| Artist: | Carmen McRae |
| Studio: | 39 |
| Live: | 26 |
| Compilation: | 25 |
The discography of American singer and pianist Carmen McRae includes twenty-nine studio albums, twenty-six live albums and twenty-five compilations.
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| US Pop [1] | US Jazz | US R&B | |||
| A Foggy Day with Carmen McRae (with Ivie Anderson) | align=left |
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| Carmen McRae | align=left |
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| By Special Request | align=left |
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| Torchy! | align=left |
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| Blue Moon | align=left |
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| Boy Meets Girl (with Sammy Davis Jr.) | align=left |
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| After Glow | align=left |
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| Mad About the Man | align=left |
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| Carmen for Cool Ones | align=left |
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| Birds of a Feather | align=left |
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| Porgy and Bess (with Sammy Davis Jr.) | align=left |
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| Book of Ballads | align=left |
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| When You're Away | align=left |
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| Something to Swing About | align=left |
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| Tonight Only! (with Dave Brubeck) | align=left |
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| Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics | align=left |
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| Something Wonderful | align=left |
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| Bittersweet | align=left |
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| Second to None | align=left |
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| Haven't We Met? | align=left |
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| Alfie | align=left |
| 150 | — | — |
| For Once in My Life | align=left |
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| Portrait of Carmen | align=left |
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| The Sound of Silence | align=left |
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| Just a Little Lovin' | align=left |
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| Carmen | align=left |
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| It Takes a Whole Lot of Human Feeling | align=left |
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| Ms. Jazz | align=left |
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| I Am Music | align=left |
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| November Girl | align=left |
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| Can't Hide Love | align=left |
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| I'm Coming Home Again | align=left |
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| Two for the Road (with George Shearing) | align=left |
| — | 45 | — |
| Heat Wave (with Cal Tjader) | align=left |
| — | 25 | — |
| You're Lookin' at Me (A Collection of Nat King Cole Songs) | align=left |
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| Any Old Time | align=left |
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| Carmen Sings Monk | align=left |
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| Dream of Life | align=left |
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| "—" denotes items which did not chart in that country. | |||||
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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| US Jazz | |||
| Carmen McRae in London | align=left |
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| Take Five Live (with Dave Brubeck) | align=left |
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| Live at Sugar Hill | align=left |
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| Woman Talk | align=left |
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| "Live" & Wailing | align=left |
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| Carmen McRae | align=left |
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| The Great American Songbook | align=left |
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| Alive! | align=left |
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| Live and Doin' It | align=left |
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| Live at Century Plaza | align=left |
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| At the Great American Music Hall | align=left |
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| Ronnie Scott's Presents Carmen McRae 'Live' | align=left |
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| Jazz Gala 79 | align=left |
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| Recorded Live at Bubba's | align=left |
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| The Carmen McRae – Betty Carter Duets (with Betty Carter) | align=left |
| 15 |
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| New York State of Mind | align=left |
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| Everything Happens to Me | align=left |
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| Carmen McRae & Her Trio Live | align=left |
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| For Lady Day | align=left |
| 17 |
| Jazz Masters | align=left |
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| Live in Tokyo | align=left |
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| Live at Umbria Jazz | align=left |
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| At Ratso's | align=left |
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| Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz with Guest Carmen McRae | align=left |
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| "—" denotes items which did not chart in that country. | |||
| Title | Details | |
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| Bethlehem's Girl Friends (with Chris Connor and Julie London) | align=left |
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| My Foolish Heart | align=left |
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| Nina Simone and Her Friends an Intimate Variety of Vocal Charm (with Nina Simone and Chris Connor) | align=left |
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| This Is Carmen McRae | align=left |
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| Carmen's Gold | align=left |
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| The Best of Carmen McRae | align=left |
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| I Want You | align=left |
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| Here to Stay | align=left |
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| Velvet Soul | align=left |
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| The Greatest of Carmen McRae | align=left |
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| The Ultimate Carmen McRae | align=left |
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| Black Magic 'Live | align=left |
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| Here to Stay | align=left |
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| Song Time | align=left |
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| Carmen McRae Sings Great American Songwriters | align=left |
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| The Best of Carmen McRae | align=left |
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| I'll Be Seeing You | align=left |
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| Priceless Jazz Collection | align=left |
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| Ballad Essentials | align=left |
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| Carmen McRae's Finest Hour | align=left |
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(with Mel Tormé) | align=left |
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| Diva | align=left |
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| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Carmen McRae | align=left |
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| Carmen McRae for Lovers | align=left |
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| Standards | align=left |
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