NEIL DIAMOND albums and sales

Updated: October 16, 2021

NEIL DIAMOND sold over 58.5 million albums. The best-selling album by NEIL DIAMOND is THE JAZZ SINGER (SOUNDTRACK), which sold over 5.97 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, NEIL DIAMOND is the 39th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of NEIL DIAMOND have sold over 660,000 units, led by GREATEST HITS LIVE with over 365,000 units sold.

NEIL DIAMOND albums ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	THE JAZZ SINGER (SOUNDTRACK) NEIL DIAMOND 1980	1980	5,970,180	Rank in 1980 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 10 99 529
2	HIS 12 GREATEST HITS NEIL DIAMOND 1974	1974	4,100,000	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 5 112 985
3	12 GREATEST HITS VOLUME II NEIL DIAMOND 1982	1982	3,176,350	Rank in 1982 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 19 239 1,329
4	HOT AUGUST NIGHT NEIL DIAMOND 1972	1972	2,990,000	Rank in 1972 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 6 179 1,557
5	JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL (SOUNDTRACK) NEIL DIAMOND 1973	1973	2,947,000	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 18 181 1,570
6	LOVE AT THE GREEK NEIL DIAMOND 1977	1977	2,403,000	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 29 204 1,876
7	GREATEST HITS 1966-1992 NEIL DIAMOND 1992	1992	2,355,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 69 661 1,921
8	YOU DON'T BRING ME FLOWERS NEIL DIAMOND 1978	1978	2,315,000	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 29 208 1,950
9	I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH ME TONIGHT NEIL DIAMOND 1977	1977	2,200,000	Rank in 1977 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 34 227 2,144
10	THE CHRISTMAS ALBUM NEIL DIAMOND 1992	1992	2,170,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 77 753 2,178
11	GOLD: RECORDED LIVE AT THE TROUBADOUR NEIL DIAMOND 1970	1970	2,060,000	Rank in 1970 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 22 276 2,462
12	SERENADE NEIL DIAMOND 1974	1974	1,650,000	Rank in 1974 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 22 347 3,148
13	THE ESSENTIAL NEIL DIAMOND NEIL DIAMOND 2001	2001	1,415,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 132 808 3,544
14	BEAUTIFUL NOISE NEIL DIAMOND 1976	1976	1,200,000	Rank in 1976 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 56 433 4,194
15	SEPTEMBER MORN NEIL DIAMOND 1979	1979	1,115,000	Rank in 1979 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 63 480 4,547
16	HOT AUGUST NIGHT II NEIL DIAMOND 1987	1987	1,100,000	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 114 844 4,792
17	ON THE WAY TO THE SKY NEIL DIAMOND 1981	1981	1,067,500	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 77 888 4,996
18	HEARTLIGHT NEIL DIAMOND 1982	1982	1,060,000	Rank in 1982 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 69 901 5,100
19	20 DIAMOND HITS / 20 GOLDEN GREATS NEIL DIAMOND 1978	1978	1,006,000	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 100 620 5,604
20	THE BEST OF NEIL DIAMOND NEIL DIAMOND 1994	1994	1,000,000	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 221 2,033 6,359
21	CLASSICS/THE EARLY YEARS NEIL DIAMOND 1983	1983	1,000,000	Rank in 1983 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 105 1,131 6,616
22	MOODS NEIL DIAMOND 1972	1972	1,000,000	Rank in 1972 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 61 760 6,790
23	TAP ROOT MANUSCRIPT NEIL DIAMOND 1970	1970	1,000,000	Rank in 1970 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 53 784 6,814
24	HOME BEFORE DARK NEIL DIAMOND 2008	2008	850,000	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 110 1,687 7,208
25	TENNESSEE MOON NEIL DIAMOND 1996	1996	707,500	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 279 2,474 7,856
26	12 SONGS NEIL DIAMOND 2005	2005	692,500	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 199 1,871 7,976
27	LOVESCAPE NEIL DIAMOND 1991	1991	635,000	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 191 2,603 8,357
28	THE BEST OF NEIL DIAMOND 1996	1996	600,000	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 306 2,705 8,782
29	RAINBOW NEIL DIAMOND 1973	1973	600,000	Rank in 1973 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 84 961 8,958
30	UP ON THE ROOF - SONGS FROM THE BRILL BUILDING NEIL DIAMOND 1993	1993	560,000	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 270 2,833 9,289
31	PRIMITIVE NEIL DIAMOND 1984	1984	560,000	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 138 1,607 9,302
32	THREE CHORD OPERA NEIL DIAMOND 2001	2001	535,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 304 2,287 9,790
33	20TH CENTURY MASTERS - THE BEST OF NEIL DIAMOND NEIL DIAMOND 1999	1999	500,000	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 421 3,089 11,355
34	CHRISTMAS ALBUM, VOLUME II NEIL DIAMOND 1994	1994	500,000	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 358 3,553 11,819
35	THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES NEIL DIAMOND 1988	1988	500,000	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 269 1,887 12,293
36	HEADED FOR THE FUTURE NEIL DIAMOND 1986	1986	500,000	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 193 1,988 12,394
37	LOVE SONGS NEIL DIAMOND 1981	1981	500,000	Rank in 1981 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 170 2,206 12,612
38	STONES NEIL DIAMOND 1971	1971	500,000	Rank in 1971 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 117 1,652 13,170
39	BROTHER LOVE'S TRAVELLING SALVATION SHOW NEIL DIAMOND 1969	1969	500,000	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 90 267 13,269
40	TOUCHING YOU, TOUCHING ME NEIL DIAMOND 1969	1969	500,000	Rank in 1969 Rank in 1960s Overall rank 91 268 13,270
41	THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION NEIL DIAMOND 1996	1996	385,000	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 481 4,317 14,872
42	THE VERY BEST OF NEIL DIAMOND (THE ORIGINAL STUDIO RECORDINGS) NEIL DIAMOND 2011	2011	344,000	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 161 1,630 15,195
43	ALL TIME GREATEST HITS NEIL DIAMOND 2014	2014	335,000	Rank in 2014 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 144 1,646 15,252
44	THE MOVIE ALBUM - AS TIME GOES BY NEIL DIAMOND 1998	1998	250,000	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 586 4,991 17,806
45	LIVE IN AMERICA NEIL DIAMOND 1994	1994	250,000	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 510 5,140 17,955
46	IN MY LIFETIME NEIL DIAMOND 1996	1996	166,667	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 698 6,357 21,305
47	MELODY ROAD NEIL DIAMOND 2014	2014	135,000	Rank in 2014 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 237 2,752 22,399
48	CLASSIC DIAMONDS NEIL DIAMOND 2020	2020	100,000	Rank in 2020 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 338 1,218 24,197
49	DREAMS NEIL DIAMOND 2010	2010	100,000	Rank in 2010 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 437 4,531 25,631
50	HOT AUGUST NIGHT/NYC NEIL DIAMOND 2009	2009	100,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 526 6,421 25,833
51	Best Of Neil Diamond NEIL DIAMOND 1986	1986	100,000	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 438 4,149 31,547
52	HIS VERY BEST NEIL DIAMOND 1985	1985	100,000	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 397 4,210 31,608
53	NEIL DIAMOND NEIL DIAMOND 1900	1900	60,000	Rank in 1900 Rank in 1900s Overall rank 286 286 39,482
54	GREATEST HITS (1986) NEIL DIAMOND 1986	1986	50,000	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 540 5,652 43,320
55	THE ESSENTIAL NEIL DIAMOND 3.0 NEIL DIAMOND 2009	2009	45,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 894 12,786 44,267
56	ESSENTIAL GREATEST HITS COLLECTION NEIL DIAMOND 2005	2005	35,000	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,521 13,986 47,195
57	THE VERY BEST OF THE ORIGINAL STUDIO RECORDINGS NEIL DIAMOND 2012	2012	N/A	Rank in 2012 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,822 18,025 69,430

NEIL DIAMOND videos ranked by sales

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Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	GREATEST HITS LIVE NEIL DIAMOND 1989	1989	365,000	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 6 11 150
2	HOT AUGUST NIGHT / NYC NEIL DIAMOND 2009	2009	290,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 7 86 207
3	LIVE AT THE GREEK THEATRE 1976 NEIL DIAMOND 2011	2011	5,000	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 103 974 4,341
4	NEIL DIAMOND: CHRISTMAS SPECIAL NEIL DIAMOND 1992	1992	N/A	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 68 831 6,174

NEIL DIAMOND sales by country

NEIL DIAMOND album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by NEIL DIAMOND are the United States (46.3 million), the United Kingdom (6.38 million) and Canada (1.85 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Australia	1,810,000	13
2	Austria	25,000	1
3	Canada	1,850,000	13
4	France	300,000	1
5	Germany	750,000	3
6	Hong Kong	20,000	2
7	Ireland	15,000	2
8	Japan	60,180	3
9	Netherlands	300,000	5
10	New Zealand	187,500	9
11	Portugal	15,000	1
12	Spain	100,000	1
13	United Kingdom	6,380,000	36
14	United States	46,366,667	40
15	Yugoslavia	16,350	1

NEIL DIAMOND video sales by country

The largest markets for video releases by NEIL DIAMOND are Australia (1.14 million), the United States (500,000) and the United Kingdom (50,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Australia	1,140,000	2
2	Canada	5,000	1
3	New Zealand	7,500	1
4	United Kingdom	50,000	1
5	United States	500,000	2