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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected information
|+ List of studio albums, with selected information
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title
! scope="col" colspan="7"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" colspan="7"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Type
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Type
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Label
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Label
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/nina-simone/chart-history/tlp/|title=Nina Simone Chart History: Billboard 200|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 14, 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/nina-simone/chart-history/tlp/|title=Nina Simone Chart History: Billboard 200|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=March 14, 2021}}</ref>
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| rowspan="6"|1959
| rowspan="6"|1959
| style="text-align:left;"| "Chilly Winds Don't Blow"<br/>{{small|b/w "Solitaire"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Chilly Winds Don't Blow"<br/>{{small|b/w "Solitaire"}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|''The Amazing Nina Simone''
| style="text-align:left;"|''The Amazing Nina Simone''
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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''Little Girl Blue''
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''Little Girl Blue''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Little Girl Blue"<br/>{{small|b/w "He Needs Me"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Little Girl Blue"<br/>{{small|b/w "He Needs Me"}}
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Children Go Where I Send You"<br/>{{small|b/w "Willow Weep for Me"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Children Go Where I Send You"<br/>{{small|b/w "Willow Weep for Me"}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|''The Amazing Nina Simone''
| style="text-align:left;"|''The Amazing Nina Simone''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Don't Smoke in Bed"<br/>{{small|b/w "African Mailman" (from ''Nina Simone and Her Friends'')}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Don't Smoke in Bed"<br/>{{small|b/w "African Mailman" (from ''Nina Simone and Her Friends'')}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|''Little Girl Blue''
| style="text-align:left;"|''Little Girl Blue''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "The Other Woman"<br/>{{small|b/w "It Might as Well Be Spring" (from ''The Amazing Nina Simone'')}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "The Other Woman"<br/>{{small|b/w "It Might as Well Be Spring" (from ''The Amazing Nina Simone'')}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|''Nina Simone at Town Hall''
| style="text-align:left;"|''Nina Simone at Town Hall''
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| rowspan="8"| 1960
| rowspan="8"| 1960
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Mood Indigo]]"<br/>{{small|b/w "Central Park Blues"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Mood Indigo]]"<br/>{{small|b/w "Central Park Blues"}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|''Little Girl Blue''
| style="text-align:left;"|''Little Girl Blue''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[For All We Know (1934 song)|For All We Know]]"<br/>{{small|b/w "[[Good Bait]]" (from ''Little Girl Blue'')}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[For All We Know (1934 song)|For All We Know]]"<br/>{{small|b/w "[[Good Bait]]" (from ''Little Girl Blue'')}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|''Nina Simone and Her Friends''
| style="text-align:left;"|''Nina Simone and Her Friends''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Summertime (George Gershwin song)|Summertime]]"<br/>{{small|b/w "[[Fine and Mellow]]"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Summertime (George Gershwin song)|Summertime]]"<br/>{{small|b/w "[[Fine and Mellow]]"}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|''Nina Simone at Town Hall''
| style="text-align:left;"|''Nina Simone at Town Hall''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[You'll Never Walk Alone]]"<br/>{{small|b/w "Plain Gold Ring"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[You'll Never Walk Alone]]"<br/>{{small|b/w "Plain Gold Ring"}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|''Little Girl Blue''
| style="text-align:left;"|''Little Girl Blue''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Since My Love Has Gone"<br/>{{small|b/w "Tomorrow (We Shall Meet Once More)" (from ''The Amazing Nina Simone'')}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Since My Love Has Gone"<br/>{{small|b/w "Tomorrow (We Shall Meet Once More)" (from ''The Amazing Nina Simone'')}}
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| style="text-align:left;"| Non-album track (later first appearing on compilation ''Serenade of Soul'' (1964)
| style="text-align:left;"| Non-album track<br/>{{small|(later appeared on the compilation ''Serenade of Soul'' in 1964)}}
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Central Park"<br/>{{small|b/w "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" (from ''Nina Simone and Her Friends'')}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Central Park"<br/>{{small|b/w "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" (from ''Nina Simone and Her Friends'')}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|''Little Girl Blue''
| style="text-align:left;"|''Little Girl Blue''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "If Only for Tonight"<br/>{{small|b/w "Under the Lowest" (from ''Nina Simone at Town Hall'')}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "If Only for Tonight"<br/>{{small|b/w "Under the Lowest" (from ''Nina Simone at Town Hall'')}}
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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Non-album track
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Non-album track
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| style="text-align:left;"|''Nina at Newport''
| style="text-align:left;"|''Nina at Newport''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Work Song"<br/>{{small|b/w "Memphis in June"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Work Song"<br/>{{small|b/w "Memphis in June"}}
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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''Forbidden Fruit''
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''Forbidden Fruit''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Gin House Blues"<br/>{{small|b/w "You Can Have Him" (from ''Nina Simone at Town Hall'')}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Gin House Blues"<br/>{{small|b/w "You Can Have Him" (from ''Nina Simone at Town Hall'')}}
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Come on Back, Jack"<br/>{{small|b/w "You've Been Gone Too Long" (from ''The Amazing Nina Simone'')}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Come on Back, Jack"<br/>{{small|b/w "You've Been Gone Too Long" (from ''The Amazing Nina Simone'')}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|Non-album track
| style="text-align:left;"|Non-album track
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| rowspan="9"|1962
| rowspan="9"|1962
| style="text-align:left;"| "In the Evening by the Moonlight"<br/>{{small|b/w "Chilly Winds Don't Blow" (from ''The Amazing Nina Simone'')}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "In the Evening by the Moonlight"<br/>{{small|b/w "Chilly Winds Don't Blow" (from ''The Amazing Nina Simone'')}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|''Nina at Newport''
| style="text-align:left;"|''Nina at Newport''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "I Got It Bad"<br/>{{small|b/w "I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl" (Non-album track)}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "I Got It Bad"<br/>{{small|b/w "I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl" (Non-album track)}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|''Nina Simone Sings Ellington''
| style="text-align:left;"|''Nina Simone Sings Ellington''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "My Baby Just Cares for Me"<br/>{{small|b/w "He Needs Me"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "My Baby Just Cares for Me"<br/>{{small|b/w "He Needs Me"}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|''Little Girl Blue''
| style="text-align:left;"|''Little Girl Blue''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me"<br/>{{small|b/w "Hey, Buddy Bolen"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me"<br/>{{small|b/w "Hey, Buddy Bolen"}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|''Nina Simone Sings Ellington''
| style="text-align:left;"|''Nina Simone Sings Ellington''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Exactly Like You"<br/>{{small|b/w "Fine and Mellow"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Exactly Like You"<br/>{{small|b/w "Fine and Mellow"}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|''Nina Simone at Town Hall''
| style="text-align:left;"|''Nina Simone at Town Hall''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Merry Mending"<br/>{{small|b/w "Something to Live For"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Merry Mending"<br/>{{small|b/w "Something to Live For"}}
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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"|''Nina Simone Sings Ellington''
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"|''Nina Simone Sings Ellington''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "You Better Know It"<br/>{{small|b/w "I Like the Sunrise"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "You Better Know It"<br/>{{small|b/w "I Like the Sunrise"}}
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)|It Don't Mean a Thing]]"<br/>{{small|b/w "The Gal from Joe's"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)|It Don't Mean a Thing]]"<br/>{{small|b/w "The Gal from Joe's"}}
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| style="text-align:left;"| "I Can't Get Out of This Mood"<br/>{{small|b/w "Willow Weep for Me"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "I Can't Get Out of This Mood"<br/>{{small|b/w "Willow Weep for Me"}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|''The Amazing Nina Simone''
| style="text-align:left;"|''The Amazing Nina Simone''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Little Liza Jane"<br/>{{small|b/w "Blackbird" (from ''Nina Simone With Strings'')}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Little Liza Jane"<br/>{{small|b/w "Blackbird" (from ''Nina Simone With Strings'')}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|''Nina at Newport''
| style="text-align:left;"|''Nina at Newport''
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| rowspan="3"|1964
| rowspan="3"|1964
| style="text-align:left;"| "I Loves You, Porgy"<br/>{{small|b/w "Old Jim Crow" (Non-album track)}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "I Loves You, Porgy"<br/>{{small|b/w "Old Jim Crow" (Non-album track)}}
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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''The Best of Nina Simone''
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''The Best of Nina Simone''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Mississippi Goddam]]" (released as "Mississippi *@!!?*@!")<br/>{{small|b/w "Sea Lion Woman" (from ''Broadway-Blues-Ballads'')}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Mississippi Goddam]]" (released as "Mississippi *@!!?*@!")<br/>{{small|b/w "Sea Lion Woman" (from ''Broadway-Blues-Ballads'')}}
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood]]" <br/>{{small|b/w "A Monster" (Non-album track)}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood]]" <br/>{{small|b/w "A Monster" (Non-album track)}}
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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''Broadway-Blues-Ballads''
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''Broadway-Blues-Ballads''
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| rowspan="3"| 1965
| rowspan="3"| 1965
| style="text-align:left;"| "I Am Blessed"<br/>{{small|b/w "How Can I"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "I Am Blessed"<br/>{{small|b/w "How Can I"}}
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[I Put a Spell on You]]"<br/>{{small|b/w "Gimme Some"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[I Put a Spell on You]]"<br/>{{small|b/w "Gimme Some"}}
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Either Way I Lose"<br/>{{small|b/w "Break Down and Let It All Out"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Either Way I Lose"<br/>{{small|b/w "Break Down and Let It All Out"}}
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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"|''Wild Is the Wind''
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"|''Wild Is the Wind''
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| rowspan="4"|1966
| rowspan="4"|1966
| style="text-align:left;"| "Why Keep on Breaking My Heart"<br/>{{small|b/w "I Love Your Lovin' Ways"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Why Keep on Breaking My Heart"<br/>{{small|b/w "I Love Your Lovin' Ways"}}
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| style="text-align:left;"| "I Love You've Lovin' Ways"<br/>{{small|b/w "See-Line Woman" (from ''Broadway-Blues-Ballads'')}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "I Love You've Lovin' Ways"<br/>{{small|b/w "See-Line Woman" (from ''Broadway-Blues-Ballads'')}}
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Four Women"<br/>{{small|b/w "What More Can I Say"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Four Women"<br/>{{small|b/w "What More Can I Say"}}
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Don't You Pay Them No Mind"<br/>{{small|b/w "I'm Gonna Leave You"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Don't You Pay Them No Mind"<br/>{{small|b/w "I'm Gonna Leave You"}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|''High Priestess of Soul''
| style="text-align:left;"|''High Priestess of Soul''
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| rowspan="3"|1967
| rowspan="3"|1967
| style="text-align:left;"| "Day and Night"<br/>{{small|b/w "Do I Move You"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Day and Night"<br/>{{small|b/w "Do I Move You"}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|''Nina Simone Sings the Blues''
| style="text-align:left;"|''Nina Simone Sings the Blues''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "You'll Go to Hell"<br/>{{small|b/w "It Be's That Way Sometimes"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "You'll Go to Hell"<br/>{{small|b/w "It Be's That Way Sometimes"}}
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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''Silk & Soul''
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''Silk & Soul''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "I Wish I Knew"<br/>{{small|b/w "Cherish"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "I Wish I Knew"<br/>{{small|b/w "Cherish"}}
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| rowspan="4"| 1968
| rowspan="4"| 1968
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[To Love Somebody (song)|To Love Somebody]]"<br/>{{small|b/w "I Can't See Nobody"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[To Love Somebody (song)|To Love Somebody]]"<br/>{{small|b/w "I Can't See Nobody"}}
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Why?{{small| (The King of Love Is Dead)}}"—Part 1 <br/>{{small|b/w Part 2}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Why?{{small| (The King of Love Is Dead)}}"—Part 1 <br/>{{small|b/w Part 2}}
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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"|''<nowiki/>'Nuff Said!''
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"|''<nowiki/>'Nuff Said!''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Ain't Got No, I Got Life]]"<br/>{{small|b/w "Real Real" (from ''Nina Simone Sings the Blues'')}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Ain't Got No, I Got Life]]"<br/>{{small|b/w "Real Real" (from ''Nina Simone Sings the Blues'')}}
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Do What You Gotta Do"<br/>{{small|b/w "Peace of Mind"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Do What You Gotta Do"<br/>{{small|b/w "Peace of Mind"}}
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| rowspan="4"| 1969
| style="text-align:left;"| "I Put a Spell on You"<br/>{{small|b/w "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (from ''Broadway-Blues-Ballads'')<br/>Reissue}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "I Put a Spell on You"<br/>{{small|b/w "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (from ''Broadway-Blues-Ballads'')<br/>Reissue}}
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Revolution (Nina Simone song)|Revolution]]"—Part 1<br/>{{small|b/w Part 2}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Revolution (Nina Simone song)|Revolution]]"—Part 1<br/>{{small|b/w Part 2}}
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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''To Love Somebody''
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''To Love Somebody''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Suzanne (Leonard Cohen song)|Suzanne]]"<br/>{{small|b/w "Turn Turn Turn"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Suzanne (Leonard Cohen song)|Suzanne]]"<br/>{{small|b/w "Turn Turn Turn"}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|''Black Gold''
| style="text-align:left;"|''Black Gold''
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| rowspan="3"|1970
| rowspan="3"|1970
| style="text-align:left;"| "I Loves You Porgy"<br/>{{small|b/w "My Baby Just Cares for Me"<br/>A-side reissue of 1959 recording}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "I Loves You Porgy"<br/>{{small|b/w "My Baby Just Cares for Me"<br/>A-side reissue of 1959 recording}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|''Little Girl Blue''
| style="text-align:left;"|''Little Girl Blue''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Who Knows Where the Time Goes"<br/>{{small|b/w "Assignment Song"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Who Knows Where the Time Goes"<br/>{{small|b/w "Assignment Song"}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|''Black Gold''
| style="text-align:left;"|''Black Gold''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "Whatever I Am"<br/>{{small|b/w "Why Must Your Love Well Be So Dry"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Whatever I Am"<br/>{{small|b/w "Why Must Your Love Well Be So Dry"}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|Non-album tracks
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| rowspan="2"|1971
| rowspan="2"|1971
| style="text-align:left;"| "O-O-H Child"<br/>{{small|b/w "New World Coming"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "O-O-H Child"<br/>{{small|b/w "New World Coming"}}
| –
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| —
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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''Here Comes the Sun''
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''Here Comes the Sun''
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Here Comes the Sun]]"<br/>{{small|b/w "Angel of the Morning"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Here Comes the Sun]]"<br/>{{small|b/w "Angel of the Morning"}}
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| rowspan="3"|1973
| rowspan="3"|1973
| style="text-align:left;"| "Anytime, Anywhere"<br/>{{small|b/w "Sunday in Savannah"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Anytime, Anywhere"<br/>{{small|b/w "Sunday in Savannah"}}
| –
| —
| –
| —
| –
| —
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| style="text-align:left;"|''Gospel According to Nina Simone''
| style="text-align:left;"|''Gospel According to Nina Simone''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| "No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed"<br/>{{small|b/w "The Assignment Song"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed"<br/>{{small|b/w "The Assignment Song"}}
| –
| —
| –
| —
| –
| —
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| style="text-align:left;"|''Live at Berkeley''
| style="text-align:left;"|''Live at Berkeley''
|-
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| style="text-align:left;"| "[[My Sweet Lord]]"/"Today Is a Killer"<br/>{{small|b/w "Poppies"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[My Sweet Lord]]"/"Today Is a Killer"<br/>{{small|b/w "Poppies"}}
| –
| —
| –
| —
| –
| —
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| style="text-align:left;"|''Emergency Ward!''
| style="text-align:left;"|''Emergency Ward!''
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|| 1978
| style="text-align:left;"| "Baltimore"<br/>{{small|b/w "Forget"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "Baltimore"<br/>{{small|b/w "Forget"}}
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| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''Baltimore''
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|''Baltimore''
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|| 1979
|| 1979
| style="text-align:left;"| "The Family"<br/>{{small|b/w "That's All I Want from You"}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "The Family"<br/>{{small|b/w "That's All I Want from You"}}
| –
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|| 1987
|| 1987
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[My Baby Just Cares for Me]]"<br/>{{small|b/w "Little Girl Blue"<br/>Original 1958/1959 recordings}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[My Baby Just Cares for Me]]"<br/>{{small|b/w "Little Girl Blue"<br/>Original 1958/1959 recordings}}
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| 5
| 5
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|| 1994
|| 1994
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Feeling Good]]" {{small|(Original 1965 recording)}}<br/>{{small|b/w "My Baby Just Cares for Me" (live, non-album track)}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Feeling Good]]" {{small|(Original 1965 recording)}}<br/>{{small|b/w "My Baby Just Cares for Me" (live, non-album track)}}
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| 40
| 40
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|| 2003
|| 2003
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Sinnerman]]" <br/>{{small|CD single with four different versions}}
| style="text-align:left;"| "[[Sinnerman]]" <br/>{{small|CD single with four different versions}}
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| style="text-align:left;"|''Four Women - The Nina Simone Philips Recordings''
| style="text-align:left;"|''Four Women - The Nina Simone Philips Recordings''
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| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "–" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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Revision as of 14:43, 13 December 2022

Nina Simone discography
Portrait of Nina Simone in concert in Morlaix, France during 1982
Studio albums19
Live albums14

Nina Simone was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and arranger.

Albums

List of studio albums, with selected information
Year Title Peak chart positions Type Label Certifications
US
[1] 		US
R&B
[2] 		US
Jazz
[3] 		UK
[4] 		AUS
[5] 		NL
[6] 		FRA
[7]
1959 Little Girl Blue ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Studio Bethlehem Records
The Amazing Nina Simone ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Live and studio Colpix Records
Nina Simone at Town Hall ― ― ― ― ― ― ―
1960 Nina Simone at Newport ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Live
1961 Forbidden Fruit ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Studio
1962 Nina at the Village Gate ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Live
Nina Simone Sings Ellington ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Studio
1963 Nina Simone at Carnegie Hall ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Live
1964 Folksy Nina ― ― ― ― ― ― ―
Nina Simone in Concert 102 ― ― ― ― ― ― Philips Records
Broadway-Blues-Ballads ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Studio
1965 I Put a Spell on You 99 ― 10 18 ― ― ―
Pastel Blues 139 8 18[A] ― ― ― ―
1966 Let It All Out ― 19 ― ― ― ― ― Live and studio
Wild Is the Wind 110 12 ― ― ― ― ― Studio
1967 High Priestess of Soul ― 29 ― ― ― ― ―
Nina Simone Sings the Blues ― 29 37[B] ― ― ― ― RCA Records
Silk & Soul 158 24 ― ― ― ― ―
1968 'Nuff Said! ― 44 ― 11 ― 8 ― Live and studio
1969 Nina Simone and Piano ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Studio
To Love Somebody ― ― ― ― ― ― ―
1970 Black Gold 149 21 ― ― ― ― ― Live
1971 Here Comes the Sun 190 ― ― ― ― ― ― Studio
1972 Emergency Ward ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Live and studio
Live in Europe ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Live Trip Records
1974 It Is Finished ― ― ― ― ― ― ― RCA Records
1978 Baltimore ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Studio CTI Records
1982 Fodder on My Wings ― ― 22[C] ― ― ― ― Carrere
1985 Nina's Back ― ― ― ― ― ― ― VPI
Live & Kickin ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Live
1987 Let It Be Me ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Verve
Live at Ronnie Scott's ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Hendring-Wadham
1993 A Single Woman ― ― 19 ― ― ― ― Studio Elektra Records
Additional releases
1959 Nina Simone and Her Friends ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Studio (compilation with four tracks by Simone) Bethlehem Records
1963 Nina's Choice ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Compilation Colpix Records
1965 Sincerely Nina ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Philips Records
1966 Nina Simone with Strings ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Studio (strings added) Colpix
1970 Gifted & Black ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Canyon Records (Hollywood)
The Best of Nina Simone 189 ― ― ― ― ― ― Compilation RCA Records / BMG
1972 Sings Billie Holiday – Lady Sings the Blues ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Live Stroud
1973 Live at Berkeley ― ― ― ― ― ― ―
Gospel According to Nina Simone ― ― ― ― ― ― ―
1974 Portrait of Nina ― 40 ― ― ― ― ― Compilation
1977 Lamentations ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Live Versatile
1979 A Very Rare Evening ― ― ― ― ― ― ― PM Records
1984 Backlash ― ― ― ― ― ― ― StarJazz
1987 My Baby Just Cares For Me ― ― ― 56 47 13 ― Charly Records
1987 The Nina Simone Collection ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Compilation Deja Vu
1988 Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Mercury
1989 Nina Simone - Compact Jazz ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Mercury
1994 The Rising Sun Collection ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Live Enja
Verve Jazz Masters, Vol. 17 ― ― 32 ― ― ― ― Compilation PolyGram
The Essential Nina Simone, Vol. 2 ― ― 41 ― ― ― ― Sony Legacy
Best Of ― ― ―[D] ― ― ― ―
1995 After Hours ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Verve
1997 Released ― ― ― ― ― ― ― RCA Victor Europe
1997 Blue for You - The Very Best Of ― ― ― 12 ― ― ― Global Television
1997 Saga of the Good Life and Hard Times ― ― ― ― ― ― ― RCA
1997 Ultimate Nina Simone ― ― ―[E] ― ― ― Verve
1998 I Got Life and Many Others ― ― ― ― ― 19 ― Compilation
2000 Bittersweet: The Very Best of Nina Simone ― ― ―[F] ― ― ― ― House of Hits
2003 Four Women: The Nina Simone Philips Recordings ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Verve
Gold ― ― ― 27 ― ― ― Universal / UCJ
Anthology ― ― 27 ― ― ― ― RCA / BMG Heritage
The Diva Series: Nina Simone ― ― ―[G] ― ― ― ― Verve
2004 Nina Simone's Finest Hour ― ― ―[H] ― ― ― ― ― Verve / Universal
Feeling Good: The Very Best of Nina Simone ― ― ― 9 ― ― ― Verve / Polygram TV
2005 The Soul of Nina Simone ― ― ―[I] ― ― ― ― Compilation + DVD RCA DualDisc
Nina Simone Live at Montreux 1976 ― ― ― ― ― ― ― DVD Eagle Eye Media
Nina Simone Live ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Kultur / Creative Arts Television
Love Songs ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Compilation Sony BMG
Jazz Biography Series ― ― ―[J] ― ― ― ― Universal
Nina Simone for Lovers ― ― 21 ― ― ― ― Verve
2006 The Very Best of Nina Simone ― ― ― 6 ― ― 126 Sony / BMG
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[9]
Remixed and Reimagined ― ― 11 ― ― ― ― Remix RCA / Legacy / SME
Forever Young, Gifted, & Black: Songs of Freedom and Spirit ― ― 43 ― ― ― ― RCA / SME
Songs to Sing: the Best of Nina Simone ― ― ― 92 ― ― ― Compilation Deluxe
The Definitive Collection ― ― 28 ― ― ― ― Hip-O
2007 Just Like a Woman: Nina Simone Sings Classic Songs of the 60s ― ― 50 ― ― ― ― Sony / Legacy / BMG
2008 To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story ― ― 24 ― ― ― ― Sony / Legacy / BMG
How It Feels to Be Free: Opus Collection ―[K] ― ― ― ― ― ― Sony
2009 The Definitive Rarities Collection – 50 Classic Cuts ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Artwork Media
Friends/Family/French Lessons ― ― 17 ― ― ― ― Andy Stroud, Inc.
2011 The Essential Nina Simone ― ― 10 ― ― ― ― Sony Legacy, RCA, BMG Heritage
S.O.U.L.: Nina Simone ― ― 16 ― ― ― ― Sony Legacy
2012 Greatest Hits ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Sinostate
2013 Purple Fields ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Savage Rose
Feels Good ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Savage Rose
Shout Out Loud ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Savage Rose
2014 Live in Germany 1989 ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Live Immortal
2014 See-Line Woman - The Best Of ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Compilation Spectrum
2015 La légende ― ― ― ― ― ― 82
2016 Portrait ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Compilation Warner Music / X5 Music Group
The Other Woman ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Awa
2017 At High Altitude ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Cappo Digital
Mood Indigo: The Complete Bethlehem Singles ― ― 7 ― ― ― ― Bethlehem / BMG
The Colpix Singles ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Rhino
Platinum Collection ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Not Now
Hits ― ― ― ― ― ― ― New Continent
2018 7 Classic Albums ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Box Set Reel to Reel
2020 Work from Home with Nina Simone ― ― 8 ― ― ― ― Compilation UMG Recordings
Old Time Jazz ― ― ― ― ― ― ― Old Time Jazz
2021 The Montreux Years ― ― 21 ― ― ― 134 BMG Right Management
2022 Feeling Good: Her Greatest Hits and Remixes ― ― 4 ― ― ― ― Verve Label Group
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Year Single (A-side, B-side)
Both sides from same album except where indicated 		Chart positions Certifications Album
US
[13] 		US
R&B
[14] 		UK
[15]
1959 "Chilly Winds Don't Blow"
b/w "Solitaire" 		— — — The Amazing Nina Simone
"I Loves You, Porgy"
b/w "Love Me or Leave Me" 		18 2 — Little Girl Blue
"Little Girl Blue"
b/w "He Needs Me" 		— — —
"Children Go Where I Send You"
b/w "Willow Weep for Me" 		— — — The Amazing Nina Simone
"Don't Smoke in Bed"
b/w "African Mailman" (from Nina Simone and Her Friends) 		— — — Little Girl Blue
"The Other Woman"
b/w "It Might as Well Be Spring" (from The Amazing Nina Simone) 		— — — Nina Simone at Town Hall
1960 "Mood Indigo"
b/w "Central Park Blues" 		— — — Little Girl Blue
"For All We Know"
b/w "Good Bait" (from Little Girl Blue) 		— — — Nina Simone and Her Friends
"Summertime"
b/w "Fine and Mellow" 		— — — Nina Simone at Town Hall
"You'll Never Walk Alone"
b/w "Plain Gold Ring" 		— — — Little Girl Blue
"Since My Love Has Gone"
b/w "Tomorrow (We Shall Meet Once More)" (from The Amazing Nina Simone) 		— — — Non-album track
(later appeared on the compilation Serenade of Soul in 1964)
"Central Park"
b/w "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" (from Nina Simone and Her Friends) 		— — — Little Girl Blue
"If Only for Tonight"
b/w "Under the Lowest" (from Nina Simone at Town Hall) 		— — — Non-album track
"Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out"
b/w "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" (from Nina Simone at Town Hall) 		93 23 —
1961 "Trouble in Mind"
b/w "Cotton Eye Joe" (from At Town Hall) 		92 11 — Nina at Newport
"Work Song"
b/w "Memphis in June" 		— — — Forbidden Fruit
"Gin House Blues"
b/w "You Can Have Him" (from Nina Simone at Town Hall) 		— — —
"Come on Back, Jack"
b/w "You've Been Gone Too Long" (from The Amazing Nina Simone) 		— — — Non-album track
1962 "In the Evening by the Moonlight"
b/w "Chilly Winds Don't Blow" (from The Amazing Nina Simone) 		— — — Nina at Newport
"I Got It Bad"
b/w "I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl" (Non-album track) 		— — — Nina Simone Sings Ellington
"My Baby Just Cares for Me"
b/w "He Needs Me" 		— — — Little Girl Blue
"Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me"
b/w "Hey, Buddy Bolen" 		— — — Nina Simone Sings Ellington
"Exactly Like You"
b/w "Fine and Mellow" 		— — — Nina Simone at Town Hall
"Merry Mending"
b/w "Something to Live For" 		— — — Nina Simone Sings Ellington
"You Better Know It"
b/w "I Like the Sunrise" 		— — —
"It Don't Mean a Thing"
b/w "The Gal from Joe's" 		— — —
"I Can't Get Out of This Mood"
b/w "Willow Weep for Me" 		— — — The Amazing Nina Simone
1963 "Little Liza Jane"
b/w "Blackbird" (from Nina Simone With Strings) 		— — — Nina at Newport
1964 "I Loves You, Porgy"
b/w "Old Jim Crow" (Non-album track) 		— — — The Best of Nina Simone
"Mississippi Goddam" (released as "Mississippi *@!!?*@!")
b/w "Sea Lion Woman" (from Broadway-Blues-Ballads) 		— — —
"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
b/w "A Monster" (Non-album track) 		— — — Broadway-Blues-Ballads
1965 "I Am Blessed"
b/w "How Can I" 		— — —
"I Put a Spell on You"
b/w "Gimme Some" 		— 23 49 I Put a Spell on You
"Either Way I Lose"
b/w "Break Down and Let It All Out" 		— — — Wild Is the Wind
1966 "Why Keep on Breaking My Heart"
b/w "I Love Your Lovin' Ways" 		— — —
"I Love You've Lovin' Ways"
b/w "See-Line Woman" (from Broadway-Blues-Ballads) 		— — —
"Four Women"
b/w "What More Can I Say" 		— — —
"Don't You Pay Them No Mind"
b/w "I'm Gonna Leave You" 		— — — High Priestess of Soul
1967 "Day and Night"
b/w "Do I Move You" 		— — — Nina Simone Sings the Blues
"You'll Go to Hell"
b/w "It Be's That Way Sometimes" 		— — — Silk & Soul
"I Wish I Knew"
b/w "Cherish" 		— — —
1968 "To Love Somebody"
b/w "I Can't See Nobody" 		— — 5 To Love Somebody
"Why? (The King of Love Is Dead)"—Part 1
b/w Part 2 		— — — 'Nuff Said!
"Ain't Got No, I Got Life"
b/w "Real Real" (from Nina Simone Sings the Blues) 		94 (1969) — 2
"Do What You Gotta Do"
b/w "Peace of Mind" 		83 43 2
1969 "I Put a Spell on You"
b/w "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (from Broadway-Blues-Ballads)
Reissue 		— — 28 I Put a Spell on You
"Revolution"—Part 1
b/w Part 2 		— 41 — To Love Somebody
"Suzanne"
b/w "Turn Turn Turn" 		— — —
"To Be Young, Gifted and Black"
b/w "Save Me" (Non-album track) 		76 8 — Black Gold
1970 "I Loves You Porgy"
b/w "My Baby Just Cares for Me"
A-side reissue of 1959 recording 		— — — Little Girl Blue
"Who Knows Where the Time Goes"
b/w "Assignment Song" 		— — — Black Gold
"Whatever I Am"
b/w "Why Must Your Love Well Be So Dry" 		— — — Non-album tracks
1971 "O-O-H Child"
b/w "New World Coming" 		— — — Here Comes the Sun
"Here Comes the Sun"
b/w "Angel of the Morning" 		— — —
1973 "Anytime, Anywhere"
b/w "Sunday in Savannah" 		— — — Gospel According to Nina Simone
"No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed"
b/w "The Assignment Song" 		— — — Live at Berkeley
"My Sweet Lord"/"Today Is a Killer"
b/w "Poppies" 		— — — Emergency Ward!
1978 "Baltimore"
b/w "Forget" 		— — — Baltimore
1979 "The Family"
b/w "That's All I Want from You" 		— — —
1987 "My Baby Just Cares for Me"
b/w "Little Girl Blue"
Original 1958/1959 recordings 		— — 5 Little Girl Blue
1994 "Feeling Good" (Original 1965 recording)
b/w "My Baby Just Cares for Me" (live, non-album track) 		— — 40
  • BPI: Platinum[9]
 Feeling Good - The Very Best of Nina Simone
2003 "Sinnerman"
CD single with four different versions 		— — — Four Women - The Nina Simone Philips Recordings
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ 2020 reissue
  2. ^ 2006 reissue
  3. ^ 2020 reissue
  4. ^ Best Of did not enter the US Jazz Albums chart, but did peak at number 18 on the Traditional Jazz Albums.[11]
  5. ^ Ultimate Simone did not enter the US Jazz Albums chart, but did peak at number 25 on the Traditional Jazz Albums.[11]
  6. ^ Bittersweet: The Very Best of Nina Simone did not enter the US Jazz Albums chart, but did peak at number 23 on the Traditional Jazz Albums.[11]
  7. ^ The Diva Series: Nina Simone did not enter the US Jazz Albums chart, but did peak at number 23 on the Traditional Jazz Albums.[11]
  8. ^ Nina Simone's Finest Hour did not enter the US Jazz Albums chart, but did peak at number 22 on the Traditional Jazz Albums.[11]
  9. ^ The Soul of Nina Simone did not enter the US Jazz Albums chart, but did peak at number 23 on the Traditional Jazz Albums.[11]
  10. ^ Jazz Biography Series did not enter the US Jazz Albums chart, but did peak at number 23 on the Traditional Jazz Albums.[11]
  11. ^ How It Feels to Be Free: Opus Collection did not enter the Billboard 200, but did peak at number three on the Catalog Albums chart.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Nina Simone Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Nina Simone Chart History: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Nina Simone Chart History: Jazz Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Nina Simone Chart History: Official Charts". Official Charts. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "Dutch Charts". Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "Les Charts". Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2005" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i "British certifications – Nina Simone". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 11, 2021. Type Nina Simone in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  10. ^ "French album certifications – Nina Simone" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved September 11, 2021. Select NINA SIMONE and click OK. 
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "Nina Simone Chart History: TraditionalJazz Albums". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  12. ^ "Nina Simone - Chart History (Catalog Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  13. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 643. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
  14. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 402.
  15. ^ Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. p. 703. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.
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