Cher albums discography

Cher albums discography

Releases
↙Studio albums	25
↙Live albums	1
↙Compilation albums	9
↙EPs	2
↙Soundtracks	3
↙Other albums	5

The album discography of American singer-actress Cher consists of 25 studio albums, 12 compilation albums, 3 soundtrack albums, and 1 live album. Cher has released a total of 41 albums.

For Cher's singles discography, see Cher singles discography. Unless otherwise noted, U.S. chart positions indicate the work's peak on the Billboard album chart or Hot 100.

Cher, has released 7 Gold albums, 2 Platinum albums, 1 Double-Platinum album, 1 Triple-Platinum album, and 1 Quadruple-Platinum album by the RIAA. Cher has sold 128 million albums worldwide.

Cher, has sold 21 million albums in the US, 15 million albums in Europe, 5 million albums in the UK, 2 million albums in Canada, and 1 million albums in Australia. Her album sales extend throughout more of the world. She is the 7th best selling female artist of all time, and the 2nd best selling female rock singer of all time behind Madonna (210 million albums sold).

Cher's best selling album is Believe which was released on November 10, 1998. It has sold 20 million copies world-wide. It is certified 4× Platinum in the US and has sold 4,900,000 copies in the US. It is certified 5x Platinum in Europe for selling 5,700,000 copies. It has sold 600,000 copies in Canada and is certified 6× Platinum. It has sold 800,000 copies in the UK and is certified 2× Platinum.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions									Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [1]	AUS [2]	AUT [3]	CAN [4]	GER [5]	NOR [6]	SWE [7]	SWI [8]	UK [9]
1965	All I Really Want to Do Released: October 16, 1965 Label: Imperial, Liberty Formats: LP	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7
1966	The Sonny Side of Chér Released: February, 1966 Label: Imperial, Liberty Formats: LP	26	—	—	—	—	17	—	—	11
1966	Chér Released: October, 1966 Label: Imperial, Liberty Formats: LP	59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: Gold[10]
1967	With Love, Chér Released: November, 1967 Label: Imperial, Liberty Formats: LP	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1968	Backstage Released: July, 1968 Label: Imperial, Liberty Formats: LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1969	3614 Jackson Highway Released: June 20, 1969 Label: Atco, Rhino Formats: LP, CD	160	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1971	Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves Released: September, 1971 Label: Kapp, MCA, Universal Formats: LP, cassette, CD	16	—	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	US: Platinum[10]
1972	Foxy Lady Released: July 10, 1972 Label: Kapp, MCA Formats: LP, cassette	43	—	—	39	—	—	—	—	—
1973	Bittersweet White Light Released: April, 1973 Label: MCA Formats: LP, cassette	140	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1973	Half-Breed Released: September, 1973 Label: MCA Formats: LP, cassette	28	—	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	US: Gold[10]
1974	Dark Lady Released: May, 1974 Label: MCA Formats: LP, cassette	69	—	—	33	—	—	—	—	—
1975	Stars Released: May, 1975 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP	153	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1976	I'd Rather Believe in You Released: October, 1976 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1977	Cherished Released: September, 1977 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979	Take Me Home Released: January 25, 1979 Label: Casablanca, Philips Formats: LP, cassette	25	—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	US: Gold[10]
1979	Prisoner Released: October 22, 1979 Label: Casablanca Formats: LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1980	Black Rose[A] Released: August 21, 1980 Label: Casablanca, EMI Formats: LP, CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1982	I Paralyze Released: May 28, 1982 Label: Columbia, Varèse Sarabande Formats: LP, CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions									Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [1]	AUS [2]	AUT [3]	CAN [4]	GER [5]	NOR [6]	SWE [7]	SWI [8]	UK [9]
1987	Cher Released: November 10, 1987 Label: Geffen Formats: LP, CD, cassette	32	32	—	39	—	—	44	—	26	US: Platinum[10] UK: Gold[11]
1989	Heart of Stone Released: June 19, 1989 Label: Geffen Formats: LP, CD, cassette	10	1	15	17	19	—	19	—	7	US: 3× Platinum[10] CAN: 4× Platinum[12] UK: Platinum[11]
1991	Love Hurts Released: June 18, 1991 Label: Geffen Formats: LP, CD, cassette	48	15	1	29	29	1	4	3	1	US: Gold[10] CAN: Platinum[12] UK: 3× Platinum[11]
1995	It's a Man's World Released: November 6, 1995 Label: WEA, Reprise Formats: LP, CD, cassette	64	—	8	46	74	—	18	—	10	UK: Gold[11]
1998	Believe Released: November 10, 1998 Label: Warner Bros., WEA Formats: LP, CD, cassette, digital download	4	13	1	2	1	4	2	2	7	US: 4× Platinum[10] CAN: 6× Platinum[12] UK: 2× Platinum[11]
2000	not.com.mercial Released: November 8, 2000 Label: Artistdirect Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	Living Proof Released: November 19, 2001 Label: Warner Bros., WEA Formats: LP, CD, cassette, digital download	9	68 [13]	19	64	13	—	29	16	46	US: Gold[10] UK: Gold[11]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

Compilations

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions									Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [1]	AUS [2]	AUT [3]	CAN [4]	GER [5]	NOR [6]	SWE [7]	SWI [8]	UK [9]
1968	Golden Greats Released: 1968 Label: Imperial, Liberty Formats: LP, CD	195	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1972	Superpack Vol. 1 Released: 1972 Label: United Artists Formats: LP	92	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1972	Superpack Vol. 2 Released: 1972 Label: United Artists Formats: LP	95	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1974	Greatest Hits Released: October 1974 Label: MCA Formats: LP, cassette, CD	152	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1976	Golden Hits Of Cher Released: 1976 Label: United Artist Formats: LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1978	This Is Cher Released: 1978 Label: Pickwick Formats: LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1982	The Best Of Cher Volume One Released: 1982 Label: Liberty Formats: LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	Greatest Hits: 1965–1992[B] Released: November 9, 1992 Label: Geffen Formats: Double LP, CD	—	48	6	—	16	7	6	19	1	UK: 3× Platinum[11]
1999	If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits[C] Released: March 9, 1999 Label: Interscope Formats: CD, Digital download	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: Gold[10]
1999	The Greatest Hits[D] Released: November 30, 1999 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, Digital download	—	6	1	17	1	—	3	2	7	CAN: Platinum[12] UK: 2× Platinum[11]
2003	The Very Best of Cher Released: April 1, 2003 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, Digital download	4	12	17	18	31	27	2	10	17	US: 2× Platinum[10] CAN: Platinum[12] UK: Gold[11]
2005	Gold Released: March 1, 2005 Label: Hip-O Formats: CD, Digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	34 [14]	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

Soundtrack albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions									Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US	AUS [2]	AUT [3]	CAN [4]	GER [5]	NOR	SWE [7]	SWI [8]	UK [9]
1969	Chastity Released: June 20, 1969 Label: Atco Formats: LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	Mermaids Released: November 13, 1990 Label: Geffen Formats: LP, CD	65 [15]	—	29 [16]	—	—	11 [17]	—	—	—
2010	Burlesque Released: November 19, 2010 Label: RCA Formats: CD, Digital download	18 [18]	2	5	16	12	—	—	8	—	CAN: Gold[19] AUS: Gold[20] US: Gold[21]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions									Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [1]	AUS [2]	AUT [3]	CAN [4]	GER [5]	NOR	SWE [7]	SWI [8]	UK [9]
2003	Live! The Farewell Tour[E] Released: August 26, 2003 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, Digital download	40	43	29	—	50	—	—	69	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

Notes

• A ^ Black Rose was recorded with the self-titled band. In 1999 it was re-released as a Cher solo album.
• B ^ Greatest Hits: 1965-1992 was released only for the European markets.
• C ^ If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits was released only for the American market.
• D ^ The Greatest Hits was released only outside North America.
• E ^ Live! The Farewell Tour was released on limited edition form, with only 200,000 copies available.

See also

• Cher singles discography
• Cher videography
• Sonny & Cher discography
• List of best-selling albums worldwide

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External links

• Cher Overview Allmusic