The Isley Brothers
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The Isley Brothers are a Grammy-winning American R&B/soul group who are one of the few groups to have long-running success on the Billboard charts placing a charted single in every decade since 1959 and as of 2006 was still charting successful albums performing under a repertoire of doo-wop, R&B, rock 'n' roll, soul, funk, disco, urban adult contemporary and hip-hop soul in the last six decades with a variation of lineups ranging from a quartet to a trio to a sextet to finally a duo.
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Discography
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Top 40 singles
Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
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US | UK | US R&B | ||
1962 | "Twist and Shout" | 17 | 42 | 2 |
1966 | "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" | 12 | 3 | 6 |
1968 | "Behind a Painted Smile" | — | 5 | — |
1969 | "It's Your Thing" | 2 | 30 | 1 |
1969 | "I Turned You On" | 23 | — | 6 |
1969 | "Put Yourself In My Place" | — | 13 | — |
1970 | "Love the One You're With" | 18 | — | 3 |
1970 | "Pop That Thang" | 24 | — | 3 |
1972 | "That Lady (Part 1)" | 6 | 14 | 2 |
1972 | "Summer Breeze" | 60 | 16 | 10 |
1975 | "Fight the Power (Part 1)" | 4 | — | 1 |
1975 | "For the Love of You" | 22 | — | 10 |
1976 | "Harvest for the World" | 63 | 10 | 9 |
1977 | "The Pride (Part 1)" | 63 | — | 1 |
1977 | "Livin' in the Life" | 40 | — | 1 |
1978 | "Take Me to the Next Phase (Part 1)" | — | 50 | 1 |
1979 | "I Wanna Be with You (Part 1)" | — | — | 1 |
1979 | "It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)" | 90 | 14 | 27 |
1980 | "Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love) (Parts 1 & 2)" | 39 | — | 1 |
1983 | "Between the Sheets" | 101 | 52 | 3 |
1996 | "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" (R. Kelly featuring The Isley Brothers) | 4 | 23 | 1 |
2001 | "Contagious" | 19 | — | 3 |
"—" denotes the single failed to chart |
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Top 20 albums
- 1969: It's Our Thing (US R&B #2)
- 1972: Brother, Brother, Brother (US R&B #5)
- 1973: 3 + 3 (US #8; US R&B #2)
- 1974: Live It Up (US #14; US R&B #1)
- 1975: The Heat Is On (US #1; US R&B #1)
- 1976: Harvest for the World (US #9; US R&B #1)
- 1977: Go for Your Guns (US #6; US R&B #1)
- 1978: Showdown (US #4; US R&B #1)
- 1979: Winner Takes All (US R&B #3)
- 1980: Go All the Way (US #8; US R&B #1)
- 1980: Grand Slam (US R&B #3)
- 1981: Inside You (US R&B #8)
- 1982: The Real Deal (US R&B #9)
- 1983: Between the Sheets (US R&B #1)
- 1987: Smooth Sailin' (US R&B #5)
- 1989: Spend the Night (US R&B #4)
- 1996: Mission to Please (US R&B #2)
- 2001: Eternal (US #3; US R&B #1)
- 2003: Body Kiss (US #1; US R&B #1)
- 2006: Baby Makin' Music (US #5; US R&B #1)
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