Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Chart Comeback Includes Both Albums And Songs

Considering the fact that Creedence Clearwater Revival only released albums for about half a decade, the legacy the band has left behind is much greater than many other acts that were together for much longer. The rockers almost always hold space on the charts in the United States, appearing sometimes on Billboard tallies dedicated to albums and other times landing on lists that focus on songs as well.

This week, Creedence Clearwater Revival returns not only to multiple rankings, but appears on different tallies with a pair of hugely successful titles.

Creedence Clearwater Revival Scores a Bestselling Album

The band reappears highest on the Top Album Sales chart, the weekly list of the bestselling full-lengths and EPs throughout America. On that ranking, the group comes in at No. 50 with Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits. That set, which previously topped out at No. 10, has now spent well over a decade as one of the bestselling releases in the country, and it casually slips away and then reappears with regularity.

In the past tracking frame throughout the U.S., Chronicle sold just over 2,000 copies, according to Luminate.

Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Chronicle Rises… And Falls

Chronicle’s performance on the Billboard charts is mixed this frame. As it returns to the Top Album Sales list, it rises on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums tally, holds steady on the Top Rock Albums ranking, and declines slightly on the Billboard 200.

“Have You Ever Seen the Rain” is Back

Just one of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s tracks appears on a Billboard chart — and only barely. “Have You Ever Seen the Rain” reenters the Billboard Global 200 as it officially becomes one of the 200 most-consumed tracks all around the world. The cut narrowly manages to find space on the list, breaking back in at No. 199.

If it can hold on just a while longer — only two more weeks — “Have You Ever Seen the Rain” will become Creedence Clearwater Revival’s first track to spend a full year on the Billboard Global 200. One of just two tunes by the band to appear anywhere on the list, it already stands as the group’s highest-rising win, having peaked at No. 92. Only “Fortunate Son” has also landed on the list, and it only spent one frame in second-to-last place in the summer of 2024 before disappearing.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2025/05/19/creedence-clearwater-revivals-chart-comeback-includes-both-albums-and-songs/