Gladys Knight & the Pips discography
This is the discography of American R&B/soul vocal group Gladys Knight & the Pips.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Record label | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
UK [4] | ||||
| 1962 | Letter Full of Tears[5] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fury |
| 1967 | Everybody Needs Love | 60 | 12 | — | — | — | — | Soul |
| 1968 | Feelin' Bluesy | 158 | 12 | — | — | — | — | |
| Silk N' Soul | 136 | 11 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969 | Nitty Gritty | 81 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1971 | If I Were Your Woman | 35 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1972 | Standing Ovation | 60 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | Neither One of Us | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Imagination | 9 | 1 | 27 | 22 | — |
|
Buddah | |
| 1974 | I Feel a Song | 17 | 1 | 24 | 16 | 20 | ||
| 1975 | 2nd Anniversary | 24 | 4 | — | 91 | — |
| |
| Bless This House | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977 | Still Together | 51 | 18 | — | — | 42 | — | |
| 1978 | The One and Only | 145 | 30 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | About Love | 48 | 5 | — | — | — | — | Columbia |
| That Special Time of Year | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981 | Touch | 109 | 22 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | Visions | 34 | 3 | — | — | — |
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| 1985 | Life | 126 | 31 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1987 | All Our Love | 39 | 1 | — | — | 80 |
|
MCA |
| "—" denotes the release failed to chart or was not certified | ||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||||||
| 1970 | All in a Knight's Work | — | — | Soul | |||
| 1996 | The Lost Live Album | — | — | Buddha | |||
| 1998 | Live at the Roxy | — | — | Legacy | |||
| "—" denotes the release failed to chart | |||||||
Soundtrack albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Record label | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] | ||||
| 1974 | Claudine | 35 | 1 | — | 27 |
|
Buddah |
| 1976 | Pipe Dreams | 94 | 16 | 23 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes the release failed to chart or was not certified | |||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Record label | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
CAN [3] |
UK [4] | |||||
| 1970 | Greatest Hits | 55 | 5 | — | — | — | Soul | |
| 1973 | All I Need Is Time | 70 | 14 | — | — | — | ||
| 1974 | Anthology | 77 | 10 | — | — | — | Motown | |
| Knight Time | 139 | 29 | — | — | — | Soul | ||
| 1975 | A Little Knight Music | 164 | 32 | — | — | — | ||
| 1976 | The Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips | 36 | 8 | 35 | 6 |
|
Buddha | |
| 1977 | 30 Greatest Hits | — | — | — | 3 |
|
K-tel | |
| 1980 | The Touch of Love | — | — | — | 16 |
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| 1984 | The Collection | — | — | — | 43 | — | Castle | |
| 1988 | The Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips: Columbia Years | — | — | — | — | — | Columbia | |
| 1989 | The Singles Album | — | — | — | 12 |
|
PolyGram | |
| 1990 | Greatest Hits | — | — | — | — |
|
Curb | |
| Soul Survivors: The Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips 1973-1988 | — | — | — | — | — | Rhino | ||
| 1995 | The Best Of (Anthology Series) | — | — | — | — | — | Motown | |
| 1997 | The Ultimate Collection | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999 | Essential Collection | — | — | — | — | — | Hip-O | |
| 2000 | Classic: The Universal Master Collection | — | — | — | — | — | Motown | |
| 2003 | Platinum & Gold Collection | — | — | — | — | — | Buddha | |
| 2005 | Love Songs | — | — | — | — | — | Sony BMG | |
| 2006 | The Greatest Hits | — | — | — | 52 | — | ||
| Gold | — | 53 | — | — | — | Hip-O | ||
| Beautiful Ballads | — | — | — | — | — | Legacy | ||
| 2007 | Love Finds Its Own Way: The Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | The Definitive Collection | — | — | — | — | — | Motown | |
| 2009 | Playlist: The Very Best of Gladys Knight & the Pips | — | — | — | — | — | Legacy | |
| "—" denotes the release failed to chart or was not certified | ||||||||
Singles
The early years (1958–1965)
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
US R&B [9] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] | |||||
| 1958 | "Whistle My Love" | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1961 | "Every Beat of My Heart" [A] | 6 | 1 | 75 | 20 | |||
| "Every Beat of My Heart" (re-recorded version) | 45 | 15 | — | — | ||||
| "Guess Who" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Letter Full of Tears" | 19 | 3 | — | — | ||||
| 1962 | "Operator" | 97 | — | — | — | |||
| 1963 | "Come See About Me" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Queen of Tears" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1964 | "Giving Up" [B] | 38 | 6 | — | — | |||
| "What Shall I Do" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Lovers Always Forgive" | 89 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Either Way I Lose" | 119 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1965 | "Stop and Get a Hold of Myself" (A-side) | 123 | — | — | — | |||
| "Who Knows" (B-side) | 129 | — | — | — | ||||
| "If I Should Ever Fall in Love" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes the release failed to chart | ||||||||
- Notes
- A Single credited to The Pips
- B From November 30, 1963 to January 23, 1965, Billboard Magazine did not publish a Hot R&B songs chart. The peak positions for R&B singles listed during this period are from Cash Box Magazine R&B songs chart.
The Soul (Motown) era (1966–1973)
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
US R&B [9] |
US A/C [8] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
UK [4] | ||
| 1966 | "Just Walk in My Shoes" | 129 | — | — | — | — | 35 |
| 1967 | "Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me" | 98 | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| "Everybody Needs Love" | 39 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
| "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 47 | |
| 1968 | "The End of Our Road" | 15 | 5 | — | — | 12 | — |
| "It Should Have Been Me" | 40 | 9 | — | — | 33 | — | |
| "I Wish It Would Rain" | 41 | 15 | — | — | 60 | — | |
| 1969 | "Didn't You Know (You'd Have to Cry Sometime)" | 63 | 11 | — | — | 67 | — |
| "The Nitty Gritty" | 19 | 2 | — | — | 27 | — | |
| "Friendship Train" | 17 | 2 | — | — | 29 | — | |
| 1970 | "You Need Love Like I Do (Don't You)" | 25 | 3 | — | — | 35 | — |
| "If I Were Your Woman" | 9 | 1 | — | 99 | 23 | — | |
| 1971 | "I Don't Want to Do Wrong" | 17 | 2 | — | — | 30 | — |
| "Make Me the Woman That You Go Home To" | 27 | 3 | — | — | 67 | — | |
| 1972 | "Help Me Make It Through the Night" | 33 | 13 | 25 | — | 64 | 11 |
| 1973 | "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)" | 2 | 1 | 15 | — | 16 | 31 |
| "The Look of Love" | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | |
| "Daddy Could Swear, I Declare" | 19 | 2 | — | — | 45 | — | |
| "—" denotes the release failed to chart | |||||||
- The following singles were released after Gladys Knight & the Pips left Motown.
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
US R&B [9] |
CAN [3] | |||||
| 1973 | "All I Need Is Time" | 61 | 28 | — | |||
| 1974 | "Between Her Goodbye and My Hello" | 57 | 45 | 81 | |||
| "—" denotes the release failed to chart | |||||||
The Buddah era (1973–1978)
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
US R&B [9] |
US A/C [8] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
UK [4] | ||
| 1973 | "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" | 28 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — |
| "Midnight Train to Georgia" | 1 | 1 | 19 | 52 | 5 | 10 | |
| "I've Got to Use My Imagination" | 4 | 1 | — | — | 25 | — | |
| 1974 | "Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me" | 3 | 1 | 10 | 46 | 6 | 7 |
| "On and On" | 5 | 2 | — | — | 13 | — | |
| "I Feel a Song (In My Heart)" (A-side) | 21 | 1 | — | 39 | 13 | — | |
| "Don't Burn Down the Bridge" (B-side) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975 | "Love Finds Its Own Way" | 47 | 3 | 40 | — | 60 | — |
| "The Way We Were" / "Try to Remember" (medley) | 11 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 29 | 4 | |
| "Money" | 50 | 4 | — | — | 57 | — | |
| "Part Time Love" | 22 | 4 | 17 | — | 34 | 30 | |
| "Silent Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1976 | "Make Yours a Happy Home" | — | 13 | — | — | — | 35 |
| "So Sad the Song" | 47 | 12 | 3 | 13 | — | 20 | |
| 1977 | "Nobody But You" | — | — | — | — | — | 34 |
| "Baby Don't Change Your Mind" | 52 | 10 | — | — | 58 | 4 | |
| "Home Is Where the Heart Is" | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | |
| "Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right" | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1978 | "The One and Only" | — | 40 | — | — | — | 32 |
| "Come Back and Finish What You Started" | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | |
| "It's a Better Than Good Time" | — | 16 | — | — | — | 59 | |
| "—" denotes the release failed to chart | |||||||
The later years (1980–1988)
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
US R&B [9] |
US A/C [8] |
CAN [3] |
UK [4] | |||
| 1980 | "Landlord" | 46 | 3 | — | — | — | |
| "Taste of Bitter Love" | — | 38 | — | — | 35 | ||
| "Bourgie', Bourgie'" | — | 45 | — | — | 32 | ||
| 1981 | "Forever Yesterday (For the Children)" | — | 52 | — | — | — | |
| "If That'll Make You Happy" | — | 37 | — | — | — | ||
| "I Will Fight" | — | 21 | — | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "A Friend of Mine" | — | 50 | — | — | — | |
| "That Special Time of Year " | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983 | "Save the Overtime (For Me)" | 66 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| "You're Number One (In My Book)" | — | 5 | — | — | — | ||
| "Hero" | 104 | 64 | 23 | — | — | ||
| 1984 | "When You're Far Away" | — | 42 | — | — | — | |
| 1985 | "My Time" | 102 | 16 | — | — | — | |
| "Keep Givin' Me Love" | — | 31 | — | — | — | ||
| "Till I See You Again" | — | 85 | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "Send It to Me" | — | 14 | — | — | — | |
| 1987 | "Love Overboard" | 13 | 1 | 45 | 59 | 42 | |
| 1988 | "Lovin' on Next to Nothin'" | — | 3 | — | — | 81 | |
| "It's Gonna Take All Our Love" | — | 29 | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes the release failed to chart | |||||||
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "Midnight Train to Georgia" (live version) | Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume IV[10] |
The Pips
- Listed below are recordings made without Gladys Knight.
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||||||
| 1977 | At Last… The Pips | — | — | Casablanca | |||
| 1978 | Callin' | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes the release failed to chart | |||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | ||||||
| 1962 | "Linda" | — | — | ||||
| 1963 | "Happiness (Is the Light of Love)" | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | "If I Could Bring Back Yesterday" | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | "Baby I'm Your Fool" | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes the release failed to chart | |||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "US Albums Charts > Gladys Knight & the Pips". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "CAN Charts > Gladys Knight & the Pips". RPM. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "UK Charts > Gladys Knight & the Pips". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Gladys-Knight-And-The-Pips-Letter-Full-Of-Tears/release/5624152
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 "US Certifications > Gladys Knight & the Pips". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "UK Certified Awards Search > Gladys Knight & the Pips". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 "US Pop Charts > Gladys Knight & the Pips". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "US R&B Charts > Gladys Knight & the Pips". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- ↑ "Grammy's Greatest Moments, Volume IV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
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