Sister Sledge / discography

This discography is an overview of published sound recordings of American Soul - and radio - singing group Sister Sledge . According to sources and record awards, she has sold more than 3.3 million records to date, over two million of them in her home country alone. Sister Sledge's most successful release is the album We Are Family with over 1.1 million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		UK	US	R&B
1975	Circle of Love	-	-	R&B56 (3 weeks) R&B	First published: February 1975 Producers: Bert DeCoteaux, Tony Silvester
1979	We are family	UK7th gold (39 weeks)UK	US3 platinum (33 weeks)US	R&B1 (34 weeks) R&B	First published: February 1979 Producers: Bernard Edwards , Nile Rodgers
1980	Love Somebody Today	-	US31 (15 weeks) US	R&B7 (19 weeks) R&B	First published: February 1980 Producers: Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers
1981	All American girls	-	US42 (29 weeks) US	R&B13 (25 weeks) R&B	First published: February 1981 Producer: Narada Michael Walden
1982	The Sisters	-	US69 (14 weeks) US	R&B17 (16 weeks) R&B	First published: February 1982 Producer: Sister Sledge
1983	Bet Cha Say That to All the Girls	-	US169 (8 weeks) US	R&B35 (17 weeks) R&B	First published: May 1983 Producers: George Duke , Cheryl R. Brown
1985	When the Boys Meet the Girls	UK19th silver (11 weeks)UK	-	R&B52 (6 weeks) R&B	First published: June 1985 Producer: Nile Rodgers

More studio albums

• 1977: Together
• 1992: And Now ... Sledge ... Again
• 1993: Lost in Music
• 1998: African Eyes
• 2003: Style

Live albums

• 1993: Live in Concert
• 1996: Live: We Are Family
• 2004: Live at the Budokan ( Chic feat. Slash and Sister Sledge; recorded in April 1996 in Nippon Budōkan , Tokyo; CD + DVD)

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		UK	US	R&B
1987	Freak Out: The Greatest Hits of Chic and Sister Sledge	UK72 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: November 1987 with Chic ; Split album with 8 tracks each
1993	The Very Best of Sister Sledge 1973-93	UK19th silver (5 weeks)UK	-	-	First published: February 1993

More compilations

• 1986: Greatest Hits
• 1991: Dance Across the Floor (with Gloria Gaynor , Jimmy "Bo" Horne and Arthur Miles)
• 1992: The Best of Sister Sledge 1973–1985
• 1993: Lost in Music
• 1994: Greatest Hits Live
• 1994: The Ultimate Megamixes
• 1995: Super Stars
• 1996: Sister Sledge
• 1997: Greatest Hits - Live!
• 1999: The Very Best of Chic and Sister Sledge (with Chic)
• 2000: Greatest Hits
• 2001: Remixed Super Dance Hits
• 2002: The Essentials
• 2005: Good Times: The Very Best of Chic & Sister Sledge - The Hits & the Remixes (with Chic; 2 CDs)
• 2006: Sisters of Soul Live (with Rose Royce )
• 2006: The Definitive Groove Collection (2 CDs)
• 2007: We Are Family
• 2007: Legends
• 2011: Original Album Series (box with 5 CDs)
• 2013: Up All Night: The Greatest Hits ( Nile Rodgers presents the Chic Organization)

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
1974	Love Don't You Go Through No Changes on Me Circle of Love	-	-	-	-	US92 (4 weeks) US	R&B31 (13 weeks) R&B	Dance5 (10 weeks) Dance	First published: December 1974 Authors: Gwen Guthrie , Patrick Grant
1975	Protect Our Love Circle of Love	-	-	-	-	-	-	Dance7 (5 weeks) Dance	First published: February 1975 Authors: Gwen Guthrie, Patrick Grant
	Pain Reliever Circle of Love	-	-	-	-	-	-[Dance: ↑]		First published: February 1975 Authors: Gwen Guthrie, Patrick Grant
	Mama never told me	-	-	-	UK20 (6 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: September 1973 Authors: Phil Hurtt, Tony Bell
1976	Thank You for Today Circle of Love	-	-	-	-	-	R&B78 (5 weeks) R&B	-	First published: July 1976 Authors: Bobby Eli, Lee Phillips
1977	Cream of the Crop	-	-	-	-	-	R&B100 (2 weeks) R&B	-	First published: December 1976 Authors: Bobby Eli, Len Barry
	Blockbuster Boy Together	-	-	-	-	-	R&B61 (6 weeks) R&B	-	First publication: June 1977 Authors: Michael Kunze , Sylvester Levay
1979	He's the Greatest Dancer We Are Family	-	-	-	UK6 (11 weeks) UK	US9 (19 weeks) US	R&B1 (17 weeks) R&B	Dance1 (23 weeks) Dance	First published: December 27, 1978 Authors: Bernard Edwards , Nile Rodgers
	We Are Family We Are Family	DE26 (10 weeks) DE	-	CH6 (9 weeks) CH	UK8th silver (10 weeks)UK	US2 gold (19 weeks)US	R&B1 (13 weeks) R&B[Dance: ↑]		First published: April 17, 1979 Grammy Hall of Fame + R&B Hall of Fame # 192 of Songs of the Century (RIAA, 2001 list) Authors: Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers
	Lost in Music We Are Family	-	-	-	UK17 (10 weeks) UK	-	R&B35 (9 weeks) R&B	-	First published: July 11, 1979 Authors: Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers
1980	Got to Love Somebody Love Somebody Today	-	-	-	UK34 (4 weeks) UK	US64 (5 weeks) US	R&B6 (15 weeks) R&B	Dance34 (15 weeks) Dance	First published: December 1979 Authors: Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers
	Reach Your Peak Got to Love Somebody	-	-	-	-	-	R&B21 (12 weeks) R&B[Dance: ↑]		First published: March 1980 Authors: Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers
	Let's Go on Vacation Got to Love Somebody	-	-	-	-	-	R&B63 (5 weeks) R&B	-	First published: June 1980 Authors: Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers
1981	All American Girls All American Girls	DE27 (16 weeks) DE	-	-	UK41 (5 weeks) UK	US79 (5 weeks) US	R&B3 (16 weeks) R&B	Dance6 (17 weeks) Dance	First published: January 1981 Authors: Allee Willis, Joni Sledge, Lisa Walden, Narada Michael Walden
	He's Just a Runaway (A Tribute to Bob Marley) All American Girls	-	-	-	-	-	R&B32 (9 weeks) R&B[Dance: ↑]		First published: January 1981 Authors: Allee Willis, Narada Michael Walden
	Next Time You'll Know All American Girls	-	-	-	-	US82 (5 weeks) US	R&B28 (14 weeks) R&B	-	First published: April 1981 Authors: Allee Willis, Narada Michael Walden
1982	My Guy The Sisters	-	-	-	-	US23 (15 weeks) US	R&B14 (15 weeks) R&B	-	First published: January 1982 Author: Smokey Robinson Original: Mary Wells , 1964
	All the Man I Need The Sisters	-	-	-	-	-	R&B45 (10 weeks) R&B	-	First release: May 1982 feat. David Simmons Authors: Dean Pitchford , Michael Gore Original: Linda Clifford , 1982
1983	BYOB (Bring Your Own Baby) Bet Cha Say That to All the Girls	-	-	-	-	-	R&B22 (14 weeks) R&B	-	First published: April 1983 Authors: Michael Garvin, Tom Shapiro
	Gotta Get Back to Love Bet Cha Say That to All the Girls	-	-	-	-	-	R&B56 (7 weeks) R&B	-	First published: September 1983 Authors: Kerry Hatch, Tom Kelly Original: Bill Champlin , 1981
1984	Lost in Music (1984 Mix)	DE18 (13 weeks) DE	-	-	UK4th silver (15 weeks)UK	-	-	-	First published: August 1984 Remix: Nile Rodgers
	We Are Family (1984 Remix)	-	-	-	UK33 (4 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: November 1984 Remix: Bernard Edwards
1985	Frankie When the Boys Meet the Girls	DE13 (13 weeks) DE	AT27 (2 weeks) AT	-	UK1 gold (17 weeks)UK	US75 (8 weeks) US	R&B32 (10 weeks) R&B	-	First published: May 1985 Author: Denise Rich
	Dancing on the Jagged Edge When the Boys Meet the Girls	-	-	-	UK50 (3 weeks) UK	-	R&B71 (6 weeks) R&B	-	First published: August 1985 Authors: David Paul Bryant, Dennis Herring, Lorelei McBroom
1986	When the Boys Meet the Girls When the Boys Meet the Girls	-	-	-	UK89 (1 week) UK	-	-	-	First published: February 1986 Authors: Danny Ironstone, Mary Unobsky
	Here to Stay Playing for Keeps (Soundtrack)	-	-	-	UK78 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: October 1986 Authors: Daniel Bechet, George Acogny, Julian Littman
1993	We Are Family ('93 Mixes) The Very Best of Sister Sledge 1973-93	-	-	-	UK5 (8 weeks) UK	-	-	Dance31 (6 weeks) Dance	First published: January 1993 Remixes: Sure Is Pure, Steve Anderson
	Lost in Music ('93 Mixes) The Very Best of Sister Sledge 1973-93	-	-	-	UK14 (5 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: March 1993 Remixes: Sure Is Pure, Phil Kelsey
	Thinking of You ('93 Mixes) The Very Best of Sister Sledge 1973-93	-	-	-	UK17th silver (4 weeks)UK	-	-	-	First published: May 1993 Remixes: Ramp, Andrew Livingstone, Dave Lee
2003	Lost in Music 2003	DE56 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	-	-	First release: March 2003 Wackside feat. Sister Sledge
2004	We Are Family (Old Skool Club Mix)	-	-	-	UK93 (2 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First release: 2003 Remix: Chu Chu

More singles

• 1971: Time Will Tell
• 1973: The Weatherman (release: March)
• 1975: Circle of Love (Caught in the Middle)
• 1975: Love Has Found Me
• 1977: Baby, It's the Rain (release: November)
• 1977: As
• 1978: I've Seen Better Days (release: April)
• 1978: When You Wish Upon a Star ( Montana feat. Sister Sledge)
• 1980: Easy Street
• 1981: If You Really Want Me
• 1982: Super Bad Sisters
• 1983: Let Him Go
• 1983: Thank You for the Party
• 1985: You're Fine
• 1992: World, Rise & Shine / Everybody Dance
• 1992: All New Full Length Mixes (2 12inch Maxis)
• 1993: Good Times '93
• 1994: Get a Life
• 1997: All New Mixes '97
• 1998: We Are Family '98
• 1998: All New Mixes '98
• 1998: Everybody Dance

statistics

Chart evaluation

UK  US  R&B Number one albums UK-UK US-US R&B1R&B Top 10 albums UK1UK US1US R&B2R&B Albums in the charts UK4thUK US5US R&B7thR&B

DE  AT  CH  UK  US  R&B  Dance Number one singles DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK1UK US-US R&B2R&B Dance1Dance Top 10 singles DE-DE AT-AT CH1CH UK5UK US2US R&B4thR&B Dance4thDance Singles in the charts DE5DE AT1AT CH1CH UK16UK US8thUS R&B19thR&B Dance6thDance

Awards for music sales

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)
United States (RIAA)	-	gold1	platinum1	2,000,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × silver5	2 × gold2	-	1,370,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	5 × silver5	3 × gold3	platinum1

swell

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: DE UK US
2. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
3. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .
4. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7 .
5. ↑ RIAA (List 2001)

Web links

• Sister Sledge at Allmusic (English)
• Sister Sledge at Discogs (English)