Carole King discography

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
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
Soundtrack albums	1

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions						Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US [1]	AUS[2]	CAN [3]	JPN [4]	NOR [5]	UK [6]
1970	Writer Released: May 1970 Label: Ode	84	—	—	67	—	—
1971	Tapestry Released: February 10, 1971[7][A] Label: Ode	1	3	1	29	8	4	AUS: 8x Platinum [8] US: 13× Platinum (Diamond)[9] UK: 2x Platinum[10] JPN: Gold[11]
1971	Music Released: December 1971 Label: Ode	1	5	2	28	10	18	US: Platinum[12]
1972	Rhymes and Reasons Released: November 1972 Label: Ode	2	19	1	34	—	40	US: Gold[13]
1973	Fantasy Released: June 1973 Label: Ode	6	24	7	21	—	—	US: Gold[14]
1974	Wrap Around Joy Released: September 1974 Label: Ode	1	24	1	73	—	—	US: Gold[15]
1976	Thoroughbred Released: January 1976 Label: Ode	3	87	29	72	—	—	US: Gold[16]
1977	Simple Things Released: July 1977 Label: Avatar / Capitol	17	19	27	—	—	—	US: Gold[17]
1978	Welcome Home Released: May 1978 Label: Avatar / Capitol	104	69	—	—	—	—
1979	Touch the Sky Released: June 1979 Label: Capitol	104	84	62	—	—	—
1980	Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King Released: 1980 Label: Capitol	44	52	66	—	—	—
1982	One to One Released: 1982 Label: Atlantic	119	—	—	—	—	—
1983	Speeding Time Released: 1983 Label: Atlantic	—	—	—	—	—	—
1989	City Streets Released: April 1989 Label: Capitol	111	—	66	—	—	—
1993	Colour of Your Dreams Released: July 25, 1993 Label: Rhythm Safari / Kings X	—	72	—	—	—	—
2001	Love Makes the World Released: September 25, 2001 Label: Rockingale / KELA / Koch	158	—	—	90	—	86[18]
2011	A Holiday Carole Released: November 1, 2011 Label: Rockingale / Hear Music	52	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Soundtracks

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US
1975	Really Rosie Released: February 1975 Label: Ode	20

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions									Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US	AUS[2]	CAN	JPN	UK	NL[19]	NOR[5]	SPN[20]	NZ[21]
1994	In Concert Released: March 1, 1994 Label: Rhythm Safari	94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	The Carnegie Hall Concert: June 18, 1971 Released: October 29, 1996 Label: Epic/Sony Legacy	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	The Living Room Tour Released: July 12, 2005 Label: Hear Music/Rockingale	17	51[22]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 330,000[23]
2010	Live at the Troubadour (with James Taylor) Release date: May 4, 2010 Label: Hear Music/Concord Music Group	4[24]	—	16	19	33[25]	76	24	39	17	US: Gold[26]
2017	Tapestry: Live in Hyde Park[27] Release date: September 15, 2017 Label: Legacy Recordings / Rockingale Records[28]		—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Holiday albums

Year	Album details	Peak positions		Certifications (sales threshold)
		US	US Holiday
2011	A Holiday Carole Released: November 1, 2011 Label: Hear Music/Concord Music Group	52[29]	8[30]
"—" denotes that release has not charted

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US	AUS[2]	UK
1978	Her Greatest Hits: Songs of Long Ago Released: 1978 Label: Ode	4	73	—	US: Platinum[31] CAN: Gold[32]
1994	A Natural Woman: The Ode Collection (1968–1976) Released: September 13, 1994 Label: Epic/Sony Legacy	—	—	31
1994	Time Gone By Label: Priority	—	—	—
1998	Goin' Back Released: June 2, 1998 Label: Sony	—	—	—
1999	The Early Years[33] Released: November 1, 1999 Label: Hallmark Recordings	—	—	—
2000	Super Hits Released: May 9, 2000 Label: Sony	—	—	—
2006	Collections Released: March 7, 2006 Label: Sony	—	—	—
2010	The Essential Carole King Released: May 25, 2010 Label:Ode/Epic/Legacy	—	—	—	UK: Silver[10]
2012	The Legendary Demos Released: April 24, 2012 Label:Hear Music	56[34]	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

As member of a band

Year	Album Details	Band	Sales Certifications
1968	Now That Everything's Been Said Label: Ode/Epic/Legacy	The City

Deluxe Editions

Year	Album details	Bonus material
2007	Love Makes the World: Deluxe Edition Label: Rockingale Records	Second disc with music videos, new songs, and interviews with Carole King
2008	Tapestry - Legacy Edition Label: Ode/Epic/Legacy	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

Year	Song	Peak chart positions[1][35]										Album
		US	US AC	UK	IRE	SWI	CAN [36]	CAN AC [37]	AUS[2]	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"	123	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	non-album single
	"It Might as Well Rain Until September"/"Nobody's Perfect"	22	—	3	—	—	12	—	13	—	—	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	2	5	—	—	Tapestry
	"So Far Away"/"Smackwater Jack"	14	3/—	138[38]/—	—	—	17	12	80	—	—
1972	"Sweet Seasons"	9	2	—	—	—	12	21	19	—	—	Music
	"Been to Canaan"	24	1	—	—	—	15	2	97	—	—	Rhymes and Reasons
1973	"Believe in Humanity"	28	—	—	—	—	44	9	100	—	—	Fantasy
	"You Light Up My Life"	67	6	—	—	—	44	97	—	—	—
	"Corazon"	37	5	—	—	—	28	5	—	24	—
1974	"Jazzman"	2	4	—	—	—	5	1	56	—	—	Wrap Around Joy
1975	"Nightingale"	9	1	—	—	—	—	13	—	—	—
1976	"Only Love Is Real"	28	1	—	—	—	53	7	—	—	—	Thoroughbred
	"High Out of Time"	76	40	—	—	—	—	40	—	—	—
1977	"Hard Rock Cafe"	30	8	—	—	12	23	12	10	18	—	Simple Things
	"Simple Things"	—	37	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—
1978	"Morning Sun"	—	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Welcome Home
1980	"One Fine Day"	12	11	—	—	—	86	2	—	—	—	Pearls: Songs of Goffin and King
1982	"One to One"	45	20	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	One to One
1989	"City Streets"	—	14	—	—	—	92	—	74	—	—	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
2001	"One True Love"	Semisonic	All About Chemistry
2007	"Everyday People"	Reba McEntire	Reba: Duets

Video albums

Year	Title	Certification
1982	One to One
1994	In Concert	AUS: Gold[39]
2007	Welcome to My Living Room

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