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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 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.
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. To appear on the list, the figure must have been published by a reliable source and the album must have sold at least 20 million copies and certified at least 10 million units (the equivalent of a diamond ...
An asterisk (*) represents that a single is in the top ten as of the issue dated for the week of March 1, 2025. [1] Key ↑ – indicates single's top 10 entry was also its Hot 100 debut; The "weeks in top ten" column reflects each song's entire chart life, not just its run during 2025.
P The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending August 10, 2024. [68] Q The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending October 19, 2024. [69] R The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending November 16, 2024. [36] S The single re-entered the top ten on the week ending December 7, 2024. [38]
As of March 2025, American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars is the artist with the most monthly listeners. He is followed by Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd, who was the first artist to surpass 100 million monthly listeners, while American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift was the first female artist and second overall. [18]
Top 10 largest recorded music markets as of 2023 The world's largest recorded music markets are listed annually by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). The ranking is based on retail value (rather than units) each market generates respectively per year; retail value generated by each market varies from year to year.
1 Taylor Swift was the sole artist credited on "Karma" when it debuted on November 5, 2022, for its only week in the top ten prior to its return on June 10, 2023. A remix featuring Ice Spice brought the song back to the top ten, and Ice Spice is credited on the song as of June 10, 2023.