The Drifters / discography

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the American vocal group The Drifters .

Albums

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	UK	US
1964	Under the boardwalk	-	-	US40 (22 weeks) US
1965	The Good Life with the Drifters	-	-	US103 (6 weeks) US
1975	Love Games	-	UK51 silver (1 week)UK	-

More studio albums

1958: Rockin '& Driftin' 1961: Save the Last Dance for Me 1964: The Drifters 1964: Our Biggest Hits 1964: Saturday Night at the Movies 1965: I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing 1967: souvenirs 1972: Saturday Night at the Club

1973: Now 1974: Sailing with Soul (The Drifters with Host Lou Rawls ) 1975: There Goes My First Love 1976: Every Nite's a Saturday Night 1976: Save the Last Dance for Me 1982: Too Hot 1987: Save the Last Dance for Me 2002: Ronnie McDowell with Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters ( Ronnie McDowell with Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters)

Live albums

• 1984: Greatest Hits Live
• 1985: Live at Harvard University
• 1986: Greatest Hits Live (with Charlie Thomas)

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	UK	US
1963	Up on the Roof - The Best of the Drifters	-	-	US110 (9 weeks) US
1968	The Drifters' Golden Hits	-	UK26 (15 weeks) UK	US122 (8 weeks) US	465th place in the Rolling Stone 500
1975	24 original hits	-	UK2 platinum (34 weeks)UK	-
1986	The very best of	-	UK24 gold (15 weeks)UK	-
1990	The Very Best of Ben E. King and the Drifters	-	UK15 (19 weeks) UK	-	with Ben E. King
2003	The Definitive Drifters	-	UK8th gold (17 weeks)UK	-
2006	The very best of the drifters	-	UK46 gold (1 week)UK	-
2011	Up on the Roof - The Very Best Of	-	UK12 gold (21 weeks)UK	-
2013	All-time greatest hits	-	-	US166 (10 weeks) US
2015	Stand by Me - The Very Best Of	-	UK17th silver (7 weeks)UK	-

More compilations

1960: The Drifters' Greatest Hits 1971: Their Greatest Recordings, the Early Years 1974: The Drifters' Story - 20 all-time hits 1975: The Magic Hits of the Drifters (2 LPs) 1976: The Best of the Drifters 1978: Dance with Me 1980: Juke Box Giants 1980: Greatest Hits 1980: First Love 1980: Their Greatest Hits 1981: The Drifters' in South Africa - 20 all-time hits 1983: Juke Box Giants 1983: The Drifters 1984: Bip Bam (with Clyde McPhatter ) 1984: This Magic Moment 1985: 16 Greatest Hits 1985: 20 greatest hits 1985: Greatest 1985: super album 1986: Stand by Me: The Best of Ben E. King and Ben E. King with the Drifters (with Ben E. King ) 1986: The Collection 1987: 16 greatest hits 1987: On Broadway (16 Classic Greats) 1988: Let the Boogie-Woogie Roll - Greatest Hits 1953-1958 (2 LPs) 1988: All-Time Greatest Hits & More 1959-1965 1989: The Drifters 1991: Greatest Hits 1992: The Drifters

1993: 20 greatest hits 1993: The Very Best of the Drifters 1993: Under the Boardwalk 1993: gold 1993: Pearls of the Past 1993: Up on the Roof, On Broadway & Under the Boardwalk 1994: Remember 1995: The Best of the Drifters (UK:gold) 1996: The Drifters Collection 1996: Rockin '& Driftin': The Drifters Box (box with 3 CDs) 1996: The Very Best of the Drifters 1996: I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing 1997: Under the Boardwalk and Other Hits 1999: The Very Best of Ben E King & the Drifters (with Ben E. King) 1999: The Drifters - Forever Gold 2000: This Magic Moment 2000: The Magic Collection 2003: Under the Boardwalk 2003: The Very Best of the Drifters 2005: The Drifters & the Platters (with The Platters ) 2005: Dance with Me - The Drifters Collection 2005: The Genius of Clyde McPhatter (Clyde McPhatter feat. The Drifters and Billy Ward and His Dominoes ) 2006: The Definitive Soul Collection - The Drifters 2006: Greatest Hits 2007: Best of the Drifters (2 CDs) 2008: Rock 'n' Roll Legend 2009: Original Album Series (box with 2 CDs)

EPs

1959: drip drop 1960: The Drifters 1961: I Count the Tears / Spanish Harlem / First Taste of Love (with Ben E. King) 1961: The Drifters' Greatest Hits 1961: Spanish Harlem / First Taste of Love / I Count the Tears / Suddenly There's a Valley (with Ben E. King) 1962: Selection du Bada Club

1963: On Broadway 1964: Under the Boardwalk 1964: Driftin 'Vol. 2 1965: I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing 1977: 2 + 2 Vol. 14

Singles

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)			Remarks	[↑]: treated together with the previous entry; [←]: placed in both charts
		DE	UK	US
1955	White Christmas Their Greatest Recordings, the Early Years	-	-	US80 (1 week) US
1957	Fools Fall in Love Rockin '& Driftin'	-	-	US69 (4 weeks) US
	Hypnotized Rockin '& Driftin'	-	-	US79 (2 weeks) US
1958	Moonlight Bay Rockin '& Driftin'	-	-	US72 (5 weeks) US
	Drip Drop Rockin '& Driftin'	-	-	US58 (2 weeks) US
1959	There Goes My Baby The Drifters' Greatest Hits	-	-	US2 (19 weeks) US	First published: 1958
	Dance with Me The Drifters' Greatest Hits	-	UK17 (5 weeks) UK	US15 (15 weeks) US
	(If You Cry) True Love, True Love The Drifters' Greatest Hits	-	-	US33 (11 weeks) US
1960	This Magic Moment The Drifters' Greatest Hits	-	-	US16 (11 weeks) US
	Save the Last Dance for Me Save the Last Dance for Me	DE2 (8 months) DE	UK2 (20 weeks) UK	US1 (18 weeks) US
	Lonely Winds The Drifters' Greatest Hits	-	-	US54 (9 weeks) US
	I Count the Tears Save the Last Dance for Me	-	UK28 (6 weeks) UK	US17 (11 weeks) US
	White Christmas Their Greatest Recordings, the Early Years	-	-	US88 (2 weeks) US
1961	Some Kind of Wonderful Save the Last Dance for Me	-	-	US32 (11 weeks) US	First published: 1960
	Please Stay Save the Last Dance for Me	-	-	US14 (12 weeks) US
	Sweets for My Sweet Save the Last Dance for Me	-	UK1 (1 week) UK	US1 (1 week) US
	Room Full of Tears Save the Last Dance for Me	-	-	US72 (5 weeks) US
1962	When My Little Girl Is Smiling Save the Last Dance for Me	-	UK31 (3 weeks) UK	US28 (10 weeks) US
	Stranger on the Shore Up on the Roof - The Best of the Drifters	-	-	US73 (1 week) US
	Up on the Roof Up on the Roof - The Best of the Drifters	-	-	US5 (20 weeks) US
1963	On Broadway Our Biggest Hits	-	-	US9 (10 weeks) US
	Rat Race Our Biggest Hits	-	-	US71 (6 weeks) US
	I'll Take You Home Our Biggest Hits	-	UK37 (5 weeks) UK	US25 (10 weeks) US
1964	Vaya con dios Our Biggest Hits	-	-	US43 (7 weeks) US
	One Way Love Our Biggest Hits	-	-	US56 (7 weeks) US
	Under the Boardwalk Under the Boardwalk	-	UK45 (4 weeks) UK	US4 (14 weeks) US
	I've Got Sand in My Shoes I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing	-	-	US33 (7 weeks) US
	Saturday Night at the Movies Saturday Night at the Movies	-	UK3 (27 weeks) UK	US18 (9 weeks) US
1965	At the Club I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing	-[UK: ↑]		US43 (6 weeks) US
	Come On Over to My Place I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing	-	UK9 (16 weeks) UK	US60 (5 weeks) US
1966	Memories Are Made of This Rockin '& Driftin': The Drifters Box	-	-	US48 (7 weeks) US
	Baby What I Mean Saturday Night at the Club	-	UK49 (1 week) UK	US62 (7 weeks) US
1973	Like Sister and Brother Love Games	-	UK7 (12 weeks) UK	-
1974	Kissin 'in the Back Row of the Movies Love Games	DE13 (15 weeks) DE	UK2 silver (13 weeks)UK	-
	Down on the Beach Tonight Love Games	-	UK7 (9 weeks) UK	-
1975	Love Games Love Games	-	UK33 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: 1974
	There Goes My First Love There Goes My First Love	DE36 (3 weeks) DE	UK3 silver (12 weeks)UK	-
	Can I Take You Home Little Girl There Goes My First Love	-	UK10 (10 weeks) UK	-
1976	Hello Happiness There Goes My First Love	-	UK12 (8 weeks) UK	-	First published: 1975
	Every Nite's a Saturday Night with You Every Nite's a Saturday Night	-	UK29 (7 weeks) UK	-
	You're More Than a Number in My Little Red Book Every Nite's a Saturday Night	-	UK5 silver (12 weeks)UK	-

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More singles

1954: Bip Bam / Someday You'll Want Me to Want You ( feat.Clyde McPhatter ) 1954: White Christmas / The Bells of St. Mary’s (feat. Clyde McPhatter) 1955: Adorable 1956: Ruby Baby 1956: Soldier of Fortune 1957: Drifting Away from You 1960: Save the Last Dance for Me 1962: Sometimes I Wonder 1963: If You Don't Come Back 1964: I Remember Christmas 1965: The Outside World 1965: Nylon Stockings 1966: Up in the Streets of Harlem 1967: Ain't It the Truth 1968: Still Burning in My Heart 1971: Sometimes a Man Just Has to Cry ( Joe Dolan and the Drifter Sound) 1971: A Rose by Any Other Name

1972: Every Night 1972: I'll Take You Home 1972: Baby What I Mean 1973: You've Got Your Troubles 1973: Everynight (with Johnny Moore and Bill Hendricks) 1974: A Midsummer Night in Harlem 1974: I'm Free (For the Rest of Your Life) 1975: Can I Take You Home Little Girl 1976: You Gotta Pay Your Dues 1976: I'll Know When True Love Really Passes By 1977: It Looks Like I'm the Clown Again 1978: Closely Guarded Secret 1978: Honey You're Heaven to Me 1979: Pour Your Little Heart Out 1982: You Better Move On (with Ben E. King ) 2009: Sacrifice 2013: Pour Your Little Heart Out

statistics

Chart evaluation

UK  US Number one albums UK-UK US-US Top 10 albums UK2UK US-US Albums in the charts UK8thUK US5US

DE  UK  US Number one singles DE-DE UK-UK US1US Top 10 singles DE1DE UK9UK US5US Singles in the charts DE3DE UK18thUK US35US

Awards for music sales

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)
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × silver5	6 × gold6th	platinum1	1,520,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	5 × silver5	6 × gold6th	platinum1

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1. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: Singles1 Singles2 Albums UK Billboard 200
2. ↑ ^{a b} The Billboard album by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .

Web links

• The Drifters at Allmusic (English)
• The Drifters at Discogs (English)