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: 2026-05-15
1.
Experience
Ludovico Einaudi, Daniel Hope & I Virtuosi Italiani
January 1, 2013
2.
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
Yo-Yo Ma
January 1, 1983
3.
A Thousand Years
The Piano Guys
October 2, 2012
4.
On the Nature of Daylight
Max Richter Orchestra & Lorenz Dangel
November 21, 2025
5.
360 (Arr. For Cello Obligato and String Quartet)
Peter Gregson
February 26, 2026
6.
The Prayer (feat. Céline Dion)
Andrea Bocelli
January 1, 1998
7.
Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
London Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry, London Philharmonic Choir & The London Chorus
December 1, 2009
8.
Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven)
Robin Alciatore
April 4, 2002
9.
Alla Blues
Jon Batiste
May 8, 2026
10.
Alla Turc Movement
Jon Batiste
May 8, 2026
11.
Seasons (Winter): I. Allegro Con Molto
Jonathan Carney & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
January 1, 1994
12.
On The Nature Of Daylight
Max Richter, Louisa Fuller, Natalia Bonner, John Metcalfe, Philip Sheppard & Chris Worsey
February 23, 2004
13.
Perfect Symphony
Ed Sheeran & Andrea Bocelli
December 15, 2017
14.
Keyboard Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1059 (Reconstr. Esfahani): I. Allegro
Mahan Esfahani, Peter Facer & Britten Sinfonia
15.
Adiemus
Adiemus, Karl Jenkins, Jody K. Jenkins, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Mary Carewe
May 4, 1995
16.
Time to Say Goodbye
Andrea Bocelli, Matteo Bocelli & Hans Zimmer
March 11, 2024
17.
Voilà (Live)
André Rieu, Johann Strauss Orchestra & Emma Kok
August 11, 2023
18.
Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major
Arthur Rubinstein
January 1, 1967
19.
On The Nature Of Daylight (Orchestral Version)
Max Richter Orchestra & Lorenz Dangel
February 26, 2004
20.
Fall on Me
Andrea Bocelli & Matteo Bocelli
September 20, 2018
21.
Air On a G String
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Frank Shipway
October 11, 2005
22.
Nuvole Bianche
Ludovico Einaudi
January 1, 2004
23.
The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Itzhak Perlman
October 25, 1990
24.
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
25.
Mother of a Revolution
University of Kansas Wind Ensemble & Paul Popiel
March 3, 2023
26.
![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
27.
O Fortuna
Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg & Kurt Prestel
February 17, 2009
28.
Agnus Dei
The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge & Richard Marlow
January 1, 1972
29.
![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
30.
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
Hannes Kästner
January 1, 1988
31.
Morning Mood (From the Opera "Peer Gynt")
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & John Rigby
August 3, 2022
32.
Rewrite the Stars
The Piano Guys
February 12, 2018
33.
The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269 "Spring": III. Allegro pastorale
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Itzhak Perlman
October 25, 1990
34.
Reveille (Bugle Call)
The United States Army Band
June 10, 2014
35.
A Mother of a Revolution! (Live)
Brooklyn Wind Symphony & Cynthia Johnston Turner
July 21, 2023
36.
A Mother of a Revolution!
Susquehanna University Symphonic Band & Eric L Hinton
December 1, 2023
37.
Pachelbel's Canon in D
Barrymoore Chamber Orchestra
January 1, 2003
38.
Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons: Spring 1 (2012)
Max Richter, Daniel Hope, Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin & André de Ridder
August 31, 2012
39.
Adagio for Strings
London Philharmonic Orchestra & David Parry
November 23, 2009
40.
Night
Ludovico Einaudi & Amsterdam Sinfonietta
October 16, 2015
41.
The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries
London Philharmonic Orchestra & David Parry
December 1, 2009
42.
Moonlight Sonata
London Philharmonic Orchestra
January 11, 2011
43.
Olympic Theme
Cleveland Symphonic Winds & Frederick Fennell
June 1, 1984
44.
Bluebird
Alexis Ffrench, The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Adam Klemans
August 31, 2018
45.
National Anthem of the USSR
Alexandrov Ensemble
January 1, 2001
46.
Piano Concerto No. 1 (Tirol Concerto): Movement III
Simone Dinnerstein & Baroklyn
May 14, 2026
47.
Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39: Land of Hope and Glory
London Philharmonic Orchestra & David Parry
December 1, 2009
48.
Amazing Grace (arr. Mercurio)
Andrea Bocelli & Alison Krauss
November 13, 2020
49.
Dancing on the Stars (Live)
André Rieu, Johann Strauss Orchestra & Emma Kok
July 12, 2024
50.
Caruso (Live at "Pavarotti International" Charity Gala Concert, Modena 1992)
Luciano Pavarotti, Aldo Sisilli, Orchestra da Camera Arcangelo Corelli & Lucio Dalla
January 1, 1993
51.
Because We Believe
Andrea Bocelli
January 1, 2006
52.
There's a Place for Us
The Matthias Sisters
January 11, 2013
53.
Zelda's Lullaby (Arr. Clements for Vocal Ensemble & Harp)
VOCES8 & Lise Vandersmissen
August 23, 2024
54.
Don't Give Up
London Symphony Orchestra
November 3, 1987
55.
Valses sentimentales, D. 779: No. 13 in A Major
Rudolf Buchbinder
56.
False Memory Waltz
Roger Eno
57.
Over the Rainbow / Simple Gifts
The Piano Guys
October 2, 2012
58.
Valse Bucolique
Oscar Kowalski & benjaminbln
May 8, 2026
59.
The Flower Duet
Philharmonia Orchestra, Katherine Jenkins, Anthony Inglis & Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
September 15, 2005
60.
Carmina Burana - Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: Introduction, "O Fortuna" (Chorus)
Berlin Philharmonic, Rundfunkchor Berlin & Sir Simon Rattle
June 9, 1986
61.
ICARUS
Tony Ann
December 15, 2023
62.
The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Itzhak Perlman
October 25, 1990
63.
Can-Can
Johann Strauss Orchestra
October 1, 2007
64.
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic
January 28, 2013
65.
![William Tell: Overture (Finale) [Lone Ranger Theme] song art](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music126/v4/47/aa/5c/47aa5c8f-bee1-5d82-5beb-34d468c4d889/21CRGIM31218.rgb.jpg/170x170bb.png)
William Tell: Overture (Finale) [Lone Ranger Theme]
Cincinnati Pops Orchestra & Erich Kunzel
January 1, 1987
66.
Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 1 in B-Flat Minor
Arthur Rubinstein
January 1, 1967
67.
![RUSH OF LIFE (feat. ARKAI) [Orchestral Version] song art](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music221/v4/f6/36/e5/f636e5e6-cd20-2cb3-f7e6-3ff73b5e1056/26UMGIM20386.rgb.jpg/170x170bb.png)
RUSH OF LIFE (feat. ARKAI) [Orchestral Version]
Tony Ann
April 3, 2026
68.
Beethoven's 5 Secrets
The Piano Guys
October 2, 2012
69.
Adagio for Strings
Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic
June 11, 1996
70.
PULSE
Tony Ann
October 20, 2023
71.
Pomp and Circumstance Graduation March (60 Second Version)
Zev Weinstein
January 4, 2021
72.
On the Beautiful Blue Danube, Op. 314
London Philharmonic Orchestra & David Parry
December 1, 2009
73.
Divenire
Ludovico Einaudi
January 1, 2006
74.
Dreamers
Maxime Verdoni & Cameron Segal
July 26, 2024
75.
Hallelujah
Andrea Bocelli
November 13, 2020
76.
Ave Maria (Arr. for Cello and Piano)
Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott
September 18, 2015
77.
Ballade Pour Adeline (feat. Stéphanie Detry)
André Rieu & Johann Strauss Orchestra
October 11, 2001
78.
Kasia Smolarek Performs Caprice No. 6
Kasia Smolarek
December 16, 2022
79.
Ave Maria (Latin "Schubert" Version)
Andrea Bocelli, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Academy Of Choir Art Of Russia & Victor Popov
January 1, 1995
80.
You'll Never Walk Alone
Susan Boyle
November 13, 2012
81.
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
London Philharmonic Orchestra & David Parry
December 1, 2009
82.
String Quintet in C Major G. 324, Op. 30, No. 6, "La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid": V. "Los manolos". Modo di suono, e canto - VI. Allegro vivo
Cuarteto Casals & Eckart Runge
August 23, 2011
83.
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood
London Philharmonic Orchestra & David Parry
September 15, 2005
84.
Turandot, Act III, "Nessun Dorma"
Andrea Bocelli, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Academy Of Choir Art Of Russia & Victor Popov
January 1, 1995
85.
Home
Vitamin String Quartet
April 16, 2013
86.
Soft Sun
Dennis Korn
February 13, 2026
87.
Over the Rainbow
Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott
December 11, 2020
88.
Goin' Home
Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott
December 11, 2020
89.
Amazing Grace
Susan Boyle
November 10, 2009
90.
Martha: Last Rose of Summer
Renée Fleming, English Chamber Orchestra & Jeffrey Tate
September 1, 1998
91.
Scheherazade, Op. 35: I. Largo e maestoso
Berlin Philharmonic, Lorin Maazel & Leon Spierer
January 1, 1995
92.
Passacaglia (Arr. for Piano by J. Halvorsen)
Roman Nagel
May 3, 2024
93.
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
Víkingur Ólafsson
June 30, 2023
94.
You Say
The Piano Guys
November 20, 2020
95.
The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269 "Spring": II. Largo
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Itzhak Perlman
January 1, 1976
96.
Fortanach
Sebastian Plano
June 10, 2022
97.
"Air" (Suite III), BWV 1068
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, Ton Koopman & Yo-Yo Ma
February 9, 1999
98.
Nessun Dorma
Luciano Pavarotti
September 10, 2009
99.
Ave Maria
The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Fiona Pears
January 1, 2008
100.
Comptine d'un autre été (Amélie)
Rousseau
February 3, 2019