Italian singer Mina has released seventy-six studio albums, four live albums, forty-nine official compilation albums, six video albums and eighteen extended plays. During her career, Mina has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.
Mina made her debut on the music scene in the late 1950s. In 1959, her first recordings were released on the Italdisc label, and in 1960 her debut album Tintarella di luna was composed, which was a great success with the public. In the next three years, the singer released five more albums on the Italdisc label, but in 1963 she left it and switched to Ri-Fi, where her new album Mina was released in 1964. However, Mina stayed there for only a few years, having managed to release several studio albums-soundtracks to the popular TV show Studio Uno, in which she also was a presenter.
In 1967, Mina gained full creative freedom by founding her own label, PDU. In December 1967, the first independent album was released, the English-language album Dedicato a mio padre, dedicated to Mina's father. In May of the following year, Mina was the first Italian artist to release a live album, Mina alla Bussola dal vivo. In 1969, the album ...bugiardo più che mai... più incosciente che mai... was released, which stayed at the top of the national chart for sixteen weeks. It was followed by such bestsellers as ...quando tu mi spiavi in cima a un batticuore..., Mina and Cinquemilaquarantatre, all of them reached the first position and lasted in the Italian chart for more than twenty-five weeks. The 1971 album Mina is also one of the best—selling in the singer's career – more than 900,000 copies sold in Italy alone. In addition, in 1971, the compilation Del mio meglio was released, which spent 45 weeks on the charts including fifteen weeks at number one.
Starting in 1972, the singer began to release double albums, which were also distributed separately. Thus, Altro and Dalla Bussola, Frutta e verdura and Amanti di valore, Mina® and Baby Gate, Minacantalucio and La Mina, Singolare and Plurale, Mina con bignè and Mina quasi Jannacci were released. In 1978, the singer's third and last live album, Mina Live '78, was released. 1978 was the last year when Mina appeared in the public plane, after which the singer went into seclusion and began to communicate with listeners only through music.
In 1979, Mina's next album, Attila, was released, which, although it did not top the chart, but lasted in the top five for eighteen weeks. However, the next studio album, Kyrie, reached only the ninth place, which was at that time the lowest position in the charts of all the studio albums of the singer. One of the most successful releases of the 80s was the studio album Sì, buana and the compilation Oggi ti amo di più, which topped the Italian chart and lasted twenty-one weeks in it. Starting with Finalmente ho conosciuto il conte Dracula... (1986), the singer began releasing her albums on CDs.
In the 1990s, the singer did not slow down the pace of releasing albums. In 1993, for the first time in a long time, two albums were released immediately: the first was a tribute album to the Beatles, Mina canta i Beatles, the second was the studio Lochness, which topped the Italian chart. Since 1996, Mina has stopped releasing double albums. The first such releases were the albums Cremona and Napoli. Together with Adriano Celentano in 1998, the singer released the album Mina Celentano, which was a resounding success in Italy – the record topped the charts for thirteen weeks, and also received twice diamond status in the country.
The singer opened the new millennium with an album of academic music Dalla terra. In 2001, a remastered reissue of fifty-nine Mina albums from the PDU catalog was released. In 2004, The Platinum Collection was released, which lasted 172 weeks in the Italian charts – the best indicator of the singer. In 2005, a new tribute album L'allieva was released, this time to Frank Sinatra. In 2007, Mina released the album Todavía, for which she re-recorded her previous hits in Spanish and Portuguese. In the 2010s, the singer continued to release studio albums, all of them were in the top ten and received music certifications in Italy. In 2016, the Mina—Celentano couple released their second joint album, Le migliori, which also topped the Italian charts and received seven platinum certifications. The singer released her last studio album to date, Gassa d'amante, in 2024.
Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications ITAPeak chart positions for albums in Italy: Up to 1999: Since 2000: Official FIMI statistics: EUPeak chart positions for albums in European Top 100 Albums: Ridi pagliaccio: Uiallalla: Ti conosco mascherina: Caterpillar: Sorelle Lumière: Mina canta i Beatles: Lochness: Mazzini canta Battisti: Canarino mannaro: Pappa di latte: Canzoni d’autore: Cremona: Napoli: Minantologia: Leggera: Mina Celentano: Studio Collection: Olio: Mina Nº 0: Dalla terra: Sconcerto: Veleno: In duo: GREPeak chart positions for albums in Greece: Bau: Caramella: 12 (American Song Book): SPA SWI SWIRO Tintarella di luna Released: March 1960 Label: Italdisc Formats: LP — — — — — — Il cielo in una stanza Released: June 1960 Label: Italdisc Formats: LP — — — — — — Due note Released: 18 September 1961 Label: Italdisc Formats: LP — — — — — — Moliendo café Released: April 1962 Label: Italdisc Formats: LP — — — — — — Renato Released: December 1962 Label: Italdisc Formats: LP — — — — — — Stessa spiaggia, stesso mare Released: 1 October 1963 Label: Italdisc Formats: LP — — — — — — Mina Released: May 1964 Label: Ri-Fi Formats: LP 3 — — — — — Studio Uno Released: March 1965 Label: Ri-Fi Formats: LP 1 — — — — — Studio Uno 66 Released: July 1966 Label: Ri-Fi Formats: LP 1 — — — — — Mina 2 Released: November 1966 Label: Ri-Fi Formats: LP 8 — — — — — Sabato sera – Studio Uno '67 Released: May 1967 Label: Ri-Fi Formats: LP 1 — — — — — Dedicato a mio padre Released: December 1967 Label: PDU Formats: LP, cassette 5 — — — — — Le più belle canzoni italiane interpretate da Mina Released: 1968 Label: PDU Formats: LP — — — — — Canzonissima '68 Released: December 1968 Label: PDU Formats: LP, cassette 2 — — — — — I discorsi Released: 1969 Label: PDU Formats: LP, 8-Trk 1 — — — — — Mina for You Released: July 1969 Label: PDU Formats: LP 4 — — — — — ...bugiardo più che mai... più incosciente che mai... Released: November 1969 Label: PDU Formats: LP, cassette 1 — — — — — Mina canta o Brasil Released: 1970 Label: PDU Formats: LP — — — — — — ...quando tu mi spiavi in cima a un batticuore... Released: November 1970 Label: PDU Formats: LP, cassette 1 — — — — — Mina Released: November 1971 Label: PDU Formats: LP, 8-Trk, cassette 1 — — — — — ITA: 900,000 Cinquemilaquarantatre Released: 27 May 1972 Label: PDU Formats: LP, 8-Trk, cassette 1 — — — — — Altro Released: November 1972 Label: PDU Formats: LP 2 — — — — — Frutta e verdura Released: October 1973 Label: PDU Formats: LP, cassette 1 — — — — — Amanti di valore Mina® Released: October 1974 Label: PDU Formats: LP, cassette 1 — — — — — Baby Gate Minacantalucio Released: October 1975 Label: PDU Formats: LP, 8-Trk, cassette 3 — — — — — La Mina Singolare Released: October 1976 Label: PDU Formats: LP, cassette 1 — — — — — Plurale Mina con bignè Released: October 1977 Label: PDU Formats: LP, cassette 4 — — — — — Mina quasi Jannacci Attila Released: October 1979 Label: PDU Formats: LP, cassette 2 — — — — — Kyrie Released: 27 November 1980 Label: PDU Formats: LP, cassette 9 — — — — — ITA: 350,000 Salomè Released: November 1981 Label: PDU Formats: LP, cassette 2 — — — — — Italiana Released: November 1982 Label: PDU Formats: LP, cassette 6 — — — — — Mina 25 Released: October 1983 Label: PDU Formats: LP, cassette 8 — — — — — ITA: 400,000 Catene Released: November 1984 Label: PDU Formats: LP, cassette 2 — — — — — Finalmente ho conosciuto il conte Dracula... Released: October 1985 Label: PDU Formats: LP, CD, cassette 2 — — — — — Sì, buana Released: October 1986 Label: PDU Formats: LP, CD, cassette 1 — — — — — ITA: 240,000 Rane supreme Released: 17 October 1987 Label: PDU Formats: LP, CD, cassette 5 — — — — — Ridi pagliaccio Released: 20 October 1988 Label: PDU Formats: LP, CD, cassette 2 51 — — — — Uiallalla Released: 14 October 1989 Label: PDU Formats: LP, CD, cassette 4 67 — — — — ITA: 300,000 Ti conosco mascherina Released: 12 October 1990 Label: PDU Formats: LP, CD, cassette 3 48 — — — — Caterpillar Released: 18 October 1991 Label: PDU Formats: LP, CD, cassette 4 52 — — — — Sorelle Lumière Released: 24 October 1992 Label: PDU Formats: LP, CD, cassette 4 60 — — — — Mina canta i Beatles Released: 11 June 1993 Label: PDU Formats: LP, CD, cassette 3 42 — — — — Lochness Released: 29 October 1993 Label: PDU Formats: LP, CD, cassette 1 29 — — — — Canarino mannaro Released: 21 October 1994 Label: PDU Formats: LP, CD, cassette 1 30 — — — — ITA: 260,000 Pappa di latte Released: 20 October 1995 Label: PDU Formats: CD, cassette, LP 4 32 — — — — Cremona Released: 18 September 1996 Label: PDU Formats: CD, cassette, LP 2 25 — — — — ITA: 500,000 Napoli Released: 28 November 1996 Label: PDU Formats: CD, cassette, LP 4 29 — — — — Leggera Released: 17 October 1997 Label: PDU Formats: CD, cassette, LP 1 28 — — — — Nostalgias Released: 1998 Label: RTI Music Formats: CD — — — — — — Mina Celentano(with Adriano Celentano) Released: 14 May 1998 Label: PDU Formats: CD, cassette, LP 1 26 — — 39 — ITA: 2,000,000 Europe: 1,000,000 FIMI: 2× Diamond IFPI Europe: Platinum Olio Released: 15 апреля 1999 Label: PDU Formats: CD, cassette, LP 1 26 — — — — ITA: 200,000 FIMI: 2× Platinum Mina Nº 0 Released: 12 November 1999 Label: PDU Formats: CD, cassette 2 36 — — — — Dalla terra Released: 6 October 2000 Label: PDU Formats: CD, cassette 3 33 — — — — ITA: 200,000 Sconcerto Released: 19 April 2001 Label: PDU Formats: CD, cassette 2 34 — — — — ITA: 200,000 Veleno Released: 25 October 2002 Label: PDU Formats: CD, cassette 2 47 — — — — FIMI: 2× Platinum Napoli secondo estratto Released: November 2003 Label: PDU Formats: CD, cassette 8 — — — — — Bula Bula Released: 13 January 2005 Label: PDU Formats: CD, cassette 1 — — — 95 — ITA: 130,000 L'allieva Released: 11 November 2005 Label: PDU Formats: CD, LP 4 — — — — — ITA: 130,000 Bau Released: 24 November 2006 Label: PDU Formats: CD, LP 5 — 42 — — — FIMI: 2× Platinum Todavía Released: 21 September 2007 Label: PDU Formats: CD 1 — — 36 — — FIMI: Platinum Sulla tua bocca lo dirò Released: 20 February 2009 Label: PDU Formats: CD, LP, digital download 2 — — — — — FIMI: Gold Facile Released: 30 October 2009 Label: PDU Formats: CD, LP, digital download 5 — — — — — FIMI: Gold Caramella Released: 25 May 2010 Label: PDU Formats: CD, LP, digital download 3 — 6 — — — FIMI: Gold Piccolino Released: 22 November 2011 Label: PDU Formats: CD, LP, digital download 6 — — — — — FIMI: Gold 12 (American Song Book) Released: 4 December 2012 Label: PDU Formats: CD, LP, digital download 6 — 42 — — — FIMI: Gold Christmas Song Book Released: 19 November 2013 Label: PDU Formats: CD, LP, digital download 6 — — — — — FIMI: Platinum Selfie Released: 10 June 2014 Label: PDU Formats: CD, LP, digital download 5 — — — — — Le migliori(with Adriano Celentano) Released: 11 November 2016 Label: PDU Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 — — — 23 49 ITA: 350,000 FIMI: 7× Platinum Maeba Released: 28 March 2018 Label: PDU Formats: CD, LP, digital download 1 — — — 35 — ITA: 25,000 FIMI: Gold Mina Fossati(with Ivano Fossati) Released: 22 November 2019 Label: PDU Formats: CD, LP, digital download 2 — — — 26 — ITA: 50,000 FIMI: Platinum Ti amo come un pazzo Released: 21 April 2023 Label: PDU