The following is a list of the best-selling singles in Italy. Depends on the measurement, list is divided by claimed sales and official certifications from FIMI, which online base operates since 2009.
According to a 1969 report from SEDRIM (from Società per l'Esercizio dei Diritti di Riproduzione Meccanica), then Italian mechanical rights society, Italy was a singles-market with songs accounting 85.8 percent of total record sales in the country. A "top hit" single in Italy at that time was grouped between 500,000 and 700,000 copies.
List of best-selling singles by claimed sales
Over 1 million copies YearArtistTitleSales1980Pino D'Angiò"Ma quale idea"2,500,0001964Bobby Solo"Una lacrima sul viso"1,700,0001967I Camaleonti"L'ora dell'amore"1,500,0001969Mario Tessuto"Lisa dagli occhi blu"1,500,0001973Patty Pravo"Pazza idea"1,500,0001964Paul Anka"Ogni volta"1,500,0001958Domenico Modugno"Nel blu, dipinto di blu" (aka "Volare")1,000,0001961Adriano Celentano"24.000 baci"1,000,0001968Adriano Celentano"La Coppia Piu' Bella Del Mondo"1,000,0001967Albano Carrisi"Nel Sole"1,000,0001967Fausto Leali"A Chi"1,000,0001979Alan Sorrenti"Tu sei l'unica donna per me"1,000,0001964Gianni Morandi"In ginocchio da te"1,000,0001970Gianni Morandi"Scende la pioggia"1,000,0001977Grace Jones"La Vie en rose"1,000,0001968Patty Pravo"La bambola"1,000,0001967Little Tony"Cuore matto"1,000,0001977Umberto Tozzi"Ti amo"1,000,000
0.5–0-9million copies YearArtistTitleSales1963Adriano Celentano"Stai lontana da me"900,0001968I Camaleonti"Applausi"900,0001964Gigliola Cinquetti"Non Ho L'Eta"850,0001965Franco Tozzi"'I Tuoi Occhi Verdi"800,0001976Main theme song"Sandokan"800,0001966The Rokes"Piangi Con Me"800,0001965Nini Rosso"Il Silenzio"750,0001966Adriano Celentano"Pregheró"700,0001970Gianni Morandi"Belinda"700,0001969Georges Moustaki"Lo Straniero"700,0001967Gianni Morandi"Un Mondo D'Amore"700,0001968Patty Pravo"Gli occhi dell'amore/Sentimento"700,0001981Ricchi e Poveri"Sarà perché ti amo"700,0001980Riccardo Fogli"Malinconia"650,0001967Antoine"Pietre"600,0001965Jimmy Fontana"La Mia Serenata"600,0001969Nada"Ma che freddo fa"600,0001967Rocky Roberts"Stasera Mi Butto"600,0001968Riccardo Del Turco"Luglio"511,0351982Cristina D'Avena"Canzone dei puffi"500,0001968Aphrodite's Child"Rain and Tears"500,0001966Adriano Celentano"Il Ragazzo Della Via Gluck"500,0001999Jova-Liga-Pelù"Il mio nome è mai più"500,0001976Bruno Lauzi"La Tartaruga"500,0001980Miguel Bose"Olympic Games"500,0001960Nico Fidenco"Un Granello Di Sabbia"500,0001980Pupo"Su Di Noi"500,000
Highest certified singles in Italy (since 2009) +as of 2024YearArtistTitleCertificationsCertified sales2023Lazza"Cenere"9× Platinum900,0002020Pinguini Tattici Nucleari"Pastello bianco"8× Platinum800,000 2022Mahmood & Blanco"Brividi"8× Platinum800,000 2022Bizarrap & Quevedo"Quevedo: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 52"8× Platinum800,0002020Ernia"Superclassico"7× Platinum700,0002022Dargen D'Amico"Dove si balla"7× Platinum700,0002022Pinguini Tattici Nucleari"Giovani Wannabe"7× Platinum700,0002022Rhove"Shakerando"7× Platinum700,0002020Pinguini Tattici Nucleari"Ridere"6× Platinum600,0002023The Kolors"Italodisco"6× Platinum600,000 2023Annalisa"Mon amour"6× Platinum600,0002023Marco Mengoni"Due vite"6× Platinum600,000 2018Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper"Shallow"6× Platinum600,000 2018Lewis Capaldi"Someone You Loved"6× Platinum600,000 2019The Weeknd"Blinding Lights"6× Platinum600,0002012Tom Odell"Another Love"6× Platinum600,0002021Rkomi, Sfera Ebbasta & Junior K"Nuovo Range"6× Platinum600,0002022Sangiovanni"Farfalle"6× Platinum600,0002022Pinguini Tattici Nucleari"Ricordi"5× Platinum500,0002022Annalisa"Bellissima"5× Platinum500,0002024Mahmood"Tuta gold"5× Platinum500,0001984a-ha"Take On Me"Gold (AFI) & 2× Platinum (FIMI)500,0002023Ava, Anna & Capo Plaza"Vetri neri"5× Platinum500,0002015Baby K feat. Giusy Ferreri"Roma-Bangkok"Diamond500,000 2017Ed Sheeran"Shape of You"Diamond500,0002021Blanco"Finché non mi seppelliscono"5× Platinum500,0002024Coldplay"Viva la Vida"5× Platinum500,0002022Fedez, Tananai & Mara Sattei"La Dolce Vita"5× Platinum500,0002020Gazelle"Destri"5× Platinum500,0002022James Hype & Miggy Dela Rosa"Ferrari"5× Platinum500,0002017Luis Fonsi"Despacito"Diamond500,0002022Rkomi & Elodie"La coda del diavolo"5× Platinum500,0002023Tananai"Tango"5× Platinum500,000 2020The Weeknd"Save Your Tears"5× Platinum500,0002020Pinguini Tattici Nucleari"Scrivile scemo"5× Platinum500,000
Pre-FIMI certification YearArtistTitleCertificationsCertified sales1966Caterina Caselli"Nessuno mi può giudicare"1,000,000Gold certification
See also List of best-selling singles List of best-selling singles by country List of best-selling albums in Italy Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) Music of Italy List of estimated best-selling Italian music artists
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