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Greatest Hits is a 1966 greatest hits album for The Temptations, released by the Gordy label.It peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200 album chart and remained on the chart for 120 weeks.
The Temptations were ranked No. 68 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time" in 2010. In 2023, the group were ranked No. 1 by Billboard magazine on its list of the on the "100 Greatest R&B/Hip-Hop Artists Of All Time".
"Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)" is a 1970 hit single by the Temptations. It was released on the Gordy label, and written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong. The song was used to anchor the Temptations' 1970 Greatest Hits II LP. It reached number 3 on the US pop charts and number 2 on the US R&B charts. [3]
Here are the Temptations 25 best songs, from David Ruffin-led "My Girl" to "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" and other greatest hits from the movie and play.
The Temptations 33 22 - "I Like It Like That" The Miracles Marv Tarplin: 27 10 - "You're My Remedy" The Marvelettes 48 16 - "Baby, Baby I Need You" The Temptations - - - "That's What Love Is Made of" The Miracles Bobby Rogers, Pete Moore: 35 9 - "Come On Do the Jerk" The Miracles Marv Tarplin, Bobby Rogers, Ronald White: 50 22 - 1965 "My Girl ...
Record World said, "Teens won't be able to resist Temptations' new one, which is a sweet and slow tribute to a teen angel." [18] In 2004, "My Girl" was ranked number 88 on Rolling Stone ' s list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". [19] The song was re-ranked and moved to number 43 in the 2021 edition.
Outside the US, it was also a hit in the United Kingdom, making it to #18 on the UK Singles Chart in late 1966. The song never appeared on a regular Temptations studio LP, but was featured on the group's 1966 first Greatest Hits album. It was chosen as a single by Billie Jean Brown, head of Motown's quality control department.
"I Can't Get Next to You" was the second single from the 1969 Temptations LP Puzzle People, with "Running Away (Ain't Gonna Help You)", a ballad led by Paul Williams, as the b-side. The single was a No. 1 hit on both the Billboard Hot 100 chart and the Billboard Top R&B Singles chart.