The 5th Dimension discography explained

This is a discography of The 5th Dimension music group.

Artist:The 5th Dimension
Studio:13
Live:2
Compilation:18
Singles:44

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
CAN
[3]

11 December 1971. RPM 100 Albums. RPM. 16. 17. 2022-02-01. Library and Archives Canada.

GER
[4]
Up – Up and Away 8106
The Magic Garden
  • Released: December 1967
  • Label: Soul City
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
10543
Stoned Soul Picnic
  • Released: August 1968
  • Label: Soul City
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track, reel-to-reel
211028
The Age of Aquarius
  • Released: May 1969
  • Label: Soul City
  • Formats: LP, MC, 4-track, 8-track, reel-to-reel
2224
  • US: Gold
Portrait
  • Released: April 1970
  • Label: Bell
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track, reel-to-reel
20630
  • US: Gold
Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes
  • Released: February 1971
  • Label: Bell
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track, reel-to-reel
171014
  • US: Gold
Individually & Collectively
  • Released: March 1972
  • Label: Bell
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track, reel-to-reel
5821
Living Together, Growing Together
  • Released: March 1973
  • Label: Bell
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track, reel-to-reel
1082577
Soul & Inspiration
  • Released: October 1974
  • Label: Bell
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track, reel-to-reel
55
Earthbound
  • Released: August 1975
  • Label: ABC
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
13630
Star Dancing
  • Released: January 1978
  • Label: Motown
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
High on Sunshine
  • Released: January 1979
  • Label: Motown
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
In the House
  • Released: March 20, 1995
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, MC
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
US R&B
CAN
Live!!
  • Released: October 1971
  • Label: Bell
  • Formats: 2xLP, MC, 8-track, reel-to-reel
321326
  • US: Gold
Respect – Live
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Success
  • Formats: CD
  • Reissued in 2005 as Live! Plus Other Rare Studio Recordings
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
US R&B
CAN
GER
The Fantastic 5th Dimension
  • Released: 1969
  • Label: Liberty
  • Formats: LP
3
Greatest Hits
  • Released: May 16, 1970
  • Label: Soul City
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track, reel-to-reel
583
  • US: Gold
The July 5th Album – More Hits by the Fabulous 5th Dimension
  • Released: August 1970
  • Label: Soul City
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
6343
Reflections
  • Released: October 1971
  • Label: Bell
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
112
Greatest Hits on Earth
  • Released: August 1972
  • Label: Soul City
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track, reel-to-reel
141017
  • US: Gold
22 of Their Fabulous Hits
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Bell
  • Formats: 2xLP, MC, 8-track
The Very Best of 5th Dimension
  • Released: February 1982
  • Label: Warwick
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • UK-only release
Anthology 1967–1973
  • Released: June 1986
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: 2xLP, MC
Up-Up and Away – The Definitive Collection
  • Released: May 20, 1997
  • Label: Arista
  • Formats: 2xCD
The Very Best of the 5th Dimension
  • Released: July 12, 1999
  • Label: Camden
  • Formats: CD
Up-Up and Away – The Encore Collection
  • Released: August 3, 1999
  • Label: BMG/Arista
  • Formats: CD, MC
36 All-Time Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: GSC Music/BMG
  • Formats: 3xCD
The Ultimate 5th Dimension
  • Released: January 27, 2004
  • Label: Arista/BMG Heritage
  • Formats: CD
Collections
  • Released: May 2006
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD
Super Hits
  • Released: August 28, 2007
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD
The Essential 5th Dimension
  • Released: March 15, 2011
  • Label: Arista/Legacy
  • Formats: 2xCD
Playlist – The Very Best of the 5th Dimension
  • Released: May 27, 2014
  • Label: Bell/Arista/Legacy
  • Formats: CD
The Complete Soul City/Bell Singles 1966–1975
  • Released: December 23, 2016
  • Label: Real Gone Music
  • Formats: 3xCD
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[6] [7]
US AC
[8]
US R&B
[9]
AUS
[10] [11]
CAN
[12]
GER

NZ
[13]
SWI
[14]
UK
[15]
"You're Good Enough for Me" (as the Versatiles)
b/w "Bye Bye Baby"
1966rowspan="2"
"I'll Be Lovin' You Forever"
b/w "Train, Keep On Movin'"
"Go Where You Wanna Go"
b/w "Too Poor to Die" (Non-album track)
167518Up – Up and Away
"Another Day, Another Heartache"
b/w "Rosecrans Blvd."
19674541
"Up – Up and Away"
b/w "Which Way to Nowhere" (from Up – Up and Away)
79119
  • US: Platinum
"Paper Cup"
b/w "Poor Side of Town"
344710The Magic Garden
"Carpet Man"
b/w ""The Magic Garden"
1968299411
"Ticket to Ride" (UK-only release)
b/w "Orange Air"
"Stoned Soul Picnic"
b/w "The Sailboat Song"
323
  • US: Platinum
Stoned Soul Picnic
"Sweet Blindness"
b/w "Bobbie's Blues (Who Do You Think Of?)"
134519610
"Good News" (UK-only release)
b/w "Sweet Blindness"
"California Soul"
b/w "It'll Never Be the Same Again"
254922
"Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)"
b/w "Don'tcha Hear Me Callin' to Ya"
19691164126411
  • US: Platinum
The Age of Aquarius
"Workin' on a Groovy Thing"
b/w "Broken Wing Bird" (from Stoned Soul Picnic)
209154818
"Sunshine of Your Love" (UK and Europe-only release)
b/w "Workin' on a Groovy Thing"
33
"Wedding Bell Blues"
b/w "Lovin' Stew" (from Stoned Soul Picnic)
1123201116
  • US: Platinum
"Blowing Away"
b/w "Skinny Man"
217551018
"The Declaration"
b/w "Medley: A Change Is Gonna Come/People Gotta Be Free"
1970603567Portrait
"The Girls' Song"
b/w "It'll Never Be the Same Again" (from Stoned Soul Picnic)
4369745Greatest Hits
"Puppet Man"
b/w "A Love Like Ours"
24311931Portrait
"Save the Country"
b/w "Dimension 5"
2710417917
"On the Beach (In the Summertime)"
b/w "This Is Your Life" (from Portrait)
541229
"One Less Bell to Answer"
b/w "Feelin' Alright?"
21411
  • US: Platinum
Portrait
"Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes"
b/w "The Singer"
19711962818Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes
"Light Sings"
b/w "Viva
(Viva Tirado)"441222
"The Rainmaker" (New Zealand-only release)
b/w "Puppet Man" (from Portrait)
7
"Never My Love"
b/w "A Love Like Ours" (from Portrait)
12145859Live
"Shake Your Tambourine" (France-only release)
b/w "I Just Wanta Be Your Friend"
"Together Let's Find Love"
b/w "I Just Wanta Be Your Friend"
3782219
"(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All"
b/w "The River Witch" (from Living Together, Growing Together)
1972822876
  • US: Platinum
Individually & Collectively
"If I Could Reach You"
b/w "Tomorrow Belongs to the Children"
1018
"Living Together, Growing Together"
b/w "What Do I Need to Be Me"
32524Living Together, Growing Together
"Everything's Been Changed"
b/w "There Never Was a Day"
1973701849
"Ashes to Ashes"
b/w "The Singer" (from Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes)
5275450
"Flashback"
b/w "Diggin' for a Livin'"
8230756094
"Harlem"
b/w "My Song"
197487Soul & Inspiration
"No Love in the Room"
b/w "I Don't Know How to Look for Love"
197510511
"Magic in My Life"
b/w "Lean on Me Always"
Earthbound
"Walk Your Feet in the Sunshine"
b/w "Speaking with My Heart"
"Love Hangover"
b/w "Will You Be There"
19768039
"You Are the Reason (I Feel Like Dancing)"
b/w "Slipping into Something New"
197866Star Dancing
"Star Dancing" (Australia-only release)
b/w "Slipping Into Something New"
"Everybody's Got to Give It Up"
b/w "You're My Star"
High On Sunshine
"Surrender"
b/w "Fantasy"
1983
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. The 5th Dimension – Billboard 200. 2022-02-01. Billboard. en-US.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top R&B Albums 1965–1998. Record Research. 1999. 0898201349. 65–66.
  3. Peak positions for the 5th Dimension's albums in Canada:
  4. Web site: Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts. 2022-02-01. www.offiziellecharts.de.
  5. United States. Fifth Dimension. 2 February 2022.
  6. The 5th Dimension – Billboard Hot 100. 2022-02-02. Billboard. en-US.
  7. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 1959–1981. Record Research. 1982. 9780898200478. 59.
  8. The 5th Dimension – Adult Contemporary. 2022-02-02. Billboard. en-US.
  9. The 5th Dimension – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. 2022-02-02. Billboard. en-US.
  10. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Kent Music Report. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W.. 2005. 0-646-44439-5. David Kent (historian).
  11. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. illustrated. St Ives, N.S.W.. 111. David Kent (historian).
  12. Peak positions for the 5th Dimension's singles in Canada:
  13. Web site: flavour of new zealand - search listener. 2022-02-02. www.flavourofnz.co.nz.
  14. Web site: Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch. 2022-02-02. swisscharts.com.
  15. Web site: FIFTH DIMENSION full Official Chart History Official Charts Company. 2022-02-02. www.officialcharts.com.