List from Wikipedia from some Channel 4 documentary in Feb 2004. So any records released after this don't have sales counted.

Since then Westlife have released - Obvious, You Raise Me Up, When You Tell Me That You Love Me and Amazing

Robbie has released - Radio, Misunderstood, Tripping, Advertising Space, Sin Sin Sin and new single Rudebox.

If Someone wants to work out what the totals may be now go ahead :P

 

01 - Cliff Richard (20,969,006)

02 - The Beatles (20,799,632)

03 - Elvis Presley (19,293,118)

04 - Madonna (14,562,856)

05 - Elton John (13,475,063)

06 - Michael Jackson (11,310,958)

07 - Queen (10,334,713)

08 - ABBA (10,004,039)

09 - Paul McCartney (9,781,603)

10 - David Bowie (9,392,410)

 

11 - Rod Stewart (9,046,492)

12 - Rolling Stones (8,348,470)

13 - Kylie Minogue (7,994,130)

14 - Stevie Wonder (7,614,227)

15 - Spice Girls (7,507,213)

16 - Shakin' Stevens (7,108,330)

17 - Whitney Houston (6,993,105)

18 - Bee Gees (6,943,851)

19 - George Michael (6,819,419)

20 - Status Quo (6,727,822)

 

21 - Boney M (6,587,01)

22 - Slade (6,520,171)

23 - Olivia Newton-John (6,493,006)

24 - Blondie (6,456,881)

25 - Boyzone (6,435,711)

26 - Oasis (6,225,785)

27 - UB40 (5,997,222)

28 - Tom Jones (5,892,220)

29 - Celine Dion (5,683,264)

30 - The Police (5,617,175)

 

31 - Madness (5,564,459)

32 - Diana Ross (5,326,780)

33 - Wham! (5,298,431)

34 - Adam Ant (5,296,965)

35 - The Jam (5,094,055)

36 - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (5,008,067)

37 - Robbie Williams (4,973,227)

38 - Pet Shop Boys (4,913,655)

39 - Phil Collins (4,889,059)

40 - Wet Wet Wet (4,877,320)

 

41 - Duran Duran (4,846,531)

42 - The Everly Brothers (4,827,957)

43 - The Shadows (4,793,537)

44 - Westlife (4,726,116)

45 - Gary Glitter (4,717,834)

46 - Engelbert Humperdinck (4,710,320)

47 - U2 (4,663,427)

48 - Bryan Adams (4,614,135)

49 - Frank Sinatra (4,597,630)

50 - The Hollies (4,597,450)

That makes very interesting reading Graham. Thanks

 

Leaving Robbie and Westlife aside, it amazes me to see that Shakin Stevens has sold more CDs than George Michael :blink:

 

I find that very hard to swallow :wacko:

It´s a singles-only list, I suppose. Westlife sales are disapointing for a band who had 12 (?) number ones... Anyway, the album sales are much more important and I´m sure Weslife´s sales are c**p compared to the amount of #1´s they had. In the Music Week list of the decade (2000-2005), they appeared behind Dido even tough they have like 3 times more albums released then her.

they sell a normal amount for everysingle, they don't sell 1 million with one and 20.000 with the next one.

 

Westlife must be over 5.300.000 now.

 

can we know robbie's last 5 singles sales please?

I know it's single sales only Didowhatever you're called :rolleyes:

 

 

Don't forget robbie released 26 singles while westlife 20. Westlife sold 5.3 millions, how many did robbie sell?

Don't forget robbie released 26 singles while westlife 20. Westlife sold 5.3 millions, how many did robbie sell?

 

Oh good grief :rolleyes: Singles are not important. It's ALBUMS sales which artists are remembered for. -_- According to the list Robbie has sold more singles and has also released more singles since then so is still probebly ahead. Big deal. I could'nt care less if Westlife have infact sold more then him in singles. He is an international star who sells hugely pretty much everywhere except the US, Westlife are only big in the UK :D

re-opened as long as discussion is on topic and constructive :)

I've found these:

 

Westlife

obvious: 70.000

you raise me up: 323.500

when you tell...: 88.300

(2006 not included)

 

Robbie

Radio: 85.000

Tripping: 166.900

Advertising Space: 32.300

 

(Thanks to havenforum)

Edited September 6, 200618 yr by Ben79

So Westlife and Robbie have about the same sales: 5,100,000-5,200,000

Madonna is over 15 million, Kylie more than 8 million.

I've found these:

 

Westlife

obvious: 70.000

you raise me up: 323.500

when you tell...: 88.300

(2006 not included)

 

 

Robbie

Radio: 85.000

Tripping: 166.900

Advertising Space: 32.300

 

(Thanks to havenforum)

 

 

Westlife

obvious: 79.000

you raise me up: 345.000

when you tell...: 120.000

amazing 25.000

 

 

fair enough

Edited September 6, 200618 yr by char1sma

You Raise Me Up sold loads more than I remembered! :o

what did u remember jester?

When you tell me did not sell 120.000 :lol:

 

Scotty is right :smoke: No one cares about single sales really, it's the albums that count!

when you tell me that you love me sol 41.000 in the first week and 48.000 in the second. that means 89.000 in 2 weeks.

Scotty is right :smoke: No one cares about single sales really, it's the albums that count!

 

I am always right :smoke: I do wonder what Westlife's album sales are though? :unsure:

8.1 millions

 

5th best seller of 21st century

what did u remember jester?

Less, although it sold well over Christmas :huh: