List of best-selling albums in Italy
It is estimated that the best-selling album of all time in Italy is La vita è adesso (1985) by Claudio Baglioni which remained for 27 consecutive weeks in first place in Superclassifica "TV Sorrisi e Canzoni",[1] from 16 June 1985 to 12 January 1986 (a record that still stands today) and a total of 90 weeks (18 months) in the top ten with more than 3,800,000 copies sold.
The best-selling Italian album in the world is Romanza by Andrea Bocelli, with estimated 20 million copies (1,100,000 in Italy).[2]
The best selling foreign album in Italy is estimated to be True Blue by Madonna with 1.4–1.5 million copies.[3]
Best-selling albums of all-time in Italy
These are the top 10 best-selling albums in Italy according to sales by SIAE.[4]
| Rank | Year | Artist | Album | Sales | Sources[4] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1985 | Claudio Baglioni | La vita è adesso | 3,800,000 | - |
| 2 | 1998 | Mina, Adriano Celentano | Mina Celentano | 2,365,000 | - |
| 3 | 1999 | Adriano Celentano | Io non so parlar d'amore | 2,360,000 | - |
| 4 | 1999 | Lunapop | ...Squerez? | 1,870,000 | - |
| 5 | 1981 | Claudio Baglioni | Strada facendo | 1,850,000 | - |
| 6 | 1989 | Zucchero Fornaciari | Oro Incenso & Birra | 1,840,000 | - |
| 7 | 2000 | Adriano Celentano | Esco di rado e parlo ancora meno | 1,820,000 | - |
| 8 | 1988 | Antonello Venditti | In questo mondo di ladri | 1,500,000 | - |
| 9 | 1993 | Vasco Rossi | Gli spari sopra | 1,500,000 | - |
| 10 | 1998 | Renato Zero | Amore dopo amore | 1,400,000 | - |
See also
References
- ↑ http://it-charts.150m.com/numeriuno-a-1980.htm
- ↑ Crossover superstar Andrea Bocelli finds beauty in wide range of music The Columbus Dispatch, Nov 27, 2011.
- ↑ "'True Blue' di Madonna compie 25 anni". Lifestyle magazine. 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2013-02-25.
- 1 2 Luis (29 January 2015). "I dieci album italiani più venduti di sempre". FanCity Acireale. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
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