The following is an independently list of the best-selling albums in Italy. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) or related publishers does not provide an official list but news and mainstream media usually have provided albums sales claims.
The best-selling album of all time in Italy is La vita è adesso (1985) by Claudio Baglioni which remained for 27 consecutive weeks in first place in Superclassifica TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, from 16 June 1985 to 12 January 1986 (a record that still stands today) and a total of 90 weeks (18 months) in the top ten with more than 4.5 million copies sold.
The best-selling album in the world by an Italian is Andrea Bocelli's Romanza, with over 20 million copies (800,000 in Italy). The best selling foreign album in Italy is estimated to be True Blue by Madonna with 1.5 million copies.
Best-selling albums of all-time in Italy 1 million or more copies Year Artist Album Sales Notes 1985 Claudio Baglioni La vita è adesso 1989 Zucchero Fornaciari Oro Incenso & Birra 1998Mina, Adriano CelentanoMina Celentano 1973Pink Floyd The Dark Side of the Moon 1981Claudio BaglioniStrada facendo 1999 Adriano Celentano Io non so parlar d'amore 1996 Lucio Dalla Canzoni 1999 Lunapop ...Squérez? 1995Claudio BaglioniIo sono qui 1979 Julio Iglesias Innamorarsi Alla Mia Età 1986 Madonna True Blue 1972Claudio BaglioniQuesto piccolo grande amore 1987 Zucchero Fornaciari Blue's 1988Antonello VendittiIn questo mondo di ladri 1990Lucio DallaCambio 1996Eros RamazzottiDove c'è musica 2000 Adriano Celentano Esco di rado e parlo ancora meno 1991Antonello Venditti Benvenuti in paradiso 1992 Zucchero FornaciariMiserere 1993883Nord Sud Ovest Est 1995Zucchero FornaciariSpirito DiVino 1986Eros Ramazzotti Nuovi eroi 1981Renato ZeroArtide Antartide 1984Michael JacksonThriller1,250,0002004Vasco RossiBuoni o cattivi 1998Renato ZeroAmore Dopo Amore 1980Renato ZeroTregua 2005Eros RamazzottiCalma apparente 1987Michael Jackson Bad 1996Zucchero FornaciariThe Best of Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari's Greatest Hits 2000The Beatles 1 2003Eros Ramazzotti9 1997 Ligabue Su e giù da un palco 1982 Franco Battiato La voce del padrone 1986Lucio DallaDallAmeriCaruso 1986 Claudio Baglioni Assolo 1992Whitney Houston / Various artists The Bodyguard 1993 Vasco Rossi Gli spari sopra 1995 Ligabue Buon Compleanno Elvis 1977Amanda Lear I Am a Photograph 1977Bee Gees Saturday Night Fever 1984Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A. 1982 Claudio Baglioni Alé Oó 1984Madonna Like a Virgin 1988 Lucio Dalla Dalla/Morandi 1990Eros Ramazzotti In ogni senso 1991Marco Masini Malinconoia 1992Luca Carboni Carboni 1993Eros Ramazzotti Tutte storie 1995Antonello Venditti Prendilo tu questo frutto amaro 1997 Pino Daniele Dimmi cosa succede sulla terra 1998 Pino Daniele Yes I know my way 1998 Vasco Rossi Canzoni per me 1998 Zucchero Fornaciari BlueSugar 1979Rockets Galaxy
See also List of certified albums in Italy (best selling albums in Italy since 2009) List of best-selling singles in Italy List of best-selling albums Italian estimated best-selling music artists
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