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The O'Jays discography#Studio albums

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|Studio = 29

|Live = 1

|Compilation = 20

|Singles = 92

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Following is the discography of American R&B/soul vocal group The O'Jays.

Albums

=Studio albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Album

! colspan="4"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Certifications

! rowspan="2"| Record label

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="35"| US{{Cite web |title=The O'Jays {{!}} Biography, Music & News |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-ojays/chart-history/tlp/ |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}

! width="35"| US
R&B

! width="35"| 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.}}

! width="35"| CAN
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1965

! scope="row"| Comin' Through

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| Imperial

1967

! scope="row"| Soul Sounds

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| Minit

1968

! scope="row"| Back on Top

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| Bell

1970

! scope="row"| In Philadelphia

| 156

| 37

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| Neptune

1971

! scope="row"| Super Bad

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| Trip

1972

! scope="row"| Back Stabbers

| 10

| 3

| —

| 49

| align="left"|

  • RIAA: Gold{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=O'Jays|accessdate=January 6, 2022}}

| rowspan="8"| Philadelphia International

1973

! scope="row"| Ship Ahoy

| 11

| 1

| —

| 36

| align="left"|

  • RIAA: Platinum
rowspan="2"| 1975

! scope="row"| Survival

| 11

| 1

| 91

| 41

| align="left"|

  • RIAA: Gold
scope="row"| Family Reunion

| 7

| 1

| —

| 81

| align="left"|

  • RIAA: Platinum
1976

! scope="row"| Message in the Music

| 20

| 3

| —

| 83

| align="left"|

  • RIAA: Gold
1977

! scope="row"| Travelin' at the Speed of Thought

| 27

| 6

| —

| —

| align="left"|

  • RIAA: Gold
1978

! scope="row"| So Full of Love

| 6

| 1

| —

| 83

| align="left"|

  • RIAA: Platinum
1979

! scope="row"| Identify Yourself

| 16

| 3

| —

| —

| align="left"|

  • RIAA: Platinum
1980

! scope="row"| The Year 2000

| 36

| 6

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| TSOP

1982

! scope="row"| My Favorite Person

| 49

| 7

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| rowspan="5"| Philadelphia International

1983

! scope="row"| When Will I See You Again

| 142

| 19

| —

| —

| align="left"|

1984

! scope="row"| Love and More

| —

| 35

| —

| —

| align="left"|

1985

! scope="row"| Love Fever

| 121

| 20

| —

| —

| align="left"|

1987

! scope="row"| Let Me Touch You

| 66

| 3

| —

| —

| align="left"|

1989

! scope="row"| Serious

| 114

| 4

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| rowspan="4"| EMI America

rowspan="2"| 1991

! scope="row"| Emotionally Yours

| 73

| 2

| —

| —

| align="left"|

  • RIAA: Gold
scope="row"| Home for Christmas

| —

| 78

| —

| —

| align="left"|

1993

! scope="row"| Heartbreaker

| 75

| 7

| —

| —

| align="left"|

1997

! scope="row"| Love You to Tears

| 75

| 14

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| Volcano

2001

! scope="row"| For the Love...

| 53

| 11

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| MCA

rowspan="2"| 2004

! scope="row"| Together We Are One

| —

| 36

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| Philadelphia International

scope="row"| Imagination

| 178

| 19

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| Sanctuary

2010

! scope="row"| Christmas with the O'Jays

| —

| 45

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| Saguaro Road

2019

! scope="row"| The Last Word

| —

| 26

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| S-Curve

colspan="15" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

=Live albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Album

! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Certifications
(sales threshold)

! rowspan="2"| Record label

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="35"| US

! width="35"| US
R&B

! width="35"| CAN

1974

! scope="row"| The O'Jays Live in London

| 17

| 2

| 32

| align="left"|

| Philadelphia International

=Compilation albums=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Album

! colspan="2"| Peak positions

! rowspan="2"| Record label

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="35"| US

! width="35"| US
R&B

1968

! scope="row"| Full of Soul

| —

| —

| Sunset

1975

! scope="row"| The O'Jays

| —

| 52

| Bell

1977

! scope="row"| Collectors' Items

| 132

| —

| rowspan="2"| Philadelphia International

rowspan="2"| 1984

! scope="row"| Greatest Hits

| —

| —

scope="row"| From the Beginning

| —

| —

| MCA

1994

! scope="row"| Love Train: The Best of the O'Jays

| —

| —

| rowspan="3"| Legacy

rowspan="2"| 1995

! scope="row"| Let Me Make Love to You

| —

| —

scope="row"| Give the People What They Want

| —

| —

1996

! scope="row"| In Bed with the O'Jays: Greatest Love Songs

| —

| —

| EMI

rowspan="2"| 1998

! scope="row"| Super Hits

| —

| —

| Legacy

scope="row"| The Very Best of the O'Jays

| —

| —

| Sony Music

rowspan="2"| 1999

! scope="row"| The Best of the O'Jays: 1976–1991

| —

| —

| The Right Stuff

scope="row"| Ultimate Collection

| —

| —

| Black Tulip

rowspan="2"| 2001

! scope="row"| The Best of the O'Jays

| —

| —

| EMI

scope="row"| The Ultimate O'Jays

| —

| —

| rowspan="2"| Legacy

rowspan="2"| 2003

! scope="row"| Love Songs

| —

| —

scope="row"| Anthology

| —

| —

| The Right Stuff

rowspan="2"| 2005

! scope="row"| Message in Our Music: The Best of the O'Jays

| —

| —

| Philadelphia International

scope="row"| The Essential O'Jays

| —

| —

| rowspan="2"| Legacy

2006

! scope="row"| Beautiful Ballads

| —

| —

2008

! scope="row"| Playlist: The Very Best of the O'Jays

| —

| —

| Playlist

colspan="15" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

=The early years=

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|+List of singles released from 1960 to 1973

! rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="35"| US

! width="35"| US
R&B

! width="35"| CAN

rowspan="2"| 1960

! scope="row"| "The Story of My Heart" {{ref label|Note1|A|A}}

| —

| —

| —

| rowspan="7" {{N/A}}

scope="row"| "Lonely Rain" {{ref label|Note1|A|A}}

| —

| —

| —

1961

! scope="row"| "Miracles"

| —

| —

| —

rowspan="5"| 1963

! scope="row"| "How Does It Feel"

| —

| —

| —

scope="row"| "Dream Girl"

| —

| —

| —

scope="row"| "Love Is Wonderful" (with Jimmy Norman)

| —

| —

| —

scope="row"| "How Does It Feel" (re-release)

| —

| —

| —

scope="row"| "Lonely Drifter"

| 93

| —

| —

| align=left rowspan="2"| Comin' Through

rowspan="4"| 1964

! scope="row"| "Stand Tall"

| 131

| —

| —

scope="row"| "I'll Never Stop Loving You"

| —

| —

| —

| rowspan="2" {{N/A}}

scope="row"| "You're on Top"

| —

| —

| —

scope="row"| "Oh, How You Hurt Me"

| —

| —

| —

| align=left rowspan="4"| Comin' Through

rowspan="4"| 1965

! scope="row"| "Lipstick Traces (On a Cigarette)"

| 48

| 28

| 19

scope="row"| "I've Cried My Last Tear"

| 94

| —

| —

scope="row"| "Let It All Out"

| —

| 28

| —

scope="row"| "I'll Never Let You Go"

| —

| —

| —

| {{N/A}}

rowspan="4"| 1966

! scope="row"| "I'll Never Forget You"

| —

| —

| —

| align=left rowspan="5"| Soul Sounds

scope="row"| "No Time for You"

| —

| —

| —

scope="row"| "Stand in for Love"

| 95

| 12

| —

scope="row"| "Lonely Drifter" (re-release)

| —

| —

| —

rowspan="2"| 1967

! scope="row"| "Working on Your Case"

| —

| —

| —

scope="row"| "I'll Be Sweeter Tomorrow (Than I Was Today)"

| 66

| 8

| —

| align=left rowspan="5"| Back on Top

rowspan="3"| 1968

! scope="row"| "Look Over Your Shoulder"

| 89

| 27

| 56

scope="row"| "The Choice"

| 94

| 41

| —

scope="row"| "I Miss You"

| —

| —

| —

rowspan="4"| 1969

! scope="row"| "Don't You Know a True Love"

| —

| —

| —

scope="row"| "One Night Affair"

| 68

| 15

| —

| align=left rowspan="2"| In Philadelphia

scope="row"| "Branded Bad"

| —

| 41

| —

scope="row"| "Christmas Ain't Christmas New Years Ain't New Years without the One You Love"

| —

| —

| —

| {{N/A}}

rowspan="3"| 1970

! scope="row"| "Deeper (In Love with You)"

| 64

| 21

| —

| align=left rowspan="2"| In Philadelphia

scope="row"| "Looky Looky (Look at Me Girl)"

| 98

| 17

| —

scope="row"| "Christmas Ain't Christmas New Years Ain't New Years without the One You Love" (re-release)

| —

| —

| —

| {{N/A}}

1971

! scope="row"| "Shattered Man"

| —

| —

| —

| align=left rowspan="2"| Super Bad

1972

! scope="row"| "Now He's Home"

| —

| —

| —

rowspan="2"| 1973

! scope="row"| "Look Over Your Shoulder" (re-release)

| —

| —

| —

| align=left| Back on Top

scope="row"| "Shattered Man" (re-release)

| —

| —

| —

| align=left rowspan="2"| Super Bad

1974

! scope="row"| "Peace"

| —

| 65

| —

colspan="15" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

  • {{note label|Note1|A|A}}Singles credited to The Mascots

=The Philadelphia International era=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+List of singles released on the Philadelphia International label

! rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="6"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Certifications

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="35"| US

! width="35"| US
R&B

! width="35"| US
Dan

! width="35"| AUS

! width="35"| CAN

! width="35"| UK
{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14705/o'jays/|title=UK Charts > The O'Jays|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=2009-04-07}}

rowspan="2"| 1972

! scope="row"| "Back Stabbers"

| 3

| 1

| —

| 92

| 39

| 14

| align="left"|

| align=left rowspan="4"| Back Stabbers

scope="row"| "992 Arguments"

| 57

| 13

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

rowspan="4"| 1973

! scope="row"| "Love Train"

| 1

| 1

| —

| 91

| 15

| 9

| align="left"|

  • RIAA: Gold
  • BPI: Gold{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=O'Jays|accessdate=August 7, 2022}}
scope="row"| "Time to Get Down"

| 33

| 2

| —

| —

| —

| 51{{Efn|Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".|name=fn2|group=upper-alpha}}

| align="left"|

scope="row"| "Put Your Hands Together"

| 10

| 2

| —

| —

| 47

| —

| align="left"|

| align=left| Ship Ahoy

scope="row"| "Christmas Ain't Christmas New Years Ain't New Years without the One You Love"

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| {{N/A}}

rowspan="3"| 1974

! scope="row"| "For the Love of Money"

| 9

| 3

| —

| —

| 29

| 52{{Efn|name=fn2|group=upper-alpha}}

| align="left"|

  • RIAA: Gold

| rowspan="2" align="left" | Ship Ahoy

scope="row"| "Now That We Found Love"

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 55{{Efn|name=fn2|group=upper-alpha}}

|

scope="row"| "Sunshine (Part II)"

| 48

| 17

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| align=left| The O'Jays Live in London

rowspan="5"| 1975

! scope="row"| "Give the People What They Want"

| 45

| 1

| —

| —

| 67

| —

| align="left"|

| align=left rowspan="3"| Survival

scope="row"| "Let Me Make Love to You" (A-side)

| 75

| rowspan="2"| 10

| —

| —

| 95

| —

| align="left"|

scope="row"| "Survival" (B-side)

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

scope="row"| "I Love Music (Part I)"

| 5

| 1

| 1

| 100

| 9

| 13

| align="left"|

  • RIAA: Gold

| align=left| Family Reunion

scope="row"| "Christmas Ain't Christmas New Years Ain't New Years without the One You Love" (re-release)

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| {{N/A}}

rowspan="5"| 1976

! scope="row"| "Livin' for the Weekend" (A-side)

| 20

| rowspan="2"| 1

| —

| —

| 44

| 52{{Efn|name=fn2|group=upper-alpha}}

| align="left"|

| align=left rowspan="3"| Family Reunion

scope="row"| "Stairway to Heaven" (B-side)

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

scope="row"| "Family Reunion"

| —

| 45

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

scope="row"| "Message in Our Music"

| 49

| 1

| 38

| —

| 100

| 54{{Efn|name=fn2|group=upper-alpha}}

| align="left"|

| align=left rowspan="2"| Message in the Music

scope="row"| "Darlin' Darlin' Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love)"

| 72

| 1

| —

| —

| 84

| 24

| align="left"|

rowspan="2"| 1977

! scope="row"| "Work on Me"

| —

| 7

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| align=left| Travelin' at the Speed of Thought

scope="row"| "Let's Clean Up the Ghetto" (with Philadelphia International All Stars)

| 91

| 4

| 26

| —

| —

| 34

| align="left"|

| align=left| Let's Clean Up the Ghetto

rowspan="4"| 1978

! scope="row"| "I Love Music" (re-release)

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| 36

| align="left"|

| align=left| Survival

scope="row"| "Use ta Be My Girl"

| 4

| 1

| —

| 41

| 90

| 12

| align="left"|

  • RIAA: Gold

| align=left rowspan="3"| So Full of Love

scope="row"| "Brandy"

| 79

| 21

| —

| —

| 94

| 21

| align="left"|

scope="row"| "Cry Together"

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

rowspan="5"| 1979

! scope="row"| "Sing a Happy Song"

| 102

| 7

| —

| —

| —

| 39

| align="left"|

| align=left rowspan="4"| Identify Yourself

scope="row"| "I Want You Here with Me"

| —

| 49

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

scope="row"| "Forever Mine"

| 28

| 4

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

scope="row"| "Hurry Up & Come Back"

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

scope="row"| "Christmas Ain't Christmas New Years Ain't New Years without the One You Love" (re-release)

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| {{N/A}}

rowspan="2"| 1980

! scope="row"| "Girl, Don't Let It Get You Down"

| 55

| 3

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| align=left rowspan="2"| The Year 2000

scope="row"| "Once Is Not Enough"

| —

| 44

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

rowspan="3"| 1982

! scope="row"| "I Just Want to Satisfy"

| 101

| 15

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| align=left rowspan="3"| My Favorite Person

scope="row"| "My Favorite Person"

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

scope="row"| "Your Body's Here with Me (But Your Mind's on the Other Side of Town)"

| —

| 13

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

rowspan="2"| 1983

! scope="row"| "I Can't Stand the Pain"

| —

| 35

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| align=left rowspan="2"| When Will I See You Again

scope="row"| "Put Our Heads Together"

| —

| 35

| 11

| —

| —

| 45

| align="left"|

rowspan="2"| 1984

! scope="row"| "Extraordinary Girl"

| —

| 26

| —

| —

| —

| 87

| align="left"|

| align=left rowspan="2"| Love and More

scope="row"| "Let Me Show You (How Much I Really Love You)"

| —

| 75

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

rowspan="2"| 1985

! scope="row"| "Just Another Lonely Night"

| —

| 18

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| align=left rowspan="2"| Love Fever

scope="row"| "What a Woman"

| —

| 38

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

rowspan="3"| 1987

! scope="row"| "Don't Take Your Love Away"

| —

| 60

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

| align=left rowspan="3"| Let Me Touch You

scope="row"| "Lovin' You"

| —

| 1

| —

| —

| —

| 87

| align="left"|

scope="row"| "Let Me Touch You"

| —

| 5

| —

| —

| —

| —

| align="left"|

colspan="15" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

{{notelist-ua}}

=The later years=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+List of singles released from 1989 to 2018

! rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Single

! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

style="font-size:smaller;"

! width="35"| US

! width="35"| US
R&B

rowspan="3"| 1989

! scope="row"| "Have You Had Your Love Today"

| —

| 1

| align=left rowspan="4"| Serious

scope="row"| "Out of My Mind"

| —

| 11

scope="row"| "Serious Hold on Me"

| —

| 9

1990

! scope="row"| "Friend of a Friend"

| —

| 55

rowspan="3"| 1991

! scope="row"| "Don't Let Me Down"

| —

| 2

| align=left rowspan="3"| Emotionally Yours

scope="row"| "Emotionally Yours"

| —

| 5

scope="row"| "Keep on Lovin' Me"

| —

| 4

rowspan="2"| 1993

! scope="row"| "Somebody Else Will"

| 104

| 27

| align=left rowspan="2"| Heartbreaker

scope="row"| "Heartbreaker"

| —

| 66

1996

! scope="row"| "Stairway to Heaven" (with Pure Soul)

| 79

| 18

| align=left| Pure Soul

rowspan="3"| 1997

! scope="row"| "What's Stopping You"

| 73

| 21

| align=left rowspan="3"| Love You to Tears

scope="row"| "Baby You Know"

| 76

| 34

scope="row"| "Pay the Bills"

| —

| —

2001

! scope="row"| "Let's Ride"

| —

| 63

| align=left| For the Love...

2004

! scope="row"| "Make Up"

| —

| 74

| align=left rowspan="2"| Imagination

2005

! scope="row"| "Imagination"

| —

| 25

2018

! scope="row"| "Above the Law"

| —

| —

| align=left| The Last Word

colspan="15" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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