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.
Studio albums
With the Mitchell Trio Title Album details That's the Way It's Gonna Be(John Denver, Mike Kobluk, Joe Frazier) Release date: August 1965 Label: Mercury Records Violets of Dawn(John Denver, Mike Kobluk, Joe Frazier) Release date: December 1965 Label: Mercury Records Alive(John Denver, Mike Kobluk, David Boise) Release date: 1967 Label: Reprise Records Beginnings: John Denver with the Mitchell Trio(John Denver, Mike Kobluk, Joe Frazier) Release date: 1974 Label: Mercury Records
1960s albums Title Album details Peak chartpositions Certifications(sales threshold) US UK John Denver Sings Release date: 1966 Label: self-released — — Rhymes & Reasons Release date: October 1969 Label: RCA Records 148 21 UK: Silver "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1970s albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) US Country US AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: 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: 1988 to 2024 (all): N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: CAN NZ UK Take Me to Tomorrow Release date: May 1970 Label: RCA Records — 197 — — — — Whose Garden Was This Release date: October 1970 Label: RCA Records — — — — — — Poems, Prayers & Promises Release date: May 1971 Label: RCA Records 6 15 — 9 — 19 US: Platinum Aerie Release date: December 1971JohnDenver.com Label: RCA Records 37 75 48 33 — — US: Gold Rocky Mountain High Release date: September 15, 1972 Label: RCA Records 40 4 — 1 — 11 US: 2× Platinum UK: Gold Farewell Andromeda Release date: June 1973 Label: RCA Records — 16 — 23 — — US: Gold Back Home Again Release date: June 1974 Label: RCA Records 1 1 2 1 14 3 US: 3× Platinum UK: Silver CAN: Gold Windsong Release date: September 1975 Label: RCA Records 1 1 1 1 5 14 US: 2× Platinum AUS: Gold CAN: Platinum Spirit Release date: August 1976 Label: RCA Records 3 7 13 22 7 9 US: Platinum I Want to Live Release date: November 1977 Label: RCA Records 10 45 16 38 — 25 US: Platinum John Denver[A] Release date: January 1979 Label: RCA Records 10 25 94 25 — 68 US: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1980s albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) US Country US CAN AUS UK Autograph Release date: February 1980 Label: RCA Records 28 39 72 56 — Some Days Are Diamonds Release date: June 1981 Label: RCA Records 7 32 — 20 — US: Gold Seasons of the Heart Release date: May 4, 1982 Label: RCA Records 18 39 — 65 — US: Gold It's About Time Release date: November 15, 1983 Label: RCA Records 55 61 92 19 90 Dreamland Express Release date: June 1985 Label: RCA Records 48 90 — 71 — One World Release date: June 1986 Label: RCA Records — — — 90 91 Higher Ground Release date: June 26, 1988 Label: Windstar Records 49 — — 5 — ARIA: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1990s albums Title Album details Peak chartpositions US Country US AUS Earth Songs Release date: June 1990 Label: Windstar Records — — 62 Stonehaven Sunrise / The Flower That Shattered the Stone Release date: September 1990 Label: Windstar Records — 185 113 Different Directions Release date: September 24, 1991 Label: Windstar Records — — 71 Love Again Release date: 1996 Label: CMC Records 16 130 118 All Aboard! Release date: August 26, 1997 Label: Sony Wonder — 165 158 Forever, John Release date: September 29, 1998 Label: RCA Records — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US Country US CAN AUS NZ UK An Evening with John Denver Release date: January 29, 1975 Label: RCA Records 1 2 1 4 1 31 US: 3× Platinum CAN: Gold Live in London Release date: 1976 Label: RCA Records — — — — — 2 Live at the Sydney Opera House Release date: 1978 Label: RCA Records — — — — — — The Wildlife Concert Release date: 1995 Label: Legacy Recordings — 104 — 45 — — US: Gold AUS: 4× Platinum (video) The Best of John Denver Live Release date: 1997 Label: Legacy Recordings 8 52 — — — — US: Gold Sing Australia Release date: July 2001 Label: BMG Australia Limited — — — 109 — — Christmas in Concert Release date: September 2001 Label: RCA Records 60 — — — — — The Harbor Lights Concert Release date: April 2002 Label: RCA Records — — — — — — Live in the U.S.S.R. Release date: 2007 Label: AAO Music — — — — — — Live at Cedar Rapids Release date: 2010 Label: Collectors' Choice Music — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Christmas albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) US Country US AUS CAN Rocky Mountain Christmas Release date: 1975 Label: RCA Records — 14 40 40 US: 2× Platinum CAN: Gold John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together Release date: October 1979 Label: RCA Records 13 26 — 45 US: Platinum CAN: Gold Christmas, Like a Lullaby Release date: December 1990 Label: Windstar Records — — 59 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) US Country US CAN Country CAN AUS NZ UK John Denver's Greatest Hits Release date: November 1973 Label: RCA Records 47 1 — 1 4 17 7 US: 9× Platinum AUS: Platinum CAN: 5× Platinum UK: Silver John Denver's Greatest Hits Volume 2 Release date: March 1977 Label: RCA Records 7 6 — 24 3 17 9 US: 2× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum CAN: Gold John Denver's Greatest Hits Volume 3 Release date: November 1984 Label: RCA Records — 203 — — — — — US: Gold Take Me Home, Country Roads and Other Hits Release date: 1991 Label: BMG/RCA — — 40 — — — — Favorites Release date: August 1992 Label: RCA — — — — 35 — — ARIA: Gold A Portrait Release date: 1994 Label: BMG/RCA — — — — 38 — — US: Platinum ARIA: Gold The John Denver Collection Release date: 1995 Label: Delta — — — — — — — The Rocky Mountain Collection Release date: 1996 Label: RCA Records 50 — — — 49 19 19 US: Platinum UK: Gold Reflections: Songs of Love & Life Release date: 1996 Label: RCA Records 36 — 13 — — — — Country Roads Collection Release date: 1997 Label: RCA Records 33 — — — 148 — — The Best of John Denver Release date: 1998 Label: Madacy Records 38 — — — — 10 — US: Platinum UK: Gold Greatest Country Hits Release date: 1998 Label: RCA Records 36 — — — — — — Legendary John Denver Release date: 1999 Label: BMG RCA — — — — 108 — — ARIA: 2× Platinum John Denver Christmas Release date: 1999 Label: LaserLight 53 — — — — — — The Very Best of John Denver Release date: June 2001 Label: BMG RCA — — — — 133 — — Songs for America Release date: September 2002 Label: Sony BMG 75 — — — — — — The Essential John Denver Release date: 2004 Label: Sony BMG 66 — — — — — — Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits Release date: 2004 Label: RCA Records 9 52 — — — — — US: Gold A Song's Best Friend: The Very Best of John Denver Release date: 2004 Label: RCA Records — — — — 25 — 18 16 Biggest Hits Release date: 2006 Label: RCA Records 61 — — — — — — The Essential John Denver Release date: 2007 Label: RCA Records 55 — — — 81 — — UK: Gold Playlist: The Very Best of John Denver Release date: 2008 Label: Legacy Recordings 39 — — — — — — The Ultimate Collection Release date: 2011 Label: Sony BMG — — — — 34 — 5 UK: Platinum The Classic Christmas Album Release date: October 2, 2012 Label: RCA Records 32 — — — — — — All of My Memories: The John Denver Collection Release date: November 4, 2014 Label: Legacy Recordings 44 — — — — — — The Windstar Greatest Hits Release date: December 1, 2017 Label: Windstar — — — — — — — Gold Release date: December 8, 2019 Label: Banquet — — — — — — 41 The Last Recordings Release date: November 17, 2023 Label: Windstar — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Collaboration albums Title Album details Peak chartpositions US CAN Perhaps Love(with Plácido Domingo) Release date: 1981 Label: CBS Masterworks — 19 Rocky Mountain Holiday(with the Muppets) Release date: May 1983 Label: RCA Records 202 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles
1960s and 1970s Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) Album US Country US US AC AUS CAN Country CAN CAN AC UK1966"Leaving on a Jet Plane"———————— UK: Silver NZ: GoldRhymes & Reasons 1969 "Daydream" — — — — — — — — 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 — US: Platinum NZ: 5× Platinum UK: 3× Platinum 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 — NZ: Gold UK: Silver "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 — US: Gold Greatest Hits 1974 "Annie's Song" 9 1 1 5 3 1 1 1 US: Gold UK: Platinum NZ: Platinum Back Home Again "Back Home Again" 1 5 1 20 1 10 1 — US: Gold "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 — US: Gold NZ: Platinum "I'm Sorry"[B] 1 1 1 7 4 1 1 — US: Gold 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