The discography of Zucchero, an Italian rock blues singer-songwriter, consists of 15 studio albums, one soundtrack album, seven compilation albums, two live albums and more than sixty singles. In 1993, Zucchero has also released a studio album with the band Adelmo e i suoi Sorapis, also including Equipe 84's Maurizio Vandelli and Pooh's Dodi Battaglia.
Zucchero's first two studio albums didn't reach commercial success and failed to chart in Italy, while 1986's Rispetto entered the Top 10 in his home country, where it sold more than 220,000 copies. Its follow-up, titled Blue's, became the best-selling album in Italy of 1987, while 1989's Oro Incenso & Birra was certified eight-times platinum in Italy. For the latter as of 2015 are reported sales of over 8 million copies worldwide.
In 1991, Zucchero released his self-titled compilation, featuring the English-language version of some of his biggest hits, including the single "Senza una donna (Without a Woman)", a duet with Paul Young which charted in the Top 5 in the United Kingdom and United States and topped the European Hot 100. The album Spirito DiVino, released in 1995, has sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide and was certified Platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for European sales exceeding million units. The following studio albums were also million selling.
As of 2017, Zucchero has released 10 Italian number-one studio albums, including his last effort Black Cat, and 4 Italian number-one compilation albums, including 1996's The Best of Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari's Greatest Hits, which was certified triple platinum in Europe, and 2004's Zu & Co., which was also certified platinum in Europe.
Zucchero has sold over 50 million records around the world.
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications ITA AUT BEL (FL) BEL (WA) FRA GER NLD SWE SWI USWorld Click "Billboard 200", then in the list that pops up, click "World Albums". Un po' di Zucchero Released: 1983 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD — — — — — — — — — — Zucchero & The Randy Jackson Band Released: 8 March 1985 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD — — — — — — — — — — Rispetto Released: 28 April 1986 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD 7 — — — — — — — — — ITA: 220,000 ITA: Platinum Blue's Released: 15 June 1987 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD 1 — — — — — 43 — 18 — ITA: 1,500,000 ITA: Platinum SWI: Platinum Oro incenso e birra Released: 13 June 1989 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD 1 — — — 17 — 36 50 1 — ITA: 2,000,000 ITA: Gold FRA: Platinum SWI: Platinum Miserere Released: 1 October 1992 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD 1 — — — 33 — 73 — 8 — ITA: 1,400,000 SWI: Platinum Spirito DiVino Released: 27 May 1995 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD 1 — 15 14 4 17 29 — 3 — ITA: 1,300,000 SWI: Platinum FRA: Platinum BEL: Platinum EU: Platinum BlueSugar Released: 5 November 1998 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD 1 14 — — 46 72 — — 6 — ITA: 1,000,000 SWI: Platinum Shake Released: 14 September 2001 Label: Polydor, Universal Formats: cassette, CD 1 16 39 22 40 25 67 — 1 — SWI: 3× Platinum FRA: Gold BEL: Gold EU: Platinum Fly Released: 22 September 2006 Label: Polydor, Universal Formats: CD, download 1 3 48 40 68 23 29 — 1 — ITA: 300,000 AUT: Gold SWI: 2× Platinum Chocabeck Released: 3 November 2010 Label: Polydor, Universal Formats: CD, LP, download 1 7 47 53 112 16 31 — 2 — ITA: 5× Platinum AUT: Gold SWI: Platinum Black Cat Released: 29 April 2016 Label: Universal Formats: CD, LP, download 1 2 33 29 60 13 24 — 1 9 ITA: 2× Platinum AUT: Gold SWI: Gold D.O.C. Released: 8 November 2019 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, LP, download 2 6 73 30 127 — — — 1 — ITA: Platinum Inacustico - D.O.C. & More Released: 14 May 2021 Label: Polydor Formats: 2CD, 3LP, download 7 — — — — — — — — — Discover Released: 19 November 2021 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, 2LP, download 4 16 — 98 — 51 — — 10 — ITA: Gold Discover II Released: 8 November 2024 Label: Universal Music Formats: CD, 2LP, download 5 7 — — — 68 — — 4 — "—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released
Soundtracks + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions ITA Snack Bar Budapest Released: 11 November 1988 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD 14
Compilation albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications ITA AUT BEL (FL) BEL (WA) GER NLD SWE SWI UK US Six Mix Released: 1988 (Germany only) Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette — — — — — — — — — — Zucchero Released: 1990 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD — — — — 9 13 20 7 29 — FRA: Gold SWI: Platinum Diamante Released: 24 February 1992 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD — — — — — — — — — — The Best of Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari's Greatest Hits Released: 19 November 1996 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD 1 7 4 4 10 15 53 2 — — FRA: 3× Platinum SWI: 3× Platinum AUT: Gold, Platinum BEL: Gold GER: Gold NLD: Gold POR: Gold EU: 3× Platinum Overdose d'amore the ballads Released: 1 January 1999 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, cassette — — — — — — — — — — Zu & Co. Released: 14 May 2004 Label: Polydor Formats: CD 1 1 1 26 4 14 — 1 — 84 SWI: 2× Platinum AUT: Platinum GER: 3× Gold EU: Platinum FRA: Gold NLD: Gold BEL: Gold ITA: Gold All the Best Released: 23 November 2007 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, download 1 6 51 50 16 64 — 2 — — ITA: Platinum SWI: Platinum GER: Gold AUT: GoldLa Sesion Cubana Released: 20 November 2012 Label: Universal Music Formats: CD, download 1 1 52 65 40 57 — 5 — — ITA: 3× Platinum AUT: Gold SWI: Gold All the Best + Zu & Co. Released: 14 November 2014 Label: Universal Formats: 2xCD, download Edition: Limited — — — — — — — 37 — — Wanted (The Best Collection) Released: 3 November 2017 Label: Universal Formats: CD, download 3 20 113 108 94 — — 15 — — ITA: Platinum "—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released.
Live albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications ITA(FIMI) Set "Ricerca per" on "Artista/band", then search "Zucchero" and click "Classifiche". ITA(M&D) Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, with "Zucchero" in the "Artista" field, click "cerca". AUT SWI Zucchero Live at the Kremlin Released: 4 November 1991 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, VHS — 6 — 28 Live in Italy Released: 27 November 2008 Label: Polydor, Universal Formats: 2×CD + 2×DVD 7 12 31 91 ITA: Gold Una Rosa Blanca Released: 3 December 2013 Label: Polydor, Universal Formats: 2×CD + DVD 10 8 — 51 ITA: Gold "—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released
Side projects + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications ITA Walzer d'un blues Album by Adelmo e i suoi Sorapis Released: 1993 Label: Mercury Formats: LP, musicassette, CD11 ITA: Gold
Singles As lead singer 1982–1990 + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album ITA Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, with "Zucchero" in the "Artista" field, click "cerca". FRA NLD"Una notte che vola via"1982 — — — Un po' di Zucchero"Nuvola"1983 — — — "Sandra" — — —"Donne"(feat. The Randy Jackson Band)1985 21 — — FIMI: GoldZucchero & The Randy Jackson Band"Quasi quasi"(feat. The Randy Jackson Band) — — — "Canzone triste (Canzone d'amore)"1986 — — — Rispetto"Come il sole all'improvviso"(feat. Gino Paoli) — — — "Rispetto" — — — "Nella casa c'era" — — — "Con le mani"1987 18 — — Blue's"Senza una donna" 14 — 28 "Pippo" — — — "Solo una sana e consapevole libidine salva il giovane dallo stress e dall'Azione Cattolica"1988 — — — "Bambino yo, bambino tú (Leyenda)" — — — "Diavolo in me"1989 — 39 — Oro incenso e birra"Overdose (d'amore)" — — — FIMI: Gold"Il mare impetuoso al tramonto salì sulla luna e dietro una tendina di stelle..." — — — "Nice (Nietzsche) che dice" — — — "A Wonderful World" — — — "Diamante"1990 — — 18 FIMI: Platinum"Madre dolcissima" / "Mama" — — 49
1991–2000 + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album ITA BEL(FL) CAN FRA GER NLD NOR SWE SWI UK"Senza una donna (Without a Woman)"(feat. Paul Young)1991 1 1 14 2 2 2 1 1 2 4 FIMI: Gold SNEP: Gold IFPI SWE: GoldZucchero"Wonderful World"(feat. Eric Clapton) — 23 — — 71 42 — — 17 —"Diamante"(feat. Randy Crawford) — 9 — 39 20 — 7 — 11 44"Anytime" — — — — — — — — — —Live at the Kremlin"L'urlo"1992 — — — — — — — — — —Miserere"Miserere"(feat. Luciano Pavarotti) — 24 — 37 — 41 — — 22 15"Come Back the Sun" — — — — — — — — — —"Un'orgia di anime perse" — — — — — — — — — —"It's All Right (La promessa)" — — — — — — — — — —"Povero Cristo"1993 — — — — — — — — — —"Il pelo nell'uovo" — — — — — — — — — —"Chicas"1994 — — — — — — — — — —Diamante"Voodoo Voodoo"1995 — — — — — — — — — —Spirito DiVino"Papà perché" — — — — — — — — — —"X colpa di chi?" 20 — — — — — — — — —"Il volo" / "My Love" — 5 — 2 23 17 — — 20 —"Pane e sale" / "Feels Like a Woman" — — — 22 — — — — — —"Così celeste" / "She's My Baby"1996 — — — — 98 73 — — — — FIMI: Gold"Senza rimorso" — — — — — — — — — —"Così celeste"(feat. Luciano Pavarotti) — — — — — — — — — —Pavarotti & Friends Together for the Children of Bosnia"Un oceano di silenzi"(feat. Sergio Mendes) — — — — — — — — — —Oceano"Menta e rosmarino" / "I Won't Be Lonely Tonight" — — — 50 — 92 — — — —The Best of Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari's Greatest Hits"Niente da perdere" — — — — — — — — — —"Eppure non t'amo" / "I Don't Know"1997 — — — — — — — — — —"Va, pensiero" 10 — — 52 — — 17 19 —"What Are We Waiting For"(feat. Alannah Myles) — 48 — — — — — — — —Prince Valiant (Original Soundtrack)"Happy Birthday to Me"1998 — — — — — — — — — —Widows (Original Soundtrack)"Blu" / "Blue" 6 — — 70 — — — — 35 —BlueSugar"Puro amore" / "If Not Tonight"1999 — — — — — — — — — —"You Make Me Feel Loved" — — — — — — — — — —"Arcord" — — — — — — — — — —"Diavolo in me"(with Nabil) — — — — — — — — — —Non-album single"Va, pensiero"(feat. Sinéad O'Connor) — — — — — — — — — —The Best of Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari's Greatest Hits"White Christmas" — — — — — — — — — —BlueSugar & WhiteChristmas "—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released
2001–2010 + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Single Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album ITA(FIMI) ITA(M&D) AUT BEL(WA) BEL(FL) FRA GER NLD SWI"Baila (Sexy Thing)"2001 1 2 — 18 23 — 97 90 3 FIMI: Platinum