[2] His first successes came in 1961, with "Il capello" ("The Hair") and "Pinne fucile ed occhiali" ("Fins, rifle, and glasses"),[2] which both charted up to the 2nd position in the Italian Hit Parade.

[3] Vianello had several successes in the 1960s, such as "Guarda come dondolo" ("Watch How I swing"), "Abbronzatissima" ("Very Tanned"), "O mio signore" ("Oh My Lord") which topped the charts, and "I Watussi" which went up to 3rd.

[3][2] After a less successful period, he re-launched his career in the 1970s, founding the duo Vianella with his wife Wilma Goich.

[2] Their main hit of the period was "Semo gente de borgata" ("We Are People from a Small Town") that reached #7.

As of 2006, songs of Vianello were included in the soundtracks of 64 films[4] while the Italian rights-collecting agency SIAE estimates sales of over 65 million Vianello records worldwide.