Barbra Streisand is an American actress and singer. Her discography consists of 120 singles, 37 studio albums, 12 compilations, 11 live albums, and 15 soundtracks. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Streisand is the third-best-selling female album artist in the United States with 68.5 million certified albums in the country, and a career total of 200 million sold worldwide making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
With 52 gold and 31 platinum albums, Streisand exceeds all other female singers and all other recording artists other than Elvis Presley. She is the only female artist to have achieved fourteen multi-platinum albums, including the soundtrack for her film A Star Is Born. Her recordings have earned her eight Grammy Awards and the Grammy's Lifetime Achievement Award and Legend Award. According to Billboard, till 2021 Streisand holds the record for the female with the most number one albums (11). Billboard also recognizes Streisand as the greatest female of all time on its Billboard 200 chart and one of the greatest artists of all time on its Billboard Hot 100 chart. She has had No. 1 albums in each of the last six decades, a record not matched by any other artist. Her 2014 Columbia Records album, Partners became her tenth No. 1 album. With a total of 34 Billboard Top 10 albums to her credit since 1963, Streisand holds the records for the most Top 10 albums by a female artist and for the widest span (52 years) between first and latest Top 10 albums by a female recording artist. Her albums Higher Ground (1997), Back to Broadway (1993), Love Is the Answer (2009), Partners (2014) and Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway (2016) all entered the Billboard 200 album chart at No. 1.
She has achieved five No. 1 singles in the US, and is also one of the few acts with top 10 hits in four different decades. In 1974, "The Way We Were" became the first original single by a female artist to achieve the No. 1 song of the year in US.Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1974 "Woman in Love" from Guilty is one of the best-selling singles of all time in France.List of best-selling singles in France
In 1964, Streisand became the first and only female artist to place three albums in the top 10 on Billboard'''s annual albums chart. Five Streisand albums appeared on the Billboard 200 album chart on October 31, 1964, Streisand held the record for the female with the most albums in the Top 200 simultaneously for nearly half a century, until Whitney Houston had ten albums place in the Billboard 200 chart at the same time after fans learned of her death. In 1982, "Memories" became the UK's best-selling album of the year (where it was released as Love Songs), the first album by a female performer to achieve it. During March 5–19, 1977, Streisand became the first female singer to have a No. 1 album (A Star Is Born) and single (“Evergreen (Love Theme from A Star Is Born)”) in the same week in the US. Streisand's biggest-selling album, Guilty (1980), was a collaboration with Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees and sold over 15 million copies worldwide as well as spawning several hit singles. In the UK, she became the first female solo artist to have a No. 1 album (Guilty) and single ("Woman in Love") in the same week. 25 years later, Streisand and Gibb teamed up again to create Guilty Pleasures, known as Guilty Too'' in some countries.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Sales US AUSPeak chart positions for albums in Australia: Up to 1987: Top 50 peaks since 1988: Top 100 peaks from 1988–2010: Other album peaks from 1989–2018: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two: AUT CANPeak chart positions for albums in Canada: Up to 1996: Since 1997: NOR NZ SPAPeak chart positions for albums in Spain: Up to 2002: Since 2005: SWE SWI UK The Barbra Streisand Album Released: February 25, 1963 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 8 6 — — — — — — — —US: GoldWorld: 1,000,000 (as of March 1966)The Second Barbra Streisand Album Released: August 1963 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 2 — — — — — — — — — US: GoldWorld: 1,000,000 (as of March 1966) The Third Album Released: February 1964 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 5 — — — — — — — — — US: GoldWorld: 1,000,000 (as of March 1966) People Released: September 1964 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 1 — — — — — — — — —US: PlatinumWorld: 1,000,000 (as of March 1966) My Name Is Barbra Released: May 1965 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 2 — — — — — — — — —US: GoldWorld: 1,000,000 (as of March 1966) My Name Is Barbra, Two... Released: October 1965 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 2 5 — — — — — — — 6US: PlatinumWorld: 1,000,000 (as of March 1966) Color Me Barbra Released: March 1966 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 3 5 — — 15 — — — — — US: Gold Je m'appelle Barbra Released: October 1966 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 5 — — — — — — — — —US: Gold Simply Streisand Released: October 1967 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 12 — — — — — — — — —US: Gold A Christmas Album Released: October 1967 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 108 — — — — — — — — —US: 5× Platinum AUS: GoldUS: 5,300,000 What About Today? Released: July 1969 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 31 — — 26 — — — — — — Stoney End Released: February 1971 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 10 — — 12 — — — — — 28US: Platinum Barbra Joan Streisand Released: August 1971 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 11 — — 25 — — — — — — US: Gold Barbra Streisand...and Other Musical Instruments Released: November 2, 1973 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 64 — — 80 — — — — — — The Way We Were Released: January 30, 1974 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 1 10 — 3 — — — — — 49 US: 2× Platinum AUS: Gold CAN: 2× Platinum ButterFly Released: October 1, 1974 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 13 49 — 11 — — — — — —US: Gold Lazy Afternoon Released: October 14, 1975 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 12 84 — 54 — — — — — —US: Gold Classical Barbra Released: February 1976 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 46 — — 87 — — — — — —US: Gold Superman Released: June 1977 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 3 11 — 1 — 33 — 46 — 32 US: 2× Platinum AUS: Gold CAN: 2× Platinum Songbird Released: May 1978 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 12 30 — 10 — — — — — 48 US: Platinum AUS: Gold CAN: Platinum Wet Released: October 1979 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 7 7 — 7 39 21 — 22 — 25 US: Platinum AUS: Platinum CAN: Platinum UK: Gold Guilty Released: September 23, 1980 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 US: 5× Platinum AUS: 6× Platinum CAN: 5× Platinum GER: Platinum FIN: Diamond FRA: 2× Platinum UK: PlatinumUS: 5,000,000 AUT: 50,000 UK: 750,000 World: 15,000,000 Emotion Released: October 9, 1984 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 19 13 13 44 13 25 — 23 17 15US: Platinum AUS: Platinum CAN: Gold The Broadway Album Released: November 5, 1985 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 1 8 29 11 — 1 — 26 — 3US: 4× Platinum AUS: 2× Platinum CAN: 2× Platinum UK: GoldWorld: 7,500,000 Till I Loved You Released: October 25, 1988 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 10 21 — — 16 — 19 34 16 29US: Platinum AUS: Platinum CAN: Platinum SWI: Gold Back to Broadway Released: June 29, 1993 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 1 3 37 6 — 11 — 32 — 4US: 2× Platinum AUS: Gold CAN: Platinum UK: Gold Higher Ground Released: November 11, 1997 Label: Columbia Formats: Cassette · CD 1 14 42 5 16 23 29 34 15 12US: 3× Platinum AUS: Platinum CAN: 3× Platinum UK: GoldWorld: 5,000,000Hubbard, Kim; Gold, Todd. (Mar 9, 1998). "Perfect Harmony". People Weekly; New York Vol. 49, Ed. 9: 78-84. A Love Like Ours Released: September 21, 1999 Label: Columbia Formats: Cassette · CD 6 12 45 29 6 38 44 — 39 12US: Platinum AUS: Gold CAN: Gold UK: GoldUS: 1,100,000 Christmas Memories Released: October 30, 2001 Label: Columbia Formats: Cassette · CD 15 146 — — — — — — — 137US: PlatinumUS: 1,100,000 The Movie Album Released: October 14, 2003 Label: Columbia Formats: CD 5 36 — 10 — — 12 — — 25US: Gold AUS: Gold UK: SilverUS: 694,000 Guilty Pleasures Released: September 20, 2005 Label: Columbia Formats: CD 5 22 20 9 29 12 21 13 51 3US: Gold CAN: Gold UK: PlatinumUS: 509,000 Love Is the Answer Released: September 29, 2009 Label: Columbia Formats: CD 1 22 10 2 — 15 6 33 32 1US: Gold CAN: Gold UK: GoldUS: 521,000 What Matters Most Released: August 23, 2011 Label: Columbia Formats: CD 4 42 29 10 30 — 18 54 28 7 Partners Released: September 16, 2014 Label: Columbia Formats: LP, CD 1 1 10 1 25 2 4 — 16 2AUS: Platinum NZ: Gold UK: Platinum US: Platinum Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway Released: August 26, 2016 Label: Columbia Formats: LP, CD 1 1 2 3 — 2 4 — 24 1AUS: GoldWorld: 600,000 Walls Released: November 2, 2018 Label: Columbia Formats: LP, CD 12 7 18 33 — 38 16 — 19 6 UK: Silver The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two Released: June 27, 2025 Label: Columbia Formats: LP, CD 31 63 14 — — — — — 23 40 "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Sales US AUS N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. AUT CAN NOR NZ SPA SWE SWI UK A Happening in Central Park Released: September 1968 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 30 — — 19 — — — — — —US: Gold Live Concert at the Forum Released: October 1, 1972 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 19 — — 17 — — — — — —US: Platinum One Voice Released: April 1987 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 9 15 — 28 — 7 18 33 — 27US: Platinum AUS: Gold CAN: 2× Platinum The Concert Released: September 1994 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 10 20 — 27 — — 12 — — 63US: 3× Platinum AUS: Platinum CAN: 3× PlatinumUS: 1,100,000 The Concert: Highlights Released: 1995 Label: Columbia Formats: Cassette · CD 81 — — — — — — — — —US: GoldUS: 501,000 Timeless: Live in Concert Released: September 19, 2000 Label: Columbia Formats: Cassette · CD 21 66 — — — — — — — 54US: PlatinumUS: 477,000 Live in Concert 2006 Released: May 8, 2007 Label: Columbia Formats: Cassette · CD 7 157 7 — — — 8 — 23 48 One Night Only: Barbra Streisand and Quartet at The Village Vanguard Released: May 4, 2010 Label: Columbia Formats: CD · DVD · Blu-ray — 14 4 — — 6 — — 6 2US: Platinum Back to Brooklyn Released: November 25, 2013 Label: Columbia Formats: CD — — — — — — — — — 102 The Music...The Mem'ries...The Magic! Released: December 8, 2017 Label: Columbia Formats: CD 69 45 — — — 6 — — — 65 US: 11,000 Live at the Bon Soir Released: November 4, 2022 Label: Columbia Formats: LP, CD, digital 150 — — — — — 82 — — — "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications Sales US AUS AUT CAN NOR NZ SPA SWE SWI UK Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Released: January 1970 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 32 — 17 17 — — — — — 44US: 2× Platinum AUS: Gold Barbra Streisand's Greatest Hits Volume 2 Released: November 15, 1978 Label: Columbia Formats: LP · cassette · CD 1 2 1 1 — 1 — — — 1US: 5× Platinum AUS: 2× Platinum