Cher albums discography

Cher albums discography

Cher performing during her Living Proof: The Farewell Tour in 2004
Studio albums 25
Live albums 3
Compilation albums 9
Video albums 5
Soundtrack albums 3

American entertainer Cher has released 25 studio albums, nine compilation albums, three soundtrack albums, and one live album. In 1964 Cher signed a recording contract with Imperial Records, a label owned by Liberty Records. After the success of her first major single, Bob Dylan's "All I Really Want to Do" she and her then-husband Sonny Bono worked on her first album All I Really Want to Do released in 1965. The album peaked at number sixteen on the Billboard 200 and at number seven on the UK Albums Chart. After the massive success of "I Got You Babe" the record label encouraged her to record the second album, The Sonny Side of Chér (1966). The record peaked within the top 30 in several countries. Chér (1966) and With Love, Chér (1967) were less successful on the music charts. Backstage and her first official compilation album Cher's Golden Greats (1968) her last efforts with Imperial were critically and commercially unsuccessful. In 1969 Cher signed with Atco Records and released two albums: the critical acclaimed 3614 Jackson Highway and her first soundtrack album Chastity for the film of the same name; both of them were a commercial failure.

Cher entered the 1970s with the release of the album Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves (1971), released under the label Kapp Records later absorbed by the MCA Records. The record proved to be critically and commercially successful peaking at number sixteen on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); her first solo album to do so. Next year she followed it with her less successful eighth studio album Foxy Lady. In 1973 she released two records: Bittersweet White Light (which was the last album produced by Sonny Bono) and Half-Breed her second gold album in the United States. Dark Lady was released as her eleventh studio album in 1974 and was less successful on the music charts. After the separation with Sonny she signed a new $2.5 million recording contract and business deal with Warner Bros. Records.[1] From 1975 to 1977 she released a string of critic and commercial failures: Stars, I'd Rather Believe in You, Cherished and Two the Hard Way (with her then husband Gregg Allman) which is considered the lowest point of her career.[2] In 1979 she signed with Casablanca Records and released her fifteenth album: Take Me Home, which was certified gold in the United States. Prisoner (1979) was less successful than its predecessor. In the beginning of the 1980s, Cher formed a band called the "Black Rose" and released their first album Black Rose which was later re-released in Germany as Cher's solo album. In 1982 Columbia Records released the album I Paralyze; with decreasing album sales and a lack of successful singles, Cher decided to focus on her acting career.

In 1987 Cher signed with Geffen Records and released her first album in five years: Cher proved to be successful on the music charts and was certified platinum by the RIAA. Her nineteenth studio album Heart of Stone (1989) peaked at number one in Australia and entered the top ten in several other territories; it achieved multi-platinum status and became her best-selling album at that time. In 1991 Cher released her twentieth studio album Love Hurts; it became her first number-one in the United Kingdom and also topped the album charts of several European countries. However, it was less successful in North America. Her fifth official compilation album and last effort with Geffen, Greatest Hits: 1965-1992 was released outside North America and became her second consecutive number-one album in the United Kingdom and reached the top ten in many countries around the globe. In 1995 she signed with Warner Bros. which became her main record company. The first release with Warner was her twenty-first studio album It's a Man's World (1995) which was less successful than its predecessors. Her twenty-second studio album Believe released at the end of 1998 was heralded as her comeback album and became her best-selling studio album ever, having shipped around 20 million units worldwide.[3] 1999's compilation The Greatest Hits released outside the United States became an international chart-topper. Cher entered the 2000s with the release of the independent album not.com.mercial exclusively through her official website. In 2001/02 Cher released her twenty-fourth studio album Living Proof which entered the Billboard 200 at number nine and was certified gold. After leaving Warner UK, Cher signed a worldwide deal with the US division of Warner Bros. Records in September 2003.[4] The Very Best of Cher released on the same year was a chart success and was certified two times platinum in the United States. Her third soundtrack album, from the musical film Burlesque was released in 2010 and was certified gold by the RIAA. Cher's latest studio album, Closer to the Truth, was released in September 2013.

Cher has sold more than 100 million records worldwide and is recognized as one of the world's top-selling female recording artists of all time.[5]

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[6]
AUS
[7]
AUT
[8]
CAN
[9]
GER
[10]
NZ
[11]
SPA
[12]
SWE
[13]
SWI
[14]
UK
[15]
All I Really Want to Do 16 7
The Sonny Side of Chér
  • Released: February, 1966
  • Label: Imperial, Liberty
  • Formats: LP
26 11
Chér
  • Released: October, 1966
  • Label: Imperial, Liberty
  • Formats: LP
59
With Love, Chér
  • Released: November, 1967
  • Label: Imperial, Liberty
  • Formats: LP
47
Backstage
  • Released: July, 1968
  • Label: Imperial, Liberty
  • Formats: LP
3614 Jackson Highway
  • Released: June 20, 1969
  • Label: Atco, Rhino
  • Formats: LP
160
Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves[A] 16 43 14
Foxy Lady
  • Released: July 10, 1972
  • Label: Kapp, MCA
  • Formats: LP, Cassette
43 39
Bittersweet White Light
  • Released: April, 1973
  • Label: MCA
  • Formats: LP, Cassette
140
Half-Breed
  • Released: September, 1973
  • Label: MCA
  • Formats: LP, Cassette
28 65 21
Dark Lady
  • Released: May, 1974
  • Label: MCA
  • Formats: LP, Cassette
69 86 33
Stars
  • Released: May, 1975
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, Cassette
153 100
I'd Rather Believe in You
  • Released: October, 1976
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, Cassette
Cherished
  • Released: September, 1977
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, Cassette
Take Me Home 25 24
Prisoner
  • Released: October 22, 1979
  • Label: Casablanca
  • Formats: LP, Cassette
I Paralyze
Cher
  • Released: November 10, 1987
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: LP, Cassette, CD
32 32 39 44 26
Heart of Stone
  • Released: June 19, 1989
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: LP, Cassette, CD
10 1 15 17 19 7 19 7
Love Hurts
  • Released: June 18, 1991
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: LP, Cassette, CD
48 15 1 29 6 4 4 3 1
It's a Man's World
  • Released: November 6, 1995
  • Label: WEA, Reprise
  • Formats: LP, Cassette, CD
64 8 46 74 18 10
Believe
  • Released: November 10, 1998
  • Label: WEA, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, Cassette, CD
4 13 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 7
  • US: 4× Platinum[16]
  • AUS: 2× Platinum[25]
  • AUT: Platinum[22]
  • CAN: 6× Platinum[19]
  • GER: 2× Platinum[23]
  • NZ: 2× Platinum[20]
  • SPA: 4× Platinum[26]
  • SWE: 3× Platinum[27]
  • SWI: 2× Platinum[24]
  • UK: 2× Platinum[18]
not.com.mercial[D]
Living Proof
  • Released: November 19, 2001
  • Label: WEA, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, digital download
9 68 19 64 13 26 17 29 16 46
Closer to the Truth
  • Released: September 24, 2013
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
3 17 11 4 6 32 45 11 4
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.

Compilations

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[30]
AUS
[7]
AUT
[8]
CAN
[31]
GER
[10]
NZ
[11]
SPA
[32]
SWE
[33]
SWI
[14]
UK
[15]
Cher's Golden Greats
  • Released: 1968
  • Label: Imperial, Liberty
  • Formats: LP
195
Superpack Vol. 1 92
Superpack Vol. 2
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: United Artists
  • Formats: LP
95
Greatest Hits
  • Released: October 1974
  • Label: MCA
  • Formats: LP, Cassette, CD
152 100
Greatest Hits: 1965–1992[E]
  • Released: November 9, 1992
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: LP, CD
48 6 16 6 23 3 19 1
If I Could Turn Back Time:
Cher's Greatest Hits
[F]
  • Released: March 9, 1999
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, digital download
57 40
The Greatest Hits[G]
  • Released: November 30, 1999
  • Label: WEA
  • Formats: CD, digital download
5 1 17 1 15 5 4 2 7
The Very Best of Cher
  • Released: April 1, 2003
  • Label: Warner Bros. / W.S.M.
  • Formats: CD, digital download
4 12 17 18 31 2 10 17
Gold
  • Released: March 1, 2005
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: CD, digital download
34
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.

Soundtrack albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[36]
AUS
[7]
AUT
[37]
CAN
[38]
GER
[39]
NDL
[40]
NOR
[41]
NZ
[42]
SWI
[43]
UK
[44][H]
Chastity
  • Released: June 20, 1969
  • Label: Atco
  • Formats: LP
Mermaids
  • Released: November 13, 1990
  • Label: Geffen
  • Formats: LP, CD
65 29 35 55 11 6
Burlesque
  • Released: November 19, 2010
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, digital download
18 2 5 16 12 78 5 8 27
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[49]
AUS
[7]
AUT
[50]
BEL
[51]
FRA
[52]
GER
[53]
NDL
[54]
SCO
[55]
SWI
[56]
UK
[15]
VH1 Divas 1999
  • Released: April 13, 1999
  • Label: VH1
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
90 43 42 60 41 14
VH1 Divas Las Vegas
  • Released: October 22, 2002
  • Label: VH1
  • Formats: CD
104 59 50 115 93 37
Live! The Farewell Tour[I]
  • Released: August 26, 2003
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, digital download
40 43 29 82 50 89 69 79
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.

Video albums

Title Video details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[58]
AUS
[59]
AUT
[60]
BEL
[61]
DEN
[62]
HUN
[63]
NDL
[64]
NZ
[20]
SWE
[65]
UK
[66]
Extravaganza: Live at the Mirage[J]
  • Released: 1992 / 2005
  • Label: Sony BMG, EV Classics
  • Formats: VHS, Laserdisc, DVD
3 17 7
Greatest Hits: The Video Collection[K]
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Geffen Records
  • Formats: VHS, Laserdisc
33
Live in Concert
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: HBO Home Video
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
6 7 20 14 3
The Farewell Tour
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Image Entertainment
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
1 1 8 7 5 7 18 2 2 1
The Very Best of Cher: The Video Hits Collection
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Warner Music Vision
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
3 4 18 10 3
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.

Other albums

Title Album details
Two the Hard Way
(with Gregg Allman)
  • Released: November 1977
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP
Black Rose[L]
  • Released: August 21, 1980
  • Label: Casablanca, EMI
  • Formats: LP, Cassette, CD

Notes^

See also

References

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  2. Ruhlmann, William (2011). "Two the Hard Way - Allman and Woman | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  3. Zfat, Natalie (2007-01-23). "Don't Call It a Comeback". Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
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  6. Peak chart positions for albums in U.S.:
  7. 1 2 3 4 Peak chart positions for albums in Australia:
  8. 1 2 "Austriancharts.at: Cher (albums)" (in German). austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  9. Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
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  11. 1 2 "Charts.org.nz: Cher". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  12. Peak chart positions for albums in Spain:
  13. "Swedishcharts.com: Cher (Albums)". Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
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  31. Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
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  36. Peak chart positions for albums in USA:
  37. Peak chart positions for albums in Austria:
  38. Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
  39. Peak chart positions for albums in Germany:
  40. Peak chart positions for albums in the Netherlands:
  41. Peak chart positions for albums in Norway:
  42. Peak chart positions for albums in New Zealand:
  43. Peak chart positions for albums in Switzerlands:
  44. Peak chart positions for albums on the UK compilations chart:
  45. "Music Canada: Mermaids". Music Canada. Retrieved 2012-11-30.
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  49. Peak chart positions for albums in USA:
  50. Peak chart positions for albums in Austria:
  51. Peak chart positions for albums in Belgium:
  52. Peak chart positions for albums in France:
  53. Peak chart positions for albums in Germany:
  54. Peak chart positions for albums in the Netherlands:
  55. Peak chart positions for albums in Switzerlands:
  56. "RIAA Gold & Platinum: VH1 Divas 1999". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  57. Peak chart positions for music video sales in U.S.:
  58. Peak chart positions for music DVDs in Australia:
  59. Peak chart positions for music DVDs in Austria:
  60. Peak chart positions for music DVDs in Belgium:
  61. Peak chart positions Top 10 Music DVDs in Denmark:
  62. "Association of Hungarian Record Companies website, search 'Cher' to see all the chart peaks". Association of Hungarian Record Companies. Archived from the original on December 27, 2012. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  63. Peak chart positions for music DVDs in the Netherlands:
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  65. Peak chart positions for video albums in UK:
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