The Coasters / discography

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This discography is an overview of published sound recordings of American R & B - singing group The Coasters .

Albums

Studio albums

  • 1957: The Coasters ( ATCO 33-101)
  • 1960: One by One (ATCO 33-123)
  • 1962: Coast Along (ATCO 33-135)
  • 1964: That Is Rock & Roll ( Clarion 605)
  • 1971: Hungry (Joy 189)
  • 1972: It Ain't Sanitary (TRIP)
  • 1973: On Broadway ( King 1146-498)
  • 1977: Greatest Hits (new recordings; Gusto 310)
  • 1979: Coasting (Salsa Picante 10002)

Compilations

  • 1959: The Coasters' Greatest Hits (ATCO 33-111)
  • 1971: Their Greatest Recordings, The Early Years (ATCO 33-371)
  • 1975: 16 Greatest Hits (Trip TOP-16-7)
  • 1978: 20 Great Originals ( Atlantic 30057)
  • 1978: Greatest Hits (Gusto-Power Pak 1310)
  • 1980: Juke Box Giants (Phoenix 20 602)
  • 1981: Archives (ALA 613)
  • 1982: Young Blood (2 LPs; Atlantic / Deluxe 4003)
  • 1986: The Ultimate Coasters ( Warner Special Products 9-27604-2)
  • 1989: Greatest Hits (Evergreen 2690962)
  • 1991: Greatest Hits (Pair 1306)
  • 1992: 50 Coastin 'Classics: Anthology (box with 2 CDs; Rhino 71090)
  • 1993: Yakety Yak (Rhino 71428)
  • 1994: The Very Best of the Coasters (Rhino 71597)
  • 1997: Yakety Yak and Other Hits ( Flashback 72663)
  • 1999: Poison Ivy (Hallmark 311992)
  • 2004: Poison Ivy (Mojo Music)
  • 2005: Yakety Yak: The Coasters Collection (Warner 8122-73225)
  • 2007: There's a Riot Goin 'On: The Coasters on Atco (4 CDs; ATCO / Rhino 7740)
  • 2008: Rock 'n' Roll Legends (Mojo Music 025)
  • 2011: Baby That Is Rock n 'Roll (Snapper Music 839)
  • 2012: Singles A's and B's 1955–1959 (Jasmine Records)
  • 2013: The Definitive Coasters A Sides & B Sides (2 CDs; History of RnB Records)
  • 2013: The Coasters in Stereo (2 CDs; History of RnB Records 002)
  • 2014: The Essential Recordings (2 CDs; Primo 6150)
  • 2014: The Very Best of the Coasters (2 CDs; Not Now Music Limited 552)
  • 2015: The Original LP Collection (2 CDs; Jasmine 791)

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US R&B R&B
1956 Down in Mexico / Turtle Dovin '
The Coasters 		- - R&B8 (7 weeks)
R&B
First publication: February 1956
Authors: Leiber / Stoller
One Kiss Led to Another
The Coasters 		- US73 (1 week)
US 		R&B11 (2 weeks)
R&B
First publication: July 1956
Authors: Leiber / Stoller
1957 Young Blood
The Coasters 		- US8 (24 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (17 weeks)
R&B
B-side of Searchin '
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Place 421 of the Rolling Stone 500 (list 2010)
Authors: Leiber / Stoller, Doc Pomus
Searchin '
The Coasters 		UK30 (1 week)
UK 		US5 (26 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (21 weeks)
R&B
First publication: March 1957
Authors: Leiber / Stoller
Idol with the Golden Head
That Is Rock & Roll 		- US64 (6 weeks)
US 		-
First publication: August 1957
Authors: Leiber / Stoller
1958 Yakety Yak
That Is Rock & Roll 		UK12 (8 weeks)
UK 		US1 (16 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (14 weeks)
R&B
First published: April 30, 1958
Grammy Hall of Fame / Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
346th place in Songs of the Century (RIAA, 2001 list)
1959 Charlie Brown
That Is Rock & Roll 		UK6 (12 weeks)
UK 		US2 (15 weeks)
US 		R&B2 (12 weeks)
R&B
First published: January 14, 1959
Authors: Leiber / Stoller
Along Came Jones
That Is Rock & Roll 		- US9 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B14 (6 weeks)
R&B
First publication: April 1959
Authors: Leiber / Stoller
Poison Ivy
The Coasters' Greatest Hits 		UK15 (7 weeks)
UK 		US7 (16 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (16 weeks)
R&B
First publication: August 1959
Authors: Leiber / Stoller
I'm a Hog for You
The Coasters' Greatest Hits 		- US38 (8 weeks)
US 		-
B-side of Poison Ivy
Authors: Leiber / Stoller
What About Us
Coast Along 		- US47 (10 weeks)
US 		R&B17 (6 weeks)
R&B
First publication: November 1959
Authors: Leiber / Stoller
Run Red Run
Coast Along 		- US36 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B29 (1 week)
R&B
B-side of What About Us
Authors: Leiber / Stoller
1960 Bésame mucho
 - US70 (3 weeks)
US 		-
First published: March 1960
Author: Consuelo Velázquez
Original: Emilio Tuero, 1941
Wake Me, Shake Me
Coast Along 		- US51 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B14 (8 weeks)
R&B
First published: May 1960
Author: Billy Guy
Shoppin 'for clothes
 - US83 (4 weeks)
US 		-
First publication: September 1960
Authors: Leiber / Stoller, Kent Harris
1961 Wait a Minute
Coast Along 		- US37 (8 weeks)
US 		-
First published: January 1961
Authors: Bobby Darin , Don Kirshner
Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)
Coast Along 		- US23 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B15 (4 weeks)
R&B
First publication: April 1961
Authors: Leiber / Stoller
Girls Girls Girls (Part II)
Coast Along 		- US96 (2 weeks)
US 		-
First publication: July 1961
Authors: Leiber / Stoller
1964 T'ain't Nothin 'to Me
 - US64 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B20 (11 weeks)
R&B
First published: February 1964
Author: Lover Patterson
1971 Love Potion Number Nine
On Broadway 		- US76 (6 weeks)
US 		-
First published: November 1971
Authors: Leiber / Stoller
Original: The Clovers , 1959
1994 Sorry but I'm Gonna Have to Pass
The Very Best of the Coasters 		UK41 (4 weeks)
UK 		- -
First publication: March 1994
Authors: Leiber / Stoller

More singles

  • 1957: Sweet Georgia Brown (released November)
  • 1958: Dance! (Release: February)
  • 1958: The Shadow Knows (released August)
  • 1958: Rock and Roll with the Coasters (EP)
  • 1958: Keep Rockin 'with the Coasters (EP)
  • 1959: The Coasters (EP)
  • 1959: The Coasters' Top Hits (EP)
  • 1960: Clothes Line (Wrap It Up) (released September)
  • 1961: Bad Blood (release: October)
  • 1962: Teach Me How to Shimmy (released March)
  • 1962: The Climb (released September)
  • 1963: The PTA (released February)
  • 1964: Bad Detective (released May)
  • 1964: Wild One (release: October)
  • 1965: Lady Like (release: February 15th)
  • 1965: Money Honey (release: May)
  • 1965: Bell Bottom Slacks and a Chinese Kimono (She's My Little Spodee-O) (Release: October)
  • 1966: She's a Yum Yum (released March)
  • 1967: Soul Pad (release: April)
  • 1968: She Can (release: June)
  • 1968: DW Washburn (release: July)
  • 1969: Act Right
  • 1972: Cool Jerk (release: April)
  • 1972: Soul Pad
  • 1976: If I Had a Hammer (Disco Version) (as World Famous Coasters; release: April)
  • 2016: Three Cool Cats

statistics

Chart evaluation

UK UK US US R&B R&B
Number one singles UK-UK US1US R&B4thR&B
Top 10 singles UK1UK US6thUS R&B6thR&B
Singles in the charts UK5UK US19thUS R&B13R&B

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  1. ↑ Chart sources: UK Billboard Hot 100
  2. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .
  3. ↑ RS500 Songs (List 2010)
  4. ↑ RIAA (List 2001)

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