King has sold over 75 million records worldwide.

[1] Billboard ranked her as the 73rd greatest artist of all time.

[2] Her second album, Tapestry (1971), was the world's best-selling album by a female artist for a quarter-century, with global sales of 30 million.

[6] She is also recognized as the most successful female songwriter of the 20th century, having written or co-written 118 hits on the Billboard Hot 100.

[7] Official Charts named King as the most successful female songwriter in the UK charts, penning 61 hits between 1952 and 2005 in the country.