Diese Diskografie ist eine Übersicht über die musikalischen Werke der US-amerikanischen Soulband The Miracles, die in den späten 1960er und den frühen 1970er Jahren auch als Smokey Robinson & the Miracles bekannt war. Den Quellenangaben und Schallplattenauszeichnungen zufolge hat sie bisher mehr als 790.000 Tonträger verkauft, davon alleine in ihrer Heimat über 50.000. Ihre erfolgreichste Veröffentlichung ist die Single Love Machine (Part 1) mit über 250.000 verkauften Einheiten. (de)
The Miracles were the Motown Record Corporation's first group and its first million-selling recording artists. During their nineteen-year run on the American music charts, the Miracles charted over fifty hits and recorded in the genres of doo wop, soul, disco, and R&B. Twenty-six Miracles songs reached the top 10 of the Billboard R&B singles chart, including four R&B number ones. Sixteen charted within the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, with seven reaching the top ten and two – 1970's "The Tears of a Clown" and 1975's "Love Machine" (Part 1) – reaching #1. A third song, the million-selling "Shop Around", reached #1 on the Cash Box magazine pop chart. The Miracles also scored 11 U.S. R&B top 10 albums, including 2-#1's. According to several websites, the Miracles are one of the most covered groups in recorded history and the most covered Motown group ever. Their music and songs have influenced artists all over the world – in every major musical genre – over the last 50 years. At #32, the Miracles are the highest-ranking Motown group on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of "The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time". They also have the distinction of having more songs inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame than any other Motown group. All releases were on Motown Records' Tamla subsidiary label unless otherwise indicated. In the 1960s, Motown Record Corporation, like many independent labels, did not register sales figures through the RIAA, the organization that certifies and awards Gold Records. So it is difficult to determine the full number of Miracles songs and recordings that sold a million or more records. Also, with the passing of time, some songs that did not sell a million records initially may have indeed done so over the years. However, several reference works, such as the books Hits of the '60s: The Million Sellers by Demitri Coryton & Joseph Murrells, as well as The Book of Golden Discs by Joseph Murrells, point out that the Miracles had several million-selling records during their career, including "Shop Around" (1961), "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" (1962), "Mickey's Monkey" (1963), "The Tracks of My Tears" (1965), "Going To A Go-Go", (single and album) (1965), "I Second That Emotion" (1967), "Baby Baby Don't Cry" (1969), "The Tears of a Clown"* (1970), "Do It Baby" (1974), "Love Machine"* (1975), and the platinum album City of Angels (1975). It is quite probably an incomplete list, since Miracle Pete Moore states on his website, that The Miracles actually had 12 gold records to their credit by 1967, including 1965's "Ooo Baby Baby". (en)
Diese Diskografie ist eine Übersicht über die musikalischen Werke der US-amerikanischen Soulband The Miracles, die in den späten 1960er und den frühen 1970er Jahren auch als Smokey Robinson & the Miracles bekannt war. Den Quellenangaben und Schallplattenauszeichnungen zufolge hat sie bisher mehr als 790.000 Tonträger verkauft, davon alleine in ihrer Heimat über 50.000. Ihre erfolgreichste Veröffentlichung ist die Single Love Machine (Part 1) mit über 250.000 verkauften Einheiten. (de)
The Miracles were the Motown Record Corporation's first group and its first million-selling recording artists. During their nineteen-year run on the American music charts, the Miracles charted over fifty hits and recorded in the genres of doo wop, soul, disco, and R&B. Twenty-six Miracles songs reached the top 10 of the Billboard R&B singles chart, including four R&B number ones. Sixteen charted within the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, with seven reaching the top ten and two – 1970's "The Tears of a Clown" and 1975's "Love Machine" (Part 1) – reaching #1. A third song, the million-selling "Shop Around", reached #1 on the Cash Box magazine pop chart. The Miracles also scored 11 U.S. R&B top 10 albums, including 2-#1's. (en)