GRATEFUL DEAD albums and sales

Updated: October 16, 2021

GRATEFUL DEAD sold over 15.8 million albums. The best-selling album by GRATEFUL DEAD is SKELETONS FROM THE CLOSET: BEST OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD, which sold over 4 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, GRATEFUL DEAD is the 281st best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of GRATEFUL DEAD have sold over 560,000 units, led by THE GRATEFUL DEAD MOVIE with over 100,000 units sold.

GRATEFUL DEAD albums ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	SKELETONS FROM THE CLOSET: BEST OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD GRATEFUL DEAD 1974	1974	4,000,000	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 6 115 1,020
2	IN THE DARK GRATEFUL DEAD 1987	1987	2,100,000	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 52 408 2,363
3	AMERICAN BEAUTY GRATEFUL DEAD 1970	1970	2,100,000	Rank in 1970 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 20 260 2,390
4	WHAT A LONG STRANGE TRIP IT'S BEEN GRATEFUL DEAD 1977	1977	1,000,000	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 91 672 6,702
5	EUROPE '72 GRATEFUL DEAD 1972	1972	1,000,000	Rank in 1972 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 53 752 6,782
6	WORKINGMAN'S DEAD GRATEFUL DEAD 1970	1970	1,000,000	Rank in 1970 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 50 781 6,811
7	THE VERY BEST OF GRATEFUL DEAD GRATEFUL DEAD 2003	2003	500,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 292 2,751 10,961
8	BUILT TO LAST GRATEFUL DEAD 1990	1990	500,000	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 252 3,852 12,118
9	WITHOUT A NET GRATEFUL DEAD 1990	1990	500,000	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 253 3,853 12,119
10	SHAKEDOWN STREET GRATEFUL DEAD 1978	1978	500,000	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 191 1,246 12,764
11	TERRAPIN STATION GRATEFUL DEAD 1977	1977	500,000	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 172 1,304 12,822
12	GRATEFUL DEAD GRATEFUL DEAD 1971	1971	500,000	Rank in 1971 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 102 1,637 13,155
13	AOXOMOXOA GRATEFUL DEAD 1969	1969	500,000	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 73 250 13,252
14	LIVE DEAD GRATEFUL DEAD 1969	1969	500,000	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 74 251 13,253
15	HUNDRED YEAR HALL GRATEFUL DEAD 1995	1995	250,000	Rank in 1995 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 521 5,110 17,925
16	DOZIN' AT THE KNICK GRATEFUL DEAD 1997	1997	166,667	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 727 6,356 21,304
17	LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: THE GRATEFUL DEAD GRATEFUL DEAD 2000	2000	125,000	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 780 5,888 22,744
18	SO MANY ROADS: 1965-1995 GRATEFUL DEAD 1999	1999	100,000	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 900 6,914 28,660
19	THE GOLDEN ROAD (1965-1973) GRATEFUL DEAD 2001	2001	41,667	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,473 12,903 44,544
20	EUROPE '72: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS GRATEFUL DEAD 2011	2011	6,849	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,421 11,627 60,276
21	30 TRIPS AROUND THE SUN GRATEFUL DEAD 2015	2015	6,250	Rank in 2015 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,116 11,704 60,427
22	FROM THE MARS HOTEL GRATEFUL DEAD 1974	1974	N/A	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 406 4,483 74,397

GRATEFUL DEAD videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	THE GRATEFUL DEAD MOVIE GRATEFUL DEAD 2004	2004	100,000	Rank in 2004 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 52 488 1,011
2	THE CLOSING OF WINTERLAND GRATEFUL DEAD 2003	2003	100,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 71 514 1,037
3	VIEW FROM THE VAULT II GRATEFUL DEAD 2001	2001	50,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 86 1,146 2,096
4	VIEW FROM THE VAULT GRATEFUL DEAD 2000	2000	50,000	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 60 1,170 2,120
5	DOWNHILL FROM HERE GRATEFUL DEAD 1997	1997	50,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 41 359 2,164
6	TICKET TO NEW YEAR'S GRATEFUL DEAD 1996	1996	50,000	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 28 372 2,177
7	DEAD AHEAD GRATEFUL DEAD 1995	1995	50,000	Rank in 1995 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 31 381 2,186
8	SO FAR GRATEFUL DEAD 1987	1987	50,000	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 22 151 2,366
9	THE MAKING OF THE TOUCH OF GREY GRATEFUL DEAD 1987	1987	50,000	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 23 152 2,367
10	ALL THE YEARS COMBINE GRATEFUL DEAD 2012	2012	10,000	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 112 875 3,702
11	LONG STRANGE TRIP: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD GRATEFUL DEAD 2017	2017	N/A	Rank in 2017 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 106 1,153 4,779

GRATEFUL DEAD sales by country

GRATEFUL DEAD album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by GRATEFUL DEAD are the United States (15.6 million), Canada (100,000) and the United Kingdom (100,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Canada	100,000	1
2	United Kingdom	100,000	1
3	United States	15,696,433	21

GRATEFUL DEAD video sales by country