Cataloging of published recordings by The Carpenters
The Carpenters discography
Karen and Richard Carpenter at the White House on August 1, 1972
Studio albums
14
Live albums
2
Compilation albums
16
Video albums
3
Singles
49
B-sides
15
Soundtrack albums
3
Tribute albums
1
The discography of the American pop group the Carpenters consists of 14 studio albums, two Christmas albums, two live albums, 49 singles, and numerous compilation albums. 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.[1] In the United Kingdom, they are ranked as the seventh top-selling albums artist on the official record chart of the 1970s.[2] During their career, the duo scored 1 number one album and another 4 Top 10 albums on Billboard 200, 3 number ones 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.[3][4][5] By 2005, they had reportedly sold more than 100 million copies of records worldwide.[6]
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^"Songs｜これまでの放送｜第88回 カーペンターズ" (in Japanese). Japan Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
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