Four Tops discography
Studio albums29
Live albums2
Compilation albums10
Singles59

This is the discography of all the singles and albums released by Motown singing group the Four Tops.

Throughout their career, 24 of their singles reached the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 with seven of them reaching the top ten and two reaching number one on the chart. An additional 21 songs have reached the UK Top 40 with ten reaching the top ten and one reaching number one on the chart.

Much of the group's catalog is now controlled by Universal Music Group, as a result of various transactions involving many of the record labels for which the Four Tops recorded for over the years.

Albums

Studio albums

Date Title Label US peaks[1] International peaks Certifications
Bill
200 		R&B
Hip Hop 		CAN
[2] 		GER
[3] 		UK
[4]
1965 Four Tops Motown 63 1 — — —
Four Tops Second Album 20 3 — — —
1966 On Top 32 3 — — 9
1967 On Broadway 79 15 — — —
Reach Out 11 3 25 — 4
1968 Yesterday's Dreams 91 7 43 — 37
1969 Four Tops Now! 74 18 — — —
Soul Spin 163 30 — — —
1970 Still Waters Run Deep 21 3 37 — 29
Changing Times 109 20 — — —
The Magnificent 7 (with The Supremes) 113 18 73 — 6
1971 The Return of the Magnificent Seven
(with The Supremes) 		154 18 — — —
Dynamite (with The Supremes) 160 21 — — —
1972 Nature Planned It 50 4 — — —
Keeper of the Castle ABC/Dunhill 33 6 — — —
1973 Main Street People 66 8 — — —
1974 Meeting of the Minds 118 22 — — —
1975 Night Lights Harmony 148 24 — — —
1976 Catfish 124 26 — — —
1977 The Show Must Go On — 54 — — —
1978 At the Top — 73 — — —
1981 Tonight! Casablanca 37 5 — — —
1982 One More Mountain — 45 — — —
1983 Back Where I Belong Motown — 47 — — —
1985 Magic 140 33 — — —
1988 Indestructible Arista 149 66 — 33 —
1995 Christmas Here with You Motown — — — — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Date Title Label US peaks[1] International peaks Certifications
Bill
200 		R&B
HipHop 		NOR
[6] 		UK
[4]
1968 The Four Tops Greatest Hits Motown 4 2 7 1
1971 Greatest Hits Volume 2 106 22 — 25
1973 The Best of the 4 Tops 103 35 — —
The Four Tops Story 1964–72 — — — 35
1974 Anthology — 42 — —
1982 The Best of the Four Tops K-tel — — — 13
1990 Their Greatest Hits Telstar — — — 47
1992 The Singles Collection PolyGram — — — 11
1997 The Ultimate Collection Motown — — — —
1999 The Millennium Collection: The Best of Four Tops — — — —
2008 Classic Four Tops: The Masters Collection Spectrum Music — — — —
2011 S.O.U.L. BMG/Sony — 49 — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Date Title Label US peaks[1] International peaks Certifications
Bill
200 		R&B
HipHop 		CAN
[2] 		UK
[4]
1966 Four Tops Live! Motown 17 1 23 4
1974 Live & in Concert ABC/Dunhill 92 29 — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Early releases

Motown releases

Year Single B-side US charts[1] International chart peaks Certifications Album
(main title)
Hot
100 		R&B
HipHop 		BEL
[8] 		CAN
[9] 		GER
[10] 		IRE
[11] 		NED
[12] 		UK
[4]
1964 "Baby I Need Your Loving" "Call On Me" 11 4 — 4 — — — — Four Tops
"Without the One You Love
(Life's Not Worth While)" 		"Love Has Gone" 43 17 — — — — — —
1965 "Ask the Lonely" "Where Did You Go" 24 9 — 16 — — — —
"I Can't Help Myself
(Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" 		"Sad Souvenirs" (from Four Tops) 1 1 — — — — — 23
  • BPI: Platinum[5]
 Four Tops Second Album
"It's the Same Old Song" "Your Love Is Amazing" (from Four Tops) 5 2 — 3 — — — 34
"Something About You" "Darling I Hum Our Song" 19 9 — 6 — — — —
1966 "Shake Me, Wake Me
(When It's Over)" 		"Just as Long as You Need Me" (from Four Tops Second Album) 18 5 — 52 — — — — On Top
"Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" "I Like Everything About You" (from Four Tops Second Album) 45 12 — 35 — — — 21
"Reach Out I'll Be There" "Until You Love Someone" (from On Top) 1 1 10 6 13 4 6 1 Reach Out
"Standing in the Shadows of Love" "Since You've Been Gone" (from Four Tops Second Album) 6 2 17 11 29 — — 6
1967 "Bernadette" "I Got a Feeling" (from On Top) 4 3 — 4 — — 14 8
"7-Rooms of Gloom" "I'll Turn to Stone" [A] 14 10 18 17 — 20 — 12
"You Keep Running Away" "If You Don't Want My Love" (non-album track) 19 7 — 16 — — — 26 Greatest Hits Volume 2
1968 "Walk Away Renée" "Your Love Is Wonderful" (non-album track) 14 15 — 2 31 5 12 3 Reach Out
"If I Were a Carpenter" "Wonderful Baby" 20 17 12 21 34 6 4 7
"Yesterday's Dreams" "For Once in My Life" (from On Broadway) 49 31 — 29 — — — 23 Yesterday's Dreams
"I'm a Believer" "Wonderful Baby" — — — — — — — —
"I'm in a Different World" "Remember When" 51 23 — 25 — — — 27
1969 "What Is a Man" "Don't Bring Back Memories" 53 — — 56 — — — 16 Four Tops Now!
"Do What You Gotta Do" "Can't Seem to Get You
Out of My Mind" (from Yesterday’s Dreams) 		— — — — — — — 11
"Don't Let Him Take
Your Love from Me" 		"The Key" 45 25 — 43 — — — —
1970 "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar
Pie Honey Bunch)" (re-release) 		"Baby I Need Your Loving" — — — — — — — 10 The Four Tops Greatest Hits
"It's All in the Game" "Love (Is the Answer)" 24 6 — 13 — — — 5 Still Waters Run Deep
"Still Water (Love)" "Still Water (Peace)" 11 4 — 16 — — — 10
"River Deep – Mountain High"
(with The Supremes) 		"Together We Can Make
Such Sweet Music" 		14 7 23 20 — 12 25 11 The Magnificent 7
1971 "Just Seven Numbers
(Can Straighten Out My Life)" 		"I Wish I Were Your Mirror" (from Still Waters Run Deep) 40 9 — 76 — — — 36 Changing Times
"You Gotta Have Love in
Your Heart" (with The Supremes) 		"I'm Glad About It" 55 41 — — — — — 25 The Return of the Magnificent Seven
"In These Changing Times" "Right Before My Eyes" 70 28 — — — — — — Changing Times
"MacArthur Park (Part II)" "MacArthur Park (Part I)" 38 27 — 37 — — — — Four Tops Now!
"A Simple Game" "L.A. (My Town)" (from Still Waters Run Deep) 90 34 29 — — 14 11 3 (single release only)
1972 "I Can't Quit Your Love" "Happy (Is a Bumpy Road)" — — — — — — — — Nature Planned It
"Bernadette" "It's the Same Old Song" — — — — — — — 23 The Four Tops Greatest Hits
"Walk with Me,
Talk with Me, Darling" 		"L.A. (My Town)" — — — — — — — 32 Nature Planned It
"(It's the Way) Nature Planned It" "I'll Never Change" 53 8 — 69 — — — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

ABC/Dunhill & ABC releases

Year Single B-side US charts[1] International chart peaks Certifications Album
(main title)
Hot
100 		R&B
HipHop 		BEL
[8] 		CAN
[9] 		GER
[10] 		IRE
[11] 		NED
[12] 		UK
[4]
1972 "Keeper of the Castle" "Jubilee with Soul" 10 7 — 32 — — — 18 Keeper of the Castle
"Guardian De Tu Castillo" "Jubilee with Soul" — — — — — — — —
1973 "Ain't No Woman
(Like the One I've Got)" 		"The Good Lord Knows" 4 2 — 11 — — — —
"Are You Man Enough" "Peace of Mind" 15 2 — 35 — — — — Main Street People
"Sweet Understanding Love" "Main Street People" 33 10 — — — — — 29
1974 "I Just Can't Get You Out of My Mind" "Am I My Brother's Keeper" 62 18 — 56 — — — —
"One Chain Don't Make No Prison" "Turn On the Light of Your Love" 41 3 — 38 — — — — Meeting of the Minds
"The Well Is Dry" "Midnight Flower" — — — — — — — —
"Midnight Flower" "All My Love" 55 5 — 69 — — — —
1975 "Seven Lonely Nights" "I Can't Hold On Much Longer" 71 13 — 88 — — — — Night Lights Harmony
"We All Gotta Stick Together" "(It Would Almost)
Drive Me Out Of My Mind" 		97 17 — — — — — —
1976 "Catfish" "Look at My Baby" 71 7 — 82 — — — — Catfish
"I'm Glad You Walked into My Life" "Mama You're All Right with Me" — 72 — — — — — — Night Lights Harmony
1977 "Feel Free" "I Know You Like it" — 29 — — — — — — Catfish
"Strung Out for Your Love" "You Can't Hold Back On Love" — — — — — — — —
"The Show Must Go On" "Runnin' from Your Love" — 84 — — — — — — The Show Must Go On
"For Your Love" "You'll Never Find a Better Man" — — — — — — — —
1979 "H.E.L.P" "Inside a Brokenhearted Man" — 38 — — — — — — At the Top
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Casablanca & RSO releases

Year Single B-side US charts[1] International chart peaks Certifications Album
(main title)
Hot
100 		R&B
HipHop 		BEL
[8] 		CAN
[9] 		GER
[10] 		IRE
[11] 		NED
[12] 		UK
[4]
1981 "When She Was My Girl" "Something to Remember" 11 1 — 24 — 7 — 3 Tonight!
"Don't Walk Away" "I'll Never Ever Leave Again" — — 6 — 37 24 6 16
1982 "Let Me Set You Free" "Let Me Set You Free
(short version)" 		— 71 — — — — — —
"Tonight I'm Gonna Love You All Over" "I'll Never Ever Leave Again" — 32 — — — — — 43
"Back to School Again" "Rock-A-Hula Luau" 71 — — — — — — 62 Grease 2 (soundtrack)
"Sad Hearts" "I Believe in You and Me" [B] 84 40 — — — — — — One More Mountain
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

More Motown releases

Year Single B-side US charts[1] International chart peaks Certifications Album
(main title)
Hot
100 		R&B
HipHop 		BEL
[8] 		CAN
[9] 		GER
[10] 		IRE
[11] 		NED
[12] 		UK
[4]
1983 "I Just Can't Walk Away" "Hang" 71 36 — — — — — 95 Back Where I Belong
1985 "Sexy Ways" "Body and Soul" — 21 — — — — — — Magic
1986 "Hot Nights" "Again" — 62 — — — — — — Hot Nights
1988 "Reach Out I'll Be There"
(Phil Harding & Ian Curnow remix) 		"Standing in the Shadows of Love" — — — — — 11 — 11 Greatest Hits
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Arista releases

Year Single B-side US charts[1] International chart peaks Certifications Album
(main Title)
Hot
100 		R&B
HipHop 		BEL
[8] 		CAN
[9] 		GER
[10] 		IRE
[11] 		NED
[12] 		UK
[4]
1988 "If Ever a Love There Was"
(with Aretha Franklin) 		"Indestructible" — 31 — 46 — — — — Indestructible
"Indestructible"
(with Smokey Robinson) 		"Are You with Me" 35 57 12 14 14 25 14 30
"Loco in Acapulco" "Change of Heart" — 68 13 — 23 9 9 7
1989 "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine" "Loco in Acapulco" — — — — — — — 84
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Videography/DVDs

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "The Four Tops - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Canadian Albums". RPM Albums. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "German Albums". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "UK Albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "British certifications – Four Tops". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 3, 2022. Type Four Tops in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  6. ^ "Norwegian Albums". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
  7. ^ "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 24, 2016.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Belgian Singles". ultratop.be. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Canadian Singles". RPM magazine. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  10. ^ a b c d e "German Singles". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on January 26, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  12. ^ a b c d e "Netherlands Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  13. ^ a b "RIAA Certification". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 23, 2016.

External links

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