| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙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.
Contents |
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| 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 Michell Trio (John Denver, Mike Kobluk, Joe Frazier) |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales threshold) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
UK [2] |
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| John Denver Sings |
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— | — | |
| Rhymes & Reasons |
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148 | 21 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [1] |
CAN [4] |
NZ [5] |
UK [2] |
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| Take Me to Tomorrow |
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— | 197 | — | — | — | |
| Whose Garden Was This |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Poems, Prayers & Promises |
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6 | 15 | 9 | — | 19 | |
| Aerie |
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37 | 75 | 33 | — | — |
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| Rocky Mountain High |
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40 | 4 | 1 | — | 11 | |
| Farewell Andromeda |
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— | 16 | 23 | — | — |
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| Back Home Again |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | |
| Windsong |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| Spirit |
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3 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 9 |
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| I Want to Live |
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10 | 45 | 38 | — | 25 |
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| John Denver[A] |
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10 | 25 | 25 | — | 68 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [1] |
CAN [4] |
AUS [9] |
UK [2] |
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| Autograph |
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28 | 39 | 72 | — | — | |
| Some Days Are Diamonds |
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7 | 32 | — | — | — |
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| Seasons of the Heart |
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18 | 39 | — | — | — |
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| It's About Time |
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55 | 61 | 92 | — | 90 | |
| Dreamland Express |
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64 | 90 | — | — | — | |
| One World |
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— | — | — | — | 91 | |
| Higher Ground |
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49 | — | — | 5 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
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| Earth Songs |
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— |
| The Flower That Shattered the Stone |
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185 |
| Different Directions |
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— |
| All Aboard! |
|
165 |
| Forever, John |
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— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [1] |
CAN [4] |
AUS [9] |
NZ [5] |
UK [2] |
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| An Evening With John Denver |
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1 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 31 | |
| Live in London |
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— | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| The Wildlife Concert |
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— | 104 | — | 45 | — | — |
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| The Best of John Denver Live |
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8 | 52 | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at the Sydney Opera House |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Christmas in Concert |
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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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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [1] |
CAN [4] |
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| Rocky Mountain Christmas |
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— | 14 | 40 | |
| A Christmas Together |
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13 | 26 | 45 | |
| Rocky Mountain Holiday |
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— | 202 | — | |
| Christmas, Like a Lullaby |
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— | — | — | |
| Christmas |
|
53 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [1] |
CAN Country [10] |
CAN [4] |
AUS [9] |
NZ [5] |
UK [2] |
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| John Denver's Greatest Hits |
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— | 1 | — | 1 | — | 17 | 7 | |
| John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 2 |
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7 | 6 | — | 24 | — | 17 | 9 | |
| John Denver's Greatest Hits, Volume 3 |
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— | 203 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Take Me Home, Country Roads and Other Hits |
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— | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best of John Denver |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Rocky Mountain Collection |
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50 | — | — | — | 49 | 19 | 19 | |
| Reflections: Songs of Love & Life |
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36 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
| Celebration of Life |
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16 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Country Roads Collection |
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33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Best of John Denver |
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38 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | |
| Greatest Country Hits |
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36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Songs for America |
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75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Essential John Denver |
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66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits |
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9 | 52 | 9 | 60 | — | — | — |
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| A Song's Best Friend |
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— | — | — | — | 19 | — | 18 | |
| 16 Biggest Hits |
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61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Essential John Denver |
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55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Playlist: The Very Best of John Denver |
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39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Ultimate Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| CAN [4] |
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| Perhaps Love (with Plácido Domingo) |
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19 |
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | "Daydream" | Rhymes & Reasons |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [11] |
US [11] |
US AC [11] |
CAN Country [12] |
CAN [13] |
CAN AC [14] |
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| 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 | 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 | ||
| "Hard Life, Hard Times (Prisoners)" | — | 103 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "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 |
|
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 | An Evening with John Denver | ||
| 1975 | "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| "I'm Sorry" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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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 | — | |||
| 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 | |||
| "Garden Song" | — | — | 31 | — | — | 7 | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [11] |
US [11] |
US AC [11] |
CAN Country [12] |
CAN AC [14] |
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| 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 | ||
| "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" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "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 |
| 1987 | "Let Us Begin (What Are We Making Weapons For?)" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | "For You" | — | — | — | — | — | Higher Ground |
| "Country Girl in Paris" | 96 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "For You" (live) | The Wildlife Concert |
| Year | B-side | Peak chart positions | Original A-side | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [11] |
US [11] |
CAN [13] |
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| 1975 | "Calypso" | — | flip | 29 | "I'm Sorry" |
| 1979 | "Sweet Melinda" | flip | — | — | "What's On Your Mind" |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [11] |
CAN [13] |
CAN AC [14] |
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| 1975 | "Christmas for Cowboys" | 58 | 77 | 26 | Rocky Mountain Christmas |
| 1979 | "A Baby Just Like You" (with The Muppets) | — | — | — | A Christmas Together |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [11] |
US AC [11] |
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| 1982 | "Perhaps Love" | Plácido Domingo | 59 | 22 | Perhaps Love |
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [11] |
CAN Country [10] |
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| 1989 | "And So It Goes" | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | 14 | 29 | Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two |
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