Album artist 387 - The Commodores

This page lists the album chart runs of The Commodores. A list of songs by The Commodores can be found here. The albums are listed with the most widely successful first.

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	The Commodores	Natural High	1978	US 70s 2 - Jul 1978 (3 months), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Aug 1978), Billboard 3 - May 1978 (33 weeks) (16 weeks in top 10), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Sep 1978), UK 8 - Jun 1978 (23 weeks), US BB 9 of 1978, US CashBox 10 of 1978, Norway 19 - Sep 1978 (1 week), D.Marsh 20 of 1978, Xgau rating C- (1978)
2	The Commodores	Nightshift	1985	ODK Germany 4 - Mar 1985 (30 weeks) (9 weeks in top 10), Germany 4 - Mar 1985 (14 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in May 1985), Switzerland 8 - Mar 1985 (15 weeks), Austria 9 - Mar 1985 (4 months), Billboard 12 - Feb 1985 (29 weeks), UK 13 - Feb 1985 (10 weeks), Sweden 22 - Feb 1985 (10 weeks), US BB 37 of 1985, Xgau rating C+ (1985)
3	The Commodores	Midnight Magic	1979	Billboard 3 - Aug 1979 (41 weeks) (15 weeks in top 10), US 70s 3 - Sep 1979 (3 months), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 1979), US BB 12 of 1979, US CashBox 14 of 1979, UK 15 - Aug 1979 (24 weeks), Norway 20 - Aug 1979 (3 weeks), D.Marsh 39 of 1979
4	The Commodores	In The Pocket	1981	US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Dec 1981), Billboard 13 - Jul 1981 (40 weeks), Sweden 25 - Aug 1981 (2 weeks), US CashBox 49 of 1981, US BB 59 of 1981, UK 69 - Jul 1981 (5 weeks), Xgau rating B- (1981)
5	The Commodores	Heroes	1980	US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Feb 1981), Billboard 7 - Jun 1980 (33 weeks) (5 weeks in top 10), Sweden 26 - Jul 1980 (4 weeks), US CashBox 29 of 1980, US BB 43 of 1980, UK 50 - Jun 1980 (5 weeks), Xgau rating B (1980)
6	The Commodores	Commodores Live!	1977	Billboard 3 - Nov 1977 (28 weeks) (6 weeks in top 10), US 70s 4 - Nov 1977 (2 months), US BB 31 of 1977, UK 60 - May 1978 (1 week), US CashBox 69 of 1978
7	The Commodores	The Commodores	1977	Billboard 3 - Apr 1977 (53 weeks) (19 weeks in top 10), US 70s 3 - May 1977 (5 months), US BB 6 of 1977, US CashBox 8 of 1977
8	The Commodores	The Commodores' Greatest Hits	1978	UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 1978), UK 19 - Dec 1978 (16 weeks), Norway 19 - Feb 1979 (1 week), Billboard 23 - Nov 1978 (20 weeks), Xgau rating B- (1978)
9	The Commodores	Hot On The Tracks	1976	Billboard 12 - Jul 1976 (39 weeks), US CashBox 28 of 1976, US BB 64 of 1976
10	The Commodores	All The Great Hits	1982	US Gold (certified by RIAA in Mar 1985), Billboard 37 - Dec 1982 (24 weeks)
11	The Commodores	United	1986	Switzerland 28 - Nov 1986 (2 weeks), ODK Germany 62 - Dec 1986 (1 week), Billboard 101 - Nov 1986 (15 weeks)
12	The Commodores	Love Songs	1982	UK Gold (certified by BPI in Aug 1982), UK 5 - Aug 1982 (28 weeks)
13	The Commodores	The Very Best Of The Commodores	1985	UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 1985), UK 31 - Nov 1985 (13 weeks)
14	The Commodores	20th Century Masters - The Best Of The Commodores	2013	US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 2004), Billboard 155 - Jul 2013 (20 weeks)
15	The Commodores	Commodores Anthology	1983	Billboard 141 - Jun 1983 (7 weeks), Xgau rating B (1983)
16	The Commodores	Commodores 13	1983	Billboard 103 - Oct 1983 (11 weeks)
17	The Commodores	Caught In The Act	1975	Billboard 26 - Mar 1975 (33 weeks), Xgau rating B (1975)
18	The Commodores	Movin' On	1975	Billboard 29 - Nov 1975 (32 weeks), Xgau rating B- (1975)
19	The Commodores	Machine Gun	1974	Billboard 138 - Aug 1974 (9 weeks), Xgau rating B+ (1974)
20	The Commodores	The Very best	1995	UK 26 - May 1995 (3 weeks)
21	The Commodores	Composer (great Love Songs Written By L. Richie)	unknown	US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1991)

In addition to the above listed albums The Commodores also contributed to the following entries:

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Lionel Richie & The Commodores	The Definitive Collection	2004	UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Jan 2015 (55 weeks), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jun 2005), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Feb 2004), Europe Platinum (certified by IFIP in 2007), Norway 4 - Jul 2005 (13 weeks), UK 10 - Nov 2003 (44 weeks), Billboard 19 - Feb 2003 (66 weeks), Sweden 31 - Sep 2004 (2 weeks), ODK Germany 40 - Oct 2004 (9 weeks)

Previous Comments

Previous Comments (newest first)

15 Sep 2016

(3) Double & (1) Triple Listing

#21 & #26 are the same (Movin' On). #14 & #15 (Commodores 13). Also #16 & #25 (Anthology). And finally #17 & #18 & #24 seem to be the same (The Best Of - 20th Century Masters).

Data fixed, thanks

22 Jan 2015

(3) Double Listings

#10 & #11 are the same (Live!). #13 & #15 are the same (The Very Best Of - (1) week gap between runs on the UK Charts). #14 should be combined with #1 (under duets w/Lionel Richie - The Definitive Collection).

Data fixed, thanks

21 Mar 2011

Platinum Album

I purchased a framed platinum album for Motown Records, "Hot on the Tracks" by COMMODORES, 1976. I cannot find documentation that this album ever went platinum.

Did it?

Your help will be greatly appreciated!!

Randall Smith

First of all we assume that you are in the US, since you don't say which country you are interested in.

The definitive listing of Platinum records for the US is from the RIAA and can be searched at http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php

If you search for "COMMODORES" the earliest album listed is "Natural High" from 1978. So the answer to your question would seem to be that "Hot on the Tracks" was never certified as Platinum by the RIAA.

Now it could be that the sales were enough to qualify, but the record company just didn't pay for the certification. However given the chart position of the album it would be surprising if it managed Platinum levels.