Sade discography

Sade discography
Studio albums 6
Live albums 2
Compilation albums 2
Video albums 5
Music videos 20
EPs 2
Singles 23

The discography of Sade, an English band formed in London in 1982, consists of six studio albums, two compilation albums, two live albums, two EPs, 23 singles, five video albums, and 20 music videos. Following a brief stint of studying fashion design and modelling, Sade Adu began back up singing for a band named Pride, during this time she attracted attention from record labels and along with other members left Pride and formed Sade. Following a record deal Sade and her eponymous band released their debut album Diamond Life (1984), the album was a commercial success and sold over six million copies, becoming one of the top-selling debut recordings of the 1980s and the best-selling debut ever by a British female vocalist.

Following the release of the band's debut album, they went on to release a string of multi-platinum selling albums. Their follow-up, Promise, was released in 1985 and peaked at number one in the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200 and went on to sell four million copies in the US. Sade would later go on to make her acting debut in the film Absolute Beginners, before the release of the band's albums Stronger Than Pride (1988), Love Deluxe (1992) and Lovers Rock (2000), all of which went multi-platinum in the US. After the release of Lovers Rock the band embarked on a ten-year hiatus in which Sade focused on her family life. Following the hiatus the band returned with their sixth album, Soldier of Love (2010), which became a commercial success and won a Grammy Award.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]		 AUS
[2]		 AUT
[3]		 CAN
[4]		 GER
[5]		 ITA
[6]		 NED
[7]		 SWE SWI US
[8]		 US R&B
Diamond Life 2 6 1 7 1 4 1 18 1 5 3
Promise
  • Released: 9 November 1985
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
 1 9 6 — 2 1 1 4 1 1 1
  • AUS: Platinum[9]
  • CAN: 2× Platinum[10]
  • FRA: Platinum[11]
  • GER: Platinum[12]
  • US: 4× Platinum[14]
  • UK: 2× Platinum[15]
Stronger Than Pride
  • Released: 8 May 1988
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
 3 11 6 — 4 1 1 2 2 7 3
  • AUS: Platinum
  • CAN: Platinum[10]
  • FRA: 2× Platinum[11]
  • GER: Gold[12]
  • NLD: Platinum[13]
  • SWI: Platinum
  • US: 3× Platinum[14]
  • UK: Platinum[15]
Love Deluxe
  • Released: 1 November 1992
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
 10 13 11 — 14 2 10 7 6 3 2
  • AUS: Platinum[9]
  • CAN: Platinum[10]
  • FRA: Platinum[11]
  • GER: Gold[12]
  • NLD: Gold[13]
  • SWE: Gold
  • SWI: Gold
  • US: 4× Platinum[14]
  • UK: Platinum
Lovers Rock
  • Released: 14 November 2000
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
 18 28 5 13 4 4 20 2 6 3 2
  • AUS: Gold[16]
  • AUT: Gold
  • CAN: 2× Platinum[17]
  • GER: Platinum[12]
  • NLD: Gold[13]
  • SWE: Platinum
  • SWI: Gold
  • US: 3× Platinum[14]
  • UK: Platinum[15]
Soldier of Love 4 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1
  • AUT: Gold
  • CAN: Platinum[18]
  • FRA: 2× Platinum
  • GER: Gold[12]
  • ITA: Gold[19]
  • SWE: Gold
  • SWI: Platinum
  • US: Platinum[20]
  • UK: Gold[15]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]		 AUS
[2]		 AUT
[3]		 FRA
[21]		 GER
[5]		 ITA
[6]		 SWE SWI US
[8]		 US R&B
2002 Lovers Live
  • Live album
  • Released: 5 February 2002
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, DVD
 51 — 40 36 41 16 50 27 10 5
2012 Bring Me Home: Live 2011
  • Live album/DVD
  • Released: 22 May 2012
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, DVD
 3[22] — 1[23] 1[24] 15 19 3 1 1 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Each chart position of Bring Me Home: Live 2011 is respective of each country's Music Video or Music DVD Chart.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]		 AUS
[2]		 AUT
[3]		 FRA
[21]		 GER
[5]		 ITA
[6]		 SWE SWI US
[8]		 US R&B
1994 The Best of Sade
  • Greatest hits album
  • Released: 12 November 1994
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD
 6 23 9 140 15 5 7 11 9 7
2011 The Ultimate Collection
  • Compilation album
  • Released: 3 May 2011
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: 2CD, DVD, 3LP
 8 35 22 23 17 10 6 11 7 2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays

Year Title
1989 Solid Gold Series – Sade
1992 Remix Deluxe
  • Released only in Japan

Singles

List of singles with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1]		 AUS
[2]		 FRA
[21]		 GER
[25]		 IRE
[26]		 NED
[7]		 NZ
[27]		 US
[28]		 US R&B
[29]		 US AC
[30]
1984 "Your Love Is King" 6 64 — — 7 — 2 54 35 8 Diamond Life
"When Am I Going to Make a Living" 36 — — — 28 12 — — — —
"Smooth Operator" 19 20 9 11 17 12 22 5 5 1
"Hang On to Your Love" — 68 — — — 18 20 102 14 —
1985 "The Sweetest Taboo" 31 65 30 28 11 12 11 5 3 1 Promise
1986 "Is It a Crime" 49 — 46 57 21 24 — — 55 —
"Never as Good as the First Time" 89 70 — 65 29 38 31 20 8 6
1988 "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" 44 56 36 51 28 19 — — — — Stronger Than Pride
"Paradise" 29 86 38 — — 33 — 16 1 3
"Nothing Can Come Between Us" 92 — — — — 89 — — 3 21
"Turn My Back on You" — — — — — — — — 12 —
1989 "Haunt Me" (UK only) — — — — — — — — — —
1992 "No Ordinary Love" 14 21 20 43 — 26 17 28 9 14 Love Deluxe
"Feel No Pain" 56 107 — 80 — — 48 — 59 —
1993 "Kiss of Life" 44 186 — 88 — — 33 78 10 20
"Cherish the Day" 53 207 — — — — — 116 45 —
2000 "By Your Side" 17 — — 67 29 66 — 75 41 18 Lovers Rock
2001 "King of Sorrow" 59 — — — — 82 — — — —
2002 "Somebody Already Broke My Heart" (Live) — — — — — — — — — — Lovers Live
2010 "Soldier of Love" 123 — — — — — — 52 6 — Soldier of Love
"Babyfather" — — — — — — — — 53 —
"The Moon and the Sky" — — — — — — — — 54 —
2011 "Still in Love with You" — — — — — — — — 55 — The Ultimate Collection
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Videography

Video albums

List of video albums and year of release
Title Year Peak positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[16]		 US UK
Life Promise Pride Love
  • Released: 1993
  • Format: VHS, DVD
  • Label: Sony
Live Concert
  • Released: 1994
  • Format: VHS, DVD
  • Label: Sony/Epic
Lovers Live
  • Released: 2002
  • Format: VHS, DVD
  • Label: Sony/Epic
 16
Live in Munich 1984
  • Released: 2011
  • Format: DVD
  • Label: Hudson Street
Bring Me Home: Live 2011
  • Released: 2012
  • Format: CD/DVD
  • Label: Sony[31]
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released, album name, directors and length
Title Year Album Director(s) Length Ref.
"Your Love Is King" 1984 Diamond Life Jack Semmens 3:37
"Smooth Operator" Julien Temple 4:17
"Hang On to Your Love" Brian Ward 3:58
"When Am I Going to Make a Living" Stuart Orme 3:34
"Never as Good as the First Time" 1985 Promise Brian Ward 3:54
"The Sweetest Taboo" 1986 5:02
"Is It a Crime" 7:02
"Paradise" 1988 Stronger Than Pride Alex McDowell 3:37
"Nothing Can Come Between Us" Sophie Muller 3:51
"Turn My Back on You" 4:08
"Love Is Stronger Than Pride" 4:24
"No Ordinary Love" 1992 Love Deluxe 4:01
"Feel No Pain" Albert Watson 3:47
"Kiss of Life" 1993 4:11
"Cherish the Day" 4:23
"By Your Side" 2000 Lovers Rock Sophie Muller 4:25
"King of Sorrow" 2001 4:40
"Soldier of Love" 2010 Soldier of Love 4:59
"Babyfather" 4:10
"Love Is Found" 2011 The Ultimate Collection 4:08 [32]

Other appearances

Song Year Album, concert, film, soundtrack, television or video
"Smooth Operator", "Hang On to Your Love", "Your Love Is King" (concert) 1984 Montreux Jazz Festival (1984 concert)
"Why Can't We Live Together", "Your Love Is King", "Is It a Crime" (concert)
("Why Can't We Live Together" is a cover version of a Timmy Thomas song)		 1985 Live Aid
"Smooth Operator", "The Sweetest Taboo" (television) 1985 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (episode 3,394)
"Is It A Crime" & "The Sweetest Taboo" (television) 1985 Saturday Night Live (season 11, episode 5)
"Killer Blow" (film and soundtrack) 1986 Absolute Beginners: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Siempre Hay Esperanza" (film only) 1989 Sea of Love
"No Ordinary Love" & "Cherish the Day" (television) 1992 Saturday Night Live (season 18, episode 7)
"No Ordinary Love" (film only) 1993 Indecent Proposal
"Please Send Me Someone to Love" (film and soundtrack)
(cover version of Percy Mayfield song)		 Philadelphia: Music From the Motion Picture
"I Never Thought I'd See the Day" (film only) 1994 True Lies
— (television) 2000 Later... with Jools Holland (series 16, show 16x05)
"Mum" (concert video) 2005 Voices for Darfur
— (television) 2010 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (series 18, episode 7)
— (television) 2010 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (episode 3,805)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 UK chart peaks:
    • Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts > Sade". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
    • Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > DJ S – The System Of Life". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Australian chart peaks:
    • Top 100 (Kent Music Report) singles and albums peaks to June 19, 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 263. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
    • Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Sade in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
    • "Paradise" (ARIA) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 17 June 2014". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
    • Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
    • "Feel No Pain", "Kiss of Life", and "Cherish the Day" (ARIA) peaks: "Response from ARIA re: Sade ARIA singles chart history, received 19 September 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2017-09-19. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the single's peak on the national chart.
  3. 1 2 3 "austriancharts.at > Sade in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  4. ↑ "Sade > Album & Song Chart History > Canadian Albums". Billboard Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
  5. 1 2 3 German albums chart peaks:
    • Diamond Life: "Sade – Diamond Life (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
    • Promise: "Sade – Promise (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
    • Stronger Than Pride: "Sade – Stronger Than Pride (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
    • Love Deluxe: "Sade – Love Deluxe (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
    • The Best of Sade: "Sade – The Best of Sade (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
    • Lovers Rock: "Sade – Lovers Rock (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
    • Lovers Live: "Sade – Lovers Live (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
    • Soldier of Love: "Sade – Soldier of Love (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
    • The Ultimate Collection: "Sade – The Ultimate Collection (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
    • Bring Me Home: Live 2011: "Sade – Bring Me Home - Live 2011 (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  6. 1 2 3 Italian albums chart peaks:
    • All except where noted: "italiancharts.com > Sade in Italian Charts" (in Italian). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
    • Diamond Life: "Hits of the World". Billboard. 96 (50): 69. December 15, 1984. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
    • Promise: "Hits of the World". Billboard. 97 (50): 59. December 14, 1985. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
    • Stroger Than Pride: "Gli album più venduti del 1988" (in Italian). Musica e dischi. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
    • Love Deluxe: "Gli album più venduti del 1992" (in Italian). Musica e dischi. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
    • The Best of Sade: "Hits of the World". Billboard. 106 (52): 54. December 24, 1994. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  7. 1 2 "dutchcharts.nl > Sade in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  8. 1 2 3 "Billboard > Artists / Sade > Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2011 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd. Archived from the original on 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
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  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "Disque en France : Les certifications" (in French). Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique. Archived from the original on 27 August 2011. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sade)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 "NVPI, de branchevereniging van de entertainmentindustrie – English" (in English and Dutch). NVPI. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - February 17, 2010: Sade certified album". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "BPI search results". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 24 September 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-17.
  16. 1 2 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  17. ↑ "Gold & Platinum Certification – November 2001". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  18. ↑ "Gold & Platinum Certifications: March 2010". CRIA. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
  19. 1 2 3 "Sade on the FIMI's Database of Music". FIMI.it (in Italian). Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Gold & Platinum Search Results: Sade (Page 2)". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  21. 1 2 3 "lescharts.com > Sade dans les Charts Français" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  22. ↑ "2012 Top 40 Music Video Archive". The Official UK Charts Company. 2012-06-23. Archived from the original on 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  23. ↑ "Musik-DVDs Top 10 – 22.06.2012" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  24. ↑ "Classement officiel des ventes de DVD Musicaux – du 11 juin au 17 juin 2012" (in French). Charts in France. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  25. ↑ German singles chart peaks:
    • "Smooth Operator": "Sade – Smooth Operator (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
    • "The Sweetest Taboo": "Sade – The Sweetest Taboo (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
    • "Is It a Crime?": "Sade – Is It a Crime? (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
    • "Never As Good As the First Time": "Sade – Never As Good As the First Time (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
    • "Love Is Stronger Than Pride": "Sade – Love Is Stronger Than Pride (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
    • "No Ordinary Love": "Sade – No Ordinary Love (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
    • "Feel No Pain": "Sade – Feel No Pain (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
    • "Kiss of Life": "Sade – Kiss of Life (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
    • "By Your Side": "Sade – By Your Side (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
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  27. ↑ "charts.org.nz > Sade in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  28. ↑ US Billboard Hot 100 and Bubbling Under chart peaks:
    • Hot 100 peaks: "Billboard > Artists / Sade > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
    • Bubbling Under peaks: "Chart Runs for: Sade (from ukmix.org 'Chart Histories' thread, page 76)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  29. ↑ "Billboard > Artists / Sade > Chart History > Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
  30. ↑ "Billboard > Artists / Sade > Chart History > Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-09-02.
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  32. ↑ "Love is Found (World Tour 2011) | Sade | Music Video". MTV. 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
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