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.
| John Denver discography | |
|---|---|
 Denver during the taping of his An Evening with John Denver television special in 1975 | |
| Studio albums | 33 |
| Live albums | 10 |
| Compilation albums | 26 |
| Singles | 44 |
| Collaboration albums | 2 |
| Singles | 11 |
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.
Studio albums
editWith the Mitchell Trio
edit| 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 Mitchell Trio (John Denver, Mike Kobluk, Joe Frazier) |
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1960s albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales threshold) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
UK [2] | |||
| John Denver Sings |
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— | — | |
| Rhymes & Reasons |
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148 | 21 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
1970s albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [1] |
AUS [4] |
CAN [5] |
NZ [6] |
UK [2] | |||
| 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 | 48 | 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 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | |
| Windsong |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| Spirit |
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3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 9 |
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| I Want to Live |
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10 | 45 | 16 | 38 | — | 25 |
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| John Denver[A] |
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10 | 25 | 94 | 25 | — | 68 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
1980s albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [1] |
CAN [5] |
AUS [4] |
UK [2] | |||
| Autograph |
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28 | 39 | 72 | 56 | — | |
| Some Days Are Diamonds |
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7 | 32 | — | 20 | — |
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| Seasons of the Heart |
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18 | 39 | — | 65 | — |
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| It's About Time |
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55 | 61 | 92 | 19 | 90 | |
| Dreamland Express |
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48 | 90 | — | 71 | — | |
| One World |
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— | — | — | 90 | 91 | |
| Higher Ground |
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49 | — | — | 5 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
1990s albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [1] |
AUS [4] | ||
| Earth Songs |
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— | — | 62 |
| The Flower That Shattered the Stone |
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— | 185 | — |
| Different Directions |
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— | — | 71 |
| Love Again |
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16 | 130 | — |
| All Aboard! |
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— | 165 | — |
| Forever, John |
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— | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [1] |
CAN [5] |
AUS [4] |
NZ [6] |
UK [2] | |||
| An Evening with John Denver |
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1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 31 | |
| Live in London |
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— | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Live at the Sydney Opera House |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Wildlife Concert |
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— | 104 | — | 45 | — | — | |
| The Best of John Denver Live |
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8 | 52 | — | — | — | — |
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| Sing Australia |
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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 | ||||||||
Christmas albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [1] |
AUS [4] |
CAN [5] | |||
| Rocky Mountain Christmas |
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— | 14 | 40 | 40 | |
| John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together |
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13 | 26 | — | 45 | |
| Christmas, Like a Lullaby |
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— | — | 59 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [1] |
CAN Country [12] |
CAN [5] |
AUS [4] |
NZ [6] |
UK [2] | |||
| John Denver's Greatest Hits |
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47 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 17 | 7 | |
| John Denver's Greatest Hits Volume 2 |
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7 | 6 | — | 24 | 3 | 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| Favorites |
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— | — | — | — | 35 | — | — |
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| The Very Best of John Denver |
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— | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | |
| The John Denver Collection |
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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 | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Legendary John Denver |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| John Denver Christmas |
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53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| A Song's Best Friend: The Very Best of John Denver |
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— | — | — | — | 25 | — | 18 | |
| 16 Biggest Hits |
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61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Essential John Denver |
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55 | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | |
| Playlist: The Very Best of John Denver |
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39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Ultimate Collection |
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— | — | — | — | 34 | — | 5 [14] |
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| The Classic Christmas Album |
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32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| All of My Memories: The John Denver Collection |
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44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Gold |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | |
| The Last Recordings |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Collaboration albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
CAN [5] | ||
| Perhaps Love (with Plácido Domingo) |
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— | 19 |
| Rocky Mountain Holiday (with the Muppets) |
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202 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Singles
edit1960s and 1970s
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
|
Greatest Hits | |
| 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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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 | 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 | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||
1980s-2010s
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | 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" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
Other singles
editChristmas singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Singles from collaboration albums
edit| Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US AC [1] |
AUS [4] |
UK [20] | ||||
| 1982 | "Perhaps Love" | Plácido Domingo | 59 | 22 | 28 | 46 | Perhaps Love |
Guest singles
edit| Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Charted B-sides
edit| Year | B-side | Peak chart positions | Original A-side | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [1] |
CAN [18] | |||
| 1975 | "Calypso" | — | 2 | 29 | "I'm Sorry" |
| 1979 | "Sweet Melinda" | flip | — | — | "What's On Your Mind" |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ 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 "John Denver > Charts & Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 6, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "John Denver | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "British certifications – John Denver". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 29, 2023. Type John Denver in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 87. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 12, 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from June 13, 1988: "australian-charts.com > John Denver in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ a b c d e f "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Top Albums/CDs". RPM. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ a b c "charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - May 08, 2010: John Denver certified albums". RIAA. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ JohnDenver.com
- ^ a b c d e f g "Canadian Recording Industry Association search results". CAN. Archived from the original on April 12, 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ "Australian Gold" (PDF). Cash Box. November 15, 1975. p. 50. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2017 Audiovisual". Aria Charts. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Country Albums/CDs". RPM. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ a b c "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "BBC - Radio 1 - BBC Radio 1's Chart Show with Reggie Yates - The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart". Archived from the original on October 15, 2009.
- ^ Mansfield, Brian (September 11, 2014). "Career-spanning John Denver box coming in November". USA Today. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ "The Last Recordings Out November 17th, Pre-Order Now". johndenver.com. September 13, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ a b "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Top Singles". RPM. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada: Adult Contemporary". RPM. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ^ a b "John Denver". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - May 09, 2010: John Denver certified singles". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on February 25, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
External links
edit- John Denver discography at Discogs