NEIL YOUNG albums and sales

Updated: October 16, 2021

NEIL YOUNG sold over 26 million albums. The best-selling album by NEIL YOUNG is HARVEST, which sold over 7.5 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, NEIL YOUNG is the 156th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of NEIL YOUNG have sold over 297,531 units, led by RUST NEVER SLEEPS with over 142,500 units sold.

NEIL YOUNG albums ranked by sales

Click on any album to see detailed sales, certification history, sources and chart runs.

Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	HARVEST NEIL YOUNG 1972	1972	7,508,000	Rank in 1972 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 2 42 339
2	HARVEST MOON NEIL YOUNG 1992	1992	2,664,090	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 56 578 1,688
3	AFTER THE GOLD RUSH NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE 1970	1970	2,603,650	Rank in 1970 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 15 195 1,716
4	GREATEST HITS NEIL YOUNG 2004	2004	1,861,607	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 70 636 2,917
5	DECADE NEIL YOUNG 1977	1977	1,400,000	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 55 379 3,584
6	LIVE RUST NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE 1979	1979	1,145,000	Rank in 1979 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 62 463 4,422
7	RUST NEVER SLEEPS NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE 1979	1979	1,090,000	Rank in 1979 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 69 533 4,884
8	EVERYBODY KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE 1969	1969	1,060,000	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 28 104 5,120
9	COMES A TIME NEIL YOUNG 1978	1978	959,350	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 127 790 6,956
10	UNPLUGGED NEIL YOUNG 1993	1993	688,290	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 236 2,511 7,990
11	SLEEPS WITH ANGELS NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE 1994	1994	616,330	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 276 2,635 8,474
12	FREEDOM NEIL YOUNG 1989	1989	610,000	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 185 1,473 8,545
13	ON THE BEACH NEIL YOUNG 1974	1974	594,560	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 68 969 8,992
14	MIRROR BALL NEIL YOUNG 1995	1995	578,340	Rank in 1995 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 301 2,792 9,071
15	PRAIRIE WIND NEIL YOUNG 2005	2005	574,584	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 228 2,163 9,100
16	AMERICAN STARS 'N BARS NEIL YOUNG 1977	1977	569,532	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 139 984 9,143
17	ZUMA NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE 1975	1975	564,880	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 101 988 9,167
18	TIME FADES AWAY NEIL YOUNG 1973	1973	520,680	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 98 1,105 9,920
19	RAGGED GLORY NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE 1990	1990	110,000	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 555 6,778 23,569
20	TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT NEIL YOUNG 1975	1975	103,360	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 217 2,151 23,855
21	WELD NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE 1991	1991	60,000	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 759 10,493 38,693
22	LE NOISE NEIL YOUNG 2010	2010	40,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 854 7,331 45,182
23	JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST NEIL YOUNG 1972	1972	26,230	Rank in 1972 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 238 3,580 50,309
24	GREATEST HITS (1985) NEIL YOUNG 1985	1985	15,000	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 637 7,053 56,539
25	EVERYBODY'S ROCKIN' NEIL YOUNG 1983	1983	15,000	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 618 7,072 56,558
26	GREENDALE NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE 2003	2003	11,843	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,914 17,702 57,203
27	SILVER & GOLD NEIL YOUNG 2000	2000	8,000	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,843 18,323 59,399
28	ARE YOU PASSIONATE? NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE 2002	2002	3,720	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,911 18,854 61,730
29	LIVING WITH WAR NEIL YOUNG 2006	2006	3,475	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,871 18,866 61,851
30	TRANS NEIL YOUNG 1982	1982	3,210	Rank in 1982 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 682 7,367 61,998
31	HAWKS & DOVES NEIL YOUNG 1980	1980	3,180	Rank in 1980 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 635 7,368 62,015
32	NEIL YOUNG NEIL YOUNG 1969	1969	900	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 164 817 64,615
33	BARN NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE 2022	2022	N/A	Rank in 2022 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 876 3,739 65,662
34	HOMEGROWN NEIL YOUNG 2020	2020	N/A	Rank in 2020 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 1,411 4,468 66,391
35	COLORADO NEIL YOUNG 2019	2019	N/A	Rank in 2019 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,645 15,389 66,794
36	HITCHHIKER NEIL YOUNG 2017	2017	N/A	Rank in 2017 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,649 16,166 67,571
37	A LETTER HOME NEIL YOUNG 2014	2014	N/A	Rank in 2014 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,657 17,279 68,684
38	AMERICANA NEIL YOUNG 2012	2012	N/A	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,823 18,026 69,431
39	LIVE AT MASSEY HALL 1971 NEIL YOUNG 2007	2007	N/A	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,982 19,903 70,874
40	THIS NOTE'S FOR YOU NEIL YOUNG 1988	1988	N/A	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 926 7,537 73,128
41	COMAE A TIME NEIL YOUNG 1978	1978	N/A	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 591 4,167 74,081

NEIL YOUNG videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	RUST NEVER SLEEPS NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE 2002	2002	142,500	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 24 269 565
2	LIVE AT MASSEY HALL NEIL YOUNG 2007	2007	50,031	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 83 864 1,733
3	HEART OF GOLD NEIL YOUNG 2006	2006	50,000	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 90 927 1,877
4	RED ROCKS LIVE NEIL YOUNG 2000	2000	50,000	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 65 1,175 2,125
5	ROCK AT THE BEACH NEIL YOUNG 2008	2008	5,000	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 193 2,438 4,367
6	YOURNEYS NEIL YOUNG 2012	2012	N/A	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 165 1,587 5,213

NEIL YOUNG sales by country

NEIL YOUNG album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by NEIL YOUNG are the United States (17.5 million), the United Kingdom (3.26 million) and France (1.2 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Australia	875,000	7
2	Belgium	100,000	3
3	Canada	893,000	5
4	France	1,200,000	2
5	Germany	950,000	2
6	Ireland	22,500	2
7	Italy	50,000	2
8	Japan	322,311	22
9	New Zealand	255,000	9
10	Spain	100,000	1
11	Switzerland	50,000	1
12	United Kingdom	3,260,000	20
13	United States	17,500,000	18

NEIL YOUNG video sales by country

The largest markets for video releases by NEIL YOUNG are the United States (250,031), the United Kingdom (100,000) and Canada (20,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Australia	7,500	1
2	Canada	20,000	2
3	United Kingdom	100,000	2
4	United States	250,031	3