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The following is a comprehensive discography of Neil Sedaka, the American singer.
Contents |
1959
1961
1963
1964
1965
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1984
1986
1988
1991
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2011
| Year | Title | Peak US | Peak US AC | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | "Laura Lee" | Recorded for the Decca label; b/w "Snowtime" | ||
| 1958 | "Ring-a-Rockin'" | Recorded for the Guyden label in the US and London Records label in Europe; b/w "Fly, Don't Fly on Me" | ||
| 1958 | "Oh, Delilah!" | Recorded for the Pyramid label; b/w "Neil's Twist" | ||
| 1958 | "The Diary" | 14 | First single with RCA Victor; b/w "No Vacancy" | |
| 1959 | "I Go Ape" | 42 | Reached #9 on the UK pop charts; b/w "Moon of Gold" | |
| 1959 | "Crying My Heart Out for You" | 111 | Reached #6 on the Italy pop charts; b/w "You Gotta Learn Your Rhythm and Blues" | |
| 1959 | "Stupid Cupid" | Released in Italy on the RCA Italiana label; b/w "As Long As I Live" | ||
| 1959 | "All I Need Is You" | Released in Italy on the RCA Italiana label; b/w "Fallin'" | ||
| 1959 | "Oh! Carol" | 9 | Reached #1 on the Italy pop charts; b/w "One Way Ticket (To the Blues)" | |
| 1959 | "The Girl for Me" | b/w "I Ain't Hurtin' No More" in the US and "Going Home To Mary Lou" in Italy | ||
| 1959 | "Going Home to Mary Lou" | b/w "What Am I Gonna Do?" | ||
| 1960 | "Stairway to Heaven" | 9 | b/w "Forty Winks Away" | |
| 1960 | "You Mean Everything to Me" | 17 | Double A-side with "Run, Samson, Run" | |
| 1960 | "Run, Samson, Run" | 28 | Double A-side with "You Mean Everything to Me" | |
| 1961 | "Calendar Girl" | 4 | b/w "The Same Old Fool" | |
| 1961 | "Little Devil" | 11 | b/w "I Must Be Dreaming" | |
| 1961 | "Sweet Little You" | 59 | b/w "I Found My World in You" | |
| 1961 | "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" | 6 | b/w "Don't Lead Me On" | |
| 1962 | "King of Clowns" | 45 | b/w "Walk with Me" (1960) | |
| 1962 | "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (original version) | 1 | b/w "As Long As I Live" (1959) | |
| 1962 | "Next Door to an Angel" | 5 | b/w "I Belong to You" (1959) | |
| 1963 | "Alice in Wonderland" | 17 | b/w "Circulate" (1961) | |
| 1963 | "Let's Go Steady Again" | 26 | b/w "Waiting for Never" | |
| 1963 | "The Dreamer" | 47 | b/w "Look Inside Your Heart" | |
| 1963 | "Bad Girl" | 33 | b/w "Wait 'til You See My Baby" | |
| 1964 | "The Closest Thing to Heaven" | 107 | b/w "Without a Song" | |
| 1964 | "Sunny" | 86 | b/w "She'll Never Be You" | |
| 1964 | "I Hope He Breaks Your Heart" | 104 | b/w "Too Late" (1963) | |
| 1964 | "Let the People Talk" | 107 | b/w "In the Chapel with You" | |
| 1965 | "The World through a Tear" | 76 | b/w "High on a Mountain (Deep in a Valley)" | |
| 1965 | "The Answer to My Prayer" | 89 | b/w "Blue Boy" | |
| 1966 | "The Answer Lies Within" | b/w "Grown-Up Games" | ||
| 1966 | "We Can Make It if We Try" | 121 | b/w "Too Late" (1963); last single of Sedaka's original tenure with RCA Victor. | |
| 1969 | "Star-Crossed Lovers" | Reached #5 on the pop charts in Australia; issued on the SGC Records label; b/w "We Had a Good Thing Goin'" | ||
| 1969 | "Rainy Jane" | Released on the SGC Records label; b/w "Jeannine" | ||
| 1969 | "Ebony Angel" | Released on the MCA label; b/w "Puppet Man" | ||
| 1970 | "Wheeling, West Virginia" | Hit in Australia (#20); Released on the Festival Records label; b/w "The Love Of A Woman" | ||
| 1971 | "I'm a Song (Sing Me)" | This single, along with the next four singles, were released on the RCA Victor label, marking a short-lived reunion by Sedaka with RCA; b/w "Silent Movies" | ||
| 1971 | "Superbird" | b/w "Rosemary Blue" | ||
| 1972 | "Beautiful You" | Hit in UK (#43); b/w "Anywhere You're Gonna Be (Leba's Song)" | ||
| 1972 | "That's When the Music Takes Me" (UK release) | b/w "Don't Let It Mess Your Mind" | ||
| 1972 | "Dimbo Man" | Last single of Sedaka's reunion with RCA Victor; b/w "Trying To Say Goodbye" | ||
| 1973 | "Standing on the Inside" | Hit in UK (#26); issued on the MGM label; b/w "Let Daddy Know" | ||
| 1973 | "Our Last Song Together" | Hit in UK (#31); issued on the MGM label; b/w "I Don't Know What I Like About You" | ||
| 1973 | "Alone in New York in the Rain" | |||
| 1973 | "Love Will Keep Us Together" | First single released on the Polydor label in Europe; Released in France; b/w "Rock-'n'-Roll Wedding Day" | ||
| 1974 | "A Little Lovin'" | Hit in UK (#34); b/w "Lightning Ridge" | ||
| 1974 | "The Way I Am" | b/w "Going Nowhere" | ||
| 1975 | "Laughter in the Rain" | 1 (1 wk.) | 1 (2 wks.) | Hit in UK (#15); b/w "Endlessly" in the US, "Kiddio" in UK, "Betty Grable" in Belgium; the American release of this single was the first single issued on the Rocket label. |
| 1975 | "The Immigrant" | 22 | 1 (1 wk.) | Dedicated to John Lennon; b/w "Hey Mister Sunshine" in US; "Your Favorite Entertainer" in Europe |
| 1975 | "That's When the Music Takes Me" (US release) | 27 | 7 | b/w "Standing on the Inside" in the US |
| 1975 | "The Queen of 1964" | Hit in UK (#35); b/w "Solitaire" (live version, 1974); never released in US | ||
| 1975- 76 |
"Bad Blood" with Elton John (noncredited backing vocal) |
1 (3 wks.) | 25 | Certified gold; most commercially successful individual US single released in Sedaka's career; b/w "Hey Mister Sunshine" in UK; "Your Favorite Entertainer" in US; and "Baby Blue" in Italy |
| 1976 | "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" [slow ballad version] | 8 | 1 (1 wk.) | b/w "Nana's Song" in US and "Lonely Night (Angel Face)" in UK |
| 1976 | "Love in the Shadows" | 16 | 4 | b/w "(Baby) Don't Let It Mess Your Mind" in US, "Love Will Keep Us Together" in Europe |
| 1976 | "Steppin' Out" with Elton John (noncredited backing vocal) |
36 | 45 | b/w "I Let You Walk Away" |
| 1976 | "No. 1 With A Heartache" | Hit in UK, not released as a single in the US; b/w "Good Times, Good Music, Good Friends" | ||
| 1977 | "You Gotta Make Your Own Sunshine" | 52 | 4 | Last single released on the Rocket label in the US; b/w "Perfect Strangers" |
| 1977 | "Amarillo" | 44 | 4 | First single released on the Elektra label in the US; b/w "The Leaving Game" |
| 1977 | "Alone at Last" | 104 | 17 | b/w "Sleazy Love" |
| 1978 | "All You Need Is the Music" | |||
| 1979 | "Sad, Sad Story" | b/w "Love Keeps Getting Stronger Every Day" | ||
| 1979 | "Letting Go" | 107 | ||
| 1980 | "Should've Never Let You Go" Neil & Dara Sedaka |
19 | 3 | b/w "You're So Good for Me" (Neil & Dara Sedaka) |
| 1981 | "My World Keeps Slipping Away" | 36 | b/w "Love Is Spreading Over The World" | |
| 1981 | "Losing You" | b/w "On the Road Again" | ||
| 1984 | "Your Precious Love" Neil & Dara Sedaka |
15 | ||
| 1984 | "Rhythm of the Rain" | 37 | ||
| 1985 | "Love Made Me Feel That Way" |
| Year | Title | Side 1 Contents | Side 2 Contents | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | "I Go Ape!" | (1) "I Go Ape!" & (2) "All I Need Is You" | (3) "(Stop!) You're Knocking Me Out!" & (4) "I Belong To You" | |
| 1959 | "Oh, Carol!" | (1) "Oh, Carol!" & (2) "Going Home To Mary Lou" | (3) "The Girl For Me" & (4) "I Ain't Hurtin' No More" | |
| 1961 | "Little Devil" | (1) "Little Devil" & (2) "Circulate" | (3) "Calendar Girl" & (4) "We Kiss In A Shadow" | An RCA 33 rpm "Compact Double" |
| 1961 | "Neil's Best" | (1) "Oh, Carol!" & (2) "Stairway To Heaven" | (3) "Run Samson Run" & (4) "The Diary" | An RCA 33 rpm "Compact Double" |
| 1963 | "Alice In Wonderland" | (1) "Alice In Wonderland" & (2) "Sweet Little You" | (3) "Next Door To An Angel" & (4) "I Found My World In You" | Released in France |
| 1963(?) | "Neil Sedaka in Hebrew and English" | (1) "Oh, Carol!" (Hebrew) & (2) "You Mean Everything To Me" (Hebrew) | (3) "Waiting For Never (La Terza Luna)" & (4) "Too Late" | Released in Israel |
| 1976 | "Make Your Own Sunshine" | (1) "You've Gotta Make Your Own Sunshine" & (2) "New York City Blues" | (3) "Summer Nights" & (4) "Tit For Tat" | Released in UK; 33 rpm EP |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | "Esagerata" ("Little Devil") | b/w "Un Giorno Inutile" ("I Must Be Dreaming") |
| 1962 | "Tu Non Lo Sai" ("Breaking Up Is Hard to Do") | b/w "Finché Vivrò" ("As Long As I Live") |
| 1963 | "I Tuoi Capricci" ("Look Inside Your Heart") | b/w "Non Cercare Un'Altra Bocca" ("Walk with Me") |
| 1963 | "La Terza Luna" ("Waiting for Never") | #1-ranked hit in Italy in April 1963; b/w "Il Re Dei Pagliacci" ("King of Clowns") |
| 1963 | "Adesso No" | b/w "Quando Sorridi Cosi" |
| 1964 | "La Notte E Fatta Per Amare" ("Another Day, Another Heartache") | b/w "La Forza Del Destino" |
| 1964 | "La Luna A Fiori | b/w "Ricordati Ancora" |
| 1965 | "Non Basta Mai" | b/w "Darei 10 Anni" |