This is the chart of Italian music artists listed by estimated sales according to the most important Italian newspapers, national television channels and music magazines. As the compilation of official data of sale of records in Italy it began to have departed only since 1995, thanks to the Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana, some corporate body of musical survey, as for instance Hit Parade Italy have tried to put order to the preceding respects furnished by Musica e dischi, TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, Ciao 2001, and Doxa. From 1990 to 1995 any corporate body has furnished official data or estime of sale of the singers.
Reliable sources of estimated sales are most important Italian newspapers and magazines, like Il Corriere della Sera, La Repubblica, Il Giornale, Il Messaggero, and national radio and TV channels, like Rai, Mediaset, MTV, and Radio Italia TV.
To date, national sources attest 145 Italian music artists have surpassed five million records sold, twelve of which have sold between 50 and 100 million copies and seven of which have sold over 100 million records.
Artist by estimated sales
100 and more million estimated copies
Artist Region of origin Period active Genre Estimated sales Mina Lombardy 1958–present Europop, rhythm and blues, jazz, soul, swing, Canzone napoletana, Latin music, opera lirica150 million Adriano Celentano Lombardy 1957–present Light pop, rock and roll, musica d'autore150 million Dalida Egypt 1955–1987 light pop, musica d'autore140 million120 million Patty Pravo Veneto 1966–present Pop, beat, chanson110 million Pooh Emilia-Romagna 1966–present Pop, light pop, Pop rock, Beat100 millionRilevazione al 2006 dal libro di Sandro Neri:Pooh-La grande storia. Luciano Pavarotti Emilia-Romagna 1960–2006 Opera, light pop, Pop100 million Giorgio Moroder South Tyrol 1958–1993, 2012–present Italo disco, Euro disco, Light pop, Disco, Synth-pop, Electronic, Rock, New wave100 million Toto Cutugno Tuscany – Liguria 1966–2023 Light pop, pop, musica d'autore100 million
50 million to 99 million estimated copies
Artist Region of origin Period active Genre Estimated sales Andrea Bocelli Tuscany 1994–present Folk, operatic pop, light pop, opera lirica90 millionBocelli biography on Decca Records USAAndrea Bocelli Signs Long-Term Global Deal With Universal Music Group on Variety Milva Emilia-Romagna 1958–2012 Light pop, Folk, Tango, Chanson, Gospel80 million Umberto Tozzi Piedmont 1968–present Pop, pop rock75 million Ennio Morricone Lazio 1946–2020 Soundtracks70 million Laura Pausini Emilia-Romagna 1993–present Pop, Europop, pop latino70 million Raffaella Carrà Emilia-Romagna 1964–2021 Pop, pop latino, Disco, Europop, R&B60 million Claudio Baglioni Lazio 1964–present Light pop, world music 60 million Domenico Modugno Apulia 1953–1993 Canzone napoletana, Musica leggera, Musica d'autore60 million Eros Ramazzotti Lazio 1981–present Pop, pop latino, pop rock60 million Zucchero Emilia-Romagna 1970–present Blues, pop rock, electric blues, R&B, pop, adult contemporary60 million Edoardo Vianello Lazio 1957–present Pop, twist50 million Lucio Dalla Emilia-Romagna 1962–2012 Pop, Jazz, blues, opera50 million Gianni Morandi Emilia-Romagna 1962–present Light pop50 millionSpeciale su Morandi – Articolo sulla puntata di "Che tempo Che fa" in onda su Rai Tre Rita Pavone Piedmont 1962–present Pop50 million
20 million to 49 million estimated sales Artist Region of origin Period active Genre Estimated sales Claudio Villa Lazio 1944–1986 Light pop, folk45 million Renato Zero Lazio 1973–present Light pop, Europop, pop, pop rock, dance45 millionMåneskinLazio2016-2024Rock, Pop rock, Alternative rock, Glam rock, Hard rock, Funk rock40 million Peppino Di Capri Campania 1958–present Light pop, twist, Canzone napoletana35 million Little Tony Lazio – San Marino 1957–2013 Rock and roll, musica leggera33 million Orietta Berti Emilia-Romagna 1962–present Pop30 million Vasco Rossi Emilia-Romagna 1977–present Pop, pop rock30 millionQuesta storia qua Primissima.it"Il rock dà l'idea che tutti ce la possono fare" Vascorossi.net Mino Reitano Calabria 1960–2007 Light pop, folk30 million Antonello Venditti Lazio 1969–present Musica d'autore30 millionLa Scuola Romana dei cantautori: Venditti – Rai Lucio Battisti Lazio 1964–1998 Light pop, pop rock, rhythm and blues25 million Al Bano Apulia 1965–present Light pop, Operatic pop25 million Giorgia Lazio 1992–present Pop, Europop, adult contemporary music, rhythm and blues, jazz, soul, smooth jazz 25 million Nino D'Angelo Campania 1976–present Pop, Canzone napoletana, Musica d'autore, Musica etnica25 million Rondò Veneziano Liguria, Veneto 1980–present Musica new age25 million Lara Fabian Sicily – Belgium 1991–present Pop23 million Ricchi e Poveri Liguria 1968–present Pop20 million Sabrina Salerno Liguria 1986–present Italo disco, dance, pop, house music20 million Den Harrow Lombardy 1983–present Pop, Eurodance20 millionIntervista a Den Harrow in cui ammette di aver venduto 20 milioni di dischi nella sua carriera. Donatella Rettore Veneto 1974–present Pop rock, ska, musica d'autore20 million Pupo Tuscany 1975–present Pop rock20 million Franco Califano Lazio 1960–2013 Pop, Musica leggera20 millionTitolo generato automaticamente --> Gigi D'Alessio Campania 1992–present Musica neomelodica, Canzone napoletana20 million Tiziano Ferro Lazio 1999–present Pop, soul, blues, neo rap, pop rap, bossa nova, swing, pop rock20 million
5 million to 19 million estimated sales
Artist Region of origin Period active Genre Estimated sales Caterina Valente Paris – Italy 1936–2001 Jazz, scat18 millionBiografia di Caterina Valente Paul Anka Italo – Canadian 1955–present Rock and roll, musica leggera15 million Nomadi Emilia-Romagna 1963–present Beat, pop, folk15 million Eiffel 65 Piedmont 1998–2006 and 2010–present Dance-pop, Eurodance, Europop, Italo dance15 million Massimo Ranieri Campania 1964–present Musica leggera, Canzone napoletana, pop14 million Gianna Nannini Tuscany 1974–present Pop rock11 million Spagna Veneto 1971–present Pop, Italo disco, disco10 million Loredana Bertè Calabria 1969–present Pop, pop rock, rock, musica leggera, Italo disco10 million George Aaron Veneto 1984–present Italo disco, Disco10 million Piero Pelù and the Litfiba Tuscany 1986–present Pop, Europop, pop latino, pop rock10 million Nek Emilia-Romagna 1986–present Pop, Europop, pop latino, pop rock8 millionLa carriera di Nek – Radio Italia Max Pezzali and the 883 Lombardy 1989–present Pop, pop rock, rap, comedy rap7 million (singles not included) Jovanotti Lazio-Tuscany 1987–present Rap italiano, world music, pop7 million (singles not included) Marco Masini Tuscany 1988–present Musica leggera7 million Alexia Liguria 1992–present Pop, Eurodance, pop, pop rock, soul, blues6 million Fiordaliso Emilia-Romagna 1981–present Pop, Europop, Adult contemporary pop rock music, Soul Blues 6 million Cristina D'Avena Emilia-Romagna 1981–present Sigla TV, pop, dance6 million Roberto Vecchioni Lombardy 1966–present Pop, musica d'autore6 million Gala Lombardy 1995–present Dance, Italo dance, Pop, R&B6 million Elisa Friuli-Venezia Giulia 1996–present Pop, Alternative rock, pop rock5.5 million Gigliola Cinquetti Veneto 1963–present Musica leggera, Pop5.4 million Mango Basilicata 1976–2014 Pop, world music, musica d'autore5 million Tony Esposito Campania 1972–present Funk, jazz, world music, musica etnica5 million
Other artists with indefinite over 5 million estimated records sold
A Salvatore Adamo Biagio Antonacci Renzo Arbore
B Aleandro Baldi Luca Barbarossa Alex Baroni Franco Battiato Marcella Bella Edoardo Bennato Pierangelo Bertoli Fred Bongusto Angelo Branduardi Alex Britti Fred Buscaglione
C Luca Carboni Renato Carosone Enrico Caruso Caterina Caselli Riccardo Cocciante
D Tony Dallara Pino Daniele Fabrizio De André Francesco De Gregori Riccardo Del Turco Nicola Di Bari Dik Dik Pino Donaggio Johnny Dorelli
E Sergio Endrigo Equipe 84
F Nino Ferrer Nico Fidenco Piero Focaccia Jimmy Fontana Ivano Fossati
G Giorgio Gaber Rino Gaetano Peppino Gagliardi Gemelli Diversi Giuliano e i Notturni Loretta Goggi Wilma Goich Irene Grandi Ivan Graziani Gianluca Grignani Francesco Guccini
I I Cugini di Campagna Il Giardino dei Semplici
J J-Ax / Articolo 31 Enzo Jannacci
L Gino Latilla Bruno Lauzi Fausto Leali Luciano Ligabue
M Mal Fiorella Mannoia Mia Martini Matia Bazar Mario Merola Michele Mietta Amedeo Minghi
N Nada New Trolls
O Anna Oxa
P Paola & Chiara Gino Paoli Gianni Pettenati Nilla Pizzi
R Raf Tony Renis Teddy Reno Renato Rascel Enrico Ruggeri
S Bobby Solo Alan Sorrenti Stadio
T The Rokes Luigi Tenco Mario Tessuto
V Ornella Vanoni
Z Iva Zanicchi Michele Zarrillo
Other commercially and media successful artists
ArtistRecord label(as of 2023)Albums(+ EP + Demo)SinglesSales certified