| 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 |
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.[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]
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- ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- ^ a b "Carole King | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
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