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Commodores discography | |
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Studio albums | 15 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilation albums | 9 |
Singles | 39 |
This is a discography of American soul band Commodores. 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. 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.
- 1Albums
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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US [1] | US R&B [2] | AUT [3] | CAN [4] | GER [5] | NED [6] | NZ [7] | SWE [8] | SWI [9] | UK [10] | |||||
Machine Gun |
| 138 | 22 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 27 | -- | -- | -- | |||
Caught in the Act |
| 26 | 7 | -- | 80 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
Movin' On |
| 29 | 7 | -- | 55 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
Hot on the Tracks |
| 12 | 1 | -- | 28 | -- | -- | 39 | -- | -- | -- | |||
Commodores (Zoom in the UK) |
| 3 | 1 | -- | 23 | -- | -- | 11 | -- | -- | -- | |||
Natural High |
| 3 | 1 | -- | 3 | -- | 5 | 5 | -- | -- | 8 |
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Midnight Magic |
| 3 | 1 | -- | 17 | -- | 9 | 7 | 44 | -- | 15 |
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Heroes |
| 7 | 3 | -- | 36 | -- | 44 | 45 | -- | -- | 50 |
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In the Pocket |
| 13 | 4 | -- | 29 | -- | 21 | 45 | 25 | -- | 69 |
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Commodores 13 |
| 103 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
Nightshift |
| 12 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 13 |
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United |
| 101 | 17 | -- | -- | 62 | 44 | -- | 50 | 28 | -- | |||
Rock Solid |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
Commodores Christmas |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
No Tricks |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
'—' denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums[edit]
- There are many compilation albums by Commodores.[14] This is a selected list of albums that charted.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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US [1] | US R&B [2] | AUS [15] | CAN [16] | GER [17] | NED [6] | NZ [7] | SWE [8] | SWI [9] | UK [10] | |||||
Greatest Hits |
| 23 | 24 | -- | 12 | -- | 22 | 12 | -- | -- | 19 |
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All the Great Hits |
| 37 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30 | -- | -- | -- |
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Love Songs |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 |
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The Best Of |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
Anthology |
| 141 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
The Very Best Of |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 24 | -- | -- | -- | 25 |
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The Very Best Of |
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39 | -- | -- | 26 |
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20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection |
| 155 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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The Definitive Collection (Lionel Richie and Commodores) |
| 19 | -- | 16 | -- | 40 | 23 | 7 | 31 | 45 | 1 |
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'—' denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Live albums[edit]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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US [1] | US R&B [2] | CAN [21] | NED [6] | NZ [7] | UK [10] | |||||||||
Commodores Live! |
| 3 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 60 | |||||||
'—' denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Singles[edit]
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US [22] | US Adult [23] | US R&B [24] | BEL [25] | CAN [26] | GER [27] | IRE [28] | NED [29] | NZ [30] | UK [31] | |||||
1974 | 'Machine Gun' | 22 | -- | 7 | -- | 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 | -- | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 62 | Hot on the Tracks | |||
1977 | 'Fancy Dancer' | 39 | -- | 9 | -- | 65 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
'Easy' | 4 | 14 | 1 | -- | 12 | -- | -- | 24 | 9 | 9 | Commodores | |||
'Brick House' A | 5 | -- | 4 | 30 | 24 | -- | -- | 15 | 2 | 32 |
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1978 | 'Too Hot ta Trot' | 24 | -- | 1 | -- | 25 | -- | -- | -- | 36 | 38 | Commodores Live! | ||
'Zoom' | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
'Three Times a Lady' | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Natural High | ||
'Flying High' | 38 | -- | 21 | -- | 47 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37 | ||||
1979 | 'Sail On' | 4 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 3 | -- | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | Midnight Magic | ||
'Still' | 1 | 6 | 1 | -- | 2 | -- | 3 | 16 | 13 | 4 |
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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 | 17 | 27 | 64 | -- | 15 | 1 | 56 | In the Pocket | ||
'Oh No' | 4 | 5 | 5 | -- | 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 | 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 | ||
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[edit]
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(help) - ^'Austrian Albums'. austrian charts.at. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
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(help) - 'Movin' On'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-07-31.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Hot on the Tracks'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-07-31.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Commodores'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-07-31.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Natural High'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-07-31.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Midnight Magic'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-07-31.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Heroes'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-07-31.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'In the Pocket'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-07-31.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Nightshift'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-07-31.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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- ^ ab'Swiss Albums'. hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
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(help) - ^ abcdefg'RIAA Certification'. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^ abcdefghij'BPI Certification'. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^'New Zealand Certification - 'Midnight Magic''. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^'Commodores compilation albums'. discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^'Australian Albums'. officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
- ^Canadian Albums:
- 'Greatest Hits'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-07-31.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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- 'The Definitive Collection' (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-07-31.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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- 'The Definitive Collection' (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-07-31.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
- ^'RIAA Certification'. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^'ARIA Charts Accreditations'. ARIA. Archived from the original on 2014-08-28. Retrieved 2016-08-03.Cite uses deprecated parameter
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(help) - ^'New Zealand Certification – 'The Definitive Collection''. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
- ^Canadian Albums:
- 'Commodores Live!'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-07-31.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - ^'US Adult Contemporary Singles'. Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - ^'US Hot R&B Singles'. Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - ^'Belgian Singles'. ultratop.be. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ^Canadian Singles:
- 'Machine Gun'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Slippery When Wet'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Sweet Love'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Just to Be Close to You'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Fancy Dancer'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Easy'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Brick House'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Too Hot ta Trot'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Three Times a Lady'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Flying High'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Sail On'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Still'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Wonderland'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Old-Fashion Love'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Lady (You Bring Me Up)'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Oh No'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Nightshift'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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- 'Machine Gun'(PDF). RPM. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
- ^German Singles:
- 'Three Times a Lady' (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Lady (You Bring Me Up)' (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Nightshift' (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Animal Instinct' (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - 'Goin to the Bank' (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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- 'Three Times a Lady' (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
- ^'Irish Singles'. irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Cite uses deprecated parameter
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(help) - ^'Dutch Singles'. dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ^'New Zealand Singles'. charts.nz. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ^'UK Singles'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-08-02.Italic or bold markup not allowed in:
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(help) - ^'Canadian Certification'. Music Canada. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
External links[edit]
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