David Ruffin
Awards & Honours
4
Awards Won
6
Honours
5
Rankings
3
Covers
2
Records
David Ruffin's voice earned him a place among the greatest singers of all time. Rolling Stone ranked him #65 on its 2008 list of the 100 Greatest Singers, praising his soulful, expressive tenor. His signature song with the Temptations, My Girl, appears on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs list at #88 and was added to the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry in 2018. Ain't Too Proud to Beg ranked #91 on the same list. The Temptations received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994, and Ruffin was inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame in 2013.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction
Inducted as a member of The Temptations.
Grammy Hall of Fame – 'My Girl'
Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Grammy Hall of Fame – 'Ain't Too Proud to Beg'
Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
National Recording Registry – 'My Girl'
Added to the National Recording Registry.
Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
The Temptations received a star.
Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame Induction
Inducted posthumously.
Rankings & Lists
100 Greatest Singers of All Time
500 Greatest Songs of All Time – 'My Girl'
500 Greatest Songs of All Time – 'Ain't Too Proud to Beg'
100 Best Songs of the 1960s – 'My Girl'
Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Artists
Magazine Covers
Rolling Stone
1971-11-04
The Temptations
Ebony
1966-06-01
The Temptations
Jet
1969-05-01
David Ruffin: His Life After The Temptations
Records & Feats
First Temptation to wear a tuxedo on stage
Ruffin started wearing a tuxedo during performances, a style that became the group's signature look.
Lead vocalist on The Temptations' first #1 hit
Ruffin sang lead on 'My Girl,' the group's first Billboard Hot 100 number one.