This is the discography documenting albums and singles released by American family musical group The Isley Brothers.
Formed initially as a gospel sibling quartet with brothers Kelly, Rudy, Ron and Vernon Isley, the group became a trio after Vernon was tragically killed in 1955 accidentally being hit by a car while riding his bicycle. In 1957, the teenage siblings moved to New York from Ohio to start their career in R&B music. They struggled with initial recordings in the doo-wop subgenre until the release of the gospel-inflected "Shout" in 1959 on RCA Victor Records. The song peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100, later selling over a million copies. In 1962, they entered the top 20 on the same chart with Bert Berns' "Twist and Shout", followed by their 1966 Motown hit, "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)".
After forming their own record label, T-Neck Records, the group wrote and produced their career-defining hit "It's Your Thing" in 1969, which peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Top Selling Soul Singles chart, which won them the Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. The group eventually became a sextet with younger brothers Ernie and Marvin and brother-in-law Chris Jasper and recorded primarily funk, rock and soul music. Between 1969 and 1981, the group recorded 28 chart singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including nine Top 40 singles and three Top 10 singles including "That Lady" (1973) and "Fight the Power" (1975).
After several group members deflected from the group due to monetary reasons, illness, death and religion, the Isleys - now just a duo of Ron and Ernie - returned to the Billboard Hot 100 in 1996, after a 15-year drought, with three charting singles "Let's Lay Together", "Floatin' On Your Love" and "Tears". In doing so, they surpassed the Spinners as the longest-charting musical act in Hot 100 history, as well as the first act to enter the Hot 100 in five decades. In 2001, the top 20 hit "Contagious" made them the first act to have a chart hit in six.
Their Hot 100 chart span lasted 44 years with 40 total chart entries between 1959 and 2003, with 12 Top 40 singles, 7 Top 20 singles and three Top 10 singles. On the R&B charts, the act recorded 71 total chart entries between 1962 and 2006, with 58 Top 40 singles, 41 Top 20 singles, 27 Top 10 singles and 6 number one singles. In addition, they charted 32 albums on the Billboard 200 between 1962 and 2017, including 16 Top 40 albums, 9 Top 10 Albums and two number one albums while on the R&B albums chart, they charted 38 albums between 1966 and 2007, including 34 Top 40 albums, 26 Top 20 albums, 20 Top 10 albums and 10 number one albums. Of those albums, fifteen of them have been certified gold, platinum and/or multi-platinum in the United States.
Albums Studio albums Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Record label US USR&B AUS CAN NLD UK 1959 Shout! — — — — — — RCA Victor 1962 Twist & Shout 61 — — — — — Wand 1963 Twisting and Shouting — — — — — — United Artists 1966 This Old Heart of Mine 140 15 — — — 23 Tamla 1967 Soul on the Rocks — — — — — — 1969 It's Our Thing 22 2 — 24 — — T-Neck The Brothers: Isley 180 20 — — — — 1970 Get into Something — — — — — — 1971 Givin' It Back 71 13 — — — — 1972 Brother, Brother, Brother 29 5 — — — — 1973 3 + 3 8 2 — 66 — — RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver 1974 Live It Up 14 1 — 17 — — RIAA: Platinum 1975 The Heat Is On 1 1 99 25 — — RIAA: 2× Platinum 1976 Harvest for the World 9 1 — 32 — 50 RIAA: Platinum 1977 Go for Your Guns 6 1 — 39 — 46 RIAA: 2× Platinum 1978 Showdown 4 1 — 68 — 50 RIAA: Platinum 1979 Winner Takes All 14 3 — — — — RIAA: Gold 1980 Go All the Way 8 1 — — — — RIAA: Platinum 1981 Grand Slam 28 3 — — — — RIAA: Gold Inside You 45 8 — — — — 1982 The Real Deal 87 9 — — — — 1983 Between the Sheets 19 1 — — — — RIAA: Platinum 1985 Masterpiece 140 19 — — — — Warner Bros. 1987 Smooth Sailin' 64 5 — — — — 1989 Spend the Night 89 4 — — — — 1992 Tracks of Life 140 19 — — — — 1996 Mission to Please 31 2 — — — — RIAA: Platinum Island 2001 Eternal 3 1 — — 50 — RIAA: Platinum DreamWorks 2003 Body Kiss 1 1 — — — — RIAA: Gold 2006 Baby Makin' Music 5 1 — — — — Def Soul 2007 I'll Be Home for Christmas — 38 — — — — 2017 Power of Peace 64 32 — — — — Sony Legacy 2022 Make Me Say It Again, Girl — — — — — — BFD/BSMF "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums Year Title Peak chart positions Record label US USR&B 1969 Live at Yankee Stadium 169 34 T-Neck 1973 The Isleys Live 139 14 1993 Live! — 34 Elektra "—" denotes a releases that did not chart.
Compilation albums Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) Record label US USR&B UK 1966 Take Some Time Out for the Isley Brothers — — — Scepter 1969 The Best of the Isley Brothers [819-552] — — — 1969 Doin' Their Thing: Best of the Isley Brothers — — — Tamla 1971 In the Beginning... (with Jimi Hendrix) — — — T-Neck 1973 Isleys' Greatest Hits 195 24 — 1976 The Best... — 49 — Buddah 1977 Forever Gold 58 40 — T-Neck 1978 Timeless — 70 — 1984 Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 — — 41 RIAA: 2× Platinum 1991 The Isley Brothers Story, Vol. 1: Rockin' Soul (1959-68) — — — Rhino The Isley Brothers Story, Vol. 2: The T-Neck Years (1969-85) — — — 1994 Beautiful Ballads — 67 — RIAA: Gold Legacy 1997 Greatest Hits — — — BPI: Silver Epic 1999 It's Your Thing: The Story of the Isley Brothers — — — Legacy 2000 Ultimate Isley Brothers — — — 2001 Love Songs — 91 — 2004 The Essential Isley Brothers — — — Sony Music Taken to the Next Phase 135 26 — 2005 Summer Breeze: Greatest Hits — — 69 2006 Brotherhood — — — Starbucks Beautiful Ballads, Vol. 2 — — — Sony Music 2007 The Definitive Collection — 29 — Hip-O 2015 RCA Victor and T-Neck Album Masters (1959-1983) — — — Legacy "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles The early years (1957–66) Year Title (A-side, B-side)Both sides from same album except where indicated Peak chart positions Record label Album US USR&B AUS CAN UK 1957 "The Cow Jumped Over the Moon"b/w "Angels Cried" — — — — — TeenageNon-album tracks "Don't Be Jealous"b/w "Rockin' MacDonald" — — — — — Mark X 1958 "I Wanna Know"b/w "Everybody's Gonna Rock and Roll" — — — — — Gone "This Is the End"b/w "Don't Be Jealous" — — — — — Cindy "My Love"b/w "The Drag" — — — — — Gone 1959 "I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door"b/w "Turn to Me" — — — — — RCA Victor "Shout"—Part 1b/w Part 2 47 — 2 44 —Shout! "Respectable"b/w "Without a Song" 101 — — — — 1960 "How Deep Is the Ocean"b/w "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" — — — — — "Gypsy Love Song"b/w "Open Up Your Heart" — — — — —Non-album tracks "Say You Love Me Too"b/w "Tell Me Who" — — — — — 1961 "Teach Me How to Shimmy"b/w "Jeepers Creepers" — — — — — Atlantic "Standing on the Dance Floor"b/w "Shine on Harvest Moon" — — — — — "Your Old Lady"b/w "Write to Me" — — — — — "A Fool for You"b/w "Just One More Time" — — — — — 1962 "Right Now"b/w "The Snake" — — — — — WandTwist & Shout "Shout!"—Part 1b/w Part 2Chart re-entry 94 — — — — RCA VictorShout! "Twist and Shout"b/w "Spanish Twist" 17 2 — — 42 WandTwist & Shout "Twistin' with Linda"b/w "You Better Come Home" (from Twist & Shout) 54 — — — —Non-album tracks 1963 "Nobody but Me"b/w "I'm Laughing to Keep from Crying" 106 — — — — "I Say Love"b/w "Hold On Baby" — — — — —Twist & Shout "Tango"b/w "She's Gone" — — — — — United ArtistsTwisting and Shouting "Surf and Shout"b/w "Whatcha' Gonna Do" — — — — — 1964 "You'll Never Leave Him"b/w "Please, Please, Please" — — — — — "Who's That Lady"b/w "My Little Girl" — — — — —Non-album tracks "Testify"—Part 1b/w Part 2 — — — — — T-NeckIn the Beginning "The Last Girl"b/w "Looking for a Love" — — — — — Atlantic 1965 "Simon Says"b/w "Wild as a Tiger" — — — 44 — "Move Over and Let Me Dance"b/w "Have You Ever Been Disappointed" — — — — — 1966 "Love Is a Wonderful Thing"b/w "Open Up Her Eyes" — — — — — VeepNon-album tracks "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
The Tamla (Motown) era (1966–69) Year Titles (A-side, B-side)Both sides from same album except where indicated Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USR&B AUS CAN GER IRE NLD UK 1966 "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)"b/w "There's No Love Left" 12 6 — 54 — — — 3 BPI: PlatinumThis Old Heart of Mine "Take Some Time Out for Love"b/w "Who Could Ever Doubt My Love" 66 — — 80 — — — — "I Guess I'll Always Love You"b/w "I Hear a Symphony" 61 31 — 74 — — — 11 1967 "Got to Have You Back"b/w "Just Ain't Enough Love" (from This Old Heart of Mine) 93 47 — — — — — — Soul on the Rocks "That's the Way Love Is"b/w "One Too Many Heartaches" — — — — — — — — 1968 "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)"b/w "Why When Love Is Gone" (from Soul on the Rocks) 121 22 — — — — — 52 Doin' Their Thing "Behind a Painted Smile"b/w "All Because I Love You" (from Isley Brothers) — — 89 — 35 17 20 5 Soul on the Rocks 1969 "Put Yourself in My Place"b/w "Little Miss Sweetness" (from Soul on the Rocks) — — — — — — — 13 This Old Heart of Mine "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
The T-Neck era (1969–84) Year Titles (A-side, B-side)Both sides from same album except where indicated Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USR&B CAN NLD UK 1969 "It's Your Thing"b/w "Don't Give It Away" 2 1 3 — 30 RIAA: GoldIt's Our Thing "I Turned You On"b/w "I Know Who You Been Socking It To" (from It's Our Thing) 23 6 12 — —The Brothers: Isley "Black Berries"—Part 1b/w Part 2 79 43 42 — — "Was It Good to You"b/w "I Got to Get Myself Together" 83 33 49 — — "Bless Your Heart"b/w "Give the Women What They Want" (from It's Our Thing) — 29 — — —Get Into Something 1970 "Keep on Doin'"b/w "Save Me" (from It's Our Thing) 75 17 49 — — "If He Can, You Can"b/w "Holdin' On" (from The Brothers: Isley) — 21 — — — "Girls Will Be Girls, Boys Will Be Boys"b/w "Get Down Off the Train" (from The Brothers: Isley) 75 21 — — — "Get into Something"b/w Part 2 89 25 — — — "Freedom"b/w "I Need You So" 72 16 — — — 1971 "Warpath"b/w "I Got to Find Me One" (from Get Into Something) 111 17 — — —Non-album track "Love the One You're With"b/w "He's Got Your Love" (from It's Our Thing) 18 3 41 — —Givin' It Back "Spill the Wine"b/w "Take Inventory" (from Get Into Something) 49 14 — — — "Lay Lady Lay"b/w "Vacuum Cleaner" (from The Brothers: Isley) 71 29 — — — 1972 "Lay-Away"b/w "Feel Like the World" (from It's Our Thing) 54 6 — — —Brother, Brother, Brother "Pop That Thang"b/w "I Got to Find Me One" (from Get Into Something) 24 3 — — — "Work to Do"b/w "Beautiful" (from Get Into Something) 51 11 74 — — 1973 "It's Too Late"b/w "Nothing to Do But Today" (from Givin' It Back) — 39 — — — "That Lady"—Part 1b/w Part 2 6 2 20 20 14 RIAA: Gold3 + 3 "What It Comes Down To" / 55 5 — — — "The Highways of My Life" — — — — 25 1974 "Summer Breeze"—Part 1b/w Part 2 60 10 84 — 16 BPI: Silver "Live It Up"—Part 1b/w Part 2 52 4 65 — 54Live It Up "Midnight Sky"—Part 1b/w Part 2 73 8 72 — — 1975 "Fight the Power"—Part 1b/w Part 2 4 1 31 — —