Commodores discography

This is a discography of American soul band The Commodores. The Commodores released fifteen studio albums and thirty-nine singles spanning three decades from 1974 to 1993.

Commodores discography
Studio albums	15
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	9
Singles	39

The band reached the top of the Billboard charts twice with their international smash hit singles "Three Times a Lady" and "Still". They also topped the US R&B singles chart on seven occasions. The Commodores also reached the top ten no fewer than five times in the US with hit albums Commodores, Commodores Live!, Natural High, Midnight Magic and Heroes.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US [1]	US R&B [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [3]	GER [4]	NED [5]	NZ [6]	SWE [7]	SWI [8]	UK [9]
Machine Gun	Released: July 1974 Label: Motown	138	22	95	—	—	—	27	—	—	—
Caught in the Act	Released: February 1975 Label: Motown	26	7	59	80	—	—	—	—	—	—
Movin' On	Released: October 1975 Label: Motown	29	7	80	55	—	—	—	—	—	—
Hot on the Tracks	Released: June 1976 Label: Motown	12	1	93	28	—	—	39	—	—	—
Commodores (Zoom in the Australia/UK)	Released: March 1977 Label: Motown	3	1	62	23	—	—	11	—	—	—
Natural High	Released: May 1978 Label: Motown	3	1	14	3	—	5	5	—	—	8	US: Platinum[10] UK: Gold[11]
Midnight Magic	Released: July 1979 Label: Motown	3	1	56	17	—	9	7	44	—	15	NZ: Gold[12] UK: Gold[11]
Heroes	Released: June 1980 Label: Motown	7	3	94	36	—	44	45	—	—	50	US: Platinum[10]
In the Pocket	Released: June 1981 Label: Motown	13	4	48	29	—	21	45	25	—	69	US: Platinum[10]
Commodores 13	Released: September 1983 Label: Motown	103	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nightshift	Released: January 1985 Label: Motown	12	1	44	22	4	1	13	22	8	13	US: Gold[10]
United	Released: October 1986 Label: Polydor	101	17	—	—	62	44	—	50	28	—
Rock Solid	Released: July 1988 Label: Polydor	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Commodores Christmas	Released: November 1992 Label: Commodores	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
No Tricks	Released: March 1993 Label: Commodores	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

• There are many compilation albums by Commodores.[13] This is a selected list of albums that charted.

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US [1]	US R&B [1]	AUS [2][14]	CAN [15]	GER [16]	NED [5]	NZ [6]	SWE [7]	SWI [8]	UK [9]
Greatest Hits	Released: December 1978 Label: Motown	23	24	85	12	—	22	12	—	—	19	UK: Gold[11]
All the Great Hits	Released: July 1982 Label: Motown	37	—	—	—	—	—	30	—	—	—	US: Gold[10]
Love Songs	Released: August 1982 Label: K-tel	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	UK: Gold[11]
The Best Of	Released: September 1982 Label: Arcade	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—
Anthology (All The Great Hits in the Australia)	Released: May 1983 Label: Motown	141	—	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Very Best Of	Released: November 1985 Label: Telstar	—	—	—	—	—	24	—	—	—	25	UK: Gold[11]
The Very Best Of	Released: May 1995 Label: Motown	—	—	—	—	—	—	39	—	—	26	UK: Silver[11]
20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection	Released: November 1999 Label: Motown/Universal	155	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: Gold[10]
The Definitive Collection (Lionel Richie and Commodores)	Released: November 2003 Label: Motown/UMTV	19	—	16	—	40	23	7	31	45	1	US: Platinum[17] AUS: Platinum[18] NZ: Platinum[19] UK: 3x Platinum[11]
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]	US R&B [1]	CAN [20]	NED [5]	NZ [6]	UK [9]
Commodores Live!	Released: October 1977 Label: Motown	3	2	26	7	8	60
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions											Certifications	Album
		US [21]	US Adult [22]	US R&B [23]	AUS [2]	BEL [24]	CAN [25]	GER [26]	IRE [27]	NED [28]	NZ [29]	UK [30]
1974	"Machine Gun"	22	—	7	95	—	20	—	—	—	—	20		Machine Gun
	"The Zoo (The Human Zoo)"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44
	"I Feel Sanctified"	75	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1975	"Slippery When Wet"	19	—	1	—	—	38	—	—	—	—	—		Caught in the Act
	"This Is Your Life"	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1976	"Sweet Love" ^A	5	—	2	—	—	16	—	—	—	16	32		Movin' On
	"Just to Be Close to You"	7	—	1	94	—	19	—	—	—	—	62		Hot on the Tracks
1977	"Fancy Dancer"	39	—	9	—	—	65	—	—	—	—	—
	"Easy"	4	14	1	75	—	12	—	—	24	9	9	UK: Gold[11]	Commodores
	"Brick House" ^A	5	—	4	—	30	24	—	—	15	2	32	US: Gold[10]
1978	"Too Hot ta Trot"	24	—	1	—	—	25	—	—	—	36	38		Commodores Live!
	"Zoom"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Three Times a Lady"	1	1	1	1	7	1	30	1	3	2	1	UK: Gold[11]	Natural High
	"Flying High"	38	—	21	—	—	47	—	—	—	—	37
1979	"Sail On"	4	9	8	86	14	3	—	8	8	6	8		Midnight Magic
	"Still"	1	6	1	38	—	2	—	3	16	13	4	UK: Silver[11]
1980	"Wonderland"	25	43	21	—	—	70	—	—	—	—	40
	"Old-Fashion Love"	20	47	8	—	—	70	—	—	—	—	—		Heroes
	"Heroes"	54	44	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Jesus Is Love"	—	—	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1981	"Lady (You Bring Me Up)"	8	13	5	34	17	27	64	—	15	1	56		In the Pocket
	"Oh No"	4	5	5	51	—	3	—	—	—	49	44
1982	"Why You Wanna Try Me"	66	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Lucy"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Painted Picture"	70	—	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		All the Great Hits
1983	"Reach High"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Only You"	54	8	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	93		Commodores 13
1984	"Turn Off the Lights"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1985	"Nightshift"	3	2	1	8	2	7	4	3	1	2	3	CAN: Gold[31] UK: Silver[11]	Nightshift
	"Animal Instinct"	43	—	22	—	24	—	39	—	—	—	74
	"Janet"	87	8	65	—	29	—	—	—	—	—	90
1986	"Goin' to the Bank"	65	—	2	—	11	—	34	—	13	39	43		United
1987	"Take It from Me"	—	—	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"United in Love"	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	"Easy" (re-release)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	—	15		The Very Best Of
	"Solitaire"	—	—	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Rock Solid
	"Homeless"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Grrip"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	"Everything Reminds Me of You"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		No Tricks
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

• ^A "Brick House" and "Sweet Love" were released in the UK as a double A-side single.

References

1. "US Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 72. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
3. Canadian Albums:
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   • "Midnight Magic" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
   • "Heroes" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
   • "In the Pocket" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
   • "Nightshift" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
4. German Albums:
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16. German Albums:
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25. Canadian Singles:
    • "Machine Gun" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
    • "Slippery When Wet" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
    • "Sweet Love" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
    • "Just to Be Close to You" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
    • "Fancy Dancer" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
    • "Easy" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
    • "Brick House" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
    • "Too Hot ta Trot" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
    • "Three Times a Lady" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
    • "Flying High" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
    • "Sail On" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
    • "Still" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
    • "Wonderland" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
    • "Old-Fashion Love" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
    • "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
    • "Oh No" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
    • "Nightshift" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
26. German Singles:
    • "Three Times a Lady" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
    • "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
    • "Nightshift" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
    • "Animal Instinct" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
    • "Goin to the Bank" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
27. "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
28. "Dutch Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
29. "New Zealand Singles". charts.nz. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
30. "UK Singles". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
31. "Canadian Certification". Music Canada. Retrieved 2016-08-03.

External links

• Official Commodores website
• Lionel Richie interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' 03/2009
• 'The Commodores' Vocal Group Hall of Fame Page