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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
Live albums	4
Compilation albums	7
Video albums	6
Singles	33
Soundtrack albums	1
No. 1 singles	5

Carole King discography

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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.

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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

Singles

As lead artist

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List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
Title	Year	US ^[28]	US AC ^[29]	AUS ^[9]	AUT ^[30]	CAN ^[31]	CAN AC ^[32]	BEL (FL) ^[33]	NZ ^[15]	SWI ^[34]	UK ^[16]	Certifications	Album
"The Right Girl" / "Goin' Wild"	1958	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Baby Sittin'" / "Under the Stars"	1959	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Short Mort" / "Queen of the Beach"	1959	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"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"	1962	22	—	13	—	12	—	—	—	—	3		The Dimension Dolls
"He's a Bad Boy" / "We Grew Up Together"	1963	94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Dimension Dolls
"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: Silver^[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"	1972	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	—	—	—	—		Wrap Around Joy
"Only Love Is Real"	1976	28	1	—	—	53	7	—	—	—	—		Thoroughbred
"High Out of Time"	1976	76	40	—	—	—	40	—	—	—	—		Thoroughbred
"Hard Rock Cafe"	1977	30	8	10	19	23	12	21	37	12	—		Simple Things
"Simple Things"	1977	—	37	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—		Simple Things
"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

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Rhymes and Reasons: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 18, No. 20" (PHP). RPM. 1972-12-30. Retrieved 2014-01-01.^{[permanent dead link]}

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.

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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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[12] 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.

[13] Rhymes and Reasons: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 18, No. 20" (PHP). RPM. 1972-12-30. Retrieved 2014-01-01.^{[permanent dead link]}

[14] 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.

[15] Wrap Around Joy: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 22, No. 12" (PHP). RPM. 1974-11-09. Retrieved 2014-01-01.^{[permanent dead link]}

[16] 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.

[17] 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.

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

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"	1998	Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan, and Shania Twain	VH1 Divas Live
"One True Love"	2001	Semisonic	All About Chemistry
"Everyday People"	2007	Reba McEntire	Reba: Duets

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 Montruex - 1973	2019

A_Road_to_Nowhere

Carole King discography

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Soundtrack albums

Singles

As lead artist

Collaborations

Video albums

See also

References

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