- Sam Cooke discography
This is a listing of all of the singles and albums released by American
R&B singer and songwriter,Sam Cooke . Over the course of his eight year career, Cooke charted twenty-nineTop 40 singles on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. He also charted twenty singles in the top ten of Billboard's R&B chart, Black Singles chart.ingles
The following is a listing of all Sam Cooke's major-label singles.
* - "Through a period between late
1963 and early1965 ,Billboard Magazine did not publish an R&B singles chart."Albums
The following is a listing of full-length albums released by
Sam Cooke during his life and immediately thereafter. After his death, a number of compilations and anthologies were released by numerous labels and imprints to varying success. The most notable of these compilations are the 2003 anthology, "" and "Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 ", a 2005 reissue (remixed, and with improved sound) of the title concert, first released in 1985.* - "
Billboard Magazine did not introduce an R&B album chart until late1964 ."Notable Compact Disc reissues and compilations
Few of Cooke's original albums from the 50s and 60s made it to the medium of compact disc. Ownership of Cooke's material is split between RCA (roughly 1958-1963) and Abkco (post 1963) with each label releasing their own compilations and rarely cross-licensing (Portrait of a Legend, 1951-1964 being the one exception). The following list includes notable compact disc releases.
*1959 - "Tribute To The Lady" (ABKCO)
*1962 - "The Best of Sam Cooke " (RCA)
*1963 - "One Night Stand! Live At The Harlem Square Club" (RCA)
*1963 - "Night Beat " (RCA)
*1964 - "Ain't That Good News" (ABKCO)
*1964 - "At The Copa" (ABKCO)
*1986 - "The Man And His Music" (RCA)
*1994 - "Sam Cooke's SAR Records Story 1959-1965" (ABKCO 2 CD set)
*1995 - "The Rhythm and the Blues" (RCA)
*1998 - "Greatest Hits" (RCA)
*2000 - "The Man Who Invented Soul" (RCA 4 CD set)
*2002 - "Keep Movin' On" (ABKCO)
*2003 - "" (ABKCO)
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