Album artist 130 - Carpenters

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This page lists the album chart runs of Carpenters. A list of songs by Carpenters can be found here. The albums are listed with the most widely successful first.

# Artist Album Title Year Chart Entries
1 Carpenters The Singles 1969-1973 1974 UK 1 - Jan 1974 (137 weeks), Billboard 1 - Dec 1973 (49 weeks) (1 week at number 1) (9 weeks in top 10), US num 1 for 1 week - Jan 1974, Canada 1 for 1 week - 1974, US 7 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 1998), US 70s 2 - Dec 1973 (3 months), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Aug 1974), Hong Kong Platinum (certified by IFPI-HK in 1979), 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), Xgau rating C+ (1973)
2 Carpenters Close To You 1970 Canada 1 for 3 weeks - 1970, US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 1998), Billboard 2 - Sep 1970 (87 weeks) (15 weeks in top 10), Grammy in 1970 (Nominated), US 3 of 1971, US 70s 4 - Nov 1970 (2 months), 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)
3 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), Billboard 2 - Jun 1973 (41 weeks) (8 weeks in top 10), US 70s 4 - Jul 1973 (2 months), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jan 1976), Norway 12 - Oct 1973 (7 weeks), Australia (Kent) 12 of 1973 (peak 3), US CashBox 20 of 1973, US BB 32 of 1973, Radio Caroline 188 (1973)
4 Carpenters The Carpenters 1971 US 4 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 1998), Billboard 2 - Jun 1971 (59 weeks) (24 weeks in top 10), Grammy in 1971 (Nominated), US 70s 4 - Jun 1971 (6 months), 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
5 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), Billboard 13 - Jun 1975 (18 weeks), US BB 85 of 1975, US CashBox 86 of 1975, RYM 193 of 1975
6 Carpenters Only Yesterday, The Carpenter's Greatest Hits 1990 UK 1 - Mar 1990 (81 weeks), New Zealand 1 for 7 - Jul 1990, UK 5 x Platinum (certified by BPI in Nov 1993), Australia Goset 5 - Jun 1972 (22 weeks), Norway 8 - Mar 1991 (9 weeks), Australia (ARIA) 35 of 1990
7 Carpenters A Song For You 1972 US 3 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 1998), Billboard 4 - Jul 1972 (41 weeks) (5 weeks in top 10), US 70s 4 - Aug 1972 (1 month), Australia Goset 5 - Oct 1972 (17 weeks), UK 13 - Sep 1972 (37 weeks), US CashBox 26 of 1972, US BB 43 of 1972
8 Carpenters Beautiful Moments 1980 ODK Germany 1 - Oct 1980 (13 weeks) (1 week at number 1) (8 weeks in top 10), Germany 1 for 1 week - Nov 1980, Germany 1 - Oct 1980 (8 weeks), Austria 2 - Nov 1980 (3 months), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1981)
9 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), Hong Kong Gold (certified by IFPI-HK in 1979), Norway 17 - Aug 1976 (1 week), Billboard 33 - Jul 1976 (16 weeks)
10 Carpenters Yesterday Once More 1984 US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 1998), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Dec 1984), Hong Kong Platinum (certified by IFPI-HK in 1990), UK 10 - Oct 1984 (26 weeks), Billboard 144 - May 1985 (8 weeks)
11 Carpenters Gold, Greatest Hits 2000 UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Dec 2000), UK 4 - Dec 2000 (52 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 2004), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 53 - Feb 2013 (11 weeks), Billboard 101 - Feb 2004 (10 weeks)
12 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), Billboard 106 - Apr 1998 (25 weeks)
13 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), Billboard 46 - Nov 1983 (19 weeks)
14 Carpenters Christmas Portrait 1978 US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Apr 1998), US Albums 2014-23 peak 56 - Jan 2014 (37 weeks), Billboard 93 - Dec 1978 (36 weeks)
15 Carpenters Passage 1977 UK Gold (certified by BPI in Mar 1978), UK 12 - Oct 1977 (12 weeks), Billboard 49 - Oct 1977 (18 weeks)
16 Carpenters Ticket To Ride 1971 Australia Goset 17 - Feb 1971 (5 weeks), UK 20 - Apr 1972 (5 weeks), Billboard 150 - Mar 1971 (16 weeks)
17 Carpenters Very Best of the Carpenters 1983 Australia num 1 for 1 week - Feb 1983, UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 1997)
18 Carpenters An Old Fashioned Christmas 1985 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Aug 1998), Billboard 190 - Jan 1985 (1 week)
19 Carpenters Seishun no Kagayaki: The Best of (22 Hits of the Carpenters) 1995 Japan 2 of all time (international albums) (sales 2.32)
20 Carpenters Made In America 1981 UK 12 - Jun 1981 (10 weeks), Billboard 52 - Jul 1981 (15 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jun 1981)
21 Carpenters The Singles 1974-1978 1978 UK 2 - Dec 1978 (27 weeks), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Dec 1978)
22 Carpenters Interpretations 1994 UK Gold (certified by BPI in Sep 1994), UK 29 - Oct 1994 (10 weeks)
23 Carpenters Live At The London Palladium 1976 UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jan 1977), UK 28 - Jan 1977 (2 weeks)
24 Carpenters Singles: 1969-1981 2013 Billboard 45 - Jan 2013 (1 week), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 65 - Jul 2016 (2 weeks)
25 Carpenters Great Hits of the Carpenters 1972 Australia (Kent) 16 of 1972 (peak 3)
26 Carpenters 40 / 40 2009 UK 21 - Nov 2009 (13 weeks)
27 Carpenters The Nation's Favourite Carpenters Songs 2016 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 2 - Sep 2016 (14 weeks)
28 Carpenters The Carpenters Collection 1975 UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jan 1977)
29 Carpenters Lovelines 1990 UK 73 - Jan 1990 (1 week)
30 Carpenters The Best Of The Carpenters: 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection 2012 Billboard 172 - Feb 2012 (1 week)
31 Carpenters The Ultimate Collection 2006 UK 53 - Dec 2006 (5 weeks)
32 Carpenters Carpenters With The Royal Philharmonic 2018 UK Albums 2013-23 peak 8 - Dec 2018 (12 weeks)
33 Carpenters Christmas Collection 2023 US Albums 2014-23 peak 158 - Dec 2023 (2 weeks)
34 Carpenters Classic unknown Hong Kong Gold (certified by IFPI-HK in 1980)

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20 Sep 2016

Double Listing - Gold, Greatest Hits

#13 & #26 are the same.

Data fixed, thanks


27 Oct 2015

(216) 609-6642

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2 Dec 2014

Double Listing - Only Yesterday(Their Greatest Hits)

#10 & #16 are the same album. Per Wikipedia Only Yesterday was aka Their Greatest Hits.

Data fixed, thanks