James Taylor

Songs Performed or Written by James TaylorTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the No. 3 single "Fire and Rain" and had his first No. 1 hit in 1971 with his recording of "You've Got a Friend", written by Carole King in the same year. Taylor's 1976 Greatest Hits album was certified Diamond and has sold 11 million copies in the US alone, making it one of the best-selling albums in US history. Following his... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: You've Got a Friend - #2: Handy Man - #3: Fire and Rain - #4: How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) - #5: Cold as Ice
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  James Taylor
Carolina in My Mind
1.
04/1969

Carolina in My Mind
James Taylor greentick

from James Taylor   James Taylor
3 pts
118
US










[Apple 1806]
written by James Taylor greentick
  George Hamilton IV
Carolina in My Mind
2.
11/1969

Carolina in My Mind
George Hamilton IV

from Back Where It's At   
4 pts




29
ctry






[RCA Victor 74-0256]
written by James Taylor greentick
  R.B. Greaves
3.
04/1970

Fire and Rain
R.B. Greaves

11 pts
82
US
37
AC








[Atco 6745]
written by James Taylor greentick
  Johnny Rivers
4.
09/1970

Fire and Rain
Johnny Rivers

from Home Grown   
6 pts
94
US










[Imperial 66453]
written by James Taylor greentick
  James Taylor
5.
09/1970

#3  Fire and Rain
James Taylor greentick

from Sweet Baby James   Sweet Baby James
193 pts
3
US
7
AC






42
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #227]
[Warner 7423]
written by James Taylor greentick
  Merry Clayton
Country Road
6.
10/1970

Country Road
Merry Clayton

from Gimme Shelter   
4 pts
103
US










[Ode 66007]
written by James Taylor greentick
  Crystal Mansion
Carolina in My Mind
7.
11/1970

Carolina in My Mind
Crystal Mansion

14 pts
73
US
34
AC








[Colossus 128]
written by James Taylor greentick
  James Taylor
Carolina in My Mind
8.
11/1970

Carolina in My Mind
James Taylor greentick

from James Taylor   James Taylor
11 pts
67
US










R
[Apple 1805]
written by James Taylor greentick
Country Road
9.
02/1971

Country Road
James Taylor greentick

from Sweet Baby James   Sweet Baby James
38 pts
37
US
9
AC








[Warner 7460]
written by James Taylor greentick
You've Got a Friend
10.
06/1971

#1  You've Got a Friend
James Taylor greentick

from Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon   Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
408 pts
1
US
1
AC






4
UK
Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1972
[Warner 7498]
written by Carole King
Long Ago and Far Away
11.
10/1971

Long Ago and Far Away
James Taylor greentick

from Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon   Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
53 pts
31
US
4
AC








[Warner 7521]
written by James Taylor greentick
Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
12.
12/1972

Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
James Taylor greentick

from One Man Dog   One Man Dog
100 pts
14
US
3
AC








[Warner 7655]
written by James Taylor greentick
One Man Parade
13.
03/1973

One Man Parade
James Taylor greentick

from One Man Dog   One Man Dog
12 pts
67
US










[Warner 7682]
written by James Taylor greentick
14.
03/1973

One Morning in May
James Taylor greentick

from One Man Dog   One Man Dog
15 pts










53
UK
written by traditional & James Taylor greentick
  Elvis Presley
Steamroller Blues
15.
04/1973

Steamroller Blues
Elvis Presley

from Aloha from Hawaii: Via Satellite   
68 pts
17
US


31
ctry






live
[RCA 74-0910]
written by James Taylor greentick
  James Taylor
Walking Man
16.
10/1974

Walking Man
James Taylor greentick

from Walking Man   
5 pts


26
AC








[Warner 8028]
written by James Taylor greentick
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
17.
06/1975

#4  How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)
James Taylor greentick

from Gorilla   Gorilla
185 pts
5
US
1
AC






51
UK
[Warner 8109]
written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier & Eddie Holland Jr.
Mexico
18.
10/1975

Mexico
James Taylor greentick

from Gorilla   Gorilla
36 pts
49
US
5
AC








[Warner 8137]
written by James Taylor greentick
  Willie Nelson
19.
11/1975

Fire and Rain
Willie Nelson

from What Can You Do to Me Now   
4 pts




29
ctry






[RCA Victor 10429]
written by James Taylor greentick
  Nancy Wilson
Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
20.
12/1975

Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
Nancy Wilson

from Come Get to This   
2 pts






54
R&B




[Capitol 4189]
written by James Taylor greentick
  James Taylor
Shower the People
21.
06/1976

Shower the People
James Taylor greentick

from In the Pocket   In the Pocket
75 pts
22
US
1
AC








[Warner 8222]
written by James Taylor greentick
22.
12/1976

Woman's Gotta Have It
James Taylor greentick

from In the Pocket   In the Pocket
7 pts


20
AC








[Warner 8278]
written by Darryl Carter, Bobby Womack & Linda Womack
Handy Man
23.
06/1977

#2  Handy Man
James Taylor greentick

from JT   JT
205 pts
4
US
1
AC






54
UK
[Columbia 10557]
written by Otis Blackwell, Jimmy Jones & Charles Merenstein
Bartender's Blues
24.
07/1977

Bartender's Blues
James Taylor greentick

from JT   JT
1 pts




88
ctry






[Columbia 10557]
written by James Taylor greentick
Your Smiling Face
25.
10/1977

Your Smiling Face
James Taylor greentick

from JT   JT
73 pts
20
US
6
AC








[Columbia 10602]
written by James Taylor greentick
  George Jones
Bartender's Blues
26.
01/1978

Bartender's Blues
George Jones

from Bartender's Blues   
12 pts




6
ctry






with James Taylor
[Epic 50495]
written by James Taylor greentick
  James Taylor
Honey Don't Leave L.A.
27.
02/1978

Honey Don't Leave L.A.
James Taylor greentick

from JT   JT
12 pts
61
US










[Columbia 10689]
written by Danny Kortchmar
Up on the Roof
28.
05/1979

Up on the Roof
James Taylor greentick

from Flag   Flag
49 pts
28
US
7
AC








[Columbia 11005]
written by Gerry Goffin & Carole King
  Carly Simon
29.
09/1979

Spy
Carly Simon

from Spy   Spy
3 pts


34
AC








[Elektra 46514]
written by Carly Simon, James Taylor greentick & Arif Mardin
  James Taylor and J.D. Souther
Her Town Too
30.
03/1981

Her Town Too
James Taylor and J.D. Souther

from Dad Loves His Work   Dad Loves His Work
109 pts
11
US
5
AC




21
rock


[Columbia 60514]
written by J.D. Souther, James Taylor greentick & Waddy Wachtel
  James Taylor
31.
03/1981

Stand and Fight
James Taylor greentick

from Dad Loves His Work   Dad Loves His Work
7 pts








21
rock


written by Jacob Brackman & James Taylor greentick
Hard Times
32.
06/1981

Hard Times
James Taylor greentick

from Dad Loves His Work   Dad Loves His Work
17 pts
72
US
23
AC








[Columbia 02093]
written by James Taylor greentick
Summer's Here
33.
08/1981

Summer's Here
James Taylor greentick

from Dad Loves His Work   Dad Loves His Work
6 pts


25
AC








[Columbia 02093]
written by James Taylor greentick
Everyday
34.
10/1985

Everyday
James Taylor greentick

from That's Why I'm Here   That's Why I'm Here
36 pts
61
US
3
AC
26
ctry






[Columbia 05681]
written by Charles Hardin & Norman Petty
35.
02/1986

Only One
James Taylor greentick

from That's Why I'm Here   That's Why I'm Here
17 pts


6
AC
80
ctry






[Columbia 05785]
written by James Taylor greentick
36.
05/1986

That's Why I'm Here
James Taylor greentick

from That's Why I'm Here   That's Why I'm Here
13 pts


8
AC








[Columbia 05884]
written by James Taylor greentick
  Rusty Wier
37.
04/1987

Close Your Eyes
Rusty Wier

from Kum-Bak Bar & Grill   
1 pts




74
ctry






[Black Hat 102]
written by James Taylor greentick
  James Taylor
38.
02/1988

Never Die Young
James Taylor greentick

from Never Die Young   Never Die Young
30 pts
80
US
3
AC








[Columbia 38-07616]
written by James Taylor greentick
Baby Boom Baby
39.
07/1988

Baby Boom Baby
James Taylor greentick

from Never Die Young   Never Die Young
9 pts


16
AC








[Columbia 07948]
written by James Taylor greentick & Zachary Wiesner
Sweet Potato Pie
40.
12/1988

Sweet Potato Pie
James Taylor greentick

from Never Die Young   Never Die Young
3 pts


37
AC








[Columbia 08493]
written by James Taylor greentick
Copperline
41.
10/1991

Copperline
James Taylor greentick

from New Moon Shine   New Moon Shine
10 pts


13
AC








[Columbia LP Cut]
written by Reynolds Price & James Taylor greentick
42.
02/1992

(I've Got to) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That
James Taylor greentick

from New Moon Shine   New Moon Shine
5 pts


28
AC








[Columbia 74214]
written by Danny Kortchmar & James Taylor greentick
Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha
43.
06/1992

Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha
James Taylor greentick

from New Moon Shine   New Moon Shine
8 pts


19
AC








[Columbia LP Cut]
written by Sam Cooke
44.
10/1992

Like Everyone She Knows
James Taylor greentick

from New Moon Shine   New Moon Shine
4 pts


31
AC








[Columbia LP Cut]
written by James Taylor greentick
  Jimmy Buffett
Mexico
45.
09/1995

Mexico
Jimmy Buffett

from Barometer Soup   Barometer Soup
6 pts


25
AC








[Margaritaville LP Cut]
written by James Taylor greentick
  James Taylor
Little More Time with You
46.
06/1997

Little More Time with You
James Taylor greentick

from Hourglass   Hourglass
31 pts
70
US
3
AC








[US chart position is for Hot 100 Airplay charts]
[Columbia LP Cut]
written by James Taylor greentick
  M.O.P.
Cold as Ice
47.
05/2001

#5  Cold as Ice
M.O.P.

from Warriorz   Warriorz
140 pts










4
UK
written by Eric Murray, Jamal Grinnage, Lou Gramm, Mick Jones [Foreigner] & James Taylor greentick
  James Taylor
48.
12/2001

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
James Taylor greentick

from October Road   October Road
20 pts


4
AC








Christmas
[Columbia LP Cut]
written by Hugh Martin & Ralph Blane
  M.O.P.
Cold as Ice
49.
12/2001

Cold as Ice
M.O.P.

from Warriorz   Warriorz
9 pts










76
UK
R
written by Eric Murray, Jamal Grinnage, Lou Gramm, Mick Jones [Foreigner] & James Taylor greentick
  James Taylor
50.
07/2002

On the 4th of July
James Taylor greentick

from October Road   October Road
9 pts


16
AC








[Columbia LP Cut]
written by James Taylor greentick
51.
10/2002

Whenever You're Ready
James Taylor greentick

from October Road   October Road
7 pts


21
AC








[Columbia LP Cut]
written by James Taylor greentick
52.
03/2003

September Grass
James Taylor greentick

from October Road   October Road
6 pts


25
AC








[Columbia LP Cut]
written by John I. Sheldon
53.
12/2004

Deck the Halls
James Taylor greentick

from A Christmas Album   
18 pts


5
AC








Christmas
[Hallmark LP Cut]
written by traditional
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
54.
01/2005

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
James Taylor greentick

from A Christmas Album   
15 pts


7
AC








Christmas
[Hallmark LP Cut]
written by John Frederick Coots & Haven Gillespie
Winter Wonderland
55.
01/2005

Winter Wonderland
James Taylor greentick

from A Christmas Album   
13 pts


8
AC








Christmas
[Hallmark LP Cut]
written by Felix Bernard & Richard B. Smith
  Babyface
56.
09/2007

Fire and Rain
Babyface

from Playlist   Playlist
11 pts


10
AC








[Mercury LP Cut]
written by James Taylor greentick
  James Taylor
It's Growing
57.
10/2008

It's Growing
James Taylor greentick

from Covers   
11 pts


11
AC








[Hear LP Cut]
written by Smokey Robinson & Warren Moore
58.
06/2015

Today Today Today
James Taylor greentick

from Before This World   
4 pts


29
AC








[Concord LP Cut]
written by James Taylor greentick
59.
12/2015

SnowTime
James Taylor greentick

from Before This World   
7 pts


19
AC








[Concord LP Cut]
written by James Taylor greentick


See also...

Art Garfunkel, James Taylor & Paul SimonCarly Simon & James TaylorJames Taylor and J.D. Souther

is/was married to Carly Simon


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