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Neil Sedaka discography

The following is a comprehensive discography of Neil Sedaka, the American singer.

Original studio albums

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

  • 1991/1995: Tuneweaver
  • 1995: Classically Sedaka
  • 1998: Tales of Love (and Other Passions)

2000s

2010s

  • 2010: The Music of My Life
  • 2016: I Do It for Applause

Compilations, live albums and foreign-language albums

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

  • 1991: All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
  • 1991: Timeless — The Very Best of Neil Sedaka
  • 1991: The Collection
  • 1991: Neil Sedaka's Diary
  • 1992: Greatest Hits Live
  • 1992: Love Will Keep Us Together
  • 1992: Tuneweaver
  • 1994: Laughter in the Rain: The Best of Neil Sedaka, 1974-80
  • 1994: A Personal Collection
  • 1994: The Singer & His Songs
  • 1995: Song Cycle (songs culled from "Emergence" and "Solitaire" )
  • 1995: I Successi Di Neil Sedaka (compilation of Italian-language recordings)
  • 1996: Neil Sedaka By Popular Demand
  • 1996: Neil Sedaka in Italiano (2-CD edition of his 1960s Italian recordings)
  • 1997: What a Difference a Day Makes: The Neil Sedaka Collection
  • 1999: The Very Best of Neil Sedaka (2-CD set)

2000s

  • 2001: RCA 100th Anniversary Series: The Very Best Of Neil Sedaka
  • 2002: Let the Good Times In
  • 2003: Oh! Carol: The Complete Recordings, 1955-66 (8-CD box with previously unreleased material)
  • 2003: Neil Sedaka: The Brooklyn Demos, 1958-61
  • 2003: Platinum and Gold Collection
  • 2003: The Show Goes On
  • 2004: Stairway to Heaven: The Best of Neil Sedaka
  • 2005: Love Songs
  • 2006: The Very Best of Neil Sedaka: The Show Goes On (2-CD)
  • 2006: Neil Sedaka Live at the Royal Albert Hall – The Very Best of Neil Sedaka: The Show Goes On (2 DVD set filmed 7 April 2006 in London)
  • 2007: The Definitive Collection (2-CD)
  • 2007: Oh! Carol
  • 2009: Flashback (compilation of Italian recordings)
  • 2009: Waking Up Is Hard to Do
  • 2009: The Miracle of Christmas: The Deluxe Edition

2010s and 2020s

  • 2010: The Music of My Life
  • 2010: Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits / The Many Sides of Neil Sedaka (a combo re-release of his 1961 and 1978 albums as listed above)
  • 2010: Neil Sedaka
  • 2011: "Oh! Carol" and All the Early Classics
  • 2011: I Must Be Dreaming
  • 2011: The Sedaka Sessions
  • 2011: Where the Boys Are: The Music of Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield
  • 2012: Neil Sedaka: Hit Maker
  • 2013: The Things I Love
  • 2013: The Essential Early Recordings (2-CD set)
  • 2013: The Drugstore's Rockin'
  • 2013: Neil Sedaka in the Studio, 1958-1962
  • 2013: Neil Sedaka Live at the Royal Albert Hall
  • 2014: Neil Sedaka: Hits Around the World
  • 2014: Neil Sedaka in the Studio, 1958-1962, Vol. 2
  • 2014: The Complete Singles and EPs: As and Bs, 1956-1962
  • 2014: Neil Sedaka Songbook (2-CD set)
  • 2016: Greatest Hits
  • 2022: All You Need Is The Music: The Elektra Years (1977–1981) (2-CD album containing complete contents of Sedaka's four Elektra albums - A Song , All You Need Is the Music , In the Pocket , and Neil Sedaka: Now )

EPs

Year Title Side 1 content Side 2 content Notes
1959 I Go Ape! (1) "I Go Ape!" & (2) "All I Need Is You" (3) "(Stop!) You're Knocking Me Out!" & (4) "I Belong to You"
1959 Oh, Carol! (1) "Oh, Carol!" & (2) "Going Home to Mary Lou" (3) "The Girl for Me" & (4) "I Ain't Hurtin' No More"
1961 Little Devil (1) "Little Devil" & (2) "Circulate" (3) "Calendar Girl" & (4) "We Kiss in a Shadow" An RCA 33 RPM "compact double"
1961 Neil's Best (1) "Oh, Carol!" & (2) "Stairway to Heaven" (3) "Run Samson Run" & (4) "The Diary" An RCA 33 RPM "compact double"
1962 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1) "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" & (2) "What Am I Gonna Do" (3) "All I Need Is You" & (4) "I Waited Too Long" Released in France
1963 Alice in Wonderland (1) "Alice in Wonderland" & (2) "Sweet Little You" (3) "Next Door to an Angel" & (4) "I Found My World in You" Released in France
1966 Neil Sedaka in Hebrew and English (1) "Oh, Carol!" (Hebrew) & (2) "You Mean Everything to Me" (Hebrew) (3) "Waiting for Never (La Terza Luna)" & (4) "Too Late" Released in Israel
1966 My Yiddishe Momme (1) "My Yiddishe Momme" (2) "Israeli Medley: (a) "Shalom Aleichem", (b) "Artza Aleinu", (c) "Tzena, Tzena, Tzena"; & (3) "Scapriaticciello" Released in Australia
1969 Star-Crossed Lovers (1) "Star-Crossed Lovers" & (2) "Rainy Jane" (3) "Jeannine" & (4) "We Had a Good Thing Going" Released in Australia on the Atlantic label
1976 Make Your Own Sunshine (1) "You've Gotta Make Your Own Sunshine" & (2) "New York City Blues" (3) "Summer Nights" & (4) "Tit for Tat" Released in UK; 33 RPM EP

English-language singles

1950s

Year Title Peak chart positions
US Pop
 US R&B
 ITA
 NLD
 NOR
 UK
1957 "Laura Lee" ― ― ― ― ― ―
"Ring-a-Rockin'" ― ― ― ― ― ―
1958 "Oh Delilah!" ― ― ― ― ― ―
"The Diary" 14 25 ― ― ― ―
"I Go Ape" 42 ― ― ― ― 9
1959 "(Stop!) You're Knocking Me Out!" ― ― ― ― ― ―
"Crying My Heart Out for You" 111 ― 6 ― ― ―
"Stupid Cupid" ― ― ― ― ― ―
"All I Need Is You" ― ― ― ― ― ―
"Oh! Carol" 9 27 1 1 9 3
"The Girl for Me" ― ― ― ― ― ―
"Going Home to Mary Lou" ― ― ― ― ― ―
"I Ain't Hurtin' No More" ― ― ― ― ― ―
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1960s

Year Title Peak chart positions
US Pop
 US R&B
 NLD
 NOR
 UK
1960 "Stairway to Heaven" 9 ― 18 ― 8
"You Mean Everything to Me" /
"Run Samson Run" 		17
28 		―
— 		―
— 		―
— 		45
—
1961 "Calendar Girl" 4 22 11 ― 8
"Little Devil" 11 ― ― ― 9
"Sweet Little You" 59 ― ― ― ―
"Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" 6 ― ― 8 3
1962 "King of Clowns" 45 ― ― ― 23
"Oh, Delilah!" (with the Marvels) ― ― ― ― ―
"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" 1 12 ― ― 7
"Next Door to an Angel" 5 19 ― ― 29
1963 "Alice in Wonderland" 17 ― ― ― ―
"Let's Go Steady Again" 26 21 ― ― 42
"The Dreamer" 47 ― ― ― ―
"Bad Girl" 33 ― ― ― ―
1964 "This Endless Night" ― ― ― ― ―
"The Closest Thing to Heaven" — ― ― ― ―
"Sunny" 86 ― ― ― ―
"I Hope He Breaks Your Heart" — ― ― ― ―
"Let the People Talk" ― ― ― ― ―
1965 "The World Through a Tear" 76 ― ― ― ―
"The Answer to My Prayer" 89 ― ― ― ―
1966 "The Answer Lies Within" ― ― ― ― ―
"We Can Make It If We Try" ― ― ― ― ―
1969 "Star-Crossed Lovers" ― ― ― ― ―
"Rainy Jane" ― ― ― ― ―
"Ebony Angel" ― ― ― ― ―
"Wheeling, West Virginia" ― ― ― ― ―
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1970s

Year Title Peak chart positions
US Pop
 US AC
 AUS
 CAN AC
 NZ
 UK
1971 "My World Keeps Getting Smaller Every Day" (Australia only) ― ― ― ― ― ―
"I'm a Song (Sing Me)" ― ― ― ― ― ―
"Superbird" ― ― ― ― ― ―
1972 "Beautiful You" ― ― ― ― ― 43
"That's When the Music Takes Me" 27 7 ― ― ― 18
"Dimbo Man" ― ― ― ― ― ―
1973 "Standing on the Inside" ― ― 40 ― ― 26
"Suspicions" ― ― ― ― ― ―
"Our Last Song Together" ― ― ― ― ― 31
"Love Will Keep Us Together" ― ― ― ― ― ―
1974 "A Little Lovin'" ― ― ― ― ― 34
"Going Nowhere" ― ― ― ― ― ―
"Laughter in the Rain" 1 1 ― ― ― 15
1975 "The Immigrant" 22 1 ― ― 17 ―
"The Queen of 1964" ― ― ― ― 15 35
"Bad Blood" (with uncredited backing vocals by Elton John) 1 25 ― ― ― ―
"New York City Blues" ― ― ― ― ― ―
"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (slow ballad version) 8 1 ― ― ― ―
1976 "Love in the Shadows" 16 4 ― ― 20 ―
"Steppin' Out" (with uncredited backing vocals by Elton John) 36 45 ― ― 35 ―
"No. 1 with a Heartache" ― ― ― ― 17 ―
"You Gotta Make Your Own Sunshine" 53 7 ― ― ― ―
1977 "Amarillo" 44 4 ― ― ― ―
"Alone at Last" ― 17 ― 10 ― ―
"You Never Done It Like That" ― ― ― ― ― ―
1978 "All You Need Is the Music" ― ― ― ― ― ―
"Love Keeps Getting Stronger Every Day" ― ― ― ― ― ―
"Sad, Sad Story" ― ― ― ― ― ―
"Blue Boy" ― ― ― ― ― ―
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1980s to 1990s

Year Title Peak chart positions
US Pop
 US AC
 AUS
1980 "Should've Never Let You Go" (with Dara Sedaka) 19 3 69
"Letting Go" 107 ― ―
1981 "My World Keeps Slipping Away" ― 36 ―
"Losing You" ― ― ―
1984 "New Orleans" (with Gary U.S. Bonds) ― ― ―
"Rhythm of the Rain" ― 37 ―
"Your Precious Love" (with Dara Sedaka) ― 16 ―
1986 "The Good Times" ― ― ―
1991 "Laughter in the Rain" (New version; with Dara Sedaka) ― ― ―
"Love Will Keep Us Together" (New version; UK only) ― ― ―
1992 "Desiree" ― ― ―
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Foreign-language singles

In Italian

All singles were released on the RCA Victor label except for "L'Addio"/"Passo E Chiudo" which was released on the Atlantic label.

Year Title Notes
1961 "Esagerata" ("Little Devil") b/w "Un giorno inutile" ("I Must Be Dreaming")
1962 "Tu non lo sai" ("Breaking Up Is Hard to Do") b/w "Finché vivrò" ("As Long As I Live")
1963 "La terza luna" ("Waiting for Never") #1-ranked hit in Italy in April 1963; b/w "Il re dei pagliacci" ("King of Clowns")
1963 "I tuoi capricci" ("Look Inside Your Heart") b/w "Non cercare un'altra bocca" ("Walk with Me")
1963 "Adesso no" b/w "Quando sorridi così"
1964 "La notte è fatta per amare" ("Another Day, Another Heartache") b/w "La forza del destino"
1964 "La luna a fiori" b/w "Ricordati ancora"
1965 "Non basta mai" b/w "Darei 10 anni"
1965 "E la vita continua" b/w "Sarà sarà"
1966 "Lettera bruciata" ("A Lover's Concerto") b/w "L'ultima foglia"
1969 "L'addio" ("Star-Crossed Lovers") b/w "Passo e chiudo" ("We Had a Good Thing Goin'")

In German

All singles were released on the RCA label.

Year Title Notes
1961 "Crazy Daisy" ("Little Devil") b/w "Heute Sind Es Träume" ("I Must Be Dreaming")
1962 "Nur Ein Bild Von Dir" ("Pictures from the Past") b/w "Wenn Ich In Dein Fenster Seh" ("On the Outside Looking In")
1963 "Candy (Madchen Aus Old Germany)" b/w "So Wie Mein Baby" ("Wait 'Til You See My Baby")

In other languages

Year Title Language B-side Label
1964 "Manuela" § Spanish "Lunita Consejera" § RCA Victor
1965 "Namida No Komichi" ("The World Through a Tear") Japanese "High on a Mountain" (Japanese) Victor (JVC)
1965 "Oh, Carol!" (Hebrew) Hebrew "You Mean Everything to Me" (Hebrew) RCA Victor
1969 "Amour Perdu" (Star-Crossed Lovers) Canadian French "Oui, Nous Serons Des Copains" ("We Had a Good Thing Goin'") Atlantic (Quebec)

§ - "Manuela" and "Lunita Consejera" were derived from the 1964 Italian-Argentine film Il Gaucho.

References

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  2. ^ "Chart History: Neil Sedaka - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  3. ^ "Discografie Neil Sedaka". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "Discography Neil Sedaka". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  5. ^ "NEIL SEDAKA - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  6. ^ "Chart History: Neil Sedaka - Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
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  8. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. October 1, 1977. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
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