This article presents the discography of Motown group The Temptations. They had 37 singles reach the Billboard Top 40 in the US, with four reaching #1. On the R&B singles chart, the group scored a record 71 Top 40 singles, with 15 reaching #1 making them the top male vocal group with the most on that chart.
Albums
Studio albums
1964–1976: Gordy Records
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! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" |Title
! rowspan="2" |Year
! colspan="10" |Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" |Certifications
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! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%" |US<br>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%" |US<br>R&B<br>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%" |AUS<br>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%" |CAN<br>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%" |FIN<br>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%" |GER<br>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%" |JPN<br>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%" |SPA<br>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%" |SWE<br>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%" |UK<br>
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! scope="row" |Meet the Temptations
|1964
|95
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! scope="row" |The Temptations Sing Smokey
| rowspan="2" |1965
|35
|1
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! scope="row" |The Temptin' Temptations
|11
|1
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! scope="row" |Gettin' Ready
|1966
|12
|1
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|40
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! scope="row" |The Temptations with a Lot o' Soul
| rowspan="2" |1967
|7
|1
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|19
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! scope="row" |The Temptations in a Mellow Mood
|13
|1
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! scope="row" |The Temptations Wish It Would Rain
| rowspan="2" |1968
|13
|1
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|44
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! scope="row" |Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations<br>
|2
|1
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|5
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|1
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- RIAA: Gold
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! scope="row" |Cloud Nine
| rowspan="3" |1969
|4
|1
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|12
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|32
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- RIAA: Gold
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%" |UK<br>
|2006
|80
|14
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! scope="row" |Back to Front
|2007
|108
|19
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2010–2022: 10/30 International and UME Direct
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! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" |Title
! rowspan="2" |Year
! colspan="1" |Peak chart positions
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! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%" |US<br>R&B<br>
|2010
|48
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! scope="row" |All the Time
|2018
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! scope="row" |Temptations 60
|2022
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Live albums
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" |Title
! rowspan="2" |Year
! colspan="4" |Peak chart positions
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! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%" |US<br>
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- RIAA: Platinum
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! scope="row" |20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Temptations, Vol. 2 – The 70s, 80s, and 90s
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! scope="row" |The Temptations at Their Very Best
| rowspan="2" |2001
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|51
|28
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- BPI: Gold
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! scope="row" |The Best of the Temptations Christmas
|102
|55
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! scope="row" |My Girl: The Very Best of the Temptations<br>
|2002
|167
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! scope="row" |Psychedelic Soul
|2003
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! scope="row" |Classic Soul Hits
|rowspan=2 | 2008
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|18
|8
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! scope="row" |The Definitive Collection
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- BPI: Gold
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! scope="row" |Icon
|2010
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|29
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- US: 268,755
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! scope="row"|50th Anniversary – The Singles Collection (1961–1971)
|2011
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| colspan="8" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|}
Soundtrack albums
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" |Title
! rowspan="2" |Year
! colspan="4" |Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" |Certifications
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! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%" |US<br>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%" |US<br>R&B<br>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%" |BEL<br>(WA)<br>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%" |CAN<br>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%" |GER<br>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%" |NLD<br>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%" |UK<br>
- BPI: 3× Platinum
- IFPI DEN: Gold
- RMNZ: 5× Platinum
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| rowspan="2" |The Temptations Sing Smokey
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! scope="row" |"It's Growing"
| rowspan="5" |1965
|18
|3
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|14
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|45
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! scope="row" |"Since I Lost My Baby"
|17
|4
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| rowspan="4" |The Temptin' Temptations
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! scope="row" |"You've Got to Earn It"<br><small>(B-side of "Since I Lost My Baby")</small>
|123
|22
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! scope="row" |"My Baby"
|13
|4
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! scope="row" |"Don’t Look Back"<br><small>(B-side of "My Baby")</small>
|83
|15
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! scope="row" |"Get Ready"
| rowspan="4" |1966
|29
|1
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|32
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|10
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- BPI: Silver
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| rowspan="2" |Gettin' Ready
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! scope="row" |"Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
|13
|1
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|32
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|21
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- RIAA: Gold
- RMNZ: Gold
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! scope="row" |"Beauty Is Only Skin Deep"
|3
|1
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|7
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|18
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- RIAA: Gold
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! scope="row" |"You're My Everything"
|6
|3
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|26
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- RIAA: Gold
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%" |BEL<br>(WA)<br>
|Greatest Hits II
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! scope="row" |"Ungena Za Ulimwengu (Unite the World)"
|33
|8
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|85
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| rowspan="2" |Sky's the Limit
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! scope="row" |"Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)"
| rowspan="3" |1971
|1
|1
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|72
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|8
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- RIAA: Platinum
- RMNZ: Gold
- RMNZ: Gold