Posted December 13, 200915 yr Soundscan : Artists of the Decade 01 Eminem 32,241,000 02 The Beatles 30,182,000 03 Tim McGraw 24,769,000 04 Toby Keith 24,469,000 05 Britney Spears 22,969,000 06 Kenny Chesney 22,034,000 07 Linkin Park 21,421,000 08 Nelly 21,232,000 09 Creed 20,594,000 10 Jay-Z 20,424,000 11 Nickelback 19,817,000 12 Rascal Flatts 19,408,000 13 Josh Groban 19,348,000 14 Alan Jackson 18,857,000 15 N'Sync 18,303,000 16 Dixie Chicks 18,178,000 17 Johnny Cash 18,143,000 18 Kid Rock 17,614,000 19 Metallica 17,403,000 20 Celine Dion 17,363,000 21 George Strait 17,275,000 22 Michael Jackson 17,261,000 23 Norah Jones 17,087,000 24 U2 16,817,000 25 Elvis Presley 16,486,000 26 Usher 16,329,000 27 Dave Matthews Band 16,025,000 28 AC/DC 15,935,000 29 50 Cent 15,868,000 30 Alicia Keys 15,561,000 31 Rod Stewart 15,561,000 32 Santana 14,975,000 33 Destiny's Child 14,878,000 34 Coldplay 14,604,000 35 Mariah Carey 14,341,000 36 Pink Floyd 14,164,000 37 Shania Twain 13,850,000 38 Ludacris 13,442,000 39 Enya 13,422,000 40 Green Day 13,363,000 41 Andrea Boccelli 13,353,000 42 Outkast 13,277,000 43 R. Kelly 13,234,000 44 Faith Hill 12,899,000 45 Mary J. Blige 12,614,000 46 3 Doors Down 12,551,000 47 Christina Aguilera 12,380,000 48 Limp Bizkit 12,378,000 49 Bon Jovi 12,378,00 50 Frank Sinatra 12,221,000 Source : Billboard magazine’s Decade/Year end issue
