Commodores discography

The discography of American soul band the Commodores includes 15 studio albums and 39 singles spanning three decades, from 1974 to 1993.

Commodores discography
Studio albums	15
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	9
Singles	39

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 [1]	US R&B [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [3]	GER [4]	NLD [5]	NZ [6]	SWE [7]	SWI [8]	UK [9]
Machine Gun	Released: July 1974 Label: Motown	138	22	95	—	—	—	27	—	—	—	AUS: Gold[10] NGA: Gold[11]
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[12]
Hot on the Tracks	Released: June 1976 Label: Motown	12	1	93	28	—	—	39	—	—	—	US: Platinum[13]
Commodores (Zoom in the Australia/UK)	Released: March 1977 Label: Motown	3	1	62	23	—	—	11	—	—	—	US: Platinum[14]
Natural High	Released: May 1978 Label: Motown	3	1	14	3	—	5	5	—	—	8	NLD: Gold[15] NZ: Gold[16] UK: Gold[17] US: Platinum[18]
Midnight Magic	Released: July 1979 Label: Motown	3	1	56	17	—	9	7	44	—	15	NLD: Gold[15] NZ: Gold[19] UK: Gold[17] US: Platinum[20]
Heroes	Released: June 1980 Label: Motown	7	3	94	36	—	44	45	—	—	50	US: Platinum[18]
In the Pocket	Released: June 1981 Label: Motown	13	4	48	29	—	21	45	25	—	69	US: Platinum[18]
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[18]
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.^[21] This is a selected list of albums that charted.

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US [1]	US R&B [1]	AUS [2][22]	CAN [23]	GER [24]	NED [5]	NZ [6]	SWE [7]	SWI [8]	UK [9]
Greatest Hits	Released: 10 November 1978 Label: Motown	23	24	85	12	—	22	12	—	—	19	UK: Gold[25]
Love Songs	Released: 6 August 1982 Label: K-tel	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	UK: Gold[25]
The Best Of	Released: September 1982 Label: Arcade	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—
All the Great Hits	Released: 5 November 1982 Label: Motown	37	—	—	—	—	—	30	—	—	—	US: Gold[26]
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[25]
The Very Best Of The Commodores	Released: May 1995 Label: Motown	—	—	—	—	—	—	39	—	—	26	UK: Silver[25]
20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection	Released: November 1999 Label: Motown/Universal	155	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: Gold[26]
The Definitive Collection (Lionel Richie and Commodores)	Released: November 2003 Label: Motown/UMTV	19	—	16	—	40	23	7	31	45	1	US: Platinum[27] AUS: Platinum[28] NZ: Platinum[29] UK: 4× Platinum[25]
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [1]	US R&B [1]	CAN [30]	NED [5]	NZ [6]	UK [9]
Commodores Live!	Released: October 1977 Label: Motown	3	2	26	7	8	60

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions											Certifications	Album
		US Pop [31]	US AC [32]	US R&B [33]	AUS [2]	BEL [34]	CAN [35]	GER [36]	IRE [37]	NED [38]	NZ [39]	UK [40]
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[25]	Commodores
	"Brick House" A	5	—	4	—	30	24	—	—	15	2	32	US: Gold[26]
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[25]	Natural High
	"Flying High"	38	—	21	—	—	47	—	—	—	—	37
1979	"Sail On"	4	9	8	86	14	3	—	8	8	6	8	US: Gold[20]	Midnight Magic
	"Still"	1	6	1	38	—	2	—	3	16	13	4	UK: Silver[25] US: Gold[20]
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[41] UK: Silver[25]	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.