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Revision as of 01:29, 18 January 2009
This list documents the world's best-selling music artists categorically and alphabetically. This information cannot be listed officially, as there is no organization that has recorded global music sales. This page lists those artists who have had claims made to be among the top sellers. Within their sales brackets, artists are listed in alphabetical order, rather than by number of records sold. Equal weight is given to album and single sales, as well as paid downloads. Even though, the sales-figures within articles published by reliable sources may not be 100 percent accurate, it is highly recommended to submit articles released by only prominent news services as well as major record companies to avoid inflated and poorly studied worldwide sales-figures.
Constraints
Although the criteria for the following list are intended to be expansive (including comparisons for total-sales for all recording artists) there are certain limitations and constraints that may limit the conclusions that can be derived from these data.
Such constraints include:
- Bias towards acts who have had success in a specific country or region.
- Bias towards older artists. There is a broader genre spectrum of music to listen to now which limits the number of listeners.
- Bias towards modern artists. Comparatively fewer successful modern artists will have sold more records, as both global spending power and population have increased. In 1950, the world's population was 2.5 billion; by 2000 it had risen to 6 billion. Also, older artists suffer from bias as their record sales are less likely to have been accurately tracked, and estimates of their early sales are likely to be more vague.
- Fan sites, press articles and record labels have been known to inflate record sales claims.
- Inflated claims for artists who performed in different acts during their careers. Sometimes all of the sales data is attributed to an individual artist. For the purposes of this list, an effort is made to separate the individual acts (e.g., the sales figures for The Beatles and Paul McCartney & Wings are mutually exclusive).
- Inconsistencies between the sources of the various statistics. For example in some cases world sales are compared to US (RIAA certifies US sales only).
Artists by reputed sales
1 Billion records or more
Artist | Country | Period | Genre | Source |
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The Beatles | United Kingdom | 1960–1970 | Rock / Pop / Hard Rock / Art Rock / Psychedelic | [1][2][3] |
Elvis Presley | U.S. | 1953–1977 | Rock / Gospel / Blues / Rockabilly / Pop / Country / Ballad | [4][5][6] |
500 million to 999 million records
Artist | Country | Period | Genre | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bing Crosby | U.S. | 1926–1977 | Jazz / Vocal / Pop | [7] |
Michael Jackson | U.S. | 1967–Present | Pop / R&B / Rock / Soul / Disco / Funk / New Jack Swing / Dance | [8][9][10] |
200 million to 499 million records
Artist | Country | Period | Genre | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
AC/DC | Australia | 1973–Present | Hard Rock / Heavy Metal | [11] |
A. R. Rahman | India | 1992–Present | Film Score / World Music | [12] |
ABBA | Sweden | 1972–1982 | Pop / Disco | [13][14][15] |
Alla Pugacheva | Russia | 1965–Present | Pop | [16] |
Bee Gees | United Kingdom | 1958–2003 | Disco / Pop / Soft Rock / Blue-Eyed Soul | [17] |
Bob Marley | Jamaica | 1962-1981 | Reggae | [18] |
Celine Dion | Canada | 1981–Present | Pop / Rock / Adult Contemporary | [19] |
Cliff Richard | United Kingdom | 1958–Present | Pop / Rock / Adult Contemporary | [20] |
The Drifters | U.S. | 1953–Present | Rhythm and blues | [21] |
Elton John | United Kingdom | 1964–Present | Pop / Rock / Adult Contemporary | [22] |
Herbert von Karajan | Austria | 1938–1989 | Classical | [23] |
Julio Iglesias | Spain | 1968–Present | Latin | [24] |
Led Zeppelin | United Kingdom | 1968–1980 | Hard Rock / Blues Rock / Heavy Metal | [25] |
Madonna | U.S. | 1982–Present | Pop / Dance / Electronica / Alternative / Disco / House / Funk | [26][27] |
Nana Mouskouri | Greece - France | 1958–Present | Pop / Folk / Jazz | [28] |
Pink Floyd | United Kingdom | 1964–Present | Space Rock / Psychedelic Rock | [29][30] |
Queen | United Kingdom | 1970–Present | Rock / Hard Rock / Glam Rock / Pop / Heavy Metal / Progressive Rock / Art Rock | [31][32] |
The Rolling Stones | United Kingdom | 1962–Present | Rock / Blues-Rock / Rhythm and Blues | [33] |
Tino Rossi | France | 1929–1982 | Swing | [34] |
Wei Wei | China | 1986–Present | Pop | [35] |
100 million to 199 million records
Artist | Country | Period | Genre | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adriano Celentano | Italy | 1957–Present | Pop | [36] |
Aerosmith | U.S. | 1970–Present | Hard Rock / Blues-Rock | [37] |
Backstreet Boys | U.S. | 1996–Present | Pop | [38] [39] |
Barry White | U.S. | 1972–2003 | R&B / Soul / Disco | [40] |
Billy Joel | U.S. | 1964–Present | Pop / Rock / Adult Contemporary | [41] |
Bon Jovi | U.S. | 1983–Present | Hard Rock / Rock / Glam Metal | [42] |
Boney M. | Germany | 1975–Present | Pop / Disco | [43] |
Carpenters | U.S. | 1969–1983 | Pop | [44] [45] |
Charles Aznavour | France | 1936–Present | Pop / Chanson / Jazz | [46] |
Cher | U.S. | 1964–Present | Pop / Dance / Rock / Disco / Folk / Country / Adult Contemporary | [47][48][49] |
Chicago | U.S. | 1967–Present | Rock / Blues / Jazz / Adult Contemporary | [50] |
Dave Clark Five | United Kingdom | 1964–1970 | Rock | [51][52] |
David Bowie | United Kingdom | 1964–Present | Rock / Glam Rock / Art Rock / Pop Rock / Blue Eyed Soul / Ambient / Electro Rock | [53][54] |
Deep Purple | United Kingdom | 1968–Present | Heavy Metal / Hard Rock | [55][56] |
Depeche Mode | United Kingdom | 1980–Present | New Wave / Synthpop | [57] |
Dire Straits | United Kingdom | 1977–1995 | Rock | [58] |
Dolly Parton | U.S. | 1964–Present | Pop / Country / Folk / Bluegrass / Disco | [59] |
Eagles | U.S. | 1971–Present | Rock / Country | [60] |
Electric Light Orchestra | United Kingdom | 1970–1988 | Progressive Rock / Pop Rock / Electronica | [61] |
Engelbert Humperdinck | United Kingdom/U.S. | 1956–Present | Pop / Easy Listening / Vocal | [62] |
Fats Domino | U.S. | 1949–Present | Rock / R&B | [63] |
Fleetwood Mac | United Kingdom/U.S. | 1967-Present | Rock / Blues | [64] |
The Four Seasons | U.S. | 1960-Present | Rock / Rhythm and blues | [65][66] |
Frank Sinatra | U.S. | 1935–1995 | Pop / Big band / Swing | [67] |
Garth Brooks | U.S. | 1989–Present | Country | [68] |
Genesis | United Kingdom | 1967–Present | Progressive Rock / Pop Rock | [69] |
George Michael | United Kingdom | 1981–Present | Pop / Blue-eyed Soul | [70] |
Guns N' Roses | U.S. | 1985–Present | Hard Rock | [71][72][73] |
Iron Maiden | United Kingdom | 1975–Present | Heavy Metal | [74] |
James Last | Germany | 1963-Present | Instrumental / Classical | [75] |
Janet Jackson | U.S. | 1982–Present | R&B / Pop / Rock | [76][77] |
Johnny Hallyday | France | 1957–Present | Rock / Pop | [78] |
Kenny Rogers | U.S. | 1958–Present | Country / Pop | [79] |
Lionel Richie | U.S. | 1968–Present | Pop / R&B / Soul / Adult Contemporary | [80] |
Luciano Pavarotti | Italy | 1961–2006 | Opera | [81] |
Mariah Carey | U.S. | 1990–Present | Pop / R&B | [82] |
Metallica | U.S. | 1981–Present | Thrash Metal / Heavy Metal / Speed Metal / Hard Rock | [83][84] |
Michiya Mihashi | Japan | 1955–1995 | Enka | [85][86] |
Mireille Mathieu | France | 1950–Present | Pop | [87] |
Modern Talking | Germany | 1984–2003 | Europop / Synthpop | [88] |
Neil Diamond | U.S. | 1966–Present | Pop / Rock / Adult Contemporary | [89] |
Olivia Newton-John | Australia | 1966–Present | Adult Contemporary / Pop | [90] |
Patti Page | U.S. | 1948–Present | Pop / Jazz / Adult Contemporary / Country | [91] |
Paul McCartney | United kingdom | 1957–Present | Pop / Pop Rock / Rock and Roll / Experimental Rock | [92] |
Perry Como | U.S. | 1933–1998 | Pop / Swing / Easy Listening | [93] |
Pet Shop Boys | United Kingdom | 1981–Present | Synthpop / Electronica | [94] |
Phil Collins | United Kingdom | 1980–Present | Rock / Pop | [95] |
Prince | U.S. | 1978–Present | Pop / Funk / R&B / Rock / Soul | [96] |
Ricky Nelson | U.S. | 1957–1985 | Pop | [97] |
Roberto Carlos | Brazil | 1950–Present | MPB / Brazilian rock | [98] |
Rod Stewart | United Kingdom | 1962–Present | Rock / Pop | [99] |
Salvatore Adamo | Belgium | 1963–Present | Chanson | [100] |
Status Quo | United Kingdom | 1967–Present | Rock | [101] |
Stevie Wonder | U.S. | 1961–Present | R&B / Soul / Funk | [102] |
Teresa Teng | Republic of China | 1967-1995 | Pop | [103] |
Tina Turner | U.S. | 1955–Present | Pop / R&B / Rock / Soul / Dance | [104] |
Tom Jones | Wales | 1965–Present | Pop | [105] |
U2 | Ireland | 1976–Present | Rock / Post-Punk | [106][107][108] |
Valeriya | Russia | 1991–Present | Pop | [109] |
The Ventures | U.S. | 1959–Present | Surf Rock | [110] |
Whitney Houston | U.S. | 1977–Present | R&B / Soul / Pop / Adult Contemporary / Gospel / Dance | [111] |
The Who | United Kingdom | 1964–Present | Rock / Hard Rock / Pop Rock | [112] |
75 million to 99 million records
Artist | Country | Period | Genre | Source |
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Annie Lennox | United Kingdom | 1977-Present | Pop / Rock | [113] |
B'z | Japan | 1988–Present | Rock / Pop | [114] |
Beyoncé Knowles | U.S. | 1997–Present | R&B | |
Britney Spears | U.S. | 1998–Present | Pop | [115] |
Carlos Santana | Mexico | 1966–Present | Rock / Blues | [116] |
Dalida | Egypt, France | 1956–1987 | Pop / Disco | [117] |
Earth, Wind & Fire | U.S. | 1969–Present | Pop / R&B / Disco / Soul / Funk | [118] |
Eddy Arnold | U.S. | 1946–2008 | Country | [119] |
Eurythmics | United Kingdom | 1980–Present | New Wave / Pop | [120] |
Gloria Estefan | U.S. | 1977–Present | Latin / Pop / Dance | [121][122] |
Hibari Misora | Japan | 1949–1989 | Enka | [123] |
Journey | U.S | 1973-Present | Arena Rock | [124] [125] |
Mina | Italy | 1958–Present | Pop | [126] |
Scorpions | Germany | 1969–Present | Hard Rock / Heavy Metal | [127][128] |
Van Halen | U.S. | 1972–Present | Hard Rock / Heavy Metal | [129] |
50 million to 74 million records
Artist | Country | Period | Genre | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alan Jackson | U.S. | 1989–Present | Country | [130] |
Alice Cooper | U.S. | 1965–Present | Hard Rock / Heavy Metal / Shock Rock / Glam Rock | [131] |
Andrea Bocelli | Italy | 1994–Present | Opera | [132] |
The Andrews Sisters | U.S. | 1937–1951 | Swing | [133] |
Ayumi Hamasaki | Japan | 1995–Present | Pop / Rock / Trance | [134] |
Black Sabbath | United Kingdom | 1968–Present | Heavy Metal | [135] |
Barbra Streisand | U.S. | 1960–Present | Pop / Adult Contemporary / Classical / Easy listening / Showtunes | [136][137] |
Bob Dylan | U.S. | 1959–Present | Folk / Rock / Blues | [138] |
Bob Seger | U.S. | 1961–Present | Rock | [139] |
Boston | U.S. | 1976 - Present | Arena Rock | [140] |
Boyz II Men | U.S. | 1990–Present | R&B / Soul | [141] |
Bruce Springsteen | U.S. | 1965–Present | Rock / Folk Rock / Heartland Rock | [142] |
Bryan Adams | Canada | 1977–Present | Rock / Alternative rock / Hard rock / Pop rock / Arena rock | [143] |
Def Leppard | United Kingdom | 1977–Present | Hard Rock / Heavy Metal | [144] |
Destiny's Child | U.S. | 1990-2005 | R&B / Pop | [145] |
Dreams Come True | Japan | 1989–Present | Pop / Jazz | [146][147] |
Duran Duran | United Kingdom | 1978–Present | New Wave / Synthpop / Rock | [148] |
Eminem | U.S. | 1996–Present | Hip hop | [149] |
Enya | Ireland | 1982–Present | New Age / Celtic | [150] |
Four Tops | U.S. | 1954–Present | R&B | [151] |
George Strait | U.S. | 1981–Present | Country | [152][153] |
Jay-Z | U.S. | 1996–Present | Hip hop | [154] |
Jean Michel Jarre | France | 1971–Present | New Age | [155] |
Jethro Tull | United Kingdom | 1968–Present | Progressive Rock / Hard Rock /Rock | [156] |
Johnny Cash | U.S. | 1955–2003 | Country | [157] |
Kazuhiro Moriuchi | Japan | 1966–Present | Enka | [158] |
Kiss | U.S. | 1973–Present | Hard Rock / Heavy Metal | [159] |
Kenny G | U.S. | 1982–Present | Instrumental / Jazz | [160] |
Kylie Minogue | Australia | 1987–Present | Pop / Dance | [161] |
Luis Miguel | Mexico | 1973–Present | Latin Pop/ Ranchero / Mariachi / | [162] |
Linkin Park | U.S. | 2000–Present | Rapcore/ Nu Metal/ Alternative Rock | [163] |
Meat Loaf | U.S. | 1968–Present | Rock / Hard Rock/ Wagnerian rock | [164] |
Michael Bolton | U.S. | 1968–Present | Pop | [165] |
Mills Brothers | U.S. | 1928–1982 | Pop | [166] |
Mötley Crüe | U.S. | 1981–Present | Glam Metal / Hard Rock / Heavy Metal | [167] |
Mr.Children | Japan | 1989–Present | Pop / Rock | [168] |
Nat King Cole | U.S. | 1936–1965 | Jazz / Vocal / Pop | [169] |
New Kids on the Block | U.S. | 1984–Present | Pop | [170] |
Nirvana | U.S. | 1987-1994 | Alternative Rock / Grunge | [171] |
'N Sync | U.S. | 1995–2002 | Pop / Dance | [172] |
Oasis | United Kingdom | 1991-Present | Britpop / Rock | [173] |
Orhan Gencebay | Turkey | 1966–Present | World fusion / Folk | [174] |
Pearl Jam | U.S. | 1990-Present | Alternative Rock / Grunge | [175] |
Petula Clark | United Kingdom | 1942–Present | Pop | [176] |
Red Hot Chili Peppers | U.S. | 1983-Present | Alternative Rock / Funk Rock | [177][178][179] |
The Police | United Kingdom | 1977–Present | Rock / New Wave | [180] |
Ray Conniff | U.S. | 1956–2002 | Pop / Easy Listening | [181] |
Reba McEntire | U.S. | 1974–Present | Country | [182][183] |
R.E.M. | U.S. | 1980-Present | Alternative Rock | [184][185] |
Richard Clayderman | France | 1976–Present | Easy Listening / Instrumental Pop | [186] |
Robbie Williams | United Kingdom | 1990–Present | Pop / Rock | [187] |
Shakira | Colombia | 1991–Present | Pop / Latin | |
The Seekers | Australia | 1963–Present | Folk / Rock | [189] |
Spice Girls | United Kingdom | 1996–2000, 2007-2008 | Pop / Dance | [190] |
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | U.S. | 1976–Present | Rock | [191] |
Tony Bennett | U.S. | 1949–Present | Traditional Pop / Jazz | [192] |
T.Rex | United Kingdom | 1967–1977 | Glam Rock / Hard Rock / Folk Rock | [193] |
Tupac Shakur | U.S. | 90s-00s | Hip-Hop | [194] |
UB40 | United Kingdom | 1980–Present | Reggae | [195] |
Vicente Fernandez | Mexico | 1965–Present | Ranchero / Mariachi / | [196] |
Village People | U.S. | 1977–Present | Disco | [197] |
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