# Carole King discography

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. Billboard ranked her as the 73rd greatest artist of all time. 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. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, King has sold 19.6 million records in the United States. 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. Official Charts named King as the most successful female songwriter in the UK charts, penning 61 hits between 1952 and 2005 in the country.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | CAN | JPN | NL | NOR | NZ | UK | Certifications |
| 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 ARIA: 8× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum RIAJ: Gold |
| Music | Released: December 1971 Label: Ode | 1 | 5 | 2 | 28 | — | 10 | — | 18 | RIAA: Platinum |
| Rhymes & Reasons | Released: November 1972 Label: Ode | 2 | 19 | 1 | 34 | — | — | — | 40 | RIAA: Gold |
| Fantasy | Released: June 1973 Label: Ode | 6 | 24 | 7 | 21 | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold |
| Wrap Around Joy | Released: September 1974 Label: Ode | 1 | 24 | 1 | 73 | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold |
| Thoroughbred | Released: January 1976 Label: Ode | 3 | 87 | 29 | 72 | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold |
| Simple Things | Released: July 1977 Label: Avatar / Capitol | 17 | 19 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold |
| 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | CAN | ITA | JPN | KOR | NL | NOR | NZ | SPN | UK | Certifications |
| 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 |
| Tapestry: Live in Hyde Park | Release date: September 15, 2017 Label: Legacy Recordings | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at Montreux 1973 | 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | NZ | UK | Certifications |
| Her Greatest Hits: Songs of Long Ago | Released: 1978 Label: Ode | 47 | 73 | — | — | RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold |
| A Natural Woman: The Ode Collection (1968–1976) | Released: September 13, 1994 Label: Epic/Sony Legacy | — | — | 35 | 31 | BPI: Silver |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Title | Album details | US |
| 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US AC | AUS | AUT | CAN | CAN AC | BEL (FL) | NZ | SWI | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "The Right Girl" / "Goin' Wild" | 1958 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Baby Sittin'" / "Under the Stars" | 1959 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Short Mort" / "Queen of the Beach" | 1959 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Oh Neil" / "A Very Special Boy" | 1960 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "School Bells Are Ringing" / "I Didn't Have Any Summer Romance" | 1962 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "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 BPI: Silver | Tapestry |
| "So Far Away" / "Smackwater Jack" | 1971 | 14 | 3 | 80 | — | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold | Tapestry |
| "You've Got a Friend" / "Beautiful" | 1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RIAA: Gold | Tapestry |
| "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" | 1973 | 67 | 6 | — | — | 44 | 97 | — | — | — | — | | Fantasy |
| "Corazon" | 1973 | 37 | 5 | — | — | 28 | 5 | — | — | — | — | | Fantasy |
| "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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "One Small Voice" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "One (2018)" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "—" 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" | 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 |

## Video albums

| Title | Year | Certification |
| One to One | 1982 | |
| In Concert | 1994 | ARIA: Gold |
| Welcome to My Living Room | 2007 | |
| Live At The Troubadour (with James Taylor) | 2010 | RIAA: 6× Platinum ARIA: Gold |
| In Tokyo | 2010 | |
| Carole King: Natural Woman | 2016 | |
| Live at Montruex - 1973 | 2019 | |