Nat King Cole / discography
This discography gives an overview of the released sound carriers (and videos) of the American jazz pianist and singer Nat King Cole . According to sources and record awards, he has sold more than 14.3 million records in his career, including over twelve million in his home country alone. The most successful release by Nat King Cole is the album The Christmas Song with over six million units sold.
Albums
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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DE | UK | US | |||
1955 | Moods in song | - | - |
US9 (? Where.) US |
|
Nat "King" Cole Sings | - | - |
US5 (? Where) US |
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1956 | Ballads of the Day | - | - |
US16 (2 weeks) US |
|
1957 | After midnight | - | - |
US13 (2 weeks) US |
with the King Cole Trio
|
Love is the thing | - |
UK1 (14 weeks) UK |
US1
platinum
(94 weeks)US |
||
This is Nat "King" Cole | - | - |
US18 (3 weeks) US |
||
Just One of Those Things | - | - |
US18 (6 weeks) US |
||
1958 | St. Louis Blues | - | - |
US18 (3 weeks) US |
Movie soundtrack
|
Cole Español | - | - |
US12 (5 weeks) US |
spanish language album
|
|
The Very Thought of You | - | - |
US17 (2 weeks) US |
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1959 | To whom It May concern | - | - |
US45 (5 weeks) US |
|
1960 | Tell Me All About Yourself | - | - |
US33 (2 weeks) US |
|
Wild is love | - | - |
US4 (23 weeks) US |
||
1961 | The Touch of Your Lips | - | - |
US79 (17 weeks) US |
|
String Along with Nat "King" Cole | - |
UK12 (9 weeks) UK |
- | ||
1962 | Nat King Cole Sings / George Shearing Plays | - |
UK8 (7 weeks) UK |
US27 (16 weeks) US |
with George Shearing
|
Ramblin 'Rose | - | - |
US3
platinum
(162 weeks)US |
||
1963 | Dear Lonely Hearts | - | - |
US24 (36 weeks) US |
|
Where Did Everyone Go? | - | - |
US68 (6 weeks) US |
||
Those Lazy-Hazy - Crazy Days of Summer | - | - |
US14 (36 weeks) US |
||
1964 | I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore | - | - |
US18 (45 weeks) US |
|
Sings My Fair Lady | - | - |
US74 (23 weeks) US |
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1965 | LOVE | - | - |
US4 (38 weeks) US |
|
Unforgettable: Songs by Nat King Cole | - | - |
US30 (39 weeks) US |
First published in 1954
|
|
Songs from Cat Ballou and Other Motion Pictures | - | - |
US77 (9 weeks) US |
||
1966 | At the sands | - | - |
US74 (11 weeks) US |
Live album
|
1969 | The Christmas Song | - |
UK96 (1 week) UK |
US7th × 6
(49 weeks)US |
|
1971 | White Christmas | - |
UK45 (1 week) UK |
- |
with Dean Martin
|
1988 | Christmas with Nat "King" Cole | - |
UK25th
gold
(9 weeks)UK |
- |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More studio albums
|
|
Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | UK | US | |||
1965 | Looking back | - | - |
US60 (14 weeks) US |
|
Unforgettable Nat King Cole (1964) |
DE18 (8 weeks) DE |
UK11 (8 weeks) UK |
- | ||
1966 | The Great Songs! | - | - |
US145 (3 weeks) US |
originally published in 1957
|
1968 | The Best of Nat King Cole | - |
UK5 (18 weeks) UK |
US187
platinum
(5 weeks)US |
|
1969 | Close-up | - | - |
US197 (3 weeks) US |
Re-release of the albums Ballads of the Day and Nat King Cole's Top Pops as a set
|
1970 | Best Of - Vol. 2 | - |
UK39 (2 weeks) UK |
- | |
1978 | 20 golden greats | - |
UK1
platinum
(37 weeks)UK |
- | |
1982 | 20 Greatest Love Songs | - |
UK7th
platinum
(26 weeks)UK |
- | |
1991 | The Unforgettable Nat "King" Cole (1991) | - |
UK23
silver
(8 weeks)UK |
- | |
The Capitol Collectors Series | - | - |
US86
gold
(28 weeks)US |
||
The Ultimate Collection | - |
UK26th
platinum
(7 weeks)UK |
- | ||
2003 | Love songs | - |
UK20th
silver
(3 weeks)UK |
- | |
2005 | The World of Nat King Cole | - |
UK51 (3 weeks) UK |
US41 (6 weeks) US |
|
2006 | The Very Best of Nat King Cole | - | - |
US131 (2 weeks) US |
|
2008 | NBC Sounds of the Season: The Nat King Cole Holiday Collection |
- | - |
US44 (7 weeks) US |
EP
|
More compilations
- 1989: The One and Only Nat King Cole (UK:gold)
- 1994: Greatest Hits (US:platinum)
- 2001: The Unforgettable Nat King Cole (2001) (US:gold)
- 2006: The Collection (The Red Box) (UK:gold)
- 2017: A Bouquet of Hits
EPs
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|
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | UK | US | |||
1952 | Somewhere Along the Way Nat "King" Cole's 8 Top Pops |
- |
UK3 (7 weeks) UK |
- | |
Because You're Mine Nat "King" Cole's 8 Top Pops |
- |
UK6 (4 weeks) UK |
- | ||
1953 | Faith Can Move Mountains Nat "King" Cole's 8 Top Pops |
- |
UK10 (4 weeks) UK |
- | |
Pretend Unforgettable |
- |
UK2 (18 weeks) UK |
- | ||
Can't I? Melody Mile |
- |
UK6 (8 weeks) UK |
- | ||
Mother Nature and Father Time Sings His Favorites |
- |
UK7 (7 weeks) UK |
- | ||
1954 | Tenderly Sings for Two in Love |
- |
UK10 (1 week) UK |
- | |
Smile Ballads of the Day |
- |
UK2 (14 weeks) UK |
- | ||
Make Her Mine Unforgettable |
- |
UK11 (2 weeks) UK |
- | ||
1955 | A Blossom Fell Ballads of the Day |
- |
UK3 (10 weeks) UK |
- | |
My One Sin (In Life) Ballads of the Day |
- |
UK17 (2 weeks) UK |
- | ||
1956 | Take Me Back to Toyland |
- | - |
US47 (6 weeks) US |
|
Someone You Love This Is Nat "King" Cole |
- | - |
US56 (4 weeks) US |
||
I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life This Is Nat "King" Cole |
- | - |
US57 (5 weeks) US |
||
Forgive My Heart This Is Nat "King" Cole |
- | - |
US50 (2 weeks) US |
||
Dreams Can Tell a Lie This Is Nat "King" Cole |
- |
UK10 (9 weeks) UK |
- | ||
Ask me |
- | - |
US25 (11 weeks) US |
||
Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You This Is Nat "King" Cole |
- | - |
US72 (6 weeks) US |
||
Too Young to Go Steady This Is Nat "King" Cole |
- |
UK8 (14 weeks) UK |
US31 (12 weeks) US |
||
Never Let Me Go This Is Nat "King" Cole |
- | - |
US79 (6 weeks) US |
||
My Dream Sonata |
- | - |
US59 (8 weeks) US |
||
That's all there is to that |
- | - |
US18 (20 weeks) US |
with The Four Knights
|
|
Love Me as Though There Were No Tomorrow This Is Nat "King" Cole |
- |
UK11 (15 weeks) UK |
- | ||
To the Ends of the Earth This Is Nat "King" Cole |
- | - |
US39 (13 weeks) US |
||
Night Lights The Nat King Cole Story |
- | - |
US16 (18 weeks) US |
||
1957 | What's the Reason I'm Not Pleasing You |
- | - |
US50 (10 weeks) US |
|
You Are My First Love Tell Me All About Yourself |
- | - |
US65 (6 weeks) US |
||
Ballerina The Nat King Cole Story |
- | - |
US36 (13 weeks) US |
||
When I Fall in Love Love Is the Thing |
- |
UK2 (27 weeks) UK |
- | ||
When Rock 'n' Roll Came to Trinidad Shooting High |
- |
UK28 (1 week) UK |
US48 (7 weeks) US |
||
Stardust Love Is the Thing |
- |
UK24 (2 weeks) UK |
US79 (4 weeks) US |
||
Send for Me The Nat King Cole Story |
- | - |
US7 (27 weeks) US |
||
My Personal Possession Shooting High |
- |
UK21 (2 weeks) UK |
US63 (14 weeks) US |
with The Four Knights
|
|
With You on My Mind |
- | - |
US33 (14 weeks) US |
||
1958 | Angel smile |
- | - |
US35 (13 weeks) US |
|
Do I Like It |
- | - |
US67 (6 weeks) US |
||
Looking Back The Nat King Cole Story |
- | - |
US5 (17 weeks) US |
||
Come Closer to Me (Acercate Mas) Cole Español |
- | - |
US41 (11 weeks) US |
||
Nothing in the World Sincerely, Nat King Cole |
- | - |
US99 (1 week) US |
||
Non Dimenticar (Don't Forget) The Best of Nat King Cole |
- | - |
US45 (11 weeks) US |
||
1959 | Madrid Nat King Cole's Greatest |
- | - |
US85 (3 weeks) US |
|
Give me your love |
- | - |
US82 (4 weeks) US |
||
You Made Me Love You Thank You, Pretty Baby |
- |
UK22 (3 weeks) UK |
US45 (9 weeks) US |
||
I must be dreaming |
- | - |
US69 (4 weeks) US |
||
Midnight Flyer Looking Back |
- |
UK23 (4 weeks) UK |
US51 (12 weeks) US |
Grammy (Best Performance by a Top 40 Artist)
|
|
Sweet Bird of Youth Looking Back |
- | - |
US96 (2 weeks) US |
||
1960 | Time and the River Looking Back |
- |
UK23 (5 weeks) UK |
US30 (8 weeks) US |
|
Whatcha 'gonna do |
- | - |
US92 (2 weeks) US |
||
That's you |
- |
UK10 (8 weeks) UK |
- | ||
my love |
- | - |
US47 (8 weeks) US |
with Stan Kenton
|
|
Just as Much as Ever Looking Back |
- |
UK18 (10 weeks) UK |
- | ||
The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) The Nat King Cole Story |
- |
UK51
silver
(9 weeks)UK |
US11 (21 weeks) US |
||
1961 | If I Knew The Beautiful Ballads |
- | - |
US86 (2 weeks) US |
|
The World in My Arms Looking Back |
- |
UK36 (10 weeks) UK |
- | ||
Take a Fool's Advice Sincerely, Nat King Cole |
- | - |
US71 (7 weeks) US |
||
Let True Love Begin Sincerely, Nat King Cole |
- |
UK29 (10 weeks) UK |
US73 (4 weeks) US |
||
1962 | Brazilian Love Song Thank You, Pretty Baby |
- |
UK34 (4 weeks) UK |
- | |
The right thing to say |
- |
UK42 (4 weeks) UK |
- | ||
Let There Be Love Nat King Cole Sings / George Shearing Plays |
- |
UK11 (14 weeks) UK |
- |
with George Shearing
|
|
Ramblin 'Rose Ramblin' Rose |
DE3 (24 weeks) DE |
UK5 (14 weeks) UK |
US2 (16 weeks) US |
||
Dear Lonely Hearts Dear Lonely Hearts |
- |
UK37 (3 weeks) UK |
US13 (11 weeks) US |
||
1963 | All Over the World Dear Lonely Hearts |
- | - |
US42 (9 weeks) US |
|
Nothing Goes Up (Without Coming Down) |
- | - |
US87 (3 weeks) US |
||
Those Lazy-Hazy - Crazy Days of Summer Those Lazy-Hazy - Crazy Days of Summer |
- | - |
US6 (12 weeks) US |
||
That Sunday, That Summer Those Lazy-Hazy - Crazy Days of Summer |
- | - |
US12 (13 weeks) US |
||
Mr. Wishing Well Thank You, Pretty Baby |
- | - |
US92 (3 weeks) US |
||
1964 | My True Carrie, Love The Best of Nat King Cole N. 2 |
- | - |
US49 (6 weeks) US |
|
People thank you, pretty baby |
- | - |
US100 (1 week) US |
||
I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore |
- | - |
US22 (9 weeks) US |
||
I Don't Want to See Tomorrow I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore |
- | - |
US34 (9 weeks) US |
||
LOVE LOVE |
- | - |
US81 (4 weeks) US |
appeared in German, English, Italian,
Spanish and Japanese |
|
1966 | Let Me Tell You, Babe Sincerely, Nat King Cole |
- | - |
US90 (4 weeks) US |
|
1988 | Unforgettable Unforgettable |
- |
UK84 (4 weeks) UK |
- | |
1991 | Unforgettable Unforgettable with Love |
DE78 (3 weeks) DE |
UK19 (8 weeks) UK |
US14 (17 weeks) US |
with Natalie Cole
|
1994 | Let's Face the Music and Dance Let's Face the Music |
- |
UK30 (4 weeks) UK |
- |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More singles
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Video albums
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statistics
Chart evaluation
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Awards for music sales
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Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
Country / Region | silver | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
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Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Finland (IFPI) | - | gold1 | - | 20,000 | ifpi.fi |
Canada (MC) | - | gold1 | - | 50,000 | musiccanada.com |
Spain (Promusicae) | - | gold1 | 2 × platinum2 | 250,000 | Sólo éxitos: año año, 1959-2002 |
United States (RIAA) | - | 2 × gold2 | 11 × platinum11 | 12,000,000 | riaa.com |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 6 × silver6th | 5 × gold5 | 3 × platinum3 | 2,040,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | 6 × silver6th | 10 × gold10 | 16 × platinum16 |
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- ↑ a b c Chart sources: Singles Albums UK UK2 US
- ↑ a b The Billboard album by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
- ↑ Unforgettable (album, 1954) at Discogs
Web links
- Nat King Cole at Allmusic (English)
- Nat King Cole at Discogs (English)
- Discography at 45cat.com