EARTH, WIND & FIRE albums and sales

Updated: September 30, 2022

EARTH, WIND & FIRE sold over 27.8 million albums. The best-selling album by EARTH, WIND & FIRE is THE BEST OF EARTH WIND & FIRE VOL 1, which sold over 5.62 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, EARTH, WIND & FIRE is the 140th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of EARTH, WIND & FIRE have sold over 160,730 units, led by LIVE AT THE GREEK THEATRE with over 60,000 units sold.

EARTH, WIND & FIRE albums ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	THE BEST OF EARTH WIND & FIRE VOL 1 EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1978	1978	5,626,810	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 12 62 585
2	ALL 'N ALL EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1977	1977	3,287,340	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 18 139 1,250
3	GRATITUDE EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1975	1975	3,007,600	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 16 173 1,484
4	THAT'S THE WAY OF THE WORLD EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1975	1975	3,000,000	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 17 176 1,550
5	I AM EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1979	1979	2,857,370	Rank in 1979 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 24 184 1,603
6	SPIRIT EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1976	1976	2,013,860	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 40 295 2,581
7	RAISE! EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1981	1981	1,516,610	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 46 581 3,363
8	OPEN OUR EYES EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1974	1974	1,000,000	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 40 721 6,751
9	HEAD TO THE SKY EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1973	1973	1,000,000	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 53 733 6,763
10	SUPER HITS EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1998	1998	659,000	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 302 2,544 8,167
11	POWERLIGHT EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1983	1983	641,730	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 130 1,431 8,298
12	FACES EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1980	1980	552,950	Rank in 1980 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 131 1,621 9,388
13	TOUCH THE WORLD EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1987	1987	524,450	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 224 1,736 9,895
14	THE BEST OF EARTH, WIND & FIRE, VOL. II EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1988	1988	500,000	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 252 1,870 12,276
15	THE ESSENTIAL EARTH, WIND & FIRE EARTH, WIND & FIRE 2002	2002	250,000	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 494 4,375 17,667
16	THE VERY BEST OF EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1994	1994	200,000	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 550 5,865 20,160
17	GREATEST HITS EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1998	1998	137,000	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 759 6,577 22,373
18	NOW, THEN & FOREVER EARTH, WIND & FIRE 2013	2013	100,832	Rank in 2013 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 330 3,127 23,957
19	THE GREATEST HITS EARTH, WIND & FIRE 2010	2010	100,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 373 4,467 25,567
20	GETAWAY-GREATEST HITS EARTH, WIND & FIRE 2003	2003	100,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 759 7,947 27,359
21	LET'S GROOVE - THE BEST OF EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1996	1996	100,000	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 803 7,793 29,539
22	DANCE TRACKS EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1994	1994	100,000	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 750 8,369 30,115
23	MILLENNIUM EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1993	1993	100,000	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 709 8,614 30,360
24	THE COLLECTION EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1986	1986	100,000	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 363 4,074 31,472
25	GREATEST HITS VOL II EARTH, WIND & FIRE 2004	2004	84,056	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,115 9,324 33,514
26	ELECTRIC UNIVERSE EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1983	1983	76,340	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 392 4,870 34,330
27	AVATAR EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1996	1996	61,710	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,040 9,779 35,664
28	THE DUTCH COLLECTION EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1999	1999	40,000	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,451 12,053 45,937
29	BIG HITS & REMIXES EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1999	1999	30,000	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,536 12,588 49,614
30	REMIXES EARTH, WIND & FIRE 2002	2002	23,900	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,706 15,750 52,040
31	HERITAGE EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1990	1990	16,520	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,032 13,588 54,916
32	ILLUMINATION EARTH, WIND & FIRE 2005	2005	11,063	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,946 17,728 57,338
33	STAR BOX EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1988	1988	6,170	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 886 7,326 60,448
34	THE PROMISE EARTH, WIND & FIRE 2003	2003	4,145	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 2,002 18,807 61,451
35	THE VERY BEST EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1993	1993	N/A	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,270 14,778 72,789
36	THE VERY BEST OF [1986] EARTH, WIND & FIRE 1986	1986	N/A	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 712 7,673 73,264

EARTH, WIND & FIRE videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	LIVE AT THE GREEK THEATRE CHICAGO & EARTH, WIND & FIRE 2005	2005	60,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 102 766 1,575
2	LIVE AT THE MONTREUX 1990 EARTH, WIND & FIRE 2004	2004	50,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 118 1,007 1,957
3	EARTH, WIND & FIRE: LIVE EARTH, WIND & FIRE 2001	2001	50,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 83 1,143 2,093
4	IN CONCERT EARTH, WIND & FIRE 2006	2006	730	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 305 2,587 4,557

EARTH, WIND & FIRE sales by country

EARTH, WIND & FIRE album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by EARTH, WIND & FIRE are the United States (23.9 million), Japan (1.65 million) and the United Kingdom (1.36 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	30,000	1
2	Canada	337,000	5
3	France	200,000	1
4	Japan	1,655,124	21
5	Korea	832	1
6	Netherlands	290,000	5
7	New Zealand	22,500	2
8	Switzerland	25,000	1
9	United Kingdom	1,360,000	8
10	United States	23,909,000	15

EARTH, WIND & FIRE video sales by country