[1][2] After three issues with irregular releases, in June 1953 it adopted the name Sorrisi e Canzoni and became weekly.

[1] Starting from 1955, it began publishing in exclusive the lyrics of the Sanremo Music Festival the week before the competition.

[1] In 1960, under the new editor-in-chief Tarquinio Maiorino, it adopted its current name TV Sorrisi e Canzoni.

[1] In 1967, it started providing a music chart of national best selling recordings, known as "Superclassifica".

[1] Initially covering only radio and television programs and music, under the direction of Gigi Vesigna the magazine broadened its contents, covering other entertainment fields as well as current affairs and lifestyle news.