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Luther Vandross discography

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Luther Vandross discography
Vandross in 1985.
Studio albums13
Live albums1
Compilation albums17
Singles59

This is the discography documenting albums and singles released by American singer Luther Vandross. Vandross has sold approximately 40 million records worldwide.[1]

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[2]
US
R&B

[2]
AUS
[3][4]
AUT
[5]
CAN
[6]
GER
[7]
NED
[8]
NZ
[9]
UK
[10]
Never Too Much
  • Released: August 12, 1981
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, LP
19 1 41
Forever, for Always, for Love
  • Released: September 21, 1982
  • Label: Epic/Legacy
  • Format: CD, LP
20 1 23
Busy Body
  • Released: November 25, 1983
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, LP
32 1 42
The Night I Fell in Love
  • Released: March 8, 1985
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, LP
19 1 25 19
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[11]
Give Me the Reason
  • Released: September 19, 1986
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, LP
14 1 92 3
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[11]
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[12]
Any Love
  • Released: September 20, 1988
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, LP
9 1 103 35 3
Power of Love
  • Released: April 26, 1991
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, LP
7 1 110 34 19 9
Never Let Me Go
  • Released: May 26, 1993
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, LP
6 3 107 53 11
Songs
  • Released: September 20, 1994
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, LP
5 2 19 27 23 24 20 5 1
Your Secret Love
  • Released: October 1, 1996
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, LP
9 2 145 18 61 14
I Know
  • Released: August 11, 1998
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
26 9 42
Luther Vandross
  • Released: June 19, 2001
  • Label: J
  • Format: CD, digital download
6 2
Dance with My Father
  • Released: June 10, 2003
  • Label: J
  • Format: CD, digital download
1 1 60 41
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[2]
US
R&B

[2]
AUS
[4]
CAN
[6]
GER
[7]
NED
[8]
UK
[10]
The Best of Luther Vandross... The Best of Love
  • Released: October 4, 1989
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, LP
26 2 75 14
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum[11]
Greatest Hits 1981–1995
  • Released: October 1995
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, LP
119 82 90 12
One Night with You: The Best of Love, Volume 2
  • Released: September 1997
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, LP
44 17 186 56
Love Is on the Way
  • Released: May 1998
  • Label: Sony
  • Format: CD
Always & Forever: The Classics
  • Released: September 1998
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD
85
Greatest Hits
  • Released: November 1999
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD
Smooth Love
  • Released: November 2000
  • Label: Sony
  • Format: CD, digital download
The Ultimate Luther Vandross
  • Released: August 2001
  • Label: J
  • Format: CD, digital download
Stop to Love
  • Released: April 2002
  • Label: Sony
  • Format: CD, digital download
The Very Best of Love
  • Released: July 2002
  • Label: Madacy
  • Format: CD, digital download
The Essential Luther Vandross
  • Released: June 2003
  • Label: Epic/Legacy
  • Format: CD, digital download
154 49 18
Artist Collection: Luther Vandross
  • Released: October 2004
  • Label: BMG/J
  • Format: CD, digital download
The Ultimate Luther Vandross
  • Released: August 2006
  • Label: J/Epic/Legacy
  • Format: CD, digital download
9 3 10
Love, Luther
  • Released: November 2007
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, digital download
191 23
Lovesongs
  • Released: February 2009
  • Label: Sony
  • Format: CD, digital download
4
Playlist: The Very Best of Luther Vandross
  • Released: April 2009
  • Label: Epic/Legacy
  • Format: CD, digital download
72
S.O.U.L.
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: BMG/Sony
  • Format: CD, digital download
57
Hidden Gems
  • Released: April 2012
  • Label: Epic/Legacy
  • Format: CD, digital download
183 25
The Greatest Hits
  • Released: November 2014
  • Label: RCA
  • Format: CD, digital download
21
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Holiday albums

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Title Details US chart peaks[2] Certifications
Billboard
200
Holiday
Albums
Pop
Catalog
R&B
HipHop
This Is Christmas
  • Released: October 1995
  • Label: Epic
28 4 4
Home for Christmas
  • Released: January 2002 (re-released November 4, 2003)
  • Label: Epic
This Is Christmas (Luther Vandross album)
  • Released: October 2012
  • Label: Epic
138 39 35 18
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

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Title Details US chart peaks[2]
Billboard
200
R&B
HipHop
Live Radio City Music Hall 2003
  • Released: October 2003
  • Label: J
22 6

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[2]
US
AC

[2]
US
Club

[2]
US
Dance Sales

[2]
US
R&B/HH

[2]
CAN
[15]
GER
[16]
IRE
[17]
NZ
[18]
UK
[19]
"Never Too Much" 1981 33 4 35 1 18 47 13
  • RIAA: Platinum
  • BPI: Platinum[12]
Never Too Much
"Don't You Know That?" 107 10
"Sugar and Spice (I Found Me a Girl)" 1982 72
"If This World Were Mine" (with Cheryl Lynn) 101 4 Instant Love
"Bad Boy"/"Having a Party" (Medley) 55 3 Forever, for Always, for Love
"Since I Lost My Baby" 1983 17
"You're the Sweetest One"
"Promise Me" 72
"How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye"
(with Dionne Warwick)
27 4 7 99 Busy Body
"I'll Let You Slide" 102 9 100
"Superstar"/"Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)" (medley) 1984 87 5
"Make Me a Believer" 48
"I Wanted Your Love" 88
"Til My Baby Comes Home" 1985 29 10 4 26 The Night I Fell in Love
"It's Over Now" 101 36 46 4
"Wait for Love" 11
"If Only for One Night" 1986 59
"Give Me the Reason" 57 3 26 Give Me the Reason
"Stop to Love" 15 7 27 15 1 91 24
"There's Nothing Better Than Love"
(with Gregory Hines)
1987 50 20 1 72
"I Really Didn't Mean It" 6 24 16
"So Amazing" 94 33
"See Me" 60
"I Gave It Up (When I Fell in Love)" 1988 28
"Any Love" 44 12 1 63 26 26 31 Any Love
"She Won't Talk to Me" 30 17 18 3 17 34
"For You to Love" 1989 3
"Come Back" 53
"Here and Now" 6 3 1 54 43 The Best of...
The Best of Love
"Treat You Right" 1990 5 92
"Power of Love/Love Power" 1991 4 3 11 1 8 45 46 Power of Love
"Don't Want to Be a Fool" 9 5 4 42 84
"The Rush" 73 44 6 53
"Sometimes It's Only Love" 1992 9 9
"The Best Things in Life Are Free"
(with Janet Jackson, BBD and Ralph Tresvant)
10 3 39 1 8 8 6 6 2 Mo' Money
(Mo' Money Soundtrack)
"Little Miracles (Happen Every Day)" 1993 62 30 10 28 Never Let Me Go
"Heaven Knows" 94 15 39 24 89 69 34
"Never Let Me Go" 31
"Love Is on the Way" 38
"Endless Love"
(with Mariah Carey)
1994 2 11 25 7 6 14 4 1 3 Songs
"Always and Forever" 58 25 16 74 20
"Love the One You're With" 1995 95 33 28 49 53 23 31
"Going in Circles"
"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" 82 50 22
"Every Year, Every Christmas" 43 This Is Christmas
"Your Secret Love" 1996 52 5 14 Your Secret Love
"I Can Make It Better" 80 15 44
"I Won't Let You Do That to Me" 1997 One Night with You: The Best of Love, Volume 2
"When You Call on Me/
Baby That's When I Come Runnin'"
1998
"Nights in Harlem"
(with Precise)
29 I Know
"I Know"
(with Stevie Wonder)
61
"I'm Only Human"
(with Cassandra Wilson & Bob James)
1999 57
"Are You Using Me?" 46
"Take You Out" 2001 26 7 59 Luther Vandross
"Can Heaven Wait" 3 63
"I'd Rather" 2002 83 17 40
"Dance with My Father" 2003 38 4 28 4 21 Dance with My Father
"Think About You" 103 29
"Buy Me a Rose" 2004 13
"The Closer I Get to You"
(with Beyoncé)
62
"Shine" 2006 116 10 31 50 The Ultimate Luther Vandross
"Got You Home" 53
"Michelle"[23] 2024 Never Too Much: Greatest Hits
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[24]
US
AC

[24]
CAN
[25]
"Voices That Care"
(with Various Artists)
1991 11 6 61 Non-album single

Other appearances

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Soundtracks

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Year Title Album
1981 "Just When I Needed You" (w/ Roberta Flack) Bustin' Loose: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1985 "She's So Good to Me" The Goonies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1986 "Give Me the Reason" Ruthless People
1987 "There's Only You" Made in Heaven
1992 "Heart of a Hero" Hero
"The Best Things in Life Are Free" Mo' Money: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1995 "The Thrill I'm In" Money Train
1999 "When You're A Woman" 24 Hour Woman
2001 "If I Was the One" Dr. Dolittle 2

Others

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Year Title Album
1975 "Young Americans" Young Americans
1992 "The Christmas Song" A Very Special Christmas 2
1994 "The Way She Loves Me" Paid Vacation (album)
1996 "If I Had a Hammer" For Our Children Too
2002 "What's Going On" 97th and Columbus
2014 "Finder of Lost Loves" (Duet with Dionne Warwick) Finder of Lost Loves (Expanded Edition)

Music videos

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Year Title Director
1991 "Voices That Care" (Various) David S. Jackson

Other projects

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  • Recordings of Luther, a group led by Luther Vandross.
  • Vandross also guested as lead vocalist for the U.S./Italian ensemble Change.

Luther

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Studio albums

Title Details
Luther
This Close to You
  • Released: March 1977
  • Label: Atlantic/Cotillion

Singles

Year Title US chart peaks[2] Album
Club
Play
R&B
HipHop
1976 "It's Good for the Soul (Pt. 1)" 11 28 Luther
"Funky Music (Is a Part of Me)" 34
"The 2nd Time Around" 34
1977 "This Close to You" 93 This Close to You
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Change

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Studio albums

Title Details US chart peaks[27] Certifications
Billboard
200
R&B
HipHop
The Glow of Love 29 10

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
US
Club

[27]
US
R&B/HH

[27]
IRE
[17]
UK
[29]
1980 "Searching" 1 23 22 11 The Glow of Love
"The Glow of Love" 49 14
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

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  1. ^ Barker, Andrew (September 20, 2014). "Luther Vandross Receives Star on Walk of Fame". Variety. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "US Billboard Charts". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 21, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "Australian Albums". australian-charts.com. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
    • Any Love and Power of Love: "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing July 8, 1991". bubblingdownunder.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
    • Dance with My Father: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 293.
  4. ^ a b "Luther Vandross ARIA Chart History complete to 2024". ARIA. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  5. ^ "Austrian Albums". austriancharts.at. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Canadian Albums". RPM Albums. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  7. ^ a b "German Albums". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Dutch Albums". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  9. ^ "New Zealand Albums". charts.nz. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  10. ^ a b "UK Albums". officialcharts.com. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "British certifications – Luther Vandross". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 3, 2023. Type Luther Vandross in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  13. ^ a b c d "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  14. ^ "New Zealand Chart Certification". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  15. ^ "Canadian Singles". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  16. ^ "German Singles". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  17. ^ a b "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  18. ^ "New Zealand Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  19. ^ "UK Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  20. ^ a b "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  21. ^ "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  22. ^ "New Zealand Chart Certification". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  23. ^ "Michelle – Single". Spotify. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  24. ^ a b ""Voices That Care" US Billboard Charts". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 17, 2013. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  25. ^ "Canadian Singles". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  26. ^ ""Voices That Care" RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 28, 2016.
  27. ^ a b c "Change - US Billboard Charts". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  28. ^ ""The Glow of Love" RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  29. ^ ""Change" UK Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
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