This discography documents albums and singles released by American recording artist Roberta Flack.
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | Record label | ||||||||||
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US [1] | US R&B [1] | US Jazz [1] | AUS [2] | CAN [3] | UK [4] | |||||||||
1969 | First Take [A] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 47 | Atlantic | ||||||
1970 | Chapter Two | 33 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 49 | — |
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1971 | Quiet Fire | 18 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |
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1972 | Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway | 3 | 2 | — | 22 | 25 | — |
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1973 | Killing Me Softly | 3 | 2 | — | 11 | 13 | 40 | |||||||
1975 | Feel Like Makin' Love | 24 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 37 | — | |||||||
1977 | Blue Lights in the Basement | 8 | 5 | — | 88 | 9 | — |
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1978 | Roberta Flack | 74 | 37 | — | — | 75 | — | |||||||
1980 | Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway | 25 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 31 |
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1982 | I'm the One | 59 | 16 | — | 74 | — | — | |||||||
1983 | Born to Love (with Peabo Bryson) | 25 | 8 | — | 35 | 39 | 15 | Capitol | ||||||
1988 | Oasis | 159 | 24 | — | — | — | — | Atlantic | ||||||
1991 | Set the Night to Music | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1992 | Stop the World | — | — | — | — | — | — | Toshiba EMI | ||||||
1994 | Roberta | — | — | — | — | — | — | Atlantic | ||||||
1997 | The Christmas Album | — | — | — | — | — | — | Capitol | ||||||
1999 | Friends: Roberta Flack Sings Mariko Takahashi | — | — | — | — | — | — | Victor Ent | ||||||
2003 | Holiday | — | — | — | — | — | — | Punahele | ||||||
2012 | Let It Be Roberta: Roberta Flack Sings the Beatles | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | 429 | ||||||
2018 | Running | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mimami | ||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | |
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US [1] | US R&B [1] | |||
1980 | Live & More (with Peabo Bryson) | 52 | 10 | Atlantic |
2008 | At Her Best – Live (live video/audio recordings from 1975 and 2001; unauthorized release) | — | — | Immortal |
2012 | S.O.U.L. (live recordings from 1985 tour) | — | — | Sony Music |
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | |
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1981 | Bustin' Loose | 161 | 48 | MCA |
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Record label | ||||||||||
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US [1] | US R&B [1] | AUS [2] | UK [4] | |||||||||||
1981 | The Best of Roberta Flack | 201 | — | 44 | — | Atlantic | ||||||||
1984 | Greatest Hits | — | — | — | 35 | K-tel | ||||||||
1993 | Softly with These Songs: The Best of Roberta Flack | — | — | — | 7 | Atlantic | ||||||||
2006 | The Very Best of Roberta Flack | — | — | 41 | 50 | Rhino | ||||||||
2011 | Love Songs | — | — | — | 20 | |||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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US [1] | US R&B [1] | US A/C [1] | US Dan [1] | AUS [2] [10] | CAN [3] | UK [4] | ||||
1969 | "Compared to What" b/w "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | First Take | |
1970 | "How Many Broken Wings" b/w "Baby, Baby" Both sides with Les McCann | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
"Reverend Lee" b/w "Business Goes On as Usual" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chapter Two | ||
1971 | "Do What You Gotta Do" b/w "Let It Be Me" | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"You've Got a Friend" b/w "Gone Away" (from Chapter Two) Both sides with Donny Hathaway | 29 | 8 | 36 | — | — | 82 | — | Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway | ||
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" b/w "Be Real Black for Me" Both sides with Donny Hathaway | 71 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1972 | "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" b/w "Go Up Moses" | 76 | 38 | 15 | — | — | — | — | Quiet Fire | |
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" b/w "Trade Winds" (Non-album track) | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 14 | First Take | ||
"Where Is the Love" b/w "Mood" Both sides with Donny Hathaway | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 55 | 35 | 29 |
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1973 | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" b/w "Just Like a Woman" (from Chapter Two) | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Killing Me Softly |
"Jesse" b/w "No Tears (In the End)" | 30 | 19 | 3 | — | 36 | 23 | — | |||
1974 | "Feel Like Makin' Love" b/w "When You Smile" (from Killing Me Softly) | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | 34 |
| Feel Like Makin' Love |
1975 | "Feelin' That Glow" b/w "Some Gospel According to Matthew" | 76 | 25 | 38 | — | — | 79 | — | ||
1977 | "25th of Last December" b/w "Why Don't You Move in with Me" | — | 52 | 28 | — | — | 79 | — | Blue Lights in the Basement | |
1978 | "The Closer I Get to You" (with Donny Hathaway) b/w "Love Is the Healing" | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 42 |
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"If Ever I See You Again" b/w "I'd Like to Be Baby to You" (from Blue Lights in the Basement) | 24 | 37 | 1 | — | — | 26 | — | Roberta Flack | ||
"When It's Over" b/w "Come Share My Love" | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1979 | "You Are Everything" b/w "Knowing That We're Made for Each Other" | — | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980 | "You Are My Heaven" (with Donny Hathaway) b/w "I'll Love You Forever and Ever" (Non-album track) | 47 | 8 | 46 | — | — | — | — | Roberta Flack Featuring Donny Hathaway | |
"Back Together Again" (with Donny Hathaway) b/w "God Don't Like Ugly" | 56 | 8 | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | |||
"Don't Make Me Wait Too Long" b/w "Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love)" | 104 | 67 | — | — | — | 44 | ||||
"Make the World Stand Still" (with Peabo Bryson) b/w "Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love)" | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | Live & More | ||
1981 | "Love Is a Waiting Game" b/w "More Than Everything" Both sides with Peabo Bryson | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"You Stopped Loving Me" b/w "Qual E Malindrinho" | 108 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | Bustin' Loose soundtrack | ||
"Lovin' You (Is Such an Easy Thang to Do)" b/w "Hittin' Me Where It Hurts" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1982 | "Making Love" b/w "Jesse" (from Killing Me Softly) | 13 | 29 | 7 | — | 63 | 43 | — | I'm the One | |
"I'm the One" b/w "'Til the Morning Comes" | 42 | 24 | 10 | — | — | 4 (AC) | — | |||
"In the Name of Love" b/w "Happiness" | — | 80 | 24 | — | — | — | — | |||
"Our Love Will Stop the World" (with Eric Mercury) b/w "Only Heaven Can Wait (For Love)" (from Live & More) | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album track | ||
1983 | "This Side of Forever" B-side by The Enforcers: "Robbery Suspects" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sudden Impact and The Best of Dirty Harry (soundtrack) | |
"Remember When (So Much in Love)" (with Peabo Bryson) B-side by Peabo Bryson: "Don't Play with Fire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | ||
"Tonight, I Celebrate My Love" b/w "Born to Love" Both sides with Peabo Bryson | 16 | 5 | 4 | — | 10 | 4 | 2 | Born to Love | ||
"Maybe" b/w "Can We Find Love Again" Both sides with Peabo Bryson | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"You're Lookin' Like Love to Me" (with Peabo Bryson) B-side by Peabo Bryson: "Let Me Be the One You Need" (Non-album track) | 58 | 41 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |||
"Heaven Above Me" b/w "Can We Find Love Again" Both sides with Peabo Bryson | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | |||
1984 | "I Just Came Here to Dance" b/w "Can We Find Love Again" Both sides with Peabo Bryson | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | ||
"If I'm Still Around Tomorrow" (with Sadao Watanabe) B-side by Sadao Wantanabe: "West Side Drive" | — | 79 | 31 | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | ||
1986 | "We Shall Overcome" b/w "Let Me Be a Light to Shine" (with Howard Hewett) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988 | "Oasis" b/w "You Know What It's Like" | — | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | Oasis | |
1989 | "Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out" b/w "You Know What It's Like" | — | 37 | — | 1 | — | — | 72 | ||
"Shock to My System" b/w "You Know What It's Like" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1991 | "Set the Night to Music" (with Maxi Priest) b/w "Natural Thing" | 6 | 45 | 2 | — | 80 | 9 | — | Set the Night to Music | |
1992 | "You Make Me Feel Brand New" CD single with two versions | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996 | "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (Reborn Club Vox) 12" record with four additional mixes | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | Non-album track | |
1997 | "The Christmas Song" b/w "25th Of Last December" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Christmas Album | |
2010 | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (UK re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | Love Songs | |
2011 | "We Can Work It Out" CD single with two versions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Let It Be Roberta: Roberta Flack Sings The Beatles | |
2021 | "What's Going On" Previously unreleased 1971 recording of Marvin Gaye's song [11] [12] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
With Les McCann
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