This is the discography of all the singles and albums released by Motown singing group the Four Tops.
Throughout their career, 24 of their singles reached the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 with seven of them reaching the top ten and two reaching number one on the chart. An additional 21 songs have reached the UK Top 40 with ten reaching the top ten and one reaching number one on the chart.
Much of the group's catalog is now controlled by Universal Music Group, as a result of various transactions involving many of the record labels for which the Four Tops recorded for over the years.
Albums
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Live albums
Singles
Early releases
- 1956: "If Only I Had Known" b/w "She Gave Me Love" (Grady Records, credited as "The Four Aims")
- 1956: "Kiss Me Baby" b/w "Could It Be You?" (Chess Records)
- 1960: "Ain't That Love" b/w "Lonely Summer" (Columbia Records, reissued in 1965) (US #93)
- 1962: "Where Are You" b/w "Pennies from Heaven" (Riverside Records)
Motown releases
- [A] "I'll Turn to Stone", as a B-side, peaked at #76 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and reached #50 on the US Billboard R&B singles charts.
ABC/Dunhill & ABC releases
Casablanca & RSO releases
- [B] "I Believe In You and Me" peaked at #40 on the US Billboard R&B singles charts.
More Motown releases
Arista releases
Videography/DVDs
- Live at the MGM Grand: 40th Anniversary Special (1996)
- The Four Tops [semi-documentary/concert rehearsal – recorded live for French TV, 1971] (2004)
- From the Heart: The 50th Anniversary Concert (2006)
- Reach Out: Definitive Performances 1965 – 1973 (2008)
References
External links
- Four Tops biography by John Bush, discography and album reviews, credits & releases at AllMusic
- Four Tops discography, album releases & credits at Discogs
- Four Tops filmography on IMDb
- Four Tops Broadway musical productions at the Internet Broadway Database
- Four Tops discography at MusicBrainz
- Four Tops albums to be listened as stream on Spotify
- Vocal Group Hall of Fame page on the Four Tops
- Levi Stubbs/The Four Tops interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' October 1992 (republished November 2008) Archived March 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- History of Rock article
- The Four Tops on Myspace
- Four Tops appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show
- Ronnie McNeir 2012 interview Archived July 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at SoulInterviews.com
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