Sade discography

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 albums	6
EPs	2
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	2
Singles	23
Video albums	6
Music videos	20

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

Studio albums

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	Released: 16 July 1984 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, cassette	2	6	1	7	1	1	1	18	1	5	BPI: 4× Platinum[11] ARIA: 4× Platinum[12] BVMI: Platinum[13] MC: 2× Platinum[14] NVPI: Platinum[15] RIAA: 4× Platinum[16] SNEP: 2× Platinum[17]
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	BPI: Platinum[11] BVMI: Gold[13] IFPI SWI: Platinum[18] MC: Platinum[14] NVPI: Platinum[15] RIAA: 3× Platinum[16] SNEP: 2× Platinum[19]
Love Deluxe	Released: 26 October 1992 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, cassette	10	13	11	16	1	14	10	7	6	3	BPI: Gold[11] ARIA: Platinum[12] BVMI: Gold[13] GLF: Gold[20] IFPI SWI: Gold[18] MC: Platinum[14] NVPI: Gold[15] RIAA: 4× Platinum[16] SNEP: Platinum[17]
Lovers Rock	Released: 13 November 2000 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, cassette	18	28	5	13	4	4	20	2	6	3	BPI: Platinum[11] ARIA: Gold[21] BVMI: Platinum[13] GLF: Platinum[22] IFPI AUT: Gold[23] IFPI SWI: Gold[18] MC: 2× Platinum[14] NVPI: Gold[15] RIAA: 3× Platinum[16] SNEP: 2× Gold[17]
Soldier of Love	Released: 5 February 2010 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, digital download	4	4	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	BPI: Gold[11] BVMI: Gold[13] GLF: Gold[24] IFPI AUT: Gold[23] IFPI SWI: Platinum[18] MC: Platinum[14] RIAA: Platinum[16] SNEP: 2× Platinum[19]

Live albums

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	BVMI: Gold[13] RIAA: Gold[16]

Compilation albums

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	BPI: 2× Platinum[11] ARIA: 3× Platinum[12] BVMI: Gold[13] IFPI AUT: Gold[23] MC: Platinum[14] NVPI: Platinum[15] RIAA: 4× Platinum[16] SNEP: 2× Gold[19]
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	BPI: Gold[11]

Extended plays

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

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	BPI: Silver[11]	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	BPI: Platinum[11]
"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	BPI: Silver[11]	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	BPI: Silver[11]	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: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"The Big Unknown"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Widows
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

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]
"Young Lion"	2024	Transa

Videography

Video albums

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	RIAA: Gold[16]
Life Promise Pride Love	Released: 1993 Label: Epic Formats: VHS, LaserDisc, DVD	—	5	RIAA: Platinum[16]
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	RIAA: Platinum[16]
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

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
"Young Lion"	2024

Notes

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]