CAROLE KING albums and sales

Updated: May 5, 2022

CAROLE KING sold over 22.8 million albums. The best-selling album by CAROLE KING is TAPESTRY, which sold over 15.3 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, CAROLE KING is the 191st best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of CAROLE KING have sold over 7,500 units.

CAROLE KING albums ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	TAPESTRY CAROLE KING 1971	1971	15,377,200	Rank in 1971 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 2 14 71
2	MUSIC CAROLE KING 1971	1971	2,025,480	Rank in 1971 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 22 291 2,567
3	HER GREATEST HITS: SONGS OF LONG AGO CAROLE KING 1978	1978	1,250,000	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 57 410 3,912
4	FANTASY CAROLE KING 1973	1973	1,033,720	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 50 605 5,469
5	RHYMES & REASONS CAROLE KING 1972	1972	1,024,890	Rank in 1972 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 40 607 5,506
6	THOROUGHBRED CAROLE KING 1976	1976	506,660	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 128 1,139 10,074
7	WRAP AROUND JOY CAROLE KING 1974	1974	501,540	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 100 1,154 10,128
8	LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR JAMES TAYLOR & CAROLE KING 2010	2010	500,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 136 1,468 10,538
9	SIMPLE THINGS CAROLE KING 1977	1977	500,000	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 163 1,295 12,813
10	THE ESSENTIAL CAROLE KING 2010	2010	60,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 601 5,979 36,638
11	NATURAL WOMAN - THE VERY BEST OF CAROLE KING 2000	2000	60,000	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,261 11,412 37,897
12	WRITER CAROLE KING 1970	1970	7,840	Rank in 1970 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 192 3,908 59,435
13	LOVE MAKES THE WORLD CAROLE KING 2001	2001	6,220	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,937 18,608 60,434

CAROLE KING videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№		Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1		IN CONCERT CAROLE KING 1994	1994	7,500	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 66 674 4,269
2		TAPESTRY: LIVE IN HYDE PARK CAROLE KING 2017	2017	N/A	Rank in 2017 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 100 1,147 4,773

CAROLE KING sales by country

CAROLE KING album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by CAROLE KING are the United States (21 million), the United Kingdom (720,000) and Australia (560,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Australia	560,000	1
2	Canada	157,000	2
3	Japan	356,550	9
4	New Zealand	60,000	1
5	United Kingdom	720,000	3
6	United States	21,000,000	9

CAROLE KING video sales by country