JOHN DENVER albums and sales

Updated: January 26, 2024

JOHN DENVER sold over 35.8 million albums. The best-selling album by JOHN DENVER is JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS, which sold over 9.77 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, JOHN DENVER is the 98th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of JOHN DENVER have sold over 165,000 units, led by THE WILDLIFE CONCERT with over 160,000 units sold.

JOHN DENVER albums ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS JOHN DENVER 1973	1973	9,771,500	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 5 26 204
2	BACK HOME AGAIN JOHN DENVER 1974	1974	3,166,000	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 7 150 1,334
3	JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. II JOHN DENVER 1977	1977	2,290,000	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 33 218 1,991
4	WINDSONG JOHN DENVER 1975	1975	2,151,000	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 22 236 2,206
5	ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS JOHN DENVER 1975	1975	2,050,000	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 29 286 2,534
6	ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH JOHN DENVER 1972	1972	2,000,000	Rank in 1972 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 17 325 2,819
7	AN EVENING WITH JOHN DENVER JOHN DENVER 1975	1975	1,601,000	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 40 351 3,211
8	ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLECTION JOHN DENVER 1997	1997	1,200,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 163 1,308 4,111
9	THE VERY BEST OF JOHN DENVER JOHN DENVER 1994	1994	1,100,000	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 169 1,510 4,738
10	A CHRISTMAS TOGETHER JOHN DENVER & THE MUPPETS 1979	1979	1,050,000	Rank in 1979 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 74 574 5,364
11	SPIRIT JOHN DENVER 1976	1976	1,017,000	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 75 611 5,532
12	ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH: THE BEST OF JOHN DENVER JOHN DENVER 1997	1997	1,000,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 221 1,889 6,215
13	I WANT TO LIVE JOHN DENVER 1977	1977	1,000,000	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 92 673 6,703
14	POEMS, PRAYERS & PROMISES JOHN DENVER 1971	1971	1,000,000	Rank in 1971 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 46 768 6,798
15	DEFINITIVE - ALL TIME GREATEST HITS JOHN DENVER 2004	2004	500,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 289 2,667 10,877
16	THE BEST OF JOHN DENVER LIVE JOHN DENVER 1997	1997	500,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 376 3,273 11,539
17	JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST HITS, VOL. III JOHN DENVER 1984	1984	500,000	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 169 2,074 12,480
18	SEASONS OF THE HEART JOHN DENVER 1982	1982	500,000	Rank in 1982 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 172 2,153 12,559
19	SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS JOHN DENVER 1981	1981	500,000	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 163 2,199 12,605
20	JOHN DENVER JOHN DENVER 1979	1979	500,000	Rank in 1979 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 182 1,190 12,708
21	FAREWELL ANDROMEDA JOHN DENVER 1973	1973	500,000	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 132 1,507 13,025
22	AERIE JOHN DENVER 1971	1971	500,000	Rank in 1971 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 111 1,646 13,164
23	THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION JOHN DENVER 2011	2011	300,000	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 191 1,887 15,832
24	THE WILDLIFE CONCERT JOHN DENVER 1995	1995	250,000	Rank in 1995 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 525 5,114 17,929
25	LEGENDARY JOHN DENVER JOHN DENVER 1999	1999	140,000	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 771 6,530 22,276
26	THE ESSENTIAL JOHN DENVER 2011	2011	100,000	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 426 4,327 25,427
27	A SONG'S BEST FRIEND - THE VERY BEST OF JOHN DENVER 2004	2004	100,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 855 7,654 27,066
28	JOHN DENVER COLLECTION (16 CLASSIC SONGS) JOHN DENVER 1984	1984	100,000	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 331 4,282 31,680
29	ZIJN GROOTSTE SUCCESSEN JOHN DENVER 1979	1979	100,000	Rank in 1979 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 344 2,192 32,209
30	THE REAL JOHN DENVER 2013	2013	60,000	Rank in 2013 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 605 5,718 36,377
31	SUNSHINE ON MY SHOULDERS - THE BEST OF JOHN DENVER 2009	2009	60,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 724 10,308 36,793
32	TAKE ME HOME JOHN DENVER 2009	2009	60,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 725 10,309 36,794
33	RHYMES AND REASONS JOHN DENVER 1969	1969	60,000	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 134 729 39,460
34	A PORTRAIT 25 YEARS JOHN DENVER 1994	1994	35,000	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,229 12,411 47,525
35	FAVOURITES JOHN DENVER 1992	1992	35,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 986 12,441 47,555
36	GOLD DELUXE(JAPAN ONLY) JOHN DENVER 1974	1974	27,000	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 352 3,576 50,234
37	SUPER DELUXE(JAPAN ONLY) JOHN DENVER 1974	1974	23,000	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 358 3,660 52,142
38	ESSENTIAL JOHN DENVER JOHN DENVER 2004	2004	18,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 2,008 16,789 54,690
39	BEST SELECTION JOHN DENVER 1994	1994	3,350	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,400 14,087 61,910
40	SEINE GROßEN ERFOLGE / ZIJN GROOTSTE SUCCESSEN JOHN DENVER 1979	1979	N/A	Rank in 1979 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 621 4,067 73,981
41	LIVE IN LONDON JOHN DENVER 1976	1976	N/A	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 517 4,306 74,220

JOHN DENVER videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	THE WILDLIFE CONCERT JOHN DENVER 1999	1999	160,000	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 18 108 485
2	ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH JOHN DENVER 2009	2009	5,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 167 2,429 4,358
3	LIVE 1995 JOHN DENVER 1999	1999	N/A	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 106 716 6,059

JOHN DENVER sales by country

JOHN DENVER album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by JOHN DENVER are the United States (32.7 million), the United Kingdom (1.5 million) and Canada (868,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Australia	420,000	5
2	Canada	868,000	8
3	Hong Kong	10,000	1
4	Japan	212,350	8
5	Netherlands	100,000	1
6	New Zealand	7,500	1
7	United Kingdom	1,500,000	13
8	United States	32,750,000	23

JOHN DENVER video sales by country

The largest markets for video releases by JOHN DENVER are the United States (150,000), Australia (120,000) and Canada (5,000).