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[3] [4] [5] Madonna also has the best-selling compilation album by a female artist (and solo artist) with The Immaculate Collection, which sold around 30 million copies. [6] Other notable appearances include Shakira, as the only Latino artist in the list thanks to her crossover album Laundry Service, and Hikaru Utada with First Love as the only ...
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.
A list of musical groups and artists who were active in the 1960s and associated with music in the decade This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
As one of the most successful female recording artists of all time, Mariah has received countless awards and accolades over her long career, including five Grammy Awards and 19 No.1s on the Hot ...
Artist Country of origin Period of activity Genre(s) Total certified units Claimed sales Destiny's Child: United States 1990–2006 R&B / Pop 9.6 million [40] Leona Lewis: United Kingdom 2006–present R&B / Pop / soul: 9.56 million [41] Demi Lovato: United States 2002–present Pop / pop rock / R&B: 9.26 million [42] Shakira: Colombia 1991 ...
Roy Orbison was one of rock's famous artists who wrote ballads of lost love. In the early part of the decade, Elvis Presley continued to score hits. For most of the 60s, Presley mostly released films. Presley decided to get away from films by 1969; his last #1 song on the charts was Suspicious Minds which was released in 1969.
Francis was born to an Italian-American family (one of her grandfathers having immigrated from Reggio Calabria in 1905) [7] in the Ironbound neighborhood of Newark, New Jersey, the first child of George Franconero (1911–1996) and Ida (née Ferrari-di Vito; 1911–2000), spending her first years in the Crown Heights, Brooklyn area (Utica Avenue/St. Marks Avenue) before the family moved to New ...
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.