| 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 |
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.
King has sold over 75 million records worldwide. Billboard ranked her as the 73rd greatest artist of all time. 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. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, King has sold 19.6 million records in the United States. 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. Official Charts named King as the most successful female songwriter in the UK charts, penning 61 hits between 1952 and 2005 in the country.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
AUS |
CAN |
JPN |
NL |
NOR |
NZ |
UK | |||
| Writer |
|
84 | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | |
| Tapestry |
|
1 | 3 | 1 | 29 | — | 8 | 13 | 4 | |
| Music |
|
1 | 5 | 2 | 28 | — | 10 | — | 18 |
|
| Rhymes & Reasons |
|
2 | 19 | 1 | 34 | — | — | — | 40 |
|
| Fantasy |
|
6 | 24 | 7 | 21 | — | — | — | — |
|
| Wrap Around Joy |
|
1 | 24 | 1 | 73 | — | — | — | — |
|
| Thoroughbred |
|
3 | 87 | 29 | 72 | — | — | — | — |
|
| Simple Things |
|
17 | 19 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| Welcome Home |
|
104 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Touch the Sky |
|
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 |
|
— | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Love Makes the World |
|
158 | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | 86 | |
| A Holiday Carole |
|
52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
AUS |
CAN |
ITA |
JPN |
KOR |
NL |
NOR |
NZ |
SPN |
UK | |||
| In Concert |
|
94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | |
| The Carnegie Hall Concert: June 18, 1971 |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Living Room Tour |
|
17 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at the Troubadour (with James Taylor) |
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4 | — | 16 | 30 | 19 | 81 | 76 | 24 | 4 | 39 | 33 |
|
| Tapestry: Live in Hyde Park |
|
— | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at Montreux 1973 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
AUS |
NZ |
UK | ||||
| Her Greatest Hits: Songs of Long Ago |
|
47 | 73 | — | — |
| |
| A Natural Woman: The Ode Collection (1968–1976) |
|
— | — | 35 | 31 |
| |
| Time Gone By |
|
— | — | — | — | ||
| Goin' Back |
|
— | — | — | — | ||
| Super Hits |
|
— | — | — | — | ||
| Collections |
|
— | — | — | — | ||
| The Essential Carole King |
|
— | — | — | — |
| |
| The Legendary Demos |
|
56 | — | — | — | ||
| A Beautiful Collection |
|
— | — | 16 | 32 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
Soundtrack albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US | ||
| Really Rosie |
|
20 |
Other appearances
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "Anyone at All" | You've Got Mail: Music from the Motion Picture |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US AC |
AUS |
AUT |
CAN |
CAN AC |
BEL (FL) |
NZ |
SWI |
UK | ||||
| "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" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "One (2018)" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||
Collaborations
| 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
| Title | Year | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| One to One | 1982 | |
| In Concert | 1994 |
|
| 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
- Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King
- Marcia Sings Tapestry
- Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
References
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- "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.
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- "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ^ "Carole King | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ^ "Carole King Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "Zoeken naar: Carole King". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "Search for: Artist: Carole King". Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
- ^ "Search for: Carole King". New Zealand Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
- ^ "Carole King Full Official Chart History". Official Charts. UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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- "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.
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- 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.
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