Sade Adu / discography

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Sade Adu  - discography
Sade Adu (2011)
Sade Adu (2011)
Publications
Arrow southwest blue.svgStudio albums 6th
Arrow southwest blue.svgLive albums 2
Arrow southwest blue.svgCompilations 3
Arrow southwest blue.svgEPs 3
Arrow southwest blue.svgSingles 23
Arrow southwest blue.svgVideo albums 6th
Arrow southwest blue.svgMusic videos 20th
Arrow southwest blue.svgBox sets 5
Arrow southwest blue.svgInterview albums 1

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the Nigerian - British Soul - and R & B - singer Sade Adu . According to the sources, she has sold more than 37.3 million records in her career, of which she sold 23.9 million records according to record awards in the United States alone. Adu's most successful release is the Diamond Life album with around seven million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B
1984 Diamond Life DE1
platinum
platinum

(77 weeks)DE
AT1 (10 months)
AT
CH1
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(34 weeks)CH
UK2
Quadruple platinum
× 4
Quadruple platinum

(99 weeks)UK
US5
Quadruple platinum
× 4
Quadruple platinum

(81 weeks)US
R&B3 (76 weeks)
R&B
First published: July 16, 1984
Sales: + 7,000,000
1985 Promise DE2
platinum
platinum

(42 weeks)DE
AT6 (6 months)
AT
CH1 (21 weeks)
CH
UK1
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(31 weeks)UK
US1
Quadruple platinum
× 4
Quadruple platinum

(46 weeks)US
R&B1 (45 weeks)
R&B
First published: November 4, 1985
Sales: + 6,300,000
1988 Stronger Than Pride DE4th
gold
gold

(36 weeks)DE
AT6 (4 months)
AT
CH2
platinum
platinum

(14 weeks)CH
UK3
platinum
platinum

(17 weeks)UK
US7th
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(45 weeks)US
R&B3 (44 weeks)
R&B
First published: May 2nd, 1988
Sales: + 4,500,000
1992 Love Deluxe DE14th
gold
gold

(33 weeks)DE
AT11 (16 weeks)
AT
CH6th
gold
gold

(15 weeks)CH
UK10
gold
gold

(27 weeks)UK
US3
Quadruple platinum
× 4
Quadruple platinum

(103 weeks)US
R&B2 (105 weeks)
R&B
First published: October 26, 1992
Sales: + 5,300,000
2000 Lovers rock DE4th
platinum
platinum

(25 weeks)DE
AT5
gold
gold

(19 weeks)AT
CH6th
gold
gold

(20 weeks)CH
UK18th
platinum
platinum

(22 weeks)UK
US3
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(58 weeks)US
R&B2 (63 weeks)
R&B
First published:
Nov 13, 2000 Sales: + 4,455,000
2010 Soldier of Love DE2
gold
gold

(20 weeks)DE
AT2
gold
gold

(14 weeks)AT
CH1
platinum
platinum

(23 weeks)CH
UK4th
gold
gold

(8 weeks)UK
US1
platinum
platinum

(33 weeks)US
R&B1 (67 weeks)
R&B
First published: February 8, 2010
Sales: + 1,700,000

Live albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B
2002 Lovers Live DE41 (8 weeks)
DE
AT40 (4 weeks)
AT
CH27 (9 weeks)
CH
UK51 (3 weeks)
UK
US10
gold
gold

(15 weeks)US
R&B5 (15 weeks)
R&B
First published: February 18, 2002
Sales: + 550,000
2012 Bring Me Home Live 2011 DE15 (6 weeks)
DE
- - - - -
First published: June 11, 2012

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B
1994 The best of Sade DE15th
gold
gold

(18 weeks)DE
AT9
gold
gold

(15 weeks)AT
CH11 (13 weeks)
CH
UK6th
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(21 weeks)UK
US9
Quadruple platinum
× 4
Quadruple platinum

(99 weeks)US
R&B7 (111 weeks)
R&B
First published: October 31, 1994
Sales: + 6,600,000
2011 The Ultimate Collection DE17 (9 weeks)
DE
AT22 (7 weeks)
AT
CH11 (15 weeks)
CH
UK8th
gold
gold

(7 weeks)UK
US7 (19 weeks)
US
R&B2 (51 weeks)
R&B
First published: April 29, 2011
Sales: + 240,000
Number one albums DE1DE AT1AT CH3CH UK1UK US2US R&B2R&B
Top 10 albums DE5DE AT6thAT CH6thCH UK6thUK US9US R&B9R&B
Albums in the charts DE10DE AT9AT CH9CH UK9UK US9US R&B9R&B

More compilations

  • 1999: Best for Love

EPs

  • 1988: The 12 ″ Mixes
  • 1989: Solid Gold Series - Sade
  • 1992: Remix Deluxe

Interview albums

  • 1992: Interview Deluxe

Singles

Chart placements

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US R&B R&B
1984 Your Love Is King
Diamond Life
- - - UK6 (14 weeks)
UK
US54 (11 weeks)
US
R&B35 (12 weeks)
R&B
First published: February 6, 1984
When am I Going to Make a Living
Diamond Life
- - - UK36 (5 weeks)
UK
- -
First published: May 14, 1984
Smooth Operator
Diamond Life
DE11 (16 weeks)
DE
AT12 (3 months)
AT
CH14 (10 weeks)
CH
UK19th
silver
silver

(10 weeks)UK
US5 (20 weeks)
US
R&B5 (17 weeks)
R&B
First published: September 1, 1984
Hang On to Your Love
Diamond Life
- - - - - R&B14 (19 weeks)
R&B
First published: November 1984
1985 The Sweetest Taboo
Promise
DE28 (13 weeks)
DE
AT24 (½ month)
AT
CH14 (8 weeks)
CH
UK31 (5 weeks)
UK
US5 (22 weeks)
US
R&B3 (20 weeks)
R&B
First published: September 30, 1985
1986 Is it a crime?
Promise
DE57 (5 weeks)
DE
- CH30 (1 week)
CH
UK49 (3 weeks)
UK
- R&B55 (7 weeks)
R&B
First published: December 30, 1985
Never as Good as the First Time
Promise
DE65 (3 weeks)
DE
- - UK89 (1 week)
UK
US20 (12 weeks)
US
R&B8 (14 weeks)
R&B
First published: March 5, 1986
1988 Love Is Stronger Than Pride
Stronger Than Pride
DE51 (13 weeks)
DE
- - UK44 (3 weeks)
UK
- -
First published: March 19, 1988
Paradise
Stronger Than Pride
- - - UK29 (7 weeks)
UK
US16 (15 weeks)
US
R&B1 (14 weeks)
R&B
First published: May 23, 1988
Nothing Can Come Between Us
Stronger Than Pride
- - - UK92 (1 week)
UK
- R&B3 (13 weeks)
R&B
First published: August 22, 1988
Turn My Back on You
Stronger Than Pride
- - - - - R&B12 (14 weeks)
R&B
First published: November 21, 1988
1992 No Ordinary Love
Love Deluxe
DE43 (11 weeks)
DE
- CH23 (12 weeks)
CH
UK14 (11 weeks)
UK
US28 (27 weeks)
US
R&B9 (20 weeks)
R&B
First published: September 28, 1992
Feel No Pain
Love Deluxe
DE80 (4 weeks)
DE
- - UK56 (2 weeks)
UK
- R&B59 (8 weeks)
R&B
First published: November 16, 1992
1993 Kiss of Life
Love Deluxe
DE88 (3 weeks)
DE
- - UK44 (3 weeks)
UK
US78 (11 weeks)
US
R&B10 (20 weeks)
R&B
First published: April 19, 1993
Cherish the Day
Love Deluxe
- - - UK53 (2 weeks)
UK
- R&B45 (17 weeks)
R&B
First published: July 19, 1993
2000 By Your Side
Lovers Rock
DE67 (4 weeks)
DE
- CH61 (12 weeks)
CH
UK17th
silver
silver

(5 weeks)UK
US75 (11 weeks)
US
R&B41 (20 weeks)
R&B
First published: October 13, 2000
2001 King of Sorrow
Lovers Rock
- - - UK59 (1 week)
UK
- -
First published: February 26, 2001
2009 Soldier of Love
Soldier of Love
- - CH25 (7 weeks)
CH
- US52 (11 weeks)
US
R&B6 (22 weeks)
R&B
First published: December 8, 2009
2010 Babyfather
Soldier of Love
- - - - - R&B53 (17 weeks)
R&B
First published: April 20, 2010
The Moon and the Sky
Soldier of Love
- - - - - R&B54 (17 weeks)
R&B
First published: August 24, 2010
2011 Still In Love With You
The Ultimate Collection
- - - - - R&B55 (16 weeks)
R&B
First published: April 5, 2011
Number one singles DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK-UK US-US R&B1R&B
Top 10 singles DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK1UK US2US R&B8thR&B
Singles in the charts DE9DE AT2AT CH6thCH UK15thUK US9US R&B18thR&B

more publishments

  • 1984: Hang on to Your Love
  • 1989: Haunt Me
  • 1989: Keep Looking (Promo, Spain only)
  • 2002: Somebody Already Broke My Heart (live)
  • 2011: Love Is Found
  • 2018: The Big Unkown

Video albums and music videos

Video albums

  • 1984: Diamond Life (US:goldgold)
  • 1993: Life, Promise, Pride, Love (US:platinumplatinum)
  • 1994: Live Concert Home Video (US:Double platinum× 2Double platinum )
  • 2002: Lovers live (DE:goldgold, US: platinumplatinum)
  • 2003: Lovers Rock / Lovers Live
  • 2011: The Ultimate Collection

Music videos

year title Director (s)
1984 Your Love Is King Jack Semmens
When am I Going to Make a Living
Hang on to your love Brian Ward
Smooth operator Julian Temple
1985 The sweetest taboo Brian Ward
1986 Never as Good as the First Time Brian Ward
Is it a crime? Brian Ward
1988 Love Is Stronger Than Pride Sophie Muller
Paradise Alex McDowell
Nothing Can Come Between Us Sophie Muller
Turn my back on you Sophie Muller
1992 No ordinary love Sophie Muller
Feel no pain Albert Watson
1993 Kiss of Life Albert Watson
Cherish the day Albert Watson
2000 By your side Sophie Muller
2001 King of Sorrow Sophie Muller
2009 Soldier of Love Sophie Muller
2010 Babyfather Sophie Muller
2011 Love Is Found

Box sets

  • 1993: Promise & Stronger Than Pride
  • 2000: Diamond Life / Promise
  • 2000: Diamond Life / Promise / Love Deluxe
  • 2003: Lovers Rock / Lovers Live
  • 2006: Stronger Than Pride / Love Deluxe

Awards for music sales

Country / Region Silver record icon.svg silver Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Diamond record icon.svg diamond Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF) Argentina (CAPIF) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 0! D.- 60,000 capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg 9 × platinum9 0! D.- 665,000 aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA) Belgium (BEA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2 0! D.- 165,000 ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB) Brazil (PMB) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th 0! P- 0! D.- 195,000 pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI) Denmark (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 0! P- 0! D.- 35,000 ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 5 × gold5 Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum3 0! D.- 2,175,000 musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI) Europe (IFPI) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum3 0! D.- (3,000,000) ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI) Finland (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 0! D.- 106.713 ifpi.fi
France (SNEP) France (SNEP) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 Platinum record icon.svg 10 × platinum10 0! D.- 2,810,000 infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Greece (IFPI) Greece (IFPI) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 0! D.- 6,000 Individual evidence
Italy (FIMI) Italy (FIMI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 0! D.- 160,000 fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ) Japan (RIAJ) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 0! D.- 400,000 riaj.or.jp
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg 10 × platinum10 0! D.- 980,000 musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum3 0! D.- 67,500 nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI) Netherlands (NVPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum3 0! D.- 425,000 nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI) Norway (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 0! D.- 25,000 ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Austria (IFPI) Austria (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 0! P- 0! D.- 65,000 ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV) Poland (ZPAV) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg 7 × platinum7th Diamond record icon.svg diamond1 300,000 bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP) Portugal (AFP) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2 0! D.- 28,000 Individual evidence
Russia (NFPF) Russia (NFPF) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2 0! D.- 40,000 Individual evidence
Sweden (IFPI) Sweden (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 0! D.- 150,000 sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum4th 0! D.- 225,000 hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae) Spain (Promusicae) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 Platinum record icon.svg 5 × platinum5 0! D.- 610,000 mediafire.com ES2 ES3 ES4
Hungary (MAHASZ) Hungary (MAHASZ) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2 0! D.- 15,000 slagerlistak.hu
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 Platinum record icon.svg 27 × platinum27 0! D.- 23,950,000 riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 2 × silver2 Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 Platinum record icon.svg 10 × platinum10 0! D.- 3,700,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg 2 × silver2 Gold record icon.svg 46 × gold46 Platinum record icon.svg 108 × platinum108 Diamond record icon.svg diamond1

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  1. a b c d Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US1 US R&B albums US R&B singles

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