JAMES TAYLOR albums and sales

Updated: October 16, 2021

JAMES TAYLOR sold over 33.9 million albums. The best-selling album by JAMES TAYLOR is JAMES TAYLOR'S GREATEST HITS, which sold over 11.8 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, JAMES TAYLOR is the 105th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of JAMES TAYLOR have sold over 180,000 units, led by LIVE AT THE BEACON THEATRE with over 100,000 units sold.

JAMES TAYLOR albums ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	JAMES TAYLOR'S GREATEST HITS JAMES TAYLOR 1976	1976	11,805,000	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 5 22 145
2	J.T. JAMES TAYLOR 1977	1977	3,100,000	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 24 161 1,412
3	SWEET BABY JAMES JAMES TAYLOR 1970	1970	3,060,000	Rank in 1970 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 13 168 1,444
4	MUD SLIDE SLIM & THE BLUE HORIZON JAMES TAYLOR 1971	1971	2,000,000	Rank in 1971 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 24 329 2,823
5	THE BEST OF JAMES TAYLOR - YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND JAMES TAYLOR 2003	2003	1,170,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 114 1,014 4,284
6	HOURGLASS JAMES TAYLOR 1997	1997	1,060,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 190 1,589 5,074
7	JAMES TAYLOR - A CHRISTMAS ALBUM JAMES TAYLOR 2004	2004	1,056,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 129 1,182 5,143
8	OCTOBER ROAD JAMES TAYLOR 2002	2002	1,000,000	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 160 1,505 5,996
9	LIVE JAMES TAYLOR 1993	1993	1,000,000	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 173 2,068 6,394
10	NEW MOON SHINE JAMES TAYLOR 1991	1991	1,000,000	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 143 2,130 6,456
11	NEVER DIE YOUNG JAMES TAYLOR 1988	1988	1,000,000	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 135 1,026 6,511
12	THAT'S WHY I'M HERE JAMES TAYLOR 1985	1985	1,000,000	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 95 1,086 6,571
13	DAD LOVES HIS WORK JAMES TAYLOR 1981	1981	1,000,000	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 88 1,155 6,640
14	FLAG JAMES TAYLOR 1979	1979	1,000,000	Rank in 1979 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 86 631 6,661
15	LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR JAMES TAYLOR & CAROLE KING 2010	2010	500,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 136 1,468 10,538
16	ONE MAN BAND JAMES TAYLOR 2007	2007	500,000	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 202 2,453 10,663
17	JAMES TAYLOR AT CHRISTMAS JAMES TAYLOR 2006	2006	500,000	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 245 2,517 10,727
18	GREATEST HITS, VOL. 2 JAMES TAYLOR 2000	2000	500,000	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 346 3,013 11,223
19	IN THE POCKET JAMES TAYLOR 1976	1976	500,000	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 147 1,354 12,872
20	GORILLA JAMES TAYLOR 1975	1975	500,000	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 136 1,396 12,914
21	ONE MAN DOG JAMES TAYLOR 1972	1972	500,000	Rank in 1972 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 113 1,568 13,086
22	COVERS JAMES TAYLOR 2008	2008	60,000	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 789 10,420 36,905
23	CLASSIC SONGS JAMES TAYLOR 1987	1987	60,000	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 580 5,048 38,829
24	TAYLOR MADE GREATEST HITS JAMES TAYLOR 1992	1992	35,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 985 12,440 47,554
25	AMERICAN STANDARD JAMES TAYLOR 2020	2020	29,000	Rank in 2020 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 629 2,221 49,985
26	BEFORE THIS WORLD JAMES TAYLOR 2015	2015	N/A	Rank in 2015 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,641 16,817 68,222
27	WALKING MAN JAMES TAYLOR 1974	1974	N/A	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 412 4,489 74,403

JAMES TAYLOR videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№		Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1		LIVE AT THE BEACON THEATRE JAMES TAYLOR 1998	1998	100,000	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 28 198 1,140
2		PULL OVER JAMES TAYLOR 2002	2002	80,000	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 57 649 1,362

JAMES TAYLOR sales by country

JAMES TAYLOR album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by JAMES TAYLOR are the United States (32.5 million), the United Kingdom (640,000) and Canada (400,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	30,000	1
2	Australia	315,000	3
3	Canada	400,000	4
4	Spain	50,000	1
5	United Kingdom	640,000	6
6	United States	32,500,000	21

JAMES TAYLOR video sales by country