Carpenters charts information*

[Harry]

CARPENTERS COLLECTED RANKED #37 on AMAZON!
(Unfortunately it's in the hardware departments...) See below




Harry

 

[Jeff]

At first I was all WOW n then sigh..made me chuckle. Took me back to the top o the chart days.

 

[Jeff]

I would love to see the early Billboards of the 70's and re-watch the launch and rise of our fave singles. How much fun was AM's American Top 40? "Keep your feet on the ground and....

 

[song4u]

That's hilarious Harry! In the past, when googling for Carpenter info online, I'd have to weed out the various Carpenters' unions links. Not surprising that a Carpenters item would be linked to hardware.

 

[Murray]

Although, when you think about it, Carpenters are the glue that holds this group together!

 

[Harry]

I like to look at the higher grouping: Home Improvement. What home wouldn't be improved with some Carpenters music?

Harry

 

[Jamesj75]

I may have mentioned this before, but ... Back in the 70s, when Andy Williams was the regular host of the Grammys, he did a humorous bit about songs that were NOT nominated in the current year. I specifically remember two in particular:

1. "I Am Woman" by Alice Cooper
2. "If I Had a Hammer" by the Carpenters

"Those were such happy times, and not so long ago...."

 

[GaryAlan]

Carpenters Worldwide iTunes Performance | Last update: 2015-09-08
Album: Carpenters: Gold - Greatest Hits
#42 Philippines
#61 United Kingdom
#64 Vietnam
#125 Cambodia
#134 Ireland
#143 Sri Lanka
#149 Hong Kong
#182 Singapore

 

[ScottyB]

Chart positions for most countries can be found on Wikipedia, although I don't know how reliable they are. All I can say is that the US positions are right on the mark.

 

[GaryAlan]

Carpenters Worldwide iTunes Performance | Last update: 2015-09-22

(They Long To Be) Close To You
#93 Cambodia

Rainy Days And Mondays
#102 Cambodia

Album: Carpenters: Gold - Greatest Hits
#19 New Zealand
#37 Philippines
#75 Vietnam
#109 Australia
#123 Cambodia
#130 Hong Kong
#141 Ireland
#147 Sri Lanka
#175 Singapore
#194 Japan

 

[GaryAlan]

Carpenters Worldwide iTunes/Spotify Performance | Last update: 2015-10-19
Yesterday Once More
#66 Cambodia
#152 Vietnam

Top of the World
#44 Barbados

Album: Carpenters: Gold - Greatest Hits
#52 Philippines
#98 Vietnam
#142 Cambodia
#146 Singapore
#178 Sri Lanka
#182 Hong Kon

 

[GaryAlan]

Carpenters Worldwide iTunes/Spotify Performance | Last update: 2015-11-27
Album: Carpenters: Gold - Greatest Hits

iTunes:
#46 Philippines
#59 Vietnam
#138 Cambodia
#146 Hong Kong
#146 South Africa
#155 Sri Lanka
#159 Singapore
#185 El Salvador

Album: Christmas Portrait

iTunes:
#130 United States

 

[GaryAlan]

Carpenters Worldwide iTunes/Spotify Performance | Last update: 2015-12-02 07
Yesterday Once More
iTunes:
#107 Vietnam
Album: Carpenters: Gold - Greatest Hits
iTunes:
#46 Philippines
#78 Vietnam
#139 Ireland
#146 Cambodia
#154 Singapore
#155 Hong Kong
#171 United Kingdom
#182 Sri Lanka
#197 Taiwan

Album: Christmas Portrait
iTunes:
#111 United States

Album: Christmas Collection
iTunes:
#164 Philippines

Amazon Today: #1 Best Seller Traditional Pop, Christmas Portrait.(#123 in Music).
Billboard Song Charts: #57 Home For The Holidays ,#76 I'll Be Home For Christmas,
#81 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, #82 Merry Christmas Darling.
Album Christmas Portrait#40.

 

[GaryAlan]

PopVortex provides charts for iTunes :

Albums Top Pop December 3rd,2015 :
#53 The Singles 1969-1973 (at $7.99)
#77 Gold (at $19.99)

Christmas Albums:
#37 Christmas Portrait (at $7.99)

 

[GaryAlan]

December 6,2015:

Pop Vortex: Christmas Portrait #21

Carpenters Worldwide iTunes/Spotify Performance | Last update: 2015-12-06
Album: Christmas Portrait
iTunes:
#71 United States
#120 Canada

Album: The Carpenters: The Singles 1969-1981
iTunes:
#101 Canada
#119 United States

Album: Carpenters: Gold - Greatest Hits
iTunes:
#38 Philippines
#84 Vietnam
#98 Estonia
#151 Cambodia
#157 Hong Kong
#157 Ireland
#157 Malaysia
#164 Singapore
#177 Taiwan
#191 Sri Lanka

Album: Christmas Collection
iTunes:
#186 Philippines

Billboard,Week of December 12:
#40 Christmas Portrait

 

[GaryAlan]

Carpenters Worldwide iTunes/Spotify Performance | Last update: 2015-12-07
Album: Christmas Portrait
iTunes:
#70 United States
#101 Canada

Album: Carpenters: Gold - Greatest Hits
iTunes:
#40 Philippines
#79 Vietnam
#104 Estonia
#150 Ireland
#151 Cambodia
#153 Hong Kong
#163 Malaysia
#185 United Kingdom
#193 El Salvador
#196 Singapore

Album: The Carpenters: The Singles 1969-1981
iTunes:
#136 United States
#148 Canada

Album: The Singles, 1969 - 1973
iTunes:
#199 United States

Source:
http://kworb.net/itunes/artist/carpenters.html

 

[michiganguy]

From Billboard.com..

week of Dec 12th

Holiday 100 (note this is not airplay, but "holiday 100").
#57 - Home For the Holidays - Carpenters
#76 - I'll Be Home for Christmas - Carpenters
#81 - Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Carpenters
#82 - Merry Christmas, Darling - Carpenters

Holiday Albums
#40 - Christmas Portrait - Carpenters

 

[GaryAlan]

PopVortex:
Chart of today's top Christmas and holiday albums last updated: Tuesday, December 8 2015, 12:35 am."
#22 Christmas Portrait Special Edition (#76 of All Albums)
(@$7.99).

Christmas Songs:
#58 Merry Christmas Darling

Carpenters Gold #28
of Top 100 Pop Albums (@$19.99)

 

[GaryAlan]

December 9,2015:
PopVortex:
Pop Albums:
#31 The Single 1969-1973

Top 200 Albums iTunes:
#76 Christmas Portrait Special Edition (also, #23 in Christmas Albums)

Top Rock Songs iTunes:
#88 Close To You

Carpenters Worldwide iTunes/Spotify Performance | Last update: 2015-12-09
(They Long to Be) Close to You
iTunes:
#140 The Bahamas
Album: Carpenters: Gold - Greatest Hits
iTunes:
#44 Philippines
#89 Vietnam
#139 Malaysia
#160 Singapore
#169 Hong Kong
#177 Cambodia
#181 Ireland
#185 Sri Lanka
#188 United Kingdom
#193 El Salvador
Album: Christmas Portrait
iTunes:
#77 United States
Album: The Essential Collection - 1965-1997
iTunes:
#116 Macau

 

[GaryAlan]

Carpenters Worldwide iTunes/Spotify Performance | Last update: 2015-12-17
Rainy Days and Mondays
iTunes:
#52 Barbados

We've Only Just Begun
iTunes:
#53 Barbados

Album: Carpenters: Gold - Greatest Hits
iTunes:
#40 Philippines
#59 United Kingdom
#70 Vietnam
#137 Ireland
#144 Malaysia
#147 Singapore
#149 Hong Kong
#151 Japan
#169 Sri Lanka
#193 El Salvador
#194 Taiwan

Album: Christmas Portrait
iTunes:
#88 United States

 

[GaryAlan]

Carpenters Worldwide iTunes/Spotify Performance | Last update: 2015-12-20
Album: Carpenters: Gold - Greatest Hits
iTunes:
#11 Taiwan
#18 Japan
#50 Philippines
#75 Vietnam
#90 United Kingdom
#127 Hong Kong
#140 Ireland
#143 Malaysia
#158 South Africa
#161 Singapore
#166 Sri Lanka
#197 Cambodia

Album: Christmas Portrait
iTunes:
#86 United States
#193 Canada

Album: Christmas Collection
iTunes:
#194 Philippines

 

[newvillefan]

Album: Carpenters: Gold - Greatest Hits
iTunes:
#90 United Kingdom

I often wonder when the next big Carpenters resurgence will be in the UK...

 

[GaryAlan]

USA Amazon Music Bestsellers:
Gold #73
Special Edition Christmas Portrait #84

Carpenters Worldwide iTunes/Spotify Performance | Last update: 2015-12-22
Yesterday Once More
iTunes:
#108 Taiwan

(They Long to Be) Close to You
iTunes:
#138 Vietnam

Album: Carpenters: Gold - Greatest Hits
iTunes:
#14 Taiwan
#18 Japan
#33 Papua New Guinea
#34 Ireland
#47 Philippines
#89 Trinidad and Tobago
#95 Vietnam
#114 Malaysia
#136 Hong Kong
#155 Singapore
#173 Cambodia
#176 Netherlands
#184 Sri Lanka

Album: Christmas Portrait
iTunes:
#94 United States
#166 Canada

 

[GaryAlan]

Billboard Holiday Charts/Week ending January 2, 2016:
Special Edition Christmas Portrait#22
(Total Weeks on Chart:186)
Billboard Top 200 Albums:
Peaking this week#93
(Weeks on Chart:35)

 

[Dave]

Seems to explain 'Hammer & Mails Music', doesn't it?!


-- Dave