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.
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, 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. 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. 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 detailsPeak chart positions Certifications US USNew Age OptimystiqueReleased: 1984 Label: Varèse Sarabande—17 Keys to ImaginationReleased: 1986 Label: Private Music—— Out of SilenceReleased: 1987 Label: Private Music—— Chameleon DaysReleased: 1988 Label: Private Music—2 Niki NanaReleased: 1989 Label: Private Music—2 Dare to DreamReleased: 1992 Label: Private Music322 MC: Platinum RIAA: Platinum In My TimeReleased: 1993 Label: Private Music241 MC: Gold RIAA: Platinum "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
2000s–2020s Title Album detailsPeak chart positions Certifications FRA US USNew Age If I Could Tell YouReleased: 2000 Label: Virgin53201 RIAA: Gold EthnicityReleased: 2003 Label: Virgin—271 Yanni VoicesReleased: 2009 Label: Yanni/Wake—201 Yanni VocesReleased: 2009 Label: Yanni/Wake——2 MexicanisimoReleased: 2010 Label: Venemusic——2 Truth of TouchReleased: 2011 Label: Yanni/Wake —911 My Passion for MexicoReleased: 2012 Label: Yanni/Wake——5 InspiratoReleased: 2014 Label: Sony Classical——1 Sensuous ChillReleased: 2016 Label: Portrait—1731 In His Purest FormReleased: 2020 Label: Yanniworks——— "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions Certifications AUS FRA NLD NZ NOR SWE SWI UK US USNew AgeLive at the AcropolisReleased: 1994 Label: Private Music2—806—46—9151 ARIA: Gold MC: Platinum RIAA: 4× PlatinumLive at Royal Albert Hall (video)Released: 1995 Label: Private Music——————————TributeReleased: 1997 Label: Virgin4821274016352340211 MC: Gold RIAA: PlatinumYanni Live! The Concert EventReleased: 2006 Label: Image Entertainment————————841Yanni Voices (video)Released: 2009 Label: Yanni/Wake——————————Live at El Morro, Puerto Rico Released: 2012 Label: Yanni/Wake————————1091The Dream Concert: Live from the Great Pyramids of EgyptReleased: 2016 Label: Sony Masterworks—————————1"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Charted compilations Title Album detailsPeak chart positions Certifications AUT GER NZ US USNew AgeReflections of PassionReleased: 1990 Label: Private Music———291 MC: Platinum RIAA: 2× PlatinumIn Celebration of LifeReleased: 1991 Label: Private Music————3Romantic MomentsReleased: 1992 Label: BMG3213———In the MirrorReleased: 1997 Label: Private Music——2171 MC: Gold RIAA: GoldPort of MysteryReleased: 1997 Label: Windham Hill———1424NightbirdReleased: 1997 Label: BMG————5Devotion: The Best of YanniReleased: 1997 Label: Private Music———421Forbidden Dreams: Encore Collection, Volume 2Released: 1998 Label: BMG————7Love SongsReleased: 1999 Label: Private Music———981Winter LightReleased: 1999 Label: Private Music————3SnowfallReleased: 2000 Label: BMG————3The Very Best of YanniReleased: 2000 Label: Windham Hill————3Ultimate YanniReleased: 2003 Label: BMG———741Super HitsReleased: 2007 Label: Sony BMG————9The Essential YanniReleased: 2010 Label: Legacy————6 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other compilations 1992 Yanni Gift Set (Reflections of Passion/In Celebration of Life), Private Music 1993 My World in Music - The Collection, BMG 1994 A Collection of Romantic Themes, Private Music 1997 Enraptured: A Collection of Yanni Favorites, BMG 1997 Enchanted: Music from the Heart, BMG 1997 Greatest Hits, BMG 1998 A Peaceful Place, BMG 1998 Sanctuary, BMG 1999 The Endless Dream, Unison 1999 Someday, Unison 1999 Songs from the Heart, BMG International 1999 The Private Years, Private Music 2000 Soaring Free (Disk 1), Madacy Distribution 2000 Whispers in the Dark, BMG 2002 Gold, BMG 2006 The Collection, Private Music 2008 Collections, Sony BMG 2010 The Inspiring Journey, Sony Music Distribution 2013 Playlist: The Very Best of Yanni, Windham Hill Records
Soundtracks 1988 Nitti: The Enforcer 1988 Steal the Sky 1988 Heart of Midnight 1989 I Love You Perfect 1990 Children of the Bride 1990 She'll Take Romance 1990 When You Remember Me 1994 Hua qi Shao Lin 2015 Hexi Corridor
Singles
2013 "East Meets West" 2015 "Seven Billion Dreams" 2018 "When Dreams Come True" 2018 "Speed Demon" 2019 "Ladyhawk" 2019 "Blue" 2019 "Into the Deep Blue"
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