YO-YO MA albums and sales

Updated: October 16, 2021

YO-YO MA sold over 2.05 million albums. The best-selling album by YO-YO MA is HUSH, which sold over 550,000 copies. According to the BSA Ranking, YO-YO MA is the 1,888th best-selling album artist of all time.

The video releases of YO-YO MA have sold over 8,000 units.

YO-YO MA albums ranked by sales

Click on any album to see detailed sales, certification history, sources and chart runs.

Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	HUSH YO-YO MA & BOBBY MCFERRIN 1992	1992	550,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 255 2,936 9,516
2	SONGS OF JOY & PEACE YO-YO MA 2008	2008	500,000	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 188 2,429 10,639
3	YO-YO MA PLAYS PIAZZOLLA YO-YO MA 1997	1997	400,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 479 4,091 14,466
4	YO-YO MA BEST ALBUM YO-YO MA 1999	1999	200,000	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 715 5,457 19,752
5	SOUL OF THE TANGO YO-YO MA 1997	1997	200,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 722 5,673 19,968
6	YO-YO MA BEST COLLECTION YO-YO MA 2001	2001	100,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,075 8,839 28,251
7	INSPIRED BY BACH THE CELLO SUITES YO-YO MA 1997	1997	50,000	Rank in 1997 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,425 11,057 42,164
8	YO-YO MA PLAYS ENNIO MORRICONE YO-YO MA 2005	2005	31,405	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,563 14,332 48,005
9	CELLO CONCERTO YO-YO MA 1900	1900	15,000	Rank in 1900 Rank in 1900s Overall rank 681 681 56,686
10	IMPRESSIONS YO-YO MA 2011	2011	3,964	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,518 12,385 61,629
11	THE ESSENTIAL YO-YO MA YO-YO MA 2005	2005	3,708	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 2,030 18,855 61,739
12	APPASSIONATO YO-YO MA 2007	2007	2,102	Rank in 2007 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,820 18,996 62,897
13	SONGS FROM THE ARC OF LIFE YO-YO MA & KATHRYN STOTT 2015	2015	903	Rank in 2015 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,355 14,458 64,596
14	SIX EVOLUTIONS BACH CELLO SUITES YO-YO MA 2018	2018	657	Rank in 2018 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,393 14,769 64,961
15	TRIPLE CONCERTO LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN - SYMPHONY NO. 7 DANIEL BALAVOINE, YO-YO MA & ANNE-SOPHIE MUTTER 2020	2020	349	Rank in 2020 Rank in 2020s Overall rank 1,160 3,488 65,307

YO-YO MA videos ranked by sales

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№		Video	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1		BEETHOVEN TRIPLE CONCERTO CHORAL FANTASY DANIEL BARENBOIM, ITZHAK PERLMAN & YO-YO MA 2002	2002	8,000	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 206 2,237 4,039

YO-YO MA sales by country

YO-YO MA album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by YO-YO MA are the United States (1.2 million), Japan (700,000) and Canada (100,000).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Canada	100,000	2
2	Japan	700,000	3
3	Korea	43,088	7
4	Netherlands	15,000	1
5	United States	1,200,000	3

YO-YO MA video sales by country