| Patti LaBelle discography | |
|---|---|
.jpg) LaBelle in 2011 | |
| Studio albums | 18 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Singles | 47 |
American R&B singer Patti LaBelle has released eighteen studio albums, three live albums, fourteen compilation albums, and forty-seven singles. To date, LaBelle has sold 50 million records worldwide.[1] According to RIAA, she has attained six gold and one platinum album in the United States.[2] LaBelle has also charted forty-two hits on Billboard's Hot/R&B Hip-Hop Songs, 13 of which reached the Top 10.[3]
In 2015, Billboard ranked “Lady Marmalade” with the all-female group LaBelle as the 30th Biggest Girl Group song of all time on Billboard Hot 100.[4] She has charted twenty albums on Billboard 200, two of which reached the Top 10 and one reaching the top.[3] Winner In You is her most successful album to date with eight million copies sold worldwide,[5][6] and about 900,000 copies were sold in the US in just seven weeks.[7]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
US R&B [8] |
US Cashbox R&B [9] |
US Gospel [8] |
US Jazz [8] |
AUS [10] |
CAN [11] |
NL [12] |
NZ [13] |
UK [14] | ||||||
| Patti LaBelle | 62 | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Tasty |
|
129 | 39 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| It's Alright with Me |
|
145 | 33 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Released |
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114 | 21 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Spirit's in It |
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156 | 43 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| I'm in Love Again |
|
40 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Patti |
|
72 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Winner in You | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 72 | 7 | 28 | 10 | 30 | |||||
| Be Yourself |
|
86 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| This Christmas |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Burnin' |
|
71 | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Gems |
|
48 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Flame |
|
39 | 10 | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| When a Woman Loves |
|
63 | 26 | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Timeless Journey |
|
18 | 5 | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Classic Moments |
|
24 | 5 | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Gospel According to Patti LaBelle |
|
86 | 17 | n/a | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Miss Patti's Christmas |
|
174 | 26 | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Bel Hommage |
|
— | — | n/a | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Patti Labelle Presents: Home for the Holidays with Friends |
|
— | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
US R&B [8] | |||||||||||||
| Live! | 135 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Live! One Night Only |
|
182 | 51 | |||||||||||
| Live in Washington, D.C. |
|
— | 43 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Album | Peaks | Record label | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B [8] | ||||||||||||||
| 1982 | Best of Patti LaBelle | 61 | Epic | |||||||||||
| 1993 | Miss Soul | — | Sony Music | |||||||||||
| 1995 | Lady Marmalade: The Best of Patti & Labelle | — | Legacy/Epic | |||||||||||
| La Belle | — | Sony Music | ||||||||||||
| 1996 | Greatest Hits | 58 | MCA | |||||||||||
| 1997 | You Are My Friend: the Ballads | — | Legacy/Epic | |||||||||||
| 1999 | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Patti LaBelle | — | MCA | |||||||||||
| 2001 | Love Songs | — | Legacy/Epic | |||||||||||
| Classic: The Universal Masters Collection | — | MCA | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | Greatest Love Songs | — | Hip-O | |||||||||||
| 2003 | The Essential Collection | — | Spectrum Music | |||||||||||
| 2004 | Anthology | 95 | The Right Stuff | |||||||||||
| 2005 | Gold | — | Hip-O | |||||||||||
| 2006 | The Definitive Collection | 36 | Geffen | |||||||||||
| Beautiful Ballads | — | Legacy/Epic | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | The Essential Patti LaBelle | — | Sony BMG | |||||||||||
| 2011 | Playlist: The Very Best of Patti LaBelle | — | Legacy/Epic | |||||||||||
| 2014 | Icon | — | Geffen | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
US R&B [8] |
US Dan [8] |
US Cashbox R&B [17] |
US A/C [8] |
AUS [10] |
CAN [11] |
IRE [18] |
NL [12] |
NZ [13] |
UK [14] | |||||
| 1977 | "Joy to Have Your Love" | — | 31 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Patti LaBelle | ||
| 1978 | "You Are My Friend" | — | 61 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Dan Swit Me" | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Teach Me Tonight (Me Gusta Tu Baile)" | — | 51 | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tasty | |||
| "Little Girls" | — | 60 | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1979 | "It's Alright with Me" | — | 34 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | It's Alright with Me | ||
| "Music Is My Way of Life" | — | 81 | 10 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | "Release (The Tension)" | — | 61 | 48 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | Released | ||
| "I Don't Go Shopping" | — | 26 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Don't Make Your Angel Cry" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | "Rocking Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Spirit's in It | ||
| "The Spirit's in It" | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | "The Best Is Yet to Come" (with Grover Washington, Jr.) | — | 14 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best Is Yet to Come | ||
| 1983 | "If Only You Knew" (A-side) | 46 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I'm in Love Again | ||
| "I'll Never, Never Give Up" (B-side) | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1984 | "Love Has Finally Come at Last" (with Bobby Womack) | 88 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Poet II | ||
| "Love, Need and Want You" | — | 10 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I'm in Love Again | |||
| "It Takes a Lot of Strength to Say Goodbye" (with Bobby Womack) | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Poet II | |||
| 1985 | "New Attitude" | 17 | 3 | 1 | 10 | — | 84 | — | — | — | 30 | — | Beverly Hills Cop | ||
| "Stir It Up" | 41 | 5 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I Can't Forget You" | — | 63 | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Patti | |||
| "Shy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1986 | "If You Don't Know Me by Now (Part 1)" | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "On My Own" (with Michael McDonald) | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Winner in You | |||
| "Oh, People" | 29 | 7 | — | 9 | — | — | 42 | 10 | 31 | 36 | 26 | ||||
| "Kiss Away the Pain" | — | 13 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1987 | "Something Special (Is Gonna Happen Tonight)" | — | 50 | 10 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Last Unbroken Heart" (with Bill Champlin) | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Miami Vice II | |||
| "Just the Facts" | — | 33 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dragnet | |||
| 1989 | "If You Asked Me To" | 79 | 10 | — | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Be Yourself | ||
| "Yo Mister" | — | 6 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | "I Can't Complain" | — | 65 | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1991 | "Superwoman" (with Gladys Knight & Dionne Warwick) [A] | — | 19 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Good Woman | ||
| "Feels Like Another One" | — | 3 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Burnin' | |||
| "Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)" | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1992 | "When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven)" | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "When You Love Somebody (Saving My Love for You)" | — | 70 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "All Right Now" | — | 30 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live! | |||
| 1993 | "With Your Hand upon My Heart" (with Michael Crawford) | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | A Touch of Music in the Night | ||
| 1994 | "The Right Kinda Lover" | 61 | 8 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | Gems | ||
| "All This Love" | — | 42 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | "I Never Stopped Loving You" | — | 67 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1997 | "When You Talk About Love" | 56 | 12 | 1 | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | Flame | ||
| "Shoe Was on the Other Foot" | — | 35 | 10 | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1998 | "Someone Like You" [A] | — | 43 | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2000 | "Too Many Tears, Too Many Times" | — | — | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | When a Woman Loves | ||
| "Call Me Gone" | — | — | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | "Why Do We Hurt Each Other" | — | — | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2003 | "Way Up There" | — | — | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Church: Songs of Soul & Inspiration | ||
| "You Are Everything" (with Terry Steele) | — | — | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Day by Day | |||
| 2004 | "New Day" | 93 | 36 | 11 | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Timeless Journey | ||
| "Gotta Go Solo" (with Ronald Isley) | 89 | 31 | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2005 | "Ain't No Way" (with Mary J. Blige) | — | 62 | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Classic Moments | ||
| 2006 | "When Love Begins" (with Yolanda Adams) | — | 68 | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Gospel According To Patti LaBelle | ||
| 2007 | "Anything" (with Mary Mary, Kanye West & Consequence) | — | 64 | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Notes
Adult R&B Airplay[20]
| Year | Song title | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "The Right Kinda Lover" | 1 |
| "All This Love" | 30 | |
| 1997 | "When You Talk About Love" | 1 |
| "Shoe Was on the Other Foot" | 2 | |
| 1998 | "Someone Like You" | 9 |
| 2000 | "Call Me Gone" | 10 |
| 2001 | "Why Do We Hurt Each Other" | 35 |
| 2004 | "New Day" | 4 |
| "Gotta Go Solo" (featuring Ron Isley) | 1 | |
| 2005 | "Ain't No Way" (featuring Mary J. Blige) | 13 |
| 2006 | "Where Love Begins" (featuring Yolanda Adams) | 17 |
| 2007 | "Anything" (featuring Mary Mary with Kanye West & Consequence) | 21 |
| 2008 | "What Do the Lonely Do at Christmas?" | 40 |
| 2014 | "Jesus" (Kem featuring Patti LaBelle & Ronald Isley) | 25 |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales[20]
| Year | Song title | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven)" | 44 |
| 1994 | "The Right Kinda Lover" | 13 |
| 1997 | "When You Talk About Love" | 16 |
| 2004 | "New Day" | 60 |
| "Gotta Go Solo" (featuring Ron Isley) | 1 |
Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay[20]
| Year | Song title | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "The Right Kinda Lover" | 6 |
| "All This Love" | 40 | |
| 1997 | "When You Talk About Love" | 14 |
R&B Digital Song Sales[20]
| Year | Song title | Peak | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Jesus" (Kem featuring Patti LaBelle & Ronald Isley) | 15 | ||||||||||||||
Dance Singles Sales[20]
| Year | Song title | Peak |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | "New Attitude" / "Axel F" | 1 |
| "Stir It Up" (remix) | 7 | |
| 1986 | "On My Own" | 1 |
| "Oh, People" (remix) | 21 | |
| 1987 | "Something Special (Is Gonna Happen Tonight)" | 40 |
| 1989 | "Yo Mister" | 44 |
| 1991 | "Feels Like Another One" | 12 |
| 1994 | "The Right Kinda Lover" | 13 |
| 1997 | "When You Talk About Love" | 27 |
Gospel Airplay[20]
| Year | Song title | Peak | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Walk Around Heaven" | 15 | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | "Changed" (featuring Deborah Joy Winans) | 27 | |||||||||||||
Gospel Digital Song Sales[20]
| Year | Song title | Peak | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | "Ohhh Lord" | 3 | ||||||||||||
| "Changed" (featuring Deborah Joy Winans) | 19 | |||||||||||||
The group was known as The Blue Belles (a.k.a. Patti La Belle and Her Blue Belles; Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles) from 1962 to 1970, changing their name to simply Labelle in 1971.
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Record label | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [21][22] |
US R&B [21][22] |
AUS [10] |
CAN [23] |
NL [24] | ||||||||||
| 1963 | Sleigh Bells, Jingle Bells and Bluebelles | — | — | — | — | — | Newtown | |||||||
| 1966 | Over the Rainbow | — | 20 | — | — | — | Atlantic | |||||||
| 1967 | Dreamer | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1971 | Labelle | — | — | — | — | — | Warner Bros. | |||||||
| Gonna Take a Miracle (with Laura Nyro) | 46 | 41 | — | — | — | Columbia | ||||||||
| 1972 | Moon Shadow | — | 42 | — | — | — | Warner Bros. | |||||||
| 1973 | Pressure Cookin' | — | — | — | — | — | RCA | |||||||
| 1974 | Nightbirds | 7 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 8 | Epic | |||||||
| 1975 | Phoenix | 44 | 10 | 52 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1976 | Chameleon | 94 | 21 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2008 | Back to Now | 45 | 9 | — | — | — | Verve | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [21][22] |
US R&B [21][22] |
US Dan [21][22] |
AUS [10] |
CAN [23] |
NL [24] |
UK [26] | ||||||||
| 1962 | "I Sold My Heart to the Junkman"[A] | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "I Found a New Love" | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Tear After Tear" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1963 | "Cool Water" | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Decatur Street" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Down the Aisle (The Wedding Song)" | 37 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1964 | "You'll Never Walk Alone" | 34 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "One Phone Call (Will Do)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Danny Boy" | 76 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1965 | "All or Nothing" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Over the Rainbow | |||||
| 1966 | "Over the Rainbow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Ebb Tide" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "I'm Still Waiting" | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | Dreamer | ||||||
| "Take Me for a Little While" | 89 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1967 | "Always Something There to Remind Me" | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Dreamer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Oh My Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1968 | "Wonderful" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1969 | "Dance to the Rhythm of Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Pride's No Match for Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1970 | "Trustin' in You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1971 | "Morning Much Better" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Labelle | |||||
| 1972 | "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" (with Laura Nyro) | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gonna Take a Miracle | |||||
| "Moon Shadow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Moon Shadow | ||||||
| "Ain't It Sad It's All Over" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1973 | "Open Up Your Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pressure Cookin' | |||||
| "Sunshine (Woke Me Up This Morning)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1974 | "Lady Marmalade" | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 17 | Nightbirds | |||||
| 1975 | "What Can I Do for You?" | 48 | 8 | — | 52 | — | — | |||||||
| "Messin' with My Mind" | — | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | — | Phoenix | ||||||
| "Far as We Felt Like Goin'" | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1976 | "Get You Somebody New" | 102 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | Chameleon | |||||
| "Isn't It a Shame " | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1995 | "Turn It Out" | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | |||||
| 2008 | "Roll Out" (with Wyclef Jean) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Back to Now | |||||
| "Superlover" | — | 62 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Song title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | "Love Has Finally Come at Last" (with Bobby Womack) | Poet II |
| "It Takes a Lot of Strength to Say Goodbye" (with Bobby Womack) | ||
| "Through the Eyes of a Child" (with Bobby Womack) | ||
| 1985 | "Don't Make Me Sorry" | Into the Night (soundtrack) |
| 1986 | "The Last Unbroken Heart" (with Bill Champlin) | Miami Vice II (soundtrack) |
| 1987 | "Just the Facts" | Dragnet (soundtrack) |
| 1989 | "Total Concentration" | Sing (soundtrack) |
| 1990 | "I Love It When I'm Naughty" | Am I Cool or What? |
| 1991 | "We're Not Makin' Love Anymore" (duet with Michael Bolton) | Time, Love & Tenderness |
| 1991 | "We Haven't Finished Yet (with Tressa Thomas and Billy Valentine) | The Five Heartbeats (soundtrack) |
| "Barbeque Bess" | Fried Green Tomatoes (soundtrack) | |
| 1992 | "Ready for a Miracle" (with Edwin Hawkins) | Leap of Faith (soundtrack) |
| 1994 | "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" (duet with Frank Sinatra) | Duets II |
| 1995 | "My Love, Sweet Love" | Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album |
| 1996 | "America" (with Natalie Cole and Sheila E.) | The Songs of West Side Story[29] |
| 2002 | "The Voice Inside My Heart" | John Q. soundtrack[30] |
| 2003 | "You Are My Friend" (with Shirley Caesar) | Shirley Caesar and Friends[31] |
| "I Know It Was the Blood" (with Shirley Caesar) | ||
| 2004 | "Black Butterfly" | Johnson Family Vacation (soundtrack)[32] |
| 2005 | "Stir it up" (with Joss Stone) | Chicken Little (soundtrack) |
| "Shout" (with Ray Charles and the Andrae Crouch Singers) | Genius & Friends | |
| "Roses" (Kanye West song) | Late Registration | |
| "I Wanna Be Free" | Diary of a Mad Black Woman (soundtrack) | |
| "Phenomenal Woman" (with Olivia Newton-John) | Stronger Than Before | |
| 2006 | "One of These Mornings" (Moby featuring Patti LaBelle) | Miami Vice (soundtrack) |
| "Here and Now" (Luther Vandross song) | So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross) | |
| "I Wish" (with Fantasia and Yolanda Adams) | Happy Feet (soundtrack) | |
| 2010 | "Soul Brother" (Harold Faltermeyer) | Cop Out (Soundtrack) |
| 2011 | "Lady Marmalade" (live December 7, 1974) | The Best of Soul Train Live[33][34] |