RAY CHARLES albums and sales

Updated: October 16, 2021

RAY CHARLES sold over 10.4 million albums. The best-selling album by RAY CHARLES is GENIUS LOVES COMPANY, which sold over 4.47 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, RAY CHARLES is the 448th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of RAY CHARLES have sold over 210,000 units, led by IN CONCERT WITH THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY with over 100,000 units sold.

RAY CHARLES albums ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	GENIUS LOVES COMPANY RAY CHARLES 2004	2004	4,470,602	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 21 175 834
2	RAY (SOUNDTRACK) RAY CHARLES 2004	2004	1,466,917	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 85 787 3,468
3	THE VERY BEST OF RAY CHARLES RAY CHARLES 2000	2000	1,009,720	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 174 1,266 5,579
4	ANTHOLOGY RAY CHARLES 1988	1988	550,000	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 212 1,638 9,549
5	A MAN AND HIS SOUL RAY CHARLES 1967	1967	500,000	Rank in 1967 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 63 360 13,362
6	GREATEST HITS RAY CHARLES 1962	1962	500,000	Rank in 1962 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 14 543 13,545
7	MODERN SOUNDS IN COUNTRY & WESTERN MUSIC RAY CHARLES 1962	1962	500,000	Rank in 1962 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 15 544 13,546
8	MODERN SOUNDS IN COUNTRY & WESTERN MUSIC, VOL. 2 RAY CHARLES 1962	1962	500,000	Rank in 1962 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 16 545 13,547
9	THE DEFINITIVE RAY CHARLES RAY CHARLES 2001	2001	300,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 514 3,900 16,127
10	BEST OF RAY CHARLES (JAPAN 1989) RAY CHARLES 1989	1989	200,000	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 488 3,131 20,635
11	ELLIE MY LOVE-BEST OF(JAPAN ONLY) RAY CHARLES 1989	1989	140,240	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 540 3,439 22,153
12	COLLECTION RAY CHARLES 1989	1989	100,000	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 674 3,736 31,134
13	GRANDS SUCCÈS RAY CHARLES 1900	1900	100,000	Rank in 1900 Rank in 1900s Overall rank 164 164 32,838
14	THE BEST OF RAY CHARLES 1994	1994	60,000	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,009 10,340 38,540
15	FRIENDSHIP RAY CHARLES 1984	1984	50,000	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 482 5,769 43,437
16	EMPIK JAZZ CLUB RAY CHARLES 2015	2015	10,000	Rank in 2015 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,027 10,647 57,734
17	WOULD YOU BELIEVE? RAY CHARLES 1990	1990	5,350	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,052 14,025 60,714
18	THANKS FOR BRINGING LOVE AROUND AGAIN RAY CHARLES 2002	2002	2,866	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,915 18,920 62,257
19	THE LEGEND LIVES... RAY CHARLES 1981	1981	N/A	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 736 8,197 73,788
20	CRYING TIME RAY CHARLES 1966	1966	N/A	Rank in 1966 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 115 919 74,721
21	INGREDIENTS IN A RECIPE FOR SOUL RAY CHARLES 1963	1963	N/A	Rank in 1963 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 92 1,043 74,845
22	DO THE TWIST RAY CHARLES 1962	1962	N/A	Rank in 1962 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 75 1,089 74,891
23	WHAT'D I SAY RAY CHARLES 1962	1962	N/A	Rank in 1962 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 76 1,090 74,892
24	DEDICATED TO YOU RAY CHARLES 1961	1961	N/A	Rank in 1961 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 87 1,139 74,941
25	GENIUS PLUS SOUL EQUALS JAZZ RAY CHARLES 1961	1961	N/A	Rank in 1961 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 88 1,140 74,942

RAY CHARLES videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	IN CONCERT WITH THE EDMONTON SYMPHONY RAY CHARLES 2004	2004	100,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 62 498 1,021
2	RAY CHARLES IN CONCERT RAY CHARLES 2001	2001	70,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 63 707 1,462
3	O-GENIO : LIVE IN BRASIL 1963 RAY CHARLES 2005	2005	20,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 250 1,764 3,389
4	A L'OLYMPIA RAY CHARLES 2004	2004	20,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 261 1,778 3,403
5	THE GENIUS RAY CHARLES 2005	2005	N/A	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 405 2,976 5,838

RAY CHARLES sales by country

RAY CHARLES album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by RAY CHARLES are the United States (7.5 million), France (600,000) and Japan (521,906).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	40,000	1
2	Australia	105,000	2
3	Austria	15,000	1
4	Canada	300,000	3
5	France	600,000	5
6	Germany	200,000	2
7	Ireland	7,500	1
8	Japan	521,906	7
9	Korea	43,789	2
10	Netherlands	40,000	1
11	New Zealand	45,000	2
12	Poland	30,000	2
13	Portugal	20,000	1
14	Spain	50,000	1
15	Switzerland	60,000	2
16	Turkey	15,150	1
17	United Kingdom	360,000	4
18	United States	7,500,000	8

RAY CHARLES video sales by country

The largest markets for video releases by RAY CHARLES are the United States (200,000), France (50,000) and Canada (15,000).