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Album artist 177 - John Williams |
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This page lists the album chart runs of John Williams. The albums are listed with the most widely successful first.
| # | Artist | Album Title | Year | Chart Entries |
| 1 | John Williams | Star Wars | 1977 | Library of Congress artifact added 2004 (1977), Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007 (1977), Billboard 2 - Jun 1977 (53 weeks) (10 weeks in top 10), US 70s 2 - Aug 1977 (3 months), Grammy in 1977 (Nominated), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Aug 1977), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Feb 1978), Hong Kong Gold (certified by IFPI-HK in 1982), US CashBox 6 of 1977, US BB 15 of 1977, UK 21 - Jan 1978 (12 weeks), Sweden 27 - Feb 1978 (4 weeks), Italy 29 of 1977, RYM 3 of 1977 |
| 2 | John Williams | Star Wars, Episode One, The Phantom Menace | 1999 | US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jun 1999), Billboard 3 - May 1999 (16 weeks) (4 weeks in top 10), Austria 4 - Aug 1999 (2 months), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jul 1999), ODK Germany 6 - May 1999 (22 weeks) (3 weeks in top 10), Germany 6 - Aug 1999 (18 weeks), UK 8 - May 1999 (10 weeks), Switzerland 17 - Sep 1999 (6 weeks), Norway 29 - Aug 1999 (2 weeks), US BB 34 of 1999 |
| 3 | John Williams | Star Wars Episode 2 : Attack of the Clones | 2002 | US Gold (certified by RIAA in May 2002), Billboard 6 - May 2002 (11 weeks) (1 week in top 10), ODK Germany 14 - May 2002 (9 weeks), Germany 14 - Jun 2002 (4 weeks), UK 15 - May 2002 (1 week), Austria 27 - May 2002 (1 month), Switzerland 30 - Jun 2002 (1 week), US BB 105 of 2002 |
| 4 | John Williams | ET The Extra-Terrestrial | 1982 | US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 1982), ODK Germany 30 - Feb 1983 (5 weeks), Sweden 36 - Jan 1983 (2 weeks), Billboard 37 - Jul 1982 (33 weeks), UK 47 - Dec 1982 (11 weeks), Italy 83 of 1983, UK Silver (certified by BPI in Dec 1982), RYM 53 of 1982 |
| 5 | John Williams | Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone | 2001 | US Gold (certified by RIAA in Nov 2001), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Oct 2001), Canada Gold (certified by CRIA in Dec 2001), Austria 17 - Dec 2001 (2 months), UK 19 - Nov 2001 (1 week), ODK Germany 34 - Nov 2001 (9 weeks), Billboard 48 - Nov 2001 (14 weeks) |
| 6 | John Williams | Star Wars Episode III - Revenge Of The Sith | 2005 | Billboard 6 - May 2005 (12 weeks) (1 week in top 10), ODK Germany 10 - May 2005 (8 weeks) (1 week in top 10), Germany 10 - May 2005 (4 weeks), Austria 14 - May 2005 (1 month), UK 16 - May 2005 (5 weeks), Switzerland 29 - May 2005 (4 weeks), US BB 131 of 2005, RYM 75 of 2005 |
| 7 | John Williams | Jurassic Park | 1993 | US Gold (certified by RIAA in Mar 1994), Austria 24 - Sep 1993 (2 months), ODK Germany 32 - Sep 1993 (9 weeks), Billboard 36 - Jun 1993 (26 weeks), UK 42 - Jul 1993 (5 weeks), RYM 57 of 1993 |
| 8 | John Williams | Close Encounters Of The Third Kind | 1978 | US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jan 1978), Billboard 17 - Jan 1978 (16 weeks), UK 40 - Apr 1978 (6 weeks), Italy 64 of 1978, US CashBox 79 of 1978, RYM 87 of 1977 |
| 9 | John Williams | Schindler's List | 1994 | US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jul 1995), Switzerland 37 - May 1994 (2 weeks), Billboard 45 - Apr 1994 (7 weeks), UK 59 - Apr 1994 (2 weeks), ODK Germany 69 - May 1994 (5 weeks), RYM 40 of 1993 |
| 10 | John Williams | Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back | 1980 | US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jun 1980), US BB 26 of 1980, US CashBox 40 of 1980, Billboard 60 - Feb 1997 (9 weeks), RYM 3 of 1980 |
| 11 | John Williams | Indiana Jones & The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull | 2008 | Billboard 39 - Jun 2008 (3 weeks), ODK Germany 60 - Jun 2008 (1 week), Switzerland 80 - Jun 2008 (1 week), UK 83 - May 2008 (1 week) |
| 12 | John Williams | Valley Of The Dolls | 1968 | Billboard 11 - Feb 1968 (27 weeks), US BB 57 of 1968, US CashBox 61 of 1968 |
| 13 | John Williams | Return of the Jedi | 1983 | ODK Germany 42 - Feb 1984 (6 weeks), Billboard 51 - Mar 1997 (4 weeks), UK 85 - Jun 1983 (5 weeks), RYM 10 of 1983 |
| 14 | John Williams | Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom | 1984 | Switzerland 19 - Aug 1984 (4 weeks), ODK Germany 41 - Sep 1984 (5 weeks), Billboard 42 - Jun 1984 (10 weeks), RYM 82 of 1984 |
| 15 | John Williams | Fiddler On The Roof | 1971 | US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Sep 2001), Billboard 30 - Oct 1971 (90 weeks), US CashBox 81 of 1972 |
| 16 | John Williams | Star Wars - A New Hope | 1997 | US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1997), Billboard 49 - Feb 1997 (11 weeks) |
| 17 | John Williams | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 2015 | Billboard 5 - Jan 2016 (11 weeks) (1 week in top 10), ODK Germany 23 - Dec 2015 (5 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 25 - Dec 2015 (7 weeks) |
| 18 | John Williams | Jaws | 1975 | Billboard 30 - Jul 1975 (17 weeks), UK 55 - Jan 1976 (1 week), RYM 12 of 1975 |
| 19 | John Williams | Rodrigo: Concerto De Aranjuez | 1974 | UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jan 1981), UK 20 - Feb 1976 (9 weeks) |
| 20 | John Williams | Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban | 2004 | ODK Germany 46 - Jun 2004 (4 weeks), Billboard 61 - Jun 2004 (6 weeks) |
| 21 | John Williams | The Patriot | 2000 | ODK Germany 98 - Aug 2000 (1 week), Billboard 129 - Jul 2000 (3 weeks) |
| 22 | John Williams | Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets | 2002 | Billboard 81 - Nov 2002 (6 weeks), ODK Germany 99 - Dec 2002 (1 week) |
| 23 | John Williams | Hook | 1991 | Billboard 182 - Jan 1992 (2 weeks), RYM 182 of 1991 |
| 24 | John Williams | Raiders of the Lost Ark | 1981 | Billboard 62 - Jul 1981 (13 weeks), RYM 7 of 1981 |
| 25 | John Williams | Superman - The Movie | 1978 | Billboard 44 - Jan 1979 (13 weeks), RYM 56 of 1978 |
| 26 | John Williams | Born On The Fourth Of July | 1990 | Billboard 32 - Jan 1990 (15 weeks) |
| 27 | John Williams | Empire Of The Sun | 1988 | Billboard 150 - Feb 1988 (5 weeks) |
| 28 | John Williams | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | 2008 | Billboard 142 - Aug 2008 (1 week) |
| 29 | John Williams | Swing, Swing, Swing | 1986 | Billboard 155 - May 1986 (8 weeks) |
| 30 | John Williams | Summon The Heroes | 1996 | Billboard 62 - Jul 1996 (7 weeks) |
| 31 | John Williams | Goodbye, Mr. Chips | 1969 | Billboard 164 - Dec 1969 (5 weeks) |
| 32 | John Williams | American Journey | 2002 | Billboard 98 - Feb 2002 (4 weeks) |
| 33 | John Williams | Pops In Space | 1980 | Billboard 181 - Dec 1980 (6 weeks) |
| 34 | John Williams | The Story Of Star Wars | 1978 | US CashBox 93 of 1978 |
| 35 | John Williams | Bridges | 1979 | UK 5 - Jun 1979 (21 weeks) |
| 36 | John Williams | Plays Spanish Music | 1970 | UK 46 - Oct 1970 (1 week) |
| 37 | John Williams | The Towering Inferno | 1975 | Billboard 158 - Feb 1975 (3 weeks) |
| 38 | John Williams | Greatest Hits | 1974 | UK Silver (certified by BPI in Nov 1977) |
| 39 | John Williams | Plays the movies | 1996 | UK 54 - Oct 1996 (3 weeks) |
| 40 | John Williams | Travelling | 1978 | UK 23 - Jun 1978 (5 weeks) |
| 41 | John Williams | Star Wars - The Ultimate Soundtrack Collection | 2016 | ODK Germany 24 - Jan 2016 (1 week) |
| 42 | John Williams | Cavatina m.fl. | 1979 | UK 64 - Aug 1979 (3 weeks) |
| 43 | John Williams | Deer Hunter | 1979 | UK Silver (certified by BPI in Feb 1981) |
| 44 | John Williams | Star Wars: Trilogy - A New Hope | 2016 | ODK Germany 86 - Oct 2016 (1 week) |
| 45 | John Williams | Seite an Seite | 1999 | ODK Germany 61 - Feb 1999 (5 weeks) |
| 46 | John Williams | Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade | 1989 | RYM 66 of 1989 |
| 47 | John Williams | The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn | 2011 | RYM 82 of 2011 |
| 48 | John Williams | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | 2017 | UK Albums 2013-23 peak 39 - Dec 2017 (1 week) |
| 49 | John Williams | Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker | 2019 | UK Albums 2013-23 peak 57 - Dec 2019 (1 week) |
| 50 | John Williams | Star Wars Trilogy | unknown | US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1996) |
| 51 | John Williams | Home Alone | 2022 | UK Albums 2013-23 peak 100 - Dec 2022 (1 week) |
In addition to the above listed albums John Williams also contributed to the following entries:
| # | Artist | Album Title | Year | Chart Entries |
| 1 | Cleo Laine & John Williams | Best Of Friends | 1978 | UK 18 - Jan 1978 (21 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Feb 1978) |
| 2 | John Williams & john Powell | Solo: A Star Wars Story | 2018 | UK Albums 2013-23 peak 43 - Jun 2018 (1 week) |
Previous Comments (newest first)
8 Mar 2017
(9) Movie Soundtracks
The followind all made the Billboard Charts. 1. Born On the Fourth Of July - #32 - 15 weeks. 2. Valley Of the Dolls - #11 - 27 weeks. 3. Goodbye Mr. Chips - #164 - 5 weeks. 4. Fiddler On the Roof - #30 - 90 weeks. 5. The Towering Inferno - #158 - 3 weeks. 6. The Patriot - #129 - 3 weeks. 7. Empire Of the Sun - #150 - 5 weeks. 8. Harry Potter & Chamber Of Secrets - #81 - 6 weeks. 9. Harry Potter & the Prisoner Of Azkaban - #61 - 6 weeks. He also scored the movies 'Lincoln' & 'War Horse' (among many others) but I'm not sure if those made the Billboard charts or not.
Data fixed, thanks
28 Sep 2016
#20 - Jaws
This also made the Billboard charts (#30 - 17 weeks). Probably listed under 'Movie Soundtracks'.
Data fixed, thanks
16 Sep 2016
(9) +Albums
The following Albums all hit the Billboard Charts. They are probably listedunder 'Original Soundtracks'. 1. #6 - E.T. - Billboard #37 - 33 weeks. 2. #7 - Close Encounters... - Billboard #17 - 16 weeks. 3. #10 - Jurassic Park - Billboard #36 - 26 weeks. 4. #16 - Indiana Jones ...Crystal Skull - Billboard #39 - 3 weeks. 5. #17 - Jaws - Billboard #30 - 17 weeks. 6. #20 - Indiana Jones & Temple Of Doom - Billboard #42 - 10 weeks. 7. #32 - Raiders Of the Lost Ark - Billboard #62 - 13 weeks. 8. #35 - Superman - The Movie - Billboard #44 - 13 weeks. 9. #36 - Hook - Billboard #182 - 2 weeks.
Data fixed, thanks
16 Sep 2016
Double Listing - Star Wars - The Phantom Menace
#3 & #11 are the same.
Data fixed, thanks
21 Apr 2016
Double Listing - Close Encounters Of the Third Kind
Per Wikipedia #5 & #21 (Incontri Ravvicinati del Terzo Tipo) are the same.
Data fixed, thanks
20 Jan 2015
Double Listing-Star Wars-The Phantom Menace
#11 & #25 are the same.
Data fixed, thanks