In a statement, Fakirs family said he died of heart failure.
The Tops also had five Top 10 LPs in Britain, including a chart-topping hits collection in early 1968.
That disc,The Four Tops Greatest Hits,was the groups lone Top 10 album in the States.
Abdul “Duke” Fakir onstage in 2019 and with The Four Tops (top left) in 1964.Getty Images
A 1992 compilation album,The Singles Collection,just missed the UK Top 10.
The Four Tops left Motown in the early 1970s and signed with ABC/Dunhill.
The Four Tops in the early 1960s, from left: Abdul “Duke” Fakir, Lawrence “Obie” Benson, Lawrence Payton and Levi StubbsEverett Collection
