Sly and the Family Stone discography

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Sly and the Family Stone discography
Studio albums10
Live albums2
Compilation albums6
Singles19

This is the discography of the American band Sly and the Family Stone.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
US
R&B
HH

[2]
AUS
[3]
CAN JPN
[4]
UK
[5]
A Whole New Thing
  • Released: October 1967
  • Label: Epic
195
Dance to the Music
  • Released: April 1968
  • Label: Epic
14211155
Life
  • Released: September 1968
  • Label: Epic
195163
Stand!
  • Released: May 1969
  • Label: Epic
13391166
There's a Riot Goin' On
  • Released: November 1971
  • Label: Epic
1145931
Fresh
  • Released: June 1973
  • Label: Epic
711784
  • RIAA: Gold [6]
Small Talk
  • Released: July 1974
  • Label: Epic
1513200
  • RIAA: Gold [6]
Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back
  • Released: December 1976
  • Label: Epic
33
Back on the Right Track 15231
Ain't but the One Way
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: Warner Bros.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
US
R&B

[8]
BEL
(WA)

[9]
JPN
[4]
NL
[10]
Live at the Fillmore East October 4th & 5th 1968
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Epic/Legacy
2412911471
Woodstock: Sunday August 17, 1969
  • Released: March 2019
  • Label: Epic/Legacy
[lower-alpha 1]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Charted compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
US
R&B
HH

[2]
CAN JPN
[4]
Greatest Hits
  • Released: November 1970
  • Label: Epic
2110164
Ten Years Too Soon
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Epic
62
Different Strokes by Different Folks
  • Released: July 2005
  • Label: Epic/Hear
5561
The Collection
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Epic/Legacy
62
Higher!
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Epic/Legacy
47
Higher! (Highlights)
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Epic/Legacy
72
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[12]
US
R&B
HH

[13]
BEL
(FL)

[14]
BEL
(WA)

[9]
GER
[15]
NL
[10]
UK
[5]
"Underdog"1967A Whole New Thing
"Dance to the Music"89497Dance to the Music
"Life"196893Life
"Everyday People"1136Stand!
"Stand!"19692214
"Hot Fun in the Summertime"23Greatest Hits
"Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" /
"Everybody Is a Star" [lower-alpha 2]
11
"I Want to Take You Higher"19703824Stand!
"Family Affair"1971112441331815
  • RIAA: Gold [6]
There's a Riot Goin' On
"Runnin' Away"1972231517
"(You Caught Me) Smilin'"4221
"If You Want Me to Stay"1973123
  • RIAA: Gold [6]
Fresh
"Frisky"7928
"Time for Livin'"19743210Small Talk
"Loose Booty"8422
"Family Again"197685Heard Ya Missed Me, Well I'm Back
"Remember Who You Are"197938Back on the Right Track
"The Same Thing (Makes You Laugh, Makes You Cry)"
"High Y'all"1983Ain't but the One Way
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[12]
US
R&B
HH

[13]
UK
[5]
CAN
"M'Lady" (B-side to "Life")1968933289
[17]
Life
"Sing a Simple Song" (B-side to "Everyday People")892891
[18]
Stand!
"If It Were Left Up to Me" (B-side to "Frisky")197457Fresh
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

See also

Notes

  1. Woodstock: Sunday August 17, 1969 did not enter the Billboard 200, but it peaked at number 79 on the Billboard Album Sales chart. [11]
  2. "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Again" and "Everybody Is a Star" were marketed as a double A-side.
  3. Only "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)" was certified gold.

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