List of best-selling music artists
This lists 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. Sources are record labels, newspaper articles or manual addition of figures from various official sources. This means that these figures should be considered claims, not facts.
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.
- Bias towards older artists. Particularly, those artists who began their recording careers since 1990 may have experienced some loss in sales from illegal downloading of tracks.[citation needed]
- Fan sites, press articles, certification authorities and record companies 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
500 million records or more
Artist | Country | Period | Genre | Average number of Albums Sold Per Year | Source |
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The Beatles | United Kingdom | 1960–1970 | Rock / Pop / Psychedelic / Experimental | 20.8 million | [1] |
Bing Crosby | U.S. | 1926–1977 | Jazz / Vocal / Pop | 06.0 million | [2] |
Elvis Presley | U.S. | 1953–1977 | Rock / Gospel / Blues / Rockabilly / Pop / Country | 18.1 million | [3] |
Frank Sinatra | U.S. | 1935–1995 | Pop / Big band/ Swing | 06.8 million | [4] |
Michael Jackson | U.S. | 1967–Present | Pop / R&B / Rock / Soul / Dance/ Disco / Motown / Funk / New jack swing | 18.2 million | [5] |
200 million to 499 million records
Artist | Country | Period | Genre | Average albums sold per year | Source |
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AC/DC | Australia | 1973–Present | Hard Rock / Heavy Metal | 08 million | [6] |
A. R. Rahman | India | 1992–Present | Film Score / World Music | 18.75 million | [7] |
ABBA | Sweden | 1972–1982 | Pop / Disco | 22 million | [8][9][10] |
Alla Pugacheva | Russia | 1965–Present | Pop | 05.8 million | [11] |
Celine Dion | Canada | 1981–Present | Pop / Rock / Adult Contemporary | 07.4 million | [12] |
Cher | U.S. | 1964–Present | Pop / Dance / Rock / Disco / Folk / Country / Adult Contemporary | 06.25 million | [13] |
Cliff Richard | United Kingdom | 1958–Present | Pop / Rock / Adult Contemporary | 05 million | [14] |
The Drifters | U.S. | 1953–Present | Rhythm and blues | 05.4 million | [15] |
Elton John | United Kingdom | 1964–Present | Pop / Rock / Adult Contemporary | 04.5 million | [16] |
Herbert von Karajan | Austria | 1938–1989 | Classical | 02.8 million | [17] |
Julio Iglesias | Spain | 1968–Present | Latin | 09.3 million | [18] |
Led Zeppelin | United Kingdom | 1968–1980 | Hard Rock / Blues Rock / Heavy metal | 07.5 million | [19] |
Madonna | U.S. | 1982–Present | Pop / Dance / Electronica / R&B / Alternative / Disco / Trance / House / Funk / Techno | 07.7 million | [20][21] |
Nana Mouskouri | Greece - France | 1958–Present | Pop / Folk / Jazz | 04.6 million | [22] |
Pink Floyd | United Kingdom | 1964–Present | Progressive / Psychedelic Rock | 04.5 million | [23][24] |
Rod Stewart | United Kingdom | 1962–Present | Rock / Pop | 05.4 million | [25] |
The Rolling Stones | United Kingdom | 1962–Present | Rock / Pop | 04.3 million | [26] |
Tino Rossi | France | 1929–1982 | Swing | 02.5 million | [27] |
Wei Wei | China | 1986–Present | Pop | 09 million | [28][29] |
100 million to 199 million records
Artist | Country | Period | Genre | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adamo | Belgium | 1963–Present | Pop | [30][31] |
Adriano Celentano | Italy | 1957–Present | Pop | [32] |
Aerosmith | U.S. | 1970–Present | Hard Rock / Blues Rock / Heavy Metal | [33] |
Backstreet Boys | U.S. | 1993–Present | Pop | [34] |
Barry White | U.S. | 1972–2003 | R&B / Soul / Disco | [35] |
Bee Gees | United Kingdom | 1958–2003 | Pop / Disco / Adult Contemporary / R&B | [36] |
Billy Joel | U.S. | 1964–Present | Pop / Rock / Adult Contemporary | [37] |
Black Sabbath | United Kingdom | 1968–Present | Heavy Metal | [38] |
Bon Jovi | U.S. | 1983–Present | Rock / Hard Rock / Glam Metal | [39] |
Boney M. | Germany | 1975–Present | Pop / Disco | [40] |
Brenda Lee | U.S. | 1957–Present | Pop | [41] |
The Carpenters | U.S. | 1967–1983 | Pop / Adult Contemporary | [citation needed] |
Charles Aznavour | France | 1936–Present | Pop / Chanson / Jazz | [42] |
Chicago | U.S. | 1967–Present | Rock / Blues / Jazz / Adult Contemporary | [43] |
Dalida | Egypt, France | 1956–1987 | Pop / Disco | [44] |
Dave Clark Five | United Kingdom | 1964–1970 | Rock | [45] |
David Bowie | United Kingdom | 1964–Present | Rock/Glam Rock/Art Rock/Pop Rock/Blue Eyed Soul/Electronica/Ambient/Electro Rock | [46] |
Deep Purple | United Kingdom | 1968–Present | Hard Rock / Heavy Metal | [47][48] |
Dionne Warwick | U.S. | 1962–Present | Pop / R&B / Soul / Adult Contemporary | [citation needed] |
Dire Straits | United Kingdom | 1977–1995 | Rock | [49][50] |
Dolly Parton | U.S. | 1964–Present | Pop / Country / Folk / Bluegrass / Disco | [51] |
Donna Summer | U.S. | 1971–Present | Pop / Rock / R&B / Dance / Electronica / Gospel / Disco / Country | [52] |
Duane Eddy | U.S. | 1958–1986 | Rock | [53] |
Eagles | U.S. | 1971–Present | Rock / Country | [54] |
Electric Light Orchestra | United Kingdom | 1970–1988 | Progressive Rock / Pop Rock / Electronica | [55] |
Engelbert Humperdinck | United Kingdom/U.S. | 1956–Present | Pop / Easy Listening / Vocal | [56] |
Fats Domino | U.S. | 1949–Present | Rock / R&B | [57] |
Fleetwood Mac | United Kingdom/U.S. | 1967-Present | Rock / Blues | [58] |
The Four Seasons | U.S. | 1960-Present | Rock / Rhythm and blues | [59] |
Garth Brooks | U.S. | 1989–Present | Country | [60] |
Gene Autry | U.S. | 1931–1964 | Country | [citation needed] |
Genesis | United Kingdom | 1967–Present | Progressive Rock / Pop Rock | [61] |
George Michael | United Kingdom | 1981–Present | Pop / Blue-eyed Soul | [62], |
Gheorghe Zamfir | Romania | 1964–Present | Instrumental | [citation needed] |
James Last | Germany | 1963-Present | Instrumental / Classical | [63] |
Janet Jackson | U.S. | 1982–Present | R&B / Pop / Rock | [64][65] |
Johnny Hallyday | France | 1957–Present | Rock / Pop | [66] |
Johnny Mathis | U.S. | 1956–Present | Jazz / Pop | [67] |
Joni James | U.S. | 1952–1964 | Rock | [citation needed] |
KC and the Sunshine Band | U.S. | 1973–Present | Pop / Disco / Funk | [68] |
Kenny Rogers | U.S. | 1958–Present | Country / Pop | [69] |
Lionel Richie | U.S. | 1968–Present | Pop / R&B / Soul / Adult Contemporary | [70] |
Luciano Pavarotti | Italy | 1961–2006 | Opera | [71] |
Mariah Carey | U.S. | 1990–Present | Pop / R&B | [72] |
Michiya Mihashi | Japan | 1955–1995 | Enka | [73][74][75][76] |
Mireille Mathieu | France | 1950–Present | Pop | [77] |
Modern Talking | Germany | 1984–2003 | Disco / Synthpop | [78] |
Neil Diamond | U.S. | 1966–Present | Pop / Rock / Adult Contemporary | [79] |
Olivia Newton-John | Australia | 1966–Present | Adult Contemporary / Pop | [80] |
The Osmonds | U.S. | 1970–Present | Pop | [81] |
Patti Page | U.S. | 1948–Present | Pop / Jazz / Adult Contemporary / Country | [82] |
Perry Como | U.S. | 1933–1998 | Pop / Swing / Easy Listening | [83] |
Pet Shop Boys | United Kingdom | 1981–Present | Synthpop / Electronica | [84] |
Phil Collins | United Kingdom | 1980–Present | Rock / Pop | [61] |
Prince | U.S. | 1978–Present | Pop / Funk / R&B / Rock / Soul | [85] |
Queen | United Kingdom | 1970–Present | Hard Rock / Glam Rock / Pop / Heavy Metal / Progressive Rock | [86] |
R.E.M. | U.S. | 1980-Present | Alternative Rock | [87] |
Ricky Nelson | U.S. | 1957–1985 | Pop | [88] |
Roberto Carlos | Brazil | 1950–Present | MPB / Brazilian rock | [89] |
Status Quo | United Kingdom | 1967–Present | Rock | [90] |
Stevie Wonder | U.S. | 1961–Present | R&B / Soul / Funk | [91] |
Sting | United Kingdom | 1974-Present | Rock / Pop / World | [citation needed] |
Teresa Teng | Republic of China | 1967-1995 | Pop | [92] |
Tina Turner | U.S. | 1955–Present | Pop / R&B / Rock / Soul / Dance | [93] |
Tommy James | U.S. | 1971–Present | Rock | [94] |
U2 | Ireland | 1976–Present | Rock | [95][96][97] |
Valeriya | Russia | 1991–Present | Pop | [98] |
The Ventures | U.S. | 1959–Present | Surf Rock | [99] |
Village People | U.S. | 1977–Present | Disco / Funk | [100] |
Whitney Houston | U.S. | 1977–Present | Pop / R&B / Adult Contemporary / Gospel / Dance | [101] |
The Who | United Kingdom | 1964–Present | Rock | [102] |
75 million to 99 million records
Artist | Country | Period | Genre | Source |
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a-ha | Norway | 1982–Present | Synthpop / New Wave | [103] |
Annie Lennox | United Kingdom | 1977-Present | Pop / Rock | [104] |
The Andrews Sisters | U.S. | 1937–1951 | Swing | [105] |
B'z | Japan | 1988–Present | Rock / Pop | [106] |
Barry Manilow | U.S. | 1973–Present | Pop / Easy Listening / Adult Contemporary | [107] |
Bobby Vinton | U.S. | 1967–1991 | Pop | [108] |
Britney Spears | U.S. | 1999–Present | Pop | [109] |
Carlos Santana | Mexico | 1966–Present | Rock / Blues | [110] |
Donny Osmond | U.S. | 1961–Present | Pop | [111] |
The Doors | U.S. | 1965–1973 | Rock / Psychedelic Rock / Blues Rock | [112] |
Earth, Wind & Fire | U.S. | 1969–Present | Pop / R&B / Disco / Soul / Funk | [113] |
Eddy Arnold | U.S. | 1946–2008 | Country | [114] |
Eurythmics | United Kingdom | 1980–Present | New Wave / Pop | [115] |
Fairuz | Lebanon | 1949–Present | Tarab | [116] |
Gloria Estefan | U.S. | 1977–Present | Latin / Pop / Dance | [117] |
Guns N' Roses | U.S. | 1985–Present | Hard Rock | [118] |
Hank Snow | Canada | 1936–1999 | Country | [119] |
Hibari Misora | Japan | 1949–1989 | Enka | [120] |
Iron Maiden | United Kingdom | 1975–Present | Heavy Metal | [121] |
Jean Michel Jarre | France | 1971–Present | New Age | [122] |
Kenny G | U.S. | 1982–Present | Instrumental / Jazz | [123] |
Kiss | U.S. | 1973–Present | Hard Rock / Heavy Metal | [124] |
Luis Miguel | Mexico | 1981–Present | Latin / Pop | [125] |
Metallica | U.S. | 1981–Present | Heavy Metal / Thrash Metal / Hard Rock | [126] |
Mina | Italy | 1958–Present | Pop | [127] |
Peter Wolf | Austria | 1968–Present | Pop / Rock | [128] |
Scorpions | Germany | 1969–Present | Hard Rock / Heavy Metal | [129] |
Sonny & Cher | U.S | 1964–1974 | Pop rock | [130] |
Van Halen | U.S. | 1972–Present | Hard Rock / Heavy Metal | [131] |
50 million to 74 million records
Artist | Country | Period | Genre | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
Alanis Morissette | Canada | 1991–Present | Rock / Pop | [132] |
Alabama | U.S. | 1969–Present | Country | [citation needed] |
Alice Cooper | U.S. | 1965–Present | Hard Rock / Heavy Metal / Shock Rock / Glam Rock | [133] |
Andre Kostelanetz | U.S. | 1940s–1980 | Easy Listening | [134] |
Andrea Bocelli | Italy | 1994–Present | Opera | [135] |
Anne Murray | Canada | 1968–Present | Pop / Country | [136] |
Ayumi Hamasaki | Japan | 1995–Present | Pop / Rock / Trance | [137] |
Barbra Streisand | U.S. | 1960–Present | Pop / Adult Contemporary / Classical / Easy listening / Showtunes | [60] |
B.J. Thomas | U.S. | 1966–Present | Pop / Country / Christian | [138] |
Blondie | U.S. | 1977–Present | Punk Rock/ New Wave | [139] |
Bob Dylan | U.S. | 1959–Present | Folk / Rock / Blues | [140] |
Bob Marley | Jamaica | 1962–1981 | Reggae | [citation needed] |
Bob Seger | U.S. | 1961–Present | Rock | [141] |
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony | U.S. | 1993–Present | Hip-Hop / Gangsta Rap | [142] |
Boston | U.S. | 1969-Present | Rock / Hard Rock | [143] |
Boyz II Men | U.S. | 1990–Present | R&B / Soul | [144] |
Bruce Springsteen | U.S. | 1965–Present | Rock / Folk Rock / Heartland Rock | [145] |
Bryan Adams | Canada | 1977–Present | Rock / Alternative rock / Hard rock / Pop rock / Arena rock | [146] |
Cat Stevens | United Kingdom | 1966–Present | Folk / Pop | [147] |
Claude François | France | 1966–Present | Pop/Disco | [148] |
The Corrs | Ireland | 1990–Present | Rock | [149] |
Dave Wong | Republic of China | 1987–Present | Pop | [citation needed] |
Def Leppard | United Kingdom | 1977–Present | Hard Rock / Heavy Metal | [150] |
Depeche Mode | United Kingdom | 1980–Present | New Wave / Synthpop | [151] |
Destiny's Child | U.S. | 1990-2005 | R&B / Pop | [152] |
Dreams Come True | Japan | 1989–Present | Pop / Jazz | [153][154][155] |
The Diamonds | Canada | 1953–1970s | R&B | [156] |
The Doobie Brothers | U.S. | 1970–Present | Rock | [157] |
Don Cornell | U.S. | 1942–2004 | Pop | [citation needed] |
Duran Duran | United Kingdom | 1981–Present | New Wave / Synthpop / Rock | [158] |
Eminem | U.S. | 1999–Present | Rap | [159] |
Enya | Ireland | 1982–Present | New Age / Celtic | [160] |
Four Tops | U.S. | 1954–Present | R&B | [161] |
Garth Brooks | U.S. | 1989-2001-2005-Present | Country / Country Rock / Country Pop | [162] |
George Strait | U.S. | 1981–Present | Country | [163] |
Herb Alpert | U.S. | 1957–Present | Instrumental Pop / Easy Listening | [citation needed] |
James Brown | U.S. | 1956–2006 | Soul / R&B / Funk | [164] |
Jay-Z | U.S. | 1996–Present | Hip hop | [165] |
Jethro Tull | United Kingdom | 1968–Present | Progressive Rock / Hard Rock /Rock | [166] |
Johnny Cash | U.S. | 1955–2003 | Country / Rock And Roll | [167] |
Kazuhiro Moriuchi | Japan | 1966–Present | Enka | [168] |
Kylie Minogue | Australia | 1987–Present | Pop / Dance | [169] |
Linda Ronstadt | U.S. | 1967–Present | Rock / Pop / Country | [citation needed] |
Linkin Park | U.S. | 2000–Present | Rapcore/ Nu Metal/ Alternative Rock | [170] |
Meat Loaf | U.S. | 1968–Present | Rock / Hard Rock | [171] |
Michael Bolton | U.S. | 1968–Present | Pop | [172] |
Mills Brothers | U.S. | 1928–1982 | Pop | [173] |
The Moody Blues | United Kingdom | 1964–Present | Progressive Rock | [174] |
Mötley Crüe | U.S. | 1981–Present | Hard Rock / Heavy Metal | [175] |
Mr.Children | Japan | 1989–Present | Pop / Rock | [176] |
Nat King Cole | U.S. | 1936–1965 | Jazz / Vocal / Pop | [177] |
Nelson Gonçalves | Brazil | 1941–1998 | Samba | [178] |
New Kids on the Block | U.S. | 1984–Present | Pop | [179] |
Nirvana | U.S. | 1988–1994 | Alternative Rock / Grunge | [180] |
'N Sync | U.S. | 1995–2002 | Pop / Dance | [181] |
Oasis | United Kingdom | 1991-present | Rock / Britpop | [citation needed] |
Orhan Gencebay | Turkey | 1966–Present | Arabesque / Folk | [citation needed] |
Ozzy Osbourne | United Kingdom | 1980–Present | Heavy Metal | [citation needed] |
Pearl Jam | U.S. | 1990–Present | Alternative Rock / Grunge / Hard Rock | [182] |
Petula Clark | United Kingdom | 1942–Present | Pop | [183] |
Red Hot Chili Peppers | U.S. | 1983-Present | Alternative Rock / Funk Rock | [184][185][186] |
The Police | United Kingdom | 1977–Present | Rock / New Wave | [187] |
Ray Conniff | U.S. | 1956–2002 | Pop / Easy Listening | [188] |
Reba McEntire | U.S. | 1974–Present | Country | [189] |
Richard Clayderman | France | 1976–Present | Easy Listening / Instrumental Pop | [190] |
Ricky Martin | Puerto Rico | 1991–Present | Pop/ Latin/ Reggaeton | [191] |
Robbie Williams | United Kingdom | 1990–Present | Pop / Rock | [192] |
Roxette | Sweden | 1986–Present | Pop / Rock | [193] |
Sade | United Kingdom | 1984–Present | R&B / Soul / Jazz | |
Shakira | Colombia | 1991–Present | Pop / Latin | |
Shania Twain | Canada | 1993–Present | Pop / Country | [citation needed] |
The Seekers | Australia | 1963–Present | Folk / Rock | [195] |
Spice Girls | United Kingdom | 1996–2000, 2007-2008 | Pop / Dance | [196] |
TLC | U.S. | 1991–2005 | R&B / Hip-Hop | [citation needed] |
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | U.S. | 1976–Present | Rock | [197] |
Tony Bennett | U.S. | 1949–Present | Traditional Pop / Jazz | [198] |
Tupac Shakur | U.S. | 1991–1996 | Hip-Hop | [citation needed] |
The Turtles | U.S. | 1965–Present | Rock | [199] |
T.Rex | United Kingdom | 1967–1977 | Glam Rock | [200] |
UB40 | United Kingdom | 1980–Present | Reggae | [201] |
Vernon Dalhart | U.S. | 1916–1948 | Country | [citation needed] |
Willie Nelson | U.S. | 1956–Present | Country | [citation needed] |
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