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