Yanni discography

Yanni discography
Yanni with Benedikt Brydern in 2014
Studio albums19
Soundtrack albums8
Live albums7
Compilation albums25
Singles7

The discography of the Greek contemporary instrumental musician Yanni includes 19 studio albums and eight live albums. In 1987 he put together a small band which included John Tesh and Charlie Adams, and began touring to promote his earliest instrumental albums, Keys to Imagination, Out of Silence, and Chameleon Days.

Dare to Dream was released in 1992. It was Yanni's first Grammy-nominated album and featured "Aria", a song based on The Flower Duet and popularized by an award-winning British Airways commercial. A second Grammy-nominated album, In My Time, was released in 1993. His music has been used extensively in television and televised sporting events, including the starting grids for the 1989, 1992, and 1994 Daytona 500s on CBS, Super Bowl, Wide World of Sports, U.S. Open, Tour de France, World Figure Skating Championships, The Olympics, and ABC News.[1]

Yanni's breakthrough commercial success came with the release of his album and video, Live at the Acropolis, filmed on September 25, 1993 at the 2,000-year-old Herod Atticus Theater in Athens, Greece,[2] and released in 1994. This was Yanni's first live album and utilized a full orchestra under the supervision of the Iranian conductor, Shahrdad Rohani, in addition to his core band. Subsequently, the concert was broadcast in the US on PBS and quickly became one of their most popular programs ever, having been seen in 65 countries by half a billion people.[3] A composition from this album, "Acroyali/Standing in Motion", was determined to have the "Mozart Effect," by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine because it is similar to Mozart's K 448 in tempo, structure, melodic and harmonic consonance and predictability.[4][5] He has appeared on several major PBS Pledge TV Specials such as A Decade of Excellence, including segments from Live at the Acropolis, Tribute, and Live at Royal Albert Hall, London.

Albums

Studio albums

1980s–1990s

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[6] 		US
New Age
[7]
Optimystique — 17
Keys to Imagination — —
Out of Silence
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Private Music
 — —
Chameleon Days
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Private Music
 — 2
Niki Nana
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Private Music
 — 2
Dare to Dream
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Private Music
 32 2
In My Time
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Private Music
 24 1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2000s–2020s

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
FRA
[10] 		US
[6] 		US
New Age
[7]
If I Could Tell You 53 20 1
Ethnicity
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Virgin
 — 27 1
Yanni Voices
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Yanni/Wake
 — 20 1
Yanni Voces
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Yanni/Wake
 — —[a] 2
Mexicanisimo — —[b] 2
Truth of Touch
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Yanni/Wake
 — 91 1
My Passion for Mexico
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Yanni/Wake
 — —[c] 5
Inspirato — —[d] 1
Sensuous Chill — 173 1
In His Purest Form
  • Released: 2020
  • Label: Yanniworks
 — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[12] 		FRA
[10] 		NLD
[13] 		NZ
[14] 		NOR
[15] 		SWE
[16] 		SWI
[17] 		UK
[18] 		US
[6] 		US
New Age
[7]
Live at the Acropolis 2 — 80 6 — 46 — 91 5 1
Live at Royal Albert Hall (video)
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Private Music
 — — — — — — — — — —
Tribute 48 21 27 40 16 35 23 40 21 1
Yanni Live! The Concert Event — — — — — — — — 84 1
Yanni Voices (video)
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Yanni/Wake
 — — — — — — — — — —
Live at El Morro, Puerto Rico
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Yanni/Wake
 — — — — — — — — 109 1
The Dream Concert: Live from the Great Pyramids of Egypt — — — — — — — — — 1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Charted compilations

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUT
[20] 		GER
[21] 		NZ
[14] 		US
[6] 		US
New Age
[7]
Reflections of Passion — — — 29 1
In Celebration of Life
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Private Music
 — — — — 3
Romantic Moments
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: BMG
 32 13 — — —
In the Mirror
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Private Music
 — — 2 17 1
Port of Mystery — — — 142 4
Nightbird
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: BMG
 — — — — 5
Devotion: The Best of Yanni
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Private Music
 — — — 42 1
Forbidden Dreams: Encore Collection, Volume 2
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: BMG
 — — — — 7
Love Songs
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Private Music
 — — — 98 1
Winter Light
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Private Music
 — — — — 3
Snowfall
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: BMG
 — — — — 3
The Very Best of Yanni
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Windham Hill
 — — — — 3
Ultimate Yanni
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: BMG
 — — — 74 1
Super Hits
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Sony BMG
 — — — — 9
The Essential Yanni — — — — 6
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other compilations

Soundtracks

Singles

  • 2013 "East Meets West"
  • 2015 "Seven Billion Dreams"[22]
  • 2018 "When Dreams Come True"[23]
  • 2018 "Speed Demon"
  • 2019 "Ladyhawk"[24]
  • 2019 "Blue"
  • 2019 "Into the Deep Blue"[25]

Notes

  1. ^ Yanni Voces did not enter the Billboard 200, but it peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.[11]
  2. ^ Mexicanisimo did not enter the Billboard 200, but it peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.[11]
  3. ^ My Passion for Mexico did not enter the Billboard 200, but it peaked at number 68 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.[11]
  4. ^ Inspirato did not enter the Billboard 200, but it peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Classical Albums chart.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Charlie Adams Official bio". charlieadams.org. Retrieved August 17, 2007.
  2. ^ Live at the Acropolis (CD liner). Yanni. Private Music. 1994.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ "Windham Hill". Archived from the original on November 9, 2006. Retrieved January 1, 2007.
  4. ^ "The Mozart Effect". epilepsy.org. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
  5. ^ Yanni; Rensin, David (2002). Yanni in Words. Miramax Books. p. 67. ISBN 1-4013-5194-8.
  6. ^ a b c d "Yanni Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d "Yanni Chart History: New Age Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Gold/Platinum (Yanni search)". Music Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "Gold & Platinum (Yanni search)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Discographie Yanni". Les Charts (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  11. ^ a b c d "Yanni Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  12. ^ "Discography Yanni". Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  13. ^ "Discografie Yanni". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Discography Yanni". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  15. ^ "Discography Yanni". Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  16. ^ "Discography Yanni". Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  17. ^ "Discographie Yanni". Swiss Hitparade (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  18. ^ "Yanni full Official Chart History". Official Charts. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  19. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 306.
  20. ^ "Discographie Yanni". Austrian Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  21. ^ "Discographie von Yanni". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
  22. ^ "NASA Video Celebrates Space Station Anniversary". The Wall Street Journal. December 27, 2015. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015.
  23. ^ Tashkandi, Hala (February 9, 2019). "Yanni wows Al-Ula, 'the place where dreams begin'". Arab News. Archived from the original on February 28, 2019.
  24. ^ "Legendary musician Yanni releases new song inspired by his daughter". Neos Kosmos. Greece. September 4, 2019. Archived from the original on September 9, 2019.
  25. ^ Podplesky, Azaria (January 6, 2020). "Yanni announces April 9 concert at Northern Quest". The Spokesman Review. Archived from the original on January 7, 2020.