Top Ten Selling Rappers of all Time
This list includes music artists with claims of 75 million or more record sales. The artists in the following tables are listed with both their claimed sales figure along with their total of certified units and are ranked in descending order, with the artist with the highest amount of claimed sales at the top.
The over certified figures, however, are often in millions of units for RIAA certifications, one such example is Rihanna's single "We Found Love", which is certified at nine times Platinum by the RIAA, yet during the time of the certification, it had sold 5.4 million downloads.
List of best-selling music artists ... yet during the time of the certification, ... 120 million to 199 million records. Taylor Swift. Garth Brooks.
As of 2017, based on both sales claims and certified units, The Beatles are considered the highest-selling band. 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.
As of 2017, based on both sales claims and certified units, The Beatles are considered the highest-selling band. 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.
According to Nielsen Soundscan, Garth Brooks has sold around 70,000,000 records in total, making him one of the best selling artists of all time. Given that fact, we are going to look at his three best selling albums of all time. 3. Garth Brooks (self-titled) – 10 million units. First up we have Garth Brooks’ self-titled record.
As of 2017, based on both sales claims and certified units, The Beatles are considered the highest-selling band. 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.
As of 2017, based on both sales claims and certified units, The Beatles are considered the highest-selling band. 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.
During his career, Jackson released 13 number 1 singles. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame also inducted him twice. In fact, the Guinness Book of World Records recognized Jackson as The Most Successful Singer of All Time. They also recognized Thriller as the World’s Top-Selling Album of All-Time.
Elvis’s second best-selling single is 1958’s Jailhouse Rock (985,500 sales), the theme song of the motion picture he also starred in, and Are You Lonesome Tonight? is third with sales of 911,000. Released in the UK in January 1961, the song spent four weeks at the Official Singles Chart summit.
This list includes music artists with claims of 75 million or more record sales. The artists in the following tables are listed with both their claimed sales figure along with their total of certified units and are ranked in descending order, with the artist with the highest amount of claimed sales at the top.
Billboard looks at the top 10 highest-selling hip-hop album series of all time, from Lil Wayne's 'Carter's to Jay Z's 'Blueprint's. Billboard looks at the top 10 highest-selling hip-hop album series of all time, from Lil Wayne's 'Carter's to Jay Z's 'Blueprint's.
Greatest Rappers of All Time Diehard fans, music nerds and critics love lists. But in rap, rankings like this take on a special level of import: aside from moving a crowd (shouts to Rakim), MC means proving you’re the best.
Back in 2007, we researched some of the biggest selling rappers of the time. Now in 2011, we go back to update the numbers as well as provide their selling averages (total number of sales divided by albums). Keep in mind these calculations are based on albums solely and do not consider singles. Here’s what I originally said about this article.
10 Highest Selling Rappers of All Time. ... many rappers today name Andre 3000 as not only one of the ... and why he’s the top selling artist of all-time!
Diehard fans, music nerds and critics love lists. But in rap, greatest-of-all-time rankings like this take on a special level of import: aside from moving a crowd (shouts to Rakim), MC means proving you’re the best. In no other genre do artists so blatantly express their desire to outdo competition.
Billboard looks at the top 10 highest-selling hip-hop album series of all time, from Lil Wayne's 'Carter's to Jay Z's 'Blueprint's. Billboard looks at the top 10 highest-selling hip-hop album series of all time, from Lil Wayne's 'Carter's to Jay Z's 'Blueprint's.
Who Is The Biggest Selling Rapper of All Time? By YoRapper | November 20, 2011 | 214 Comments | Breaking News Back in 2007, we researched some of the biggest selling rappers of the time.