Nat King Cole discography: Difference between revisions

Year Single Chart positions Certifications US Pop
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R&B
^[10] UK
^[11] 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 — “It’s Only a Paper Moon” — 5 — 1945 “If You Can’t Smile and Say Yes” — 3 — “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 (Merry Christmas to You)” (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 (Merry Christmas to You)” (re-entry) 24 — — “Kee-Mo Ky-Mo (The Magic Song)” — 10 — “Flo and Joe” — 7 — “My Mother Told Me” /
“Exactly Like You” —
— 6
9 — 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 —
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— “Because You’re Mine” /
“I’m Never Satisfied”” 16
22 —
— 6
— “The Ruby and the Pearl” /
“Faith Can Move Mountains” 23
24 —
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10 1953 “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)” (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 —
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— “Lover, Come Back to Me!” 16 — — 1954 “Answer Me, My Love” /
“Why” 6
27 —
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— “Tenderly” — — 10 “It Happens to Be Me” /
“Alone Too Long” 16
25 —
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— “Make Her Mine” 19 — 11 “Smile” 10 — 2 “Unbelievable” /
“Hajji Baba (Persian Lament)” 26
14 —
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— “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)” (new version) 29 — — 1955 “Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup” (Moods in Song, EP) /
“The Sand and the Sea” (Moods in Song, EP) 7
23 —
— —
— “A Blossom Fell” (Moods in Song, EP) /
“If I May” (Moods in Song, EP) 2
8 —
— 3
— “My One Sin” 24 — 17 “Someone You Love” /
“Forgive My Heart” 13
13 —
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— 1956 “Take Me Back to Toyland” /
“I’m Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life” 47
57 —
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— “Dreams Can Tell a Lie” — — 10 “Ask Me” /
“Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You” 18
72 —
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— “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
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— “Love Me as If There Were No Tomorrow” — — 11 “Night Lights” /
“To the Ends of the Earth” 11
25 —
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— 1957 “Ballerina” /
“You Are My First Love” 18
65 —
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— “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
flip —
21 “With You on My Mind” 30 — — 1958 “Angel Smile” 33 — — “Looking Back” /
“Do I Like It” 5
67 2
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— “Come Closer to Me (Acercate Mas)” /
“Nothing in the World” 38
99 —
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— “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” 101 — 10 “Just as Much as Ever” — — 18 “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)” (reissue of 1954 version) 80 — — “If I Knew” 86 — — 1961 “Illusion” 108 — — “Take a Fool’s Advice” 71 — — “The World in My Arms” — — 36 “Let True Love Begin” /
“Cappuccina” 73
115 — 29 1962 “Brazilian Love Song” — — 34 “Step Right up (And Say You Love Me)” 106 — — “The Right Thing to Say” 110 — 42 “Let There Be Love” — — 11 “Ramblin’ Rose” 2 7 5 “Dear Lonely Hearts” 13 15 37 “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)” (third version) 65 — — 1963 “All Over the World” /
“Nothing Goes Up (Without Coming Down)” 42
87 —
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— “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 — “More and More of Your Amor” 102 — — 1966 “Looking Back” 123 — — “Let Me Tell You, Babe” 90 — — 1987 “When I Fall in Love” (reissue) — — 4 1991 “Unforgettable” (with Natalie Cole) 14 10 19 “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)” (reissue) — — 69 1994 “Let’s Face the Music and Dance” — — 30 2007 “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)” (re-entry) — — 51 2013 45 — — 2015 38 — — 2016 47 — 77 2017 37 — 66 2018 11 — 56 2019 16 — 51 2020 11 — 56 “Deck the Halls” 43 — — 2021 “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)” (re-entry) 11 — 54 “Deck the Halls” (re-entry) 46 — — 2022 “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)” (re-entry) 9^[12] — 35 “Deck the Halls” (re-entry) 16^[13] — 84 2023 “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)” (re-entry) 11^[14] — 34 “Deck the Halls” (re-entry) 17^[15] — 67 2024 “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)” (re-entry) 10^[16] — 32 “Deck the Halls” (re-entry) 20^[16] — 50