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If two or more artists have the same claimed sales, they are then ranked by certified units. The claimed sales figure and the total of certified units (for each country) within the provided sources include sales of albums, singles, compilation-albums, music videos as well as downloads of singles and full-length albums.
Albums are listed in order of number of copies sold. If two or more artists have the same claimed sales, they are then ranked by certified units and thereafter by the artist's last name. Markets' order within the table is based on the number of compact discs sold in each market, largest market at the top and smallest at the bottom. [7]
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 ...
The Bodyguard soundtrack by Whitney Houston (with various artists) is the best-selling album credited to a woman; [1] its sales are over 45 million copies since its release in November 1992. [2] Come On Over by Shania Twain is recognized by Guinness World Records as the biggest-selling studio album by a solo female artist with over 40 million ...
Taylor Swift, whose upcoming Eras tour crashed Ticketmaster, is now among the top 25 biggest music artists ever.
Swift is also the only artist to have the annual top-selling album in three separate decades (2000s, 2010s and 2020s). [ 1 ] This is a list of the best-selling albums by year in the United States , published by American music magazine Billboard since 1956 as year-end rankings of album sales.
The top-selling solo artist in U.S. history, Garth Brooks is known for songs like “The Thunder Rolls,” “Friends in Low Places” and “Ain’t Goin’ Down Till the Sun Comes Up.” Read ...
List of best-selling music artists; List of best-selling albums; List of best-selling albums of the 21st century; List of highest-certified music artists in the United States: This lists the top 100 certified music artists (albums), and the top 50 certified music artists (digital singles). IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year