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1953
1.
10/1953

Money Honey by The Drifters 

31





✫1
R&B


as Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #252]
[Atlantic 45-1006]
written by Jesse Stone
1954
2.
03/1954

Lucille by The Drifters 

15





7
R&B


as Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters
US B side to Such a Night
[Atlantic 45-1019]
written by Clyde McPhatter
3.
03/1954

Such a Night by The Drifters 

25





2
R&B


as Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters
[Atlantic 45-1019]
written by Lincoln Chase
4.
06/1954

Honey Love by The Drifters 

29





✫1
R&B


featuring Clyde McPhatter
[Atlantic 45-1029]
written by Clyde McPhatter & Jerry Wexler (as Gerald Wexler)
5.
11/1954

Bip Bam by The Drifters 

15





7
R&B


featuring Clyde McPhatter
[Atlantic 45-1043]
written by Jesse Stone (as Charles Calhoun)
6.
12/1954

White Christmas by The Drifters 

25





2
R&B


featuring Clyde McPhatter and Bill Pinkney
[Christmas]
[Atlantic 1048]
written by Irving Berlin
1955
7.
03/1955

What'cha Gonna Do by The Drifters 

26





2
R&B


as Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters
[Atlantic 1055]
written by Ahmet Ertegun (as Nugetre)
8.
11/1955

Adorable by The Drifters 

30





✫1
R&B


[Atlantic 1078]
written by Buck Ram
9.
11/1955

Steamboat by The Drifters 

18





5
R&B


US B side to Adorable
[Atlantic 1078]
written by Buddy Lucas
10.
12/1955

White Christmas by The Drifters 

27

80
US


5
R&B


featuring Clyde McPhatter and Bill Pinkney
[Christmas]
[R]
[Atlantic 1048]
written by Irving Berlin
1956
11.
05/1956

Ruby Baby by The Drifters 

11





10
R&B


[Atlantic 1089]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
12.
09/1956

I Gotta Get Myself a Woman by The Drifters 

11





11
R&B


charted as I Gotta Get Myself a Woman / Soldier of Fortune in US R&B charts
[Atlantic 1101]
written by Jesse Stone
13.
12/1956

White Christmas by The Drifters 

10





12
R&B


featuring Clyde McPhatter and Bill Pinkney
[Christmas]
[R]
[Atlantic 1048]
written by Irving Berlin
1957
14.
03/1957

Fools Fall in Love by The Drifters 

20

69
US


10
R&B


[Atlantic 1123]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
15.
07/1957

Hypnotized by The Drifters 

8

79
US






[Atlantic 1141]
written by Norman Petty & Terry Noland
1958
16.
06/1958

Moonlight Bay by The Drifters 

9

72
US






B side to Drip Drop
[Atlantic 1187]
written by Edward Madden & Percy Wenrich
17.
08/1958

Drip Drop by The Drifters 

12

58
US






[Atlantic 1187]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
1959
18.
06/1959

 ②  There Goes My Baby by The Drifters 

222

2
US


✫1
R&B


[artist #2 hit]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #193]
[Atlantic 2025]
written by Benjamin Nelson, Lover Patterson & George Treadwell
19.
10/1959

Dance with Me by The Drifters 

152

15
US


2
R&B
17
UK
US B side to True Love, True Love
[Atlantic 2040]
written by George Treadwell, Irving Nahan, Jerry Leiber, Lewis Lebish & Mike Stoller
20.
10/1959

(If You Cry) True Love, True Love by The Drifters 

47

33
US


5
R&B


[Atlantic 2040]
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
1960
21.
02/1960

This Magic Moment by The Drifters 

80

16
US


4
R&B


[Atlantic 2050]
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
22.
05/1960

Lonely Winds by The Drifters 

27

54
US


9
R&B


[Atlantic 2062]
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
23.
09/1960

 ①  Save the Last Dance for Me by The Drifters 

411

✫1
US


✫1
R&B
2
UK
[artist #1 hit]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #182]
[Atlantic 2071]
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
24.
12/1960

I Count the Tears by The Drifters 

106

17
US


6
R&B
28
UK
[Atlantic 2087]
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
25.
12/1960

White Christmas by The Drifters 

5

96
US






[R]
[Christmas]
written by Irving Berlin
1961
26.
03/1961

Some Kind of Wonderful by The Drifters 

43

32
US


6
R&B


[Atlantic 2096]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
27.
06/1961

Please Stay by The Drifters 

74

14
US


13
R&B


[Atlantic 2105]
written by Burt Bacharach & Bob Hilliard
28.
09/1961

Sweets for My Sweet by The Drifters 

70

16
US


10
R&B


[Atlantic 2117]
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
29.
12/1961

Room Full of Tears by The Drifters 

9

72
US






[Atlantic 2127]
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
1962
30.
02/1962

When My Little Girl Is Smiling by The Drifters 

from Up on the Roof: The Best of the Drifters   
62

28
US




31
UK
[Atlantic 2134]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
31.
05/1962

Stranger on the Shore by The Drifters 

from Up on the Roof: The Best of the Drifters   
17

73
US
19
AC




[Atlantic 2143]
written by Mr. Acker Bilk (as Acker Bilk) & Robert Mellin
32.
11/1962

Up on the Roof by The Drifters 

from Up on the Roof: The Best of the Drifters   
152

5
US


4
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #113]
[Atlantic 2162]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
33.
12/1962

White Christmas by The Drifters 

7

88
US






[R]
[Christmas]
written by Irving Berlin
1963
34.
03/1963

On Broadway by The Drifters 

from Under the Boardwalk   
119

9
US


7
R&B


[Atlantic 2182]
written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
35.
06/1963

Rat Race by The Drifters 

from Under the Boardwalk   
11

71
US






B side to If You Don't Come Back
[Atlantic 2191]
written by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller & Van McCoy
36.
07/1963

If You Don't Come Back by The Drifters 

from Under the Boardwalk   
4

101
US






[Atlantic 2191]
written by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
37.
09/1963

I'll Take You Home by The Drifters 

from Under the Boardwalk   
76

25
US


24
R&B
37
UK
[Atlantic 2201]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
1964
38.
01/1964

Vaya Con Dios by The Drifters 

from Under the Boardwalk   
28

43
US


10
R&B


[Atlantic 2216]
written by Larry Russell, Inez James & Buddy Pepper
39.
05/1964

One-Way Love by The Drifters 

from Under the Boardwalk   
23

56
US


12
R&B


[Atlantic 2225]
written by Bert Russell & Jerry Ragovoy
40.
06/1964

 ③  Under the Boardwalk by The Drifters 

from Under the Boardwalk   
179

4
US


✫1
R&B
45
UK
[artist #3 hit]
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #487]
[Atlantic 2237]
written by Kenny Young & Arthur Resnick
41.
09/1964

I've Got Sand in My Shoes by The Drifters 

32

33
US


21
R&B


[Atlantic 2253]
written by Arthur Resnick (as Artie Resnick) & Kenny Young
42.
11/1964

He's Just a Playboy by The Drifters 

3

115
US






[Atlantic 2253]
written by Bert Russell
43.
11/1964

Saturday Night at the Movies by The Drifters 

from The Good Life with the Drifters   
87

18
US


8
R&B
35
UK
charted as At The Club / Saturday Night At The Movies in the UK
[Atlantic 2260]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
1965
44.
01/1965

At the Club by The Drifters 

52

43
US


10
R&B
35
UK
charted as At The Club / Saturday Night At The Movies in the UK
[Atlantic 2268]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
45.
04/1965

Chains of Love by The Drifters 

6

90
US






B side to Come On Over to My Place
[Atlantic 2285]
written by James Bishop & Kenny Gamble
46.
04/1965

Come On Over to My Place by The Drifters 

31

60
US




40
UK
[Atlantic 2285]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
47.
07/1965

Follow Me by The Drifters 

6

91
US






[Atlantic 2292]
written by Mort Shuman & Kenny Lynch
48.
08/1965

I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing by The Drifters 

15

51
US






[Atlantic 2298]
written by Jeff Barry & Ellie Greenwich
1966
49.
03/1966

Memories Are Made of This by The Drifters 

32

48
US
29
AC


57
UK
[Atlantic 2325]
written by Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr & Frank Miller
50.
06/1966

You Can't Love Them All by The Drifters 

3

127
US






[Atlantic 2336]
written by Bert Russell (as Bert Berns), Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller & Ahmet Ertegun (as Nugetre)
51.
08/1966

Up in the Streets of Harlem by The Drifters 

13







52
UK
[Atlantic 2336]
written by Bert Russell (as Bert Berns)
52.
12/1966

Baby What I Mean by The Drifters 

29

62
US


37
R&B
49
UK
[Atlantic 2366]
written by Ernie Sheldon & Frank Hamilton
1967
53.
08/1967

Ain't It the Truth by The Drifters 

3





36
R&B


[Atlantic 2426]
written by Ronnie Savoy
1968
54.
01/1968

Still Burning in My Heart by The Drifters 

3

111
US






[Atlantic 2471]
written by Rose Marie McCoy & James Steward
1972
55.
03/1972

 ⑤  At the Club / Saturday Night at the Movies by The Drifters 

156







3
UK
[artist #5 hit]
[R]
written by Carole King, Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
56.
08/1972

Come On Over to My Place by The Drifters 

92







9
UK
[R]
written by Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
1973
57.
08/1973

Like Sister and Brother by The Drifters 

from Love Games   
107







7
UK
[Bell 45387]
written by Geoff Stephens, Roger Cook & Roger Greenaway
1974
58.
06/1974

 ④  Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies by The Drifters 

from Love Games   
162





83
R&B
2
UK
[artist #4 hit]
[Bell 45600]
written by Roger Greenaway & Tony Macaulay
59.
10/1974

Down on the Beach Tonight by The Drifters 

from Love Games   
95







7
UK
written by Roger Greenaway & Tony Macaulay
1975
60.
02/1975

Love Games by The Drifters 

from Love Games   
26







33
UK
written by Roger Greenaway & Tony Macaulay
61.
09/1975

There Goes My First Love by The Drifters 

148







3
UK
written by Barry Mason & Roger Greenaway
62.
11/1975

Can I Take You Home Little Girl by The Drifters 

79







10
UK
written by Barry Mason & Roger Greenaway
1976
63.
03/1976

Hello Happiness by The Drifters 

68







12
UK
written by Les Reed & Roger Greenaway
64.
09/1976

Every Night's a Saturday Night with You by The Drifters 

30







29
UK
written by Geoff Stephens & Roger Greenaway
65.
12/1976

You're More than a Number in My Little Red Book by The Drifters 

118







5
UK
written by Roger Greenaway & Tony Macaulay
1979
66.
04/1979

Save the Last Dance for Me by The Drifters 

9







69
UK
[R]
written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
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