''Le migliori'' is an album by Italian singers Mina and

Adriano Celentano Adriano Celentano (; born 6 January 1938) is an Italian musician, singer, composer, actor, and filmmaker. He is dubbed "''il Molleggiato''" (the springy one) because of his dancing. Celentano's many albums frequently enjoyed both commercial and ...

, issued on November 11, 2016. The first single "Amami amami" was released on October 21, 2016. ''Le migliori'' was the best-selling album in 2016 in Italy. It sold 340,000 copies, getting the 6× Platinum certification.

Background

In March 2015, rumors began in the Italian press of another collaboration between

and Mina following their 1998 successful album ''

Mina Celentano ''Mina Celentano'' is a duet album by Italy's chart-topping artists Mina and Adriano Celentano, issued in 1998. Lucio Battisti was initially attached to the project but he eventually dropped out. The album was recorded in Galbiate and Lugano an ...

''. Celentano himself hinted at the possibility when he posted a message on his blog to congratulate Mina on her 75th birthday. On October 20, 2015, it was officially confirmed that the two artists would indeed be releasing a new album. At the time of the announcement, the album was scheduled to be released in the spring of 2016. As reported by the

Corriere della Sera The ''Corriere della Sera'' (; en, "Evening Courier") is an Italian daily newspaper published in Milan with an average daily circulation of 410,242 copies in December 2015. First published on 5 March 1876, ''Corriere della Sera'' is one of It ...

, recordings began in early summer 2015 and would take place in both Adriano Celentano's studio in

Galbiate Galbiate ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about south of Lecco. Galbiate borders the following municipalities: Annone di Brianza, Civate, ...

and Mina's studio in

Lugano Lugano (, , ; lmo, label=Ticinese dialect, Ticinese, Lugan ) is a city and municipality in Switzerland, part of the Lugano District in the canton of Ticino. It is the largest city of both Ticino and the Italian-speaking southern Switzerland. Luga ...

. The official release date of ''Le Migliori'' was finally set for November 11, 2016.Mina e Adriano Celentano Tornano Insieme Per “Le Migliori”, Dall'11/11
/ref> The album's title comes from a quote by Celentano on his blog speaking of their collaboration, meaning "(we are) the best ones". Surprisingly, Celentano used the first feminin plural. For this reason the cover artwork show Mina and Celentano in their younger and older version, with the latter in drag.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

Notes

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