The Greatest Classical Music on iTunes, Ranked Weekly
Classical music spans centuries of human creativity, and the iTunes Top 100 Classical Songs Chart brings its finest moments together in one weekly ranking. Updated every week, this chart showcases the 100 best-selling classical tracks on iTunes — from Beethoven symphonies and Mozart piano sonatas to contemporary film scores with classical sensibilities.
Classical music is having a cultural renaissance, partly driven by streaming and the global popularity of game and film soundtracks. Artists like Yo-Yo Ma, Lang Lang, Hilary Hahn, and Gustavo Dudamel are building new audiences, while composers like John Williams and Hans Zimmer blur the line between classical and cinematic. Pieces that once felt intimidating are finding millions of new listeners every year.
Whether you’re a longtime devotee of the concert hall or exploring classical music for the first time, the chart below is a welcoming starting point. Discover the full iTunes Top 100 Classical Songs, updated this week.
Chart updated this week on: 2026-03-15
1.
360 (Arr. For Cello Obligato and String Quartet)
Peter Gregson
February 26, 2026
2.
On the Nature of Daylight
Max Richter Orchestra & Lorenz Dangel
November 21, 2025
3.
Experience
I Virtuosi Italiani & Daniel Hope
January 1, 2013
4.
The Prayer (feat. Céline Dion)
Andrea Bocelli
January 1, 1998
5.
On The Nature Of Daylight
Max Richter, Louisa Fuller, Natalia Bonner, John Metcalfe, Philip Sheppard & Chris Worsey
February 23, 2004
6.
Turandot, Act III: "Nessun dorma!"
Luciano Pavarotti, The John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Zubin Mehta
January 1, 1973
7.
Perfect Symphony
Ed Sheeran & Andrea Bocelli
December 15, 2017
8.
Adagio for Strings
London Philharmonic Orchestra & David Parry
November 23, 2009
9.
Fields Of Gold (arr. String Quartet)
Music Lab Collective
February 26, 2026
10.
Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry, London Philharmonic Choir & The London Chorus
December 1, 2009
11.
On The Nature Of Daylight (Orchestral Version)
Max Richter Orchestra & Lorenz Dangel
February 26, 2004
12.
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
Yo-Yo Ma
January 1, 1983
13.
A Thousand Years
The Piano Guys
October 2, 2012
14.
Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major
Arthur Rubinstein
January 1, 1967
15.
Grammofon (из кф. «Без улик»)
Belarusian Radio and Television Orchestra & VASILIY LEONOV
September 2, 2009
16.
Time to Say Goodbye
Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli & Hans Zimmer
March 11, 2024
17.
Ave Maria (Latin "Schubert" Version)
Andrea Bocelli, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Academy Of Choir Art Of Russia & Victor Popov
January 1, 1995
18.
O Fortuna
Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg & Kurt Prestel
February 17, 2009
19.
Boléro
Berlin Philharmonic & Herbert von Karajan
January 1, 1987
20.
The Flower Duet
Philharmonia Orchestra, Katherine Jenkins, Anthony Inglis & Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
September 15, 2005
21.
Time To Say Goodbye
Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli
January 1, 1995
22.
See things that others don't (From The Original Motion Picture "Hamnet" / Live from Southwark Cathedral)
Max Richter
February 24, 2026
23.
RUSH OF LIFE
Tony Ann
January 9, 2026
24.
Somewhere Only We Know
Vitamin String Quartet
April 16, 2013
25.
Flower Duet Redux (Lakmé)
East Village Opera Company
January 1, 2005
26.
Amazing Grace (Arr. Mercurio)
Andrea Bocelli & Alison Krauss
November 13, 2020
27.
Interstellar (Main Theme)
Random Piano
April 23, 2020
28.
Hallelujah
Andrea Bocelli
November 13, 2020
29.
Voilà (Live)
André Rieu, Johann Strauss Orchestra & Emma Kok
August 11, 2023
30.
Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act I: No. 13, Dance of the Knights
London Symphony Orchestra & André Previn
January 1, 1987
31.
The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries
London Philharmonic Orchestra & David Parry
December 1, 2009
32.
Turandot, Act III, "Nessun Dorma"
Andrea Bocelli, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Academy Of Choir Art Of Russia & Victor Popov
January 1, 1995
33.
![Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò) [feat. Ana Maria Martinez] [Live at Central Park, New York - 2011] song art](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/7b/21/4d/7b214d78-edbd-5999-06df-dcc5be96ad81/15UMGIM02111.rgb.jpg/170x170bb.png)
Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò) [feat. Ana Maria Martinez] [Live at Central Park, New York - 2011]
Andrea Bocelli, Alan Gilbert & New York Philharmonic
November 15, 2011
34.
America, the Beautiful
Leontyne Price, National Philharmonic Orchestra & The Ambrosian Singers
January 1, 1972
35.
Nuvole Bianche
Ludovico Einaudi
January 1, 2004
36.
Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20: Scéne
London Philharmonic Orchestra & David Parry
December 1, 2009
37.
ICARUS
Tony Ann
December 15, 2023
38.
![DESIRE (feat. ARKAI) [Orchestral Version] song art](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/0a/22/77/0a2277a1-b5a0-1b20-3e4c-e5b0f8e39f51/26UMGIM20909.rgb.jpg/170x170bb.png)
DESIRE (feat. ARKAI) [Orchestral Version]
Tony Ann
March 12, 2026
39.
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act II: "Der Hölle Rache" (Königin der Nacht)
Diana Damrau, Le Cercle de l'Harmonie & Jérémie Rhorer
October 23, 2007
40.
I See The Light (From "Tangled")
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
October 2, 2020
41.
Boléro
Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal & Charles Dutoit
January 1, 1998
42.
Moonlight Sonata
London Philharmonic Orchestra
January 11, 2011
43.
Beethoven: Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No 2: I. Adagio sostenuto I
Ludwig van Beethoven & Mats Widlund
March 4, 2025
44.
Olympic Theme
Cleveland Symphonic Winds & Frederick Fennell
June 1, 1984
45.
Silence
Violin Phonix
December 12, 2025
46.
Pathos
Ludovico Einaudi
October 25, 2024
47.
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prelude
Csaba Onczay
November 26, 1993
48.
Waltz of the Flowers
London Symphony Orchestra
September 14, 2007
49.
Nelle tue mani (Now We Are Free) [From "Gladiator"]
Andrea Bocelli
October 23, 2015
50.
Just the Way You Are
Vitamin String Quartet
October 19, 2010
51.
Lunar
Benjamin Cook
June 3, 2022
52.
Air On a G String
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Frank Shipway
October 11, 2005
53.
String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11 No. 5, G. 275: III. Minuet
London Philharmonic Orchestra & David Parry
December 1, 2009
54.
![RAIN (feat. ARKAI) [Orchestral Version] song art](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music221/v4/2f/d5/55/2fd555b1-5ae8-f43b-6a44-a38c6f7e3a1c/25UM2IM08042.rgb.jpg/170x170bb.png)
RAIN (feat. ARKAI) [Orchestral Version]
Tony Ann
January 30, 2026
55.
Rhapsody in Blue (Original 1927 Recording)
George Gershwin
April 21, 1927
56.
Fall on Me
Andrea Bocelli & Matteo Bocelli
September 20, 2018
57.
Experience (Solo Piano Version)
Ludovico Einaudi
January 21, 2013
58.
Concierto de Aranjuez (1979 Version): II. Adagio
Narciso Yepes, Luis Antonio Garcia Navarro & Philharmonia Orchestra
January 1, 1985
59.
3. Mvt. Preparation for War (Live)
Majid Entezami & Tehran Symphonic Orchestra
November 23, 2022
60.
Nessun Dorma
Luciano Pavarotti
September 10, 2009
61.
Sarabande (From "Barry Lyndon")
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
January 1, 2004
62.
Luminary
Joel Sunny
August 31, 2023
63.
Bittersweet Symphony
Escala
January 15, 2016
64.
Adiemus
Adiemus, Karl Jenkins, Jody K. Jenkins, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Mary Carewe
May 4, 1995
65.
All I Ask of You (feat. Donny Osmond)
Susan Boyle
November 13, 2012
66.
Nessun Dorma (From "Turandot") [Arr. for Cello and Orchestra]
HAUSER, London Symphony Orchestra & Robert Ziegler
January 10, 2020
67.
Big Country
Béla Fleck, Mike Marshall & Edgar Meyer
January 1, 1925
68.
RAIN
Tony Ann
April 21, 2023
69.
The Lark Ascending
Sir Andrew Davis & BBC Symphony Orchestra
May 27, 1991
70.
![Air on the G String (Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major) [with Carlos Gardels] song art](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music1/v4/77/29/f3/7729f302-5372-29ee-fff7-9757a5d465c2/8433391185803.jpg/170x170bb.png)
Air on the G String (Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major) [with Carlos Gardels]
Johann Sebastian Bach's Orchestra Madrid
January 26, 2015
71.
A Waltz for Christmas
Tony Ann
October 27, 2023
72.
Carol of the Bells (Piano Version)
Tony Ann
October 24, 2025
73.
End
Grant Cutler
October 14, 2014
74.
Songs for the Front: Rossini: Les soirees musicales: No. 6. The Alpine Shepherdess
Nikolay Khondzinsky, Mikhail Vekua, Dmitry Volkov, Ivan Bolgov, Varvara Chaikova, Valery Masterov, Ayako Tanabe, Valery Verstyuk, Alexander Yuts, Magdalina Ganaba, Taras Yasenkov, Tatiana Abramenko, Natalia Pavlova & Ivan Ivanov
December 12, 2011
75.
Rewrite the Stars
The Piano Guys
February 12, 2018
76.
Passacaglia (Piano Version)
Marco Velocci
September 27, 2023
77.
Homeward Bound (Arr. McKay Crockett)
BYU Vocal Point
May 5, 2015
78.
Near My Heart
Koshun Nakao
June 21, 2024
79.
Turandot: "Nessun dorma"
Zubin Mehta, Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Andrea Bocelli & Coro de la Comunitat Valenciana
January 1, 2000
80.
Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67 "Fate": I. Allegro Con Brio
London Philharmonic Orchestra & David Parry
December 1, 2009
81.
Waltz No. 2
Philharmonic Wind Orchestra & Marc Reift
August 25, 2008
82.
Pachelbel's Canon in D
Barrymoore Chamber Orchestra
January 1, 2003
83.
Breathtaker
SYML
December 1, 2023
84.
Soulmate x Amélie x Interstellar x Passacaglia (Edit)
Andrea Vanzo
October 31, 2023
85.
Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven)
Robin Alciatore
April 4, 2002
86.
Now We Are Free (from "The Gladiator")
2CELLOS
February 22, 2017
87.
Sabre Dance
Leonard Slatkin & London Philharmonic Orchestra
January 1, 1992
88.
Arabesque No. 1
François-Joël Thiollier
January 1, 1987
89.
The Nutcracker, Op. 71: III. March (Tempo di marcia viva)
Bonn Classical Philharmonic & Heribert Beissel
December 20, 2007
90.
The Barber of Seville, Act I: Scene 1, Largo al factotum
James Levine, London Symphony Orchestra & Sherrill Milnes
January 1, 1975
91.
Now We Are Free (From "Gladiator")
Leona Lewis, Gavin Greenaway, Czech Philharmonic & Jirana 'Fun' Williamson
April 25, 2000
92.
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": II. Largo
Vienna Philharmonic & Herbert von Karajan
January 1, 1985
93.
O Mio Babbino Caro
André Rieu
October 27, 2003
94.
![The Prayer (feat. Céline Dion & David Foster) [Live In Central Park, New York, September 2011] song art](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music125/v4/88/9f/d2/889fd210-49e0-ee07-c00e-0304d57cf0bc/21UMGIM47827.rgb.jpg/170x170bb.png)
The Prayer (feat. Céline Dion & David Foster) [Live In Central Park, New York, September 2011]
Andrea Bocelli
November 15, 2011
95.
Prelude to a Soul
Sebastian Plano
July 2, 2021
96.
Bitter Sweet Symphony
David Garrett
September 15, 2017
97.
![Nearer My God to Thee (Arr. André Rieu) [feat. The Vrijthof Brass Players] song art](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music221/v4/ed/10/8d/ed108d56-026a-c21e-cc6f-08cd5980e5ec/7444754910940.png/170x170bb.png)
Nearer My God to Thee (Arr. André Rieu) [feat. The Vrijthof Brass Players]
André Rieu & Johann Strauss Orchestra
November 15, 2024
98.
Jazz Suite No. 2: VI. Waltz 2
Russian State Symphony Orchestra & Dmitry Yablonsky
January 1, 1990
99.
Blue Danube Waltz
Vienna Philharmonic
January 1, 2006
100.
Experience (Cello Cover)
Jodok Cello
August 30, 2022