# Sam Cooke discography

The discography of Sam Cooke, an American singer and songwriter, consists of fourteen studio albums (including one collaborative album and two notable posthumous releases), two live albums, 49 singles, 13 compilations and 2 box sets. Over the course of his eight-year career, Cooke placed 29 singles in the Top 40 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. He also placed 20 singles in the Top Ten of Billboard's R&B chart, Black Singles chart. Between 1957 and 1960, Sam Cooke's records were produced on the Keen label. From 1960 through 1966, they were produced on the RCA label.
Ownership of Cooke's material is split between RCA (roughly 1958–1963) and ABKCO (post-1963), with each label releasing their own compilations and rarely cross-licensing (The Man and His Music and Portrait of a Legend: 1951–1964 being the two exceptions). As a result, few of Cooke's original albums saw individual release on the medium of compact disc, and, consequently, digital distribution, although all of Cooke's recorded work has been released either in compilation or box set.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US |
| Sam Cooke | Released: February 1958 Label: Keen | 16 |
| Encore | Released: 1958 Label: Keen | — |
| Tribute to the Lady | Released: 1959 Label: Keen | — |
| Cooke's Tour | Released: May 1960 Label: RCA Victor | — |
| Hits of the 50's | Released: August 1960 Label: RCA Victor | — |
| Swing Low | Released: February 1961 Label: RCA Victor | — |
| My Kind of Blues | Released: October 1961 Label: RCA Victor | — |
| Twistin' the Night Away | Released: April 1962 Label: RCA Victor | 74 |
| Mr. Soul | Released: February 1963 Label: RCA Victor | 94 |
| Night Beat | Released: August 1963 Label: RCA Victor | 62 |
| Ain't That Good News | Released: March 1, 1964 Label: RCA Victor | 34 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||

### Posthumous studio albums

List of posthumous studio albums, with selected details and chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B |
| Shake | Released: January 1965 Label: RCA Victor | 44 | 1 |
| Try a Little Love | Released: October 1965 Label: RCA | 120 | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

### Live albums

List of live albums, with selected details and chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B |
| Sam Cooke at the Copa | Released: October 1964 Label: RCA Victor | 29 | 1 |
| Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 | Released: June 1985 Label: RCA | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

### Collaboration albums

List of collaboration albums, with selected details :
| Title | Album details |
| 3 Great Guys | Released: February 1964 Label: RCA Victor |

### Compilation albums

Numerous compilation albums and greatest hits collections of Cooke's work have been released, notably Portrait of a Legend: 1951–1964 in 2003. This list compiles the most notable compilation releases from major labels. Many cross-licensed compilations from smaller labels (most of which contain Cooke's gospel work with the Soul Stirrers) are not represented here.
List of compilations, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | US R&B | UK | Certifications |
| Hit Kit | Released: 1959 Label: Keen | — | — | — | |
| The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke | Released 1960 Label: Keen | — | — | — | |
| I Thank God | Released: 1960 Label: Keen | — | — | — | |
| The Best of Sam Cooke | Released: August 1962 Label: RCA Victor | 22 | — | — | BPI: Gold |
| The Best of Sam Cooke, Volume II | Released: July 1965 Label: RCA Victor | 128 | 7 | — | |
| The Unforgettable Sam Cooke | Released: May 1966 Label: RCA Victor | — | — | — | |
| The One and Only | Released: 1969 Label: RCA | — | — | — | |
| This Is Sam Cooke | Released: September 1970 Label: RCA | — | — | — | |
| The Man and His Music | Released: February 1986 Label: RCA | 175 | — | 8 | BPI: Gold |
| The Rhythm and the Blues | Released: October 24, 1995 Label: RCA | — | — | — | |
| Greatest Hits | Released: February 24, 1998 Label: RCA | — | — | — | |
| Keep Movin' On | Released: January 15, 2002 Label: ABKCO | — | — | — | |
| Portrait of a Legend: 1951–1964 | Released: June 17, 2003 Label: ABKCO | 135 | — | 19 | BPI: Platinum |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||

### Box sets

List of box sets, with selected details :
| Title | Album details |
| The Man Who Invented Soul | Released: September 26, 2000 Label: RCA |
| The RCA Albums Collection | Released: November 22, 2011 Label: RCA/Legacy |
| The Complete KEEN Years: 1957-1960 | Released: January 22, 2020 Label: ABCKO |

## Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title (A-side / B-side) | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title (A-side / B-side) | Year | US | US R&B | CAN | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "You Send Me" "Summertime" | 1957 | 1 81 | 1 — | 1 — | 29 — | | Sam Cooke (Keen) |
| "I'll Come Running Back to You" "Forever" | 1957 | 18 60 | 1 — | 8 — | 23 — | | Non-album tracks |
| "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" "Desire Me" | 1957 | 17 47 | 15 17 | — — | — — | | Non-album track/re-recorded for Mr. Soul Non-album track |
| "That's All I Need to Know" "I Don't Want to Cry" | 1958 | — — | — — | 41 — | — — | | Non-album tracks |
| "You Were Made for Me" "Lonely Island" | 1958 | 27 26 | 7 10 | — 16 | — — | | Non-album tracks |
| "Stealing Kisses" "All of My Life" | 1958 | — — | — — | — — | — — | | Non-album tracks |
| "Win Your Love for Me" "Love Song from Houseboat (Almost in Your Arms)" | 1958 | 22 — | 4 — | 45 — | — — | | Non-album tracks |
| "Blue Moon" "Love You Most of All" | 1958 | — 26 | — 12 | — 24 | — — | | Non-album track |
| "I Need You Now" "Happy in Love" | 1959 | — — | — — | — — | — — | | Non-album tracks |
| "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha" "Little Things You Do" | 1959 | 31 — | 2 — | 14 — | — — | | Non-album tracks |
| "Only Sixteen" "Let's Go Steady Again" | 1959 | 28 — | 13 — | 21 — | 23 — | | Non-album tracks |
| "Summertime (Part 1)" "Summertime (Part 2)" | 1959 | — 106 | — — | — — | — — | | Sam Cooke (Keen) Non-album track |
| "There, I've Said It Again" "One Hour Ahead of the Posse" | 1959 | 81 — | 25 — | — — | — — | | Non-album tracks |
| "Mary, Mary Lou" "Ee-Yi-Ee-Yi-Oh" | 1960 | — — | — — | — — | — — | | Encore Non-album track |
| "T'Aint Nobody's Bizness" "No One (Can Ever Take Your Place)" | 1960 | — 103 | — — | — — | — — | | Tribute to the Lady Non-album track |
| "Teenage Sonata" "If You Were the Only Girl" | 1960 | 50 — | 22 — | 30 30 | — — | | Non-album tracks |
| "You Understand Me" "I Belong to Your Heart" | 1960 | — — | — — | — — | — — | | Non-album tracks |
| "Wonderful World" "Along the Navajo Trail" | 1960 | 12 — | 2 — | 13 — | 27 — | | Non-album track Encore |
| "With You" "I Thank God" | 1960 | — — | — — | — — | — — | | Non-album track I Thank God |
| "Chain Gang" "I Fall in Love Every Day" | 1960 | 2 — | 2 — | 4 — | 9 — | | Swing Low Non-album track |
| "So Glamorous" "Steal Away" | 1960 | 81 — | 25 — | — — | — — | | Non-album tracks |
| "Sad Mood" "Love Me" | 1960 | 29 — | 23 — | 18 — | — — | | Non-album tracks |
| "That's It, I Quit, I'm Movin' On" "What Do You Say" | 1961 | 31 — | 25 — | 25 — | — — | | Twistin' the Night Away Non-album track |
| "Cupid" "Farewell, My Darling" | 1961 | 17 — | 20 — | — — | 7 — | | Non-album tracks |
| "Feel It" "It's All Right" | 1961 | 56 93 | — — | — — | — — | | Non-album tracks |
| "Just for You" "Made for Me" | 1961 | — — | — — | — — | — — | | Non-album tracks |
| "Twistin' the Night Away" "One More Time" | 1962 | 9 — | 1 — | 35 — | 6 — | BPI: Silver | Twistin' the Night Away Non-album track |
| "Twistin' in the Kitchen with Dinah" "A Whole Lotta Woman" | 1962 | — — | — — | — — | — — | | Twistin' the Night Away |
| "Bring It On Home to Me" "Having a Party" | 1962 | 13 17 | 2 4 | — 30 | — — | | Non-album tracks |
| "Nothing Can Change This Love" "Somebody Have Mercy" | 1962 | 12 70 | 2 3 | — — | — — | | Mr. Soul Twistin' the Night Away |
| "Send Me Some Lovin'" "Baby, Baby, Baby" | 1962 | 13 66 | 2 — | — — | — — | | Mr. Soul Non-album track |
| "Another Saturday Night" "Love Will Find a Way" | 1963 | 10 105 | 1 — | 30 — | 23 — | | Ain't That Good News Non-album track |
| "Frankie and Johnny" "Cool Train" | 1963 | 14 — | 4 — | — — | 30 — | | Non-album tracks |
| "Little Red Rooster" "You Gotta Move" | 1963 | 11 — | 7 — | — — | — — | | Night Beat |
| "Good News" "Basin Street Blues" | 1964 | 11 — | | — — | — — | | Ain't That Good News Non-album track |
| "Good Times" "Tennessee Waltz" | 1964 | 11 35 | | 22 — | — — | | Ain't That Good News |
| "That's Where It's At" "Cousin of Mine" | 1964 | 93 31 | — 40 | — 29 | — — | | Non-album track |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||

### Posthumous singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Title (A-side / B-side) | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title (A-side / B-side) | Year | US | US R&B | CAN | UK | Certifications | Album |
| "Shake" "A Change Is Gonna Come" | 1964 | 7 31 | 2 9 | — — | — — | BPI: Gold | Shake Ain't That Good News |
| "Another Saturday Night" "Send Me Some Lovin'" | 1965 | — — | — — | — — | — — | | Ain't That Good News Mr. Soul |
| "It's Got The Whole World Shakin'" "(Somebody) Ease My Troublin' Mind" | 1965 | 41 115 | 15 — | 29 — | — — | | Shake |
| "When a Boy Falls in Love" "The Piper" | 1965 | 52 — | — — | 15 — | — — | | Try a Little Love Non-album track |
| "Sugar Dumpling" "Bridge of Tears" | 1965 | 32 — | 18 — | — — | — — | | The Unforgettable Sam Cooke Try a Little Love |
| "Feel It" "That's All" | 1966 | — — | — — | — — | — — | | The Unforgettable Sam Cooke |
| "Let's Go Steady Again" "Trouble Blues" | 1966 | 97 — | — — | — — | — — | | Hit Kit Night Beat |
| "Meet Me at Mary's Place" "If I Had a Hammer" | 1966 | — — | — — | — — | — — | | Ain't That Good News Sam Cooke at the Copa |
| "The Last Mile of the Way" "Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone" | 1970 | — — | — — | — — | — — | | The Two Sides of Sam Cooke The Gospel Soul of Sam Cooke with the Soul Stirrers, Volume 1 |
| "Bring It On Home to Me" "Nothing Can Change This Love" | 1985 | — — | — — | — — | — — | BPI: Silver | Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 |
| "Wonderful World" "Chain Gang" | 1986 | — — | — — | — — | 2 — | BPI: Silver | Sam Cooke, The Man and His Music |
| "Another Saturday Night" "You Send Me" | 1986 | — — | — — | — — | 75 — | | Sam Cooke, The Man and His Music |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||

### Billboard Year-End performances

| Year | Song | Year-End Position |
| 1957 | "You Send Me" | 20 |
| 1960 | "Chain Gang" | 29 |
| 1960 | "Wonderful World" | 80 |
| 1962 | "Twistin' the Night Away" | 23 |
| 1962 | "Having a Party" | 52 |
| 1963 | "Another Saturday Night" | 78 |
| 1965 | "Shake" | 66 |

#### Notes

* ↑ The single "Blue Moon"/"Love You Most of All" was reissued one month following its initial release on the same catalog number, with the A and B sides switched.
* 1 2 Through a period between late 1963 and early 1965, Billboard did not publish an R&B singles chart.
* ↑ This release is credited to Sam Cooke with the Soul Stirrers.