JOHN LENNON albums and sales

Updated: October 4, 2024

JOHN LENNON sold over 25 million albums. The best-selling album by JOHN LENNON is THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION, which sold over 4.89 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, JOHN LENNON is the 168th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of JOHN LENNON have sold over 333,000 units, led by LENNON LEGEND with over 228,000 units sold.

JOHN LENNON 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	THE JOHN LENNON COLLECTION JOHN LENNON 1982	1982	4,898,431	Rank in 1982 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 10 141 742
2	DOUBLE FANTASY JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO 1980	1980	4,480,610	Rank in 1980 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 19 157 829
3	LENNON LEGEND: THE VERY BEST OF JOHN LENNON JOHN LENNON 1997	1997	3,578,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 48 379 1,121
4	PLASTIC ONO BAND JOHN LENNON 1970	1970	2,629,000	Rank in 1970 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 14 192 1,706
5	IMAGINE JOHN LENNON 1971	1971	2,296,000	Rank in 1971 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 18 217 1,983
6	SHAVED FISH JOHN LENNON 1975	1975	1,121,000	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 57 474 4,515
7	WALLS & BRIDGES JOHN LENNON 1974	1974	1,111,000	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 30 485 4,563
8	IMAGINE (SOUNDTRACK) JOHN LENNON 1988	1988	915,000	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 154 1,204 7,046
9	MILK & HONEY JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO 1984	1984	763,600	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 112 1,305 7,586
10	MIND GAMES JOHN LENNON 1973	1973	673,000	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 71 866 8,085
11	ROCK 'N ROLL JOHN LENNON 1975	1975	654,000	Rank in 1975 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 89 877 8,184
12	LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY JOHN LENNON 1986	1986	530,000	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 164 1,718 9,836
13	LIVE PEACE IN TORONTO JOHN LENNON 1969	1969	520,000	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 55 221 9,932
14	JOHN LENNON JOHN LENNON 1989	1989	200,000	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 455 3,098 20,602
15	WORKING CLASS HERO: THE DEFINITIVE JOHN LENNON JOHN LENNON 2005	2005	197,500	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 518 5,156 20,887
16	JOHN LENNON ANTHOLOGY JOHN LENNON 1998	1998	147,000	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 752 6,510 22,071
17	GIMME SOME TRUTH JOHN LENNON 2020	2020	100,000	Rank in 2020 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 377 1,257 24,236
18	POWER TO THE PEOPLE: THE HITS JOHN LENNON 2010	2010	95,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 524 4,650 33,045
19	ICON JOHN LENNON 2014	2014	40,000	Rank in 2014 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 640 7,109 44,960
20	LOVE JOHN LENNON 2000 JOHN LENNON 2000	2000	31,000	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,624 14,345 48,054
21	SOMETIME IN NEW YORK CITY JOHN LENNON 1972	1972	20,000	Rank in 1972 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 249 3,736 54,317
22	ELTON JOHN & JOHN LENNON LIVE ELTON JOHN & JOHN LENNON 1981	1981	12,030	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 643 7,137 57,119
23	MENLOVE AVE. JOHN LENNON 1986	1986	12,000	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 665 7,138 57,170
24	WONSAPONATIME (HIGHLIGHTS ANTHOLOGY) JOHN LENNON 1998	1998	9,000	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,695 13,918 59,177
25	LENNON (4CD SET) JOHN LENNON 1990	1990	4,000	Rank in 1990 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,056 14,057 61,605
26	THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION JOHN LENNON 1995	1995	N/A	Rank in 1995 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,548 14,666 72,677

JOHN LENNON videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	LENNON LEGEND JOHN LENNON 2003	2003	228,000	Rank in 2003 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 35 151 314
2	LIVE IN NEW YORK JOHN LENNON 1985	1985	50,000	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 19 175 2,390
3	SWEET TORONTO JOHN LENNON 2010	2010	30,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 85 577 2,662
4	IMAGINE JOHN LENNON 2005	2005	25,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 199 1,519 3,027
5	IMAGINE & GIMME SOME TRUTH JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO 2018	2018	N/A	Rank in 2018 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 162 1,136 4,762

JOHN LENNON sales by country

JOHN LENNON album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by JOHN LENNON are the United States (16.6 million), the United Kingdom (3.28 million) and Japan (1.65 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Argentina	120,000	3
2	Australia	560,000	2
3	Austria	50,000	2
4	Canada	340,000	5
5	Denmark	50,000	2
6	France	600,000	2
7	Germany	350,000	2
8	Hong Kong	20,000	1
9	Ireland	7,500	1
10	Italy	25,000	1
11	Japan	1,657,640	21
12	New Zealand	30,000	2
13	Norway	153,600	4
14	Spain	250,000	3
15	Switzerland	50,000	2
16	United Kingdom	3,280,000	14
17	United States	16,625,000	14
18	Yugoslavia	18,431	1