Manu Chao is a French-Spanish singer and guitarist. This is a list of official releases by Chao as a solo artist with his backing band Radio Bemba Sound System.
Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications FRAPeak chart positions for singles in France: "A me mi piace": Other: BEL(Fl) BEL(Wa) GER ITA Set "Ricerca per" on "Artista/band", then search "Manu Chao", click "Classifiche" and check the column "Posizione Massima". MEX SPA SWI UK US Clandestino Released: 6 October 1998 Label: Virgin Format: CD 1 20 20 14 2 — 80 9 — — FRA: 1,500,000 ITA: 300,000 WW: 3,000,000 SNEP: Diamond BRMA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold FIMI: Platinum IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum PROMUSICAE: Platinum Próxima Estación: Esperanza Released: 5 June 2001 Label: Virgin Format: CD 1 3 1 4 1 — 1 1 — — WW: 3,000,000 SNEP: 3× Platinum BRMA: Platinum BPI: Silver IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum RIAA: Platinum (Latin) Sibérie m'était contéee Released: 2004 Label: Virgin Format: CD 32 — — — — — — — — — La Radiolina Released: 4 September 2007 Label: Nacional/Because Music Format: CD 2 1 2 5 2 10 1 1 41 71 FRA: 400,000 US: 111,000 WW: 1,000,000 BRMA: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum RIAA: Gold (Latin) Viva Tu Released: 20 September 2024 Label: Because Music Format: CD 4 36 8 29 54 — — 6 — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions Sales Certifications FRA BEL(Fl) BEL(Wa) GER ITA MEX SPA SWI USWorld Radio Bemba Sound System Released: 17 September 2002 Label: Virgin Format: CD 3 10 1 32 13 66 — 2 3 SNEP: 2× Gold BRMA: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold PROMUSICAE: Gold Baionarena Released: 2009 Label: Virgin Format: CD 5 17 12 36 63 99 36 17 11 Europe: 150,000 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles As lead artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions Title YearPeak chart positions Certifications AlbumFRAAUTBEL(Fl)BEL(Wa)GERITANLDSPASWESWI"Bongo Bong" (feat. Anouk Khelifa) 1999/2000 40 4 — — 7 5 42 — 45 15 BVMI: Gold FIMI: Platinum PROMUSICAE: GoldClandestino"Clandestino"2000 196 — — — — — — — — — FIMI: Gold"Merry Blues"2001 — — — — — — — — — 90Próxima Estación: Esperanza"Me Gustas Tú" 2001 2 29 11 8 — 1 35 1 51 11 SNEP: Gold BRMA: Gold FIMI: Platinum PROMUSICAE: Platinum"Mr. Bobby"2002 86 — — — — 16 — 15 — 60"Rainin In Paradize"2007 — — — — — — — — — 39La Radiolina"La Vida Tómbola"2008—————————72 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album "Sénégal Fast Food"(Amadou & Mariam featuring Manu Chao) 2005 28 rowspan="2" — 30 colspan="4" — —Dimanche à Bamako"Leave Me Alone" (Calypso Rose featuring Manu Chao) 2016 163 — — — — — —Far from Home"A me mi piace" (Alfa featuring Manu Chao) 2025 162 5 2 1 7 6 25 23 1 74 FIMI: Platinum "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory."*" denotes the chart did not exist at that time.
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