Carole King discography
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This is a list of albums and singles recorded by Carole King. She has had three number one albums and seven top 10 albums.
| Carole King discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 17 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
Contents
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
CAN [2] |
JPN [3] |
NOR [4] |
UK [5] |
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| 1970 | Writer
|
84 | — | 67 | — | — | |
| 1971 | Tapestry | 1 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 4 | |
| 1971 | Music
|
1 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 18 |
|
| 1972 | Rhymes and Reasons
|
2 | 1 | 34 | — | 40 |
|
| 1973 | Fantasy
|
6 | 7 | 21 | — | — |
|
| 1974 | Wrap Around Joy
|
1 | 1 | 73 | — | — |
|
| 1976 | Thoroughbred
|
3 | 29 | 72 | — | — |
|
| 1977 | Simple Things
|
17 | 27 | — | — | — |
|
| 1978 | Welcome Home
|
104 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1979 | Touch the Sky
|
104 | 62 | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King
|
44 | 66 | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | One to One
|
119 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | Speeding Time
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | City Streets
|
111 | 66 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | Colour of Your Dreams
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | Love Makes the World
|
158 | — | 90 | — | 86[16] | |
| 2011 | A Holiday Carole
|
52 | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
Soundtracks
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | |||||
| 1975 | Really Rosie
|
20 | |||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS | CAN | JPN | UK | NL[17] | NOR[4] | SPN[18] | NZ[19] | |||
| 1994 | In Concert
|
94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | The Carnegie Hall Concert: June 18, 1971
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | The Living Room Tour
|
17 | 51[20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| 2010 | Live at the Troubadour (with James Taylor)
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4[22] | — | 16 | 19 | 33[23] | 76 | 24 | 39 | 17 |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||
Holiday albums
| Year | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Holiday | |||
| 2011 | A Holiday Carole
|
52[25] | 8[26] | |
| "—" denotes that release has not charted | ||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | UK | |||
| 1978 | Her Greatest Hits: Songs of Long Ago
|
47 | — |
|
| 1994 | A Natural Woman: The Ode Collection (1968–1976)
|
— | 31 | |
| 1994 | Time Gone By
|
— | — | |
| 1998 | Goin' Back
|
— | — | |
| 2000 | Super Hits
|
— | — | |
| 2006 | Collections
|
— | — | |
| 2010 | The Essential Carole King
|
— | — | |
| 2012 | The Legendary Demos
|
56[29] | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
As member of a band
| Year | Album Details | Band | Sales Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Now That Everything's Been Said
|
The City |
Deluxe Editions
| Year | Album details | Bonus material |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Love Makes the World: Deluxe Edition
|
Second disc with music videos, new songs, and interviews with Carole King |
| 2008 | Tapestry - Legacy Edition
|
Second disc with live versions of every song except "Where You Lead." |
Tribute albums
| Year | Album | Certification | Certification date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Tapestry Revisited - A Tribute to Carole King | Gold | June 12, 1996 | |
| 2002 | Carole King Tribute: A New Tapestry | — | — |
Singles
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| Year | Song | Peak chart positions[1][30] | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US AC | UK | IRE | SWI | CAN[31] | AUS | BEL | POL | ||||
| 1958 | "Right Girl"/"Goin' Wild" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "Baby Sittin'"/"Under the Stars" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| 1959 | "Oh Neil"/"A Very Special Boy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "Short Mort"/"Queen of the Beach" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| 1962 | "School Bells Are Ringing"/"I Didn't Have Any Summer Romance" | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "It Might As Well Rain Until September/Nobody's Perfect" | 22 | — | 3 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | Dimension Dolls | ||
| 1964 | "He's a Bad Boy"/"We Grew Up Together" | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966 | "A Road to Nowhere"/"Some of Your Loving" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| 1971 | "It's Too Late"/"I Feel the Earth Move"[B][C] | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | Tapestry | |
| "So Far Away"/"Smackwater Jack" | 14 | 3/— | 138[32]/— | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | |||
| 1972 | "Sweet Seasons" | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 19 | — | — | Music | |
| "Been to Canaan" | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | Rhymes and Reasons | ||
| 1973 | "Believe in Humanity" | 28 | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | Fantasy | |
| "You Light Up My Life" | 67 | 6 | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | |||
| "Corazon" | 37 | 5 | — | — | — | 28 | — | 24 | — | |||
| 1974 | "Jazzman" | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | Wrap Around Joy | |
| 1975 | "Nightingale" | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976 | "Only Love Is Real" | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | Thoroughbred | |
| "High Out of Time" | 76 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1977 | "Hard Rock Cafe" | 30 | 8 | — | — | 12 | 23 | — | 18 | — | Simple Things | |
| "Simple Things" | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1978 | "Morning Sun" | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Welcome Home | |
| 1980 | "One Fine Day" | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King | |
| 1982 | "One to One" | 45 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | One to One | |
| 1989 | "City Streets" | — | 14 | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | City Streets | |
| 1992 | "Now and Forever" | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | Colour of Your Dreams | |
| 2001 | "Love Makes the World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Makes the World | |
| 2007 | "Girl Power" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| 2013 | "I Believe in Loving You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||
- Notes
- A^ A specific release date is often not given or an incorrect date is often given. However, the correct date of release is February 10, 1971, as verified by Carole King's official website.
- B^ Certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
- C^ "I Feel the Earth Move" is not certified Gold while "It's Too Late" is.
Other singles
Guest singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" | Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, Aretha Franklin, and Shania Twain |
VH1 Divas Live 1998 |
| "You've Got a Friend" | Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, and Shania Twain | ||
| 2007 | "Everyday People" | Reba McEntire | Reba: Duets |
Video albums
| Year | Title | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | One to One | |
| 1994 | In Concert |
|
| 2007 | Welcome to My Living Room |
References
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| Studio albums | |
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| Compilations | |
| Live albums | |
| Other albums | |
| Singles |
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| Other songs | |
| Related articles | |
