THE WHO albums and sales

Updated: March 17, 2023

THE WHO sold over 25.4 million albums. The best-selling album by THE WHO is WHO'S NEXT, which sold over 3.32 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, THE WHO is the 162nd best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of THE WHO have sold over 825,725 units, led by LIVE AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 1970 with over 167,500 units sold.

THE WHO albums ranked by sales

Click on any album to see detailed sales, certification history, sources and chart runs.

Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	WHO'S NEXT THE WHO 1971	1971	3,327,640	Rank in 1971 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 12 136 1,230
2	WHO ARE YOU THE WHO 1978	1978	2,302,840	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 31 212 1,961
3	TOMMY THE WHO 1969	1969	2,225,000	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 9 40 2,074
4	LIVE AT LEEDS THE WHO 1970	1970	2,126,430	Rank in 1970 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 18 243 2,250
5	GREATEST HITS (1983) THE WHO 1983	1983	2,000,000	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 49 472 2,786
6	TOMMY (SOUNDTRACK) THE WHO 1975	1975	1,250,000	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 48 411 3,913
7	QUADROPHENIA THE WHO 1973	1973	1,200,000	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 37 437 4,198
8	THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT (SOUNDTRACK) THE WHO 1979	1979	1,150,000	Rank in 1979 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 61 456 4,401
9	THE WHO BY NUMBERS THE WHO 1975	1975	1,150,000	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 54 460 4,405
10	FACE DANCES THE WHO 1981	1981	1,060,000	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 78 903 5,102
11	20TH CENTURY MASTERS - THE BEST OF THE WHO THE WHO 1999	1999	1,000,000	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 246 1,812 6,138
12	MEATY, BEATY, BIG & BOUNCY THE WHO 1971	1971	1,000,000	Rank in 1971 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 53 775 6,805
13	THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION THE WHO 2002	2002	800,000	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 201 1,731 7,359
14	THEN AND NOW THE WHO 2004	2004	618,560	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 217 2,012 8,463
15	MY GENERATION: THE VERY BEST OF THE WHO THE WHO 1996	1996	600,000	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 305 2,704 8,781
16	WHO'S BETTER, WHO'S BEST THE WHO 1988	1988	600,000	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 203 1,510 8,867
17	ODDS & SODS THE WHO 1974	1974	560,000	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 80 1,017 9,334
18	IT'S HARD THE WHO 1982	1982	500,000	Rank in 1982 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 196 2,177 12,583
19	HOOLIGANS THE WHO 1981	1981	500,000	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 184 2,220 12,626
20	WHO HITS 50 THE WHO 2014	2014	300,000	Rank in 2014 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 163 1,840 15,785
21	MY GENERATION THE WHO 1966	1966	160,000	Rank in 1966 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 82 662 21,554
22	30 YEARS OF MAXIMUM R&B THE WHO 1994	1994	125,000	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 655 6,655 22,766
23	WHO THE WHO 2019	2019	100,000	Rank in 2019 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 400 3,231 24,331
24	PINBALL WIZARDS - THE COLLECTION THE WHO 2012	2012	100,000	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 430 4,240 25,340
25	GREATEST HITS & MORE THE WHO 2010	2010	100,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 489 4,583 25,683
26	ENDLESS WIRE THE WHO 2006	2006	100,000	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 752 7,159 26,571
27	THE WHO COLLECTION THE WHO 1985	1985	100,000	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 417 4,230 31,628
28	WHO'S LAST THE WHO 1984	1984	100,000	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 373 4,324 31,722
29	THE STORY OF THE WHO THE WHO 1976	1976	100,000	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 302 2,486 32,503
30	RUN, RUN, RUN THE WHO 1900	1900	100,000	Rank in 1900 Rank in 1900s Overall rank 175 175 32,849
31	THE WHO SELL OUT THE WHO 1967	1967	60,000	Rank in 1967 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 98 738 39,469
32	BBC SESSIONS THE WHO 2000	2000	5,100	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,870 18,668 60,803
33	JOIN TOGETHER THE WHO 1990	1990	1,300	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,063 14,206 63,953

THE WHO videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	LIVE AT THE ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL 1970 THE WHO 1998	1998	167,500	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 10 105 473
2	LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL THE WHO 2001	2001	165,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 19 224 477
3	TOMMY AND QUADROPHENIA LIVE THE WHO 2005	2005	132,500	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 39 284 599
4	THE WHO LIVE FEATURING 'TOMMY' THE WHO 1989	1989	100,000	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 30 60 1,238
5	WHO'S BETTER, WHO'S BEST THE WHO 1988	1988	90,000	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 12 98 1,308
6	THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT THE WHO 2003	2003	50,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 187 1,086 2,036
7	THE WHO AT KILBURN 1977 THE WHO 2008	2008	40,725	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 98 1,220 2,472
8	THE VEGAS JOB - LIVE IN VEGAS THE WHO 2006	2006	30,000	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 135 1,337 2,685
9	AMAZING JOURNEY - THE STORY OF THE WHO 2007	2007	25,000	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 145 1,454 2,962
10	THIRTY YEARS OF MAXIMUM R&B LIVE THE WHO 2003	2003	25,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 255 1,634 3,142
11	TOMMY LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL THE WHO 2017	2017	N/A	Rank in 2017 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 140 1,187 4,813
12	LIVE AT SHEA STADIUM 1982 THE WHO 2015	2015	N/A	Rank in 2015 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 124 1,347 4,973
13	LIVE IN HYDE PARK THE WHO 2015	2015	N/A	Rank in 2015 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 125 1,348 4,974
14	QUADROPHENIA - LIVE IN LONDON THE WHO 2014	2014	N/A	Rank in 2014 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 158 1,428 5,054
15	LIVE IN TEXAS 75 THE WHO 2012	2012	N/A	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 180 1,602 5,228

THE WHO sales by country

THE WHO album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by THE WHO are the United States (21.1 million), the United Kingdom (3.44 million) and France (400,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Canada	350,000	4
2	France	400,000	4
3	Italy	50,000	2
4	Japan	49,370	6
5	New Zealand	7,500	1
6	United Kingdom	3,440,000	24
7	United States	21,125,000	19

THE WHO video sales by country

The largest markets for video releases by THE WHO are the United States (690,726), the United Kingdom (250,000) and Australia (75,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Australia	75,000	4
2	Canada	35,000	3
3	United Kingdom	250,000	7
4	United States	690,726	6