How many Billboard No. 1 hit singles did The Carpenters have?

The Carpenters, siblings Karen and Richard, were one of the top pop/soft rock artists in America during the 1970s. The duo had three No. 1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 list including "(They Long To Be) Close To You" in 1970, "Top Of The World" in 1973 and "Please, Mr. Postman" in 1974. They also had five songs reach No. 2 on the Billboard list.

Richard, born in 1946, played piano and keyboards, while Karen, who died in 1983, played the drums. Both sang vocals.

The Carpenters sold more than 90 million records making them one of the most successful acts of all time.

Karen has been called one of the greatest female vocalists of all time by Rolling Stone and National Public Radio. Beatles' great Paul McCartney has said she was "the best female voice in the world: melodic, tuneful and distinctive", while Herb Alpert said she was "the type of singer who would sit in your lap and sing in your ear"

Karen died of heart failure due to the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. Her death brought media attention to anorexia nervosa and related conditions such as bulimia nervosa, which were little known about at the time.

The Carpenters received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1983.

As of 2018, the duo has not been enshrined in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and their absence remains one of the largest controversies in the music industry.