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Neil Sedaka discography |
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The following is a comprehensive discography of Neil Sedaka, the American singer.
Year | Title | Side 1 content | Side 2 content | Notes |
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1959 | I Go Ape! | (1) "I Go Ape!" & (2) "All I Need Is You" | (3) "(Stop!) You're Knocking Me Out!" & (4) "I Belong to You" | |
1959 | Oh, Carol! | (1) "Oh, Carol!" & (2) "Going Home to Mary Lou" | (3) "The Girl for Me" & (4) "I Ain't Hurtin' No More" | |
1961 | Little Devil | (1) "Little Devil" & (2) "Circulate" | (3) "Calendar Girl" & (4) "We Kiss in a Shadow" | An RCA 33 RPM "compact double" |
1961 | Neil's Best | (1) "Oh, Carol!" & (2) "Stairway to Heaven" | (3) "Run Samson Run" & (4) "The Diary" | An RCA 33 RPM "compact double" |
1962 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | (1) "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" & (2) "What Am I Gonna Do" | (3) "All I Need Is You" & (4) "I Waited Too Long" | Released in France |
1963 | Alice in Wonderland | (1) "Alice in Wonderland" & (2) "Sweet Little You" | (3) "Next Door to an Angel" & (4) "I Found My World in You" | Released in France |
1966 | Neil Sedaka in Hebrew and English | (1) "Oh, Carol!" (Hebrew) & (2) "You Mean Everything to Me" (Hebrew) | (3) "Waiting for Never (La Terza Luna)" & (4) "Too Late" | Released in Israel |
1966 | My Yiddishe Momme | (1) "My Yiddishe Momme" | (2) "Israeli Medley: (a) "Shalom Aleichem", (b) "Artza Aleinu", (c) "Tzena, Tzena, Tzena"; & (3) "Scapriaticciello" | Released in Australia |
1969 | Star-Crossed Lovers | (1) "Star-Crossed Lovers" & (2) "Rainy Jane" | (3) "Jeannine" & (4) "We Had a Good Thing Going" | Released in Australia on the Atlantic label |
1976 | Make Your Own Sunshine | (1) "You've Gotta Make Your Own Sunshine" & (2) "New York City Blues" | (3) "Summer Nights" & (4) "Tit for Tat" | Released in UK; 33 RPM EP |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
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US Pop [1] |
US R&B [2] |
ITA |
NLD [3] |
NOR [4] |
UK [5] | |||||
1957 | "Laura Lee" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | |||
"Ring-a-Rockin'" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
1958 | " The Diary" | 14 | 25 | ― | ― | ― | ― | |||
" I Go Ape" | 42 | ― | ― | ― | ― | 9 | ||||
1959 | "(Stop!) You're Knocking Me Out!" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | |||
" Crying My Heart Out for You" | 111 | ― | 6 | ― | ― | ― | ||||
" Stupid Cupid" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
"All I Need Is You" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
" Oh! Carol" | 9 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | ||||
"The Girl for Me" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
"Going Home to Mary Lou" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
"I Ain't Hurtin' No More" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
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US Pop [1] |
US R&B [2] |
NLD [3] |
NOR [4] |
UK [5] | ||||||
1960 | " Stairway to Heaven" | 9 | ― | 18 | ― | 8 | ||||
"
You Mean Everything to Me" / " Run Samson Run" |
17 28 |
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― — |
45 — | |||||
1961 | " Calendar Girl" | 4 | 22 | 11 | ― | 8 | ||||
" Little Devil" | 11 | ― | ― | ― | 9 | |||||
"Sweet Little You" | 59 | ― | ― | ― | ― | |||||
" Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" | 6 | ― | ― | 8 | 3 | |||||
1962 | "King of Clowns" | 45 | ― | ― | ― | 23 | ||||
"Oh, Delilah!" (with the Marvels) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | |||||
" Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" | 1 | 12 | ― | ― | 7 | |||||
" Next Door to an Angel" | 5 | 19 | ― | ― | 29 | |||||
1963 | "Alice in Wonderland" | 17 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
"Let's Go Steady Again" | 26 | 21 | ― | ― | 42 | |||||
"The Dreamer" | 47 | ― | ― | ― | ― | |||||
"Bad Girl" | 33 | ― | ― | ― | ― | |||||
1964 | "This Endless Night" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
"The Closest Thing to Heaven" | — | ― | ― | ― | ― | |||||
"Sunny" | 86 | ― | ― | ― | ― | |||||
"I Hope He Breaks Your Heart" | — | ― | ― | ― | ― | |||||
"Let the People Talk" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | |||||
1965 | "The World Through a Tear" | 76 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
"The Answer to My Prayer" | 89 | ― | ― | ― | ― | |||||
1966 | "The Answer Lies Within" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
"We Can Make It If We Try" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | |||||
1969 | "Star-Crossed Lovers" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
" Rainy Jane" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | |||||
"Ebony Angel" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | |||||
"Wheeling, West Virginia" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | |||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
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US Pop [1] |
US AC [6] |
AUS [7] |
CAN AC [8] |
NZ [9] |
UK [5] | |||||
1971 | "My World Keeps Getting Smaller Every Day" (Australia only) | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | |||
"I'm a Song (Sing Me)" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
"Superbird" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
1972 | "Beautiful You" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | 43 | |||
" That's When the Music Takes Me" | 27 | 7 | ― | ― | ― | 18 | ||||
"Dimbo Man" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
1973 | "Standing on the Inside" | ― | ― | 40 | ― | ― | 26 | |||
"Suspicions" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
" Our Last Song Together" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | 31 | ||||
" Love Will Keep Us Together" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
1974 | "A Little Lovin'" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | 34 | |||
"Going Nowhere" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
" Laughter in the Rain" | 1 | 1 | ― | ― | ― | 15 | ||||
1975 | " The Immigrant" | 22 | 1 | ― | ― | 17 | ― | |||
"The Queen of 1964" | ― | ― | ― | ― | 15 | 35 | ||||
" Bad Blood" (with uncredited backing vocals by Elton John) | 1 | 25 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
"New York City Blues" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
" Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (slow ballad version) | 8 | 1 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
1976 | " Love in the Shadows" | 16 | 4 | ― | ― | 20 | ― | |||
"Steppin' Out" (with uncredited backing vocals by Elton John) | 36 | 45 | ― | ― | 35 | ― | ||||
"No. 1 with a Heartache" | ― | ― | ― | ― | 17 | ― | ||||
"You Gotta Make Your Own Sunshine" | 53 | 7 | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
1977 | " Amarillo" | 44 | 4 | ― | ― | ― | ― | |||
"Alone at Last" | ― | 17 | ― | 10 | ― | ― | ||||
" You Never Done It Like That" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
1978 | "All You Need Is the Music" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | |||
"Love Keeps Getting Stronger Every Day" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
"Sad, Sad Story" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
"Blue Boy" | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ― | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
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US Pop [1] |
US AC [6] |
AUS [10] | ||||||||
1980 | "Should've Never Let You Go" (with Dara Sedaka) | 19 | 3 | 69 | ||||||
"Letting Go" | 107 | ― | ― | |||||||
1981 | "My World Keeps Slipping Away" | ― | 36 | ― | ||||||
"Losing You" | ― | ― | ― | |||||||
1984 | " New Orleans" (with Gary U.S. Bonds) | ― | ― | ― | ||||||
" Rhythm of the Rain" | ― | 37 | ― | |||||||
" Your Precious Love" (with Dara Sedaka) | ― | 16 | ― | |||||||
1986 | "The Good Times" | ― | ― | ― | ||||||
1991 | "Laughter in the Rain" (New version; with Dara Sedaka) | ― | ― | ― | ||||||
"Love Will Keep Us Together" (New version; UK only) | ― | ― | ― | |||||||
1992 | "Desiree" | ― | ― | ― | ||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
All singles were released on the RCA Victor label except for "L'Addio"/"Passo E Chiudo" which was released on the Atlantic label.
Year | Title | Notes |
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1961 | "Esagerata" ("Little Devil") | b/w "Un giorno inutile" ("I Must Be Dreaming") |
1962 | "Tu non lo sai" ("Breaking Up Is Hard to Do") | b/w "Finché vivrò" ("As Long As I Live") |
1963 | "La terza luna" ("Waiting for Never") | #1-ranked hit in Italy in April 1963; b/w "Il re dei pagliacci" ("King of Clowns") |
1963 | "I tuoi capricci" ("Look Inside Your Heart") | b/w "Non cercare un'altra bocca" ("Walk with Me") |
1963 | "Adesso no" | b/w "Quando sorridi così" |
1964 | "La notte è fatta per amare" ("Another Day, Another Heartache") | b/w "La forza del destino" |
1964 | "La luna a fiori" | b/w "Ricordati ancora" |
1965 | "Non basta mai" | b/w "Darei 10 anni" |
1965 | "E la vita continua" | b/w "Sarà sarà" |
1966 | "Lettera bruciata" ("A Lover's Concerto") | b/w "L'ultima foglia" |
1969 | "L'addio" ("Star-Crossed Lovers") | b/w "Passo e chiudo" ("We Had a Good Thing Goin'") |
All singles were released on the RCA label.
Year | Title | Notes |
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1961 | "Crazy Daisy" ("Little Devil") | b/w "Heute Sind Es Träume" ("I Must Be Dreaming") |
1962 | "Nur Ein Bild Von Dir" ("Pictures from the Past") | b/w "Wenn Ich In Dein Fenster Seh" ("On the Outside Looking In") |
1963 | "Candy (Madchen Aus Old Germany)" | b/w "So Wie Mein Baby" ("Wait 'Til You See My Baby") |
Year | Title | Language | B-side | Label |
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1964 | "Manuela" § | Spanish | "Lunita Consejera" § | RCA Victor |
1965 | "Namida No Komichi" ("The World Through a Tear") | Japanese | "High on a Mountain" (Japanese) | Victor (JVC) |
1965 | "Oh, Carol!" (Hebrew) | Hebrew | "You Mean Everything to Me" (Hebrew) | RCA Victor |
1969 | "Amour Perdu" (Star-Crossed Lovers) | Canadian French | "Oui, Nous Serons Des Copains" ("We Had a Good Thing Goin'") | Atlantic (Quebec) |
§ - "Manuela" and "Lunita Consejera" were derived from the 1964 Italian-Argentine film Il Gaucho.