English band Sade have released six studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, two extended plays, 23 singles, six video albums, 20 music videos, and have achieved four top 20 singles on the main chart of both the US and the UK.

Sade discography
Sade performing during Sade Live in Mannheim, Germany, in November 2011
Studio albums6
EPs2
Live albums1
Compilation albums2
Singles23
Video albums6
Music videos20

Following a brief stint of studying fashion design and modelling, Sade Adu began singing back up for a band named Pride. Later, she and some members left Pride and formed the band Sade in 1982. The name Sade represents the entire group, not just the singer herself. Following a record deal, Sade's debut album Diamond Life (1984) was released. At the time of release in 1984, the album sold over four million copies globally, and currently stands at six million copies globally.

Following the release of their debut album, Sade went on to release a string of multi-platinum-selling albums. Their follow-up, Promise, was released in 1985 and peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and the UK Albums Chart, and went two times platinum in the US at the time of its release, and now stands at four times platinum. Singer Sade would later go on to make her acting debut in the film Absolute Beginners, before the release of the band's next album, Stronger Than Pride (1988). Subsequent albums included 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 what would be a 10-year hiatus. The band later reunited and released their sixth album, Soldier of Love (2010), which has been certified platinum in the US and won a Grammy Award.

Albums

edit

Studio albums

edit
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
CAN
[4]
FRA
[5]
GER
[6]
NLD
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
US
[10]
Diamond Life 2 6 1 7 1 1 1 18 1 5
Promise
  • Released: 4 November 1985
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
1 9 6 3 3 2 1 4 1 1
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[11]
  • ARIA: Platinum[12]
  • BVMI: Platinum[13]
  • MC: 2× Platinum[14]
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum[16]
  • SNEP: 2× Platinum[17]
Stronger Than Pride
  • Released: 3 May 1988
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
3 11 6 9 4 4 1 2 2 7
Love Deluxe
  • Released: 26 October 1992
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
10 13 11 16 1 14 10 7 6 3
Lovers Rock
  • Released: 13 November 2000
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
18 28 5 13 4 4 20 2 6 3
Soldier of Love 4 4 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1

Live albums

edit
List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUT
[3]
CAN
[4]
FRA
[5]
GER
[6]
NLD
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
US
[10]
US R&B
[25]
Lovers Live
  • Released: 5 February 2002
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD
51 40 56 36 41 43 50 27 10 5

Compilation albums

edit
List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
CAN
[4]
FRA
[5]
GER
[6]
NLD
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
US
[10]
The Best of Sade
  • Released: 31 October 1994
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
6 23 9 22 140 15 21 7 11 9
The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: 29 April 2011
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, LP, digital download
8 35 22 32 23 17 12 6 11 7

Extended plays

edit
Title Details
Solid Gold: Sade
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD
The Remix Deluxe
  • Released: 21 March 1993 (Japan only)[26]
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD

Singles

edit
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
FRA
[5]
GER
[6]
IRE
[27]
NLD
[7]
NZ
[28]
US
[29]
US R&B
[30]
US AC
[31]
"Your Love Is King" 1984 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 19 22 5 5 1
"Hang On to Your Love" 68 28 20 [A] 14
"The Sweetest Taboo" 1985 31 65 30 28 11 14 11 5 3 1 Promise
"Is It a Crime?" 49 46 57 21 32 55 32
"Never as Good as the First Time" 1986 89 70 65 29 35 31 20 8 6
"Love Is Stronger Than Pride" 1988 44 56 36 51 28 18 Stronger Than Pride
"Paradise" 29 86 38 26 16 1 3
"Nothing Can Come Between Us" 92 89 3 21
"Turn My Back on You" 12
"Haunt Me" 1989
"No Ordinary Love" 1992 14[B] 21 20 43 26 19 28 9 14 Love Deluxe
"Feel No Pain" 56 107 80 48 59
"Kiss of Life" 1993 44 186 88 33 78 10 20
"Cherish the Day" 53 [C] 45
"By Your Side" 2000 17 67 29 66 75 41 18 Lovers Rock
"King of Sorrow" 2001 59 82 [D]
"Somebody Already Broke My Heart" (live) 2003 Lovers Live
"Soldier of Love" 2010 123 52 6 Soldier of Love
"Babyfather" 53
"The Moon and the Sky" 54
"Still in Love with You" 2011 55 The Ultimate Collection
"Spring in the City" 2016 Non-album single
"Flower of the Universe" 2018 A Wrinkle in Time
"The Big Unknown" Widows
"Like a Tattoo" (Don Arcadio & Sade) 2023 Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

edit
List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Killer Blow" 1986 Absolute Beginners: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Please Send Me Someone to Love" 1994 Philadelphia: Music from the Motion Picture
"Mum" 2005 Voices for Darfur[35]

Videography

edit

Video albums

edit
List of video albums, with selected charts certifications
Title Details Peak positions Certifications
AUS
[36]
US
[37]
Diamond Life Video
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: CBS Fox Video Music
  • Formats: VHS, LaserDisc
9
Life Promise Pride Love
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: VHS, LaserDisc, DVD
5
Live
  • Released: 22 November 1994
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
8
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[16]
Lovers Live
  • Released: 18 February 2002
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: DVD
16 1
Live in Munich 1984
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Hudson Street
  • Format: DVD
Bring Me Home: Live 2011
  • Released: 22 May 2012
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: DVD+CD, Blu-ray, digital download
4 1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Music videos

edit
List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Your Love Is King" 1984 Jack Semmens [38]
"When Am I Going to Make a Living" Stuart Orme
"Smooth Operator" Julien Temple
"Hang On to Your Love" Brian Ward
"The Sweetest Taboo" 1985
"Is It a Crime" 1986
"Never as Good as the First Time"
"Love Is Stronger Than Pride" 1988 Sophie Muller
"Paradise" Alex McDowell
"Turn My Back on You" Sophie Muller
"Nothing Can Come Between Us" 1989
"No Ordinary Love" 1992
"Feel No Pain" Albert Watson
"Kiss of Life" 1993
"Cherish the Day"
"By Your Side" 2000 Sophie Muller
"King of Sorrow" 2001
"Soldier of Love" 2010
"Babyfather" [39]
"Love Is Found" 2011

Notes

edit
  1. ^ "Hang On to Your Love" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[32]
  2. ^ "No Ordinary Love" originally reached number 26 on the UK Singles Chart in October 1992. It reached a new peak of number 14 when re-released in June 1993.[1]
  3. ^ "Cherish the Day" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 16 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[33]
  4. ^ "King of Sorrow" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[34]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d e Peak chart positions in the United Kingdom:
    • All except "Soldier of Love": "Sade | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
    • "Soldier of Love": "Chart Log UK: 1994–2010: DJ S – The System Of Life". Zobbel. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Peak chart positions in Australia:
    • Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 263. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
    • Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "Discography Sade". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
    • Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 242.
    • "Paradise", "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". Retrieved 19 September 2017 – via Imgur. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the single's peak on the national chart.
  3. ^ a b c "Discographie Sade". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
  5. ^ a b c d Peak chart positions in France:
    • All except noted: "Discographie Sade". lescharts.com (in French). Retrieved 16 June 2019.
    • Diamond Life, Promise, Stronger Than Pride and Love Deluxe: "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste". InfoDisc (in French). Retrieved 4 December 2019. N.B. Select "SADE" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".
  6. ^ a b c d "Discographie von Sade" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d "Discografie Sade". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  8. ^ a b c "Discography Sade". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  9. ^ a b c Peak chart positions in Switzerland:
  10. ^ a b c "Sade Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "British certifications – Sade". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 August 2024. Type Sade in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  12. ^ a b c d "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sade)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g "Canadian certifications – Sade". Music Canada. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  15. ^ a b c d e "Dutch certifications – Sade" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 23 November 2019. Enter Sade in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "American certifications – Sade". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  17. ^ a b c d "French album certifications" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  18. ^ a b c d "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Sade)". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  19. ^ a b c "French album certifications – Sade" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  20. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  21. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  22. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2001" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  23. ^ a b c "Austrian certifications – Sade" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  24. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2010" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  25. ^ "Sade Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  26. ^ "Remix Deluxe : Sade". HMV Japan. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  27. ^ "Search the charts". The Irish Charts. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  28. ^ "Discography Sade". charts.nz. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  29. ^ "Sade Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  30. ^ "Sade Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  31. ^ "Sade Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  32. ^ "Bubbling Under – The Hot 100 Singles". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 6. 9 February 1985. p. 68. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.
  33. ^ "Sade Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  34. ^ "Sade Chart History (Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  35. ^ Ek, Ragnhild (5 September 2005). ""Voices for Darfur" DVD released in United Kingdom". UNHCR. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  36. ^ Peak chart positions for video albums in Australia:
  37. ^ "Sade Chart History (Music Video Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  38. ^ "Sade artist videography". mvdbase.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  39. ^ "Sade". IMVDb. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
edit