Creedence Clearwater Revival discography
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The discography of American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, who released their first album and singles in July 1968,[1] includes 7 studio albums, 5 live albums, 41 compilation albums, and 29 singles. The group, although only active for 4 years, has sold more than 45 million albums and singles in the United States alone,[2] and has charted in multiple countries throughout the world.
| Creedence Clearwater Revival discography | |
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| Studio albums | 7 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 41 |
| Singles | 29 |
| B-sides | 14 |
Creedence Clearwater Revival never had a Billboard No. 1 hit in the United States.[3] Five of their singles peaked at No. 2. They have the dubious distinction to have the most singles reach the top 10 (nine of them) without ever hitting number 1.[citation needed]
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
AUS [5] |
CAN [6] |
FIN [7] |
GER [8] |
ITA [9] |
JPN [10] |
NL [11] |
NOR [12] |
UK [13] | ||||||
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | 29 | — | |||||
| Bayou Country |
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7 | — | 14 | — | 33 | — | 93 | — | — | 62 |
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| Green River |
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1 | — | 2 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 46 | — | 5 | 20 |
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| Willy and the Poor Boys |
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3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
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| Cosmo's Factory |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Pendulum |
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5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Mardi Gras |
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12 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
AUS [5][21] | |||
| Live in Europe |
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143 | 72 | |
| The Concert |
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62 | — |
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| Recollection |
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— | — | |
| Live at Woodstock |
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— | — | |
| At the Royal Albert Hall |
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192 | 73 | |
Compilation albums
edit| Year | Title Album details |
Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] |
CAN [22] |
AUS [23] |
FIN [7] |
GER [8] |
JPN [10] |
NL [11] |
NOR [12] |
SWE [24] |
UK [13] | |||||||
| Spirit Orgaszmus |
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— | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Creedence Gold |
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15 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 14 | 7 | — | — | — |
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| More Creedence Gold |
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61 | 49 | 41 | — | — | 28 | 9 | — | — | — |
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| 20 Super Hits |
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— | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits |
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18 | — | 16 [25] |
— | 50 | — | 70 | 40 | 59 | — | |||||
| Hot Stuff |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival |
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— | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 20 Golden Greats |
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— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival |
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— | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Hey Tonight |
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— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Greatest Hits |
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61 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | |||||
| Creedence Country |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Hits Album |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Chooglin' |
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202 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Creedence Clearwater Revival |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| At the Movies |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| The Complete Hit-Album |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | |||||
| Chronicle: Volume Two |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | |||||
| Rollin' on the River |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 21st Anniversary: The Ultimate Collection (24 Classic Hits) |
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— | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| All Time Hits |
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— | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| More Hits |
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— | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Heartland Music Presents Creedence Clearwater Revival |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| The Best of CCR |
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— | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Really the Best |
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— | — | — | — | 43 | — | 58 | — | — | — | |||||
| CCR Forever – 36 Greatest Hits |
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— | — | — | 10 | — | — | 1 | 20 | — | — | |||||
| Keep on Chooglin' |
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— | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| The Ultimate Collection |
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— | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| All Time Greatest Hits |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | |||||
| The Very Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| At the Movies (Reissue) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Platinum |
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— | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — |
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| Creedence Clearwater Revival: Box Set |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Bad Moon Rising: The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Scandinavian Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | |||||
| Best Of |
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— | — | 36 | 40 | — | — | 24 | 3 | 2 | — |
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| Collected |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |||||
| Creedence Clearwater Revival – 40th Anniversary Editions Box Set |
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— | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Creedence Clearwater Revival Cover the Classics |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| The Singles Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Ultimate Creedence Clearwater Revival: Greatest Hits & All-Time Classics |
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— | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||||
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [33] |
US Cash [34] |
AUS [23] |
AUT [35] |
BEL [36] |
CAN [22] |
DEN | FIN [7] |
GER [37] |
NL [11] |
NOR [12] |
NZ [38] |
SWE [24] |
UK [13] | ||||
| "Porterville" | 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Creedence Clearwater Revival | |
| "Suzie Q" | 11 | 9 | 88 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "I Put a Spell on You" | 58 | 65 | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Proud Mary" | 1969 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | — | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 8 | Bayou Country | |
| "Born on the Bayou" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Bad Moon Rising" | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Green River | ||
| "Lodi" | 52 | 58 | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Green River" | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 8 | — | — | 11 | 10 | 19 |
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| "Commotion" | 30 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Down on the Corner" | 3 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 8 | — | 5 | — | 31 |
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Willy and the Poor Boys | |
| "Fortunate Son" | 6 | — | 12 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Travelin' Band" | 1970 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | Cosmo's Factory | |
| "Who'll Stop the Rain" | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — |
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| "Up Around the Bend" | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | |||
| "Run Through the Jungle" | 48 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Lookin' Out My Back Door" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — |
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| "Long as I Can See the Light" | 57 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 20 | 20 | |||||||||
| "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" | 1971 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 13 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 36 | Pendulum | |
| "Hey Tonight" | — | — | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" | 6 | 5 | 12 | — | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 36 |
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Mardi Gras | |
| "Someday Never Comes" | 1972 | 25 | 25 | 15 | — | — | 29 | 2 | — | 29 | 12 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Born on the Bayou" [re-release] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | Bayou Country | ||
| "I Put a Spell on You" [re-release] | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | Creedence Clearwater Revival | ||
| "Molina" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | Pendulum | ||
| "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | Cosmo's Factory | |
| "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" [re-release] | 1976 | 43 | 47 | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tombstone Shadow" b/w "Commotion" |
1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Green River | |
| "Medley U.S.A." b/w "Bad Moon Rising" (from Green River) |
1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "Cotton Fields" | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Creedence Country | ||
| "Long as I Can See the Light" [re-release] | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | The Complete Hit-Album | ||
| "I Put a Spell on You" [re-release] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||||
Music videos
edit| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| "Bad Moon Rising" | 1969 |
| "I Put a Spell on You" | |
| "Bootleg" | |
| "Lookin' Out My Backdoor" | 1970 |
| "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" | |
| "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" | 1971 |
| "Sweet Hitch-Hiker" | 1972 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits (CD liner). Creedence Clearwater Revival featuring John Fogerty. Berkeley, California, United States: Fantasy Records. 1991. FCD-CCR2-2.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ 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 "American certifications – Creedence Clearwater Revival". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Most No. 2 Hits Without Reaching No. 1 By Artist". Billboard Magazine. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Creedence Clearwater Revival: Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^
For Canadian album peaks:
- For Bayou Country: "Top 50 Albums". RPM. 11 (4). March 24, 1969. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- For Green River: "LP Chart". RPM. 12 (10). October 25, 1969. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2012. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
- For Willy and the Poor Boys: "RPM 100 Albums" (PDF). RPM. 13 (2). February 28, 1970. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- For Cosmo's Factory: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. 14 (2). August 29, 1970. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- For Pendulum: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. 14 (26). February 13, 1971. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 23, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- For Mardi Gras: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. 17 (17). June 10, 1972. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961: COU - CYR > Creedence Clearwater Revival" (in Finnish). Sisältää hitin - Suomen listalevyt / Timo Pennanen. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ a b "Discographie – Creedence Clearwater Revival" (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved May 21, 2012.[dead link]
- ^ Italian albums:
- "Green River". hitparadeitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- "Willy and the Poor Boys". hitparadeitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- "Cosmo's Factory". hitparadeitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- "Pendulum". hitparadeitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- "Mardi Gras". hitparadeitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ^ a b Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ a b c "Discografie Creedence Clearwater Revival". Dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Discography Creedence Clearwater Revival". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Creedence Clearwater Revival". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ^ "RIAA".
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- ^ Cash Box July 18, 1970, page 42
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "British certifications – Creedence Clearwater Revival". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 18, 2024. Type Creedence Clearwater Revival in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b "Creedence Clearwater Revival". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2012.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 26 September 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1699. Australian Recording Industry Association. September 26, 2022. p. 6.
- ^ a b "RPM Search Engine". Library and Archives Canada. March 31, 2004.
- ^ a b Creedence Clearwater Revival in Australian charts:
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- "Discography Creedence Clearwater Revival". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
- ^ a b "swedishcharts.com - Discography Creedence Clearwater Revival". Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
- ^ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Certification Results". Archived from the original on January 26, 2010. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980". Kent Music Report. Retrieved November 12, 2021 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ "Trove - Archived webpage" (PDF). Trove. Archived from the original on February 22, 2008. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Certification Awards Finland » Creedence Clearwater Revival". Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- ^ "Gold/Platinum - Music Canada". Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
- ^ "Creedence Clearwater Revival Album & Song Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ^ Hoffmann, Frank (1983). The Cash Box Singles Charts, 1950–1981. Metuchen, NJ & London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. pp. 135–136.
- ^ "Discographie Creedence Clearwater Revival". Ö3 Austria Top 40 (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
- ^ "Discography Creedence Clearwater Revival". Ultratop 50 (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- ^ "German Charts > Creedence Clearwater Revival" (in German). charts.de Media Control Charts. Retrieved December 9, 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "Flavour of New Zealand". Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications – Creedence Clearwater Revival – Have You Ever Seen the Rain". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
External links
edit- Creedence Clearwater Revival discography at Discogs