With 5 million units sold worldwide,[16]Sacred Arias became the biggest-selling classical album by a solo artist of all time,[8][13] and with just under 20 million units sold worldwide,[16] his 1997 pop album, Romanza, became the best-selling album by an Italian artist ever,[16] as well as the best-selling album by a foreign artist in Canada,[17][18][19] and a number of other countries in Europe and Latin America.[13] 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.[8][13] "Con te partirò", Bocelli's original solo version of the single, also became the best-selling single ever in Belgium, in 1996.[20] He is widely regarded as the most popular Italian and classical singer in the world.[21]
Studio albums
Pop albums
List of pop albums, with selected details, chart positions, sales, and certifications
Andrea Bocelli, Ana María Martínez, Stefano Antonucci, Francesco Piccoli, Roberto Accurso, et al.
Steven Mercurio Orchestra del Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania Coro del Teatro Massimo Bellini di Catania Coro di voci Bianche "Gaudeamus igitur" Concentus
A Night in Tuscany is the first DVD by Andrea Bocelli. It is of a concert he has in his native Tuscany, in 1997, highlighting the unique blend of Classical, Pop, and traditional Italian songs that made him a crossover success as an internationally acclaimed tenor. The concert takes place at the Piazza dei Cavalieri in Pisa. Bocelli performs two opera duets with sopranoNuccia Focile during the concert, before singing Miserere with Italian rock star Zucchero, who discovered him, and Time to Say Goodbye with English soprano Sarah Brightman.[143]
Andrea Bocelli: The Home Video is the second DVD released by Andrea Bocelli. It was filmed in the Roman church of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva, in Rome, in 1999, where he gave a concert conducted by Myung-whun Chung, singing the arias of his previous album, Sacred Arias. Sacred Arias: Special Edition, a CD/DVD package, was released October 14, 2003, containing both, the album and the DVD as a bonus.
Tuscan Skies (Cieli di Toscana) is the third DVD released by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. It contains music videos directed by Larry Weinstein, and filmed in Tuscany of Bocelli singing 10 song from his 2001 album, Cieli di Toscana, as a tribute to his home town and family.
Credo: John Paul II is the fourth DVD released by Italian tenor, Andrea Bocelli, celebrating the life of popeJohn Paul II. The DVD contains footage of highlights of John Paul II's pontificate, his spiritual heritage, his most significant meetings with heads of states, but also his contact with people from all over the world, from the day of his election to his funeral. Throughout the DVD, Bocelli sings, in the background, songs from his 1999 album Sacred Arias.
Under the Desert Sky is a DVD of a pop concert by classical Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. The concert was performed on a specially built floating stage at Lake Las Vegas Resort (near Las Vegas, Nevada) and taped for American television network PBS. It mostly featured songs from Bocelli's previous album, Amore. The DVD also includes interviews about the Amore album, of Bocelli and producers, David Foster and Humberto Gatica, and was also nominated for an Emmy.
Incanto The Documentary, is a bonus DVD released alongside Bocelli's 2008 album Incanto, containing exclusive documentary footage, including an interview with Bocelli filmed in Naples, alongside a music video showcasing the Italian city in the 1950s. The video features rare clips of notable figures enjoying the romance of Naples in its heyday such as Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Sophia Loren, John F. Kennedy, among others. The album, released shortly after Bocelli's 50th birthday, is a personal tribute to the musical traditions of his homeland, featuring fourteen Neapolitan love songs of Bocelli's childhood.
^ abcde"History" (in Italian). FIMI. Retrieved 2 June 2022. With "Ricerca per" set on "Artista/band", search "Andrea Bocelli" and then click "Classifiche".
^ abcd"Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 30 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Andrea Bocelli".
^ abcdDezzani, Mark (8 February 1997). "Bocelli's sweet sound seduces Germany"(PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 6. p. 18. Retrieved 6 February 2020 – via American Radio History.
^ abcdefgh"FIMI: Certificazioni Archivio" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014. 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"
For A Hymn for the World: "lescharts.com: A Hymn for the Worlds". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (in French). lescharts.com (Hung Medien). Retrieved 10 February 2013.
For Carmen: Duets & Arias: "lescharts.com: Carmen: Duets & Arias". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (in French). lescharts.com (Hung Medien). Retrieved 10 February 2013.
For "Time to Say Goodbye": "Austriancharts.at: Sarah Brightman". Ö3 Austria Top 40 (in German). austriancharts.at (Hung Medien). Retrieved 11 February 2013.
For "Vivo per lei": "Austriancharts.at: Andrea Bocelli". Ö3 Austria Top 40 (in German). austriancharts.at (Hung Medien). Retrieved 11 February 2013.
For "Con te partirò", "Il mare calmo della sera" and "Canto della terra": "Lescharts.com: Sarah Brightman". SNEP (in French). lescharts.com (Hung Medien). Retrieved 11 February 2013.
For "Time to Say Goodbye": "Lescharts.com: Sarah Brightman". SNEP (in French). lescharts.com (Hung Medien). Retrieved 11 February 2013.
For "Con te partirò", "Il mare calmo della sera", "Per amore", "Vivo per lei" and "Canto della terra", "Melodramma", "L'abitudine", "Because We Believe": "DutchCharts: Andrea Bocelli (singles)". Megacharts. Dutchcharts.com (Hung Medien). Retrieved 10 February 2013.
For "Time to Say Goodbye": "DutchCharts: Sarah Brightman". Megacharts. Dutchcharts.com (Hung Medien). Retrieved 10 February 2013.