The Carpenters discography explained

Artist:	The Carpenters
Studio:	14
Live:	2
Compilation:	16
Video:	3
Tribute:	1
Singles:	49
B-Sides:	15
Soundtrack:	3

The discography of the American pop group the Carpenters consists of 14 studio albums, two Christmas albums, two live albums, 49 singles, and numerous compilation albums. The duo was made up of siblings Karen (lead vocals and drums) and Richard Carpenter (keyboards and vocals).

The siblings started their musical career together in the latter half of the 1960s. In October 1969, six months 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 their chart-topping single "(They Long to Be) Close to You", a Burt Bacharach and Hal David composition that had not been commercially successful when it was recorded by television star Richard Chamberlain in 1963.

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 as the seventh top-selling albums artist on the official record chart of the 1970s.^[2] During their career, the duo scored 1 number one album and another 4 Top 10 albums on Billboard 200, 3 number ones singles, 12 top 10 singles and 20 top 40 hits on Billboard Hot 100. 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]} By 2005, they had reportedly sold more than 100 million copies of records worldwide.^[6]

Albums

Studio albums

Throughout their career, the Carpenters released 14 original albums, including two Christmas offerings. Most recently they released As Time Goes By in 2001 in Japan, and 2004 internationally.

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions					Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US ^[7]	AUS ^[8]	CAN ^[9]	JPN ^[10]	UK ^[11]
1969	Ticket to Ride (First released under the title Offering) Released: October 9, 1969 Label: A&M Formats: LP, tape (open reel), cassette, CD, digital download	150	19	—	88	20
1970	Close to You Released: August 19, 1970 Label: A&M/Polydor Formats: LP, tape, cassette, CD, digital download	2	16	1	53	23	RIAA 2× Platinum
1971	Carpenters Released: May 14, 1971 Label: A&M Formats: LP, tape, cassette, CD, digital download	2	16	6	47	12	RIAA: 4× Platinum BPI Gold^[12]
1972	A Song for You Released: June 22, 1972 Label: A&M Formats: LP, tape, cassette, CD, digital download	4	6	5	5	13	RIAA: 3× Platinum
1973	Now & Then Released: May 1, 1973 Label: A&M Formats: LP, tape, cassette, CD, digital download	2	3	2	1	2	RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold
1975	Horizon Released: June 6, 1975 Label: A&M Formats: LP, tape, cassette, CD, digital download	13	21	4	1	1	RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC Gold^[13]
1976	A Kind of Hush Released: June 11, 1976 Label: A&M Formats: LP, tape, cassette, CD, digital download	33	57	22	5	3	RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold
1977	Passage Released: September 23, 1977 Label: A&M Formats: LP, tape, cassette, 8-track CD, digital download	49	48	57	7	12	BPI: Gold
1978	Christmas Portrait Released: October 13, 1978 Label: A&M Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download	56	—	—	—	104	RIAA: Platinum MC: Gold
1981	Made in America Released: June 16, 1981 Label: A&M Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download	52	50	—	44	12	BPI: Silver
1983	Voice of the Heart Released: October 18, 1983 Label: A&M Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download	46	54	—	41	6	RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold
1984	An Old-Fashioned Christmas Released: 1984 Label: A&M Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download	190	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold
1989	Lovelines Released: October 31, 1989 Label: A&M Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	73
2001	As Time Goes By Released: August 1, 2001 Label: A&M Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—	18	—	RIAJ Gold^[14]
"—" 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)
		JPN	UK
1975	Live in Japan Released: March 7, 1975 Recorded: June 1974 Label: A&M/King Released in Japan only Formats: LP, cassette, CD^[15]	8	—
1976	Live at the Palladium Released: December 1976 Recorded: November 1976 Label: A&M Not released in the U.S. Formats: LP, cassette, CD^[16]	24	28	BPI: Gold

Solo albums

Year	Title	Notes
1987	Time	Released: October 1987 Richard Carpenter's debut solo album Included guest singers Dusty Springfield, Dionne Warwick, and actor Scott Grimes Out of print Label: A&M Formats: LP, cassette, CD
1996	Karen Carpenter	Released: October 8, 1996 Karen's first and only solo album, released posthumously Produced from recording sessions with Phil Ramone in New York City in 1979–1980 Out of print in the United States Label: A&M Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download
1998	Pianist • Arranger • Composer • Conductor	Released: January 27, 1998 Richard's second and latest solo album Includes instrumentals of popular Carpenters songs Dedicated to Richard's deceased mother, Agnes Carpenter^[17] Out of print Label: A&M Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download

Compilations

Following releases are "greatest-hits" albums of the Carpenters released in the United States, Canada, and/or the United Kingdom.

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions					Certifications (sales thresholds)
		US	AUS ^[18]	JPN ^[19]	UK	CAN
1973	Released: November 9, 1973 Label: A&M Formats: LP, 8-track, cassette, CD, digital download	1	—	—	1	1 ^[20]	RIAA: 7× Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: Platinum
1978	Released: November 1978 Label: A&M Not released in the U.S. Formats: LP, cassette	—	—	—	2	—
1985	Yesterday Once More Released: 1985 Label: A&M Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download	144	—	35	10	—	RIAA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum
1990	Only Yesterday Released: March 1990 Label: A&M Formats: LP, cassette, CD, digital download	—	9	—	1	—	ARIA: Platinum BPI: 5× Platinum
1994	Interpretations Released: 1994 Label: A&M Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download	—	—	—	29	—	BPI: Gold+Silver
1996	Christmas Collection Released: 1996 Label: A&M Formats: 2×CD, digital download	158	—	—	—	—
1997	Love Songs Released: 1997 Label: A&M Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download	106	—	—	47	—	RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold
1998	Reflections Released: June 30, 1998 Label: A&M Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver
2000	Released: 2000 Label: A&M Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download	45	19	73	65	—
2003	Carpenters Perform Carpenter Released: July 29, 2003 Label: A&M Formats: Cassette, CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—
2004	Expanded version of the European compilation released in 2000 Released: February 10, 2004 Label: A&M Formats: CD, digital download	101	—	79	4	—	RIAA: Gold BPI: 5× Platinum^[21]
2006	The Ultimate Collection Released: November 26, 2006 Label: A&M Formats: CD, digital download	—	41	—	—	—	BPI: Gold
2009	40/40 Released: April 22, 2009 Label: A&M / Universal Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	3	21	—	BPI: Gold RIAJ: Gold^[22]
2014	Icon Released: December 24, 2014 Label: A&M / UMe Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—
2015	The Complete Singles Released: November 2015 Label: A&M / TJL Productions / UMe Format: CD (3 disc set)- available by PBS donation only	—	—	—	—	—
2016	The Nation's Favourite Songs Released: September 2016 Label: A&M Format: CD, digital download	—	—	—	2	—	BPI: Silver
2018	Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Released: December 7, 2018 Label: A&M, Universal Music Enterprises Format: LP, CD, digital download	—	29	25	8	—	BPI: Gold

I Album only downloadable in the UK.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Box sets

Year	Album details
1991	From the Top Label: A&M Formats: CD, digital download
2002	Label: A&M Formats: CD, digital download

Limited releases

• Golden Prize (Japan only)
  • Released: September 10, 1971
  • Label: A&M/King
  • Format: LP, cassette
  • Chart position(s): #3 (JPN)

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• Golden Double Deluxe (Japan only)
  • Released: February 10, 1972
  • Label: A&M/King
  • Format: LP
  • Chart position(s): #10 (JPN)

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• Great Hits of the Carpenters (Australia)
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: A&M/King
  • Format: LP
  • Chart position(s): #3 (AUS)

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• GEM I (Japan only)
  • Released: October 10, 1972
  • Label: A&M/King
  • Format: LP
  • Chart position(s): #13 (JPN)

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• MAX 20 (Japan only)
  • Released: March 10, 1973
  • Label: A&M/King
  • Format: LP
  • Chart position(s): #26 (JPN)

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• GEM II (Japan only)
  • Released: October 25, 1973
  • Label: A&M/King
  • Format(s): LP
  • Chart position(s): #3 (JPN)

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• Great Hits of the Carpenters Volume 2 (Australia)
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: A&M/King
  • Format: LP
  • Chart position(s): #24 (AUS)

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• Golden Prize Volume II (Japan only)
  • Released: April 10, 1974
  • Label: A&M/King
  • Format(s): LP, cassette
  • Chart position(s): #1 (JPN)

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• Big Star (Japan only)
  • Released: June 1, 1974
  • Label: A&M/King
  • Format(s): Cassette
  • Chart position(s): #20 (JPN)

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• Special Series (Japan only)
  • Released: November 1, 1976
  • Label: A&M/King
  • Format(s): Cassette
  • Chart position(s): #36 (JPN)

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• Ketteiban (The Definitive) (Japan only)
  • Released: June 21, 1982
  • Label: A&M/Alfa
  • Format(s): Cassette
  • Chart position(s): #61 (JPN)

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• The Very Best of the Carpenters (Australia and New Zealand only)
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: A&M/Festival
  • Format(s): LP
  • Chart position(s): #1 (AUS), #2 (NZ)

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• Only Yesterday (a.k.a. Their Greatest Hits)
  • Released: March 1990
  • Label: A&M
  • Format(s): LP, cassette, CD, digital download
  • Chart position(s): #1 (UK), #8 (NOR), #9 (AUS), #25 (JPN), #25 (NZ)
  • Certification(s): 5× Platinum (BPI),^[23] Platinum (RIAJ), Platinum (ARIA)^[24]

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• 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 (JPN)
  • Certification(s): 12× Platinum (RIAJ)

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• Yesterday Once More: De Nederlandse Singles Collectie (Netherlands only)
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: A&M / Universal
  • Format(s): CD
  • Chart position(s): #22 (NVPI)^[25]

Singles

Year	Single	Chart position											B-side	Certifications	Album
		US ^[26]	US AC ^[27]	AUS	CAN ^[28]	CAN AC ^[29]	GER ^[30]	IRE ^[31]	JPN ^[32]	NL ^[33]	NZ ^[34]	UK
1966	"Looking for Love" (credited solely to Karen Carpenter)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	"I'll Be Yours"		From the Top – The Essential Collection
1969	"Ticket to Ride"	54	19	—	—	24	—	—	—	—	—	—	"Your Wonderful Parade"		Offering
1970	"(They Long to Be) Close to You"	1	1	1	1	—	—	6	71	30	9	6	"I Kept on Loving You"	RIAA: Gold	Close to You
	"We've Only Just Begun"	2	1	6	1	1	—	—	71	—	—	28	"All of My Life"	RIAA: Gold
	"Merry Christmas, Darling"	—	—	—	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	45	"Mr. Guder"		Christmas Portrait
1971	"For All We Know"	3	1	10	5	1	—	—	—	—	6	—	"Don't Be Afraid"	RIAA: Gold	Carpenters
	"Rainy Days and Mondays"	2	1	35	3	1	—	—	72	—	—	53	"Saturday"	RIAA: Gold
	"Superstar"	2	1	35	3	1	—	—	7	19	9	18	"Bless the Beasts and Children"	RIAA: Gold
	"Bless the Beasts and Children"	16 & 67	26	—	—	25	—	—	85	—	—	—	B-side of "Superstar"		A Song for You
1972	"Hurting Each Other"	2	1	4	2	3	—	—	56	—	7	—	"Maybe It's You"	RIAA: Gold
	"It's Going to Take Some Time"	12	2	24	14	1	—	—	48	—	—	—	"Flat Baroque"
	"Goodbye to Love"	7	2	25	4	1	—	12	55	—	5	9	"Crystal Lullaby"
1973	"Sing"	3	1	24	4	5	—	—	18	—	7	55	"Druscilla Penny"	RIAA: Gold	Now & Then
	"Yesterday Once More"	2	1	9	1	1	21	8	5	5	—	2	"Road Ode"	RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver^[35]
	"Top of the World"	1	2	1	1	2	38	3	21	12	14	5	"Heather"	RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver	A Song for You
1974	"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"	—	—	95	—	—	50	12	28	3	13	12	"Mr. Guder"		Now & Then
	"I Won't Last a Day Without You"	11	1	63	7	1	—	—	40	—	—	32	"One Love"		A Song for You
	"Please Mr. Postman"	1	1	1	1	1	10	2	11	29	4	2	"This Masquerade"	RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver MC: Gold^[36]	Horizon
1975	"Only Yesterday"	4	1	16	2	2	43	5	12	—	10	7	"Happy"
	"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37	"Merry Christmas, Darling"			An Old Fashioned Christmas
	"Solitaire"	17	1	61	12	3	—	44	—	—	6	32	"Love Me for What I Am"
1976	"There's a Kind of Hush"	12	1	33	8	1	—	7	27	—	5	22	"(I'm Caught Between) Goodbye and I Love You"		A Kind of Hush
	"I Need to Be in Love"	25	1	47	24	1	—	14	62	—	—	36	"Sandy"
	"Goofus"	56	4	—	82	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	"Boat to Sail"
	"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	71	—	—	—	"I Have You"
1977	"All You Get from Love Is a Love Song"	35	4	89	38	5	—	—	68	—	—	54	"I Have You"		Passage
	"Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft"	32	18	13	18	10	—	1	—	—	19	9	"Can't Smile Without You"
1978	"Sweet, Sweet Smile"	44	7	100	43	7	22	—	59	22	—	40	"I Have You"
	"I Believe You"	68	9	—	81	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	"B'wana, She No Home"		Made in America
1981	"Touch Me When We're Dancing"	16	1	78	—	4	—	—	—	—	22	—	"Because We Are in Love (The Wedding Song)"
	"(Want You) Back in My Life Again"	72	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	"Somebody's Been Lyin'"
	"Those Good Old Dreams"	63	21	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	"When It's Gone (It's Just Gone)"
1982	"Beechwood 4-5789"	74	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	"Two Sides"
1983	"Make Believe It's Your First Time"	101	7	80	—	2	—	20	—	—	—	60	"Look to Your Dreams"		Voice of the Heart
1984	"Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore"	—	12	—	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	"Sailing on the Tide"
	"Now"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	"Look to Your Dreams"
	"Little Altar Boy"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	"Do You Hear What I Hear?"		An Old Fashioned Christmas
1986	"Honolulu City Lights"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	"I Just Fall in Love Again"		Lovelines
1987	"Something in Your Eyes" (Richard Carpenter featuring Dusty Springfield)	—	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	"Time"		Time
1989	"If I Had You" (Karen Carpenter)	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	"The Uninvited Guest"		Lovelines
1990	"Merry Christmas, Darling" (re-issue)	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	—	—	25	"(They Long to Be) Close to You"		Christmas Portrait
1991	"Let Me Be the One" (promotional single)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—			From the Top
1993	"Rainy Days and Mondays" (re-issue)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	63	"Goodbye to Love"
1994	"Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44	"Sing"		Interpretations
1995	"I Need to Be in Love" (Japan re-issue)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	"Top of the World"		22 Hits of the Carpenters
1996	"Make Believe It's Your First Time" (Karen Carpenter)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	"If We Try"		Karen Carpenter
	"Ave Maria"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	"Merry Christmas, Darling"		Christmas Portrait
1998	"Karen's Theme" (Richard Carpenter)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	No B-side		Pianist, Arranger, Composer, Conductor
2001	"The Rainbow Connection"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	47	—	—	—	"Leave Yesterday Behind", "Medley"		As Time Goes By
2003	"Top of the World" (Japan re-issue)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	83	—	—	—	"Top of the World", "Sing" (karaoke)		Gold

Notes

• "Top of the World" charted four times in Japan, at #21 in 1972 and again in 1973 (to coincide with the song's US 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.
• "Bless The Beasts and Children" received enough of its own airplay that Billboard Hot 100 listed the single as "Superstar"/"Bless The Beasts and Children", charting first at #16 on 11/20/71, and then #21 on 11/27/71.
• "Bless The Beasts and Children peaked at #67 on 1/15/71 as an A-side, following 13 weeks listed as the B-side of "Superstar".
• "Sweet, Sweet Smile" peaked at #8 on Billboards 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 US 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.

Music videos

• "Dancing in the Street" (1968)
• "Ticket to Ride" (1969)
• "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (1970)
• "We've Only Just Begun" (1970)
• "For All We Know" (1971)
• "Rainy Days and Mondays" (1971)
• "Superstar" (1971)
• "Hurting Each Other" (1972)
• "Top of the World" (1973)
• "Yesterday Once More" (1973)
• "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" (1974)
• "Sing" (1974)
• "Please Mr. Postman" (1974)
• "Only Yesterday" (1975)
• "There's a Kind of Hush" (1976)
• "I Need to Be in Love" (1976)
• "Goofus" (1976)
• "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song" (1977)
• "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" (1977)
• "Sweet, Sweet Smile" (1978)
• "Little Girl Blue" (1979)
• "When I Fall in Love (1980)
• "Touch Me When We're Dancing" (1981)
• "(Want You) Back in My Life Again" (1981)
• "Those Good Old Dreams" (1981)
• "Beechwood 4-5789" (1982)
• "Now" (1983)

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.^[37] 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",^[38] and in 2013 the number of positions on the chart was doubled, resulting in the Holiday 100.^[39] A handful of Carpenters 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													Album
	align=centre	2011	align=centre	2012	align=centre	2013	align=centre	2014	align=centre	2015	align=centre	2016	align=centre		2017	align=centre	2018	align=centre	2019	align=centre	2020	align=centre	2021	align=centre	2022	align=centre	2023
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	32^[40]	47^[41]	55^[42]	82^[43]	81^[44]	64^[45]	74^[46]	—	—	—	—	—	—	Christmas Portrait
align=left	"Merry Christmas Darling"	35	24	38	53^[47]	63^[48]	25^[49]	57^[50]	38^[51]	40^[52]	81^[53]	73^[54]	73^[55]		83^[56]
align=left	"Home for the Holidays"	—	41^[57]	45	65	57	36	92	82^[58]	88^[59]	—	97^[60]	—	—	An Old-Fashioned Christmas
align=left	"Sleigh Ride"	—	—	78	99^[61]	—	—	95	—	—	—	—	—	—	Christmas Portrait
align=left	"I'll Be Home for Christmas"	—	—	—	—	72^[62]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Videos

Title	Notes	Certifications
Gold: Greatest Hits	Released originally in 1985 on VHS only under the name Yesterday Once More Repackaged in 2002 on DVD under the name Gold: Greatest Hits Carpenters' first video compilation Label: A&M Video Formats: Betamax, video cassette, laserdisc, DVD	RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold^[63] BPI: Gold
Interpretations	Released on May 9, 1995 Carpenters' second video compilation Label: A&M Video Formats: Video cassette, laserdisc, DVD	BPI: Gold
Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters	Released on March 1, 1998 Carpenters' first DVD documentary Label: MPI Home Video Formats: Video cassette, laserdisc, DVD	RIAA: Gold
Carpenters: Christmas Memories	Released on 2016 Available with PBS donation only Carpenters collection of Christmas videos Label: A&M Video Formats: DVD

See also

• List of songs recorded by The Carpenters
• If I Were a Carpenter (tribute album)

References

• Web site: Richard and Karen Carpenter — Official website . 2008-01-16.

Notes and References

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3. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20121021180825/http://www.nhk.or.jp/songs/archive/090429.html . 2012-10-21 . Songs｜これまでの放送｜第88回 カーペンターズ. Japan Broadcasting Corporation. 2011-08-17 . ja . dead.
4. Book: Okamoto, Satoshi. Oricon Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968-2005. Oricon Entertainment. Roppongi, Tokyo. 2006. 4-87131-076-0.
5. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Oricon Entertainment. Roppongi, Tokyo. 2006. 4-87131-077-9.
6. Web site: Carpenters Biography 2005. 2007-11-30. Carpenter, Richard. 2005. The Carpenters official website. 1–10.
7. Carpenters Chart History: Billboard 200. 2023-12-27. Billboard.
8. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 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.
9. Top Albums - Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada. RPM. 2023-12-26.
10. Web site: Yamachan Land (Japanese Chart Archives) - Albums Chart Daijiten - Carpenters. 2007-12-30. Original Confidence. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20071111032840/http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/album/al_carpenters.html. 2007-11-11. dead. 2011-08-17.
11. Web site: UK Charts . . 2018-12-15.
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