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The Four Tops were a successful vocal quartet from the Motown label based in Detroit, Michigan. The group originally started as the Four Aims in 1953 but changed their name to The Four Tops in 1956. The four members were Levi Stubbs, Abdul Fakir, Renaldo Benson and Lawrence Payton. The group instantly gained popularity in the late 1950s and 1960s with hit songs such as 'I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)', 'Baby I Need Your Loving', and 'Reach Out (I'll Be There)'. Later in the 1970s, the quartet's sound shifted towards a more 'disco' style, with hits like 'Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got)'. Throughout their careers, The Four Tops released 43 Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, and 50 Top 40 hits on the UK Singles Chart until split up in 1997.