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I Will Survive Love Tracks |
DE7 (17 weeks) DE |
AT17 (8 weeks) AT |
CH7 (9 weeks) CH |
UK1  (15 weeks)UK |
US1 (27 weeks)US |
R&B4 (17 weeks) R&B |
Dance1 (27 weeks) Dance |
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| Substitute love tracks |
- | - | - | - | - |
R&B78 (4 weeks) R&B[Dance: ↑] |
Author: Willie Harry Wilson
Original: The Righteous Brothers , 1975 |
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| 1979 | Anybody wanna party? Love tracks |
- | - | - | - | - | -[Dance: ↑] |
Authors: Freddie Perren, Dino Fekaris
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| I Said Yes Love Tracks |
- | - | - | - | - | -[Dance: ↑] |
Authors: Freddie Perren, Dino Fekaris
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| Anybody wanna party? (Special New Disco Version) |
- | - | - | - | - |
R&B16 (14 weeks) R&B |
Dance30 (11 weeks) Dance |
Authors: Freddie Perren, Dino Fekaris
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| Love Is Just a Heartbeat Away (Nocturna's Theme) Nocturna (Soundtrack) |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
Dance81 (3 weeks) Dance |
Authors: Norman Bergen, Reid Whitelaw
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| Let Me Know (I Have a Right) I Have a Right |
- | - | - |
UK32 (7 weeks) UK |
US42 (13 weeks) US |
R&B61 (5 weeks) R&B |
Dance19 (13 weeks) Dance |
Authors: Freddie Perren, Dino Fekaris
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| 1981 | Let's Mend What's Been Broken I Kinda Like Me |
- | - | - | - | - |
R&B76 (3 weeks) R&B |
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| 1983 |
I Am What I Am I Am Gloria Gaynor |
DE35 (11 weeks) DE |
- |
CH20 (18 weeks) CH |
UK13 (13 weeks) UK |
- |
R&B82 (11 weeks) R&B |
Dance3 (14 weeks) Dance |
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| 1984 | Strive I Am Gloria Gaynor |
- | - | - |
UK86 (3 weeks) UK |
- | - | - |
Authors: Julius Joseph Davis, Linwood Maxwell Simon
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| 1987 | Be Soft with Me Tonight |
- | - | - |
UK80 (2 weeks) UK |
- | - | - | ||
| 1990 | I Will Survive (Remix) |
DE42 (10 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
Remix: Shep Pettibone
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| 1991 | Mega medley |
DE94 (1 week) DE |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
including I Will Survive , Never Can Say Goodbye and
Do It Yourself |
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| 1993 | I Will Survive (Phil Kelsey Remix) I'll Be There |
- | - | - |
UK5 (10 weeks) UK |
- | - | - | ||
| 1997 | Mighty High I'll Be There |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
Dance12 (12 weeks) Dance |
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| 2000 | Last night |
DE70 (9 weeks) DE |
- |
CH89 (2 weeks) CH |
UK67 (1 week) UK |
- | - | - |
Giorgio Moroder Project pres. Gloria Gaynor
Authors: Giorgio Moroder, Shelly Peiken |
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| 2001 | Just Keep Thinking About You I Wish You Love |
- | - | - |
UK85 (1 week) UK |
- | - |
Dance1 (14 weeks) Dance |
Authors: Gwen Catchey, Harold Johnson
Original: Tata Vega, 1978 |
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| 2002 | I Never Knew I Wish You Love |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
Dance1 (13 weeks) Dance |
Author: Kasia Livingston
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| 2006 | Rebecca - The Power of a Woman in Love |
- |
AT37 (8 weeks) AT |
- | - | - | - | - | ||
More singles
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statistics
Chart evaluation
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Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
| Country / Region |
silver |
gold |
platinum
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Sales | swell |
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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 Canada (MC)
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- |
2 × gold2
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platinum1
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250,000 | musiccanada.com |
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United States (RIAA)
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- |
gold1
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2 × platinum2
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3,500,000 | riaa.com |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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2 × silver2
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gold1
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- | 660,000 | bpi.co.uk |
| All in all |
2 × silver2
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4 × gold4th
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3 × platinum3
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- ↑ a b Chart sources: Singles Albums UK US
- ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
- ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
- ^ Joel Whitburn: Hot R&B Songs. Billboard 1942-2010. 6th edition. Record Research Inc., Menomonee Falls 2010, p. 252.
- ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7 .
Web links
- Gloria Gaynor at Allmusic (English)
- Gloria Gaynor at Discogs (English)