The discography of Carole King, an American singer-songwriter and musician, consists of 17 studio albums, four live albums, seven compilation albums, one soundtrack album and 33 singles as a lead artist.
| Carole King discography | |
|---|---|
 Carole King at a ceremony to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012. | |
| Studio albums | 17 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Singles | 33 |
| Video albums | 6 |
| No. 1 singles | 5 |
King has sold over 75 million records worldwide.[1] Billboard ranked her as the 73rd greatest artist of all time.[2] Her second album, Tapestry (1971), was the world's best-selling album by a female artist for a quarter-century, with global sales of 30 million.[3][4][5] According to the Recording Industry Association of America, King has sold 19.6 million records in the United States.[6] She is also recognized as the most successful female songwriter of the 20th century, having written or co-written 118 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.[7] Official Charts named King as the most successful female songwriter in the UK charts, penning 61 hits between 1952 and 2005 in the country.[7]
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
AUS [9] |
CAN [10] |
JPN [11][12] |
NL [13] |
NOR [14] |
NZ [15] |
UK [16] | |||
| Writer |
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84 | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | |
| Tapestry |
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1 | 3 | 1 | 29 | — | 8 | 13 | 4 | |
| Music |
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1 | 5 | 2 | 28 | — | 10 | — | 18 |
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| Rhymes & Reasons |
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2 | 19 | 1 | 34 | — | — | — | 40 |
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| Fantasy |
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6 | 24 | 7 | 21 | — | — | — | — |
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| Wrap Around Joy |
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1 | 24 | 1 | 73 | — | — | — | — |
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| Thoroughbred |
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3 | 87 | 29 | 72 | — | — | — | — |
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| Simple Things |
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17 | 19 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Welcome Home |
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104 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Touch the Sky |
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104 | 84 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King |
|
44 | 52 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| One to One |
|
119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Speeding Time |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| City Streets |
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111 | 40 | 66 | — | 67 | — | — | — | |
| Colour of Your Dreams |
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— | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Love Makes the World |
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158 | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | 86 | |
| A Holiday Carole |
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52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
AUS [9] |
CAN [21] |
ITA [22] |
JPN [11][12] |
KOR [23] |
NL [13] |
NOR [14] |
NZ [15] |
SPN [24] |
UK [16] | |||
| In Concert |
|
94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | |
| The Carnegie Hall Concert: June 18, 1971 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Living Room Tour |
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17 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at the Troubadour (with James Taylor) |
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4 | — | 16 | 30 | 19 | 81 | 76 | 24 | 4 | 39 | 33 |
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| Tapestry: Live in Hyde Park [25] |
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— | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live At Montreux 1973 [26] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [8] |
AUS [9] |
JPN [11][12] |
NZ [15] |
UK [16] | |||
| Her Greatest Hits: Songs of Long Ago |
|
47 | 73 | — | — | — | |
| A Natural Woman: The Ode Collection (1968–1976) |
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— | — | — | 35 | 31 |
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| Time Gone By |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Goin' Back |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Super Hits |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Collections |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| The Essential Carole King |
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— | — | — | — | — |
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| The Legendary Demos |
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56 | — | 286 | — | — | |
| A Beautiful Collection |
|
— | — | — | 16 | 32 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
Soundtrack albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [8] | ||
| Really Rosie |
|
20 |
Singles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [28] |
US AC [29] |
AUS [9] |
AUT [30] |
CAN [31] |
CAN AC [32] |
BEL (FL) [33] |
NZ [15] |
SWI [34] |
UK [16] | ||||
| "The Right Girl" / "Goin' Wild" | 1958 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Baby Sittin'" / "Under the Stars" | 1959 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Short Mort" / "Queen of the Beach" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Oh Neil" / "A Very Special Boy" | 1960 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "School Bells Are Ringing" / "I Didn't Have Any Summer Romance" | 1962 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "It Might as Well Rain Until September" / "Nobody's Perfect" | 22 | — | 13 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 3 | The Dimension Dolls | ||
| "He's a Bad Boy" / "We Grew Up Together" | 1963 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "A Road to Nowhere" / "Some of Your Loving" | 1966 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Up on the Roof" / "Eventually" | 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Writer | |
| "It's Too Late" / "I Feel the Earth Move" | 1971 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | Tapestry | |
| "So Far Away" / "Smackwater Jack" | 14 | 3 | 80 | — | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| ||
| "You've Got a Friend" / "Beautiful" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ||
| "Sweet Seasons" | 1972 | 9 | 2 | 19 | — | 12 | 21 | — | — | — | — | Music | |
| "Been to Canaan" | 24 | 1 | 97 | — | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | Rhymes and Reasons | ||
| "Believe in Humanity" | 1973 | 28 | — | 100 | — | 44 | 9 | — | — | — | — | Fantasy | |
| "You Light Up My Life" | 67 | 6 | — | — | 44 | 97 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Corazon" | 37 | 5 | — | — | 28 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Jazzman" | 1974 | 2 | 4 | 56 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | Wrap Around Joy | |
| "Nightingale" | 1975 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Only Love Is Real" | 1976 | 28 | 1 | — | — | 53 | 7 | — | — | — | — | Thoroughbred | |
| "High Out of Time" | 76 | 40 | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hard Rock Cafe" | 1977 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 21 | 37 | 12 | — | Simple Things | |
| "Simple Things" | — | 37 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Morning Sun" | 1978 | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Welcome Home | |
| "One Fine Day" | 1980 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 86 | 2 | — | — | — | — | Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King | |
| "One to One" | 1982 | 45 | 20 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | One to One | |
| "City Streets" | 1989 | — | 14 | 74 | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | City Streets | |
| "Now and Forever" | 1992 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Colour of Your Dreams | |
| "Love Makes the World" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Makes the World | |
| "Girl Power" | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "I Believe in Loving You" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "One Small Voice"[35] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "One (2018)"[36] | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||
Collaborations
edit| Single | Year | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | 1998 | Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, Aretha Franklin, and Shania Twain |
VH1 Divas Live |
| "You've Got a Friend" | Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, and Shania Twain | ||
| "One True Love" | 2001 | Semisonic | All About Chemistry |
| "Everyday People" | 2007 | Reba McEntire | Reba: Duets |
Video albums
edit| Title | Year | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| One to One | 1982 | |
| In Concert | 1994 |
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| Welcome to My Living Room | 2007 | |
| Live At The Troubadour (with James Taylor) |
2010 | |
| In Tokyo | 2010 | |
| Carole King: Natural Woman | 2016 | |
| Live at Montruex - 1973 | 2019 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Carole King and James Taylor Troubadour Reunion Comes To An End ::James Taylor News ::antiMusic.com". www.antimusic.com. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ^ "Greatest of All Time Artists". Billboard. 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ^ "'Tapestry' at 50: How Carole King 'bet on herself' to record a singer-songwriter classic". Los Angeles Times. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ "Carole King's classic album 'Tapestry' turns 50". torontosun. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ Bauder, David (2012-05-11). "Carole King: 'It Would be Lovely to Retire'". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ^ a b "Carole King | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ^ a b c d "Carole King Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ a b c d Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 166/167. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
- Tapestry: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 15, No. 21". RPM. 1971-07-10. Archived from the original (PHP) on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- Music: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 16, No. 21_22". RPM. 1972-01-15. Archived from the original (PHP) on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- Rhymes and Reasons: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 18, No. 20" (PHP). RPM. 1972-12-30. Retrieved 2014-01-01.[permanent dead link]
- Fantasy: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 19, No. 25". RPM. 1973-08-04. Archived from the original (PHP) on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- Wrap Around Joy: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 22, No. 12" (PHP). RPM. 1974-11-09. Retrieved 2014-01-01.[permanent dead link]
- Thoroughbred: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 25, No. 3". RPM. 1975-04-17. Archived from the original (PHP) on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- Simple Things: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 28, No. 1". RPM. 1977-10-01. Archived from the original (PHP) on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- Touch the Sky: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 31, No. 23". RPM. 1979-09-01. Archived from the original (PHP) on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- Pearls: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 33, No. 23". RPM. 1980-08-30. Archived from the original (PHP) on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- City Streets: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 50, No. 4". RPM. 1989-05-22. Archived from the original (PHP) on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ^ a b c Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ a b c "キャロル・キングの作品 (アルバム)" [Works by Carole King (Albums)]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ a b "Zoeken naar: Carole King". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ a b "Search for: Artist: Carole King". Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ a b c d "Search for: Carole King". New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ a b c d "Carole King Full Official Chart History". Official Charts. UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "American certifications – Carole King". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ "2018 Annual ARIA Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ a b c d "British certifications – Carole King". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 8, 2022. Type Carole King in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "RIAJ > The Record > February 1996 > Page 5 > Certified Awards (December 1995)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- ^ "Carole King Chart History - Billboard Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "Search for: Carole King". Italian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ^ Gaon Album Chart positions:
- Live at the Troubadour: "2010년 26주차 Album Chart" [Week 26 of 2010 Album Chart]. Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "Search for: Carole King". Spanish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ "Carole King: Tapestry - Live in Hyde Park". PopMatters. 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "See Carole King Perform In Newly Unearthed Video Of 1973 Concert". NWPB. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ "Gold/Platinum (Carole King search)". Music Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "Carole King Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "Carole King Chart History - Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "Suche nach: Carole King". Austrian Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "Search - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 2004-10-01. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ "Search - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 2004-10-01. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ "Zoeken naar: Carole King". Ultratop (Vlaanderen) (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "Carole King Charts". Hitparade (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "Carole King releases new version of One Small Voice in protest against Trump". The Guardian. 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ Browne, David (2018-10-29). "Carole King Gets Political on First New Song in Seven Years". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2006 DVD". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on July 5, 2009. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 16, 2021.