The Essential Pavarotti

The Essential Pavarotti is an album by tenor Luciano Pavarotti. It was released in 1990 by Decca Records and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart,^[1] the first ever classical album to do so.^[2]

The Essential Pavarotti
Greatest hits album by Luciano Pavarotti
Released	1990 (1990)
Label	Decca Records

Track listing

1. Rigoletto / Act 3 - "La donna è mobile"
2. La Bohème / Act 1 - "Che gelida manina"
3. Tosca / Act 3 - "E lucevan le stelle"
4. Turandot / Act 3 - Nessun dorma!
5. L'elisir d'amore / Act 2 - "Una furtiva lagrima"
6. Martha / Act 3 - "M'appari"
7. Carmen / Act 2 - "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée"
8. Pagliacci / Act 1 - "Vesti la giubba"
9. Il Trovatore / Act 3 - "Di quella pira"
10. Caruso
11. Mattinata
12. Aprile
13. Core 'ngrato
14. Soirées musicales - La Danza
15. Volare
16. Funiculì, funiculà
17. Torna a Surriento
18. 'O sole mio

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3]	11
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[4]	6
UK Albums Chart[1]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[5]	Gold	35,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.