The Miracles discography

The Miracles were the Motown Record Corporation's first group and its first million-selling recording artists. During their nineteen-year run on the American music charts, the Miracles charted over fifty hits and recorded in the genres of doo-wop, soul, disco, and R&B. Twenty-six Miracles songs reached the top 10 of the Billboard R&B singles chart, including four R&B number ones. Sixteen charted within the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, with seven reaching the top ten and two – 1970's "The Tears of a Clown" and 1975's "Love Machine" (Part 1) – reaching No. 1. A third song, the million-selling "Shop Around", reached No. 1 on the Cash Box magazine pop chart. The Miracles also scored 11 U.S. R&B top 10 albums, including two number ones.

The Miracles discography
Studio albums	25
Live albums	3
Compilation albums	7
Singles	57

According to several websites, the Miracles are one of the most covered groups in recorded history and the most covered Motown group ever. Their music and songs have influenced artists all over the world – in every major musical genre – over the last 50 years.^[1] At #32, the Miracles are the highest-ranking Motown group on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time".^[2] They also have the distinction of having more songs inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame than any other Motown group.^[3] All releases were on Motown Records' Tamla subsidiary label unless otherwise indicated.

In the 1960s, Motown Record Corporation, like many independent labels, did not register sales figures through the RIAA, the organization that certifies and awards gold records; it is therefore difficult to determine the full number of Miracles songs and recordings that sold a million or more records. Also, with the passing of decades over time, some songs that did not sell a million records initially may have indeed done so over the years. However, several reference works, such as the books Hits of the '60s: The Million Sellers by Demitri Coryton and Joseph Murrells,^[4] as well as The Book of Golden Discs by Joseph Murrells,^[5] point out that the Miracles had several million-selling records during their career, including "Shop Around" (1961), "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (1962), "Mickey's Monkey" (1963), "The Tracks of My Tears" (1965), "Going to a Go-Go", (single and album) (1965), "I Second That Emotion" (1967), "Baby Baby Don't Cry" (1969), "The Tears of a Clown" (1970), "Do It Baby" (1974), "Love Machine" (1975), and the platinum album City of Angels (1975). This is quite probably an incomplete list, since Miracle Pete Moore stated on his corporate website, that the Miracles actually had 12 million-selling records to their credit by 1967, including 1965's "Ooo Baby Baby".^[6]

Albums

The Miracles

Tamla (Motown) releases

Year	Album	Peak chart positions
		US [7]	US R&B [7]
1961	Hi... We're the Miracles	—	—
	Cookin' with the Miracles	—	—
1962	I'll Try Something New	—	—
1963	The Fabulous Miracles	118	—
	The Miracles Recorded Live on Stage	139	—
	Christmas with The Miracles	—	—
	The Miracles Doin' Mickey's Monkey	113	—
1964	I Like It Like That	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Smokey Robinson & the Miracles

Tamla (Motown) releases

Year	Album	Peak chart positions
		US [7]	US R&B [7]
1965	Going to a Go-Go	8	1
1966	Away We a Go-Go	41	3
1967	Make It Happen (re-issued as The Tears of a Clown in 1970)	28	3
1968	Special Occasion	42	1
1969	Smokey Robinson & the Miracles LIVE!	71	7
	Time Out for Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	25	—
	Four in Blue	78	3
1970	What Love Has...Joined Together	97	9
	A Pocket Full of Miracles	56	10
	The Season for Miracles (Christmas album)	—	—
1971	One Dozen Roses	92	17
1972	Flying High Together (last studio album with Smokey Robinson)	46	31
1972	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: 1957–1972 (live; final concert/double album)	75	14
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

The Miracles (with Billy Griffin)

Tamla (Motown) releases

Year	Album	Peak chart positions
		US [7]	US R&B [7]	AUS [8]
1973	Renaissance	174	33	—
1974	Do It Baby	41	4	—
1975	Don't Cha Love It	96	7	—
	City of Angels	33	29	81
1976	The Power of Music	178	35	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Columbia releases

Year	Album	Peak chart positions
		US [7]	US R&B [7]
1977	Love Crazy	117	31
1978	The Miracles	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilations

Motown releases

Year	Album	Peaks
		US [7]
1965	Greatest Hits from the Beginning (double-album)	21
1968	Greatest Hits, Vol. 2	7
1974	Anthology (re-released in 1986, 1995 and 2002 with different track-listings)	97
1977	Greatest Hits (with Billy Griffin)	—
1994	The 35th Anniversary Collection [9][10]	—
1998	The Ultimate Collection	—
1999	Lost and Found: Along Came Love (1958–1964)	—
2002	Ooo Baby Baby: The Anthology	—
2009	Depend on Me: The Early Albums	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

The Miracles

First (pre-Motown) releases

Year	Titles (A-side, B-side)	Peak chart positions	Album
		US R&B [7]
1958	"Got a Job" b/w "My Mama Done Told Me"	5	Greatest Hits from the Beginning
	"I Need Some Money" b/w "I Cry"	—
1959	"I Need a Change" b/w "All I Want Is You"	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Tamla (Motown) releases

Year	Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Album
		US [7]	US R&B [7]	CAN	UK [11]
1959	"It" b/w "Don't Say Bye Bye"	—	—	—	—		Non-album tracks
	"Bad Girl" b/w "I Love Your Baby"	93	—	—	—		Greatest Hits from the Beginning
	"The Feeling Is So Fine" b/w "(You Can) Depend on Me" (from Hi, We're the Miracles)	—	—	—	—		Non-album track
1960	"Way Over There" b/w "(You Can) Depend on Me" (second version)	94	—	—	—		Hi, We're the Miracles
	"Shop Around" b/w "Who's Lovin' You"	2	1	—	—
1961	"Ain't It Baby" b/w "The Only One I Love"	49	15	—	—		Cookin' with the Miracles
	"Mighty Good Lovin'" /	51	21	—	—		Non-album track
	"Broken Hearted"	97	—	—	—		Cookin' with the Miracles
	"Everybody's Gotta Pay Some Dues" b/w "I Can't Believe"	52	11	—	—
	"What's So Good About Goodbye" /	35	16	—	—		I'll Try Something New
	"I've Been Good to You"	—[A]	—	—	—
1962	"I'll Try Something New" b/w "You Never Miss a Good Thing" (from Cookin' with the Miracles)	39	11	—	—
	"You've Really Got a Hold on Me" b/w "Happy Landing"	8	1	—	—		The Fabulous Miracles
1963	"A Love She Can Count On" /	31	21	—	—
	"I Can Take a Hint"	—[B]	—	—	—
	"Mickey's Monkey" b/w "Whatever Makes You Happy" (from The Fabulous Miracles)	8	3	—	—		Doin' Mickey's Monkey
	"I Gotta Dance to Keep from Crying" b/w "Such Is Love, Such Is Life" (from The Fabulous Miracles)	35	17	—	—
	"The Christmas Song"[C] b/w "Christmas Everyday"	—	—	—	—		Christmas with the Miracles
1964	"(You Can't Let the Boy Overpower) The Man in You" b/w "Heartbreak Road" (from The Fabulous Miracles)	59	12	—	—		Non-album track
	"I Like It Like That" b/w "You're So Fine and Sweet" (Non-album track)	27	10	37	—		Greatest Hits from the Beginning
	"That's What Love Is Made Of" b/w "Would I Love You"	35	9	—	—
	"Come On Do the Jerk" b/w "Baby Don't You Go" (Non-album track)	50	22	—	—		Greatest Hits Vol. 2
1965	"Ooo Baby Baby" b/w "All That's Good"	16	4	17	—		Going to a Go-Go
	"The Tracks of My Tears" b/w "A Fork in the Road"	16	2	5	9[D]	BPI: Silver[12]
	"My Girl Has Gone" b/w "Since You Won My Heart"	14	3	—	—
	"Going to a Go-Go" /	11	2	—	44
	"Choosey Beggar"	—	35	—	—
1966	"Whole Lot of Shakin' in My Heart (Since I Met You)" b/w "Oh Be My Love"	46	20	53	—		Away We a Go-Go
	"(Come 'Round Here) I'm the One You Need" b/w "Save Me"	17	4	12	13[E]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

(Same members, name changed to spotlight lead singer)

Tamla (Motown) releases

Year	Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Album
		US [7]	US R&B [7]	CAN	UK [11]
1967	"The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage" b/w "Come Spy with Me" (Non-album track)	20	10	36	—		Make It Happen
	"More Love" b/w "Swept for You Baby" (from Away We a Go-Go)	23	5	8	—
	"I Second That Emotion" b/w "You Must Be Love" (from Make It Happen)	4	1	13	27		Greatest Hits Vol. 2
1968	"If You Can Want" b/w "When the Words from You Heart Get Caught Up in Your Throat" (Non-album track)	11	3	17	50		Special Occasion
	"Yester Love" b/w "Much Better Off"	31	9	28	—
	"Special Occasion" b/w "Give Her Up"	26	4	29	—
1969	"Baby, Baby Don't Cry" b/w "Your Mother's Only Daughter" (from Special Occasion)	8	3	8	—		Time Out for Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
	"Here I Go Again" /	37	15	53	—
	"Doggone Right"	32	7	40	—
	"Abraham, Martin and John" b/w "Much Better Off" (from Special Occasion)	33	16	56	—
	"Point It Out" /	37	4	38	—		A Pocket Full of Miracles
	"Darling Dear"	100	—	—	—
1970	"Who's Gonna Take the Blame" b/w "I Gotta Thing for You" (Non-album track)	46	9	79	—
	"The Tears of a Clown" b/w "Promise Me" (Non-album track)	1	1	7	1	BPI: Silver[12]	One Dozen Roses
1971	"I Don't Blame You at All" b/w "That Girl"	18	7	—	11
	"Crazy About the La La La" b/w "Oh Baby Baby I Love You"	56	20	67	—
	"Satisfaction" b/w "Flower Girl" (from A Pocket Full of Miracles)	49	20	74	—
1972	"We've Come Too Far to End It Now" b/w "When Sundown Comes" (from One Dozen Roses)	46	9	—	—		Flying High Together
	"I Can't Stand to See You Cry" b/w "With Your Love Came"	45	21	—	—
1976	"The Tears of a Clown" b/w "The Tracks of My Tears"	—	—	—	34[F]		Anthology
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

The Miracles (with Billy Griffin)

Tamla (Motown) releases

Year	Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated	Peak chart positions					Certifications	Album
		US [7]	US R&B [7]	CAN	AUS [8]	UK [11]
1973	"What Is A Heart Good For" b/w "Wigs and Lashes"	—	—	—	—	—		Renaissance
	"Don't Let It End ('Til You Let It Begin)" b/w "Wigs and Lashes"	56	26	—	—	—
	"Give Me Just Another Day" b/w "I Wanna Be with You" (from Renaissance)	—[G]	47	—	—	—		Do It Baby
1974	"Do It Baby" b/w "I Wanna Be with You" (from Renaissance)	13	4	21	96	—
	"Don't Cha Love It" b/w "Up Again" (from Do It Baby)	78	4	45	—	—		Don't Cha Love It
1975	"Gemini" b/w "You Are Love" (from Do It Baby)	—[H]	43	—	—	—
	"Love Machine" – Part 1 b/w Part 2	1	5	11	89	3	BPI: Silver[12]	City of Angels
1976	"Night Life" b/w "Smog"	—	60	—	—	52
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Columbia releases (as "The Miracles featuring Billy Griffin")

Year	Titles (A-side, B-side)	Peak chart positions			Year
		US [7]	US R&B [7]	UK [11]
1977	"Spy for Brotherhood" b/w "The Bird Must Fly Away"	—[I]	37	—	Love Crazy
	"I Can Touch the Sky" b/w "Women (Make the World Go 'Round)"	—	—	—
1978	"Mean Machine" b/w "The Magic of Your Eyes (Laura's Eyes)"	—	55	—	Miracles
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Videography

DVD release

• Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: The Definitive Performances (1963–1987) (2006)

Notes

1. Peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
2. Peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
3. Released only as a promo single.
4. Chart position is from 1969.^[11]
5. Peaked at number 37 in the UK on original issue in 1966. 1971 reissue peaked at number 13.^[11]
6. Re-released in the UK in 1976.^[11]
7. Peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
8. Peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
9. Peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100.