This discography includes albums and singles released by the American soul singer Al Green.

Albums

Studio albums Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Record label US USR&B USGos AUT CANCanadian (RPM) chart peaks: Top 100 peaks: "Put a Little Love in Your Heart": NL SWE UK 1967 Back Up Train 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 — — — RIAA: Gold I'm Still in Love with You 4 1 — — 27 — — — RIAA: Platinum 1973 Call Me 10 1 — — — — — — RIAA: Gold Livin' for You 24 1 — — 56 — — — RIAA: Gold 1974 Al Green Explores Your Mind 15 1 — — 16 — — — RIAA: Gold 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 — — — — — — 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. Album credited to Al Greene.

Live albums Tokyo...Live! (1978 , Hi) 2-LP

Compilation albums Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Record label US USR&B USGos CAN NZ UK 1975 Al Green's Greatest Hits 17 3 — 27 — 18 RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Silver 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 BPI: Silver 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 — — — — — — BPI: Gold Crimson 1998 More Greatest Hits — 78 — — — — RIAA: Gold The Right Stuff Hi and Mighty: The Story of Al Green (1969–1978) — — — — — — Hi 1999 True Love: A Collection — — — — — — BPI: Gold 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 BPI: Silver 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 BPI: Silver 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 RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold 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.

Singles Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USR&B USA/C AUS AUT CAN GER NL NZ UK 1967 "Back Up Train" 41 5 — — — 63 — — — — Back Up Train 1968 "Don't Hurt Me No More" 127 — — — — — — — — — "A Lover's Hideaway" — — — — — — — — — — 1969 "I 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 RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum "Let's Stay Together" 1 1 36 — — 14 — — — 7 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: 4× Platinum Let's Stay Together 1972 "Look What You Done for Me" 4 2 — — — 27 — — — 44 RIAA: Gold I'm Still in Love with You "I'm Still in Love with You" 3 1 33 — — — — — — 35 RIAA: Gold "Guilty" 69 29 — — — — — — — — Back Up Train "You Ought to Be with Me" 3 1 28 — — 12 — — — 53 RIAA: Gold Call Me 1973 "Hot Wire" 71 — — — — — — — — — Back Up Train "Call Me (Come Back Home)" 10 2 — — — 60 — — — — RIAA: Gold Call Me "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" 10 2 — — — 73 — — — — RIAA: Gold "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 RIAA: Gold 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) — 55 — — — — — — — — Love Is Reality 1993 "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" — 34 — — — — 57 — — 56 Don't Look Back 1994 "Waiting On You" — 81 — — — — — — — 84 "Keep On Pushing Love" — — — — — — — — — — "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 "Could This Be the Love" (US promo) — — — — — — — — — — 2003 "Put It on Paper" (with Ann Nesby) — 44 — — — — — — — — Put It on Paper "Love Iz" (with Erick Sermon) — 80 — — — — — — — — React "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 single2023 "Perfect Day" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single 2024 "Everybody Hurts" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. Single credited to Al Greene & the Soul Mates. Single credited to Al Greene.

Movie/television soundtracks "A Change Is Gonna Come" appears in the film Ali. The original was written and sung by Sam Cooke, however Green recorded a live version for the film which is played when Muhammad Ali - played by Will Smith - learns of the death of close friend Malcolm X. "Here I Am" was featured in the movie, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" was featured in the movies, Notting Hill, Good Will Hunting, Sex and the City, The Virgin Suicides and The Book of Eli, as well as the television series, Ally McBeal. "Let's Stay Together" was used in the soundtrack of the movies, Pulp Fiction (1994), Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003), and Hellboy (2005). "Love Is a Beautiful Thing" was featured in the movies, The Pallbearer (1996), Legally Blonde (2001), Sorority Boys (2002) and Two Weeks Notice (2002). "Tired of Being Alone" was featured in the movies, Dead Presidents (1995) and Love Don't Cost a Thing (2003). "Love and Happiness" has been featured in several different movies: Menace II Society (1993), Gunmen (1994) Dead Presidents (1995), Love and Basketball (2000), Madea's Family Reunion (2006) and The Nice Guys (2016), as well as television series: House M.D. ("Clueless"; season 2, episode 15) and Fringe ("Inner Child"; season 1, episode 15).

Other In 2009, Al Green, along with Heather Headley, released a version of the song "People Get Ready" on the compilation album, Oh Happy Day.

In 2011, Time Life released his March 3, 1973 Soul Train performance of "Love and Happiness" on The Best of Soul Train Live.

On March 27, 2026, Raye released her album This Music May Contain Hope. Al Green features on "Goodbye Henry".

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