The Carpenters discography
{{Short description|Cataloging of published recordings by The Carpenters}}
{{Infobox artist discography
|Artist = The Carpenters
|Image = Carpenters - Nixon - Office.png
|Caption = Karen and Richard Carpenter at the White House on August 1, 1972
|Studio = 13
|Live = 2
|Compilation = 18
|Video = 3
|Tribute = 1
|Singles = 49
|B-sides = 15
}}
The discography of the American pop group the Carpenters consists of 13 studio albums including 2 Christmas albums, 2 live albums, 49 singles, and numerous compilation albums a number of which were released only on certain territories.
The duo was made up of siblings Karen (lead vocals and drums) and Richard Carpenter (keyboards and vocals). The siblings started their musical career together in the latter half of the 1960s. In October 1969, six months after they signed a contract with A&M Records, the Carpenters released their debut album Offering (its title was later changed to Ticket to Ride). Within a year, they rose to prominence with their chart-topping single "(They Long to Be) Close to You", a Burt Bacharach and Hal David composition that had not been commercially successful when it was recorded by television star Richard Chamberlain in 1963.
The Carpenters garnered worldwide commercial success, scoring big hits mainly in the first half of the 1970s. RIAA-certified sales of their records (albums, singles and videos) have been estimated at around 34.6 million units.{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Carpenters|access-date=2023-12-19}} In the United Kingdom, they are ranked as the seventh top-selling albums artist on the official record chart of the 1970s.{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlus172.pdf|title=22/22 Jonathan's Top Twenty Commentary - History Corner - The Top20 Best-Selling Albums Artists of the 1970s|work=ukchartsplus.co.uk|publisher=The Official Charts Company|access-date=2011-08-17}} During their career, the duo scored 1 number one album and another 4 Top 10 albums on Billboard 200, as well as 3 number one singles, 12 top 10 singles and 20 top 40 hits on Billboard Hot 100. They have also been the third-best-selling international music act in the Japanese market, only behind Mariah Carey and the Beatles.{{cite web| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021180825/http://www.nhk.or.jp/songs/archive/090429.html | archive-date=2012-10-21 | url=http://www.nhk.or.jp/songs/archive/090429.html| title= Songs|これまでの放送|第88回 カーペンターズ| publisher=Japan Broadcasting Corporation| access-date=2011-08-17 | lang=ja | url-status=dead}}{{cite book|title=Oricon Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968-2005|last=Okamoto|first=Satoshi|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-076-0}}{{cite book|title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005|publisher=Oricon Entertainment|location=Roppongi, Tokyo|year=2006|isbn=4-87131-077-9}} By 2005, they had reportedly sold more than 100 million copies of records worldwide.{{cite web| url = http://www.richardandkarencarpenter.com/biography.htm| title = Carpenters Biography 2005| access-date = 2007-11-30| author = Carpenter, Richard| year = 2005| work = The Carpenters official website| pages = 1–10}}
Albums
=Studio albums=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
rowspan="2"|Year
!rowspan="2"|Album details !colspan="8"|Peak chart positions !rowspan="2"|Certifications |
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style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|US {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/carpenters/chart-history/tlp/|title=Carpenters Chart History: Billboard 200|access-date=2023-12-27|magazine=Billboard}} !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|AUS
!style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|CAN !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|GER !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|JPN !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|NOR !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|NZ !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|UK |
1969
|align="left"|Ticket to Ride (First released under the title Offering)
|150 |19 |— |— |88 |— |— |20 | |
1970
|align="left"|Close to You
|2 |16 |1 |— |53 |— |— |23 |
|
1971
|align="left"|Carpenters
|2 |16 |6 |— |47 |— |— |12 | |
1972
|align="left"|A Song for You
|4 |6 |5 |— |5 |— |— |13 | |
1973
|align="left"|Now & Then
|2 |3 |2 |— |1 |12 |— |2 | |
1975
|align="left"|Horizon
|13 |21 |4 |42 |1 |5 |3 |1 | |
1976
|align="left"|A Kind of Hush
|33 |57 |22 |— |5 |17 |15 |3 | |
1977
|align="left"|Passage
|49 |48 |57 |— |7 |— |— |12 | |
1978
|align="left"|Christmas Portrait
|56 |— |— |— |— |— |104 | |
1981
|align="left"|Made in America
|52 |50 |— |— |44 |— |— |12 | |
1983
|align="left"|Voice of the Heart
|46 |54 |— |— |41 |— |— |6 | |
1984
|align="left"|An Old-Fashioned Christmas
|190 |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
1989
|align="left"|Lovelines
|— |110 |— |— |— |— |— |73 | |
align="center" colspan="11" style="font-size:85%"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
=Live albums=
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
rowspan="2"|Year
!rowspan="2"|Title !colspan="2"|Peak chart positions !rowspan="2"|Certifications |
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style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|JPN !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|UK |
1975
|align="left"|Live in Japan
|8 |— | |
1976
|align="left"|Live at the Palladium
|24 |28 | |
align="center" colspan="6" style="font-size:85%"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
=Compilation albums=
Worldwide releases or releases limited to the United States.
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
rowspan="2" width="33"|Year
!rowspan="2"|Album details !colspan="8"|Peak chart positions !rowspan="2"|Certifications |
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style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|US !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|AUS !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|CAN !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|JPN !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|NED !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|NOR !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|NZ !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|UK |
1973
|align="left"|The Singles: 1969–1973 |1 |19{{anchor|ref_A}}[A] |1 |1 |2 |— |— |1 | |
1978
|align="left"|The Singles: 1974–1978
|— |— |— |42 |— |— |— |2 | |
1985
|align="left"|Yesterday Once More
|144 |— |— |35 |— |— |— |10 | |
1990
|align="left"|Only Yesterday
|— |9 |— |25 |3 |8 |1 |1 | |
1994
|align="left"|Interpretations
|— |126 |— |— |— |— |— |29 | |
1995
|align="left"|Reflections
|— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
1997
|align="left"|Love Songs
|106 |143 |— |— |— |34 |— |47 | |
2000
|align="left"|The Singles: 1969–1981
|45 |19 |— |73 |— |— |— |65 | |
2000
|align="left"|Gold: Greatest Hits
|101 |— |— |79 |— |— |17 |4 | |
2001
|align="left"|As Time Goes By
|— |— |— |18 |— |— |— |— | |
2003
|align="left"|Carpenters Perform Carpenter
|— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
2006
|align="left"|The Ultimate Collection
|— |41 |— |— |17 |— |— |— | |
2009
|align="left"|40/40
|— |— |— |3 |— |2 |— |21 | |
2014
|align="left"|Icon
|— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
2015
|align="left"|The Complete Singles
|— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
2018
|align="left"|Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
|— |29 |— |25 |— |— |— |8 | |
2019
|align="left"|Collected{{cite web|url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/carpenters-collected-2lp-vinyl/|title=Carpenters / Collected 2LP vinyl|first=Paul|last=Sinclair|date=21 May 2019|accessdate=2024-09-20}}
|— |— |— |— |25 |— |— |— | |
2024
|align="left"|Christmas Once More{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/the-carpenters-christmas-once-more-collection-release-date-1235771677/|title=The Carpenters’ ‘Christmas Once More’ Collection Will Be Released This Holiday Season|first=Paul|last=Grein|date=September 10, 2024|accessdate=2025-04-04}}
|— |— |— |— |— |— |— |—{{anchor|ref_B}}[B] | |
align="center" colspan="11" style="font-size:85%"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
;Notes
- A{{anchor|endnote_A}}^ Charted in 2000
- B{{anchor|endnote_B}}^ Christmas Once More did not enter UK Albums chart, but it peaked #75 on UK Album sales chart{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/carpenters-christmas-once-more/|title=CHRISTMAS ONCE MORE by CARPENTERS|publisher=officialcharts.com|accessdate=2025-04-04}}
==Limited releases==
List of the charted and/or certified compilation albums limited to certain territories excluding US
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
rowspan="2" width="33"|Year
!rowspan="2"|Album details !rowspan="2"|Territory !colspan="7"|Peak chart positions !rowspan="2"|Certifications |
---|
style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|AUS !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|AUT !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|GER !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|JPN !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|NED !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|NZ !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|UK |
1971
|align="left"|Golden Prize
|rowspan="2"|Japan |— |— |— |3 |— |— |— | |
rowspan="3"|1972
|align="left"|Golden Double Deluxe
|— |— |— |10 |— |— |— | |
align="left"|Great Hits of the Carpenters
|Australia |3 |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
align="left"|Gem I
|rowspan="3"|Japan |— |— |— |13 |— |— |— | |
rowspan="2"|1973
|align="left"|Max Prize
|— |— |— |26 |— |— |— | |
align="left"|Gem II
|— |— |— |3 |— |— |— | |
rowspan="3"|1974
|align="left"|Great Hits of the Carpenters Volume 2
|Australia |24 |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
align="left"|Golden Prize Volume II
|rowspan="3"|Japan |— |— |— |1 |— |— |— | |
align="left"|Big Star
|— |— |— |20 |— |— |— | |
1976
|align="left"|Special Series
|— |— |— |36 |— |— |— | |
1980
|align="left"|Beautiful Moments
| Austria |— |1 |1 |— |— |— |— | |
1981
|align="left"|Beautiful Lovesongs
|Netherlangs |— |— |— |— |8 |— |— | |
rowspan="2"|1982
|align="left"|Ketteiban (The Definitive)
|Japan |— |— |— |61 |— |— |— | |
align="left"|The Very Best of the Carpenters
|Australia |1 |— |— |— |— |2 |— | |
1987
|align="left"|The Carpenters Collection - Their Greatest Hits
|— |— |— |— |31 |— |— | |
1994
|align="left"|Treasures
|Australia |181 |— |— |— |— |— |— | |
1995
|align="left"|Seishun no Kagayaki: The Best of (22 Hits of the Carpenters)
|Japan |— |— |— |3 |— |— |— | |
2001
|align="left"|Yesterday Once More: De Nederlandse Singles Collectie
|Netherlands |— |— |— |— |22 |— |— | |
2016
|align="left"|The Nation's Favourite Songs
|UK |— |— |— |— |— |— |2 | |
align="center" colspan="11" style="font-size:85%"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Box sets
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rowspan="2"|Year
!rowspan="2"|Album details !colspan="2"|Peak chart positions |
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style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|US !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"| NED |
1991
|align="left"|From the Top
|— |— |
1996
|align="left"|Christmas Collection
|158 |118 |
2002
|align="left"|The Essential Collection: 1965–1997
|— |— |
2017
|align="left"|The Vinyl Collection{{cite web|url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/the-carpenters-the-vinyl-collection/|title=The Carpenters / The Vinyl Collection|first=Paul|last=Sinclair|date=20 October 2017|accessdate=2024-09-20}}
|— |— |
align="center" colspan="15" style="font-size:85%"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Singles
class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"| Year !rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Single !colspan="11"| Chart position !rowspan="2" style="width:13em;"| B-side !rowspan="2" style="width:13em;"| Certifications !rowspan="2" style="width:13em;"| Album |
style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|US {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/carpenters/chart-history/hsi/|title=The Carpenters Chart History (Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2014-09-21}} !style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|US AC !style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|AUS !style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|CAN !style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|CAN AC !style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|GER !style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|IRE !style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|JPN !style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|NED !style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|NZ !style="width:3em;font-size:90%"|UK |
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1966
| "Looking for Love" (Karen Carpenter) |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | "I'll Be Yours" | |Non-album single |
1969
| "Ticket to Ride" |align="center"| 54 |align="center"| 19 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 24 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | "Your Wonderful Parade" | |Offering |
rowspan="3"| 1970
| "(They Long to Be) Close to You" |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 6 |align="center"| 71 |align="center"| 30 |align="center"| 9 |align="center"| 6 | "I Kept on Loving You" | |rowspan=2|Close to You |
"We've Only Just Begun"
|align="center"| 2 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 6 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 71 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 28 | "All of My Life" | |
"Merry Christmas, Darling"
|align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 50 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 45 | "Mr. Guder" | |Christmas Portrait |
rowspan="4"| 1971
| "For All We Know" |align="center"| 3 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 10 |align="center"| 5 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 6 |align="center"| — | "Don't Be Afraid" | |rowspan=3|Carpenters |
"Rainy Days and Mondays"
|align="center"| 2 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 35 |align="center"| 3 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 72 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 53{{anchor|ref_C}}[C] | "Saturday" | |
"Superstar"
|align="center"| 2{{anchor|ref_D}}[D] |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 35 |align="center"| 3 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 7 |align="center"| 19 |align="center"| 9 |align="center"| 18{{anchor|ref_E}}[E] | "Bless the Beasts and Children" | |
"Bless the Beasts and Children"
|align="center"| 67{{anchor|ref_F}}[F] |align="center"| 26 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 25 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 85 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | B-side of "Superstar" | |rowspan=4|A Song for You |
rowspan="3"| 1972
|align="center"| 2 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 4 |align="center"| 2 |align="center"| 3 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 56 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 7 |align="center"| — | "Maybe It's You" | |
"It's Going to Take Some Time"
|align="center"| 12 |align="center"| 2 |align="center"| 24 |align="center"| 14 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 48 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | "Flat Baroque" | |
"Goodbye to Love"
|align="center"| 7 |align="center"| 2 |align="center"| 25 |align="center"| 4 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 12 |align="center"| 55 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 5 |align="center"| 9 | "Crystal Lullaby" | |
rowspan="3"| 1973
| "Sing" |align="center"| 3 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 24 |align="center"| 4 |align="center"| 5 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 18 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 7 |align="center"| 55{{anchor|ref_C}}[C] | "Druscilla Penny" | |rowspan=2|Now & Then |
"Yesterday Once More"
|align="center"| 2 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 9 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 21 |align="center"| 8 |align="center"| 5 |align="center"| 5 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 2 | "Road Ode" |
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"Top of the World"
|align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 2 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 2 |align="center"| 38 |align="center"| 3 |align="center"| 21{{anchor|ref_G}}[G] |align="center"| 12 |align="center"| 14 |align="center"| 5 | "Heather" | |A Song for You |
rowspan="3"| 1974
|align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 95 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 50 |align="center"| 12 |align="center"| 28 |align="center"| 3 |align="center"| 13 |align="center"| 12 | "Mr. Guder" | |Now & Then |
"I Won't Last a Day Without You"
|align="center"| 11 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 63 |align="center"| 7 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 40 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 32{{anchor|ref_H}}[H] | "One Love" | |A Song for You |
"Please Mr. Postman"
|align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 10 |align="center"| 2 |align="center"| 11 |align="center"| 29 |align="center"| 4 |align="center"| 2 | "This Masquerade" |
|rowspan=2|Horizon |
rowspan="3"| 1975
| "Only Yesterday" |align="center"| 4 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 16 |align="center"| 2 |align="center"| 2 |align="center"| 43 |align="center"| 5 |align="center"| 12 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 10 |align="center"| 7 | "Happy" | |
"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"
|align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 37 | "Merry Christmas, Darling" | |Christmas Portrait |
"Solitaire"
|align="center"| 17 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 61 |align="center"| 12 |align="center"| 3 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 44 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 6 |align="center"| 32 | "Love Me for What I Am" | |rowspan=1|Horizon |
rowspan="4"| 1976
|align="center"| 12 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 33 |align="center"| 8 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 7 |align="center"| 27 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 5 |align="center"| 22 | "(I'm Caught Between) Goodbye and I Love You" | |rowspan=4|A Kind of Hush |
"I Need to Be in Love"
|align="center"| 25 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 47 |align="center"| 24 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 14 |align="center"| 62 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 36 | "Sandy" | |
"Goofus"
|align="center"| 56 |align="center"| 4 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 82 |align="center"| 6 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | "Boat to Sail" | |
"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"
|align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 71 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | "I Have You" | |
rowspan="3"| 1977
| "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" |align="center"| 35 |align="center"| 4 |align="center"| 89 |align="center"| 38 |align="center"| 5 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 68 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 54{{anchor|ref_C}}[C] | "I Have You" | |rowspan=2|Passage |
"Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft"
|align="center"| 32 |align="center"| 18 |align="center"| 13 |align="center"| 18 |align="center"| 10 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 19 |align="center"| 9 | |
"Christmas Song"
|align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | "Merry Christmas Darling" | |rowspan=1|Christmas Portrait |
rowspan="2"| 1978
|align="center"| 44{{anchor|ref_I}}[I] |align="center"| 7 |align="center"| 100 |align="center"| 43 |align="center"| 7 |align="center"| 22 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 59 |align="center"| 22 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 40 | "I Have You" | |rowspan=1|Passage |
"I Believe You"
|align="center"| 68 |align="center"| 9 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 81 |align="center"| 22 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | "B'wana, She No Home" | |rowspan=5|Made in America |
rowspan="3"| 1981
| "Touch Me When We're Dancing" |align="center"| 16 |align="center"| 1 |align="center"| 78 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 4 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 22 |align="center"| — | "Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song)" | |
"(Want You) Back in My Life Again"
|align="center"| 72 |align="center"| 14 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | "Somebody's Been Lyin'" | |
"Those Good Old Dreams"
|align="center"| 63 |align="center"| 21 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 9 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | "When It's Gone (It's Just Gone)" | |
1982
| "Beechwood 4-5789" |align="center"| 74 |align="center"| 18 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 9 |align="center"| — | "Two Sides" | |
1983
| "Make Believe It's Your First Time" |align="center"| 101 |align="center"| 7 |align="center"| 80 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 2 |align="center"| — |align="center"| 20 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 60 | "Look to Your Dreams" | |rowspan=3|Voice of the Heart |
rowspan="3"| 1984
| "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore" |align="center"| — |align="center"| 12 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 21 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | "Sailing on the Tide" | |
"Now"
|align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | "Look to Your Dreams" | |
"Little Altar Boy"
|align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | "Do You Hear What I Hear?" | |An Old Fashioned Christmas |
1986
|align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | "I Just Fall in Love Again" | |rowspan="2"| Lovelines |
1989
| "If I Had You" (Karen Carpenter) |align="center"| — |align="center"| 18{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/karen-carpenter/chart-history/|title=Karen Carpenter Chart History (Adult Contemporary)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2024-09-19}} |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | "The Uninvited Guest" | |
1990
| "Merry Christmas, Darling" (re-issue) |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 18 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 25{{anchor|ref_J}}[J] | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | |Christmas Portrait |
1991
| "Let Me Be the One" (promotional single) |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | | | rowspan="2"| From the Top |
1993
| "Rainy Days and Mondays" (re-issue) |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 63 | "Goodbye to Love" | |
1994
| "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 44 | "Sing" | |Interpretations |
1995
| "I Need to Be in Love" (Japan re-issue) |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 5 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | "Top of the World" | |22 Hits of the Carpenters |
rowspan="1"| 1996
| "Ave Maria" |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | "Merry Christmas, Darling" | |Christmas Portrait |
2001
|align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 47 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | "Leave Yesterday Behind", "Medley" | |As Time Goes By |
2003
| "Top of the World" (Japan re-issue) |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| 83 |align="center"| — |align="center"| — |align="center"| — | "Top of the World", "Sing" (karaoke) | |Gold |
align="center" colspan="16" style="font-size:85%"|"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
=Notes=
- C{{anchor|endnote_C}}^ Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List"
- D{{anchor|endnote_D}}^ "Bless The Beasts and Children" received enough of its own airplay that Billboard Hot 100 listed the single as "Superstar"/"Bless The Beasts and Children", charting first at #16 on 11/20/71.
- E{{anchor|endnote_E}}^ "Superstar" and "For All We Know" were released as a double A-side in the UK.
- F{{anchor|endnote_F}}^ "Bless The Beasts and Children peaked at #67 on 1/15/72 as an A-side, following 13 weeks listed as the B-side of "Superstar".
- G{{anchor|endnote_G}}^ "Top of the World" charted four times in Japan: #21 in 1972, #52 in 1973 (coincided with the song's US success), in 1995 it was the B-side of the reissue of "I Need to Be in Love", and subsequently it charted a fourth time (as an A-side) #83 in 2003.
- H{{anchor|endnote_H}}^ "I Won't Last a Day Without You" was originally released as an A-side in the UK in 1972 with "Goodbye to Love" as the B-side and charted at #49. However, the sides were switched shortly after the record's release. The former was later released as an A-side in the UK in 1974 to coincide with its first US release as an A-side.
- I{{anchor|endnote_I}}^ "Sweet, Sweet Smile" peaked at #8 on Billboard{{'}}s Country singles chart.{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/carpenters/chart-history/hsi/|title=Carpenters - Hot Country Songs|publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=2024-10-23}}
- J{{anchor|endnote_J}}^ The UK re-issue of "Merry Christmas, Darling" in 1990 features the second recorded version of the song from their 1978 Christmas Portrait album as opposed to the original 1970 version.
=Holiday 100 chart entries=
Since many radio stations in the US adopt a format change to Christmas music each December, many holiday hits have an annual spike in popularity during the last few weeks of the year and are retired once the season is over.{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-christmas-radio-20151222-story.html|title=Jingle bell rock: Why lots of radio stations go all-Christmas in December|last=Judkis|first=Maura|date=2015-12-22|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=8 February 2019}} In December 2011, Billboard began a Holiday Songs chart with 50 positions that monitors the last five weeks of each year to "rank the top holiday hits of all eras using the same methodology as the Hot 100, blending streaming, airplay, and sales data",{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8491032/andy-williams-the-ronettes-hot-100-chart-moves |title=Andy Williams Hits New High, The Ronettes 'Ride' Back After 52 Years & More Hot 100 Chart Moves|publisher=billboard.com |access-date=8 February 2019}} and in 2013 the number of positions on the chart was doubled, resulting in the Holiday 100.{{cite magazine|title=Carey Brings Back 'Christmas'|date= 2013-12-14 |magazine=Billboard| page=115}} A handful of Carpenters recordings have made appearances on the Holiday 100 and are noted below according to the holiday season in which they charted there.
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align = left| "Sleigh Ride"
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align = left| "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays"
| — | — | — | — | — | align = center| An Old-Fashioned Christmas |
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Other appearances
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1971
| "Bless the Beasts and Children" (soundtrack version) |
Videos
=Video albums=
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1995
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|align="center"|Live in Japan 1974 |
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2016
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=Music videos=
- "Dancing in the Street" (1968)
- "Ticket to Ride" (1969)
- "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (1970)
- "We've Only Just Begun" (1970)
- "For All We Know" (1971)
- "Rainy Days and Mondays" (1971)
- "Superstar" (1971)
- "Hurting Each Other" (1972)
- "Top of the World" (1973)
- "Yesterday Once More" (1973)
- "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (1974)
- "Sing" (1974)
- "Please Mr. Postman" (1974)
- "Only Yesterday" (1975)
- "There's a Kind of Hush" (1976)
- "I Need to Be in Love" (1976)
- "Goofus" (1976)
- "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" (1977)
- "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" (1977)
- "Sweet, Sweet Smile" (1978)
- "Little Girl Blue" (1979)
- "When I Fall in Love (1980)
- "Touch Me When We're Dancing" (1981)
- "(Want You) Back in My Life Again" (1981)
- "Those Good Old Dreams" (1981)
- "Beechwood 4-5789" (1982)
- "Now" (1983)
See also
References
- {{cite web | url= http://www.richardandkarencarpenter.com/| title= Richard and Karen Carpenter — Official website | access-date=2008-01-16}}
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