Nat King Cole discography

Nat King Cole discography
Nat King Cole discography
Studio albums	28 (12")
Live albums	1

This article contains a list of albums by Nat King Cole and compilations of his recordings, together with a list of his chart singles.

Capitol 78-rpm albums

Volumes 1-4 released as separate booklets in 10" format. Booklet Volumes 1 and 2 contain 4 shellac records. Booklet Volumes 3 and 4 contain 3 shellac records. Volume 4 is also issued in a box set of three 45-rpm records.

Capitol 10" albums

1950 Nat King Cole at the Piano
1950 Harvest of Hits
1951 King Cole for Kids
1952 Penthouse Serenade
1952 Top Pops
1953 Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love
1954 Unforgettable

Capitol 12" albums

1955 Penthouse Serenade
1955 Nat King Cole Sings for Two In Love
1955 The Piano Style of Nat King Cole
1957 After Midnight
1957 Just One of Those Things
1957 Love Is the Thing
1958 Cole Español
1958 St. Louis Blues
1958 The Very Thought of You
1958 To Whom It May Concern
1959 Welcome to the Club
1959 A Mis Amigos
1960 Tell Me All About Yourself
1960 Every Time I Feel the Spirit
1960 Wild Is Love
1960 The Magic of Christmas (reissued in 1963 as The Christmas Song, substituting his 1961 recording of "The Christmas Song" for "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen")
1961 The Nat King Cole Story
1961 The Touch of Your Lips
1962 Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays
1962 Ramblin' Rose
1962 Dear Lonely Hearts
1962 More Cole Español
1963 Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer
1963 Where Did Everyone Go?
1964 Nat King Cole Sings My Fair Lady
1964 Let's Face the Music! (Recorded 1961)
1964 I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore
1965 L-O-V-E
1966 Nat King Cole at the Sands (recorded live)

Original compilation albums

1952 Top Pops
1954 Unforgettable
1955 10th Anniversary Album
1956 Ballads of the Day
1957 This Is Nat King Cole
1965 Sings Songs from Cat Ballou & Other Motion Pictures
1965 Looking Back
1966 Sincerely, Nat King Cole
1966 The Unforgettable Nat King Cole Sings the Great Songs!
1967 The Beautiful Ballads
1967 Thank You Pretty Baby

Other compilation albums

1965 Unforgettable
1965 Sings Hymns & Spirituals
1965 Nat King Cole Trio: The Vintage Years
1965 Nature Boy
1966 Longines Symphonette Society Presents the Unforgettable Nat King Cole (box set)
1967 Stay as Sweet as You Are
1968 Best of Nat King Cole
1970 The Magic of Christmas with Children (Safeway Supermarket promo LP)
1972 The Greatest of Nat King Cole (2-album set sold by Dynamic House)
1973 Nature Boy
1974 Love Is Here to Stay
1974 Love is a Many Splendored Thing
1977 20 Golden Greats
1979 Reader's Digest Presents: The Great Nat King Cole (box set)
1982 Greatest Love Songs
1983 Unforgettable (Australia)
1990 Hit That Jive, Jack
1990 Jumpin' at Capitol
1990 Capitol Collectors' Series
1990 Cole, Christmas, & Kids
1991 The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio (box set, Mosaic Records)
1991 The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
1992 Nat King Cole at the Movies
1992 Christmas Favorites
1992 The Best of the Nat King Cole Trio: The Instrumental Classics
1993 The Billy May Sessions
1993 Mis Mejores Canciones: 19 Super Exitos
1994 Let's Face the Music & Dance
1996 Sincerely/The Beautiful Ballads
1997 For Sentimental Reasons
1997 Retro
1998 The Frim Fram Sauce
1998 Dear Lonely Hearts/I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore
1999 Looking Back/Where Did Everyone Go?
1999 Live at the Circle Room
1999 The Christmas Song
2000 Coast to Coast Live (1963 concert at Riverside Inn, Fresno, Calif., 1962 WNEW radio show)
2000 Route 66
2000 Christmas for Kids: From One to Ninety-Two
2001 Golden Greats
2001 The King Swings
2001 Try Not to Cry
2001 Night Lights (radio recordings from 1956, most tracks previously unreleased)
2003 Stepping Out of a Dream
2003 The Classic Singles (4-CD book)
2003 20 Golden Greats
2003 The Best Of...
2003 Love Songs
2003 The Nat King Cole Trio (with famous guests)
2003 The One and Only Nat King Cole
2004 Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer/My Fair Lady
2005 The World of Nat King Cole (bonus DVD added 2006)
2006 The Very Best of Nat King Cole
2006 Stardust: The Complete Capitol Recordings, 1955–1959
2006 L-O-V-E: The Complete Capitol Recordings, 1960–1964
2008 Holiday Collection 2008: NBC Sounds of the Season
2009 Re:Generations
2014 The Extraordinary Nat King Cole

Chart singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions
Year	Single	US Pop^[1]^[2]	US R&B^[3]	UK^[4]
1942	"That Ain't Right"	-	1
1943	"All for You"	18	1
1944	"Straighten Up and Fly Right" / "I Can't See for Lookin'"	9 28	1 2
	"Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You?" / "I Realize Now"	15 -	1 9
	"I'm Lost"	-	4
1945	"If You Can't Smile and Say Yes"	-	3
1945	"I'm a Shy Guy"	-	2
1946	"Come to Baby, Do!" / "The Frim Fram Sauce"	- 19	3 -
	"(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66"	11	3
	"You Call It Madness (But I Call it Love)"	10	-
	"(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" / "The Best Man"	1 14	3 -
	"The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)"	3	3
1947	"You Don't Learn That in School" / "Meet Me at No Special Place (and I'll Be There at No Particular Time)"	22 -	- 3
	"Save the Bones for Henry Jones" / "Harmony"	12 12	- -
	"Those Things Money Can't Buy"	22	9
	"The Christmas Song" (re-entry)	23	-
1948	"What'll I Do"	22	8
	"Nature Boy" / "Lost April"	1 20	2 -
	"A Boy from Texas"	24	-
	"Put 'em in a Box, Tie 'em with a Ribbon (and Throw 'em in the Deep Blue Sea)"	30	-
	"Don't Blame Me"	21	-
	"Little Girl"	25	-
	"Lillette"	-	12
1949	"The Christmas Song" (re-entry)	24	-
	"Kee-Mo Ky-Mo (The Magic Song)"	-	10
	"Flo and Joe"	-	7
1950	"For You My Love" (with Nellie Lutcher)	-	8
	"I Almost Lost My Mind"	26	7
	"Mona Lisa"	1	1
	"Home"	22	-
	"Orange Colored Sky"	5	-
1951	"Frosty the Snowman"	9	-
	"Jet"	20	8
	"Always You"	28	-
	"Too Young"	1	3
	"Red Sails in the Sunset"	24	-
	"Because of Rain"	17	-
	"Unforgettable"	12	-
1952	"Walkin'"	-	5
	"Somewhere Along the Way"	8	-	3
	"Walkin' My Baby Back Home" / "Funny (Not Much)"	8 26	- -	- -
	"Because You're Mine" / "I'm Never Satisfied""	16 22	- -	6 -
	"The Ruby and the Pearl" / "Faith Can Move Mountains"	23 24	- -	- 10
1953	"The Christmas Song" (re-entry)	30	-	-
	"Strange"	20	-	-
	"Pretend" / "Don't Let Your Eyes Go Shopping (For Your Heart)"	2 23	10 -	2 -
	"Can't I?"	16	7	6
	"Mother Nature and Father Time"	-	-	7
	"I Am in Love"	19	-	-
	"Return to Paradise"	15	-	-
	"A Fool Was I" / "If Love Is Good to Me"	17 28	- -	- -
	"Lover, Come Back to Me!"	16	-	-
1954	"Answer Me, My Love" / "Why"	6 27	- -	- -
	"Tenderly"	-	-	10
	"It Happens to Be Me" / "Alone Too Long"	16 25	- -	- -
	"Make Her Mine"	19	-	11
	"Smile"	10	-	2
	"Unbelievable" / "Hajji Baba (Persian Lament)"	26 14	- -	- -
	"The Christmas Song" (new version)	29	-	-
1955	"Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" / "The Sand and the Sea"	7 23	- -	- -
	"A Blossom Fell" / "If I May"	2 8	- -	3 -
	"My One Sin"	24	-	17
	"Someone You Love" / "Forgive My Heart"	13 13	- -	- -
1956	"Take Me Back to Toyland" / "I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life"	47 57	- -	- -
	"Dreams Can Tell a Lie"	-	-	10
	"Ask Me" / "Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You"	18 72	- -	- -
	"Too Young to Go Steady" / "Never Let Me Go"	21 79	- -	8 -
	"That's All There Is to That" / "My Dream Sonata"	16 59	15 -	- -
	"Love Me as If There Were No Tomorrow"	-	-	11
	"Night Lights" / "To the Ends of the Earth"	11 25	- -	- -
1957	"Ballerina" / "You Are My First Love"	18 65	- -	- -
	"When I Fall in Love"	-	-	2
	"When Rock and Roll Come to Trinidad"	48	-	28
	"Stardust"	79	-	24
	"Send for Me" / "My Personal Possession"	6 21	1 -	- 21
	"With You on My Mind"	30	-	-
1958	"Angel Smile"	33	-	-
	"Looking Back" / "Do I Like It"	5 67	2 -	- -
	"Come Closer to Me (Acercate Mas)" / "Nothing in the World"	38 99	- -	- -
	"Non Dimenticar (Don't Forget)"	45	-	-
1959	"Give Me Your Love" / "Madrid"	82 85	-	-
	"You Made Me Love You" / "I Must Be Dreaming"	45 69	- -	22 -
	"Midnight Flyer" / "Sweet Bird of Youth"	51 96	12 -	23 -
1960	"Time and the River" / "Whatcha' Gonna Do"	30 92	27 15	23 -
	"My Love"	47	12	-
	"That's You"	-	-	10
	"Just as Much as Ever"	-	-	18
	"The Christmas Song" (reissue of 1954 version)	80	-	-
	"If I Knew"	86	-	-
1961	"Take a Fool's Advice"	71	-	-
	"The World in My Arms"	-	-	36
	"Let True Love Begin"	73	-	29
1962	"Brazilian Love Song"	-	-	34
	"The Right Thing to Say"	-	-	42
	"Let There Be Love"	-	-	11
	"Ramblin' Rose"	2	7	5
	"Dear Lonely Hearts"	13	15	37
	"The Christmas Song" (third version)	65	-	-
1963	"All Over the World" / "Nothing Goes Up (Without Coming Down)"	42 87	- -	- -
	"Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer"	6	11	-
	"That Sunday, That Summer" / "Mr. Wishing Well"	12 92	19 -	-
1964	"My True Carrie, Love"	49	n/a	-
	"I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore" / "People"	22 100	n/a	-
	"I Don't Want to See Tomorrow" / "L-O-V-E"	34 81	n/a	-
1966	"Let Me Tell You, Babe"	90	-	-
1987	"When I Fall in Love" (reissue)	-	-	4
1991	"Unforgettable" (with Natalie Cole)	14	10	19
1991	"The Christmas Song" (reissue)	-	-	69
1994	"Let's Face the Music and Dance"	-	-	30

Holiday 100 chart entries

Since many radio stations in the US adopt a format change to Christmas music each December, many holiday hits have an annual spike in popularity during the last few weeks of the year and are retired once the season is over.^[5] In December 2011, Billboard began a Holiday Songs chart with 50 positions that monitors the last five weeks of each year to "rank the top holiday hits of all eras using the same methodology as the Hot 100, blending streaming, airplay, and sales data",^[6] and in 2013 the number of positions on the chart was doubled, resulting in the Holiday 100.^[7] A handful of Cole recordings have made appearances on the Holiday 100 and are noted below according to the holiday season in which they charted there.

Title	Holiday season peak chart positions
Title	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
"The Christmas Song"	3^[8]	3^[9]	2^[10]	4^[11]	3^[12]	5^[13]	3^[14]	5^[15]
"Caroling, Caroling"	—	—	—	79^[16]	—	—	—	—
"Little Christmas Tree"	—	—	—	—	57^[17]	—	—	—
"O Come All Ye Faithful"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43^[15]
"Deck the Halls"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	52^[15]
"Joy to the World"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	91^[15]

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (1994). Joel Whitburn's Pop Hits, 1940-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 31. ISBN 0-89820-106-3.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 68. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 88. ISBN 0-89820-115-2.
^ Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. p. 161-162. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.
^ Judkis, Maura (2015-12-22). "Jingle bell rock: Why lots of radio stations go all-Christmas in December". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
^ "Andy Williams Hits New High, The Ronettes 'Ride' Back After 52 Years & More Hot 100 Chart Moves". billboard.com. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
^ "Carey Brings Back 'Christmas'". Billboard. 2013-12-14. p. 115.
^ "Holiday 100: The week of December 24, 2011". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^ "Holiday 100: The week of December 8, 2012". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^ "Holiday 100: The week of January 4, 2014". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^ "Holiday 100: The week of December 20, 2014". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^ "Holiday 100: The week of December 12, 2015". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^ "Holiday 100: The week of December 10, 2016". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^ "Holiday 100: The week of December 16, 2017". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Holiday 100: The week of January 5, 2019". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^ "Holiday 100: The week of December 13, 2014". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^ "Holiday 100: The week of December 19, 2015". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

"Both Sides Now" discographies at bsnpubs.com
Friedwald, Will (2006). Liner notes. In Cole, Nat King. Stardust: The Complete Capitol Recordings 1955–1959. Bear Family Records.
Friedwald, Will (2006). Liner notes. In Cole, Nat King. L-O-V-E: The Complete Capitol Recordings 1960–1964. Bear Family Records.

[1] Whitburn, Joel (1994). Joel Whitburn's Pop Hits, 1940-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 31. ISBN 0-89820-106-3.

[2] Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 68. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.

[whitburnr&b-3] Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 88. ISBN 0-89820-115-2.

[betts-4] Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. p. 161-162. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.

[5] Judkis, Maura (2015-12-22). "Jingle bell rock: Why lots of radio stations go all-Christmas in December". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 8 February 2019.

[6] "Andy Williams Hits New High, The Ronettes 'Ride' Back After 52 Years & More Hot 100 Chart Moves". billboard.com. Retrieved 8 February 2019.

[7] "Carey Brings Back 'Christmas'". Billboard. 2013-12-14. p. 115.

[8] "Holiday 100: The week of December 24, 2011". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[9] "Holiday 100: The week of December 8, 2012". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[10] "Holiday 100: The week of January 4, 2014". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[11] "Holiday 100: The week of December 20, 2014". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[12] "Holiday 100: The week of December 12, 2015". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[13] "Holiday 100: The week of December 10, 2016". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[14] "Holiday 100: The week of December 16, 2017". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[comedeckjoy-15] "Holiday 100: The week of January 5, 2019". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[16] "Holiday 100: The week of December 13, 2014". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

[17] "Holiday 100: The week of December 19, 2015". billboard.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.

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Discography
Studio albums	The King Cole Trio Nat King Cole at the Piano King Cole for Kids Penthouse Serenade Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love The Piano Style of Nat King Cole After Midnight Just One of Those Things Love Is the Thing Cole Español St. Louis Blues The Very Thought of You To Whom It May Concern Welcome to the Club A Mis Amigos Tell Me All About Yourself Every Time I Feel the Spirit Wild Is Love The Magic of Christmas The Nat King Cole Story The Touch of Your Lips Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays Ramblin' Rose Dear Lonely Hearts More Cole Español Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer Where Did Everyone Go? Nat King Cole Sings My Fair Lady Let's Face the Music! I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore L-O-V-E
Compilation albums	Harvest of Hits Top Pops Unforgettable 10th Anniversary Album Ballads of the Day This Is Nat King Cole The Beautiful Ballads 20 Golden Greats For Sentimental Reasons Love Songs
Tribute albums	All for You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio Dear Mr. Cole Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole The Nat King Cole Songbook P.S. Mr. Cole A Tribute to the Great Nat "King" Cole With Respect to Nat You're Lookin' at Me (A Collection of Nat King Cole Songs) Nat King Cole & Me
Songs	"That Ain't Right "All for You" "Straighten Up and Fly Right" "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" "It's Only a Paper Moon" "The Frim-Fram Sauce" "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)" "What'll I Do" "Nature Boy" "Put 'em in a Box, Tie 'em with a Ribbon, and Throw 'em in the Deep Blue Sea" "Don't Blame Me" "For You My Love" "I Almost Lost My Mind" "Mona Lisa" "Orange Colored Sky" "Frosty the Snowman" "Too Young" "Red Sails in the Sunset" "Unforgettable" "Somewhere Along the Way" "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" "Because You're Mine" "Pretend" "I Am in Love" "Lover, Come Back to Me" "Answer Me, My Love" "Tenderly" "Smile" "Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup" "A Blossom Fell" "That's All There Is to That" "Night Lights" "To the Ends of the Earth" "Ballerina" "When I Fall in Love" "Stardust" "Send for Me" "Looking Back" "Acércate Más (Come Closer to Me)" "Non Dimenticar" "You Made Me Love You" "Just as Much as Ever" "Let There Be Love" "Ramblin' Rose" "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer" "That Sunday, That Summer" "People" "L-O-V-E" "Let's Face the Music and Dance"
Family	Maria Cole (wife) Carole Cole (daughter) Natalie Cole (daughter) Eddie Cole (brother) Ike Cole (brother) Freddy Cole (brother) Lionel Cole (nephew)