The 30 Best Diana Ross Songs, from Baby Love to I'm Coming Out

What is Diana Ross's most famous song?

"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is Diana Ross's most famous solo song, a dramatic 1970 remake that became her first solo number one. With The Supremes, "Baby Love" and "Stop! In the Name of Love" are the classics, and "I'm Coming Out" has become an anthem of confidence and pride.

Diana Ross and The Supremes' number ones

1. "Where Did Our Love Go", 1964: their first number one.
2. "Baby Love", 1964: a sweet, swaying Motown classic.
3. "Come See About Me", 1964: another number one from the same year.
4. "Stop! In the Name of Love", 1965: famous for its hand-out "stop" choreography.
5. "Back in My Arms Again", 1965: an upbeat love song.
6. "I Hear a Symphony", 1965: a romantic, building ballad.
7. "You Can't Hurry Love", 1966: a song of patient hope, later a hit again for Phil Collins.
8. "You Keep Me Hangin' On", 1966: driven by a Morse-code-like guitar.
9. "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone", 1967: a dramatic breakup song.
10. "The Happening", 1967: the theme from a Hollywood film.
11. "Love Child", 1968: a socially conscious number one.
12. "Someday We'll Be Together", 1969: her farewell to the group.

Diana Ross's solo classics

13. "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)", 1970: her first solo single, a call for kindness.
14. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", 1970: her first solo number one.
15. "Remember Me", 1970: a breezy breakup song.
16. "Touch Me in the Morning", 1973: a tender number one ballad.
17. "Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To)", 1975: from her film Mahogany.
18. "Love Hangover", 1976: a slow ballad that turns into a disco number one.
19. "The Boss", 1979: a confident disco anthem.

Diana Ross songs of the 80s

20. "Upside Down", 1980: a funky number one produced by Chic's Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards.
21. "I'm Coming Out", 1980: an anthem of self-expression from the same album.
22. "It's My Turn", 1980: a ballad about putting yourself first.
23. "Endless Love", 1981: her nine-week number one duet with Lionel Richie.
24. "Why Do Fools Fall in Love", 1981: a cover of the doo-wop classic.
25. "Mirror, Mirror", 1982: a sleek pop hit.
26. "Muscles", 1982: written and produced for her by Michael Jackson.
27. "Missing You", 1984: a tribute to Marvin Gaye written by Lionel Richie.
28. "Chain Reaction", 1986: a Bee Gees-written number one in Britain.
29. "If We Hold On Together", 1988: a gentle song from the film The Land Before Time.
30. "When You Tell Me That You Love Me", 1991: a romantic ballad.

Who is Diana Ross?

Diana Ross was born in Detroit in 1944 and grew up in the city's housing projects. With Mary Wilson and Florence Ballard she formed The Supremes, who became Motown's most successful group, with twelve number one singles in America. She went solo in 1970 and became one of the best-selling artists of her era. She was nominated for an Academy Award for playing Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues, starred as Dorothy in The Wiz and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.

The story behind Ain't No Mountain High Enough

"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" was written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson and first recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell in 1967. For Diana Ross's version in 1970, Ashford and Simpson turned it into a slow-building epic with spoken passages and a huge choir. Motown boss Berry Gordy was unsure at first, but it became her first solo number one.

The story behind I'm Coming Out

Nile Rodgers has said he wrote "I'm Coming Out" after seeing several Diana Ross impersonators at a New York club, and imagined the song as a message to her gay fans. It became a celebration of being yourself and an anthem at Pride events, and it was later sampled in The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Mo Money Mo Problems".

Diana Ross's legendary performances

In 1983 she performed a free concert in New York's Central Park that continued through a downpour, and the event became famous for her refusal to stop singing. At the Super Bowl XXX halftime show in 1996, she ended her set by flying out of the stadium in a helicopter, one of the most memorable exits in the show's history.

Diana Ross songs for a wedding

"Endless Love" is one of the most popular first dances of all time, "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is a joyful recessional or entrance and "I'm Coming Out" is a show-stopping choice for the wedding party's arrival at the reception. See our wedding party entrance songs for more.

Diana Ross songs for a party

For a Motown or disco night, mix "Baby Love" and "Stop! In the Name of Love" with "Love Hangover", "Upside Down" and "I'm Coming Out". For more soul and disco, see our Motown songs and 80s female singers.

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