List of Italian artists in the US charts

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Record holder Annunzio Mantovani , 1970

This list includes Italian artists who have made it into the US album and single charts . Significant contributions by Italian interpreters to multinational albums and singles are also taken into account. The basis of the chart data for the albums is the Billboard 200 from 1956 and for the singles the Billboard Hot 100 from 1958 and their predecessor charts .

With 41 albums and five singles (as of April 23, 2019), the orchestra leader Annunzio Mantovani is by far the most represented Italian musician in the US charts. In addition to such light symphonies , the album charts are still clearly dominated by the genres of opera and operatic pop , represented primarily by Luciano Pavarotti , Andrea Bocelli and the trio Il Volo . In the single charts are the predominant genres, especially in the 80s and 90s, disco and dance , from Giorgio Moroder to Baltimora , Change and Black Box to Eiffel 65 . In the 2000s, Lacuna Coil finally brought Italian metal to the Billboard 200. Two Italian albums, Annunzio Mantovani's film Encores (1957) and Andrea Bocelli's (2018), and an Italian single, Domenico Modugno's world hit Nel blu, have topped the charts dipinto di blu (1958).

See also: Section “Reception outside Italy” in Italian Popular Music

Notes on the table

  • Artist: The name of the artist follows the source (Whitburn or Billboard.com), additional brackets are occasionally used to clarify multiple mentions.
  • Album / Single: The title follows the source.
  • Top ranking: Placements at the top of the chart are linked to the annual list of number one hits . The coloring of the lines refers to the top 10 or number one placement.
  • Weeks: The number of weeks that a title was represented in the charts is given.
  • Chart entry: The date shown is the exact date on which a title was first represented in the charts.
  • Sales: Sales figures refer exclusively to the RIAA awarded gold and platinum awards .

Albums (Billboard 200)

Performers with the most placements
Interpreter number
Mantovani 41
Luciano Pavarotti 18 A
(13 + 5)
Andrea Bocelli 16
Il Volo 8th
Lacuna coil 7th
Giorgio Moroder 7 B
(6 + 1)
Sergio Franchi 6th
Change 5
Premiata Forneria Marconi 2

So far (as of November 1, 2019) 98 albums by Italian artists have entered the American album charts. 22 reached the top 10, two of which also reached the top of the chart: Film Encores by Annunzio Mantovani in 1957 and by Andrea Bocelli in 2018. Film Encores also had the longest chart stay at 231 weeks, followed by Gems Forever ... (1958, also by Mantovani) with 104 weeks and the multinational album In Concert by the three tenors Luciano Pavarotti , José Carreras and Plácido Domingo (1990) with 100 weeks. The latter and Romanza by Andrea Bocelli are the greatest sales successes of albums with Italian participation in the USA, each with over 3 million records sold. Other successful Italian albums (with more than 2 million sales) are Sogno and My Christmas by Andrea Bocelli and Europop by Eiffel 65 .

The record for the most placed albums is by far held by Annunzio Mantovani, who was in the US charts with 41 albums between 1956 and 1972. This is followed by Luciano Pavarotti, who from 1979 was able to place himself 13 times as a soloist and another five times together with other singers. Andrea Bocelli closes the top three with 16 placed albums since 1997.

Chart statistics
number
first place 2
Top 10 22nd
All in all 98
Interpreter album maximum
placement
Weeks Chart entry Sales
Mantovani Waltzes of Irving Berlin 12 7th 05/26/1956
Mantovani Film encores 1 231 05/27/1957 goldgold 500,000+
Mantovani Christmas Carols 3 21st December 09, 1957 goldgold 500,000+
Mantovani Mantovani Plays Tangos 22nd 1 March 24, 1958
Mantovani Gems Forever ... 5 104 05/19/1958 goldgold 500,000+
Domenico Modugno Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare) and Other Italian Favorites 8th 6th 09/15/1958
Mantovani Strauss Waltzes 7th 68 11/24/1958 goldgold 500,000+
Mantovani Continental Encores 13 46 02/16/1959
Mantovani Mantovani Stereo Showcase 6th 11 06/01/1959
Mantovani Film Encores, Vol. 2 14th 26th 06/15/1959
Mantovani All-American Showcase 8th 18th 04/01/1960
Mantovani The American Scene 11 30th 03/28/1960
Mantovani Songs to Remember 21st 53 July 25, 1960
Mantovani Mantovani Plays Music from Exodus and Other Great Themes 2 71 05.12.1960 goldgold 500,000+
Mantovani Operetta Memories 22nd 12 02/20/1961
Mantovani Italia mia 8th 50 05/29/1961
Mantovani Themes from Broadway 29 10 08/14/1961
Mantovani Songs of Praise 83 8th 01/13/1962
Mantovani American Waltzes 8th 26th 06/09/1962
Mantovani Moon River and Other Great Film Themes 24 15th 10/27/1962
Sergio Franchi Romantic Italian Songs 17th 18th 11/24/1962
Robertino The Young Italian Singing Sensation 96 6th December 01, 1962
Mantovani Stop the World - I Want to Get Off / Oliver! 136 4th 01/05/1963
Sergio Franchi Our Man from Italy 66 21st 02/09/1963
Mantovani Latin rendezvous 10 18th 06/01/1963
Mantovani Classical Encores 41 12 06/08/1963
Sergio Franchi Broadway ... I love you 103 5 07/06/1963
Pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII 126 3 08/03/1963
Mantovani Mantovani / Manhattan 51 22nd 11/9/1963
Anna Moffo & Sergio Franchi The Dream Duet 97 7th 01/25/1964
Mantovani Kismet 134 3 03/14/1964
Mantovani Folk Songs Around the World 135 6th 04/18/1964
Rita Pavone Rita Pavone 60 14th 06/20/1964
Mantovani The Incomparable Mantovani 37 43 07/11/1964
Mantovani The Mantovani Sound - Big Hits from Broadway and Hollywood 26th 31 03/20/1965
Sergio Franchi Live at the Cocoanut Grove 114 4th 03/27/1965
Mantovani Mantovani olé 41 21st 10/23/1965
Mantovani Mantovani Magic 23 26th 05.03.1966
Mantovani Mr. Music ... Mantovani 27 35 10/08/1966
Mantovani Mantovani's Golden Hits 53 33 03/11/1967 goldgold 500,000+
Mantovani Mantovani / Hollywood 49 22nd 09/23/1967
Mantovani The Mantovani Touch 64 25th 03/02/1968
Mantovani Mantovani / Tango 148 7th 06/15/1968
Mantovani Mantovani… memories 143 7th 11/09/1968
Mantovani The Mantovani Scene 73 17th 04/05/1969
Mantovani The World of Mantovani 92 17th 11/01/1969
Mantovani Mantovani Today 77 24 04/04/1970
Mantovani Mantovani in concert 167 3 07/11/1970
Mantovani To Lovers Everywhere USA 150 9 10/30/1971
Mantovani Annunzio Paolo Mantovani 156 12 May 27, 1972
Premiata Forneria Marconi Photos of Ghosts 180 6th 10/20/1973
Premiata Forneria Marconi (as PFM) PFM 'Cook' 151 8th 12/28/1974
Reverberi Reverberi & Schumann, Chopin, Liszt 169 7th 02/21/1976
Giorgio Moroder (as Giorgio) From Here to Eternity 130 7th October 29, 1977
Munich Machine B. A Whiter Shade of Pale 190 3 07/01/1978
Giorgio Moroder Midnight Express EAST 59 26th 11/25/1978
Luciano Pavarotti O Sole Mio - Favorite Neapolitan Songs 77 21st 11/24/1979 goldgold 500,000+
Giorgio Moroder American Gigolo OST 7th 25th 03/01/1980 goldgold 500,000+
Change The glow of love 29 25th May 10, 1980 goldgold 500,000+
Luciano Pavarotti Pavarotti's Greatest Hits 85 26th 06/07/1980
Change Miracles 46 22nd 04/18/1981
Kano New York Cake 189 4th 01/09/1982
Giorgio Moroder Cat People OST 47 14th 04/17/1982
Luciano Pavarotti Luciano 141 7th 04/24/1982
Change Sharing your love 66 9 05/15/1982
Luciano Pavarotti Yes, Giorgio 158 3 11/06/1982
Change This is your time 161 7th 04/02/1983
Change Change of Heart 102 15th 04/28/1984
Giorgio Moroder Metropolis EAST 110 13 08/25/1984
Luciano Pavarotti Mom 103 14th 09/08/1984
Baltimora Living in the background 49 17th 01/18/1986
Black box Dreamland 56 61 08/11/1990 goldgold 500,000+
Luciano Pavarotti (with José Carreras , Plácido Domingo & Zubin Mehta ) Carreras / Domingo / Pavarotti in concert 35 100 10/06/1990 Triple platinum× 3Triple platinum 3,000,000+
Luciano Pavarotti Pavarotti Songbook 173 1 01/04/1992
The Three Tenors A. Christmas Favorites from the World's Favorite Tenors 127 4th 12/11/1993 goldgold 500,000+
The Three Tenors A. The 3 Tenors in Concert 1994 4th 33 09/17/1994 platinumplatinum 1,000,000+
corona The rhythm of the night 154 7th 06/17/1995
Luciano Pavarotti Pavarotti & Friends 2 185 1 07/01/1995
Robert Miles Dreamland 54 23 08/17/1996 goldgold 500,000+
Giovanni Romance 170 2 03/01/1997
Andrea Bocelli Romanza 35 91 12/20/1997 Triple platinum× 3Triple platinum 3,000,000+
Andrea Bocelli Viaggio Italiano 153 21st 03/28/1998 goldgold 500,000+
Andrea Bocelli Aria: The Opera Album 59 69 04/25/1998 platinumplatinum 1,000,000+
The Three Tenors A. The 3 Tenors - Paris 1998 83 10 09/05/1998 goldgold 500,000+
Sergio Franchi Romantic Italian Songs 167 1 09/05/1998
Andrea Bocelli Sogno 4th 72 04/17/1999 Double platinum× 2Double platinum 2,000,000+
Andrea Bocelli Sueño 163 2 05/08/1999
Andrea Bocelli Sacred Arias (Aria sacre) 22nd 30th 11/27/1999 platinumplatinum 1,000,000+
Eiffel 65 Europop 4th 42 12/18/1999 Double platinum× 2Double platinum 2,000,000+
Andrea Bocelli Verdi 23 23 09/30/2000 goldgold 500,000+
The Three Tenors A. The Three Tenors Christmas 54 8th 11/25/2000 goldgold 500,000+
Andrea Bocelli Cieli di Toscana 11 39 11/03/2001 platinumplatinum 1,000,000+
Andrea Bocelli Sentimento 12 20th 11/23/2002 platinumplatinum 1,000,000+
Luciano Pavarotti Ti adoro 135 2 10/11/2003
Lacuna coil Comalies 178 4th 08/07/2004
Andrea Bocelli Andrea 16 22nd 11/27/2004 platinumplatinum 1,000,000+
Zucchero Zucchero & Co. 84 7th 07/30/2005
Andrea Bocelli Amore 3 59 02/18/2006 platinumplatinum 1,000,000+
Lacuna coil Karma code 28 9 04/22/2006
Luciano Pavarotti The Best 76 1 09/22/2007
Luciano Pavarotti The Greatest Tenor of All Time 150 1 09/22/2007
Luciano Pavarotti Forever 137 6th 10/27/2007
Andrea Bocelli Incanto 8th 22nd 11/22/2008
Luciano Pavarotti The Duets 153 2 11/29/2008
Andrea Bocelli My Christmas 2 52 11/21/2009 Double platinum× 2Double platinum 2,000,000+
Lacuna coil Shallow life 16 6th 05/09/2009
Luciano Pavarotti 75th Birthday: Limited Edition 76 1 05/08/2010
Il Volo Il Volo 10 25th 06/04/2011 Gold (Latin)Gold (Latin) 30,000+
Lacuna coil Dark adrenaline 15th 3 02/11/2012
Il Volo … Takes Flight - Live from the Detroit Opera House 85 4th March 24, 2012
Il Volo We are love 100 5 December 08, 2012
Andrea Bocelli Passione 2 21st 02/16/2013 goldgold 500,000+
Il Volo Más que amor 112 5 04/27/2013
Il Volo We Are Love: Special Edition 111 4th 06/15/2013
Il Volo Buon Natale - The Christmas Album 39 10 11/09/2013
Lacuna coil Broken Crown Halo 27 2 04/19/2014
Giorgio Moroder Déjà-vu 72 1 04/07/2015
Andrea Bocelli Cinema 10 10 11/14/2015
Il Volo Grande amore: International version 188 1 10/17/2015
Lacuna coil delirium 33 2 06/18/2016
Il Volo Notte Magica - A Tribute to the Three Tenors 186 1 10/22/2016
Andrea Bocelli 1 10 11/10/2018
Lacuna coil Black anima 87 1 10/26/2019
A.The albums of the three tenors are counted in this list as Italian albums and as part of Pavarotti's discography due to the significant involvement of Luciano Pavarotti .
B.The album of the Munich Machine disco project located in Germany with international participants is included in this list as an Italian album and as part of Moroder's discography due to the direction of Giorgio Moroder .

Singles (Billboard Hot 100)

Performers with the most placements
Interpreter number
Mantovani and His Orchestra 5
Change 4th
Baltimora 3
Black box 3
Giorgio Moroder 3
corona 2
Livin 'Joy 2
Robert Miles 2
Domenico Modugno 2

Taking into account the Hot 100 predecessor charts from 1954, 50 singles by Italian performers entered the single charts (as of April 23, 2019) . Annunzio Mantovani succeeded for the first time in 1954 , who, together with David Whitfield, entered the top 10 of the bestseller charts. Domenico Modugno was able to reach the top of the Hot 100 chart in 1958 with Nel blu dipinto di blu , which no other song by an Italian artist has achieved since then. Another four performers reached the top 10, namely Caterina Valente in 1955 (in the DJ charts), Emilio Pericoli in 1962, Black Box in 1990 and 1991 and Eiffel 65 in 1999. The most successful featuring an Italian performer in the US singles charts in 2011 was DJ Benny Benassi with the participation in Chris Brown's song Beautiful People , which went to a platinum record.

Both the record for the longest chart stay (32 weeks with Around the World , 1957 in the DJ charts) and the record for the most placed singles (five) goes to Annunzio Mantovani (as with the albums).

Chart statistics
number
first place 1
Top 10 6th
All in all 50
Interpreter single maximum
placement
Weeks Chart entry Sales
Mantovani and His Orchestra with David Whitfield Cara mia 10 C 13 08/14/1954
Caterina Valente , Werner Müller & the RIAS dance orchestra The Breeze and I (Andalucia) 8 D 14th 04/09/1955
Mantovani and His Orchestra with David Whitfield When You Lose the One You Love 62 E. 8th 02/04/1956
Mantovani and His Orchestra Around the world 12 D 32 06/10/1957
Renato Carosone Torero 18 D 13 05/05/1958
Domenico Modugno Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare) 1 16 08/09/1958
Tony Dallara Come on great 60 7th December 8, 1958
Domenico Modugno Piove (ciao ciao bambina) 97 1 03/14/1959
Rocco Granata and the International Quintet Marina 31 11 11/09/1959
Mantovani and His Orchestra Theme from 'The Sundowners' 93 1 07/11/1960
Mantovani and His Orchestra Main Theme from Exodus (Ari's Theme) 31 13 11/21/1960
Piero Soffici That's the way with love 59 7th 04/24/1961
Mina This World We Love In (Il cielo in una stanza) 90 1 05/08/1961
Emilio Pericoli Al di là 6th 14th 05/19/1962
Rita Pavone Remember me 26th 9 06/06/1964
Piero Umiliani Mah-ná-mah-ná 55 6th 09/06/1969
Giorgio Moroder (as Giorgio) Son of My Father 46 8th 03/04/1972
Carlo Savina Love Theme from 'The Godfather' 66 9 04/22/1972
Drupi Vado via 88 4th 03/11/1973
Richard Cocciante When Love Has Gone Away 41 6th 04/10/1976
Giorgio Moroder Chase 33 12 01/20/1979
Change A lover's holiday 40 13 05/17/1980
Change Paradise 80 4th 06/06/1981
Change Hold tight 89 2 08/08/1981
Kano Can't Hold Back (Your Loving) 89 5 December 26, 1981
Change The very best in you 84 5 05/29/1982
Club house Do It Again / Billie Jean 75 5 08/20/1983
Giorgio Moroder feat. Paul Engemann Reach out 81 4th 07/21/1984
Baltimora Tarzan boy 13 26th October 19, 1985
Nocera Summertime, Summertime 84 7th 01/17/1987
Baltimora Living in the background 87 4th 04/12/1986
49ers Don't you love me 78 9 06/16/1990
Black box Everybody Everybody 8th 19th 08/04/1990
Black box I Don't Know Anybody Else 23 14th December 8, 1990
Black box Strike It Up 8th 18th 04/06/1991
Jinny Keep warm 97 2 09/14/1991
Rapination & Kym Mazelle Love Me the Right Way 97 4th 03/20/1993
Baltimora Tarzan Boy (Remix) 51 12 03/27/1993
DJ Miko What's up 58 20th 06/18/1994
corona The rhythm of the night 11 27 11/12/1994
Livin 'Joy Dreamer 72 19th 01/28/1995
corona Baby baby 57 17th 05/13/1995
Robert Miles Children 21st 20th 05/11/1996
Robert Miles One and One 54 19th 05/10/1996
Livin 'Joy Don't stop movin ' 67 20th 01/25/1997
Eiffel 65 Blue (Da Ba Dee) 6th 20th 12/11/1999
Gigi D'Agostino I'll Fly with You (L'amour toujours) 78 13 08/04/2001
Mary J. Blige feat. Andrea Bocelli Bridge over Troubled Water 75 1 02/20/2010
Chris Brown feat. Benny Benassi Beautiful people 43 4th 09/17/2011 platinumplatinum 1,000,000+
C.In the bestseller charts ( Best Sellers in Stores ), one of the forerunners of the Billboard Hot 100 (from 1958)
D.In the DJ charts ( Most Played by Disc Jockeys ), one of the forerunners of the Billboard Hot 100 (from 1958)
E.In the Billboard Top 100 , one of the forerunners of the Billboard Hot 100 (from 1958)

literature

Web links

supporting documents

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  3. American Gigolo. In: Gold & Platinum. RIAA, accessed May 6, 2019 (American English).
  4. Change. In: Gold & Platinum. RIAA, accessed May 20, 2019 (American English).
  5. Black Box. In: Gold & Platinum. RIAA, accessed May 20, 2019 (American English).
  6. a b c d e The Three Tenors. In: Gold & Platinum. RIAA, accessed May 20, 2019 (American English).
  7. Robert Miles. In: Gold & Platinum. RIAA, accessed May 20, 2019 (American English).
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  11. Beautiful People. In: Gold & Platinum. RIAA, accessed May 6, 2019 (American English).
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