Helen Reddy discography

Helen Reddy discography
Reddy in 1973
Studio albums18
Soundtrack albums1
Live albums1
Compilation albums15
Singles31
Video albums1

Australian-American singer Helen Reddy (1941–2020), often referred to as the "Queen of 70s Pop",[1] recorded 18 studio albums, seven of which have achieved sales of 500,000 units in the US for which they were awarded Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America.[2] One of those seven, I Am Woman, eventually went Platinum by reaching sales of one million copies, and her first compilation album, Helen Reddy's Greatest Hits, was awarded Double Platinum status in 1992 for hitting the two million sales mark.[3] The respective US and Canadian album charts in Billboard[2] and RPM[4] magazine each had appearances by 10 of these LPs during the 1970s.

Reddy's singles had the most success on what was then Billboard's Easy Listening chart (later known as Adult Contemporary), where eight of her 24 entries reached number one.[5] Of those 24, 20 also made the Billboard Hot 100, with six of those hitting the top 10, including three ("I Am Woman", "Delta Dawn", and "Angie Baby") that reached number one.[6] Of those 20 Hot 100 entries, 19 were also Canadian pop hits in RPM,[7] and four of them – the three number ones and her number three hit "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" – earned Gold certification from the RIAA for the sales of one million copies that was the requirement for singles at that time.[3]

  1. ^ "Helen Reddy Ready to Roar Again". Chicago Tribune. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b Whitburn 2010, p. 646.
  3. ^ a b RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for titles by Helen Reddy Archived 2015-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Helen Reddy Album Discography". RPM. RPM Library Archives. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  5. ^ Whitburn 2007, pp. 226–227.
  6. ^ Whitburn 2009, p. 805.
  7. ^ "Helen Reddy Singles Discography". RPM. RPM Library Archives. Retrieved 18 July 2015.