Olivia Newton-John discography

Olivia Newton-John discography

Olivia Newton-John, circa 1988
Releases
Studio albums 24
Live albums 4
Compilation albums 17
Singles 71
Soundtracks 4

The discography of albums and singles and videography of television shows, films and music videos released by English born, Australian singer Olivia Newton-John.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US US Country UK[1] CAN CAN Country AUS NZ[2] JAP
1971 If Not for You 158 14
1972 Olivia
  • Label: Festival
1973 Let Me Be There
  • Label: Festival
54 1 37 39 25
1974 Long Live Love 40 32
If You Love Me, Let Me Know
  • Released: May 1974
  • Label: MCA
1 1 1
  • US: Gold[3]
  • CAN: 2× Platinum
1975 Have You Never Been Mellow
  • Released: February 1975
  • Label: MCA
1 1 37 3 17 20 4
  • US: Gold[3]
  • CAN: 2× Platinum
Clearly Love
  • Label: MCA
12 6 39 26 34 3
  • US: Gold[3]
  • CAN: Platinum
1976 Come on Over
  • Label: MCA
13 2 49 30 30 12 2
  • US: Gold[3]
  • CAN: Platinum
Don't Stop Believin'
  • Label: MCA
30 7 56 44 3
  • US: Gold[3]
  • CAN: Gold
1977 Making a Good Thing Better
  • Label: MCA
34 13 60 33 3
  • CAN: Gold
1978 Totally Hot
  • Label: MCA
7 4 30 5 5 4 18 9
  • US: Platinum[3]
  • CAN: Platinum
  • UK: Gold[4]
1981 Physical [A]
  • Released: October 1981
  • Label: MCA
6 11 3 3 8 5
  • US: 2× Platinum[3]
  • CAN: 4× Platinum
  • UK: Gold[4]
1985 Soul Kiss
  • Released: October 1985
  • Label: MCA
29 66 34 11 43 5
  • US: Gold[3]
  • CAN: Gold
1988 The Rumour
  • Released: August 1988
  • Label: MCA
67 94 15 31
1989 Warm and Tender
  • Released: September 1989
  • Label: Geffen
124 43
1994 Gaia 33 7
1998 Back with a Heart 59 9 14
2000 'Tis the Season
  • Released: September 1, 2000
  • Label: Hallmark
2002 (2)
  • Released: November 12, 2002
  • Label: Festival
5
  • AUS: Platinum[5]
2004 Indigo: Women of Song
  • Released: October 17, 2004
  • Label: Festival
27 15
2005 Stronger Than Before
  • Released: September 1, 2005
  • Label: Hallmark
29
2006 Grace and Gratitude [B]
  • Released: September 25, 2006
  • Label: EMI
2007 Christmas Wish [C] 187
2008 A Celebration in Song
  • Released: May 3, 2008
  • Label: Warner Bros.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
Notes
  • B^ Re-released by Green Hill Music as Grace and Gratitude Renewed in September 2010 with an additional track, Help Me To Heal. The re-release charted No. 36 (Top Christian Albums), No. 54 (Top Christian & Gospel Albums) and No. 2 (New Age) in Billboard.
  • C^ Also reached No. 21 (Top Independent Albums), No. 22 (Top Holiday Albums) and No. 49 (Top Pop Catalog) in Billboard.

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
AUS
1981 Love Performance
1999 Highlights from The Main Event 1
2000 One Woman's Live Journey
  • Released: September 19, 2000
  • Label: Festival Records
41
2008 Olivia's Live Hits
  • Released: January 15, 2008
  • Label: EMI
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US US Country UK[1] CAN AUS JAP
1974 First Impressions 3
1977 Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits 13 7 19 11 18 5
1982 Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
  • Released: September 1982
  • Label: MCA Records
16 8 6 1 12
  • US: 2× Platinum[3]
  • CAN: 5× Platinum
  • UK: Platinum[4]
1992 Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992 121 12 2
2001 Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John 150
2002 The Definitive Collection 11 13
2005 Gold 71
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Other compilations:

Soundtracks

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US UK CAN AUS JAP
1978 Grease 1 1 1 1 1
1980 Xanadu 4 2 2 1 6
  • US: 2× Platinum[10]
  • CAN: 2× Platinum
  • UK: Gold[11]
1983 Two of a Kind
  • Released: December 16, 1983
  • Label: MCA Records
26 32 35 29
2001 Sordid Lives
2008 Sordid Lives: The Series
  • Released: January 1, 2008
  • Label: Ouat
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Other original soundtrack contributions:

Singles

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US US Country US AC UK[1] CAN CAN Country CAN AC GER AUS[13] NZ[2]
1966 "Till You Say You'll Be Mine" single only
1971 "If Not for You" 25 1 7 3 13 7 If Not for You
"Banks of the Ohio" [A] 94 34 6 66 13 1
1972 "What Is Life" 34 16 Olivia
"My Old Man's Got a Gun"
1973 "Take Me Home, Country Roads" 119 15 Let Me Be There
"Let Me Be There" 6 7 3 2 11 3 11
1974 "Long Live Love" 11 11 Long Live Love
"If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" 5 2 2 3 1 1 37 2 If You Love Me, Let Me Know
"I Honestly Love You" [B] 1 6 1 22 1 1 1 1
1975 "Have You Never Been Mellow" 1 3 1 1 1 1 10 12 Have You Never Been Mellow
"Please Mr. Please" 3 5 1 1 1 1 35 7
"Something Better to Do" 13 19 1 26 1 60 40 Clearly Love
"Let It Shine" 30 5 1 17 12 1
"He Ain't Heavy... He's My Brother" flip flip
1976 "Come on Over" 23 5 1 22 3 5 55 3 Come On Over
"Don't Stop Believin'" 33 14 1 37 12 4 93 Don't Stop Believin'
"Every Face Tells a Story" 55 21 6 58 1 5
1977 "Compassionate Man"
"Sam" 20 40 1 6 24 1 56 16
"Making a Good Thing Better" 87 20 28 Making a Good Thing Better
"I Honestly Love You" (re-release) 48 49 55 1 Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits
"Sad Songs" Making a Good Thing Better
1978 "Jolene" 29 Come On Over
"You're the One That I Want" (with John Travolta) 1 23 1 1 1 1 1 1 Grease
"Hopelessly Devoted to You" 3 20 7 2 1 14 2 47 2 6
"Summer Nights" (with John Travolta and Cast) 5 21 1 4 3 4 6 3
"A Little More Love" 3 94 4 4 5 5 34 9 7 Totally Hot
1979 "Deeper Than the Night" 11 87 4 64 18 7 74
"Totally Hot" 52 92
"Dancin' 'Round and 'Round" 82 29 25 21 7
"Rest Your Love on Me" (with Andy Gibb) The Music for Unicef Concert: A Gift of Song
1980 "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" 32 Making a Good Thing Better
"Magic" 1 1 32 1 1 36 4 4 Xanadu
"Xanadu" (with Electric Light Orchestra) 8 2 1 6 2 1 2 8
  • UK: Silver[4]
"Suddenly" (with Cliff Richard) 20 4 15 60 14 35 37 30
1981 "Physical"[C] 1 29 7 1 4 1 1
  • US: Platinum[3]
  • UK: Silver[4]
Physical
1982 "Make a Move on Me" 5 6 43 4 2 38 8 22
"Landslide" 52 18
"Heart Attack" 3 46 2 51 22 11 Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
1983 "I Honestly Love You" (British re-release) 52 Greatest Hits
"Tied Up" 38 43 54 Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2
"Twist of Fate" 5 57 4 15 4 22 Two of a Kind
"Take a Chance" (with John Travolta) 3 1
1984 "Livin' in Desperate Times" 31 43 81
1985 "Soul Kiss" [D] 20 20 25 17 11 20 Soul Kiss
1986 "Toughen Up" 93
1988 "The Rumour" [E] 62 33 50 36 34 The Rumour
"Can't We Talk It Over in Bed"
1990 "Reach Out for Me" 32 Warm and Tender
"Grease Megamix"[F] 3 50 42 1 7 single only
1991 "Grease Dream Mix" 47
1992 "I Need Love" [G] 96 75 29 89 Back to Basics: The Essential
Collection, 1971-1992
"Deeper Than a River" 20 18
1994 "No Matter What You Do" 35 Gaia
1998 "You're the One That I Want"
(with John Travolta; re-release)
4 32 Grease
"I Honestly Love You" (re-recording)[H] 67 18 88 Back with a Heart
"Back with a Heart"
2005 "Phenomenal Woman" Stronger Than Before
2006 "Instrument of Peace" 30 Grace and Gratitude
2007 "Christmas on My Radio" Christmas Wish
"Every Time It Snows" (with Jon Secada)
2008 "Angel in the Wings" (with Jann Arden) 28 A Celebration in Song
2011 "Magic" (Peachy and Murphy Mix) 79[16] Charity Single

Guest singles

Year Single Artist Peak chart positions Album
US US Country US AC UK[1] CAN CAN Country CAN AC AUS[13]
1980 "I Can't Help It" Andy Gibb 12 8 32 62 After Dark
1986 "The Best of Me" David Foster 80 6 32 3 David Foster
1995 "Had to Be" Cliff Richard 22 Songs from Heathcliff
1997 "Falling" Raybon Brothers 96 Raybon Brothers
1998 "One Heart at a Time" [I] Various Artists 56 69 single only
"Love Shouldn't Hurt" [J] Love Shouldn't Hurt
2000 "Change of Heart" Jim Brickman My Romance: An Evening with Jim Brickman
2001 "Valentine"
2010 "Physical" Glee Cast 89 56 61 88 Glee: The Music, Volume 3 – Showstoppers
Notes

Other tracks

Guest appearances

Artist: Album (Year) - Song(s)

Jim Brickman

John Denver

David Foster

Andy Gibb

Barry Gibb

Lee Kernaghan

Kenny Loggins

Barry Manilow

Mannheim Steamroller

Mark Masri

Anne Murray

Elaine Page

Elvis Presley

Raybon Bros.

James Reyne

Cliff Richard

The Shadows

Amy Sky

Mariya Takeuchi

Dionne Warwick

Compilation - song(s)

Rare tracks

Track - Source

Videography

Concert videos

Films

Music videos

Television movies

Television series

Television specials

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