Zucchero Fornaciari discography

The discography of Zucchero, an Italian rock blues singer-songwriter, consists of 15 studio albums, one soundtrack album, seven compilation albums, two live albums and more than sixty singles. In 1993, Zucchero has also released a studio album with the band Adelmo e i suoi Sorapis, also including Equipe 84's Maurizio Vandelli and Pooh's Dodi Battaglia.^[1]

Zucchero discography
Zucchero live at the Skanderborg Festival 2007, in Denmark
Studio albums	15
Soundtrack albums	1
Live albums	4
Compilation albums	9
Side projects	1

Zucchero's first two studio albums didn't reach commercial success and failed to chart in Italy, while 1986's Rispetto entered the Top 10 in his home country, where it sold more than 220,000 copies.^[2] Its follow-up, titled Blue's, became the best-selling album in Italy of 1987,^[3] while 1989's Oro Incenso & Birra was certified eight-times platinum in Italy.^[4] For the latter as of 2015 are reported sales of over 8 million copies worldwide.^[5]

In 1991, Zucchero released his self-titled compilation, featuring the English-language version of some of his biggest hits, including the single "Senza una donna (Without a Woman)", a duet with Paul Young which charted in the Top 5 in the United Kingdom and United States and topped the European Hot 100. The album Spirito DiVino, released in 1995, has sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide^[6] and was certified Platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for European sales exceeding million units. The following studio albums were also million selling.

As of 2017, Zucchero has released 10 Italian number-one studio albums, including his last effort Black Cat, and 4 Italian number-one compilation albums, including 1996's The Best of Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari's Greatest Hits, which was certified triple platinum in Europe, and 2004's Zu & Co., which was also certified platinum in Europe.

Zucchero has sold over 50 million records around the world.^[7]

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		ITA [8]	AUT [9]	BEL (FL) [10]	BEL (WA) [11]	FRA [12]	GER [13]	NLD [14]	SWE [15]	SWI [16]	US World [17]
Un po' di Zucchero	Released: 1983 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Zucchero & The Randy Jackson Band	Released: 8 March 1985 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Rispetto	Released: 28 April 1986 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ITA: 220,000[2]	ITA: Platinum[18][19]
Blue's	Released: 15 June 1987 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD	1	—	—	—	—	—	43	—	18	—	ITA: 1,500,000[20]	ITA: Platinum[19] SWI: Platinum[21]
Oro incenso e birra	Released: 13 June 1989 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD	1	—	—	—	17	—	36	50	1	—	ITA: 2,000,000[22]	ITA: Gold[23] FRA: Platinum[24] SWI: Platinum[21]
Miserere	Released: 1 October 1992 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD	1	—	—	—	33	—	73	—	8	—	ITA: 1,400,000[25]	SWI: Platinum[21]
Spirito DiVino	Released: 27 May 1995 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD	1	—	15	14	4	17	29	—	3	—	ITA: 1,300,000[26]	SWI: Platinum[21] FRA: Platinum[27][28][29] BEL: Platinum[30] EU: Platinum[31][29]
BlueSugar	Released: 5 November 1998 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD	1	14	—	—	46	72	—	—	6	—	ITA: 1,000,000[32]	SWI: Platinum[21]
Shake	Released: 14 September 2001 Label: Polydor, Universal Formats: cassette, CD	1	16	39	22	40	25	67	—	1	—		SWI: 3× Platinum[21] FRA: Gold[33] BEL: Gold[33] EU: Platinum[34][29]
Fly	Released: 22 September 2006 Label: Polydor, Universal Formats: CD, download	1	3	48	40	68	23	29	—	1	—	ITA: 300,000[35]	AUT: Gold[36] SWI: 2× Platinum[21]
Chocabeck	Released: 3 November 2010 Label: Polydor, Universal Formats: CD, LP, download	1	7	47	53	112	16	31	—	2	—		ITA: 5× Platinum[23] AUT: Gold[36] SWI: Platinum[21]
Black Cat	Released: 29 April 2016 Label: Universal Formats: CD, LP, download	1	2	33	29	60	13	24	—	1	9		ITA: 2× Platinum[23] AUT: Gold[36] SWI: Gold[21]
D.O.C.[37]	Released: 8 November 2019 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, LP, download	2	6	73	30	127 [38]	—	—	—	1	—		ITA: Platinum[23]
Inacustico - D.O.C. & More	Released: 14 May 2021[39] Label: Polydor Formats: 2CD, 3LP, download	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Discover	Released: 19 November 2021 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, 2LP, download	4	16	—	98	—	51	—	—	10	—		ITA: Gold[23]
Discover II	Released: 8 November 2024 Label: Universal Music Formats: CD, 2LP, download	5 [40]	7	—	—	—	68	—	—	4	—
"—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released

Soundtracks

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		ITA [8]
Snack Bar Budapest	Released: 11 November 1988 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD	14

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		ITA [8]	AUT [9]	BEL (FL) [10]	BEL (WA) [11]	GER [13]	NLD [14]	SWE [15]	SWI [16]	UK [41]	US [42]
Six Mix[43]	Released: 1988 (Germany only) Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Zucchero	Released: 1991 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD	—	—	—	—	9	13	20	7	29	—	FRA: Gold[44] SWI: Platinum[21]
Diamante	Released: 24 February 1992 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Best of Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari's Greatest Hits	Released: 19 November 1996 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, cassette, CD	1	7	4	4	10	15	53	2	—	—	FRA: 3× Platinum[45] SWI: 3× Platinum[21][45] AUT: Gold, Platinum[36][45] BEL: Gold[45] GER: Gold[46][45] NLD: Gold[47][45] POR: Gold[45] EU: 3× Platinum[48][29]
Overdose d'amore the ballads	Released: 1 January 1999 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, cassette	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Zu & Co.	Released: 14 May 2004 Label: Polydor Formats: CD	1	1	1	26	4	14	—	1	—	84	SWI: 2× Platinum[21] AUT: Platinum[36] GER: 3× Gold [46] EU: Platinum[49] FRA: Gold[27][29] NLD: Gold[50] BEL: Gold[50] ITA: Gold [23]
All the Best	Released: 23 November 2007 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, download	1	6	51	50	16	64	—	2	—	—	ITA: Platinum[23] SWI: Platinum[21] GER: Gold[46] AUT: Gold[36]
La Sesion Cubana	Released: 20 November 2012 Label: Universal Music Formats: CD, download	1	1	52	65	40	57	—	5	—	—	ITA: 3× Platinum[23] AUT: Gold[36] SWI: Gold[21]
All the Best + Zu & Co.	Released: 14 November 2014 Label: Universal Formats: 2xCD, download Edition: Limited	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37	—	—
Wanted (The Best Collection)	Released: 3 November 2017 Label: Universal Formats: CD, download	3	20	113	108	94	—	—	15	—	—	ITA: Platinum[23]
"—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released.

Live albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Certifications
		ITA (FIMI) [51]	ITA (M&D) [52]	AUT [9]	SWI [16]
Zucchero Live at the Kremlin	Released: 4 November 1991 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, VHS	—	6	—	28
Live in Italy	Released: 27 November 2008 Label: Polydor, Universal Formats: 2×CD + 2×DVD	7	12	31	91	ITA: Gold[23]
Una Rosa Blanca	Released: 3 December 2013 Label: Polydor, Universal Formats: 2×CD + DVD	10	8	—	51	ITA: Gold[23]
"—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released

Side projects

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		ITA [53]
Walzer d'un blues	Album by Adelmo e i suoi Sorapis Released: 1993 Label: Mercury Formats: LP, musicassette, CD	11	ITA: Gold[54]

Singles

As lead singer

1982–1990

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Single	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		ITA [55]	FRA [56]	NLD [57]
"Una notte che vola via"[58]	1982	—	—	—		Un po' di Zucchero
"Nuvola"[59]	1983	—	—	—
"Sandra"		—	—	—
"Donne" (feat. The Randy Jackson Band)	1985	21	—	—	FIMI: Gold[60]	Zucchero & The Randy Jackson Band
"Quasi quasi"[61] (feat. The Randy Jackson Band)		—	—	—
"Canzone triste (Canzone d'amore)"[61]	1986	—	—	—		Rispetto
"Come il sole all'improvviso"[62] (feat. Gino Paoli)		—	—	—
"Rispetto"		—	—	—
"Nella casa c'era"		—	—	—
"Con le mani"	1987	18	—	—		Blue's
"Senza una donna"		14	—	28
"Pippo"		—	—	—
"Solo una sana e consapevole libidine salva il giovane dallo stress e dall'Azione Cattolica"[63]	1988	—	—	—
"Bambino yo, bambino tú (Leyenda)"		—	—	—
"Diavolo in me"[64]	1989	—	39	—		Oro incenso e birra
"Overdose (d'amore)"[65]		—	—	—	FIMI: Gold[60]
"Il mare impetuoso al tramonto salì sulla luna e dietro una tendina di stelle..."		—	—	—
"Nice (Nietzsche) che dice"		—	—	—
"A Wonderful World"		—	—	—
"Diamante"[66]	1990	—	—	18	FIMI: Platinum[60]
"Madre dolcissima"[67] / "Mama"[68]		—	—	49

1991–2000

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Single	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		ITA [55]	BEL (FL) [69]	CAN [70]	FRA [56]	GER [71]	NLD [57]	NOR [72]	SWE [73]	SWI [74]	UK [75]
"Senza una donna (Without a Woman)" (feat. Paul Young)	1991	1	1	14	2	2	2	1	1	2	4	FIMI: Gold[60] SNEP: Gold[76] IFPI SWE: Gold[77]	Zucchero
"Wonderful World"[78] (feat. Eric Clapton)		—	23	—	—	71	42	—	—	17	—
"Diamante"[79] (feat. Randy Crawford)		—	9	—	39	20	—	7	—	11	44
"Anytime"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Live at the Kremlin
"L'urlo"	1992	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Miserere
"Miserere"[80] (feat. Luciano Pavarotti)		—	24	—	37	—	41	—	—	22	15
"Come Back the Sun"[81]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Un'orgia di anime perse"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"It's All Right (La promessa)"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Povero Cristo"[82]	1993	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Il pelo nell'uovo"[83]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Chicas"	1994	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Diamante
"Voodoo Voodoo"	1995	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Spirito DiVino
"Papà perché"[84]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"X colpa di chi?"[85]		20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Il volo"[86] / "My Love"[87]		—	5	—	2	23	17	—	—	20	—
"Pane e sale"[88] / "Feels Like a Woman"[89]		—	—	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Così celeste" / "She's My Baby"[90]	1996	—	—	—	—	98	73	—	—	—	—	FIMI: Gold[60]
"Senza rimorso"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Così celeste" (feat. Luciano Pavarotti)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Pavarotti & Friends Together for the Children of Bosnia
"Un oceano di silenzi" (feat. Sergio Mendes)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Oceano
"Menta e rosmarino" / "I Won't Be Lonely Tonight"[91]		—	—	—	50	—	92	—	—	—	—		The Best of Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari's Greatest Hits
"Niente da perdere"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Eppure non t'amo" / "I Don't Know"	1997	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Va, pensiero"[92]		10	—	—	52	—	—	17	19	—
"What Are We Waiting For"[93] (feat. Alannah Myles)		—	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Prince Valiant (Original Soundtrack)
"Happy Birthday to Me"	1998	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Widows (Original Soundtrack)
"Blu" / "Blue"[94]		6	—	—	70	—	—	—	—	35	—		BlueSugar
"Puro amore" / "If Not Tonight"[95]	1999	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"You Make Me Feel Loved"[96]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Arcord"[97]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Diavolo in me" (with Nabil)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Va, pensiero" (feat. Sinéad O'Connor)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Best of Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari's Greatest Hits
"White Christmas"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		BlueSugar & WhiteChristmas
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released

2001–2010

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Single	Year	Peak chart positions									Certifications	Album
		ITA (FIMI) [51]	ITA (M&D) [55]	AUT [98]	BEL (WA) [99]	BEL (FL) [69]	FRA [56]	GER [71]	NLD [57]	SWI [74]
"Baila (Sexy Thing)"	2001	1	2	—	18	23	—	97	90	3	FIMI: Platinum[60] IFPI SWI: Gold[100]	Shake
"Ahum" / "I'm in Trouble"[101][102]		16	29	—	44	57	—	84	—	72
"Dindondio"[103]	2002	31	—	—	56	—	—	—	—	—
"Music in Me"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Sento le campane"[103]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Ali d'oro" / "I Lay Down" (feat. John Lee Hooker)[104]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	91	—
"Rossa mela della sera"[103]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Scintille"[103]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"World"[105] (with Anggun)	2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37		Non-album single
"Il grande Baboomba"[106] (feat. Mousse T.)	2004	8	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	16		Zu & Co.
"Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" / "Indaco dagli occhi del cielo"[107][108] (feat. Vanessa Carlton)		—	—	56	48	63	39	—	90	—
"Così Celeste" (feat. Cheb Mami)		99	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Pure Love" (feat. Dolores O'Riordan)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Like the Sun" (feat. Macy Gray)	2005	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Blue"[109] (feat. Ilse DeLange)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	—
"Baila Morena"[110] (feat. Maná)	2006	—	—	—	3	—	1	—	—	10	SNEP: Gold[111]
"Bacco perbacco"[112]		2	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	32		Fly
"Cuba libre"[113][114]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Occhi" / "Flying Away"[115]		5	22	—	—	—	—	60	—	56	FIMI: Gold[60]
"È delicato"[116]	2007	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	FIMI: Gold[60]
"Un kilo"[117]		12	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Wonderful Life"[118]		4	24	—	54	—	—	—	—	—		All the Best
"Amen"[119]	2008	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Tutti i colori della mia vita" / "I Won't Let You Down"[120]		7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Una carezza"[121]		4	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Live in Italy
"È un peccato morir"[122]	2010	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	41	FIMI: Gold[60]	Chocabeck
"Someone Else's Tears"		47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Chocabeck"		38	34	—	74	43	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released

2011–present

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Single	Year	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Album
		ITA (FIMI) [123]	ITA (M&D) [55]	BEL (WA) [99]	SWI [74]
"Un soffio caldo"	2011	41	25	—	—
"Alla fine"		—	—	—	—
"Vedo nero"		16	9	—	71	FIMI: Platinum[60]
"L'écho des dimanches"[124] (feat. Patrick Fiori)		—	—	77	—
"Guantanamera (Guajira)"	2012	11	3	—	—	FIMI: Platinum[60]	La sesión cubana
"Love Is All Around (Still)"	2013	—	—	—	—
"Nena"		—	43	—	—
"Quale senso abbiamo noi"		27	23	—	—		Una rosa blanca
"Un Zombie a la Intemperie" (with Alejandro Sanz)	2015	—	—	—	—		Sirope
"Partigiano reggiano"	2016	60	31	—	—	FIMI: Gold[60]	Black Cat
"Voci (Voices)"		—	43	157	—
"13 buone ragioni"		—	38	—	—	FIMI: Gold[60]
"Turn the World Down"		—	—	—	—
"Ci si arrende" / "Streets of Surrender" (feat. Mark Knopfler)	2017	—	44	—	—
"L'anno dell'amore"		—	—	—	—
"Un'altra storia"		—	26	—	—		Wanted
"Freedom" / "My Freedom"	2019	—	—	84	—		D.O.C.
"Spirito nel buio"		—	—	—	—
"La canzone che se ne va"	2020	—	—	—	—
"September" (with Sting)		—	—	—	—		Duets
"Overdose d'amore 2024" (with Salmo)	2024	68 [125]	—	—	—		Non-album single
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released

As featured artist

List of singles, with chart positions and certifications in Italy, showing year released and album name

Single	Year	Peak chart positions		Certification	Album
		ITA (FIMI) [126]	ITA (M&D) [127]
"Domani 21/04.09" (Artisti Uniti per l'Abruzzo)	2009	1	1	FIMI: 2× Platinum[128]	Charity single
"A muso duro"[129] (Italia Loves Emilia)	2012	20	16		Italia Loves Emilia – Il concerto