Carole King discography
The discography of Carole King, an American singer-songwriter and musician, consists of 17 studio albums, four live albums, seven compilation albums, one soundtrack album and 33 singles as a lead artist.
King has sold over 75 million records worldwide. Billboard ranked her as the 73rd greatest artist of all time. Her second album, Tapestry, was the world's best-selling album by a female artist for a quarter-century, with global sales of 30 million. According to the Recording [Industry Association of America], King has sold 19.6 million records in the United States. She is also recognized as the most successful female songwriter of the 20th century, having written or co-written 118 hits on the [Billboard Hot 100|Billboard Hot 100]. Official Charts named King as the most successful female songwriter in the UK charts, penning 61 hits between 1952 and 2005 in the country.