Yanni discography

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Yanni discography
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Yanni with Benedikt Brydern in 2014
Studio albums19
Live albums7
Compilation albums25
Singles7
Soundtrack albums8

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 .

Contents

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

Studio albums

1980s–1990s

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
US
[6]
US
New Age

[7]
Optimystique 17
Keys to Imagination
Out of Silence
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Private Music
Chameleon Days
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Private Music
2
Niki Nana
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Private Music
2
Dare to Dream
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Private Music
322
In My Time
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Private Music
241
  • MC: Gold [8]
  • RIAA: Platinum [9]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2000s–2020s

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
FRA
[10]
US
[6]
US
New Age

[7]
If I Could Tell You 53201
Ethnicity
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Virgin
271
Yanni Voices
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Yanni/Wake
201
Yanni Voces
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Yanni/Wake
[lower-alpha 1] 2
Mexicanisimo [lower-alpha 2] 2
Truth of Touch
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Yanni/Wake
911
My Passion for Mexico
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Yanni/Wake
[lower-alpha 3] 5
Inspirato [lower-alpha 4] 1
Sensuous Chill 1731
In His Purest Form
  • Released: 2020
  • Label: Yanniworks
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak 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 2806469151
Live at Royal Albert Hall (video)
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Private Music
Tribute 4821274016352340211
  • MC: Gold [8]
  • RIAA: Platinum [9]
Yanni Live! The Concert Event 841
Yanni Voices (video)
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Yanni/Wake
Live at El Morro, Puerto Rico
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Yanni/Wake
1091
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

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
AUT
[20]
GER
[21]
NZ
[14]
US
[6]
US
New Age

[7]
Reflections of Passion 291
In Celebration of Life
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Private Music
3
Romantic Moments
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: BMG
3213
In the Mirror
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Private Music
2171
Port of Mystery 1424
Nightbird
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: BMG
5
Devotion: The Best of Yanni
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Private Music
421
Forbidden Dreams: Encore Collection, Volume 2
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: BMG
7
Love Songs
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Private Music
981
Winter Light
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Private Music
3
Snowfall
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: BMG
3
The Very Best of Yanni
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Windham Hill
3
Ultimate Yanni
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: BMG
741
Super Hits
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Sony BMG
9
The Essential Yanni 6
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other compilations

Soundtracks

Singles

Notes

  1. Yanni Voces did not enter the Billboard 200, but it peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. [11]
  2. Mexicanisimo did not enter the Billboard 200, but it peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. [11]
  3. My Passion for Mexico did not enter the Billboard 200, but it peaked at number 68 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. [11]
  4. Inspirato did not enter the Billboard 200, but it peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Classical Albums chart. [11]

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