Commodores discography

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Commodores discography
Studio albums15
Live albums1
Compilation albums9
Singles39

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.

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] 		NLD
[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
Midnight Magic
  • Released: July 1979
  • Label: Motown
 3 1 56 17 — 9 7 44 — 15
Heroes
  • Released: June 1980
  • Label: Motown
 7 3 94 36 — 44 45 — — 50
In the Pocket
  • Released: June 1981
  • Label: Motown
 13 4 48 29 — 21 45 25 — 69
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
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
 — — — — — — — — — —
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Commodores
 — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums[]

  • There are many compilation albums by Commodores.[21] This is a selected list of albums that charted.
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1] 		US
R&B
[1] 		AUS
[2][22] 		CAN
[23] 		GER
[24] 		NED
[5] 		NZ
[6] 		SWE
[7] 		SWI
[8] 		UK
[9]
Greatest Hits
  • Released: December 1978
  • Label: Motown
 23 24 85 12 — 22 12 — — 19
All the Great Hits
  • Released: July 1982
  • Label: Motown
 37 — — — — — 30 — — —
Love Songs
  • Released: August 1982
  • Label: K-tel
 — — — — — — — — — 5
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
The Very Best Of
  • Released: May 1995
  • Label: Motown
 — — — — — — 39 — — 26
20th Century Masters
The Millennium Collection
  • Released: November 1999
  • Label: Motown/Universal
 155 — — — — — — — — —
The Definitive Collection
(Lionel Richie and Commodores)
  • Released: November 2003
  • Label: Motown/UMTV
 19 — 16 — 40 23 7 31 45 1
"—" 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
[30] 		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
[31] 		US
Adult
[32] 		US
R&B
[33] 		AUS
[2] 		BEL
[34] 		CAN
[35] 		GER
[36] 		IRE
[37] 		NED
[38] 		NZ
[39] 		UK
[40]
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 Commodores
"Brick House" A 5 — 4 — 30 24 — — 15 2 32
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 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
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 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
"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.

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