# The Temptations: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-10-29, The Temptations has 749,000 subscribers, 764,411,960 total views, and 431 videos. It ranks #100,541 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [The Temptations](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for The Temptations is ““My Girl,” live in Knoxville with The Temptations, there’s nothing quite like it.☀️”, a Short published Oct 27, 2026.
- These are The Temptations’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Jul 6, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026 (48 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 43,287. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “The Temptations Perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ in 1969 🍂” (205,282 views, Sep 30, 2026). Least viewed: “Admittedly, some temptations are harder to avoid than others…” (5,087 views, Oct 21, 2026).
- Median length: 0:32 for 48 Shorts.
- In this sample, The Temptations’s consecutive uploads were a median of 1 day apart (shortest gap 1 day, longest 6 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 29, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [“My Girl,” live in Knoxville with The Temptations, there’s nothing quite like it.☀️](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/Nb5YLUnpprY/) | 2026-10-27 | Short | 10,242 | 0:19 | 1.08x |
| [Admittedly, some temptations are harder to avoid than others…](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/ejt1KLYZDj8/) | 2026-10-21 | Short | 5,087 | 0:20 | - |
| [This audience member’s performance of “My Girl” came with an extra sweet surprise ❤️](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/SZcPJsvFTmM/) | 2026-10-16 | Short | 65,443 | 0:38 | 1.56x |
| [The Temptations Share Some “Glasshouse” Wisdom in 1975 🎶](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/OJEHikOEOSQ/) | 2026-10-15 | Short | 9,862 | 0:30 | - |
| [The Temptations Perform “Hello Young Lovers” on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ in 1967 🎶](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/FzbNXt5vCww/) | 2026-10-14 | Short | 47,375 | 0:42 | - |
| [Happy Birthday to THE Melvin "Blue" Franklin](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/WbucQ2gZ_Ls/) | 2026-10-12 | Short | 27,516 | 0:31 | - |
| [Otis Williams’ important lesson abroad: admire the clothes, but remember to bring some money home.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/ZYlvNi_hztI/) | 2026-10-08 | Short | 19,458 | 0:36 | - |
| [The Temptations Ask “I Wonder Who She’s Seeing Now” 💭](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/ErAzT1LXZK4/) | 2026-10-06 | Short | 11,823 | 0:33 | - |
| [Remembering Eddie Kendricks with “You’re My Everything” 🕊️](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/bvNF56QLxvM/) | 2026-10-05 | Short | 170,884 | 0:29 | 3.23x |
| [The Temptations’ “Ball of Confusion” Still Hits Hard Decades Later 🎶](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/IzemiNj6heA/) | 2026-10-02 | Short | 38,218 | 0:42 | - |
| [Can you guess the track?](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/Bp_EddXIvOA/) | 2026-10-01 | Short | 56,024 | 0:10 | 1.06x |
| [The Temptations Perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ in 1969 🍂](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/vKANq2l2zOc/) | 2026-09-30 | Short | 205,282 | 0:24 | 4.32x |
| [Otis Williams Recalls The Temptations Performing for a Segregated Audience in the 1960s](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/XpgislWC_z8/) | 2026-09-29 | Short | 50,056 | 1:08 | 1.21x |
| [60 years ago today, “Beauty Is Only Skin Deep” reached No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart. 🎶](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/NxF_lU-E7mI/) | 2026-09-24 | Short | 120,024 | 0:41 | 3.18x |
| [Happy Birthday to Former Temptation G.C. Cameron! 🎶](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/Suk1nrj_14Q/) | 2026-09-21 | Short | 45,028 | 0:38 | 1.2x |
| [Whether it’s the 1960s or the 2000s, The Temptations energy never changes. ⭐](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/zhZ6lJGfGPg/) | 2026-09-18 | Short | 34,308 | 0:33 | - |
| [Remembering Norman Whitfield and His Impact on The Temptations 🎶](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/W0ZJVvLAYoY/) | 2026-09-16 | Short | 37,500 | 0:27 | - |
| [The Temptations Perform “The Way You Do the Things You Do” Across 60 Years 🎶](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/hXExZI_9UHE/) | 2026-09-15 | Short | 60,270 | 0:39 | 1.43x |
| [The Temptations on What Kept Them Going After 25 Years 🎶](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/LKrY2V7Ch04/) | 2026-09-10 | Short | 18,755 | 0:41 | - |
| [Remembering Michael Wright and His Unforgettable Role in ‘The Five Heartbeats’ 🕊️](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/OaM-Fqtr1Kc/) | 2026-09-09 | Short | 169,656 | 0:28 | 3.96x |
| [There are some artists whose light reaches far beyond any one genre, & Dolly was truly one of them](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/D739RYVFcMk/) | 2026-09-08 | Short | 38,067 | 0:42 | - |
| [The Temptations Celebrate “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone” Drummer Aaron “A-Train” Smith 🥁](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/HYR4yDn8VMo/) | 2026-09-03 | Short | 23,619 | 0:45 | - |
| [The Temptations Reunite with David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks in 1982 🪩](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/uhC0hHbeeSI/) | 2026-09-02 | Short | 23,980 | 0:38 | - |
| [Melvin Franklin and Otis Williams Look Back on Their Early Motown Days in 1987 🎶](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/d_-hUw39sSc/) | 2026-09-01 | Short | 55,191 | 0:31 | 1.29x |
| [Dean Martin joins The Temptations for “Let the Good Times In” on ‘The Dean Martin Show,' 1970.](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/67psA8WIqls/) | 2026-08-27 | Short | 96,137 | 0:36 | 2.27x |
| [The Temptations Give the ‘Today’ Show Its Own Theme Song 🎶](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/5RpjRyDfvLw/) | 2026-08-26 | Short | 43,137 | 0:44 | 1.02x |
| [When you ask for ten 5s but five 10s walk onstage instead. 😎](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/C0vAojL9epU/) | 2026-08-25 | Short | 42,584 | 0:07 | - |
| [This one takes us all the way across the pond from 1988! Drop your best guesses below…](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/wkqRzbp-ZSM/) | 2026-08-24 | Short | 46,395 | 0:09 | 1.12x |
| [The Temptations Bring Their Timeless Hits to Cincinnati 🎶](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/3rv32z3SQbI/) | 2026-08-21 | Short | 32,765 | 0:34 | - |
| [Throwing it back to 1967 for this Temptations interview with the radio legend himself, Casey Kasem](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/6GiAhR_fbHw/) | 2026-08-20 | Short | 34,039 | 0:29 | - |
| [The Temptations Are Bringing Their Timeless Hits to Four Cities This August 🕺🏿](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/7cKu0oR-4_A/) | 2026-08-14 | Short | 83,842 | 0:31 | 2.02x |
| [The Temptations Perform “Shakey Ground” on ‘The Midnight Special’ 🔥](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/jHgRBvKNsy0/) | 2026-08-13 | Short | 30,204 | 0:32 | - |
| [Ali-Ollie Woodson Brings “Lady Soul” to Life with The Temptations 🎶](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/1888IpfSYhA/) | 2026-08-12 | Short | 43,436 | 0:31 | - |
| [Otis Williams’ Iconic Style Still Sets the Standard 🕺🏿](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/ROKgxApXK8M/) | 2026-08-06 | Short | 59,582 | 0:41 | 1.21x |
| [The sound of sunshine, nearly 60 years apart ☀️](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/U6MGK3pRbyk/) | 2026-08-04 | Short | 12,195 | 0:25 | - |
| [There’s Nothing Quite Like a Temptations party. ✨](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/S-8MCHpuIdM/) | 2026-07-30 | Short | 93,794 | 0:21 | 1.43x |
| [See ‘Ain’t Too Proud’ Live at The Muny! 🪩](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/rLmTGgmIYYo/) | 2026-07-29 | Short | 38,928 | 0:28 | - |
| [The Temptations Perform “Plastic Man” on ‘Soul Train’ in 1973 🎶](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/r4UeKRTeU0c/) | 2026-07-23 | Short | 143,447 | 0:32 | 2.01x |
| [The Temptations Bring “Runaway Child, Running Wild” to Life 🎶](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/iMmM-xozLwQ/) | 2026-07-22 | Short | 40,107 | 0:34 | - |
| [Let's put your Temptations knowledge to the test…can you guess this track? 🎵](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/v4i9dxZZK_o/) | 2026-07-21 | Short | 37,942 | 0:11 | - |
| [Celebrating Damon Harris and His Legacy with The Temptations ❤️](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/3cEoy-SAKD0/) | 2026-07-17 | Short | 82,246 | 0:32 | 1.26x |
| [David Ruffin Performs “I Wish It Would Rain” on ‘The Hollywood Palace’ 🌧️](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/-h4wJYfhqR0/) | 2026-07-16 | Short | 91,081 | 0:35 | 1.09x |
| [The Temptations perform “I Can’t Get Next to You” like only they can 🎶](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/5kibHHAPj1Q/) | 2026-07-15 | Short | 33,866 | 0:31 | - |
| [The Temptations Bring Their Signature Moves to “Get Ready” in 1966 🕺🏿](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/bhZrhQG_1xg/) | 2026-07-14 | Short | 87,467 | 0:22 | 1.33x |
| [Guess This Unreleased Temptations Track 🎶](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/CGb5xAaTZic/) | 2026-07-09 | Short | 60,678 | 0:09 | - |
| [The Temptations Perform “Get Ready” on ‘227’ 🎶](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/I2IMZ_J8-fQ/) | 2026-07-08 | Short | 54,652 | 0:40 | - |
| [The Temptations performed their 1998 hit “Stay” on the ‘Motown Live’ TV special!](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/cVmoZg1yLCI/) | 2026-07-07 | Short | 163,967 | 0:42 | 2.41x |
| [The Temptations’ Sweet Connection to Marvin Gaye’s “How Sweet It Is” 🎶](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@thetemptationsofficial/videos/ZYfTcmA8onU/) | 2026-07-06 | Short | 20,706 | 0:41 | - |

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