ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA albums and sales

Updated: April 8, 2022

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA sold over 22.6 million albums. The best-selling album by ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA is ELO'S GREATEST HITS, which sold over 4.51 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA is the 194th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA have sold over 105,000 units, led by ZOOM TOUR LIVE with over 80,000 units sold.

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA albums ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	ELO'S GREATEST HITS ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1979	1979	4,515,000	Rank in 1979 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 12 93 815
2	DISCOVERY ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1979	1979	3,382,864	Rank in 1979 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 17 133 1,204
3	XANADU (SOUNDTRACK) OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN & ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1980	1980	2,896,790	Rank in 1980 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 27 287 1,589
4	OUT OF THE BLUE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1977	1977	2,736,581	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 28 188 1,650
5	ALL OVER THE WORLD - THE VERY BEST OF ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 2005	2005	2,215,641	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 41 462 2,083
6	A NEW WORLD RECORD ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1976	1976	1,583,969	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 45 355 3,282
7	TIME ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1981	1981	1,193,148	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 63 751 4,215
8	ELDORADO ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1974	1974	600,683	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 63 918 8,612
9	OLE' ELO ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1976	1976	600,000	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 109 948 8,945
10	THE ESSENTIAL ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 2011	2011	560,000	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 95 1,035 9,223
11	FACE THE MUSIC ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1975	1975	550,813	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 109 1,033 9,395
12	ELO CLASSICS ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1990	1990	500,000	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 245 3,845 12,111
13	SECRET MESSAGES ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1983	1983	193,027	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 262 3,308 20,917
14	BALANCE OF POWER ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1986	1986	128,037	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 327 3,481 22,631
15	LIGHT YEARS - THE VERY BEST OF ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1997	1997	125,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 760 6,643 22,754
16	THE ELO EP ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1978	1978	120,000	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 287 2,108 23,155
17	MR BLUE SKY - THE VERY BEST OF ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 2012	2012	100,000	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 346 4,156 25,256
18	THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 2001	2001	100,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 847 8,611 28,023
19	THE VERY BEST OF THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (Dino) ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1994	1994	100,000	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 752 8,371 30,117
20	THE VERY BEST OF THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (Telstar) ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1989	1989	100,000	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 605 3,667 31,065
21	THREE LIGHT YEARS ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1978	1978	100,000	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 316 2,267 32,284
22	ZOOM ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 2001	2001	83,100	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,100 9,331 33,540
23	THE COLLECTION ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 2009	2009	60,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 706 10,290 36,775
24	THE LIGHT SHINES ON ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1977	1977	60,000	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 360 2,852 39,167
25	ON THE THIRD DAY ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1973	1973	705	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 359 4,039 64,904

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	ZOOM TOUR LIVE ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 2003	2003	80,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 114 647 1,360
2	OUT OF THE BLUE: LIVE AT WEMBLEY ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 2006	2006	25,000	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 149 1,464 2,972
3	LIVE IN HYDE PARK ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 2015	2015	N/A	Rank in 2015 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 89 1,312 4,938

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA sales by country

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA are the United States (14.5 million), the United Kingdom (4.34 million) and Canada (1.2 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	240,000	2
2	Australia	140,000	2
3	Canada	1,200,000	9
4	Finland	25,200	1
5	France	100,000	1
6	Germany	1,100,000	5
7	Hong Kong	40,000	2
8	Ireland	7,500	1
9	Japan	584,576	12
10	Netherlands	150,000	3
11	New Zealand	52,500	4
12	Norway	125,582	4
13	United Kingdom	4,340,000	18
14	United States	14,500,000	12

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA video sales by country