Carole King discography

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. ^[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

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

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	Released: May 1970 Label: Ode	84	—	—	67	—	—	—	—
Tapestry	Released: February 10, 1971 Label: Ode	1	3	1	29	—	8	13	4	RIAA: 14× Platinum [17] ARIA: 8× Platinum [18] BPI: 2× Platinum [19] RIAJ: Gold [20]
Music	Released: December 1971 Label: Ode	1	5	2	28	—	10	—	18	RIAA: Platinum [17]
Rhymes & Reasons	Released: November 1972 Label: Ode	2	19	1	34	—	—	—	40	RIAA: Gold [17]
Fantasy	Released: June 1973 Label: Ode	6	24	7	21	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold [17]
Wrap Around Joy	Released: September 1974 Label: Ode	1	24	1	73	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold [17]
Thoroughbred	Released: January 1976 Label: Ode	3	87	29	72	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold [17]
Simple Things	Released: July 1977 Label: Avatar / Capitol	17	19	27	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold [17]
Welcome Home	Released: May 1978 Label: Avatar / Capitol	104	69	—	—	—	—	—	—
Touch the Sky	Released: June 1979 Label: Capitol	104	84	62	—	—	—	—	—
Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King	Released: 1980 Label: Capitol	44	52	66	—	—	—	—	—
One to One	Released: 1982 Label: Atlantic	119	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Speeding Time	Released: 1983 Label: Atlantic	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
City Streets	Released: April 1989 Label: Capitol	111	40	66	—	67	—	—	—
Colour of Your Dreams	Released: July 25, 1993 Label: Rhythm Safari / Kings X	—	72	—	—	—	—	—	—
Love Makes the World	Released: September 25, 2001 Label: Rockingale / KELA / Koch	158	—	—	90	—	—	—	86
A Holiday Carole	Released: November 1, 2011 Label: Rockingale / Hear Music	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

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	Released: March 1, 1994 Label: Rhythm Safari	94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	97
The Carnegie Hall Concert: June 18, 1971	Released: October 29, 1996 Label: Epic / Sony Legacy	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Living Room Tour	Released: July 12, 2005 Label: Hear Music / Rockingale	17	51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Live at the Troubadour (with James Taylor)	Release date: May 4, 2010 Label: Hear Music / Concord Music Group	4	—	16	30	19	81	76	24	4	39	33	RIAA: Gold [17]
Tapestry: Live in Hyde Park [25]	Release date: September 15, 2017 Label: Legacy Recordings	—	—	—	—	49	—	—	—	—	—	—
Live at Montreux 1973 [26]	Release date: June 14, 2019 Label: Eagle Vision / Universal Music Group	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Certifications
		US [8]	AUS [9]	NZ [15]	UK [16]
Her Greatest Hits: Songs of Long Ago	Released: 1978 Label: Ode	47	73	—	—	RIAA: Platinum [17] MC: Gold [27]
A Natural Woman: The Ode Collection (1968–1976)	Released: September 13, 1994 Label: Epic/Sony Legacy	—	—	35	31	BPI: Silver [19]
Time Gone By	Released: 1994 Label: Priority	—	—	—	—
Goin' Back	Released: June 2, 1998 Label: Sony	—	—	—	—
Super Hits	Released: May 9, 2000 Label: Sony	—	—	—	—
Collections	Released: March 7, 2006 Label: Sony	—	—	—	—
The Essential Carole King	Released: May 25, 2010 Label: Ode/Epic/Legacy	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver [19]
The Legendary Demos	Released: April 24, 2012 Label: Hear Music	56	—	—	—
A Beautiful Collection	Released: February 27, 2015 Label: Sony	—	—	16	32
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Soundtrack albums

List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [8]
Really Rosie	Released: February 1975 Label: Ode	20

Other appearances

Year	Single	Album
1998	"Anyone at All"	You've Got Mail: Music from the Motion Picture

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions

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	RIAA: Platinum [17] BPI: Gold [19]	Tapestry
"So Far Away" / "Smackwater Jack"		14	3	80	—	17	12	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold [17]
"You've Got a Friend" / "Beautiful"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold [17]
"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

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	ARIA: Gold [37]
Welcome to My Living Room	2007
Live at the Troubadour (with James Taylor)	2010	RIAA: 6× Platinum [17] ARIA: Gold [38]
In Tokyo	2010
Carole King: Natural Woman	2016
Live at Montreux - 1973	2019

See also

• Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King
• Marcia Sings Tapestry
• Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

References

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