Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | B-side | RIAA cert. |
U.S. catalogue number |
Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. AC | UK | JPN | CAN | AUS | ||||||
| 1966 | "Looking for Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | From the Top, The Essential Collection |
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| 1969 | "Ticket to Ride" | 54 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | Ticket to Ride | ||
| 1970 | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | 1 | 1 | 6 | 71 | 1 | 1 | Gold | Close to You | ||
| "We've Only Just Begun" | 2 | 1 | 28 | 71 | 1 | 6 | Gold | ||||
| "Merry Christmas, Darling" | — | — | 45 | — | 50 | — | Christmas Portrait | ||||
| 1971 | "For All We Know (Theme from Lovers and Other Strangers)" | 3 | 1 | 18 | — | 7 | 10 | Gold | Carpenters | ||
| "Rainy Days and Mondays" | 2 | 1 | — | 72 | 3 | 35 | Gold | ||||
| "Superstar" | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 35 | Gold | ||||
| "Theme from Bless the Beasts and Children" | 67 | 26 | — | 85 | — | — | A Song for You | ||||
| 1972 | "Hurting Each Other" | 2 | 1 | — | 56 | 2 | 4 | Gold | |||
| "It's Going to Take Some Time" | 12 | 2 | — | 48 | 13 | 24 | — | ||||
| "Goodbye to Love" | 7 | 2 | 9 | 55 | 4 | 25 | — | ||||
| 1973 | "Sing" | 3 | 1 | — | 18 | 4 | 24 | Gold | Now & Then | ||
| "Yesterday Once More" | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | Gold | ||||
| "Top of the World" | 1 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 1 | Gold | A Song for You |
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| 1974 | "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" | — | — | 12 | 28 | — | 95 | — | — | Now & Then | |
| "I Won't Last a Day Without You" | 11 | 1 | 32 | 40 | 7 | 63 | — | A Song for You | |||
| "Please Mr. Postman" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | Gold | Horizon | |||
| "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | An Old Fashioned Christmas | ||||
| 1975 | "Only Yesterday" | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 16 | Horizon | |||
| "Solitaire" | 17 | 1 | 32 | 44 | 12 | 61 | — | ||||
| 1976 | "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" | 12 | 1 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 33 | — | A Kind of Hush | ||
| "I Need to Be in Love" | 25 | 1 | 36 | 62 | 31 | 47 | — | ||||
| "Goofus" | 56 | 4 | — | — | 82 | — | — | ||||
| "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1977 | "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" | 35 | 4 | — | 68 | 38 | 89 | — | Passage | ||
| "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" (The Recognized Anthem of World Contact Day) | 32 | 18 | 9 | — | 9 | 13 | — | ||||
| "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Portrait | |||
| 1978 | "Sweet, Sweet Smile" | 44 | 7 | 40 | 59 | 33 | 100 | — | Passage | ||
| "I Believe You" | 68 | 9 | — | — | 81 | — | — | Made in America | |||
| 1981 | "Touch Me When We're Dancing" | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 78 | — | |||
| "(Want You) Back in My Life Again" | 72 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Those Good Old Dreams" | 63 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | "Beechwood 4-5789" | 74 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1983 | "Make Believe It's Your First Time" | 101 | 7 | 60 | — | — | 80 | — | Voice of the Heart | ||
| 1984 | "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore" | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Now" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Little Altar Boy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | An Old Fashioned Christmas | |||
| 1986 | "Honolulu City Lights" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lovelines | ||
| 1987 | "Something in Your Eyes" |
— | 12 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | Time | |
| 1989 | "If I Had You" |
— | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | Lovelines | ||
| 1990 | "Merry Christmas, Darling" / "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Close to You (1970) |
| 1991 | "Let Me Be the One" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | From the Top | ||
| 1993 | "Rainy Days and Mondays" | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Interpretations |
| 1995 | "I Need to Be in Love" | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 22 Hits of the Carpenters | |
| 1996 | "Ave Maria" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Portrait | |
| 1998 | "Karen's Theme" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor |
| 2001 | "The Rainbow Connection" | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | As Time Goes By | |
| 2003 | "Top of the World" | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | Gold | |
Read more about this topic: The Carpenters Discography