DISCOVERY by ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA - Sales & Charts

Updated: October 16, 2021

DISCOVERY by ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA has sold 3,382,864 copies. DISCOVERY sold best in the United States (2,000,000 copies), the United Kingdom (500,000 copies) and Canada (300,000 copies).

SALES RANKINGS
RANK IN 1979
17
RANK IN 1970s
133
OVERALL RANK
1204

DISCOVERY certifications and sales

Country Sales Certification Date Source
Argentina120 0002x Platinum1993-11-08[1] CAPIF
Canada300 0003x Platinum1979[2] Music Canada
France100 0001x Gold1980[3] SNEP
Germany250 0001x Gold1979[4] BVMI
Hong Kong20 0001x Platinum[5] IFPI Hong Kong Group
Japan77 864Oricon charts
New Zealand15 0001x Platinum[6] Recorded Music NZ
United Kingdom500 0001984[7] Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s
TIMELINE
300 0001x Platinum1979-06-07[8] BPI
United States2 000 0002x Platinum1997-01-10[9] RIAA
TIMELINE
2 000 0001981[7] Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s
1 000 0001x Platinum1979-06-19[9] RIAA
500 0001x Gold1979-06-11[9] RIAA
Total sales:3 382 864Сountries: 9

Year-end chart performance for DISCOVERY

Chart 1979Rank
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 2
Canadian Albums (RPM) 5
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 29
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 22
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) 7
UK Albums (Music Week) 2
US Albums (Billboard 200) 74
Chart 1980Rank
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 8
UK Albums (Music Week) 89

Decade-end chart performance for DISCOVERY

Chart 1970'sRank
UK Albums (Music Week) 46
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