John Denver / discography
This discography is an overview of the musical works of the American Country - singer John Denver .
Albums
Studio albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | UK | US | Country | |||
1966 | John Denver Sings | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: 1966
|
1969 | Rhymes & Reasons | - | - |
UK21st
silver
(5 weeks)UK |
US148 (3 weeks) US |
- |
First published: October 14, 1969
Chart entry in UK only 1973 |
1970 | Take Me to Tomorrow | - | - | - |
US197 (2 weeks) US |
- |
First published: May 1970
|
Whose Garden Was This? | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: October 1970
|
|
1971 | Poems, Prayers & Promises | - | - |
UK19 (5 weeks) UK |
US15th
platinum
(80 weeks)US |
Country6 (26 weeks) Country |
First published: April 6, 1971
Chart entry in UK only 1973 |
Aerie | - | - | - |
US75
gold
(16 weeks)US |
Country37 (11 weeks) Country |
First published: November 1971
|
|
1972 | Rocky Mountain High | - | - |
UK11 (15 weeks) UK |
US4th × 2
(53 weeks)US |
Country40 (2 weeks) Country |
First published: September 15, 1972
Chart entry in UK only 1973 |
1973 | Farewell Andromeda | - | - | - |
US16
gold
(35 weeks)US |
- |
First published: June 1973
|
1974 | Back Home Again | - | - |
UK3
gold
(29 weeks)UK |
US1 × 3
(96 weeks)US |
Country1 (64 weeks) Country |
First published: June 15, 1974
|
1975 | Windsong | - | - |
UK14 (21 weeks) UK |
US1 × 2
(45 weeks)US |
Country1 (25 weeks) Country |
First published: September 1975
|
1976 | Spirit | - | - |
UK9 (11 weeks) UK |
US7th
platinum
(30 weeks)US |
Country3 (25 weeks) Country |
First published: August 1976
|
1977 | I want to live | - | - |
UK25 (5 weeks) UK |
US45
platinum
(25 weeks)US |
Country10 (25 weeks) Country |
First published: November 1977
|
1979 | John Denver | - | - |
UK68 (1 week) UK |
US25th
gold
(15 weeks)US |
Country10 (16 weeks) Country |
First published: January 1979
|
1980 | Autograph | - | - | - |
US39 (17 weeks) US |
Country28 (18 weeks) Country |
First published: February 1980
|
1981 | Some Days Are Diamonds | - | - | - |
US32
gold
(30 weeks)US |
Country7 (35 weeks) Country |
First published: June 1981
|
1982 | Seasons of the Heart | - | - | - |
US39
gold
(33 weeks)US |
Country18 (30 weeks) Country |
First published: February 1982
|
1983 | It's about time | - | - |
UK90 (2 weeks) UK |
US61 (15 weeks) US |
Country55 (10 weeks) Country |
First published: November 15, 1983
|
1985 | Dreamland Express | - | - | - |
US90 (19 weeks) US |
Country64 (8 weeks) Country |
First published: June 1985
|
1986 | One World | - | - |
UK91 (3 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First published: June 1986
|
1988 | Higher ground | - | - | - | - |
Country49 (7 weeks) Country |
First published: June 26, 1988
|
1990 | Earth songs | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: 1990
|
The Flower That Shattered the Stone | - | - | - |
US185 (6 weeks) US |
- |
First published: September 1990
|
|
1991 | Different directions | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: September 24, 1991
|
1997 | All Aboard! | - | - | - |
US165 (1 week) US |
- |
First published: August 26, 1997
|
Love Again A Celebration of Life (1943-1997) |
- | - | - | - | - |
First published: 1997
|
|
1998 | Forever, John | - | - | - | - | - |
First release: September 29, 1998
posthumous studio album with unreleased titles and alternative versions |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
Collab albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | UK | US | Country | |||
1981 | Perhaps love | - | - |
UK17th
gold
(21 weeks)UK |
US18th
platinum
(27 weeks)US |
- |
First publication: 1981
with Plácido Domingo |
More collab albums
- 1982: Rocky Mountain Holiday (with the Muppets )
Live albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | UK | US | Country | |||
1975 | An Evening with John Denver | - | - |
UK31 (4 weeks) UK |
US2 × 3
(50 weeks)US |
Country1 (33 weeks) Country |
First published: February 1975
|
1976 | Live in London | - | - |
UK2 (29 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First published: 1976
|
1995 | The Wildlife Concert | - | - | - |
US104
gold
(4 weeks)US |
- |
Recorded on February 23, 1995 at Sony Music Studios , New York
First published: 1995 |
1997 | The Best of John Denver Live | - | - | - |
US52
gold
(10 weeks)US |
Country8 (87 weeks) Country |
First published: 1997
|
2001 | Christmas in Concert | - | - | - | - |
Country60 (4 weeks) Country |
First published: September 2001
|
More live albums
- 1999: Live at the Sydney Opera House
- 2002: The Harbor Lights Concert
- 2007: Live in the USSR
- 2010: Live at Cedar Rapids
Christmas albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | UK | US | Country | |||
1975 | Rocky Mountain Christmas | - | - | - |
US14th × 2
(16 weeks)US |
- |
First publication: 1975; Re-release: 1976 (reached number 115 again)
|
1979 | A Christmas Together | - | - | - |
US26th
platinum
(12 weeks)US |
Country13 (7 weeks) Country |
John Denver & the Muppets
First published: October 1979 |
1999 | John Denver Christmas | - | - | - | - |
Country53 (3 weeks) Country |
First published: 1999
|
More Christmas albums
- 1990: Christmas, Like a Lullaby
Compilations
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DE | AT | UK | US | Country | |||
1973 | John Denver's Greatest Hits The Best of John Denver |
DE28 (11 weeks) DE |
- |
UK7th
gold
(68 weeks)UK |
US1 × 9
(175 weeks)US |
Country47 (1 week) Country |
First published: November 1973
Chart entry in UK only 1974, in DE only 1979 |
1975 | John Denver Gift Pak | - | - | - |
US138 (6 weeks) US |
- |
the albums Windsong and Rocky Mountain Christmas as a Christmas box
First release: 1975 |
1977 | John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 2 The Best of John Denver - Volume 2 |
DE26 (4 weeks) DE |
AT14 (8 weeks) AT |
UK9
gold
(9 weeks)UK |
US6th × 2
(18 weeks)US |
Country7 (17 weeks) Country |
First publication: March 1977
chart entry in DE in 1979, in AT in 1982 |
1979 | Henry John Deutschendorf called John Denver - His great successes |
DE7th
gold
(82 weeks)DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: 1978
|
1980 | The Voice of America |
DE10 (12 weeks) DE |
AT19 (2 weeks) AT |
- | - | - |
First published: 1980
|
1984 | The John Denver Collection | - | - |
UK20th
gold
(11 weeks)UK |
- | - |
First published: 1984
|
1994 | The Very Best of John Denver | - | - | - |
US-
platinum
US
|
Country38 (78 weeks) Country |
First published: 1994
|
1996 | The Rocky Mountain Collection | - | - |
UK19th
gold
(9 weeks)UK |
US-
platinum
US
|
Country50 (15 weeks) Country |
First published: May 31, 1996
|
Reflections: Songs of Love & Life | - | - | - | - |
Country36 (4 weeks) Country |
First published: 1996
|
|
1997 | Gold Collection |
DE82 (7 weeks) DE |
- | - | - | - |
First published: March 10, 1997
|
Country Roads Collection | - | - | - | - |
Country33 (2 weeks) Country |
First published: 1997
|
|
A Celebration of Life (1943-1997) - The Last Recordings |
- | - | - |
US130 (8 weeks) US |
Country16 (31 weeks) Country |
First published: November 18, 1997
|
|
1998 | Greatest Country Hits | - | - | - | - |
Country36 (13 weeks) Country |
First published: 1998
|
2002 | Songs for America | - | - | - | - |
Country75 (1 week) Country |
First published: 2002
|
2004 | The Essential John Denver | - | - | - | - |
Country36 (11 weeks) Country |
First published: 2004
|
Definitive all-time greatest hits | - | - | - |
US52
gold
(7 weeks)US |
Country9 (48 weeks) Country |
First published: October 4, 2004
|
|
A Song's Best Friend - The Very Best of | - | - |
UK18th
gold
(7 weeks)UK |
- | - |
First published: October 4, 2004
|
|
2006 | 16 Biggest Hits | - | - | - | - |
Country61 (1 week) Country |
First published: September 5, 2006
|
2008 | Playlist: The Very Best of John Denver | - | - | - | - |
Country39 (46 weeks) Country |
First published: April 29, 2008
|
2011 | The Ultimate Collection | - | - |
UK5
gold
(25 weeks)UK |
- | - |
First published: August 15, 2011
|
2012 | The Classic Christmas Album | - | - | - | - |
Country32 (7 weeks) Country |
First published: October 2, 2012
|
Take Me Home | - | - |
UK63
silver
(12 weeks)UK |
- | - |
First published: 2012
|
|
2013 | The Real ... | - | - |
UK97
silver
(2 weeks)UK |
- | - |
First published: May 27, 2013
|
2014 | All of My Memories: The John Denver Collection | - | - | - | - |
Country44 (1 week) Country |
First published: November 4, 2014
|
2019 | gold | - | - |
UK41 (3 weeks) UK |
- | - |
First published: December 5, 2019
|
More compilations
- 1984: John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 3 (US:gold)
- 1991: Take Me Home, Country Roads and Other Hits
- 1998: Rocky Mountain High: The Best of John Denver (UK:gold, US: platinum)
- 2012: Sunshine On My Shoulders - The Best Of (UK:silver)
Singles
Chart placements
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK | US | Country | A. C. | |||
1971 |
Take Me Home, Country Roads Poems, Prayers & Promises |
UK-
platinum
UK
|
US2
platinum
(23 weeks)US |
Country50 (13 weeks) Country |
A. C.3 (21 weeks) A. C. |
|
Friends with You Aerie |
- |
US47 (11 weeks) US |
- |
A. C.4 (12 weeks) A. C. |
||
1972 | Everyday Aerie |
- |
US81 (3 weeks) US |
- |
A. C.21 (6 weeks) A. C. |
|
Goodbye Again Rocky Mountain High |
- |
US88 (6 weeks) US |
- |
A. C.23 (9 weeks) A. C. |
||
Rocky Mountain High Rocky Mountain High |
- |
US9
gold
(19 weeks)US |
- |
A. C.3 (17 weeks) A. C. |
||
1973 | I'd Rather Be a Cowboy Farewell Andromeda |
- |
US62 (10 weeks) US |
- |
A. C.25 (8 weeks) A. C. |
|
Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning) Farewell Andromeda |
- |
US89 (5 weeks) US |
- |
A. C.20 (7 weeks) A. C. |
||
Please, Daddy Farewell Andromeda |
- |
US69 (5 weeks) US |
Country69 (7 weeks) Country |
- | ||
Sunshine on My Shoulders John Denver's Greatest Hits |
- |
US1
gold
(18 weeks)US |
Country42 (12 weeks) Country |
A. C.1 (16 weeks) A. C. |
||
1974 | Annie's song Back Home Again |
UK1
silver
(17 weeks)UK |
US1
gold
(17 weeks)US |
Country9 (14 weeks) Country |
A. C.1 (17 weeks) A. C. |
in UK 2012 again at position 38
|
Back Home Again Back Home Again |
- |
US5
gold
(16 weeks)US |
Country1 (14 weeks) Country |
A. C.1 (13 weeks) A. C. |
||
Sweet Surrender Back Home Again |
- |
US13 (11 weeks) US |
Country7 (12 weeks) Country |
A. C.1 (14 weeks) A. C. |
||
1975 | Thank God I'm a Country Boy Back Home Again |
- |
US1
gold
(19 weeks)US |
Country1 (14 weeks) Country |
A. C.5 (11 weeks) A. C. |
|
I'm Sorry Windsong |
- |
US1
gold
(8 weeks)US |
Country1 (18 weeks) Country |
A. C.1 (13 weeks) A. C. |
||
Calypso Windsong |
- |
US2 (10 weeks) US |
- | - | ||
Fly Away Windsong |
- |
US13 (12 weeks) US |
Country12 (11 weeks) Country |
A. C.1 (14 weeks) A. C. |
with Olivia Newton-John
|
|
Christmas for Cowboys Rocky Mountain Christmas |
- |
US58 (4 weeks) US |
- | - | ||
1976 | Looking for Space Windsong |
- |
US29 (8 weeks) US |
Country30 (10 weeks) Country |
A. C.1 (10 weeks) A. C. |
|
It Makes Me Giggle Spirit |
- |
US60 (4 weeks) US |
Country70 (5 weeks) Country |
A. C.9 (7 weeks) A. C. |
||
Like a Sad Song Spirit |
- |
US36 (7 weeks) US |
Country34 (9 weeks) Country |
A. C.1 (12 weeks) A. C. |
||
Baby, you look good to me tonight spirit |
- |
US65 (7 weeks) US |
Country22 (11 weeks) Country |
A. C.13 (11 weeks) A. C. |
||
1977 | My Sweet Lady John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 2 |
- |
US32 (11 weeks) US |
Country62 (7 weeks) Country |
A. C.13 (11 weeks) A. C. |
|
How Can I Leave You Again I Want to Live |
- |
US44 (10 weeks) US |
Country22 (13 weeks) Country |
A. C.2 (15 weeks) A. C. |
||
1978 | It Amazes Me I Want to Live |
- |
US59 (7 weeks) US |
Country72 (6 weeks) Country |
A. C.9 (11 weeks) A. C. |
|
I want to live I want to live |
- |
US55 (5 weeks) US |
- |
A. C.10 (9 weeks) A. C. |
||
1979 | Downhill Stuff John Denver |
- | - |
Country64 (5 weeks) Country |
- | |
What's On Your Mind John Denver |
- | - |
Country47 (7 weeks) Country |
A. C.10 (10 weeks) A. C. |
||
Garden Song John Denver |
- | - | - |
A. C.31 (8 weeks) A. C. |
||
1980 | Autograph autograph |
- |
US52 (10 weeks) US |
Country84 (5 weeks) Country |
A. C.20 (10 weeks) A. C. |
|
Dancing with the Mountains Autograph |
- |
US97 (3 weeks) US |
- |
A. C.43 (5 weeks) A. C. |
||
1981 | Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone) Some Days Are Diamonds |
- |
US36 (20 weeks) US |
Country10 (18 weeks) Country |
A. C.12 (18 weeks) A. C. |
|
The Cowboy and the Lady Some Days Are Diamonds |
- |
US66 (7 weeks) US |
Country50 (9 weeks) Country |
- | ||
1982 | Shanghai Breezes Seasons of the Heart |
- |
US31 (14 weeks) US |
- |
A. C.1 (21 weeks) A. C. |
|
Seasons of the Heart Seasons of the Heart |
- |
US78 (5 weeks) US |
- |
A. C.23 (12 weeks) A. C. |
||
1983 | Wild Montana Skies It's About Time |
- | - |
Country14 (19 weeks) Country |
- |
with Emmylou Harris
|
1984 | Love Again John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 3 |
- |
US85 (4 weeks) US |
- |
A. C.30 (6 weeks) A. C. |
with Sylvie Vartan
|
1985 | Dreamland Express Dreamland Express |
- | - |
Country9 (21 weeks) Country |
A. C.34 (9 weeks) A. C. |
|
Don't Close Your Eyes Tonight Dreamland Express |
- | - | - |
A. C.37 (6 weeks) A. C. |
||
1986 | Along for the Ride ('56 T-Bird) One World |
- | - |
Country57 (9 weeks) Country |
- | |
1988 | Country girl in Paris |
- | - |
Country96 (2 weeks) Country |
- |
More singles
- 1969: Leaving On A Jet Plane (Rhymes & Reasons)
- 1969: Daydream (Rhymes & Reasons)
- 1970: Sticky Summer Weather (Take Me To Tomorrow)
- 1970: Follow Me (Take Me To Tomorrow)
- 1970: Sail Away Home (Whose Garden Was This)
- 1970: Whose Garden Was This (Whose Garden Was This)
- 1972: Hard Life, Hard Times (Prisoners) (Rocky Mountain High)
- 1979: Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (John Denver & The Muppets) (A Christmas Together)
- 1981: Perhaps Love (Placido Domingo & John Denver)
- 1982: Annie's Song (Placido Domingo & John Denver)
- 1982: Opposite Table
- 1983: Hold On Tightly
- 1986: Flying For Me
- 1988: For You
- 1996: Perhaps Love (Liefde is ...) (John Denver & Justine Pelmelay)
- 2007: Dan volg je hair benen / Calypso (Jan Smit / John Denver & Jan Smit)
Chart placements as a guest musician
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UK | US | Country | A. C. | |||
1982 | Perhaps Love Perhaps Love |
UK46 (9 weeks) UK |
US59 (7 weeks) US |
- |
A. C.22 (7 weeks) A. C. |
Plácido Domingo & John Denver
|
1989 | And So It Goes Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two |
- | - |
Country14 (23 weeks) Country |
- |
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & John Denver
|
Awards for music sales
|
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|
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
Country / Region | silver | gold | platinum | Sales | swell |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Australia (ARIA) | - | - | 6 × platinum6th | 200,000 | aria.com.au |
Germany (BVMI) | - | gold1 | platinum1 | 550,000 | musikindustrie.de |
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) | - | gold1 | - | 10,000 | Individual evidence |
Italy (FIMI) | - | 2 × gold2 | - | 275,000 | fimi.it |
Canada (MC) | - | 6 × gold6th | 8 × platinum8th | 1,055,000 | musiccanada.com |
New Zealand (RMNZ) | - | gold1 | - | 7,500 | nztop40.co.nz nztop40.co.nz |
Netherlands (NVPI) | - | - | platinum1 | 100,000 | nvpi.nl |
United States (RIAA) | - | 15 × gold15th | 33 × platinum33 | 41,100,000 | riaa.com |
United Kingdom (BPI) | 6 × silver6th | 9 × gold9 | platinum1 | 2,190,000 | bpi.co.uk |
All in all | 6 × silver6th | 35 × gold35 | 50 × platinum50 |
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- ↑ a b c d e f g Chart sources: DE1 DE2 AT UK US
- ↑ a b c d The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
- ↑ Gold for John Denver's Greatest Hits in Hong Kong ( Memento from May 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Gold for I Grandi Successi Di John Denver in Italy (PDF file, p.33)
- ↑ 2 × platinum for Legendary - John Denver in Australia