Otis Redding

Otis Redding Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. Nicknamed the "King of Soul", Redding's style of singing drew inspiration from the gospel music that preceded the genre. His vocal style influenced many other soul artists of the 1960s. Redding was born in Dawson, Georgia,... [more on Wikipedia]

Otis Redding began charting in 1963 with These Arms of Mine.The artist placed 25 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.The artist scored 16 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.On US RnB the artist achieved 11 Top‑10s, 1 of which peaked at number‑one.

Top songs: #1: (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay - #2: The Happy Song (Dum-Dum) - #3: Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song) - #4: Hard to Handle - #5: My Girl
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  1963
These Arms of Mine
1.
03/1963

These Arms of Mine
Otis Redding greentick

from Pain in My Heart   Pain in My Heart
16 pts
85
US
20
R&B


[Volt 103]
written by Otis Redding greentick
2.
10/1963

That's What My Heart Needs
Otis Redding greentick

from Pain in My Heart   Pain in My Heart
6 pts


27
R&B


[Volt 109]
written by Otis Redding greentick
3.
11/1963

Pain in My Heart
Otis Redding greentick

from Pain in My Heart   Pain in My Heart
28 pts
61
US
11
R&B


[Volt 112]
written by Naomi Neville
  1964
4.
03/1964

Come to Me
Otis Redding greentick

from The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads   The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
16 pts
69
US
26
R&B


[Volt 116]
written by Otis Redding greentick & Phil Walden
5.
05/1964

Security
Otis Redding greentick

from Pain in My Heart   Pain in My Heart
11 pts
97
US
23
R&B


[Volt 117]
written by Otis Redding greentick
6.
10/1964

Chained and Bound
Otis Redding greentick

from The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads   The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
26 pts
70
US
6
R&B


[Volt 121]
written by Otis Redding greentick
  1965
7.
01/1965

That's How Strong My Love Is
Otis Redding greentick

from The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads   The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
17 pts
74
US
18
R&B


[Volt 124]
written by Roosevelt Jamison
8.
02/1965

Mr. Pitiful
Otis Redding greentick

from The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads   The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads
32 pts
41
US
10
R&B


B side to That's How Strong My Love Is
[Volt 124]
written by Steve Cropper & Otis Redding greentick
I've Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now)
9.
05/1965

I've Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now)
Otis Redding greentick

from Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul   Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
75 pts
21
US
2
R&B


[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #110]
[Volt 126]
written by Otis Redding greentick & Jerry Butler
Respect
10.
09/1965

Respect
Otis Redding greentick

from Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul   Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
46 pts
35
US
4
R&B


[Volt 128]
written by Otis Redding greentick
My Girl
11.
11/1965

#5  My Girl
Otis Redding greentick

from Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul   Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
77 pts




11
UK
written by Smokey Robinson & Ronald White
12.
12/1965

Just One More Day
Otis Redding greentick

from The Soul Album   The Soul Album
17 pts
85
US
15
R&B


B side to I Can't Turn You Loose
[Volt 130]
written by Otis Redding greentick, Steve Cropper & McElvoy Robinson
13.
12/1965

I Can't Turn You Loose
Otis Redding greentick

43 pts


11
R&B
29
UK
[Volt 130]
written by Otis Redding greentick
  1966
Satisfaction
14.
03/1966

Satisfaction
Otis Redding greentick

from Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul   Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
75 pts
31
US
4
R&B
33
UK
[Volt 132]
written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
15.
06/1966

My Lover's Prayer
Otis Redding greentick

from Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul   Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul
46 pts
61
US
10
R&B
37
UK
[Volt 136]
written by Otis Redding greentick
16.
10/1966

#3  Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)
Otis Redding greentick

from Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul   Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul
85 pts
29
US
12
R&B
23
UK
[Volt 138]
written by Steve Cropper & Otis Redding greentick
17.
12/1966

Try a Little Tenderness
Otis Redding greentick

from Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul   Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul
77 pts
25
US
4
R&B
46
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #204]
[Volt 141]
written by Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly & Harry M. Woods
  1967
Day Tripper
18.
03/1967

Day Tripper
Otis Redding greentick

from Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul   Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul
19 pts




43
UK
written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
19.
04/1967

I Love You More Than Words Can Say
Otis Redding greentick

from The Dock of the Bay   The Dock of the Bay
14 pts
78
US
30
R&B


[Volt 146]
written by Eddie Floyd & Booker T. Jones
20.
05/1967

Let Me Come On Home
Otis Redding greentick

from The Dock of the Bay   The Dock of the Bay
17 pts




48
UK
[Volt 146]
written by Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones & Otis Redding greentick
21.
05/1967

Shake
Otis Redding greentick

from History of Otis Redding   
63 pts
47
US
16
R&B
28
UK
live
[Volt 149]
written by Sam Cooke
22.
07/1967

Glory of Love
Otis Redding greentick

from The Dock of the Bay   The Dock of the Bay
22 pts
60
US
19
R&B


[Volt 152]
written by Billy Hill
  1968
(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay
23.
01/1968

#1  (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding greentick

from The Dock of the Bay   The Dock of the Bay
401 pts
1
US
1
R&B
3
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #28] [recorded some days before his death]
[Volt 157]
written by Otis Redding greentick & Steve Cropper
My Girl
24.
02/1968

My Girl
Otis Redding greentick

24 pts




36
UK
R
written by Smokey Robinson & Ronald White
25.
04/1968

#2  The Happy Song (Dum-Dum)
Otis Redding greentick

from The Immortal Otis Redding   The Immortal Otis Redding
95 pts
25
US
10
R&B
24
UK
[Volt 163]
written by Otis Redding greentick & Steve Cropper
26.
07/1968

Amen
Otis Redding greentick

from The Immortal Otis Redding   The Immortal Otis Redding
34 pts
36
US
15
R&B


[Atco 6592]
written by Otis Redding greentick
27.
07/1968

#4  Hard to Handle
Otis Redding greentick

from The Immortal Otis Redding   The Immortal Otis Redding
83 pts
51
US
38
R&B
15
UK
B side to Amen
[Atco 6592]
written by Allen Jones, Alvertis Isbell & Otis Redding greentick
I've Got Dreams to Remember
28.
09/1968

I've Got Dreams to Remember
Otis Redding greentick

from The Immortal Otis Redding   The Immortal Otis Redding
37 pts
41
US
6
R&B


[Atco 6612]
written by Otis Redding greentick & Zelma Redding
Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
29.
11/1968

Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
Otis Redding greentick

from In Person At the Whisky A Go Go   
76 pts
21
US
10
R&B
52
UK
live
[Atco 6636]
written by James Brown
  1969
30.
03/1969

A Lover's Question
Otis Redding greentick

from Love Man   Love Man
24 pts
48
US
20
R&B


[Atco 6654]
written by Brook Benton & Jimmy Williams [Jimmy T. Williams]
31.
05/1969

Love Man
Otis Redding greentick

from Love Man   Love Man
36 pts
72
US
17
R&B
43
UK
[Atco 6677]
written by Otis Redding greentick
32.
08/1969

Free Me
Otis Redding greentick

from Love Man   Love Man
8 pts
103
US
30
R&B


[Atco 6700]
written by Otis Redding greentick & Gene Lawson
33.
08/1969

(You're Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher
Otis Redding greentick

from Love Man   Love Man
4 pts
110
US




US B side to Free Me
[Atco 6700]
written by Carl Smith & Gary Jackson
  1970
34.
04/1970

Demonstration
Otis Redding greentick

from Tell the Truth   
4 pts
105
US




[Atco 6742]
written by Otis Redding greentick & Don Covay
  1971
I've Been Loving You Too Long
35.
02/1971

I've Been Loving You Too Long
Otis Redding greentick

from Historic Performances Recorded At The Monterey International Pop Festival   
4 pts
110
US




R live
[Atco 6802]
written by Otis Redding greentick & Jerry Butler
  2009
These Arms of Mine
36.
09/2009

These Arms of Mine
Otis Redding greentick

2 pts




194
UK
R
written by Otis Redding greentick
  2011
(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay
37.
03/2011

(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding greentick

3 pts




143
UK
R
written by Otis Redding greentick & Steve Cropper
38.
10/2011

Try a Little Tenderness
Otis Redding greentick

2 pts




183
UK
R
written by Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly & Harry M. Woods
  2012
(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay
39.
04/2012

(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay
Otis Redding greentick

12 pts




60
UK
R
written by Otis Redding greentick & Steve Cropper
  2013
40.
08/2013

That's How Strong My Love Is
Otis Redding greentick

3 pts




140
UK
R
written by Roosevelt Jamison


See also...

Otis Redding & Carla Thomas


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