THE TEMPTATIONS albums and sales

Updated: December 2, 2022

THE TEMPTATIONS sold over 14.9 million albums. The best-selling album by THE TEMPTATIONS is GREATEST HITS, which sold over 2 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, THE TEMPTATIONS is the 308th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of THE TEMPTATIONS have sold over 200,000 units.

THE TEMPTATIONS albums ranked by sales

Click on any album to see detailed sales, certification history, sources and chart runs.

Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	GREATEST HITS THE TEMPTATIONS 1966	1966	2,000,000	Rank in 1966 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 12 64 2,831
2	20TH CENTURY MASTERS - THE BEST OF THE TEMPTATIONS THE TEMPTATIONS 2000	2000	1,000,000	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 210 1,595 6,086
3	PHOENIX RISING THE TEMPTATIONS 1998	1998	1,000,000	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 240 1,861 6,187
4	ALL THE MILLION-SELLERS THE TEMPTATIONS 1981	1981	1,000,000	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 91 1,158 6,643
5	GIVE LOVE AT CHRISTMAS THE TEMPTATIONS 1980	1980	1,000,000	Rank in 1980 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 100 1,170 6,655
6	TEMPTATIONS ANTHOLOGY THE TEMPTATIONS 1973	1973	1,000,000	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 60 740 6,770
7	MASTERPIECE THE TEMPTATIONS 1973	1973	600,000	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 86 963 8,960
8	1990 THE TEMPTATIONS 1973	1973	510,140	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 101 1,123 10,013
9	A SONG FOR YOU THE TEMPTATIONS 1975	1975	509,720	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 118 1,127 10,040
10	PUZZLE PEOPLE THE TEMPTATIONS 1969	1969	500,980	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 59 235 10,134
11	THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION THE TEMPTATIONS 1997	1997	500,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 412 3,309 11,575
12	GREAT SONGS THAT INSPIRED MOTOWN THE TEMPTATIONS 1983	1983	500,000	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 188 2,129 12,535
13	ALL DIRECTIONS THE TEMPTATIONS 1972	1972	500,000	Rank in 1972 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 146 1,601 13,119
14	SKY'S THE LIMIT THE TEMPTATIONS 1971	1971	500,000	Rank in 1971 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 129 1,664 13,182
15	CHRISTMAS CARD THE TEMPTATIONS 1970	1970	500,000	Rank in 1970 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 117 1,710 13,228
16	GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 THE TEMPTATIONS 1970	1970	500,000	Rank in 1970 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 118 1,711 13,229
17	Greatest Hits Vol. 3 THE SUPREMES & THE TEMPTATIONS 1970	1970	500,000	Rank in 1970 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 127 1,720 13,238
18	PSYCHEDELIC SHACK THE TEMPTATIONS 1970	1970	500,000	Rank in 1970 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 119 1,712 13,230
19	CLOUD NINE THE TEMPTATIONS 1969	1969	500,000	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 98 275 13,277
20	DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES JOIN THE TEMPTATIONS DIANA ROSS, THE SUPREMES & THE TEMPTATIONS 1968	1968	500,000	Rank in 1968 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 50 299 13,301
21	TCB DIANA ROSS, THE SUPREMES & THE TEMPTATIONS 1968	1968	500,000	Rank in 1968 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 51 300 13,302
22	THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION THE TEMPTATIONS 2009	2009	100,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 570 6,465 25,877
23	AT THEIR VERY BEST THE TEMPTATIONS 2001	2001	100,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 998 8,762 28,174
24	MY GIRL THE TEMPTATIONS 1997	1997	100,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,030 7,674 29,420
25	BEST COLLECTION THE TEMPTATIONS 1974	1974	1,380	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 388 4,009 63,850
26	WISH IT WOULD RAIN THE TEMPTATIONS 1969	1969	N/A	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 189 844 74,646
27	TEMPTATIONS LIVE THE TEMPTATIONS 1967	1967	N/A	Rank in 1967 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 144 896 74,698
28	WITH A LOT O' SOUL THE TEMPTATIONS 1967	1967	N/A	Rank in 1967 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 145 897 74,699
29	GETTIN' READY THE TEMPTATIONS 1966	1966	N/A	Rank in 1966 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 129 933 74,735
30	TEMPTIN' TEMPTATIONS THE TEMPTATIONS 1966	1966	N/A	Rank in 1966 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 130 934 74,736