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Taxi Driver
Taxi Driver
Studio album by Rkomi
Released	30 April 2021
Genre	Urban pop;
Length	41:03
Label	Island
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Taxi Driver is the third studio album by Italian recording artist Rkomi, released by Island Records on 30 April 2021.^[2]^[3] The album was titled after Martin Scorsese's 1976 film, which is also cited in its artwork, showing Rkomi leaning on a yellow cab.^[1]^[4] It includes guest appearances of Tommaso Paradiso, Gazzelle, The Night Skinny, Ariete, Tommi Dali, Irama, Shablo, Sfera Ebbasta, Junior K, Roshelle, Dario Faini, Ernia, Mace, Chiello, and Gaia.

Taxi Driver continued Rkomi's departure from rap to pop music, also showing rock influences. Its tracks are built with a cantautore approach, and create a heterogeneous mix of influences.^[1]^[5]

Taxi Driver was a commercial success, debuting at number one on the Italian Albums Chart and landing three top ten singles in its first week, including the chart topper "Nuovo range".^[6] It went on to be certified eight times platinum by FIMI, and it became the best-selling album of 2021 in Italy.^[7]

Track listing

*Taxi Driver* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	1:24
2.	"Partire da te"	3:41
3.	"Ho spento il cielo" (featuring Tommaso Paradiso)	3:52
4.	"Me o le mie canzoni?" (featuring Gazzelle and Night Skinny)	2:47
5.	"Diecimila voci" (featuring Ariete)	2:50
6.	"Luna piena" (featuring Irama and Shablo)	2:46
7.	"Nuovo range" (featuring Sfera Ebbasta and Junior K)	2:56
8.	"Paradiso vs. inferno (Interlude)" (featuring Roshelle)	3:12
9.	"Sopra le canzoni" (featuring Dardust)	3:14
10.	"10 ragazze" (featuring Ernia and Mace)	2:54
11.	"Mare che non sei" (featuring Gaia)	2:40
12.	"Solo con me" (featuring Tommy Dali)	2:26
13.	"Cancelli di mezzanotte" (featuring Chiello_fsk)	3:33
14.	"Taxi Driver"	2:48

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Taxi Driver*
Chart (2021)	Peak position
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[8]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[9]	31

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Taxi Driver*
Chart	Year	Position
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[10]	2021	1
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[11]	2022	2
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[12]	2023	21

Certifications

Certifications for *Taxi Driver*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)^[13]	8× Platinum	400,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Year-end list

Selected year-end rankings of *Taxi Driver*
Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Rolling Stone	The 20 Best Italian Albums of 2021	12	^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Claudio Cabona (30 April 2021). "Ehi Rkomi, con chi stai parlando? Dici a noi?" (in Italian). Rockol.it. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ "Rkomi, il nuovo album è Taxi Driver: info e data di uscita". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Sky Italia. 2 April 2021.
^ "Rkomi: la tracklist del nuovo album Taxi Driver" (in Italian). MTV Italia. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ "Rkomi, il nuovo album Taxi Driver uscirà il 30 aprile". Rolling Stone (in Italian). 1 April 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ Federico Sardo (9 May 2021). "Rkomi: Siamo tutto quello che ci circonda". Esquire (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ "Hit parade, en plein di Rkomi" (in Italian). Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ "FIMI, classifiche 2021: Taxi Driver di Rkomi è l'album più venduto dell'anno". Billboard (in Italian). 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
^ "Italiancharts.com – Rkomi – Taxi Driver". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Rkomi – Taxi Driver". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ "Classifica annuale 2021 (dal 01.01.2021 al 30.12.2021)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
^ "Top of the Music 2022: Un anno di musica italiana". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
^ "Classifica annuale 2023 (dal 30.12.2022 al 28.12.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
^ "Italian album certifications – Rkomi – Taxi Driver" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ "I 20 migliori album italiani usciti nel 2021". Rolling Stone (in Italian). 21 December 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

[RockolReview-1] Claudio Cabona (30 April 2021). "Ehi Rkomi, con chi stai parlando? Dici a noi?" (in Italian). Rockol.it. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[2] "Rkomi, il nuovo album è Taxi Driver: info e data di uscita". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Sky Italia. 2 April 2021.

[3] "Rkomi: la tracklist del nuovo album Taxi Driver" (in Italian). MTV Italia. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[4] "Rkomi, il nuovo album Taxi Driver uscirà il 30 aprile". Rolling Stone (in Italian). 1 April 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[5] Federico Sardo (9 May 2021). "Rkomi: Siamo tutto quello che ci circonda". Esquire (in Italian). Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[6] "Hit parade, en plein di Rkomi" (in Italian). Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[YE2022-7] "FIMI, classifiche 2021: Taxi Driver di Rkomi è l'album più venduto dell'anno". Billboard (in Italian). 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

[ac_Italy_Rkomi-8] "Italiancharts.com – Rkomi – Taxi Driver". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[ac_Switzerland_Rkomi-9] "Swisscharts.com – Rkomi – Taxi Driver". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 January 2022.

[10] "Classifica annuale 2021 (dal 01.01.2021 al 30.12.2021)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

[11] "Top of the Music 2022: Un anno di musica italiana". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

[12] "Classifica annuale 2023 (dal 30.12.2022 al 28.12.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

[ItalyRkomiTaxi_DriveralbumCertRef-13] "Italian album certifications – Rkomi – Taxi Driver" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

[14] "I 20 migliori album italiani usciti nel 2021". Rolling Stone (in Italian). 21 December 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

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v t e Best-selling albums by year in Italy
2000s	2000: 1 – The Beatles 2001: Stupido hotel – Vasco Rossi 2002: Tracks – Vasco Rossi 2003: 9 – Eros Ramazzotti 2004: Buoni o cattivi – Vasco Rossi 2005: Convivendo parte 2 – Biagio Antonacci 2006: Io canto – Laura Pausini 2007: e² – Eros Ramazzotti 2008: Safari – Jovanotti 2009: Alla mia età – Tiziano Ferro
2010s	2010: Arrivederci, mostro! – Ligabue 2011: Vivere o niente – Vasco Rossi 2012: L'amore è una cosa semplice – Tiziano Ferro 2013: Mondovisione – Ligabue 2014: Sono innocente – Vasco Rossi 2015: Lorenzo 2015 CC. – Jovanotti 2016: Le migliori – Mina & Celentano 2017: ÷ – Ed Sheeran 2018: Rockstar – Sfera Ebbasta 2019: Colpa delle favole – Ultimo
2020s	2020: Persona – Marracash 2021: Taxi Driver – Rkomi 2022: Sirio – Lazza 2023: Il coraggio dei bambini – Geolier