This page lists the album chart entries of The Carpenters. A list of songs by The Carpenters can be found
here.
The albums are listed with the most widely successful first.
| # |
Artist |
Album Title |
Year |
Chart Entries |
| 1 |
The Carpenters |
The Singles 1969-1973 |
1974 |
UK 1 - Jan 1974 (137 weeks), US num 1 for 1 week - Jan 1974, US 7 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 1998), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Aug 1974), US CashBox 4 of 1974, US sales 7 M (according to RIAA), US BB 18 of 1974, France (InfoDisc) 96 of 1995 (peak 2, 10 weeks) |
| 2 |
The Carpenters |
Now & Then |
1973 |
Australia Goset 1 - Sep 1973 (20 weeks), US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 1998), UK 2 - Jul 1973 (65 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jan 1976), Norway 12 - Oct 1973 (7 weeks), US CashBox 20 of 1973, US BB 32 of 1973, Radio Caroline 188 (1973) |
| 3 |
The Carpenters |
Close To You |
1971 |
US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 1998), Grammy in 1970 (Nominated), US 3 of 1971, US BB 9 of 1970, US CashBox 13 of 1971, Australia Goset 14 - Jan 1971 (9 weeks), UK 23 - Jan 1971 (76 weeks), Rolling Stone 175, Acclaimed 2176 (1970) |
| 4 |
The Carpenters |
Horizon |
1975 |
UK 1 - Jun 1975 (31 weeks), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 1998), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jun 1975), Norway 5 - Jul 1975 (13 weeks), US BB 85 of 1975, US CashBox 86 of 1975, RYM 193 of 1975 |
| 5 |
The Carpenters |
The Carpenters |
1971 |
US 4 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 1998), Grammy in 1971 (Nominated), US BB 4 of 1971, Australia Goset 7 - Sep 1971 (15 weeks), US CashBox 8 of 1971, UK 11 - Oct 1971 (37 weeks), WTMD 529 |
| 6 |
The Carpenters |
Only Yesterday, The Carpenter's Greatest Hits |
1990 |
UK 1 - Mar 1990 (81 weeks), UK 5 x Platinum (certified by BPI in Nov 1993), Australia Goset 5 - Jun 1972 (22 weeks), Norway 8 - Mar 1991 (9 weeks) |
| 7 |
The Carpenters |
A Song For You |
1972 |
US 3 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 1998), Australia Goset 5 - Oct 1972 (17 weeks), UK 13 - Sep 1972 (37 weeks), US CashBox 26 of 1972, US BB 43 of 1972 |
| 8 |
The Carpenters |
Beautiful Moments |
1980 |
Germany 1 for 1 week - Nov 1980, Austria 2 - Nov 1980 (3 months), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1981) |
| 9 |
The Carpenters |
A Kind Of Hush |
1976 |
UK 3 - Jul 1976 (15 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jul 1976), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Aug 1976), Norway 17 - Aug 1976 (1 week) |
| 10 |
The Carpenters |
Yesterday Once More |
1984 |
US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 1998), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Dec 1984), UK 10 - Oct 1984 (26 weeks) |
| 11 |
The Carpenters |
Love Songs |
1997 |
US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 2000), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Mar 1998), Norway 34 - Nov 1998 (3 weeks), UK 47 - Nov 1997 (8 weeks) |
| 12 |
The Carpenters |
Gold, Greatest Hits |
2000 |
UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Dec 2000), UK 4 - Dec 2000 (36 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 2004) |
| 13 |
The Carpenters |
Very Best of the Carpenters |
1983 |
Australia num 1 for 1 week - Feb 1983, UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 1997) |
| 14 |
The Carpenters |
Voice Of The Heart |
1983 |
US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jul 1998), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 1983), UK 6 - Oct 1983 (19 weeks) |
| 15 |
The Carpenters |
The Singles 1974-1978 |
1978 |
UK 2 - Dec 1978 (27 weeks), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Dec 1978) |
| 16 |
The Carpenters |
Passage |
1977 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Mar 1978), UK 12 - Oct 1977 (12 weeks) |
| 17 |
The Carpenters |
Live At The London Palladium |
1976 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jan 1977), UK 28 - Jan 1977 (2 weeks) |
| 18 |
The Carpenters |
Interpretations |
1994 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Sep 1994), UK 29 - Oct 1994 (10 weeks) |
| 19 |
The Carpenters |
Ticket To Ride |
1971 |
Australia Goset 17 - Feb 1971 (5 weeks), UK 20 - Apr 1972 (5 weeks) |
| 20 |
The Carpenters |
Made In America |
1981 |
UK 12 - Jun 1981 (10 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jun 1981) |
| 21 |
The Carpenters |
Christmas Portrait |
unknown |
US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 1998) |
| 22 |
The Carpenters |
An Old Fashioned Christmas |
unknown |
US Gold (certified by RIAA in Aug 1998) |
| 23 |
The Carpenters |
The Ultimate Collection |
2006 |
UK 53 - Dec 2006 (5 weeks) |
| 24 |
The Carpenters |
Lovelines |
1990 |
UK 73 - Jan 1990 (1 week) |
| 25 |
The Carpenters |
The Carpenters Collection |
1975 |
UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jan 1977) |