The Carpenters discography
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 Richard and Karen Carpenter at The White House on August 1, 1972 | |
| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 14 |
| ↙Live albums | 2 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 11 |
| ↙Singles | 46 |
| ↙B-sides | 15 |
| ↙Video albums | 3 |
| ↙Soundtracks | 3 |
| ↙Tribute and cover albums | 1 |
The discography of the American pop group The Carpenters consists of twelve studio albums, two Christmas albums, two live albums, forty-six singles, and numerous compilation albums. The duo was made up of Karen Carpenter (lead vocals and drums) and her elder brother Richard Carpenter (keyboards and vocals).
The siblings started their musical career together in the latter half of 1960s. In October 1969, a half year after they signed a contract with A&M Records, the Carpenters released their debut album Offering (its title was later changed to Ticket to Ride). Within a year, they rose to prominence with the chart-topping single "(They Long to Be) Close to You", a cover version of Bacharach/David composition.
The Carpenters garnered worldwide commercial success, scoring big hits mainly in the first half of the 1970s. RIAA-certified sales of their records (albums, singles and videos) have been estimated at around 34.6 million units.[1] In the United Kingdom, they are ranked at the seventh top-selling albums artist on the official record chart of the 1970s.[2] They have also been the third-best-selling international music act in the Japanese market, only behind Mariah Carey and The Beatles.[3][4][5] To date, they have reportedly sold more than 100 million copies of records worldwide.[6]
Albums
Studio albums
Throughout their career, the Carpenters released twelve original albums. Most recently they released As Time Goes By in 2001 in Japan, and 2004 internationally. This includes two Christmas albums released by the group.
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] |
AUS [8] |
CAN [9] |
JP [10] |
UK [11] | |||
| 1969 | Ticket to Ride (First released under the title Offering)
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150 | 19 | — | 88 | 20 | |
| 1970 | Close to You
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2 | 16 | 1 | 53 | 23 |
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| 1971 | Carpenters
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2 | 16 | 6 | 47 | 12 | |
| 1972 | A Song for You
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4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
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| 1973 | Now & Then
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2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1975 | Horizon
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13 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1976 | A Kind of Hush
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33 | 57 | 22 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1977 | Passage
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49 | 48 | 57 | 7 | 12 |
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| 1978 | Christmas Portrait
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113 | — | — | — | 104 | |
| 1981 | Made in America
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52 | 50 | — | 44 | 12 |
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| 1983 | Voice of the Heart
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46 | 54 | — | 41 | 6 | |
| 1985 | An Old-Fashioned Christmas
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190 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1989 | Lovelines
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— | — | — | — | 73 | |
| 2001 | As Time Goes By
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— | — | — | 18 | — |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
Live albums
There are two live albums that the Carpenters have released officially, though neither of them were issued in their homeland.
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [11] |
JP [10] | |||
| 1975 | Live in Japan | — | 8 | |
| 1977 | Live at the Palladium | 28 | 24 |
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Solo albums
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Time |
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| 1996 | Karen Carpenter |
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| 1998 | Pianist, Arranger Composer, Conductor |
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Compilations
Following materials are "greatest-hits" albums of the Carpenters released in the United States.
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] |
UK [11] |
JP [10][19] | |||
| 1973 | The Singles: 1969–1973
|
1 | 1 | — | |
| 1985 | Yesterday Once More
|
144 | 10 | 35 | |
| 1995 | Interpretations
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— | 29 | — |
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| 1997 | Love Songs
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106 | 47 | — | |
| 1998 | Reflections
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— | — | — |
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| 2000 | The Singles: 1969–1981
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45 | — | 73 | |
| 2003 | Carpenters Perform Carpenter
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— | — | — | |
| 2004 | Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition
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101 | 4 | 79 | |
| 2006 | The Ultimate Collection
|
— | — | — |
|
| 2009 | 40/40
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— | 21 | 3 | |
^ I CD only downloadable in the UK.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Box sets
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1991 |
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| 2002 |
The Essential Collection: 1965–1997
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Limited releases
- Golden Prize (Japan only)
- Released: September 10, 1971
- Label: A&M/King Records
- Format: LP, cassette
- Chart position(s): #3 (JP)
- Golden Double Deluxe (Japan only)
- Released: February 10, 1972
- Label: A&M/King Records
- Format: LP
- Chart position(s): #10 (JP)
- GEM I (Japan only)
- Released: October 10, 1972
- Label: A&M/King Records
- Format: LP
- Chart position(s): #13 (JP)
- MAX 20 (Japan only)
- Released: March 10, 1973
- Label: A&M/King Records
- Format: LP
- Chart position(s): #26 (JP)
- GEM II (Japan only)
- Released: October 25, 1973
- Label: A&M/King Records
- Format(s): LP
- Chart position(s): #3 (JP)
- Golden Prize Volume II (Japan only)
- Released: April 10, 1974
- Label: A&M/King Records
- Format(s): LP, cassette
- Chart position(s): #1 (JP)
- Big Star (Japan only)
- Released: June 1, 1974
- Label: A&M/King Records
- Format(s): Cassette
- Chart position(s): #20 (JP)
- Special Series (Japan only)
- Released: November 1, 1976
- Format(s): Cassette
- Label: A&M/King Records
- Chart position(s): #36 (JP)
- Ketteiban (The Definitive) (Japan only)
- Released: June 21, 1982
- Format(s): Cassette
- Label: A&M/Alfa Records
- Chart position(s): #61 (JP)
- Very Best of the Carpenters (Australia only)
- Released: 1983
- Format(s): LP
- Label: A&M/Festival Records
- Chart position(s): #1 (AU)
- Only Yesterday (a.k.a. Their Greatest Hits)
- Released: March 1990
- Label: A&M Records
- Format(s): LP, cassette, CD, digital download
- Chart position(s): #1 (UK), #8 (NO), #9 (AU), #25 (JP), #25 (NZ)
- Certification(s): 5× Platinum (UK),[22] Platinum (JP)
- Seishun no Kagayaki: The Best of (22 Hits of the Carpenters) (Japan only)
- Released: November 10, 1995
- Label: A&M / Polydor Japan
- Format(s): CD, MD, cassette
- Chart position(s): #3 (JP)
- Certification(s): 12× Platinum (JP)
- Yesterday Once More: De Nederlandse Singles Collectie (Netherlands only)
- Released: 2001
- Label: A&M / Universal
- Format(s): CD
- Chart position(s): #22 (NL)[23]
Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | B-side | RIAA cert.[24] |
U.S. catalogue number |
Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Hot 100[25] | U.S. AC | UK | JPN | CAN | AUS | ||||||
| 1966 | "Looking for Love" (Karen Carpenter) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | "I'll Be Yours" | — | Magic Lamp 704 | From the Top, The Essential Collection |
| 1969 | "Ticket to Ride" | 54 | 19 | — | — | — | — | "Your Wonderful Parade" | — | A&M 1142 | Ticket to Ride |
| 1970 | "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | 1 | 1 | 6 | 71 | 1 | 1 | "I Kept on Loving You" | Gold | A&M 1183 | Close to You |
| "We've Only Just Begun" | 2 | 1 | 28 | 71 | 1 | 6 | "All of My Life" | Gold | A&M 1217 | ||
| "Merry Christmas, Darling" | — | — | 45 | — | 50 | — | "Mr. Guder" | A&M 1236 | Christmas Portrait | ||
| 1971 | "For All We Know (Theme from Lovers and Other Strangers)" | 3 | 1 | 18 | — | 7 | 10 | "Don't Be Afraid" | Gold | A&M 1243 | Carpenters |
| "Rainy Days and Mondays" | 2 | 1 | — | 72 | 3 | 35 | "Saturday" | Gold | A&M 1260 | ||
| "Superstar" | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 35 | "Theme from Bless the Beasts and Children" | Gold | A&M 1289 | ||
| "Theme from Bless the Beasts and Children" | 67 | 26 | — | 85 | — | — | B-side of "Superstar" | A Song for You | |||
| 1972 | "Hurting Each Other" | 2 | 1 | — | 56 | 2 | 4 | "Maybe It's You" | Gold | A&M 1322 | |
| "It's Going to Take Some Time" | 12 | 2 | — | 48 | 13 | 24 | "Flat Baroque" | — | A&M 1351 | ||
| "Goodbye to Love" | 7 | 2 | 9 | 55 | 4 | 25 | "Crystal Lullaby" | — | A&M 1367 | ||
| 1973 | "Sing" | 3 | 1 | — | 18 | 4 | 24 | "Druscilla Penny" | Gold | A&M 1413 | Now & Then |
| "Yesterday Once More" | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | "Road Ode" | Gold | A&M 1446 | ||
| "Top of the World" | 1 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 1 | "Heather" | Gold | A&M 1468 | A Song for You | |
| 1974 | "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" | — | — | 12 | 28 | — | 95 | "Mr. Guder" (UK) | — | — | Now & Then |
| "I Won't Last a Day Without You" | 11 | 1 | 32 | 40 | 7 | 63 | "One Love" | — | A&M 1521 | A Song for You | |
| "Please Mr. Postman" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | "This Masquerade" | Gold | A&M 1646 | Horizon | |
| "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | "Merry Christmas, Darling" | A&M 1648 | An Old Fashioned Christmas | ||
| 1975 | "Only Yesterday" | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 16 | "Happy" | A&M 1677 | Horizon | |
| "Solitaire" | 17 | 1 | 32 | 44 | 12 | 61 | "Love Me for What I Am" | — | A&M 1721 | ||
| 1976 | "There's a Kind of Hush (All Over the World)" | 12 | 1 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 33 | "(I'm Caught Between) Goodbye and I Love You" | — | A&M 1800 | A Kind of Hush |
| "I Need to Be in Love" | 25 | 1 | 36 | 62 | 31 | 47 | "Sandy" | — | A&M 1828 | ||
| "Goofus" | 56 | 4 | — | — | 82 | — | "Boat to Sail" | — | A&M 1859 | ||
| "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | "I Have You" | — | — | ||
| 1977 | "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" | 35 | 4 | — | 68 | 38 | 89 | "I Have You" | — | A&M 1940 | Passage |
| "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" (The Recognized Anthem of World Contact Day) | 32 | 18 | 9 | — | 9 | 13 | "Can't Smile Without You" | — | A&M 1978 | ||
| "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | "Merry Christmas, Darling" | — | A&M 1991 | Christmas Portrait | |
| 1978 | "Sweet, Sweet Smile" | 44 | 7 | 40 | 59 | 33 | 100 | "I Have You" | — | A&M 2008 | Passage |
| "I Believe You" | 68 | 9 | — | — | 81 | — | "B'wana, She No Home" | — | A&M 2097 | Made in America | |
| 1981 | "Touch Me When We're Dancing" | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 78 | "Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song)" | — | A&M 2344 | |
| "(Want You) Back in My Life Again" | 72 | 14 | — | — | — | — | "Somebody's Been Lyin'" | — | A&M 2370 | ||
| "Those Good Old Dreams" | 63 | 21 | — | — | — | — | "When It's Gone (It's Just Gone)" | — | A&M 2386 | ||
| 1982 | "Beechwood 4-5789" | 74 | 18 | — | — | — | — | "Two Sides" | — | A&M 2405 | |
| 1983 | "Make Believe It's Your First Time" | 101 | 7 | 60 | — | — | 80 | "Look to Your Dreams" | — | A&M 2585 | Voice of the Heart |
| 1984 | "Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore" | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | "Sailing on the Tide" | — | A&M 2620 | |
| "Now" | — | — | — | — | — | — | "Look to Your Dreams" | — | A&M 166 | ||
| "Little Altar Boy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | "Do You Hear What I Hear?" | — | A&M 2700 | An Old Fashioned Christmas | |
| 1986 | "Honolulu City Lights" | — | — | — | — | — | — | "I Just Fall in Love Again" | — | A&M 886677 | Lovelines |
| 1987 | "Something in Your Eyes" (Richard Carpenter featuring Dusty Springfield) |
— | 12 | 84 | — | — | — | "Time" | — | — | Time |
| 1989 | "If I Had You" (Karen Carpenter) |
— | 18 | — | — | — | — | "The Uninvited Guest" | — | A&M CD17926 | Lovelines |
| 1990 | "Merry Christmas, Darling" / "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (UK re-issue) | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Close to You (1970) |
| 1991 | "Let Me Be the One" | — | — | — | — | — | — | no B-side; promo CD only | — | A&M 750217308-2 | From the Top |
| 1993 | "Rainy Days and Mondays" (UK re-issue) | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | "Sing" / "(They Long to Be) Close to You" | — | — | Interpretations |
| 1995 | "I Need to Be in Love" (Japan re-issue) | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | "Top of the World" | — | — | 22 Hits of the Carpenters |
| 1996 | "Ave Maria" | — | — | — | — | — | — | "Merry Christmas, Darling" | — | — | Christmas Portrait |
| 1998 | "Karen's Theme" (Richard Carpenter) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor |
| 2001 | "The Rainbow Connection" | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | "Leave Yesterday Behind" / "Medley: Superstar — Rainy Days and Mondays" | — | — | As Time Goes By |
| 2003 | "Top of the World" (Japan re-issue) | — | — | — | 83 | — | — | "Top of the World" (karaoke) / "Sing" (karaoke) | — | — | Gold (Japanese edition) |
Notes
- "Top of the World" charted four times in Japan, at #21 in 1972 and again in 1973 (to coincide with the song's U.S. success), when it peaked at #52. In 1995 it was the B-side of the reissue of "I Need to Be in Love", and subsequently it charted a fourth time (as an A-side) at #83.
- "Sweet, Sweet Smile" peaked at #8 on Billboard's Country singles chart.
- "Superstar" and "For All We Know" were released as a double A-side in the UK.
- "I Won't Last a Day Without You" was originally released as an A-side in the UK in 1972 with "Goodbye to Love" as the B-side. However, the sides were switched shortly after the record's release. The former was later released as an A-side in the UK in 1974 to coincide with its first U.S. release as an A-side.
- "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" reached #1 in the Republic of Ireland, becoming the duo's biggest hit there.
- The UK re-issue of "Merry Christmas, Darling" in 1990 features the second recorded version of the song from their 1978 Christmas Portrait album as opposed to the original 1970 version.
Videos
| Title | Notes | RIAA certifications[1] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold: Greatest Hits |
|
Gold | ||||||||
| Interpretations |
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— | ||||||||
| Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters |
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Gold | ||||||||
| "—" denotes DVDs that are not certified by RIAA. | ||||||||||
Soundtracks
| Year | Song | Notes | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | "Bless the Beasts and Children" |
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Bless the Beasts and Children (soundtrack version) A Song for You (album version) |
| 1978 | "Leave Yesterday Behind" |
|
As Time Goes By (released in 2004) |
| 2010 | "Top Of The World" |
|
A Song for You (released in 1972) |
References
- "Richard and Karen Carpenter — Official website". Retrieved 2008-01-16.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "American certifications – Carpenters_ The". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ↑ ChartsPlus172 "22/22 Jonathan's Top Twenty Commentary - History Corner - The Top20 Best-Selling Albums Artists of the 1970s". ukchartsplus.co.uk. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ↑ "SONGS｜これまでの放送｜第88回 カーペンターズ". Japan Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ↑ Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Oricon Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4-87131-076-0.
- ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ↑ Carpenter, Richard (2005). "Carpenters Biography 2005". The Carpenters official website. pp. 1–10. Retrieved 2007-11-30.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Billboard 200". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. Note: This reference gives Australian albums and singles information. It is used for chart peak positions as the early albums were released before ARIA began regulating the Australian charts itself in 1989.
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". RPM. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 a-カーペンターズ "Yamachan Land (Japanese Chart Archives) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Carpenters" (in Japanese). Original Confidence. 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "UK Top 40 Hit Database". EveryHit.com. Retrieved 2008-01-19. Note: User must define search parameters, i.e. "Carpenters."
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.10 12.11 12.12 "American album certifications – Carpenters_ The". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2011-08-17. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 "British album certifications – Carpenters". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2010-08-19. Enter Carpenters in the field Search. Select Artist in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Gold and Platinum Search". Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ↑ "The Record > October 2001 > Gold and Platinum (August 2001)". Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ↑ "music.goo.ne.jp CD information Carpenters - Live in Japan". Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ↑ "music.goo.ne.jp CD information Carpenters - Live at the Palladium". Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ↑ Carpenter, Richard. "Richard and Karen Carpenter - Official website". Retrieved 2008-01-17.
- ↑ カーペンターズのCDアルバムランキング " CD Album sales ranking of the Carpenters". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Original Confidence. Retrieved 2011-08-08.Note: Reference indicates chart positions from 1988 onwards, and part of the information currently unavailable
- ↑ NVPI "de branchevereniging van de entertainmentindustrie". Retrieved 2011-08-17.Note: User needs to enter "Carpenters" in the "Artiest" field and click below "zoek" button.
- ↑ 財団法人 日本レコード協会 > 各種統計 > ゴールド等認定 > 2009年6月 "(RIAJ - Statistics - Certification Awards - June 2009)". riaj.or.jp (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
- ↑ Platinum Awards Content
- ↑ "dutchcharts.nl - Carpenters -Yesterday Once More - De Nederlandse Singles Collectie". Retrieved 2008-07-03.
- ↑ "American single certifications – Carpenters_ The". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2008-07-03. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/298754/carpenters/chart
See also
- The Carpenters
- List of songs by The Carpenters
- Recording Industry Association of America
- If I Were a Carpenter (tribute album)
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