People often tend to view who's the biggest-selling group nowadays by albums but when it comes to most successful, few groups parlayed on that as well as the Supremes did between 1962 and 1977. During a fifteen-year run, they truly were among the longest-running all female groups to chart as well as its most successful and despite huge album sales by TLC, Destiny's Child and the Spice Girls still remain so.

SINGLES:

The following singles' chart numbers come from Billboard chart research. The filled R&B numbers come from Cashbox.

The 1960s
(As the Supremes):
*1962: "Your Heart Belongs to Me" (#95 US)
*1962: "Let Me Go the Right Way" (#90 US, #26 US R&B)
*1963: "A Breath-Taking Guy" (#75 US)
*1963: "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" (#23 US, #2 US R&B*)
*1964: "Run, Run, Run" (#93 US, #22 US R&B*)
*1964: "Where Did Our Love Go?" (#1 US, #1 US R&B*)
*1964: "Baby Love" (#1 US, #1 US R&B*)
*1964: "Come See About Me" (#1 US, #2 US R&B)
*1965: "Stop! In the Name of Love" (#1 US, #2 US R&B)
*1965: "Back in My Arms Again" (#1 US, #1 US R&B)
*1965: "Nothing But Heartaches" (#11 US, #6 US R&B)
*1965: "I Hear a Symphony" (#1 US, #2 US R&B)
*1965: "My World is Empty Without You" (#5 US, #10 US R&B)
*1966: "Love is Like an Itching in My Heart" (#9 US, #7 US R&B)
*1966: "You Can't Hurry Love" (#1 US, #1 US R&B)
*1966: "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (#1 US, #1 US R&B)
*1967: "Love Is Here (And Now You're Gone)" (#1 US, #1 US R&B)
*1967: "The Happening" (#1 US, #12 US R&B)

(As Diana Ross & the Supremes):
*1967: "Reflections" (#2 US, #4 US R&B)
*1967: "In & Out of Love" (#9 US, #16 US R&B)
*1968: "Forever Came Today" (#28 US, #17 US R&B)
*1968: "Some Things You Never Get Used To" (#30 US, #43 US R&B)
*1968: "Love Child" (#1 US, #2 US R&B)
*1969: "Livin' In Shame" (#10 US, #8 US R&B)
*1969: "The Composer" (#27 US, #21 US R&B)
*1969: "No Matter What Sign You Are" (#31 US, #17 US R&B)
*1969: "The Young Folks" (#69 US)
*1969: "Someday We'll Be Together" (#1 US, #1 US R&B)

(As Diana Ross & the Supremes featuring the Temptations):
*1968: "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" (#2 US, #2 US R&B)
*1969: "I'll Try Something New" (#25 US, #8 US R&B)
*1969: "The Weight" (#46 US, #33 US R&B)

The 1970s
(As The Supremes - again):
*1970: "Up the Ladder to the Roof" (#10 US, #5 US R&B)
*1970: "Everybody's Got the Right to Love" (#21 US, #11 US R&B)
*1970: "Stoned Love" (#7 US, #1 US R&B)
*1971: "Nathan Jones" (#16 US, #7 US R&B)
*1971: "Touch" (#71 US)
*1972: "Floy Joy" (#16 US, #5 US R&B)
*1972: "Automatically Sunshine" (#37 US, #21 US R&B)
*1972: "Your Wonderful Sweet, Sweet Love" (#59 US, #22 US R&B)
*1972: "I Guess I'll Miss the Man" (#85 US)
*1973: "Bad Weather" (#87 US, #74 US R&B)
*1975: "He's My Man" (#69 US R&B)
*1975: "Where Do I Go From Here?" (#93 US R&B)
*1976: "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking" (#40 US, #25 US R&B)
*1976: "You're My Driving Wheel" (#85 US, #50 US R&B)
*1977: "Let Yourself Go" (#83 US R&B)

(As the Supremes feat. the Four Tops)
*1970: "River Deep - Mountain High" (#14 US, #7 US R&B)
*1971: "You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart" (#55 US, #41 US R&B)

CHART ACHIEVEMENTS
*Remains the only American vocal group to place five consecutive number-one hit singles in a row and the only other band to have another consecutive run (four number-ones) within the decade.
*Between 1964's "Where Did Our Love Go" and 1969's "Someday We'll Be Together", the Supremes placed twelve number-one pop singles becoming the number-one female group of the decade as well as the number-one black group of the decade.
*Thirty-three top forty American pop singles between 1963's "When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes" and 1976's "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking".
*Placed fourteen number-one singles on three Billboard charts (pop, R&B, and dance).
*Placed a number-one pop hit in each year from 1964 to 1969.

ALBUMS:

#1's:
*1966: The Supremes 'A Go-Go
*1967: Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2
*1968: TCB (w/the Temptations)

#2's:
*1964: Where Did Our Love Go?
*1968: Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations

Other Top 10's:
*1965: More Hits by the Supremes (#6)
*1966: I Hear a Symphony (#8)
*1967: The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland (#6)

Top 40's:
*1964: A Bit of Liverpool (#21)
*1965: The Supremes at the Copa (#11)
*1967: The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart (#20)
*1968: Reflections (#18)
*1968: Love Child (#14)
*1969: Let the Sunshine In (#24)
*1969: Together (#28)
*1969: Cream of the Crop (#33)
*1969: On Broadway (#38)
*1969: Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 (#31)
*1970: Right On (#25)

Plus: seven number-one albums on the R&B chart.

NOTES:
*The Supremes' The Supremes 'A Go-Go helped the group make history as the first R&B vocal group and the first girl group to have a number-one album.
*The Supremes had a total of eight top ten pop albums.
*The Supremes are the only Motown group to place three number-one pop albums (Boyz II Men had two and the Temptations had just one).
*The Supremes have the most number-one albums by an all-female contemporary pop/R&B group with three and only behind the Dixie Chicks for the most by a female group ever,.
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[Edited 11/15/07 15:10pm]

Every single one of those songs on your first list, except five are on my two-disc anthology and the whole thing is heaven. Especially the "lesser known" classics like No Matter What Sign You Are, The Happening, Forever Came Today, Up the Ladder to the Roof, Some Things You Never Get Used To. I could go on, but I'll stop.

I took a road trip from Illinois to California and we listen both CDs at least three times during the three-day trip.
[Edited 11/15/07 15:20pm]

When the Lovelight Starts Shining Through His Eyes was their first big hit, ut always gets overlooked. They make it seem as thir hits started with Where Did Our Love Go?

LittleBLUECorvette said:

I think most people think of that as the first big hit because that's when their reign started.

Lovesexy82 said:

Basically but "When the Lovelight..." did give people a glimpse of what was to come. The song's sound is reminiscent of that of Martha and the Vandellas during that same period.

Timmy84 said:

I'm not disagreeing. Most written works about the Supremes and/or Motown cite this as their breakthough hit. Most of the public hasn't caught up to that fact though.

Here's a list of their UK hit singles and albums:

SINGLES:
*1964: "Where Did Our Love Go?" (#3)
*1964: "Baby Love" (#1)
*1964: "Come See About Me" (#27)
*1965: "Stop! In the Name of Love" (#7)
*1965: "Back In My Arms Again" (#40)
*1965: "I Hear a Symphony" (#39)
*1966: "You Can't Hurry Love" (#3)
*1966: "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (#8)
*1967: "Love Is Here (And Now You're Gone)" (#17)
*1967: "The Happening" (#6)
*1967: "Reflections" (#5)
*1967: "In & Out of Love" (#13)
*1968: "Forever Came Today" (#28)
*1968: "Some Things You Never Get Used To" (#34)
*1968: "Love Child" (#11)
*1968: "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" (#3)
*1969: "I'm Livin' in Shame" (#14)
*1969: "No Matter What Sign You Are" (#37)
*1969: "I Second That Emotion" (#19)
*1969: "Someday We'll Be Together" (#13)
*1970: "Why Must We Fall in Love?" (#31)
*1970: "Up the Ladder to the Roof" (#6)
*1970: "Stoned Love" (#3)
*1970: "River Deep - Mountain High" (#6)
*1971: "Nathan Jones" (#5)
*1971: "You Gotta Have Love in Your Heart" (#25)
*1972: "Floy Joy" (#9)
*1972: "Automatically Sunshine" (#10)
*1973: "Bad Weather" (#37)
*1974: "Baby Love (re-issue)" (#12)
*1989: "Stop! In the Name of Love (re-issue)" (#62)

ALBUMS:
*1965: Meet the Supremes (re-release of 1962 debut) (#8)
*1967: The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland (#15)
*1967: The Supremes Sing Rodgers-Hart (#25)
*1967: Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 (#1)
*1968: Reflections (#30)
*1968: Live at London's Talk of the Town (#6)
*1968: Diana Ross & the Supremes Sing and Perform Funny Girl (#45)
*1968: The Supremes Join the Temptations (#1)
*1968: Love Child (#8)
*1968: TCB (#11)
*1969: Together (#28)
*1970: The Magnificent 7 (#6)
*1971: Touch (#40)

NOTES:
*The Supremes scored 32 Top 40 UK singles between 1964 and 1974.
*Among those 32, 14 hit the Top Ten.
*The Supremes have a number-one UK single and two number-one UK albums.

HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT:
*In 1964, the Supremes' "Baby Love" became the group's first intercontinental number-one hit reaching the top spot in both America and Great Britain making them the first American all-female pop vocal group and just the second American vocal group after the Platters to achieve this feat. No other American female vocal group would repeat this success until Destiny's Child in 2000. "Baby Love" was also the first Motown song to reach #1 in the UK.
[Edited 11/15/07 19:16pm]

Lovesexy82 said:

As far as I know, only Billboard did. Back in 1993, when they were congratulating Diana Ross on 30 years of chart success, they mention that "Lovelight" was the Supremes' first big hit. Everything after that was "Where Did Our Love Go" this and that.

Timmy84 said:

Sorry, I should have clarified. I was talking about Motown: Money, Music, Sex and Power and Call Her Miss Ross. So, I should say two written sources.

Personally, Where Did Our Love Go is not in my top 10. Not because it's a bad song, but because I've heard it so many times. Still top twenty, though.

Impressive indeed.

Lovesexy82 said:

Lucky for me I don't listen to the radio much (they still play Supremes songs on my oldies stations) but when I do hear it, I dance a little.

My favorite Supremes song from the Diana era has to be between "You Can't Hurry Love" and "You Keep Me Hangin' On". Afterwards is "Stoned Love"!

dreamfactory313 said:

Ain't it?! I don't think no other female group would accomplish all of that, fuck what your album sold.

Timmy84 said:

I feel you on that! What the Supremes accomplished was revolutionary.
[Edited 11/15/07 16:46pm]

dreamfactory313 said:

Sure was. In recent years, I had overlooked what they did in historic terms but when you add it all together, mentioning them as a revolutionary, history-making group makes perfect sense now.

Amazing!

Timmy84 said:

My favorite post Diana songs are "Up the Ladder to the Roof" and "Nathan Jones"

Lovesexy82 said:

Yeah, they're nice too.