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The following list of best-selling music artists includes musical artists from the 20th century to the present with claims of 75 million or more record sales worldwide. The sales figures are calculated based on the formula detailed below.
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.
This is the list of the highest-certified music artists in the United States based on certifications of albums and digital singles (but not physical singles) by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [1] RIAA certifications are based on wholesale shipments rather than retail sales.
Some of the highest-grossing tours had extensive schedules spanning multiple years. Among the top 20 tours of all time, Elton John's Farewell Yellow Brick Road is the longest-running tour with a total of 330 shows in five different calendar years, while Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour is the shortest one with 56 shows in a single year.
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".
Taylor Swift is the highest-grossing live music artist of all time, collecting $3 billion according to Pollstar. The Rolling Stones are the highest-grossing live music group of all time, collecting over $2.9 billion according to Billboard Boxscore. U2, Coldplay, and Elton John also passed two-billion mark in concert revenue.
Platinum record for Michael Jackson's Thriller (1982), the best-selling album of all time. This is a list of the world's best-selling albums of recorded music in physical mediums, such as vinyl, audio cassettes or compact discs.
Estefan is an eight-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been named one of the Top 100 greatest artists of all time by both VH1 and Billboard. [2] Estefan's record sales exceed 100 million worldwide, making her one of the best-selling female singers of all time.