Best-Selling Artists
Ranking
Artists
Million Records Sold
Period Active
Genre
1
The Beatles
1.000
1962-1970
Rock / Pop
=
Elvis Presley
1954-1977
Rock and Roll / Pop / Gospel / Rockabilly
3
Michael Jackson
750
1971-2009
Pop / R&B / Rock / Soul
4
Frank Sinatra
600
1935-1995
Pop / Swing / Big Band
5
Bing Crosby
500
1926-1977
Jazz / Pop / Swing / Big Band
6
ABBA
400
1972-1982
Pop / Dance
7
Julio Iglesias
300
1968-2006
Pop Latino
Led Zeppelin
1968-1980
Rock duro/ Blues rock / Heavy metal
Nana Mouskouri
1960-2007
Pop
Queen
1970-1991
Heavy Metal/ Rock progresivo / Pop rock
Tino Rossi
1930–1982
12
Madonna
275
80s-00s
13
Cher
250
60s-00s
Pop / Dance / Disco / Rock / Folk / Country
Alla Pugacheva
70s-00s
Chubby Checker
Pop / R&B
Cliff Richard
50s-00s
Elton John
Pink Floyd
60s-90s
Rock phycodélico/ Rock progresivo
Rod Stewart
19
The Rolling Stones
240
Rock
20
Mariah Carey
230
90s-00s
21
Céline Dion
207
22
Wei Wei
200
Pop/Disco
23
A. R. Rahman
24
/ The Bee Gees
195
26
Whitney Houston
170
U2
28
/ AC/DC
150
Hard Rock / Heavy Metal
The Jackson Five
Genesis
/ Engelbert Humperdinck
Mireille Mathieu
32
Aerosmith
140
Hard Rock
34
David Bowie
136
Glam Rock / Pop
Janet Jackson
125
Pop/R&B
Black Sabbath
Hard Rock/Heavy Metal
/ Dalida
50s-80s
Pop / Disco
37
Modern Talking
120
38
Gheorghe Zamfir
Instrumental
39
Dire Straits
118
70s-90s
Rock / Classic Rock
Status Quo
41
Garth Brooks
115
Country
42
Fats Domino
110
40s-00s
Rock / R&B
43
Adamo
100
Camilo Sesto
Pop latino
Barry White
45
The Beach Boys
Barbra Streisand
Billy Joel
Pop / Rock
Bob Dylan
Folk / Rock
Bon Jovi
Boney M
Brenda Lee
50s-90s
Country / Pop
Bruce Springsteen
The Carpenters
60s-80s
Charles Aznavour
Chicago
Creedence Clearwater Revival
60s-70s
Deep Purple
Diana Ross
Pop / R&B / Soul / Disco / Funk
Dionne Warwick
Dolly Parton
Donna Summer
Disco / Pop /
Duane Eddy
Eagles
/ Fleetwood Mac
Rock / Blues
Frankie Laine
Jazz / Pop / Gospel / Country
Gene Autry
20s-90s
/ Johnny Hallyday
Johnny Mathis
Joni James
50s-60s
Kenny Rogers
Lionel Richie
Luciano Pavarotti
Opera
Patti Page
Paul McCartney
Perry Como
30s-00s
Phil Collins
Prince
R&B / Rock / Pop
Ricky Nelson
Roberto Carlos
Pop / Latin
The Royal Canadians
30s-50s
Pop / Big Band
Stevie Wonder
R&B / Pop
Tommy James
The Who
85
Depeche Mode
91
New Wave / Synthpop
George Michael
90
Guns N' Roses
Metallica
Heavy Metal / Thrash Metal / Hard Rock
The Ventures
Instrumental Rock
Earth, Wind & Fire
R&B / Disco / Pop / Funk
Luis Miguel
Backstreet Boys
87
Linda Ronstadt
93
Kiss
Heavy Metal/Glam Metal
Eddy Arnold
40s-90s
94
Britney Spears
83
95
B'z
80
Iron Maiden
Classic Metal / Heavy Metal
Jean Michel Jarre
New Age
/ Santana
Rock / Blues / Pop
Donny Osmond
Sonny & Cher
Willie Nelson
Gene Austin
20s-30s
Hank Snow
30s-90s
James Last
Instrumental / Classical / Pop
106
The Osmonds
77
107
Roxette
75
Eurythmics
80s-90s
The Andrews Sisters
Pop / Swing
Barry Manilow
Bobby Vinton
Scorpions
Victor Silvester
30s-80s
Dance / Pop
Kenny G
Instrumental / Pop Jazz
Alabama
73
116
Raphael
72
Herb Alpert
Instrumental Pop / Easy Listening
Adriano Celentano
70
Bay City Rollers
70s-80s
Duran Duran
New Wave / Rock / Pop
Eminem
Rap
/ Gloria Estefan
R.E.M.
Richard Clayderman
Easy Listening / Instrumental Pop
Tupac Shakur
Van Halen
Vernon Dalhart
10s-40s
Petula Clark
68
Tom Jones
Shakira
66
131
Def Leppard
65
Kylie Minogue
Orhan Gencebay
Folk
Shania Twain
134
A-ha
64
Pop/Rock
135
George Strait
62
Alanis Morissette
60
Boyz II Men
R&B / Pop / Soul
Cat Stevens
Pop / Folk
Charlie Daniels
Country / Rock
Green Day
Punk Rock / Pop Punk / Rock Alternativo
Jethro Tull
John Denver
Folk / Pop
Oasis
Paul Anka
Ricky Martin
Simon & Garfunkel
The Turtles
ZZ Top
Hard Rock / Blues-Rock
Ayumi Hamasaki
55
145
Bryan Adams
Mina
Spice Girls
Vicente Fernández
153
Anne Murray
54
Pop / Country
Juan Gabriel
155
Rocío Dúrcal
53
156
Andre Kostelanetz
52
40s-70s
Easy Listening
157
Alice Cooper
50
Hard Rock / Heavy Metal / Glam Rock
Andrea Bocelli
Opera / Classical
B.J. Thomas
Blondie
Pop / New Wave
Bob Marley
Reggae
Bob Seger
Destiny's Child
R&B / Pop /Hip Hop
The Diamonds
50s-70s
The Doobie Brothers
The Doors
Psychedelic Rock / Hard Rock
Don Cornell
Enrique Iglesias
Enya
New Age / Celtic
Foreigner
Four Tops
R&B
Johnny Cash
José Luis Perales
Pop romántico
Linkin Park
Marco Antonio Solís
Meat Loaf
Rock / Hard Rock / Heavy Metal
Michael Bolton
Mills Brothers
30s-70s
Mr. Children
Nat King Cole
30s-60s
Jazz / Pop
Nelson Gonçalves
Samba
Nirvana
Grunge / Rock / Hard Rock
Olivia Newton-John
Ozzy Osbourne
Heavy Metal / Hard Rock
Pearl Jam
The Police
Ray Conniff
Pop / Easy Listening
Reba McEntire
The Seekers
Pop / Folk / Rock
Robbie Williams
Sade
Supertramp
Tina Turner
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
UB40
Vicky Leandros