At thirty one it's the second female on the chart.
31 CAROLE KING
Born Carol Klein on 9th February 1942 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. A childhood friend of Neil Sedaka and it was about King that he wrote his smash Oh Carol! she returned the favour with a composition called Oh Neil!, but to no success. It was around about this time that she joint forces with future husband Gerry Goffin in the famed Brill Building, together they were to write many songs that today are classed as standards. Their marriage was to end in 1967 as was their writing partnership, but King was to flourish on her own releasing the classic album 'Tapestry' in 1970, this album has spawned many hits for artists in the time since. Although she has carried on working since, she has never attained the same success, but such is the quality of her early material it is enough to place her as the second top female songwriter in UK chart history.
|
NO. OF HITS |
60 |
|
NO. OF NO.1'S |
3 |
|
NO. OF TOP TENS |
30 |
|
WEEKS ON CHART |
562 |
|
|
TITLE |
ARTIST |
POS |
WKS |
|
1 |
I'm Into Something Good (1) |
Hermans Hermits |
1 |
15 |
|
2 |
Up On The Roof (1) |
Robson & Jerome |
1 |
14 |
|
3 |
You've Got A Friend |
Mcfly |
1 |
13 |
|
4 |
The Loco-Motion (1) |
Little Eva |
2 |
28 |
|
5 |
The Loco-Motion (1) |
Kylie Minogue |
2 |
11 |
|
6 |
At The Club (1) |
Drifters |
3 |
27 |
|
7 |
Halfway To Paradise (1) |
Billy Fury |
3 |
23 |
|
8 |
It Might As Well Rain Until September (1) |
Carole King |
3 |
17 |
|
9 |
Take Good Care Of My Baby (1) |
Bobby Vee |
3 |
16 |
|
10 |
I Want To Stay Here (1) |
Steve & Eydie |
3 |
13 |
|
11 |
He's In Town (1) |
Rockin' Berries |
3 |
13 |
|
12 |
You've Got A Friend |
James Taylor |
4 |
15 |
|
13 |
Will You Love Me Tomorrow (1) |
Shirelles |
4 |
15 |
|
14 |
I'd Never Find Another You (1) |
Billy Fury |
5 |
15 |
|
15 |
Don't Ever Change (1) |
Crickets |
5 |
13 |
|
16 |
Crying In The Rain (2) |
Everly Brothers |
6 |
15 |
|
17 |
It's Too Late (3) |
Carole King |
6 |
12 |
|
18 |
Go Away Little Girl (1) |
Mark Wynter |
6 |
11 |
|
19 |
Oh No Not My Baby (1) |
Rod Stewart |
6 |
9 |
|
20 |
Don't Bring Me Down (1) |
Animals |
6 |
8 |
|
21 |
I Feel The Earth Move |
Martika |
7 |
14 |
|
22 |
It's Too Late (3) |
Quartz |
8 |
14 |
|
23 |
Some Of Your Lovin' (1) |
Dusty Springfield |
8 |
12 |
|
24 |
When My Little Girl Is Smiling (1) |
Craig Douglas |
9 |
13 |
|
25 |
When My Little Girl Is Smiling (1) |
Jimmy Justice |
9 |
13 |
|
26 |
You've Got A Friend |
Brand New Heavies |
9 |
8 |
|
27 |
How Many Tears (1) |
Bobby Vee |
10 |
13 |
|
28 |
Sharing You (1) |
Bobby Vee |
10 |
13 |
|
29 |
Up On The Roof (1) |
Kenny Lynch |
10 |
12 |
|
30 |
Going Back (1) |
Dusty Springfield |
10 |
10 |
|
31 |
Oh No Not My Baby (1) |
Manfred Mann |
11 |
10 |
|
32 |
Pleasant Valley Sunday (1) |
Monkees |
11 |
8 |
|
33 |
The Reason (4) |
Celine Dion |
11 |
8 |
|
34 |
Crying In The Rain (2) |
Aha |
13 |
7 |
|
35 |
Show Me Girl (1) |
Hermans Hermits |
19 |
9 |
|
36 |
I Want To Stay Here (1) |
Miki & Grif |
23 |
7 |
|
37 |
Will You Love Me Tomorrow (1) |
Bryan Ferry |
23 |
5 |
|
38 |
(You Make Me Feel) Like A Natural Woman |
Mary J Blige |
23 |
3 |
|
39 |
Over To You John (Medley) |
Jive Bunny |
28 |
5 |
|
40 |
One Fine Day (1) |
Chiffons |
29 |
6 |
|
41 |
Keep Your Hands Off My Baby (1) |
Little Eva |
30 |
5 |
|
42 |
When My Little Girl Is Smiling (1) |
Drifters |
31 |
5 |
|
43 |
So Much Love (1) |
Tony Blackburn |
31 |
4 |
|
44 |
Oh No Not My Baby (1) |
Cher |
33 |
4 |
|
45 |
Up On The Roof (1) |
Julie Grant |
33 |
3 |
|
46 |
Yours Until Tomorrow (1) |
Gene Pitney |
34 |
7 |
|
47 |
Take Good Care Of My Baby (1) |
Smokie |
34 |
7 |
|
48 |
Her Royal Majesty (1) |
James Darren |
36 |
3 |
|
49 |
Will You Love Me Tomorrow (1) |
Melanie |
37 |
5 |
|
50 |
I Can't Make It Alone (1) |
Pj Proby |
37 |
5 |
|
51 |
You're My Girl (1) |
Rockin' Berries |
40 |
7 |
|
52 |
Lucky 7 Mega Mix |
Uk Mixmasters |
43 |
3 |
|
53 |
Is This What I Get For Loving You (7) |
Marianne Faithful |
43 |
2 |
|
54 |
Loco-Motion (1) |
Vernons Girls |
47 |
1 |
|
55 |
Chains (1) |
Cookies |
50 |
1 |
|
56 |
Human Being (5) |
Beta Band |
57 |
1 |
|
57 |
My One True Friend (6) |
Bette Midler |
58 |
1 |
|
58 |
Fever Pitch The E.P. |
Pretenders/La's/Orlando/ Neil Macoll/Nick Hornby |
65 |
1 |
|
59 |
The Loco-Motion (1) |
Dave Stewart |
70 |
3 |
|
60 |
I Can't Make It Alone (1) |
Maria Mckee |
74 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
562 |
(1) with Gerry Goffin
(2) with Howard Greenfield
(3) with Toni Stern
(4) with Mark Hudson/Greg Wells
(5) with Toni Stern/Robin Jones/John Mclean/Stephen Mason
(6) with David Foster/Carole Bayer-Sager
(7) with Gerry Goffin/Phil Spector