John Denver discography | |
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Studio albums | 33 |
Live albums | 10 |
Compilation albums | 26 |
Singles | 44 |
Collaboration albums | 2 |
Singles | 11 |
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.
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That's the Way It's Gonna Be (John Denver, Mike Kobluk, Joe Frazier) |
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Violets of Dawn (John Denver, Mike Kobluk, Joe Frazier) |
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Alive (John Denver, Mike Kobluk, David Boise) |
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Beginnings: John Denver with the Mitchell Trio (John Denver, Mike Kobluk, Joe Frazier) |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |
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John Denver Sings |
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Rhymes & Reasons |
| 148 | 21 | |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||||
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US Country [1] | US [1] | AUS [4] | CAN [5] | NZ [6] | UK [2] | |||
Take Me to Tomorrow |
| — | 197 | — | — | — | — | |
Whose Garden Was This |
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Poems, Prayers & Promises |
| 6 | 15 | — | 9 | — | 19 | |
Aerie |
| 37 | 75 | 48 | 33 | — | — |
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Rocky Mountain High |
| 40 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 11 | |
Farewell Andromeda |
| — | 16 | — | 23 | — | — |
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Back Home Again |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | |
Windsong |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
Spirit |
| 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 9 |
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I Want to Live |
| 10 | 45 | 16 | 38 | — | 25 |
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John Denver [A] |
| 10 | 25 | 94 | 25 | — | 68 |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||
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US Country [1] | US [1] | CAN [5] | AUS [4] | UK [2] | |||
Autograph |
| 28 | 39 | 72 | 56 | — | |
Some Days Are Diamonds |
| 7 | 32 | — | 20 | — |
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Seasons of the Heart |
| 18 | 39 | — | 65 | — |
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It's About Time |
| 55 | 61 | 92 | 19 | 90 | |
Dreamland Express |
| 48 | 90 | — | 71 | — | |
One World |
| — | — | — | 90 | 91 | |
Higher Ground |
| 49 | — | — | 5 | — |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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US Country [1] | US [1] | AUS [4] | ||
Earth Songs |
| — | — | 62 |
Stonehaven Sunrise / The Flower That Shattered the Stone |
| — | 185 | 113 |
Different Directions |
| — | — | 71 |
Love Again |
| 16 | 130 | 118 |
All Aboard! |
| — | 165 | 158 |
Forever, John |
| — | — | — |
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US Country [1] | US [1] | CAN [5] | AUS [4] | NZ [6] | UK [2] | |||
An Evening with John Denver |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 31 | |
Live in London |
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Live at the Sydney Opera House |
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The Wildlife Concert |
| — | 104 | — | 45 | — | — | |
The Best of John Denver Live |
| 8 | 52 | — | — | — | — |
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Sing Australia |
| — | — | — | 109 | — | — | |
Christmas in Concert |
| 60 | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Harbor Lights Concert |
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Live in the U.S.S.R. |
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Live at Cedar Rapids |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||
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US Country [1] | US [1] | AUS [4] | CAN [5] | |||
Rocky Mountain Christmas |
| — | 14 | 40 | 40 | |
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together |
| 13 | 26 | — | 45 | |
Christmas, Like a Lullaby |
| — | — | 59 | — | |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||
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US Country [1] | US [1] | CAN Country [12] | CAN [5] | AUS [4] | NZ [6] | UK [2] | |||
John Denver's Greatest Hits |
| 47 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 17 | 7 | |
John Denver's Greatest Hits Volume 2 |
| 7 | 6 | — | 24 | 3 | 17 | 9 | |
John Denver's Greatest Hits Volume 3 |
| — | 203 | — | — | — | — | — |
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Take Me Home, Country Roads and Other Hits |
| — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | |
Favorites |
| — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — |
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A Portrait |
| — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | |
The John Denver Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Rocky Mountain Collection |
| 50 | — | — | — | 49 | 19 | 19 | |
Reflections: Songs of Love & Life |
| 36 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
Country Roads Collection |
| 33 | — | — | — | 148 | — | — | |
The Best of John Denver |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | |
Greatest Country Hits |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Legendary John Denver |
| — | — | — | — | 108 | — | — |
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John Denver Christmas |
| 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Very Best of John Denver |
| — | — | — | — | 133 | — | — | |
Songs for America |
| 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Essential John Denver |
| 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits |
| 9 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
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A Song's Best Friend: The Very Best of John Denver |
| — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 18 | |
16 Biggest Hits |
| 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Essential John Denver |
| 55 | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | |
Playlist: The Very Best of John Denver |
| 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
The Ultimate Collection |
| — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 5 [14] | |
The Classic Christmas Album |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
All of My Memories: The John Denver Collection |
| 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Gold |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | |
The Last Recordings |
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Perhaps Love (with Plácido Domingo) |
| — | 19 |
Rocky Mountain Holiday (with the Muppets) |
| 202 | — |
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | Album | |||||||
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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 | — |
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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 | — |
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"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 | — |
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"I'm Sorry" [B] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — |
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"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 | — | |||
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
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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 | 187 | 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" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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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 |
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Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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US [1] | US AC [1] | AUS [4] | UK [20] | ||||
1982 | "Perhaps Love" | Plácido Domingo | 59 | 22 | 28 | 46 | Perhaps Love |
Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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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 |
Year | B-side | Peak chart positions | Original A-side | ||
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US Country [1] | US [1] | CAN [18] | |||
1975 | "Calypso" | — | 2 | 29 | "I'm Sorry" |
1979 | "Sweet Melinda" | flip | — | — | "What's On Your Mind" |
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The singles discography of Eric Clapton consists of 24 early career singles that Clapton recorded with various groups and singers including The Yardbirds, John Mayall & the Blues Breakers, Cream, John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band as well as Derek and the Dominos. As a solo performer, Clapton released 91 singles and various promotional formats from 1970 to date. His most commercially successful singles are "Lay Down Sally", "Wonderful Tonight", "Change the World", "Tears in Heaven" and Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff", released in 1974, charting substantially better than Marley's own earlier release had, becoming a Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit.
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