This discography includes albums and singles released by the American soul singer Al Green.
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Record label | ||||||||||
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| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
US Gos [1] |
AUT [2] |
CAN [3] |
NL [4] |
SWE [5] |
UK [6] | |||||||
| 1967 | Back Up Train [A] | 162 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hot Line | ||||
| 1969 | Green Is Blues | 19 | 3 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | Hi | ||||
| 1971 | Al Green Gets Next to You | 58 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1972 | Let's Stay Together | 8 | 1 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | |||||
| I'm Still in Love with You | 4 | 1 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — |
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| 1973 | Call Me | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Livin' for You | 24 | 1 | — | — | 56 | — | — | — |
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| 1974 | Al Green Explores Your Mind | 15 | 1 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — |
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| 1975 | Al Green Is Love | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1976 | Full of Fire | 59 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Have a Good Time | 93 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1977 | The Belle Album | 103 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1978 | Truth n' Time | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1980 | The Lord Will Make a Way | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | Myrrh | ||||
| 1981 | Higher Plane | — | 62 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1982 | Precious Lord | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1983 | I'll Rise Again | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| White Christmas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1984 | Trust in God | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1985 | He Is the Light | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | A&M | ||||
| 1987 | Soul Survivor | 131 | 25 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1989 | I Get Joy | — | 60 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1992 | Love Is Reality | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | Word/Epic | ||||
| 1993 | Don't Look Back | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 41 | 86 | RCA | ||||
| 1995 | Your Heart's in Good Hands | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | MCA | ||||
| 2003 | I Can't Stop | 53 | 9 | — | — | — | 72 | 60 | 193 | Blue Note | ||||
| 2005 | Everything's OK | 50 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2008 | Lay It Down | 9 | 3 | — | 54 | — | 66 | 44 | 88 | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Record label | ||||||||||
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| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
US Gos [1] |
CAN [3] |
NZ [8] |
UK [6] | |||||||||
| 1975 | Al Green's Greatest Hits | 17 | 3 | — | 27 | — | 18 | Hi | ||||||
| 1977 | Al Green's Greatest Hits, Volume II | 134 | 33 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1980 | Cream of Al Green | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cream | ||||||
| 1983 | Al Green's Greatest Hits Volume One and Two | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | |||||||
| 1988 | Hi Life: The Best of Al Green | — | — | — | — | — | 34 |
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K-tel | |||||
| 1989 | Love Ritual (Rare & Previously Unreleased 1968–76) | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hi | ||||||
| 1991 | One in a Million | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sony Music | ||||||
| 1992 | The Supreme Al Green: The Greatest Hits | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hi | ||||||
| Al | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | Beechwood Music | |||||||
| 1995 | Al Green's Greatest Hits (reissued version) | 127 | 34 | — | — | — | — | The Right Stuff | ||||||
| 1997 | Anthology | — | — | — | — | — | — | Capitol | ||||||
| The Very Best of Al Green | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Crimson | ||||||
| 1998 | More Greatest Hits | — | 78 | — | — | — | — |
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The Right Stuff | |||||
| Hi and Mighty: The Story of Al Green (1969–1978) | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hi | |||||||
| 1999 | True Love: A Collection | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Music Club | |||||
| 2000 | Greatest Gospel Hits | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | The Right Stuff | ||||||
| The Hi Singles A's and B's | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hi | |||||||
| Take Me to the River | 186 | 98 | — | — | — | — | The Right Stuff | |||||||
| 2001 | Testify: The Best of the A&M Years | — | — | — | — | — | — | A&M | ||||||
| 2002 | L-O-V-E: The Essential Al Green | — | — | — | — | — | 18 |
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Hi | |||||
| 2003 | The Love Songs Collection | 91 | 64 | — | — | — | — | The Right Stuff | ||||||
| 2004 | Absolute Best | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| The Immortal Soul of Al Green | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2005 | Love & Happiness: The Very Best of Al Green | — | — | — | — | — | 146 |
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Music Club Deluxe | |||||
| 2006 | The Millennium Collection: The Best of Al Green | — | — | — | — | — | — | A&M | ||||||
| 2007 | The Definitive Greatest Hits | 46 | 19 | — | — | — | — | Hi | ||||||
| 2008 | What Makes the World Go 'Round? | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | Starbucks | ||||||
| 2009 | Greatest Hits | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | Fat Possum | ||||||
| 2011 | The Best of the Gospel Sessions | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | New Haven | ||||||
| 2013 | The Love Songs Collection (reissued version) | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | Fat Possum | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
US A/C [1] |
AUS [16][17] |
AUT [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [18] |
NL [4] |
NZ [8] |
UK [6] | |||||
| 1967 | "Back Up Train" [B] | 41 | 5 | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | Back Up Train | ||
| 1968 | "Don't Hurt Me No More" [C] | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "A Lover's Hideaway" [C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1969 | "Want to Hold Your Hand" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "One Woman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Green Is Blues | |||
| 1970 | "You Say It" | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Al Green Gets Next to You | ||
| "Right Now, Right Now" | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I Can't Get Next to You" | 60 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1971 | "Driving Wheel" | 115 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Tired of Being Alone" | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | 4 | ||||
| "Let's Stay Together" | 1 | 1 | 36 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 7 | Let's Stay Together | |||
| 1972 | "Look What You Done for Me" | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | 44 |
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I'm Still in Love with You | |
| "I'm Still in Love with You" | 3 | 1 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 |
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| "Guilty" | 69 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Back Up Train | |||
| "You Ought to Be with Me" | 3 | 1 | 28 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 53 |
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Call Me | ||
| 1973 | "Hot Wire" | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Back Up Train | ||
| "Call Me (Come Back Home)" | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — |
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Call Me | ||
| "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — |
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| "Livin' for You" | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | 58 | Livin' for You | |||
| 1974 | "Let's Get Married" | 32 | 3 | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)" | 7 | 2 | 28 | 85 | — | 15 | — | — | — | 20 |
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Al Green Explores Your Mind | ||
| 1975 | "L-O-V-E (Love)" | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 35 | 24 | Al Green Is Love | ||
| "Oh Me, Oh My (Dreams in My Arms)" | 48 | 7 | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | 60 | ||||
| "Full of Fire" | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | Full of Fire | |||
| 1976 | "Let It Shine" | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Keep Me Cryin'" | 37 | 4 | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | Have a Good Time | |||
| 1977 | "I Tried to Tell Myself" | 101 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Love and Happiness" | 104 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I'm Still in Love with You | |||
| "Belle" | 83 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Belle Album | |||
| 1978 | "I Feel Good" | 103 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1979 | "To Sir, with Love" (A-side) | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Truth n' Time | ||
| "Wait Here" (B-side) | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1985 | "Never Met Nobody Like You" (UK Only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Trust In God | ||
| "Going Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | He Is the Light | |||
| "True Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1987 | "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Soul Survivor | ||
| "You Know and I Know" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Soul Survivor" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" (with Annie Lennox) | 9 | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 28 | Scrooged Soundtrack | ||
| 1989 | "As Long as We're Together" | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Get Joy | ||
| "The Message Is Love" (with Arthur Baker) | — | 84 | — | 46 | 4 | — | 6 | 12 | 10 | 38 | Merge | |||
| 1991 | "Leave the Guns at Home" (with Arthur Baker) | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Give in to the Rhythm | ||
| 1992 | "Love Is Reality" (US promo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Is Reality | ||
| 1993 | "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | 56 | Don't Look Back | ||
| 1994 | "Waiting On You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | |||
| "Keep On Pushing Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | ||||
| "Funny How Time Slips Away" (with Lyle Lovett) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rhythm, Country and Blues | |||
| 1995 | "Your Heart's in Good Hands" (US promo) | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Your Heart's in Good Hands | ||
| 1996 | "Could This Be the Love" (US promo) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2002 | "Put It on Paper" (with Ann Nesby) | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Put It on Paper | ||
| 2003 | "Love Iz" (with Erick Sermon) | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | React | ||
| 2004 | "I Can't Stop" | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | I Can't Stop | ||
| 2005 | "Perfect to Me" | — | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Everything's OK | ||
| 2008 | "Stay with Me (By the Sea)" (with John Legend) | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lay It Down | ||
| "Lay It Down" | — | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Take Your Time" (with Corinne Bailey Rae) | — | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2018 | "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single[21] | ||
| 2023 | "Perfect Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single[22] | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
In 2009, Al Green, along with Heather Headley, released a version of the song "People Get Ready" on the compilation album, Oh Happy Day.[23]
In 2011, Time Life released his March 3, 1973 Soul Train performance of "Love and Happiness" on The Best of Soul Train Live.[24][25]