Released in early 2007 as part of Universal’s extensive and cheaply packaged Number 1′s: Temptations series (see also: volumes dedicated to James Brown and Marvin Gaye), this disc compiles 19 number one R&B singles from the Temptations. It’s worth mentioning that some of the inclusions — “The Way You Do the Things You Do,” “You’re My Everything,” “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me,” “Ball of Confusion” — were number ones on the Cash Box chart, rather than the Billboard chart (the usual source), and 1998′s “Stay” is a bit of a stretch since it topped Billboard’s Urban Adult Contemporary chart. Nothing can argue against the set as a decent introduction to the group, even though several great singles — such as “Cloud Nine” — peaked below the top spots. – Andy Kellman