The Drifters discography

This discography focuses solely on that of American vocal group the Drifters as managed by the Treadwell family.

Albums

Studio albums

Album	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
Album	Album details	US ^[1]	US R&B ^[1]	UK ^[2]	Certifications
Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters	Released: 1956 Label: Atlantic	—	—	—
Rockin' & Driftin'	Released: 1958 Label: Atlantic	—	—	—
Save the Last Dance for Me	Released: 1962 Label: Atlantic	—	—	—
Under the Boardwalk^[a]	Released: 1964 Label: Atlantic	40	—	—
The Good Life with the Drifters	Released: 1965 Label: Atlantic	103	—	—
I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing	Released: 1966 Label: Atlantic	—	—	—
The Drifters Now	Released: 1973 Label: Bell	—	—	—
Love Games	Released: 1975 Label: Bell	—	—	51	BPI: Silver^[3]
There Goes My First Love	Released: 1975 Label: Bell	—	—	—
Every Nite's a Saturday Night	Released: 1976 Label: Bell	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Album	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
Album	Album details	US ^[1]	US R&B ^[1]	UK ^[2]	Certifications
Greatest Hits	Released: 1960 Label: Atlantic	—	—	—
Up on the Roof – The Best of the Drifters	Released: 1963 Label: Atlantic	110	—	12	BPI: Gold^[4]
The Drifters Golden Hits	Released: 1968 Label: Atlantic	122	33	26
Their Greatest Recordings: The Early Years	Released: 1971 Label: Atlantic	—	—	—
24 Original Hits	Released: 1975 Label: Atlantic	—	—	2	BPI: Platinum^[5]
The Very Best Of	Released: 1986 Label: Telstar	—	—	24	BPI: Gold^[6]
The Definitive Drifters	Released: 2003 Label: Atlantic	—	—	8	BPI: Gold^[7]
The Very Best of the Drifters	Released: 2006 Label: Warner Music	—	—	46
An Introduction to: The Drifters	Released: 2017 Label: Atlantic, Rhino	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Title (A-side / B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated	Year	Lead singer	Chart positions				Certifications	Album
	Year	Lead singer	US ^[8]^[1]	US R&B ^[8]^[1]	US A/C ^[8]	UK ^[2]^[8]	Certifications	Album
"Money Honey" / "The Way I Feel" (Non-album track)	1953	Clyde McPhatter	—	1	—	—		Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
"Lucille" /	1954		—	7	—	—		Non-album track
"Such a Night"			—	2	—	—		Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
"Honey Love" / "Warm Your Heart"			—	1	—	—
"Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)" / "Bip Bam" (Non-album track)		A: Clyde McPhatter & Bill Pinkney B: Clyde McPhatter	—	—	—	—
"White Christmas" / "The Bells of St. Mary's"		A: Bill Pinkney & Clyde McPhatter B: Clyde McPhatter	80	5	—	—
"What'cha Gonna Do" / "Gone" (Non-album track)	1955	Clyde McPhatter	—	2	—	—
"Everyone's Laughing" / "Hot Ziggety"		Clyde McPhatter	—	—	—	—		Non-album tracks
"Adorable" /		Johnny Moore	—	1	—	—		Rockin' & Driftin'
"Steamboat"		Bill Pinkney	—	5	—	—
"Ruby Baby" / "Your Promise to Be Mine"	1956	A: Johnny Moore B: Gerhart Thrasher	—	10	—	—
"I Gotta Get Myself a Woman" / "Soldier of Fortune"	1956	A: Johnny Moore & Bill Pinkney B: Johnny Moore	—	11	—	—
"Fools Fall in Love" / "It Was a Tear"	1957	Johnny Moore	69	10	—	—
"Drifting Away from You" /		Gerhart Thrasher	—	—	—	—
"Hypnotized"		Johnny Moore	79	—	—	—
"I Know" / "Yodee Yakee"		Johnny Moore	—	—	—	—
"Drip Drop" /	1958	Bobby Hendricks	58	—	—	—
"Moonlight Bay"	1958	Group Ensemble	72	—	—	—
"There Goes My Baby" / "Oh My Love"	1959	Ben E. King	2	1	—	—		The Drifters' Greatest Hits
"(If You Cry) True Love, True Love" /		Johnny Lee Williams	33	5	—	—
"Dance with Me"		Ben E. King	15	2	—	17
"This Magic Moment" /	1960	Ben E. King	16	4	—	—
"Baltimore"		Charlie Thomas & Elsbeary Hobbs	—	—	—	—
"Lonely Winds" / "Hey Senorita"		Ben E. King	54	9	—	—
"Save the Last Dance for Me" / "Nobody but Me"			1	1	—	2	BPI: Silver^[9]	Save the Last Dance for Me
"I Count the Tears" /			17	6	—	28		Save the Last Dance for Me
"Suddenly There's a Valley"		Tommy Evans & Bobby Hendricks	—	—	—	—		The Drifters' Greatest Hits
"Some Kind of Wonderful" / "Honey Bee" (Non-album track)	1961	A: Rudy Lewis B: David Baughn	32	6	—	—		Save the Last Dance for Me
"Please Stay" / "No Sweet Lovin'"		A: Rudy Lewis B: Bill Pinkney	14	13	—	—
"Sweets for My Sweet" / "Loneliness or Happiness" (from Up on the Roof – The Best of the Drifters)		A: Charlie Thomas B: Rudy Lewis	16	10	—	—
"Room Full of Tears" / "Somebody New Dancin' with You"			72	—	—	—
"When My Little Girl Is Smiling" / "Mexican Divorce"	1962		28	—	—	31
"Stranger on the Shore" / "What to Do"		Rudy Lewis	73	—	19	—		Up on the Roof – The Best of the Drifters
"Sometimes I Wonder" / "Jackpot" (from Save the Last Dance for Me)		A: Ben E. King B: Rudy Lewis	—	—	—	—		All Time Greatest Hits and More – 1959–1965
"Up on the Roof" / "Another Night with the Boys" (from Up on the Roof – The Best of the Drifters)		Rudy Lewis	5	4	—	—		Our Biggest Hits
"On Broadway" / "Let the Music Play"	1963	Rudy Lewis	9	7	—	—
"If You Don't Come Back" /		Johnny Moore	—	—	—	—
"Rat Race"		Rudy Lewis	71	—	—	—
"I'll Take You Home" / "I Feel Good All Over"		A: Johnny Moore B: Charlie Thomas	25	24	—	37
"Vaya con Dios" / "In the Land of Make Believe"	1964	A: Rudy Lewis B: Rudy Lewis & Johnny Moore	43	10	—	—
"One-Way Love" / "Didn't It"		Johnny Moore	56	12	—	—
"Under the Boardwalk" / "I Don't Want to Go On Without You" (from I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing)		A: Johnny Moore B: Charlie Thomas	4	—	—	45	BPI: Silver^[10]	Under the Boardwalk
"I've Got Sand in My Shoes" / "He's Just a Playboy"		Johnny Moore	33	21	—	—		I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing
"Saturday Night at the Movies" / "Spanish Lace" (from I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing)			18	8	—	3 (in 1972)	BPI: Silver^[11]	The Good Life with the Drifters
"The Christmas Song" / "I Remember Christmas"			—	—	—	—		Non-album tracks
"At the Club" / "Answer the Phone"	1965		43	10	—	3 (in 1972)		I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing
"Come On Over to My Place" / "Chains of Love"		A: Johnny Moore B: Charlie Thomas	60	—	—	9 (in 1972)
"Follow Me" / "The Outside World"		A: Johnny Moore B: Charlie Thomas	91	—	—	—
"I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing" / "Far from the Maddening Crowd"		Johnny Moore	51	—	—	—
"Nylon Stockings" / "We Gotta Sing"			—	—	—	—		Non-album tracks
"Memories Are Made of This" / "My Islands in the Sun"	1966		48	—	29	57
"Up in the Streets of Harlem" / "You Can't Love Them All"		A: Johnny Moore B: Charlie Thomas	—	—	—	52
"Baby What I Mean" / "Aretha"		Johnny Moore	62	37	—	49
"Ain't It the Truth" / "Up Jumped the Devil"	1967	A: Johnny Moore B: Bill Fredericks	—	36	—	—
"Still Burning in My Heart" / "I Need You Now"	1968	A: Johnny Moore B: Bill Fredericks	111	—	—	—
"Steal Away" / "Your Best Friend"	1969	A: Bill Fredericks B: Johnny Moore	—	—	—	—
"You Got to Pay Your Dues" / "Black Silk"	1970	A: Johnny Moore B: Bill Fredericks	—	—	—	—
"A Rose by Any Other Name" / "Be My Lady"	1971	Johnny Moore	—	—	—	—
"Everynight" / "Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)"	1972		—	—	—	—		The Drifters Now
"You've Got Your Troubles" / I'm Feeling Sad (and Oh So Lonely)"	1973		—	—	—	—		The Drifters Now
"Like Sister and Brother" / "The Songs We Used to Sing"	1973	A: Bill Fredericks B: Johnny Moore	—	—	—	7		Love Games
"Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies" / "I'm Feeling Sad (and Oh So Lonely)" (from The Drifters Now)	1974	Johnny Moore	—	83	—	2	BPI: Silver^[12]
"Down on the Beach Tonight" / "Say Goodbye to Angelina" (from The Drifters Now)	1974		—	—	—	7
"Love Games" / "The Cut Is Deep"	1975		—	—	—	33
"There Goes My First Love" / "Don't Cry on a Weekend"			—	—	—	3	BPI: Silver^[13]	There Goes My First Love
"Can I Take You Home Little Girl" / "Please Help Me Down"			—	—	—	10
"Hello Happiness" / "I Can't Get Away from You" (from Love Games)	1976		—	—	—	12
"Every Nite's a Saturday Night with You" / "I'll Get to Know Your Name Along the Way"			—	—	—	29		Every Nite's a Saturday Night
"You're More Than a Number in My Little Red Book" / "Do You Have to Go Now"		A: Johnny Moore & Clyde Brown B: Johnny Moore	—	—	—	5	BPI: Silver^[14]	Every Nite's a Saturday Night
"Save the Last Dance for Me" / "When My Little Girl Is Smiling"	1979	A: Ben E. King B: Charlie Thomas	—	—	—	69		Save the Last Dance for Me
"The Whole World"	2013	Michael Williams	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Billboard Year-End performances

Year	Song	Year-End position
1959	"There Goes My Baby"	29
1960	"Save the Last Dance for Me"	26
1961	"Please Stay"	100
1963	"Up on the Roof"	64
1964	"Under the Boardwalk"	20

Notes

^ "Under the Boardwalk" is a retitled and slightly amended version of The Drifters' Our Biggest Hits album released in 1964. Title was changed and a new catalog number assigned when "Under the Boardwalk" became a hit.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "The Drifters – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 169. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^ "Drifters – Love Games". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
^ "Drifters: Up on the Roof – The Very Best Of". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
^ "Drifters – 24 Original Hits". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
^ "Drifters – The Best of the Drifters". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
^ "Drifters – The Definitive Drifters". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Drifters Songs Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
^ "British certifications – Drifters – Save the Last Dance for Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
^ "Drifters – Under the Boardwalk". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
^ "British certifications – Saturday Night at the Movies". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
^ "Drifters – Kissing in the Back Row". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
^ "Drifters – There Goes My First Love". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
^ "Drifters – You're More Than a Number in My Little Red Book". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

External links

The Drifters discography at Discogs

[3] "Under the Boardwalk" is a retitled and slightly amended version of The Drifters' Our Biggest Hits album released in 1964. Title was changed and a new catalog number assigned when "Under the Boardwalk" became a hit.

[Awards-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "The Drifters – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2021.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-2] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 169. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

[4] "Drifters – Love Games". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved October 19, 2022.

[5] "Drifters: Up on the Roof – The Very Best Of". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved October 19, 2022.

[6] "Drifters – 24 Original Hits". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved October 19, 2022.

[7] "Drifters – The Best of the Drifters". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved October 19, 2022.

[8] "Drifters – The Definitive Drifters". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved October 19, 2022.

[VF-9] "The Drifters Songs Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved December 1, 2021.

[10] "British certifications – Drifters – Save the Last Dance for Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 26, 2023.

[11] "Drifters – Under the Boardwalk". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

[12] "British certifications – Saturday Night at the Movies". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 18, 2023.

[13] "Drifters – Kissing in the Back Row". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

[14] "Drifters – There Goes My First Love". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

[15] "Drifters – You're More Than a Number in My Little Red Book". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

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The Drifters
Clyde McPhatter Gerhart Thrasher Andrew Thrasher Bill Pinkney Willie Ferbee Walter Adams Ben E. King Doc Green Beary Hobbs Rudy Lewis Charlie Thomas Tommy Evans Eugene Pearson Johnny Terry Johnny Moore Bobby Hendricks Rudy Ivan Jimmy Lewis Ray Lewis Louis Price Maurice Cannon Prentiss McNeil
Compilation albums	The Drifters' Golden Hits
Songs	"Adorable" "At the Club" "Dance with Me" "Drip Drop" "Honey Love" "I Count the Tears" "I Don't Want to Go On Without You" "I Gotta Get Myself a Woman" "(If You Cry) True Love, True Love" "Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies" "Like Sister and Brother" "Lonely Winds" "Lucille" "Money Honey" "On Broadway" "Please Stay" "Saturday Night at the Movies" "Save the Last Dance for Me" "Some Kind of Wonderful" "Steamboat" "Sweets for My Sweet" "There Goes My Baby" "This Magic Moment" "Treasure of Love" "Under the Boardwalk" "Up on the Roof" "Vaya con Dios" "What'cha Gonna Do" "When My Little Girl Is Smiling"
Category:The Drifters