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Carpenters was a brother and sister pop and light music duo, featuring Richard and Karen Carpenter. The greatest hit by Carpenters was Top Of The World, a 1973 number one song. Top Of The World was first made famous by Lynn Anderson as a country hit. Then, the previously recorded Carpenters version became the fourth top 20 hit off the album A Song For You, with I Won't Last A Day Without You becoming the fifth.
Karen Carpenter lived from 1950 to 1983 when she died of a heart condition related to anorexia nervosa.


Carpenters artist popular songs

Pop Top Songs for Carpenters
official pop top hits January 1960 to June 2015
blue # = weekly pop chart peak
1 Top Of The World 1   Nov 1973
2 We've Only Just Begun 1   Nov 1970
3 (They Long To Be) Close To You 1   Jul 1970
4 Superstar 2   Sep 1971
5 Hurting Each Other 2   Mar 1972
6 Rainy Days And Mondays 3   Jun 1971
7 Yesterday Once More 2   Jul 1973
8 For All We Know 2   Mar 1971
9 Please Mr. Postman 1   Jan 1975
10 Sing 3   Apr 1973
11 Only Yesterday 4   May 1975
12 It's Going To Take Some Time 12   May 1972
13 I Won't Last A Day Without You 10   May 1974
14 Goodbye To Love 10   Aug 1972
15 Touch Me When We're Dancing 10   Aug 1981
16 There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World) 5   Apr 1976
17 Beechwood 4-5789 24   May 1982
18 Sweet, Sweet Smile 19   Mar 1978
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Carpenters was a brother and sister pop and light music duo, featuring Richard and Karen Carpenter. The greatest hit by Carpenters was Top Of The World, a 1973 number one song. Top Of The World was first made famous by Lynn Anderson as a country hit. Then, the previously recorded Carpenters version became the fourth top 20 hit off the album A Song For You, with I Won't Last A Day Without You becoming the fifth.
Karen Carpenter lived from 1950 to 1983 when she died of a heart condition related to anorexia nervosa.

Song List for Carpenters
blue # = weekly pop chart peak
1 I'll Be Yours   Jul 1966
  Karen Carpenter  
2 Ticket To Ride   Mar 1970
3 (They Long To Be) Close To You 1   Jul 1970
4 We've Only Just Begun 1   Nov 1970
5 Merry Christmas Darling   Dec 1970
6 I'll Never Fall In Love Again   1970
7 For All We Know 2   Mar 1971
8 Rainy Days And Mondays 3   Jun 1971
9 Superstar 2   Sep 1971
10 Bless The Beasts And The Children   Jan 1972
11 Hurting Each Other 2   Mar 1972
12 It's Going To Take Some Time 12   May 1972
13 Goodbye To Love 10   Aug 1972
14 A Song For You   Oct 1972
15 Sing 3   Apr 1973
16 Yesterday Once More 2   Jul 1973
17 Top Of The World 1   Nov 1973
18 Jambalaya (On The Bayou)   Mar 1974
19 I Won't Last A Day Without You 10   May 1974
20 Please Mr. Postman 1   Jan 1975
21 This Masquerade   Mar 1975
22 Only Yesterday 4   May 1975
23 Solitaire 12   Sep 1975
24 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town   Dec 1975
25 There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World) 5   Apr 1976
26 I Need To Be In Love 14   Jul 1976
27 Goofus   Sep 1976
28 Breaking Up Is Hard To Do   1976
29 All You Get From Love Is A Love Song   Jul 1977
30 Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem Of World Contact Day) 17   Nov 1977
31 The Christmas Song   Dec 1977
32 Sweet, Sweet Smile 19   Mar 1978
33 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas   Dec 1978
34 I Believe You   Dec 1978
35 Ave Maria   Dec 1978
36 (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays   Dec 1978
37 Winter WonderLand/Silver Bells/White Christmas   Dec 1978
38 Touch Me When We're Dancing 10   Aug 1981
39 (Want You) Back In My Life Again   Oct 1981
40 Those Good Old Dreams   Jan 1982
41 Beechwood 4-5789 24   May 1982
42 Make Believe It's Your First Time   Oct 1983
43 Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore   Mar 1984
44 Something In Your Eyes   Oct 1987
  Richard Carpenter With Dusty Springfield  
45 If I Had You   Jan 1990
  Karen Carpenter  
46 If We Try   Feb 1990
  Karen Carpenter  
47 Trying To Get The Feeling Again   1994
blue # = weekly pop chart peak
1 A Song For You   Oct 1972
2 All You Get From Love Is A Love Song   Jul 1977
3 Ave Maria   Dec 1978
4 (Want You) Back In My Life Again   Oct 1981
5 Beechwood 4-5789 24   May 1982
6 Bless The Beasts And The Children   Jan 1972
7 Breaking Up Is Hard To Do   1976
8 Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft (The Recognized Anthem Of World Contact Day) 17   Nov 1977
9 The Christmas Song   Dec 1977
10 (They Long To Be) Close To You 1   Jul 1970
11 For All We Know 2   Mar 1971
12 Goodbye To Love 10   Aug 1972
13 Goofus   Sep 1976
14 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas   Dec 1978
15 (There's No Place Like) Home For The Holidays   Dec 1978
16 Hurting Each Other 2   Mar 1972
17 I Believe You   Dec 1978
18 I Need To Be In Love 14   Jul 1976
19 I Won't Last A Day Without You 10   May 1974
20 I'll Be Yours   Jul 1966
  Karen Carpenter  
21 I'll Never Fall In Love Again   1970
22 If I Had You   Jan 1990
  Karen Carpenter  
23 If We Try   Feb 1990
  Karen Carpenter  
24 It's Going To Take Some Time 12   May 1972
25 Jambalaya (On The Bayou)   Mar 1974
26 Make Believe It's Your First Time   Oct 1983
27 Merry Christmas Darling   Dec 1970
28 Only Yesterday 4   May 1975
29 Please Mr. Postman 1   Jan 1975
30 Rainy Days And Mondays 3   Jun 1971
31 Santa Claus Is Coming To Town   Dec 1975
32 Sing 3   Apr 1973
33 Solitaire 12   Sep 1975
34 Something In Your Eyes   Oct 1987
  Richard Carpenter With Dusty Springfield  
35 Superstar 2   Sep 1971
36 Sweet, Sweet Smile 19   Mar 1978
37 There's A Kind Of Hush (All Over The World) 5   Apr 1976
38 This Masquerade   Mar 1975
39 Those Good Old Dreams   Jan 1982
40 Ticket To Ride   Mar 1970
41 Top Of The World 1   Nov 1973
42 Touch Me When We're Dancing 10   Aug 1981
43 Trying To Get The Feeling Again   1994
44 We've Only Just Begun 1   Nov 1970
45 Winter WonderLand/Silver Bells/White Christmas   Dec 1978
46 Yesterday Once More 2   Jul 1973
47 Your Baby Doesn't Love You Anymore   Mar 1984