# 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.
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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | UK | AUS | AUT | CAN | FRA | GER | NLD | SWE | SWI | US | Certifications |
| 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 ARIA: 4× Platinum BVMI: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum NVPI: Platinum RIAA: 4× Platinum SNEP: 2× Platinum |
| Promise | Released: 4 November 1985 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, cassette | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BVMI: Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: 4× Platinum SNEP: 2× Platinum |
| 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 BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum MC: Platinum NVPI: Platinum RIAA: 3× Platinum SNEP: 2× Platinum |
| Love Deluxe | Released: 26 October 1992 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, cassette | 10 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | BPI: Gold ARIA: Platinum BVMI: Gold GLF: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold MC: Platinum NVPI: Gold RIAA: 4× Platinum SNEP: Platinum |
| Lovers Rock | Released: 13 November 2000 Label: Epic Formats: CD, LP, cassette | 18 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 3 | BPI: Platinum ARIA: Gold BVMI: Platinum GLF: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum NVPI: Gold RIAA: 3× Platinum SNEP: 2× Gold |
| 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 BVMI: Gold GLF: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum MC: Platinum RIAA: Platinum SNEP: 2× Platinum |

### Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | UK | AUT | CAN | FRA | GER | NLD | SWE | SWI | US | US R&B | Certifications |
| Lovers Live | Released: 5 February 2002 Label: Epic Format: CD | 51 | 40 | 56 | 36 | 41 | 43 | 50 | 27 | 10 | 5 | BVMI: Gold RIAA: Gold |

### Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | UK | AUS | AUT | CAN | FRA | GER | NLD | SWE | SWI | US | Certifications |
| 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 ARIA: 3× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold MC: Platinum NVPI: Platinum RIAA: 4× Platinum SNEP: 2× Gold |
| 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 |

## Extended plays

| Title | Details |
| Solid Gold: Sade | Released: 1989 Label: Epic Format: CD |
| The Remix Deluxe | Released: 21 March 1993 (Japan only) Label: Epic Format: CD |

## Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | UK | AUS | FRA | GER | IRE | NLD | NZ | US | US R&B | US AC | Certifications | Album |
| "Your Love Is King" | 1984 | 6 | 64 | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | 54 | 35 | 8 | BPI: Silver | Diamond Life |
| "When Am I Going to Make a Living" | 1984 | 36 | — | — | — | 28 | 12 | — | — | — | | | Diamond Life |
| "Smooth Operator" | 1984 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 1 | BPI: Platinum | Diamond Life |
| "Hang On to Your Love" | 1984 | — | 68 | — | — | — | 28 | 20 | — | 14 | — | | Diamond Life |
| "The Sweetest Taboo" | 1985 | 31 | 65 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | Promise |
| "Is It a Crime?" | 1985 | 49 | — | 46 | 57 | 21 | 32 | — | — | 55 | 32 | | Promise |
| "Never as Good as the First Time" | 1986 | 89 | 70 | — | 65 | 29 | 35 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 6 | | Promise |
| "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" | 1988 | 44 | 56 | 36 | 51 | 28 | 18 | — | — | — | — | | Stronger Than Pride |
| "Paradise" | 1988 | 29 | 86 | 38 | — | — | 26 | — | 16 | 1 | 3 | | Stronger Than Pride |
| "Nothing Can Come Between Us" | 1988 | 92 | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | 3 | 21 | | Stronger Than Pride |
| "Turn My Back on You" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | | Stronger Than Pride |
| "Haunt Me" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Stronger Than Pride |
| "No Ordinary Love" | 1992 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 43 | — | 26 | 19 | 28 | 9 | 14 | BPI: Silver | Love Deluxe |
| "Feel No Pain" | 1992 | 56 | 107 | — | 80 | — | — | 48 | — | 59 | — | | Love Deluxe |
| "Kiss of Life" | 1993 | 44 | 186 | — | 88 | — | — | 33 | 78 | 10 | 20 | | Love Deluxe |
| "Cherish the Day" | 1993 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | | Love Deluxe |
| "By Your Side" | 2000 | 17 | — | — | 67 | 29 | 66 | — | 75 | 41 | 18 | BPI: Silver | Lovers Rock |
| "King of Sorrow" | 2001 | 59 | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | | Lovers Rock |
| "Somebody Already Broke My Heart" (live) | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Lovers Live |
| "Soldier of Love" | 2010 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 6 | — | | Soldier of Love |
| "Babyfather" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | | Soldier of Love |
| "The Moon and the Sky" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | | Soldier of Love |
| "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" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 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 |
| "Young Lion" | 2024 | Transa |

## Videography
### Video albums

List of video albums, with selected charts certifications :
| Title | Details | Peak positions | Peak positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | AUS | US | Certifications |
| Diamond Life Video | Released: 1985 Label: CBS Fox Video Music Formats: VHS, LaserDisc | — | 9 | RIAA: Gold |
| Life Promise Pride Love | Released: 1993 Label: Epic Formats: VHS, LaserDisc, DVD | — | 5 | RIAA: Platinum |
| Live | Released: 22 November 1994 Label: Epic Formats: VHS, DVD | — | 8 | RIAA: 2× Platinum |
| Lovers Live | Released: 18 February 2002 Label: Epic Format: DVD | 16 | 1 | RIAA: Platinum |
| 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) |
| "Your Love Is King" | 1984 | Jack Semmens |
| "When Am I Going to Make a Living" | 1984 | Stuart Orme |
| "Smooth Operator" | 1984 | Julien Temple |
| "Hang On to Your Love" | 1984 | Brian Ward |
| "The Sweetest Taboo" | 1985 | Brian Ward |
| "Is It a Crime" | 1986 | Brian Ward |
| "Never as Good as the First Time" | 1986 | Brian Ward |
| "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" | 1988 | Sophie Muller |
| "Paradise" | 1988 | Alex McDowell |
| "Turn My Back on You" | 1988 | Sophie Muller |
| "Nothing Can Come Between Us" | 1989 | Sophie Muller |
| "No Ordinary Love" | 1992 | Sophie Muller |
| "Feel No Pain" | 1992 | Albert Watson |
| "Kiss of Life" | 1993 | Albert Watson |
| "Cherish the Day" | 1993 | Albert Watson |
| "By Your Side" | 2000 | Sophie Muller |
| "King of Sorrow" | 2001 | Sophie Muller |
| "Soldier of Love" | 2010 | Sophie Muller |
| "Babyfather" | 2010 | Sophie Muller |
| "Love Is Found" | 2011 | Sophie Muller |
| "Young Lion" | 2024 | Sophie Muller |