The Whispers discography
| The Whispers discography | |
|---|---|
 The Whispers in 2013 | |
| Studio albums | 24 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 13 |
| Singles | 77 |
The discography of The Whispers, an American rhythm and blues group, consists of thirty-two studio albums, one live album, seventy-seven singles and thirteen official compilation albums.
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B/HH [1] |
CAN [2] |
UK [3] | |||
| The Whispers/Planets of Life |
|
— | 48 | — | — | |
| The Whispers' Love Story |
|
186 | 34 | — | — | |
| Life and Breath |
|
— | 44 | — | — | |
| Bingo |
|
192 | 40 | — | — | |
| One for the Money |
|
189 | 40 | — | — | |
| Open Up Your Love |
|
65 | 23 | — | — | |
| Headlights |
|
77 | 22 | 80 | — | |
| Whisper in Your Ear |
|
146 | 28 | — | — | |
| Happy Holidays to You |
|
— | 50 | — | — | |
| The Whispers |
|
6 | 1 | — | — |
|
| Imagination |
|
23 | 3 | — | 42 |
|
| This Kind of Lovin' |
|
100 | 15 | — | — | |
| Love Is Where You Find It |
|
35 | 1 | — | — |
|
| Love for Love |
|
37 | 2 | — | — | |
| So Good |
|
88 | 8 | — | — | |
| Just Gets Better with Time |
|
22 | 3 | — | 63 |
|
| More of the Night |
|
83 | 8 | — | — |
|
| My Brother's Keeper |
|
132 | 18 | — | — | |
| Christmas Moments |
|
— | 42 | — | — | |
| Toast to the Ladies |
|
92 | 8 | — | — | |
| Songbook, Vol. 1: The Songs of Babyface |
|
— | 27 | — | — | |
| For Your Ears Only |
|
— | 88 | — | — | |
| Thankful |
|
172 | 25 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US R&B/HH | ||
| Live from Las Vegas |
|
— | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B/HH [1] | ||
| Greatest Hits |
|
— | 48 |
| The Best of the Whispers |
|
180 | — |
| Vintage Whispers |
|
— | — |
| In the Mood |
|
— | — |
| Greatest Hits |
|
— | — |
| 30th Anniversary Anthology |
|
— | — |
| Greatest Slow Jams, Vol. 1 |
|
— | 87 |
| Greatest Hits |
|
— | 89 |
| The Best of the Whispers |
|
— | — |
| Early Gold & New Spins |
|
— | — |
| Greatest Slow Jams, Vol. 2 |
|
— | — |
| Best of the Whispers |
|
— | — |
| Anthology |
|
— | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Singles
1960s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
US R&B/HH [6] | |||
| "It Only Hurts for a Little While" | 1964 | — | — | |
| "Never Again" | 1965 | — | — | |
| "The Dip" | — | — | ||
| "As I Sit Here" | — | — | ||
| "Doctor Love" | — | — | ||
| "I Was Born When You Kissed Me" | 1966 | — | — | |
| "Take a Lesson from the Teacher" | — | — | ||
| "You Got a Man on Your Hands" | 1967 | — | — | |
| "Needle in a Haystack" | — | — | ||
| "Great Day" | 1968 | — | — | |
| "I Was Born When You Kissed Me" (re-release) | 1969 | — | — | |
| "The Time Will Come" | 92 | 17 | ||
| "What Will I Do" | — | 28 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||
1970s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] |
US Dan [8] |
US R&B/HH [9] |
BE (FLA) [10] |
FRA [11][12] |
IRE [13] |
NL [14] |
NZ [15] |
UK [3] | |||
| "Planets of Life" | 1970 | 85 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Seems Like I Gotta Do Wrong" | 50 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'm the One" | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "There's a Love for Everyone" | —[a] | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Your Love Is So Doggone Good" | 1971 | 93 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Where Have You Been" | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Can't Help But Love You" | 1972 | —[b] | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "I Only Meant to Wet My Feet" | 90 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Somebody Loves You" | 94 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "P.O.W. - M.I.A. (Prisoners of War - Missing in Action)" | 1973 | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Feel Like Comin' Home" | 84 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "A Mother for My Children" | 92 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 54[c] | ||
| "Bingo" | 1974 | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "What More Can a Girl Ask For?" | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Where There Is Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "All I Ever Do (Is Dream of You)" | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Give a Little Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "In Love Forever" | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "One for the Money (Part 1)" | 1976 | 88 | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Living Together (In Sin)" | —[d] | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "You're Only as Good as You Think You Are" | 1977 | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Make It with You" | 94 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 59[c] | ||
| "I'm Gonna Make You My Wife" | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "(You're A) Special Part of My Life" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "(Let's Go) All the Way" | —[e] | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "(Olivia) Lost and Turned Out" | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Happy Holidays to You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Can't Do without Love" | 1979 | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Homemade Lovin'" | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "A Song for Donny" | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "And the Beat Goes On" | 19 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
1980s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [20] |
US A/C [21] |
US Dan [22] |
US R&B/HH [23] |
BE (FLA) [24] |
FRA [25][26] |
IRE [27] |
NL [28] |
UK [3] | |||
| "Lady" | 1980 | 28 | 40 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 55 | |
| "My Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | ||
| "Out the Box" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Imagination" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "It's a Love Thing" | 1981 | 28 | — | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 9 | |
| "I Can Make It Better" | —[f] | — | 4 | 40 | — | — | — | — | 44 | ||
| "This Kind of Lovin'" | — | — | 20 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'm the One for You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "In the Raw" | 1982 | —[g] | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Emergency" | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love is Where You Find It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tonight" | 1983 | 84 | — | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Keep On Lovin' Me" | — | — | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "This Time" | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | 81 | ||
| "Contagious" | 1984 | —[h] | — | 59 | 10 | 33 | — | — | — | 56 | |
| "Some Kinda Lover" | 1985 | —[i] | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 91 | |
| "Don't Keep Me Waiting" | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hello Stranger" (with Carrie Lucas) | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "And the Beat Goes On" (re-release) | 1987 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 39 | — | — | 45 | |
| "Rock Steady" | 7 | 49 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 45 | 38 | ||
| "Special F/X" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | ||
| "Just Gets Better with Time" | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "In the Mood" | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No Pain, No Gain" | 1988 | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | 81 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
1990s-present
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [33] |
US R&B/HH [34] | |||
| "Innocent" | 1990 | 55 | 3 | |
| "My Heart Your Heart" | — | 4 | ||
| "Mind Blowing" | — | — | ||
| "Give It to Me" | — | — | ||
| "Is It Good to You" | 1991 | — | 7 | |
| "I Want 2B the 1 4U" | — | 58 | ||
| "Make Sweet Love to Me" | 1995 | — | 41 | |
| "Come on Home" | — | 60 | ||
| "I'm Gonna Make You My Wife" (re-release) | 1996 | — | — | |
| "Caravan of Love" (with Russ Freeman & the Rippingtons) |
— | 89 | ||
| "My, My, My" | 1997 | — | 73 | |
| "Where There Is Love" (re-release) | 2002 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||
Notes
- ^ "There's a Love for Everyone" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but may have peaked at number 16 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[citation needed]
- ^ "Can't Help But Love You" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 14 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[16]
- ^ a b Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".
- ^ "Living Together (In Sin)" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[17]
- ^ "(Let's Go) All the Way" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[18]
- ^ "I Can Make It Better" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[29]
- ^ "In the Raw" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 3 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[30]
- ^ "Contagious" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[31]
- ^ "Some Kinda Lover" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 6 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[32]
References
- ^ a b c d "US Charts > The Whispers". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "CAN Charts > The Whispers". RPM. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "UK Charts > The Whispers". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "US Certifications > The Whispers". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
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- ^ "InfoDisc : Les Tubes de chaque Artiste commençant par W". www.infodisc.fr. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Les charts français". lescharts.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Dutch Charts". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Bubbling Under the Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. 19 February 1972. p. 50. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Bubbling Under the Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. 6 November 1976. p. 24. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Bubbling Under the Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. 22 July 1978. p. 32. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Whispers - And the Beat Goes On". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "The Whispers". Billboard. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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- ^ "The Whispers". Billboard. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "The Whispers". Billboard. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "InfoDisc : Les Tubes de chaque Artiste commençant par W". www.infodisc.fr. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Les charts français". lescharts.com. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Dutch Charts". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Bubbling Under the Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. 23 May 1981. p. 31. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Bubbling Under the Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard. 27 February 1982. p. 64. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Bubbling Under" (PDF). Billboard. 19 January 1985. p. 69. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Bubbling Under" (PDF). Billboard. 13 April 1985. p. 73. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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