Newsgroup: it.arti.musica.rock
Titolo: Italian albums in RYM top 5000

 A list by Edward_Kelly
Updated 02-18-2008
 Not a pleasant picture of the Italian musical landscape, it seems that
we only have prog and Ennio Morricone.
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      Some stats.
      - Italian albums are 1.18% of RYM top 5000, 1.05% of RYM top 2000,
0.9% of RYM top 1000 and 0.8% of RYM top 500.
      - Ennio Morricone rules the charts with 8 albums in the top 5000. In
detail we have:
      Ennio Morricone 8
      Fabrizio De Andrè 5
      PFM 4
      Il Banco del Mutuo Soccorso 3
      Franco Battiato 2
      Ephel Duath 2
      Area 2
      Giacinto Scelsi 2
      Nino Rota 2
      the others follow with only one album.*
      - Best years are 1972 and 1973 with 9 albums (which is due to the
large amount of prog albums in the charts). Best decade are obviously the
'70 with 31 albums. In detail we have:
      '50 - 1 - best Tosca [Maria Callas/Giuseppe di Stefano/Tito Gobbi;
Orchestra e Coro del Teatro alla Scala, Milano/Victor de Sabata]
      '60 - 5 - best Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo
      '70 - 31 - best Per un Amico
      '80 - 10 - best C'era una volta in America
      '90 - 7 - best Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Webern, Boulez
      '00 - 5 - best The Painter's Palette
      - The 56 albums have been rated 8357 times, for an average of 141.6
ratings each. Ennio Morricone has received 1164 ratings with an average of
145.5 ratings per album.
      *If you consider CCCP and CSI to be the same group, then they're in
with 2 albums.
      _
      Up to now the best Italian album of 2008 is Amen, #204 for 2008, with
an average of 3.53 out of 34 ratings.
        59
      Biglietto per L'inferno
      Biglietto per l'inferno (1974)
      #128 for 1974 , #4979 overall, average 3.93  from 118 ratings
        58
      Diaframma
      Siberia (1984)
      #75 for 1984 , #4877 overall, average 3.98  from 83 ratings
        57
      Le Orme
      Uomo di Pezza (1972)
      #136 for 1972 , #4788 overall, average 3.91  from 142 ratings
        56
      Aborym
      Generator (2006)
      #77 for 2006 , #4727 overall, average 3.96  from 80 ratings
        55
      Ephel Duath
      Pain Necessary to Know (2005)
      #111 for 2005 , #4586 overall, average 3.78 from 169 ratings
        54
      Ennio Morricone
      Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988)
      #77  for 1988 , #4585 overall, average 4.23  from 47 ratings
        53
      PFM
      Photos of Ghosts (1973)
      #128 for 1973 , #4299 overall, average 3.89 from 181 ratings
        52
      La Quiete
      La fine non è la fine (2004)
      #108 for 2004 , #4217 overall, average 3.99  from 69 ratings
        51
      Port-Royal
      Flares (2005)
      #88 for 2005 , #3946 overall, average 3.92 from 170 ratings
        50
      Giorgio Moroder
      From Here to Eternity (1977)
      #82 for 1977 , #3930 overall, average 3.75 from 165 ratings
        49
      Ennio Morricone
      Per qualche dollaro in più (1965)
      #53 for 1965 , #3835 overall, average 4.08  from 72 ratings
        48
      PFM
      L'isola di Niente (1974)
      #100 for 1974 , #3720 overall, 4.02  from 159 ratings
        47
      Celeste
      Celeste (aka Principe di un giorno) (1976)
      #72 for 1976 , #3631 overall, average 4.01  from 104 ratings
        46
      Ennio Morricone
      Per un pugno di dollari (1964)
      #40 for 1964 , #3604 overall, average 4.06  from 94 ratings
        45
      Giacomo Puccini
      Tosca [Maria Callas/Giuseppe di Stefano/Tito Gobbi; Orchestra e Coro
del Teatro alla Scala, Milano/Victor de Sabata] (1953)
      #5 for 1953 , #3597 overall, average 4.68  from 15 ratings
      - Highest rating average
        44
      Alan Sorrenti
      Aria (1972)
      #101 for 1972 , #3554 overall, average 3.96 from 112 ratings
        43
      Arti & Mestieri
      Tilt (1974)
      #96 for 1974 , #3551 overall, average 3.99  from 109 ratings
        42
      Metamorfosi
      Inferno (1973)
      #103 for 1973 , #3476 overall, average 3.95 from 133 ratings
        41
      CSI
      Linea gotica (1996)
      #109 for 1996 , #3472 overall, average 4.09 from 94 ratings
        40
      Franco Battiato
      La voce del padrone (1981)
      #59 for 1981 , #3421 overall, average 3.95 from 140 ratings
        39
      Luigi Nono
      Guai ai gelidi mostri & Omaggio a György Kurtág [Ensemble
Recherche/André Richard] (1995)
      #98 for 1995 , #3306 overall, average 4.62  from 14 ratings
        38
      Elio e Le Storie Tese
      Italyan, Rum Casusu Çikti (1992)
      #73 for 1992 , #3161 overall, average 4.10  from 71 ratings
        37
      Luciano Berio
      Sinfonia / Eindrücke [Orch. National de Fr. / Pierre Boulez] (1986)
      #50 for 1986 , #3156 overall, average 4.29  from 27 ratings
        36
      Fabrizio de André
      Storia di un impiegato (1973)
      #95 for 1973 , #3002 overall, average 4.02  from 108 ratings
        35
      Picchio Dal Pozzo
      Picchio dal Pozzo (1976)
      #55 for 1976 , #2987 overall, average 4.03  from 113 ratings
        34
      Ennio Morricone
      The Mission (1986)
      #47 for 1986 , #2908 overall, average 4.07  from 103 ratings
        33
      Ennio Morricone
      La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano (1998)
      #71 for 1998 , #2517 overall, average 4.60  from 20 ratings
        32
      Fabrizio de André
      La buona novella (1970)
      #77 for 1970 , #2515 overall, average 4.04  from 108 ratings
        31
      Massimo Volume
      Lungo i bordi (1995)
      #69 for 1995 , #2492 overall, average 4.01 from 110 ratings
        30
      Area
      Crac! (1974)
      #65 for 1974 , #2469 overall, average 3.99 from 200 ratings
        29
      Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso
      Banco del Mutuo Soccorso (1972)
      #79 for 1972 , #2467 overall, average 4.01  from 239 ratings
        28
      Goblin
      Suspiria (1977)
      #55 for 1977 , #2349 overall, average 4.00 from 219 ratings
        27
      Fabrizio de André
      Anime salve (1996)
      #61 for 1996 , #2302 overall, average 3.98 from 91 ratings
        26
      Nino Rota
      The Godfather (1972)
      #67 for 1972 , #2202 overall, average 4.06 from 130 ratings
        25
      Giacinto Scelsi
      Quattro Pezzi per orchestra / Anahit / Uaxuctum (1989)
      #39 for 1989 , #2127 overall, average 4.50  from 24 ratings
        24
      Area
      Arbeit macht frei (1973)
      #74 for 1973 , #2049 overall, average 4.02  from 292 ratings
        23
      Quella Vecchia Locanda
      Il Tempo Della Gioia (1974)
      #56 for 1974 , #2041 overall, average 4.09  from 131 ratings
        22
      Nino Rota
      8½ (1962)
      #15 for 1962 , #2007 overall, average 4.47  from 32 ratings
        21
      Ephel Duath
      The Painter's Palette (2003)
      #37 for 2003, #1905 overall, average 3.99 from 310 ratings
        20
      Il Balletto di Bronzo
      Ys (1972)
      #60 for 1972, #1800 overall, average 3.91 from 264 ratings
        19
      Franco Battiato
      Sulle corde di Aries (1973)
      #55 for 1973, #1392 overall, average 4.11 from 146 ratings
        18
      Ennio Morricone
      Giù la testa (1972)
      #46 for 1972,  #1329 overall, average 4.45 from 59 ratings
        17
      Nino Rota
      Amarcord (1973)
      #51 for 1973, #1304 overall, average 4.41 from 43 ratings
        16
      Fabrizio de André
      Creuza de mä (1984)
      #24 for 1984, #1292 overall, average 4.08 from 136 ratings
        15
      Luciano Cilio
      Dialoghi del Presente (1977)
      #33 for 1977, #1290 overall, average 4.25 from 54 ratings
        14
      Museo Rosenbach
      Zarathustra (1973)
      #49 for 1973, #1233 overall, average 4.06 from 222 ratings
        13
      Maurizio Pollini
      Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Webern, Boulez (1995)
      #26 for 1995, #1108 overall, average 4.56 from 25 ratings
        12
      Fabrizio de André
      Non al denaro non all'amore né al cielo (1971)
      #47 for 1971, #1090 overall, average 4.11 from 164 ratings
        11
      Locanda Delle Fate
      Forse le lucciole non si amano più (1977)
      #27 for 1977, #1061 overall, average 4.09 from 172 ratings
        10
      Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso
      Io sono nato libero (1973)
      #39 for 1973, #1025 overall, average 4.13 from 224 ratings
        9
      Le Orme
      Felona e Sorona (1973)
      #37 for 1973, #971 overall, average 4.13 from 268 ratings
        8
      Giacinto Scelsi
      Aion / Pfhat / Konx-Om-Pax (1988)
      #18 for 1988, #964 overall, average 4.68 from 22 ratings
      -Highest rating average
        7
      Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso
      Darwin! (1972)
      #32 for 1972, #829 overall, average 4.12 from 282 ratings
        6
      PFM
      Storia di un Minuto (1972)
      #30 for 1972, #766 overall, average 4.18 from 340 ratings
        5
      CCCP Fedeli Alla Linea
      Affinità-divergenze fra il compagno Togliatti e noi - Del
conseguimento della maggiore età (1985)
      #5 for 1985 , #511 overall, average 4.21 from 159 ratings
        4
      PFM
      Per un Amico (1972)
      #19 for 1972, #492 overall, average 4.20 from 307 ratings
        3
      Ennio Morricone
      C'era una volta in America (1984)
      #4 for 1984, #232 overall, average 4.35 from 131 ratings
      -Best position in a single year chart
        2
      Ennio Morricone
      C'era una volta il West (1968)
      #8 for 1968, #102 overall, average 4.39 from 286 ratings
        1
      Ennio Morricone
      Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (1966)
      #4 for 1966, #59 overall, average 4.36 from 455 ratings
      - Best position in a single year chart
      - Highest number of ratings

       The Painter's Palette (2003)
di questi sto guardando ora il myspace, non sembrano niente male.
Qualcuno si ricorda i Waka Waka? Il loro primo e unico CD, "Stupido 
Teatro" mi piaceva molto... chissà che fine ha/hanno fatto

 di questi sto guardando ora il myspace, non sembrano niente male.
Ah, quanti indie-metalloni in giro su queste lande :D
Strano che, a proposito di gruppi metalloni italiani, gli Aborym siano 
preferiti agli Extrema di "Tension at the Seams" (prima della pessima 
clonazione panteriana del successivo e delle collaborzioni con gli Articolo 
31, gran disco di thrash metal con gustoso basso slap a manetta e bel 
groove...), ai Necrodeath , ai Sadist e agli storici Bulldozer (citati in 
diverse interviste anche da diversi gruppi stranieri come influenza!) 

 diverse interviste anche da diversi gruppi stranieri come influenza!) 
madonna i Bulldozer, credo di avere avuto una loro cassetta..
Anche i Sadist spaccavano, mi pare mi avessero passato un disco chiamato 
Tribe

 Tribe
Cazzo, i Tribe. Uno dei meglio gruppi italiani tout-court (ed estremamente 
originali in un ambito, quello del metal estremo più o meno tecnico, dove 
l'originalità non è propriamente pane quotidiano), altro che 
l'indie-cantautorato esistenzialista.
np: Arch Enemy - Burning Bridges 

 Cazzo, i Tribe. 
intendi i Sadist? Tribe era il disco. Lo ricordo come una via di mezzo
tra thrash-death e Dream Theater, ma saranno 10 anni che nn lo ascolto


 intendi i Sadist?
Cazzo, sì, sto diventando dislessico. Tribe non è un album di thrash-death 
come gli altri. Le tastiere vi giocano un ruolo non marginale, e certe 
progressioni arabeggianti li portano poco sotto la genialità degli Atheist, 
IMO.
np: Q65 - Revolution