Four Tops
- Type: Band/Group
- Country: United States
- Born: 1953 in Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Active: 1953 - present
Biography
Four Tops are a Detroit vocal quartet formed in 1953 and one of the defining acts of the Motown sound. The original line-up of Levi Stubbs, Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, Renaldo 'Obie' Benson and Lawrence Payton stayed intact until Payton's death in 1997. Their #Motown Records# hits, many written by *Holland-Dozier-Holland*, include 'I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)', 'Reach Out I'll Be There', 'Standing in the Shadows of Love' and 'Bernadette'. The group still performs with a successor line-up of Ronnie McNeir, Theo Peoples, Lawrence Payton Jr. and Michael Brock.
Genres
Four Tops Discography
- I Can't Help Myself (1965) - Single - rated 4/5
- Four Tops (1965) - Album - rated 3.89/5
- Second Album (1965) - Album - rated 3.86/5
- 4 Tops on Top (1966) - Album - rated 3.02/5
- Reach Out I'll Be There (1966) - Single - rated 4.15/5
- The Four Tops Greatest Hits (1967) - Compilation - rated 4.15/5
- Reach Out (1967) - Album - rated 3.89/5
- Yesterday's Dreams (1968) - Album - rated 3.21/5
- Still Waters Run Deep (1970) - Album - rated 3.77/5
- Keeper of the Castle (1972) - Album - rated 3.7/5
- Main Street People (1973) - Album - rated 3.72/5
- Meeting of the Minds (1974) - Album - rated 3.67/5
- 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Four Tops (1999) - Compilation - rated 3.92/5
Members
- Ronnie McNeir - second tenor vocals (1999–Present)
- Theo Peoples - lead vocals, second tenor vocals (1998–2011; 2025–Present)
- Lawrence Payton Jr. - bass-baritone vocals (2005–Present)
- Michael Brock - first tenor vocals (2024–Present)
- Levi Stubbs - lead vocals (1953–2000; 2004–2004)
- Abdul "Duke" Fakir - first tenor vocals (1953–2024)
- Renaldo "Obie" Benson - bass-baritone vocals (1953–2005)
- Lawrence Payton - second tenor vocals (1953–1997)