The O'Jays discography
Following is the discography of American R&B/soul vocal group The O'Jays.
| The O'Jays discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 29 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 20 |
| Singles | 92 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Record label | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US[1] | US R&B [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] | |||||||||||
| 1965 | Comin' Through | — | — | — | — | Imperial | ||||||||
| 1967 | Soul Sounds | — | — | — | — | Minit | ||||||||
| 1968 | Back on Top | — | — | — | — | Bell | ||||||||
| 1970 | In Philadelphia | 156 | 37 | — | — | Neptune | ||||||||
| 1971 | Super Bad | — | — | — | — | Trip | ||||||||
| 1972 | Back Stabbers | 10 | 3 | — | 49 | Philadelphia International | ||||||||
| 1973 | Ship Ahoy | 11 | 1 | — | 36 | |||||||||
| 1975 | Survival | 11 | 1 | 91 | 41 | |||||||||
| Family Reunion | 7 | 1 | — | 81 | ||||||||||
| 1976 | Message in the Music | 20 | 3 | — | 83 | |||||||||
| 1977 | Travelin' at the Speed of Thought | 27 | 6 | — | — | |||||||||
| 1978 | So Full of Love | 6 | 1 | — | 83 | |||||||||
| 1979 | Identify Yourself | 16 | 3 | — | — | |||||||||
| 1980 | The Year 2000 | 36 | 6 | — | — | TSOP | ||||||||
| 1982 | My Favorite Person | 49 | 7 | — | — | Philadelphia International | ||||||||
| 1983 | When Will I See You Again | 142 | 19 | — | — | |||||||||
| 1984 | Love and More | — | 35 | — | — | |||||||||
| 1985 | Love Fever | 121 | 20 | — | — | |||||||||
| 1987 | Let Me Touch You | 66 | 3 | — | — | |||||||||
| 1989 | Serious | 114 | 4 | — | — | EMI America | ||||||||
| 1991 | Emotionally Yours | 73 | 2 | — | — | |||||||||
| Home for Christmas | — | 78 | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1993 | Heartbreaker | 75 | 7 | — | — | |||||||||
| 1997 | Love You to Tears | 75 | 14 | — | — | Volcano | ||||||||
| 2001 | For the Love … | 53 | 11 | — | — | MCA | ||||||||
| 2004 | Together We Are One | — | 36 | — | — | Philadelphia International | ||||||||
| Imagination | 178 | 19 | — | — | Sanctuary | |||||||||
| 2010 | Christmas with the O'Jays | — | 45 | — | — | Saguaro Road | ||||||||
| 2019 | The Last Word[5] | — | 26 | — | — | S-Curve Records | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Record label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
CAN [3] | ||||
| 1974 | The O'Jays Live in London | 17 | 2 | 32 | Philadelphia International | |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Record label | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1] | |||||||||||||
| 1968 | Full of Soul | — | — | Sunset | ||||||||||
| 1975 | The O'Jays | — | 52 | Bell | ||||||||||
| 1977 | Collectors' Items | 132 | — | Philadelphia International | ||||||||||
| 1984 | Greatest Hits | — | — | |||||||||||
| From the Beginning | — | — | MCA | |||||||||||
| 1994 | Love Train: The Best of the O'Jays | — | — | Legacy | ||||||||||
| 1995 | Let Me Make Love to You | — | — | |||||||||||
| Give the People What They Want | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 1996 | In Bed with the O'Jays: Greatest Love Songs | — | — | EMI | ||||||||||
| 1998 | Super Hits | — | — | Legacy | ||||||||||
| The Very Best of the O'Jays | — | — | Sony Music | |||||||||||
| 1999 | The Best of the O'Jays: 1976–1991 | — | — | The Right Stuff | ||||||||||
| Ultimate Collection | — | — | Black Tulip | |||||||||||
| 2001 | The Best of the O'Jays | — | — | EMI | ||||||||||
| The Ultimate O'Jays | — | — | Legacy | |||||||||||
| 2003 | Love Songs | — | — | |||||||||||
| Anthology | — | — | The Right Stuff | |||||||||||
| 2005 | Message in Our Music: The Best of the O'Jays | — | — | Philadelphia International | ||||||||||
| The Essential O'Jays | — | — | Legacy | |||||||||||
| 2006 | Beautiful Ballads | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2008 | Playlist: The Very Best of the O'Jays | — | — | Playlist | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
The early years
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
CAN [3] | ||||||||||||
| 1960 | "The Story of My Heart" [A] | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Lonely Rain" [A] | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1961 | "Miracles" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1963 | "How Does It Feel" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Dream Girl" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Love Is Wonderful" (with Jimmy Norman) | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "How Does It Feel" (re-release) | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Lonely Drifter" | 93 | — | — | Comin' Through | ||||||||||
| 1964 | "Stand Tall" | 131 | — | — | ||||||||||
| "I'll Never Stop Loving You" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "You're on Top" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Oh, How You Hurt Me" | — | — | — | Comin' Through | ||||||||||
| 1965 | "Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)" | 48 | 28 | 19 | ||||||||||
| "I've Cried My Last Tear" | 94 | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Let It All Out" | — | 28 | — | |||||||||||
| "I'll Never Let You Go" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1966 | "I'll Never Forget You" | — | — | — | Soul Sounds | |||||||||
| "No Time for You" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Stand in for Love" | 95 | 12 | — | |||||||||||
| "Lonely Drifter" (re-release) | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1967 | "Working on Your Case" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)" | 66 | 8 | — | Back on Top | ||||||||||
| 1968 | "Look Over Your Shoulder" | 89 | 27 | 56 | ||||||||||
| "The Choice" | 94 | 41 | — | |||||||||||
| "I Miss You" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1969 | "Don't You Know a True Love" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "One Night Affair" | 68 | 15 | — | In Philadelphia | ||||||||||
| "Branded Bad" | — | 41 | — | |||||||||||
| "Christmas Ain't Christmas New Years Ain't New Years without the One You Love" | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1970 | "Deeper (In Love with You)" | 64 | 21 | — | In Philadelphia | |||||||||
| "Looky Looky (Look at Me Girl)" | 98 | 17 | — | |||||||||||
| "Christmas Ain't Christmas New Years Ain't New Years without the One You Love" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1971 | "Shattered Man" | — | — | — | Super Bad | |||||||||
| 1972 | "Now He's Home" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1973 | "Look Over Your Shoulder" (re-release) | — | — | — | Back on Top | |||||||||
| "Shattered Man" (re-release) | — | — | — | Super Bad | ||||||||||
| 1974 | "Peace" | — | 65 | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
- A Singles credited to The Mascots
The Philadelphia International era
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
US Dan [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
UK [6] | |||||||||
| 1972 | "Back Stabbers" | 3 | 1 | — | 92 | 39 | 14 | Back Stabbers | ||||||
| "992 Arguments" | 57 | 13 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1973 | "Love Train" | 1 | 1 | — | 91 | 15 | 9 | |||||||
| "Time to Get Down" | 33 | 2 | — | — | — | 51[upper-alpha 1] | ||||||||
| "Put Your Hands Together" | 10 | 2 | — | — | 47 | — | Ship Ahoy | |||||||
| "Christmas Ain't Christmas New Years Ain't New Years without the One You Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1974 | "For the Love of Money" | 9 | 3 | — | — | 29 | 52[upper-alpha 1] | Ship Ahoy | ||||||
| "Now That We Found Love" | — | — | — | — | — | 55[upper-alpha 1] | ||||||||
| "Sunshine (Part II)" | 48 | 17 | — | — | — | — | The O'Jays Live in London | |||||||
| 1975 | "Give the People What They Want" | 45 | 1 | — | — | 67 | — | Survival | ||||||
| "Let Me Make Love to You" (A-side) | 75 | 10 | — | — | 95 | — | ||||||||
| "Survival" (B-side) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "I Love Music (Part I)" | 5 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 9 | 13 | Family Reunion | |||||||
| "Christmas Ain't Christmas New Years Ain't New Years without the One You Love" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1976 | "Livin' for the Weekend" (A-side) | 20 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 52[upper-alpha 1] | Family Reunion | ||||||
| "Stairway to Heaven" (B-side) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Family Reunion" | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Message in Our Music" | 49 | 1 | 38 | — | 100 | 54[upper-alpha 1] | Message in the Music | |||||||
| "Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love)" | 72 | 1 | — | — | 84 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1977 | "Work on Me" | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | Travelin' at the Speed of Thought | ||||||
| "Let's Clean Up the Ghetto" (with Philadelphia International All Stars) | 91 | 4 | 26 | — | — | 34 | Let's Clean Up the Ghetto | |||||||
| 1978 | "I Love Music" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | Survival | ||||||
| "Use ta Be My Girl" | 4 | 1 | — | 41 | 90 | 12 | So Full of Love | |||||||
| "Brandy" | 79 | 21 | — | — | 94 | 21 | ||||||||
| "Cry Together" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1979 | "Sing a Happy Song" | 102 | 7 | — | — | — | 39 | Identify Yourself | ||||||
| "I Want You Here with Me" | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Forever Mine" | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Hurry Up & Come Back" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Christmas Ain't Christmas New Years Ain't New Years without the One You Love" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1980 | "Girl, Don't Let It Get You Down" | 55 | 3 | — | — | — | — | The Year 2000 | ||||||
| "Once Is Not Enough" | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1982 | "I Just Want to Satisfy" | 101 | 15 | — | — | — | — | My Favorite Person | ||||||
| "My Favorite Person" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Your Body's Here with Me (But Your Mind's on the Other Side of Town)" | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1983 | "I Can't Stand the Pain" | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | When Will I See You Again | ||||||
| "Put Our Heads Together" | — | 35 | 11 | — | — | 45 | ||||||||
| 1984 | "Extraordinary Girl" | — | 26 | — | — | — | 87 | Love and More | ||||||
| "Let Me Show You (How Much I Really Love You)" | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1985 | "Just Another Lonely Night" | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | Love Fever | ||||||
| "What a Woman" | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1987 | "Don't Take Your Love Away" | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | Let Me Touch You | ||||||
| "Lovin' You" | — | 1 | — | — | — | 87 | ||||||||
| "Let Me Touch You" | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
- Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".
The later years
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1] | |||||||||||||
| 1989 | "Have You Had Your Love Today" | — | 1 | Serious | ||||||||||
| "Out of My Mind" | — | 11 | ||||||||||||
| "Serious Hold on Me" | — | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 1990 | "Friend of a Friend" | — | 55 | |||||||||||
| 1991 | "Don't Let Me Down" | — | 2 | Emotionally Yours | ||||||||||
| "Emotionally Yours" | — | 5 | ||||||||||||
| "Keep on Lovin' Me" | — | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1993 | "Somebody Else Will" | 104 | 27 | Heartbreaker | ||||||||||
| "Heartbreaker" | — | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 1996 | "Stairway to Heaven" (with Pure Soul) | 79 | 18 | Pure Soul | ||||||||||
| 1997 | "What's Stopping You" | 73 | 21 | Love You to Tears | ||||||||||
| "Baby You Know" | 76 | 34 | ||||||||||||
| "Pay the Bills" | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2001 | "Let's Ride" | — | 63 | For the Love... | ||||||||||
| 2004 | "Make Up" | — | 74 | Imagination | ||||||||||
| 2005 | "Imagination" | — | 25 | |||||||||||
| 2018 | "Above the Law" | — | — | The Last Word | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
References
- "The O'Jays | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
- David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "CAN Charts > The O'Jays". RPM. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- "American certifications – O'Jays". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- "The Last Word by The O'Jays". Apple Music.
- "UK Charts > The O'Jays". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
- "British certifications – O'Jays". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 7, 2022. Type O'Jays in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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