CARPENTERS albums and sales

Updated: May 31, 2024

CARPENTERS sold over 36.6 million albums. The best-selling album by CARPENTERS is SINGLES 1969 - 1973, which sold over 7.47 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, CARPENTERS is the 94th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of CARPENTERS have sold over 162,500 units, led by GOLD with over 87,500 units sold.

CARPENTERS albums ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	SINGLES 1969 - 1973 CARPENTERS 1973	1973	7,470,000	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 8 44 342
2	CARPENTERS CARPENTERS 1971	1971	4,311,140	Rank in 1971 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 8 99 886
3	A SONG FOR YOU CARPENTERS 1972	1972	3,101,740	Rank in 1972 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 4 155 1,381
4	YESTERDAY ONCE MORE CARPENTERS 1984	1984	2,913,760	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 26 283 1,582
5	NOW AND THEN CARPENTERS 1973	1973	2,614,200	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 19 193 1,713
6	22 HITS OF THE CARPENTERS CARPENTERS 1995	1995	2,359,584	Rank in 1995 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 75 657 1,913
7	CLOSE TO YOU CARPENTERS 1970	1970	2,016,650	Rank in 1970 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 25 294 2,576
8	GOLD - GREATEST HITS CARPENTERS 2000	2000	1,810,224	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 94 645 2,958
9	ONLY YESTERDAY / THEIR GREATEST HITS CARPENTERS 1990	1990	1,640,000	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 72 1,075 3,161
10	HORIZON CARPENTERS 1975	1975	1,378,560	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 44 383 3,620
11	CHRISTMAS PORTRAIT CARPENTERS 1978	1978	1,050,190	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 91 573 5,156
12	A KIND OF HUSH CARPENTERS 1976	1976	691,070	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 101 855 7,978
13	VOICE OF THE HEART CARPENTERS 1983	1983	609,580	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 137 1,478 8,559
14	LOVE SONGS CARPENTERS 1997	1997	600,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 305 2,684 8,761
15	AN OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS CARPENTERS 1984	1984	500,000	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 158 2,063 12,469
16	GOLDEN PRIZE VOL.2[JAPAN ONLY] CARPENTERS 1974	1974	457,780	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 159 1,729 13,917
17	THE SINGLES 1974 - 1978 CARPENTERS 1978	1978	300,000	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 244 1,833 16,768
18	BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS CARPENTERS 1980	1980	250,000	Rank in 1980 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 229 3,004 18,249
19	LIVE AT THE LONDON PALLADIUM CARPENTERS 1976	1976	219,870	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 207 1,968 18,746
20	40/40 CARPENTERS 2009	2009	200,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 298 4,696 19,211
21	THE BEST OF CARPENTERS CARPENTERS 1993	1993	200,000	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 520 5,951 20,246
22	INTERPRETATIONS CARPENTERS 1994	1994	160,000	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 633 6,403 21,529
23	PASSAGE CARPENTERS 1977	1977	150,110	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 255 2,063 21,690
24	GOLDEN PRIZE[JAPAN ONLY] CARPENTERS 1971	1971	145,030	Rank in 1971 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 148 2,078 22,092
25	GEM II[JAPAN ONLY] CARPENTERS 1973	1973	127,910	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 186 2,095 22,637
26	MAX20[JAPAN ONLY] CARPENTERS 1973	1973	103,580	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 189 2,150 23,848
27	CARPENTERS WITH THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC CARPENTERS 2018	2018	100,000	Rank in 2018 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 355 3,269 24,369
28	THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION CARPENTERS 2006	2006	100,000	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 594 7,001 26,413
29	AS TIME GOES BY CARPENTERS 2001	2001	100,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 812 8,576 27,988
30	SINGLES 1969-1981 CARPENTERS 2000	2000	100,000	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 846 8,880 28,292
31	GEM III[JAPAN ONLY] CARPENTERS 1974	1974	98,660	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 254 2,700 32,958
32	MADE IN AMERICA CARPENTERS 1981	1981	94,220	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 400 4,796 33,095
33	GEM IV[JAPAN ONLY] CARPENTERS 1975	1975	91,550	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 270 2,710 33,149
34	LIVE IN JAPAN CARPENTERS 1975	1975	90,430	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 272 2,712 33,175
35	GOLDEN DOUBLE DELUX[JAPAN ONLY] CARPENTERS 1972	1972	88,650	Rank in 1972 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 192 2,715 33,364
36	GOLDEN PRIZE VOL.3 SOLITAIRE[JAPAN ONLY] CARPENTERS 1975	1975	69,850	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 280 2,754 35,307
37	THE NATION'S FAVOURITE CARPENTERS SONGS CARPENTERS 2016	2016	60,000	Rank in 2016 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 491 5,476 36,135
38	REFLECTIONS CARPENTERS 1995	1995	60,000	Rank in 1995 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,038 10,219 38,419
39	THE CARPENTERS COLLECTION CARPENTERS 1975	1975	60,000	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 289 2,952 39,267
40	GEM I[JAPAN ONLY] CARPENTERS 1972	1972	59,130	Rank in 1972 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 208 3,147 39,523
41	GEM V[JAPAN ONLY] CARPENTERS 1976	1976	37,920	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 432 3,476 46,584
42	THE VERY BEST OF THE CARPENTERS CARPENTERS 1982	1982	15,000	Rank in 1982 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 644 7,082 56,568
43	CARPENTERS 24[JAPAN ONLY] CARPENTERS 1974	1974	11,360	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 370 3,854 57,291
44	CLASSIC CARPENTERS 1900	1900	10,000	Rank in 1900 Rank in 1900s Overall rank 692 692 58,903
45	BEST 20(BIG STAR)[JAPAN ONLY] CARPENTERS 1974	1974	9,540	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 374 3,888 59,079
46	BIG STARII[JAPAN ONLY] CARPENTERS 1974	1974	6,790	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 379 3,927 60,287
47	SPECIAL SERIES[JAPAN ONLY] CARPENTERS 1976	1976	540	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 490 4,042 65,132
48	BEAUTIFUL LOVESONGS CARPENTERS 1981	1981	N/A	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 679 8,140 73,731
49	GREAT HITS OF THE CARPENTERS CARPENTERS 1972	1972	N/A	Rank in 1972 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 278 4,593 74,507

CARPENTERS videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	GOLD CARPENTERS 1998	1998	87,500	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 34 287 1,315
2	CLOSE TO YOU: REMEMBERING THE CARPENTERS CARPENTERS 1998	1998	50,000	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 43 348 2,153
3	INTERPRETATIONS CARPENTERS 1995	1995	25,000	Rank in 1995 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 50 575 3,261

CARPENTERS sales by country

CARPENTERS album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by CARPENTERS are the United States (24.2 million), the United Kingdom (5.9 million) and Japan (5.64 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	60,000	2
2	Australia	70,000	1
3	Brazil	100,000	1
4	Canada	200,000	3
5	Finland	25,000	1
6	Germany	250,000	1
7	Hong Kong	60,000	4
8	Japan	5,642,118	31
9	Netherlands	50,000	1
10	New Zealand	37,500	3
11	United Kingdom	5,900,000	23
12	United States	24,250,000	13

CARPENTERS video sales by country

The largest markets for video releases by CARPENTERS are the United States (100,000), the United Kingdom (50,000) and Australia (7,500).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Australia	7,500	1
2	New Zealand	5,000	1
3	United Kingdom	50,000	2
4	United States	100,000	2