Nat King Cole / discography

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Nat King Cole, New York, circa June 1947. Photo by William P. Gottlieb

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
DE DE UK UK US US
1955 Moods in song - - US9 (? Where.)
US
Nat "King" Cole Sings - - US5 (? Where)
US
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
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
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
Ramblin 'Rose - - US3
platinum
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
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
Six-fold platinum
× 6
Six-fold platinum

(49 weeks)US
1971 White Christmas - UK45 (1 week)
UK
-
1988 Christmas with Nat "King" Cole - UK25th
gold
gold

(9 weeks)UK
-

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More studio albums

  • 1950: Nat King Cole at the Piano
  • 1952: Penthouse Serenade
  • 1952: Unforgettable (US:platinumplatinum)
  • 1953: This Is Nat "King" Cole
  • 1953: Sings for Two in Love
  • 1954: Nat "King" Cole's 8 Top Pops
  • 1955: 10th Anniversary Part 1
  • 1956: The Piano Style of Nat "King" Cole
  • 1959: Welcome to the Club (with orchestra, conductor: Dave Cavanaugh)
  • 1959: A mis amigos
  • 1960: Every Time I Feel the Spirit
  • 1960: The Magic of Christmas
  • 1960: Melody Mile
  • 1961: The Nat King Cole Story
  • 1962: Sings (with Phil Flowers)
  • 1962: The Swingin 'Side of Nat King Cole
  • 1962: More Cole Español
  • 1963: Let's Face the Music
  • 1963: Nat King Cole and Lester Young (with Lester Young )
  • 1965: A Many Splendored Thing
  • 1966: Sings Hymns and Spirituals
  • 1966: Giants 3 (with Lester Young and Buddy Rich )
  • 1966: The Magic of Christmas with Children
  • 1966: Sincerely, Nat King Cole
  • 1967: Thank You, Pretty Baby
  • 1967: Stay as Sweet as You Are
  • 1967: When You're Smiling
  • 1962: The Christmas Song
  • 1969: There, I've Said It Again
  • 1971: Anatomy of a Jam Session (with Buddy Rich and Charlie Shavers )
  • 1972: Zenith Presents Nat King Cole and Nelson Riddle (with Nelson Riddle )
  • 1973: Christmas with… (with Bing Crosby and Dean Martin ) (UK:goldgold)
  • 1974: Meets the Master Saxes - Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, Illinois Jacquet
  • 1976: On Stage
  • 1981: The Nat King Cole Show - Live 1957 Broadcasts (with Nelson Riddle)
  • 1984: VIP-Jazz 32
  • 1984: NBC Proudly Presents the Nat King Cole Show (with Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra)
  • 1984: Christmas Is for Children
  • 1987: The Unreleased
  • 1987: Stage Show ( The Dorsey Brothers, Tommy and Jimmy , with Nat King Cole and The McQuire Sisters)
  • 1990: Shooting High
  • 1992: Nat King Cole (box with 4 CDs)
  • 1992: Christmas Album (UK:silversilver)
  • 1993: Let's Fall in Love (UK:goldgold)
  • 2001: Night Lights
  • 2007: The Spanish Remixes (with Lenny Ibizarre)
  • 2007: Merry Christmas (UK:silversilver)
  • 2013: Live at New Latin Quarter
  • 2013: Recorded Live in Zurich - 1960 (with Quincy Jones and His Big Band)
  • 2014: Live in Tokyo

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE UK UK US 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
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
platinum

(37 weeks)UK
-
1982 20 Greatest Love Songs - UK7th
platinum
platinum

(26 weeks)UK
-
1991 The Unforgettable Nat "King" Cole (1991) - UK23
silver
silver

(8 weeks)UK
-
The Capitol Collectors Series - - US86
gold
gold

(28 weeks)US
The Ultimate Collection - UK26th
platinum
platinum

(7 weeks)UK
-
2003 Love songs - UK20th
silver
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:goldgold)
  • 1994: Greatest Hits (US:platinumplatinum)
  • 2001: The Unforgettable Nat King Cole (2001) (US:goldgold)
  • 2006: The Collection (The Red Box) (UK:goldgold)
  • 2017: A Bouquet of Hits

EPs

  • 1950: Laura / Once in a Blue Moon (Based on Rubinstein's Melody in F) / Polka Dots and Moonbeams / Down by the Old Mill Stream
  • 1953: The Christmas Song
  • 1954: Unforgettable Songs by Nat "King" Cole Part 1
  • 1954: Unforgettable Songs by Nat "King" Cole Part 2
  • 1954: Unforgettable Songs by Nat "King" Cole Part 3
  • 1954: Songs by Nat "King" Cole
  • 1954: 10th Anniversary Album, Part 1
  • 1954: Nat "King" Cole Sings
  • 1955: Two in Love
  • 1955: Love Songs by Nat "King" Cole
  • 1955: Moods in Song
  • 1955: Nat "King" Cole
  • 1955: Nat "King" Cole 10th Anniversary
  • 1955: 10th Anniversary Album - Part 1
  • 1955: 10th Anniversary Album - Part 2
  • 1955: 10th Anniversary Album - Part 3
  • 1955: 10th Anniversary Album - Part 4
  • 1955: Nat "King" Cole Sings for Two in Love (double EP)
  • 1956: The Piano Style of Nat "King" Cole
  • 1956: Sings Songs from "Strip for Action"
  • 1956: Nat "King" Cole
  • 1956: The Nat “King” Cole Trio
  • 1956: Too Young to Go Steady / I Just Found Out About Love and I Like It / Dame Crazy / Love Me as Though There Were No Tomorrow
  • 1956: Strip for Action
  • 1956: The Christmas Song
  • 1957: Night Lights
  • 1957: Love Is the Thing, Part 1
  • 1957: Love Is the Thing, Part 2
  • 1957: Love Is the Thing, Part 3
  • 1957: After Midnight Part 1
  • 1957: After Midnight Part 2
  • 1957: After Midnight Part 3
  • 1957: After Midnight Part 4
  • 1957: Night Lights
  • 1957: Around the World
  • 1958: St. Louis Blues
  • 1958: Cole Espanol
  • 1958: Looking Back
  • 1958: St Louis Blues Part 3
  • 1959: Non Dimenticar (Don't Forget)
  • 1959: You Made Me Love You / I Must Be Dreaming / Give Me Your Love / Madrid
  • 1959: Night of the Quarter Moon
  • 1959: Welcome to the Club: Part 1
  • 1959: The Very Thought of You, Part 2
  • 1959: To Whom It May Concern Part 3
  • 1960: Midnight Flyer
  • 1960: Unforgettable
  • 1961: Tenderly
  • 1961: Love Is Here to Stay
  • 1962: Ramblin Rose
  • 1963: Nat King Cole Sings, The George Shearing Quintet Plays (with George Shearing )
  • 1964: Nat King Cole Sings Selections from Lerner & Loewe's My Fair Lady *
  • 1966: Nat King Cole at the Sands

Singles

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE UK UK US 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
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
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
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
-
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
1994 Let's Face the Music and Dance
Let's Face the Music
- UK30 (4 weeks)
UK
-

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More singles

  • 1947: Nat Meets June (Metronome All Stars with June Christy and Nat Cole)
  • 1947: Lost April / Nature Boy (with The King Cole Trio)
  • 1949: Land of Love / Yes Sir, That's My Baby
  • 1949: (Here Is My Heart) Nalini
  • 1950: Orange Colored Sky (with The King Cole Trio and Stan Kenton and His Orchestra)
  • 1950: Get Out and Get Under the Moon (with Maria Cole )
  • 1950: The Magic Tree (with Les Baxter Chorus and Orchestra )
  • 1950: Baby, Won't You Say You Love Me
  • 1950: Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone) (Nat King Cole at the Piano)
  • 1950: Down by the Old Mill Stream (Nat King Cole at the Piano)
  • 1950: Laura (Nat King Cole at the Piano)
  • 1950: (All I Want for Christmas Is) My Two Front Teeth / The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
  • 1950: Mona Lisa
  • 1950: Jet (with The Ray Charles Singers )
  • 1950: Frosty the Snowman (with The Singing Pussy Cats)
  • 1951: Calypso Blues
  • 1951: Too Young
  • 1951: Because of Rain (with The Les Baxter Chorus and Orchestra )
  • 1951: My Brother
  • 1951: I'll Always Remember You
  • 1951: Unforgettable
  • 1951: Miss Me
  • 1951: A Weaver of Dreams
  • 1952: You Weren't There
  • 1952: Strange
  • 1952: Nature Boy
  • 1952: Makin 'Whoopee
  • 1952: Walkin 'My Baby Back Home
  • 1952: Summer Is a-Comin 'In
  • 1952: Funny (Not Much)
  • 1953: I Am in Love
  • 1953: Return to Paradise
  • 1953: If Love Is Good to Me
  • 1953: Lover, Come Back to Me!
  • 1953: The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot
  • 1953: Answer Me, My Love
  • 1954: It Happens to Be Me
  • 1954: Hajji Baba (Persian Lament)
  • 1954: Open Up the Doghouse (Two Cats Are Comin 'In)
  • 1954: If I Give My Heart to You
  • 1954: Papa Loves Mambo
  • 1955: Long, Long Ago (with Dean Martin )
  • 1955: The Sand and the Sea
  • 1955: Annabelle
  • 1955: If I May
  • 1955: Love Is a Many Splendid Thing
  • 1955: Forgive My Heart
  • 1955: Someone You Love
  • 1957: Dame Crazy
  • 1957: (The Song Of) Raintree County
  • 1957: All for You
  • 1959: The Happiest Christmas Tree
  • 1960: Steady
  • 1961: illusion
  • 1961: Goodnight, Little Leaguer
  • 1961: cappuccina
  • 1961: Arriverderci, Roma
  • 1961: Step Right Up (And Say You Love Me)
  • 1962: Send for Me
  • 1962: Vaya con dios
  • 1964: Look No Further
  • 1964: Marnie
  • 1964: More and More of Your Amor
  • 1965: No Other Heart
  • 1965: The Ballad of Cat Ballou
  • 1965: Wanderlust
  • 1965: Looking Back
  • 1967: You'll See
  • 1968: Around the World
  • 1968: Brazilian Love Song

Video albums

  • 1989: The Nat King Cole Collection Volume 2
  • 1990: The Unforgettable
  • 1991: The Incomparable Nat King Cole, Vol. 1
  • 1992: The Incomparable Nat King Cole, Vol. 2
  • 1999: Sander Telescriptions
  • 2002: An Evening with Nat King Cole
  • 2003: When I Fall in Love: The One and Only
  • 2003: Swing Era
  • 2003: The Timeless Nat King Cole Shows
  • 2003: Remembering Nat King Cole
  • 2004: The Snader Telescriptions
  • 2004: Soundies & Telescriptions
  • 2004: Encore
  • 2004: The Legendary Nat King Cole
  • 2004: A Nightingale Sang: Tribute to Nat King Cole
  • 2004: Unforgettable
  • 2005: Stardust Memories
  • 2005: Legends in Concert: Magic of the Music
  • 2005: For Sentimental Reasons
  • 2005: Moonlight Kisses
  • 2005: Nat King Cole Collection
  • 2006: Mona Lisa

statistics

Chart evaluation

DE DE UK UK US US
Number one albums DE-DE UK2UK US2US
Top 10 albums DE-DE UK5UK US6thUS
Albums in the charts DE1DE UK14thUK US32US
DE DE UK UK US US
Number one singles DE-DE UK-UK US2US
Top 10 singles DE1DE UK13UK US17thUS
Singles in the charts DE2DE UK28UK US53US

Awards for music sales

Silver record

Golden record

  • FinlandFinland Finland
    • 1981: for the album 20 Golden Greats
  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 2003: for the album Greatest Hits
  • SpainSpain Spain
    • 1981: for the album Nat King Cole en Español

Platinum record

  • SpainSpain Spain
    • 1981: for the album Inolvidable Nat King Cole
    • 1991: for the album The Ultimate Collection

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region Silver record icon.svg silver Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Finland (IFPI) Finland (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 20,000 ifpi.fi
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 50,000 musiccanada.com
Spain (Promusicae) Spain (Promusicae) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2 250,000 Sólo éxitos: año año, 1959-2002
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 Platinum record icon.svg 11 × platinum11 12,000,000 riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 6 × silver6th Gold record icon.svg 5 × gold5 Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum3 2,040,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg 6 × silver6th Gold record icon.svg 10 × gold10 Platinum record icon.svg 16 × platinum16

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  1. a b c Chart sources: Singles Albums UK UK2 US
  2. a b The Billboard album by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
  3. Unforgettable (album, 1954) at Discogs

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