Italian pop tenor and crossover artist Andrea Bocelli has released seventeen pop, classical, and Latin studio albums, including one holiday album; four compilation albums; twenty two singles; four collaborative albums; eleven complete opera recordings; three live albums, and nine live video releases.
From the release of his debut album, Il mare calmo della sera, after winning the Newcomers section of the 1994 Sanremo Music Festival with the song of the same name, to the release of his first holiday album, My Christmas, the best-selling holiday album and one of the best-selling albums of 2009, To date, Andrea Bocelli is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, with over 90 million records sold worldwide, with over 5 billion streams, of which 25.2 million albums in the United States. Thus, he is the biggest-selling singer in the history of classical music.Bocelli on Decca.com
In 1999, his nomination for Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards marked the first time a classical artist had been nominated in the category, since Leontyne Price, in 1961. The Prayer, his duet with Celine Dion for the animated film, The Quest for Camelot, won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song and was nominated for an Academy Award in the same category. With the release of his classical album, Sacred Arias, Bocelli captured a listing in the Guinness Book of World Records, as he simultaneously held the No. 1, 2 and 3 positions on the US Classical albums chart. The next three-and-a-half years followed with Bocelli holding permanent residency at the No. 1 spot. Six of his albums have since reached the Top 10 on the Billboard 200,Drake's 'Take Care' Blasts Onto Billboard 200 Billboard and a record-setting 7, have topped the Classical albums charts, in the United States.My Christmas, Billboard.com 12 Nov 2009 article.
With 5 million units sold worldwide,Crossover superstar Andrea Bocelli finds beauty in wide range of music The Columbus Dispatch, Nov 27, 2011. Sacred Arias became the biggest-selling classical album by a solo artist of all time, and with just under 20 million units sold worldwide, his 1997 pop album, Romanza, became the best-selling album by an Italian artist ever, as well as the best-selling album by a foreign artist in Canada,, Chart Attack, 2009 article.TOP TEN SELLING ALBUMS OF SOUNDSCAN ERA (since 1995), Jam!, 2007 article. and a number of other countries in Europe and Latin America. The album's first single, "Time to Say Goodbye", topped charts all across Europe, including Germany, where it stayed at the Top of the charts for fourteen consecutive weeks, breaking the all-time sales record, with over 3 million copies sold in the country. "Con te partirò", Bocelli's original solo version of the single, also became the best-selling single ever in Belgium, in 1996.Top selling singles of all time in Flanders, Belgium, Ultratop.be He is widely regarded as the most popular Italian and classical singer in the world.
Studio albums
Pop albums +List of pop albums, with selected details, chart positions, sales, and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications ITAFIMI With "Ricerca per" set on "Artista/band", search "Andrea Bocelli" and then click "Classifiche". ITAM&D Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Andrea Bocelli". AUSPeaks in Australia: All except noted: Aria: The Opera Album: AUT GER NLD SWE SWI UK US Il mare calmo della sera Released: 1994 Label: Polydor (Polygram) Formats: CD, cassette — 8 — 33 16 40 11 — — — FRA: 100,000 GER: 75,000 NLD: 90,000 NLD: Gold Bocelli Released: 13 November 1995 Label: Polydor (Polygram) Formats: CD, cassette 8 10 — 3 1 1 — 1 — — FRA: 350,000 NLD: 400,000 Europe: 3,000,000AUT: Platinum GER: 4× Platinum NLD: 2× Platinum SWI: 4× Platinum Sogno Released: 22 March 1999 Label: Polydor (Polygram) Formats: CD, cassette 1 1 3 3 6 1 1 1 4 4US: 2,500,000 Europe: 2,000,000AUS: 2× Platinum AUT: Gold CAN: 5× Platinum FRA: 2× Gold GER: Gold NDL: 2× Platinum SWE: Gold SWI: 2× Platinum UK: Platinum US: 2× Platinum Cieli di Toscana Released: 15 October 2001 Label: Polydor (Universal) Formats: CD, cassette 4 6 6 4 3 1 1 8 3 11 WW: 4,000,000AUS: Platinum AUT: Gold CAN: 2× Platinum FRA: Gold GER: Gold NLD: 2× Platinum SWE: Platinum SWI: Platinum UK: Platinum US: Platinum Andrea Released: 1 November 2004 Label: Polydor (Universal) Formats: CD, cassette 19 20 12 19 41 1 8 12 19 16 US: 787,000AUS: Platinum CAN: Platinum NLD: Gold UK: Gold US: Platinum Amore Released: 8 February 2006 Label: Polydor (Universal) Formats: CD 2 1 5 4 23 1 2 8 4 3 ITA: 105,000 US: 1,700,000AUS: Gold AUT: Gold CAN: Platinum NLD: Platinum SWI: Gold UK: Platinum US: Platinum My Christmas Released: 20 November 2009 Label: Decca (Universal) Formats: CD, Digital download 1 1 27 11 42 6 9 6 18 2US: 3,000,000 WW: 5,000,000CAN: 5× Platinum ITA: 3× Platinum Note: To retrieve the certifications, 1) type in Bocelli in the box of "Artista", 2) select "--" in the box of "Seleziona settimana e anno", 3) select "Album e Compilation" for albums, or select "Online" for singles in the box of "Scegli la sezione" then click on "Avvia la Ricerca" NLD: Gold SWI: Gold UK: Gold US: 2× Platinum Passione Released: 25 January 2013 Label: Decca (Universal) Formats: CD, Digital download 3 3 33 11 40 5 3 34 7 2US: 370,000CAN: Gold ITA: Gold US: Gold Cinema Released: 23 October 2015 Label: Decca (Universal) Formats: CD, Digital download 4 2 7 45 60 17 33 3 10US: 29,000 UK: 177,609 WW: 700,000CAN: Gold ITA: Platinum UK: Gold Sì Released: 26 October 2018 Label: Decca (Universal) Formats: LP, CD, digital download 6 — 7 10 10 7 — 10 1 1US: 123,000 UK: 200,000ITA: Gold UK: Gold Believe Released: 13 November 2020 Label: Decca (Universal) Formats: LP, CD, digital download 27 — 5 — 45 22 — — 3 26 "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart or the peak is unavailable.
Classical albums +List of classical albums, with selected details, chart positions, sales, and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications ITAFIMI ITAM&D AUS AUT FRA GER NLD SWI UK US Viaggio Italiano Released: 1995 Label: Polydor (Polygram) Formats: CD, cassette 6 9 15 19 4 15 8 17 24 153 GER: 150,000AUS: Platinum CAN: Platinum GER: Gold NLD: Platinum SWI: Gold UK: Platinum US: Gold Aria: The Opera Album Released: 23 March 1998 Label: Philips (Polygram) Formats: CD, cassette 20 18 70 5 5 6 9 5 33 59AUS: Gold AUT: Gold CAN: Platinum FRA: Gold GER: Gold SWI: Gold UK: Gold US: Platinum Sacred Arias Released: 9 November 1999 Label: Philips (Polygram) Formats: CD, cassette 6 7 7 2 5 3 1 2 20 22 WW: 5,000,000AUS: Platinum AUT: Gold CAN: 2× Platinum FRA: 2× Gold NLD 4× Platinum SWE: Gold SWI: Platinum UK: Platinum US: Platinum Verdi Released: 11 September 2000 Label: Philips (Universal) Formats: CD, cassette 31 21 20 8 33 22 8 18 17 23AUS: Gold CAN: Platinum NLD: 2× Platinum SWI: Gold UK: Gold US: Gold Sentimento Released: 4 November 2002 Label: Philips (Universal) Formats: CD, cassette 11 16 17 14 33 30 4 22 7 12 US: 920,000 WW: 2,500,000AUS: Platinum CAN: Platinum NLD: Gold SWE: Gold SWI: Gold UK: Platinum US: Platinum Incanto Released: 24 October 2008 Label: Decca (Universal) Formats: CD, digital download 5 6 33 40 28 56 15 40 12 8 ITA: 100,000 US: 500,000AUS: Gold UK: Gold "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart or the peak is unavailable.
Latin albums +List of Latin albums, with selected details, chart positions, and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US Latin US Latin Pop Amor Released: 28 February 2006 Label: Universal Music Latino Formats: CD 2 1US: 2× Platinum (Latin) Lo Mejor de Andrea Bocelli: Vivere Released: 6 November 2007 Label: Universal Music Latino Formats: CD, digital download 5 3GER: Gold US: Platinum (Latin) Mi Navidad Released: 21 November 2009 Label: Universal Music Latino Formats: CD, digital download 1 1US: Gold (Latin) Pasión Released: 25 January 2013 Label: Universal Music Latino Formats: CD, digital download 1 1 Amor En Portofino Released: 21 October 2013 Label: Universal Music Latino Formats: CD, digital download 7 3 Cinema (Edición en Español) Released: 23 October 2015 Label: Universal Music Latino Formats: CD, digital download 2 1 "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart or the peak is unavailable.
Compilation albums +List of compilations, with selected details, chart positions, sales, and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications ITAFIMI ITAM&D AUS AUT BEL(FL) BEL(WA) NLD SWE UK US Romanza Released: 23 September 1997 Label: Polydor (Universal) Formats: CD, cassette 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 5 6 35 CAN: 1,123,000 ITA: 800,000 US: 4,200,000 WW: 20,000,000 AUS: 7× Platinum AUT: Platinum CAN: Diamond FRA: Diamond GER: Platinum ITA: Diamond NLD: 2× Platinum SWE: Platinum SWI: 7× Platinum UK: Platinum US: 3× Platinum The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere Released: 12 January 2007 Label: Polydor (Universal) Formats: CD, digital download 2 2 11 13 12 10 3 4 4 9 ITA: 200,000ITA: Platinum AUS: Platinum AUT: Gold CAN: Platinum NLD: Platinum SWE: Gold SWI: Gold UK: 3× Platinum US: Platinum Opera – The Ultimate Collection Released: 5 November 2012 (UK), 2014 (WW) Label: Decca (Universal) Formats: CD, Cassette 18 15 — — 123 81 28 — 10 57 UK: Gold Duets (30th Anniversary) Released: 25 October 2024 Label: Decca 65 — 47 30 47 — 30 — 14 24 "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart or the peak is unavailable.
Live albums +List of live albums, with selected details, chart positions, sales, and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications ITAFIMI ITAM&D AUT BEL(FL) BEL(WA) NLD SPA SWE UK US Under the Desert Sky Released: 7 November 2006 Label: Verve (Universal) Formats: CD, DVD — — — — — — — — — 11CAN: Gold Vivere Live in Tuscany Released: 29 January 2008 Label: Polydor (Universal) Formats: CD, Digital download, DVD 22 26 — — — — — — 26 22UK: Silver Concerto: One Night in Central Park Released: 11 November 2011 Label: Poldor (Universal) Formats: CD, Digital download, DVD 9 8 38 49 29 30 73 17 17 4ITA: Platinum UK: Gold US: Platinum Love in Portofino Released: 23 August 2013 Label: Verve Formats: CD, Digital download, DVD 11 11 — 104 111 36 97 — 5 40 "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart or the peak is unavailable.
Collaborative albums +List of collaborative albums, with selected details, chart positions, sales, and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications ITA AUS BEL FIN FRAPeak positions for France: For A Hymn for the World: For Carmen: Duets & Arias: IREUK Cl. US A Hymn for the World(with Myung-whun Chung and Cecilia Bartoli) Released: 7 August 1997 Label: Deutsche Grammophon Formats: CD, Cassette — — — — 12 — — — A Hymn for the World 2 (Voices From Heaven)(with Myung-whun Chung, Cecilia Bartoli, Bryn Terfel) Released: 3 November 1998 Label: Philips (Universal) Formats: CD, Cassette — — — — — — — — Requiem(with Renée Fleming, Olga Borodina, Ildebrando D'Arcangelo) Released: 19 March 2001 Label: Polydor (Universal) Formats: CD, cassette — — — — — — — — Carmen: Duets & Arias(with Bryn Terfel, Marina Domashenko, Eva Mei) Released: 6 October 2010 Label: Decca (Universal) Formats: CD, digital download — — 18 28 110 83 2 — A Family Christmas(with Matteo Bocelli and Virginia Bocelli) Released: 21 October 2022 Label: Decca (Universal) Formats: CD, digital download 10 3 86 — — 1 — 53 UK: Silver "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart or the peak is unavailable.
Extended plays +List of extended plays with selected details Title EP details ITunes Festival: London 2012 Released: 4 October 2012 Label: Decca (Universal) Formats: Digital download