The Isley Brothers discography

This is the discography documenting albums and singles released by American family musical group The Isley Brothers.

The Isley Brothers discography
Studio albums	33
Live albums	4
Compilation albums	15
Singles	110
Other albums	1

Formed initially as a gospel sibling quartet with brothers Kelly, Rudy, Ron and Vernon Isley, the group became a trio after Vernon was tragically killed in 1955 accidentally being hit by a car while riding his bicycle. In 1957, the teenage siblings moved to New York from Ohio to start their career in R&B music. They struggled with initial recordings in the doo-wop subgenre until the release of the gospel-inflected "Shout" in 1959 on RCA Victor Records. The song peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100, later selling over a million copies. In 1962, they entered the top 20 on the same chart with Bert Berns' "Twist and Shout", followed by their 1966 Motown hit, "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)".

After forming their own record label, T-Neck Records, the group wrote and produced their career-defining hit "It's Your Thing" in 1969, which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Top Selling Soul Singles chart, which won them the Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. The group eventually became a sextet with younger brothers Ernie and Marvin and brother-in-law Chris Jasper and recorded primarily funk, rock and soul music. Between 1969 and 1981, the group recorded 28 chart singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including nine Top 40 singles and three Top 10 singles including "That Lady" (1973) and "Fight the Power" (1975).

After several group members deflected from the group due to monetary reasons, illness, death and religion, the Isleys - now just a duo of Ron and Ernie - returned to the Billboard Hot 100 in 1996, after a 15-year drought, with three charting singles "Let's Lay Together", "Floatin' On Your Love" and "Tears". In doing so, they surpassed the Spinners as the longest-charting musical act in Hot 100 history, as well as the first act to enter the Hot 100 in five decades. In 2001, the top 20 hit "Contagious" made them the first act to have a chart hit in six.

Their Hot 100 chart span lasted 44 years with 40 total chart entries between 1959 and 2003, with 12 Top 40 singles, 7 Top 20 singles and three Top 10 singles. On the R&B charts, the act recorded 71 total chart entries between 1962 and 2006, with 58 Top 40 singles, 41 Top 20 singles, 27 Top 10 singles and 6 number one singles.

In addition, they charted 32 albums on the Billboard 200 between 1962 and 2017, including 16 Top 40 albums, 9 Top 10 Albums and two number one albums while on the R&B albums chart, they charted 38 albums between 1966 and 2007, including 34 Top 40 albums, 26 Top 20 albums, 20 Top 10 albums and 10 number one albums. Of those albums, fifteen of them have been certified gold, platinum and/or multi-platinum in the United States.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions						Certifications	Record label
		US [1]	US R&B [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [3]	NLD [4]	UK [5]
1959	Shout!	—	—	—	—	—	—		RCA Victor
1962	Twist & Shout	61	—	—	—	—	—		Wand
1963	Twisting and Shouting	—	—	—	—	—	—		United Artists
1966	This Old Heart of Mine	140	15	—	—	—	23		Tamla
1967	Soul on the Rocks	—	—	—	—	—	—
1969	It's Our Thing	22	2	—	24	—	—		T-Neck
	The Brothers: Isley	180	20	—	—	—	—
1970	Get into Something	—	—	—	—	—	—
1971	Givin' It Back	71	13	—	—	—	—
1972	Brother, Brother, Brother	29	5	—	—	—	—
1973	3 + 3	8	2	—	66	—	—	RIAA: Platinum[6] BPI: Silver[7]
1974	Live It Up	14	1	—	17	—	—	RIAA: Platinum[6]
1975	The Heat Is On	1	1	99	25	—	—	RIAA: 2× Platinum[6]
1976	Harvest for the World	9	1	—	32	—	50	RIAA: Platinum[6]
1977	Go for Your Guns	6	1	—	39	—	46	RIAA: 2× Platinum[6]
1978	Showdown	4	1	—	68	—	50	RIAA: Platinum[6]
1979	Winner Takes All	14	3	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[6]
1980	Go All the Way	8	1	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Platinum[6]
1981	Grand Slam	28	3	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[6]
	Inside You	45	8	—	—	—	—
1982	The Real Deal	87	9	—	—	—	—
1983	Between the Sheets	19	1	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Platinum[6]
1985	Masterpiece	140	19	—	—	—	—		Warner Bros.
1987	Smooth Sailin'	64	5	—	—	—	—
1989	Spend the Night	89	4	—	—	—	—
1992	Tracks of Life	140	19	—	—	—	—
1996	Mission to Please	31	2	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Platinum[6]	Island
2001	Eternal	3	1	—	—	50	—	RIAA: Platinum[6]	DreamWorks
2003	Body Kiss	1	1	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[6]
2006	Baby Makin' Music	5	1	—	—	—	—		Def Soul
2007	I'll Be Home for Christmas	—	38	—	—	—	—
2017	Power of Peace (with Santana)[8]	64	32	—	—	—	—		Sony Legacy
2022	Make Me Say It Again, Girl[9]	—	—	—	—	—	—		BFD/BSMF
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions		Record label
		US [1]	US R&B [1]
1969	Live at Yankee Stadium	169	34	T-Neck
1973	The Isleys Live	139	14
1993	Live!	—	34	Elektra
"—" denotes a releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions			Certifications (sales thresholds)	Record label
		US [1]	US R&B [1]	UK [5]
1966	Take Some Time Out for the Isley Brothers	—	—	—		Scepter
1969	The Best of the Isley Brothers [819-552]	—	—	—
1969	Doin' Their Thing: Best of the Isley Brothers	—	—	—		Tamla
1971	In the Beginning... (with Jimi Hendrix)	—	—	—		T-Neck
1973	Isleys' Greatest Hits	195	24	—
1976	The Best...	—	49	—		Buddah
1977	Forever Gold	58	40	—		T-Neck
1978	Timeless	—	70	—
1984	Greatest Hits, Vol. 1	—	—	41	RIAA: 2× Platinum[6]
1991	The Isley Brothers Story, Vol. 1: Rockin' Soul (1959-68)	—	—	—		Rhino
	The Isley Brothers Story, Vol. 2: The T-Neck Years (1969-85)	—	—	—
1994	Beautiful Ballads	—	67	—	RIAA: Gold[6]	Legacy
1997	Greatest Hits	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[7]	Epic
1999	It's Your Thing: The Story of the Isley Brothers	—	—	—		Legacy
2000	Ultimate Isley Brothers	—	—	—
2001	Love Songs	—	91	—
2004	The Essential Isley Brothers	—	—	—		Sony Music
	Taken to the Next Phase	135	26	—
2005	Summer Breeze: Greatest Hits	—	—	69
2006	Brotherhood	—	—	—		Starbucks
	Beautiful Ballads, Vol. 2	—	—	—		Sony Music
2007	The Definitive Collection	—	29	—		Hip-O
2015	RCA Victor and T-Neck Album Masters (1959-1983)[A]	—	—	—		Legacy
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

The early years (1957–66)

Year	Title (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated	Peak chart positions					Record label	Album
		US [1]	US R&B [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [3]	UK [5]
1957	"The Cow Jumped Over the Moon" b/w "Angels Cried"	—	—	—	—	—	Teenage	Non-album tracks
	"Don't Be Jealous" b/w "Rockin' MacDonald"	—	—	—	—	—	Mark X
1958	"I Wanna Know" b/w "Everybody's Gonna Rock and Roll"	—	—	—	—	—	Gone
	"This Is the End" b/w "Don't Be Jealous"	—	—	—	—	—	Cindy
"My Love" b/w "The Drag"	—	—	—	—	—	Gone
1959	"I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door" b/w "Turn to Me"	—	—	—	—	—	RCA Victor
	"Shout"—Part 1 b/w Part 2	47	—	2	44	—		Shout!
	"Respectable" b/w "Without a Song"	—	—	—	—	—
1960	"How Deep Is the Ocean" b/w "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands"	—	—	—	—	—
	"Gypsy Love Song" b/w "Open Up Your Heart"	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album tracks
	"Say You Love Me Too" b/w "Tell Me Who"	—	—	—	—	—
1961	"Teach Me How to Shimmy" b/w "Jeepers Creepers"	—	—	—	—	—	Atlantic
	"Standing on the Dance Floor" b/w "Shine on Harvest Moon"	—	—	—	—	—
	"Your Old Lady" b/w "Write to Me"	—	—	—	—	—
	"A Fool for You" b/w "Just One More Time"	—	—	—	—	—
1962	"Right Now" b/w "The Snake"	—	—	—	—	—	Wand	Twist & Shout
	"Shout!"—Part 1 b/w Part 2 Chart re-entry	94	—	—	—	—	RCA Victor	Shout!
	"Twist and Shout" b/w "Spanish Twist"	17	2	—	—	42	Wand	Twist & Shout
	"Twistin' with Linda" b/w "You Better Come Home" (from Twist & Shout)	54	—	—	—	—		Non-album tracks
1963	"Nobody but Me" b/w "I'm Laughing to Keep from Crying"	—	—	—	—	—
	"I Say Love" b/w "Hold On Baby"	—	—	—	—	—		Twist & Shout
	"Tango" b/w "She's Gone"	—	—	—	—	—	United Artists	Twisting and Shouting
	"Surf and Shout" b/w "Whatcha' Gonna Do"	—	—	—	—	—
1964	"You'll Never Leave Him" b/w "Please, Please, Please"	—	—	—	—	—
	"Who's That Lady" b/w "My Little Girl"	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album tracks
	"Testify"—Part 1 b/w Part 2	—	—	—	—	—	T-Neck	In the Beginning
	"The Last Girl" b/w "Looking for a Love"	—	—	—	—	—	Atlantic
1965	"Simon Says" b/w "Wild as a Tiger"	—	—	—	44	—
	"Move Over and Let Me Dance" b/w "Have You Ever Been Disappointed"	—	—	—	—	—
1966	"Love Is a Wonderful Thing" b/w "Open Up Her Eyes"	—	—	—	—	—	Veep	Non-album tracks
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

The Tamla (Motown) era (1966–69)

Year	Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated	Peak chart positions								Certifications	Album
		US [1]	US R&B [1]	AUS [2]	CAN [3]	GER [10]	IRE [11]	NLD [4]	UK [5]
1966	"This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" b/w "There's No Love Left"	12	6	—	54	—	—	—	3	BPI: Platinum[7]	This Old Heart of Mine
	"Take Some Time Out for Love" b/w "Who Could Ever Doubt My Love"	66	—	—	80	—	—	—	—
	"I Guess I'll Always Love You" b/w "I Hear a Symphony"	61	31	—	74	—	—	—	11
1967	"Got to Have You Back" b/w "Just Ain't Enough Love" (from This Old Heart of Mine)	93	47	—	—	—	—	—	—		Soul on the Rocks
	"That's the Way Love Is" b/w "One Too Many Heartaches"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1968	"Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" b/w "Why When Love Is Gone" (from Soul on the Rocks)	121	22	—	—	—	—	—	52[B]		Doin' Their Thing
	"Behind a Painted Smile" b/w "All Because I Love You" (from Isley Brothers)	—	—	89	—	35	17	20	5		Soul on the Rocks
1969	"Put Yourself in My Place" b/w "Little Miss Sweetness" (from Soul on the Rocks)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13		This Old Heart of Mine
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

The T-Neck era (1969–84)

Year	Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated	Peak chart positions					Certifications	Album
		US [1]	US R&B [1]	CAN [3]	NLD [4]	UK [5]
1969	"It's Your Thing" b/w "Don't Give It Away"	2	1	3	—	30	RIAA: Gold[6]	It's Our Thing
	"I Turned You On" b/w "I Know Who You Been Socking It To" (from It's Our Thing)	23	6	12	—	—		The Brothers: Isley
	"Black Berries"—Part 1 b/w Part 2	79	43	42	—	—
	"Was It Good to You" b/w "I Got to Get Myself Together"	83	33	49	—	—
	"Bless Your Heart" b/w "Give the Women What They Want" (from It's Our Thing)	—	29	—	—	—		Get Into Something
1970	"Keep on Doin'" b/w "Save Me" (from It's Our Thing)	75	17	49	—	—
	"If He Can, You Can" b/w "Holdin' On" (from The Brothers: Isley)	—	21	—	—	—
	"Girls Will Be Girls, Boys Will Be Boys" b/w "Get Down Off the Train" (from The Brothers: Isley)	75	21	—	—	—
	"Get into Something" b/w Part 2	89	25	—	—	—
	"Freedom" b/w "I Need You So"	72	16	—	—	—
1971	"Warpath" b/w "I Got to Find Me One" (from Get Into Something)	111	17	—	—	—		Non-album track
	"Love the One You're With" b/w "He's Got Your Love" (from It's Our Thing)	18	3	41	—	—		Givin' It Back
	"Spill the Wine" b/w "Take Inventory" (from Get Into Something)	49	14	—	—	—
	"Lay Lady Lay" b/w "Vacuum Cleaner" (from The Brothers: Isley)	71	29	—	—	—
1972	"Lay-Away" b/w "Feel Like the World" (from It's Our Thing)	54	6	—	—	—		Brother, Brother, Brother
	"Pop That Thang" b/w "I Got to Find Me One" (from Get Into Something)	24	3	—	—	—
	"Work to Do" b/w "Beautiful" (from Get Into Something)	51	11	74	—	—
1973	"It's Too Late" b/w "Nothing to Do But Today" (from Givin' It Back)	—	39	—	—	—
	"That Lady"—Part 1 b/w Part 2	6	2	20	20	14	RIAA: Gold[6]	3 + 3
	"What It Comes Down To" /	55	5	—	—	—
	"The Highways of My Life"	—	—	—	—	25
1974	"Summer Breeze"—Part 1 b/w Part 2	60	10	84	—	16	BPI: Silver[7]
	"Live It Up"—Part 1 b/w Part 2	52	4	65	—	54[B]		Live It Up
	"Midnight Sky"—Part 1 b/w Part 2	73	8	72	—	—
1975	"Fight the Power"—Part 1 b/w Part 2	4	1	31	—	—	RIAA: Gold[6]	The Heat Is On
	"For the Love of You"—Parts 1 & 2 b/w "You Walk Your Way" (from 3+3)	22	10	35	—	—
1976	"Who Loves You Better"—Part 1 b/w Part 2	47	3	—	—	—		Harvest for the World
	"Harvest for the World" b/w Instrumental version of A-side	63	9	88	—	10
1977	"The Pride"—Part 1 b/w Part 2	63	1	—	—	52[B]		Go for Your Guns
	"Livin' in the Life" b/w "Go for Your Guns"	40	4	—	—	—
	"Voyage to Atlantis" b/w "So You Wanna Stay Down" (from Harvest for the World)	—	50	—	—	—
1978	"Take Me to the Next Phase"—Part 1 b/w Part 2	—	1	92	—	50		Showdown
	"Groove with You" b/w "Footsteps in the Dark"—Parts 1 & 2 (from Go for Your Guns)	—	16	—	—	—
	"Showdown"—Part 1 b/w Part 2	—	—	—	—	—
1979	"I Wanna Be with You"—Part 1 b/w Part 2	—	1	—	—	—		Winner Takes All
	"Winner Takes All" b/w "Fun and Games" (from Showdown)	—	38	—	—	—
	"It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)" b/w "Ain't Givin' Up No Love" (from Showdown)	90	27	—	—	14
1980	"Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love)"—Parts 1 & 2 b/w Instrumental version of A-side	39	1	—	—	—		Go All the Way
	"Here We Go Again"—Part 1 b/w Part 2	—	11	—	—	—
	"Say You Will"—Part 1 b/w Part 2	—	—	—	—	—
1981	"Who Said?" b/w "(Can't You See) What You Do to Me" (from Winner Takes All)	—	20	—	—	—		Grand Slam
	"Hurry Up and Wait" b/w Instrumental version of A-side	58	17	—	—	—
	"I Once Had Your Love (And I Can't Let Go)" b/w Instrumental version of A-side	—	57	—	—	—
	"Inside You"—Part 1 b/w Part 2	—	10	—	—	—		Inside You
1982	"Welcome into My Heart" b/w "Party Night" (from Grand Slam)	—	45	—	—	—
	"The Real Deal" b/w Instrumental version of A-side	—	14	—	—	—		The Real Deal
	"It's Alright with Me" b/w Instrumental version of A-side	—	59	—	—	—
1983	"All in My Lover's Eyes" b/w "I'll Do It All for You"	—	67	—	—	—
	"Between the Sheets" b/w Instrumental version of A-side	101	3	—	—	52	RIAA: Gold[6]	Between the Sheets
	"Choosey Lover" b/w Instrumental version of A-side	—	6	—	—	—
1984	"Let's Make Love Tonight" b/w Instrumental version of A-side	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

The later years (1985–present)

Year	Titles (A-side, B-side)	Peak chart positions					Album
		US [1]	US R&B [1]	NLD [4]	NZ [12]	UK [5]
1985	"Colder Are My Nights" b/w Instrumental version of A-side	—	12	—	—	—	Masterpiece
1986	"May I?" b/w Instrumental version of A-side	—	42	—	—	—
1987	"Smooth Sailin' Tonight" b/w Instrumental version of A-side	—	3	—	—	—	Smooth Sailin'
	"Come My Way" b/w Instrumental version of A-side	—	71	—	—	—
	"I Wish" b/w Instrumental version of A-side	—	74	—	—	—
1988	"It Takes a Good Woman" b/w Instrumental version of A-side	—	—	—	—	—
1989	"Spend the Night (Ce Soir)" b/w Instrumental version of A-side	—	3	—	—	—	Spend the Night
	"You'll Never Walk Alone" /	—	25	—	—	—
1990	"One of a Kind"	—	38	—	—	—
1992	"Sensitive Lover" CD single with four different mixes	—	24	—	—	—	Tracks of Life
	"Whatever Turns You On" CD single with three different mixes	—	46	—	—	—
1994	"I'm So Proud" Cassette single	—	66	—	—	—	Non-album tracks
1996	"Let's Lay Together" c/w Instrumental version CD single	93	24	—	—	—		Mission to Please
	"Floatin' on Your Love" (featuring Angela Winbush) CD single with three different mixes	47	14	—	—	79
	"Tears" CD single with two different mixes c/w "Make Your Body Sing"	55	12	—	—	—
2001	"Contagious" (featuring R. Kelly & Chanté Moore) CD single with seven different mixes	19	3	2	—	—	Eternal
	"Secret Lover" CD single with three different mixes	—	60	—	—	—
2003	"What Would You Do?" (featuring R. Kelly) CD single with three different mixes	49	14	—	—	—	Body Kiss
	"Busted" (featuring JS) CD single with four different mixes	—	35	—	—	—
	"Keep It Flowin'" c/w "Prize Possession" CD single with three different mixes of each track	—	—	—	—	—
	"Prize Possession" CD single with four different mixes	—	—	—	—	—
2005	"You Help Me Write This Song" CD single with three different mixes	—	—	—	—	—	Baby Makin' Music
2006	"Just Came Here to Chill" CD single with three different mixes	—	25	—	—	—
	"Blast Off" (featuring R. Kelly) CD single with three different mixes	—	—	—	—	—
2021	"Friends and Family" (featuring Snoop Dogg) [13][14]	—	45	—	—	—	Make Me Say It Again, Girl
2022	"Make Me Say It Again, Girl"[15] (featuring Beyoncé)	—	9	—	—	—
	"The Plug"	—	24	—	—	—
	"Last Time"	—	42	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Year	Song	Album
1996	"Special Gift"	Special Gift[16]
2011	"That Lady (Part 1)" (live December 14, 1974)	The Best of Soul Train Live[17][18]

Notes

1. Released August 21, 2015: 23 disc remastered box set in mini-LP slip cases.
2. Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".