The album discography of the Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan consists of fourteen studio albums, fourteen compilations, and four EPs (not including Estefan's releases with her band, the Miami Sound Machine). Estefan's career sales is estimated at over 120 million records sold worldwide which made her one of the most successful female Latin crossover artists.[1][2][3] According to RIAA, Estefan has sold 15.5 million certified albums in the United States.[4] Hailed as the reigning "Queen of Latin Pop",[5][6] she has achieved 38 number one hits across all Billboard charts.[7] Billboard listed her as the 23rd Greatest of all-time Latin artist.[8]
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 Gloria Estefan receiving flowers for her 51st birthday at her show in the Ahoy Rotterdam, September 1, 2008 | |
| Studio albums | 14 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 14 |
Although they had been recording since the mid-1970s, Estefan's breakthrough came when Miami Sound Machine released the single "Dr. Beat" in Europe in 1984. Though a major hit there, the band did not make a commercial impact in the United States until the following year with the release of the single "Conga", which became a signature song for Estefan. Both of the corresponding albums (Eyes of Innocence and Primitive Love) were credited to Miami Sound Machine. Their next album, 1987's Let It Loose (titled as Anything for You in Europe) was credited to Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine. All further albums after 1989's Cuts Both Ways onwards were credited solely to Estefan herself, though Miami Sound Machine continues to be her backing band and perform with her live to the present day.
Estefan has also recorded many albums in Spanish, and her 1993 album, Mi Tierra, is one of the most successful Spanish-language albums released in the United States. The album was also an international hit and became the first album in Spain to gain a Diamond certification (for sales in excess of 1 million copies).
Gloria Estefan
editStudio albums
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| US [9] |
US Latin [10] |
AUS [11] |
CAN [12] |
FRA [13] |
GER [14] |
NLD [15] |
SPA [16] |
SWI [17] |
UK [18] | |||||||||||||||
| Cuts Both Ways | 8 | 11 | 1 | 42 | — | 27 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
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| Into the Light |
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5 | — | 9 | 18 | — | 16 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 2 |
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| Mi Tierra |
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27 | 1 | 81 | — | — | 59 | 9 | 1 | 25 | 11 |
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| Christmas Through Your Eyes |
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43 | — | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me |
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9 | — | 11 | 36 | — | 90 | 16 | 6 | 40 | 5 |
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| Abriendo Puertas |
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67 | 2 | 161 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | 16 | 70 |
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| Destiny |
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23 | — | 13 | 29 | 56 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 12 |
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| Gloria! |
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23 | — | 65 | 65 | 56 | 34 | 47 | 1 | 12 | 16 |
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| Alma Caribeña |
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50 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 44 |
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| Unwrapped |
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39 | — | — | — | 126 | 26 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 76 |
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| 90 Millas | 25 | 1 | — | — | 106 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — |
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| Miss Little Havana |
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28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | — | — | |||||||||||||
| The Standards |
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20 | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 13 | — | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Brazil305 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 47 | — | |||||||||||||
| Estefan Family Christmas |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compilations
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| US [9] |
US Latin [10] |
AUS [11] |
CAN [12] |
FRA [13] |
GER [14] |
NLD [15] |
SPA [16] |
SWI [17] |
UK [18] | |||||||||||||||
| Éxitos de Gloria Estefan |
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— | 1 | 116 | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Greatest Hits |
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15 | — | 21 | 53 | — | 28 | 10 | — | 24 | 2 |
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| Best of Gloria Estefan |
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— | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 40 | — | |||||||||||||
| Gloria Estefan: Greatest Hits Vol. II |
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92 | — | — | — | — | 48 | 72 | 15 | 17 | 60 |
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| Amor y Suerte: Exitos Romanticos |
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— | 4 | — | — | — | 39 | — | 7 | 13 | — |
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| Oye Mi Canto!: Los Grandes Exitos |
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— | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | |||||||||||||
| The Very Best of Gloria Estefan |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 40 |
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| The Essential Gloria Estefan |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | 99 | — | |||||||||||||
| iTunes Originals: Gloria Estefan |
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| Playlist: The Very Best of Gloria Estefan |
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| Mis Favoritas: Gloria Estefan |
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| Essential Gloria Estefan (Reader's Digest Edition) |
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| The Dutch Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| Soy Mujer |
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Extended plays
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| Bailando! |
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| Partytime! |
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| Unwrapped: Remixes |
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Miami Sound Machine (1977–1989)
edit| Miami Sound Machine discography | |
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| Studio albums | 11 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Live albums | 0 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
This section includes the discography for the band Miami Sound Machine, led by Estefan and Emilio Estefan Jr.
The band formed in 1977 and released a total of eleven studio albums, one compilation and two remix EPs. The first seven studio albums released by the group were entirely in Spanish. Their first English-language release was their 1984 album, Eyes of Innocence, which featured the European hit "Dr. Beat". Success in the United States came the following year with the release of the single "Conga", taken from the album Primitive Love, which has since been certified Triple Platinum in the US.
By 1987, the group were credited as Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine for the album Let It Loose (released in Europe as Anything for You). The album became the band's biggest seller, though no further releases were credited to Miami Sound Machine from 1991 onwards when Estefan effectively became a solo artist (though the band were credited on the inner cover of her 1989 album Cuts Both Ways before dropping their name in that same year). Since the 1990s, the members of Miami Sound Machine continue to be credited individually as session musicians on Estefan's albums, and they continue to be her backing band during live performances.
Studio albums
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US Latin [10] |
CAN [12] |
GER [14] |
NLD [15] |
NZ [36] |
SWE [37] |
UK [18] | |||||||||||||||||
| Renacer / Live Again |
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| Rio |
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| A Toda Maquina |
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| Eyes of Innocence |
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| Primitive Love |
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| Let It Loose |
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Compilations
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| Lo Mejor de Miami Sound Machine |
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| The Best Remixes |
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See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Gloria Estefan Talks New Album". NBCUniversal. September 27, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ "Gloria Estefan". GRAMMY.com. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
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- ^ a b c "Gloria Estefan Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ a b c "Gloria Estefan Chart History: Top Latin Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ a b Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 26 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. pp. 104, 199. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between 1983 and 26 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Gloria Estefan discography". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2015-12-02. Retrieved 2015-09-20.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks, including those between 51-100, from January 1990 until December 2010 (top 50 only for June 1988-December 1989): Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- Exitos : "Part of Estefan's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- Christmas Thru Your Eyes & Abriendo Puertas: "Part of Estefan's ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in 2022". ARIA. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ a b c "Canadian RPM Charts archive". Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- ^ a b "French Charts". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ a b c "German Charts". Musicline.de. Archived from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ a b c "Dutch Charts". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ a b "Spanish Charts (2000-)". The Spanish Charts. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ a b "Swiss Charts". The Official Swiss Charts. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "American certifications – Gloria Estefan". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- ^ a b c d e Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ a b c d e f g "British certifications". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Gloria Estefan)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.ifpi.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c d e "Canadian certifications – Gloria Estefan". Music Canada. Retrieved 2018-02-15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Trust, Gary (November 13, 2009). "Ask Billboard: Why We Follow The Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ "Top 100 álbumes" (PDF) (in Spanish). media control. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
- ^ Cobo, Leila (11 October 2003). "Billboard: Language is not a barrier to Estefan's albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 30–. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ a b Caulfield, Keith (August 25, 2004). "Ask Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith. "Ask Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on September 19, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
- ^ "Top 100 álbumes" (PDF) (in Spanish). promusicae. Retrieved July 18, 2010.
- ^ "Most Anticipated". Billboard. Billboard. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Goud/Platina". Archived from the original on 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
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- ^ "Soy Mujer". Amazon. 2015.
- ^ "Gloria Estefan – Sell Thru PPV (Bonus CD) (2004, Cardboard Sleeve, CD)". Discogs.
- ^ "Discography Miami Sound Machine". charts.nz. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ "Discography Miami Sound Machine". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
- ^ a b "Canadian certifications – Miami Sound Machine". Music Canada. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
External links
edit- Gloria Estefan discography at Discogs