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This article is a discography for the work of former [[The Temptations|Temptations]] singer '''[[David Ruffin]]''' as a solo artist and in other group acts outside of The Temptations. It also includes a listing of his lead vocal recordings with The Temptations.
This article is a discography for the work of former [[The Temptations|Temptations]] singer '''[[David Ruffin]]''' as a solo artist and in other group acts outside of The Temptations. It also includes a listing of his lead vocal recordings with The Temptations.


==Studio and live albums==
==Solo discography==
===Albums===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''David Ruffin'''
|-
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album
! rowspan="2"| Album
! colspan="2"| Chart positions
! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]
|-
|-
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[Billboard 200|US]]</small><br><ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|title=David Ruffin - Awards|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/david-ruffin-mn0000811598/awards|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=1 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126125527/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/david-ruffin-mn0000811598/awards|archive-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[Billboard 200|US]]</small><br><ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|title=David Ruffin - Awards|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/david-ruffin-mn0000811598/awards|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=1 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126125527/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/david-ruffin-mn0000811598/awards|archive-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US R&B]]</small><br><ref name="AllMusic"/>
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US R&B]]</small><br><ref name="AR&B">{{cite magazine|title=David Ruffin - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/david-ruffin/chart-history/blp/|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=29 June 2024}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]</small><br><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
|-
|-
|1969
| rowspan="2"| 1969
|'''''[[My Whole World Ended]]'''''
|'''''[[My Whole World Ended]]'''''
* {{small|First studio album}}
* {{small|First studio album}}
* {{small|Released on May 1, 1969}}
* {{small|Released: May 1, 1969}}
* {{small|Labels: [[Motown Records|Motown]]}}
* {{small|Labels: [[Motown Records|Motown]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|31
| style="text-align:center;"| 31
| style="text-align:center;"|'''1'''
| style="text-align:center;"| 1
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
|-
|-
|1969
|'''''[[Feelin' Good (David Ruffin)|Feelin' Good]]'''''
|'''''[[Feelin' Good (David Ruffin)|Feelin' Good]]'''''
* {{small|Second studio album}}
* {{small|Second studio album}}
* {{small|Released in November 1969}}
* {{small|Released: November 1969}}
* {{small|Labels: Motown}}
* {{small|Labels: Motown}}
| style="text-align:center;"|148
| style="text-align:center;"| 148
| style="text-align:center;"|9
| style="text-align:center;"| 9
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
|
|1971
|-
| 1970
|'''''[[I Am My Brother's Keeper]]'''''
* {{small|Only studio album released by The Ruffin Brothers (David Ruffin and [[Jimmy Ruffin]])}}
* {{small|Released: 1970}}
* {{small|Labels: [[Motown Records|Soul (Motown)]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 178
| style="text-align:center;"| 15
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
|-
| 1971
|'''''[[David (David Ruffin album)|David]]'''''
|'''''[[David (David Ruffin album)|David]]'''''
* {{small|Previously unreleased studio album}}
* {{small|Previously unreleased studio album}}
* {{small|Released on June 25, 2004}}
* {{small|Released: June 25, 2004}}
* {{small|Labels: [[Hip-O Records]]}}
* {{small|Labels: [[Hip-O Records]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|&mdash;
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"|&mdash;
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
|
|1973
|-
| 1973
|'''''[[David Ruffin (album)|David Ruffin]]'''''
|'''''[[David Ruffin (album)|David Ruffin]]'''''
* {{small|Third studio album}}
* {{small|Third studio album}}
* {{small|Released in February 1973}}
* {{small|Released: February 1973}}
* {{small|Labels: Motown}}
* {{small|Labels: Motown}}
| style="text-align:center;"|160
| style="text-align:center;"| 160
| style="text-align:center;"|34
| style="text-align:center;"| 34
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
|
|1974
|-
| 1974
|'''''[[Me 'n Rock 'n Roll Are Here to Stay]]'''''
|'''''[[Me 'n Rock 'n Roll Are Here to Stay]]'''''
* {{small|Fourth studio album}}
* {{small|Fourth studio album}}
* {{small|Released in December 1974}}
* {{small|Released: December 1974}}
* {{small|Labels: Motown}}
* {{small|Labels: Motown}}
| style="text-align:center;"|&mdash;
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"|37
| style="text-align:center;"| 37
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
|
|1975
|-
| 1975
|'''''[[Who I Am (David Ruffin album)|Who I Am]]'''''
|'''''[[Who I Am (David Ruffin album)|Who I Am]]'''''
* {{small|Fifth studio album}}
* {{small|Fifth studio album}}
* {{small|Released on October 1, 1975}}
* {{small|Released: October 1, 1975}}
* {{small|Labels: Motown}}
* {{small|Labels: Motown}}
| style="text-align:center;"|31
| style="text-align:center;"| 31
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| style="text-align:center;"| 5
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
|
|1976
|-
| 1976
|'''''[[Everything's Coming Up Love]]'''''
|'''''[[Everything's Coming Up Love]]'''''
* {{small|Sixth studio album}}
* {{small|Sixth studio album}}
* {{small|Released on May 1, 1976}}
* {{small|Released: May 1, 1976}}
* {{small|Labels: Motown}}
* {{small|Labels: Motown}}
| style="text-align:center;"|51
| style="text-align:center;"| 51
| style="text-align:center;"|16
| style="text-align:center;"| 16
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
|
|1977
|-
| 1977
|'''''[[In My Stride]]'''''
|'''''[[In My Stride]]'''''
* {{small|Seventh studio album}}
* {{small|Seventh studio album}}
* {{small|Released on June 1, 1977}}
* {{small|Released: June 1, 1977}}
* {{small|Labels: Motown}}
* {{small|Labels: Motown}}
| style="text-align:center;"|&mdash;
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"|36
| style="text-align:center;"| 36
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
|
|1979
|-
| 1979
|'''''[[So Soon We Change]]'''''
|'''''[[So Soon We Change]]'''''
* {{small|Eighth studio album}}
* {{small|Eighth studio album}}
* {{small|Released in 1979}}
* {{small|Released: 1979}}
* {{small|Labels: [[Warner Bros. Records]]}}
* {{small|Labels: [[Warner Bros. Records]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|&mdash;
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"|19
| style="text-align:center;"| 19
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
|
|1980
|-
| 1980
|'''''[[Gentleman Ruffin]]'''''
|'''''[[Gentleman Ruffin]]'''''
* {{small|Ninth and final solo studio album}}
* {{small|Ninth and final solo studio album}}
* {{small|Released in 1980}}
* {{small|Released: 1980}}
* {{small|Labels: [[Warner Bros. Records]]}}
* {{small|Labels: [[Warner Bros. Records]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|&mdash;
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"|66
| style="text-align:center;"| 66
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|-
|
| colspan="9" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
|}
|-
| 1985

{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''The Ruffin Brothers (David & Jimmy Ruffin)'''
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album
! colspan="2"| Chart positions
|-
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[Billboard 200|US]]</small><br><ref name="AllMusic"/>
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US R&B]]</small><br><ref name="AllMusic"/>
|-
|1970
|'''''[[I Am My Brother's Keeper]]'''''
* {{small|First and only studio album released by The Ruffin Brothers (David Ruffin and his brother [[Jimmy Ruffin]])}}
* {{small|Released in 1970}}
* {{small|Labels: [[Motown Records|Soul (Motown)]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|178
| style="text-align:center;"|15
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Daryl Hall & John Oates with David Ruffin & Eddie Kendrick'''
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album
! colspan="2"| Chart positions
|-
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[Billboard 200|US 200]]</small>
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US R&B]]</small>
|-
|1985
|'''''[[Live at the Apollo (Hall & Oates album)|Live at the Apollo]]'''''
|'''''[[Live at the Apollo (Hall & Oates album)|Live at the Apollo]]'''''
* {{small|Live album by [[Daryl Hall & John Oates]] featuring Ruffin and [[Eddie Kendrick]]}}
* {{small|Live album by [[Daryl Hall & John Oates]] featuring Ruffin and [[Eddie Kendricks]]}}
* {{small|Released on September 30, 1985}}
* {{small|Released: September 30, 1985}}
* {{small|Labels: [[RCA Records]]}}
* {{small|Labels: [[RCA Records]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|21
| style="text-align:center;"| 21
| style="text-align:center;"|41
| style="text-align:center;"| 41
| style="text-align:center;"| 32
|
* [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: Gold<ref>{{cite certification|region=United States|type=album|artist=HALL & OATES|title=LIVE AT THE APOLLO|access-date=June 29, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 1987
|'''''[[Ruffin & Kendrick]]'''''<ref name="AllMusic"/>
* {{small|Only studio album released by Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks as a duo}}
* {{small|Released: 1987}}
* {{small|Labels: [[RCA Records]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"| —
| style="text-align:center;"| 60
| style="text-align:center;"| —
|
|-
| colspan="9" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
|}
|}


{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''Ruffin & Kendrick'''
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Album
! colspan="2"| Chart positions
|-
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[Billboard 200|US 200]]</small>
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US R&B]]</small>
|-
|1987
|'''''[[Ruffin & Kendrick]]'''''
* {{small|First and only studio album released by Ruffin & [[Eddie Kendrick]] as a duo}}
* {{small|Released in 1987}}
* {{small|Labels: [[RCA Records]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"|&mdash;
| style="text-align:center;"|60
|}


==Compilation albums==
===Compilations===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
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! Album
! Album
|-
|-
|1977
| 1977
|'''''At His Best'''''
|'''''At His Best'''''
* {{small|Released in 1977}}
* {{small|Released in 1977}}
* {{small|Labels: Motown}}
* {{small|Labels: Motown}}
|-
|-
|1998
| 1998
|'''''The Ultimate Collection'''''
|'''''The Ultimate Collection'''''
* {{small|Collection of Motown solo singles in original 45 RPM single formats}}
* {{small|Collection of Motown solo singles in original 45 RPM single formats}}
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* {{small|Labels: Motown}}
* {{small|Labels: Motown}}
|-
|-
|2002
| 2002
|'''''The Essential Collection'''''
|'''''The Essential Collection'''''
* {{small|Europe and South Africa only}}
* {{small|Europe and South Africa only}}
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* {{small|Labels: Motown/Universal Music}}
* {{small|Labels: Motown/Universal Music}}
|-
|-
|2005
| 2005
|'''''The Great David Ruffin: The Motown Solo Albums, Vol. 1'''''
|'''''The Great David Ruffin: The Motown Solo Albums, Vol. 1'''''
* {{small|Compiles ''My Whole World Ended'', ''Feelin' Good'', ''David Ruffin'', and ''Me 'n Rock 'n Roll Are Here to Stay''}}
* {{small|Compiles ''My Whole World Ended'', ''Feelin' Good'', ''David Ruffin'', and ''Me 'n Rock 'n Roll Are Here to Stay''}}
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* {{small|Labels: Hip-O Select/Motown}}
* {{small|Labels: Hip-O Select/Motown}}
|-
|-
|2006
| 2006
|'''''The Great David Ruffin: The Motown Solo Albums, Vol. 2 '''''
|'''''The Great David Ruffin: The Motown Solo Albums, Vol. 2 '''''
* {{small|Compiles ''Who I Am'', ''Everything's Coming Up Love'', and ''In My Stride'' along with unreleased bonus tracks}}
* {{small|Compiles ''Who I Am'', ''Everything's Coming Up Love'', and ''In My Stride'' along with unreleased bonus tracks}}
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|}
|}


===Singles===
==Singles==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ David Ruffin singles
|+ Early singles
|-
|-
! Year !! Title !! B side !! Label
! Year !! Title !! B side !! Label
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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1969–1990
|+ [[Motown]] releases
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |Title and catalog number
! rowspan="2" |Title
! colspan="4" |Peak Chart Positions
! colspan="4" |Peak Chart Positions
! rowspan="2" |Album
! rowspan="2" |Album
|-
|-
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]</small><br><ref name="AllMusic"/>
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]</small><br><ref name="Hot 100">{{cite magazine|title=David Ruffin - Billboard Hot 100|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/david-ruffin/chart-history/hsi/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=29 June 2024}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]]</small><br><ref name="AllMusic"/>
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]]</small><br><ref name="R&B">{{cite magazine|title=David Ruffin - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/david-ruffin/chart-history/bsi/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=29 June 2024}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[Dance Club Songs|US Dance]]</small><br><ref name="AllMusic"/>
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[Dance Club Songs|US Dance]]</small><br><ref name="AllMusic"/>
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><br><ref name="UK">{{cite web|title=DAVID RUFFIN - full Official Chart History |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15592/david-ruffin/|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref>
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><br><ref name="UK">{{cite web|title=DAVID RUFFIN - full Official Chart History |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15592/david-ruffin/|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |1969
| rowspan="3"| 1969
|"[[My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)]]" <small>(Motown 1140)</small>
| "[[My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)]]"
| {{center|9}}
<small>b/w "I’ve Got to Find Myself a Brand New Baby"</small>
|{{center|9}}
| {{center|2}}
|{{center|2}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|1=51{{Efn|Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".|name=fn2|group=upper-alpha}}}}
|{{center|—}}
| rowspan="2"| ''My Whole World Ended''
|{{center|1=51{{Efn|Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".|name=fn2|group=upper-alpha}}}}
| rowspan="2" |''My Whole World Ended''
|-
|-
|"I've Lost Everything I’ve Ever Loved" <small>(Motown 1149)</small>
| "I've Lost Everything I've Ever Loved"
| {{center|58}}
<small>b/w "We’ll Have a Good Thing Going On"</small>
|{{center|58}}
| {{center|11}}
|{{center|11}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
|-
|-
|"I’m So Glad I Fell for You" <small>(Motown 1158)</small>
| "I'm So Glad I Fell for You"
| {{center|53}}
<small>b/w "I Pray Everyday You Won’t Regret Loving Me"</small>
|{{center|53}}
| {{center|18}}
|{{center|18}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| ''Feelin' Good''
|{{center|—}}
|''Feelin' Good''
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |1971
| rowspan="2"| 1970
| "[[Stand by Me (Ben E. King song)#Other notable versions|Stand by Me]]"<ref name="AllMusic"/> <small>(duet with [[Jimmy Ruffin]])</small>
|"Each Day is a Lifetime" <small>(Motown 1187)</small>
| {{center|61}}
<small>b/w "Don’t Stop Loving Me"</small>
|{{center|112}}
| {{center|24}}
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| rowspan="2"| ''I Am My Brother's Keeper''
|{{center|—}}
| rowspan="2" |''David - The Unreleased Album''
|-
|-
|"You Can Come Right Back to Me" <small>(Motown 1187)</small>
| "When My Love Hand Comes Down" <small>(with Jimmy Ruffin)</small>
| {{center|—}}
<small>b/w "Dinah"</small>
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" |1972
| rowspan="2"| 1971
| "Each Day Is a Lifetime"
|"Little More Trust" <small>(Motown 1204F)</small>
| {{center|—}}
<small>b/w "A Day in the Life of a Working Man"</small>
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| rowspan="2"| ''David'' <small>(unreleased album)</small>
|{{center|—}}
| rowspan="3" |''David Ruffin''
|-
|-
| "You Can Come Right Back to Me"
| rowspan="2" |1973
| {{center|—}}
|"Blood Donors Needed (Give All You Can)" <small>(Motown 1223F)</small>
| {{center|—}}
<small>b/w "Go On with Your Bad Self"</small>
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1972
|"Common Man" <small>(Motown 1259F)</small>
| "A Little More Trust"
<small>b/w "I’m Just a Mortal Man"</small>
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|84}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| rowspan="3"| ''David Ruffin''
|-
|-
| "Blood Donors Needed (Give All You Can)"
| rowspan="1" |1974
| {{center|—}}
|"Me and Rock & Roll (Are Here to Stay)" <small>(Motown 1259F)</small>
| {{center|—}}
<small>b/w "[[Smiling Faces Sometimes]]"</small>
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|52}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
| rowspan="2" |''Me 'n Rock 'n Roll Are Here to Stay''
|-
|-
| 1973
| rowspan="2" |1975
| "Common Man"
|"[[Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)]]" <small>(Motown 1259F)</small>
| {{center|—}}
<small>b/w "No Matter Where"</small>
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|84}}
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1974
|"[[Walk Away from Love]]" <small>(Motown 1376F)</small>
| "Me and Rock & Roll (Are Here to Stay)"
<small>b/w "Love Can Be Hazardous to Your Health"</small>
|{{center|9}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|1}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|6}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|10}}
| {{center|—}}
| rowspan="2" |''Who I Am''
| rowspan="3"| ''Me 'n Rock 'n Roll Are Here to Stay''
|-
|-
| "Take Me Clear from Here"
| rowspan="3" |1976
| {{center|—}}
|"Heavy Love" <small>(Motown 1388F)</small>
| {{center|—}}
<small>b/w "Love Can Be Hazardous to Your Health"</small>
|{{center|47}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|8}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|5}}
|{{center|—}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1975
|"Everything’s Coming Up Love" <small>(Motown 1393F)</small>
| "[[Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)]]"
<small>b/w "No Matter Where" (from ''Me 'n Rock 'n Roll Are Here to Stay'')</small>
|{{center|49}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|8}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| rowspan="2" |''Everything's Coming Up Love''
|-
|-
| "[[Walk Away from Love]]"
|"On and Off" <small>(Motown 1405F)</small>
| {{center|9}}
<small>b/w "[[Statue of a Fool]]" (from ''Who I Am'')</small>
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|1}}
|{{center|48}}
| {{center|6}}
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|10}}
| rowspan="2"| ''Who I Am''
|{{center|—}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" |1977
| rowspan="4"| 1976
| "Heavy Love"
|"Just Let Me Hold You for a Night" <small>(Motown 1420F)</small>
| {{center|47}}
<small>b/w "Rode by the Place (Where We Used to Stay)"</small>
|{{center|108}}
| {{center|8}}
|{{center|18}}
| {{center|5}}
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
| rowspan="3" |''In My Stride''
|-
|-
| "Everything's Coming Up Love"
|"You’re My Peace of Mind" <small>(Motown 1435F)</small>
| {{center|49}}
<small>b/w "Statue of a Fool" (from ''Who I Am'')</small>
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|8}}
|{{center|71}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| rowspan="3"| ''Everything's Coming Up Love''
|{{center|—}}
|-
|-
| "On and Off"
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
| {{center|—}}
|}
| {{center|48}}

| {{center|—}}
{| class="wikitable"
| {{center|—}}
|+ [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] releases
|-
|-
| "Discover Me"
! rowspan="2" |Year
| {{center|—}}
! rowspan="2" |Title and catalog number
| {{center|—}}
! colspan="4" |Peak Chart Positions
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1977
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]</small><br><ref name="AllMusic"/>
| "Just Let Me Hold You for a Night"
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]]</small><br><ref name="AllMusic"/>
| {{center|—}}
! style="width:35px;"|<small>[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]</small><br><ref name="UK"/>
| {{center|18}}
!Album
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| rowspan="3"| ''In My Stride''
|-
|-
| "You're My Peace of Mind"
| rowspan="2" |1979
| {{center|—}}
|"Sexy Dancer" <small>(Warner Bros. 49030)</small>
| {{center|71}}
<small>b/w "Break My Heart"</small>
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|9}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
| rowspan="2" |''So Soon We Change''
|-
|-
| "I Can't Stop the Rain"
|"Chain on the Brain" <small>(Warner Bros. 49123)</small>
| {{center|—}}
<small>b/w "I Get Excited"</small>
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|79}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| rowspan="1" |1980
| rowspan="2"| 1979
| "Break My Heart"
|"Slow Dance" <small>(Warner Bros. 49277)</small>
| {{center|—}}
<small>b/w "Don't You Go Home"</small>
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|9}}
|{{center|63}}
| {{center|—}}
|{{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| rowspan="2"| ''So Soon We Change''
|''Gentleman Ruffin''
|-
|-
| "I Get Excited"
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
| {{center|—}}
|}
| {{center|79}}

| {{center|—}}
{| class="wikitable"
| {{center|—}}
|+ [[Motorcity]] release
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1980
! Year
| "Slow Dance"
! Title and catalog number
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|63}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| rowspan="2"| ''Gentleman Ruffin''
|-
| "I Wanna Be with You"
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
|-
| 1991
| 1985
| "A Night at the Apollo Live!" <br><small>(with Eddie Kendricks, Daryl Hall & John Oates)</small><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|last=Roberts|first=David|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|year=2006|isbn=1-904994-10-5|edition=19th|location=London|pages=298–299}}</ref>
| "Hurt the One You Love" (12", Motorcity 33)
| {{center|20}}
| {{center|40}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|58}}
| ''Live at the Apollo''
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1987
| "I Couldn't Believe It" <small>(with Eddie Kendricks)</small>
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|14}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|85}}
| rowspan="2"| ''Ruffin & Kendrick''
|-
| "One More for the Lonely Hearts Club" <small>(with Eddie Kendricks)</small>
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|43}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
|-
| 1990
| "Hurt the One You Love"
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{center|—}}
| {{N/A}}
|-
| colspan="8" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|}
|}


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|-
| 1960 || "In Love in Vain" b/w "Two Lovers"|| Frisco 15235
| 1960 || "In Love in Vain" b/w "Two Lovers"|| Frisco 15235
|}

===The Ruffin Brothers (David & Jimmy Ruffin)===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Catalogue number
|-
| 1970 || "Stand by Me" b/w "Your Love Was Worth Waiting For" || [[Motown|Soul]] 35076
|-
| 1971 || "When My Love Hand Comes Down" b/w "Steppin' on a Dream" || Soul 35082
|}

===Daryl Hall & John Oates with David Ruffin & Eddie Kendrick===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Record label
|-
| 1985 || "A Night at the Apollo Live!" (US R&B #40, US Pop #20, US AC #12, UK #58)<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|last=Roberts|first=David|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|year=2006|isbn=1-904994-10-5|edition=19th|location=London|pages=298–299}}</ref> || [[RCA Records]]
|}

===Ruffin & Kendrick===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Record label
|-
| 1987 || "I Couldn't Believe It" (US R&B #14,<ref name="VF">{{cite web|title=David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography |url=https://www.musicvf.com/David+Ruffin+%2526+Eddie+Kendricks.art|website=Music VF|access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref> US AC #48,<ref name="VF"/> UK #85<ref name="UK"/>)|| RCA Records
|-
| 1988 || "One More for the Lonely Hearts Club" (US R&B #43<ref name="VF"/>)|| RCA Records
|}
|}


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**"[[(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need]]" (E. Holland, Whitfield)
**"[[(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need]]" (E. Holland, Whitfield)
**"Just One Last Look" ([[Holland-Dozier-Holland]])
**"Just One Last Look" ([[Holland-Dozier-Holland]])
**"Sorry is a Sorry Word" (E. Holland, Hunter)
**"Sorry Is a Sorry Word" (E. Holland, Hunter)
**"[[You're My Everything (The Temptations song)|You're My Everything]]" ([[Roger Penzabene]], Grant, Whitfield) – shared with Eddie Kendrick
**"[[You're My Everything (The Temptations song)|You're My Everything]]" ([[Roger Penzabene]], Grant, Whitfield) – shared with Eddie Kendrick
**"Now That You've Won Me" (Robinson)
**"Now That You've Won Me" (Robinson)

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David Ruffin discography
Studio albums12
Compilation albums5
Singles35

This article is a discography for the work of former Temptations singer David Ruffin as a solo artist and in other group acts outside of The Temptations. It also includes a listing of his lead vocal recordings with The Temptations.

Studio and live albums

Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1] 		US R&B
[2] 		UK
[3]
1969 My Whole World Ended
  • First studio album
  • Released: May 1, 1969
  • Labels: Motown
 31 1 —
Feelin' Good
  • Second studio album
  • Released: November 1969
  • Labels: Motown
 148 9 —
1970 I Am My Brother's Keeper 178 15 —
1971 David
  • Previously unreleased studio album
  • Released: June 25, 2004
  • Labels: Hip-O Records
 — — —
1973 David Ruffin
  • Third studio album
  • Released: February 1973
  • Labels: Motown
 160 34 —
1974 Me 'n Rock 'n Roll Are Here to Stay
  • Fourth studio album
  • Released: December 1974
  • Labels: Motown
 — 37 —
1975 Who I Am
  • Fifth studio album
  • Released: October 1, 1975
  • Labels: Motown
 31 5 —
1976 Everything's Coming Up Love
  • Sixth studio album
  • Released: May 1, 1976
  • Labels: Motown
 51 16 —
1977 In My Stride
  • Seventh studio album
  • Released: June 1, 1977
  • Labels: Motown
 — 36 —
1979 So Soon We Change — 19 —
1980 Gentleman Ruffin — 66 —
1985 Live at the Apollo 21 41 32
1987 Ruffin & Kendrick[1]
  • Only studio album released by Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks as a duo
  • Released: 1987
  • Labels: RCA Records
 — 60 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.


Compilation albums

Year Album
1977 At His Best
  • Released in 1977
  • Labels: Motown
1998 The Ultimate Collection
  • Collection of Motown solo singles in original 45 RPM single formats
  • Released in 1998
  • Labels: Motown
2002 The Essential Collection
  • Europe and South Africa only
  • Released in 2002
  • Labels: Motown/Universal Music
2005 The Great David Ruffin: The Motown Solo Albums, Vol. 1
  • Compiles My Whole World Ended, Feelin' Good, David Ruffin, and Me 'n Rock 'n Roll Are Here to Stay
  • Released on August 26, 2005
  • Labels: Hip-O Select/Motown
2006 The Great David Ruffin: The Motown Solo Albums, Vol. 2
  • Compiles Who I Am, Everything's Coming Up Love, and In My Stride along with unreleased bonus tracks
  • Released in October 13, 2006
  • Labels: Hip-O Select/Motown

Singles

Early singles
Year Title B side Label
1958 "Believe Me" "You and I" Vega 1002, as "Little David Bush"
1960 "I'm In Love" "One of These Days" Anna 1127
1961 "Actions Speak Louder Than Words" "You Can Get What I Got" Check-Mate 1003
1962 "Knock You Out (With Love)" "Mr. Bus Driver (Hurry)" Check-Mate 1010
1969–1990
Year Title Peak Chart Positions Album
US
[5] 		US R&B
[6] 		US Dance
[1] 		UK
[7]
1969 "My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)"
9
2
—
51[A]
 My Whole World Ended
"I've Lost Everything I've Ever Loved"
58
11
—
—
"I'm So Glad I Fell for You"
53
18
—
—
 Feelin' Good
1970 "Stand by Me"[1] (duet with Jimmy Ruffin)
61
24
—
—
 I Am My Brother's Keeper
"When My Love Hand Comes Down" (with Jimmy Ruffin)
—
—
—
—
1971 "Each Day Is a Lifetime"
—
—
—
—
 David (unreleased album)
"You Can Come Right Back to Me"
—
—
—
—
1972 "A Little More Trust"
—
—
—
—
 David Ruffin
"Blood Donors Needed (Give All You Can)"
—
—
—
—
1973 "Common Man"
—
84
—
—
1974 "Me and Rock & Roll (Are Here to Stay)"
—
—
—
—
 Me 'n Rock 'n Roll Are Here to Stay
"Take Me Clear from Here"
—
—
—
—
1975 "Superstar (Remember How You Got Where You Are)"
—
—
—
—
"Walk Away from Love"
9
1
6
10
 Who I Am
1976 "Heavy Love"
47
8
5
—
"Everything's Coming Up Love"
49
8
—
—
 Everything's Coming Up Love
"On and Off"
—
48
—
—
"Discover Me"
—
—
—
—
1977 "Just Let Me Hold You for a Night"
—
18
—
—
 In My Stride
"You're My Peace of Mind"
—
71
—
—
"I Can't Stop the Rain"
—
—
—
—
1979 "Break My Heart"
—
9
—
—
 So Soon We Change
"I Get Excited"
—
79
—
—
1980 "Slow Dance"
—
63
—
—
 Gentleman Ruffin
"I Wanna Be with You"
—
—
—
—
1985 "A Night at the Apollo Live!"
(with Eddie Kendricks, Daryl Hall & John Oates)[3]
20
40
—
58
 Live at the Apollo
1987 "I Couldn't Believe It" (with Eddie Kendricks)
—
14
—
85
 Ruffin & Kendrick
"One More for the Lonely Hearts Club" (with Eddie Kendricks)
—
43
—
—
1990 "Hurt the One You Love"
—
—
—
—
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Group singles outside of The Temptations

The Voice Masters

Year Title Catalogue number
1959 "Hope and Pray" b/w "Oops I'm Sorry" Anna 101
1959 "Needed" b/w "Needed (For Lovers Only)" Anna 1012
1960 "Everything About You" b/w "Orphan Boy" Anna 1114
1960 "Every Time" b/w "I'm Free" Anna 1123
1960 "In Love in Vain" b/w "Two Lovers" Frisco 15235

Complete lead vocals with the Temptations

Notes

  1. ^ Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".

References

  1. ^ a b c d "David Ruffin - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 26, 2012. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "David Ruffin - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 298–299. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ "American album certifications – HALL & OATES – LIVE AT THE APOLLO". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "David Ruffin - Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "David Ruffin - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "DAVID RUFFIN - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 1, 2021.

Further reading

  • Ribowsky, Mark (2010). Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-26117-0.
  • Asanovic, Bosko; Rimmer, Dave; Thomas, Colton; and Robbins, Steve (2011). "David Ruffin". Soulful Kinda Music.
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