| Carmen McRae discography | |
|---|---|
 Carmen McRae in a press photo dated to 1960 | |
| Studio albums | 39 |
| Live albums | 26 |
| Compilation albums | 25 |
The discography of American singer and pianist Carmen McRae includes twenty-nine studio albums, twenty-six live albums and twenty-five compilations.
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop [1] | US Jazz [1] | US R&B [1] | ||
| A Foggy Day with Carmen McRae (with Ivie Anderson) |
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| Carmen McRae |
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| By Special Request |
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| Torchy! |
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| Blue Moon |
| — | — | — |
| Boy Meets Girl (with Sammy Davis Jr.) |
| — | — | — |
| After Glow |
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| Mad About the Man |
| — | — | — |
| Carmen for Cool Ones |
| — | — | — |
| Birds of a Feather |
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| Porgy and Bess (with Sammy Davis Jr.) |
| — | — | — |
| Book of Ballads |
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| When You're Away |
| — | — | — |
| Something to Swing About |
| — | — | — |
| Tonight Only! (with Dave Brubeck) |
| — | — | — |
| Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics |
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| Something Wonderful |
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| Bittersweet |
| — | — | — |
| Second to None |
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| Haven't We Met? |
| — | — | — |
| Alfie |
| 150 | — | — |
| For Once in My Life |
| — | — | — |
| Portrait of Carmen |
| — | — | — |
| The Sound of Silence |
| — | 17 | — |
| Just a Little Lovin' |
| — | — | — |
| Carmen |
| — | — | — |
| It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling |
| — | — | — |
| Ms. Jazz |
| — | — | — |
| I Am Music |
| — | 22 | 56 |
| November Girl |
| — | — | — |
| Can't Hide Love |
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| I'm Coming Home Again |
| — | 29 | — |
| Two for the Road (with George Shearing) |
| — | 45 | — |
| Heat Wave (with Cal Tjader) |
| — | 25 | — |
| You're Lookin' at Me (A Collection of Nat King Cole Songs) |
| — | — | — |
| Any Old Time |
| — | — | — |
| Carmen Sings Monk |
| — | 5 | — |
| Sarah: Dedicated to You |
| — | 3 | — |
| Dream of Life |
| — | — | — |
| "—" denotes items which did not chart in that country. | ||||
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Jazz [1] | ||
| Carmen McRae in London |
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| Take Five Live (with Dave Brubeck) |
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| Live at Sugar Hill |
| — |
| Woman Talk |
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| "Live" & Wailing |
| — |
| Carmen McRae |
| — |
| The Great American Songbook |
| — |
| Alive! |
| — |
| As Time Goes By: Live at the Dug | — | |
| Live and Doin' It |
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| Live at Century Plaza |
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| At the Great American Music Hall |
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| Ronnie Scott's Presents Carmen McRae 'Live' |
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| Jazz Gala 79 |
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| Recorded Live at Bubba's |
| — |
| The Carmen McRae – Betty Carter Duets (with Betty Carter) |
| 15 |
| Fine and Mellow: Live at Birdland West |
| — |
| New York State of Mind |
| — |
| Everything Happens to Me |
| — |
| Carmen McRae & Her Trio Live |
| — |
| For Lady Day |
| 17 |
| Jazz Masters |
| — |
| Live in Tokyo |
| — |
| Live at Umbria Jazz |
| — |
| At Ratso's |
| — |
| Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Guest Carmen McRae |
| — |
| "—" denotes items which did not chart in that country. | ||
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Bethlehem's Girl Friends (with Chris Connor and Julie London) |
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| My Foolish Heart |
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| Nina Simone and Her Friends an Intimate Variety of Vocal Charm (with Nina Simone and Chris Connor) |
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| This Is Carmen McRae |
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| Carmen's Gold |
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| The Best of Carmen McRae |
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| I Want You |
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| Here to Stay |
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| Velvet Soul |
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| The Greatest of Carmen McRae |
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| The Ultimate Carmen McRae |
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| Black Magic 'Live' |
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| Here to Stay |
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| Song Time |
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| Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters |
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| The Best of Carmen McRae |
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| I'll Be Seeing You |
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| Priceless Jazz Collection |
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| Ballad Essentials |
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| Carmen McRae's Finest Hour |
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| Ralph Gleason's Jazz Casual: Mel Tormé & Carmen McRae (with Mel Tormé) |
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| Diva |
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| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Carmen McRae |
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| Carmen McRae for Lovers |
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| Standards |
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