Neil Sedaka discography
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The following is a comprehensive discography of the American singer Neil Sedaka.
Original studio albums
1950s
1959: Rock with Sedaka (titled Neil Sedaka in some territories)
1960s
1961: Circulate (10 of the 12 songs are covers of 1930s-1950s standards; released in Japan under the title Look To The Rainbow)
1961: Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits
1963: 3 Great Guys (with Paul Anka and Sam Cooke)
1969: Workin' on a Groovy Thing (released in the UK as Sounds of Sedaka)
1970s
1971: Emergence
1972: Solitaire (titled Neil Sedaka in some territories)
1973: The Tra-La Days Are Over
1974: Laughter In The Rain
1974: Sedaka's Back (US)
1975: Overnight Success (titled The Hungry Years in the US and other territories)
1976: Steppin' Out
1977: A Song
1978: All You Need Is the Music
1980s
1980: In the Pocket
1981: Neil Sedaka: Now
1983: Come See About Me
1986: The Good Times
1990s
1991/1995: Tuneweaver
1995: Classically Sedaka
1998: Tales of Love (and Other Passions)
2000s
2003: Brighton Beach Memories — Neil Sedaka Sings Yiddish
2005: The Miracle of Christmas (2-CD set)
2009: Waking Up Is Hard to Do (children's recording)
2010s
2010: The Music of My Life
2016: I Do It for Applause
Compilations, live albums and foreign-language albums
1960s
1962: Neil Sedaka Sings His Greatest Hits (also known as Greatest Hits 1959–63)
1963: Nuestro Amigo Neil Sedaka Canta En Español (in Spanish)
1964: Más Neil Sedaka En Español (in Spanish)
1964: Neil Sedaka: Italiano (in Italian)
1965: Sedaka Italiano Volume 2 (in Italian)
1966: Smile (in Italian)
1966: My Yiddishe Momme: Neil Sedaka at Chequers
1970s
1970: Oh! Carol
1974: Live at the Royal Festival Hall (UK; live)
1974: Oh Carol
1974: On Stage (issued in the US in 1976 as Live in Australia & in Brazil as Ao Vivo)
1975: All-Time Greatest Hits
1975: Pop Power: The Fantastic Neil Sedaka
1976: Let's Go Steady Again
1976: Pure Gold
1976: Sedaka Live in Australia at the South Sydney Junior Leagues Club
1976: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: The Original Hit
1976: Stupid Cupid (RCA Camden album)
1976: Laughter and Tears: The Best of Neil Sedaka Today
1977: Neil Sedaka's Greatest Hits
1977: Neil Sedaka and Songs — A Solo Concert (live 2-LP)
1977: Neil Sedaka and Songs
1977: Neil Sedaka: The '50s and '60s
1997: Neil Sedaka: 14 Knockouts
1978: The Many Sides of Neil Sedaka
1979: Let's Go Steady Again
1979: Sunny
1980s
1980: Neil Sedaka's Greatest Hits
1982: Is Anybody Gonna Miss You?
1982: Sedaka Live at Sun City (South African release of the "On Stage album from 1974)
1986: My Friend
1988: All-Time Greatest Hits
1990s
1991: All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
1991: Timeless — The Very Best of Neil Sedaka
1991: The Collection
1991: Neil Sedaka's Diary
1992: Greatest Hits Live
1992: Love Will Keep Us Together
1992: Tuneweaver
1994: Laughter in the Rain: The Best of Neil Sedaka, 1974–1980
1994: A Personal Collection
1994: The Singer & His Songs
1995: Song Cycle (songs culled from "Emergence" [1971] and "Solitaire" [1972])
1995: I Successi Di Neil Sedaka (compilation of Italian-language recordings)
1996: Neil Sedaka By Popular Demand
1996: Neil Sedaka in Italiano (2-CD edition of his 1960s Italian recordings)
1997: What a Difference a Day Makes: The Neil Sedaka Collection
1999: The Very Best of Neil Sedaka (2-CD set)
2000s
2001: RCA 100th Anniversary Series: The Very Best Of Neil Sedaka
2002: Let the Good Times In
2003: Oh Carol: The Complete Recordings, 1955–66 (8-CD box with previously unreleased material)
2003: Neil Sedaka: The Brooklyn Demos, 1958-61
2003: Platinum and Gold Collection
2003: The Show Goes On
2004: Stairway to Heaven: The Best of Neil Sedaka
2005: Love Songs
2006: The Very Best of Neil Sedaka: The Show Goes On (2-CD)
2006: Neil Sedaka Live at the Royal Albert Hall – The Very Best of Neil Sedaka: The Show Goes On (2 DVD set filmed 7 April 2006 in London)
2007: The Definitive Collection (2-CD)
2007: Oh! Carol
2009: Flashback (compilation of Italian recordings)
2009: Waking Up Is Hard to Do
2009: The Miracle of Christmas: The Deluxe Edition
2010s and 2020s
2010: The Music of My Life
2010: Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits / The Many Sides of Neil Sedaka (a combo re-release of his 1961 and 1978 albums as listed above)
2010: Neil Sedaka
2011: "Oh! Carol" and All the Early Classics
2011: I Must Be Dreaming
2011: The Sedaka Sessions
2011: Where the Boys Are: The Music of Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield
2012: Neil Sedaka: Hit Maker
2013: The Things I Love
2013: The Essential Early Recordings (2-CD set)
2013: The Drugstore's Rockin'
2013: Neil Sedaka in the Studio, 1958-1962
2013: Neil Sedaka Live at the Royal Albert Hall
2014: Neil Sedaka: Hits Around the World
2014: Neil Sedaka in the Studio, 1958-1962, Vol. 2
2014: The Complete Singles and EPs: As and Bs, 1956-1962
2014: Neil Sedaka Songbook (2-CD set)
2016: Greatest Hits
2022: All You Need Is The Music: The Elektra Years (1977–1981) (2-CD album containing complete contents of Sedaka's four Elektra albums - A Song [1977], All You Need Is the Music [1978], In the Pocket [1980], and Neil Sedaka: Now [1981])
EPs
English-language singles
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s to 1990s
Foreign-language singles
In Italian
All singles were released on the RCA Victor label except for "L'Addio"/"Passo E Chiudo" which was released on the Atlantic label.
In German
All singles were released on the RCA label.
In other languages
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