Gloria Estefan albums discography

Gloria Estefan discography
Gloria Estefan receiving flowers for her 51st birthday at her show in the Ahoy Rotterdam, September 1, 2008
Studio albums14
EPs4
Compilation albums14

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]

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

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Sales
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
Into the Light
  • Released: January 1991
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, Cassette, MiniDisc
5 9 18 16 2 20 6 2
Mi Tierra
  • 1st Spanish-language album
  • Released: June 1993
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, Cassette, MiniDisc
27 1 81 59 9 1 25 11
Christmas Through Your Eyes
  • First Christmas album
  • Released: September 1993
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, Cassette
43 140
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
  • Released: October 1994
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, Cassette, MiniDisc
9 11 36 90 16 6 40 5
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[19]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[20]
  • BPI: Platinum[21]
  • MC: Platinum[24]
Abriendo Puertas
  • Released: September 1995
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, Cassette, MiniDisc
67 2 161 17 1 16 70
  • RIAA: 6× Platinum (Latin)[19]
  • RIAA: Gold[19]
Destiny
  • Released: June 1996
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, Cassette, MiniDisc
23 13 29 56 35 17 5 15 12
Gloria!
  • Released: June 1998
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, Cassette, MiniDisc
23 65 65 56 34 47 1 12 16
Alma Caribeña
  • Released: May 2000
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, SACD, Cassette, MiniDisc
50 1 41 18 24 1 9 44
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum (Latin)[19]
  • RIAA: Gold[19]
Unwrapped
  • Released: September 2003
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, Cassette, CD/DVD
39 126 26 27 4 2 76
90 Millas 25 1 106 46 1 3 4
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold[30]
Miss Little Havana 28 93
The Standards 20 72 13 66
Brazil305
  • Released: August 2020
  • Label: Sony Music Latin, Sony Masterworks, Crescent Moon
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, digital
24 47
Estefan Family Christmas
  • Released: October 2022
  • Label: Crescent Moon, Sony Music Latin
  • Format: Digital
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Compilations

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Sales
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
  • First Spanish-language collection
  • Released: September 1990 (US) / October 1990 (International)
  • Label: CBS Discos, Epic (Europe and Japan only)
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, Cassette, MiniDisc
1 116 54
Greatest Hits
  • 1st English-language compilation album
  • Released: October/November 1992
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, SACD, Cassette, MiniDisc
15 21 53 28 10 24 2
Best of Gloria Estefan
  • Released: February 1997 (France and Switzerland only)
  • Reissued: February 1998
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, Cassette
3 40
Gloria Estefan: Greatest Hits Vol. II
  • Released: February 2001
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, Cassette, MiniDisc
92 48 72 15 17 60
Amor y Suerte: Exitos Romanticos
  • Released: October 2004
  • Label: Sony Discos, Epic (Japan only)
  • Format: CD, CD/DVD (Spain only)
4 39 7 13
  • PROMUSICAE: Gold[33]
Oye Mi Canto!: Los Grandes Exitos 12 19
The Very Best of Gloria Estefan
  • Released: October/November 2006
  • Label: Epic Records
  • Format: CD, CD/DVD (Japan only), digital
99 40
The Essential Gloria Estefan
  • Released: October 2006
  • Label: Epic Records, Legacy Recordings
  • Format: 2-CD, digital
63 99
iTunes Originals: Gloria Estefan
  • Released: May 29, 2007
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: Digital
Playlist: The Very Best of Gloria Estefan
  • Released: March 31, 2009 (US), August 8, 2012 (Japan)
  • Label: Epic Records, Legacy Recordings
  • Format: CD, digital (Europe only)
Mis Favoritas: Gloria Estefan
Essential Gloria Estefan (Reader's Digest Edition)
  • Released: 2010 (UK only)
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: 3-CD
The Dutch Collection
  • Released: May 2013
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: 2-CD
86
Soy Mujer
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Extended plays

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Title EP details Notes
Twelve Inch Mixes
  • 1st remix album (solo)
  • Released: February 4, 1993 (UK only)
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD
  • EP released only in Japan.
Bailando!
  • Released: 1998 (United States only)
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD
  • A special EP sold only at Target stores across the United States for a limited time to promote the Gloria! album.
Partytime!
  • Released: 1998 (US only)
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD
Unwrapped: Remixes
  • Released: 2004 (US only)
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD
  • This EP was not sold at stores; it was a bonus disc of the DVD of the tour Live & Unwrapped sold at the same tour.[35]

Miami Sound Machine (1977–1989)

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Miami Sound Machine discography
Studio albums11
EPs2
Live albums0
Compilation albums1

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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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[9]
US Latin
[10]
CAN
[12]
GER
[14]
NLD
[15]
NZ
[36]
SWE
[37]
UK
[18]
Renacer / Live Again
  • First album of Miami Sound Machine (Spanish language)
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Audiofon
  • Format: Vinyl, cassette
Miami Sound Machine (Spanish Version)
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Audiofon
  • Format: Vinyl, Cassette
Miami Sound Machine (English Version)
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Electric Cat
  • Format: Vinyl, Cassette
Imported
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: CBS International
  • Format: Vinyl, Cassette
MSM
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: CBS International
  • Format: Vinyl, Cassette
Otra Vez
  • Released: November 9, 1981
  • Label: CBS International
  • Format: Vinyl, Cassette, Digital Download
Rio
  • Released: October 1, 1982
  • Label: CBS International
  • Format: Vinyl, Cassette, Digital Download
A Toda Maquina
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: CBS International
  • Format: Vinyl, Cassette
Eyes of Innocence
  • First English-language studio album
  • Released: September 1984
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, Cassette
20
Primitive Love
  • Released: August 1985
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, Cassette
23 1 19 30 41
Let It Loose
  • Released: May 1987
  • Re-released in Europe in 1988/1989 as Anything for You
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: Vinyl, CD, Cassette, MiniDisc
6 29 57 1 18 29 1
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum[19]
  • BPI: 4× Platinum[21]
  • MC: Platinum[38]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Compilations

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Title Album details
Lo Mejor de Miami Sound Machine
  • First & only compilation credited to Miami Sound Machine
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: LP, CD, Cassette
The Best Remixes
  • Released: April 21, 1989 (Japan only)
  • Label: Epic/Sony, Epic International
  • Format: CD
Twelve Inch Mixes
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD

See also

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References

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  4. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
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  11. ^ a b Australian chart peaks:
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  13. ^ a b "French Charts". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
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