Posted April 1, 200619 yr This was posted in the Mariah forum on CC a few months ago by Kelly I think, so thanks Kel if it was you! It's the top 150 artists of all time... # Name Albums Worldwide Sales Nationality Years Active Genre Source 1 The Beatles 40+ 400,000,000 UK 60s (1962-1970) Rock/Pop Guinness/EMI See also: Discussion #36 2. Michael Jackson 14 350,000,000 US 70s-00s (1979-) Pop/R&B MJ Stats 3 Elvis Presley 150+ 300,000,000 US 50s-70s (1956-1977) Country/Rock Elvis.com See also: Discussion #1 4. Madonna 16 275,000,000 US 80s-00s (1984-) Pop WBR 2005 Discography [1] 5. Nana Mouskouri 450 250,000,000 Greece 60s-00s (1959-) Pop [2] [3] 6. Cliff Richard 60+ 250,000,000 UK 50s-00s (1959-1969,1977-1979,1986-1999) Rock/Pop [4] 7.The Rolling Stones 54 ~250,000,000 UK 60s-00s (1964-1981) Rock 60.5 million in the US [5] 8. Mariah Carey 14 230,000,000 US 90s-00s (1990-) Pop/R&B Albums Discography 9. Elton John 43 ~220,000,000 UK 70s-00s (1972-1976,1989-1991,1997-) Pop [6] 10.Celine Dion 21 220,000,000 Canada 80s-00s (1990-) Pop Music/Pop Discography See also: Discussion #1 11. Pink Floyd 21 ~210,000,000 UK 60s-00s (1970-1983,1994-1995) Prog Rock 73 Mil US 12. Led Zeppelin 9/12 200,000,000+ UK 60s-70s (1969-1979) Rock/Blues MSNBC See also: Discussion #1 13. Metallica 10 ~200,000,000 US 80's-00's (1991-1997) Hard Rock 57 mil US 14. Julio Iglesias 80 ~200,000,000 Spain 70s-00s (1969-) Latino Pop [7] [8] 15. Queen 22 180,000,000 UK 70s-00s (1975-1995) Rock R&R HoF, 2001[9] 1995 Queen (band) 16 AC/DC ~180,000,000 Australia/UK 70s-00s (1980-1992) Hard Rock AC/DC MSN Music David Icke 17 Whitney Houston 10 ~180,000,000 US 80s-00s (1985-2000) R&B/Pop Discography 18. ABBA 160,000,000 Sweden 70s-80s (1974-1982) Disco/Pop ABBA discography 19. U2 ~150,000,000 Ireland 80s-00s (1983-) Rock/Pop 50m.US 20.The Jacksons 150,000,000 US 60s-80s (1969-1980) R&B 71m.US 21. Garth Brooks ~145,000,000 US 80s-00s (1989-2001) Country 105m.US 22. Janet Jackson 11 130,000,000 US 80s-00s (1986-) R&B/pop Janet Jackson Discography 23. The Eagles ~120,000,000 US 70s-00s (1974-1979) Country/Rock 89 million in US 24. Wei Wei (韦唯) ~120,000,000 China 80s-00s (1986-) Pop [12] [13] 25. The Bee Gees 110,000,000 UK/Australia 60s-00s (1975-1979) Pop/Disco src.1 26. Bon Jovi ~110,000,000 US 80s-00s (1986-2000) Rock/Hard Rock (100m.alb.) 27. R.E.M. ~110,000,000 US 80s-00s (1991-) Rock [(106m.alb.) 28. Kenny Rogers 105,000,000+ US 60s-00s Country/Pop/Rock [15] 29. Black Sabbath 100,000,000+ US 70s-00s Hard Rock/Metal [17] 30. Barbra Streisand 100,000,000+ US 60s-00s popular 70.5 million in US [18] 31. Mireille Mathieu 37 ~100,000,000 France 60s-00s Pop src. 32.Alla Pugacheva 15 ~100,000,000 Russia 70s-00s Rock/Pop *(10m.US) [19] 33. Prince ~100,000,000 US 70s-00s Rock/Pop src. 34. Ricky Nelson ~100,000,000 US 50s-80s Pop/Country/Rock 35. Luciano Pavarotti ~100,000,000 Italy 60s-00s Opera [20] [21] 36.Brenda Lee ~100,000,000 US 50s-60s Pop/Country Note: A. R. Rahman ~100,000,000 India 90s-00s [22] 37.OmPrakash ~100,000,000 India 90s-00s [23] 38.Illayaraja ~100,000,000 India 70s-00s [24] 39. Johnny Mathis ~100,000,000 UK 60s-00s Rock/Pop [25] 40. Lionel Richie ~100,000,000 US 80s-00s Pop/R&B [26] 21.0 mililion in US [27] 41. Dolly Parton ~100,000,000 US 60s-00s Country [28] Note: this artist is not listed by RIAA as one of the 200 best selling artists in US [29]See also: discussion #15 42. Donna Summer ~100,000,000 US 70s-90s Disco 43. Aerosmith ~100,000,000 US 70s-00s Hard Rock [30] [31] 44. Billy Joel ~100,000,000 US 70s-00s Pop / Rock 78 mil.US, [32] [33] 45. Fleetwood Mac ~100,000,000 UK/US 60s-00s Pop/Rock 2 46. Johnny Hallyday ~100,000,000 France 50s-00s Pop src.1 [34] 47. Charles Aznavour ~100,000,000 France 50s-00s Pop [35] 48. Bruce Springsteen ~90,000,000 US 70s-00s Rock/Pop *(61 mil. albums US) 49. Def Leppard ~90,000,000 UK 80s-00s Hard Rock 55.5mil.US 50. Bob Dylan ~90,000,000 US 60s-00s Folk-Rock *35m.US, 51. Earth, Wind & Fire 90,000,000 US 70s-00s R&B/Funk/Disco/Pop *(23 mil.US) 52. KISS 30 ~90,000,000 US 70s-00s Hard Rock source 53.B'z 14 ~86,000,000 Japan 90s-00s Rock See also: discussion #22 54. Eddy Arnold 85,000,000 US 40s-90s Country source 55. Britney Spears ~85,000,000 US 90s-00s Pop *(32 mil. US), src. 56. Modern Talking ~80,000,000 Germany 80s-00s Eurodance 57. Jean-Michel Jarre 19 ~80,000,000 France 70s-00s Synth Pop sourceSee also: discussion #19 58. Santana ~80,000,000 US 60s-00s Rock src.1 *[37mil. US] 59. Dalida ~80,000,000 France 50s-80s as of 1981 See also: discussion #19 60. Salvatore Adamo ~80,000,000 Italy 60s-00s [38] 61. Fairouz ~80,000,000 Lebanon 60s-00s Traditional Arab, Modern, Pop *(35 mil. US) 62. Eric Clapton ~80,000,000 UK 80s-00s Rock, Blues *(38 mil. US) 63. Stevie Wonder ~80,000,000 US 60s-00s Soul/R&B/Pop,Disco [39] 64. Hank Snow ~80,000,000 Canada 30's-90's Folk [40] 65. Spice Girls 3 ~76,000,000 UK 90s-00s Pop source 66. Backstreet Boys ~75,000,000 US 90s-00s Pop src.1 [41] 67. Journey ~75,000,000 US 70s-00s Rock/Pop 40mil.US, [42] 68. Paul McCartney ~75,000,000+ UK 60s-00s Rock Note: 69. Dire Straits 74,000,000 UK 70s-90s Rock 70. Shania Twain 4 ~73,000,000 Canada 90s-00s Country/Rock/Pop Note: 71. Depeche Mode ~70,000,000 UK 80s-00s Pop/Rock Note: No references given here for US sales 72. A-ha 10 70,000,000 Norway 80s-00s Pop [43] [44] 73. The Carpenters 70,000,000 US 60s-80s Pop reference needed 74. Gloria Estefan ~70,000,000 US 80s-00s Latino Pop src.1, [45] 75. Enya 5 70,000,000 Ireland 80s-00s New Age/Celtic 76. Roberto Carlos ~70,000,000 Brazil 60s-00s [46] [47] 77. Charley Pride ~70,000,000 US 60s-00s Country source 78. Bay City Rollers ~70,000,000 UK 70s-00s Rock [48] 79. Van Halen ~70,000,000 US 70s-00s Hard Rock [49] 80. Kylie Minogue 65,000,000 Australia 80s-00s Synth Pop source 81. George Strait ~65,000,000 US 70s-00s Country *54 mil. US 82. Iron Maiden 65,000,000 UK 70s-00s Metal [51] 83. Eminem 65,000,000 US 90s-00s Rap *(22 mil. US) 84. Tupac 60,000,000+ US 90s-00s Rap [52] 85. Genesis 60,000,000 UK Rock/Pop src. 86. Phil Collins ~60,000,000 UK Rock/Pop src. 87. Guns N' Roses ~60,000,000 US 80s-90s Hard Rock 71mil. albums 88. Chicago ~60,000,000 US 60s-80s Jazz/Rock [53] 89. Vicky Leandros 400+ ~60,000,000+ Greece 60s-00s Pop No reference given 90. Bryan Adams ~60,000,000 Canada 80s-00s Pop/Rock 1 91. The Doors ~60,000,000 US 60s-70s Rock *(30 mil. US) 92. Tina Turner ~60,000,000 US 70s-00s Rock/Pop [54] 93. Perry Como ~60,000,000 US 30s-00s Standards [55] [56] 94. Frank Sinatra ~60,000,000 US 40s-90s Standards *(25 mil.US) 95. Simon and Garfunkel ~60,000,000 US 60s Folk-Rock *(36mil.US) 96. Pearl Jam ~60,000,000 US 90s-00s Alternative *(29 mil. US) 97. John Denver ~60,000,000 US 60s-00s Folk/Rock/Country [57] 98. The Monkees ~60,000,000 US 60s-90s Rock [58] 99. Hank Thompson ~60,000,000 US 40s-00s Country Note: no reference provided 100. Barry Manilow 60,000,000+ US 70s-00s Pop/Standards [59] 101. Boyz II Men ~60,000,000 US 80s-00s R&B/Pop *(27mil.US), [60] 102. Paul Anka ~60,000,000 Canada 50s-00s Pop [61] 103. Alanis Morissette ~55,000,000 Canada 90s-00s Rock/Pop src.1 [62] 104. TLC 55,000,000+ USA 90s-00s *(28 mil.US)R&B BMG 105. The Police *53,000,000 UK 70s-80s Rock/Pop 22m.US, [63] 106. Nirvana *52,000,000 US 80s-90s Alternative 24m.US 107. Michael Bolton 52,000,000 US 80s-00s Pop [64] 108. Luis Miguel 55,000,000 Mexico 80s-00s Latin Pop [65] 109. Andre Kostelanetz 52,000,000 US 70s-00s Classic src.1 [66] 110. Tony Bennett ~51,000,000 US 50s-00s Standards/Jazz [67] 111. Alabama *~50,000,000 US 70s-00s Country 46m.US 112. Johnny Cash 4 ~50,000,000 US Country [68] 113. Motley Crue *~50,000,000 US 80s-00s Hard Rock 22m.US, [69] 114. Foreigner *~50,000,000 US/UK 70s-90s Rock/Pop 36m.US 115. Oasis ~57,000,000 UK 90s-00s Rock ~50m.albums 116. Meat Loaf ~50,000,000 US 70s-00s Rock [70] src.2 117. Olivia Newton-John ~50,000,000 Australia 70s-00s Country/Pop [71] 118. Bjork ~50,000,000 Iceland 80s-00s Alternative Note: this artist is NOT listed as one of the 200 US best-selling artists by RIAA [72] 119. Gene Autry ~50,000,000 US Country [73] 120. Nat King Cole ~50,000,000 US 30s-60s Jazz [74] 121. The Seekers ~50,000,000 Australia 60s, 90s-00s Rock/Pop/Folk [75] 122.The Doobie Brothers ~50,000,000 US 70s-00s Rock 50mil.US 123. Three Dog Night ~50,000,000 US 60s-70s Rock [76] [77] src.3 124. Bob Seger ~50,000,000 US 70s-00s Rock [78] 125. Roger Whittaker ~50,000,000 UK 70s-90s src.1 [79] 127. Annie Lennox ~50,000,000 UK 90s-00s src.1 [80] 128. Ace Of Base ~50,000,000 Sweden 90s-00s Pop/Dance source 129. David Bowie ~500,000,000 UK 60s-00s Rock src. 130. Reba McEntire 48,000,000 US 70s-00s Country [81] 131. Andy Lau (劉德華) 48,000,000 Hong Kong 80s-00s Country [82] [83] 132. Ayumi Hamasaki 46,000,000 Japan 90s-00s J-Pop src. 133. Willie Nelson 46,000,000 US 50s-00s IRS 134. George Michael 45,000,000 UK 80s-00s Pop source [84] 135. Biggie Smalls ~48,000,000 US 90s Rap *(38mil.US) 136. Bananarama ~45,000,000 UK 80s-00s Pop/Rock/Dance 40mil albums 137. Chris de Burgh 45,000,000 Ireland 70s-00s Pop/Rock src.1 [85] 138. Red Hot Chili Peppers 44,000,000 US 80s-00s Alternative 139. Milli Vanilli 44,000,000 Germany 80s-90s Pop [86] 140. Alan Jackson 43,000,000 US 90s-00s Country source 141. *NSYNC 42,000,000 US 90s-00s Pop *(30 mil. US) 142. Christina Aguilera 4 ~40,000,000 US 90s-00s Pop 34m.albums 143. Vicente Fernandez 40,000,000 Mexico 70s-00s Mexican 144. Waylon Jennings +40,000,000 US Country [87] 145. Jose Feliciano 40,000,000 Puerto Rico 60s-00s Pop source 146. Judas Priest 15 ~40,000,000 UK 70s-00s Hard Rock source 147. The Who ~40,000,000 UK 60s-00s Rock *(20mil.US) 148. Ozzy Osbourne ~40,000,000 UK 60s-00s Hard Rock *(27mil.US) 149. John Lennon ~40,000,000 UK 60s-70s Rock *13.5mil.US 150. The Beach Boys 40,000,000 US 60s-90s (1961-1996) Pop/Rock
April 1, 200619 yr "Groans" - This is the old Wikipedia list. As I remember from last time it is riddled with errors & inaccuracies. Most famously the Nana Mouskouri sales (which are c. 10times what they should be).
April 1, 200619 yr Yes the Wikipedia site have taken the list away now due to people editing it all the time. :rolleyes: And for it to say that The Beach boys and the Who had only sold 40 million is laughable :lol:
April 1, 200619 yr Author Who compiled it? As they aren't very accurate how did they even get these figures?
April 1, 200619 yr That list is different everytime i see it cause people keep editing it. Michael Jackson has not sold 350 million and Elvis and the Beatles have both Sold an estimated Billion.
April 1, 200619 yr This is so wrong, everything is so inflated, and yes that includes Mariahs total too, she has sold considerably less, about 170m, very roughly, nowhere near that dramatically inflated total, same goes for the others too, I know Madonna has sold a LOT less too, the world biggest selling female is Nana Mouskouri, i'm not sure by how much but I know she is definately the worlds biggest selling female.
April 1, 200619 yr Everything on there looks about double their actual totals. :P I agree but some of it is far to low. John Lennon, Beach Boys and The Who have all sold well over 40 million and Robbie has sold 44 million yet does'nt feature on the list :rolleyes: And i also remember when Kylie Best of was released last year that she had sold over 40 million so that 65 million is rediculous :blink:
April 1, 200619 yr Yeah britney spears hasnt sold 85 million, it was just announced that her total worldwide album sales just broke 80,000,000 in January. Still so proud of her though :cheer:
April 1, 200619 yr WOW. I had no idea Britney had sold 80 million. I thought it was about 60 million or so.
April 1, 200619 yr I thought Kylie had done around 30 million actually, I'll be pleased if it is 40 million as you can imagine. :D
April 1, 200619 yr I thought Kylie had done around 30 million actually, I'll be pleased if it is 40 million as you can imagine. :D Well i recall hearing it on CDUK a last year sometime. When they were announcing the chart they mentioned that Kylie had sold over 40 million :D
April 2, 200619 yr Author This is so wrong, everything is so inflated, and yes that includes Mariahs total too, she has sold considerably less, about 170m, very roughly, nowhere near that dramatically inflated total, same goes for the others too, I know Madonna has sold a LOT less too, the world biggest selling female is Nana Mouskouri, i'm not sure by how much but I know she is definately the worlds biggest selling female. Oh I guess it wasn't you who originally posted it then! :P
April 2, 200619 yr I am so surprised about some artists but Westlife will get into this list with their next album.
April 3, 200619 yr WOW. I had no idea Britney had sold 80 million. I thought it was about 60 million or so. Well these are her worldwide sales... ...Baby one more time - 24.2 million Oops...I did it again - 19 million Britney - 12.4 million In the zone - 7.9 million Greatest hits: My preogative - 8.1 million B in the mix: The remixes - 510K (very good for no promo) + ---------------------------------- 72 million But thats not including the shipped amount as these are copies that have been bought from retailers. I got that from billboard a month ago, so its very believable that those 6 albums considering their expectations have more than 8 million shipped unbought copies all over the world.
April 3, 200619 yr What i find strange is that anastacia has sold more then britney in europe (beleive it or not) but britney can sell up to 80 million (which is brilliant) so im guessing it must be america where she sells the most
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