Top Ten Selling Music Artists of all Time

England's greatest rock band holds the top spot on the all-time ranking of best-selling artists by album sales, and it looks untouchable on a bizarre list filled with a number of surprising appearances.

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. The criteria are that the figure must have been published by a reliable source and the album must have sold at least 20 million copies worldwide.

Apple England's greatest rock band holds the top spot on this all-time ranking of best-selling artists by album sales, and it looks untouchable on a bizarre list filled with a number of surprising appearances.

In 2004, she was presented with the Chopard Diamond Award at the World Music Awards for becoming the best-selling female artist of all time, an award that was highly disputed for its accuracy. Nonetheless, Dion undoubtedly remains one of the best-selling female artists of all time with certified sales of over 125 million copies while her record company makes claims of over 200 million albums sold worldwide.

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Elvis Presley is considered the highest-selling individual artist based on sales claims and Rihanna is the highest-selling individual artist based on certified units.

Brooks was previously noted as the best-selling solo artist in the U.S. by the RIAA in November 2007, based solely on his album sales, which, at the time, totaled 123 million to Presley's 118.5 million.

The Beatles. Apple England's greatest rock band holds the top spot on this all-time ranking of best-selling artists by album sales, and it looks untouchable on a bizarre list filled with a number of surprising appearances.

For example, only a few hip-hop artists appear on the best-selling artists of all time list. Eminem is right behind Guns N’ Roses. 2Pac manages to hold his own, narrowly beating out Bob Dylan and Def Leppard. Proving the power of manufactured pop, the Backstreet Boys make a strong showing, beating out Phil Collins and Dave Matthews Band.

For example, only a few hip-hop artists appear on the best-selling artists of all time list. Eminem is right behind Guns N’ Roses. 2Pac manages to hold his own, narrowly beating out Bob Dylan and Def Leppard. Proving the power of manufactured pop, the Backstreet Boys make a strong showing, beating out Phil Collins and Dave Matthews Band.

Apple England's greatest rock band holds the top spot on this all-time ranking of best-selling artists by album sales, and it looks untouchable on a bizarre list filled with a number of surprising appearances.

For example, only a few hip-hop artists appear on the best-selling artists of all time list. Eminem is right behind Guns N’ Roses. 2Pac manages to hold his own, narrowly beating out Bob Dylan and Def Leppard.

Apple England's greatest rock band holds the top spot on this all-time ranking of best-selling artists by album sales, and it looks untouchable on a bizarre list filled with a number of surprising appearances.

Tupac Shakur left behind a massive catalog of songs. Narrowing Pac's best to just 22 songs wasn't an easy task. 2Pac managed to touch on every subject worth rapping about, from racial injustice to teen pregnancy. As a tribute to one of hip hop's greatest minds, here are 22 of 2Pac's greatest songs.

For example, only a few hip-hop artists appear on the best-selling artists of all time list. Eminem is right behind Guns N’ Roses. 2Pac manages to hold his own, narrowly beating out Bob Dylan and Def Leppard. Proving the power of manufactured pop, the Backstreet Boys make a strong showing, beating out Phil Collins and Dave Matthews Band.

Apple England's greatest rock band holds the top spot on this all-time ranking of best-selling artists by album sales, and it looks untouchable on a bizarre list filled with a number of surprising appearances.

Simon is an electronic game of memory skill invented by Ralph H. Baer and Howard J. Morrison, with software programming by Lenny Cope. The device creates a series of tones and lights and requires a user to repeat the sequence. If the user succeeds, the series becomes progressively longer and more complex.

Apple England's greatest rock band holds the top spot on this all-time ranking of best-selling artists by album sales, and it looks untouchable on a bizarre list filled with a number of surprising appearances.

Underscoring the popularity of country music, several country artists appear on the list. Garth Brooks takes second place, while Reba McEntire, Shania Twain, George Strait, and Fleetwood Mac rank high with total albums sold in the double-digits.

A rock icon, it's safe to say that Carlos Santana isn't only one of the best guitar players ever, but is one of the greatest bands of all time. List of the best Carlos Santana albums, including pictures of the album covers when available.

This surprising list of best-selling music artists by all-time sales finds Kenny G has sold more albums than Eminem, and Garth Brooks more than Michael Jackson. This surprising list of best-selling music artists by all-time sales finds Kenny G has sold more albums than Eminem, and Garth Brooks more than Michael Jackson.

This surprising list of best-selling music artists by all-time sales finds Kenny G has sold more albums than Eminem, and Garth Brooks more than Michael Jackson. This surprising list of best-selling music artists by all-time sales finds Kenny G has sold more albums than Eminem, and Garth Brooks more than Michael Jackson.

Houston is one of the best-selling music artists of all-time, with 200 million records sold worldwide. She released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum, or gold certification.

In 2004, she was presented with the Chopard Diamond Award at the World Music Awards for becoming the best-selling female artist of all time, an award that was highly disputed for its accuracy. Nonetheless, Dion undoubtedly remains one of the best-selling female artists of all time with certified sales of over 125 million copies while her record company makes claims of over 200 million albums sold worldwide.

Mariah Carey is the best-selling female artist of all time with more than 200 million albums sold to date and eighteen Billboard Hot 100 #1 singles (seventeen self-penned), more than any solo artist in history.

Artist Period active Genre Certified Sales Claimed sales 1 The Beatles 1960–1970 Rock / Pop 257.7 million 2.3 billion 2 Elvis Presley 1954–1977 Rock and roll / Pop / Country 206.8 million 600 million 3 Michael Jackson 1964–2009 Pop / Rock / Dance / R&B 169.

Barbra Streisand is one of the top pop recording artists of all time as well as an accomplished film actor and director. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) considers her the top female recording artist of all time.

Underscoring the popularity of country music, several country artists appear on the list. Garth Brooks takes second place, while Reba McEntire, Shania Twain, George Strait, and Fleetwood Mac rank high with total albums sold in the double-digits.

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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. The criteria are that the figure must have been published by a reliable source and the album must have sold at least 20 million copies worldwide.