artist stats "Baby Love" hits 200M: The Supremes | 4 songs w/ 100 million Spotify streams

[LesFleur]

 

 

"Where Did Our Love Go" was their first number one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1964. It had sold 2 million US copies within a year and is certified Silver in the UK for digital sales tracked from 2004-2021.

 

It's notable for being the first of 5 consecutive US number-ones the group scored between 1964-1965; "Where Did Our Love Go", "Baby Love", "Come See About Me", "Stop! In the Name of Love" and "Back in My Arms Again". By mid-1967 they would have 10 US number-ones and by 1970 they would reach their total of 12 US #1s.

 

They had released multiple singles since signing to Motown in 1960 which either failed to or barely charted. It wasn't until their single "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" in 1963, that they had their first major hit, when it reached #23 on the Hot 100 and #24 in Australia.

 

 

 

 

Their most streamed songs on Spotify:

 

ABOVE 100M

1. "You Can't Hurry Love" | 456M

2. "Baby Love" | 209M

3. "Where Did Our Love Go" | 123M

4. "Stop! In the Name of Love" | 123M

 

ABOVE 10M

5. "Come See About Me" | 83M

6. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | 53M

7. "Someday We'll Be Together" | 32M

8. "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" | 24M

9. "Love Child" | 20M

10. "Reflections" | 19M

11. "Stoned Love" | 17M (all versions combined)

12. "My World Is Empty Without You" | 16M

13. "I Hear a Symphony" | 15M

14. "Back in My Arms Again" | 11M

15. "The Happening" | 11M

16. "My Favorite Things" | 10.3M

 

ABOVE 1M

"River Deep, Mountain High" | 9.6M

 

"Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" | 5.1M

"Silver Bells" | 5M

"Santa Claus is Coming to Town" | 4.9M

 

"Children's Christmas Song" | 3.8M

"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | 3.7M

"Up the Ladder to the Roof" | 3.6M

"A Lover's Concerto" | 3.5M

"Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" | 3.3M

"When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" | 3.1M

 

"Nathan Jones" | 2.8M

"Automatically Sunshine" | 2.7M

"You Can't Hurry Love" - Alternate Vocal | 2.7M

"I Second That Emotion" | 2.7M

"White Christmas" | 2.4M

"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | 2.4M

"Joy to the World" | 2.2M

"My Christmas Tree" | 2.1M

"In and Out of Love" | 2M

"You Send Me" | 2M

 

"Mr. Boogie" | 1.8M

"Love Train"  | 1.7M

"This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" | 1.7M

"It's Time to Break Down" | 1.6M

"Come Together" | 1.6M

"Your Heart Belongs to Me" | 1.6M

"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | 1.5M

"Floy Joy" | 1.4M

"He's My Sunny Boy" | 1.3M

"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | 1.3M

"Run, Run, Run" | 1.1M

"I'm Livin' in Shame" | 1.1M

"Stormy" | 1.1M

"There's No Stopping Us Now" | 1M

"Bad Weather | 1M

"Standing at the Crossroads of Love" | 1M

 

ALMOST 1M

"I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking | 0.98M

 

"A Breathtaking Guy" | 0.98M

"Everything is Good About You" | 0.9M

"Buttered Popcorn" | 0.87M

"Nothing But Heartaches" | 0.86M

"Mother You, Smother You" | 0.74M

"Love the One You're With" | 0.74M

"Forever Came Today" | 0.72M

"Twinkle Twinkle Little Me" | 0.68M

"No Matter What Sign You Are" | 0.67M

"Love is Like a Heat Wave" | 0.66M

"Baby I Need Your Loving" | 0.63M

"These Boots Are Made for Walkin (SILO X Martin Wave Remix)'" | 0.63M

"A Hard Day's Night" | 0.62M

"Can I Get a Witness - Alternate Vocal" | 0.6M

 

 

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Hits Medley

 

Original Supremes (1960-1967)

Florence Ballard, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross

 

(1967-1970)

Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, Cindy Birdsong

 

 

1970-1972

Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong, Jean Terrell (lead)

 

1972-1973

Mary Wilson, Jean Terrell (lead), Lynda Laurence

 

1973-1974

Mary Wilson (co-lead), Cindy Birdsong, Scherrie Payne (lead)

 

1976-1977

Mary Wilson, Scherrie Payne, Susaye Greene

 

 

Edited May 5 by LesFleur

[LesFleur]

LIVE

 

Original Supremes (1960-1967)

 

Florence Ballard

Mary Wilson

Diana Ross

 

 

[blown away]

A legendary song. Their catalogue deserves more streams than this tbh.

[idkwiam]

I logged in today on ATRL to make this thread.

 

OT: Their first #1 song. Unfortunately their songs are a little bit short (which is normal for 60s standards) but I tend to listen to the extended versions.

 

[LesFleur]

24 minutes ago, idkwiam said:

I logged in today on ATRL to make this thread.

 

OT: Their first #1 song. Unfortunately their songs are a little bit short (which is normal for 60s standards) but I tend to listen to the extended versions.

 

The alternate versions and takes over the years are great, plus all the different live versions.

 

I gagged when I found the extended take of Ain't That Good News with Flo on lead.

 

 

This version with the vocals at the end

 

 

Plus the 70s too

 

[LesFleur]

41 minutes ago, blown away said:

A legendary song. Their catalogue deserves more streams than this tbh.

Yes they really don't get the flowers they deseve, esp. 70s hits.

 

Despite this, they still outstream much later girl groups, even though older listeners aren't as active on Spotify.

[idkwiam]

23 minutes ago, LesFleur said:

The alternate versions and takes over the years are great, plus all the different live versions.

 

I gagged when I found the extended take of Ain't That Good News with Flo on lead.

 

 

This version with the vocals at the end

 

 

Plus the 70s too

 

Unfortunately all the videos are unavailable for me. Florence's voice was GODLY though and so was Mary's. Such a shame that BG mismanaged them and only cared for Diana (which had the best commercial voice but still).

[LesFleur]

3 minutes ago, idkwiam said:

Unfortunately all the videos are unavailable for me. Florence's voice was GODLY though and so was Mary's. Such a shame that BG mismanaged them and only cared for Diana (which had the best commercial voice but still).

Not sure if these Spotify links work instead. And yes it's a shame Berry didn't do something similar to what Mathew did with DC and market them in different genres. Diana for Pop, Florence for R&B/Soul and Mary for Jazz and AC. But then we wouldn't have gotten the incredible 70s catalogue.

 

 

 

[idkwiam]

13 minutes ago, LesFleur said:

Not sure if these Spotify links work instead. And yes it's a shame Berry didn't do something similar to what Mathew did with DC and market them in different genres. Diana for Pop, Florence for R&B/Soul and Mary for Jazz and AC. But then we wouldn't have gotten the incredible 70s catalogue.

 

 

 

Yes I have already listened to all of them except the Cupid alternative version. Let me listen to. Thanks.

[jdanton2]

Quote

13. "I Hear a Symphony" | 13.2M

14. "Back in My Arms Again" | 10.5M

 

ABOVE 1M

"The Happening" | 9.8M

three of my favorites by them are among their lowest.

[UnanimousBB16]

I saw a few weeks ago that it was gonna make it there soon.

 

Congrats for another 100M song. It's crazy that they have more streams than many other girl groups that came after them.

 

I wished it was their later, and more interesting songs that got better streams (from "I Hear A Symphony" - onwards).

[livelikemusic]

ICONIC!!!!!

[slw84]

Ugh Motown needs to audit their catalog. I just know they have many multiplatinum singles and albums.

 

Come see about me, Love child, Where did I love go are the trinity of singles for me.

[Armani?]

3 minutes ago, slw84 said:

Ugh Motown needs to audit their catalog. I just know they have many multiplatinum singles and albums.

 

Come see about me, Love child, Where did I love go are the trinity of singles for me.

 

 

My Girl is 6X Platinum eligible 

[MichaelW]

💜 I'm livin' in shame 💕

Edited May 21, 2023 by MichaelW

[slw84]

22 minutes ago, Armani? said:

My Girl is 6X Platinum eligible 

The motown classics need to get that audit so RIAA can certify them. I get Motown did some foolery but it's like 6 decades later now. No one will care...the songs became classics even if they bought some of them in the early stages.

 

RIAA needs get er done.

[Gabe²]

A classic

[Dula Peep]

I hope gen z gets into their catalogue because whew, classics 

[Kyle-x]

22 hours ago, LesFleur said:

"Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" | 2.8M

 

My fave from them  deserves way more

[LesFleur]

On 5/21/2023 at 2:36 PM, jdanton2 said:

three of my favorites by them are among their lowest.

 

On 5/21/2023 at 2:56 PM, UnanimousBB16 said:

I saw a few weeks ago that it was gonna make it there soon.

 

Congrats for another 100M song. It's crazy that they have more streams than many other girl groups that came after them.

 

I wished it was their later, and more interesting songs that got better streams (from "I Hear A Symphony" - onwards).

Yes it's a shame the GP loves their most basic hits the most. Songs like the funky Love is Like an Itching in My Heart and No Matter What Sign You Are, the majestic Love is Here and Now You're Gone and I Hear a Symphony, the soulful Back in My Arms Again and the haunting My World is Empty Without You don't get the due they deserve. 

 

I'm glad to see Stoned Love (Jean-era) is consistently one of their top tracks though. The 70s Supremes took the sound and legacy to a whole new level.

 

I need a Scherrie-era song to go viral. He's My Man would slay Tik Tok.

 

 

On 5/21/2023 at 6:20 PM, slw84 said:

Ugh Motown needs to audit their catalog. I just know they have many multiplatinum singles and albums.

 

Come see about me, Love child, Where did I love go are the trinity of singles for me.

 

 

Yes!!! It's long overdue esp. with streams. Even if they just used soundscan era onwards they would have so many certifications!  Just look at all the UK digital certifications since the 2000s; 1 platinum, 1 gold and 2 silver digital singles.

 

They have 20 published million-selling US singles...and only 2 are certified Platinum by the RIAA

 

Only 2 of their non-compilation albums are certified

 

They're clearly the best-sellling girl group of all time but the lack of audited sales figures means no one can officially publish that. 100 million total has been estimated and seems reasonable.

Edited May 23, 2023 by LesFleur

[LesFleur]

17 hours ago, Kyle-x said:

My fave from them  deserves way more

TASTE. It completely got overshadowed by You Can't Hurry Love but it deserves just as much adulation.

 

It's also one of those singles where the mono single mix is better than the stereo album mix

 

[LesFleur]

"You Can't Hurry Love" has crossed 400 million streams on Spotify. Updated OP.

Edited August 1, 2023 by LesFleur

[LesFleur]

Updated. Baby Love now over 200M @UnanimousBB16

 

Their most streamed songs on Spotify:

 

ABOVE 100M

1. "You Can't Hurry Love" | 456M

2. "Baby Love" | 209M

3. "Where Did Our Love Go" | 123M

4. "Stop! In the Name of Love" | 123M

 

ABOVE 10M

5. "Come See About Me" | 83M

6. "You Keep Me Hangin' On" | 53M

7. "Someday We'll Be Together" | 32M

8. "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" | 24M

9. "Love Child" | 20M

10. "Reflections" | 19M

11. "Stoned Love" | 17M (all versions combined)

12. "My World Is Empty Without You" | 16M

13. "I Hear a Symphony" | 15M

14. "Back in My Arms Again" | 11M

15. "The Happening" | 11M

16. "My Favorite Things" | 10.3M

 

ABOVE 1M

"River Deep, Mountain High" | 9.6M

 

"Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" | 5.1M

"Silver Bells" | 5M

"Santa Claus is Coming to Town" | 4.9M

 

"Children's Christmas Song" | 3.8M

"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" | 3.7M

"Up the Ladder to the Roof" | 3.6M

"A Lover's Concerto" | 3.5M

"Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart" | 3.3M

"When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" | 3.1M

 

"Nathan Jones" | 2.8M

"Automatically Sunshine" | 2.7M

"You Can't Hurry Love" - Alternate Vocal | 2.7M

"I Second That Emotion" | 2.7M

"White Christmas" | 2.4M

"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | 2.4M

"Joy to the World" | 2.2M

"My Christmas Tree" | 2.1M

"In and Out of Love" | 2M

"You Send Me" | 2M

 

"Mr. Boogie" | 1.8M

"Love Train"  | 1.7M

"This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" | 1.7M

"It's Time to Break Down" | 1.6M

"Come Together" | 1.6M

"Your Heart Belongs to Me" | 1.6M

"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" | 1.5M

"Floy Joy" | 1.4M

"He's My Sunny Boy" | 1.3M

"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | 1.3M

"Run, Run, Run" | 1.1M

"I'm Livin' in Shame" | 1.1M

"Stormy" | 1.1M

"There's No Stopping Us Now" | 1M

"Bad Weather | 1M

"Standing at the Crossroads of Love" | 1M

 

ALMOST 1M

"I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking | 0.98M

 

"A Breathtaking Guy" | 0.98M

"Everything is Good About You" | 0.9M

"Buttered Popcorn" | 0.87M

"Nothing But Heartaches" | 0.86M

"Mother You, Smother You" | 0.74M

"Love the One You're With" | 0.74M

"Forever Came Today" | 0.72M

"Twinkle Twinkle Little Me" | 0.68M

"No Matter What Sign You Are" | 0.67M

"Love is Like a Heat Wave" | 0.66M

"Baby I Need Your Loving" | 0.63M

"These Boots Are Made for Walkin (SILO X Martin Wave Remix)'" | 0.63M

"A Hard Day's Night" | 0.62M

"Can I Get a Witness - Alternate Vocal" | 0.6M

Edited May 5 by LesFleur