Four million copies of the book was sold in the United States. It has also been published in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Yugoslavia and many other countries. It was named one of the top ten behavioral science books of 1980 by the journal "Behavioral Medicine". "The Authoritative Guide to Self-Help Books" published by Guilford Press in 1994 mentioned "Feeling Good". The book was the top book recommended by American psychologists and psychiatrists to depressed patients. The book was also mentioned in "50 Psychology Classics" (2006) by Tom Butler-Bowdon.