The albums discography of British-Australian recording artist Olivia Newton-John consists of twenty-six studio albums, six live albums, fourteen compilations and six soundtracks. According to Billboard, Newton-John is the 44th most successful artist of all time.[1] She is also listed as the 36th top female artist on the Billboard 200 all-time female list.[2] To date, she has sold an estimated 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling artists of all time.[3]
| Olivia Newton-John albums discography | |
|---|---|
 Newton-John performing in 2008 at the State Theatre, Sydney, Australia | |
| Studio albums | 26 |
| Soundtrack albums | 6 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 14 |
| Singles | 70 |
| Box sets | 2 |
| Special releases | 4 |
"Physical" was crowned as the Song of the Decade by Billboard, which also spent 10 weeks atop the Hot 100.[4] According to the RIAA, Newton-John has sold 27 million certified albums and singles in the United States.[5] She has amassed five number-one and ten other top-ten Hot 100 singles,[6] and two number-one Billboard 200 solo albums. She starred in Grease, which featured one of the most successful soundtracks in Hollywood history.
Studio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | ||||||||||
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| AUS [7] |
CAN [8] |
GER [9] |
JPN [10] |
NL [11] |
NOR [12] |
NZ [13] |
SWE [14] |
UK [15] |
US [16] | |||||
| If Not for You |
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14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 158 |
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| Olivia |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Let Me Be There (international title) Music Makes My Day (UK title) |
— | 39 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 54 | ||||
| Long Live Love |
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19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — |
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| Have You Never Been Mellow |
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13 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 20 | — | 37 | 1 |
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| Clearly Love |
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50 | 39 | — | 3 | — | — | 34 | — | — | 12 |
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| Come On Over |
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29 | 30 | — | 2 | — | — | 12 | — | 49 | 13 |
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| Don't Stop Believin' |
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88 | 56 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 |
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| Making a Good Thing Better |
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71 | 33 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 34 |
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| Totally Hot |
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7 | 5 | — | 9 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 30 | 7 |
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| Physical |
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3 | 3 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 |
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| Soul Kiss |
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11 | 34 | 54 | 5 | 36 | — | 43 | 46 | 66 | 29 |
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| The Rumour |
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30 | 94 | — | 31 | 96 | — | — | — | — | 67 |
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| Warm and Tender |
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109 | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 124 |
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| Gaia: One Woman's Journey |
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7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — |
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| Back with a Heart |
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66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | |||
| 'Tis the Season (with Vince Gill) |
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| (2) |
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5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Indigo: Women of Song |
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15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — |
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| Stronger Than Before |
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39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Grace and Gratitude |
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86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Christmas Wish |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 187 | |||
| A Celebration in Song (Olivia Newton-John & Friends) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| This Christmas (with John Travolta) |
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33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | |||
| Liv On (with Amy Sky and Beth Nielsen Chapman) |
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72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Friends for Christmas (with John Farnham) |
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1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Soundtrack albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [7] |
CAN [8] |
FRA [49] |
GER [9] |
JPN [10] |
NL [11] |
NOR [12] |
SWE [14] |
UK [15] |
US [16] | |||||
| Grease (with John Travolta) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Xanadu (with Electric Light Orchestra) |
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1 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
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| Two of a Kind (with John Travolta) |
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35 | 32 | — | 39 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 26 |
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| Sordid Lives |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Sordid Lives: The Series |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| A Few Best Men |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [7] |
JPN [10] | |||||||||||||
| Love Performance |
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— | 52 |
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| Highlights from The Main Event (with John Farnham and Anthony Warlow) |
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1 | — |
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| One Woman's Live Journey |
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41 | — | |||||||||||
| Olivia's Live Hits |
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— | — | |||||||||||
| Summer Nights: Live in Las Vegas[65] |
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— | — | |||||||||||
| Two Strong Hearts Live (with John Farnham) |
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1 | — |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [7] |
CAN [8] |
GER [9] |
JPN [10] |
NL [11] |
NOR [12] |
NZ [13] |
SWE [14] |
UK [15] |
US [16] | |||||
| If You Love Me, Let Me Know |
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— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| First Impressions[69] |
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3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
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| Crystal Lady[70] |
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— | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Olivia Newton-John's Greatest Hits |
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18 | 11 | — | 5 | 24 | — | — | — | 19 | 13 |
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| Olivia's Greatest Hits Vol. 2 |
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1 | 6 | — | 12 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 16 |
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| Olivia's Greatest Hits |
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— | — | 33 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 8 | — |
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| Back to Basics: The Essential Collection 1971–1992 |
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15 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 12 | 121 | |||
| The Christmas Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Magic: The Very Best of Olivia Newton-John |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150 |
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| The Definitive Collection |
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— | — | — | 13 | — | 18 | — | — | 11 | — |
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| Gold |
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71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 40/40: The Best Selection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Hopelessly Devoted: The Hits |
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5 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | |||
| Just the Two of Us: The Duets Collection (Vol. 1) |
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29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[A] | — | |||
| Just the Two of Us: The Duets Collection (Vol. 2) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[B] | — | |||
| Angels in the Snow |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Extended plays
edit| Title | EP details |
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| A Window to the Sky[85] |
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| 4 Sucessos[86] |
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| Hotel Sessions |
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Box sets
edit| Title | Album details |
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| Olivia Newton-John Box[87] |
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| 40th Anniversary Collection[88] |
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Special releases
edit| Title | Album details | Album details |
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| Retrato[89] |
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| The Christmas Angel: A Family Story |
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| Christmas Carols[91] |
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| Icon[92] |
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See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Just the Two of Us: The Duets Collection (Vol. 1) did not enter the UK Album Chart but did peak at number 18 on the UK Album Sales Chart chart [81]
- ^ Just the Two of Us: The Duets Collection (Vol. 2) did not enter the UK Album Chart but did peak at number 49 on the UK Album Sales Chart chart [83]
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