Archie Bell & the Drells

Archie Bell & the Drells Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

Archie Bell & the Drells was an American R&B vocal group from Houston and one of the main acts produced by Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff in the late 1960s before the duo formed their highly successful label Philadelphia International Records in 1971. The group's hits include "Tighten Up", "I Can't Stop Dancing" (both 1968), "There's Gonna Be a Showdown", "Girl You're Too Young" (1969), "Here I Go Again" (also a UK hit in 1972), "The Soul City Walk" (1975),... [more on Wikipedia]

Archie Bell & the Drells began charting in 1968 with Tighten Up.The artist placed 11 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.The artist scored 7 UK Top‑75 entries.On US Dance the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.On US RnB the artist achieved 4 Top‑10s, 1 of which went to number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Tighten Up - #2: I Can't Stop Dancing - #3: Here I Go Again - #4: The Soul City Walk - #5: (There's Gonna Be a) Showdown
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  1968
1.
03/1968

#1  Tighten Up
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

from Tighten Up   
262 pts
1
US


1
R&B
55
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #265]
[Atlantic 2478]
written by Archie Bell & Billy Buttier
2.
07/1968

#2  I Can't Stop Dancing
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

from I Can't Stop Dancing   
112 pts
9
US


5
R&B


[Atlantic 2534]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
3.
09/1968

Do the Choo Choo
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

from I Can't Stop Dancing   
27 pts
44
US


17
R&B


[Atlantic 2559]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
4.
11/1968

Love Will Rain on You
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

from I Can't Stop Dancing   
6 pts




25
R&B


[Atlantic 2559]
written by Archie Bell
5.
12/1968

#5  (There's Gonna Be a) Showdown
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

from There's Gonna Be a Showdown   
67 pts
21
US


6
R&B


[Atlantic 2583]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
  1969
6.
03/1969

I Love My Baby
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

from There's Gonna Be a Showdown   
9 pts
94
US


40
R&B


[Atlantic 2612]
written by Kenny Gamble & Thom Bell
7.
04/1969

Just a Little Closer
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

from There's Gonna Be a Showdown   
3 pts
128
US






[Atlantic 2612]
written by Archie Bell
8.
06/1969

Girl You're Too Young
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

from There's Gonna Be a Showdown   
24 pts
59
US


13
R&B


[Atlantic 2644]
written by Kenny Gamble, Archie Bell & Thom Bell
9.
09/1969

My Balloon's Going Up
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

from There's Gonna Be a Showdown   
10 pts
87
US


36
R&B


[Atlantic 2663]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
10.
12/1969

A World Without Music
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

9 pts
90
US


46
R&B


[Atlantic 2693]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
  1970
11.
01/1970

Here I Go Again
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

from There's Gonna Be a Showdown   
3 pts
112
US






[Atlantic 2693]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
12.
04/1970

Don't Let the Music Slip Away
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

from There's Gonna Be a Showdown   
5 pts
100
US






[Atlantic 45-2721]
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
Wrap It Up
13.
11/1970

Wrap It Up
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

from There's Gonna Be a Showdown   
10 pts
93
US


33
R&B


[Atlantic 2768]
written by Isaac Hayes & David Porter
  1972
14.
10/1972

#3  Here I Go Again
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

from Here I Go Again   
85 pts






11
UK
R
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
  1973
15.
01/1973

(There's Gonna Be a) Showdown
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

from Here I Go Again   
25 pts






36
UK
R
written by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
16.
03/1973

Dancing to Your Music
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

26 pts
61
US


11
R&B


[Glades 1707]
written by Phillip Mitchell
17.
06/1973

Ain't Nothing for a Man in Love/You Never Know What's on a Woman's Mind
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

4 pts




36
R&B


[Glades 1711]
written by Phillip Mitchell
  1975
18.
06/1975

I Could Dance All Night
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

from Dance Your Troubles Away   
21 pts




25
R&B
51
UK
[TSOP 4767]
written by Ron Tyson, Bunny Sigler & Allan Felder
19.
12/1975

Let's Groove
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

from Dance Your Troubles Away   
38 pts


3
dance
7
R&B


[TSOP 4775]
written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Leon Huff & Victor Carstarphen
20.
12/1975

Dance Your Troubles Away
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

from Dance Your Troubles Away   
11 pts


11
dance




written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead & Victor Carstarphen
21.
12/1975

#4  The Soul City Walk
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

from Dance Your Troubles Away   
75 pts




42
R&B
13
UK
[TSOP 4774]
written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead & Victor Carstarphen
  1977
22.
04/1977

Everybody Have a Good Time
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

from Where Will You Go When the Party's Over   
21 pts




68
R&B
43
UK
[Philadelphia International 3615]
written by Bunny Sigler
23.
09/1977

Glad You Could Make It
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

from Hard Not to Like It   
2 pts




63
R&B


[Philadelphia International 3632]
written by Victor Carstarphen
  1978
24.
01/1978

I've Been Missing You
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

from Hard Not to Like It   
2 pts




56
R&B


[Philadelphia International 3637]
written by Douglas Brown, Thomas Wallington, John Whitehead & Gene McFadden
  1979
25.
08/1979

Strategy
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

from Strategy   
6 pts




21
R&B


[Philadelphia International 3710]
written by Gene McFadden, John Whitehead & Jerry Cohen
  1981
26.
05/1981

Any Time Is Right
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

4 pts


53
dance
49
R&B


as Archie Bell
[Becket 45-4]
written by Terry Price & David Morris Jr.
  1986
27.
06/1986

Don't Let Love Get You Down
Archie Bell & the Drells greentick

15 pts






49
UK
written by Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead & Victor Carstarphen


See also...

Archie Bell • The Drells


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