Sam Cooke discography

Sam Cooke discography
Sam Cooke discography
Studio albums	14
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	13
Singles	49
Box sets	2

The discography of Sam Cooke, an American singer and songwriter, consists of fourteen studio albums (including one collaborative album and two notable posthumous releases), two live albums, 49 singles, 13 compilations and 2 box sets. Over the course of his eight-year career, Cooke placed 29 singles in the Top 40 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. He also placed 20 singles in the Top Ten of Billboard's R&B chart, Black Singles chart. Between 1957 and 1960, Sam Cooke's records were produced on the Keen label. From 1960 through 1966, they were produced on the RCA label.

Ownership of Cooke's material is split between RCA (roughly 1958–1963) and ABKCO (post-1963), with each label releasing their own compilations and rarely cross-licensing (The Man and His Music and Portrait of a Legend: 1951–1964 being the two exceptions). As a result, few of Cooke's original albums saw individual release on the medium of compact disc, and, consequently, digital distribution, although all of Cooke's recorded work has been released either in compilation or box set.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US ^[1]
Sam Cooke	Released: February 1958 Label: Keen	16
Encore	Released: 1958 Label: Keen	—
Tribute to the Lady	Released: 1959 Label: Keen	—
Cooke's Tour	Released: May 1960 Label: RCA Victor	—
Hits of the 50's	Released: August 1960 Label: RCA Victor	—
Swing Low	Released: February 1961^[2] Label: RCA Victor	—
My Kind of Blues	Released: October 1961 Label: RCA Victor	—
Twistin' the Night Away	Released: April 1962 Label: RCA Victor	74
Mr. Soul	Released: February 1963 Label: RCA Victor	94
Night Beat	Released: August 1963 Label: RCA Victor	62
Ain't That Good News	Released: March 1, 1964 Label: RCA Victor	34
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Posthumous studio albums

List of posthumous studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US ^[1]	US R&B ^[1]
Shake	Released: January 1965 Label: RCA Victor	44	1
Try a Little Love	Released: October 1965 Label: RCA	120	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US ^[1]	US R&B ^[1]
Sam Cooke at the Copa	Released: October 1964 Label: RCA Victor	29	1
Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963	Released: June 1985 Label: RCA	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaboration albums

List of collaboration albums, with selected details
Title	Album details
3 Great Guys	Released: February 1964 Label: RCA Victor

Compilation albums

Numerous compilation albums and greatest hits collections of Cooke's work have been released, notably Portrait of a Legend: 1951–1964 in 2003. This list compiles the most notable compilation releases from major labels. Many cross-licensed compilations from smaller labels (most of which contain Cooke's gospel work with the Soul Stirrers) are not represented here.

List of compilations, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
Title	Album details	US ^[1]	US R&B ^[1]	UK ^[3]^[4]	Certifications
Hit Kit	Released: 1959 Label: Keen	—	—	—
The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke	Released 1960 Label: Keen	—	—	—
I Thank God	Released: 1960 Label: Keen	—	—	—
The Best of Sam Cooke	Released: August 1962 Label: RCA Victor	22	—	—	BPI: Gold^[5]
The Best of Sam Cooke, Volume II	Released: July 1965 Label: RCA Victor	128	7	—
The Unforgettable Sam Cooke	Released: May 1966 Label: RCA Victor	—	—	—
The One and Only	Released: 1969 Label: RCA	—	—	—
This Is Sam Cooke	Released: September 1970 Label: RCA	—	—	—
The Man and His Music	Released: February 1986 Label: RCA	175	—	8	BPI: Gold^[5]
The Rhythm and the Blues	Released: October 24, 1995 Label: RCA	—	—	—
Greatest Hits	Released: February 24, 1998 Label: RCA	—	—	—
Keep Movin' On	Released: January 15, 2002 Label: ABKCO	—	—	—
Portrait of a Legend: 1951–1964	Released: June 17, 2003 Label: ABKCO	135	—	19	BPI: Platinum^[5]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Box sets

List of box sets, with selected details
Title	Album details
The Man Who Invented Soul	Released: September 26, 2000 Label: RCA
The RCA Albums Collection	Released: November 22, 2011 Label: RCA/Legacy
The Complete KEEN Years: 1957-1960	Released: January 22, 2020 Label: ABCKO

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title (A-side / B-side)	Year	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Album
Title (A-side / B-side)	Year	US ^[1]	US R&B ^[1]	CAN ^[6]	UK ^[4]	Certifications	Album
"You Send Me" "Summertime"	1957	1 81	1 —	1 —	29 —		Sam Cooke (Keen)
"I'll Come Running Back to You" "Forever"		18 60	1 —	8 —	23 —		Non-album tracks
"(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" "Desire Me"		17 47	15 17	— —	— —		Non-album track/re-recorded for Mr. Soul Non-album track
"That's All I Need to Know" "I Don't Want to Cry"	1958	— —	— —	41 —	— —		Non-album tracks
"You Were Made for Me" "Lonely Island"		27 26	7 10	— 16	— —		Non-album tracks
"Stealing Kisses" "All of My Life"		— —	— —	— —	— —		Non-album tracks
"Win Your Love for Me" "Love Song from Houseboat (Almost in Your Arms)"		22 —	4 —	45 —	— —		Non-album tracks
"Blue Moon" "Love You Most of All"^[A]		— 26	— 12	— 24	— —		Non-album track
"I Need You Now" "Happy in Love"	1959	— —	— —	— —	— —		Non-album tracks
"Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha" "Little Things You Do"		31 —	2 —	14 —	— —		Non-album tracks
"Only Sixteen" "Let's Go Steady Again"		28 —	13 —	21 —	23 —		Non-album tracks
"Summertime (Part 1)" "Summertime (Part 2)"		— —	— —	— —	— —		Sam Cooke (Keen) Non-album track
"There, I've Said It Again" "One Hour Ahead of the Posse"		81 —	25 —	— —	— —		Non-album tracks
"Mary, Mary Lou" "Ee-Yi-Ee-Yi-Oh"	1960	— —	— —	— —	— —		Encore Non-album track
"T'Aint Nobody's Bizness" "No One (Can Ever Take Your Place)"		— —	— —	— —	— —		Tribute to the Lady Non-album track
"Teenage Sonata" "If You Were the Only Girl"		50 —	22 —	30 30	— —		Non-album tracks
"You Understand Me" "I Belong to Your Heart"		— —	— —	— —	— —		Non-album tracks
"Wonderful World" "Along the Navajo Trail"		12 —	2 —	13 —	27 —		Non-album track Encore
"With You" "I Thank God"		— —	— —	— —	— —		Non-album track I Thank God
"Chain Gang" "I Fall in Love Every Day"		2 —	2 —	4 —	9 —		Swing Low Non-album track
"So Glamorous" "Steal Away"		81 —	25 —	— —	— —		Non-album tracks
"Sad Mood" "Love Me"		29 —	23 —	18 —	— —		Non-album tracks
"That's It, I Quit, I'm Movin' On" "What Do You Say"	1961	31 —	25 —	25 —	— —		Twistin' the Night Away Non-album track
"Cupid" "Farewell, My Darling"		17 —	20 —	— —	7 —		Non-album tracks
"Feel It" "It's All Right"		56 93	— —	— —	— —		Non-album tracks
"Just for You" "Made for Me"		— —	— —	— —	— —		Non-album tracks
"Twistin' the Night Away" "One More Time"	1962	9 —	1 —	35 —	6 —	BPI: Silver^[5]	Twistin' the Night Away Non-album track
"Twistin' in the Kitchen with Dinah" "A Whole Lotta Woman"		— —	— —	— —	— —		Twistin' the Night Away
"Bring It On Home to Me" "Having a Party"		13 17	2 4	— 30	— —		Non-album tracks
"Nothing Can Change This Love" "Somebody Have Mercy"		12 70	2 3	— —	— —		Mr. Soul Twistin' the Night Away
"Send Me Some Lovin'" "Baby, Baby, Baby"		13 66	2 —	— —	— —		Mr. Soul Non-album track
"Another Saturday Night" "Love Will Find a Way"	1963	10 —	1 —	30 —	23 —		Ain't That Good News Non-album track
"Frankie and Johnny" "Cool Train"		14 —	4 —	— —	30 —		Non-album tracks
"Little Red Rooster" "You Gotta Move"		11 —	7 —	— —	— —		Night Beat
"Good News" "Basin Street Blues"	1964	11 —	^[B]	— —	— —		Ain't That Good News Non-album track
"Good Times" "Tennessee Waltz"		11 35	^[B]	22^[7] —	— —		Ain't That Good News
"That's Where It's At" "Cousin of Mine"		93 31	— 40	— 29^[8]	— —		Non-album track
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Posthumous singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title (A-side / B-side)	Year	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Album
Title (A-side / B-side)	Year	US ^[1]	US R&B ^[1]	CAN ^[9]	UK ^[4]	Certifications	Album
"Shake" "A Change Is Gonna Come"	1964	7 31	2 9	— —	— —	BPI: Gold^[5]	Shake Ain't That Good News
"Another Saturday Night" "Send Me Some Lovin'"	1965	— —	— —	— —	— —		Ain't That Good News Mr. Soul
"It's Got The Whole World Shakin'" "(Somebody) Ease My Troublin' Mind"		41 —	15 —	29 —	— —		Shake
"When a Boy Falls in Love" "The Piper"		52 —	— —	15 —	— —		Try a Little Love Non-album track
"Sugar Dumpling" "Bridge of Tears"		32 —	18 —	— —	— —		The Unforgettable Sam Cooke Try a Little Love
"Feel It" "That's All"	1966	— —	— —	— —	— —		The Unforgettable Sam Cooke
"Let's Go Steady Again" "Trouble Blues"		97 —	— —	— —	— —		Hit Kit Night Beat
"Meet Me at Mary's Place" "If I Had a Hammer"		— —	— —	— —	— —		Ain't That Good News Sam Cooke at the Copa
"The Last Mile of the Way" "Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone"^[C]	1970	— —	— —	— —	— —		The Two Sides of Sam Cooke The Gospel Soul of Sam Cooke with the Soul Stirrers, Volume 1
"Bring It On Home to Me" "Nothing Can Change This Love"	1985	— —	— —	— —	— —	BPI: Silver^[5]	Sam Cooke Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963
"Wonderful World" "Chain Gang"	1986	— —	— —	— —	2 —	BPI: Silver^[5]	Sam Cooke, The Man and His Music
"Another Saturday Night" "You Send Me"	1986	— —	— —	— —	75 —		Sam Cooke, The Man and His Music
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Billboard Year-End performances

Year	Song	Year-End Position
1957	"You Send Me"	20
1960	"Chain Gang"	29
1960	"Wonderful World"	80
1962	"Twistin' the Night Away"	23
1962	"Having a Party"	52
1963	"Another Saturday Night"	78
1965	"Shake"	66

Notes

^ The single "Blue Moon"/"Love You Most of All" was reissued one month following its initial release on the same catalog number, with the A and B sides switched.
^ ^a ^b Through a period between late 1963 and early 1965, Billboard did not publish an R&B singles chart.
^ This release is credited to Sam Cooke with the Soul Stirrers.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Sam Cooke – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 25, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
^ "Spotlight Winners of the Week" (PDF). Billboard. February 27, 1961. p. 18.
^ Roach, Martin, ed. (2009). The Virgin Book of British Hit Albums. London: Virgin Books. ISBN 978-0-7535-1700-0.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Sam Cooke – Artist – Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "British certifications – Sam Cooke". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 2, 2024. Type Sam Cooke in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^ "CHUM Chart archive".
^ "RPM Top 40-5s - July 20, 1964" (PDF).
^ "RPM Top 40&5 - November 2, 1964" (PDF).
^ "RPM Magazine search results".

External links

Sam Cooke discography at MusicBrainz
Sam Cooke discography at Discogs

[7] The single "Blue Moon"/"Love You Most of All" was reissued one month following its initial release on the same catalog number, with the A and B sides switched.

[nopublish-8] Through a period between late 1963 and early 1965, Billboard did not publish an R&B singles chart.

[soul-12] This release is credited to Sam Cooke with the Soul Stirrers.

[US-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k "Sam Cooke – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 25, 2012. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

[2] "Spotlight Winners of the Week" (PDF). Billboard. February 27, 1961. p. 18.

[UK-3] Roach, Martin, ed. (2009). The Virgin Book of British Hit Albums. London: Virgin Books. ISBN 978-0-7535-1700-0.

[UK-2-4] "Sam Cooke – Artist – Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

[BPI-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "British certifications – Sam Cooke". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 2, 2024. Type Sam Cooke in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[6] "CHUM Chart archive".

[9] "RPM Top 40-5s - July 20, 1964" (PDF).

[10] "RPM Top 40&5 - November 2, 1964" (PDF).

[11] "RPM Magazine search results".

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v t e Sam Cooke
Studio albums	Sam Cooke Encore Tribute to the Lady Cooke's Tour Hits of the 50's Swing Low My Kind of Blues Twistin' the Night Away Mr. Soul Night Beat Ain't That Good News Shake Try a Little Love
Live albums	Sam Cooke at the Copa Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963
Collaboration albums	3 Great Guys
Compilations	Hit Kit I Thank God The Wonderful World of Sam Cooke The Best of Sam Cooke The Man and His Music Portrait of a Legend: 1951–1964
Singles	"You Send Me" / "Summertime" "I'll Come Running Back to You" "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" "You Were Made for Me" / "Lonely Island" "Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha" "Only Sixteen" "There! I've Said It Again" "Wonderful World" "Chain Gang" "Sad Mood" "That's It, I Quit, I'm Movin' On" "Cupid" "Twistin' the Night Away" "Bring It On Home to Me" / "Having a Party" "Somebody Have Mercy" / "Nothing Can Change This Love" "Send Me Some Lovin'" "Another Saturday Night" "Frankie and Johnny" "Little Red Rooster" "Ain't That Good News" "Good Times" / "Tennessee Waltz" "That's Where It's At" "Shake" / "A Change Is Gonna Come"
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