Sam Cooke discography


The discography of Sam Cooke, an African-American recording artist, singer-songwriter and entrepreneur, consists of fifteen studio albums, two live albums, and numerous compilations. Over the course of his eight-year career, Cooke placed 29 singles in the Top 40 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. He also placed 20 singles in the Top Ten of Billboard R&B chart, Black Singles chart. Between 1957 and 1960, Sam Cooke's records were produced on the Keen label. From 1960 through 1966, they were produced on the RCA label.
Ownership of Cooke's material is split between RCA and ABKCO, with each label releasing their own compilations and rarely cross-licensing. As a result, few of Cooke's original albums saw individual release on the medium of compact disc, and, consequently, digital distribution, although all of Cooke's recorded work has been released either in compilation or box set.

Albums

Studio albums

Posthumous studio albums

Live albums

Collaboration albums

Compilation albums

Numerous compilation albums and greatest hits collections of Cooke's work have been released, notably in 2003. This list compiles the most notable compilation releases from major labels. Many cross-licensed compilations from smaller labels are not represented here.

Box sets

Singles

Posthumous singles

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