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The following list of best-selling music artistsincludes musical artists from the 20th century to the present with claims of 75 million or more record salesworldwide. The sales figures are calculated based on the formula detailed below. The tables are listed with each artist's claimed sales figure(s) and their total independently certified ...
As of February 2024, American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift is the most-streamed artist, [2] and Canadian rapper Drake is the most-streamed male artist in Spotify's history. [a] Since 2012, Spotify has published a yearly list of its most-streamed artists, which has been topped by Drake and Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny a record three times ...
Artists from multiple different genres — pop, country, instrumental jazz, rap, metal — have earned their spots on this list. Keep scrolling to see the 50 best-selling music artists of all time ...
Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones. The Billboard Hot 100 is a singles chart published by Billboard which measures the most popular singles in the United States. Prior to the creation of the Hot 100, Billboard published four singles charts: "Best Sellers in Stores", "Most Played by Jockeys", "Most Played in Jukeboxes" and "The Top 100".
The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time" is a special issue published by Rolling Stone in two parts in 2004 and 2005, and later updated in 2011. [1] The list presented was compiled based on input from musicians, writers, and industry figures and is focused on the rock & roll era.
The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" is a recurring song ranking compiled by the American magazine Rolling Stone. It is based on weighted votes from selected musicians, critics, and industry figures. It is based on weighted votes from selected musicians, critics, and industry figures.
The song, recognized as "the best-selling single of all time", was released before the pop/rock singles-chart era and "was listed as the world's best-selling single in the first-ever Guinness Book of Records (published in 1955) and—remarkably—still retains the title more than 50 years later".
The RIAA began its certifications in 1958, therefore, popular artists from earlier eras are generally not represented on this list. As of February 10, 2024, the Beatles have the highest total certified albums and Drake has the highest total certified digital singles. Eminem is the only act in the top 20 of both lists.