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| SINGLES: | ||
| K-Ark Records | “Go Home” – Recorded with Onie & Jean Wheeler (Karen’s Mom & Dad) | 1958 |
| K-Ark Records | “Wait Until I’m Sixteen” / “I Wanna Hold My Baby” | 1959 |
| Epic Records/Columbia | “What About Tomorrow” | 1962 |
| K-Ark Records | “I’ve Been There” / “Take The Bad With The Good” / “Mr. Peters” / “More Of Mr. Peters” (Duet with Jim Candy) | 1964 |
| Boone Records | “I’ve Heard A Big Wind Blow Before” / “The Best Of Two Worlds” | 1967 |
| Starday Records | “We Got Each Other” (Duet with Bobby Harden) | 1968 |
| Hilltop Records | “Listen Spot” / “Mama’s Kitchen” / “Deception” / “Stand By Your Man” | 1969-1970 |
| Chart Records | “The First Time For Us” (Charted in Billboard Magazine at #39 across the nation) / “I Miss You Already” / “Keeper Of The Keys” / “One Hurt At A Time” / “A Special Day” | 1971 |
| Onie Records | “Let’s Invite Them Over Again” / “There’s A Friend In The Way” (Duets with Karen’s father, Onie Wheeler, also written by Onie and recorded by George Jones & Melba Montgomery) | 1972-1973 |
| RCA Records | “Born To Love & Satisfy” (Highest Charted Record for Karen – Charted in Billboard Magazine at #34 across the nation & won “The Chart Buster” Award from ASCAP for staying on the charts for 16 weeks) | 1974 |
| RCA Records | “What Can I Do To Make You Happy” / “I’m Tried Of Holding Hands” (written by Karen) / “You’re Smothering Me” (written by Karen) / “In The Middle Of The Night” / “Love Made” (written by Karen & Shirley Michaels) / “A Woman In Love” | 1974-1975 |
| Capitol Records | “How Is The Sun In California” / “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” / “How Will I Get Over You” | 1976 |
| Fox Fire Records | “Closer To Goodbye” (written by Karen) / “You’ve Got All I Am” (written by Karen) | 1981 |
| Onie Records | “He’ll Never Die Unhappy” (Recorded with Karen’s Dad, Mom, Sister Jerene & Brother Danny) | 1983 |
| Fox Fire Records | “I’d Rather Die Standing” (written by Karen & went to #1 on Independent Charts) | 1983 |
| GBS Records | “Summer Lullaby” (with the Gil Veda Orchestra) / “Mosquito Joe” / “And I Love Him” | 1984 |
| Fox Fire Records | “Soft Touch” | 1993 |
| Fox Fire Records | “Gypsy Love” (written by Karen & Sue Ann O’Neal) | 1994 |
| Fox Fire Records | “Somebody Hold Me” (#1 on Independent Charts for 13 weeks) | 1995 |
| Fox Fire Records | “I’ll Be Your Star Today” (written by Karen Wheeler) | 1996 |
| Fox Fire Records | “Need To Know Basis” (written by Karen & Jack Powell) | 1997 |
| ALBUMS: | ||
| Fox Fire Records | A Country Christmas (Christmas) | 1997 |
| Fox Fire Records | Love Made (contains a live performance of Karen’s famous “Muleskinner Blues”) | 1998 |
| Fox Fire Records | Have A Laugh On Us (Comedy) | 1998 |
| Fox Fire Records | Special Delivery (Gospel) | 1999 |
| Fox Fire Records | From Our House To Yours (Christmas) | 2000 |
| Fox Fire Records | A Mental Journey | 2002 |
| Fox Fire Records | Now And Then | 2003 |
| Fox Fire Records | Love Makes The Difference | 2004 |
| Airplay International Records | Sing Out America | 2005 |
| Raindrops Records | Too Good To Be Bad | 2007 |
| Fox Fire Records | Softly And Tenderly (Gospel) | 2009 |
| Fox Fire Records | A duet album with Karen & her brother Danny Wheeler coming soon! | |
| AWARDS & CREDITS: | ||
| Airplay International King Eagle Awards | “Female Vocalist Of The Year” | 1992-1993 |
| CMAA American Eagle Awards in Las Vegas | “Female Vocalist Of The Year” | 1992-1993 |
| Airplay International King Eagle Awards | “Christian Album Of The Year” | 1993-1994 |
| CMAA American Eagle Awards | “CMAA Record Of The Year” for “I’d Rather Be Standing” (written and recorded by Karen) | 1994-1995 |
| Airplay International King Eagle Awards | “Female Vocalist Of The Year” | 1994-1995 |
| “Lifetime Achievement Award” – “For the success your dedication has brought…and for the years of success that lie ahead” | 1995-1996 | |
| Airplay International King Eagle Awards | “Traditional Female Artist Of The Year” | 1997 |
| Airplay International King Eagle Awards | “Radio’s Choice Female Country Artist” – “For your dedication in the field of music and entertainment” | 1998 |
| Airplay International King Eagle Awards | “Entertainer Of The Year” | 1999-2000 |
| “Golden Microphone Award” – “For all of your hard work and dedication to the world of music.” | 2000 | |
| Inducted into “The Texas Lone Star State Hall of Fame” | 2000 | |
| “My Father’s Daughter” – Karen has written a book about the life and times of her and her father, Onie Wheeler. | 2001 | |
| CHARTED RECORDS: | ||
| Chart Records | “The First Time For Us” – Charted #39 in Billboard. | 1971 |
| RCA Records | “Born To Love & Satisfy” – Charted #34 in Billboard. Received “ASCAP Chartbuster Award” for breaking into the National Charts and staying there for 16 weeks. | 1974-1975 |
| Fox Fire Records | “I’m Just A Soft Touch For You” – #1 on the independent charts – stayed on Billboard for 16 weeks. Received “ASCAP Chartbuster Award” for breaking into the National Charts and staying there for 16 weeks. | 1993 |
| Fox Fire Records | “Gypsy Love” – Top 10 (written & recorded by Karen) | 1994 |
| Fox Fire Records | “Somebody Hold Me” – #1 on the independent charts – stayed on charts for 16 weeks – Quote from magazine: “This Weeks #1 Independent Artist…#49 on Major Artist Chart – ‘You go girl!!!!'” | 1996 |
