This is the discography of all the singles and albums released by
Motown
Motown Records is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on June 7, 1958, and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau of ''moto ...
singing group the
Four Tops
The Four Tops are an American vocal quartet from Detroit who helped to define the city's Motown sound of the 1960s. The group's repertoire has included soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, doo-wop, jazz, and show tunes.
Founded as the ...
.
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
*
/sup> "I'll Turn to Stone", as a B-side
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record compan ...
, 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
* /sup> "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'' emi-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
The Internet Broadway Database (IBDB) is an online database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel. It was conceived and created by Karen Hauser in 1996 and is operated by the Research Department of The Broadway League, a trade assoc ...
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)
The Four Tops
on Myspace
Four Tops appearances on ''The Ed Sullivan Show''
Ronnie McNeir 2012 interview
at SoulInterviews.com
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