Best Selling Music Artists of All Time

[@LeeRenthlei]

As a solo: MJ 🐐 As a band: The Beatles 🐐

[@Fonzleberry]

MJ solo? Not with my children, thank you.

[@Лаванда-й3ж]

​@@Fonzleberry You realy believe that?😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Лаванда-й3ж]

​@@Fonzleberryfunny, I hope you are not serious😂😂😂😂

[@jack5543]

​@@Fonzleberryyou need to research about that matter because it seems you are ignorant btw Mj never touched children sexually neither did he sleep next to them it was the parents who wanted money, pls research before wasting ur time speaking about the matter when you don't know anything

[@davidkingblue]

ELVIS n1.

[@beatlebrian4404]

What people need to remember is that the Beatles only recorded music for 7 years!

[@Lara.amn79]

I didn't kbow that،thats wild

[@humphreybogart6663]

One thing that is never considered with Elvis is that during his first run he was more popular than the Beatles because he dominated with a higher percentage of population that had eyes on him. The viewership may have been higher for the Beatles but they had the advantage of the baby boom. However in the first 5 years Elvis had 13#1 singles (starting 1956 where he hit #1 to 1960) compared to the Beatles 11 (starting 1962 to 1966). But the real catch is Elvis wasn't recording for two of those years in his prime because he was in the frickin' army! Kinda nice to rack up records in the same time spread that Elvis couldn't compete. Kinda like claiming victory over a dude that had to come to a complete stop for 2 years out of a 5 year race! After 1960 Elvis went into Hollywood and became a different performer he only only did 4 shows from 1958 (when he went into the army) all the way to 1969. Meanwhile the Beatles continued to tour in their peak. Ya think thst could change those stats just a bit???!!! Elvis had uncle sam drafting his ass ruining his career at a pivotal time in America. No wonder the 60's boomed. You had Little Richard becoming a Preacher. Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens killed. Chuck Berry going to prison. Jerry Lee Lewis destroyed fir marrying his 13 year old cousin (which yeah is screwed up). And yes the King robbed of his prime. Yes amazing that the Beatles had such a great 7 years...uh meanwhile most of them were done with all previous competition neutered. The Beach Boys were also managed by an abusive idiot.

[@beatlebrian4404]

@@humphreybogart6663 yes a interesting post, but your last point it's just not true! The Beatles had many many rivals, far more than Elvis ever had!

[@beatlebrian4404]

@@humphreybogart6663 just done a quick Google search it seems Elvis, ( his record companie ) actually released 5 singles while he was in the army, now you have stated the first 5 years of Elvis's career, to that of the Beatles first 5 years, I can only think you have mentioned that to somehow, discredit The Beatles? Now If you compare the first 7 years of The Beatles, to Elvis's first 7 you will see that the Beatles had 17 number ones! (UK)

[@humphreybogart6663]

@@beatlebrian4404 You are missing the point. Elvis didn't release new singles. Do you foolishly think he was doing studio work while he was serving his country? Elvis was showing that he wasn't getting special treatment hence him not recording. Also of note, I picked 1960 because it was the only year you could get a glimpse of him not being affected by hollywood. As for competition of the Beatles in the early years ..who was ever as consistent as the ones I mentioned? Roy Orbison is the only one left over from the 50's that comes to mind and even Elvis missed out on Only the Lonely because of new release from Army distractions and Roy deciding to recird the hit himself. He wanted Elvis to record it! The point about UK hits is redic. Elvis was during the birth of RnR and people were clamoring while Elvis essentially retired. Also the Beatles had presence in both countries. It is also foolish to not understand how Elvis fever was causing the rise of the movement in the UK. Elvis made the Beatles, but it wasn't the other way around. I am still laughing about you making some point over a few pre-recorded singles as opposed to a living breathing recording/touring career in two years such as the Beatles had without Elvis as competition because his prime was screwed! After 1964 so many things changed and a big part is Elvis retiring from non-soundtrack/non secular releasing for 3 years after being out for 2 years. Meanwhile in the middle of Beatlemania Crying in the Chapel hit #3 becuase Elvis fans were that desperate to get anything worth a crap from Elvis and that gospel song was also a left over track! The Beatles had no competition anywhere near Elvis and that is why Elvis chart success was firmly at #2 in the 60's despite being retired for the key years and being a movie star. Chartwise Elvis smashed all the others and that is a fact....and yet he never set foot outside the United States.

[@marcoalvarenga8291]

How amazing is seeing Madonna in the top 5. The only one female there, and she is the only remain alive and still counting. BRAVO MAD'O'NNA!!!!

[@Kerrogann]

Some of the Beatles are still alive too lol

[@inobegrey8431]

she is also able to earn additional income from her music and it might increase her ranking as well

[@garycambridge5513]

She recently stated she’s sold 400 million so her ranking is higher now I think -

[@ANDROLOMA]

Hagdonna.

[@marcoalvarenga8291]

@@garycambridge5513 yes, it is!!!!

[@classicalmusic1175]

There will never be anything like The Beatles again.

[@miltondm8132]

Thanks God 🙄

[@Mangomingo-f3p]

Tf you mean, they moddeled music to how it is today​@@miltondm8132

[@jozefvandenbreen5530]

ABBA has currently sold more than 300 million albums

[@MarioDruet]

Universal announced last week that Abba has sold 386 million records (not albums, there's a difference between the two).

[@Solitaire001]

@@MarioDruet I suspect that the numbers are a combination of the album sales (whether on LP, CD, Cassette, 8-Track, and other formats) and singles like the 45.

[@MarioDruet]

@@Solitaire001 That's what I said!

[@miltondm8132]

@@MarioDruetthe video is about sales, in general, not only albums. ABBA deserves at least the fourth place.

[@MarioDruet]

@@miltondm8132 That's what I said.

[@pallen49]

To see Elvis way up there is a testament to his staying power...To think he started his career from the mid 50's and ended in 1977, yet he's still way up there...The only singer from that era of the 50's in the top 3,? WOW WOW!!!

[@robertmatuschewski860]

Elvis is number one also in selling

[@vendetta0770]

​@@robertmatuschewski860Michael Jackson is number one in selling.

[@karltinson5327]

Elvis stole a lot of music. Wasn’t really original

[@antoniogonzalez798]

⁠@@karltinson5327et par ses reprises a énormément fait gagner d’argent au chanteur à qui appartenait la chanson Elvis c’était x 10000 disques donc 10000 fois plus de royalties Quelqu’un sait plaint …non !!!!! Elvis a accéléré la musique et ça c’est déjà pas mal…..d’où la musique d’aujourd’hui

[@jamesrawlins735]

Sinatra is also from that era as well (of course he started before the 50s)

[@swapniljanoriya3077]

So Michael Jackson is the best solo - selling musical artist of all time .

[@TopX594]

This video is misinformation..the best selling solo artist of all time is Elvis Presley 1 Billion+ records sold as verified by Guinness world records...Michael Jackson only 350 million records sold.

[@DayTripperrr]

It’s Elvis

[@ykjdob]

​@@DayTripperrr are you dumb?

[@TheoriginalMach2000]

So many people missing from this list

[@vespino9424]

It's Madonna

[@keithchegwin1222]

Half of the top 10 biggest artists of all time, all come from London. 6 out of 10 come from England as a whole.

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

Pop nob in fanny

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

@@rangers94ismdid it? Perhaps that was during the Opera era, Spain also didn’t enjoy it. Only France and Italy. I’ve never heard that phrase elsewhere

[@ronaldshank7589]

Think for a moment about Black Sabbath. If it hadn't been for all that stupid partying and such, they could've had more Album Sales! They were the proverbial "House afire", when they first started, but then, thinking that their fans would just blindly accept whatever tripe they put out, later on, they got the shock of their lives, when former fans refused to buy their records, and began leaving in droves! I was working with someone, years ago, that told me that Black Sabbath came to Roanoke, Virginia, to put on a concert, but that Ozzy was so drunk, he couldn't even sing! At least, not properly. His account was that Ozzy talked almost incessantly, throughout the entire concert, and that Ozzy couldn't even walk straight! The guy I worked with told me that, after that, he never went to another Black Sabbath concert again! He almost completely quit listening to Black Sabbath, after that!

[@keithchegwin1222]

@@ronaldshank7589 I guess a few bands were like that back then

[@ARkhan-xw8ud]

True

[@ra0146]

Beatles, Queen, LZ, Pink Floyd and the Rolling Stones. 5 best (british) bands of all time

[@javierfermani3606]

You mean the 5 best bands of all time...

[@ra0146]

@@javierfermani3606 yeah that's why I put British in brackets

[@sparkystours]

not floyd or Queen please can't stand PF ........ Queen was good until Freddy died then they hired a Sweet boy to replace him who SUCKS Crome off a Trailer hitch

[@diffbreak2366]

Hmm. The Beatles, Sabbath, and Floyd yes, but can't disregard VH, Nirvana, Gn'R, the Doors, Lynyrd Skynyrd as some of the greatest.

[@ra0146]

They are definitely greats don’t get me wrong especially the doors better debut album imo than AFD

[@marclapuz5753]

When it comes to music, one thing is sure and that is the Beatles is number 1

[@patbrennan6572]

The last one was right, everyone else was still in the Earth's atmosphere but The Beatles were in outer space.

[@martakozak8547]

the asian artists are managed to be here at 42nd place singing in korean.That's dope actually...

[@KaleidoSTAR_PH]

and Japanese too at number 93

[@coucoubrandy1079]

Do the Koreans know that they can join the Eurovision ? They can because they are paying membership fees for the EBU. So they can compete. Like Australia.

[@ThevelvetundergroundnNico]

Yeah cuz most of their sales come from south korea and we have a culture where our music is very focused in boy/girl groups that targets teenagers and each of them just buys bunch of album without even thinking to make their favorite get on to of the charts then they sell their albums cuz they don’t need the same 50 album

[@ADIAZ-sy9vw]

the Beatles Available certified sales: 271 million Estimated sales: 500 million.

[@alfredbalurandavocol5769]

The Beatles were untouchable. Period.

[@bergson10]

Are

[@andy-ic2gf]

Staggering when you think Elvis and MJ had recording careers of 22 and 40 years respectively whilst The Beatles were only around for 6 ??

[@tyroneanderson5619]

Yea but You're comparing a band to solo artists, the beatles were 4 people, MJ and ELvis were alone.

[@LannieLord]

You're forgetting that newer / younger generation don't care about Elvis. They do the Beatles . @@tyroneanderson5619

[@TopX594]

​@@LannieLord Yawn.."without Elvis, there would've been no Beatles" - John Lennon....Elvis more popular nowadays than The Beatles.

[@TopX594]

​@@tyroneanderson5619Doesn't matter Band or Solo...as a musical act Beatles are untouchable...the only act comparable with Beatles is Elvis.

[@LannieLord]

Not with the record buying public 18 to 30. Elvis for OLDER people only. @@TopX594

[@avkashmenon7281]

Guys Mj the solo best seller owned all of these catalogs you saw at the age of 26

[@parmismj]

You know...they always try to keeping MJ❤ down bro

[@AFTR2025]

Not anymore

[@jack5543]

​@@AFTR2025WDYM?

[@jack5543]

Yes He owns all the Beatles Catalog but Paul McCartney was upset with him though

[@jack5543]

​@@parmismj true they still believe the mj was a pedo, they don't research that is the thing

[@adilove2310]

Madonna still killing it and in the top 5 of all time what a legend . This way of presenting it was so fun loved it . Also starting with the Beatles . So many artists who were only a Tito e for short amount of periods to still be on top is amazing and groups like abba that are active again but made most of their sales in a decade it’s crazy . Whitney , Celine Barbara Cher , and all the young divas Like my mother monster , Beyoncé . Riri . Knew it was good when we started with Alamis . Divas represent

[@EverlyJk-oy2mh]

I'm so proud of BTS, the only asian act on top 50 and the youngest artist on the list. They still have a long way to go, wishing the best and more success for the boys.

[@thehope8669]

Our boys are Killing it and more to come 💅

[@marclapuz5753]

Hoping to be number 1 but never gonna happen as long as the Beatles music is present

[@fancytracy]

@@marclapuz5753 never gonna happen beacause their music is ass lmao

[@oppaya3675]

@@marclapuz5753 😝 Beatles songs is timeless, while BTS gonna forget after 10 years... 🤓

[@mohamadfirdausbinmat2577]

​@@oppaya3675All this negativity for what lol

[@TheGamerClubber]

MADONNA ❤️...I heard its over 300M álbuns sold. A living legend Eternal MICHAEL & ELVIS❤ Incredible...no one beated THE BEATLES...wow

[@SheVa.AloMar_99]

Celine Dion ❤ Queen of the power Ballad

[@javierishac1697]

She’s not

[@gabrieljp365]

after whitney houston

[@objectiveperson2372.]

​@@gabrieljp365 whitney can't sing anymore she has died responsible for her drug life. Are you interested in following in her footsteps as an addict???

[@tripfoumi7402.]

​@@javierishac1697Celine's nickname in the world of music: Queen of the power balads. Whitney's nickname in the world of music: The Voice. And Mariah, im sorry. I don't know her

[@TheLegendOf.CHUNLI]

​@@gabrieljp365Whitney was long dead. the addict is gone. She is a negative example of behavior during her lifetime.

[@KuTaruh_MieNaMie]

Celine dion

[@doughnutdoney997]

Great video but why for some artists its United Kingdom while others its England....should be the same? Also the Union (Jack) flag is missing some red in it.

[@saqssaqs5840]

Madonna at the top where she belongs ❤

[@stephenbrown4211]

Since when has fifth place been top?

[@ΓεώργιοςΣιδέρης-τ2μ]

Enough with the silly Beatles. Their music is just for laughs. They expressed an era but that's it. Mercy. And you, stop commenting under other people's comments. Stupid and ignorant of music.

[@alonzopatton6550]

@@stephenbrown4211 When you're the top-selling female artist.

[@stephenbrown4211]

@@alonzopatton6550 but that list had her fifth

[@alonzopatton6550]

@stephenbrown4211 she's in the top 5, and she's the #1 top selling female artist.

[@notyoaveragesouthernmama5734]

Honestly so glad Enya made it on this list and lives in a castle because of it. Legend 💯

[@GeorgeKing-ms1vy]

Bono is her neighbour apparently, which degrades property values around the area, I've heard.

[@coucoubrandy1079]

I was surprised by many on this " listing " . I mean some, I know but they sold that much ? Oh, well. I don't think it's the Beatles #1. It has to be MJ .

[@ThakurkunalSingh-mm4ni]

Michael jackson king of pop

[@silgen]

Fleetwood Mac are NOT from the USA. They started out as a British band and even when Stevie and Lindsay joined the were still 60% British. Also, why are some British bands down as from England and others from the UK?

[@dbazanco]

Im shocked that Britney Spears is in the 44 position, she is a legend

[@lexnergy]

😂

[@tyomario3760]

Im shocked christina aguilera out of top 100😅😅😅

[@dbazanco]

😓

[@MattiaMarini-kr2cg]

Me too😢😢

[@Felktl09]

Britney Spears impact in music is undeniable. She will always be the princess of pop

[@himster22]

I thought Justin Bieber was Canadian 🇨🇦

[@MayISpeak]

He is lol. He got his us citizenship but he’s still technically Canadian-American.

[@CIMAmotor]

And Fleetwood Mac is a British band with American singers.

[@FedeDiver1]

And Van Halen is not from the Netherlands

[@ThevelvetundergroundnNico]

Justin is canadian the video has alot of errors

[@itnsk2629]

Fun Fact: Michael Jackson have the most sold album ever (Thriller) have more than 112 Million sells! for MJ Fans

[@Rising_Star11]

Only ❤MICHAEL 🇮🇳JACKSOM❤

[@mistahmistahh3613]

hands down always to the beatles

[@kelvinart8480]

The bealtes are the best, Ever.....

[@humphreybogart6663]

​​@@kelvinart8480Elvis outsold all of them but unfortunately partial sales are not counted for certification. i.e. 499,999 units is counted as zero. Elvis has so many sales not counted because his extended plays didn't pass the $3 threshhold. These numbers are bunk. They don't take into account percentage of population/inflation. It is just stupid. Matter of fact Bing Crosby was more dominant then all of them. 40+ #1's and way more successful recordings in an extremely short time. Thats real, but people will believe in fairy tales. I will always be an Elvis man because unlike all the others, he was not a one trick pony. He had the voice, hit with R&B, Country, Rock, Easy Listening etc... Elvis got triple crowns multiple times, no other artist can claim that. Elvis wasn't just the King of Rock, he was the king of music because of the multiple success. The measure of greatness is not just setting records, but how long they stand. If Elvis had of been better managed there was no telling how far he would have gone. No single individual in entertainment reached that height, and even the Beatles have to share that fame. Most records are based on album sales because they are tracked better lately. Pitiful when you are measuring an artist who most popularity is based on singles! The R.I.A.A didn't come to start certifying until 2 years after Elvis explosion and the multi Platinum record was introduced until after Elvis career was over. The Beatles having a much more aggressive record company with record keeping sure helped. Whatever. At least I know the truth. Elvis voice and versatility and output was unmatched. ...and yes Elvis created art in so many other ways than putting words to music.

[@Lara.amn79]

By the taylor swift is done with music،she will prob pass them،the woman is releasing 3 albums a year،she will have 60،70 in the end 😂

[@humphreybogart6663]

@@Lara.amn79 Taylor Swift has done 10 studio albums in her 17 year career. Elvis had over 40 in 21. She better get to working. All this why he was doing Vegas shows that were often 4 shows a day (thats right at times he did over a hundred shows in a one month period). Taylor Swift is nowhere near as prolific and her charted sales in the entirety are way behind. Lets see if she ever tops an R&B chart. Lol How about her Gospel influence? Hey ya never know, but internationaly Elvis and the Beatles were much bigger. I give Talor props for having albums sustain popularity and her charted hits in America are impressive, but influence on percentage of population in her time...not even close. I could statistic beat her into submission, and that isn't even starting on Bing Crisby who was more prolific than all of them. Elvis had 600 plus recordings. Taylor has less than 200 hundred. Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra had close to a thousand in the same amount of time. People are just so unaware of how big they were for their time. Is Taylor Swift big...absolutely. but having a billion streams is not the same as selling millions of records in a time where there was far less disposable income (like Bing during the depression). Elvis hit 500 million in 2 years at a time when there was far less population. He had a nielson rating that was 42% of the television population. That level of domination will never be seen again. Taylor has to compete with Marvel to Viral tik tok toilet explosions to sex vids. Btw if we are going to count streams what about radio listens or jukebox hits? Lets go farther, what about sheet music sales when people couldn't afford albums? You think Taylor merchandising compares to Elvis in the long run? His dead corpse to this day still has more allure because that image is so engrained as a worldwide phenomenon. Btw as a side note....while she has popular songs, I never thought her voice was very strong. She might be a George Harrison at best, but she has nowhere near the pipes of McCartney, Bing, Frank, or the unstoppable Elvis. Taylor may in the end have more number 1 albums than the Beatles or more singles than Elvis in America, but world domination...yeah right. Ok so she beats an American top 40 track record with what...200, 000 records sold? Elvis was selling 500,000 units and beyond in a much shorter time. The facts are that her worldwide impact is not as large. She will never have 10 of the top 10 spots at one time. She might get a blip here and there, but in the grand scheme she will never be the pioneer like that. They all bow to Elvis and that is why he will always be the King.

[@Lara.amn79]

@@humphreybogart6663 first of all that was supposed to be a joke،and i compared her with the beatles،i don't think she can ever sell as much as them،i don't even think she is that great to be top 10،most of her succes is bc of the anount of albums she released،it took her 14 albums to get 11 no1s while so many more artists get even more with less albums،i always took her as above average quality،but she is very hard working and passionate about her career she will prob get more than 20 no1 after 30 albums

[@davefranklyn7730]

Van Halen was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1973. Edy and his brother became American citizens. Back in February 2015, EVH took part in the Smithsonian series “What It Means To Be American.” He sat down for an interview for nearly an hour discussing how he came to America as a young boy and the obstacles he and his brother, Alex, had to overcome as immigrants. David Lee Roth and the rest of the band were also Americans.

[@ryantan341]

Whitney, Mariah, Celine and Madonna in the top 25 is awesome such talented ladies!

[@cristianonascimentocrhis7093]

mj omelhor pra sempre o maior vendedor de disco

[@SarahWestCrazyTaxiQueen]

Congratulations to those 100 music artists

[@KaleidoSTAR_PH]

0:33 one of my all-time favorite artists, Ayumi Hamasaki is underappreciated that worldwide worth to be discovered

[@Sharp_teeth.]

Céline Dion and Madonna ❤

[@DA-ui4uc]

Depeche mode, over 100 million sales. Where are they on this list?

[@jhenuariehayes2715]

...my mj is the greatest solo ❤❤❤❤❤

[@DwainWilsonJr]

Watch out, here comes the Boomers.. 😂😂😂

[@sparkystours]

No Frank Sinatra is MJ was a friggin Child molester that bought his way out of going to federal prison and paid off the one's he molested Prince was a far better singer and he wrote and played his instruments the only thing MJ did was sleep with kids

[@hans-peter43]

@@jhenuariehayes2715 Buhshit.Elvis The King sold over 1, 4 Billionen records.And this fact.jackson sold 350 million this is a statement from Sony MJ Label.you Understand you Dreamer.Elvis sold over 1, 4 Billionen records.Ok .Who is Jackson a copy from James Brown.Elvis is still the King.

[@coucoubrandy1079]

​@@DwainWilsonJrunfortunately, the facts are there...

[@MikeCee7]

I’m curious to why Sting 1:53, Sherann 2:42, George Michael 3:33, McCartney 3:44, Elton 6:10, have the flag of England, while artists like Adele 3:22, Bowie 4:21, & Clapton 5:33, have the British flag.

[@marcusviniciusgomesreck7723]

Not only are the Beatles in first position, but two former members, Paul and John, appear in the Top 100.

[@ramonfarah5212]

Elvis Presley maior artista de todos os tempos

[@myth8334]

Kylie Minogue sold 80 millions worldwide. Where's her?

[@nianfiedler5291]

Problem is that album sales for artists back in the 50’s and 60’s, even into the 70’s were calculated very differently than the 80’s moving forward. They would count any sale even if it were a single or short EP as an album sale, which is why you see these much higher numbers for Sinatra, Elvis, etc…

[@greenlantern9577]

Yes If they include the sold singles and dvds of madonna Madonna now reach 450 millions copies total And madonna was still gaining more Then madonna surpassing beatles now if they include the sold singles and dvds

[@dewnakayasodara5142]

@@greenlantern9577 no, beatles still sell better than madonna today. And also you forgot michael jackson. He sells better than these guys today

[@humphreybogart6663]

Uh no, that isn't true at all. If anything, they actually disqualified based on pricing parameters $2.98. Also keep in mind that there wasn't even a Platinum Award until 1976 or multi-platinum until 1984. Hence Bing Crosby only having 3 certified alums or singles. I wish people would stop spreading misinformation. They promoted as they always did...total "Recording" sales. The same as they do now. They include everything....well not exactly the same, because now they include streaming and disqualify radio airplay (since the 90's). Sinatra, Elvis etc... have high numbers because they sold the units. Of course those two and so many more were screwed out of certifications because of the RIAA not even being a true thing until most of them were dead or so far past prime that it didn't matter.

[@willweatherbie7994]

Elvis Presley out sold all of them put together and that includes the Beatles

[@AFTR2025]

@@dewnakayasodara5142exactly. MJ sold the 2nd most out of any artist ever.

[@theadi8936]

MADONNA 400 MILLIONS COPY

[@stephenbrown4211]

Like that then, the Beatles sold 1bn

[@ΓεώργιοςΣιδέρης-τ2μ]

Enough with the silly Beatles. Their music is just for laughs. They expressed an era but that's it. Mercy. And you, stop commenting under other people's comments. Stupid and ignorant of music.

[@manlud1628]

Why the distinction between UK and England?

[@ErHoT16]

Christina Aguilera ha vendido más de 100 millones de discos en todo el mundo, lo que la convierte en una de las artistas musicales con mayores ventas de todos los tiempos.

[@andretristao8671]

Mjj king of pop❤

[@goodvibe47]

Thank you Madonna for supporting Palestine 😊❤

[@Cjsampareshub]

I stand for israel. 💪💪💪

[@mehdi.dziri1]

did she ?!

[@Sleepanime]

she supports peace

[@Kai-fx5mt]

Madonna supporting Israel 🇮🇱 you're so annoing... please 4q off😂😂😂

[@julianaalves6591]

Madonna being the only woman in the 10’, God bless the queen and long live for her!

[@seb9484]

Didn't know who was Garth Brooks until today, I went on Spotify and I understand why...😂😂😂😂

[@Solitaire001]

Garth Brooks got a boost due to a change in the way that record sales were determined. From what I understand, it used to be that a Record Store would be called and the Store would let them know how many albums and singles were sold. Then came Soundscan (I think that the name) which provided exact figures on what the sales were. The first week it was implemented Garth Brooks jumped to the #1 spot.

[@Solitaire001]

Very interesting and informative chart. I was surprised by how many artists I wasn't aware of. One suggestion if this video is redone: Include the years the artist/group have been active based on their discography. This would make it easier to compare them. As an example, ABBA could be listed 1973 - 1981, 2021, and Elvis Presley would be 1954 - 1977. For The Beatles, it would be 1962 - 1970, 1995 (Free as a Bird), and 2023 (Now and Then).

[@PravinKumar-rk6ls]

Michael Jackson is the most popular worldwide icon ever

[@edmor127]

My guy is still touring and selling out stadiums in Europe.....THE BOSS...Bruce and the boys....miss you Big Man and Danny...the soundtrack of my life...#22

[@classicrockvideo-k2j]

My best led zeppelin❤❤

[@theSunKing142]

LZ = best rock band

[@stefanzantes8818]

According to Universal, ABBA sold 386 million records. Maybe the figure from the record company is too high but the figure mentioned here is definitely too low. ABBA sold many records in countries which did not certify sales. The ABBA Gold Album sold 30 Million copies alone. Currently, e.g. on Spotify, with monthly listeners, they are on a same level as Queen or The Beatles. This shows where they belong ...

[@DanUnknown1]

I Didn't know who #1 is untill John Lennon pop-up on the list 🙂

[@rocky-o]

you cannot judge people during the streaming years vs. people from the past...it is much easier purchasing nusic off the web than having to go to a store and purchase it like we did back then..current artists like taylor swift rack up number ones so easily today..if those artists were back in the 60s, they wouldnt have half the sales...

[@nanana4615]

MJ❤

[@CultureSharing]

Mancano moltissimi artisti italiani: Mina 150.000.000, Adriano Celentano 150.000.000, Dalida 140.000.000, Patty Pravo 110.000.000, Pooh 100.000.000, Luciano Pavarotti 100.000.000, Toto Cutugno 100 000.000, Giorgio Moroder 100.000.000, Umberto Tozzi 80.000.000, Laura Pausini 70.000.000, Eros Ramazzotti 60.000.000 e ne mancano altri ...

[@Sanddreams33]

Yeah add Paul + John + George + Ringo's Solo Albums, and the Beatles go higher by another 250M. Nobody can ever catch them. Ever.

[@emjai2122]

I think the data is skewed because you’re not taking into account streaming. Much of this data is probably skewed to artists who released albums before streaming services.

[@dl622]

This is physical albums

[@matrix5000100]

Elvis Presley sold two billion albums (according to the record industry). Elvis was until recently the highest paid entertainer in the world. In 1967 and 1977 Elvis Presley was named the richest artist in the world. I still have original reports of this somewhere (there are also online).

[@LannieLord]

You will see his stats DROP greatly sooner than later. New generations of people ALWAYS seek out the Beatles . Elvis is "too old fashioned" for them. Elvis is more like a "movie star" to them.

[@michaelrochester48]

@@LannieLord Elvis is still on the Public eye significantly thanks to the new movie which pulled in a lot of new fans so you never know

[@MartinSmith156]

Nope Elvis has officially sold over 500 million records, 145 million in the US ALONE. No one has sold 2 billion anywhere, even The Beatles, the #1 selling act ever is at 600 million. Madonna the #1 female is at 400 million now

[@matrix5000100]

@@LannieLord How do you come up with this nonsense? take a look on the internet. Elvis receives countless gold and platinum awards every year. they are re-exhibited every year at Graceland. Of the one million visitors (Graceland) every year, 60% are under 35 years old. Take a look on KZbin: many, many young people from all over the world listen to Elvis music and talk about Elvis. there are an incredible number of videos of it. According to the last major global survey from 2018 (or 2014?) by BBC, Elvis Presley is the most famous person in the world (Elvis Presley has always won these surveys since the early 90s with 90%). You can read all of this.

[@matrix5000100]

​@@MartinSmith156 The fact is that there are no real exact figures for a single artist or musician. This is because 1. some artists and record companies play with the numbers and 2. the sales system for music sales is very complicated and has changed often. When Elvis Presley died in 1977, it was reported that Elvis had sold 500-600 million albums by the time of his death. In 1996, Elvis Presley told then-record label RCA/Sony that Elvis Presley had sold over 1.6 billion albums by 1996. The fact is that the record industry said in 1978 that Elvis Presley sold 200 million albums in the first 12 months after his death (August 1977 to August 1978). This number is pretty sure that at that time Elvis' record company rented 90% of all the pressing plants (I think worldwide) in order to secure the gigantic demand for Elvis records. this was confirmed by the bosses of the pressing plants in 1978.

[@TheCreditShifu]

Van Halen listed as from the Netherlands? What? (I know their family is Dutch, but the band was formed in California and then other two members are Americans)

[@paalray4440]

And micheal Jackson own they asses

[@DarthUr-zd2hp]

I’m sure that freakshow would have loved their asses but they were far too old for his taste

[@DayTripperrr]

MJ was so jealous and karma got him in the end😂😂😂

[@sandrac15]

​​@@DayTripperrrclearly you're the jealous one of a dead guy. Btw he outsold Elvis so stay pressed 😂😂😂

[@DayTripperrr]

@@sandrac15 keep being jealous of Elvis, selling more without the Internet, MTV, or anything else

[@DwainWilsonJr]

​@@DayTripperrr JEALOUS OF WHO??.. ELVIS???.. MAN DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH.. 😂😂😂

[@BoynamedMagnus183]

You forgot A-ha and Scorpions

[@Matuteilcapo]

This is inaccurate, according Guinnes Récords' Book Madonna is the fourth best selling musical act in music history, so far. The only woman in the top five behind MJ, Elvis and The Beatles. God Save The Queen! Pd: She has sold more than 400 million albums

[@surianto3024]

That's estimate number

[@periair8874]

Not albums , it’s records.

[@Arab_Singers]

The Best Arab Singer Selling In arab music history: 1- 🇪🇬 amr diab (1981) 155 milion copies 2- 🇱🇧 fairouz (1945) 150 milion copies 3- 🇪🇬 umm kalsoum (1915) over 100 million copies 4- 🇪🇬 halim (1950) 100 milion copies 5- 🇩🇿 cheb khaled (1974) 90 milion copies 6- 🇲🇦 samira said (1968) 80 milion copies 7- 🇪🇬 najat (1955) 75 milion copies 8- 🇩🇿 warda (1960) 75 milion copies 9- 🇪🇬 hani shaker (1968) 75 milion copies 10- 🇪🇬 mohamed mounir (1975) 70 milion copies 11- 🇸🇦 mohamed abdo (1960) 70 milion copies 12- 🇱🇧 majida al roumi (1975) 70 milion copiez 13- 🇹🇳 latifa (1980) 65 milion copies 14- 🇮🇶 kazem el saher (1980) 65 milion copies 15- 🇸🇾 george wassouf (1975) 65 milion copies 16- 🇸🇾 asala nasri (1990) 65 milion copies 17- 🇱🇧 ragheb alama (1982) 65 milion copies 18- 🇪🇬 angham (1985) 60 milion copies 19- 🇹🇳 saber el rubaei (1990) 60 milion copies 20- 🇪🇬 ehab tawfik (1990) 60 milion copies 21- 🇱🇧 nawal el zoughbi (1989) 60 milion copies 22- 🇱🇧 wael kafoury (1992) 60 milion copies 23- 🇱🇧 wael jasar (1985) 60 milion copies 24- 🇱🇧 najwa karam (1985) 60 milion copies 25- 🇱🇧 diana hadad (1992) 55 milion copies 26- 🇪🇬 mostafa amar (1990) 55 milion copies 27- 🇱🇧 marwan khoury (1987) 55 milion copies 28- 🇸🇦 rashed el majid (1985) 55 milion copies 29- 🇸🇦 majid el mohandis (1990) 55 milion copies 30- 🇸🇦 rabeh saqr (1982) 55 milion copies 31- 🇰🇼 abdallah al ruwaishid (1980) 55 milion copies 32- 🇸🇦 abdel majid abdallah (1980) 55 milion copies 33- 🇰🇼 nawal el kuwaiteya (1983) 55 milion copies 34- 🇱🇧 elissa(1999) 55 milion copies 35- 🇪🇬 Hamaki (1997) 50 milion copies 36- 🇱🇧 nancy ajram (2004) 50 milion copies 37- 🇦🇪 hussein al jasmi (2002) 45 milion copies 38- 🇪🇬 tamer hosny (2002) 45 milion copies 39- 🇪🇬 sherine (2000) 45 milion copies 40- 🇱🇧 miriam fares (2006) 40 milion copies 41- 🇪🇬 amal maher (2000) 40 milion copies Total: 2 billion 700 milion copies

[@StexVanstaxen]

What's arab music? Camel dance? Arab music Is a joke 😂

[@YoWCosmo]

Madonna 400 millions sales by Guinness records... 246 mill... Only for albums

[@stephenmilburn7622]

Elvis Presley has sold over a billion records worldwide

[@zdvxr]

People who are saying it’s wrong are counting different statistics or counting unofficial sales. Which would still mean the Beatles hold #1.

[@ADIAZ-sy9vw]

The Beatles Estimated sales: 500-600 million. Available certified sales: 271.1 million

[@coucoubrandy1079]

We're they buying singles or LPs ?

[@Nathan-Enomai]

Eminem is almost in the top 10 crazy.

[@luizitosilva7251]

something I always had doubts about, why do people say that Michael Jackson sold 1 billion?

[@TheChelas69]

americans count different, dont know why. 100,000,000 One hundred million (also known a milliard in all of the world and different languages), americans call "a billion". While a billion for the rest of the world would be 1,000,000,000

[@slavaukraini404]

Unofficial sales. If you measure by that method the Beatles hit 2 billion with 1.6 billion singles sales and 400 million album sales.

[@gxdoi7778]

unnoficially saying... in Brazil 99% of people buy the "pirate" and cheap Thriller album in the 80's

[@nicholaibengtson8040]

In Denmark EU 1000 million is= 1 Bill to

[@matrix5000100]

@luizitosilva7251: Who says that? Michael Jackson had never sold a billion. Look on the internet: 90% of the sites say 400-500 million sales. The alleged one billion was a lie by the Jackson family. Only Elvis Presley (two billion album sales) and The Beatles (one billion) have sold that much.

[@SteveB-i6r]

Kylie Minogue has sold over 80 millions albums worldwide, yet she's not on the list lol

[@JB-pl1iu]

Madonna..💞💞💞💞💞💞💞

[@adamh6059]

My man slim shady best hiphop artist oat A living Legend

[@lalskdjfhg]

Madonna has sold 400mil as of 2024

[@GabrielDavidVerastegui]

Very proud that the Backstreet Boys are present here.

[@maddoxseudenjean]

Madonna have 400 million albums sells certificated by Guinness records so... check that

[@skidrow1800]

MADONNA is so iconic..;think about it, she was a woman in a time when woman were not treated equal, faced so much misogyny & sexism. Faced a lot of backlash in her career & adversity! Took a lot of risks by talking about AIDS, LGBT community, female sexuality, etc. and yet STILLLLL she managed to be the Top 5 highest selling musician of all time. Imagine if she was a man

[@Conejitu]

Best female, Madonna! 👑

[@theSunKing142]

Disagreed - no voice. Best female voice = Annie Lenox (Eurythmics).

[@giovanny1062]

Honestly there are people I never heard of before 😮

[@nicholaibengtson8040]

This comfirms Eminem is the greates rapper of all time. YaY

[@mohamadfirdausbinmat2577]

Uhm no? This list means Eminem is the best selling rapper of all time. He's undoubtedly one of the G.O.A.T.S but it depends on how an individual perceives his position in the rap scene.

[@mohamadfirdausbinmat2577]

Uhm no? This list means Eminem is the best selling rapper of all time. He's undoubtedly one of the G.O.A.T.S but it depends on how an individual perceives his position in the rap scene.

[@GeorgeKing-ms1vy]

If you let popularity dictate your taste, then yes. If you have a mind of your own, then no.

[@IIIIIIIII563]

what's the music sales? Is it different from album sales?? there are something different that I've known related to sales figure.

[@boymickeyboy]

Madonna 400 million, updates from december 2023

[@mouserpeace]

Thanks I enjoyed this.

[@MikeCee7]

Justin Bieber is Canadian 🇨🇦 3:00

[@rebeckas1015]

Roxette had 4 hits on billboardlist(joyride, the look, it must have been love and listen to your heart) . 100 miljon sold albums wordwide,And still they are missing on your list 😢

[@Curtis-xd8eq]

Madonna. Queen of pop.

[@monorm9499]

41위 bts💙💙💙

[@AdemirZ-sl3bf]

Britney Spears Princess of Pop ❤

[@inodesnet]

For consistency you should change all of the English flags to Union Jack as England is also part of the United Kingdom. Bee Gees could technically be an Australia/United Kingdom combination. They started their career in Australia and moved back to UK to expand it. But they were dual nationalities at the time.

[@BraianFelipe]

Madonna's number is wrong She has sold more than 400 already

[@LUIGIMANUEL1]

Hi! They was missed add to Christina Aguilera, Kylie Minogue, Selena Gómez, Avril Lavigne, Laura Pausini, Mecano, Miguel Bose, Yuri, José José, Valeria lynch, Sandro de América, Rafaella carra, Vicente Fernández y su hijo Alejandro Fernández, Antonio Aguilar, José Alfredo Jiménez, Gloria Trevi, soda stereo, Babasónicos, café Tacuba, héroes del silencio, Ricardo Arjona, Juanes, Alejandro Sanz, Ricky Martin, Mónica naranjo, Chayanne y Ricardo Montaner, grupo Niche y los angeles negros y azules 🩷❤🩷🌟💎🫶🏻✨💖👍🏻💓💗🤩. It's ironic put him to Bad Bunny as like ones the best, well, that's somebody to explain me that's so... 😒👎🏻 Greetings...😊

[@cristianonascimentodasilva9773]

Mj o maior de todos os tempos

[@antoniocasaca7606]

yes, the most overrated of all time

[@abdull1574]

@@antoniocasaca7606he made like 7 albums Beatles and Elvis made 20-30

[@thessamarie5928]

​@@antoniocasaca7606that is a stupid comment.

[@coucoubrandy1079]

​@@antoniocasaca7606unlike whom ?

[@lain9732]

from japan. where is B'z? they are the best selling artist in japan. 3:22 not ayumi hamasaki.

[@ADIAZ-sy9vw]

Taylor Swift Certified sales: 267 million Estimated sales: 220 million Not updated to date "The Beatles is the musical band and Michael Jackson is the individual artist with the highest certified and estimated sales worldwide. Taylor Swift and Elvis Presley follow them in third position globally and in third position in certified sales in the United States according to the RIAA"

[@Dez19]

Rihanna is the most certified for sales at RIAA

[@ADIAZ-sy9vw]

@@Dez19 This has been known for several years, although the difference is not that great, there is still no complete and official update from associations and organizations, so at least in these last 3 years with the 2 studio albums that she has released plus the re-recordings of old albums that have broken records, she may already be surpassing figures. Taylor Swift has topped the IFPI world sales chart more times than any other artist during that time (2014, 2019, 2022 and 2023) and it is likely that 2024 will too. Rihanna and Taylor Swift are artists who began their careers in the new century, 2003 and 2006 respectively. It should be noted that the data varies significantly depending on the source consulted, for example on some pages it appears like this: Rihanna: Estimated sales 260M / Certified sales 230M Taylor Swift: Estimated sales 220M / Certified sales 267M As you can see, Rihanna occupies a position at the top for estimated sales. Although more value is given to reliable data such as that of Billboard magazine and the total number of certified sales, that is, based on record certifications according to each country and market. Do not forget that the RIAA is an American association. Making a ranking of the best-selling artists is more complex than it seems.

[@ADIAZ-sy9vw]

​@@Dez19This has been known for several years, although the difference is not that great, there is still no complete and official update from associations and organizations, so at least in these last 3 years with the 2 studio albums that she has released plus the re-recordings of old albums that have broken records, she may already be surpassing figures. Taylor Swift has topped the IFPI world sales chart more times than any other artist during that time (2014, 2019, 2022 and 2023) and it is likely that 2024 will too. Rihanna and Taylor Swift are artists who began their careers in the new century, 2003 and 2006 respectively. It should be noted that the data varies significantly depending on the source consulted, for example on some pages it appears like this: Rihanna: Estimated sales 260M / Certified sales 230M Taylor Swift: Estimated sales 220M / Certified sales 267M As you can see, Rihanna occupies a position at the top for estimated sales. Although more value is given to reliable data such as that of Billboard magazine and the total number of certified sales, that is, based on record certifications according to each country and market. Do not forget that the RIAA is an American association. Making a ranking of the best-selling artists is more complex than it seems.

[@ADIAZ-sy9vw]

​@@Dez19This has been known for several years, although the difference is not that great, there is still no complete and official update from associations and organizations, so at least in these last 3 years with the 2 studio albums that she has released plus the re-recordings of old albums that have broken records, she may already be surpassing figures. Taylor Swift has topped the IFPI world sales chart more times than any other artist during that time (2014, 2019, 2022 and 2023) and it is likely that 2024 will too.

[@ADIAZ-sy9vw]

​@@Dez19Rihanna and Taylor Swift are artists who began their careers in the new century, 2003 and 2006 respectively. It should be noted that the data varies significantly depending on the source consulted, for example on some pages it appears like this: Rihanna: Estimated sales 260M / Certified sales 230M Taylor Swift: Estimated sales 220M / Certified sales 267M As you can see, based on estimated sales, Rihanna occupies a position above. Although more value is given to reliable data such as that of Billboard magazine and the total number of certified sales, that is, based on record certifications according to each country and market. Do not forget that the RIAA is an American association. Making a ranking of artists with the most sales in the world is more complex than it seems.

[@Solitaire001]

I think a factor in this rebuys. For older artists it is likely that people have rebought their albums and singles a number of times. As an example, Frank Sinatra's first release was in 1946 when the 78 RPM record was the dominant format. Then the LP came out in 1948 and the 45 came out in 1949, so many people rebought the same songs in the new formats. This continued with the reel-to-reel, cassette, 8-track, CD (which resulted in a massive number of rebuys due to people replacing their entire collections), and other formats, many people have rebought the same albums a number of times which pushes up the sales. Added to that are the reissues, box sets and compilations ("1" by The Beatles was a Number 1 album in 2000 in most countries, per Wikipedia), and that is a large number of additional sales. I'm a Carpenters fan and I've bought all of their albums at least twice (once on LP and a second time on CD, except where the album was initially released on CD), plus a large number of compilations. Even now, people are still rebuying albums due to the release of better-mastered recordings.

[@orbytl2799]

testiment to the Beatles greatness, people have continued to buy their records over the years crazy to think they didnt even record music for that long, 7-8 years ? they were done by 1970

[@LannieLord]

I am extremely UNCOMFORTABLE with about 67% of the names up there being either flat out NO TALENT or "of questionable talent".

[@zichbold]

Madonna

[@wreckim]

@@zichbold Hundreds of millions of fans are wrong then. I think you can make a case that her talents are short of where her success has taken her; yes. But NO TALENT is blatantly off the mark. Most of her music was written by her, and she was a babe. Let's not kid ourselves, Elvis' looks had a lot to do with his success as well.

[@TiagoVI]

Essa conta está errada. Além de Madonna ter a venda de 300 milhões confirmada pelo Guiness Book, a própria atualizou a marca, para 400 milhões, no último ano.