FOREIGNER albums and sales

Updated: March 25, 2025

FOREIGNER sold over 42.9 million albums. The best-selling album by FOREIGNER is RECORDS, which sold over 7.44 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, FOREIGNER is the 65th best-selling album artist of all time.

FOREIGNER 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	RECORDS FOREIGNER 1982	1982	7,441,990	Rank in 1982 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 3 65 343
2	DOUBLE VISION FOREIGNER 1978	1978	7,205,000	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 6 46 365
3	4 FOREIGNER 1981	1981	7,166,120	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 4 69 369
4	FOREIGNER FOREIGNER 1977	1977	5,224,000	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 8 74 661
5	HEAD GAMES FOREIGNER 1979	1979	5,027,000	Rank in 1979 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 11 81 715
6	AGENT PROVOCATEUR FOREIGNER 1984	1984	4,134,617	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 18 182 955
7	THE VERY BEST AND BEYOND FOREIGNER 1992	1992	2,362,550	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 68 655 1,910
8	INSIDE INFORMATION FOREIGNER 1987	1987	1,395,080	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 87 625 3,592
9	COMPLETE GREATEST HITS FOREIGNER 2002	2002	1,000,000	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 158 1,503 5,994
10	CAN'T SLOW DOWN FOREIGNER 2009	2009	600,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 125 2,059 8,661
11	JUKE BOX HEROES FOREIGNER 2012	2012	521,000	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 107 1,125 9,917
12	HOT BLOODED AND OTHER HITS FOREIGNER 2004	2004	500,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 277 2,655 10,865
13	THE DEFINITIVE FOREIGNER 2002	2002	95,000	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,060 9,189 33,061
14	ESSENTIALS FOREIGNER 2005	2005	74,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,026 9,842 34,667
15	40 FOREIGNER 2017	2017	60,000	Rank in 2017 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 572 5,451 36,110
16	THE VERY BEST OF CHICAGO & FOREIGNER 2010	2010	60,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 603 5,981 36,640
17	NO END IN SIGHT:VERY BEST OF FOREIGNER 2008	2008	15,000	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,413 17,075 55,872
18	MR. MOONLIGHT FOREIGNER 1994	1994	11,250	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,364 13,739 57,306
19	UNUSUAL HEAT FOREIGNER 1991	1991	8,610	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,042 13,926 59,252

FOREIGNER videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	DOUBLE VISION: THEN AND NOW FOREIGNER 2019	2019	N/A	Rank in 2019 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 69 1,010 4,636
2	LIVE AT THE RAINBOW 78 FOREIGNER 2019	2019	N/A	Rank in 2019 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 70 1,011 4,637
3	THE FOREIGNER STORY - I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS FOREIGNER 2004	2004	N/A	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 406 3,028 5,890

FOREIGNER sales by country

FOREIGNER album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by FOREIGNER are the United States (38.5 million), Germany (1.5 million) and the United Kingdom (860,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Australia	140,000	3
2	Canada	810,000	6
3	France	400,000	4
4	Germany	1,500,000	4
5	Japan	306,720	10
6	Netherlands	150,000	2
7	New Zealand	7,500	1
8	Norway	46,997	1
9	Portugal	15,000	1
10	Switzerland	125,000	4
11	United Kingdom	860,000	9
12	United States	38,500,000	12