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Sly and the Family Stone discography

{{short description|Cataloging of published recordings by Sly and the Family Stone}}

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This is the discography of the American band Sly and the Family Stone.

Albums

=Studio albums=

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! style="width:3em;" | US
{{cite magazine|title=Chart History: Sly & the Family Stone: Billboard 200|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sly-the-family-stone/chart-history/tlp/|access-date=2021-07-12|magazine=Billboard}}

! style="width:3em;" | US
R&B
HH
{{cite magazine|title=Chart History: Sly & the Family Stone: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sly-the-family-stone/chart-history/blp/|access-date=2021-07-12|magazine=Billboard}}

! style="width:3em;" | AUS
{{cite book|title=Australian Charts Book 1970—1992|author=David Kent|isbn=0-646-11917-6|year=1993|publisher=Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W.}}

! style="width:3em;" | CAN

! style="width:3em;" | JPN
{{cite web|title=スライ&ザ・ファミリー・ストーン アルバム売上ランキング|trans-title=Sly & the Family Stone Album Sales Ranking|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/96847/rank/album/|access-date=2021-07-12|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese}}

! style="width:3em;" | UK
{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/2826/SLY-AND-THE-FAMILY-STONE/|title=UK Charts > Sly and the Family Stone|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=2015-05-29}}

scope="row" | A Whole New Thing

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  • Released: October 1967
  • Label: Epic

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|195

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scope="row" | Dance to the Music

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  • Released: April 1968
  • Label: Epic

|142

|11

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|155

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scope="row" | Life

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  • Released: September 1968
  • Label: Epic

|195

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|163

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scope="row" | Stand!

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  • Released: May 1969
  • Label: Epic

|13

|3

|9

|11

|66

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  • RIAA: Platinum{{Cite web|title=Gold & Platinum ("Sly & the Family Stone" search)|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=sly+%26+the+family+stone|access-date=2021-07-13|website=Recording Industry Association of America|language=en-US}}
scope="row" | There's a Riot Goin' On

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  • Released: November 1971
  • Label: Epic

|1

|1

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|4

|59

|31

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  • RIAA: Platinum
  • BPI: Silver{{cite web|title=Sly & The Family Stone: There's A Riot Goin' On|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/16259-5201-2|access-date=2021-07-13|website=British Phonographic Industry}}
scope="row" | Fresh

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  • Released: June 1973
  • Label: Epic

|7

|1

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|17

|84

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  • RIAA: Gold
scope="row" | Small Talk

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  • Released: July 1974
  • Label: Epic

|15

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|13

|200

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  • RIAA: Gold
scope="row" | Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back

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  • Released: December 1976
  • Label: Epic

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|33

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scope="row" | Back on the Right Track

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|152

|31

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scope="row" | Ain't but the One Way

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  • Released: 1982
  • Label: Warner Bros.

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colspan="10" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

=Live albums=

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! style="width:3em;" | US

! style="width:3em;" | US
R&B
{{cite magazine|title=Chart History: Sly & the Family Stone: Top R&B Albums|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sly-the-family-stone/chart-history/rbl/|access-date=2021-07-12|magazine=Billboard}}

! style="width:3em;" | BEL
(WA)
{{cite web|title=Sly & the Family Stone Discographie|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sly+%26+The+Family+Stone#charts|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Ultratop Wallonie|language=French}}

! style="width:3em;" | JPN

! style="width:3em;" | NL
{{cite web|title=Discografie Sly & the Family Stone|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sly+%26+The+Family+Stone|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Dutch Charts|language=Dutch}}

scope="row" | Live at the Fillmore East October 4th & 5th 1968

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  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Epic/Legacy

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|24

|129

|114

|71

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scope="row" | Woodstock: Sunday August 17, 1969

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  • Released: March 2019
  • Label: Epic/Legacy

|—{{efn|Woodstock: Sunday August 17, 1969 did not enter the Billboard 200, but it peaked at number 79 on the Billboard Album Sales chart.{{cite magazine|title=Chart History: Sly & the Family Stone: Album Sales|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sly-the-family-stone/chart-history/tsl/|access-date=2021-07-12|magazine=Billboard}}}}

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scope="row" | The First Family - Live at the Winchester Cathedral 1967

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  • Released: April 2025
  • High Moon Records

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colspan="10" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

=Charted compilation albums=

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scope="row" | Greatest Hits

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  • Released: November 1970
  • Label: Epic

|2

|1

|10

|164

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scope="row" | Ten Years Too Soon

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  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Epic

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|62

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scope="row" | Different Strokes by Different Folks

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  • Released: July 2005
  • Label: Epic/Hear

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|55

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|61

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scope="row" | The Collection

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  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Epic/Legacy

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|62

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scope="row" | Higher!

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  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Epic/Legacy

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|47

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scope="row" | Higher! (Highlights)

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  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Epic/Legacy

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|72

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colspan="10" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

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! colspan="7" | Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2" | Certifications

! rowspan="2" | Album

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! style="width:3em;" | US
{{cite magazine|title=Chart History: Sly & the Family Stone: Billboard Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sly-the-family-stone/chart-history/hsi/|access-date=2021-07-12|magazine=Billboard}}

! style="width:3em;" | US
R&B
HH
{{cite magazine|title=Chart History: Sly & the Family Stone: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/sly-the-family-stone/chart-history/bsi/|access-date=2021-07-12|magazine=Billboard}}

! style="width:3em;" | BEL
(FL)
{{cite web|title=Sly & the Family Stone Discografie|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sly+%26+The+Family+Stone#charts|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Ultratop Vlaanderen|language=Dutch}}

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(WA)

! style="width:3em;" | GER
{{cite web|title=Sly & the Family Stone: Family Affair|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-16901|access-date=2021-07-12|website=Offizielle Deutsche Charts|language=German}}

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! style="width:3em;" | UK

scope="row" |"Underdog"

| rowspan="2" |1967

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|A Whole New Thing

scope="row" | "Dance to the Music"

|8

|9

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|49

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|7

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|Dance to the Music

scope="row" | "Life"

| rowspan="2" |1968

|93

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|Life

scope="row" | "Everyday People"

|1

|1

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|36

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  • RIAA: 2× Platinum
  • BPI: Silver{{cite web|title=Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/17397-5201-1|website=bpi.co.uk|access-date=9 February 2022}}

| rowspan="2" |Stand!

scope="row" | "Stand!"

| rowspan="3" |1969

|22

|14

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scope="row" | "Hot Fun in the Summertime"

|2

|3

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  • RIAA: Gold

| rowspan="2" |Greatest Hits

scope="row" | "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" /
"Everybody Is a Star"{{efn|"Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again" and "Everybody Is a Star" were marketed as a double A-side.}}

|1

|1

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  • RIAA: Platinum{{efn|Only "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" was certified platinum.}}
scope="row" | "I Want to Take You Higher"

|1970

|38

|24

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|Stand!

scope="row" | "Family Affair"

|1971

|1

|1

|24

|41

|33

|18

|15

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  • RIAA: Platinum

| rowspan="3" |There's a Riot Goin' On

scope="row" | "Runnin' Away"

| rowspan="2" |1972

|23

|15

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|17

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scope="row" | "(You Caught Me) Smilin'"

|42

|21

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scope="row" | "If You Want Me to Stay"

| rowspan="2" |1973

|12

|3

|—

|—

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  • RIAA: Platinum

| rowspan="2" |Fresh

scope="row" | "Frisky"

|79

|28

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scope="row" | "Time for Livin'"

| rowspan="2" |1974

|32

|10

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| rowspan="2" |Small Talk

scope="row" | "Loose Booty"

|84

|22

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|—

|—

|—

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scope="row" | "Family Again"

|1976

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|85

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|Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back

scope="row" | "Remember Who You Are"

| rowspan="2" |1979

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|38

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| rowspan="2" |Back on the Right Track

scope="row" | "The Same Thing (Makes You Laugh, Makes You Cry)"

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scope="row" | "High Y'all"

|1983

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|Ain't but the One Way

colspan="11" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

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! colspan="4" | Peak chart positions

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R&B
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! style="width:3em;" | CAN

scope="row" |"M'Lady" {{small|(B-side to "Life")}}

| rowspan="2" |1968

|93

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|32

|89
{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.5865.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - September 9, 1968}}

|Life

scope="row" |"Sing a Simple Song" {{small|(B-side to "Everyday People")}}

|89

|28

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|91
{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.5920.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - March 24, 1969}}

|Stand!

scope="row" |"If It Were Left Up to Me" {{small|(B-side to "Frisky")}}

|1974

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|57

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|Fresh

colspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

See also

Notes

{{Notelist}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • Edwin & Arno Konings [http://www.slystonebook.com www.slystonebook.com]

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