# The Turtles discography

The Turtles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1965, whose original lineup consisted of Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman, Al Nichol, Chuck Portz, Jim Tucker and Don Murray. Originating from an earlier surf band called the Crossfires, the Turtles first achieved success with a sound that fused folk music with rock and roll, but would achieve greater success with pop music, scoring their biggest and best-known hit in 1967 with the song "Happy Together". They charted several other top 40 hits, including "It Ain't Me Babe" (1965), "You Baby" (1966), "She'd Rather Be With Me" (1967), "Elenore" (1968) and "You Showed Me" (1969). Worldwide, The Turtles released 5 studio albums, 20 compilation albums, 7 extended plays and 26 singles.
1967's Golden Hits is notable for featuring remixes of "It Ain't Me Babe", "Let Me Be" and "You Baby". These are the only remixes done on early album tracks as the multi-tracks went missing shortly thereafter. These three remixes are almost always used on compilations, instead of the original wide stereo mixes. The 1970 album More Golden Hits contains stereo mixes of "Sound Asleep", "She's My Girl", and "Who Would Ever Think That I Would Marry Margaret?". The first two were briefly available on CD reissues in the mid-'90s, while the latter remained unique to More Golden Hits until its inclusion on All the Singles.
Wooden Head was a compilation album composed of unissued recordings, circa 1966. The Chalon Road compilation gathered together many unissued and 45-only tracks. Shell Shock was a compilation of material intended for an album recorded in 1969 that remained unfinished. The Turtles '66 is described by the Flo and Eddie record label as a lost album.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Bill. | US Cash. | UK |
| It Ain't Me Babe | Released: 1965 Label: White Whale | 98 | 35 | — |
| You Baby | Released: 1966 Label: White Whale | — | 71 | — |
| Happy Together | Released: 1967 Label: White Whale | 25 | 15 | 18 |
| The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands | Released: 1968 Label: White Whale | 128 | 43 | — |
| Turtle Soup | Released: 1969 Label: White Whale | 117 | 105 | — |

### Compilations

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Bill. | US Cash. |
| Golden Hits | Released: 1967 Label: White Whale | 7 | 5 |
| More Golden Hits | Released: 1970 Label: White Whale | 146 | — |
| Wooden Head | Released: 1970 Label: White Whale | — | — |
| Happy Together Again | Released: 1974 Label: Sire | 194 | 156 |
| The Turtles: 1968 | Released: 1977 Label: Rhino | — | — |
| Turtle-Sized | Released: 1982 Label: Rhino | — | — |
| Turtles' Greatest Hits | Released: 1982 Label: Rhino | — | — |
| 20 Greatest Hits | Released: 1984 Label: Rhino | — | — |
| Chalon Road | Released: 1986 Label: Rhino | — | — |
| Shell Shock | Released: 1986 Label: Rhino | — | — |
| The Best of the Turtles (Golden Archive Series) | Released: 1987 Label: Rhino | — | — |
| Turtle Wax: The Best of the Turtles, Vol. 2 | Released: 1988 Label: Rhino | — | — |
| Lil' Bit of Gold | Released: 1988 Label: Rhino | — | — |
| Lil' Bit of Gold, Volume 2 | Released: 1988 Label: Rhino | — | — |
| The Best of the Turtles | Released: 1995 Label: Rhino | — | — |
| Solid Zinc: The Turtles Anthology | Released: 2002 Label: Rhino | — | — |
| Happy Together: The Very Best of the Turtles | Released: 2004 Label: Shout! Factory | — | — |
| Save the Turtles: The Turtles Greatest Hits | Released: 2009 Label: FloEdCo / Manifesto | — | — |
| All the Singles | Released: 2016 Label: FloEdCo / Manifesto | — | — |
| The Complete Original Album Collection | Released: 2016 Label: FloEdCo / Manifesto | — | — |
| The Turtles '66 | Released: 2017 Label: FloEdCo / Manifesto | — | — |

## Singles
### US singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Hot | US Cash. | BEL (Fla.) | BEL (Wal.) | CAN | GER | UK | Album |
| "It Ain't Me Babe" | 1965 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 3 | — | — | It Ain't Me, Babe |
| "Let Me Be" | 1965 | 29 | 26 | — | — | 14 | — | — | It Ain't Me, Babe |
| "You Baby" | 1966 | 20 | 17 | — | — | 11 | — | — | You, Baby |
| "Grim Reaper of Love" | 1966 | 81 | 95 | — | — | 61 | — | — | Non-album singles (first album release on Golden Hits) |
| "Outside Chance" | 1966 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles (first album release on Golden Hits) |
| "Can I Get to Know You Better?" | 1966 | 89 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles (first album release on Golden Hits) |
| "Happy Together" | 1967 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | Happy Together |
| "She'd Rather Be with Me" | 1967 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 23 | 4 | Happy Together |
| "Guide for the Married Man" | 1967 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Happy Together |
| "You Know What I Mean" | 1967 | 12 | 12 | — | — | 6 | 40 | — | Golden Hits |
| "She's My Girl" | 1967 | 14 | 15 | — | — | 5 | — | — | Non-album singles (first album release on More Golden Hits) |
| "Sound Asleep" | 1968 | 57 | 32 | — | — | 23 | — | — | Non-album singles (first album release on More Golden Hits) |
| "The Story of Rock and Roll" | 1968 | 48 | 37 | — | — | 29 | — | — | Non-album singles (first album release on More Golden Hits) |
| "Elenore" | 1968 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 32 | 7 | The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands |
| "You Showed Me" | 1969 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands |
| "House on the Hill" | 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Turtle Soup |
| "You Don't Have to Walk in the Rain" | 1969 | 51 | 52 | — | — | 40 | — | — | Turtle Soup |
| "Love in the City" | 1969 | 91 | 61 | — | — | 46 | — | — | Turtle Soup |
| "Lady-O" | 1969 | 78 | 67 | — | — | 59 | — | — | Non-album single (first album release on More Golden Hits) |
| "Teardrops" (released under the name The Dedications) | 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Who Would Ever Think That I Would Marry Margaret?" | 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | More Golden Hits |
| "Is It Any Wonder?" | 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Golden Hits |
| "Eve of Destruction" | 1970 | 100 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | It Ain't Me, Babe |
| "Me About You" | 1970 | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Happy Together |

### Other charted songs

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | CAN | Album |
| "It Was a Very Good Year" | 1966 | 7 | It Ain't Me Babe |