# The Drifters discography

This discography focuses solely on that of American vocal group the Drifters as managed by the Treadwell family.

## Albums

| Year | Album | Label | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Year | Album | Label | US | US R&B | UK | Certifications |
| 1956 | Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters | Atlantic | — | — | — | |
| 1958 | Rockin' & Driftin' | Atlantic | — | — | — | |
| 1960 | Greatest Hits (compilation) | Atlantic | — | — | — | |
| 1962 | Save the Last Dance for Me | Atlantic | — | — | — | |
| 1963 | Up on the Roof – The Best of the Drifters (compilation) | Atlantic | 110 | — | 12 | BPI: Gold |
| 1964 | Under the Boardwalk | Atlantic | 40 | — | — | |
| 1965 | The Good Life with the Drifters | Atlantic | 103 | — | — | |
| 1966 | I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing | Atlantic | — | — | — | |
| 1968 | The Drifters Golden Hits (compilation) | Atlantic | 122 | 33 | 26 | |
| 1971 | Their Greatest Recordings: The Early Years (compilation) | Atlantic | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | The Drifters Now | Bell | — | — | — | |
| 1975 | 24 Original Hits | Atlantic | — | — | 2 | BPI: Platinum |
| 1975 | Love Games | Bell | — | — | 51 | BPI: Silver |
| 1975 | There Goes My First Love | Bell | — | — | — | |
| 1976 | Every Nite's a Saturday Night | Bell | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | The Very Best Of (compilation) | Telstar | — | — | 24 | BPI: Gold |
| 2003 | The Definitive Drifters (compilation) | Atlantic | — | — | 8 | BPI: Gold |
| 2006 | The Very Best of the Drifters (compilation) | Warner Music | — | — | 46 | |
| 2017 | An Introduction to: The Drifters (compilation) | Atlantic, Rhino | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||
Notes
* ↑ "Under the Boardwalk" is a retitled and slightly amended version of The Drifters' Our Biggest Hits album released in 1964. Title was changed and a new catalog number assigned when "Under the Boardwalk" became a hit.

## Singles

| Year | Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated | Lead singer | Label | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated | Lead singer | Label | US | US R&B | US A/C | UK | Certifications | Album |
| 1953 | "Money Honey" b/w "The Way I Feel" (Non-album track) | Clyde McPhatter | Atlantic | — | 1 | — | — | | Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters |
| 1954 | "Lucille" | Clyde McPhatter | Atlantic | — | 7 | — | — | | Non-album track |
| 1954 | "Such a Night" | Clyde McPhatter | Atlantic | — | 2 | — | — | | Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters |
| 1954 | "Honey Love" b/w "Warm Your Heart" | Clyde McPhatter | Atlantic | — | 1 | — | — | | Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters |
| 1954 | "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)" b/w "Bip Bam" (Non-album track) | A: Clyde McPhatter & Bill Pinkney B: Clyde McPhatter | Atlantic | — | — | — | — | | Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters |
| 1954 | "White Christmas" b/w "The Bells of St. Mary's" | A: Bill Pinkney & Clyde McPhatter B: Clyde McPhatter | Atlantic | 80 | 5 | — | — | | Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters |
| 1955 | "What'cha Gonna Do" b/w "Gone" (Non-album track) | Clyde McPhatter | Atlantic | — | 2 | — | — | | Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters |
| 1955 | "Everyone's Laughing" b/w "Hot Ziggety" | Clyde McPhatter | Atlantic | — | — | — | — | | Non-album tracks |
| 1955 | "Adorable" | Johnny Moore | Atlantic | — | 1 | — | — | | Rockin' & Driftin' |
| 1955 | "Steamboat" | Bill Pinkney | Atlantic | — | 5 | — | — | | Rockin' & Driftin' |
| 1956 | "Ruby Baby" b/w "Your Promise to Be Mine" | A: Johnny Moore B: Gerhart Thrasher | Atlantic | — | 10 | — | — | | Rockin' & Driftin' |
| 1956 | "I Gotta Get Myself a Woman" b/w "Soldier of Fortune" | A: Johnny Moore & Bill Pinkney B: Johnny Moore | Atlantic | — | 11 | — | — | | Rockin' & Driftin' |
| 1957 | "Fools Fall in Love" b/w "It Was a Tear" | Johnny Moore | Atlantic | 69 | 10 | — | — | | Rockin' & Driftin' |
| 1957 | "Drifting Away from You" | Gerhart Thrasher | Atlantic | — | — | — | — | | Rockin' & Driftin' |
| 1957 | "Hypnotized" | Johnny Moore | Atlantic | 79 | — | — | — | | Rockin' & Driftin' |
| 1957 | "I Know" b/w "Yodee Yakee" | Johnny Moore | Atlantic | — | — | — | — | | Rockin' & Driftin' |
| 1957 | "Drip Drop" | Bobby Hendricks | Atlantic | 58 | — | — | — | | Rockin' & Driftin' |
| 1957 | "Moonlight Bay" | Group Ensemble | Atlantic | 72 | — | — | — | | Rockin' & Driftin' |
| 1959 | "There Goes My Baby" b/w "Oh My Love" | Ben E. King | Atlantic | 2 | 1 | — | — | | The Drifters' Greatest Hits |
| 1959 | "(If You Cry) True Love, True Love" | Johnny Lee Williams | Atlantic | 33 | 5 | — | — | | The Drifters' Greatest Hits |
| 1959 | "Dance with Me" | Ben E. King | Atlantic | 15 | 2 | — | 17 (As A-side) | | The Drifters' Greatest Hits |
| 1960 | "This Magic Moment" | Ben E. King | Atlantic | 16 | 4 | — | — | | The Drifters' Greatest Hits |
| 1960 | "Baltimore" | Charlie Thomas & Elsbeary Hobbs | Atlantic | — | — | — | — | | The Drifters' Greatest Hits |
| 1960 | "Lonely Winds" b/w "Hey Senorita" | Ben E. King | Atlantic | 54 | 9 | — | — | | The Drifters' Greatest Hits |
| 1960 | "Save the Last Dance for Me" b/w "Nobody but Me" | Ben E. King | Atlantic | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | BPI: Silver | Save the Last Dance for Me |
| 1960 | "I Count the Tears" | Ben E. King | Atlantic | 17 | 6 | — | 28 | | Save the Last Dance for Me |
| 1960 | "Suddenly There's a Valley" | Tommy Evans & Bobby Hendricks | Atlantic | — | — | — | — | | The Drifters' Greatest Hits |
| 1961 | "Some Kind of Wonderful" b/w "Honey Bee" (Non-album track) | A: Rudy Lewis B: David Baughn | Atlantic | 32 | 6 | — | — | | Save the Last Dance for Me |
| 1961 | "Please Stay" b/w "No Sweet Lovin'" | A: Rudy Lewis B: Bill Pinkney | Atlantic | 14 | 13 | — | — | | Save the Last Dance for Me |
| 1961 | "Sweets for My Sweet" b/w "Loneliness or Happiness" (from Up on the Roof – The Best of the Drifters) | A: Charlie Thomas B: Rudy Lewis | Atlantic | 16 | 10 | — | — | | Save the Last Dance for Me |
| 1961 | "Room Full of Tears" b/w "Somebody New Dancin' with You" | A: Charlie Thomas B: Rudy Lewis | Atlantic | 72 | — | — | — | | Save the Last Dance for Me |
| 1962 | "When My Little Girl Is Smiling" b/w "Mexican Divorce" | A: Charlie Thomas B: Rudy Lewis | Atlantic | 28 | — | — | 31 | | Save the Last Dance for Me |
| 1962 | "Stranger on the Shore" b/w "What to Do" | Rudy Lewis | Atlantic | 73 | — | 19 | — | | Up on the Roof – The Best of the Drifters |
| 1962 | "Sometimes I Wonder" b/w "Jackpot" (from Save the Last Dance for Me) | A: Ben E. King B: Rudy Lewis | Atlantic | — | — | — | — | | All Time Greatest Hits and More – 1959–1965 |
| 1962 | "Up on the Roof" b/w "Another Night with the Boys" (from Up on the Roof – The Best of the Drifters) | Rudy Lewis | Atlantic | 5 | 4 | — | — | | Our Biggest Hits |
| 1963 | "On Broadway" b/w "Let the Music Play" | Rudy Lewis | Atlantic | 9 | 7 | — | — | | Our Biggest Hits |
| 1963 | "If You Don't Come Back" | Johnny Moore | Atlantic | — | — | — | — | | Our Biggest Hits |
| 1963 | "Rat Race" | Rudy Lewis | Atlantic | 71 | — | — | — | | Our Biggest Hits |
| 1963 | "I'll Take You Home" b/w "I Feel Good All Over" | A: Johnny Moore B: Charlie Thomas | Atlantic | 25 | 24 | — | 37 | | Our Biggest Hits |
| 1964 | "Vaya con Dios" b/w "In the Land of Make Believe" | A: Rudy Lewis B: Rudy Lewis & Johnny Moore | Atlantic | 43 | 10 | — | — | | Our Biggest Hits |
| 1964 | "One-Way Love" b/w "Didn't It" | Johnny Moore | Atlantic | 56 | 12 | — | — | | Our Biggest Hits |
| 1964 | "Under the Boardwalk" b/w "I Don't Want to Go On Without You" (from I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing) | A: Johnny Moore B: Charlie Thomas | Atlantic | 4 | — | — | 45 | BPI: Silver | Under the Boardwalk |
| 1964 | "I've Got Sand in My Shoes" b/w "He's Just a Playboy" | Johnny Moore | Atlantic | 33 | 21 | — | — | | I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing |
| 1964 | "Saturday Night at the Movies" b/w "Spanish Lace" (from I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing) | Johnny Moore | Atlantic | 18 | 8 | — | 3 (in 1972) | BPI: Silver | The Good Life with the Drifters |
| 1964 | "The Christmas Song" b/w "I Remember Christmas" | Johnny Moore | Atlantic | — | — | — | — | | Non-album tracks |
| 1965 | "At the Club" b/w "Answer the Phone" | Johnny Moore | Atlantic | 43 | 10 | — | 3 (in 1972) | | I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing |
| 1965 | "Come On Over to My Place" b/w "Chains of Love" | A: Johnny Moore B: Charlie Thomas | Atlantic | 60 | — | — | 9 (in 1972) | | I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing |
| 1965 | "Follow Me" b/w "The Outside World" | A: Johnny Moore B: Charlie Thomas | Atlantic | 91 | — | — | — | | I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing |
| 1965 | "I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing" b/w "Far from the Maddening Crowd" | Johnny Moore | Atlantic | 51 | — | — | — | | I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing |
| 1965 | "Nylon Stockings" b/w "We Gotta Sing" | Johnny Moore | Atlantic | — | — | — | — | | Non-album tracks |
| 1966 | "Memories Are Made of This" b/w "My Islands in the Sun" | Johnny Moore | Atlantic | 48 | — | 29 | 57 | | Non-album tracks |
| 1966 | "Up in the Streets of Harlem" b/w "You Can't Love Them All" | A: Johnny Moore B: Charlie Thomas | Atlantic | — | — | — | 52 | | Non-album tracks |
| 1966 | "Baby What I Mean" b/w "Aretha" | Johnny Moore | Atlantic | 62 | 37 | — | 49 | | Non-album tracks |
| 1967 | "Ain't It the Truth" b/w "Up Jumped the Devil" | A: Johnny Moore B: Bill Fredericks | Atlantic | — | 36 | — | — | | Non-album tracks |
| 1968 | "Still Burning in My Heart" b/w "I Need You Now" | A: Johnny Moore B: Bill Fredericks | Atlantic | 111 | — | — | — | | Non-album tracks |
| 1969 | "Steal Away" b/w "Your Best Friend" | A: Bill Fredericks B: Johnny Moore | Atlantic | — | — | — | — | | Non-album tracks |
| 1970 | "You Got to Pay Your Dues" b/w "Black Silk" | A: Johnny Moore B: Bill Fredericks | Atlantic | — | — | — | — | | Non-album tracks |
| 1971 | "A Rose by Any Other Name" b/w "Be My Lady" | Johnny Moore | Atlantic | — | — | — | — | | Non-album tracks |
| 1972 | "Everynight" b/w "Something Tells Me (Something's Gonna Happen Tonight)" | Johnny Moore | Bell | — | — | — | — | | The Drifters Now |
| 1973 | "You've Got Your Troubles" b/w "I'm Feeling Sad (and Oh So Lonely)" | Johnny Moore | Bell | — | — | — | — | | The Drifters Now |
| 1973 | "Like Sister and Brother" b/w "The Songs We Used to Sing" | A: Bill Fredericks B: Johnny Moore | Bell | — | — | — | 7 | | Love Games |
| 1974 | "Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies" b/w "I'm Feeling Sad (and Oh So Lonely)" (from The Drifters Now) | Johnny Moore | Bell | — | 83 | — | 2 | BPI: Silver | Love Games |
| 1974 | "Down on the Beach Tonight" b/w "Say Goodbye to Angelina" (from The Drifters Now) | Johnny Moore | Bell | — | — | — | 7 | | Love Games |
| 1975 | "Love Games" b/w "The Cut Is Deep" | Johnny Moore | Bell | — | — | — | 33 | | Love Games |
| 1975 | "There Goes My First Love" b/w "Don't Cry on a Weekend" | Johnny Moore | Bell | — | — | — | 3 | BPI: Silver | There Goes My First Love |
| 1975 | "Can I Take You Home Little Girl" b/w "Please Help Me Down" | Johnny Moore | Bell | — | — | — | 10 | | There Goes My First Love |
| 1976 | "Hello Happiness" b/w "I Can't Get Away from You" (from Love Games) | Johnny Moore | Bell | — | — | — | 12 | | There Goes My First Love |
| 1976 | "Every Nite's a Saturday Night with You" b/w "I'll Get to Know Your Name Along the Way" | Johnny Moore | Bell | — | — | — | 29 | | Every Nite's a Saturday Night |
| 1976 | "You're More Than a Number in My Little Red Book" b/w "Do You Have to Go Now" | A: Johnny Moore & Clyde Brown B: Johnny Moore | Arista | — | — | — | 5 | BPI: Silver | Every Nite's a Saturday Night |
| 1979 | "Save the Last Dance for Me" b/w "When My Little Girl Is Smiling" | A: Ben E. King B: Charlie Thomas | Lightning | — | — | — | 69 | | Save the Last Dance for Me |
| 2013 | "The Whole World" | Michael Williams | Neon | — | — | — | — | | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||||||

### Billboard Year-End performances

| Year | Song | Year-End position |
| 1959 | "There Goes My Baby" | 29 |
| 1960 | "Save the Last Dance for Me" | 26 |
| 1961 | "Please Stay" | 100 |
| 1963 | "Up on the Roof" | 64 |
| 1964 | "Under the Boardwalk" | 20 |