The Essential Pavarotti

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| artist = Luciano Pavarotti

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The Essential Pavarotti is an album by tenor Luciano Pavarotti. It was released in 1990 by Decca Records and peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart,{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/26280/luciano-pavarotti/ |title=Luciano Pavarotti - Essential Pavarotti II (click "Albums" tab) |publisher=Official Charts (UK) |date= |accessdate=2015-09-06}} the first ever classical album to do so.The World's Greatest Tenors - Page 21 Millicent Jones - 1995 "His recordings have continued to outsell those of any other classical artist, and he was the first ever classical artist to reach the number one position in the UK pop album charts with his "Essential Pavarotti."