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" and "Solitaire" ) 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 , All You Need Is the Music , In the Pocket , and Neil Sedaka: Now )
EPs YearTitleSide 1 contentSide 2 contentNotes1959I Go Ape!(1) "I Go Ape!" & (2) "All I Need Is You"(3) "(Stop!) You're Knocking Me Out!" & (4) "I Belong to You"1959Oh, Carol!(1) "Oh, Carol!" & (2) "Going Home to Mary Lou"(3) "The Girl for Me" & (4) "I Ain't Hurtin' No More"1961Little Devil(1) "Little Devil" & (2) "Circulate"(3) "Calendar Girl" & (4) "We Kiss in a Shadow"An RCA 33 RPM "compact double"1961Neil's Best(1) "Oh, Carol!" & (2) "Stairway to Heaven"(3) "Run Samson Run" & (4) "The Diary"An RCA 33 RPM "compact double"1962Breaking 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 France1963Alice 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 France1966Neil 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 Israel1966My Yiddishe Momme(1) "My Yiddishe Momme"(2) "Israeli Medley: (a) "Shalom Aleichem", (b) "Artza Aleinu", (c) "Tzena, Tzena, Tzena"; & (3) "Scapriaticciello"Released in Australia1969Star-Crossed Lovers(1) "Star-Crossed Lovers" & (2) "Rainy Jane"(3) "Jeannine" & (4) "We Had a Good Thing Going"Released in Australia on the Atlantic label1976Make 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
English-language singles 1950s Year Title Peak chart positions US Pop US R&B CAN ITA NLD NOR UK1956"While I Dream" (Melba 104 c/w I Love My Baby)――――――― 1957 "Laura Lee" (De 30 520 c/w Snowtime) ― ― ― ― ― ― ― "Ring-a-Rockin'" (Legion 133 c/w Fly Don't Fly On Me) ― ― ― ― ― ― ―1958 "Oh Delilah!" (Pyramid 623 c/w Neil's Twist) ― ― ― ― ― ― ― "The Diary" (47-7408 c/w No Vacancy) 14 25 15 ― ― ― ― "I Go Ape" (47-7473 c/w Moon of Gold) 42 ― 23 ― ― ― 9 1959 "(Stop!) You're Knocking Me Out!" (in Greece c/w I Waited Too Long) ― ― ― ― ― ― ― "Crying My Heart Out for You" (47-7530 c/w You Gotta Learn Your Rhythm And Blues) 111 ― ― 6 ― ― ― "Stupid Cupid" (in Italy c/w As Long As I Live) ― ― ― ― ― ― ― "All I Need Is You" (in Italy c/w Fallin') ― ― ― ― ― ― ― "Oh! Carol" (7595 c/w One Way Ticket) 9 27 4 1 1 9 3 "The Girl for Me" (in Italy c/w Going Home to Mary Lou) ― ― ― ― ― ― ― "Going Home to Mary Lou" (9401 c/w What Am I Gonna Do) ― ― ― ― ― ― ― "I Ain't Hurtin' No More" (in Greece c/w Another Sleepless Night) ― ― ― ― ― ― ― "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
1960s Year Title Peak chart positions US Pop US R&B CAN NLD NOR UK 1960 "Stairway to Heaven" (7709 c/w Forty Winks Away) 9 ― 16 18 ― 8 "You Mean Everything to Me" /"Run Samson Run" (7781) 1728 ―— 22 ―— ―— 45— 1961 "Calendar Girl" (7829 c/w The Same Old Fool) 4 22 1 11 ― 8 "Little Devil" (7874 c/w I Must Be Dreaming) 11 ― 2 ― ― 9 "Sweet Little You" (7922 c/w I Found My World In You) 59 ― ― ― ― ― "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" (7957 c/w Don't Lead Me On) 6 ― 5 ― 8 3 1962 "King of Clowns" (8007 c/w Walk With Me) 45 ― ― ― ― 23 "Oh, Delilah!" (with the Marvels) (in UK c/w Neil's Twist) ― ― ― ― ― ― "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (8046 c/w As Long As I Live, rec. in 1959) 1 12 1 ― ― 7 "Next Door to an Angel" (8086 c/w I Belong To You, rec. in 1959) 5 19 5 ― ― 29 1963 "Alice in Wonderland" (47-8137 c/w Circulate, rec. in 1960) 17 ― 21 ― ― ― "Let's Go Steady Again" (47-8169 c/w Waiting For Never) 26 21 15 ― ― 42 "The Dreamer" (8209 c/w Look Inside Your Heart) 47 ― 31 ― ― ― "Bad Girl" (8254 c/w Wait 'Til You See My Baby) 33 ― ― ― ― ― 1964 "This Endless Night" (in Puerto Rico c/w Too Late) ― ― ― ― ― ― "The Closest Thing to Heaven" (8341 c/w Without A Song) 107 ― ― ― ― ― "Sunny" (8382 c/w She'll Never Be You) 86 ― ― ― ― ― "I Hope He Breaks Your Heart" (8453 c/w Too Late) 104 ― ― ― ― ― "Let the People Talk" (8511 c/w In The Chapel With You) 107 ― ― ― ― ― 1965 "The World Through a Tear" (8637 c/w High On A Mountain) 76 ― ― ― ― ― "The Answer to My Prayer" (8737 c/w Blue Boy) 89 ― ― ― ― ― 1966 "The Answer Lies Within" (8844 c/w Grown-Up Games) ― ― ― ― ― ― "We Can Make It If We Try" (9004 c/w Too Late, same as 8453) 121 ― ― ― ― ― 1969 "Star-Crossed Lovers" ― ― 48 ― ― ― "Rainy Jane" ― ― ― ― ― ― "Ebony Angel" ― ― ― ― ― ― "Wheeling, West Virginia" ― ― ― ― ― ― "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
1970s Year TitleNo. Peak chart positions US Pop US AC AUS CAN CAN AC NZ UK 1971 "My World Keeps Getting Smaller Every Day" (Australia only) ― ― ― ― ― ― ― "I'm a Song (Sing Me)" (c/w Silent Movies)63-5017 RCA2167 ― ― ― ― ― ― ― "Superbird" (c/w Rosemary Blue)63-5020 RCA2215 ― ― ― ― ― ― ― 1972 "Beautiful You" (c/w Anywhere You're Gonna Be (Leba's Song))63-5024 RCA2269 ― ― ― ― ― ― 43 "That's When the Music Takes Me" (c/w Don't Let It Mess Your Mind)RCA2310 27 7 ― 16 ― ― 18 "Dimbo Man" (c/w Trying To Say Goodbye)RCA2366 ― ― ― ― ― ― ― 1973 "Standing on the Inside" (c/w Let Daddy Know)MGM2006-267 ― ― 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 ― 2 ― ― 15 1975 "The Immigrant" 22 1 ― 9 ― 17 ― "The Queen of 1964" ― ― ― ― ― 15 35 "Bad Blood" (with uncredited backing vocals by Elton John) 1 25 11 4 ― ― ― "New York City Blues" ― ― ― ― ― ― ― "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (slow ballad version) 8 1 ― 1 ― ― ― 1976 "Love in the Shadows" 16 4 ― 18 ― 20 ― "Steppin' Out" (with uncredited backing vocals by Elton John) 36 45 ― 29 ― 35 ― "No. 1 with a Heartache" ― ― ― ― ― 17 ― "You Gotta Make Your Own Sunshine" 53 7 ― 37 ― ― ― 1977 "Amarillo" 44 4 ― 54 ― ― ― "Alone at Last" 104 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.
1980s to 1990s Year Title Peak chart positions US Pop US AC CAN AUS 1980 "Should've Never Let You Go" (with Dara Sedaka) 19 3 56 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.
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.