# Jimmy Ruffin discography

This is the discography of American soul singer Jimmy Ruffin.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B | UK |
| Sings Top Ten | Released: January 1967 Label: Soul, Tamla Motown Formats: LP Released in the UK as The Jimmy Ruffin Way | 133 | — | 32 |
| Ruff'n Ready | Released: March 1969 Label: Soul, Tamla Motown Formats: LP | 196 | 50 | — |
| The Groove Governor | Released: September 1970 Label: Soul, Tamla Motown Formats: LP Released in the UK with a different track listing as Forever | — | — | — |
| I Am My Brother's Keeper | Released: October 1970 Label: Soul, Tamla Motown Formats: LP With David Ruffin | — | 15 | — |
| Jimmy Ruffin | Released: October 12, 1973 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC UK-only release | — | — | — |
| Love Is All We Need | Released: August 1975 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, MC UK-only release | — | — | — |
| Sunrise | Released: May 1980 Label: RSO Formats: LP, MC | 152 | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | UK |
| Greatest Hits | Released: May 1974 Label: Tamla Motown Formats: LP, MC UK-only release | 41 |
| I've Passed This Way Before | Released: August 1974 Label: Sounds Superb Formats: LP UK-only release | — |
| 20 Golden Classics | Released: August 1980 Label: Tamla Motown Formats: LP, MC UK-only release | — |
| Greatest Motown Hits | Released: August 1989 Label: Tamla Motown Formats: CD, LP, MC Europe-only release | — |
| Early Classics | Released: July 1996 Label: Spectrum Music Formats: CD Europe-only release | — |
| The Best of Jimmy Ruffin | Released: November 6, 2001 Label: Motown Formats: CD | — |
| The Ultimate Motown Collection | Released: January 12, 2004 Label: Motown Formats: 2xCD UK-only release | — |
| The Essential | Released: 2005 Label: Time Music Formats: CD Europe-only release | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||

## Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Year | US | US Dance | US R&B | AUS | CAN | IRE | NL | UK | Certifications |
| "Don't Feel Sorry for Me" b/w "Heart" | 1961 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Since I've Lost You" b/w "I Want Her Love" | 1964 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "As Long as There Is L-O-V-E Love" b/w "How Can I Say I'm Sorry" | 1965 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" b/w "Baby I've Got It" | 1966 | 7 | — | 6 | 98 | 12 | — | — | 8 | |
| "I've Passed This Way Before" b/w "Tomorrow's Tears" | 1966 | 17 | — | 10 | 30 | 8 | — | — | 29 | |
| "Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got" b/w "World So Wide Nowhere to Hide" | 1967 | 29 | — | 14 | — | 24 | — | — | 26 | |
| "Don't You Miss Me a Little Bit Baby" b/w "I Want Her Love" | 1967 | 68 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | 51 | |
| "I'll Say Forever My Love" b/w "Everybody Needs Love" | 1968 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | |
| "Don't Let Him Take Your Love from Me" b/w "Lonely Lonely Man Am I" | 1968 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Sad and Lonesome Feeling" b/w "Gonna Keep On Tryin' Till I Win Your Love" | 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "I've Passed This Way Before" (reissue) b/w "Tomorrow's Tears" | 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | |
| "Farewell Is a Lonely Sound" b/w "If You Will Let Me I Know I Can" | 1969 | 104 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 8 | |
| "I'll Say Forever My Love" (reissue) b/w "Everybody Needs Love" | 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
| "Stand by Me" (both sides with David Ruffin) b/w "Your Love Was Worth Waiting For" | 1970 | 61 | — | 24 | — | 78 | — | — | — | |
| "It's Wonderful (To Be Loved by You)" b/w "Maria (You Were the Only One)" | 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
| "Maria (You Were the Only One)" b/w "Living in a World I Created for Myself" | 1970 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Let's Say Goodbye Tomorrow" b/w "Living in a World I Created for Myself" | 1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | |
| "When My Love Hand Comes Down" (both sides with David Ruffin) b/w "Steppin' on a Dream" | 1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "On the Way Out (On the Way In)" b/w "Honey Come Back" | 1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Our Favorite Melody" b/w "You Gave Me Love" | 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Mother's Love" b/w "Waiting on You" | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Thank You Girl" b/w "Do You Know Me" | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Goin' Home" b/w "Tears of Joy" | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Tell Me What You Want" b/w "Going Home" (UK) / "Do You Know Me" (US) | 1974 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | 39 | |
| "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" b/w "Don't You Miss Me a Little Bit Baby" (UK) / "Baby I've Got It" (US) | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 4 | BPI: Gold |
| "Farewell Is a Lonely Sound" (reissue) b/w "I Will Never Let You Get Away" | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | |
| "What You See (Ain't Always What You Get)" b/w "Boy from Mississippi" | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Give You All the Love I've Got" b/w "Get On Up" | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Fallin' in Love with You" b/w "Fallin' in Love with You" (instrumental) | 1977 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Hold On (To My Love)" b/w "Hold On (To My Love)" (instrumental) | 1980 | 10 | — | 29 | — | — | 8 | 37 | 7 | |
| "Night of Love" b/w "Searchin'" (US) / "Songbird" (UK) | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Turn to Me" (Maxine Nightingale featuring Jimmy Ruffin) b/w "Give a Little Love (To Me)" (by Maxine Nightingale) | 1982 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "I'm Gonna Love You Forever" (with Jackson Moore) b/w "I'm Gonna Love You Forever" (Hi-NRG Mix) | 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | |
| "There Will Never Be Another You" b/w "The Backstabbers" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | |
| "That's When My Loving Begins" b/w "Don't Stop (Keep on Loving Me Girl)" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Foolish Thing to Do" (Heaven 17 featuring Jimmy Ruffin) b/w "My Sensitivity Gets in the Way" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | |
| "Easy Just to Say (I Love You)" b/w "You Never Have Time (For Me)" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Wake Me Up When It's Over" b/w "Wake Me Up When It's Over" (remix) | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (Ruby Turner featuring Jimmy Ruffin) b/w "Still Waters Run Deep" (by Ruby Turner) | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | |
| "On the Rebound" (with Brenda Holloway) b/w "On the Rebound" iInstrumental) | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "We Finally Found Out" b/w "We Finally Found Out" (edit) | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||