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The Commodores are an American funk/soul band, which was at its peak in the late 1970s through the mid 1980s. The members of the group met as mostly freshmen at Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in 1968, and signed with Motown in November 1972, having first caught the public eye opening for The Jackson 5 while on tour.

The group's most successful period was in the late 1970s and early 1980s when Lionel Richie was co-lead singer. The band's biggest hit singles are ballads such as "Easy", "Three Times a Lady", and "Nightshift"; and funky dance hits which include "Brick House", "Fancy Dancer", "Lady (You Bring Me Up)", and "Too Hot ta Trot". However it was in 1986 that the Commodores won their first Grammy for the song "Nightshift".

Below is a list of Commodores songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Motown 1443
chart position: RandB #1, UK #1, US #1, US AC #1
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Natural High / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 10
comments: [ballad]
The Commodores Three Times a Lady
1978 Motown
2 record label: Motown 1474
chart position: RandB #1, US #1, UK #4, US AC #6
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Midnight Magic / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 11
comments: [Motown Sound] [ballad]
The Commodores Still
1979 Motown
3 record label: Motown 1527
chart position: RandB #5, UK #44, US #4, AC #5
written by: Lionel Richie
album: In the Pocket / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12
comments: [ballad]  
The Commodores Oh No
1981 Motown
4 record label: Motown 1418
chart position: RandB #1, US #4, UK #9, US AC #14
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Commodores / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 10
comments: [Motown Sound] [ballad]
The Commodores Easy
1977 Motown
5 record label: Motown 1773
chart position: RandB #1 UK #3, US #3, US AC #2
written by: Walter Orange, Dennis Lambert & Franne Golde
album: Nightshift
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Commodores Nightshift
1985 Motown
6 record label: Motown 1514
chart position: RandB #5, US #8, UK #56, US dance #53, US AC #13
written by: Harold Hudson, Shirley King & William King
album: In the Pocket / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12
The Commodores Lady (You Bring Me Up)
1981 Motown
7 record label: Motown 1425
chart position: RandB #4, US #5, UK #32, US dance #34
written by: The Commodores
album: Commodores
comments: [funk] [Motown Sound]
The Commodores Brick House
1977 Motown
8 record label: Motown 1466
chart position: RandB #8, UK #8, US #4, US AC #9
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Midnight Magic / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 10
comments: [Motown Sound] [ballad]
The Commodores Sail On
1979 Motown
9 record label: Tamla Motown 1018
chart position: RandB #2, US #5, UK #32
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Movin' On
comments: [beat ballad] [Motown Sound]
The Commodores Sweet Love
1975 Tamla Motown
10 record label: Motown 1402
chart position: RandB #1, US #7, UK #62
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Hot on the Tracks
comments: [Motown Sound] [ballad]
The Commodores Just to Be Close to You
1976 Motown
11 record label: Motown 1432
chart position: RandB #1, US #24, UK #38
written by: Lionel Richie, Milan Williams, Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary, Walter Orange & William King
album: The Commodores Live!
comments: [Motown Sound] [funk]
The Commodores Too Hot Ta Trot
1977 Motown
12 record label: Motown 1307
chart position: RandB #7, US #22, UK #20
written by: Milan Williams
album: Machine Gun / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 9
comments: [funk instrumental]
The Commodores Machine Gun
1974 Motown
13 record label: Motown 1489
chart position: RandB #8, US #20, US AC #47
written by: Milan Williams
album: Heroes
comments: [disco funk] [Motown Sound]
The Commodores Old-Fashion Love
1980 Motown
14 record label: Tamla Motown 952
chart position: RandB #1, US #19, UK #51
written by: The Commodores & Thomas McClary
album: Caught in the Act
comments: [funk] [Motown Sound]
The Commodores Slippery When Wet
1975 Tamla Motown
15 record label: Motown 1172 (UK)
chart position: RandB #21, UK #40, US AC #43, US #25
written by: Milan Williams
album: Midnight Magic / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 11
The Commodores Wonderland
1979 Motown
16 record label: Motown 1111 (UK)
chart position: RandB #21, UK #37, US #38
written by: T. McClary, L. Richie
album: Natural High
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Commodores Flying High
1978 Motown
17 record label: Polydor 885 358
chart position: RandB #2, UK #43, US #65
written by: Dennis Lambert, Andy Goldmark & Franne Golde
album: United
The Commodores Goin' to the Bank
1986 Polydor
18 record label: Motown 1694
chart position: RandB #20, UK #93, US #54, US AC #8
written by: Milan Williams
album: Commodores 13
comments: [Motown Sound] [love ballad]
The Commodores Only You
1983 Motown
19 record label: Motown 1408
chart position: RandB #9, US #39, US Dance #33
written by: Lionel Richie and Ronald LaPread
album: Hot on the Tracks
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Commodores Fancy Dancer
1976 Motown
20 record label: Motown 1319
chart position: RandB #12, US #75, UK #52
written by: Lionel Richie, Jeffrey Bowen, Ronald LaPread, Walter Orange, Milan Williams and Thomas McClary
album: Machine Gun
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Commodores I Feel Sanctified
1974 Motown
21 record label: Motown 41793 (UK)
chart position: UK #15
written by: Lionel Richie
comments: [re release]
The Commodores Easy
1988 Motown
22 record label: Motown 1788
chart position: RandB #22, US #43, UK #74, US Dance #9
written by: Martin Page
album: Nightshift
comments: [Motown Sound] charted as Animal Instinct / Lightnin' Up the Night in US dance charts
The Commodores Animal Instinct
1985 Motown
23 record label: Motown 1096 (UK)
chart position: UK #38
written by: Richie, LaPread
album: Zoom
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Commodores Zoom
1977 Motown
24 record label: Tamla Motown 1007
chart position: RandB #13
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Caught in the Act
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Commodores This Is Your Life
1975 Tamla Motown
25 record label: Motown 1651
chart position: RandB #19, US #70
written by: Harold Hudson and Walter Orange
album: All the Great Hits
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Commodores Painted Picture
1982 Motown
26 record label: MoWest 5009 (UK)
chart position: UK #44
written by: Gloria Jones and Pam Sawyer
album: Machine Gun
comments: [northern soul]
The Commodores The Zoo (The Human Zoo)
1974 MoWest
27 record label: Motown 1802
chart position: RandB #65, US #87, UK #90, US AC #8
written by: Bobby Caldwell, Franne Golde and Paul Fox
album: Nightshift
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Commodores Janet
1985 Motown
28 record label: Tamla Motown 935(UK)
chart position: UK #53
written by: Lionel Richie
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Commodores Superman
1975 Tamla Motown
29 record label: Motown 1495
chart position: RandB #27, US #54, US AC #44
written by: Darrell Jones and Lionel Richie
album: Heroes
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Commodores Heroes
1980 Motown
30 record label: Motown 1604
chart position: RandB #42, US #66
written by: Lionel Richie and David Cochrane
album: In the Pocket / Motown Chartbusters Vol. 12
comments: [disco funk]
The Commodores Why You Wanna Try Me
1982 Motown
31 record label: Motown 1218
chart position: RandB #34
written by: Lionel Richie
album: Heroes
comments: [Motown Sound]
The Commodores Jesus Is Love
1980 Motown
32 record label: Polydor 885 538
chart position: RandB #38
written by: Dennis Lambert, Sheldon Reynolds and Franne Golde
album: United
The Commodores Take It from Me
1987 Polydor
33 record label: Polydor 866
chart position: US AC #22
written by: Pam Reswick and Steve Werfel
album: United
comments: [ballad]
The Commodores United in Love
1987 Polydor
34 record label: Polydor 887 939
chart position: RandB #51
written by: Sandy Torano and Chris Cameron
album: Rock Solid
The Commodores Solitaire
1988 Polydor
-- record label: Tamla Motown 1034 (UK)
written by: McClary, Richie, Commodores
album: Hot On The Tracks1976
The Commodores High On Sunshine
1976 Tamla Motown




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