Rockstar (Sfera Ebbasta album)

Rockstar is the third studio album by Italian rapper Sfera Ebbasta. The album was released by Def Jam Recordings on 19 January 2018.[2] The album peaked at number one on the Italian Albums Chart and it stayed on top of the chart for four weeks.[3] Rockstar received 35 million streams on its first week on Spotify,[4] and Sfera Ebbasta was the first Italian artist to appear on the streaming platform's Top 100 global chart.[5] All of its 11 tracks entered on the first twelve positions of the Italian Singles Chart simultaneously.[6] A deluxe edition (titled Popstar Edition) was released on 30 November 2018.[7]

Rockstar
Studio album by Sfera Ebbasta
Released	19 January 2018
Genre	Trap pop[1]
Length	34:41
Label	Universal Music Italy Def Jam
Producer	Sfera Ebbasta Charlie Charles Davide Covino Rvssian
Sfera Ebbasta chronology
Sfera Ebbasta (2016) Rockstar (2018) Famoso (2020)
Singles from Rockstar
"Rockstar" Released: 19 January 2018 "Cupido" Released: 6 April 2018 "Ricchi x sempre" Released: 13 July 2018 "Happy Birthday" Released: 30 November 2018

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gionata Boschetti and Paolo Alberto Monachetti, except where noted. All songs produced by Charlie Charles and Sfera Ebbasta, except where noted.

Rockstar – Standard edition[2]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rockstar"	3:15
2.	"Serpenti a sonagli"	3:14
3.	"Cupido" (featuring Quavo; writers: Boschetti, Quavious Marshall)	3:30
4.	"XNX"	2:23
5.	"Ricchi x sempre"	3:43
6.	"Uber"	3:07
7.	"Leggenda"	3:09
8.	"Bancomat"	3:08
9.	"Sciroppo" (featuring DrefGold; writers: Boschetti, Elia Specolizzi; producers: Charlie Charles; Davide Covino)	3:25
10.	"20 collane"	2:08
11.	"Tran Tran"	3:39
Total length:		34:41

Rockstar – International edition[8]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rockstar"	3:15
2.	"Serpenti a sonagli"	3:14
3.	"Cupido" (featuring Quavo; writers: Boschetti, Marshall)	3:30
4.	"XNX"	2:23
5.	"Ricchi x sempre"	3:43
6.	"Uber" (featuring Miami Yacine; writers: Boschetti, Yassine Baybah)	3:10
7.	"Leggenda"	3:09
8.	"Bancomat" (featuring Tinie Tempah; writers: Boschetti, Patrick Okogwu)	2:58
9.	"Sciroppo" (featuring DrefGold; writers: Boschetti, Elia Specolizzi; producers: Charlie Charles; Davide Covino)	3:25
10.	"20 collane" (featuring Rich the Kid; writers: Boschetti, Dimitri Roger)	2:40
11.	"Tran Tran" (featuring Lary Over; writers: Boschetti, Raymond Guevara)	4:12
Total length:		35:06

Popstar Edition[9]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Popstar"	3:03
2.	"Uh Ah Hey"	2:56
3.	"Happy Birthday"	2:50
4.	"Cupido RMX" (Sfera Ebbasta, Khea & Duki featuring Gué Pequeno & Elettra Lamborghini; writers: Boschetti, Cosimo Fini, Lamborghini, Mauro Lombardo, Ivo Serue)	3:31
5.	"XNX RMX" (featuring Gué Pequeno; writers: Boschetti, Fini)	2:31
6.	"Serpenti a sonagli RMX" (featuring Lacrim; writers: Boschetti, Karim Zenoud)	3:14
7.	"Pablo" (Rvssian & Sfera Ebbasta; writers: Boschetti, Tarik Johnston; producer: Rvssian)	2:46

Chart performance

Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] 38 French Albums (SNEP)[11] 133 Italian Albums (FIMI)[12] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 2

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position Italian Albums (FIMI)[14] 1 Chart (2019) Position Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] 19 Chart (2020) Position Italian Albums (FIMI)[16] 57

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[17]	5× Platinum	250,000
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Sfera Ebbasta è diventato una "Rockstar"?". Rockol.it (in Italian). 19 January 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2019. Finita l’era in cui la trap era il segreto meglio custodito dell’underground, questa musica ha oramai un appeal pop
2. "Rockstar di Sfera Ebbasta". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
3. "Sfera Ebbasta - Rockstar". italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
4. "CLASSIFICA STREAMING: La Rockstar Sfera Ebbasta Monopolizza La Classifica Streaming" (in Italian). aLLMusicItalia. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
5. "Che vi piaccia o meno, Sfera Ebbasta è il primo italiano nella Top 100 di Spotify". Rolling Stone (in Italian). 23 January 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
6. "Sfera Ebbasta monopolizza la hit parade". Adnkronos (in Italian). 26 January 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
7. "Sfera Ebbasta Rockstar raddoppia, arriva la Popstar Edition". La Stampa (in Italian). 29 November 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
8. "Rockstar (International Version)". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
9. "Rockstar (Popstar Edition)". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
10. "Ultratop.be – Sfera Ebbasta – Rockstar" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
11. "Lescharts.com – Sfera Ebbasta – Rockstar". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
12. "Italiancharts.com – Sfera Ebbasta – Rockstar". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
13. "Swisscharts.com – Sfera Ebbasta – Rockstar". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
14. "Classifiche annuali Top of the Music FIMI/GfK 2018: Protagonista la musica italiana" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
15. "Top of the Music FIMI/GfK 2019: Un anno con la musica italiana" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
16. "Top Of The Music 2020: 'Persona' Di Marracash È L'album Piú Venduto" (Download the attachment and open the albums file) (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
17. "Italian album certifications – Sfera Ebbasta – Rockstar" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 9 October 2019. Select "2019" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Rockstar" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".