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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.
List of best-selling music artists. 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. The tables are listed with each artist's claimed sales figure (s) and ...
Elton John 's "Candle in the Wind 1997" is the best-selling physical single in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking music sales in 1991. All of these physical singles have sold over four million copies according to either reliable third-party claims or RIAA multi-platinum certifications. Song. Artist (s) Release year.
Michael Jackson 's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever. [ 4][ 5][ 6] Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Madonna and Whitney Houston each have three. Groupings are based on different sales ...
The Rolling Stones are the highest-grossing live music act of all time, collecting over $2.6 billion according to Billboard Boxscore. The band is followed by U2 and Elton John, who both also passed two-billion mark in concert revenue. The concert industry is very male-dominated, [ 1] and only four women have grossed more than $1 billion (as of ...
Drake has six songs on the list, the most of any artist. His highest-ranking single on the list is "Hotline Bling" at number 30. The first five singles from Taylor Swift's fifth studio album, 1989, are on the list. Four were in the top 30, of which "Blank Space" ranked the highest, at number 7.
List of best-selling singles. 1942 10-inch 78 rpm release of the single "White Christmas" by Bing Crosby. 1997 7-inch 45 rpm release of "Candle in the Wind 1997"/"Something About the Way You Look Tonight", double A-side single by Elton John. This is a compendium of the best-selling music singles.
The Boss is officially a billionaire. Bruce Springsteen, who, with songs like “Badlands,” “Hungry Heart” and “My Hometown” became rock ‘n’ roll’s voice of the working class, is ...