NAT KING COLE albums and sales

Updated: May 16, 2025

NAT KING COLE sold over 18.6 million albums. The best-selling album by NAT KING COLE is THE CHRISTMAS SONG, which sold over 6.06 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, NAT KING COLE is the 245th best-selling album artist of all time.

NAT KING COLE albums ranked by sales

Click on any album to see detailed sales, certification history, sources and chart runs.

Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	THE CHRISTMAS SONG NAT KING COLE 1963	1963	6,060,000	Rank in 1963 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 1 12 514
2	UNFORGETTABLE NAT KING COLE 1952	1952	1,100,000	Rank in 1952 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 1 14 4,859
3	GREATEST HITS NAT KING COLE 1994	1994	1,050,000	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 186 1,678 5,261
4	BEST OF NAT KING COLE NAT KING COLE 1968	1968	1,000,000	Rank in 1968 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 25 137 6,834
5	RAMBLIN' ROSE NAT KING COLE 1962	1962	1,000,000	Rank in 1962 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 4 178 6,875
6	LOVE IS THE THING NAT KING COLE 1957	1957	1,000,000	Rank in 1957 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 5 27 6,890
7	UNFORGETTABLE NAT KING COLE NAT KING COLE 1991	1991	610,000	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 194 2,646 8,542
8	CAPITOL COLLECTORS SERIES NAT KING COLE 1990	1990	500,000	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 271 3,871 12,137
9	LOVE NAT KING COLE 1965	1965	500,000	Rank in 1965 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 48 462 13,464
10	A Mis Amigos NAT KING COLE 1960	1960	500,000	Rank in 1960 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 32 631 13,633
11	Wild Is Love NAT KING COLE 1960	1960	500,000	Rank in 1960 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 33 632 13,634
12	To Whom It May Concern NAT KING COLE 1959	1959	500,000	Rank in 1959 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 39 69 13,669
13	Welcome to the Club NAT KING COLE 1959	1959	500,000	Rank in 1959 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 40 70 13,670
14	Cole Espagnole NAT KING COLE 1958	1958	500,000	Rank in 1958 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 32 102 13,702
15	The Very Thought of You NAT KING COLE 1958	1958	500,000	Rank in 1958 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 33 103 13,703
16	Just One of Those Things NAT KING COLE 1957	1957	500,000	Rank in 1957 Rank in 1950s Overall rank 21 124 13,724
17	20 GOLDEN GREATS NAT KING COLE 1978	1978	397,500	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 233 1,778 14,823
18	THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION NAT KING COLE 1999	1999	300,000	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 548 4,495 16,206
19	GREATEST LOVE SONGS NAT KING COLE 1982	1982	300,000	Rank in 1982 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 238 2,749 16,730
20	COLLECTION NAT KING COLE 1986	1986	180,000	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 307 3,326 21,109
21	NAT KING COLE EN ESPAÑOL NAT KING COLE 1981	1981	120,000	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 286 3,528 23,154
22	MERRY CHRISTMAS NAT KING COLE 2007	2007	100,000	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 639 6,867 26,279
23	THE COLLECTION NAT KING COLE 2006	2006	100,000	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 692 7,099 26,511
24	THE WORLD OF NAT KING COLE NAT KING COLE 2005	2005	100,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 951 7,524 26,936
25	CHRISTMAS TOGETHER NAT KING COLE & DEAN MARTIN 1998	1998	100,000	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 943 7,270 29,016
26	CHRISTMAS WITH NAT AND DEAN NAT KING COLE & DEAN MARTIN 1998	1998	100,000	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 944 7,271 29,017
27	THE ONE AND ONLY NAT KING COLE 1996	1996	100,000	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 886 7,876 29,622
28	LET'S FALL IN LOVE NAT KING COLE 1993	1993	100,000	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 772 8,677 30,423
29	CHRISTMAS WITH NAT KING COLE NAT KING COLE 1988	1988	100,000	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 541 3,878 31,276
30	LOVE SONGS NAT KING COLE 2003	2003	60,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,192 11,049 37,534
31	CHRISTMAS ALBUM (1998) NAT KING COLE 1998	1998	60,000	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,200 9,913 38,113
32	CHRISTMAS ALBUM NAT KING COLE 1992	1992	60,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 814 10,451 38,651
33	Nat King Cole Story NAT KING COLE 1961	1961	60,000	Rank in 1961 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 45 743 39,474
34	FACE 2 FACE - THEIR GREATEST HITS DEAN MARTIN & NAT KING COLE 1995	1995	N/A	Rank in 1995 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,537 14,655 72,666
35	I DON'T WANT TO BE HURT ANYMORE NAT KING COLE 1965	1965	N/A	Rank in 1965 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 93 962 74,764
36	DEAR LONELY HEARTS NAT KING COLE 1963	1963	N/A	Rank in 1963 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 87 1,038 74,840
37	THOSE LAZY-HAZY-CRAZY DAYS OF SUMMER NAT KING COLE 1963	1963	N/A	Rank in 1963 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 88 1,039 74,841

NAT KING COLE sales by country

NAT KING COLE album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by NAT KING COLE are the United States (16 million), the United Kingdom (2.1 million) and Spain (200,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Australia	105,000	2
2	Canada	110,000	2
3	Finland	20,000	1
4	New Zealand	22,500	2
5	Portugal	100,000	2
6	Spain	200,000	2
7	United Kingdom	2,100,000	17
8	United States	16,000,000	16