Nat King Cole discography

This article contains a list of albums by Nat King Cole and compilations of his recordings.

Capitol 78-rpm albums

Volumes 1-4 released as separate booklets in 10" format. Booklet Volumes 1 and 2 contain 4 shellac records. Booklet Volumes 3 and 4 contain 3 shellac records. Volume 4 is also issued in a box set of three 45-rpm records.

• 1945 The King Cole Trio
• 1946 The King Cole Trio, Volume 2
• 1947 The King Cole Trio, Volume 3
• 1949 The King Cole Trio, Volume 4

Capitol 10" albums

• 1950 Nat King Cole at the Piano
• 1951 King Cole for Kids
• 1952 Penthouse Serenade
• 1952 Top Pops
• 1952 Harvest of Hits
• 1953 Nat King Cole Sings for Two In Love
• 1954 Unforgettable

Capitol 12" albums

• 1955 Penthouse Serenade
• 1955 Nat King Cole Sings for Two In Love
• 1955 The Piano Style of Nat King Cole
• 1957 After Midnight
• 1957 Just One of Those Things
• 1957 Love Is the Thing
• 1958 Cole Español
• 1958 St. Louis Blues
• 1958 The Very Thought of You
• 1958 To Whom It May Concern
• 1959 Welcome to the Club
• 1959 A Mis Amigos
• 1960 Tell Me All About Yourself
• 1960 Every Time I Feel the Spirit
• 1960 Wild Is Love
• 1960 The Magic of Christmas (reissued in 1963 as The Christmas Song, substituting his 1961 recording of "The Christmas Song" for "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen")
• 1961 The Nat King Cole Story
• 1961 The Touch of Your Lips
• 1962 Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays
• 1962 Ramblin' Rose
• 1962 Dear Lonely Hearts
• 1962 More Cole Español
• 1963 Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer
• 1963 Where Did Everyone Go?
• 1964 Nat King Cole Sings My Fair Lady
• 1964 Let's Face the Music! (Recorded 1961)
• 1964 I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore
• 1965 L-O-V-E
• 1966 Nat King Cole at the Sands (recorded live)

Original compilation albums

• 1952 Top Pops
• 1952 Harvest of Hits
• 1954 Unforgettable
• 1955 10th Anniversary Album
• 1956 Ballads of the Day
• 1957 This Is Nat King Cole
• 1965 Sings Songs from Cat Ballou & Other Motion Pictures
• 1965 Looking Back
• 1966 Sincerely, Nat King Cole
• 1966 The Unforgettable Nat King Cole Sings the Great Songs!
• 1967 The Beautiful Ballads
• 1967 Thank You Pretty Baby

Other compilation albums

• 1965 Unforgettable
• 1965 Sings Hymns & Spirituals
• 1965 Nat King Cole Trio: The Vintage Years
• 1965 Nature Boy
• 1966 Longines Symphonette Society Presents the Unforgettable Nat King Cole (box set)
• 1967 Stay as Sweet as You Are
• 1968 Best of Nat King Cole
• 1970 The Magic of Christmas with Children (Safeway Supermarket promo LP)
• 1972 The Greatest of Nat King Cole (2-album set sold by Dynamic House)
• 1973 Nature Boy
• 1974 Love Is Here to Stay
• 1974 Love is a Many Splendored Thing
• 1977 20 Golden Greats
• 1979 Reader's Digest Presents: The Great Nat King Cole (box set)
• 1982 Greatest Love Songs
• 1983 Unforgettable (Australia)
• 1990 Hit That Jive, Jack
• 1990 Jumpin' at Capitol
• 1990 Capitol Collectors' Series
• 1990 Cole, Christmas, & Kids
• 1991 The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio (box set, Mosaic Records)
• 1991 The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
• 1992 Nat King Cole at the Movies
• 1992 Christmas Favorites
• 1992 The Best of the Nat King Cole Trio: The Instrumental Classics
• 1993 The Billy May Sessions
• 1993 Mis Mejores Canciones: 19 Super Exitos
• 1994 Let's Face the Music & Dance
• 1996 Sincerely/The Beautiful Ballads
• 1997 For Sentimental Reasons
• 1997 Retro
• 1998 The Frim Fram Sauce
• 1998 Dear Lonely Hearts/I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore
• 1999 Looking Back/Where Did Everyone Go?
• 1999 Live at the Circle Room
• 1999 The Christmas Song
• 2000 Coast to Coast Live (1963 concert at Riverside Inn, Fresno, Calif., 1962 WNEW radio show)
• 2000 Route 66
• 2000 Christmas for Kids: From One to Ninety-Two
• 2001 Golden Greats
• 2001 The King Swings
• 2001 Try Not to Cry
• 2001 Night Lights (radio recordings from 1956, most tracks previously unreleased)
• 2003 Stepping Out of a Dream
• 2003 The Classic Singles (4-CD book)
• 2003 20 Golden Greats
• 2003 The Best Of...
• 2003 Love Songs
• 2003 The Nat King Cole Trio (with famous guests)
• 2003 The One and Only Nat King Cole
• 2004 Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer/My Fair Lady
• 2005 The World of Nat King Cole (bonus DVD added 2006)
• 2006 The Very Best of Nat King Cole
• 2006 Stardust: The Complete Capitol Recordings, 1955–1959
• 2006 L-O-V-E: The Complete Capitol Recordings, 1960–1964
• 2008 Holiday Collection 2008: NBC Sounds of the Season
• 2009 Re:Generations
• 2014 The Extraordinary Nat King Cole

References

• "Both Sides Now" discographies at bsnpubs.com

• Friedwald, Will (2006). Liner notes. In Cole, Nat King. Stardust: The Complete Capitol Recordings 1955–1959. Bear Family Records.
• Friedwald, Will (2006). Liner notes. In Cole, Nat King. L-O-V-E: The Complete Capitol Recordings 1960–1964. Bear Family Records.