| Jimmy Ruffin discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 7 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Singles | 42 |
This is the discography of American soul singer Jimmy Ruffin.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
UK [3] | ||
| Sings Top Ten |
|
133 | — | 32 |
| Ruff'n Ready |
|
196 | 50 | — |
| The Groove Governor |
|
— | — | — |
| I Am My Brother's Keeper |
|
— | 15 | — |
| Jimmy Ruffin | — | — | — | |
| Love Is All We Need |
|
— | — | — |
| Sunrise |
|
152 | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [3] | ||
| Greatest Hits |
|
41 |
| I've Passed This Way Before |
|
— |
| 20 Golden Classics |
|
— |
| Greatest Motown Hits |
|
— |
| Early Classics |
|
— |
| The Best of Jimmy Ruffin |
|
— |
| The Ultimate Motown Collection |
|
— |
| The Essential |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5][6] |
US Dance [7] |
US R&B [8] |
AUS [9] |
CAN [10] |
IRE [11] |
NL [12] |
UK [3] | |||
| "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" |
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" |
68 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | 51[upper-alpha 1] | ||
| "I'll Say Forever My Love" b/w "Everybody Needs Love" |
1968 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52[upper-alpha 1] | |
| "Don't Let Him Take Your Love from Me" b/w "Lonely Lonely Man Am I" |
113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sad and Lonesome Feeling" b/w "Gonna Keep On Tryin' Till I Win Your Love" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I've Passed This Way Before" (reissue) [upper-alpha 2] b/w "Tomorrow's Tears" |
1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | |
| "Farewell Is a Lonely Sound" b/w "If You Will Let Me I Know I Can" |
104 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 8 | ||
| "I'll Say Forever My Love" (reissue) [upper-alpha 3] b/w "Everybody Needs Love" |
1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
| "Stand by Me" (both sides with David Ruffin) b/w "Your Love Was Worth Waiting For" |
61 | — | 24 | — | 78 | — | — | — | ||
| "It's Wonderful (To Be Loved by You)" b/w "Maria (You Were the Only One)" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | ||
| "Maria (You Were the Only One)" b/w "Living in a World I Created for Myself" |
97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Let's Say Goodbye Tomorrow" [upper-alpha 4] b/w "Living in a World I Created for Myself" |
1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51[upper-alpha 1] | |
| "When My Love Hand Comes Down" (both sides with David Ruffin) b/w "Steppin' on a Dream" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "On the Way Out (On the Way In)" [upper-alpha 5] b/w "Honey Come Back" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Our Favorite Melody" b/w "You Gave Me Love" |
1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Mother's Love" [upper-alpha 6] b/w "Waiting on You" |
1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Thank You Girl" [upper-alpha 7] b/w "Do You Know Me" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Goin' Home" b/w "Tears of Joy" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "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) |
— | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 4 | ||
| "Farewell Is a Lonely Sound" (reissue) [upper-alpha 8] b/w "I Will Never Let You Get Away" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | ||
| "What You See (Ain't Always What You Get)" b/w "Boy from Mississippi" |
1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Give You All the Love I've Got" [upper-alpha 9] b/w "Get On Up" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "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) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "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) [upper-alpha 10] b/w "I'm Gonna Love You Forever" (Hi-NRG Mix) |
1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 95 | |
| "There Will Never Be Another You" [upper-alpha 11] b/w "The Backstabbers" |
1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | |
| "That's When My Loving Begins" [upper-alpha 12] b/w "Don't Stop (Keep on Loving Me Girl)" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Foolish Thing to Do" (Heaven 17 featuring Jimmy Ruffin) [upper-alpha 13] b/w "My Sensitivity Gets in the Way" |
1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | |
| "Easy Just to Say (I Love You)" [upper-alpha 14] b/w "You Never Have Time (For Me)" |
1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Wake Me Up When It's Over" [upper-alpha 15] b/w "Wake Me Up When It's Over" (remix) |
1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (Ruby Turner featuring Jimmy Ruffin) [upper-alpha 16] b/w "Still Waters Run Deep" (by Ruby Turner) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | ||
| "On the Rebound" (with Brenda Holloway) [upper-alpha 17] b/w "On the Rebound" iInstrumental) |
1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Entertainer" [upper-alpha 18] b/w "We Finally Found Out" (by Steve Mancha) |
2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "We Finally Found Out" [upper-alpha 19] b/w "We Finally Found Out" (edit) |
2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Notes
- 1 2 3 Chart position is from the UK "Breakers List".
- ↑ "I've Passed This Way Before" was only reissued in the UK and continental Europe.
- ↑ "I'll Say Forever My Love" was only reissued in the UK, continental Europe, Australasia and South Africa.
- ↑ "Let's Say Goodbye Tomorrow" was only released in the UK and Portugal.
- ↑ "On the Way Out (On the Way In)" was only released in the UK.
- ↑ "Mother's Love" was only released in the UK and continental Europe.
- ↑ "Thank You Girl" was only released in the UK.
- ↑ "Farewell Is a Lonely Sound" was only reissued in the UK and Germany.
- ↑ "Give You All the Love I've Got" was only released in the UK.
- ↑ "I'm Gonna Love You Forever" was only released in the UK and Europe.
- ↑ "There Will Never Be Another You" was only released in the UK and continental Europe.
- ↑ "That's When My Loving Begins" was only released in the UK.
- ↑ "The Foolish Thing to Do" was only released in the UK, Europe and New Zealand.
- ↑ "Easy Just to Say (I Love You)" was only released in the UK.
- ↑ "Wake Me Up When It's Over" was only released in the UK and South Africa.
- ↑ Only released in the UK, Germany and Australia.
- ↑ "On the Rebound" was only released in the UK and the Netherlands.
- ↑ "The Entertainer" was released in the UK.
- ↑ "We Finally Found Out" was only released in the UK.
References
- ↑ "Jimmy Ruffin – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Joel Whitburn's Top R&B Albums 1965–1998. Record Research. p. 176. ISBN 0898201349.
- 1 2 3 "JIMMY RUFFIN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ↑ "Ruffin in a rush" (PDF). Music Week. November 3, 1973. p. 5. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ↑ "Jimmy Ruffin – Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 1959–1981. Record Research. p. 144. ISBN 9780898200478.
- ↑ "Jimmy Ruffin – Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ↑ "Jimmy Ruffin – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ↑ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
- ↑ Peak positions for Jimmy Ruffin's singles in Canada:
- "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted": "RPM 100". RPM. Vol. 6, no. 9. October 24, 1966. Retrieved February 18, 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "I've Passed This Way Before": "RPM 100". RPM. Vol. 6, no. 22. January 28, 1967. Retrieved February 18, 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got": "RPM 100". RPM. Vol. 7, no. 9. April 29, 1967. Retrieved February 18, 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Stand by Me": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 14, no. 14. November 21, 1970. Retrieved February 18, 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ↑ "Dutch Charts – dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ↑ "Jimmy Ruffin – What Becomes of the Broken Hearted". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
External links
- Jimmy Ruffin discography at Discogs
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