The discography of American soul band the Commodores includes 15 studio albums and 39 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. The Commodores also reached the top 10 no fewer than five times in the US with hit albums Commodores, Commodores Live!, Natural High, Midnight Magic and Heroes.
Albums Studio albums + Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US USR&B AUS CANCanadian Albums:
GERGerman Albums:
NLD NZ SWE SWI UK Machine Gun Released: July 1974 Label: Motown 138 22 95 — — — 27 — — — AUS: Gold NGA: Gold Caught in the Act Released: February 1975 Label: Motown 26 7 59 80 — — — — — — Movin' On Released: October 1975 Label: Motown 29 7 80 55 — — — — — — US: Gold Hot on the Tracks Released: June 1976 Label: Motown 12 1 93 28 — — 39 — — — US: Platinum Commodores(Zoom in the Australia/UK) Released: March 1977 Label: Motown 3 1 62 23 — — 11 — — — US: Platinum Natural High Released: May 1978 Label: Motown 3 1 14 3 — 5 5 — — 8 NLD: Gold NZ: Gold UK: Gold US: Platinum Midnight Magic Released: July 1979 Label: Motown 3 1 56 17 — 9 7 44 — 15 NLD: Gold NZ: Gold UK: Gold US: Platinum Heroes Released: June 1980 Label: Motown 7 3 94 36 — 44 45 — — 50 US: Platinum In the Pocket Released: June 1981 Label: Motown 13 4 48 29 — 21 45 25 — 69 US: Platinum Commodores 13 Released: September 1983 Label: Motown 103 26 — — — — — — — — Nightshift Released: January 1985 Label: Motown 12 1 44 22 4 1 13 22 8 13 US: Gold United Released: October 1986 Label: Polydor 101 17 — — 62 44 — 50 28 — Rock Solid Released: July 1988 Label: Polydor — — — — — — — — — — Commodores Christmas Released: November 1992 Label: Commodores — — — — — — — — — — No Tricks Released: March 1993 Label: Commodores — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Compilation albums There are many compilation albums by Commodores. This is a selected list of albums that charted.
+ Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US USR&B AUS CANCanadian Albums: GERGerman Albums: NED NZ SWE SWI UK Greatest Hits Released: 10 November 1978 Label: Motown 23 24 85 12 — 22 12 — — 19 UK: Gold Love Songs Released: 6 August 1982 Label: K-tel — — — — — — — — — 5 UK: Gold The Best Of Released: September 1982 Label: Arcade — — — — — 5 — — — — All the Great Hits Released: 5 November 1982 Label: Motown 37 — — — — — 30 — — — US: Gold Anthology (All the Great Hits in the Australia) Released: May 1983 Label: Motown 141 — 65 — — — — — — — The Very Best Of Released: November 1985 Label: Telstar — — — — — 24 — — — 25 UK: Gold The Very Best Of The Commodores Released: May 1995 Label: Motown — — — — — — 39 — — 26 UK: Silver 20th Century MastersThe Millennium Collection Released: November 1999 Label: Motown/Universal 155 — — — — — — — — — US: Gold The Definitive Collection(Lionel Richie and Commodores) Released: November 2003 Label: Motown/UMTV 19 — 16 — 40 23 7 31 45 1 US: Platinum AUS: Platinum NZ: Platinum UK: 4× Platinum "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Live albums + Title Album details Peak chart positions US USR&B CANCanadian Albums: NED NZ UK Commodores Live! Released: October 1977 Label: Motown 3 2 26 7 8 60
Singles Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album US Pop USAC USR&B AUS BEL CANCanadian Singles:
GERGerman Singles:
IRE NED NZ UK 1974 "Machine Gun" 22 — 7 95 — 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 — — — — — — — — "Sweet Love" A 5 — 2 — — 16 — — — 16 32 Movin' On 1976 "Just to Be Close to You" 7 — 1 94 — 19 — — — — 62 Hot on the Tracks 1977 "Fancy Dancer" 39 — 9 — — 65 — — — — — "Easy" 4 14 1 75 — 12 — — 24 9 9 UK: Platinum Commodores "Brick House" A 5 — 4 — 30 24 — — 15 2 32 US: Gold 1978 "Too Hot ta Trot" 24 — 1 — — 25 — — — 36 38 Commodores Live! "Zoom" — — — — — — — — — — "Three Times a Lady" 1 1 1 1 7 1 30 1 3 2 1 UK: Gold Natural High "Flying High" 38 — 21 — — 47 — — — — 37 1979 "Sail On" 4 9 8 86 14 3 — 8 8 6 8 US: Gold Midnight Magic "Still" 1 6 1 38 — 2 — 3 16 13 4 UK: Silver US: Gold 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 34 17 27 64 — 15 1 56 In the Pocket "Oh No" 4 5 5 51 — 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 8 2 7 4 3 1 2 3 CAN: Gold UK: Silver 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 "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
External links Official Commodores website Lionel Richie interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' 03/2009 'The Commodores' Vocal Group Hall of Fame Page