Artist
|
Origin
|
Breakdown
|
Global Sales
|
The Beatles
|
United Kingdom
|
|
335 million
|
Elvis Presley
|
United States
|
|
245 million
|
Michael Jackson
|
United States
|
|
235 million
|
Pink Floyd
|
United Kingdom
|
|
205 million
|
Madonna
|
United States
|
|
200 million
|
Queen
|
United Kingdom
|
|
190 million
|
AC/DC
|
Australia
|
|
170 million
|
Elton John
|
United Kingdom
|
|
165 million
|
Eagles
|
United States
|
|
155 million
|
Rod Stewart
|
United Kingdom
|
|
150 million
|
Barbra Streisand
|
United States
|
|
135 million
|
Bruce Springsteen
|
United States
|
|
135 million
|
Metallica
|
United States
|
|
130 million
|
Garth Brooks
|
United States
|
118.6 million
- USA - 107.24 million
- JPN - 115,000
- UK - 1.18 million
- GER - 880,000
- FRA - 10,000
- BRA - 60,000
- CAN - 7.51 million
- ITA - 5,000
- MEX - 40,000
- ESP - 225,000
- AUS - 860,000
- NLD - 95,000
- ARG - 10,000
- SWE - 150,000
- SWI - 90,000
- AUT - 45,000
- FIN - 25,000
- NZ - 50,000
|
120 million
|
Eminem
|
United States
|
|
120 million
|
Bob Marley
|
Jamaica
|
|
120 million
|
Aerosmith
|
United States
|
106.9 million
- USA - 77.57 million
- JPN - 7.07 million
- UK - 3.22 million
- GER - 3.26 million
- FRA - 975,000
- BRA - 1.44 million
- CAN - 7.46 million
- ITA - 1.04 million
- MEX - 520,000
- ESP - 870,000
- AUS - 865,000
- NLD - 545,000
- ARG - 570,000
- SWE - 480,000
- SWI - 440,000
- AUT - 295,000
- FIN - 165,000
- NZ - 170,000
|
115 million
|
Dire Straits
|
United Kingdom
|
|
100 million
|
Enya
|
Ireland
|
|
80 million
|
Nirvana
|
United States
|
|
80 million
|
Creedence Clearwater Revival
|
United States
|
|
75 million
|
The Police
|
United Kingdom
|
|
75 million
|
Britney Spears
|
United States
|
|
75 million
|
Red Hot Chili Peppers
|
United States
|
|
75 million
|
Bryan Adams
|
Canada
|
|
70 million
|
Sting
|
United Kingdom
|
|
70 million
|
Supertramp
|
United Kingdom
|
|
65 million
|
Coldplay
|
United Kingdom
|
|
60 million
|
Black Sabbath
|
United Kingdom
|
|
60 million
|
Linkin Park
|
United States
|
|
60 million
|
John Lennon
|
United Kingdom
|
|
60 million
|
Adele
|
United Kingdom
|
53.2 million
- USA - 24.48 million
- JPN - 620,000
- UK - 10.98 million
- GER - 3.28 million
- FRA - 3.15 million
- BRA - 735,000
- CAN - 2.99 million
- ITA - 840,000
- MEX - 505,000
- ESP - 500,000
- AUS - 2.14 million
- NLD - 1.35 million
- ARG - 335,000
- SWE - 275,000
- SWI - 390,000
- AUT - 155,000
- FIN - 150,000
- NZ - 390,000
|
60 million
|
Robbie Williams
|
United Kingdom
|
|
60 million
|
Meat Loaf
|
United States
|
53.4 million
- USA - 24.98 million
- JPN - 195,000
- UK - 11.85 million
- GER - 4.63 million
- FRA - 355,000
- BRA - 700,000
- CAN - 3.84 million
- ITA - 165,000
- MEX - 400,000
- ESP - 245,000
- AUS - 2.75 million
- NLD - 1.42 million
- ARG - 200,000
- SWE - 490,000
- SWI - 380,000
- AUT - 305,000
- FIN - 80,000
- NZ - 415,000
|
55 million
|
Johnny Hallyday
|
France
|
52.8 million
- USA - 15,000
- JPN - 10,000
- GER - 35,000
- FRA - 50.17 million
- BRA - 10,000
- CAN - 755,000
- ITA - 10,000
- MEX - 10,000
- ESP - 25,000
- NLD - 50,000
- ARG - 5,000
- SWE - 5,000
- SWI - 1.67 million
- AUT - 5,000
|
55 million
|
Alanis Morissette
|
Canada
|
|
50 million
|
Cher
|
United States
|
47.4 million
- USA - 26.49 million
- JPN - 500,000
- UK - 5.9 million
- GER - 3.4 million
- FRA - 900,000
- BRA - 700,000
- CAN - 2.71 million
- ITA - 900,000
- MEX - 500,000
- ESP - 1.0 million
- AUS - 1.4 million
- NLD - 400,000
- ARG - 200,000
- SWE - 1.0 million
- SWI - 500,000
- AUT - 450,000
- FIN - 250,000
- NZ - 220,000
|
50 million
|
Taylor Swift
|
United States
|
44.6 million
- USA - 33.75 million
- JPN - 1.6 million
- UK - 2.97 million
- GER - 570,000
- FRA - 205,000
- BRA - 350,000
- CAN - 2.27 million
- ITA - 75,000
- MEX - 155,000
- ESP - 85,000
- AUS - 1.95 million
- NLD - 70,000
- ARG - 80,000
- SWE - 70,000
- SWI - 45,000
- AUT - 70,000
- FIN - 15,000
- NZ - 235,000
|
45 million
|
Oasis
|
United Kingdom
|
41.4 million
- USA - 8.66 million
- JPN - 4.06 million
- UK - 17.21 million
- GER - 1.69 million
- FRA - 1.65 million
- BRA - 910,000
- CAN - 1.76 million
- ITA - 1.59 million
- MEX - 520,000
- ESP - 650,000
- AUS - 1.01 million
- NLD - 290,000
- ARG - 300,000
- SWE - 420,000
- SWI - 275,000
- AUT - 130,000
- FIN - 100,000
- NZ - 220,000
|
45 million
|
Shakira
|
Colombia
|
|
35 million
|
Ayumi Hamasaki
|
Japan
|
31.4 million
- JPN - 31.42 million
|
35 million
|
Rihanna
|
Barbados
|
29.8 million
- USA - 11.79 million
- JPN - 1.17 million
- UK - 7.45 million
- GER - 2.01 million
- FRA - 1.9 million
- BRA - 560,000
- CAN - 1.84 million
- ITA - 365,000
- MEX - 270,000
- ESP - 245,000
- AUS - 990,000
- NLD - 240,000
- ARG - 125,000
- SWE - 125,000
- SWI - 365,000
- AUT - 155,000
- FIN - 90,000
- NZ - 135,000
|
30 million
|
Take That
|
United Kingdom
|
25.0 million
- USA - 425,000
- JPN - 780,000
- UK - 17.08 million
- GER - 3.21 million
- FRA - 250,000
- BRA - 180,000
- CAN - 190,000
- ITA - 900,000
- MEX - 70,000
- ESP - 370,000
- AUS - 190,000
- NLD - 400,000
- ARG - 100,000
- SWE - 235,000
- SWI - 290,000
- AUT - 245,000
- FIN - 90,000
- NZ - 15,000
|
30 million¨
|
Maroon 5
|
United States
|
24.9 million
- USA - 14.03 million
- JPN - 1.75 million
- UK - 3.7 million
- GER - 510,000
- FRA - 715,000
- BRA - 410,000
- CAN - 1.3 million
- ITA - 275,000
- MEX - 390,000
- ESP - 150,000
- AUS - 875,000
- NLD - 195,000
- ARG - 235,000
- SWE - 60,000
- SWI - 65,000
- AUT - 35,000
- FIN - 20,000
- NZ - 165,000
|
25 million
|
Kylie Minogue
|
Australia
|
21.4 million
- USA - 2.4 million
- JPN - 1.33 million
- UK - 9.9 million
- GER - 1.39 million
- FRA - 1.25 million
- BRA - 250,000
- CAN - 455,000
- ITA - 270,000
- MEX - 175,000
- ESP - 480,000
- AUS - 2.54 million
- NLD - 205,000
- ARG - 75,000
- SWE - 140,000
- SWI - 240,000
- AUT - 115,000
- FIN - 45,000
- NZ - 175,000
|
25 million
|
Amy Winehouse
|
United Kingdom
|
21.2 million
- USA - 5.1 million
- JPN - 290,000
- UK - 5.94 million
- GER - 2.62 million
- FRA - 2.07 million
- BRA - 1.02 million
- CAN - 635,000
- ITA - 755,000
- MEX - 205,000
- ESP - 540,000
- AUS - 430,000
- NLD - 540,000
- ARG - 135,000
- SWE - 150,000
- SWI - 405,000
- AUT - 240,000
- FIN - 60,000
- NZ - 110,000
|
25 million
|
Ed Sheeran
|
United Kingdom
|
20.3 million
- USA - 5.4 million
- JPN - 375,000
- UK - 7.77 million
- GER - 1.63 million
- FRA - 1.05 million
- BRA - 130,000
- CAN - 855,000
- ITA - 310,000
- MEX - 85,000
- ESP - 120,000
- AUS - 1.63 million
- NLD - 300,000
- ARG - 40,000
- SWE - 55,000
- SWI - 110,000
- AUT - 90,000
- FIN - 35,000
- NZ - 335,000
|
20 million
|
Björk
|
Iceland
|
18.4 million
- USA - 5.02 million
- JPN - 1.6 million
- UK - 2.61 million
- GER - 1.89 million
- FRA - 2.63 million
- BRA - 260,000
- CAN - 755,000
- ITA - 745,000
- MEX - 420,000
- ESP - 510,000
- AUS - 405,000
- NLD - 430,000
- ARG - 185,000
- SWE - 345,000
- SWI - 230,000
- AUT - 160,000
- FIN - 115,000
- NZ - 75,000
|
20 million
|
BTS
|
South Korea
|
5.5 million
- USA - 1.77 million
- JPN - 2.39 million
- UK - 275,000
- GER - 255,000
- FRA - 120,000
- BRA - 180,000
- CAN - 175,000
- ITA - 25,000
- MEX - 120,000
- ESP - 35,000
- AUS - 45,000
- NLD - 30,000
- ARG - 30,000
- SWE - 10,000
- SWI - 20,000
- AUT - 20,000
- FIN - 5,000
- NZ - 5,000
|
18 million
|
Imagine Dragons
|
United States
|
7.5 million
- USA - 4.41 million
- JPN - 75,000
- UK - 745,000
- GER - 435,000
- FRA - 380,000
- BRA - 100,000
- CAN - 550,000
- ITA - 95,000
- MEX - 215,000
- ESP - 55,000
- AUS - 195,000
- NLD - 70,000
- ARG - 50,000
- SWE - 10,000
- SWI - 65,000
- AUT - 55,000
- FIN - 5,000
- NZ - 35,000
|
8 million
|
Kendrick Lamar
|
United States
|
5.6 million
- USA - 4.23 million
- JPN - 85,000
- UK - 365,000
- GER - 165,000
- FRA - 90,000
- BRA - 10,000
- CAN - 295,000
- ITA - 20,000
- MEX - 30,000
- ESP - 10,000
- AUS - 165,000
- NLD - 25,000
- ARG - 10,000
- SWE - 10,000
- SWI - 15,000
- AUT - 10,000
- FIN - 5,000
- NZ - 30,000
|
5 million
|
Demi Lovato
|
United States
|
4.1 million
- USA - 2.65 million
- JPN - 40,000
- UK - 205,000
- GER - 60,000
- FRA - 45,000
- BRA - 495,000
- CAN - 220,000
- ITA - 45,000
- MEX - 120,000
- ESP - 60,000
- AUS - 50,000
- NLD - 25,000
- ARG - 25,000
- SWE - 5,000
- SWI - 5,000
- AUT - 5,000
- FIN - 5,000
- NZ - 5,000
|
4 million
|
Little Mix
|
United Kingdom
|
3.4 million
- USA - 395,000
- JPN - 125,000
- UK - 2.38 million
- GER - 95,000
- FRA - 55,000
- BRA - 40,000
- CAN - 40,000
- ITA - 30,000
- MEX - 15,000
- ESP - 25,000
- AUS - 150,000
- NLD - 20,000
- ARG - 5,000
- SWE - 5,000
- SWI - 5,000
- AUT - 10,000
- FIN - 5,000
- NZ - 20,000
|
3 million
|
Avicii
|
Sweden
|
2.0 million
- USA - 390,000
- JPN - 180,000
- UK - 395,000
- GER - 235,000
- FRA - 160,000
- BRA - 55,000
- CAN - 110,000
- ITA - 25,000
- MEX - 110,000
- ESP - 15,000
- AUS - 120,000
- NLD - 40,000
- ARG - 15,000
- SWE - 40,000
- SWI - 25,000
- AUT - 50,000
- FIN - 10,000
- NZ - 10,000
|
2 million
|
AC/DC
|
Australia
|
|
xxx million
|
AC/DC
|
Australia
|
|
xxx million
|
AC/DC
|
Australia
|
|
xxx million
|