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 (800,000 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

The singer with the most appearances on this list is Claudio Baglioni with 5 albums in first, sixth, tenth, thirteenth and fourteenth place respectively. Followed by Adriano Celentano who has 3 albums in total.

# Year Artist Album Sales Notes
1 1985 Claudio Baglioni La vita è adesso 4,500,000 [4]
2 1998 Mina, Adriano Celentano Mina Celentano 2,365,000
3 1999 Adriano Celentano Io non so parlar d'amore 2,360,000
4 1989 Zucchero Fornaciari Oro Incenso & Birra 2,000,000 [5]
6 1981 Claudio Baglioni Strada facendo 1,850,000
7 2000 Adriano Celentano Esco di rado e parlo ancora meno 1,820,000
8 1999 Lunapop ...Squérez? 1,600,000 [6]
9 1986 Madonna True Blue 1,500,000
10 1972 Claudio Baglioni Questo piccolo grande amore 1,500,000
11 1987 Zucchero Fornaciari Blue's 1,500,000 [7]
12 1991 Antonello Venditti Benvenuti in paradiso 1,400,000 [8]
13 1974 Claudio Baglioni E tu... 1,400,000
14 1978 Claudio Baglioni E tu come stai? 1,300,000
15 1988 Antonello Venditti In questo mondo di ladri 1,300,000 [8]
16 1996 Eros Ramazzotti Dove c'è musica 1,300,000

See also

References
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