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This page is a comprehensive [[discography]] of American folk musician [[John Denver]]. Denver had four number one hits on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart, all achieved between 1973 and 1975: "[[Sunshine on My Shoulders]]", "[[Annie's Song]]", "[[Thank God I'm a Country Boy]]" and "[[I'm Sorry (John Denver song)|I'm Sorry]]". Three of his albums were also number one sellers: "[[Back Home Again (John Denver album)|Back Home Again]]", "[[Windsong]]" and "[[John Denver's Greatest Hits]]", again all released between 1973 and 1975.


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Denver's studio albums categories list separately his early albums with [[Chad Mitchell Trio#Discography|the Mitchell Trio]], and then his own studio albums by decade, live albums, Christmas albums, and compilation albums. These charts also include their certifications for sales data. His singles are arranged by decade and include several specialty categories—among them his Christmas singles, his single from his collaboration album with [[Plácido Domingo]], and his single from his collaboration as a guest performer with the [[Nitty Gritty Dirt Band]]. The charts are inclusive of their peak positions by country of sale.
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This page is a comprehensive [[discography]] of American folk musician [[John Denver]]. Denver had four number one hits on the U.S. [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart, all achieved between 1973 and 1975: "[[Sunshine on My Shoulders]]," "[[Annie's Song]]," "[[Thank God I'm a Country Boy]]" and "[[I'm Sorry (John Denver song)|I'm Sorry]]." Three of his albums were also number one sellers: "[[Back Home Again (John Denver album)|Back Home Again]]," "[[Windsong]]" and "[[John Denver's Greatest Hits]]," again all released between 1973 and 1975.

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Denver's studio albums categories list separately his early albums with [[Chad Mitchell Trio#Discography|the Mitchell Trio]], and then his own studio albums by decade, live albums, Christmas albums, and compilation albums. These charts also include their certifications for sales data. His singles are arranged by decade and include several specialty categories — among them his Christmas singles, his single from his collaboration album with [[Plácido Domingo]], and his single from his collaboration as a guest performer with the [[Nitty Gritty Dirt Band]]. The charts are inclusive of their peak positions by country of sale.


==Studio albums==
==Studio albums==
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* Release date: 1974
* Release date: 1974
* Label: Mercury Records
* Label: Mercury Records
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! rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br /><small>([[List of best selling music artists|sales threshold]])</small>
! rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br /><small>([[List of best selling music artists|sales threshold]])</small>
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! width="45"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br><ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/john-denver-mn0000811622/awards|title=John Denver > Charts & Awards|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=May 8, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606100656/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/john-denver-mn0000811622/awards|archive-date=June 6, 2012}}</ref>
! width="45"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br/><ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/john-denver-mn0000811622/awards|title=John Denver > Charts & Awards|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=May 8, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606100656/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/john-denver-mn0000811622/awards|archive-date=June 6, 2012}}</ref>
! width="45"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="Chart Stats">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18331/john-denver/ |title=John Denver {{!}} full Official Chart history |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref>
! width="45"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br/><ref name="Chart Stats">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18331/john-denver/ |title=John Denver {{!}} full Official Chart history |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''John Denver Sings''
! scope="row"| ''John Denver Sings''
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* [[British Phonographic Industry|UK]]: Silver<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=John Denver|access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref>
* [[British Phonographic Industry|UK]]: Silver<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=John Denver|access-date=May 29, 2023}}</ref>
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* US: Gold<ref name="RIAA" />
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! scope="row"| ''[[Seasons of the Heart (album)|Seasons of the Heart]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[Seasons of the Heart (album)|Seasons of the Heart]]''
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* Release date: February 1982
* Release date: May 4, 1982
* Label: RCA Records
* Label: RCA Records
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* Release date: June 1985
* Release date: June 1985
* Label: RCA Records
* Label: RCA Records
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! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Album details
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! colspan="6"| Peak chart positions
! colspan="6"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]/Sales
! rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]
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! width="45"| [[Top Country Albums|US Country]]<br><ref name="AllMusic"/>
! width="45"| [[Top Country Albums|US Country]]<br/><ref name="AllMusic"/>
! width="45"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br><ref name="AllMusic"/>
! width="45"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br/><ref name="AllMusic"/>
! width="45"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]<br><ref name="RPM" />
! width="45"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]<br/><ref name="RPM" />
! width="45"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref name=aus/>
! width="45"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br/><ref name=aus/>
! width="45"| [[RIANZ|NZ]]<br><ref name="NZ" />
! width="45"| [[RIANZ|NZ]]<br/><ref name="NZ" />
! width="45"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="Chart Stats" />
! width="45"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br/><ref name="Chart Stats" />
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! scope="row"| ''[[An Evening with John Denver]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[An Evening with John Denver]]''
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* Release date: February 1975
* Release date: January 29, 1975
* Label: RCA Records
* Label: RCA Records
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* US: Gold<ref name="RIAA" />
* US: Gold<ref name="RIAA" /><br />(934,000<ref>{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2017/04/41722-top-country-catalog-album-sales-chart-april-18-2017 |title=Top Country Catalog Album Sales Chart: April 18, 2017 |first= Matt |last= Bjorke |date= April 18, 2017 |work=Roughstock }}</ref>)
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! scope="row"| ''Sing Australia''
! scope="row"| ''Sing Australia''
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! scope="row"| ''[[Christmas, Like a Lullaby]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[Christmas, Like a Lullaby]]''
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* Release date: December 1989
* Release date: December 1990
* Label: Windstar Records
* Label: Windstar Records
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* AUS: Platinum<ref name=ARIACert02/>
* AUS: Platinum<ref name=ARIACert02/>
* CAN: 5× Platinum<ref name="CRIA" />
* CAN: 5× Platinum<ref name="CRIA" />
* UK: Silver<ref name="BPI" />
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! scope="row"| ''[[John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 2|John Denver's Greatest Hits Volume 2]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 2|John Denver's Greatest Hits Volume 2]]''
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* ARIA: Gold<ref name=aus/>
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! scope="row"| ''The Rocky Mountain Collection''
! scope="row"| ''[[The John Denver Collection]]''
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* Release date: 1995
* Label: Delta
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* Release date: 1996
* Release date: 1996
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* Release date: November 17, 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://johndenver.com/news/the-last-recordings-out-november-17th-pre-order-now/|title=''The Last Recordings'' Out November 17th, Pre-Order Now|website=johndenver.com|date=September 13, 2023 |access-date=December 16, 2023}}</ref>
* Label: Windstar
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! scope="row"| ''[[Rocky Mountain Holiday]]''<br /><small>(with [[the Muppets]])</small>
! scope="row"| ''[[Rocky Mountain Holiday]]''<br /><small>(with [[the Muppets]])</small>
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* Release date: November 1982
* Release date: May 1983
* Label: RCA Records
* Label: RCA Records
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! rowspan="2"| Album
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! width="45"| [[Hot Country Songs|US Country]]<br><ref name="AllMusic"/>
! width="45"| [[Hot Country Songs|US Country]]<br/><ref name="AllMusic"/>
! width="45"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br><ref name="AllMusic"/>
! width="45"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br/><ref name="AllMusic"/>
! width="45"| [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|US AC]]<br><ref name="AllMusic"/>
! width="45"| [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|US AC]]<br/><ref name="AllMusic"/>
! width="45"| [[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br><ref name=aus/>
! width="45"| [[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br/><ref name=aus/>
! width="45"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN Country]]<br><ref name="RPM Country singles">{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=gtok6k544vktnrd9bc3hgivjn0&q1=John+Denver&q2=Country+Singles&interval=20|title=Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Country Singles|publisher=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref>
! width="45"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN Country]]<br/><ref name="RPM Country singles">{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=gtok6k544vktnrd9bc3hgivjn0&q1=John+Denver&q2=Country+Singles&interval=20|title=Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Country Singles|publisher=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref>
! width="45"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]<br><ref name="RPM singles">{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=prpe70ubkrh0e9u70i97g5pu94&q1=john+denver&q2=Top+Singles&interval=20|title=Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Top Singles|publisher=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref>
! width="45"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]<br/><ref name="RPM singles">{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=prpe70ubkrh0e9u70i97g5pu94&q1=john+denver&q2=Top+Singles&interval=20|title=Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Top Singles|publisher=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref>
! width="45"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN AC]]<br><ref name="RPM AC singles">{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=n1cikrrg2baksq8qitob9iut02&q1=John+Denver&q2=Adult+Contemporary&interval=20|title=Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Adult Contemporary|publisher=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref>
! width="45"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN AC]]<br/><ref name="RPM AC singles">{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=n1cikrrg2baksq8qitob9iut02&q1=John+Denver&q2=Adult+Contemporary&interval=20|title=Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Adult Contemporary|publisher=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]|access-date=May 8, 2010}}</ref>
! width="45"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="UK singles">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18331/john-denver/|title=John Denver|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref>
! width="45"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br/><ref name="UK singles">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18331/john-denver/|title=John Denver|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=August 8, 2017}}</ref>
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* [[Recording Industry Association of America|US]]: Platinum<ref name="RIAA singles">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=John%20Denver&format=SINGLE&go=Search&perPage=50 |title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum - May 09, 2010: John Denver certified singles |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=May 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225031458/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS |archive-date=February 25, 2013 }}</ref>
* [[Recording Industry Association of America|US]]: Platinum<ref name="RIAA singles">{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=John%20Denver&format=SINGLE&go=Search&perPage=50 |title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum - May 09, 2010: John Denver certified singles |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=May 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130225031458/http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS |archive-date=February 25, 2013 }}</ref>
* UK: 2× Platinum<ref name="BPI" />
* [[British Phonographic Industry|UK]]: 2× Platinum<ref name="BPI" />
| align="left"| ''Poems, Prayers, and Promises''
| align="left"| ''Poems, Prayers, and Promises''
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* US: Gold<ref name="RIAA singles" />
* US: Gold<ref name="RIAA singles" />
* [[British Phonographic Industry|UK]]: Gold<ref name="BPI" />
* UK: Platinum<ref name="BPI" />
| align="left" rowspan="2"| ''Back Home Again''
| align="left" rowspan="2"| ''Back Home Again''
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| align="left" rowspan="2"| ''Greatest Hits 3''
| align="left" rowspan="2"| ''Greatest Hits 3''
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! scope="row"| "Love Again" <small>(with [[Sylvie Vartan]])</small>
! scope="row"| "[[Love Again (John Denver song)|Love Again]]" <small>(with [[Sylvie Vartan]])</small>
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| align="left"| ''John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together''
| align="left"| ''John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together''
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| align="left"| ''Perhaps Love''
| align="left"| ''Perhaps Love''
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| align="left"| ''[[Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two]]''
| align="left"| ''[[Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two]]''
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| align="left"| "What's On Your Mind"
| align="left"| "What's On Your Mind"
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Latest revision as of 10:41, 4 November 2024

John Denver discography
Denver during the taping of his An Evening with John Denver television special in 1975
Studio albums33
Live albums10
Compilation albums26
Singles44
Collaboration albums2
Singles11

This page is a comprehensive discography of American folk musician John Denver. Denver had four number one hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, all achieved between 1973 and 1975: "Sunshine on My Shoulders", "Annie's Song", "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and "I'm Sorry". Three of his albums were also number one sellers: "Back Home Again", "Windsong" and "John Denver's Greatest Hits", again all released between 1973 and 1975.

Denver's studio albums categories list separately his early albums with the Mitchell Trio, and then his own studio albums by decade, live albums, Christmas albums, and compilation albums. These charts also include their certifications for sales data. His singles are arranged by decade and include several specialty categories—among them his Christmas singles, his single from his collaboration album with Plácido Domingo, and his single from his collaboration as a guest performer with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The charts are inclusive of their peak positions by country of sale.

Studio albums

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With the Mitchell Trio

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Title Album details
That's the Way It's Gonna Be
(John Denver, Mike Kobluk, Joe Frazier)
Violets of Dawn
(John Denver, Mike Kobluk, Joe Frazier)
  • Release date: December 1965
  • Label: Mercury Records
Alive
(John Denver, Mike Kobluk, David Boise)
Beginnings: John Denver with the Mitchell Trio
(John Denver, Mike Kobluk, Joe Frazier)
  • Release date: 1974
  • Label: Mercury Records

1960s albums

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Title Album details Peak chart
positions 		Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[1] 		UK
[2]
John Denver Sings
  • Release date: 1966
  • Label: self-released
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Rhymes & Reasons 148 21
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1970s albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US Country
[1] 		US
[1] 		AUS
[4] 		CAN
[5] 		NZ
[6] 		UK
[2]
Take Me to Tomorrow
  • Release date: May 1970
  • Label: RCA Records
 — 197 — — — —
Whose Garden Was This
  • Release date: October 1970
  • Label: RCA Records
 — — — — — —
Poems, Prayers & Promises
  • Release date: May 1971
  • Label: RCA Records
 6 15 — 9 — 19
Aerie
  • Release date: December 1971[8]
  • Label: RCA Records
 37 75 48 33 — —
Rocky Mountain High
  • Release date: September 15, 1972
  • Label: RCA Records
 40 4 — 1 — 11
  • US: 2× Platinum[7]
  • UK: Gold[3]
Farewell Andromeda
  • Release date: June 1973
  • Label: RCA Records
 — 16 — 23 — —
Back Home Again
  • Release date: June 1974
  • Label: RCA Records
 1 1 2 1 14 3
Windsong
  • Release date: September 1975
  • Label: RCA Records
 1 1 1 1 5 14
Spirit
  • Release date: August 1976
  • Label: RCA Records
 3 7 13 22 7 9
  • US: Platinum[7]
I Want to Live
  • Release date: November 1977
  • Label: RCA Records
 10 45 16 38 — 25
  • US: Platinum[7]
John Denver[A]
  • Release date: January 1979
  • Label: RCA Records
 10 25 94 25 — 68
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US Country
[1] 		US
[1] 		CAN
[5] 		AUS
[4] 		UK
[2]
Autograph
  • Release date: February 1980
  • Label: RCA Records
 28 39 72 56 —
Some Days Are Diamonds
  • Release date: June 1981
  • Label: RCA Records
 7 32 — 20 —
Seasons of the Heart
  • Release date: May 4, 1982
  • Label: RCA Records
 18 39 — 65 —
It's About Time
  • Release date: November 15, 1983
  • Label: RCA Records
 55 61 92 19 90
Dreamland Express
  • Release date: June 1985
  • Label: RCA Records
 48 90 — 71 —
One World
  • Release date: June 1986
  • Label: RCA Records
 — — — 90 91
Higher Ground 49 — — 5 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s albums

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Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US Country
[1] 		US
[1] 		AUS
[4]
Earth Songs
  • Release date: June 1990
  • Label: Windstar Records
 — — 62
The Flower That Shattered the Stone
  • Release date: September 1990
  • Label: Windstar Records
 — 185 —
Different Directions
  • Release date: September 24, 1991
  • Label: Windstar Records
 — — 71
Love Again 16 130 —
All Aboard! — 165 —
Forever, John
  • Release date: September 29, 1998
  • Label: RCA Records
 — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US Country
[1] 		US
[1] 		CAN
[5] 		AUS
[4] 		NZ
[6] 		UK
[2]
An Evening with John Denver
  • Release date: January 29, 1975
  • Label: RCA Records
 1 2 1 4 1 31
  • US: 3× Platinum[7]
  • CAN: Gold[9]
Live in London
  • Release date: 1976
  • Label: RCA Records
 — — — — — 2
Live at the Sydney Opera House
  • Release date: 1978
  • Label: RCA Records
 — — — — — —
The Wildlife Concert — 104 — 45 — —
  • US: Gold[7]
  • AUS: 4× Platinum (video)[11]
The Best of John Denver Live
  • Release date: 1997
  • Label: Legacy Recordings
 8 52 — — — —
Sing Australia
  • Release date: 2001
  • Label: BMG Australia Limited
 — — — — — —
Christmas in Concert
  • Release date: September 2001
  • Label: RCA Records
 60 — — — — —
The Harbor Lights Concert
  • Release date: April 2002
  • Label: RCA Records
 — — — — — —
Live in the U.S.S.R.
  • Release date: 2007
  • Label: AAO Music
 — — — — — —
Live at Cedar Rapids
  • Release date: 2010
  • Label: Collectors' Choice Music
 — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Christmas albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US Country
[1] 		US
[1] 		AUS
[4] 		CAN
[5]
Rocky Mountain Christmas
  • Release date: 1975
  • Label: RCA Records
 — 14 40 40
  • US: 2× Platinum[7]
  • CAN: Gold[9]
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
  • Release date: October 1979
  • Label: RCA Records
 13 26 — 45
Christmas, Like a Lullaby
  • Release date: December 1990
  • Label: Windstar Records
 — — 59 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

[edit]
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US Country
[1] 		US
[1] 		CAN Country
[12] 		CAN
[5] 		AUS
[4] 		NZ
[6] 		UK
[2]
John Denver's Greatest Hits
  • Release date: November 1973
  • Label: RCA Records
 47 1 — 1 4 17 7
  • US: 9× Platinum[7]
  • AUS: Platinum[13]
  • CAN: 5× Platinum[9]
  • UK: Silver[3]
John Denver's Greatest Hits Volume 2
  • Release date: March 1977
  • Label: RCA Records
 7 6 — 24 3 17 9
  • US: 2× Platinum[7]
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[13]
  • CAN: Gold[9]
John Denver's Greatest Hits Volume 3
  • Release date: November 1984
  • Label: RCA Records
 — 203 — — — — —
Take Me Home, Country Roads and Other Hits
  • Release date: 1991
  • Label: BMG/RCA
 — — 40 — — — —
Favorites
  • Release date: August 1992
  • Label: RCA
 — — — — 35 — —
The Very Best of John Denver
  • Release date: 1994
  • Label: BMG/RCA
 — — — — 38 — —
The John Denver Collection
  • Release date: 1995
  • Label: Delta
 — — — — — — —
The Rocky Mountain Collection
  • Release date: 1996
  • Label: RCA Records
 50 — — — 49 19 19
Reflections: Songs of Love & Life
  • Release date: 1996
  • Label: RCA Records
 36 — 13 — — — —
Country Roads Collection
  • Release date: 1997
  • Label: RCA Records
 33 — — — — — —
The Best of John Denver
  • Release date: 1998
  • Label: Madacy Records
 38 — — — — 10 —
Greatest Country Hits
  • Release date: 1998
  • Label: RCA Records
 36 — — — — — —
Legendary John Denver
  • Release date: 1999
  • Label: BMG RCA
 — — — — — — —
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[13]
John Denver Christmas
  • Release date: 1999
  • Label: LaserLight
 53 — — — — — —
Songs for America
  • Release date: September 2002
  • Label: Sony BMG
 75 — — — — — —
The Essential John Denver
  • Release date: 2004
  • Label: Sony BMG
 66 — — — — — —
Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits
  • Release date: 2004
  • Label: RCA Records
 9 52 — — — — —
A Song's Best Friend: The Very Best of John Denver
  • Release date: 2004
  • Label: RCA Records
 — — — — 25 — 18
16 Biggest Hits
  • Release date: 2006
  • Label: RCA Records
 61 — — — — — —
The Essential John Denver
  • Release date: 2007
  • Label: RCA Records
 55 — — — 81 — —
Playlist: The Very Best of John Denver
  • Release date: 2008
  • Label: Legacy Recordings
 39 — — — — — —
The Ultimate Collection
  • Release date: 2011
  • Label: Sony BMG
 — — — — 34 — 5
[14]
The Classic Christmas Album
  • Release date: October 2, 2012
  • Label: RCA Records
 32 — — — — — —
All of My Memories: The John Denver Collection
  • Release date: November 4, 2014[15]
  • Label: Legacy Recordings
 44 — — — — — —
Gold
  • Release date: December 8, 2019
  • Label: Banquet
 — — — — — — 41
The Last Recordings
  • Release date: November 17, 2023[16]
  • Label: Windstar
 — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Collaboration albums

[edit]
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US
[1] 		CAN
[5]
Perhaps Love
(with Plácido Domingo) 		— 19
Rocky Mountain Holiday
(with the Muppets)
  • Release date: May 1983
  • Label: RCA Records
 202 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

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1960s and 1970s

[edit]
Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold) 		Album
US Country
[1] 		US
[1] 		US AC
[1] 		AUS
[4] 		CAN Country
[17] 		CAN
[18] 		CAN AC
[19] 		UK
[20]
1969 "Daydream" — — — — — — — — Rhymes & Reasons
1970 "Anthem-Revelation" — — — — — — — — Take Me to Tomorrow
"Follow Me" — — — — — — — —
"Sail Away Home" — — — — — — — — Whose Garden Was This
"Mr. Bojangles" — — — — — — — —
1971 "Take Me Home, Country Roads" 50 2 3 24 17 3 5 — Poems, Prayers, and Promises
"Friends with You" — 47 4 73 — 34 5 — Aerie
1972 "Everyday" — 81 21 — — 77 16 —
"Goodbye Again" — 88 23 — — — 12 — Rocky Mountain High
"Hard Life, Hard Times (Prisoners)" — 103 — — — — — —
"Rocky Mountain High" — 9 3 39 — 8 2 —
"Victory Is Peace" (with Bill and Taffy Danoff) — — — — — — — — —
1973 "I'd Rather Be a Cowboy (Lady's Chains)" — 62 25 — 67 75 58 — Farewell Andromeda
"Farewell, Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning)" — 89 20 — — — 26 —
"Please, Daddy" 69 69 — — 68 82 — —
"Sunshine on My Shoulders" 42 1 1 40 — 1 2 — Greatest Hits
1974 "Annie's Song" 9 1 1 5 3 1 1 1 Back Home Again
"Back Home Again" 1 5 1 20 1 10 1 —
"Sweet Surrender" 7 13 1 38 16 38 1 — An Evening with John Denver
1975 "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" 1 1 5 41 1 1 1 —
"I'm Sorry"[B] 1 1 1 7 4 1 1 — Windsong
"Fly Away" (with Olivia Newton-John) 12 13 1 — 28 13 2 —
1976 "Looking for Space" 30 29 1 — 23 63 4 —
"It Makes Me Giggle" 70 60 9 — 39 83 22 — Spirit
"Like a Sad Song" 34 36 1 — 8 63 4 —
"Baby, You Look Good to Me Tonight" 22 65 13 — 20 89 15 —
1977 "My Sweet Lady" 62 32 13 — — 52 15 — Greatest Hits 2
"How Can I Leave You Again" 22 44 2 — 6 40 10 — I Want to Live
"I Want to Live" — 55 10 — — 81 9 —
"Bet on the Blues" — — — — — — — —
1978 "It Amazes Me" 72 59 9 — — 72 15 —
1979 "Downhill Stuff" 64 106 — — — — — — John Denver
"What's On Your Mind" 47 107 10 — 25 — 29 —
"Garden Song" — — 31 — — — 7 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s-2010s

[edit]
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US Country
[1] 		US
[1] 		US AC
[1] 		AUS
[4] 		CAN Country
[17] 		CAN AC
[19]
1980 "Autograph" 84 52 20 — — 2 Autograph
"Dancing with the Mountains" — 97 43 — — —
1981 "Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)" 6 36 12 33 1 1 Some Days Are Diamonds
"The Cowboy and the Lady" 50 66 — — — —
1982 "Shanghai Breezes" — 31 1 — — 1 Seasons of the Heart
"Seasons of the Heart" — 78 23 — — 16
"Opposite Tables" — — — — — —
1983 "Wild Montana Skies" (with Emmylou Harris) 14 — 26 — 15 14 It's About Time
"Hold On Tightly" — — — — — —
1984 "It's About Time" — — — — — —
"Just a Dream Away" — — — — — — —
"The Gold and Beyond" — — — — — — Greatest Hits 3
"Love Again" (with Sylvie Vartan) — 85 30 — — 21
1985 "Don't Close Your Eyes, Tonight" — — 37 — — — Dreamland Express
"Dreamland Express" 9 — 34 — 17 23
1986 "Along for the Ride ('56 T-Bird)" 57 — — — — — One World
"Let Us Begin (What Are We Making Weapons For?)" — — — — — —
"We Are One: Sister Cities" — — — — — — —
1988 "For You" — — — 22 — — Higher Ground
"Country Girl in Paris" 96 — — — — —
"Never a Doubt" — — — — — —
1989 "The One World" — — — — — — —
1990 "The Flower That Shattered the Stone" — — — — — — The Flower That Shattered the Stone
"Eagles and Horses" — — — — — —
"Wish You Were Here (Postcard from Paris)" — — — — — —
1992 "18 Holes" — — — — — — —
1995 "Calypso" (live) — — — — — — The Wildlife Concert
"For You" (live) — — — — — —
1996 "Perhaps Love (Liefde Is...)" (with Justine Pelmelay) — — — — — — Love Again
2004 "Annie's Song/Follow Me" — — — — — — A Song's Best Friend
2017 "The Blizzard" — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other singles

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Christmas singles

[edit]
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US
[1] 		CAN
[18] 		CAN AC
[19]
1975 "Christmas for Cowboys" 58 77 26 Rocky Mountain Christmas
1979 "A Baby Just Like You" (with the Muppets) — — — John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles from collaboration albums

[edit]
Year Single Artist Peak chart
positions 		Album
US
[1] 		US AC
[1] 		AUS
[4] 		UK
[20]
1982 "Perhaps Love" Plácido Domingo 59 22 28 46 Perhaps Love

Guest singles

[edit]
Year Single Artist Peak chart
positions 		Album
US Country
[1] 		CAN Country
[12]
1989 "And So It Goes" The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 14 29 Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two

Charted B-sides

[edit]
Year B-side Peak chart positions Original A-side
US Country
[1] 		US
[1] 		CAN
[18]
1975 "Calypso" — 2 29 "I'm Sorry"
1979 "Sweet Melinda" flip — — "What's On Your Mind"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes

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  • A^ John Denver also peaked at number 7 on the RPM Country Albums chart in Canada.[12]
  • B^ B-side "Calypso", see charted B-side listing below.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "John Denver > Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e "John Denver | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "British certifications – John Denver". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 29, 2023. Type John Denver in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Australian chart peaks:
    • Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 87. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 12, 1988.
    • Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from June 13, 1988: "australian-charts.com > John Denver in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
    • Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  6. ^ a b c "charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - May 08, 2010: John Denver certified albums". RIAA. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  8. ^ JohnDenver.com
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "Canadian Recording Industry Association search results". CAN. Archived from the original on April 12, 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  10. ^ "Australian Gold" (PDF). Cash Box. November 15, 1975. p. 50. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via World Radio History.
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2017 Audiovisual". Aria Charts. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  12. ^ a b c "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Country Albums/CDs". RPM. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  13. ^ a b c "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  14. ^ "BBC - Radio 1 - BBC Radio 1's Chart Show with Reggie Yates - The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart". Archived from the original on October 15, 2009.
  15. ^ Mansfield, Brian (September 11, 2014). "Career-spanning John Denver box coming in November". USA Today. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  16. ^ "The Last Recordings Out November 17th, Pre-Order Now". johndenver.com. September 13, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  18. ^ a b c "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Top Singles". RPM. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  19. ^ a b c "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Adult Contemporary". RPM. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  20. ^ a b "John Denver". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  21. ^ a b c d e f "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - May 09, 2010: John Denver certified singles". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
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