| 1963 | Up on the Roof: The Best of the Drifters | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1964 | The Drifters | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1968 | The Drifters’ Golden Hits | The Drifters | | 6 |
| 1975 | There Goes My First Love | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1981 | The Drifters / Duane Eddy / The Fireballs / Jack Scott (La grande storia del rock) | The Drifters / Duane Eddy / The Fireballs / Jack Scott | | 1 |
| 1981 | The Drifters / The Bobettes / Johnny and the Hurricanes (La grande storia del rock) | The Drifters / The Bobettes / Johnny and the Hurricanes | | 1 |
| 1982 | 12 Greatest Hits | The Drifters feat. Ben E. King | | 1 |
| 1985 | 16 Greatest Hits | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1986 | Greatest Hits Live | Charlie Thomas & The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1987 | Greatest Hits | The Drifters | | 2 |
| 1987 | Save the Last Dance for Me | The Drifters | | 2 |
| 1987 | Save the Last Dance for Me | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1987 | Sixteen Greatest Hits | The Drifters | | 2 |
| 1987 | The Best of Ben E. King & The Drifters | Ben E. King & The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1987 | The Drifters | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1987 | The Best Of | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1988 | All-Time Greatest Hits & More: 1959-1965 | The Drifters | | 2 |
| 1988 | Greatest Hits | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1988 | Let The Boogie‐Woogie Roll – Greatest Hits 1953–1958 | The Drifters | | 3 |
| 1988 | Save the Last Dance for Me | The Drifters with Ben E. King | | 1 |
| 1988 | The Drifters / The Coasters | The Drifters / The Coasters | | 2 |
| 1988 | The Collection | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1989 | Save the Last Dance for Me | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1990 | The Very Best of Ben E. King and The Drifters | Ben E. King and The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1991 | Greatest Hits: R&B Prime Cuts Legends | The Drifters | | 2 |
| 1991 | Greatest Hits | Drifters | | 1 |
| 1992 | Stand by Me | Ben E. King / The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1993 | The Best of Ben E. King & The Drifters | Ben E. King,The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1993 | Collection | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1993 | Greatest Hits | Platters and Drifters | | 1 |
| 1993 | Stand By Me | Ben E. King & The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1993 | The Very Best of the Drifters | The Drifters | 4 | 1 |
| 1993 | The Drifters Legends | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1994 | Christmas GOLD | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1995 | The Best of The Drifters | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1995 | Save the Last Dance for Me | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1996 | On Broadway | The Drifters | | 2 |
| 1996 | Rockin’ & Driftin’: The Drifters Box | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1996 | I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1996 | Anthology Four: Up on the Roof | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1996 | Greatest Hits | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1996 | The Drifters Collection | The Drifters | 5 | 1 |
| 1996 | The Very Best of The Drifters | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1996 | The Drifters | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1996 | Up on the Roof | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1997 | 20 Greatest Hits | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1997 | Golden Classics | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1997 | Please Come Home for Christmas | The Drifters | | 2 |
| 1997 | Save the Last Dance for Me | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1997 | There Goes My Baby | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1997 | The Hits Collection | Ben E. King & The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1997 | Under the Boardwalk and Other Hits | The Drifters | | 2 |
| 1998 | Back 2 Back Hits | The Drifters and The Platters | | 1 |
| 1998 | Christmas with The Drifters | The Drifters | | 6 |
| 1998 | The Best of The Drifters: Saturday Night at the Movies | The Drifters | | 2 |
| 1998 | Up on the Roof / Under the Boardwalk | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1999 | The Best of Ben E. King & The Drifters | The Drifters | | 2 |
| 1999 | The Drifters | The Drifters | 4 | 1 |
| 1999 | The Very Best of Ben E King & The Drifters | Ben E. King & The Drifters | | 1 |
| 1999 | When My Little Girl is Smiling | The Drifters | | 2 |
| 2000 | Under the Boardwalk | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 2000 | Save the Last Dance for Me | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 2000 | … At Their Best | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 2000 | All-Time Greatest Hits | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 2000 | This Magic Moment | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 2000 | The Platters & The Drifters Collection | The Platters & The Drifters | | 1 |
| 2000 | The Drifters Greatest Hits | The Drifters | | 2 |
| 2000 | The Drifters | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 2001 | 14 Great Hits | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 2001 | On the Sentimental Side | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 2001 | Under the Boardwalk | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 2002 | The Drifters On Broadway | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 2002 | The Essentials | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 2003 | The Definitive Drifters | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 2003 | The Drifters: All-Time Greatest Hits | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 2003 | The Greatest Hits Collection | The Drifters | | 2 |
| 2003 | The Best of the Drifters: 20 New Recordings of Their Greatest Hits and More! | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 2003 | Golden Hits | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 2003 | Stand By Me | Ben E. King & The Drifters | | 1 |
| 2003 | The Very Best of the Drifters | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 2004 | The Drifters | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 2005 | 16 Greatest Hits | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 2005 | Golden Legends | The Drifters | | 3 |
| 2005 | Side by Side: The Drifters and The Coasters | The Drifters and The Coasters | | 1 |
| 2006 | The Legacy Continues | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 2006 | American Music Legends | The Drifters with Ben E. King | | 1 |
| 2006 | The Definitive Soul Collection | The Drifters | | 1 |
| 2006 | The Very Best of the Drifters | The Drifters | | 1 |
