Hall & Oates / discography

Hall and Oates with TV producer Jonathan Wolfson (center), 2009

This discography is an overview of the released records of the American pop duo Daryl Hall & John Oates .

Albums

Studio albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	CH	UK	US	R&B
1974	Abandoned Luncheonette Atlantic 7269	-	-	UK- silver UK	US33 platinum (38 weeks)US	-	First published: November 3rd, 1973 Producer: Arif Mardin
	Was Babies Atlantic 18109	-	-	-	US86 (10 weeks) US	-	First published: October 12, 1974 Producer: Todd Rundgren
1975	Daryl Hall & John Oates RCA Victor 1144	-	-	UK56 (1 week) UK	US17th gold (76 weeks)US	R&B50 (5 weeks) R&B	First published: August 18, 1975 Producers: Christopher Bond, Daryl Hall, John Oates
1976	Bigger Than Both of Us RCA Victor 1467	-	-	UK25 (7 weeks) UK	US13 gold (57 weeks)US	R&B33 (11 weeks) R&B	First published: August 16, 1976 Producer: Christopher Bond
1977	Beauty on a Back Street RCA Victor 2300	-	-	-	US30th gold (17 weeks)US	-	First published: September 5, 1977 Producers: Christopher Bond, Candy van Duser
1978	Along the Red Ledge RCA 2804	-	-	-	US27 gold (22 weeks)US	-	First published: August 21, 1978 Producer: David Foster
1979	X-Static RCA 3494	-	-	-	US33 (24 weeks) US	-	First published: October 15, 1979 Producer: David Foster
1980	Voices RCA 3646	-	-	-	US17th platinum (100 weeks)US	-	First published: July 29, 1980 Producers: Daryl Hall, John Oates
1981	Private Eyes RCA 4028	-	-	UK8th silver (21 weeks)UK	US5 platinum (61 weeks)US	R&B11 (18 weeks) R&B	First published: September 20, 1981 Producers: Daryl Hall, John Oates
1982	H 2 O RCA 4383	DE32 (17 weeks) DE	-	UK24 gold (35 weeks)UK	US3 × 2 Double platinum (68 weeks)US	R&B8 (29 weeks) R&B	First published October 4, 1982 Producers: Daryl Hall, John Oates
1984	Big Bam Boom RCA 5309	DE47 (5 weeks) DE	-	UK28 silver (13 weeks)UK	US5 × 2 Double platinum (51 weeks)US	R&B25 (37 weeks) R&B	First published: October 15, 1984 Producers: Bob Clearmountain , Arthur Baker , Daryl Hall, John Oates
1988	Ooh yeah! Arista 8539	DE54 (2 weeks) DE	-	UK52 (3 weeks) UK	US24 platinum (26 weeks)US	R&B30 (18 weeks) R&B	First published: May 9, 1988 Producers: Daryl Hall, John Oates, T-Bone Wolk
1990	Change of Season Arista 8614	-	-	UK44 (2 weeks) UK	US60 gold (29 weeks)US	-	First published: October 9, 1990 Producers: Daryl Hall, John Oates, T-Bone Wolk
1997	Marigold Sky Push Records 90200	-	-	-	US95 (5 weeks) US	-	First published: September 17, 1997 Producers: Daryl Hall, John Oates, David Bellochio
2003	Do It for Love U-Watch Records 480800	-	-	UK37 (3 weeks) UK	US77 (7 weeks) US	-	First published: February 11, 2003 Producers: Brian Rawling , David Bellochio, Mark Taylor, Daryl Hall, John Oates, Greg Fitzgerald, Sheppard & Kenny Gioia, T-Bone Wolk
2004	Our Kind of Soul U-Watch Records 480103	-	-	UK86 (1 week) UK	US69 (2 weeks) US	R&B71 (2 weeks) R&B	First released: October 26, 2004 Producers: Daryl Hall, Greg Bieck, T-Bone Wolk

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More studio albums

• 1972: Whole Oats (Atlantic 7242; release: November 12th)
• 2006: Home for Christmas (DKE Records 480110; release: October 3rd)

Live albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	CH	UK	US	R&B
1978	Livetime RCA Victor 2802	-	-	-	US42 (10 weeks) US	-	First published: May 16, 1978 Producers: Bernard Yervanian, Mark Pines
1985	Live at the Apollo RCA 7035	-	-	UK32 (5 weeks) UK	US21st gold (18 weeks)US	R&B41 (12 weeks) R&B	First published: September 16, 1986 Guest singers (page 1): David Ruffin , Eddie Kendrick Recording: Reopening of the Apollo Theater in NYC , May 23, 1985 Producers: Daryl Hall, John Oates

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More live albums

• 1976: Sara Smile (recording: Musikladen , Radio Bremen , 1976; CD + VCD )
• 2001: Greatest Hits Live
• 2001: Ecstasy on the Edge (Recording: Rainbow Music Hall Denver, October 30, 1979)
• 2005: Instant Live: Atlantic City, NJ on 08/29/05 (2 CDs)
• 2005: Instant Live: Greek Theater, Los Angeles on Sept 21, 2005 (2 CDs)
• 2005: Instant Live: Live at the Mirage - Las Vegas, NV - 11/5/05 (2 CDs)
• 2008: Live at the Troubadour (2 CDs + DVD)

Compilations

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	CH	UK	US	R&B
1977	No Goodbyes Atlantic 18213	-	-	-	US92 (6 weeks) US	-	First published: February 18, 1977
1983	Rock 'n Soul, Part 1 RCA 4858	-	-	UK16 (45 weeks) UK	US7th × 2 Double platinum (14 weeks)US	R&B26 (32 weeks) R&B	First published: October 18, 1983
1991	Looking Back: The Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates BMG 90388	-	-	UK9 gold (16 weeks)UK	-	-	First published: October 7, 1991
2001	The Essential Collection RCA 74321 / BMG 902002	-	-	UK26 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: September 24, 2001
2008	The Singles Sony BMG 88697312422	-	-	UK29 silver (4 weeks)UK	-	-	First published: June 2, 2008
2009	Do What You Want Be What You Are: The Music of Daryl Hall John Oates RCA 88697	-	-	-	US89 (1 week) US	-	First published: October 13th, 2009 4 CDs
2011	The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates RCA 138236 / Legacy 32868	-	-	-	US34 platinum (… Where.)US	-	First published: January 23, 2011
2017	Timeless Classics	-	-	UK12 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	First published: October 20, 2017

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More compilations

• 1976: Past Times Behind
• 1984: Nucleus (US) / The Provider (UK)
• 1985: Really Smokin '
• 1988: First Sessions
• 1988: The Daryl Hall & John Oates Story (3 LPs)
• 1992: Soulful Sounds
• 1994: The Early Years / Hall & Oates Legends
• 1996: The Atlantic Collection
• 1997: Best of Hall & Oates: Starting All Over Again (2 CDs)
• 1997: Greatest Hits (2 CDs)
• 1998: With Love from ... The Best of the Ballads
• 1998: Rich Girl
• 2000: Maneater: Hall & Oates Best
• 2001: The Ballads Collection
• 2002: VH1 Behind the Music: The Daryl Hall and John Oates Collection (released March 19)
• 2002: Love Songs
• 2003: Past Times Behind
• 2004: Artist Collection
• 2004: Ultimate (2 CDs)
• 2004: Extended Versions
• 2004: The Collection
• 2005: The Essential (UK:silver)
• 2006: Collections
• 2006: The Collection (3 CDs)
• 2006: The Philadelphia Years: The Definitive Collection of 1968–1971
• 2006: The Platinum Collection
• 2007: great hits
• 2008: Playlist: The Very Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates
• 2008: Original Album Classics (box with 5 CDs)
• 2009: Private Eyes: The Best of Daryl Hall & John Oates (2 CDs)
• 2013: Original Album Classics (box with 5 CDs)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)							Remarks	[↑]: treated together with the previous entry; [←]: placed in both charts
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	R&B	Dance
1974	She's Gone Abandoned Luncheonette	-	-	-	-	US60 (8 weeks) US	-	-	First published: November 1973 Authors: Daryl Hall, John Oates
1975	Alone Too Long Daryl Hall & John Oates	-	-	-	-	-	R&B98 (3 weeks) R&B	-	First published: November 1975 Author: John Oates
1976	Sara Smile Daryl Hall & John Oates	-	-	-	-	US4th gold (27 weeks)US	R&B23 (21 weeks) R&B	-	First published: January 1976 Authors: Daryl Hall, John Oates
	She's Gone ( Reissue ) Abandoned Luncheonette	-	-	-	UK42 (4 weeks) UK	US7 (28 weeks) US	R&B93 (3 weeks) R&B	-	First published: July 1976
	Do What You Want, Be What You Are Bigger Than Both of Us	-	-	-	-	US39 (15 weeks) US	R&B23 (15 weeks) R&B	-	First published: October 1976 Authors: Daryl Hall, John Oates
1977	Rich Girl Bigger Than Both of Us	-	-	-	-	US1 gold (20 weeks)US	R&B64 (11 weeks) R&B	-	First published: January 1977 Author: Daryl Hall
	Back Together Again Bigger Than Both of Us	-	-	-	-	US28 (10 weeks) US	R&B70 (6 weeks) R&B	-	First published: April 1977 Author: Daryl Hall
	It's Uncanny No Goodbyes	-	-	-	-	US80 (3 weeks) US	-	-	First published: May 1977 Author: Daryl Hall
	Why Do Lovers (Break Each Other's Heart?) Beauty on a Back Street	-	-	-	-	US73 (6 weeks) US	-	-	First published: September 1977 Authors: Daryl Hall, Sara Allen
1978	It's a Laugh Along the Red Ledge	-	-	-	-	US20 (14 weeks) US	-	-	First published: August 1978 Author: Daryl Hall
	I Don't Wanna Lose You Along the Red Ledge	-	-	-	-	US42 (10 weeks) US	-	-	First published: November 1978 Authors: Daryl Hall, John Oates
1979	Wait for Me X-Static	-	-	-	-	US18 (19 weeks) US	-	-	First published: October 1979 Author: Daryl Hall
	Running from Paradise X-Static	-	-	-	UK41 (6 weeks) UK	-	-	Dance37 (16 weeks) Dance	First published: December 1979 Authors: Daryl Hall, Sara Allen
	Portable radio X-Static	-	-	-	-	-	-[Dance: ↑]		US B-side of Running from Paradise Authors: Daryl Hall, John Oates
1980	How Does It Feel to Be Back Voices	-	-	-	-	US30 (13 weeks) US	-	-	First published: July 1980 Author: John Oates
	You've Lost That Lovin 'Feelin' Voices	-	-	-	UK55 (3 weeks) UK	US12 (20 weeks) US	-	-	First published: September 1980 Authors: Barry Mann , Cynthia Weil , Phil Spector Original: The Righteous Brothers , 1964
	Kiss on My List Voices	-	-	-	UK33 (8 weeks) UK	US1 gold (23 weeks)US	-	-	First published: November 1980 Authors: Daryl Hall, Janna Allen
1981	You Make My Dreams Voices	-	-	-	UK- platinum UK	US5 (21 weeks) US	-	-	First published: April 1981 Authors: Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen
	Private Eyes Private Eyes	-	-	-	UK32 (7 weeks) UK	US1 gold (23 weeks)US	-	-	First published: August 1981 Authors: Daryl Hall, Janna Allen, Sara Allen, Warren Pash
	I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) Private Eyes	DE72 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	UK8th silver (10 weeks)UK	US1 gold (21 weeks)US	R&B1 (17 weeks) R&B	Dance1 (16 weeks) Dance	First published: November 1981 Authors: Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen
1982	Did It in a Minute Private Eyes	-	-	-	-	US9 (16 weeks) US	-	-	First published: March 1982 Authors: Daryl Hall, Janna Allen, Sara Allen
	Your Imagination Private Eyes	-	-	-	-	US33 (11 weeks) US	R&B45 (10 weeks) R&B	-	First published: June 1982 Author: Daryl Hall
	Maneater H 2 O	DE15 (21 weeks) DE	-	CH2 (9 weeks) CH	UK6th silver (11 weeks)UK	US1 gold (23 weeks)US	R&B78 (5 weeks) R&B	Dance18 (14 weeks) Dance	First published: October 1982 Authors: Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen
1983	One on one H 2 O	-	-	-	UK63 (5 weeks) UK	US7 (18 weeks) US	R&B8 (17 weeks) R&B	-	First published: January 1983 Author: Daryl Hall
	Family Man H 2 O	-	-	-	UK15 (7 weeks) UK	US6 (16 weeks) US	R&B81 (5 weeks) R&B	-	First published: April 1983 Authors: Maggie Reilly , Mike Frye, Mike Oldfield , Rick Fenn , Tim Cross Original: Mike Oldfield, 1982
	Say It Isn't So Rock 'n Soul, Part 1	-	-	-	UK69 (5 weeks) UK	US2 (18 weeks) US	R&B45 (14 weeks) R&B	Dance1 (11 weeks) Dance	First published: October 1983 Author: Daryl Hall
	Jingle Bell Rock Home for Christmas	DE30 (3 weeks) DE	AT37 (4 weeks) AT	CH61 (1 week) CH	-	-	-	-	First publication: 1983 in DE, AT, CH only placed in December 2017 Authors: Joseph Carleton Beal, James Ross Boothe Original: Bobby Helms , 1957
1984	Adult Education Rock 'n Soul, Part 1	-	-	-	UK63 (4 weeks) UK	US8 (17 weeks) US	R&B50 (11 weeks) R&B	Dance21 (8 weeks) Dance	First published: February 1984 Authors: Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen
	Out of Touch Big Bam Boom	DE15 (11 weeks) DE	-	-	UK48 (14 weeks) UK	US1 (23 weeks) US	R&B24 (15 weeks) R&B	Dance1 (13 weeks) Dance	First published: September 1984 Authors: Daryl Hall, John Oates
	Method of Modern Love Big Bam Boom	DE45 (8 weeks) DE	-	-	UK21 (9 weeks) UK	US5 (19 weeks) US	R&B21 (14 weeks) R&B	Dance15 (10 weeks) Dance	First published: December 1984 Authors: Daryl Hall, Janna Allen
1985	Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid Big Bam Boom	-	-	-	-	US18 (13 weeks) US	R&B85 (3 weeks) R&B	-	First published: March 1985 Author: Daryl Hall
	Possession Obsession Big Bam Boom	-	-	-	-	US30 (12 weeks) US	R&B69 (6 weeks) R&B	Dance20 (5 weeks) Dance	First published: May 1985 Authors: Daryl Hall, John Oates
	Dance on Your Knees Big Bam Boom	-	-	-	-	-	-[Dance: ↑]		US B-side of Possession Obsession Authors: Arthur Baker , Daryl Hall
	A Nite at the Apollo Live! The Way You Do the Things You Do / My Girl (Medley) Live at the Apollo	-	-	-	UK58 (4 weeks) UK	US20 (11 weeks) US	R&B40 (9 weeks) R&B	-	First release: August 1985 feat. David Ruffin and Eddie Kendrick Authors: William Robinson , Robert Rogers (Track 1), Ronald White (Track 2) Originals: The Temptations , 1964
1988	Everything Your Heart Desires Ooh Yeah!	-	-	-	UK81 (5 weeks) UK	US3 (16 weeks) US	R&B13 (12 weeks) R&B	-	First published: April 1988 Author: Daryl Hall
	Missed Opportunity Ooh Yeah!	-	-	-	-	US29 (11 weeks) US	R&B68 (6 weeks) R&B	-	First published: June 1988 Authors: Daryl Hall, John Oates, Sara Allen
	Downtown Life Ooh Yeah!	-	-	-	-	US31 (9 weeks) US	-	-	First published: September 1988 Authors: Daryl Hall, John Oates, Rick Iantosca, Sara Allen
1990	So Close Change of Season	-	-	-	UK69 (3 weeks) UK	US11 (19 weeks) US	-	-	First published: September 1990 Authors: Daryl Hall, George Green, Danny Kortchmar , Jon Bon Jovi
1991	Don't Hold Back Your Love Change of Season	-	-	-	-	US41 (11 weeks) US	-	-	First published: December 1990 Authors: Gerald O'Brien, Richard Page, David Tyson
	Everywhere I Look Change of Season	-	-	-	UK74 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: January 1991 Author: Daryl Hall
1997	Promise Ain't Enough Marigold Sky	DE92 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	-	-	First published: December 1997 Authors: Daryl Hall, John Oates, Dwayne O'Brien, Porter Howell
2005	I'll Be Around Our Kind of Soul	-	-	-	-	US97 (3 weeks) US	-	-	First published: January 2005 Authors: Phil Hurtt, Thom Bell Original: The Spinners , 1972

More singles

• 1972: Goodnight and Good Morning (as Whole Oats; released November)
• 1973: I'm Sorry (with Whole Oats; release: January)
• 1973: Las Vegas Turnaround (The Stewardess Song)
• 1974: When the Morning Comes (release: May)
• 1974: Can't Stop the Music (He Played It Much Too Long) (Release: December)
• 1975: Camellia (release: September)
• 1976: Gino (The Manager) (Release: May)
• 1977: Deep River Blues (release: May)
• 1977: Don't Change (release: December)
• 1980: Who Said the World Was Fair (release: February)
• 1989: Love Train
• 1991: Don't Call Us ( Taj Mahal feat. Daryl Hall and John Oates; release: October)
• 1997: Romeo Is Bleeding
• 1998: Hold On to Yourself
• 1998: The Sky Is Falling
• 1998: Throw the Roses Away
• 2003: Do It for Love
• 2003: intuition
• 2003: Man on a Mission
• 2005: I Can Dream About You
• 2012: You Make My Dreams

Video albums

• 1984: Rock 'n Soul (US:gold)
• 1984: Video Collection: 7 Big Ones
• 1985: Live at the Apollo
• 1986: The Liberty Concert
• 1999: The Best of MusikLaden - Live: Hall & Oates

statistics

Chart evaluation

DE  UK  US  R&B Number one albums DE-DE UK-UK US-US R&B-R&B Top 10 albums DE-DE UK2UK US4thUS R&B1R&B Albums in the charts DE3DE UK14thUK US22ndUS R&B9R&B

DE  CH  UK  US  R&B  Dance Number one singles DE-DE CH-CH UK-UK US6thUS R&B1R&B Dance3Dance Top 10 singles DE-DE CH1CH UK2UK US16US R&B2R&B Dance3Dance Singles in the charts DE5DE CH1CH UK17thUK US35US R&B20thR&B Dance8thDance

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Canada 1981: for the single Kiss On My List 1981: for the album Voices 1982: for the single Private Eyes 1982: for the single No Can Do 1985: for the single Out Of Touch 1985: for the album Live At The Apollo with David Ruffin & Eddie Kendrick 1988: for the album Ooh Yeah! 1993: for the album Rock 'N Soul Greatest Hits Part 1 Platinum record  Canada 1982: for the album Private Eyes 1983: for the single Maneater

2 × platinum record  Canada 1984: for the album Rock 'N Soul Part I. 1985: for the album Big Bam Boom 3 × platinum record  Canada 1983: for the album H20

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Canada (MC)	-	8 × gold8th	9 × platinum9	1,325,000	musiccanada.com
United States (RIAA)	-	13 × gold13	11 × platinum11	20,050,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	7 × silver7th	2 × gold2	platinum1	1,640,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	7 × silver7th	23 × gold23	21 × platinum21st

Others

• See also : Daryl Hall  and John Oates

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1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Chart sources: DE CH UK US
2. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
3. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .
4. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot Dance / Disco 1974-2003, ISBN 978-0-89820-156-7 .

Web links

• Daryl Hall & John Oates at Allmusic (English)
• Daryl Hall & John Oates at Discogs (English)
• Discography at 45cat.com