Best selling artists, albums and singles of all-time
Albums Ranking – CSPC – Overall sales
This list is about the most successful albums of all time (understand “which have generated the most sales”). The figures are given in EAS (equivalent album sales).
Please keep in mind that some artists are missing, because their analysis has not been done yet. The complete list is available here. Sales figures reflect the value as collected at the time of the artist’s respective articles while streams are updated daily. Albums from unstudied artists which gained significant streams are listed but miss the sales component.
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In the following results table, all categories display figures in equivalent album sales. If different, pure sales are listed between parentheses.
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| # | Cover | Album | Sales* | Streams | Total CSPC | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studio Albums | Other LPs | Physical Singles | Digital Singles | EAS | Daily Increase | |||||
| 1 |  | A Night at the OperaQueen | 11,400,000(01/25/20) | 23,095,000 | 2,236,000(7,452,000) | 1,713,000(11,420,000) | 3,876,000 (12/05/22) | Av.: 1,690LD: 1,560 | 42,320,000 | |
| 2 |  | Wish You Were HerePink Floyd | 22,300,000(06/18/17) | 9,251,000 | 11,000(37,000) | 645,000(4,300,000) | 897,000 (12/05/22) | Av.: 320LD: 480 | 33,104,000 | |
| 3 |  | Toys in the AtticAerosmith | 10,180,000(06/01/18) | 15,328,000 | 339,000(1,130,000) | 626,000(4,170,000) | 1,232,000 (12/05/22) | Av.: 530LD: 510 | 27,705,000 | |
| 4 |  | ABBAABBA | 3,600,000(11/02/16) | 18,658,000 | 1,935,000(6,450,000) | 383,000(2,550,000) | 671,000 (12/05/22) | Av.: 70LD: 400 | 25,247,000 | |
| 5 |  | One Of These NightsEagles | 7,175,000(12/20/17) | 14,436,000 | 930,000(3,100,000) | 413,000(2,750,000) | 511,000 (12/05/22) | Av.: 230LD: 230 | 23,465,000 | |
| 6 |  | Born to RunBruce Springsteen | 10,700,000(07/07/17) | 8,281,000 | 246,000(820,000) | 540,000(3,600,000) | 591,000 (12/05/22) | Av.: 230LD: 200 | 20,358,000 | |
| 7 |  | Atlantic CrossingRod Stewart | 5,070,000(11/23/19) | 11,351,000 | 1,176,000(3,920,000) | 294,000(1,960,000) | 476,000 (12/05/22) | Av.: 290LD: 230 | 18,367,000 | |
| 8 |  | Fleetwood MacFleetwood Mac | 9,400,000(10/21/21) | 6,011,000 | 810,000(2,700,000) | 825,000(5,500,000) | 1,120,000 (12/05/22) | Av.: 580LD: 680 | 18,166,000 | |
| 9 |  | Physical GraffitiLed Zeppelin | 13,400,000(09/07/21) | 3,532,000 | 120,000(400,000) | 470,000(3,130,000) | 597,000 (12/05/22) | Av.: 280LD: 230 | 18,119,000 | |
| 10 |  | Rock of the WestiesElton John | 2,290,000(02/05/18) | 6,500,000 | 675,000(2,250,000) | 113,000(750,000) | 628,000 (12/05/22) | Av.: 300LD: 280 | 10,206,000 | |
| 11 |  | Blood on the TracksBob Dylan | 6,800,000(12/14/21) | 1,673,000 | 90,000(300,000) | 285,000(1,900,000) | 286,000 (12/05/22) | Av.: 110LD: 100 | 9,134,000 | |
| 12 |  | Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt CowboyElton John | 5,910,000(02/05/18) | 1,222,000 | 1,323,000(4,410,000) | 48,000(320,000) | 139,000 (12/05/22) | Av.: 60LD: 60 | 8,642,000 | |
| 13 |  | Main CourseBee Gees | 2,800,000(04/09/17) | 2,676,000 | 1,305,000(4,350,000) | 120,000(800,000) | 119,000 (12/05/22) | Av.: 50LD: 50 | 7,020,000 | |
| 14 |  | Still Crazy After All These YearsPaul Simon | 3,270,000(05/10/18) | 2,339,000 | 724,000(2,413,000) | 56,000(370,000) | 272,000 (12/05/22) | Av.: 120LD: 130 | 6,661,000 | |
| 15 |  | Young AmericansDavid Bowie | 2,650,000(03/11/22) | 2,060,000 | 945,000(3,150,000) | 195,000(1,300,000) | 195,000 (12/05/22) | Av.: 100LD: 90 | 6,045,000 | |
| 16 |  | Venus and MarsWings | 3,470,000(12/13/18) | 335,000 | 732,000(2,440,000) | 12,000(80,000) | 53,000 (12/05/22) | Av.: 30LD: 50 | 4,602,000 | |
| 17 |  | Crisis? What Crisis?Supertramp | 3,870,000(08/13/19) | 352,000 | 28,000(93,000) | 33,000(220,000) | 50,000 (12/05/22) | Av.: 20LD: 30 | 4,333,000 | |
| 18 |  | Rock 'n' RollJohn Lennon | 2,820,000(10/16/18) | 864,000 | 210,000(700,000) | 86,000(570,000) | 171,000 (12/05/22) | Av.: 90LD: 80 | 4,151,000 | |
| 19 |  | SabotageBlack Sabbath | 2,560,000(03/08/20) | 242,000 | 6,000(10,000) | 30,000(200,000) | 53,000 (12/05/22) | Av.: 30LD: 20 | 2,891,000 | |
| 20 |  | ZumaNeil Young with Crazy Horse | 1,805,000(05/16/21) | 528,000 | 41,000(135,000) | 42,000(280,000) | 32,000 (12/05/22) | Av.: 10LD: 0 | 2,448,000 | |
| 21 |  | Come Taste the BandDeep Purple | 2,010,000(08/18/21) | 255,000 | 28,000(90,000) | 26,000(170,000) | 17,000 (12/05/22) | Av.: 10LD: 10 | 2,335,000 | |
| 22 |  | The Basement TapesBob Dylan | 1,800,000(12/14/21) | 204,000 | 0(0) | 90,000(600,000) | 33,000 (12/05/22) | Av.: 10LD: 10 | 2,127,000 | |
| *Pure sales figures updated on date below studio album sales. 'Av.' stands for Average, 'LD' for Last Day. | ||||||||||
why “red (taylor’s version)” isn’t included
In Page 5, in Digital Singles Sales
The likes of Maroon 5 and Eminem numbers are increasing while Lady Gaga and Adele are still the same. Taking note that they which are supposed to be top 2 in the first place. The update supposed to be all of such lists.
Can the admins answer this question?
Adele and Lady Gaga are both increasing. A few years back Adele was at 80 million, Gaga was at 60 million. Now Adele at 102 and Gaga 77. Eminem and Maroon 5 just have better streaming figures.
Why is Adele’s 30 not among the albums with the most pure sales? if they have even given it a Guinness World Record for selling 5M of pure units in 2021
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