John Denver discography
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John Denver discography | |
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Studio albums | 30 |
Live albums | 8 |
Compilation albums | 17 |
Singles | 44 |
No.1 Single | 12 |
Here is the comprehensive discography of folk musician John Denver.
Denver, has sold 54 million albums world-wide.
Albums
Studio albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||||||||||
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US Country [1] |
US [1] |
CAN Country [2] |
CAN [3] |
AUS [4] |
NZ [5] |
UK [6] | ||||||||
1969 | Rhymes and Reasons
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— | 148 | — | — | — | — | 21 | ||||||
1970 | Take Me to Tomorrow
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— | 197 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
Whose Garden Was This?
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1971 | Poems, Prayers, and Promises
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6 | 15 | — | 9 | — | — | 19 | ||||||
1972 | Aerie
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37 | 75 | — | 33 | — | — | — |
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Rocky Mountain High
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40 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 11 | |||||||
1973 | Farewell Andromeda
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— | 16 | — | 23 | — | — | — |
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1974 | Back Home Again
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1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 14 | 3 | ||||||
1975 | Windsong
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1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 14 | ||||||
1976 | Spirit
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3 | 7 | — | 22 | — | 7 | 9 |
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1977 | I Want to Live
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10 | 45 | — | 38 | — | — | 25 |
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1979 | John Denver
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10 | 25 | 7 | 25 | — | — | — |
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1980 | Autograph
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28 | 39 | — | 72 | — | — | — | ||||||
1981 | Some Days Are Diamonds
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7 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — |
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1982 | Seasons of the Heart
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18 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — |
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1983 | It's About Time
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55 | 61 | — | 92 | — | — | — | ||||||
1985 | Dreamland Express
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64 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1986 | One World
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1989 | Higher Ground
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49 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | ||||||
1990 | Earth Songs
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1990 | The Flower That Shattered the Stone
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— | 185 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1991 | Different Directions
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1997 | All Aboard!
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— | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Live albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||
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US Country [1] |
US [1] |
CAN [3] |
AUS [4] |
NZ [5] |
UK [6] | ||||
1975 | An Evening With John Denver
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1 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 31 | ||
1976 | Live in London
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— | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
1995 | The Wildlife Concert
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— | 104 | — | 45 | — | — |
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1997 | The Best of John Denver Live
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8 | 52 | — | — | — | — | ||
1999 | Live at the Sydney Opera House
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001 | Christmas in Concert
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60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002 | The Harbor Lights Concert
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2007 | Live in the U.S.S.R.
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010 | Live at Cedar Rapids
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Specialty albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||
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US Country [1] |
US [1] |
CAN [3] | |||||||
1975 | Rocky Mountain Christmas
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— | 14 | 40 | |||||
1979 | A Christmas Together
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13 | 26 | 45 | |||||
1982 | Rocky Mountain Holiday
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— | — | — | |||||
1990 | Christmas, Like a Lullaby
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— | — | — | |||||
1998 | Forever, John
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— | — | — | |||||
1999 | Christmas
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53 | — | — | |||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Compilation albums
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||
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US Country [1] |
US [1] |
CAN Country [2] |
CAN [3] |
AUS [4] |
NZ [5] |
UK [6] | |||
1973 | John Denver's Greatest Hits
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— | 1 | — | 1 | — | 17 | — | |
1977 | John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 2
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7 | 6 | — | 24 | — | 17 | — | |
1984 | John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 3
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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1991 | Take Me Home, Country Roads and Other Hits
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— | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | |
1994 | The Very Best of John Denver
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
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1996 | The Rocky Mountain Collection
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50 | — | — | — | 49 | 19 | 19 | |
Reflections: Songs of Love & Life
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36 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | ||
1997 | Celebration of Life
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16 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Country Roads Collection
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33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998 | The Best of John Denver
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38 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | |
Greatest Country Hits
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36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002 | Songs for America
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75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2004 | The Essential John Denver
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66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits
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9 | 52 | 9 | 60 | — | — | — | ||
A Song's Best Friend
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— | — | — | — | 19 | — | 18 | ||
2006 | 16 Biggest Hits
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61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2007 | The Essential John Denver
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55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2008 | Playlist: The Very Best of John Denver
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39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Collaboration albums
Year | Album details | Peak positions |
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CAN [3] | ||
1981 | Perhaps Love
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19 |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | |||||
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US Country [10] |
US [10] |
US AC [10] |
CAN Country [11] |
CAN [12] |
CAN AC [13] | ||||
1971 | "Take Me Home, Country Roads" | 50 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 5 | Poems, Prayers, and Promises | |
"Friends with You" | — | 47 | 4 | — | 34 | 5 | Aerie | ||
1972 | "Everyday" | — | 81 | 21 | — | 77 | 16 | ||
"Goodbye Again" | — | 88 | 23 | — | — | 12 | Rocky Mountain High | ||
"Rocky Mountain High" | — | 9 | 3 | — | 8 | 2 | |||
1973 | "I'd Rather Be a Cowboy" | — | 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 | — | 1 | 2 |
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Greatest Hits | |
1974 | "Annie's Song" | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Back Home Again | |
"Back Home Again" | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
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"Sweet Surrender" | 7 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 38 | 1 | |||
1975 | "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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An Evening with John Denver |
"I'm Sorry" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 |
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Windsong | |
"Calypso" | — | 2 | — | — | 29 | — |
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"Fly Away" (with Olivia Newton-John) | 12 | 13 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 2 | |||
"Christmas for Cowboys" | — | 58 | — | — | 77 | 26 | Rocky Mountain Christmas | ||
1976 | "Looking for Space" | 30 | 29 | 1 | 23 | 63 | 4 | Windsong | |
"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 | — | |||
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 | ||
1978 | "It Amazes Me" | 72 | 59 | 9 | — | 72 | 15 | ||
"I Want to Live" | — | 55 | 10 | — | 81 | 9 | |||
1979 | "Downhill Stuff" | 64 | 106 | — | — | — | — | John Denver | |
"What's On Your Mind" | 47 | 107 | 10 | 25 | — | 29 | |||
"Sweet Melinda" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Garden Song" | — | — | 31 | — | — | 7 | |||
1980 | "Autograph" | 84 | 52 | 20 | — | — | 2 | Autograph | |
"Dancing with the Mountains" | — | 97 | 43 | — | — | — | |||
1981 | "Some Days Are Diamonds (Some Days Are Stone)" |
10 | 36 | 12 | 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 | |||
1983 | "Wild Montana Skies" (with Emmylou Harris) | 14 | — | 26 | 15 | — | 14 | It's About Time | |
1984 | "Love Again" (with Sylvie Vartan) | — | 85 | 30 | — | — | 21 | Greatest Hits 3 | |
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 | |
1988 | "Country Girl in Paris" | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | Higher Ground | |
1995 | "For You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Wildlife Concert | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Singles from collaboration albums
Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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US [10] |
US AC [10] | ||||
1982 | "Perhaps Love" | Plácido Domingo | 59 | 22 | Perhaps Love |
Guest singles
Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
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US Country [10] |
CAN Country [2] | ||||
1989 | "And So It Goes" | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | 14 | 29 | Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two |
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