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.
| Yanni discography | |
|---|---|
 Yanni with Benedikt Brydern in 2014 | |
| Studio albums | 19 |
| Soundtrack albums | 8 |
| Live albums | 7 |
| Compilation albums | 25 |
| Singles | 7 |
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.[1]
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,[2] 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.[3] 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.[4][5] 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
editStudio albums
edit1980s–1990s
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [6] |
US New Age [7] | |||
| Optimystique |
|
— | 17 | |
| Keys to Imagination |
|
— | — | |
| Out of Silence |
|
— | — | |
| Chameleon Days |
|
— | 2 | |
| Niki Nana |
|
— | 2 | |
| Dare to Dream |
|
32 | 2 | |
| In My Time |
|
24 | 1 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
2000s–2020s
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [10] |
US [6] |
US New Age [7] | |||
| If I Could Tell You |
|
53 | 20 | 1 | |
| Ethnicity |
|
— | 27 | 1 | |
| Yanni Voices |
|
— | 20 | 1 | |
| Yanni Voces |
|
— | —[a] | 2 | |
| Mexicanisimo |
|
— | —[b] | 2 | |
| Truth of Touch |
|
— | 91 | 1 | |
| My Passion for Mexico |
|
— | —[c] | 5 | |
| Inspirato |
|
— | —[d] | 1 | |
| Sensuous Chill |
|
— | 173 | 1 | |
| In His Purest Form |
|
— | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [12] |
FRA [10] |
NLD [13] |
NZ [14] |
NOR [15] |
SWE [16] |
SWI [17] |
UK [18] |
US [6] |
US New Age [7] | |||
| Live at the Acropolis |
|
2 | — | 80 | 6 | — | 46 | — | 91 | 5 | 1 | |
| Live at Royal Albert Hall (video) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tribute |
|
48 | 21 | 27 | 40 | 16 | 35 | 23 | 40 | 21 | 1 | |
| Yanni Live! The Concert Event |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 1 | |
| Yanni Voices (video) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at El Morro, Puerto Rico |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 1 | |
| The Dream Concert: Live from the Great Pyramids of Egypt |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Charted compilations
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [20] |
GER [21] |
NZ [14] |
US [6] |
US New Age [7] | |||
| Reflections of Passion |
|
— | — | — | 29 | 1 | |
| In Celebration of Life |
|
— | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Romantic Moments |
|
32 | 13 | — | — | — | |
| In the Mirror |
|
— | — | 2 | 17 | 1 | |
| Port of Mystery |
|
— | — | — | 142 | 4 | |
| Nightbird |
|
— | — | — | — | 5 | |
| Devotion: The Best of Yanni |
|
— | — | — | 42 | 1 | |
| Forbidden Dreams: Encore Collection, Volume 2 |
|
— | — | — | — | 7 | |
| Love Songs |
|
— | — | — | 98 | 1 | |
| Winter Light |
|
— | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Snowfall |
|
— | — | — | — | 3 | |
| The Very Best of Yanni |
|
— | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Ultimate Yanni |
|
— | — | — | 74 | 1 | |
| Super Hits |
|
— | — | — | — | 9 | |
| The Essential Yanni |
|
— | — | — | — | 6 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Other compilations
edit- 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
edit- 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
editNotes
edit- ^ Yanni Voces did not enter the Billboard 200, but it peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.[11]
- ^ Mexicanisimo did not enter the Billboard 200, but it peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.[11]
- ^ My Passion for Mexico did not enter the Billboard 200, but it peaked at number 68 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart.[11]
- ^ Inspirato did not enter the Billboard 200, but it peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Classical Albums chart.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Charlie Adams Official bio". charlieadams.org. Retrieved August 17, 2007.
- ^ Live at the Acropolis (CD liner). Yanni. Private Music. 1994.
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- ^ "The Mozart Effect". epilepsy.org. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
- ^ Yanni; Rensin, David (2002). Yanni in Words. Miramax Books. p. 67. ISBN 1-4013-5194-8.
- ^ a b c d "Yanni Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Yanni Chart History: New Age Albums". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Gold/Platinum (Yanni search)". Music Canada. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Gold & Platinum (Yanni search)". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "Discographie Yanni". Les Charts (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Yanni Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ "Discography Yanni". Australian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ "Discografie Yanni". Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ a b "Discography Yanni". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ "Discography Yanni". Norwegian Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ "Discography Yanni". Swedish Charts. Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ "Discographie Yanni". Swiss Hitparade (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ "Yanni full Official Chart History". Official Charts. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 306.
- ^ "Discographie Yanni". Austrian Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ "Discographie von Yanni". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved September 9, 2022.
- ^ "NASA Video Celebrates Space Station Anniversary". The Wall Street Journal. December 27, 2015. Archived from the original on December 27, 2015.
- ^ Tashkandi, Hala (February 9, 2019). "Yanni wows Al-Ula, 'the place where dreams begin'". Arab News. Archived from the original on February 28, 2019.
- ^ "Legendary musician Yanni releases new song inspired by his daughter". Neos Kosmos. Greece. September 4, 2019. Archived from the original on September 9, 2019.
- ^ Podplesky, Azaria (January 6, 2020). "Yanni announces April 9 concert at Northern Quest". The Spokesman Review. Archived from the original on January 7, 2020.